"So, the assassin shouldn't follow us to the Bianxi Palace, right?"

Gu Yunru thought about the assassins who had been following her all the way and actually chased her to Huamanlou. If it weren't for Miss Kang's rescue, her body would have been lying stinking in Huamanlou.

"Miss, why don't you think about it, who has such a deep hatred with you?"

"Gu Junyao, Gu Junyue? I think it's possible that they both don't know what's happening to the Gu family now. If I run away with the concubines without permission, the Gu family will definitely be punished."

Gu Yunru thought that they would only receive a small symbolic punishment and would not have to move the whole family to Jiangnan.

One morning, Gu Junyao and her maid Lan'er rented a small house and practiced their dancing and singing skills desperately every day just to stand out among the many women.

"Miss, you have been practicing for a long time. Take a break and have some tea." Lan'er felt particularly distressed when she saw this. She saw with her own eyes that the young lady slept with her legs tied at night. Such cruel training had indeed refined her dancing skills a lot.

"No, there's no time left. The recruitment for the beauty pageant will be announced tomorrow morning, so I have to practice harder." Gu Junyao looked straight ahead. Even though she was sweating profusely from exhaustion, she never complained of being tired.

The next morning, Gu Junyao signed up, and four fathers-in-law came to select the candidates.

Gu Junyao did not mention her identity, fearing that she would be held accountable. In addition, my father's position in the court was not high, so it was easy for him to be ignored.

Lan'er was sewing a handkerchief in the room. When she saw the young lady running back excitedly, she said, "Lan'er, I was chosen. I will enter the palace today."

"Really? That's great, miss. So what should we prepare?"

"No, but you have to take the rouge and powder with you. Ah Chou has been gone for so many days and hasn't written me a single letter. I don't know how my parents are doing. You'd better go to the Cheng Mansion to find Jun Yue and ask her for help."

Lan'er felt that the young lady had grown a lot overnight. She couldn't help but pay attention to the honor of the family and trained very hard every day.

"Miss, I have actually been to the Cheng residence. Young Master Cheng has been in Jiangnan and has not returned yet. The Third Miss also seems to have gone to Jiangnan. Lan'er has not seen the Third Miss."

"How could this be? Doesn't she worry about her father and mother at all?" Gu Junyao frowned in disappointment, but it was not important to talk about these things now. She watched the concubines come to the yard with her and listened to the nanny's lecture.

"Don't think you can relax now that you have entered the palace. The competition has not really started yet. The next test questions will focus on your talents and character. Those who are familiar with women's rules and women scholars will get more points. You'd better practice hard in private and don't cause trouble."

The maids spoke to the crowd. Gu Junyao looked up and saw that there seemed to be more than two hundred people. In the end, no one knew how many people would be left in the palace by the emperor.

Lan'er carried the bedding back to the bedroom. There were five people in the room, and these concubines had already occupied the beds, leaving the dirtiest and worst bed for Gu Junyao. Lan'er wanted to teach them a lesson, but was stopped by Gu Junyao.

"Lan'er, don't forget, we are not here to quarrel with others." Gu Junyao said to her. Lan'er nodded with a look of grievance, thinking to herself that if she succeeded in the future, she would definitely vent her resentment back and let them know that they are not easy to mess with.

Several concubines looked over here and murmured something.

"Is this Gu Junyao Gu Yan's daughter? I heard she was exiled to the border."

"No, she must have resigned voluntarily. I heard that the family tradition was not strict, and the eldest daughter actually made a mistake in the palace."

"Tsk tsk, if you are the daughter of a criminal, how dare you come to the selection?"

"When a person is humble, he is invincible. Why do you control him?"

"Hahaha."

Everyone started talking at once. Gu Junyao's ears turned red, but she didn't take these words to heart. After making the bed, she and Lan'er went to the yard to get some daily necessities.

The nanny came up to her and asked Gu Junyao, "Is this your maid? There is a rule in the courtyard that young ladies are not allowed to bring maids when they stay in this courtyard."

"But..." Lan'er wanted to say something, but she stopped her. "Thank you for reminding me, Ma'am. I forgot about this rule. After you get the things, you can leave first. I can do it alone."

"Miss..." Lan'er looked at Gu Junyao reluctantly. Gu Junyao looked at her and winked. Then she took her things and left. When she returned to the house with the things, she found that there was some dust and weeds on her quilt.

"Who made these things?" Gu Junyao asked the four people, but no one turned back. They were still talking to each other with a smile and didn't take her seriously.

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Gu Junyao was not angry. She spread out the quilt and shook it on the four people's quilts. Now everyone's quilt was covered with dust and some messy paper scraps.

"Hey! What are you doing? This is Jinxiu from Weizhou, how dare you do this to it."

A woman started arguing with her with her face flushed. This woman was the granddaughter of the Grand Chancellor. Her surname was Xie and her name was Yuaner.

Knowing that Gu Junyao's father had offended his uncle in the court, he deliberately went against her. Unexpectedly, the two of them were assigned to the same courtyard. That was even more like God's will. Even God wanted him to teach this woman a lesson.

"What's the point of being so splendid? You are here to learn the rules. Miss Xie, if you have the time, you might as well learn some women's education and get along with others in a friendly way instead of being so aggressive."

Gu Junyao knew that the first person to start holding the perpetrator accountable must be the one who started it all. As for these four women, the official positions of the fathers of the other three were due to the influence of Lord Xie in the court, while Xie Yuaner became somewhat arrogant because her uncle was the Grand Chancellor.

"Gu Junyao, how dare you talk to me like that? Do you know who my uncle is?" Xie Yuaner glared at Gu Junyao in front of her with gritted teeth, wishing she could skin her alive.

"I don't care who your uncle is. But if anyone messes with me again, don't blame me for being rude." Gu Junyao looked at the crowd fearlessly. One of the women was about to launch a sneak attack on Gu Junyao, but she was spotted by Gu Junyao, who grabbed her arm and pulled her back hard.

Fortunately, she had learned some self-defense skills from Ah Chou before, which was enough to deal with these guys who were trying to curry favor with the powerful. Seeing this, Xie Yuaner glared at them and said, "How dare you hit someone? Believe it or not, I will report to the nanny and ask you to get out of the palace!"