Along the way, there were special maids leading them to the outside of the selection hall. Ye Jinyun quietly looked around the palace. It was really the same as what she had seen on TV in her previous life, with red walls and green tiles, and magnificent splendor.
When they arrived outside the selection hall, there were already groups of beauties gathered inside, talking. Ye Jinyun also followed Ye Jinrong into the hall.
"Jinrong, come here quickly."
The speaker was Zhang Lanzhi, the eldest daughter of the Zhang family and a close friend of Ye Jinrong.
Ye Jinrong was very happy when she saw Zhang Lanzhi. She walked over and called out, "Lanzhi, you are here too. That's great."
Zhang Lanzhi nodded happily, then looked at Ye Jinyun, pulled Ye Jinrong aside and whispered quietly:
"How come your second sister has entered the palace to participate in the selection? Isn't she afraid that she will scare the emperor with her appearance?"
"Alas, the emperor has issued an edict that all eligible girls in the families of officials must participate in the election. If my father is not allowed to come, wouldn't he be guilty of deceiving the emperor? We have to let her come to go through the motions." Ye Jinrong whispered in her ear.
"That's true, but it would be even more embarrassing for her to enter the palace and be seen by so many people with this face. I would be too embarrassed to see anyone after returning home. Wouldn't it be a joke for me to enter the palace for the selection with this face?" Zhang Lanzhi said with a gloating look on her face.
Ye Jinrong turned to look at Ye Jinyun, and when she found that she hadn't noticed them, she quietly said:
"Who said it wasn't? If it weren't for the emperor's decree this time, she would probably never have the chance to see these scenes in her life."
Ye Jinyun stood in the hall for a while and felt bored, so he found an empty seat and sat down. When he heard the conversation between Ye Jinrong and Zhang Lanzhi, he was speechless.
Ladies, please stay away from those who say bad things about others. Her hearing is very good and you are really disturbing her peace.
The beauties participating in the selection came in one after another. Zhang Lanzhi took Ye Jinrong's hand and began to greet acquaintances among the beauties.
"Jinrong, let me introduce you to Bai Ruoli, the daughter of the Prime Minister," Zhang Lanzhi introduced the gorgeously dressed and delicate woman beside her to her.
"Hello, Sister Bai," Ye Jinrong bowed and greeted.
Bai Ruoli nodded faintly at her in response.
Ye Jinyun was so bored sitting there that she wanted to go out to the yard to get some fresh air. She went to the yard outside and just walked under a crabapple tree when she heard someone calling her.
It turned out to be Qiao Xuening, the daughter of the Censor. She was someone she met when she followed Ye Jinrong to attend a gathering of these young ladies. She was her only friend in this ancient world besides Qing'er.
"Xue Ning, why are you standing here?"
"I don't want to go in. It's stuffy in a room full of people. The air is better outside and I'll feel more comfortable there," Qiao Xuening said with a smile.
Ye Jinyun nodded. She knew that Qiao Xuening was not in good health and she really couldn't stay in a crowded place for a long time.
Like her, Qiao Xuening lost her mother at a young age. She has a younger brother and her father is Qiao Heng, the censor of the Supervisory Yuan.
Mr. Qiao never remarried after his wife died, and raised her and her brother alone. They were treasures in his eyes.
Although Lord Qiao loved his children since they were young, he did not spoil the siblings into bad habits. Instead, he cultivated them into good-tempered ones. However, his legitimate daughter had been in poor health since she was young, which made him very worried.
"Xue Ning, how could Lord Qiao be willing to let you enter the palace for the selection?" Ye Jinyun asked curiously in his heart.
Qiao Xuening is the apple of Qiao Heng's eye. How could he bear to let her enter the palace, a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones.
Qiao Xuening smiled and said slowly:
"My father was also unwilling. He originally wanted to ask the emperor to let me not run for the election, fearing that my body could not bear it. But I didn't want my father to be troubled by the right and wrong of the court, so I begged him to agree to let me go through the motions. The emperor has already summoned my father and said that he would not choose me to enter the palace."
"That's good, otherwise I would really be worried about what would happen if you were bullied after entering the palace." Ye Jinyun said with a relieved heart
The two of them were standing under the crabapple tree chatting privately when they saw a group of elegantly dressed ladies walking towards the courtyard. Qiao Xuening then whispered to her about the people she knew among them.
Ye Jinyun listened carefully so that she would have an idea in her mind and avoid provoking these noble ladies.
Although Ye Jinyun is a young lady from the Shangshu Mansion, she is not favored, so she seldom goes out. Moreover, because of the red spots on her face and Ye Jinrong, many young ladies are unwilling to associate with her. The number of people Ye Jinyun knows can be counted on one hand.
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