The Ye family has been extremely busy these past few days because two young ladies are going to the palace for selection.
This was a major event for the entire mansion, and no one dared not take it seriously. The maids and servants even walked quietly, for fear of annoying the young lady who was resting.
Ye Jinyun looked at the stern-faced nanny who was teaching her and Ye Jinrong, and felt that she had never been so overwhelmed in math class in high school in her previous life.
There are several different types of greeting etiquette alone. The nanny will not let you go until you perform each action perfectly correctly. If you can't do it, you have to keep practicing.
Ye Jinyun was practicing with a book on her head, and her legs were numb.
In fact, it's not that she can't do it. She is a person with a system. Her body flexibility and understanding are top-notch. After the nanny taught her once, she has a good idea of it.
But her third sister had to do it several times before the nanny nodded in approval. If she went up and did it very well, her sister would probably want to eat her.
"Pah" the book fell...
As he was thinking about this, Ye Jinyun's body tilted unconsciously and the book fell from above his head.
The teaching nanny's face darkened and she said seriously: "Second Miss, practice for another half a minute."
Ye Jinyun: . . .
Ye Jinrong had already practiced this set of movements. While drinking the almond tea brought by the maid, she thought to herself:
Her mother had informed the nanny in advance that she could rest if she was tired. Besides, she was naturally beautiful, so learning these things was easy for her. The nanny even praised her for her good work.
"Second sister, why are you so clumsy? This set of movements is so simple, but you have been learning it for almost half an hour and still can't do it."
Ye Jinrong finished the tea in her hand and said to Ye Jinyun with a sidelong glance.
Ye Jinyun thought: I don't know who is stupid. If she had learned it earlier, could she have pretended for so long? Poor her waist is so sore.
Finally, half a quarter of an hour passed and the nanny let her go and asked her and Ye Jinrong to go back to their rooms to rest. She would come back in the afternoon to teach them other rules.
Ye Jinyun rubbed his sore arms and legs and took Qing'er back to his room.
In the next few days, Ye Jinyun and Ye Jinrong followed the nanny as usual and learned the rules.
The nanny also told them about the current situation in the palace. This was all specially arranged by Yang, as she was afraid that her daughter would not know and would offend the nobles if she entered the palace.
The ranks of concubines in the palace are as follows: Empress, Imperial Noble Consort, Noble Consort, Consort, Imperial Concubine, Zhaoyi, Imperial Concubine, Beauty, Talented Lady, Noble Lady, Selected Concubine, and Fair Lady.
Although the current emperor has many concubines, he has not yet established a queen.
Now the Imperial Concubine is in charge of the affairs of the palace. There are also four high-ranking concubines, namely Concubine Shu, Concubine Xian, Concubine Jing, and Concubine Qi. There are countless concubines below the rank of Concubine.
The emperor's favorites were the imperial concubine and the virtuous concubine. Concubine Qi also favored her because she gave birth to the emperor's only princess. Although her mother's family was not prominent and her appearance was rather mediocre, the emperor still favored Concubine Qi because he had a sympathy for the princess.
Ye Jinyun rolled his eyes in his heart as he listened to what the nanny said about the situation in the palace.
I just think that the emperor is a big scumbag. He has to select concubines with so many of them. Maybe it is because there are too many concubines and he is unable to do so, which leads to poor quality and few offspring.
Of course, Ye Jinyun only dared to think about this in his heart. Under the rule of this ancient monarchy, speaking nonsense would only put his life in danger.
This is not the online world of the 21st century, where keyboard warriors can complain however they want.
Ye Jinyun was thinking about these little things in his mind while secretly glancing at Ye Jinrong's face.
Ye Jinrong was listening very seriously. When she heard that the queen seat was vacant, her peach blossom eyes shone with light, her chin was slightly raised, and she looked determined to win.
Ye Jinyun couldn't help but shake her head in her heart. Her sister was really a bit stupid. The position of queen was coveted by so many people. With Ye Jinrong's skills, how could she compete with the woman who had been in the deep palace for many years?
Moreover, the emperor already has so many women, but these young women still keep rushing in. I really don’t know what’s the good of entering the palace.
The emperor set the date for the selection as the 18th of this month. As the days passed, the day of the selection soon arrived.
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