0p0 Chapter 469 [The Legend of Zhen Huan 4]
Chapter 469 [The Legend of Zhen Huan 4]
August 20th was a sunny day, but for the girls who participated in the talent show, this day was full of tension and expectation. They wore gorgeous clothes, had delicate makeup, and carried their dreams for the future in their hearts, embarking on this road to change their destiny.
According to convention, the selection was divided into two days. The first day was for women from the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners, and the second day was for women from the Han Army Banner. As the daughter of the Niuhulu family, Youyou was naturally selected on the first day of the selection. She knew her family background very well, so she did not hold out much hope of being selected as a concubine.
However, on the evening after the third day of the audition, the Niuhulu family received an unexpected surprise - the imperial edict arrived!
The envoy who was conferring the title was Prince Guo Yunli, holding the imperial edict, with the Minister of Rites Zhang Tingyu and the Vice Minister of Rites Zhangjia Akdon standing on both sides of him, and a group of officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs following behind him. The group walked towards the nearby Niuhulu Mansion in a mighty manner.
With a loud shout, "The imperial edict has arrived!" Everyone in Niuhulu's family knelt down to receive the edict.
Prince Guo Yunli slowly unfolded the imperial edict and read it out solemnly: "By the will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that you, the first-class duke, the Minister of the Imperial Guard, the Minister of State Affairs, the Minister of the Court of Colonial Affairs and the Assistant Commander, the Manchu Army Bordered Yellow Banner, Niuhulu Alinga, the legitimate daughter of Niuhulu Yaliqi, born in a famous family, gentle and docile, elegant and graceful, dignified and wise, and able to control your temper. In accordance with the benevolent decree of the Empress Dowager, you are appointed as a consort, and given the name Shu, to live in Chengqian Palace, and enter the palace on the first day of March in the first year of Yongzheng's reign. I decree this."
Everyone present was very surprised, especially Niuhulu Alinga. He originally thought that his daughter would be made a concubine at most, but he didn't expect that she would be directly canonized as a concubine.
This made him excited and grateful, and he kowtowed to express his gratitude immediately, as this meant that his daughter was protected.
"Your servant Niuhulu Alinga thanks the Lord for his grace. Long live the emperor!" he said excitedly.
Afterwards, Prince Guo handed the imperial edict to Niuhulu Alinga and congratulated him. After Niuhulu Alinga received the imperial edict, he kowtowed again to express his gratitude and expressed his willingness to serve the emperor wholeheartedly.
Finally, Niuhulu Alinga invited Prince Guo and other officials to come in for tea, but they politely declined, so Niuhulu Alinga personally escorted them out the door.
Looking at the team going away, Niuhulu Alinga was very excited. He knew that this honor was hard-won, and he also understood that it meant that his family would get more attention and opportunities. He decided to educate his daughter well and make her a qualified concubine to add glory to the royal family. At the same time, he would work hard to repay the emperor's trust and gift.
"Your Majesty, I thank you. Long live Your Majesty." Youyou said.
The chief eunuch Su Peisheng smiled and narrowed his eyes, the wrinkles on his face deepened a little. He bent over and said respectfully: "Madam Shufei, you are embarrassing me. After entering the palace, you lived in Chengqian Palace. The emperor specially ordered people to repair it. I hope you can get used to it."
"Eunuch Su, please thank the emperor for me." Youyou said with a smile.
"Eunuch Su, this is tea for you." Fu Jin Wu Ya took out a purse from her bosom and handed it to Su Peisheng.
Su Peisheng took it and squeezed it gently. It seemed to have no weight inside, but he knew in his heart that it should be something like a silver note. He nodded with a smile and said, "You are too polite, my family will accept it. Your family is the first to receive the imperial edict, and your rank is also the highest in this selection. The highest rank of the others is the rank of nobles."
Niuhulu Alinga was delighted and immediately bowed, saying with tears of gratitude: "Thank you, Eunuch Su, for telling me."
"You're welcome. I have to go back to the palace to report to the emperor later." Su Peisheng responded modestly.
Obviously, Su Peisheng did not personally go to publicize the imperial edict to other families, so Niuhulu Alinga felt relieved. Even if his daughter was not favored after entering the palace, she could live a good life with the title of concubine. In the future, based on her own merits, he hoped that His Majesty would allow his daughter to go home.
Niuhulu Alinga looked at Su Peisheng's departing back, took a long breath and slowly said, "Eunuch Su, take care."
"Lord Niuhulu, please stay. There's no need to see you off." Su Peisheng waved his hand without turning his head.
The next day, the palace sent Aunt Fanghua to teach Youyou the etiquette of the palace.
Aunt Fanghua was a person secretly cultivated by the Niuhulu clan, and she was buried very deeply. If Youyou had not entered the palace this time, she would not have been activated.
"Hello, Aunt Fanghua. Please take care of me in the future." Youyou bowed to Fanghua.
Fanghua quickly turned sideways, saluted to Youyou, and said, "Master, please forgive me. As someone trained by the Niuhulu family, I should share your worries."
"Aunt Fanghua, there's no need to be so polite." Youyou gently helped Aunt Fanghua up.
"Thank you, my master!" Aunt Fanghua looked at Youyou gratefully, and then began to teach her the etiquette and rules of the palace.
Youyou listened carefully and studied every detail. Although it was a bit tedious, she knew that this was knowledge that she had to master in order to better adapt to palace life.
"Master, you learn really fast and understand things immediately." Aunt Fanghua couldn't help but praise.
Youyou smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Aunt Fanghua's good teaching."
In the following days, Youyou would learn various knowledge and skills from Aunt Fanghua every day. She dabbled in everything from etiquette to embroidery, from music, chess, calligraphy and painting to poetry and songs.
At the same time, Youyou will also spend warm time with her family. She knows that once she enters the palace, it will be difficult to have such an opportunity again.
During this period of time, Youyou gradually grew up. She not only learned how to deal with various situations in the palace, but more importantly, she understood her responsibilities and mission.
After studying for a while, Youyou said to Fanghua, "Aunt, please teach my two maids some basic etiquette. They will come to the palace with me, and it would be bad if they don't know the etiquette and offend someone."
"Master, don't worry. I will naturally teach Ziyuan and Zixuan carefully." Fanghua replied.
"Thank you, auntie!" Youyou said gratefully.
"You're welcome. I have to teach this knowledge anyway, so I'll teach them as well." Fanghua replied with a smile.
The night before Fanghua was about to return to the palace, she specifically looked for Youyou and said, "Master, please rest assured. The people in Chengqian Palace are all from our Niuhulu family. When the master enters the palace, you can use them without worry. Their families are in the hands of the master, so they are absolutely loyal and reliable."
"Thank you, Auntie, for telling me this." Youyou said gratefully.