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In 1928, Emperor Qianlong was in Yuling.

With a loud bang, the underground palace that had been sleeping for a hundred years was broken. The Dongling thief Sun Dianying led his troops to blow up the gate of the Yuling underground palace! They didn't care about the burial of the one emperor, two queens and three imperial concubines, and only robbed the remains of several people to the ground. Suddenly, someone screamed in surprise: "...This woman is not rotting!"

"Nonsense! I've been dead for more than 150 years, how can I not be bad!"

The man trembled again and said, "Yes, it's true, it's true!"

Everyone gathered together with the torch - after 153 years, the woman with the phoenix crown was smiling and her eyebrows were full of life.

No matter how the robbers guessed, she fell asleep quietly, as if the 153 years had never left. Vaguely in her dream, there were still the red walls and green tiles of the Forbidden City, the six palaces had pink rings and bells, and the skirt was swaying, and she said in unison: "Please be the emperor's holy..."

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In 1740 AD, the fifth year of Qianlong.

North Beijing, royal farmland.

It was midsummer, under the blue sky, the mountains and fields were filled with flowers, and large groups of bees were shuttled through the flowers to collect honey.

This is a bee field, which was cultivated and managed by the people of Zhenghuang Banner under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The honey obtained was worshipped into the palace, and was used in the imperial kitchen to make buns, for the imperial pharmacy and medicine.

Wei Wanxi, who was fourteen years old at the time, sat high on a hill, holding her cheeks with both hands, and her legs were hanging in the air, looking at the blue sky field from afar. However, the bright sky and colors could not drive away the confusing melancholy in her eyes.

She had been sitting here alone for two hours.

If she sits for a long time, her mother will send someone to look for her. At this time, all kinds of distracting thoughts have to be suppressed, and she must make up her mind.

She took a deep breath, took out honey from the clay pot at hand and applied it to her face and body. Then she gritted her teeth and rushed straight into the flower field.

Hug, buzz, and countless bees immediately startled.

"What did this say?"

When the lights were in hand, Wei's father Qingtai came back from the outside quickly. Before he could take off his official uniform, he rushed into the inner house.

Qingtai’s wife and Wanxi’s mother Yang came up to us. In addition to her sad face, she was full of apology: “Honeyone is here to come back? Is the master’s errands in the palace still easy?”

The Qingtai official position is "Baoyi Da", and the Han Dynasty is called "Inner Management Leader" and is in charge of bee fields and honey-collecting and offering sacrifices to the inner court. In addition, he also has to take turns to the Ministry of Internal Affairs every two months, responsible for cleaning, purchasing and other things in the palace. This month is Qingtai's fault. He just left Zhuangtian and entered the palace for a few days, but unexpectedly, such a thing happened.

"Can I not come back?! The errands in the palace are of course important, but isn't this matter even more important! Next month is the introduction of the beautiful girl from the inner three flags. Last year, we Jiuer asked for help because of illness. The gang leader was exhausted, and the assistant leader asked in person several times, for fear that we would be hiding. The great master also sent several letters from the palace and repeatedly told him not to make a fuss about this matter, which would affect the whole family. If you can't choose this year, how can you tell me to the great master and the superior?"

As a woman who is coated by the Three Banners, she must be introduced to the show girl who is once a year after the thirteenth year of the Interior Ministry. The selection of the Interior Ministry is different from the Eight Banners Women's Selection. The selected person is not a concubine, but only an official woman, serving the daily life of the emperor and empress and the masters of each palace. If a woman who is a registered married without introduction, or conceals or liars, it will implicate the family and the superior officials in charge.

Yang was also worried: "We naturally dare not violate the rules of introducing women, but we Jiuer were caught in the evil wind at this critical moment. How could the master of Jiuer know about Jiuer's physique? He didn't do it on purpose. It's really not to blame us Jiuer, nor can we blame our family."

As he spoke, he had already walked to his daughter's room.

Qingtai sighed: "I have to check the situation first and then make a decision."

In the room, Wei Wanxi heard the movement outside the door and quickly got up.

Looking back at the mirror of the makeup box behind her, there were red patches between the clear and lively eyebrows and eyes, as if there was no even rouge. Although it was annoying, it did not damage her appearance at all, which made her sigh.

Qingtai and Yang walked in, and Wei Wanxi hurriedly stepped forward and squatted down: "Please Da'an, Dad."

Qingtai's eyes came towards Wei Wanxi, and she could sense the unhappiness contained in that gaze. Fortunately, her mother came up and helped her up first, and smiled and told her: "It should be called Ama. Although we are Han people under the banner, we are also in the banner. All etiquette and customs should be handled according to the banner customs, and we are not outsiders of the banner. What's more, you may have to go to the palace to serve you in the future, so you should not make any mistakes in such small things."

Wei Wanxi hurriedly bowed and listened to the excuse: "Yes, my daughter has written it down."

Qingtai walked up with a calm face and looked around. He saw that there were only red spots on his daughter's face, but not as creepy as last year's. Then he breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, it's not as scary as last year. There is still one month left, and it's still time to take care of it."

Wei Wanxi was in her heart and looked up at her father. Her eyes flashed, but Yang hurriedly pulled her. Yang smiled at Qingtai: "What the master said is."

Wei Qingtai nodded, turned around and headed out.

Yang pinched his daughter's wrist to warn her. He turned around and hurriedly followed Qingtai: "Where is this master? Are you not going to stay at home for a night tonight?"

Qingtai's pace did not stop, and he walked out of the house all the way: "How dare you be negligent in the errands in the palace! Fortunately, it was not a big deal, so I rushed back overnight. You are very happy at home and find a doctor to watch Jiuer. Be sure not to go on a business trip again. Otherwise, our family's life will be defeated by this girl!"

Yang Shidi claimed that he was, and watched Qingtai get off, then stood at the door of her house and sighed deeply.

She understands the husband’s worries; but as a mother, how can she not care about her daughter’s thoughts?

Seeing that his parents had left, Wei Wanxi sat back in front of the makeup box with red eyes.

"Last year, at least I had a pimple on my face, and the doctor also told me not to see the wind, and it was even more inconvenient to see people, so I avoided the introduction. But this year I only had a few pieces of popularity, so what do you say?"

The girl Erniu, who stood on the side, was also anxious for Wei Wanxi: "Miss, I've also gone to inquire. The old beekeeper said that the bee biting is the most powerful at first. Don't talk about the bumps on your face, some will even lose their lives! But maybe after the bee bites, the old bee venom is stored in the blood, so when you get bitten by the bee, it's not that serious. At most, it's like a girl, and her face will be red."

Wanxi was very upset: "If I had known this would not be a problem, why would I have troubled others?"

Erniu nodded, "I don't know those two young men..." Before he finished speaking, he asked Wei Wanxi to stop her. Wanxi pointed outside the door, and the sound of her dress rubbing came from a slight sound.

"I still know that I won't be responsible for this time?" Yang sighed and walked in, "It's a good thing you took such a risk again this year!"

Wei Wanxi stood up sadly and ran over to hug Yang's arm: "Mom..."

Yang patted her back with a thumbs up: "I forgot again! Call me mom."

"My mother," Wanxi's nose felt sore: "My daughter doesn't want to enter the palace."

"Why can you bear to give up on you?" Yang also hugged his daughter, holding tears in his eyes: "Where is the good place for his daughter's family in the palace? What's more, we are the men of the garment and we are also slaves when we enter the palace. Even if we choose one that is occasionally favored by the emperor, there will always be restrictions on the position in the future. How can we compare with the ladies and princesses of the Zhengshi Banner family?"

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