48 years of the apocalypse, spring. Due to the disobedience of the holy bow, three thousand palace people were released from the palace to pray for the emperor.
Two months later, the emperor was very well. The palace bought a group of young girls to enter the palace, and released more than half of the palace people. At this time, the palace people were really not enough. So I had to buy it again.
Tao Junlan and her sister both entered the palace at the right time. After entering the palace, they did not assign directly, but sent them to the place where they taught the rules and selected the rules.
Tao Junlan stood in the crowd with her back straight and eyes closed, listening to the teaching of the steward aunt.
There were girls of the same age standing around, with different looks, but the worst was beautiful. As for size, the gap between height and weight is not large. After all, it is also selected layer by layer. The standards of measurement are almost the same.
The only difference is the charm and posture of some girls. Some stand there is a beautiful scenery, but some are much worse.
At this time, however, all the people looked the same. They lowered their eyebrows, narrowed their eyes, and were respectful and solemn. Some even showed a slight fear.
Tao Junlan is not particularly outstanding among these people, but she is also very eye-catching.
The steward aunt has slipped her eyes more than once. But she didn't seem to be aware of it, and she didn't respond to the wood carving at all.
"When you enter the palace, you should know your duty. No matter what identity you used to be outside, you can be good when you come in! No matter what identity you are, if you make a mistake in this palace, you will be punished the same!" The steward aunt's stern eyes kept moving through the crowd, watching the young women under her closely, Suddenly, his tone softened a bit: "Of course, if you do a good job, there are rewards. Here, hard work and honesty are the only way out! Don't think about what you have!"
If you are smart, you can understand the meaning of the steward aunt's words. Understand what those who have no... mean.
Tao Junlan is like a mirror in her heart, not because she is very smart, but because she has heard too many rumors about here before. It is very touching to hear that the palace maid turned over and became a branch phoenix overnight. Of course, there are good and bad. Some turned over, but others didn't even know why they died.
She neither wants to be the former nor the latter. Her only idea is to leave the palace safely in the future.
But at present, it seems that it is still a long time - the palace maid will not be released until eight years have passed. She is now fifteen, and by the time she leaves the palace, she is twenty-three years old. It's really... a long time.
But there is no choice. If she could, she would not enter the palace. Even more, in fact, she entered the palace a little late at her age. Most of them entered the palace at the age of 11 or 12, and then left the palace at the age of 20. At the age of eleven or twelve, it was a good time to adjust. For example, her sister Tao Xinlan.
Tao Junlan felt both distressed and sad when she thought of her younger sister's childish face. Then, he could not help but slightly moved his eyes and looked at his side.
Tao Xinlan also stands straight, but she is still young. After standing straight for half an hour, she can't stand anymore.
But if you can't stand, you have to stand.
"What's your name!" The cold steward aunt scolded.
Tao Junlan didn't react until others saw it, and then they knew that the steward aunt had called her.
"Go back to your aunt, Tao Junlan." She replied respectfully and hurriedly without delay. I was a little apprehensive: how could so many people just hit me?
"That's a good name." The steward aunt sneered: "I see you are absent-minded. I think you don't care what I said?"
Hearing this, Tao Junlan felt that her scalp was tense, and she was even more careless. She quickly admitted her mistake and said, "That's not true. How dare I be absent-minded when my aunt lectured? Besides, what my aunt said was all good advice, which would be of great benefit to us. How dare I ignore it when I have been too careful about it?"
"If so, that's the best!" Fortunately, the steward's aunt did not refuse, and then continued to lecture. The reason why I came here just now is that I want to be a warning to others. "Let me teach you the rules and learn them well. Only after you learn the rules can you assign tasks!"
Tao Junlan breathed a sigh of relief and dared not look at her sister again, but listened carefully.
The steward aunt is not a drag. She taught them something important and began to train them how to walk and salute.
After all, every move in the palace has a standard. It means to salute, not only to be decent and good-looking, but also to be respectful and sincere. Moreover, there are many different kinds of ceremonies - those who see the master should also be judged according to the level of the master. See the boss, the same level, all kinds of different salutes.
However, being a palace maid doesn't have much to say, just learn a few things that can be used.
"Go --"
"Salute --"
"Stop --"
With the call of the steward aunt, a group of girls walked around, saluted and stopped.
Then the steward aunt looked over one by one, and suddenly reached out her hand and gently pushed it. As a result, many people who were not stable in the past fell down immediately.
When Tao Junlan came to Tao Junlan, there were only one or two girls who could keep moving.
The steward aunt stretched out her hand and pushed it on her shoulder. It was not heavy, but it was not light. At least if she was unstable, she would fall down immediately.
Tao Junlan's body is still.
The steward aunt's lips showed a smile, but she didn't say much, and then went on to check. Tao Xinlan didn't hold on. She was too young.
When everyone checked, about five or six people stopped. These people are either very intelligent or have practiced before like Tao Junlan.
At last, the steward aunt ordered Tao Junlan to demonstrate to everyone: "Look, in the future, the salute will be like her, and the legs will squat down, but be stable. Also, the hands should be placed on the side of the body, not too stiff, not too loose. The shoulders should also be natural - the neck should not shrink, but the head should not be high. In addition, the lower side must be stable, not fall in the wind. You learn more. "
I can tell that the steward aunt is very satisfied with her.
Tao Junlan was not happy, but she was a bit relaxed - it was a good thing that she was favored by the steward aunt at this time.
But sometimes, it's not good to be too top-notch: when the steward aunt lets everyone go, she is immediately surrounded.
"What is this?" Tao Junlan frowned at the "old acquaintance" in front of her, and felt ominous. However, she still controls her tone. After all, it's not good to quarrel with people just after entering the palace.
"Hum, I still think I'm the first lady!" The other party showed that he was not a good one, sneered, and suddenly put out his hand and pushed Tao Junlan on the shoulder.
Suddenly Tao Junlan could not stand a stagger and almost fell down. Before she could get angry, she heard the taunt of the other side: "It was not stable just now? Dare it was just a deliberate attempt to get ahead?"
Tao Junlan held her finger tightly, and then she put up with her anger again: "What do you want to do?"
"Let me tell you something, even if you are a guilty minister, you will not want to reach the sky even if you enter the palace! Don't even think about putting on a chart of a big lady, and always think of something to show off! Now, no one can match you!" The other party severely threatened with such a sentence, with a strong irony: "But how does it feel to change from a big lady to a maidservant?"
Tao Junlan understood the other party's meaning when he was in a hurry: this was because he thought she stole the limelight, so he came to warn her.
But why... is she going to be bullied?
"Everyone is a palace maid, and no one is more noble than others." In the end, I could not help saying such a sentence.
"Because your father is a sinner, but my father is an official!" The other party smiled "hehe", as if he was quite proud. At the end, another sentence was added, which was vicious and sinister: "Even if you were a palace maid, there was something different! Do you think you can still be like before, better than me everywhere? Let me tell you, you dream!"
Tao Junlan pressed her lips hard. Otherwise, she was afraid that she could not help arguing with the other party.
"How dare you bully my sister?" Tao Xinlan suddenly bumped into her and pushed her away after she scolded. Then he sneered: "Your father is just a petty official who has no grade. He used to come to our house and wave his tail to please us. How dare you do that!"
Hearing this, Tao Junlan immediately felt bad. She hurriedly pulled Tao Xinlan to protect her, and then shouted in a low voice, "Shut up, don't say any more!"
Now, unlike in the past, they must be cautious and humble. What's more, it's not a good thing that something big has brought in the steward aunt.
"Sister, what are you afraid of her doing?" Tao Xinlan refused, her eyes almost red: "How did she beg for mercy before? Now she's coming to bully you!"
Tao Junlan tightened her hand and scolded more severely: "Now you are in the palace! You don't even listen to me? I want you to stop!"
Tao Xinlan is aggrieved and angry, but she dare not say again. She stubbornly holds her head high, but her tears fall one by one.
Tao Junlan's heart ached. She was too busy not to look at it at the beginning. She knew Tao Xinlan didn't want her to be wronged, but there was nothing she could do about it. Nowadays, many things have to be scrutinized, not as before.
Before their sisters could do anything about it, the other side was already angry and rushed over: "Don't you dare push me!" Then he raised his hand and was about to hit Tao Xinlan.
Tao Junlan sinks her face, protects Tao Xinlan, grabs the other's hand, and says in a sharp voice, "What are you going to do? Do you want to hit someone?"
The other party felt guilty when she saw him like this, and his hand also slightly shrunk, but he soon straightened up, and became more forceful. His tone was also more arrogant: "What if I hit you? How dare you fight back?"
In this way, the girls who were just laughing with them suddenly became uneasy and hurried to persuade them to fight; "Forget it. The steward aunt will come later."
"What if I come? I'm not afraid!"
"It seems that you are not afraid!" Before the words fell, the steward aunt gave a sneer outside the crowd.
For a moment, no one dared to move any more. Instead, they felt guilty and wanted to hide in the ground.
The steward aunt's sharp eyes swept over everyone one by one, and her voice was as cold as ice: "What the hell is going on?"
