She called all the ladies to gather at Xiayun Tower.
Later, the palace maid gave each of them a booklet of palace rules for female officials.
It wasn't too thin. Shen Ningning flipped through it roughly and found that there were more than fifty pages in total.
The eldest aunt looked at the ladies majestically: "You ladies only have one afternoon to familiarize yourself with these palace rules."
"In the evening, the slaves will come to inspect. If the ladies who do not successfully pass the test will be exempted from meals tonight, ."
As soon as these words came out, Ye Changyi immediately expressed dissatisfaction.
"What? This is too harsh."
The eldest aunt turned to her and said in a stern tone: "This is just the beginning, Miss Ye can't stand it anymore?"
"You know, if you want to become a female officer, you need to challenge everything. If you don't pay, Why should you stand out if you work hard?"
One sentence made Ye Changyi mute. She folded her arms angrily, opened the book and started memorizing by rote.
The eldest aunt left after explaining, leaving only four maids to add tea and water.
Shen Ningning is already endorsing it.
The whispers of the other ladies came to my ears -
"There are only fifteen of us now, but I think the assessments are getting stricter and stricter, and in the end, maybe not even one will be left."
"It's not like choosing a female official. It's almost like choosing a princess!"
"Hey, it's not easy at all. If I had known I wouldn't come, I thought I would be very impressive, but I didn't expect that I would suffer so many grievances when I came in."
Everyone complained. , only Shen Ningning and Qi Xiuwei lowered their heads and kept reading.
Xie Yuanjiu and Ye Changyi sat close to each other.
Ye Changyi touched Xie Yuanjiu with her elbow and whispered: "Believe it or not, Princess Funing must have been selected in the end."
Xie Yuanjiu's fingertips holding the book tightened and turned slightly white.
There was no change in her tone, but she smiled calmly: "No, the prince will not agree to Ning Ning being the ninth prince's companion, right?"
Ye Changyi glanced at her up and down with surprised eyes.
"Don't you know? It's hard to say whether the prince will care about the quarrel with Princess Funing."
"Don't think that with Princess Funing and her family, you don't have to regard her as an opponent. In fact, she That's the person you should be wary of the most."
Just as the eldest aunt passed by the door, the two of them lowered their heads in a hurry and stopped talking.
The afternoon passed quickly.
When the eldest aunt came to inspect, several ladies had earthy faces.
With more than fifty pages of rules, being a female officer was actually more difficult than they imagined.
The heads of those who saw it were huge.
The palace maid painted everyone with paper, pen and ink.
The eldest aunt said: "I will read the questions. There are ten questions in total. Please write down the answers on the paper."
"The first question is, when is the latest time for the female officer to return to the Prince's Palace?"
This question made me unable to let go. The young man let out a gasp.
Auntie's way of setting the questions is very tricky, it all depends on whether they have memorized it carefully.
After a while, after all ten questions were asked, the palace maid collected the answer sheets one by one.
Two ladies stood up weakly before the results came out.
"Auntie, can we quit?" Being a female official is not as easy as they imagined.
My eldest aunt has been mentally prepared for a long time and is used to it.
So he nodded and said coldly: "You guys wait here. After I finish the inspection, I will return your jade certificates and notify your families. You can leave early tomorrow morning."
After that, the eldest aunt began to check everyone . answer sheet.
Finally, she raised her head and announced: "There are only two people who answered all the questions correctly, Princess Funing and Miss Qi." Shen Ningning and Qi Xiuwei looked at each other and smiled happily.
There were also ten ladies who made a few mistakes, which were within the tolerance range of my eldest aunt.
Among them was Ye Changyi. She had clearly recited it carefully, but she still got two questions wrong.
In the end, I didn't answer any of the questions correctly.
When Xie Yuanjiu's name came out of her aunt's mouth, everyone was surprised.
Because Xie Yuanjiu's knowledge is not bad at ordinary times.
In the past, she was known as a little talented girl. Everyone could just memorize the palace rules. Why didn't she get any of the questions right?
Xie Yuanjiu's face was pale and she looked like she was deeply shocked.
She felt very hot and uncomfortable. Just now when her aunt was talking about the topic, she couldn't control herself and got distracted!
Moreover, she was the only one who got every question right!
The eldest aunt closed the book and said sternly: "Miss Xie, you can go back to your room directly." "Your meal will be exempted tonight. Please take the palace rules back and study them carefully. Don't be perfunctory." "I want to do
this."
I remind you that being a female officer is not as easy as you think."
Xie Yuanjiu did not dare to talk back after being scolded, and lowered her head with an embarrassed expression.
The eldest aunt asked everyone to go back to the room to rest. After burning incense, they went to the dining room to eat.
Shen Ningning and Xie Yuanjiu returned to the house, and Xie Yuanjiu suddenly cried.
"Ning Ning, can you help me?"
The little guy drank a cup of hot tea and hurriedly walked over and asked: "Okay, what do you want me to do for you?"
Xie Yuanjiu wiped her tears: "Your meal tonight , can you...can you eat less and bring some back to me? "
Begging for food is simply humiliating to Xie Yuanjiu!
However, she knew that she was sick, and she had to eat, otherwise, her condition would get worse.
Shen Ningning blinked after hearing this.
Her original plan was to give Xie Yuanjiu some delicious food from the fairyland, and then just tell her that her brother Mo Lingwei gave it to her.
However, Xie Yuanjiu's idea is more convenient.
Shen Ningning was interested in helping her, so she nodded: "Okay, no problem. If I don't eat it, I'll give it to you."
Xie Yuanjiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled softly with tears in her eyes: "You are so kind."
However, in her heart She felt that it was right for Shen Ningning not to eat.
After all, it was Shen Ningning who chose Beiwu that made her sick.
She had no sympathy for the little guy who had no food at all, she just felt that Shen Ningning's compensation was not enough.
At meal time, the little guy took off his white rabbit velvet scarf because it was a little hot.
She said: "Sister Xie, just lie down and I will bring you the food later."
Xie Yuanjiu nodded weakly, but did not forget to tell her: "Don't tell auntie."
Shen Ningning responded, her little figure like a The cute little bird flew out of the door.
As soon as I walked to the dining hall, I saw the eldest aunt at the door talking to Wu Fang, the guard next to the prince.
When Wu Fang saw Shen Ningning, he suddenly showed a cheerful smile: "Princess, you are finally here. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has given an order to have a humble official pick you up to Zichen Palace."
"Ah?" The little guy was slightly surprised and subconsciously looked at his eldest aunt. .
The eldest aunt, who was usually serious about words, gave her a rare smile and nodded gently.
"Princess, go ahead. Guard Wu has already said hello to the servants, but please be sure to come back before Xu Shi."
Shen Ningning hesitated, thinking about what to do if she thanked Yuanjiu for her meal.
But Wu Fang walked forward with a smile and urged: "Princess, let's leave quickly. His Highness the Crown Prince will be impatient for a while, but he will come to scold people in person."
The little guy was half-pushed away.