Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 156: Enthusiastic and cheerful Shi Yaoyao

"Sister Huang, let's go together." Shi Yaoyao held Huang Ye's hand affectionately, "Let's go and have a look together, maybe we can arrange to live together."

Huang Ye also liked this cheerful girl very much. The two of them walked into Chuxiu Palace happily and looked for their names on the rows of doors carefully. You know, the ranking of the rooms is very particular. The closer you are to the front, the earlier you will know about any notifications. On the contrary, the later you are, by the time the notification arrives, you may not know how long it has been delayed.

Shi Yaoyao's room was easy to find; it was in the middle of the first row. She smiled apologetically at Huang Ye, who patted her hand in a friendly manner and went on to look for her own place.

Xu Rou's room is in the first room of the first row. Huang Ye can understand this, as she has an aunt who is the empress dowager in the palace, so it is normal for her to get some special treatment. However... isn't it too deliberate to target her that she is in the last room of the third row?

Huang Ye was holding a bundle and standing at the door of the house with his name on it. This was the worst house in the row. Next to the house was a high wall. The winter sun could not reach here at all, making the room particularly dark and damp. Huang Ye was sure that this was the worst house among the concubines' residences.

There was also a little girl standing at the door of House No. 9, which was right next to hers. She was very calm. Her father was just an official of the fourth rank, which was not at all noticeable in the capital where a falling brick could hit an official. She cherished the opportunity to enter the palace. If she entered the palace and had a position, it would be a help to her father and brothers at home.

Seeing Huang Ye next door looking over, she smiled shyly: "My name is Wang Yuan, what's your sister's name?"

Although Huang Ye didn't know if she was the elder sister, she was indeed taller than the other one, so she just called her the elder sister: "My name is Huang Ziye, you can also call me Sister Ye."

"Sister Ye." Wang Yuan called out obediently. At this time, the people in the house heard someone talking outside and knew that someone from the house had come. They opened the door and walked out to greet her.

Huang Ye looked at the palace maid coming out of his house. The maid was about seventeen or eighteen years old, not very tall, and the most striking thing about her long face was her pair of shrewd eyes. She turned around flexibly and bowed when she saw Huang Ye: "I am the maid Que'er, a maid in Chuxiu Palace. I will serve my master for the next month."

"Go in." Huang Ye didn't say anything. At this time, they didn't know who this Que'er belonged to, so they decided to settle him down first.

It was not until Huang Ye walked into the house that he discovered that there was something else going on inside. The house was very large, with a partition in the front, which was used as a reception room for the concubines and also as their dining room. There was a small bookshelf against the wall next to it, on which were placed some books such as the Four Books and Five Classics. These were probably for the concubines to read when they had nothing to do. Now that it was cold, there was also a charcoal basin inside.

At the back is the resting area, with a bed and a dressing table. Next to the dressing table is a not-so-small window with a pot of lush green plants on the windowsill. Because there is a charcoal basin burning in front, there is a gap in the window. On the other side, against the wall, there is a wardrobe where the concubines can put their clothes.

As it was almost noon, Que'er said something to Huang Ye, picked up the food basket and went to the big kitchen in Chuxiu Palace to get his meal.

Huang Ye waited for Que'er to go out, then checked the room carefully. Finding nothing wrong, he leaned on the made bed and thought about things.

Among the thirty beauties who entered the palace this time, their family backgrounds were high and low. Although the Huang family did not hold high official positions, they were also an old-established family, and their family backgrounds were above average among these beauties. It would be too much of a coincidence to say that their residence was arranged like this by coincidence.

Huang Ye didn't believe in such a coincidence anyway. She could only think that this was a joint effort by the Queen Mother and Xu Rou to show her a warning.

Huang Ye encouraged herself. If an enemy comes, we will fight him with our generals. If a flood comes, we will block it with earth. Since she has chosen to face it, she should not be afraid of being targeted. She has no way out now and can only respond actively. She is afraid that if she fails to respond well, it will implicate her family members outside the palace.

Que'er brought back the lunch, a bowl of steamed meat, a bowl of blanched vegetables, a bowl of egg soup, and a bowl of rice. Huang Ye was not picky about her food and ate it with relish, especially the vegetables, which were rare in this winter. She had to have a good body to deal with the swordplay that was to come.

Since today was the first day in the palace, nothing was arranged for that day and the concubines were free to move around. Huang Ye did not go to the small garden in front of Chuxiu Palace to play like other concubines. She did not go out and wanted to stay in the house and sleep.

"Sister Huang, come out quickly. Let's go for a walk in the garden together." Shi Yaoyao's voice was heard at the door. Huang Ye, who was just about to lie down to sleep, had to call Que'er to open the door. He stood up and walked to the living room in front.

Shi Yaoyao looked excited. She came up and took Huang Ye's hand and walked out: "Everyone is walking in the garden. I heard there is a big pavilion in there with curtains to block the wind. You can sit inside and drink tea and enjoy the view. It's the most comfortable place."

Huang Ye held her hand and signaled Que'er to take her cloak and put it on, then followed Shi Yaoyao out. This Yaoyao was really too careless. If she went out like this, it was so cold outside, she would definitely catch a cold. It was a big taboo for a candidate girl to get sick. If things went wrong, not only would she not be able to participate in the selection, she might also be driven out of the palace. Then her reputation would be ruined. People who were driven out of the palace usually did not have a good ending.