Chapter 732 - Court Draft (1/2)

On the wide official road, the carriages came one after another, all heading for the palace gate where there were inspections. Therefore, the carriages in the direction of the palace gate traveled very slowly. One end had already reached the palace gate, while the other end was still on the street.

On both sides of the street, many people were watching the carriages with their respective aristocratic family symbols passing by and gossiping. The most talked-about was Duke Xing’s Mansion.

It was because that, on the one hand, the Young Lady of Duke Xing’s Mansion had faintly become the most beautiful woman, and on the other hand, it had been a troubled time for Duke Xing’s Mansion recently, and the relationship with Yuhui Nunnery outside the city was too close. The first was Miss Shao, and then Fifth Miss Shao, and now Madam of Duke Xing.

There was something wrong with it. But some things were too confidential, and the ordinary people didn’t know it under the pressure of several parties.

But this did not prevent the people from watching the lively scene. They guessed how beautiful Miss Shao of Duke Xing’s Mansion might be, and this time she would be married into the royal family, but no one knew which prince she would marry.

It was said that Miss Shao was stunningly beautiful. How could such a beauty not marry into the royal family? The carriage was moving slowly. Shao Wanru leaned on the side of the carriage, closed her eyes, and was drowsy. She had been woken up early this morning. Since there was nothing better to do at the moment, she soon felt sleepy.

Each of the ladies of aristocratic families participating in the court draft rode in one carriage. Duke Xing’s Mansion sent four carriages and entered the fleet according to their rankings. She was sitting in the last carriage of Duke Xing’s Mansion.

The speed of the carriage was extremely slow. There were light veils hanging from the windows and brocade curtains. The sound came in from the outside, and it was quite clear. Especially with a few in loud voices, it sounded almost right there.

Someone recognized the symbol of Duke Xing’s Mansion and pushed his way through the crowd to see it. The reputation of the first beauty was widespread. He would be very lucky if he could see such great beauty, so many people were crowding around their car and discussing. Everyone wanted to take a look at the legendary beauty of Miss Shao.

Someone guessed that the carriage in the front should be Miss Shao’s, so there were the most people on her side. The horse-drawn carriages passed by, attracting crowds, but in the end, they stopped at the intersection outside the palace gate. The audience wasn’t allowed on the section of the road, and there were no shops on both sides.

At this section of the road, the voices of the audience on both sides completely disappeared. Then they slowly entered the palace.

Four hours had passed since they went out in the morning and arrived at the gate of the palace. Originally, this section of the road was a short ride of about one hour at most.

Finally, the carriages entered the palace gate and parked in the parking lot according to the regulations. Each lady showed up at the gate with a maid, and Shao Wanru brought Yujie.

There were already prepared soft sedan chairs waiting there. After the ladies got on the sedan chair, the two eunuchs carried them to the vast palace.

Shao Wanru didn’t feel sleepy at this time. She half-raised the curtain and looked outside. After looking at it for a while, she felt that the scenery in front of her became familiar. In her previous life, though she was not a beauty who was drafted in the palace, she knew that the beauties came here from time to time. It should be the palace where the beauties were staying.

Finally, the sedan chair stopped, and Yujie stepped forward to help Shao Wanru out of the sedan chair.

Along the way, she had been sitting in either a carriage or a sedan chair, and she felt sore and soft. Shao Wanru took Yujie’s hand to stand still, narrowed her eyes, and looked around. It turned out that it was the palace of the curt draft as she remembered.

This area was not a palace. It was a place for the beauties to live in and called Chuxiu Palace. It was composed of several different palaces. Although it was only the name of a palace, the large courtyard was set with smaller courtyards. There were rows of rooms, and it had always been the place for draft picks.

Most of the concubines in the palace entered the palace in such a drafting method. Of course, this also meant that the marriage of the princes was also the same.

The main purpose of the draft this time was the marriage of several princes who were of the right age to get married. The royal family members usually wouldn’t marry too young. Three years ago, it was only said to be engagement first. Marriage was decided to be premature back then, but now there should be almost no change about the candidates once they were selected.

“Third Miss, Fourth Miss, Fifth Miss, let’s go together!” Shao Yanru walked over and said softly. Duke Xing’s Mansion regarded her as the eldest, as it should have been.

They nodded and followed behind her, all waiting for arrangements to move in.

Shao Yanru knew a lot of aristocratic family ladies. Although it was inconvenient to make loud noises, they nodded and smiled at each other. Although the smiles were decent, they were not affectionate. Shao Yanru was the most popular candidate. How could her competitors be affectionate with her?

Shao Yanru smiled decently. She took her younger sisters of Duke Xing’s Mansion, followed the guidance of the palace maid, and took the number plate from a steward Nanny. They looked at the numbers on the number plates and found that they were living next door to each other as expected.

A eunuch had been waiting a long time ago. Seeing their number plates, he led them inside.

It didn’t take long to arrive at the rooms they lived in, which were fairly close to the gate of Chuxiu Palace. Such a residence was usually only available to the real rich and powerful families. It was easy to get in and out and was also well-known.