Travel To The World Of Ca Li
Looking for a Gem Among Flowers!
His Evening, Meeting with the Imperial Empress and High Consort.
With the music, the meeting hall became even more noisy and all the young girls stood up and started to enter. The atmosphere of this dinner feels more intimate when only filled by girls, this is different from the usual big banquet.
The candle in the lantern illuminated the red of the room. The seat with the table where the candidates were neatly arranged wrapped around the podium containing the highest place for the Empress and Imperial Concubine below. Porcelain with wine cups had been prepared on the table carefully by the palace servants. All perfect!
Except for one thing....
The laughter of the young girls sounded brightly lit up around the room. The laughter was so cheerful, so blabbering, as if there was no pain in the world, and like the ever brilliant spring flower. They put masks on each other to hide the scorn in their hearts. It's annoying to continue to be in this ruseful place!
Though the event has not yet begun, the Empress and the Consorts have not shown their nostrils. But, Xiu Qixuan was already saturated by himself.
"How do I look?" Su Yiyang tidied up her clothing belt and nervously her delicate fingers touched the beautifully arranged mane of hair.
Xiu Qixuan sighed boredly. He looked at Su Yiyang by rolling his lazy eyeballs. "It's so charming that it can drive away evil spirits!" Keto.
"Tck, what kind of insults are compliments?" Su Yiyang's eyes narrowed unhappily, he complained in a sewot tone. "I don't want to try hard like this either. But, at least I have to stay until the last round of the competition. Otherwise I will be sent to the temple! She said this was my last chance to get a husband. Ugh, my dad's really mean, isn't he?" His swollen cheeks clearly showed that he was very upset.
"Yes, it's up to you. However, I suggest to be calmer and keep your mouth shut if you don't want to lose at the beginning of the competition round." Xiu Qixuan spoke lazily with a slight close of her two eyes. Ah, she's so sleepy! There was really no rest for him today. When she returned from Dian Yong Shi Hall, she was already dragged by Chao Momo to prepare for three hours of makeup treatment.
Su Yiyang leaned his body closer, he whispered right in Xiu Qixuan's ear. "You haven't told me. What exactly happened to you and my cousin until he was able to meet Shang Shufei niangniang personally?" He said a little curious.
Without opening his eyes, Xiu Qixuan cleared her throat to answer indifferently. "Engh, I wouldn't be influenced to tell you. You big gossip!"
Screaming. Su Yiyang pulled his body away. He stared around until his eyes accidentally collided with the drooping eyes of Duan Maiqiu who was sitting sweetly next to Yao Anran.
"Hey, Qixuan!" Spontaneously Su Yiyang patted Xiu Qixuan's upper arm. "Didn't the red guy's leg hurt? He came without crutches." His word.
"Of course, maybe he's too weak to be an employer." Xiu Qixuan was lazily repressing. He slightly opened his eyes to look towards Duan Maiqiu. "Hmm, it was only natural that she could not refute the words of the old nanny and her maid of honor. By getting such injuries, the quality he possessed drastically reduced, he could have been useless to a political marriage again if it was known to others."
Xiu Qixuan continued with a meaningful grin, "Although the Duan Family is wealthy, but the past few years they have been in a bottleneck. They need other families to expand influence and connections, so that the impasse can be overcome. All the things they want will obviously be easy to get from a political marriage." The whisper of Xiu Qixuan to Su Yiyang who was just bearded hid his satisfied expression.
"Yes, your mind is always deep. But, how do you think about my female cousin? He was staring and unfocused." Su Yiyang spoke attentively by staring at Yao Anran.
Realizing something implied from his sentence. Xiu Qixuan's eyes narrowed sharply then snorted bitterly. Unconsciously, he was talking too much. Because it was too dissolved with the atmosphere of conversation brought by Su Yiyang. "That cheap trick can't be used twice for the same person, Yiyang."
"... I told you I wouldn't tell you anything about your cousin and Shang Shufei. If you're so curious, just ask Anran yourself." Xiu Qixuan chattered long with an annoyed grunt.
Poking her lips, Su Yiyang gave a rough snort back. "Yes, I wanted to tell you about the secret of the cancellation of the first prince's engagement seven years ago."
"What?!" Hearing his words, Xiu Qixuan reacted spontaneously to affirming her body. "... First prince has a fiancee?" surprised grandchildren.
"Tell me!" jakak Xiu Qixuan demanded. His voice was so loud that it drew attention all around to look at them. Realizing that, Xiu Qixuan continued her words. "Ah, certainly not here" he whispered.
Su Yiyang giggled happily: "Yes, yes. But you have to answer my question."
Looking at it with a blackened forehead, Xiu Qixuan replied. "So far, after you give me that information first."
"... Because I'm not a narrow-hearted person. I'll tell you one detail." Xiu Qixuan blinked with an arrogant talk. "Yao Anran enlisted to help out at the imperial palace's medical hall for a week before the day of the competition round began."
Brakk...
"What?! Is that true?!" Su Yiyang was shocked in disbelief with his hands violently pounding the top side of his desk, causing a clinking sound from the wood and cup.
The round of matches will begin with a painting competition of candidates who will be judged by the Empress, Crown Princess, the Concubines and some old scholars who have high positions in the palace. And it will take place next week, during free time, seven days given—the candidates will usually prepare everything to win. However, during that time Yao Anran even volunteered at the treatment hall? That was so shocking!
"Sstt, you're so noisy! It—"
Xiu Qixuan's sentence was paused when the voice of the palace eunuch shrieked loudly making a notice of the arrival of the higher-ups.
Door opens. Showing a luxurious appearance full of charming sparkles.
"His Majesty the Empress. His Highness the Crown Prince. Wei Guifei niangniang's. And, Shang Shufei niangniang. Entering the room."
In the hearts of all the people surging in the ripples of the question, Why is the crown prince present here? Where is the Crown Princess?
But all the girls were trained to stand up, and then they bent down and put on the right posture while simultaneously greeting with elegant movements.
"Great a thousand years to the empire. We salute His Majesty the Empress, His Highness the Crown Prince and Second Niangniang."
"En, very good! You can get up!" The voice of the Empress was filled with a magnificent radiance of majesty.
"Thank you Your Majesty!" All the girls standing up straight showed their charming faces full of beautiful makeup.
The Queen's fixed gaze was so burdensome, she quickly scrutinized the line of the girls.
"So many flowers, but what I'm looking for is a jewel for you and Qi'er." The empress voiced low to speak to her son who was standing at the side.
"Of course, Mother. But remember, a young girl is not a real gem. They can always hide their claws well to attack each other later." The low baritone voice rang out heavily, hiding a special sharpness as he responded to the empress.
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