When I heard this name.
Mu Qianqian craned her neck to look at His Highness.
Xia Siqi?
She's that pretty older sister who's always having an ambiguous relationship with her second uncle.
Mu Qianqian: Uh...?
Looking around, you can see the five people in the prince's group.
Which one is Xia Siqi?
How could she not have noticed?
Could it be that the eunuch who was announcing his name misread it?
Xia Siqi?!
Emperor Yuanwu quickly looked at the five young women.
He vaguely remembered this girl.
I think I've seen this banquet in the palace before.
She is indeed not as prone to crying as she was when she was a child; her temperament seems to have hardened considerably.
Such a personality is suited to stay in the imperial harem.
Emperor Yuanwu's gaze swept over the five young women again, then he beckoned to Wu Jixiang: "The second one from the left, is that Xia Siqi?"
Wu Jixiang hurriedly looked towards the second candidate on the left.
Wu Jixiang: ...
Other families' imperial concubines are dressed up however they want to look beautiful.
She wanted to wear all the most expensive jewelry in her home to make herself stand out even more.
Xia Siqi also had a bright pink peony flower pinned to her hair.
Her cheeks were painted like a monkey's bottom.
She used up all her rouge box in an effort to stand out among the many concubines.
Wu Jixiang nodded with a somewhat complicated expression: "Your Majesty, it is indeed Miss Xia."
Emperor Yuanwu:...
Could it be that he remembered it wrong before?
Xia Siqi looks so... ordinary.
The quality of these young women is really poor.
Emperor Yuanwu waved his hand, somewhat annoyed.
Xia Siqi left the palace with several other young ladies-in-waiting.
Just as she reached the palace gate, she leaned against the stone wall and let out a long sigh of relief.
It really scared her to death.
When Emperor Yuanwu was staring at her just now, she felt like her heart was about to jump out of her body.
"Miss Xia, you look absolutely stunning today." Lu Zhaofeng leaned against the stone wall of the palace gate, tilting his head as he looked at Xia Siqi's eye-catching makeup. A deep smile curved his lips. "Dressed up so beautifully, could it be that you've given up your offer?"
Xia Siqi straightened up, looking annoyed.
The peony flower she had tucked into her hair slid down her cheek as she stood up so dramatically.
Lu Zhaofeng just happened to catch it, and said with a hint of teasing, "Such a beautiful peony, it would be a waste to throw it away after I put it in a beauty's hair?"
That's all.
Lu Zhaofeng casually tucked the peony back into Xia Siqi's hair.
Xia Siqi: ...
"General Lu is so leisurely? Is it really true that the country is peaceful and prosperous now?" Xia Siqi said sullenly, "General Lu would be better off choosing one of the unselected ladies and marrying her instead of talking to me. That way, someone can keep your sharp tongue in check."
"Oh?" Lu Zhaofeng drawled, "So Miss Xia means that I, Lu, should choose one of you and this group of unsuccessful candidates to marry into my household?"
Lu Zhaofeng deliberately emphasized the word "you".
Xia Siqi blushed and said, "I'm not talking to you anymore."
As she ran, she held onto the swaying peony in her hair.
Lu Zhaofeng stared at her departing figure, a deep smile curving his lips.
at the same time.
The main hall of the talent show.
Emperor Yuanwu stared at the endless stream of young women entering the palace, his brows furrowing into a deep frown.
How could the quality of this year's imperial concubines be so poor?
The draft is already halfway through.
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