The old eunuch glanced at Mi Shan and encouraged her in a low voice.
Mi Shan forced a smile, but she had no strength left to laugh.
I felt that the road ahead was bleak.
Unpredictable.
"We've arrived. You will stay here until your identities are verified and the Emperor and Empress have entered the palace. Then we will summon you there."
After the old eunuch finished speaking, he waved his whisk and left.
Several ruthless-looking old women were replaced and stood guard at the door, waiting for the palace maids inside to set up the items needed for the physical examination.
The young women were all just reaching the age of fifteen or sixteen, and they were both afraid and excited about this.
They craned their necks, clutching their handkerchiefs, peering anxiously.
"Girls, don't worry, just sit and have some tea and fruit."
"When it's your turn, this old servant will call you in."
After the old woman finished speaking, she called five girls into the room.
Mi Shan sat in the corner, lost in thought as she gazed at the lotus pond before her.
She was dressed simply today, wearing a light blue shirt.
The fabric and style were both conventional, and she wore a jade hairpin in her hair.
She put on some unnecessary makeup on her face, deliberately trying to look ugly.
After thinking for a while, Mi Shan felt it wasn't enough. Suddenly, she spotted the mud on the roadside, picked up some mud from under the flower bushes, rubbed it in her hands, and pressed it onto her face.
The girls all wanted to take out their cosmetics to touch up their makeup and make themselves look fairer and more beautiful.
She, however, took a different approach, striving to make herself look uglier and more natural.
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At this moment, a young palace maid came respectfully to refill the teacups for the young ladies.
Her appearance immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Jealous gazes fell upon her face.
She was just a palace maid, yet she was so beautiful.
She outshone many young ladies from official families!
Qin Miaomiao, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue, has always been arrogant and domineering, with an intolerant attitude towards others.
Seeing the young palace maid approach, he deliberately stretched out his foot and stomped on her hard.
The young palace maid suddenly cried out in pain and stepped back, her teacup falling from her hand and splashing tea that soaked Qin Miaomiao's skirt.
"You lowly servant! How dare you soil my skirt!"
Qin Miaomiao was furious. She stood up and slapped him across the face, causing an uproar among the crowd.
Mi Shan couldn't help but shift her gaze from the lake and turn her eyes slightly to look at it.
She had already resolved to keep a low profile and stay out of the affairs of the outside world, but then she saw the palace maid kneeling on the ground, begging for mercy, covering her swollen face, her eyes red from crying.
Qin Miaomiao still wouldn't let her go.
This scene... seems somewhat familiar.
Mi Shan's eyes flickered, and suddenly, a cold glint flashed within them.
If I remember correctly, this palace maid's name was Shangguan Chan.
He achieved great things later in life and became a favorite of the Empress Dowager. Not only was he highly skilled in martial arts, but he could also speak eloquently to the Empress Dowager, his words carrying the weight of countless others.
If he hadn't offended the daughter of the Minister of Revenue at the beginning, and had her break his hand, forcing him to wield a sword with only one hand ever since, his martial arts skills would probably have reached an even higher level.
Such a godsend opportunity, yet the people here don't know how to cherish and seize it.
Then Mi Shan will not hold back!
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