In front of the Governor's Mansion, Yu Jinshu and Yu Xiangwei got on the same carriage.
Han Youyi felt very uncomfortable watching the two sisters fight for the position of princess.
The carriages parked in front of Prince Wei's mansion were full, and the girls at the door walked over the threshold one after another.
Yu Jinshu and Yu Xiangwei walked in together.
Yu Xiangwei looked at the clothes Yu Jinshu was wearing and couldn't help but smile softly. She was waiting for Yu Jinshu to make a fool of himself during the election.
The sea-red dress she wore was embroidered with gold thread on the sleeves and chest, and decorated with lustrous pearls and crystal-clear gems of various colors, making her particularly eye-catching.
In the front yard of Prince Wei's Mansion, Fang Hongyu and a middle-aged woman in palace dress were sitting on two chairs.
The maids arranged the girls who came to participate in the selection to stand in order.
Yu Jinshu and Yu Xiangwei are the daughters of the Governor's Mansion, so naturally they have to sit in the middle of the front row.
There were 128 girls participating in the competition, but only 13 of them were able to stay.
These thirteen people will then compete for the position of Princess.
After the girls were lined up, Fang Hongyu spoke: "Today's auditions will be conducted by me and Aunt Du, who was sent by the Queen. From now on, each of you will step forward and state your name and family background."
They say they come up to report their names and family backgrounds, but in reality they are checking whether their height and appearance meet the standards.
Since the report was submitted vertically, Yu Jinshu and Yu Xiangwei were ranked almost in the middle.
Aunt Du nodded or shook her head at every girl who came forward to introduce her name and family background.
Those who nodded were allowed to stay, while those who shook their heads were sent directly out of the palace gate and taken home in a carriage.
The auditions quickly eliminated ninety people, leaving thirty-eight for the second round of selection.
In the second round, Aunt Du stood up from her chair, stood among the thirty-eight people, and directly selected twenty-five people based on their appearance.
Yu Jinshu and Yu Xiangwei were both kept, and they would both become Prince Wei's women.
However, there is only one princess consort, so either one of the sisters can become the princess consort, or both can become concubines.
The selection of the prince's wife must be made by His Royal Highness Prince Wei Song Shiyao himself.
The twelve girls, except Yu Jinshu, were all excited when they saw Song Shiyao coming over.
Song Shiyao is tall and straight, with handsome and delicate features as if carved by a knife. His cold and aloof eyes make him look cold, but his majestic demeanor gives him a charming kingly aura that is so captivating that people can't help but be attracted to him.
In fact, not only men have the desire to conquer, women also have it.
These girls all thought that if they could make His Royal Highness Prince Wei fall in love with them, they would be the happiest women in the world.
Song Shiyao sat next to Fang Hongyu, without saying a word, his eyes vaguely glancing at the girls.
Since Song Shiyao sat over, Aunt Du, a palace maid, could only stand aside according to the rules.
Aunt Du said, "Next, please let the girls show their talents. Who will become the prince's consort will be decided by His Royal Highness Prince Wei."
Yu Xiangwei believed that the first person to come forward and show his talent would be remembered by His Royal Highness Prince Wei, so she deliberately stepped forward first.
She stared at Song Shiyao intently, bowed, and then said, "My daughter, Yu Xiangwei, is the legitimate daughter of the Governor-General's Mansion. I will dance for His Highness."
When the music started, Yu Xiangwei started dancing.
Yu Xiangwei has loved dancing since she was a child. Han Youyi even invited a master to come to the house to teach her, so her dancing posture is very graceful on weekdays.
But these days she pretended to be sick and lay in bed, and had not been active. In addition, she was very nervous, so the dance moves that she used to be very familiar with were not very coordinated now, and her limbs seemed a little stiff.
Yu Xiangwei became more and more nervous, and her dancing became more and more unruly. Before she finished the song, Aunt Du waved her hand and asked her to stop.
"Aunt Du, I caught a cold these days and haven't practiced dancing much, so I don't dance well." Yu Xiangwei hurriedly explained.
Aunt Du was furious when she heard this: "You caught a cold and yet you still entered the palace to participate in the election? Aren't you going to pass the cold on to His Highness Prince Wei?"
Yu Xiangwei quickly waved her hands: "No, no, my cold has healed, it's just a few days ago..."
Aunt Du waved her hand again: "Enough, next one."
Yu Xiangwei originally wanted to make a splash and perform well in front of His Royal Highness Prince Wei, but she failed and made a fool of herself in front of His Royal Highness Prince Wei and so many people. She felt so aggrieved that she burst into tears and left the stage sadly.
Yu Jinshu quietly walked to the back.
Then, eleven girls showed off their talents one after another. Some played the piano, some sang, some arranged flowers, and some made tea...
There were four other girls who also showed off their dancing skills, and they all danced better than Yu Xiangwei.
Yu Xiangwei watched from the side, her eyes red.
Finally it was Yu Jinshu's turn, and she was confident.
In her previous life, her parents pushed her to learn Chinese dance and jazz dance from the age of three. She was proficient in both Chinese dance and jazz dance, and also learned some martial arts. In addition, she started practicing calligraphy at the age of five, and her handwriting was also very beautiful.
It’s just that she can’t write poetry, but it doesn’t matter. She borrowed a poem from Nalan Xingde in the Qing Dynasty, “Hua Tang Chun: A Lifetime, A Generation, A Pair”.
Yu Jinshu walked forward slowly, bowed to Song Shiyao, and then looked at Aunt Du: "The talent my daughter is showing is writing a poem."
It was extremely rare to find a woman who could write poetry in that era. As soon as she mentioned writing poetry, Song Shiyao became interested.
Moreover, Song Shiyao discovered that Yu Jinshu was completely different from what he had seen before.
Yu Jinshu used to be skinny and apart from his nice bone structure, there was nothing attractive about him.
But as soon as he came over, he noticed that Yu Jinshu was no longer as skinny as before. Instead, she looked fleshy but not fat, with a full chest, a thin waist, and a slightly perky butt.
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