"Brother, brother, brother..." Shen Yulou was still drawing her eyebrows when she heard her younger brother's voice calling out like a ghost.
He glanced irritably in the direction from which he had heard the voice before he saw the person.
Shen Yuchen held onto the door with both hands, and as soon as she stepped her left foot across the threshold, she froze in shock when she saw her brother's appearance.
Then came a gasp of surprise, "Wow..."
It bounced into Shen Yulou's arms like a small cannonball.
"Brother, you are so handsome! How can my brother be so handsome? I have never seen anyone as handsome as you."
Shen Yuchen's eyes were filled with the admiration of younger siblings for their older siblings, and his expression was astonishingly beautiful, just like Shen Yulou.
However, Shen Yulou, this vain fox, thoroughly enjoyed others praising his appearance.
He covered his face and chuckled, clearly pleased with the compliment.
"Brother, can you give me a kiss..." After saying that, he stretched out his chubby cheek and pointed to his delicate face with his short, chubby fingers.
"Dream on..." Shen Yulou pouted and gently pushed his face away.
"Give me a kiss, give me a kiss~" Shen Yuchen jumped up and down anxiously, bouncing around like a radish, her face turning red.
While he was jumping around and not paying attention, Shen Yulou suddenly kissed him on the cheek.
Shen Yuchen was stunned for a moment, then turned her head and saw the red lip print on her cheek in the bronze mirror.
Suddenly, a burst of cheers erupted: "Yay! My handsome brother kissed me! I'm going to tell my dad, mom, and my best friend!"
"None of them have such a handsome older brother! But I do!" With that, he proudly puffed out his little chest and happily jumped out.
Shen Yulou pondered. His younger brother probably had a bit of a looks-obsessed gene. But having grown up seeing such a handsome older brother like him, would he eventually start to think that everyone else was ugly?
Indeed, being too beautiful can be a problem!
Shen Yulou raised the bronze mirror again, applied red lipstick to her face, and admired her own stunningly beautiful face, feeling narcissistic.
Time quickly passed and it was afternoon.
News came from the palace that, apart from His Majesty, the top martial arts scholar won first place in this year's hunting competition, followed by the top civil scholar, Shen Bijue.
His Majesty clapped his hands and laughed, then issued an edict to reward the two top scholars with many treasures.
At noon, the high-ranking officials and the top scholars and successful candidates finished their lunch in the palace.
At the hour of Wei (1-3 PM), the magnificent vermilion palace gates opened wide, and the emperor, dressed in a long robe with a golden five-clawed dragon, emerged from the main palace gate in a palanquin shrouded in layers of gauze curtains.
Behind him followed two of this year's top scholars in both civil and military affairs, wearing bright and eye-catching hats adorned with large red peonies, and magnificent robes with exquisite embroidered patches on the front.
The successful candidates, dressed in red robes and led by the two top scholars in both civil and military fields, rode tall horses and wore official hats adorned with flowers of lesser brilliance. They exited the palace through a side gate.
The roadside was bustling with people, all stopping to look up at these dashing young men in fine clothes and riding spirited horses.
The people of Qi Dynasty were open-minded, and many daring girls had already begun laughing as they threw flowers at the horses.
Oh, some young masters also secretly threw things away, hiding in the crowd.
While everyone's attention was focused on the young men parading ahead, Shen Yuchen, holding Shen Yulou's hand, quietly squeezed into the crowd.
Why isn't anyone throwing flowers at Chi Yuan's palanquin?
The golden palanquin passed by in a clean and tidy path, a stark contrast to the flower-strewn path followed by the horses.
Shen Yulou had a mischievous plan in mind.
They didn't dare to smash it, but he did!
Let's get right to it.
She untied the peony flower from her hair, and with a flick of her wrist, the flower accurately passed through the layers of gauze, went straight through, and finally hit Chi Yuan on the head.
"Brother...you..." Shen Yuchen thought he had taken a fancy to the handsome top scholar when she saw his actions.
I was just about to be happy for my brother, but then...
He gasped.
No wonder so many young masters don't want him; they've got their eyes on the emperor, haven't they?
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