Gu Xiaoqiao took a deep breath, tried to calm herself down, and tried to remain calm.
After entering the hall, they stood in order. Coincidentally, she was the third one this time.
According to the process, they need to introduce themselves first.
"Your servant, Zhao Xuemei, is the daughter of the Minister of Works. I am seventeen years old this year."
…
After all, she is a noble lady from Kyoto. Whether it is her manners, speech, or dress, she looks like a lady from a noble family.
"As expected of the daughter of the Minister of Works, her appearance and behavior are exactly what I like."
The Queen Mother waved the Buddhist beads in her hand, seeming quite satisfied.
"Have you ever been to school? I wonder which of these arts are you good at?"
The Queen Mother continued to ask.
"Your Majesty, these servants... have a basic understanding, but are not fully proficient, so..."
The implication is that he has no special skills.
Anyway, she already has someone she likes and doesn't want to be chosen.
“No problem, no problem…”
The Queen Mother turned her gaze to the second person, "What about you?"
"Your Majesty, my name is Zhao Qianqian. My father is a Grand Secretary of the Imperial Academy. I am fifteen years old this year. I know a little bit about music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but my painting is barely passable."
"Yeah, not bad."
The Queen Mother casually took over the conversation and moved on to the next one.
It is true that Zhao Qianqian is a talented girl, but her appearance is too ordinary. She can't even remember the people she sees, let alone catch the emperor's eye.
"What about you?"
The Queen Mother glanced at the third one, her voice without any fluctuation.
The first three were arranged by her as foils, and Liang Xiangrong was the best candidate she wanted to bring into the palace.
"Your Majesty, my name is Gu Jinqiao, the daughter of the Huzhou prefect, and I'm sixteen years old. I'm not very good at the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but I can manage to do a bit. I do have more experience with music and dance, though."
Gu Xiaoqiao answered with lowered eyebrows and eyes. Her voice was not as clear and melodious as the women in Kyoto, but rather had the soft and sweet tone that was unique to women in the south of the Yangtze River.
What she said was true. The original owner loved dancing since she was a child. The eldest lady originally wanted to train Gu Jinjiao in an all-round way, but Gu Jinjiao's mind was not on that. She always grabbed Gu Jinqiao to take the blame in class.
Over time, the original owner actually learned it quite well.
Gu Jinqiao, the daughter of Huzhou.
Upon hearing the name, the empress dowager raised her eyebrows slightly. She had heard that women in the south of the Yangtze River were all good-looking and gentle in nature, and now it seemed to be true.
But being too soft is not a good thing either, as it will make you unworthy of important tasks.
After thinking about it, he decided to give up on her, so he set his sights on the last person.
"Last one, whose daughter are you?"
Liang Xiangrong smiled slightly, but before she could say anything, another majestic voice sounded.
"You, raise your head."
Emperor Mian's tone was neither light nor heavy, but it was enough to instantly lower the temperature of the surrounding air by several degrees.
To avoid misunderstanding, he added, "The third one."
Hearing this, Gu Xiaoqiao's heart skipped a beat, and he kept brainwashing himself, telling himself to stay calm, he must stay calm.
She slowly raised her head, but her eyes did not meet the man's level. Of course, she did not have the courage to do so.
I only dared to take a quick glance and get a general idea of it.
The man was tall and slender, and his bright black brocade robe gave people a sense of distance.
His brows were slightly furrowed, and there was a hint of sharpness in his expression.
He exuded a kingly aura, looking down upon all living beings from a high position, making people feel awe and dare not look directly at him.
Gu Xiaoqiao swallowed secretly, and only had one impression in his mind: he couldn't see clearly whether he was handsome or not, but he could feel that he was ferocious.
She quickly lowered her eyes slightly, allowing everyone's eyes to look at her.
What she didn't know was that the moment she looked up, the whole room seemed to have lost its luster.
That face was truly stunning, with skin as white as jade, eyebrows as dark as black, a small nose tip, and a cherry mouth that was rosy and tempting.
Especially her pair of watery eyes, like grapes soaked in hot springs, are lovable.
Her eyelashes were long and thick, covering her eyelids like two palm-leaf fans, casting a shadow on her eyelids.
In her, purity, gentleness and charm are well combined.
At this moment, she lowered her eyebrows slightly, looking a little shy, but it made people want to take a peek even more.
"Jiangnan is indeed rich in beauties. I have finally seen one today."
The Queen Mother exclaimed in admiration.
"Your Majesty, your praise is too great. I am unworthy of it." Gu Xiaoqiao smiled slightly and said modestly.
The Queen Mother smiled as she glanced at the Emperor's crown and then at Gu Xiaoqiao. "I think this girl is a good child. Your Majesty, what do you think?"
"Stay here, and let the other queens and empresses take care of it."
Emperor Mian said this lightly and walked away, as if he didn't take the matter to heart at all.
Just like that, Gu Xiaoqiao was selected without knowing why.
A total of six people were selected in this audition. They were given different positions and residences according to their family background.
Although Gu Jinqiao was the daughter of a fourth-rank prefect, she was a local official after all and not a Beijing official, so her position was not very high, but it was not very low either.
As she expected, she was given the rank of beauty, and the one with the highest rank among their group was probably Liang Xiangrong, who was given the title of concubine and enjoyed the position of the master of a palace.
But it makes sense, after all, she is the youngest daughter of the Right Prime Minister.
As for the other five people, they were assigned to different palaces.
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