Swoosh.
The arrow shot out and pierced through the hair bun on the young lady's head.
The young woman opened her eyes in terror, but remained silent.
Lu Xingjian lazily tossed aside the bow in his hand, turned and left slowly, leaving behind only one sentence.
"She's the one."
Seeing the dozen or so still-shaken girls, Su Wanwan had no choice but to clean up the mess.
He offered words of comfort to the girl who had been shot by an arrow:
"Don't be afraid. His Majesty is a kind man. He was just testing your courage. Just serve him well."
As for the other unfortunate girls, she took them back to the palace to settle them.
Lu Xingjian hadn't gone far when he heard her words. He paused slightly, then left without looking back.
On the way back to Kunning Palace, Su Wanwan sat in the palanquin, her gaze sweeping over the empty East and West Six Palaces.
During the reign of the late emperor, all six palaces in the east and west were empty, and the harem consisted of only one empress.
This reduced the competitive pressure on Lu Xingjian.
However, Lu Xingjian was clearly not the kind of person who was devoted to one woman like the late emperor.
As time goes by, these palaces will likely be gradually filled with people, and the harem will become increasingly lively.
That evening, a young woman secretly entered Cikang Palace to meet Empress Dowager Zhang.
Empress Dowager Zhang's eyes gleamed with excitement and pleasure: "Wang Yutang was the one who was left behind?"
"It's Wang Yutang."
The young woman was still shaken, and she didn't envy the one who was kept behind at all. That was an opportunity she had risked her life for.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is quite cold towards the Empress, showing her no respect whatsoever. Does he not like the Empress?"
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