The peacock's tail feathers flutter like colorful ribbons, resembling a giant, colorful fan. Under the sunlight, they reflect a dazzling brilliance, like a rainbow, so beautiful it takes your breath away.
Apart from the initial gasps of surprise, everyone now seemed to be holding their breath, afraid that the sound would disturb the peacock, causing it to fold its beautiful tail.
Not just anyone could enter the Imperial Garden. Even favored concubines couldn't come whenever they wanted. If they were lucky, they could come in with His Majesty or the Empress Dowager.
The chances of palace maids entering the Imperial Garden are even lower, especially for these few today. The masters they served before have not even been favored by the emperor since they entered the palace.
Therefore, this was the first time these girls had ever seen a peacock display its tail feathers, such a stunning sight.
The dancing palace maids continued their dance, while the male peacock kept displaying its plumage. It wasn't just showing off to the female peacocks; it also strolled back and forth towards Hong Xiaoduo's group, as if to say, "Humans, look closely, who is the most beautiful!"
After about fifteen minutes, although no one had had enough, Hong Xiaoduo felt sorry for the dancing palace maid and told her to stop.
Sure enough, after a short while, the peacock also tucked in its tail.
"Hey, why does it stop too when I stop dancing?" the dancing palace maid asked excitedly.
"That guy thought you were flirting with his wife. Now that you've stopped jumping, he feels the crisis is over, so he naturally stopped too," Hong Xiaoduo said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Her words amused everyone present, and their gazes toward her were filled with admiration and curiosity.
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Fu is here. He must be here to find Miss Hong and the others," Eunuch Kang whispered to the Empress as he approached her.
Eunuch Fu did indeed come to find Hong Xiaoduo, because a foreign delegation had entered the palace.
Watching Hong Xiaoduo and Kaiyang walk away, the Empress turned to look at the palace maids and nannies beside her, her gaze falling on the maid who had just danced: "You, what's your name?"
Good heavens, is the Empress about to launch an attack right here and now?
The other palace maids looked on with schadenfreude at their companion, who was still draped in colorful silk and looked somewhat comical...
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