Chapter 100 - 100. Bride Selection II (1/2)

Third person POV

A maid gently called her master, afraid that she would anger the bewitching woman that laid lazily on her golden soft sofa.

Maid: ” Huang guifei, the participants for the Bride Selection had arrived at the Qingshui palace.”

Li Zhenzhen's hand stopped after she heard what the maid said. Her hand slowly lowered down to her h.i.p.s as she stared intensely at the trembling maid. They could only hear the clinking sound from Li Zhenzhen's accessories on her fingers and hands.

Li Zhenzhen: ” Xu Feihong, is she there?”

Li Zhenzhen slowly spoke with her seductive voice. The maid quickly responded to her knowing that the beautiful woman didn't like waiting.

Maid: ” Yes, Huang guifei.”

Li Zhenzhen hummed and slowly get off her sofa, the servants that were fanning beside her immediately put down the giant feather fan and quietly dashed to Li Zhenzhen's side. One of them slightly lifted up Li Zhenzhen's long train skirt and the other one offered her hand with a golden silk on top of her palm to Li Zhenzhen. Li Zhenzhen put her hand on the servant's palm and walked out of her chamber to Qingshui palace.

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The teacher was teaching the participants about palace etiquette and how to walk gracefully and dignified. Some girls struggled walking with porcelain cup on top of their head and both of their shoulder, some of the girls kept dropping the cups and some of them doing pretty good as they had prepared themselves for this event. The number one talented girl in Da Chu, Li Qianzi, walked perfectly with a gentle smile on her face.

The teacher and her friends clapped their hands like a seal and complimented Li Qianzi to get a good side of her since she was the most suitable bride for the crown prince. At last, it was Hong er's turn to walk. Hong er's shoulders were trembling and her body was very stiff, the girls snickered when they saw how robotic Hong er walked. After a few step, the cup on Hong er's right shoulder slowly slide down, Hong er immediately moved up her right shoulder and it caused the left shoulder's cup to fall. Hong er instantly moved her head to look at the fallen cup and the cup on her head and her right shoulder fell.

The girls instantly giggled when they saw Hong er panicked and lowered her head down. The teacher sighed looked at Hong er disappointedly but in her heart she was very happy that Hong er failed. She wanted her beloved student Li Qianzi to be chosen as the bride and no one could compare to her beloved student. Her name would rise if Li Qianzi became an Empress, she would be recognized as the Empress's teacher and probably would be given prize by Li Qianzi for doing her job really good. That's why she had treated Li Qianzi very kindly and with courtesy.

Teacher: ” Miss Xu, you have to practice your walk everyday. Do you hear me?”

Hong er: ” Yes, teacher.”

Hong er bowed her head and timidly walked back to her line with her head lowered down. The girls were looking at her scornfully when she passed in front of them, even though Hong er acted like this, inside her heart she was bored and careless about whatever others talked about her. In fact, she was very good at balancing because when she was training with Xu Tingfeng, there was a test that Hong er quite struggled in. She had to block and avoid every attack coming to her way with a small cup of water on top of her head. If the water in the cup spilled before the times up, she would be punished to do the devastating warm up for two set without a rest. This walking thingy was a piece of crumb for Hong er.

Since she stood at the last of the line and the nearest to the door, the eunuch outside the door suddenly shouted.

Eunuch: ” Huang guifei enter the hall.”

The girls immediately turned their head towards the door and scurried to the side, they bent their knee and elegantly greeted Li Zhenzhen.

Girls: ” Greeting to Huang guifei.”

Li Zhenzhen slowly stepped inside the hall and hummed without looking at them. Her eyes stayed on the tall girl with a white attire that was looking down at her boots. The teacher rushed to Li Zhenzhen's side to greet Li Zhenzhen.

Teacher: ” Greeting to Huang guifei.”

The teacher perfectly greeted Li Zhenzhen and guided her into the hall. But Li Zhenzhen raised her hand to stop the teacher.

Li Zhenzhen: ” No need.”

Teacher: ” Ah-hahaha, this lowly one apologize for being braze.”