Feng xiaowei and other girls from noble families were led by little eunuchs to the Bai luo courtyard where the imperial selection would take place. The eunuchs told them to rest for the day because the imperial selection would start first thing in the morning. Feng xiaowei and her little clueless maid went into their chambers to rest. The other ladies chose to stay in the grand hall of bai luo courtyard to 'familiarise' with each other since they were going to be 'sisters' soon. Feng xiaowei sneered. On the surface, the ladies seemed to be familiarising with each other but they were actually attacking each other verbally.
Feng xiaowei wished not to listen and pollute meng er's clean ears so she left with the escuse of being tired. The moment Feng xiowei left, feng linli started her plans. There were five young ladies present at the moment. These five young ladies were from the prestigious Wu, Lu, Yan, Yun and Zhen families of the imperial capital.
Wu lan was 17 this year and her father is the left prime minister of the Emperor's Imperial court. She is the first daughter of her family and from a young age, she had been raised to become Empress. Thanks to the sickening upbringing of her mother, she believed she was meant to be the Empress and she was meant to stand above everyone and nobody else was meant for the position of Empress. All her dreams came shattering down When the the eldest daughter of the Yan Family was chosen as the Empress instead of her. Due to this, she held a grudge against the Yan family and hated Yan meilin who the youngest daughter of the Yan family and shared the same mother as The Empress. Wu lan sat up straight on the chair while eyeing the other girls.
Good, she was the most beautiful one here. Her eyes narrowed when she saw Feng linli's face. There was actually a girl more beautiful than her. She would deal with her later. None of the girls had paid attention to Feng xiowei's face when she was present because they knew her status as a concubine's daughter and conbubine born daughters never recieve good good ranks in the imperial harem.
Feng Linli who was concocting a plan in her head did not notice Wu lan's hawk gaze.
Next to Wu lan was Lu xin. Lu xin was the second daughter of the first wife of the Lu family. She was 16 this year. The Lu family initially were just commoners who had a little bit of money. Their ancestors were all commoners but this changed when the Emperor Long Wutian of the two previous two Dynasties took fancy to a lady from the Lu Family. The lady didn't want to join the Emperor's harem because she thought she would be inferior to the beauties in the Emperor's harem. To solve the problem, The Emperor elevated the status of Lu family and made them Imperial merchants. The wise Emperor had been so infatuated to the point that he had not realized that this was a ploy staged by the beauty to help her family. Lu xin and Wu lan were childhood friends and they had a very sweet friendship when they were younger but all these changed while they were growing up thanks to Wu lan's rotten personality. Wu lan and lu xin's relation was now similar to a master and servant's relationship. Lu xin had only agreed to take part in the imperial selection when her older sister who was in the imperial harem asked to, because she thought this was an opportunity to take revenge on the Wu lan for all the humiliation she had endured. Her eyes turned cold as exictement danced in her eyes. Lu xin was so sure she would gain a rank higher than Wu lan and let her have a taste of her own medicine.
Next to Lu xin were Yan meilin and Zhen chuhua who were both 17. Yan meilin was from the duke Yan manor which was a scholary family. Although all the younger generations end up as scholars, Yan meilin was a secret doctor. She had learned the ways of medicine because of her best friend Zhen chuhua. Because her family did not approve of her being a doctor, she learned in secret and because of the medicine she produced, she was famous all over the capital as Miracle doctor hua. She had joined the imperial harem when she heard her best friend Zhen Chuhua was joining too. Zhen chuhua was the youngest and the only daughter of the Zhen Family and coupled with the fact that she had a weak constitution since birth, she was pampered to the skies by her father Duke Zhen and her brothers. Her only friend was Yan meili and she depended on her quite a lot. Yan meili and Zhen chuhua are very 'good friends' who vowed to never seperate.
They sat next to each other while holding hands. They looked at each other and blushed.
(Author: hmmmm this is very strange)
Seeing that the famous beauties of the Capital were all present, Feng meilin put her plans to a start.