At the moment she donned the palace attire, Ji Ruyan distinctly heard a sharp intake of breath from behind her.
This Master Meng must be up to something!
Without revealing her suspicion, Ji Ruyan casually asked a question, "Master Meng, have you met me before? Why have you been staring at my face ever since I started learning under you?"
With a smile on her face, Master Meng replied, "This humble woman simply finds the Commandery Princess's beauty dazzling, a sight that brightens my eyes."
"Master Meng is too flattering. I am but an ordinary woman, how can I accept your praise of 'nation's beauty and heavenly grace'?"
"Princess Ruyan is too modest."
Ji Ruyan knew that this Master Meng was far from simple, being able to flatter her at just the right moment even though she knew that Ji Ruyan had noticed something unusual about her. Such shrewdness was truly befitting of a palace embroiderer!
However, time was on her side.
