Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 327 - 325

Chapter 327: 325

The girls who followed didn’t make any mistakes, after all, these are the things they have been learning from a young age, it’s embedded in their very bones!

Therefore, even if they can’t deliver an extraordinary performance, they won’t perform poorly either.

Fu Ranhui, the daughter of the eldest princess, Gu Qiqi, the granddaughter of the Imperial Master Gu Wenyuan, and Yun’er were the most outstanding among them.

The Empress Dowager couldn’t help but nod her head while looking at them.

Xiao’er was younger than the rest of the girls, but she was taller, so she stood in the first position of the last row.

Finally, it was Xiao’er’s turn to introduce herself.

The Empress Dowager’s gaze was sharp, and all the women present straightened their backs. Some even unconsciously rubbed their eyes. There was no helping it; if their eyes weren’t bright enough, how would they spot errors - come on, come on, the game of finding faults has begun!

Xiao’er slightly lowered her head, not daring to look directly at the sacred face. Her mouth curled up to just the right position, her steps light and graceful. The purple skirt fluttered on the black marble floor, blooming like a flower, incredibly beautiful.

She had not worn too many jewelry, and the accessories in her hair would not fall off even if she jumped up, let alone make a slight move.

But that’s okay, everyone can look at her earrings. The long purple gillyflower earrings, as she walked, hardly shook.

With the Empress Dowager’s vision at her age, she definitely couldn’t see the shaking.

The ladies present couldn’t understand. Without actually dancing and not making any extra movements, how does she manage to have not just an elegant and composed walking posture but also a somewhat graceful and charming feeling?

It really broke all their previous understandings.

Xiao’er kneeled and bowed, even her hair didn’t move excessively. She slightly parted her lips and spoke in a voice like an oriole:

"Shen Xiao’er, the eldest daughter of Marquis Shengping and the county owner of Rui’an, pays respects to the Emperor, Empress Dowager, Empress... May the Empress be propitious."

Only when Xiao’er’s last word fell did the Empress Dowager recover from her trance.

"You may rise!" The Emperor showed a slight smile on his majestic face.

This was the first time he had bestowed a marriage for his son, naturally, he had to choose the best. His judgment was always flawless, and the performance of the county owner of Rui’an proved it at this moment.

If Ma Yuqing, Fu Ranhui, Gu Qiqi, Shen Yun’er’s postures were as standard as textbooks, then what Xiao’er showed was the most authoritative textbook!

The whole process didn’t even take a minute, but not for a single second could anyone pick any flaws in her performance.

Although the Empress Dowager wanted to find faults, because she was too standard, she didn’t know where to find any. No one had ever performed better than her before.

"Are you the county owner of Rui’an? Raise your head and let me take a look."

"Yes!" Xiao’er raised her head, meeting the Empress Dowager’s X-ray like gaze, calm and composed, neither humble nor arrogant.

The Empress Dowager felt frustrated, this kind of temperament should not belong to someone of a farmer’s origin, and she was not even fully grown yet. After she reached maturity, wouldn’t she be a beauty capable of causing the downfall of a city!

Could it be that Marquis Shengping’s family has a lineage of nobility from the previous dynasty who then entered seclusion? Otherwise, how could a mere farming family cultivate such a talented girl!

In this round, Xiao’er won with full votes, the eyes of the masses are as bright as snow, there was no room for any favoritism! Fu Ranhui took the second place, Gu Qiqi the third, Yun’er the fourth...

With the exception of Mrs. Liu, the women and girls present felt slightly discomforted.

Those who were hoping to reach high statuses through marriage were even more disgruntled, she has almost guaranteed the position of the consort of the Sixth Prince! Why is she making such a show!

The second round was left with only twenty-four girls, twelve were eliminated.

Aunt Gui, next to the Empress Dowager, issued a yellow note to the remaining girls, "All the girls, please follow this old servant. According to the requirements on the note, select a dress and change your makeup, the time is fifteen minutes."

The twenty-four people formed a neat line and followed.

Xiao’er glanced at the words on her note: Mourning ritual.

Xiao’er’s expression didn’t change, but she silently complained in her heart!

The words written on Yun’er’s note were Lantern Festival.

The other girls’ notes had words such as palace banquet, certain house’s flower appreciation party, ceremony, certain wedding banquets... and so on.

In short, the unluckiest one had to be Xiao’er.

Aunt Gui led the people to a large room, one side of the room was filled with dresses hanging on racks, and the other side was filled with dressing tables.

With only fifteen minutes, to find a fitted dress, change makeup and there only being three dressing rooms, the time was really tight.

Xiao’er’s target was very clear, she only looked for white dresses, therefore, her actions were swift.

Gu Qiqi had been paying attention to her for a while, and just as Xiao’er walked up to her, she couldn’t resist her curiosity and asked, "Why are you only picking white dresses County Lady Rui’an?"

This was not what she was thinking of! Xiao’er thought, then helplessly handed Gu Qiqi the note she held.

Mourning ritual!

Pfft! Gu Qiqi couldn’t help but laugh out loud, then quickly covered her mouth. Only after suppressing her laughter, did she speak, "I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it. I just didn’t expect such a subject. This topic is really unfair." The County Lady Rui’an was just too unlucky. But she didn’t utter the last half of the sentence.

"Never mind, let’s seize the time to find clothes." Xiao’er shook her head and continued looking for a suitable dress.

The others heard and looked over, but they were all busy and didn’t have any extra thoughts to be curious.

The clothes here were a mess, obviously intentionally disorganized.

Some girls finally picked a set suitable for the occasion and were pleasing to the eye, only to find it didn’t fit when they compared it to their body. The situation had them on the verge of tears as they had to continue looking.

Most of the clothes here are brightly colored and are prepared for blooming girls, how could they not be vivid!

Only two sets were black, one was a suit for night travels, and the other was a truly black mourning suit.

But this mourning suit was not something Xiao’er could choose, even though the note said it’s for a mourning ritual, it’s a competition. Wearing something so depressive in front of the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Empress, was suicide!

There were too many clothes, but not many suited Xiao’er, strictly speaking, there weren’t any!

Even for the white skirts, there were either vivid or cheerful embroideries on them.

In the end, Xiao’er selected a white skirt with the least amount of embroidery. This skirt only had some red plums embroidered at the hem.

Xiao’er removed the red belt and took a light yellow belt from another dress.

Then she found a light yellow shawl from other dresses.

There was a basket of needles and threads on the dressing table; Xiao’er took out a pair of scissors and directly cut off the part with the embroidered red plums along the hem of the skirt. Then she took the light yellow shawl, leaving the edge for seaming, according to the cut out piece of cloth, she cut out a piece of flat cloth, planning to personally design a suitable skirt.

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