"What about besides talent?"

Hua Mian wants to hear different news from Jinyue. According to Xue Qing, talent display is the key to the final selection. However, Xue Qing does not have long worked in the palace for a long time, Hua Mian still wants to hear the news from Jinyue before making a judgment.

"Talent performances can only be talent. Maybe there are other things I don't know, at least this has been the case in the years since I entered the palace." Jinyue smiled apologetically and continued: "The selection of Fairy Lan Qiu was set hundreds of years ago, almost at the same time as this country, and was also set by the first national teacher."

Sure enough, it was related to the first national master. Hua Mian remembered that when she was in Shangyang Post, he heard the owner of the Lu Pavilion mention that General Lu of her family was once a close friend of the first national master. So it would be no wonder that there were items related to him in the temple after Lu Yan died.

"...But your biggest opponent may be Princess Wei," Jin Yue said while eating the snacks brought by Huamian. She hadn't eaten for a few months, and I really miss it.

"I guess you must have participated in the selection of Fairy Lan Qiu, and the people in each palace in the harem follow their masters. For example, the master is good at singing and dancing, and the female officials in her palace will definitely be instrumental music," Jinyue said as she looked at Hua Mian.

Hua Mian read from Jinyue's eyes a little sympathy, and also, listening to her meaning. If the owner of the palace is not very talented, it will inevitably affect the person being elected. At this time, I have to say that the concubine Jing in the palace, who has never seen her have any other outstanding performances except being gentle and friendly.

Jinyue saw Hua Mian’s thoughts and comforted her: “But you don’t have to worry too much. It should be no problem to let you enter the top five with the position of Concubine Jing.”

"Is it just the top five?" Hua Mian thought that her selection path should be worry-free as Concubine Jing in the palace.

"The top five are already very good performances. You should know that except Princess Wei, the other few other female officials, are all very strong in the backstage."

"There are so many princesses in the harem, but Princess is interested in the title of Lan Qiu as the fairy Lan Qiu?" It is just a title, and it cannot be seen or touched. It can make a princess in a country fight with the female officials in order to get it.

"Don't you know?" Jin Yue suddenly showed an incredible expression, as if what Hua Mian was talking about was something incredible.

"Princess Wei started to participate in the Lanqiu Fairy evaluation since the current national teacher officially started to preside over the Lanqiu Festival eight years ago."

"Wait!! Eight years ago?? Isn't this national master only nineteen years old? Eight years ago... eleven years ago?" Hua Mian was thinking not whether the national master had the ability to complete the sacrifice, but was complaining that people in this world would actually ask a child to preside over the selection of fairies.

"Is there any problem with the age of eleven?" Jin Yue seemed to have heard something incredible.

"No problem, of course no problem." The adults from the Ministry of Rites did not mention anything wrong. What else could she say, a mere chef?

But eight years ago, wasn’t that Princess Wei only twelve years old? Wait, remember Qiangwei mentioned that Princess Wei never lost in the selection of Fairy Lan Qiu. Doesn’t this mean… “Princess Wei served as Fairy Lan Qiu for eight consecutive years?”
Chapter completed!