Seeing that the time for judging was approaching, Hua Yanxi and the two returned to their original place.
It was almost dusk now, palace lanterns had been lit everywhere in the palace, and the palace was even brighter.
The emperor has not yet come to deal with state affairs, but the ladies have been waiting here for a long time. Some are happy, and some are unhappy.
Hua Yanxi's assessment is difficult to say and easy to say for these ladies.
The difficulty is naturally that there is no one in the palace and no one is favored at home.
As for those who have relatives in the palace or people in the harem, just say something, and there will naturally be ways to make money for these people to successfully complete their tasks.
For example, several young ladies who were gathering together and smiling brightly had received help from the people behind them and believed that they could come out on top in this assessment.
When Hua Yanxi came in, everyone looked at her with disdain on their faces.
"Sister Wan, I heard that you went to the palace's dance studio today to give guidance to the dancers. They also asked you to come to the palace to teach for a long time. You must have promised a lot of money. Tell us and we will open it.
Open your eyes."
The woman known as Sister Wan raised her head, but she couldn't help but feel proud in her eyes: "That's what happened. I didn't want to agree to it at first, but the boss is friendly with the elders in the family, and I can't refuse.
, I had no choice but to agree.”
"The conditions must be very generous, right?" someone asked tentatively.
The woman smiled even more proudly and nodded: "Well, as if you were afraid that I would regret it, I signed the contract as soon as I agreed, and then gave me the moon silver, not much, just two thousand taels, just as a favor.
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"Two thousand taels, then you should be the one who earned the most today." Someone echoed next to him.
"Sister Wan is an amazing dancer. Two thousand taels is really not much. There shouldn't be anyone better than you among us."
The woman smiled and said: "That's not necessarily the case. There are some sisters outside. Aren't there some sisters who haven't come back? Maybe they can earn more."
"No matter what, if you earn two thousand taels, you will definitely be able to pass the test."
Just as he was talking, several more people walked in, and they happened to enter the hall after Hua Yanxi.
Hua Yanxi was not in the mood to chat with them, so she just found a place to sit down.
"Hmph, just pretending. We'll see how she gets slapped in the face later." Someone said disdainfully.
"That's right, I don't think she has any money on her, and I guess she doesn't make much money. I asked specifically, but I didn't see her anywhere in the harem. Maybe she didn't find a way to make money, so she ran away.
Where are you hiding?"
"Could she be planning to secretly put some silver into it later and deliberately find some excuse to say she earned it today?"
"If she dares to talk nonsense, I have asked her in private. If she dares to talk nonsense, I will expose her immediately. I have asked her everywhere in the palace. I generally know who is doing what and how much money." Said this.
The person speaking was Fu Jiaojiao, the biological sister of Concubine Qiao who had been favored recently.
Then, everyone began to compliment Miss Fu.
Suddenly, someone came closer to Fu Jiaojiao and smelled it carefully: "Miss Fu, the fragrance on your body is so special. I wonder what spices were used?"
Miss Fu's family suddenly said proudly: "It's nothing. Today, the Imperial Hospital has developed some rouge and gouache specially for noble people, and I just happened to buy a set."
"Ah, I've heard about that. I heard it's very effective. I got the news late. When I went there, the hospital was already sold out. But I paid a deposit and it will be available in a few days."
"Me too, me too. I also paid a deposit. Miss Fu, is that thing really that magical?"
Miss Fu proudly wiped the tip of her nose with a handkerchief and said, "I'm smearing those things on my face now. What do you think?"
Everyone immediately moved their eyes to Fu Jiaojiao's face, and sure enough they saw that her skin was pink and translucent, and the powder on her cheeks was so fine that if you didn't look closely, you wouldn't be able to tell at all. It was so natural.
So everyone began to compliment Fu Jiaojiao together. Even the woman who originally claimed to have a good relationship with the dance studio leader changed her previous arrogance and praised Fu Jiaojiao in a serious manner.
The topic among the women was nothing more than clothing, and the palace was even more lively than before.
It wasn't until the palace attendants sang "The Emperor has arrived" that the whole hall became silent and they all knelt on the ground.
Hua Yanxi was about to kneel down, but before her knees could bend, Ye Yibai grabbed her and she stood up straight.
Fortunately, the two of them were low-key and sat in the corner early without being noticed, so their boldness was not noticed.
The emperor sat on a high position, looked at everyone from a high position, and then glanced at Hua Yanxi: "Since it is you who set the level, then it is up to you to test it."
Hua Yanxi leaned forward and walked to the front of the hall directly in front of the high seat. She looked at the girls standing in two rows in front of her: "Then let me reveal it. Next, please tell me if you think you have earned more silver.
Step forward and tell me the money you earned today."
After Hua Yanxi finished speaking, she glanced around and saw that all the ladies were just looking at me and me, without moving.
Hua Yanxi smiled and said: "Is there not even one confident person among so many people?"
If the emperor hadn't been sitting above him, all of these people would have rolled their eyes at Hua Yanxi.
Isn't that what they call lack of confidence? What they call being reserved. Do you understand being reserved?
Hua Yanxi could naturally understand the look in their eyes. She slightly raised her lips and said deliberately: "If no one stands up, can I assume that you have all given up and given up?"
After hearing this, someone finally couldn't hold it back. It was the young lady from the Fu family. She had the highest status among these people and her words had a high weight.
"Fifth Princess, what you said is wrong. The reason why we don't stand up is not because we give up, but because we think that since you proposed this competition and you are also a participant, should you report first?
How about your own number?" Miss Fu's arrogant voice said.
Hua Yanxi curled her lips: "Oh? Does it have to be like this?"
If we wait for her to report out, I'm afraid these young ladies will have nothing to play with.
After hearing what she said, Miss Fu nodded more and more firmly: "Of course, you report the amount you earned first. Anyone who is above you will be considered passed. If it is below your number, it will be eliminated."
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After saying that, Miss Fu said meaningfully: "If all of us here earn more than you, the fifth princess will be eliminated in this round. After all, you are the one who proposed the rules. If we
Everyone is higher than you, and as a concubine, I'm afraid you won't be able to convince everyone."
Fu Jiaojiao thought very simply. In today's competition, if she was just a side concubine, it didn't matter whether she wanted it or not. But if it was a main concubine, she would be barely worthy of her.