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Presumably, there were too many people waiting for the selection. When it came to "D room", it was already the beginning of the application period (around 3 PM).

During this time, even though there were maids who served tea and pastries to keep people hungry, in order to maintain their makeup and avoid going to the official rooms, almost all of them had yet to drink a drop of water, and all of them were filled with unspeakable hunger.

As he watched his roommates leave one by one, those who were still standing there grew anxious.

"Tell me …" Don't tell me you've forgotten about us? " Ren Yan looked at the few people who were left in the room and couldn't help whispering to Jiang Wan.

Jiang Wan looked at her and laughed softly, "Isn't that good? Not as you wish? "

"But you still have to let us out first. What's wrong with locking us up here?" Ren Yan said with a sunken face.

Just as the two of them were conversing, the Eunuch Si who had been called out brought the register to the entrance of 'D' Room once again, saying in a clear voice, "Xue Jinfeng, Ren Yan, Jiang Wan …" "Follow me to my house …"

Upon hearing her name, her heartbeat inexplicably sped up. She first took a deep breath to calm herself down before she stood up. At this moment, Xue Jinfeng had already followed the attendant out of the room.

Ren Yan tugged on Jiang Wan's sleeve and muttered softly, "Why are we in the same group as her?" "We're completely unlucky."

Jiang Wan smiled as she patted Ren Yan's hand, pulling her along as they left the side hall.

The place for the formal selection was in the main hall of the palace. On a high platform set up in the middle of the hall, Imperial Concubine Cui was seated on a beautiful woman covered with a blue carved silk and a silver quilt. She was accompanied by Li Shufei and Dou Defei. When they thought about how they had spent a day looking at the beautiful ladies, Cui Xianzi and the others seemed to lose all their energy. Imperial Concubine Cui even leaned against the pillow at the side.

"Feng Jing, go ahead." Imperial Concubine Cui raised her hand to signal the people beside her.

The attendant called Feng Jing gave a meaningful glance to the person standing outside the main hall. The person outside the door then picked up the register in his hand and loudly sang:

"Xue Jinfeng, daughter of Liaodong Army Headquarters' Xue Chongyi, sixteen …"

"Jiang Wan, the daughter of Jiang Chuanzhong, Vice Minister of the Punishment Department, sixteen years old …"

"The young master of the Zhan Clan, Ren An's daughter, Ren Yan, 15 years old …"

Jiang Wan and the others, who had already been waiting outside, had their hands folded in front of them. With dignified expressions, they took small steps and the three of them entered the palace in a row.

"Xue Jinfeng, daughter of General Xue Chongyi from Liaodong Army, congratulations to the Imperial Concubine and the various ladies. May the Empress live a long life."

Xue Jinfeng was the first to take a step forward and bow towards the crowd.

"Stand up." A slightly sharp voice sounded from within the hall.

Feeling that she was familiar with something, Jiang Wan couldn't help but raise her head and look. She saw that the attendant who previously told her to change clothes was now standing behind Imperial Concubine Cui with a respectful expression, bowing from time to time to acknowledge something.

His gaze swept over Jiang Wan's face indifferently, with an expression as calm as if he had never seen her before.

"Xue Jinfeng?" Dou Defei, who was sitting next to Imperial Concubine Cui, held up a list. She slowly raised her head to look at Xue Jinfeng and softly said, "It says in this list that you're the best at singing and dancing. Why don't you give us a piece of it?"

When Xue Jinfeng heard this, she secretly rejoiced in her heart. She had originally been worried that she would not have the opportunity to show off her skills, but when she heard that someone had asked her to sing and dance a song, she stepped forward with a smile.

Although there was no silk bamboo accompanying her, it did not affect her in the slightest as she vividly displayed her beautiful dance and her lithe figure. Even Jiang Wan, who was at the side, was amazed when she saw it.

No wonder she was so fearless before. Could it be that she was determined to get it?

Jiang Wan stealthily glanced at the stage, only to discover that Imperial Concubine Cui's eyes were filled with coldness. The expressions of the people beside her were either ridiculing or underestimating her, as if no one was optimistic about Xue Jinfeng.

Jiang Wan secretly exclaimed in her heart.

Imperial Concubine Cui impatiently raised her hand. Feng Jing, who was standing behind her, said, "It's done."

Xue Jinfeng, who was in the middle of dancing, lost her balance for a moment. She staggered forward and almost fell to the ground.

A faint laughter came from the high platform. Some people covered their mouths as they laughed, "What a hardworking child."

Jiang Wan silently glanced at her, then took a step forward and bowed her head. "Vice Minister of the Punishment Department Jiang Chuanzhong's daughter, Jiang Wan, greets the imperial concubine and wishes her good luck and good luck with all the other ladies."

What made her curious was that the high platform had suddenly become silent, and she, who had her head lowered, did not know what had happened. Thus, she could only maintain that position, feeling apprehensive in her heart.

"Raise your head!" To everyone's surprise, the one who spoke was Imperial Concubine Cui herself.

However, the moment she lifted her head, she heard someone on the platform inhaling a breath of cold air.

What had happened?

Jiang Wan tried her best to maintain a calm expression as she looked ahead, but she didn't dare to randomly glance around.

"Like... "It really is so similar …" Someone on the high platform exclaimed once again.

It was at this moment that a sixth grade Inner Attendant hastily entered the hall and quickly ascended the high platform. He ran to Feng Jin's ear and whispered, causing Feng Jing's expression to change.

Without much thought, he bent down and whispered into Imperial Concubine Cui's ear.

Imperial Concubine Cui slapped the table in front of her in anger and stood up with a "* splatter". The other in-laws sitting around her were all taken aback.

"Are you speaking the truth?" She glared at Feng Jing, a hint of viciousness in her voice.

Feng Jing glanced at the attendant that came to report and said, "He's still there …" "It can't be wrong …"

"Today, I simply don't have a way to do it anymore!" Imperial Concubine Cui said bitterly, "Let's go take a look."

After saying so, she held onto Feng Jing's arm and walked off the high platform in quick steps. She had an expression on her face as she hurriedly walked out of the hall.

What was going on?

Li Shufei and Dou De Fei, who had been accompanying Imperial Concubine Cui, exchanged a glance and decided to follow along to investigate.

It was difficult for Jiang Wan, Xue Jinfeng, and Ren Yan to just stand there like that. They really couldn't stay, they couldn't leave, they couldn't stand, and they couldn't sit either.

Since no one had informed them that they could leave, the three of them could only obediently stay there.

It was only until dusk when someone finally came running in with small steps. He looked at them and asked curiously, "Why are you guys still here? "Hurry up and leave …"

Disperse just like that?

Jiang Wan's mind was filled with questions as she looked at the attendant who had come to report.

The attendant had a troubled expression on her face as she said, "Something big has happened in the palace. You all should hurry back!"