Masquerade in Bridal Attire and Marry the Prince

166. Chapter 166 The Second Daughter of Zhao Family

Translator: Tracycbj

“I’m willing.” The girl straightened up and made three loud kowtows at Du Chuxuan. The girls behind her put on a distainful look when they saw her indecent moves, but they at the same time felt jealous of that saved girl, who could be so lucky to serve at East Palace.

“It is settled.” Du Chuxuan made the decision without consulting the maid. He was not in charge of much business in the palace, but that didn’t mean he had no rights to do this as a Crown Princess.

He didn’t care about what the maid and the Empress were thinking about.

Du Chuxuan sat there absent-mindedly until the selection of the medium level girls was finished. He started to gather his attention when the selection of the top-grade girls started. These girls were basically qualified to be imperial concubines, and they were competing in terms of their family power and wealth.

“Zhao Ling’er, the second young Lady of the Zhao Family.” When the maid announced the name, a young lady in pink stepped forward. She was wearing a pink dress with long sleeves, like a fairy descending from the heaven. Compared to Zhao Zheng, she looked more delicate.

“Good day, Your Highness.” She behaved solemnly, and even Du Chuxuan couldn’t find any mistakes in her. After what had happened to Zhao Zheng, the Zhao Family had made more efforts on cultivating their daughters.

Looking at the girl, Du Chuxuan made up his mind. The Zhao Family had a good plan. Zhao Zheng was making things work in her way in Turk, and Zhao Ling’er came to the palace and make plots. The Zhao Family didn’t want to miss any opportunities.

“Zhao Ling’er used to have a different name. She asked a respected monk to tell her fortune and then changed her name before the selection so as to make her new name sounds propitious.” Due to the high status of Zhao Ling’er, a maid gave a brief introduction about her.

Of course, there was no need to introduce the distinctive families in the capital city. The Empress and Du Chuxuan knew well about them.

“What a good child. She is pretty.” The look on the Empress’s face alarmed Du Chuxuan, who immediately said, “She looks really good indeed, but I wonder if she has any special talents? Since she comes from a distinctive family in the capital city, I guess she is not inferior to the Zhao Family’s eldest daughter.”

Zhao Ling’er turned pale at these words. Even the Empress couldn’t say anything else. The people outside the palace didn’t know about this, but everyone in the palace knew why Zhao Zheng was married into Turk.

After what happened to Zhao Zheng, it was very difficult for a girl from Zhao Family to get a good position in the palace. However, the Empress did not intend to make the Zhao Family a help of Yuxing Tianrui, so she naturally did not think that there was anything wrong. At that time, she would say that she was trying to appease the minsters, and Du Chuxuan would not be able to do anything about it.

“I’m not talented at all. I like poetry, painting and caligraphy, but I’m not very good at them. I’m afraid my talents are not good enough to amuse the Empress and the Crown Princess. Please allow me to dance for you today if I’m allowed to, and I hope that Shenglan country would prosper for generations!”

Her words were extremely pleasant. Everyone liked the feeling of being flattered.  The Empress deepened her smile and said, “Please go ahead.”‘

Other people moved away to make space for her. The girls from the four distinctive families rolled their eyes. If it weren’t for the military power of the Zhao Family, Zhao Ling’er would never have the chance to show off here.

Zhao Ling’er was smart. Today she wore a dress with long sleeves, which were prepared for the dance. She had obviously prepared it for a long time. She shook her sleeves slightly and long ribbons flew out of her sleeves. She was like a fairy, attracting all the attention.

The musicians had been put on standby and started to play the music when they saw that Zhao Ling’er was ready.

When the dance ended, Du Chuxuan took the lead and clapped, “Bravo! Wonderful!” He smiled brightly without a trace of displeasure. “When I saw the elder Miss Zhao dance back then, I thought that no one in the world would be better than her. I didn’t expect there is someone more amazing than her.”

Du Chuxuan kept mentioning Zhao Zheng when Zhao Ling’er was trying to outshine the other girls, and a trace of resentment flashed across Zhao Ling’er’s eyes. She yearned to enter the East Palace. She knew that she had to serve the Crown Prince with the Crown Princess if she managed to enter the East Palace.

Even though she had prepared herself for everything, she never imagined that she would not even have the chance to enter the East Palace. Du Chuxuan’s constant mockery irritated her.

“Is Miss Zhao tired? She doesn’t look well.” Du Chuxuan knew what Zhao Ling’er wanted. If he made her wish come true, that would be as good as putting a poisonous snake beside him.

He was not an idiot. Anyone but him would keep this poisonous snake. He didn’t care if everyone would say he was ferocious and jealous.

When the court was over, Yuxing Tianrui was just about to leave, but Dongxiang stopped him. “Your Highness, they are choosing the girls in the Imperial Garden. Would you like to go and take a look?”

Yuxing Tianrui took a step back. “Did Xuan ask you to come?”

Dongxiang nodded, feeling nervous. Du Chuxuan did not ask him to do that, but he felt that Du Chuxuan had taken up too much for the Crown Prince. If the prince chose a few concubines to stay in the East Palace, it would be unfair for Du Chuxuan.

Yuxing Tianrui didn’t know what was on Dongxiang’s mind, and he smiled faintly. Du Chuxuan was not stupid, since he asked for help at this moment. In that case, he would go over and see if there was anything interesting.

“Second Brother, are you going to the imperial garden as well?” After a short while, the two of them saw Yuxing Wei approaching. He was wearing a blue robe and looked handsome.

However, Yuxing Tianrui thought he was only a peacock who was showing off.