บท 481: 479

After the New Year, the Empress Dowager couldn't wait to start the selection process for the court beauties.

The Empress Dowager decreed that all families with officials of sixth-rank or above, with daughters at least thirteen years old and not yet betrothed, must participate in the selection.

Looking at the list prepared by the Empress, the Empress Dowager questioned, "Apart from the Princess of Rui'an, isn't there another girl from the Marquis Shengping's Mansion who is eligible for this selection? Why isn't she on the list?"

Replying to the Empress Dowager, the Empress relayed what Xiao'er had told her: "There is another daughter from the Marquis Shengping's household. But since her childhood, she has been verbally engaged, and the marriage will only be discussed if the man does not propose when she turns fifteen."