The Beauty Contest was scheduled to be held on the eighth day of the lunar month.

In the drawing-room of the Lord Protector's Manor, Madam Dowager looked at Ning Xueyan and Ning Qingshan with satisfaction. She could not hide the smile on her face.

Ning Qingshan was wearing a light green garment and a peacock skirt embroidered with gold. She had on an agate belt, which was adorned with blue, small fringed beads around her waist. Her black hair was combed into a ...