"This..." The Empress looked toward the Empress Dowager for guidance.
The Empress Dowager waved her hand, signaling that she should make the decision herself.
The Empress, of course, knew that composing poetry at the banquet would favor the young ladies from the civil official families. After a few moments of careful deliberation, she was just about to propose a compromise when a voice—both unfamiliar and strangely familiar—abruptly cut through, interrupting her intended words:
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