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Chapter 306 Officially Entering the Palace and Joining the Beauty Contest
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 fashionable drifting cloud bun, which added a bit more charm to her beauty.
Ning Xueyan's dress was relatively elegant. She wore a silver-white breast-high Ru skirt, which looked ethereal. She had incredibly slender, delicate facial features, and flawless, white-jade skin. There was only a dangling ornament in her simple bun, and a few strands of black hair fell around her ears. Although her lip color was light, she looked young, innocent, and was as elegant and beautiful as a lotus.
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