The Emperor waved his hand, signaling everyone to quiet down.
He held the piece of calligraphy sent by Wan Decheng and addressed the ministers, "Just now, within the harem, ten exceptionally beautiful and talented ladies have been selected for their calligraphy. The Empress Dowager suggests that we should all help to examine these and pick out the top three as candidates for the top positions."
After saying this, he instructed the eunuchs to spread out the ten pieces of calligraphy for the ministers to appraise one by one.
The carefully selected ten pieces were all well-written, but two of them were particularly eye-catching.
