Chapter 968 - 962
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.
Minister Jie immediately picked up one of them and said to the others, "This one is excellent. The brushwork is bold and imposing, on par with the vigor of a man, yet it possesses a softness of stroke that men lack. It is truly rare for a woman to write such characters, and from the strength of the brushwork, she must have at least twenty years of experience."
Twenty years? Aren’t the candidates under twenty and unmarried just one person? Many realized this instantly.
Everyone said that indeed, Lin Xingyi’s niece was extraordinary, with remarkable medical skills, and her calligraphy was also excellent.
There was no doubt about her calligraphy making it into the top three.