The halftime break lasted for one hour.
After the break, the following competitions would continue.
On the main seat, Lin Feng leaned over and whispered to Beauty Xiao, "Today, Lady Xiang seems quite different."
Beauty Xiao rolled her eyes at Lin Feng in annoyance.
Lin Feng burst into laughter, then turned back to watch the arrangements in the arena.
For Lin Feng, today's competition was much more exciting.
In previous Qianyuan competitions, Lady Haitang always took the lead, and Beauty Xiao, always vying for the top, would end up in second place. But this time, Lady Xiang from the Eighth Courtyard suddenly emerged. Her appearance and stunning performance piqued Lin Feng's interest.
Lin Feng was a master figure in the Eastern Ze Great Wilderness.
In the eyes of those disciple spiritual pharmacists, he was a lofty and extremely strict master.
Lin Feng enjoyed the respect and admiration from others. What he liked even more was watching the wives in the Lin family's courtyard vying for his favor.
Lady Haitang was his first wife and had accompanied him for the longest time.
Beauty Xiao was a beauty he met on the way. With her excellent talent, temperament, and appearance, she was brought into the mansion by Lin Feng.
Among his wives, three of them had once been his disciples.
Although Lin Feng was not as greedy for money and women as Wang Cheng, his pursuit of beauty was only second to his pursuit of status.
Because of Lin Feng's shrewd means, countless beauties had fallen into his hands.
Every time, he would justify himself by saying that he was taking in the homeless. Moreover, the wives he took into the mansion each had their own courtyard, so no one could accuse him of abandoning them after having an affair.
The third competition was about red makeup.
This competition was the simplest among the four events.
But for Lady Haitang and the Twelfth Lady, it was the most challenging one because in this event, the ladies themselves had to take the stage.
On the arena, there were thirteen dressing tables for them.
What was different about this competition was that the judge was Lin Feng himself.
The ladies swayed onto the stage and took their seats. Lady Xiang was not nervous because Zhao Shuning had said a few words to her before she took the stage.
"Just perform normally in this competition."
"Not going to strive for victory?"
"The greatest striving is to seem not to strive. If you put on heavy makeup and try every means to catch Lin Feng's attention in this competition, then this competition will be meaningless for you."
"How so?"
"Just make your makeup as plain as usual. Remember, never make the mistakes that the other ladies will make. In fact, this competition is not about your red - makeup skills but your position in Lin Feng's heart. You've already caught his attention. Now what we need to do is a psychological game."
"I understand."
Lady Xiang believed whatever Zhao Shuning said.
This was also Zhao Shuning's strategy.
In fact, Lady Xiang was at a great disadvantage in this competition. Her facial features were gentle and not suitable for heavy makeup. Moreover, she rarely did her own makeup on weekdays. If she tried to put on an unsuitable makeup just to catch Lin Feng's attention, the result would only be a joke.
Moreover, in this competition,
Zhao Shuning knew that on the surface, Lady Xiang couldn't win.
Beauty Xiao's charm and Lady Haitang's dignity.
Even the other ladies had their own characteristics. Their looks were outstanding, and their red - makeup skills were much better than Lady Xiang's.
So, Zhao Shuning had to take a risk and let Lady Xiang go for light makeup.
The time for red makeup was about half an hour.
As soon as the time was up, someone rang the gong.
Zhao Shuning smiled. Sure enough, Lady Xiang was obedient. Her makeup was much lighter than that of the other ladies.
When Lady Xiang gave birth to Lin Min'er, she was still young. Coupled with the beauty - preserving pills she had taken, she now looked like a woman in her thirties.
Next, they stood up one by one from their seats.
Lin Feng also stepped down into the arena in person.
Seeing his wives looking even more radiant, a smile appeared on Lin Feng's face.
But when he walked in front of Yu Xiang, he found that she didn't look much different from before.
Since Yu Xiang was wearing a plain cyan dress today, which complemented her plain makeup, it made her look especially pure.
Lost in thought, Lin Feng stayed in front of Yu Xiang a little longer.
After looking at all the ladies on the stage, Lin Feng returned to the main seat.
"Now, let's invite the head of the Lin family to announce the result of the red - makeup competition."
Everyone held their breath. The ladies on the stage were extremely nervous at this moment. It could be said that the previous two events were for showing their talents to the audience, but only this event could truly show their position in the master's heart.
This was what the ladies on the stage were aiming for.
Zhao Shuning gently tapped on the table.
It was her habitual and subconscious action.
She wasn't nervous.
"Mobai, come closer."
The young man obediently walked to Zhao Shuning's side. Zhao Shuning wrote a character on his hand, which was "bai" (white).
Mobai looked confused.
Subconsciously, Mobai knew how to read. As soon as Zhao Shuning wrote this character on his hand, he read it out in his mind.
"Mobai, this is your name. You must remember it."
"Ningning—"
Zhao Shuning wrote the character "ning" on Mobai's palm again, and Mobai smiled even more happily.
Compared with the tension on the stage, it was much more relaxed here with Zhao Shuning.
Mobai withdrew his hand and sat back in his seat.
He made a fist with his left hand and placed it on his heart, smiling contentedly. His right hand kept tracing the characters that Zhao Shuning had taught him on his leg.
Ning: peace. "Among the blooming flowers, I seek peace."
Mobai traced this character on his leg again and again. Mobai not only remembered this character but also Zhao Shuning's name had completely settled in his heart.
Look, although Zhao Shuning was just a young girl, she completely ignored others' gazes and could have so much fun with a fool.
But Mobai didn't expect that this was the first time Zhao Shuning taught him to read characters.
It was also the last time they laughed so carefree together.
Because many things would change in the following days.