Two weeks later.

Early in the morning, the girls are gathering in front of their dormitories to receive their new tasks. Twelve girls from the older generations and other junior maids.

From Yue Min's generation, five girls were promoted as junior attendants last year during this festival and three senior attendants and send to serve the royal consorts.

Unfortunately our Yue Min didn't have the chance to get a promotion yet or to be remarked by the high ranked officials or ladies at the court.

At the age of twenty, all the palace maids are send to serve a lady with a higher rank or send to work in different departments from the imperial palace.

When everyone was gathered, the matron (the lady who took care of their education untill that day) came in front of the crowd followed by two other attendants of her age and started to speak.

Matron: Everyone, silence! Be silent!

Today is the day when we are going to discuss about the chrysanthemum festival.

I hope that you are prepared to work day and night for accomplishing this new task and create the most enjoyable environment for the festive days. This is also a great occasion for the palace maids to be promoted and sent to a department, so put all your efforts into it.

Group of palace maids: Yes Madam! We will work hard and get a promotion soon!

Matron: You silly girls, the promotion is all you think about! Just focus on the festival! Be diligent and hard working! Tomorrow we are going to start the work. Our group will decorate the halls with flowers and other fecorations. Our colleagues from the other departments will do their tasks too.

Every department is required to give a performance in front of the Emperor during the festivities. Our "Decoration department" is going to present "the golden Chrysanthemum dance" to the imperial family.

Tomorrow I am going to select the ones who will give this performance and the person who will represent the golden Chrysanthemum. Now you are dismissed!

Go back to your work!

Group of palace maids: Yes Madam!!!

The girls went back to their daily tasks after their matron's departure.

Everyone was looking forward to the next day.

They were all gossips about the Chrysanthemum dance and who is going to be the this year's "golden Chrysanthemum".

Yue Min never participated in the selection before but this time she was determined to take part in it. Even if they did not take part in it in the previous years, all the senior maids have learned this dance when they turned eighteen years old. It was an old tradition for the palace maids to learn this dance when they turn eighteen years. It was the sign of their maturity! These twelve senior maids had to catch the matron's attention so that they can be selected for the dance group. The chrysanthemum formation was consisted only by seven girls and only the best dancers could give the best performance at such a special occasion. Fortunately, Yue Min was a rare talent undiscovered by the world's eyes.

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