What to do if you receive the wrong package?

Looking at the sea of ​​people ahead, Hua Yin hesitated. She grabbed Ya Rui and said, "Wait a minute, I have a question."

Ya Rui stopped, turned her head, and blinked. "What's the problem?"

"What are the standards for getting into this Phoenix Pavilion? Don't tell me it's already been secretly arranged and decided beforehand, just to fool you young girls."

Ya Rui was taken aback upon hearing this, then smiled and explained, "Qing Rao, this is the Empress's direct territory. No one would dare to tamper with it; doing so would be a grave crime of deceiving the Emperor."

After hearing the explanation, Hua Yin shook her head. Such a naive young girl. If they couldn't find out, wouldn't she be able to establish her own connections with the Empress, or even the Emperor? Everything carries risks; the key is whether you have the guts.

Hua Yin looked up at the glaring sun. They say women are made of water, but why didn't she feel cool among a group of women? Instead, the different scents of perfume gave her a headache. She glanced at the excited Ya Rui beside her, then quietly left the crowd and found a shady spot to sit and cool off.

While fanning himself with his hand, he looked around, but his gaze was drawn to something.

Hua Yin was startled. Wasn't this the "magical" jade pendant? Could it be that besides her, the other four people had also arrived here? Hua Yin quickly walked towards the woman playing with the jade pendant, only to see a stranger's face. Hua Yin reassured herself: "It's alright, it's alright. If it's a soul transmigration, everyone's a stranger." She cautiously asked, "Miss, I think your jade pendant is quite beautiful. May I ask where you bought it?"

The woman smiled at her and, under Hua Yin's expectant gaze, spoke, "You think it's beautiful too, right? It's a pity this jade pendant isn't mine; I'm just borrowing it to take a look. Look, she's the owner of this jade pendant."

The woman waved to the newcomer, returned the jade pendant to its original owner, and left. Hua Yin looked at the pendant's owner and couldn't help but think to herself, "What a coincidence!"

As fate would have it, the owner of this jade pendant was none other than Su Yuanming, the original owner of the pendant whom they had just met.

She had just been ignored by Su Yuanming, and she wondered what would happen this time. Thinking of this, Hua Yin put on a bright smile and greeted him proactively, "Hi, I just saw your jade pendant, it's quite beautiful. Where did you buy it?"

Su Yuanming frowned. She hadn't wanted to have much interaction with Hua Qingrao in the first place, but she kept running into her. She could only quickly say, "Thank you for the compliment. The jade pendant is a family heirloom. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now." Her implication was that she didn't want to talk any further.

Seeing that Su Yuanming was about to leave again, Hua Yin hadn't asked any of the questions she wanted to know. In her haste, she blurted out, "Miss, please wait! Do you still remember Xia Yuhe by Daming Lake?" If she really was one of the four, she would know what she was asking. If not, it wouldn't seem too abrupt; she could simply say she had mistaken someone for someone else. Hua Yin was practically patting herself on the back for her quick wit.

Upon hearing the question, Su Yuanming was shocked, inwardly cursing, "Xia Yuhe? Of course I know her. I even know she has a daughter named Xia Ziwei!" Su Yuanming sized up the woman before him. Her long, black hair was braided and hung down one side, and beneath long eyelashes were a pair of affectionate, peach-blossom eyes. Her fair face was unadorned, yet unforgettable. She wore a pink casual dress representing the West Garden, and a familiar jade pendant hung from her waist.

Wait, a jade pendant?!

A jade pendant exactly like mine?!

So, the woman in front of us must be one of our own!

Su Yuanming crossed his arms, circled Hua Yin once, confirmed his guess, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Hua Bao, long time no see!"

Hua Yin watched the girl's expression shift from surprise to confusion, then to understanding, and finally to the last sentence, confirming that this girl was indeed "one of their own." Seeing the girl's signature gestures, she knew who truly resided within this facade.

"Not bad, Qiqi. You actually guessed who I am. You deserve a reward."

"That's for sure. Apart from you, a die-hard pink lover, I can't think of anyone else who could accept having their headband, hair accessory, and earrings all in pink."

Hearing her friend's complaints, Hua Yin couldn't hold back any longer. She excitedly rushed over and hugged Su Yuanming tightly.

"Qiqi, this is wonderful. It's so good to see you."

"Yes, yes, you have no idea how confused I was when I woke up the first day. I was thinking, what if I couldn't find you guys? But how did you recognize me?"

Hua Yin smiled mysteriously, mimicking Su Huaiqi's earlier pose of crossing her arms, and said with a grin, "Who doesn't know your signature move? But don't forget Mu Mu told you before that doing that all the time will make your breasts sag~"

"Pah, pah, pah, don't jinx it. I'm very proud of my current body," Su Huaiqi said smugly, and then puffed out his chest as if to show off.

The two people sat hand in hand under the tree, talking about what had happened to them recently.

Su Huaiqi was no longer the indifferent and aloof person she had been just moments before. She cheerfully introduced herself: "My current identity is Su Yuanming. We're from the same clan, with a good family background and good looks."

"Oh, you're talking to me now. I wonder who was it that didn't want to talk to me just now."

"I was wrong, I was wrong. I didn't know it was you. You know we had a conflict before, I thought you were looking for a fight. Tell me about it~" Su Huaiqi shook Hua Yin's arm in a coaxing manner, speaking in a slightly coquettish tone.

Others would whine for money, but Su Huaiqi would whine for life. Hua Yin quickly stopped her and began to introduce herself: "Stop whining, I'll tell you. My name is Hua Qingrao now, and my situation is similar to yours. My background is also okay, but I'm very satisfied with my appearance."

Su Huaiqi curled her lips in disgust, then analyzed, "I think you also know that the original owners of our bodies were like oil and water before. They had a minor accident because of a quarrel, but I didn't expect that after waking up, we would become the two of us."

“Yes, I think this jade pendant is what brought us here.” Hua Yin then told Su Huaiqi the whole story of what she had seen before she traveled through time.

After listening, Su Huaiqi thought for a moment and then lifted the jade pendants from his and Hua Yin's waists, trying to piece them together, but no matter how he tried, he couldn't put them together.

"It seems we need to continue searching for them."

"I wonder where they are now." Hua Yin propped herself up with her hands and sighed, "It's really too difficult without cell phones."

"You see, you're in the West Garden, and I'm in the East Garden. Could you be in the North Garden?"

"Based on your analysis, the Myriad Phoenixes Paying Homage to the Phoenix Tower is a possibility. Besides, think about it, we're from another time. If this were a novel, we'd definitely be the female lead. What essential magical weapons does a female lead have?"

Su Huaiqi shook her head. As an oddball girl who didn't like reading romance novels, she really didn't know how to answer this question.

"It's the female lead's halo! Of course, wherever it's special, the female lead is related to it. Since the Myriad Phoenixes Facing the Phoenix Tower is so special, maybe she really is inside!" Hua Yin felt more and more that it made sense, and immediately pulled Su Huaiqi and squeezed into the crowd.

The two finally managed to squeeze to the front, just as the palace attendant announcing the decree said, "Now we will proceed with the allocation of quotas. Three people from each of the East and West Gardens will be selected for the Wanfeng Chaohuang Tower, and two people from the North Garden will be selected. The specific allocation of quotas will be handled by the head of each garden. On the first day of next month, new ladies will be admitted, enter the Wanfeng Chaohuang Tower, and be selected as the best ladies. All of you ladies, please prepare well and perform well. Do not disappoint Her Majesty the Empress's high expectations."

"..."

"So we just listened to nothing?" Hua Yin shrugged helplessly at Su Huaiqi.

"Not really, at least we know that the first day of next month is a big day. If we want to go in and take a look, we need to prepare well," Su Huaiqi comforted her.

Hua Yin shook her head, leaned closer and whispered, "I always feel that something will change after entering the Ten Thousand Phoenixes Pavilion."

"Didn't you just say it was the female lead's halo? Why are you scared now?" Su Huaiqi raised an eyebrow and asked.

"I'm not afraid. I just feel that some things are slowly slipping out of our control. And no one can guarantee that we'll be the female lead. What if we're all cannon fodder? We might just die if we go in." Hua Yin said with an unusually serious expression.

"Don't worry, I'm here. Besides, what do we have to be afraid of now? Even if it really is a dead end, we might just accidentally travel back in time." Su Huaiqi patted Hua Yin's shoulder, she wanted to see what kind of "demons and monsters" were in the building.