Shiqi smiled at her success as she walked out of the large room, followed by her maid.
Her mother had told her that by highlighting her virtues, she would attract the Lords' attention. It was why she had initially planned that she would talk about Mira and her achievements.
But then her maid, Molly, had strongly advised her to do the opposite, saying that men grew bored when women talked too much about themselves.
And since her mother clearly only had her father as an example, while Molly had every man in the palace wrapped around her finger, Shiqi had suspected that her mother's method was likely not the more effective one.
With that in mind, she had done a little experiment. She had chosen to follow her mother's instructions tonight, listing her achievements and speaking proudly of her abilities.
And it had worked. Just not in the way her parents had probably intended.
