Fengyu met the two princesses in Yuhua Palace beside Changshou Palace, separated by the imperial garden. In the winter, the garden lacked flowers. Yuhua Palace was Fengyu's reception place for female guests, lavishly decorated and warm. Fengyu, who feared the cold, had already wrapped herself in a thick mink fur cloak.
The Third Princess and Fourth Princess of Beiman were the daughters of the current Beiman King, and also Dugu Jing's nieces. They had just turned fifteen, and were strikingly tall, towering a head above Fengyu. Their thick, long hair was styled in numerous braids adorned with jade and gemstones; they also wore gem-studded forehead ornaments. Beautiful, radiating exotic charm, dressed in bold red winter outfits with golden bells at their waists, they jingled with youthful vitality as they walked.
