Bai Yan retracted his sword and turned to look at Bai Lingling, "Lingling, are you not feeling well today?"

"Don't worry, Third Brother, I'm in good condition." Bai Lingling said with a forced smile.

Bai Yan finally felt relieved and started to fight again.

As the sound of the guqin rang out, Bai Lingling tried hard to find the correct melody and finished the last note with trembling fingers.

"Brother Ye, Bai Lingling is quite accomplished in playing the piano." Bai Jinjin said next to Ye Jiuge.

Lin Shuzhan was watching the atmosphere between them from the side. Knowing that he had failed, he took a sip of wine and forced himself to ignore the harmonious atmosphere between the two.

"The Sixth Princess performed well." Bai Juncheng, for the sake of the royal family's reputation, put on a professional fake smile and applauded Bai Lingling.

puff.

Bai Jinjin really couldn't help it. Isn't this fake smile too obvious?

"Jing'er and Yu'er, do you two want to show off as well?" Bai Juncheng asked with a kind smile.

Bai Jing stood up calmly and said, "Father, my younger brothers and sisters are really looking forward to this gift, so we two older brothers will not participate."

"This eldest prince is as gentle as jade, yet he retains a royal demeanor. He could very well be the future crown prince."

"That may not be the case. The Second Prince has been at the border for some time and now looks mature and steady."

"You two should stop making random guesses. The Emperor hasn't made a decision on the crown prince yet. Aren't you afraid of being punished for gossiping here?"

After being reminded of this, the three of them shut up.

Bai Jing and Bai Yu looked at each other helplessly. This kind of thing would never happen between them again. The top priority now should be to support Bai Juncheng in governing the country temporarily.

Bai Juncheng looked at Bai Jinjin happily after hearing this, "Jinjin, how do you think you danced?"

"Of course it looks great." Bai Jinjin praised herself without hesitation.

The ministers looked at Bai Jinjin's sparkling almond eyes and the proud expression on her round little face. Such a cute little girl touched the hearts of many ladies.

"This Ninth Princess is so cute."

"I want her to be my daughter-in-law."

"You're just dreaming. The Ninth Princess is so noble, but she's marrying your son. You might as well marry the Sixth Princess." The ladies teased each other without any scruples.

Bai Lingling's face darkened when she heard this. How could she be worse than Bai Jinjin!

Mo Yunqiu stood up and bowed to Bai Juncheng, "Your Majesty, since no one else has shown their talents, why not reveal the gift now?"

"Mr. Mo, there is no need to be anxious. The ministers have not yet said whose performance they like." Bai Juncheng laughed and said to Mo Yunqiu.

"Isn't this just telling all the ministers that today's gift must be given to the Ninth Princess?" the woman said contemptuously.

Upon hearing this, Madam Lin turned around and looked at the woman expressionlessly, "Madam Chen, if you continue to speculate on the emperor's intentions, I will report it to him."

Madam Chen's face turned pale and she looked at Madam Lin flatteringly, "Madam Lin, why are you so anxious? I'm just complaining."

"You think you can complain about what the emperor said?" Madam Lin said bluntly, and turned around when Madam Chen fell silent.

The ministers understood Bai Juncheng's meaning. It was up to them to make whatever choice they wanted, and no one would blame them even if they did not choose Bai Jinjin.

Bai Jinjin narrowly won with three more people.

"Ninth sister's dancing is really beyond my reach. I hope she can teach me in the future." Although Bai Lingling was unwilling to lose to Bai Jinjin, she still wanted to leave a good impression on everyone.

Seeing this, Bai Jinjin knew she was acting again, "Sixth sister, you're too polite. I just learned from the court dancers."

So don’t come to disgust me, just go and learn from the dancer!

"Since my dear ministers have chosen the Ninth Princess, I will reveal the gift."

Li Ji brought out a box and when he opened it, he found a blank imperial edict inside.

All the ministers gasped. If the Ninth Princess wrote that she wanted to be the future emperor, would the Emperor agree?

"Daddy, aren't you afraid that I will make excessive demands?" Bai Jinjin knew from the looks of the ministers that they all thought she would say something outrageous.

Bai Juncheng chuckled when he heard this, "As long as it's what Jinjin wants, Daddy will agree to it."

Those who stood on the Sixth Princess's side thought it was just a polite remark, only Bai Jinjin knew that what Bai Juncheng said to her was true.

"In that case, please allow Jinjin to find her own husband in the future, Daddy." Bai Jinjin said to Bai Juncheng with a serious face.

This made Bai Juncheng's eyebrows jump. He seemed to know what was going on, but as a gentleman's word is as good as gold, he could only agree, "Okay, Jinjin can come up and draft the decree and stamp it with the imperial seal herself."

Bai Jinjin, who didn't expect that he would let her take action, looked at Bai Juncheng in confusion. What the hell is Dad doing?

But he still walked up obediently, stood beside Bai Juncheng, and wrote the decree with a red brush.

"Jinjin, don't think I don't know why you did this." Bai Juncheng said softly, "Daddy respects your choice, but Daddy wants to see if Ye Jiuge is worthy of your trust."

Bai Jinjin raised the corner of her mouth. She knew what Bai Juncheng meant, but he didn't want to let her go easily, so he said that.

"Okay." Bai Jinjin also replied in a low voice.

Bai Juncheng nodded in satisfaction, "This is what a good daughter Daddy is."

The group of people never thought that Bai Jinjin's wish was so simple.

"Why does the favored Ninth Princess still want this wish?"

"What do you know? If this were a marriage alliance, wouldn't we be able to escape this disaster?"

"It turns out that Her Highness the Ninth Princess has already started thinking about her future at such a young age."

"What's so small about her? The Ninth Princess is about to reach the age of marriage."

Bai Jinjin returned to her seat and was pulled over by Ye Jiuge by the arm. "It seems like the road ahead for me to marry you will be very long."

Bai Jinjin's smile softened upon hearing this. "Of course, I'm Daddy's baby. If you want to marry me, you have to pay a price, right?"

Ye Jiuge looked at her helplessly and said, "This price of yours will make me chase you for several more years."

After a small incident, the banquet returned to calm.

"Your Majesty, I have a favor to ask of you." General Fuyuan stood up and said.

Bai Juncheng stroked his hand and said, "General, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

"My son has been in love with the Ninth Princess for a long time. I wonder if the Emperor can give her up." General Fuyuan was a little drunk and his steps were a little unsteady.

Bai Jinjin breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she asked for the imperial edict, otherwise wouldn’t this be Barbie Q?