Chapter 86 Guess the Flower Name

The Third Prince's wife thought: How dare I sign this agreement! Even if I take advantage of the tearing of faces to kill Xu Qingyan, I will have to die in the end. Xu Qingyan wants to drag me to be buried with him!

"I said we should sign an agreement. If it is discovered later that the Third Prince's wife has wronged me, then you and Xu Qingyue will die to atone for your crime. Our Duke Ying's Mansion is not a place for you to insult at will, right? Or if something unexpected happens to me along the way, wouldn't my death be in vain? Third Prince's wife, why are you afraid?" Xu Qingyan looked at the Third Prince's wife and repeated calmly, without any fear in her eyes.

The Third Prince's wife looked at her and knew that she was very confident. It was possible that Xu Qingyan would be fine, but she would lose her life instead.

After all, Xu Qingyan was still somewhat mysterious. A girl who grew up in the countryside could actually play the guzheng fluently. If something unexpected happened later, who knows. She couldn't risk her life. Looking at the guards around Xu Qingyan, she also knew that it would be useless if she forced it.

Therefore, she could only suppress her anger, laughed awkwardly and said, "But it's just a misunderstanding, why do you have to make such a fuss? If you don't want to test it, then don't test it."

Seeing that the Third Prince's wife was scared, Xu Qingyan ordered the secret guards, "Since the Third Prince's wife has said forget it, then let it go. However, Xu Qingyue cannot be exempted from the crime of treason, so go and give her twenty slaps!"

"No...don't!" Xu Qingyue shouted when she heard that.

But this time, the Third Prince's wife just ignored Xu Qingyue's shouting, and no one tried to stop her. Soon, a few loud slaps made Xu Qingyue's face swollen again.

At this moment, Xu Qingyue was filled with grief and indignation. Last time, her face was swollen, and it had only healed today. But this time, it was swollen again. Could she still keep this face? But today, after she was beaten, she couldn't leave even if she wanted to before the banquet was over.

"We have almost finished performing our talents, let's play some interesting games next!" At this time, the Crown Princess saw that the Third Prince's wife was unhappy because of anger, so she took the initiative to speak.

The Crown Princess cast a look at the Third Prince's wife, and the Third Prince's wife then remembered that they had other plans, and she regained her spirits.

The Third Prince's wife smiled and said, "Yes, today's theme is flower viewing, so naturally we have to play a game related to flower viewing."

"What game is it? Is it a guessing game?"

"It's still Pass the Parcel. Does the loser have to do a dare or truth or dare?"

"Do we have to guess the flower and identify it? After all, there should be many famous flowers at this flower viewing banquet, right?"

As soon as the Third Prince's wife finished speaking, many noble ladies began to speculate.

Xu Qingyan did not say anything, but she knew that the next game would definitely be unfriendly to her, so she could only watch calmly and wait to respond.

"Okay, all of you be quiet! The next game we are going to play is guessing flowers, but there is a rule, that is, you have to guess with your eyes closed. You can't look, but you can guess the flower by touch. Everyone guesses one, and if you guess correctly, you will be rewarded, but if you guess wrong, you will have to accept the punishment." The Third Prince's wife interrupted the conversation of the noble ladies with a smile and explained in detail.

After hearing what the Third Prince's Consort said, Xu Qingyan couldn't help but complain: [Guess the flower? You're not allowed to look? Even if I'm allowed to look, I can't guess it! The Third Prince's Consort is determined to find a chance to punish me! Come! Come! Come! Let me take a good look at what she wants to punish me for! ]

Then, Xu Qingyan once again activated the ability given by the book to peek into the heart of the Third Prince's wife, but she found out that...

Xu Qingyan shuddered inwardly and said, "Oh my god! This Third Prince's wife is too cruel! I thought she was just punishing me, but she actually wanted to kill me!"

Pei Jinyu, who was beside her, was instantly worried after hearing this. The Third Prince's wife actually wanted to kill her sister-in-law! This was too vicious! No! She absolutely could not let her sister-in-law get hurt.

So, Pei Jinyu was about to tell Xu Qingyan that she was going to pretend to be sick, and then they would stop playing and go home immediately.

Unexpectedly, she heard Xu Qingyan's cheerful complaints again, "However, if the Third Prince's wife is so mean, I have to teach her a lesson! Otherwise, she will think I am a sick cat and let her bully me! Today I will make her unforgettable for the rest of her life, and see if she will come up with such a weird party to bully me in the future!"

Pei Jinyu was a little curious when she heard this. What method did her sister-in-law come up with to teach the Third Prince's wife a lesson? However, her sister-in-law was always smart, so she must have a way.

So, Pei Jinyu held back what she wanted to say. She wanted to see how her sister-in-law would punish the Third Prince's wife, this bad woman.

The Third Prince's wife ordered people to bring up the countless sealed square wooden boxes, the tops of which could be opened.

"As you can see, these closed boxes contain different flowers. Everyone guess one in order. You cannot open the box to look, but you can reach out and touch its shape to guess." The Third Prince's wife introduced the rules of the game to everyone, and then she looked at the Crown Princess proudly.

This game was thought up by the Crown Princess. Even if Xu Qingyan had all kinds of martial arts, she would not be able to escape today.

Soon, the servants carried the boxes to the ladies and asked them to guess what was inside.

"This feels a bit like a hydrangea, and has a full and elegant feel. I guess this should be the king of flowers, the peony!"

The first one to guess was the lady in pink clothes. She touched it gently a few times and guessed the name of the flower with a smile.

"Miss Liu is amazing. She guessed it right! Come here, let's enjoy a pair of green and flowers headpiece!" The Third Prince's wife praised generously.

When the other noble ladies saw that Miss Liu received the headgear awarded by the Third Prince's wife, they were immediately envious and rushed to guess the flower.

Only Xu Qingyan and Pei Jinyu sat there, showing no interest at all. Soon, many women had finished their guesses, and the servants brought a wooden box to Xu Qingyan.

"Princess Consort, it's your turn to guess the flower!" the servant said respectfully to Xu Qingyan.

The Third Prince's wife and the Crown Princess, who were sitting at the top, were full of excitement. They looked towards Xu Qingyan and kept cheering in their hearts: Guess quickly! Hurry up, let me see you in trouble!

Xu Qingyan smiled calmly and said, "Oh! It's my turn so soon! Oh! This is really fast. I'll guess then!"

Therefore, everyone looked at Xu Qingyan seriously. Although they didn't know whether Xu Qingyan could guess it, they knew that the Third Prince's wife must be thinking of some way to bully her.

Xu Qingyan slowly lifted up her sleeves and slowly moved her hand towards the box. The Third Prince's wife's breathing quickened.

"Ah! There's something dirty!" Just when everyone hadn't reacted yet, Xu Qingyan moved so quickly that she pushed the box hard, and the box slammed towards the position of the Third Prince's wife.

The Third Prince's wife and the Crown Princess had no time to react. When they looked down, they saw a floating, colorful little snake crawling up the hem of their skirts.

"Ah! Snake! Help... Help!" The Third Prince's wife screamed, and the Crown Princess beside her had already run away in fear.

The little snake started to go crazy with fear as the Third Prince's wife screamed and moved her body around, and it bit her arm.