Mo Beichen tilted his head. "Hmm?"

Yun Qinglu chuckled, noticing that everyone's attention was focused on the singing and dancing below. She gently tilted her head back and kissed the corner of Mo Beichen's lips.

Mo Beichen's eyes darkened, as if a fire was burning within them, causing Yun Qingluo's heart to tremble.

She quickly pushed him to sit up and whispered, "He's as cold as an ice block, with indifferent eyes who seems to care about nothing. If this world were his, the people's lives wouldn't be any better."

"The other one, dressed in red, is flamboyant and has a face more alluring than a woman's; whoever marries her will be unlucky."

"And that one, the smile never left his face, like a smiling fox, one face to his face and another behind his back. This kind of person is very dangerous, Ah Chen, you have to be careful when dealing with him in the future."

After Yun Qingluo finished her analysis, she gave Mo Beichen a few more instructions.

The gloom in Mo Beichen's heart vanished without a trace, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

Hearing Luo Luo accurately describe the characteristics of several people, he was so angry that he wanted to chop them up with a knife.

But hearing the hint of disdain in Luo Luo's words, his mood inexplicably improved.

Those three are no ordinary people, yet Luo Luo has rendered them worthless. It's... strangely satisfying.

The three people opposite kept glancing at Mo Beichen out of the corner of their eyes.

When they first saw Yun Qingluo's appearance, they were also momentarily stunned; no wonder Mo Beichen was captivated.

However, none of the three were people who would be swayed by beauty, and they quickly regained their composure.

Later, when they saw the two of them whispering sweet nothings to each other, they felt a pang of jealousy.

They are all outstanding individuals, and they are also aware of the loneliness at the top. They have no one around them with whom they can entrust their true feelings, and they have to be careful at all times for fear that the next second will lead to their utter ruin.

Seeing Mo Beichen's relaxed expression and gentle eyes now, I felt a little envious.

He didn't know what the person next to him said to make him so happy.

but......

All three of them had the same thought: it's a good thing that the regent has a weakness.

It will be easier to deal with them in the future.

The three naive individuals had no idea how Yun Qingluo would later help Mo Beichen suppress them so completely that they were powerless to fight back.

Princess Yongping suddenly stood up and walked to the center of the hall. When she felt all eyes on her, a smug look flashed across her face.

After a moment, she slowly knelt down and said softly, "Lu Rou, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Yongping, pays her respects to the Emperor and Empress. Seeing the peaceful and prosperous scene and the arrival of envoys from the three kingdoms, I am overwhelmed with excitement and would like to play a tune on the zither to express my feelings. I beg Your Majesty's permission."

The Emperor watched as Lu Rou's gaze shifted between the three princes. After a moment's thought, he chuckled and nodded, saying:

"Very well. As expected of the daughter of the Marquis of Yongping, I have heard that you play the zither very well, and now I am fortunate enough to hear it for myself. Granted."

A perceptive palace servant immediately dismissed the dancers, cleared the central area of ​​the hall for Lu Rou, and brought out an ancient zither.

Seeing this, Yun Qingluo glanced at Yun Yiyi and saw her looking at Lu Rou in the center of the hall with jealousy.

She rarely attended palace banquets in her previous life because she always attended as the Regent's Consort, a role she loathed and naturally avoided.

Sitting side by side with Ah Chen in the main hall, watching songs and dances, now brings a unique feeling to my heart.

Perhaps this is the difference between love and not love.

Did she love Mo Beili deeply in her past life? It seems not.

The young girl, in her ignorance, encountered a young man in white who saved her life twice and was gentle and affectionate towards her; all these things combined turned into love.

The thrill was gone. Every time Ah Chen got close to me and kissed me, my heart would beat very fast, as if it was about to jump out of my chest, and I would feel a little expectant.

These feelings were absent when she faced Mo Beili in her previous life.

Moreover, she remained a virgin until her death in her previous life.

Mo Beili loves Yun Yiyi, but he despises her so much that he would never touch her.

Mo Beichen wanted to touch her, but she threatened to kill herself and refused to let him. Thinking about it, he felt he had lost out.

She felt that there was something wrong with her thought process, and that Mo Beili also had something wrong with her.

Mo Beili knew perfectly well that she would rather die than let Mo Beichen touch her body, so why did he trick her into jumping into the cold lake and becoming infertile?

unless……

This is Yun Yiyi's idea.

A cold glint flashed in Yun Qingluo's eyes. She really couldn't stand to see her do well at all; it turned out that she was involved in this too.

She made a note of this debt.

A melodious and graceful zither tune began to play, full of spirit and very pleasing to the ear.

After regaining her senses, Yun Qingluo nodded secretly. It seemed that she had practiced a lot in private.

Unfortunately, the music was full of a young girl's thoughts, which gave it a somewhat petty feel.

This piece was composed by the wife of a general from the previous dynasty for the general who died on the battlefield. The music contains longing, sorrow, emotion, pride, no regrets, and patriotism that sacrifices the family for the greater good.

She didn't capture even a fraction of the essence of the piece; instead, she seemed to want every note to proclaim: "Look how amazing I am! Hurry up and fall at my feet!"

Yun Qingluo felt a little regretful, it was such a pity that such a good piece of music was wasted.

Turning her head, she saw Mo Beichen looking at her, and with a clever smile, she whispered, "She can't play well. The sound is good, but the feeling is missing. I'll play for you when we get home."

Mo Beichen's eyes showed a hint of surprise and delight as Luo Luo said she would play the zither for him.

only……

He had heard of this piece before; it was written for a fallen general…

Mo Beichen looked at Yun Qingluo seriously and said, word by word, "Don't worry, Luoluo, I will never let you be a widow."

Yun Qingluo, "..."

She simply wanted to play the piano for him.

With the first person to try it out, the young ladies from various families took turns performing their talents on stage. Even Yun Yiyi was not to be outdone, winning first place with her palm dance.

The emperor repeatedly praised, "Good, good, General Yun, your daughter is quite good, hahaha, come and reward her."

The Empress glanced at Yun Yiyi below. At Yun Yiyi's instruction, she knelt on the ground and said in a sweet voice, "Your Majesty, my talents are far inferior to my elder sister's."

The emperor glanced at Yun Qingluo, who was happily eating, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Oh? Is that so?"

He had heard that this eldest daughter of the Yun family had been recuperating in the countryside since childhood and was an utterly incompetent fool. Although her poems at the previous plum blossom banquet were indeed highly praised, who knew if the Regent had prepared them for her in advance?

"Of course, Your Majesty, I would never dare to deceive you," Yun Yiyi said softly, her head bowed.

The emperor suddenly became interested. Since he couldn't find a breakthrough with the ninth prince, he decided to start with his princess.

It's quite amusing to see people embarrass themselves while watching him.

"Okay, approved." The two of them made the decision for her without even asking her opinion.