From the moment I sat down, I felt a burning gaze fixed on me.

Following the trail, I found it was His Highness Prince Yu. I met his gaze and gave him a slight smile as a sign of politeness.

Ye Lisheng noticed and deliberately looked away from him: "I heard that His Highness Prince Yu recently acquired a treasure?"

“The Prince of Anyang is well-informed, so he can’t hide anything from you!”

"I received a flower from a wise man. The flower is beautiful, but the second flower has not yet bloomed. I heard that it is destined to be found by a certain person. However, I think it is very suitable for Miss Murong Kui!"

"Someone, bring the flowers up!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the palace maid came up carrying a potted plant, and all eyes turned to her.

There were originally two flowers, one blooming beautifully and vibrantly, while the other remained stubbornly closed, appearing listless and dejected.

The palace maid brought the flowers to my table. Ye Lisheng's face was extremely ugly, looking like he wanted to devour someone.

Something flashed through my mind, something like joy, something like pain.

Ye Lisheng noticed my unusual behavior: "What's wrong?" His voice was full of concern.

As if under a spell, I felt a connection between the flower and me, and I couldn't help but reach out to touch it.

A magical thing happened the instant the petals touched.

The flower actually bloomed! Everyone gasped in astonishment, finding it unbelievable. I was startled too.

The two flowers bloomed so brightly, as if to proclaim something.

"Clap clap clap!"

Prince Yu led the applause, and everyone else followed suit.

"As the saying goes, flowers are meant for beautiful women. It seems this flower is destined to bloom in your hands, Miss Murong Kui!"

Ye Lisheng glanced at the flower, a fleeting look of worry crossing her brows.

"This is a treasure that Prince Yu obtained with great difficulty; let's take it back and cherish it!"

"There's no reason to take back a gift that's already been given!"

"Why doesn't Your Highness Prince Anyang ask Miss Murong what she wishes?"

All eyes were on me; if I said the wrong thing, I would offend both sides.

"Thank you for your kindness, Prince Yu. These flowers are too precious. Murong is careless and I'm afraid they will be ruined if they fall into Murong's hands. I am honored to have even seen them. Please take the flowers back with you, Your Highness!"

Ye Lisheng was very satisfied with my answer.

A flash of sinister glint appeared in Wang Qiaochuan's eyes amidst the crowd: "So it was you!"

"Murong, please accept this! It's all out of Prince Yu's goodwill!"

I looked at Ye Lisheng with pleading eyes, asking him what to do.

"Since it's Father's word, you should listen to him!" But judging from his dark face, he was unwilling.

"In that case, thank you very much, Your Highness!"

"Father! Look! Second Brother is so biased towards Sister Murong!"

Although it was a simple sentence, it easily stirred up conflict among several people.

Outsiders all say that Ye Lisheng and Murong Kui are a match made in heaven and will surely get together in the future, but what she said has two meanings.

One claim is that Murong Kui is promiscuous and has been having an affair with Prince Yu.

Secondly, it is said that Prince Yu's eagerness to curry favor with the emperor was unbecoming of a prince.

I couldn't help but applaud her in my heart; what a brilliant plan!

"Stop fooling around!" Judging from Ye Liming's tone, he favored this princess. After all, she was his only precious daughter, so naturally he had to pamper her.

"I've heard that Sister Murong is incredibly talented, and Ling Shuang would like to see her for herself and learn from her!"

She kept looking at me with a provocative gaze as she said this, and I wondered what Murong Kui had done to offend this little devil. Luckily, I was prepared.

"Your Highness is too kind. Murong's talents are meager, and I'm afraid he might spoil everyone's enjoyment!"

I kept glancing at Ye Lisheng, hoping he would say something, but he blatantly ignored me.

"I am also very curious and eager to see Murong's demeanor, so please don't be so modest!"

"yes!"

The ministers echoed, giving Ling Shuang a meaningful look as they watched her smug smile.

"You little brat, just you wait!"

"Your Majesty, please ask Rong Murong to go and make preparations!"

Ye Lisheng looked on with amusement: "I'm really looking forward to seeing what tricks you'll pull."

A moment later, three eunuchs carefully carried up the clean white Xuan paper.

I arrived riding on auspicious clouds, and everyone's attention was drawn to what I was wearing: a drawing of roller skates. Due to limited resources, I could only give it to the carpenter.

It looks about 70-80% like the real thing, but the downside is that the wheels are made of wood, which not only makes it look less attractive but also makes it less smooth to glide.

How could a girl of the new century lose! Holding a calligraphy brush and riding on my whirlwind feet, I began my painting to the accompaniment of a melodious flute tune.

As the music drew to a close, my painting was also nearing completion.

Finally, a few impressive rollerblading maneuvers were performed, and I saw amazement in everyone's eyes.

Ye Lisheng remained expressionless.

"Is this a rejection of my performance?" I wondered to myself.

"This painting is dedicated to His Majesty, wishing Lingqi prosperity and lasting peace!"

Looking at my painting, Ye Liming exclaimed repeatedly, "A wonderful painting! A wonderful painting!"

I raised a smug smile at Princess Ling Shuang, who rolled her eyes at me dismissively.

"Miss Murong's shoes are quite peculiar!" one of the ministers remarked.

Everyone else looked on with curiosity, which made me even more smug.

"These are called roller skates. You can glide freely after putting them on! But you have to put in some effort to wear them, otherwise you'll easily fall!"

The men remained in the main hall to discuss matters, while the women moved to the Imperial Garden.

The flowers in the garden were in full bloom, a beautiful sight indeed, but they paled in comparison to the ladies. I couldn't help but sigh at the saying, "The peach blossoms and the faces of the women complement each other perfectly."

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