Everyone was so angry at her words that their faces turned green.
Yet no one dared to step forward and accept the challenge, fearing they would be the next ones to lose face.
Du Luanfei, with a cold face, feigned a gentle tone in her admonition.
"As the Regent's Consort, you should be kind and gentle, and extend your benevolence to all under heaven. Today, all the guests at this banquet are daughters of various court officials. Why are you being so aggressive and embarrassing them? If you don't care about your own reputation, you should think more about the Prince. By chilling the hearts of the court officials like this, it will definitely have an impact on the Prince's future regency."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
They seemed to have finally found a point of contention, and they were all indignant.
It was as if Jiang Qingwan had become the culprit who disrupted the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty at this moment.
Qi Huang let them discuss it, paused for a few moments, and then spoke calmly.
“The Princess will surely hear what you all have to say. I think she will reflect on her actions and take all your advice to heart.”
He Jinxiu's face immediately turned pale.
"What does this have to do with the Princess? How dare you! You committed evil deeds yourself, yet you try to implicate the Princess?"
Qi Huang raised an eyebrow as if in surprise.
"Could it be that the person who gathered the noble ladies from the residences of various officials today to besiege me in the street was not the Eldest Princess? Since you say that this matter is detrimental to the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty, shouldn't the Eldest Princess reflect on her actions?"
Everyone was speechless and unable to refute.
Du Luanfei's expression also darkened.
Qi Huang's gaze drifted leisurely towards her.
"You've stirred up public opinion here, even at the cost of damaging the Princess's reputation. You must be quite resentful. What are you good at? What do you want to compete with me in? I'll give you what you want."
Du Luanfeng gave a cold laugh.
"How arrogant! Luan Fei's medical skills are superb, comparable to the divine physician Luo Tian. Even the Emperor Emeritus praises her highly. What makes you think you can compare to her?"
Qi Huang nodded in agreement.
"I am indeed not proficient in medicine."
Du Luanfeng was surprised that she admitted it directly and backed down.
He immediately showed a smug look, and was about to take the opportunity to make sarcastic remarks when he suddenly spoke up.
Qi Huang then said calmly,
"But you just said that being good at mystical arts can make one a military strategist or a court official, and has nothing to do with the talents of a mistress of a household. She is good at medicine and can be a military doctor or an imperial physician. What does that have to do with today's competition? Does the medical skills praised by the Emperor Emeritus not have such an opportunity to serve the country? Then I can mention to Mo Yunhan that you can join the army and make good use of your talents. For the sake of the Princess, you don't need to kneel down to thank her."
Du Luanfei was so angry she felt like her lungs were about to explode.
Du Luanfeng couldn't control her temper.
"You filthy woman, wait till I tear your mouth apart, then let's see how you'll still be able to bully people with your sharp tongue!"
She made a move to step forward.
Qinghui immediately drew her short sword to prepare for defense.
The atmosphere was tense, but the gates of the Princess's residence slowly opened once more.
The eldest princess, wearing a dark gold cloak embroidered with golden pythons, came out.
Above her hair bun was a hairpin shaped like a red-gold phoenix.
It exudes the most noble and majestic aura.
Everyone knelt on the ground and shouted, "Long live the Princess!"
A dense mass of people knelt down, making Jiang Qingwan and Qing Sui, who stood tall among them, seem out of place.
Mo Yunke slowly raised her hand.
"Get up, everyone."
As he spoke, his cold gaze fell upon Jiang Qingwan, carrying an extremely intimidating aura.
Qi Huang raised her eyes to meet his gaze, showing no fear whatsoever.
He examined it for a moment, then frowned slightly.
She couldn't even see Mo Yunke's destiny.
It wasn't blocked by anything.
Instead, it's completely undetectable.
In general, this situation occurs either because the content has been altered, or because the person in question is of the same type as her.
Moreover, their mastery of mystical arts is by no means inferior.
Mo Yunke felt that Jiang Qingwan today was slightly different from the one she had seen in the palace yesterday.
Today's silence is like a pool of very cold water.
There was no trace of yesterday's violence.
That's quite an interesting thing.
She slowly withdrew the oppressive aura from her gaze and said calmly.
“I have seen your performance. It was my oversight. I intended to use eight challenges to allow you to showcase your talents, but I did not expect it to become a tool for some people to attack others. This is really wrong. Nanny, remove the challenges and let us all enter the mansion together.”
Everyone was overjoyed.
Those who hadn't yet competed breathed a sigh of relief.
Quickly curtsy to express your gratitude.
Qi Huang spoke coldly at this moment.
"So you're saying you're not going to compete? I gave you a chance to embarrass yourselves, but you just didn't have the ability. In that case, if anyone dares to question Mo Yunhan's marriage again, don't blame me for not showing you any mercy. Qinghui, let's go."
Hearing this from outside the crowd, Mo Yunhan felt a pang of sadness and unease in his heart.
Her eyes held both heartache and excitement.
I wish I could rush over right now and hug them tightly.
At this moment, Qinghui saw that Jiang Qingwan was really turning around to leave, so she quickly reminded her in a low voice.
"Your Highness, Lian'er hasn't come out yet."
Qi Huang was taken aback. After all, the clone already existed independently. Although she was temporarily in control of Jiang Qingwan's body, she could not fully know some of the clone's memories.
Qinghui reminded him, but he also vaguely remembered Lian'er's matter.
He turned around and gave a slight bow.
"Princess, please return my maid."
Mo Yunke smiled coldly and said slowly, "The Emperor has bestowed a marriage upon you and Xiao Jiu. I have not participated in such a grand event. The banquet has been prepared today. Consider it a small token of my congratulations. As for your maid, I have said that you will meet her at the banquet when you enter the manor."
Qi Huang coldly rebuked,
"If I don't enter the manor, you won't give me the person?"
Mo Yunke remained silent.
Their attitude was quite obvious.
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