Chapter 166: The Love of the Phoenix
Fang Lingchu took a look and thought, there were more than a dozen girls, all of them were beautiful.
She quickly asked the young ladies to get up.
Then he saluted the princesses.
[Guagua, are they all the noble ladies taking the exam this time?]
The system said: [All of them passed the exam, but not all of them are noble ladies. Some are already married, some are already engaged, and some are the daughters of county magistrates in small towns.
Only one of them is the daughter of a juren, who passed the imperial examination, and the other one is someone you would never have thought of.
【who? 】
[The daughter of a wealthy official also passed the palace examination]
Fang Lingchu was a little confused.
【Isn't it said that the descendants of merchants cannot participate in the imperial examinations?】
The system explained: [Host, this is not the history of your era. This is a melodramatic world fused together from the books. It's definitely allowed. Your emperor hasn't explicitly banned it.]
Oh, okay.
The princess looked at everyone standing there and said, "Almost everyone has arrived. Let's go in and prepare for the banquet."
Everyone replied, “Yes!”
Fang Lingchu: Here you go again. Can you please inform her in advance?
Fang Lingchu touched his nose awkwardly and asked the system: [Guagua, how long do you think it will take for me to develop this reaction ability?]
System: [I don't think so! Host, don't worry about this for now. These ladies have a lot of gossip. If you listen to that, someone has triggered a destiny mission!]
Fang Lingchu couldn't help but roll his eyes.
[Guagua, we still have two destiny missions to complete, how come another one has come?]
The system is also innocent!
[So what? The previous heroine's destiny mission is almost completed. As long as the prince kills that Zhang Sanqian, no one can influence the heroine to go her own way. Later, she meets her master, and it is almost completed.
As for the Third Prince's destiny mission, it can only be completed after his time comes and they confirm their wishes to each other. It's still too early.
So, do you want to take a look at this destiny mission? 】
Fang Lingchu said while greeting the little sisters: "Of course I have seen it, maybe this one is easy to complete!"
The system happily clicked to accept the luck mission.
(Luck Mission: Keep Zhuo Ruoshi away from the zither player to complete the heroine's counterattack. Luck Points: 13 points.)
Fang Lingchu looked at the name above and confirmed that it was not someone he knew.
[Who is this Zhuo Ruoshi? ]
As soon as everyone sat down, they heard Fang Lingchu mention this name.
When they arrived, the eldest princess had already told everyone that no matter what they heard at the banquet, they should not show it.
So when everyone heard Fang Lingchu's thoughts, they didn't show any reaction, but they were still more or less shocked in their hearts.
Especially those young ladies from outside, they never thought that Fang Lingchu could be a princess and let them take the exam. So this is what she thought and her Guagua was thinking.
The system said: [The one sitting at the back has a pale face and an unhealthy blush.
Her eyes are deep but lack luster, revealing a hint of melancholy.
She was wearing a plain dress in elegant colors.
Her wrist is slender, and the jade bracelet hangs loosely, as if it might slip off at any moment, like the sunset glow under the setting sun, poignant and pitiful, and at first glance, she has the temperament of a sickly beauty.
When everyone heard what the system said, they all looked at Zhuo Ruoshi.
After all, we just met, so it's normal that we don't know each other.
Fang Lingchu pretended to eat, then looked up at the young lady at the back.
[Really? Why does she look so unhealthy?]
The system said: [Would you like to listen to her story? You will know after you hear it.]
Fang Lingchu ate the food in front of him and asked, "What kind of story?"
The system said: [A story about a love-brained widow.]
Fang Lingchu almost choked himself to death.
"Ahem, ahem, water."
The eldest princess next to her brought Fang Lingchu a cup of tea.
"Eat slowly, no one is competing with you."
Fang Lingchu looked up and was startled to see that it was the eldest princess taking care of her.
He stood up and was about to admit his mistake, but was stopped by the eldest princess.
"Today we are just sisters playing games together, don't worry about those virtual things."
Fang Lingchu quickly said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
[Guagua, I was so scared! I thought the princess was going to be poisoned to death!]
The eldest princess: If I poison you to death, not only my father, but also those adults can kill her.
The system said nonchalantly: [What a fuss! The princess isn't the type to kill people at will.
Okay, do you want to listen to Zhuo Ruoshi's story? 】
Others: Listen.
Zhuo Ruoshi: I don’t want to listen.
She didn't understand why she suddenly became the center of discussion!
And there's that luck mission, how did that Gua Gua know that the person she likes now is the musician.
But before she had the chance to meet him, she came to the capital to take part in the imperial examination.
Fang Lingchu and the system had no idea of Zhuo Ruoshi's doubts and resistance.
【Listen, speak quickly. 】
The system cleared its throat and said: [Although Zhuo Ruoshi is 23 years old this year, her husband died just half a year ago.
However, she can be said to be similar to Xia Ruirui. She has been learning music, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child. She can write poems and understand music. Her talent is no less than that of men.
When she just came of age, she married a local prince and nobleman. They had no children for five years, and then her husband died.
She returned home and was depressed every day. Her father thought she was heartbroken, so he prepared a banquet for her.
Because she herself was very outstanding and her father was very rich, many of the people who came to the banquet were young men with some talent.
Unexpectedly, Zhuo Ruoshi didn't like any of them, but instead fell in love with a small-time zither player.
Fang Lingchu pondered: [It's normal. Women who long for love like men who are a bit romantic. And then, are they together?]
The system said: [According to the original plot, they were together, but because the emperor asked women to take the imperial examination, she came to the capital and did not have time to have much contact.
But she was currently struggling with her thoughts. After all, she had already passed the palace examination! She had to consider whether or not to continue being with the zither player.
Fang Lingchu was a little curious about what the original plot was like.
【According to the original plot, what is it like? 】
The system said: [According to the original plot, Zhuo Ruoshi fell in love with the zither player because of his song "Feng Qiu Huang".
Zhuo Ruoshi felt that his every smile and frown was for her, and every note was played for her. His music expressed his full love for her.
In an instant, she realized that there are thousands of good men in the world, but it is difficult to find a soulmate. He understood her loneliness, appreciated her unparalleled beauty, and knew what she wanted in her heart. He hoped that they could be a pair of free rocks and plants.
So she was moved, fell in love, and couldn't stop herself.
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