Duan Zhanfang was a little dumbfounded. She looked around, but Su Bei and Xue Jinrong looked like they were unaware of the situation.

She didn't know who signed her up.

"Since you've signed up, go ahead, so people don't think you're stage-frightened." Su Bei snickered. If she knew who did this, she would definitely reward that person!

Duan Zhanfang walked towards the stage helplessly.

The situation here was temporarily settled, but problems arose again on the man's side.

At first, it was the unmarried men who went on stage to compete, but later, the widowed and divorced also went up. Let them go, one man probably felt that Chu Ruzhi was more suitable in all aspects, so he said shamelessly: "Your Highness the Princess, please watch, I will personally hand over the imperial gift of Ruyi to you today!"

This is simply a blatant show of goodwill!

Everyone can tolerate it, but there is one person who cannot tolerate it!

King Jingnan Cheng Qiu also spent a lot of money to come in today. He wanted to see what kind of son-in-law Chu Ruzhi would recruit and whether he could be as good as himself.

But when he heard the man's arrogant words, he couldn't hold back anymore.

"Hmph! Isn't you just a mere Yuanwailang? Look at your behavior!" Prince Jingnan muttered to himself.

The murmur was loud enough for people around to hear, including Chu Ruzhi.

This person is really, not only did he humiliate her in the past, but he also humiliated those who showed kindness to him. It's like he has a serious illness! Chu Ruzhi got excited and stood up and said, "I want to clarify today that I was just staying in the nunnery to practice, not becoming a monk!"

Prince Jingnan sneered, "I did keep my oath, but I'm afraid you've forgotten what you wrote."

He always had a loud voice, and his mumbling was heard by everyone.

Chu Ruzhi became even more angry and continued, "Whoever wins the first prize today, if he is willing, I will make him my consort. If he is not willing, I will reward him with a thousand taels of gold!"

Although she had lived in a nunnery for many years, the princess's mansion's property had always been managed by someone, so the mansion was wealthy.

Some people who thought they would have a great future backed off, while others who knew they would never be able to climb to a high position in their entire lives began to have ideas.

The men's competition was quite exciting.

The same is true for the women's field.

As soon as Duan Zhanfang came on stage, she faced Jiang Xiaochun and her close friends.

"Oh! It's her! I don't think she and your cousin are a good match at all!" Jiang Xiaochun's best friend Song Yun sneered.

Duan Zhanfang was confused.

Jiang Xiaochun lowered his head timidly, "Stop talking, stop talking..."

But Song Yun raised his voice instead, "I'm telling you! If you lose to our Xiaochun today, stay away from Master Chi from now on!"

Oh! The truth is out.

It turned out to be because of Chi Yu! But she had never seen Chi Yu!

But no one cares about that because the competition has begun.

Duan Zhanfang had learned the traditional arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she planned to lose to Jiang Xiaochun because she didn't want to have anything to do with Chi Yu at all.

But she heard from the man, Chu Ruzhi, that the one who came out first could become a prince consort.

When Chu Ruzhi said this, Su Xiujie also stood up and looked towards the woman.

Although he didn't say anything, Duan Zhanfang could see from his eyes that he wanted to say something too.

Duan Zhanfang's heart was in a tangle of confusion. Her heart belonged to Su Xiujie, but she was afraid of defeating him. Should she take the first prize or not? In a daze, the competition began.

The competition was very lively on the women's side, and the same was true on the men's side.

The Prince of Jingnan became angrier and angrier as he watched. The people who had come to power had grown from widower in his thirties or forties to old men in their sixties or seventies.

Chu Ruzhi is a little older, but she is a princess after all, with a noble status and outstanding looks. I don’t know what these people are thinking.

What’s even more infuriating is that the old man with white hair and beard actually won again and again…

Seeing that Chu Ruzhi's beautiful flower was about to be stuck in cow dung, Prince Jingnan couldn't help it.

He limped onto the stage.

Just go on stage, and he directly beat the old man down.

"Your Highness, are you going to take part in the competition? The competition is divided into civil and military..." The invigilator smiled awkwardly.

But King Jingnan said with great momentum: "Then come up and fight first. If you can beat me in martial arts, then we can fight in literature!"

It's like saying nothing.

Who is the King of Jingnan? What is his martial arts level? Those who can compete with him all want to go to the battlefield and become generals. Who would want to be a prince consort?

None of those who want to be a royal consort can beat him!

Even if his leg is injured, no one can beat him!

The men's game was stopped.

There was only one person left on the stage, and the first prize was undoubtedly his.

Chu Ruzhi's heart was filled with turbulent waves, but she couldn't believe King Jingnan's determination over the years.

"Since the prince has won, I will not break my promise. Come here, bring one thousand taels of gold!" Chu Ruzhi directly ignored the option of the prince consort.

Prince Jingnan also felt a little lost at this moment.

But he recovered quickly. To save himself, he looked at the women and said, "I feel that the women's competition is not enthusiastic enough. I think the prizes are not generous enough, so I specially went on stage to compete. Now I will give all the prizes to the women!"

He did help himself out, but Chu Ruzhi hated him even more.

It has come to this, but he still won't let go. It seems like there is no hope for the two of them! She clenched her fists tightly.

On the women's side, Duan Zhanfang was playing chess, and her opponent happened to be Jiang Xiaochun. She was planning to give in, but when she heard that the prize had been doubled and added one thousand taels of gold, she became tempted.

Born into a merchant family, she had been exposed to all kinds of calculations since she was young, and now she could calculate them clearly.

These prizes are more than ten times more than her dowry, which is not a small amount.

Moreover, having stayed in northern Jiangsu for a long time, she was very familiar with natural disasters such as the South-to-North Water Diversion Project and floods in the south and droughts in the north.

If such a large sum of money were presented to the emperor and empress, she would probably be credited with a great achievement, and then it would not be a problem for her to ask for the position of county lady.

With the title of county princess, she would no longer be forced by Mr. Duan to go to see a date, and she would not marry if she did not want to.

What a good deal! She moved the chess piece in her hand, and the defeat was suddenly reversed. Jiang Xiaochun was stunned.

In chess, she won the championship easily, and the next was books.

Win again, then draw.

Still win.

Jiang Xiaochun was completely defeated.

The next person was unable to surpass him, and Duan Zhanfang easily won the first place and got all the prizes.

The jade ruyi gold hairpin, the jade bracelet, the pearl earrings, and the eldest princess's one thousand taels of gold were all taken into her pocket.

She immediately walked towards Su Bei and Chu Younan, knelt down and said loudly: "I am willing to give all these rewards to the emperor and the queen for disaster relief."

Su Bei was a little surprised. After this palace banquet, the national treasury was enriched a lot.

Although Chu Ruzhi was unhappy, she did not forget the original intention of today's palace banquet, so she said loudly: "Isn't the queen interested in choosing a concubine for Prince Zunyi? I think this girl is both talented and virtuous!"

Su Xiujie was a little stunned, and Duan Zhanfang was also shocked.

But this is a good opportunity, Su Bei looked at Chu Younan.

Their eyes met, and Chu Younan understood what he meant, and said in a deep voice: "Duan Zhanfang is loyal and patriotic, and her heart is commendable. She is now named Princess of Ningguo and is granted marriage to Prince Zunyi."