The general stood up and looked at Bai Jinjin with admiration, clapping his hands. "The Ninth Princess's dancing is truly breathtaking. I'm afraid the Sixth Princess can't even compare to you."
"Your Majesty, this is the first time I've seen the Ninth Princess dance. It's truly an eye-opener for me." General Fuyuan also stood up and applauded.
The two generals looked at each other, and each of them knew what the other wanted to do.
"Jinjin, daddy didn't know you could dance." Bai Juncheng looked at Bai Jinjin happily.
Bai Jinjin chuckled, "I originally wanted to dance for Daddy on his birthday, but Sixth Sister discovered me practicing and misunderstood that I was preparing a dance for the General Guarding the Nation."
"I said that this Sixth Princess definitely has bad intentions."
"Daddy, Sixth Sister told me that she has prepared a guzheng performance for Master Mo to celebrate his safe return." Bai Jinjin looked at Bai Lingling with undisguised provocation.
Mo Yunqiu frowned when he heard this, but he didn't say anything because it was a party.
Bai Lingling's face turned green as she stood up, bowed to Bai Jinjin, and forced a smile as she said, "Sister, I forgot to bring my zither today. I'm afraid I won't be able to perform for the general."
"It's okay, Your Highness the Sixth Princess, I've prepared a guzheng here. If you don't mind, please take it and use it." Lin Shuzhan stared at Bai Lingling with emotionless eyes.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Lin." Bai Lingling took the guzheng reluctantly.
Bai Lingling, who was being stared at by everyone, was sweating profusely.
The guzheng should be played in the same way as the guqin, right?
"Sixth sister is best at playing High Mountains and Flowing Water. I was fortunate enough to hear it once." Bai Jinjin said softly in Ye Jiuge's ear.
Everyone immediately felt a sense of anticipation for Bai Lingling's guzheng.
Bai Lingling's fingers trembled as she sang a syllable.
"Wait a moment." Bai Yan stepped forward to intercept Bai Lingling's movements, then bowed to Bai Juncheng, "Father, is it possible that my sword dance cannot compare to Lingling's guzheng?"
Bai Juncheng laughed heartily and nodded, "Alright, then whoever among you princes and princesses can give a performance that will impress the ministers will receive a gift from me!"
Bai Jinjin couldn't sit still anymore after hearing this. "Brother Ye, was my performance just now really bad?"
"No, your performance was very good and I liked it very much." Ye Jiuge's tone suddenly became low when he said the latter part.
This made Bai Jinjin blush. She was a complete voice control freak. Wouldn't this kill her?
"Ahem, Ye Jiuge, I'll make an exception and let you participate in the competition between princes and princesses." Bai Juncheng coughed lightly and signaled Ye Jiuge with his eyes to pay attention to the occasion.
Ye Jiuge stood up and looked at Bai Juncheng calmly, "I won't participate. The Ninth Princess is waiting to see who will get this gift."
"Father, no matter how you look at it, Ye Jiuge shouldn't compete with us." Bai Yan said with a contemptuous smile at Ye Jiuge.
Bai Jinjin's eyebrows jumped. "Third Prince, what you said is not right. Daddy said this to prove that he treats Ye Jiuge equally. This proves that Daddy is magnanimous."
You are so stingy!
"You!" Bai Yan just raised his hand, but the Queen Mother's look stopped him from taking the next step.
Bai Jinjin sneered, "You're a prince, but you don't have a broad mind at all. Third Prince, you've been with the Empress the longest, so why haven't you learned her broad-mindedness?"
The Queen Mother sat on the high platform. Although Bai Jinjin scolded her brother, the Queen Mother did not show any reluctance.
Bai Yan has been taught by her for so many years and always thought that he had learned well and had not received any criticism from the outside world. Now Bai Jinjin has pointed out his shortcomings, hoping that Yan'er can think carefully about his own problems.
"The Ninth Princess is good at singing and dancing, and can even debate with scholars. She is truly a talented woman."
"This Sixth Princess, who is rumored to be a talented woman among the people, may be about to change hands."
The ministers really admired Bai Jinjin. At such a young age, she came up with ideas to control the flood and made the emperor treat people more courteously. They had no choice but to admire her.
Bai Hui looked at Bai Jinjin in a trance. If she were his sister, things might not be like this today.
Then Bai Hui shook his head, wondering what he was thinking. Lingling had done him a favor.
"Fourth brother, please help third brother." Seeing Bai Yan being suppressed by Bai Jinjin, Bai Lingling slowly walked to the side of the fourth prince and said.
Bai Hui stood up after hearing this and said, "Ninth Princess, Third Brother is your elder brother. If he makes any mistakes, it can be the teacher, the father, or the queen mother who can teach him a lesson, but it can never be your turn."
"Fourth brother, how can this be considered a lesson? Jinjin is just telling you her point of view." Bai Jing said leisurely while looking at the Fourth Prince.
After hearing what Bai Jing said, those who originally thought Bai Jinjin was being unreasonable suddenly felt that the Fourth Prince did not seem very smart either.
“Is this a lesson?”
"Princess Nine is such a delicate woman, and her voice is so soft and tender. Is this considered a scolding?"
"The Fourth Prince is really making a fuss."
"But I understand. As far as I know, the eldest and second princes are accompanying the ninth princess."
"I understand. That's why you're jealous, right? The First and Second Princes have such a smart sister like the Ninth Princess."
Ye Jiuge couldn't help laughing when he heard this. "Princess Jiu, we're waiting to see the Third Prince's sword dance. Could you please return to your seat?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Jinjin snorted arrogantly at Bai Yan and turned to sit next to Ye Jiuge. "Everyone is looking forward to the Third Prince's sword dance. Please don't let us down, okay?"
Bai Yan was about to explode when Bai Lingling grabbed his arm and said, "I've only just learned the guzheng these past few days, and it's far inferior to the guqin. If you don't want to go, I'll use the guqin to accompany Third Brother."
This was more like a notification to Bai Yan. The palace maid walked to the side of the hall and changed Bai Lingling's instrument to a guqin. After the preparations were completed, Bai Lingling smiled and nodded to Bai Yan.
When the piano music started, Bai Jinjin's brows furrowed. "Brother Ye, do you think this piano music seems a little wrong?"
Ye Jiuge looked at the guqin, then at the palace maid who had delivered it, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Don't you think that palace maid looks familiar?"
This made Bai Jinjin confused. She looked at the palace maid seriously and blinked her eyes before whispering to Ye Jiuge, "Qingfeng really got in."
Qingfeng saw that Bai Jinjin finally noticed him, raised his eyebrows, and pointed in the direction of Bai Lingling.
"Look, the fun of today's banquet is about to begin." Bai Jinjin sat gracefully on the chair and looked at Bai Lingling excitedly.
As expected, Bai Lingling felt something was wrong after playing just a few notes. Bai Yan froze when he heard the sudden drop in pitch.
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