Liu Lanzhi thought she had misheard and looked at Rong Qingqing in astonishment, "Your Majesty, you..."
"The Empress said you should learn to crow like a rooster," Xiao Tao interrupted her, frowning.
Liu Lanzhi's face immediately turned ugly, "But this humble woman..."
"If you can't, you can bark like a dog," Rong Qingqing said calmly.
Compared to a dog barking, a rooster crowing is naturally better, so Liu Lanzhi gritted her teeth and decisively started imitating the sound of a rooster crowing.
"Ooh ooh ooh..."
"Pfft!"
Some people couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Liu Lanzhi blushed.
Rong Qingqing nodded, "It does look a little like it. Okay, sit down first."
Liu Lanzhi then sat back down, but her face was extremely ugly, yet she couldn't show even the slightest displeasure.
The others suddenly became a little nervous as well.
Before today, they had no idea that the Empress had such a special hobby.
What should I do? What if the flowers end up in my hands and the Empress wants them to crow like roosters?
To their relief, the red flower was passed to other noble ladies, and Rong Qingqing didn't make them learn to crow anymore. She just asked them some questions or asked them to sing a song.
Seeing this, Liu Lanzhi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Rong Qingqing had finally realized that doing so was inappropriate and changed her mind.
Unexpectedly, when the flowers were passed to her again, Rong Qingqing asked her to imitate the sound of a cat meowing.
"Meow meow meow~"
"Pfft!" Everyone couldn't help but burst out laughing again.
Liu Lanzhi's face was pale and she was swaying precariously; she had completely lost face today.
She bit her lip and sat back down, lost in thought.
However, the flowers didn't end up in her hands again, which made her secretly relieved.
If it happened again, she definitely wouldn't be able to handle it.
The banquet ended in a lively and bustling atmosphere.
After the noble ladies left, Rong Qingqing and Shangguan Yanran did not leave immediately.
The three of them sat and drank tea.
Feng Xin couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sister-in-law, you're so mean! I think Liu Lanzhi's head is practically drooping to her chest."
Shangguan Yanran also laughed and said, "I saw that she was quite proud when she made Xie Jingyi fall earlier. I don't know what grudge these two have. She's playing tricks on you. This Liu Lanzhi is quite bold."
Rong Qingqing smiled faintly and said, "This Liu Lanzhi probably found out from somewhere that I didn't get along with Xie Jingyi when I was in the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion. Today, she is framing Xie Jingyi in front of me in order to curry favor with me. She thinks that I still hold a grudge against Xie Jingyi and is happy to see Xie Jingyi suffer."
"How presumptuous of you!" Feng Xin scoffed, then asked, "So, have you really forgiven Xie Jingyi now?"
"It's not a matter of forgiveness or not, but I see that she has changed a lot now, and it seems that she has turned over a new leaf, so I don't want to hold a grudge against her for what happened before," Rong Qingqing said calmly.
Shangguan Yanran nodded. "Everyone makes mistakes in life. As long as you can recognize your mistakes and correct them, you deserve to be forgiven. But if you are unrepentant, then there is no need to forgive you."
As the three were talking, Xie Jingyi walked over, supported by a servant.
She bowed gracefully to Rong Qingqing and Feng Xinying, saying, "Thank you very much, Your Highness and Princess, for today."
"It's alright, don't worry about it," Rong Qingqing said.
Feng Xin asked curiously, "By the way, why is Liu Lanzhi targeting you? Do you have some kind of grudge against her?"
Xie Jingyi pursed her lips before saying, "She originally had designs on the Xue family."
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