As soon as Song Wanning returned to her seat, Zhuque behind her whispered in her ear, "Madam, that Concubine Cui used to make things difficult for you, and now we don't know what evil she is hiding. Are you really going to help her this time?"
"This is just the first step. I might as well see if she is really surrendering. If I find that she is still as pretentious as before, it will not be too late to get rid of her." Song Wanning's voice was light. She remembered that in her previous life, Cui Xiaoxiao also made many strange things in Lan Courtyard, and she felt strange in her previous life.
Now that Cui Xiaoxiao had said she wanted to surrender to her, she might as well take a good look and see if she could really do it and if she could still make those things. Cui Xiaoxiao was now being punished for the grudges from her previous life. Song Wanning might as well give her a chance; after all, no one would resist the opportunity to make money.
Seeing this, Suzaku simply nodded and said, "I will help Madam keep an eye on her. If there is anything wrong with her, I will report it to Madam immediately."
Song Wanning looked at her lovely maid and smiled softly, "With you here, I feel most at ease."
Although there were some disturbances at this banquet, it was a safe and sound affair. As the banquet was drawing to a close, Princess Xiangyu, who was sitting next to Concubine Xian, stood up.
Princess Xiangyu stood in the main hall and spoke to the emperor, "Father, it's rare for all the officials and their families in the capital to be here now. The same banquets and merrymaking every year are getting boring. Why not try something new this year?"
The emperor sitting on top smiled faintly, "Xiangyu, what do you want to play?"
Princess Xiangyu looked around and smiled slowly, "Now that all the marquises are here, they all possess unique skills. They're getting tired of watching the palace musicians and dancers dance. Why not have them write down their specialties on slips of paper and place them in a bucket? Then, we'll play a game of passing the flower around, and whoever gets the flower will stand up and draw lots. No matter what they draw, they have to perform."
Before the Emperor could speak, Princess Xiangyu said this, but Prince An Xie Ke spoke up, "Princess Xiangyu, this is a good idea. The entire palace hasn't been this lively for a long time."
Seeing the brother and sister singing the same tune, the emperor didn't want to spoil the fun, so he just looked at Princess Xiangyu and said, "I also think this is a good idea. In that case, Xiangyu will take the lead and lead the ladies in playing this game. These ladies nowadays should be no ordinary people, and each of them should have unique skills."
"Thank you, father." Princess Xiangyu responded with a smile and asked her maids to put white slips of paper in front of the desks of the ladies, asking them to write down their unique skills.
After a while, all the paper strips were collected. Princess Xiangyu rolled them into balls and put them in the basket.
"My dear ladies, I now have all the skills you know. Let's start the game of passing the flower." Princess Xiangyu looked around and said with a smile, "Now, if someone gets the flower during the men's pass, then the ladies will draw lots. If the ladies don't come, it's a daughter, and so on."
Princess Xiangyu said this and signaled her maid to place the red flower on the prince's seat.
The Crown Prince looked at Princess Xiangyu and smiled, "Sister Xiangyu, I've come here alone, without the Crown Princess. If I get this red flower, I can't expect my mother to perform for me, can I?"
Princess Xiangyu heard this and said, "Crown Prince is the first one now. It will never be his turn anyway."
Upon seeing this, Crown Prince Xie Cheng just smiled, picked up the red flower, and made preparations.
The person holding the drum now was naturally Princess Xiangyu. She turned her back and slowly said, "Begin!"
At this time, the crown prince Xie Cheng also started to pass the flower in his hand, and he handed it to Xie An next to him. However, Xie An was not honest and did not pass the flower for a long time.
After laughing for a while, he handed it to the Prince of Yong Xie Bi next to him, then to the Prince of Yi Xie Ze, and the Prince of Cheng Xie Su, and finally it was passed to Yin Yichen.
But who would have thought that Princess Xiangyu's drum beat would start at this moment.
Princess Xiangyu turned around and saw Yin Yichen holding the drum. She laughed out loud, "What a coincidence! I thought it had been passed on to the back, but it turns out it's still in the Prime Minister's hands."
Yin Yichen looked at Princess Xiangyu indifferently, with a smile on his face, and it was obvious that he had seen through Princess Xiangyu's current intention.
Princess Xiangyu coughed upon seeing this and set her eyes on Song Wanning, "Madam Prime Minister, now that the Prime Minister has the flowers, it is natural for Madam Prime Minister to draw lots."
Before Song Wanning could say anything, Yin Yichen, who was standing beside her, stood up and said slowly, "Now that I have the flower, I will draw the lot for my wife."
As Yin Yichen stood up, Prince Yong Xie Bi beside him burst into laughter. "I've heard for a long time that the Prime Minister and his wife have a very good relationship. Now I see that it's true. We, the princes, are envious that the Prime Minister has such a beautiful wife."
Prince An Xie Ke, who was sitting beside him, sneered, "What's the point of being pretty? Don't be a cowardly fool. That would really make you a laughing stock."
Yin Yichen said nothing and strode towards Princess Xiangyu.
Princess Xiangyu was now angry, but she was suppressing her anger. After all, her intention to marry Yin Yichen was known to everyone. Now that Yin Yichen and his wife were in harmony, it was a slap in her face.
Yin Yichen was now dressed in a moon-white brocade robe with gilded edges. Everyone says clothes make the man, but Yin Yichen was a clothes hanger, and no matter what he wore, he looked incredibly handsome. But now, he was the envy of many. Standing together, Yin Yichen and Song Wanning perfectly embodied the saying: a perfect match.
Yin Yichen took a few steps forward, reached out his hand to touch Princess Xiangyu's basket, and soon he took out a dumpling.
Princess Xiangyu originally had a paper dumpling in her sleeve, but now, seeing Yin Yichen's scrutinizing gaze, she felt an inexplicable pressure in her heart. Yin Yichen handed the paper dumpling in his hand to Princess Xiangyu and said in a light voice, "Excuse me, Princess."
Princess Xiangyu unconsciously had a thin layer of sweat on her face, and her hand holding the paper ball was wet with sweat. She didn't dare to play any tricks in front of Yin Yichen, so she immediately opened the paper ball in her hand.
Princess Xiangyu slowly read the words on the note under Yin Yichen's gaze and said, "Play a song of Phoenix Seeking Phoenix——"
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