After turning and leaving the main hall, Ye Ziyu's gaze turned cold.
Although he used Qiao Xiuyuan to gain control of the Qihu Camp, the fact that the Wei family had sided with Ye Zerui and were eyeing his Xi'er made him uneasy and extremely irritable.
After stepping out of the palace gate, Xiao Ce saw Ye Zeyu and hurriedly went to greet him.
"Master, how is it?"
Ye Zeyu nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Xiao Ce smiled and gave a thumbs up: "Master is truly a visionary. How did you guess that the Emperor would appoint you to command the Qihu Camp because of this matter?"
Ye Ziyu stared ahead and said coldly, "Because Bai Shuo mentioned Qiao Xiuyuan too deliberately. A real fool wouldn't think that much."
On the way to the palace, he kindly "reminded" Bai Shuo many times that this matter was planned by Qiao Xiuyuan behind the scenes.
Bai Shuo had been holding back his words the whole way, unable to speak. He could only think to himself that when he saw his father, he would definitely try his best to shift all the blame onto someone else.
Therefore, even if Bai Shuo didn't know whether his trusted captain was Qiao Xiuyuan's man, he would still associate him with Qiao Xiuyuan.
Based on his understanding of his father, he would certainly be suspicious of Bai Shuo's actions.
Now that there is no one else available to the Emperor, he, a leisurely prince, has become the only one who can be of use.
Of course, if he had shown even the slightest desire for military power, he would never have been able to take command of the Qihu Camp.
Seeing that Ye Zeyu's eyes showed no joy and he still looked solemn, Xiao Ce couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Master, what's wrong? Is there something else?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zeyu let out a disdainful snort.
"snort!"
"Someone is trying to steal my queen."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ce immediately became angry.
"Who dares to be so overconfident?! Should I take care of them?!"
"No need, I will go myself!"
On the other side, after the literary gathering resumed, Su Muxi no longer ignored the proceedings and began to pay attention to everything around her.
Bai Mengying's words and actions told her that today's literary gathering would definitely not end quietly, and there must be something else waiting for her.
Wei Yichen, her cousin, seemed to be protecting her, but he was actually just watching the show.
Although Xie Xuan would stand by her side without hesitation, the enemy was in the open while she was in the dark, and she didn't know what unexpected things might happen next. So, she could only be more vigilant to avoid any accidents as much as possible.
Ge Mao, unaware of Su Muxi's thoughts, assumed that Su Muxi was attracted to Wei Yichen, which was why she kept glancing towards the main venue.
So he would occasionally ask questions about medical techniques to attract Su Muxi's attention.
"Su girl, what acupoint did you just prick Zheng Yi with? It was too fast, I didn't see it clearly."
A single needle can cause difficulty in movement; Ge Mao had never heard of or seen anything like it in all his years of medical practice.
Su Muxi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, I coated that silver needle with some sleeping potion."
Ge Mao was surprised and didn't know what to say.
It turns out it wasn't the acupoints that were working, but rather the drug.
Lai Wenhui brought silver needles coated with a sleeping potion.
They're quite wary.
Just then, Bai Mengying's actions once again drew Su Muxi's attention to the venue.
Originally, the second competition was to test poetry, but Bai Mengying felt that some unpleasant things had just happened and that listening to the music could calm her mind, so the second competition became a music test.
The melodious sound of the zither can indeed soothe people's restless hearts, and the pieces composed by Shen Yaxin herself are especially captivating.
After Shen Yaxin finished her song, she was showered with praise. Everyone thought that Shen Yaxin was the champion of this competition, but then Bai Mengying walked gracefully onto the stage.
"Miss Shen's melody is indeed beautiful and elegant. She truly lives up to her reputation as the most talented woman in the capital."
Shen Yaxin bowed modestly, "Your Highness is too kind. This piece of music was only composed when I had a sudden inspiration."
Bai Mengying glanced at Shen Yaxin's beautiful eyes and graceful figure, a fleeting look of disdain crossing her eyes.
She then said softly, "During my three years in Ganzhou, I missed the capital and composed a piece. I would like to take this opportunity to let everyone appreciate it. I would appreciate Miss Shen's guidance later."
Although Su Muxi couldn't quite hear what Bai Mengying was saying on the stage, she understood Bai Mengying's intention after seeing her maid bring a guqin onto the stage.
Is this preparation for a showdown with Shen Yaxin?
Although Ge Mao was old, he was born with more sensitive hearing than the average person and heard Bai Mengying's words clearly.
A sneer appeared on his lips as he whispered, "This Princess Chang Le appears to be gentle and magnanimous, but in reality, she is extremely jealous and cannot stand anyone being better than her. In my opinion, that Miss Shen is in for a lot of trouble today!"
Su Muxi looked surprised. "You're very familiar with Princess Chang Le?"
"I don't know him, but I've heard people mention him."
Ge Mao gave a vague answer.
Before going to Beijing, Ye Zeyu had people inquire about many things, and he heard a lot about them as well.
Not only Bai Mengying, but he also knew that Qiao Ziming was an arrogant, ungrateful, deaf and blind ingrate!
As the two were talking, Bai Mengying began to play the piece she had composed.
The sound of the zither was melodious and pleasing to the ear.
Coupled with Bai Mengying's beautiful face, she captivated many young men in the audience.
After the song ended, the praise was even louder than before.
"It is truly a great blessing to hear Princess Chang Le's zither music again after three years!"
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