Chapter 169: The Princess Regent Visits the Poetry Appreciation Meeting
After Yun Qingqing thought about it for a while, she nodded:
"That's fine. I just happen to have something I want to ask you for help with recently."
Zhiluo was overjoyed, and took her arm and started to cuddle:
"Hey, why are we asking for help? Qingqing's business is my business! Let's sign the contract first!"
Yun Qingqing nodded:
"If you ever want to be free, you can tell me at any time and I will terminate the contract then."
She regarded Zhiluo as a friend, and the contract was just a formality. She agreed to it only because it was truly beneficial to both parties, and she would not restrict her freedom.
"We'll talk about it later." When Zhiluo brought up this matter, she hadn't thought about canceling it.
Yun Qingqing brought her to the center of the spirit gathering array and signed a contract.
The moment the contract was completed, a mysterious feeling arose in her mind, and she knew that she had established a master-servant relationship with Zhiluo.
At the same time, a force of merit different from the power of vows began to appear in the body, which came from the offerings in Zhiluo's temple.
"Tomorrow morning I will take you to Tianming Pavilion to get familiar with everyone. Then I will go out to do some things. I will leave that place to you."
The next day was the day when Yun Bailian organized a poetry appreciation session.
Zhiluo put away her long hair that fluttered in the wind, transformed herself into an ordinary girl, and stayed in Tianming Pavilion.
However, her charming appearance remained the same as before, and was totally different from what she claimed to be "ordinary".
As a recognized mountain god, Zhiluo has her own way of responding to the wishes of her believers, so Yun Qingqing is not worried that she cannot handle the affairs of Tianming Pavilion.
If I really encounter something she can't solve, it's just the same to leave it to myself to solve.
After Yun Qingqing settled Zhiluo down, she left Tianming Pavilion and went to the shore of Xiaojing Lake.
The poetry appreciation meeting was held in a beautiful manor by the lake. Yun Qingqing took out the invitation and entered the manor. Following the instructions, she came to the back garden and saw many young noblemen and young girls there.
These people were scattered in various places in groups of about ten, each with different competition items. From time to time, there were bursts of exclamations or cheers, making it as lively as a small temple fair.
Yun Qingqing looked around a few places and discovered that the so-called poetry appreciation meetings were not entirely based on poetry. There were also activities such as calligraphy, painting, chess, lantern riddles, and pot-pitching. So no matter who came, they could find something they liked or were good at and join in.
The young men and ladies obviously like this form of entertainment very much. They can also look for the opposite sex they are interested in, and there is laughter and joy all around.
However, as Yun Qingqing watched, her brows furrowed.
"My Lady Princess, you are here!"
Yun Qingqing turned her head and saw Xu Suyao and Ye Zhishen had also arrived. They walked quickly to her side.
Ye Zhishen immediately asked in a low voice:
"How is it? Have you found out which bastard dared to steal Yaoyao's luck?"
Yun Qingqing looked solemn and whispered:
"I have already made a plan for this matter. If you two don't participate in any activities today, nothing will happen. Just keep it a secret for now."
Xu Suyao nodded, and asked curiously:
"Princess, have you already found that person? Is it inconvenient to tell me?"
"Not really. I'm mainly worried that you might alert the enemy."
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhishen immediately patted his chest and said:
"Don't worry, we will never do anything bad because of a momentary impulse. Master, why don't you tell us who did it?"
Yun Qingqing thought for a moment and said:
"No matter what Yun Bailian and her people ask you to do today, don't do as she wishes."
Ye Zhishen and Xu Suyao looked at each other in shock, then realized what was going on and fell silent.
I didn't expect that such a vicious thing could be done by the Crown Princess!
Ye Zhishen remembered that the Crown Prince had been under house arrest and had his salary fined because of the military rations issue not long ago, and he couldn't help but sneer.
It seems that the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince are truly a match made in heaven.
The master was very wise not to marry her, otherwise he would have been very upset.
"Aunt Imperial, I didn't expect you to come in such a grand manner. I'm sorry for not welcoming you! Please come in!"
When Yun Bailian saw Yun Qingqing appear, a trace of resentment flashed across her surprised eyes, but immediately turned into a smile as she greeted her.
The redness and swelling from the beating two days ago had not completely subsided, so I had to apply more powder than usual to cover it up.
Yun Bailian really learned her lesson this time. She no longer dared to call herself a sister, and called her "Imperial Aunt" very affectionately.
Everyone's eyes turned over here, and when they saw Yun Qingqing, they all showed surprised expressions.
Yun Qingqing had an outstanding appearance in the past, but there were many daughters of noble families who were also good-looking, so even if she dressed up properly, she would not be compared to the mud.
However, Yun Qingqing is now full of spiritual energy and has an otherworldly temperament. With just a simple dress and half-tied hair, she looks like a fairy from the sky who has fallen to the mortal world, making people unable to take their eyes off her.
Being a little more beautiful than ordinary people may cause a lot of jealousy, but if you are too beautiful, people won’t even feel jealous.
Not to mention that all the young men present were stunned, even many of the ladies blushed secretly.
Yun Bailian naturally noticed this atmosphere. Others might not be jealous, but she was so jealous that her teeth were itching.
"What are you looking at! The Regent Princess has arrived, where are your manners?" Ye Zhishen broke the delicate silence with an unhappy look on his face.
Everyone came to their senses and rushed towards Yun Qingqing like stars surrounding the moon.
"Meet the princess!"
"Meet the princess!"
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Princess!"
"Princess..."
"My Lady Princess, I have admired the Regent since I was a child. My dream since childhood is to join his army one day and do my part to protect the land of Daliang!"
"It's the same for me..."
There were also many young men from aristocratic families who were supporters of the Prince Regent and who felt that this was a rare opportunity and therefore squeezed in to recommend themselves.
Yun Qingqing touched her nose. She was used to being casual in her daily life and didn't care too much about her identity as a princess. For a moment, she felt a little uncomfortable with it.
"I'm just here to take a look. Don't be restrained and have fun." She nodded to everyone and said politely.
Yun Bailian suppressed the jealousy in her eyes and seized the opportunity to ask attentively:
"Aunt Huang, take a look at these projects to see if there are any that interest you. How about giving them a try?"
"Okay." Yun Qingqing looked at her shrewd eyes and smiled.
"I don't know which one is fun, how about you recommend one?"
What she said hit the mark exactly what Yun Bailian wanted, and Yun Bailian immediately took her to an enclosed open space.
There are obviously more people here than in other places.
On the square ground, there were many red cloth bags of different sizes. A lady in a pink skirt was standing in a circle drawn with stone powder on the edge, holding a bamboo ring in her hand and throwing it towards the cloth bag she had chosen.
She threw the ring several times but missed. She had run out of bamboo rings. She sighed in frustration and stepped aside. The next person immediately took a handful of bamboo rings and started the next round of the ring-tossing game.
Yun Qingqing looked at the red cloth bags of different sizes on the ground and narrowed her eyes.
Yun Bailian introduced:
"These lucky bags contain prizes provided by the Queen. They are of different sizes and values. Only after you put them in and open them, you can know whether they contain copper coins or treasures."
"Today's biggest prize is the five-colored glass lamp presented by the Southern Kingdom. If you can get this, you must be extremely lucky, right? Auntie, please try and see what you can get."
Yun Qingqing touched her chin and curled her lips thoughtfully.
As he was talking, the young man behind him had thrown all the bamboo rings in his hand. He hit a big lucky bag, but it only contained a few copper coins.
The young man was not angry, and said that this was a copper coin given by the Queen Mother and he should take it back and keep it well.
Yun Bailian took advantage of the gap when the next person didn't stand over and immediately pushed Yun Qingqing into the circle drawn on the ground, saying with a smile:
"Everyone, please wait a moment. It's rare for the Regent Princess to come here. As the host, I must make sure that the Princess enjoys herself. Let her go first in this round."
Yun Qingqing did not refuse and asked:
"Are all the lucky bags here? If I take them away, will I replace them?"
"They are all here. The number of prizes is limited and they will be given out once they are all used up. Auntie, please try your best to get more." Yun Bailian said with a smile.
Yun Qingqing looked at the bamboo ring that was handed to her and smacked her lips:
"There are only a few bamboo circles? How can we have fun? How about I give you an idea and follow my rules this time?"
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