Dongping Marquis's Mansion?

Dongping Marquis’ Mansion!

Emperor Jingming touched his chin subconsciously.

Hey, isn’t this the Dongping Marquis’ Mansion that he has heard about several times?

Emperor Jingming immediately became alert.

To be honest, he had been curious about the particularly unlucky Miss Jiang Si for a long time.

Looking at Concubine Xian and Concubine Zhuang, Emperor Jingming thought secretly: I wonder which concubine is so considerate that she actually invited the girl from the Dongping Earl's Mansion. I wonder if it is the fourth girl.

After clearing his throat, Emperor Jingming smiled naturally and asked, "Are you a girl from the Dongping Marquis's mansion?"

"It's the fourth young lady." Concubine Zhuang said with a smile.

Concubine Xian said nothing, but suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.

Concubine Zhuang is such a bitch, why is she causing trouble at this time!

Yu Jin watched Concubine Xian's expression coldly and sneered in his heart.

As expected, the green plum blossom that Lao Liu gave immediately made Concubine Zhuang his helper.

When Emperor Jingming heard what Concubine Zhuang said, he was happy.

It was indeed the Fourth Miss Jiang that he wanted to see.

Well, now that you’re here, you might as well take a look!

"Where are the people?"

Concubine Zhuang looked at Emperor Jingming carefully and thought: If the emperor hadn't looked so serious, she would have really thought too much.

Jiang Si stepped out from the crowd and bowed to Emperor Jingming: "Your Majesty, I am your humble servant."

A gentle gaze fell on her.

Jiang didn't seem to be very nervous.

Although the emperor was high and mighty, she had seen him many times in her previous life. Apart from his majestic side, he was a kind and amiable elder in private.

Uh, a weird and amiable elder.

Miss Jiang added silently.

Looking at the girl who was bowing gracefully, Emperor Jingming's lips moved.

If he said that he looked up, wouldn't he look like an old man? After all, this was a banquet to select a daughter-in-law.

Emperor Jingming's expression became more serious, and he said slowly, "Are you the girl who can make the budding plum blossoms bloom?"

"It is you, my lady." Jiang Si responded neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Concubine Xian was a little disappointed.

I thought that the girl named Jiang would be so flustered that she would speak incoherently after meeting the emperor, but I didn't expect her to be so calm.

She hated this kind of calmness.

How can a little girl be so calm and confident? To put it bluntly, she is just relying on her beauty to attract others' attention.

She has seen many women like this.

"It can make flower buds bloom. Isn't that a fairy's magic?"

Jiang Si smiled and said, "It's just a trivial trick."

"Miss Jiang, can you let me have a look?"

As Emperor Jingming said this, the eunuch beside him immediately went to pick plum branches.

Just kidding, even though the emperor asked in a questioning tone, if I really refused it would not be ignorant of right and wrong, but courting death.

Seeing the eunuch bringing a plum branch with a few buds, Emperor Jingming asked again, "I wonder if you need anything else?"

"We also need a glass bottle filled with clean water." Concubine Zhuang interrupted with a smile.

Concubine Xian tightly grasped her broken long nails, her eyes wishing they could turn into sharp knives to stab Concubine Zhuang a few times.

Who let that bitch Concubine Zhuang answer the question?

Concubine Zhuang curved her lips and smiled.

Seeing Concubine Xian so exhausted is really refreshing.

She suddenly found Miss Jiang quite lovable, of course, on the condition that she could not be her daughter-in-law.

The eunuch immediately brought a glass bottle filled with clear water and looked at Jiang Si.

Jiang Si pursed his lips slightly, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Just put the plum branch into the glass bottle."

Her voice was light, with a clean and cold quality, like the sound of fine jade stones striking each other.

Yu Jin frowned unconsciously.

Why do you feel like you're not very happy?

Jiang seemed to be a little unhappy.

A person would feel proud if he took the initiative to show off his skills and wowed everyone, but if he did this passively, he would feel uncomfortable.

It's like performing monkey shows for people's entertainment.

Fortunately, he is the emperor, so it seems not shameful to perform monkey shows.

Jiang Si quickly came to his senses, his expression remaining calm.

Despite her indifference, Emperor Jingming became interested.

I haven't seen such an interesting girl for a long time.

Although she was extremely beautiful, he had been the emperor for so long that he had seen all kinds of beauties. He thought the girl was brave enough.

Was she just giving him a cold shoulder?

But he did nothing. If he couldn't see the wonder later, he would be angry. He was not used to these little girls' unreasonable behavior.

As Emperor Jingming was thinking about this, he saw the girl raise her white hand and her white fingertips slowly brush across the flower bud.

Even though they had just seen it, everyone couldn't help but concentrate and hold their breath, their eyes fixed on it.

Such a dreamlike spectacle is truly something that you can never get enough of no matter how many times you see it.

"Flowers bloom——"

As the girl's bare hands passed over, the red plum blossoms blossomed bit by bit.

Emperor Jingming suddenly widened his eyes, with a flash of childlike curiosity.

It actually bloomed?

"Is it the water temperature? Or is there something added to the water—"

"Cough cough!" Pan Hai coughed loudly.

Emperor Jingming regained his serious expression and said, "Miss Jiang is very capable."

Ahhhh, curious.

Pan Hai: “…” Wake up, you are the emperor!

As a reserved emperor, Emperor Jingming was reluctant to ask too many questions. He praised Jiang Si and then turned his attention to the King of Shu and the King of Yan.

Seeing this, Jiang Si knelt down and bowed, then quietly retreated.

"I heard that you two are the judges of today's plum blossom viewing banquet?" Emperor Jingming asked his son with a stern face as usual.

The King of Shu smiled and bowed to Emperor Jingming: "Just in time. The two ladies are so kind and generous, and let your sons join in the fun."

Emperor Jingming glanced at Yu Jian.

This guy is worried that he won’t be able to find a girl that suits his dreams. Did he find one?

He subconsciously glanced at the white jade plate placed in front of the women.

According to custom, the prince would place plum blossoms on the jade plate of the girl he liked.

He had come here in the same way in the past, but the flowers he bloomed were not plum blossoms, but peonies.

He still remembers that the peony was particularly gorgeous in bloom. He placed it in front of the girl who fell in love with him at first sight.

The girl he fell in love with later became his princess and then his queen.

Then, she died...

Emperor Jingming withdrew his thoughts and his eyes suddenly froze.

A plate of green plums almost dazzled his eyes.

After calming down, Emperor Jingming was sure that he was not mistaken.

What is happening?

Unable to resist his curiosity, Emperor Jingming asked, "Why are there so many plum blossoms in Miss Jiang's jade plate?"

Concubine Xian’s face turned red.

The seventh brother never gave her face!

But now that the emperor knows about it, the seventh sister should forget about her little thoughts and save her the trouble of talking too much.

Concubine Xian comforted herself and felt better.

Yu Jin smiled and said, "My son gave it to me."

The King of Shu lowered his eyes, almost unable to bear to look at Emperor Jingming's expression.

He wanted to kneel down to the Seventh Brother to be able to say this so confidently in front of his father!

I wonder if the emperor is going to punish the seventh son by confining him to prison, or by reducing his annual salary? Maybe even reducing his fiefdom is possible.

The seventh brother was also unlucky as he was caught by his father.

But it’s better this way, it helps him feel mentally balanced.

"All?" Emperor Jingming raised his voice slightly, but it sounded out of tune.

Yu Jin's smile became even brighter. "Yes, all of them. Thanks to your words, father, I have really worried for nothing."