Chapter 229 Yongning Du Zhengming Extra 3
As soon as Xie Yunyu returned to the backyard, she heard people say that the Prince and Du Shaoqing had started arguing.
The prince berated Du Shaoqing incessantly.
Xie Yunyu then found someone to ask for details.
After hearing what had happened, Xie Yunyu couldn't help but laugh.
She was certain that Du Zhengming had a powerful backer, and that he couldn't possibly have come up with this idea.
After Pei Yanchi left, Xiao Ling was furious and walked towards the backyard.
Seeing that he was still angry and didn't say anything, Xie Yunyu poured him a cup of tea.
Xiao Ling reached for the teacup, tilted his head back, and drank it down.
Xie Yunyu couldn't help but laugh again when she saw him like this.
"You're still laughing? What's so funny?" Xiao Ling was still furious.
Xie Yunyu reached out and patted his shoulder to comfort him.
Then I moved a chair over and sat down next to him.
"Husband, just give him the invitation to the flower viewing banquet."
Xiao Ling looked up angrily: "Why should I give it to him? On what grounds?"
"Yongning must be blind to have fallen for him, am I blind too?"
Seeing that he was still so angry, Xie Yunyu reached out and patted his chest.
"Okay, okay, don't be angry."
He picked up a drink from the side and handed it to him.
"Here, I made your favorite milk tea. Try it."
Xiao Ling took it and drank several mouthfuls.
Sweets can improve your mood.
Sure enough, after a while, Xiao Ling gradually calmed down from his angry state.
Xie Yunyu then tried to persuade him again: "Give him the flower invitation so that he can see with his own eyes how many people want to fight to marry Yongning."
Don't let him think that Yongning can't live without him.
Let him run into a wall and experience the malice of Yongning's other suitors.
Xie Yunyu deliberately said the opposite of what she meant, because she was afraid that if she didn't say it that way, Xiao Ling wouldn't find an invitation for Du Zhengming.
It wasn't that she wanted to help Du Zhengming, but Yongning used to come over often and talk about Du Zhengming with great enthusiasm, showing that she genuinely liked him.
Now that Du Zhengming understands his own feelings and wants to be with Yongning.
Xie Yunyu didn't mind helping him out; as for what happens after that, that's up to fate.
Xiao Ling agreed, there were so many people, and Du Zhengming was old and cold, always wearing a deadpan expression.
It wouldn't be a bad idea to let those scions of powerful families make things difficult for him.
So he stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then turned to Xie Yunyu and said:
“You’re right. If he wants to go, let him go, as long as he can handle the people at the banquet.”
Xie Yunyu laughed when she heard this: "Our Yongning has had whatever he wanted since he was a child. He has been devoted to him wholeheartedly."
After planning for so long, he hasn't reacted at all.
Now that Yongning was about to give up, he suddenly came to his senses.
If he can't even handle this small banquet, then he's out of the game.
If he can withstand it, he will surely catch the eye of the Empress and His Majesty; the rest depends on his own fate.
Xiao Ling felt Xie Yunyu's hand on his shoulder, the pressure of which was comfortable and gentle.
The anger I felt towards Du Zhengming earlier had mostly dissipated.
He shouted outside, "Someone come here!"
A gentle breeze blew in response.
"Go to the palace and ask my mother for an invitation to the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet the day after tomorrow."
The next morning, as soon as Du Zhengming arrived at the yamen, Qingfeng came and delivered an invitation to the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet the following day.
Looking at the invitation in his hand, Du Zhengming smiled silently.
Next, he needs to study his competitors more carefully.
So he got up and went to the archives of the Dali Temple.
He spent a day there, carefully studying all his opponents.
When Yongning heard that the invitation Princess Jinyang was sending was for Du Zhengming, she laughed.
The Princess Consort was right after all.
Once a habit is formed in a person, and then that habit is broken, they will become restless.
Yongning played with Du Zhengming's jade pendant in his hand, lost in thought.
Go to sleep, tomorrow's going to be a lively day!
The following day, a flower-viewing banquet was held, which was a lively and festive occasion.
Du Zhengming arrived early. Today, he was not wearing his official robes, but a blue round-necked robe with flowing brocade, which made his face look like jade and his eyes like shooting stars.
The surrounding nobles and young masters all looked at Du Zhengming with great curiosity at first glance.
Isn't today the day for choosing a husband for Princess Yongning?
What's the cold-faced judge Du Shaoqing doing here?
He and Princess Yongning are not a good match at all.
She has a nice face, but she looks too old.
Could they be here to solve a case and arrest people?
Everyone was suspicious, and seeing his gloomy face, no one dared to go up and talk to him.
The emperor was unwell and did not come.
The Crown Prince, representing the Emperor, arrived with the Second Prince, the Fifth Prince, and Xiao Ling.
When Xiao Ling arrived and looked at Du Zhengming, he immediately became extremely displeased.
The Crown Prince had known the news for a while, and he smiled faintly without saying a word.
The second prince, seeing Du Zhengming, asked in great surprise:
Why is he here?
"Didn't I hear that the Empress Dowager didn't send him an invitation?"
Xiao Ling said irritably, "I gave it to him."
"Didn't you disapprove of his relationship with Yongning? Why did you still send him an invitation?" The Second Prince was even more puzzled.
The fifth prince, that dim-witted fellow, interrupted and asked:
"Who are you talking about? Who does Sister Yongning like?"
Neither of them answered him, but Xiao Ling answered the Second Prince's question:
“Wouldn’t it be unfair not to let people come?”
We need to bring him here so he can see for himself just how many people are lining up to marry Yongning.
Otherwise, he would think Yongning couldn't live without him and would become arrogant and overbearing.
Hearing that Xiao Ling's tone was still unfriendly, the Second Prince stroked his chin and said:
"That's good, it lets him face reality."
The Fifth Prince, still fiddling with the object, continued to ask:
Who exactly are you talking about?
"You'll find out soon enough," Xiao Ling said irritably.
While the three were chatting, the Crown Prince had already finished his opening remarks.
Then he beckoned to the three of them, and they went over and sat down at the same table as the Crown Prince.
Everyone else took their seats, and after a gong was sounded, the crowd quieted down.
The beaded curtain behind was rolled up, and a woman walked out, with a graceful figure and her hair piled high on her head.
A dazzling golden crown adorned her temples, and a delicate orange chrysanthemum graced her hair, making her radiant.
The floral ornament on her forehead resembled flowers and mist, while the dangling beaded ornaments on both sides added to her delicate charm.
The skirt was a light green color, embroidered with clusters of lotus flowers.
A crimson shawl draped from her arms, like a sunset glow hanging on her body.
The pleats conceal woven gold cloud patterns, and each step feels like pushing open layers of autumn colors.
The Fifth Prince laughed when he saw Yongning's attire today:
"Sister Yongning looks so beautiful today."
The Second Prince and Xiao Ling nodded in agreement.
The Crown Prince smiled and said, "Yongning's aloofness is rather intimidating."
The second prince chimed in, "That's how it should be. Like before, when you followed a minister around every day, you wouldn't be looked down upon."
Xiao Ling nodded heavily beside him and glared at Du Zhengming.
But then he saw Du Zhengming staring intently at Yongning.
So he nudged the second prince with his elbow, and the second prince turned his head to look in his direction.
I also noticed Du Zhengming's infatuated gaze.
"Hmph, if only I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place."
The Fifth Prince followed their gazes and saw that there were many people sitting on Du Zhengming's side, but he couldn't recognize who they were.
Those who came today included both civil and military officials.
Therefore, in order to allow everyone's talents to be fully displayed, we have set up two questions, one for literature and one for martial arts, plus a talent competition, for a total of three rounds.
The first round was a competition to compose poems.
Du Zhengming's lips curled slightly. He was the runner-up in the eleventh year of Kaiyao, so how could mere poetry stump him?
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