The palace banquet came to an end, and everyone began to prepare to leave the palace in twos and threes.
"Ranran, you make your father so proud." Yunxiao looked at his daughter, tears streaming down his face.
Although he was a military officer, he had studied since childhood and had even passed the imperial examination. He knew very well how skilled Yun Qingran was in the two poems she composed tonight.
"Father, elder brother, well, those two poems weren't written by me," Yun Qingran whispered to Yun Xiao and Yun Qingbi.
Yunxiao and Yun Qingbi exchanged a glance, then looked at Yun Qingran.
"The poem I wrote earlier was written by Li Bai, and the one I wrote later was written by Li He," Yun Qingran confessed.
"It's alright, the situation was critical, Ranran, you had no choice." Yunxiao felt even more sorry for her daughter. Tonight, if she made any mistakes, the Zhen'an Marquis's mansion would lose all face.
"Father, didn't you say that we should stick to our principles, especially in times of crisis?" Yun Qingbi asked from the side.
"Shut up, no one will think you're mute if you don't speak." Yunxiao turned to look at Yun Qingbi, telling him to shut up.
Yun Qingran made a provocative face at Yun Qingbi, as if to say, "Now you know who the real daughter is!"
Yun Qingbi was speechless and choked with sobs!
"You got lucky and won once by flattering someone, and now you think you're all that?" Liang Jingxue walked up from behind and said sarcastically.
"Miss Liang said I was flattering him tonight, does that mean Miss Liang thinks the Emperor is not a wise and great ruler?" Yun Qingran's eyes gleamed.
Just between you and me, she's a master of verbal sparring, capable of exchanging insults for an hour without repeating herself! She's never lost a verbal battle!
"When did I say that? I didn't say that." Liang Jingxue was almost scared out of her wits.
That poem was clearly flattery, but everyone knew it, yet no one could say it. If the emperor found out, at best the family would fall out of favor, at worst the family would suffer a bloodbath.
“You just said it clearly, everyone tell me, isn’t that right?” Yun Qingran raised her voice and asked the people around her.
When Liang Jingxue started provoking Yun Qingran, a crowd gathered around to watch the spectacle.
"Yes, I just heard it." Jun Molin's voice suddenly appeared, followed by the voices of two boys and a girl.
“I heard it too.”
“I heard it too.”
Everyone turned to look in the direction of the sound and saw Jun Molin holding the hands of two children, standing behind them.
In the enchanting night, his handsome features and extraordinary demeanor were even more striking, and he exuded an aura of kingship that was unmatched by anyone else.
"Greetings, Your Highness, King of Northern Cold." Everyone bowed in greeting.
Liang Jingxue immediately knelt on the ground with a thud, "Your Highness... the Northern Cold King."
"Jun Molin, what are you doing here?" Yun Qingran asked, a little puzzled. Why did she keep running into him?
"We were leaving the palace when we ran into you, sister." Jun Yanyan smiled brightly and her voice was soft and sweet.
"Oh, I see." Yun Qingran nodded.
There's only one way out of the palace, so encountering someone like that is quite normal.
"Miss Liang, I heard you say that Yun Qingran won by flattering others." Jun Molin looked at Liang Jingxue, who was kneeling on the ground.
Pei Chen, standing behind Jun Molin, was a little confused. What was wrong with the prince? He was actually openly helping Yun Qingran.
Everyone was also surprised that His Highness the Northern Cold King was actually helping Yun Qingran! Their relationship was probably closer than everyone thought.
"Your Highness, the King of Northern Cold, I spoke without thinking. I didn't mean it. I beg Your Highness's forgiveness. I will never dare to do it again." Liang Jingxue kept kowtowing.
"You mean Miss Yun? What do you want from me?" Jun Molin looked at her with a cold gaze.
Liang Jingxue gritted her teeth, turned around, and knelt down in front of Yun Qingran. "Miss Yun, I just spoke without thinking and offended you. Please forgive me."
His tone was quite sincere!
The sudden plea for mercy left Yun Qingran somewhat bewildered. Is this power? A few casual words can drastically change someone's attitude.
Is it too late to rebel now?
"Ranran, what are you daydreaming about?" Yun Qingbi quietly reminded Yun Qingran from behind.
He's considering the possibility of rebelling and becoming emperor!
"Ahem... Since Miss Liang knows she was wrong, then I'll take it as a slip of the tongue," Yun Qingran said, clearing her throat.
She wasn't familiar with Jun Molin, so she couldn't use her power to bully him!
"Thank you, Miss Yun." Liang Jingxue lowered her head slightly, concealing the mad hatred in her eyes.
"It's getting late, let's call it a day," Yun Qingran said, urging everyone to disperse.
With Jun Mo Lin present, her formidable fighting power wilted. Without fighting power, what's the point of fighting? Let's disperse!
"Thank you for your help, Your Highness, King of Beihan." Yunxiao clasped his hands in gratitude to Jun Molin.
"You flatter me, Marquis of Zhen'an. I was merely stating what I saw," Jun Molin said calmly.
“Kids, staying up late will stunt your growth. Go back to sleep now,” Yun Qingran said, squatting down beside the two children.
The subtext is: Get out of here!
Jun Molin seemed to understand Yun Qingran's words and left with the two children.
"Goodbye, sister." Jun Yanyan said goodbye to Yun Qingran with reluctance.
"Goodbye!" Yun Qingran waved to her.
Watching Jun Molin's departing figure, Yun Qingran felt the air was so fresh.
"Your Highness~" After leaving the palace and being alone, Pei Chen could no longer suppress his doubts and stammered, "Why have you repeatedly helped Yun Qingran? You are the Prince of Beihan, and so many eyes are watching you. If you do this, it will cause misunderstandings."
Everyone knows the nature of His Highness the Northern Cold King: cold, ruthless, and merciless, he prefers action to words. In court, he neither relies on nor allows anyone to rely on him, always acting alone.
This was the first time he had ever treated Yun Qingran this way, and he had heard a lot of gossip about it.
"So what if it's a misunderstanding?" Jun Molin raised his dark eyebrows slightly.
He, Jun Molin, can do whatever he wants, and no one can or dares to object!
"Your Highness, it's one thing to misunderstand the key with someone else, but the person you're misunderstanding with is Yun Qingran. She's ugly, fat, and has a terrible reputation. It's unbearable to think of Your Highness associating her with someone else."
"What's wrong, Sister Yun?" Jun Yanyan looked up, her pure and innocent eyes filled with anger as she stared at Pei Chen.
Although Jun An'an didn't speak, her eyes were also fixed on Pei Chen, just like Jun Yan'an's.
"Miss Yun is naturally very good." Pei Chen swallowed hard and said against his will.
Although the young princess and the young prince are young, when they unleash their power, they are exactly like the prince. They are not to be trifled with.
What incredible luck Yun Qingran has! The young prince and the princess like her so much.
"I helped her because she could cure Yan Yan and An An's illnesses, there is no other reason," Jun Molin said.
"Understood, Your Highness." Pei Chen said he understood, but he was actually even more furious inside.
The prince never explains his actions to anyone, but now he's unusually explaining them to himself.
Is he trying to cover something up?
No, no, His Highness's taste is perfect. Pei Chen hypnotized himself.
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