Chapter 344: She is a very picky person
"Qi'er, as the crown prince, how can you argue with others like this? Have you forgotten what your father taught you yesterday?" Concubine Yuan scolded.
Sang Qi snorted indignantly and glared at her, "Fatty, just wait for me."
Ye Qianning curled his lips and shrugged disdainfully, just come if you are not afraid of death.
"Haha, Miss Xiang is truly talented. I heard that her score in the last monthly exam was among the best, even higher than the crown prince's. It's true." The queen spoke at a very opportune moment.
Sang Qi's anger, which had just been suppressed, rose again.
Concubine Yuan's face became even gloomier. It was obvious that the Queen wanted to embarrass the Prince.
"One monthly exam is nothing. The Eighth Prince has been studying in Loushan for many years and always ranks among the top. How could he fail this time?" said Concubine Yuan.
"That's right, Your Highness, you must work harder next time."
"I will definitely beat her in the next monthly exam." Sang Qi was not convinced. Next time, he would definitely step on her hard and see how arrogant she could be.
Ye Qianning said indifferently: "Let's talk about it after I pass the exam."
"You... just wait and see." Sang Qi met Concubine Yuan's gaze with anger, but suppressed it.
Ye Qianning didn't even look at him.
Madam Zhan also disliked the prince very much. Even if the emperor ordered his granddaughter to enter the palace in the future, she would find a reason to refuse.
This time is enough.
Concubine Yuan also saw through the little girl. She was deep-minded and could read people's expressions and speak sharply at the age of six. Such a person must not be allowed to grow up.
Don't even think about marrying the prince. Even if it's the emperor's wish, she won't allow it!
Princess Helian was full of suspicions, and Miss Xiang seemed to be even more dissatisfied than Concubine Yuan. After all, the Crown Princess had an extremely high status, and she might become the queen of a country in the future.
Such glory is something that many descendants of famous families cannot even dream of. Why would the Xiang family be dissatisfied?
At the banquet, the courtiers who asked the emperor to reconsider were either enemies of Marquis Xiang Ming or those who felt that the country girl was not worthy of the position.
If Madam Zhan had not brought her child here today, she would have been extremely worried that the Qian family, like everyone else, would have been afraid that the general would gain power.
The palace maids brought tea and cakes.
"Come, everyone, have a try of the new Floating Cloud tea and the fragrant cakes from the Western Regions." The queen gave a piece to Nan Xiang.
Nan Xiang took a bite and didn't want to eat it anymore.
The cakes and pastries sent by Fatty are not as delicious...
"Why did you only take one bite?" The queen noticed and asked with her head down.
"Xiang'er ate too much when Aunt Huang came. If I had known that Aunt Huang had such delicious pastries, I would not have eaten when she came." Nan Xiang stared at the pastries with regret.
"Haha, Xiang'er loves to eat it. Auntie Huang will ask someone to bring some to you later." The queen laughed happily.
"Thank you, Aunt Huang."
"You little rascal." The queen tapped her little nose.
Princess Changyang knew that her daughter didn't want to eat. The little girl had recently gone to Loushan for enlightenment, and she had no idea what kind of food they ate on the mountain, so she became a very picky eater.
Every time I go home on vacation, I won’t even touch the pastries I usually love to eat. I say they’re tasteless after taking a bite.
Ye Qianning also took a piece and took a bite, frowning slightly. There was an aroma in the pastry that was not very pleasant, and it tasted a bit strange, so he put it down after taking a bite.
"Isn't it to Miss Xiang's taste?" The Queen looked up and just in time saw him put the pastry down after taking a bite.
"I've eaten too many pastries at home and I can't get used to them." Ye Qianning answered honestly.
"Nanyuan's taste is different from Beili's. You'll get used to it if you eat more often when you enter the palace."
The pastries from the Western Regions were all made with tribute ingredients, and even the generals’ mansions couldn’t eat them.
(End of this chapter)
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