Jin Suting seemed to have lost her soul just now, but now she has finally returned to her true self. She smiled cheerfully and bowed ninety degrees to the Queen Mother and the noble ladies.
At this time, everyone remembered to applaud, and the applause continued for about one or two minutes.
Even the Queen Mother couldn't help but applaud. When the talent show came to Jin Suting, the Queen Mother only applauded two people.
One is Tang Ruozhi, and the other is her.
Jin Suting had never expected that her sudden inspiration to sing the song "Listening to the Rain at Night in a Small Building Outside the Mountain" would receive such a good response.
This is her favorite song and she knows the lyrics by heart. She thinks the song is very elegant and meaningful, so she sang it here.
Coupled with her unique voice, even though she was on stage temporarily, she was still stunning.
Jin Suting returned to her seat and quietly asked Yu Qinglan beside her, "How was my singing?"
Yu Qinglan gave a thumbs up without hesitation, "Great!"
When Jin Suting heard her straightforward praise, she covered her face and smiled.
Then he sat upright, his eyes drifting towards Jin Xiyan.
Her face turned red with anger. She thought Jin Suting would be embarrassed, but she didn't expect that in the end she was the only one who was embarrassed!
Really unwilling, Jin Xiyan glared at Jin Suting secretly.
The person being stared at was calmly drinking tea and eating fruit.
Just wait for me, Jin Xiyan secretly swore in her heart that she would make her look bad later!
The first round of talent shows was over, and everyone was eagerly anticipating their scores. Everyone sat in their seats, their heads all looking towards the Queen Mother.
Eunuch Bai lifted the curtain and said, "I will not announce the scores of the noble ladies for now. Next is the second round, a display of literary talent. Please draw lots and compose a poem using the keywords you drew. The time limit is one incense stick. After one incense stick, please pass your poems up to me for the Queen Mother to review."
"Didn't we agree to a poetry competition? We need to have the literary talent to compose an impromptu poem!"
"I've been memorizing things by rote since I was little, barely getting past the teacher's inspection. Composing poetry is so difficult, how am I supposed to do it?"
…
As soon as Eunuch Bai said this, most of the noble ladies expressed their dissatisfaction, but they only dared to say it secretly and did not dare to disobey the Queen Mother's arrangements.
The voices gradually died down, and Eunuch Bai ordered several palace maids to give the ladies the lottery tickets.
Jin Suting drew the wintersweet. Thousands of poems have praised and described wintersweet, many from the Tang and Song dynasties.
But she is now in an unknown historical dynasty. But if she recites a few poems by the Immortal Poet, no one should notice, right?
She leaned over to Yu Qinglan and saw that the number she drew was "Mother".
The range of this draw is too jumpy.
Looking up at her face, she was extremely pale, without a trace of blood.
"Are you not feeling well, Sister Yu?" Jin Suting asked with concern.
"I'm fine." Yu Qinglan bit her lower lip, as if she was suppressing something.
The young eunuch standing nearby also saw Yu Qinglan's note, and retreated inconspicuously towards the curtain.
In less than an incense stick's time, Eunuch Bai came out.
He said in a shrill voice, "The second round of impromptu poetry has been cancelled, and the results of the first round will be retained. Ladies and gentlemen, the candidates for the Crown Princess will now be announced."
So sudden? So casual?
Jin Suting was surprised. She had wasted her energy in digging out the wintersweet poems she had learned in elementary school, middle school and university.
And Yu Qinglan seemed to be relieved.
Not only him, but also Tang Ruozhi and Jin Xiyan breathed a sigh of relief.
It turns out that even someone as proud as Tang Ruozhi is afraid of impromptu poetry?
Jin Suting laughed secretly. It seemed that the Queen Mother cancelled this part because it was too difficult?
But wouldn’t it be too hasty to decide on the candidate for the Crown Princess in this way?
Eunuch Bai opened the list in his hand and continued, "Now I declare that the candidate for Crown Princess is—"
The noble ladies all held their breath, nervous and excited, looking forward to hearing their names from Eunuch Bai's mouth.
"Miss Sun from the Yu family in the Grand Tutor's Mansion is Yu Qinglan; the eldest daughter from the Tang family in the Prime Minister's Mansion is Tang Ruozhi." Eunuch Bai put away the list in his hand.
No, no more?
Didn't they say there were three people? Why are there only two?
"I knew it was those two!"
"Aren't the Grand Tutor's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion the most prestigious in Funing? But why doesn't the General's Mansion have a place?"
"Who knows? I think that young lady sang very well."
"Are you crazy? You actually praised that woman!"
…
Jin Suting automatically blocked out her prejudice and looked at Yu Qinglan helplessly, "Sister Yu, you..."
"I'm fine. I'm just a candidate, not the Crown Princess yet." Yu Qinglan concealed the disappointment in her eyes.
On the other hand, Tang Ruozhi looked like a rooster that had won a cockfight, with pride clearly visible on his face, unconcealed.
At this time, everyone in Zuixianlou was whispering, and no one noticed that there was an extra person behind the curtain. The figure seemed to be arguing with the Queen Mother.
Soon, someone noticed the shadow.
The man faced the Queen Mother face to face, leaving only a blurry back view to them.
Some people speculated that the man was the missing prince.
This speculation made the ladies excited.
"His back is so handsome! So tall! I love it!"
"Sexy hairstyle~Great taste in clothes~"
"Ahhh, he's going to take my heart away."
Jin Suting held her forehead and said, "It's just a back view. Please calm down, sisters." However, she seemed to have seen this back view somewhere before. Jin Suting had an indescribable sense of familiarity.
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