"Everyone, please stand up—"
The Queen Mother's majestic voice resounded throughout every corner of Zuixian Tower, and the noble ladies stood up and sat down again.
Standing beside the Queen Mother were Shi Qingmiao, Eunuch Bai and a group of palace maids.
Eunuch Bai began to shout at the top of his lungs, "To continue the royal family's lineage, we are holding a banquet to select the Crown Prince's consort. We will choose the most outstanding ladies from Funing as the Crown Prince's consorts. This will be done through a pageant. Since the Crown Prince is unable to attend in person due to matters, the Queen Mother will assess the performances of each lady and select the three most outstanding candidates as candidates for the Crown Prince's consorts."
As soon as these words came out, all the noble ladies whispered to each other, "The prince is not here for the selection? What's going on?"
The little girl in the yellow and green skirt sitting behind Jin Suting seemed particularly excited.
She didn't mean to eavesdrop, but the two girls were close to her and had loud voices.
The yellow skirt said, "If the prince doesn't even come, what kind of talent show is this? I've already researched the prince's preferences!"
Green Skirt said, "Don't worry about it. The final candidate for the Crown Princess must first pass the test of the Queen Mother. You should think about how to please the Queen Mother first!"
The woman in the yellow skirt said, "Then I don't know what the prince looks like! How can I marry him if I don't know his appearance? What if he's not good-looking..."
Green Skirt said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. Who knows if you can become a candidate for the Crown Princess? Besides, my father told me that the Crown Prince is a very elegant and graceful man with first-class character. He will definitely not be bad at all."
The yellow skirt nodded obediently.
Eunuch Bai continued on the stage, reading out the rules: "This talent show will be divided into two rounds: In the first round, the noble ladies from each family will demonstrate their skills, which will be divided into singing, dancing, and musical instruments; in the second round, the noble ladies from each family will demonstrate their literary talent, which will be divided into poetry and impromptu poetry."
Want to show off her talents? She'd never tried dancing. She'd heard a phrase before: "The brain is underdeveloped, the cerebellum is completely underdeveloped." That really describes her! As for musical instruments, she could only appreciate them. If playing the trumpet counted, then she did know a little bit about it.
I thought it was just a meal, as simple as a blind date!
All the noble ladies around him said "yes".
So, she was the only one who didn't know.
Jin Suting had a depressed expression on her face. Jin Xiyan, who was standing by, saw it and said with disdain, "You're still the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion, but you look so ignorant. Sister, you'd better stop embarrassing yourself here and go back as soon as possible."
Jin Suting curled her lips, not wanting to pay attention to her. But she still said, "What's it to you? The Queen Mother's invitation letter has been sent to all the noble ladies in the city. You want me to go back? Isn't that disobeying the order?"
Jin Xiyan's face flushed red after hearing these words, "You!"
"What do you mean by 'you'? I'll just say 'you' when I can't say anything. You haven't said anything for a long time. If you can't beat me in a verbal attack, don't provoke me next time. You're really a dog that can't change... You understand, right?" Jin Suting deliberately omitted the rest of the words, but it was this feeling that made Jin Xiyan feel awkward and embarrassed.
"Puchi." A young lady at the table next to them accidentally laughed out loud. Jin Suting looked over and saw that the young lady was dressed in light purple, with a little makeup on. Her eyes were full of tenderness, and her every frown and smile reminiscent of Shi Qingmiao.
She couldn't help but stare at them in a trance. The young lady spoke calmly, "Miss Ting, Miss Yan, I'm Yu Qinglan, the eldest granddaughter of the Grand Tutor's Mansion. I'm really sorry to interrupt your conversation."
The eldest granddaughter of the Grand Tutor's Mansion? There was no need to be so polite to them. She introduced herself and apologized. She must be a very well-educated woman.
"It's okay, it's okay. I just don't want to pay attention to her." Jin Suting looked less and less like a lady from a noble family and became more casual.
"Jin Suting, who wants to pay attention to you? You are really sick!" Jin Xiyan rolled her eyes at this side.
Jin Suting ignored her and continued talking to Yu Qinglan, the gentle sister she had just met.
"Miss Ting, have you met the prince?" Yu Qinglan asked.
"I haven't seen him, but Sister Yu has, right? He must be very handsome, right?" Jin Suting thought that Yu Qinglan admired the prince. Since she had never seen him anyway, it would be good to ask around.
Yu Qinglan nodded and pursed her lips. "My grandfather was the prince's tutor, so we often met. But in terms of appearance, I don't think Jiulang is as good."
Kuro? ?
Jin Suting was stunned for one second, two seconds, three seconds...
Yu Qinglan then realized that she seemed to have said the wrong thing. "It's the Ninth Prince, Helan Yinsheng. We're familiar with each other privately, so I called him Jiulang."
Jin Suting sighed inwardly. Helan Yinsheng had said before that he liked her. How could he not have noticed that there was such a beauty around him when he was a child? He really had bad taste. He was able to fall in love with her. However, a man as noble as Helan Yinsheng would not fall in love so easily. Perhaps what he said to her was just a joke.
Anyway, it's all in the past, just turn the page.
"Oh~~ Then Sister Yu likes the Ninth Prince~" Jin Suting had a gossipy expression on her face.
Yu Qinglan pursed her lips tighter and sighed softly, "I..."
Finally, she nodded shyly.
Seeing her innocent look, Jin Suting teased her, "Sister Yu, you are so pretty, the Ninth Prince will definitely like you!" It's just a matter of time.
Yu Qinglan blushed at what she said, "Sister Su, please keep your voice down. We are all ladies here, please don't say anything."
After Yu Qinglan and Jin Suting gradually became familiar with each other, he called her "Sister Su", which was originally "Sister Ting".
But this name reminded Jin Suting of Yu Jingfeng, and she felt creepy when she heard it, so she asked Yu Qinglan to call her Su sister.
At this time, someone was already performing on the stage.
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