"Get up, everyone." Yun Gan raised his hand.
Men, whether married or not, can participate in the poetry gathering if they are invited. After all, even if a man is married, he can still choose concubines, mistresses, and so on.
Women who are not specially permitted by the Empress must be of marriageable age, unmarried, and not engaged to participate.
After everyone stood up, Jia Yingying, who had just been praised by Yun Gan and was now close to him, stepped forward a few steps and said, "Yingying thanks the Crown Prince for his praise."
Yun Gan looked at her, his smile fading. "Miss Jia, when has this prince ever praised you? Minister Jia has truly failed in raising his daughter. The legitimate daughter of a first-rank nobleman has such a petty attitude."
Upon hearing this, Jia Yingying's face turned deathly pale.
Not to mention that her love for the eldest prince was crushed before she even had a chance to confess it.
If the eldest prince were to say in front of so many people that she had a petty and narrow-minded attitude, and this got out, let alone a prince, even a common prince, a prince's son, or even the eldest son of a first-rank official, who would dare to marry her?
Thinking of this, Jia Yingying felt dizzy and swayed. If it weren't for the maid supporting her, she might have fainted on the spot.
Yun Gan ignored Jia Yingying's reaction and walked straight to Su Ruojin, "Princess, why wait in line here?"
After saying this, Yun Gan angrily scolded the palace servants who were maintaining order, "You blind fools, how could you let Princess Chang Le wait in line here?"
Upon hearing this, all the palace servants nearby were so frightened that they knelt down and kowtowed, begging for forgiveness. "Your Highness, please forgive us. We were unaware that Princess Chang Le was coming and neglected her. Please forgive us, Your Highness and Princess."
"Drag them all down and give them thirty strokes of the cane."
Yun Gan didn't care about any of that. As soon as he spoke, guards stepped forward to drag the palace servants away.
Su Ruojin had no choice but to speak up: "Wait, Your Highness, it was my fault for not announcing my identity. Don't blame them."
If he didn't want to enter the palace early, he couldn't let these innocent palace servants pay the price for his actions.
Yun Gan raised his hand, and the guard stopped moving. "Since Princess Chang Le has pleaded for you, let it go. Hurry up and thank the princess."
The palace servants hurriedly knelt before Su Ruojin, saying, "Thank you, Princess. Thank you, Princess."
"Get up, don't be late for the poetry gathering."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The palace servants got up and busied themselves.
The noble ladies who had been watching the spectacle were now speechless with shock. They never imagined that the person dressed so modestly would be the princess!
Doesn't she claim to be a daughter of the Zhao family?
Some well-informed noble ladies realized what was going on and remembered that their parents had mentioned a princess from the Great Chu who lived in the Zhao family and was considered a relative of the Zhao family.
Therefore, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was a daughter of the Zhao family.
Some of the noble ladies secretly rejoiced that they hadn't stepped forward to cause trouble for Su Ruojin earlier, otherwise they would be the ones in trouble now.
Some people couldn't help but steal a glance at Jia Yingying, their eyes filled with sympathy as well as schadenfreude.
Jia Yingying felt even more dizzy at this moment.
The person he had provoked was actually a princess!
Thinking back to what he had said to Su Ruojin earlier, he couldn't catch his breath and actually fainted.
"Miss!" The maidservant quickly helped Jia Yingying to the side, and immediately a palace matron came to check on her.
Yun Gan didn't care about Jia Yingying's feelings and said to Su Ruojin with a smile, "How about the princess comes to the palace with me?"
Having already encountered this situation, Su Ruojin could no longer continue waiting in line, so she could only nod and say, "Then I'll trouble you, Your Highness."
Xing Yue watched the two figures leave thoughtfully.
Along the way, Yun Gan introduced the Yunqi Imperial Palace to Su Ruojin, mostly talking while Su Ruojin listened.
Yun Gan didn't mind Su Ruojin's reaction at all. He had heard Su Ruojin's remarks in the carriage earlier, and he admired her even more.
A young woman, yet she understands the fundamentals of a nation's tax system and can utter such words.
Although it might be seen as elevating the status of merchants, her insight far surpasses that of ordinary women, and only such a woman is worthy of him.
Upon arriving at the Phoenix Palace, Yun Gan and Su Ruojin parted ways. Although both men and women could participate in the Poetry Competition, they were seated separately.
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