Chapter 107

"It's all thanks to me that I didn't go and trouble the little uncle!"

Princess Yunheng touched her neck and sighed, "What a close call."

She was extremely angry before, thinking that her little uncle was a piece of shit. Not only did he provoke Sister Ning, but he also fell in love with another woman.

It was she who sent gifts to Sister Ning on behalf of the little prince, and it was also she who spoke well of him in Sister Ning's ear every day to bring them together. How could she have the face to see Sister Ning in the future?

In a rage, she almost rushed into Prince Xuan's mansion and cursed the scumbag!

Now that she knew the truth, she couldn't help but shed tears.

After all these years of playing around, I was the one who got the most out of it.

"Good princess, don't be angry. Sister Zhuoning is still waiting for you to use your big move." Song Yuqiu coaxed her with a smile, rarely snorting at her.

Princess Yunheng hesitated for a moment and made a request, "Three cakes, no, I want ten cakes!"

"After this is done, I can eat a hundred of them." Xie Zhuoning smiled and agreed readily.

Princess Yunheng then lifted up her skirt and stood up from the table, "Mother, this plum blossom banquet would be dull without some performance. I, your humble son, have specially prepared a dance for you."

"Oh? You, a girl, can actually dance. I'll have to take a good look at you." Empress Sima joked with a smile.

Emperor Zhaowen had few children, only one son and one daughter. Although Princess Yunheng was not the empress's biological daughter, she did not compete with Xiao Bicheng.

Therefore, the Queen was happy to show kindness and was very fond of Princess Yunheng.

"Just wait and see, mother!"

Princess Yunheng was full of confidence, but when she danced to the sound of bamboo instruments, everyone kept their mouths shut tacitly and no one said a word when asked.

How to say it?

The hands are hands, the feet are feet, and the body is the body; they simply cannot be integrated together.

The queen was so amused that she said, "Girl, you are not here to dance. You are here to play with monkeys!"

Princess Yunheng wrinkled her nose and said mischievously, "In ancient times, people dressed up in colorful clothes to entertain their parents. I am doing the same today. If I can make my mother laugh, even if I am being played tricks on you, I am willing to do it!"

Hearing this, the Queen couldn't help but be moved, "I am very pleased that Yunheng is so filial. Besides, this dance is not completely useless, at least the clothes are still very beautiful."

Princess Yunheng immediately said, "This dress of yours was custom-made at the Niyifang. If you like it, I will also make you a set. I guarantee that you will look as fresh as a flower when you wear it!"

"You are such a talkative girl, don't talk nonsense." The queen pretended to be angry and scolded her twice, but there was clearly a smile between her eyebrows.

Princess Yunheng said a few more words of obedience before returning to her seat and making a face at Xie Zhuoning.

"Sister Ning, the mission was successfully completed!"

Xie Zhuoning raised his thumb under the table.

Although she was forced by Minister Song to come to the plum-tasting banquet, since she had decided to come, she couldn't come in vain.

After much thought, she decided to turn passivity into initiative and take this opportunity to make the name of Niyifang famous.

So she and Song Yuqiu dressed up to attend the event in order to arouse everyone's interest.

But the most important thing is the appearance of Princess Yunheng.

She was of noble status, and whatever she wore and used was likely to be imitated by the women in the capital.

If the most noble woman in the world, the Empress, could be brought into the game, then this plan would be perfect.

That’s why there was the scene where Princess Yunheng danced in colorful clothes to entertain her parents.

Now that the goal has been achieved and everyone knows about it, even the empress and princesses wear clothes from Niyifang. Will Niyifang still worry about sales?

Soon, palace servants entered the flower hall carrying plates of walnut-sized yam fish dumplings.

Xinkui waxberries are large, plump, juicy and extremely sweet, making them the best of all waxberries.

I don't know which young lady suddenly spoke up, "Your Majesty, in previous years, the new best yam plums were delivered to each household by eunuchs, but it's not as lively as this year. Since we are all gathered together, it's boring to just appreciate the plums. Why don't we write a few poems on the theme of yam plums and have some fun?"

The queen smiled and nodded, "That's a good idea. Since it's a poem, there has to be a competition, so I'll add to the fun."

As he spoke, he actually reached out and plucked a bird-shaped hairpin with pearls on it from his head.

It is a great honor to receive jewellery from the Queen!

All the rich young ladies immediately became excited and began to rack their brains to come up with poems.

Princess Yunheng never liked such occasions and was too lazy to even take a look.

It was the first time that Song Yuqiu had seen such a scene. She was so surprised that she cried out, "Wow, wow, wow, they really spoke poetry out of their mouths. Didn't they have to think? It's amazing, amazing!"

"Puchi!" Xie Zhuoning was actually amused by her ignorant look.

"For banquets like this one for appreciating plum blossoms, chrysanthemums, peonies, and Mid-Autumn Festival, there is a high probability that people will write poems around the theme."

"Before everyone came to the banquet, they would first consider the words and phrases and write two poems as a backup. If they really couldn't write it themselves, they could pay someone else to write it, or they could memorize it themselves."

So how can there be so many eloquent words?

Not everyone is a great writer or poet.

Song Yuqiu twitched his lips, "...I was too superficial."

"Come, eat some starberry." Xie Zhuoning picked one and fed it to her mouth.

Instead of pretending, you might as well eat a few more starberries.

Song Yuqiu took a bite and her eyes lit up instantly. "It's really a tribute, so sweet!"

Princess Yunheng, who was standing by, was not willing to be outdone and immediately opened her mouth, "I want one too, I want one too!"

Xie Zhuoning had no choice but to let you and she take turns feeding them.

Thus, a very strange scene appeared at this plum-tasting banquet.

The people on one side were fighting for the top spot in poetry and were almost going crazy.

The people on the other side were just busy eating, as if there was nothing else in their eyes except the Yangmei.

The queen looked at this scene and felt secretly anxious.

What's up with King Xuan's concubine? Doesn't she know how to show off?

How can she distribute the reward if she doesn't even participate?

He winked at a woman in the room, who immediately spoke, "Madam Xu, since you are favored by King Xuan, you must be extraordinary. Why don't you recite a poem for us to see?"

As soon as this was said, many people echoed it.

After all, everyone thought that Madam Xu was just average looking, and no one knew how she could win the favor of King Xuan.

If they knew what type of person Prince Xuan liked, wouldn't they also have a chance to become his consort?

Xie Zhuoning took up her handkerchief and wiped her tears again, with a delicate and delicate posture, "Every young lady has invited a master to teach you music, chess, calligraphy and painting since you were born, so you can write like a dragon and compose poems. Unlike me, I was born in a poor family, I have never been to school, I can't even write two big characters, I can only rely on my beauty to be a man's concubine, how can I write poetry?"

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent, and no one dared to ask her to compose poetry anymore.

Asking someone who can't even read a single word to compose a poem is clearly an insult, isn't it?

But everyone was thinking about what she said, and they always felt that something was wrong.

She can only rely on her looks to be a man's mistress...

King Xuan looked down on them, didn't he say that they were not even as pretty as her?