Chapter 209: Embroidery Ball

"Miss Ye, Princess Minghui is not available today, so she did not invite you. If you want to see the princess, I can tell her and ask her to invite you to the princess's mansion for a day."

Su Jingyao looked calm, with a faint smile on her lips, and looked at Ye Yaqin calmly.

"I just find it very strange. There were several times when the princess clearly made an appointment with Miss Su to go to the princess's mansion, but I ended up seeing the princess outside the princess's mansion. Did Miss Su stay in the princess's mansion by herself for a day?"

Ye Yaqin hides a knife behind her smile.

Su Jingyao didn't expect that Princess Minghui actually left the princess's mansion by herself and was seen by Ye Yaqin.

It's too unreliable. Jun Zechen needs to teach him a lesson.

At this time, a young man in blue also came over.

"Ms. Ye, are you suspecting that although Miss Su was invited by Princess Minghui to the Princess's Residence, she actually met someone else in the Princess's Residence?"

The young man in blue frowned slightly, his eyes moving back and forth between Ye Yaqin and Su Jingyao.

"Sir, I don't know who Miss Su met, but Miss Su is a lady from a prominent family."

"I have some doubts in my mind, so I want Miss Su to explain it to me today, so that I won't misunderstand it, or others will misunderstand it."

"After all, if other people make similar discoveries and discuss the matter privately, it would tarnish Miss Su's reputation."

Ye Yaqin raised her head. The young man in blue seemed to be thinking about Su Jingyao, but he actually had ulterior motives.

The young man in blue was thoughtful for a moment and nodded slightly.

"Ms. Su, what Ms. Ye said seems to make sense. The princess is not in the princess's mansion, but you are. This is indeed easy to make people suspicious. Ms. Su's explanation is also for the sake of Miss Su's reputation."

Su Jingyao sneered in her heart. Ye Yaqin has really grown up. Her wit and rhetoric have improved a lot. The two of them are in perfect harmony with each other.

"Ms. Ye, there are people who are specially assigned to record the people who come in and out of the Princess's Mansion every day. I went to the Princess's Mansion to exchange ideas and learn with Princess Minghui. What do you need to explain?"

"You saw Princess Minghui outside, but it was just that Princess Minghui's personality became more erratic, and sometimes she couldn't stay in the Princess Palace for so long."

Su Jingyao was still smiling, but there was a hint of coldness in her eyes.

Ye Yaqin just wanted her to prove herself, so as to find loopholes in her words and question her step by step.

How could Su Jingyao give her such an opportunity?

An Jinyan also came over at this time.

"Ms. Su, I'm actually a little confused. Why are you studying and exchanging ideas at the Princess' Residence, but Princess Minghui is not there? If that's the case, why are you going to the Princess' Residence?"

An Jinyan looked at Su Jingyao with sidelong glances, her eyes full of malice.

"Could it be that she secretly met her lover?"

After An Jinyan finished speaking, he covered his mouth and laughed secretly, full of sarcasm.

Every time Su Jingyao appears at some banquets, she looks like a fairy, but she still doesn't know how to seduce the prince in private.

Although the Su family did not explicitly state today that this banquet was for Su Jingyao to choose a husband, everyone who came tacitly agreed.

But the prince did not come today.

Could it be that the prince just treats Su Jingyao as a casual woman for fun?

An Jinyan thought with a gloating look on his face.

She spoke out the absurd guess without any scruples, and Si Nanyu beside her couldn't help herself.

He shouted angrily: "Miss An, what you say is extremely important to a woman's reputation. If you don't have evidence, it's slander."

"Why is the prince so anxious? Is it slander? Let Miss Su speak for herself."

An Jinyan curled her lips, a provocative smile on her face.

Su Jingyao looked at the aggressive An Jinyan coldly and couldn't help but sneer in her heart. He is really the same as in his previous life, always ambitious.

She raised her head slightly and said sternly, "Miss An, who is the lover you are talking about? Or do you think any man can enter the princess's mansion?"

"Of course I don't know who your lover is, and not everyone can enter the Princess's Mansion, but it's not like Miss Su can't go out, right?"

The smile on An Jinyan's face became more wanton. He leaned forward and stared at Su Jingyao closely.

"So Miss An just made up her mind based on her guesses? If Miss An doubts me, she can ask Princess Minghui to testify."

Su Jingyao raised her eyebrows and said this, her eyes full of disdain and ridicule.

I originally thought that only Ye Yaqin knew about this, but it seems that An Jinyan and Ye Yaqin are together.

When Su Jingxuan and Chu Yinxue arrived at Haitangchun, they saw that their sister seemed to be in a confrontation with Miss Ye and Miss An.

Su Jingyao had a cold expression on her face, Ye Yaqin raised the corners of her mouth, and confronted her gently. An Jinyan was beaming with joy and looked arrogant, as if she had won the game.

The three of them didn't look very good.

Even some young masters were whispering to each other.

"Miss An and Miss Ye's suspicions seem to be correct. Miss Su is good friends with Princess Minghui and goes to the Princess's residence every two weeks. This is too frequent."

A young man shook his head and whispered, his face full of doubt.

"Yes, yes. Since Princess Minghui had asked Miss Su to go to the Princess's Mansion, it is even more strange that Princess Minghui is not in the mansion."

Another young man echoed.

"Ms. An and Ms. Ye are just guessing. If Ms. Su can give a convincing answer, the matter will be over. Princess Minghui is a member of the royal family after all. Regardless of whether her testimony is true or false, who can question it?"

The young man in green put his hands behind his back, nodded slightly, and had a thoughtful look on his face.

"Yes, that's right." Everyone responded.

“.......”

When An Jinyan and Ye Yaqin heard such discussions, they looked at each other and kept silent. These were not what they said. Su Jingyao had behaved inappropriately and deserved to be questioned.

The young master in green came forward, bowed slightly, and said, "Miss Su, a woman's reputation is very important. It is normal for Miss Ye and Miss An to have doubts in this regard. I see that other young masters are also suspicious of your frequent visits to the mansion. It would be best if you could explain it clearly."

Su Jingyao didn't have the energy to explain to them, and An Jinyan and Ye Yaqin were right, she did go to meet her lover.

But of course I cannot admit it.

Before Su Jingyao could say anything else, Su Jingxuan and Chu Yinxue came over side by side.

Originally, Chu Yinxue had arrived a long time ago, but there were too many people in "Haitangchun", and Su Jingxuan wanted to find a place with fewer people to talk to Chu Yinxue, so he took her somewhere else.

"I wonder what everyone is talking about?"

Su Jingxuan frowned slightly, glanced at everyone present, and his voice was a little stern.

When the gentlemen saw Miss Su's brother, Young Master Su, coming over, they stood up in a hurry, looking a little reserved.

They all said in unison: "Master Su."

Su Jingxuan strode to Su Jingyao's side, while Chu Yinxue frowned, held Su Jingyao's hand, and leaned forward slightly, looking like she was trying her best to protect Su Jingyao.

Su Jingyao looked calm and didn't seem to take these gossips to heart.

She patted Chu Yinxue's hand gently, her eyes full of comfort, and said softly, "Brother, it's okay."

Afterwards, she said to everyone, "My mother held this banquet for me today in order to choose a husband for me. The young men who came here today are all very outstanding, and it is difficult to choose one, so I prepared an embroidery ball. Whoever can catch my embroidery ball will be my wife."

Su Jingyao spoke in a calm tone, her eyes scanning the crowd calmly.

Having said that, she turned her head and looked at the young man in blue, with a hint of coldness in her eyes.

"Master Wang, and the other masters present here, if you think my behavior is inappropriate and my reputation is tarnished, you can leave on your own."

The gentlemen who were discussing Miss Su's reputation just now were suddenly silent, like ducks being strangled by the neck.

The young men here said that there were not many who could match Miss Su's family background. If she had a stain on her body, then she would naturally have fewer competitors, so they started discussing it.

Now that I heard that Miss Su was going to toss the embroidery ball, didn't that mean everyone had the same chance?

They looked at each other in silence, and no one chose to leave.

After all, if I could marry Miss Su in this life, it would be like I had one step towards success.

Everyone knows that Shang Shu Ling Su is in charge of the promotion and transfer of all officials.

Su Jingyao turned and walked towards Zuitanglou of "Haitangchun", with the corners of her mouth slightly twitching, outlining a meaningful smile.

It's no wonder that Su Jingyao likes power. She is already the legitimate daughter of the Su family, so there is no reason for her to be compatible with those below her.

Jun Zechen did not come early, which was also Su Jingyao's arrangement, because she wanted to know what backup plan Ye Yaqin had. Unexpectedly, there was An Jinyan as a helper.

The reason why she wanted to choose her husband through embroidery was that she didn't want everyone to guess that she and Jun Zechen were secretly together.

When Su Jingyao went up to the second floor, she held the railing with both hands, with a graceful posture, looking down at the dozen or so gentlemen standing below.

Those young men were all rubbing their hands, eager to give it a try, their eyes full of anticipation and eagerness.

The young ladies, all with smiles on their faces, stood on both sides and watched for fun, whispering to each other.

Su Jingyao looked past the crowd and towards the door of Haitangchun.

Jun Zechen, dressed in a black and gold python robe, walked in with an upright posture.

The two people's eyes met instantly, and at that moment, it seemed as if time had stopped.

Su Jingyao's eyes curved into crescents, the corners of her mouth turned up, and her flower-like smile blossomed, so beautiful that one could not take their eyes away.

With a light chuckle, she threw the embroidery ball down from a tall building, and the embroidery ball drew a beautiful arc in the air.

All the young men stretched their necks, staring at the direction where the embroidery ball fell, ready to scramble for it.

But when Qi Yixu was competing in martial arts, he became very excited when he heard that Miss Su was going to toss the embroidery ball, and his face showed an expression of determination to win.

He secretly exerted his strength, slightly bent his legs, jumped up, stretched out his arms and reached forward, trying to grab the embroidery ball.

Jun Zechen, who was standing behind all the young masters, had a determined look in his eyes. He took a few steps forward and stepped directly on the shoulders of the young masters with great speed.

His movements were clean and smooth, like a sturdy cheetah.

Finally, he kicked Qi Yixu away suddenly and caught the embroidery ball steadily.

Qi Yixu was caught off guard and fell to the ground, his face covered in dirt. He shouted in anger and shame, "Who is it?"

When Jun Zechen caught the embroidery ball and it landed on the ground, he had his back to everyone. He stood straight like a towering mountain. He looked up and exchanged glances with Su Jingyao, as if to say: The embroidery ball is mine, and you are also my path.

Su Jingyao got a satisfactory result and smiled at him with raised eyebrows.

Jun Zechen turned around slowly, his handsome face and dignified demeanor fully revealed.

All the gentlemen and ladies were stunned for a moment. Although some of them had never seen the prince, they could guess his noble status from the dragon robe that symbolized his noble status.

Su Jingxuan was the first to react. He straightened his clothes, bowed respectfully, and said in a loud voice: "Your humble servant pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Afterwards, everyone seemed to have just woken up from a dream. They all reacted and bowed, shouting in unison: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Qi Yixu didn't dare to complain anymore. He could only suppress his anger, stand up, and salute Jun Zechen respectfully.

"Everyone, get up." Jun Zechen raised his hand slightly.