“That’s right, your noble temperament as a princess is on full display. In terms of temperament, you hold it even more firmly than the empress. And you seem so familiar with her, which is a bit like you’re overshadowing her,” Yi Zexuan reminded her from the side.
Hearing this, Su Lixia didn't care. These two people didn't have much presence in the book, so what was there to be afraid of?
So she casually said, "It's alright, it's alright. I'm considered one of your people. If she's unhappy, does she think she can kill me? Besides, does the Regent King think he can let anyone else touch me?" After saying that, Su Lixia sat down.
"This is my seat; yours is next to mine."
Su Lixia let out a sound, her buttocks barely touching the ground before she bounced up and shifted to the side.
"There will be more singing and dancing later, and after that, the young ladies will have free time. What does the princess think?"
Su Lixia was a little confused when she was suddenly called out. She looked at the Empress and nodded in confusion, saying, "When guests are guests, the host will change the way. Judging from the environment, Your Majesty has put in a lot of effort. The other arrangements must be good as well."
In the original book, it was said by the female protagonist: "The scene is quite unique and elegant, and I imagine everything else is just as good."
The Empress smiled slightly and said, "Then the princess should take a good look and see what she thinks."
Su Lixia nodded and hummed in agreement.
"It seems the princess is inexperienced in the ways of the world and is indeed not good at speaking," Yi Zexuan said bluntly.
Upon hearing this, Su Lixia rolled her eyes at him impatiently and said, "If this were in the Central Plains, and my father asked me what I thought of this play, I would tell him the truth. If he didn't like it, they would never be able to perform in the Central Plains again in their lifetime."
Yi Zexuan shrugged and said, "It seems the princess still gave the empress some face."
Su Lixia gritted her teeth and rolled her eyes at Yi Zexuan, who couldn't help but say something sarcastic to her.
Then he gave a wicked smile and said, "Everyone says that Your Highness is not usually very talkative, so why are you talking so much today? Or is it that Your Highness only talks to people you like? So, Your Highness likes me?"
Yi Zexuan was taken aback, not expecting the naive Su Lixia to say such a thing. Yi Zexuan had no practical experience with this kind of question, and neither yes nor no would be a good answer.
Su Lixia's face suddenly turned cold, and she scoffed, "She's really not easily amused." Then she continued watching the song and dance performance.
Yi Zexuan gently clenched his right fist, unable to utter a word…
Sitting in the second row, Xue Yurou watched Su Lixia and Yi Zexuan talking back and forth, feeling very uncomfortable. Although she knew about their relationship, she still didn't like seeing them like that. Sometimes she wished Yi Zexuan would be even more ruthless, treating everyone the same except her, and not even giving them a second glance.
Miss Zhang appeared behind Lin Ziwen at some point and gently patted his shoulder, startling him as he was looking at Su Lixia.
"Is it really that good? You're so engrossed in it, look how scared you are." After saying that, Miss Zhang sat down next to him.
Lin Ziwen glanced at her, then looked in the direction of the singing and dancing, and asked, "Why isn't Miss sitting in her own place? What are you doing here?"
"It's so boring being alone, let me keep you company and chat with you."
Lin Ziwen said weakly, "No need for that. I'll just enjoy watching the song and dance; it's quite exciting."
Upon hearing this, Miss Zhang looked at the sexy dancers in crop tops and said with disgust, "What's so interesting about this?"
After saying that, she muttered to herself, "I don't know why Her Majesty the Empress likes these things. Aren't they something only men like to watch?"
Lin Ziwen frowned and looked at her in confusion: "Does Miss mean that I am not a man?"
Miss Zhang waved her hand and hurriedly explained, "No, that's not what I meant. I meant, that kind of man!"
Lin Ziwen gestured for him to stop and said, "Miss, please don't explain. The more you explain, the more confusing it becomes."
Ms. Zhang pouted and said, feeling wronged, "That's really not what I meant."
After saying that, seeing that Lin Ziwen was ignoring him, he slunk back.
Halfway through the song and dance, the Empress gave a wink to a palace maid beside her, who understood and left.
As the song and dance came to an end, the Queen's maid brought several people with a wine pot on a tray.
"This is plum blossom wine made with plum blossoms from last winter and snow wine. It has been stored for half a year now, and I am opening it today for everyone to try. Since the princess is here as well, she can also try my cooking."
Su Lixia nodded and smiled at her, indicating her thanks.
"This plum blossom wine is a wonderful thing. Last winter was strange; it snowed heavily three times. I thought we had plenty of rain and snow every year, so I didn't rush to pick it. But now the plum blossoms are here, but the snow has stopped."
The Empress covered her mouth and smiled, saying, "I made this when the first snow fell. I was in a good mood because of the first snow, and it was also the time when the plum blossoms were just beginning to bloom, so I made it." After speaking, she gently raised her hand, signaling the palace maids to pour wine for everyone.
The wine, the same color as grape wine, was poured into the glass, which aroused Su Lixia's curiosity. She said, "The color of this wine is quite nice, and it smells sweet. I guess it will taste pretty good."
"I don't know how strong this wine is, Princess, you should be careful." Yi Zexuan's reminder was meant to let her drink slowly and experience it, but he didn't expect that she would put down the cup as soon as he finished speaking, and the cup was already empty.
Seeing this, Yi Zexuan shook his head, "This rotten wood cannot be carved."
"Huh? What did you say?" Su Lixia seemed to hear him speak, but she couldn't make out what he said.
"I did not speak."
"Oh." After saying that, he looked at the empty wine glass. To be honest, this stuff tastes pretty good.
The Empress noticed Su Lixia's condition and smiled, "The princess is quite straightforward, she has already finished drinking. Quickly, refill the princess's cup."
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