When it was Yan Wanyun's turn again, she finally came up with an idea, but after she had finally said it, Yu Rou seemed to be able to follow it up without any effort.
After less than five rounds, Yan Wanyun was finally at his wit's end and reluctantly admitted defeat.
All the noble ladies were shocked. Before this, who could have thought that Yu Rou could break through the siege and surpass all the noble ladies to take the first place?
Princess He Ning then realized that by changing the rules she had helped Yu Rou win.
Otherwise, how could Yan Wanyun and the Fifth Prince lose when they joined forces?
But this also shows that Yu Rou won Yan Wanyun on her own.
It can be seen that Yu Rou is not the stupid person she thought.
She hated Yu Rou before because she didn't want the prince to marry a woman like that. She thought she must have seduced the prince with her beauty, which was actually the case in the original plot.
Now, Yu Rou has proved with her strength that she is not without talent. She can perform so well just by improvising. If she studies hard, wouldn’t she be better than many young men?
Princess Hening's expression changed several times in a short period of time, and even the way she looked at Yu Rou was different.
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"Daughter's Order, Madam Yu and Prince Guangcheng won." The green-clad palace maid announced.
The Empress sent someone to bring the previously agreed prize, and Emperor Xiaozhen was also very pleased. He asked someone to bring two famous paintings by the previous dynasty painter Zhang Wenxuan from his collection to be given to Yu Rou and Gu You as rewards.
These two paintings can be separated into two pieces, and then put together to form one painting. It is very clever. Emperor Xiaozhen had kept them in his collection before, and today he asked someone to give them to Yu Rou and Gu You.
After hearing what Emperor Xiaozhen said, the prince's expression changed.
Yu Rou didn't expect that she would be so lucky. The original owner had heard of these two paintings. Literati and scholars highly praised Zhang Wenxuan's works, especially these two paintings, which were treasures for those who loved paintings.
However, Mr. Guhe happened to be obsessed with painting, and she was sure that Mr. Guhe could not refuse this great gift.
Using this as a stepping stone, you will surely be able to successfully meet Mr. Guhe.
Yu Rou was surprised and delighted, and quickly knelt down to express her gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
"Get up." Emperor Xiaozhen said with a smile.
He lowered his head and said to the queen beside him, "I used to think that the prince was being willful by insisting on marrying the eldest lady of the Yu family, but now it seems that the prince does have good vision."
The Empress was also very satisfied and nodded in agreement, saying, "I think so too. This lady is not as smart as the rumors say. The Yu family is a founding hero who has made great contributions to Da'an and is loyal to the Emperor. The Crown Prince must have given it careful consideration to be engaged to her. Perhaps the Yu family is not always complacent and unwilling to cultivate literary talents, but simply has not had a good opportunity to prove themselves."
Princess Hening, who was listening nearby, also looked as if she had suddenly understood.
No wonder the always clever Crown Prince would ask to marry Yu Rou. He must have discovered her strengths and seen a side of her that others didn't see. She had misunderstood the Crown Prince and Yu Rou.
She was truly blinded by her own shortcomings, having actually believed the nonsense of those gossipers. If she hadn't thought it through today, wouldn't she have always been against the Crown Prince after he married Yu Rou? Fortunately...
Thinking of this, Princess He Ning stood up and walked to the side of the Crown Prince, "Royal brother."
The prince turned around and looked at Princess Hening, "Yun Huan, what's wrong?"
Princess He Ning giggled and said, "Nothing, I just came to ask you why you didn't go and talk to the lady of the Yu family after she won."
The prince looked at her in confusion.
Princess He Ning winked at Yu Rou and Gu You and said, "Prince Guangcheng loves beauties the most and has always been lawless and willful. You must keep an eye on the lady of the Yu family and don't let him do anything absurd."
The prince followed her gaze and saw that Gu You was almost sticking to Yu Rou. Gu You's peach blossom eyes were particularly annoying when he smiled, and his frivolous look was also annoying.
"Hmm." The prince said in a deep voice.
"The lady from the Yu family really makes me fall in love with her." Gu You blinked at Yu Rou a little exaggeratedly, his eyes full of affection.
Yu Rou smiled gently, and because she was in a good mood, her smile became even more gentle, and she was instantly radiant.
"Prince, don't joke. I'm already engaged." Yu Rou lowered her eyes, her tone calm, neither happy nor flustered.
Gu You looked at her with even stronger interest, tapping his fingers on the table. He didn't continue talking, but looked at her with a half-smile.
Just at this time, the eunuchs who were ordered to go to the imperial study to get the paintings returned.
Emperor Xiaozhen ordered him to hand the painting over to Yu Rou and Gu You.
The Queen also asked the palace maids to hand over the previously agreed prizes to the three winning groups.
However, among the three groups, the expressions of the other two groups were not good. The two gentlemen were fine, with no expression and it was hard to tell whether they were happy or angry, while He Yulian and Yan Wanyun were obviously forcing themselves to smile.
Gu You stood up with a glass of wine in his hand and said, "We were so busy playing drinking games that we didn't drink much of the wine on the table. How about we all have another drink together now to make the most of this beautiful spring scenery."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xiaozhen laughed and said, "But I saw that you, Gu You, didn't stop, you kept raising your glass and drinking."
Gu You smiled carefreely, "Your Majesty is indeed very perceptive. There's nothing I can do about it. The imperial wine in the palace is so fragrant and tempting. How about after the palace banquet, Your Majesty and the Empress allow me to take a few jars home so I can drink as much as I want. Next time I enter the palace, I won't be so useless."
"You kid, isn't the wine in your house enough for you to drink? You want to take wine away from the palace. If your father finds out, don't come to me to beg for mercy." Emperor Xiaozhen also joked with him.
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