Looking at Wang Xueyan, Li Landie felt that all the limelight had been stolen by this despicable woman.
My dance was better than everyone else's, but not as good as Wang Xueyan's.
When I get back, I have to tell my father to dismiss Lord Wang from his post. She's just a concubine's daughter, yet she dares to show off and overshadow me. Humph!
Following that, the daughters of the ministers took to the stage one by one to perform, some dancing, some playing musical instruments, and others practicing calligraphy and painting.
After Sun Yurou finished reciting her poem, she looked at Su Muyao with a provocative gaze.
The Empress Dowager looked at Sun Yurou with great displeasure. How could someone like her be allowed into her royal family?
If this were placed in the backyard, wouldn't it just be a place where people spend all their time fighting and scheming against each other?
Although Sun Yurou did not receive praise from the Empress Dowager, the Empress did say a couple of perfunctory words of praise.
"Your Majesty, I think the young princess is exceptionally beautiful, but I didn't know she was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, or dance."
Everyone present today has had a chance to try their skills. Would the young princess be willing to give it a shot?
Long Yuan's eyes lit up as he looked at Su Muyao.
Looking at Long Yuan's expression, Wang Xueyan understood that this Crown Prince was in love with the little princess.
Although her status was inferior to that of the young princess, it wouldn't be unacceptable for her to be a concubine if the young princess became the principal wife.
After hearing this, the Empress felt that Sun Yurou was indeed a troublemaker.
She had previously lied to her father, saying that she knew Long Yuan and that Long Yuan was in love with her.
Even with Long Yuan present, he still dared to speak so recklessly. If he weren't there, who knows what he would have said.
Fortunately, Yuan'er denied it directly, but only a few days later, she shamelessly came to attend the banquet again.
I'll just participate, but then this strange thing happens again.
"The young princess is the imperial advisor appointed by the emperor himself. Her talent has won the emperor's favor. Why would she need to show it off to insignificant people like you?"
After the Empress finished speaking, Su Muyao looked at her with sparkling eyes.
They said they hadn't misjudged her, and that's how domineering this empress was.
Long Yuan's eyes darkened after hearing his mother's words.
This little one, if she wants to perform, she'll just do it herself; if she doesn't want to, no amount of talking will change anything.
At this moment, Sun Yurou's face turned pale. She knew that her words today had directly offended the Empress.
Just from the Empress's tone just now, one could tell that this little princess held a very high place in the Empress's heart.
Su Muyao glanced at Sun Yurou and stood up, saying, "Since Miss Sun has spoken, then I will perform a stunning dance for everyone!"
"Aunt, Yao Yao will go downstairs and change her clothes. She'll be right back."
"Okay, go ahead."
Immediately afterwards, Aunt Qiu led Su Muyao to the side hall to change her clothes.
Sun Yurou chuckled and curled her lips. With Wang Xueyan's dance preceding her, how amazing would her dance have to be to outshine Miss Wang?
If you won't let me have an easy time, you won't have an easy time either.
When Su Muyao finished changing her clothes and came over, she saw a fairy from the heavens slowly approaching.
Su Muyao's light makeup featured rhinestones on the corners of her eyes, which sparkled under the lights.
Wearing a tight pink dress that accentuated her beautiful figure, Long Yuan wished he could just take the little guy away right now.
Is Su Muyao's beauty only allowed to be seen by him alone?
But in the end, reason prevailed over fantasy; if he really did that, the little guy would definitely be furious.
They might not even bother with me anymore in the future.
Then, the drums pounded loudly from the side. Su Muyao flicked her right sleeve and then her whole body floated up as lightly as a butterfly.
Everyone was captivated by the young princess's dance, except for Wang Xueyan, who was so angry she gritted her teeth.
Although she resented the young princess for stealing her thunder, she also understood that she was no match for the young princess at all.
It's clear that the young princess had no intention of performing at all; it's all Sun Yurou's fault.
That little bitch deserves to die; she had to provoke the young princess and make her perform.
It seems that the Sun family really has no reason to exist anymore.
At this moment, not only Wang Xueyan had this thought, but even the Empress on the high seat thought the same way.
When the dance ended, everyone was stunned and couldn't come back to their senses. Long Yuan stared blankly at Su Muyao.
As Su Muyao passed by Long Yuan, she whispered, "Hurry up and wipe the drool off your mouth, it's so embarrassing."
Upon hearing this, Long Yuan hurriedly went to wipe it, only to find that there was nothing there at all. He then realized that he had been tricked by the little guy.
After the banquet ended, the Empress Dowager personally kept Wang Xueyan with her.
Everyone understood that the position of concubine likely belonged to Wang Xueyan.
After returning to her room, Li Yujia smashed everything she could find.
"If it weren't for Wang Xueyan, the only one who could become the Crown Prince's concubine would be me, only me."
As he spoke, he threw all the ornaments onto the ground with a clatter.
Just as Madam Li pushed open the door, a jade bottle fell from the sky and nearly hit her on the head.
"What are you trying to do?"
Upon seeing that it was her own mother, Li Yujia immediately rushed into her mother's arms.
“Mother, you’re wrong. Aunt isn’t like you think at all. Our whole clan supports the Imperial Concubine, but she not only doesn’t help me, she also criticizes me in front of others.”
She shows no regard for her daughter's feelings, and today she even had a nanny watching over me. She clearly doesn't want me to become the Crown Princess, fearing I'll steal her thunder in the future.
Then she started to sob.
Madam Li frowned upon hearing this, after all, it was her own sister who had hit her daughter at the last banquet.
Moreover, I heard that not only is he not on his own daughter's side, but he's also on the side of that outsider.
However, upon reflection, it seemed that it might also be for the good of the Li family, since offending the young princess would not end well.
It was one thing to mess up the last banquet, but this time everyone with eyes can see that it's basically about deciding on the Crown Prince's concubine.
At such an important banquet, he didn't say a word for his daughter. It seems that, just as his daughter said, he definitely doesn't want his daughter to stand out from the crowd.
snort!
Back then, I gave her the opportunity to get promoted, but now I just want her to say a few good words for my daughter in front of the Empress and the Empress Dowager, and she won't even do that.
"Yujia, don't worry, I'll go and ask your father to pull some strings in court. I'll make sure those ministers put in a good word for you with the Emperor."
Don't be angry. Didn't that old Taoist priest say you're destined to be the empress? Even if your aunt tries to interfere, I believe she won't succeed.
As soon as Madam Li finished speaking, Li Yujia suddenly withdrew her hand.
"What's wrong?"
Madam Li naturally noticed Li Yujia's sudden nervousness and didn't understand what she had said that had caused her daughter to react so strangely.
"It's nothing, Mom. I understand. You should go back now. I'm tired and want to rest for a while."
Without giving it much thought, Madam Li turned and left.
Li Yujia breathed a sigh of relief after her mother left.
The old Taoist priest who claimed to have the destiny to be an empress was just someone he bribed to say something he had made up in front of his mother.
If I didn't say that, why would my mother and father be so focused on me?
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