Jiang Zhijing had no idea what these two were up to, inviting her to watch a show at a time like this.
Her eyelashes trembled a few times, concealing a thoughtful look in her eyes, but she still agreed: "Then thank you very much, Your Highness."
Yan Mingyi raised an eyebrow: "Why are you being so polite?"
A simple stage was quickly set up in the courtyard.
Several peach trees nearby were in full bloom, their pale pink blossoms adding a charming touch to the lush greenery.
Jiang Zhijing sat in the middle, with Shen Tangning and Yan Mingyi on her left and right sides respectively. She looked thoughtful, feeling that this was a trap, but she liked challenges.
As soon as the play began, Yan Mingyi noticed something, glanced to the side, and said lazily, "Why is it this play again?"
Shen Tangning's brows relaxed, and she said softly, "A good play is always worth savoring repeatedly, Your Highness, please be patient."
Upon hearing this, Yan Mingyi's eyes lit up with a hint of inquiry, and she fell silent.
She scoffed inwardly; only she would dare to speak to her in such a tone!
Jiang Zhijing's gaze lingered between the two women, wondering if they were playing some kind of riddle.
She was quickly drawn into the play, and her expression became focused.
That's right, Shen Tangning ordered the same play, "The Female Imperial Scholar," that she had heard before.
Although she was listening to the opera, her mind wasn't on it; instead, she was keeping a close eye on the people around her.
Jiang Zhijing was quite interested at first, but her expression later became somewhat bored, and she clearly became absent-minded.
So Shen Tangning tilted her head and asked, "Does the princess not like this play?"
Yan Mingyi, on the other side, also looked over.
Jiang Zhijing smiled subtly: "It's quite interesting. This is the first time I've heard of it."
Shen Tangning's lips curled up, and she suddenly said, "The eldest princess doesn't like it either. It seems that the princess and the eldest princess have a lot in common."
The two people mentioned exchanged a glance, both puzzled as to why she suddenly made such a remark. However, Shen Tangning did not intend to explain, but instead focused on the stage, completely immersed in the play.
Jiang Zhijing's eyes flickered slightly, and she asked casually, "Really? Why doesn't the Princess like it? I think it's quite good."
Yan Mingyi said casually, "Perhaps I'm not very interested in these kinds of love stories."
"I see." Jiang Zhijing nodded, then suddenly asked a question she shouldn't have, "I've heard that the Princess never married, and I've always been curious, Your Highness, have you never met a man you liked?"
After these words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent.
Shen Tangning glanced at Jiang Zhijing, who probably realized she had misspoke and bit her lip: "I was the one who offended you."
Yan Mingyi stared straight at her, her face showing no displeasure at being offended. Instead, she calmly smiled and said, "You are the first person to ask me this question."
Everyone was curious about this question, but Jiang Zhijing was the first to dare to ask it to her face.
Many people secretly speculated whether she had suffered some heartbreak, and some even fabricated a romantic story for her, but Yan Mingyi just scoffed at it.
"A good marriage is the icing on the cake for a woman, but my life is already wonderful enough and I don't need to embellish it with love."
Her words were undeniably arrogant, but no one could refute them.
Yan Mingyi's eyes were somewhat unfocused as she thought of her father, the Emperor.
When my father was alive, he always said that there were very few men in the world who were worthy of my beauty and virtue. He also said that a woman's destiny is not necessarily to marry.
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