"Why don't all the young ladies and princes come and choose together?" the Third Princess of the Western Jin Dynasty suggested.
Upon hearing this, the women and men lined up one after another to make their selections.
After a short while, no one could pick out the most beautiful one. All the flowers looked exactly the same. Everyone shook their heads.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the Third Princess of Western Jin chuckled, "Why can't anyone pick a flower? This is the simplest game in our Western Jin! Even a three-year-old child can't stump it!"
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince of Western Jin coldly stopped him, "Yue'er, don't be rude!"
But the Third Princess of Western Jin seemed oblivious to the Crown Prince's cues.
The officials of Cangyue all looked troubled.
Emperor Jun Bufan frowned slightly, seemingly dissatisfied with what the Third Princess of Western Jin had said, or perhaps with the fact that none of the talented young officials in the court could be found to be outstanding.
A soft chuckle escaped from the girl's lips, breaking the surrounding silence and drawing everyone's attention!
"Hmph~ You love showing off so much? Don't make yourself a laughingstock and embarrass Cangyue!" Jun Luoli said sarcastically.
Ji Jiuying, who was not far from her, could certainly hear her. She sneered, "What? You were the first one to go up on stage to choose. Aren't you ashamed? Or are you just stupid and think everyone else is stupid?"
"You!" Jun Luoli was so angry that she couldn't speak.
The Third Princess of the Western Jin Dynasty looked at the unbelievably beautiful woman and asked with a smile, "You must be Princess Anping, right? I wonder if you have a way to pick out the most beautiful Snow Moon Flower?"
Ji Jiuying turned her head, her eyes filled with laughter. Those who looked closely would notice that her lips were adorned with a sharp, icy smile, like a bewitching enchantress.
“Picking out the most beautiful one is a piece of cake, isn’t it?” Ji Jiuying rose slowly and walked to the center of the banquet.
The red flowers exuded a rich and vibrant fragrance, and the flowers and the red dress seemed to blend together, making the woman even more alluring and captivating. With her crimson lips and exquisitely beautiful features, she resembled a bewitching flower enchantress who could bring ruin to a country. The surrounding flowers paled in comparison, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was the most beautiful woman in the world.
Ji Jiuying casually bent down and picked a flower.
However, this action was interpreted in a completely different way by others!
"Hmph~ Arrogant! I thought she could actually pick one out!" Mo Yunran said sneer.
Not only her, but most people felt that Ji Jiuying deliberately liked to show off and attract attention.
"That's right~"
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There was a murmur of discussion below, but Ji Jiuying paid no attention. She picked up the flowers in her hand and walked a few steps away from the sea of flowers.
"Princess Anping, have you made your choice? Are you sure the flower in your hand is the most beautiful?" The Third Princess of Western Jin spoke with a smile, but the sarcasm in her eyes was undisguised.
He thought to himself, "Heh heh heh~ Princess Anping? The owner of that dragon, besides being beautiful, really isn't anything special."
She initially thought she could actually pick someone out, but in the end she was just a show-off!
“I’ve made my choice. It’s not the most beautiful yet, but it will be soon!” Ji Jiuying could easily see the sarcasm in her eyes as she said with a smile.
Just as everyone was wondering why she was so confident, Ji Jiuying took out the Crimson Fire Phoenix Fan, waved it lightly, and the Snow Moon Flowers on the ground burst into flames and were instantly burned.
"You!" The Third Princess of Western Jin pointed at Ji Jiuying, her finger trembling with rage. Her eyes blazed with fury. This was the national flower of Western Jin! How dare she! How dare she! She burned all the flowers to the ground!
How could she explain this to her father, the emperor, and the people of Western Jin?
The Crown Prince of Western Jin's face was clearly grim. He glared at the Third Princess of Western Jin and cursed inwardly, "Fool!"
"Alright, all the flowers have been burned. Now, what I hold in my hand is the most beautiful Snow Moon Flower!"
The Emperor and Empress, sitting in the head seats, were secretly delighted. Seeing the Third Princess's discomfiture, the slight upturn of their lips betrayed their feelings!
Excellent! Absolutely wonderful! As expected of the master of the dragon! His actions are truly unpredictable!
At this moment, the emperor felt both relieved and amused!
The eldest and third princes of Jialan exchanged a glance, picked up their wine cups, and covered their upturned smiles!
The people of Cangyue Kingdom also showed joy. The princess was too clever. The Third Princess of Western Jin only said to pick out the most beautiful Snow Moon Flower, but she did not say that other flowers could not be destroyed!
The flower in the princess's hand is indeed the most beautiful snow moon flower, and there's really nothing wrong with it!
"Third Princess of Western Jin, are you perhaps thinking of going back on your word?" Ji Jiuying looked at the angry Third Princess with a half-smile!
The Third Princess of Western Jin was instantly speechless. She did want to back out, but when she turned to look at her brother, she saw his gloomy face and knew that she could not back out now!
It's a classic case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead!
Due to pressure from the Crown Prince of Western Jin, the Third Princess of Western Jin had no choice but to give the communication butterfly to Ji Jiuying!
"Thank you for your generosity, Third Princess. Here, return this Snow Moon Flower to you!" Ji Jiuying said, turning around and returning to her seat, handing the winning communication butterfly to Qingling behind her!
Qingling never expected that the young lady would give it to her. If there weren't so many people here, she would have jumped up with emotion!
This is a Level 6 communication butterfly; the young lady said she'd give it to her, so she gave it to her!
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Everyone looked on with envy!
The Third Princess of the Western Jin Dynasty nearly vomited blood upon seeing this! "Hey~ do you even know how precious this communication butterfly is? How could you give it to a servant! Does she deserve it?"
What's the difference between this and slapping her in the face?
"Third Princess of the Western Jin Dynasty, the communication butterfly was won by me. I can give it to whomever I want. This is none of your business, is it?"
"Besides, whether my maid is worthy or not is up to me, the princess!" Ji Jiuying's lips curled slightly, her gaze casually sweeping over the hand that the maid was pointing at, a cold smile playing on her lips!
Before the Third Princess of Western Jin could say anything more, she was interrupted by the Crown Prince of Western Jin behind her!
"Murong Yue! Shut up!"
The Third Princess of Western Jin paused slightly, then sat back down in her original seat!
Then the Crown Prince of Western Jin rose and bowed to the Emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive my younger sister. She is young and ignorant and has offended me in many ways. I hope Your Majesty will understand and not damage the friendship between our two countries!"
The emperor thought to himself, "How can someone so grown up be so young and ignorant? Hmph~ If it were truly for the sake of friendship between the two countries, why didn't you stop it from the beginning? Why are you only stopping it now?"
"Alright, that's enough for now! The banquet continues!" Since the Crown Prince of Western Jin had said so, the Emperor still gave Western Jin face.
After this incident, everyone at the banquet had their own thoughts.
At this moment.
"Your Majesty, your country is truly blessed by the heavens! I just heard that a dragon appeared in Cangyue a while ago, and last night the divine beast Vermilion Bird appeared in the sky! I wonder if we will have the opportunity to witness it?"
The third prince of the Kingdom of Jialan glanced at the red figure, seemingly casually, and said with a smile.
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