The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

Seeing that both Queen Gu and Liu Fufeng were defeated by Lu Lingxi, Miss Jin, who was quite talented in poetry, tried to reconcile them, saying, "Miss Lu is a noble lady from a high-class family. It doesn't matter if she can't learn to sing like an actor. Miss Lu studies poetry and books day and night in the mansion, so she must have learned a lot. Why don't you write a poem today? We will listen attentively."

When Lu Lingxi heard Miss Jin talking, he bowed slightly in her direction. He looked polite, but he said, "I'm sorry, I only know a few words and can't write poetry."

Miss Jin originally thought that since she came out to help Lu Lingxi out, she would at least give her some face, but she didn't expect her to have such an attitude. She immediately drooped her face and didn't want to pay attention to her.

At this time, Miss Wang said, "How about Miss Lu playing a piece of music? You don't need to use your voice, and you don't need any talent. You just need to play the music you memorized every day."

Lu Lingxi was already a little impatient at this point, and his manner of speaking was more perfunctory than before. "Play the zither? What zither? Guzheng, pipa, or erhu? I haven't learned any of them, so I can't do it."

Miss Zhao, who was also from a military family, had not spoken a word until she saw that the people before her had failed to convince Lu Lingxi. She thought that she was also the daughter of a military general and knew Lu Lingxi's character very well, so she spoke confidently, "I heard that Miss Lu is very good at martial arts. For delicate young ladies like us, it's no problem for one to beat ten. Why don't you practice swordplay today so that we can also see Miss Lu's heroic spirit."

This time, Lu Lingxi didn't even bother to perform the ceremony and declined, saying, "I sprained my foot a few days ago, so I can't do strenuous exercise and can't practice sword dance."

Seeing Lu Lingxi so recklessly rejecting Queen Gu and all the ladies and wives of the government, Chunhong and Liulu were so frightened that they broke out in a cold sweat. They wanted to go up and persuade Lu Lingxi to just perform something to get by. But now almost everyone's eyes were on Lu Lingxi, so they couldn't whisper in public, so they could only worry.

Lu Lingxi's patience was almost exhausted at this moment, and he was about to say something to stop her, "I am not interested in the title of 'Fairy Under the Moon'. If you are interested, please do as you please."

But before Lu Lingxi could speak, a sharp and hoarse voice came, which was obviously the voice of the old eunuch: "Propaganda His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's oral order!"

When Empress Gu saw the person coming, it was the chief eunuch beside the emperor. She managed to force a smile and asked, "Why isn't Chief Eunuch Sun serving His Majesty? What brings you to the imperial garden where the ladies gather?"

Steward Sun flicked the whisk in his hand and bowed respectfully to Queen Gu, saying, "I am here on the orders of Your Majesty to convey the Crown Prince's oral instructions."

Since it was an oral instruction and not an imperial decree, it was not that formal. Queen Gu had no intention of kneeling to listen, and the concubines around her did not move either. The others only bowed lightly.

Queen Gu was already at odds with the Crown Prince, and tonight's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the Imperial Garden was hers, but the Crown Prince came to deliver a verbal order. Her face immediately became even uglier, and she said in a bad tone, "What verbal order? Just tell me, Steward Sun."

Steward Sun cleared his throat and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard that the female members of the family were going to have a talent contest today, so he specifically told her that the future Crown Princess has always been low-key and doesn't like to attract attention. If she doesn't want to show off her talent, she doesn't have to force herself."

Although Empress Gu was at odds with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she would not show it on her face. Since the Crown Prince said so, she did not want to waste time on a little girl and delay her work. There would be plenty of opportunities to deal with them in the future. So she smiled and said to Steward Sun, "Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince really understands his fiancée. Miss Lu was just worrying about what show she was going to perform. Since she couldn't think of it, then forget it. As a mother, would I embarrass her? Why would the Crown Prince need to give her a special oral order?"

Steward Sun excused the prince, saying, "Your Highness knows that the Queen is the most tolerant and kind, but this is his fiancée, and the couple has a good relationship, so it is inevitable that he is concerned about her. Please bear with me. I will report to the Emperor and His Highness the Prince right now. The Queen is protective of the future Crown Princess, and His Highness the Prince will definitely be more filial to you in the future."

Queen Gu continued to pretend to shirk responsibility by saying to Steward Sun, "Standard Sun, there is no need to emphasize this to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It's just a piece of cake."

Steward Sun said no more, "Your Majesty, please continue. I will go back and report first."

Queen Gu said with a fake smile, "Have a good time, Steward Sun!"

After Steward Sun walked away, Queen Gu said sarcastically, "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so protective of Miss Lu, I can't help but give her some face. Miss Lu doesn't want to perform, so let's leave the opportunity to those who are willing to perform. Let's continue and don't ruin her mood."

After Queen Gu finished speaking, all the women present, except Gu Yan'er, stared at Lu Lingxi with unfriendly eyes, and most of them cursed her in their hearts: "What's so great about the future Crown Princess? She can't even show off her performance. How long can His Royal Highness like her? The Crown Prince's Mansion has countless beautiful concubines. Sooner or later, the Crown Prince will get tired of her and may even divorce her. What's so great about her?"

Lu Lingxi was not happy at this moment. "Except for myself, everyone around me knows that I am engaged to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Why didn't you tell me earlier? Maybe I could have thought of a way to cancel the marriage earlier. I don't even know whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is tall or short, fat or thin, handsome or ugly. How can I marry him? I can't accept it. Wait, Xiao Yu'er is a secret guard of the Crown Prince's Mansion, so he must know that I am engaged to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but he didn't tell me. I still regard him as a friend. Uh, maybe he doesn't know. If he knew, he would still dare to tease me like that. Isn't this courting death?"

Thinking about what happened later, Lu Lingxi felt more and more conflicted and entangled. He didn't know whether Xiaoyuer knew that she was the future Crown Princess. He didn't notice that he was thinking about Xiaoyuer all the time.

During the time when Lu Lingxi was daydreaming, several people performed their talents, but Lu Lingxi didn't pay attention to them. It was not until he was attracted by a melodious and pleasant piano sound that Lu Lingxi came back to his senses and watched the performance on the stage.

At this time, Gu Yan'er was dressed in white, her hair and skirt fluttering gently in the night breeze. Her face did not show much expression, but she looked very gentle and harmonious. Her slender fingers trembled, pressed, slid, and kneaded, and the music suddenly became melodious and graceful. Everyone present was immersed in her piano music and quietly appreciated it.

After the song was over, everyone applauded and spoke words of praise. When everyone had finished speaking, Queen Gu spoke up, "I didn't expect that Yan'er is not only outstanding in appearance, but also talented. It seems that my brother's education of you has not been in vain. Come, come to me! Let me see what kind of skillful hands can play such a beautiful piece of music?"

Gu Yan'er followed the instructions and walked to Queen Gu. Queen Gu took her hand and praised her again. Then she said to everyone, "The title of 'Fairy Under the Moon' today must belong to Yan'er. Don't you agree?"

Except for Lu Lingxi, who remained silent, everyone else echoed, "The Queen is absolutely right!"

Lu Lingxi complained in his heart: "Of course not, otherwise you still want to argue with the Queen and snatch the title of 'Fairy Under the Moon'?"

Gu Yan'er half-knelt down to salute, and said without much excitement: "Thank you, Queen, for your kindness!"

Queen Gu quickly took her hand and asked her to stand up: "Silly child, there is no need to be so polite to your aunt."

Then she said to everyone, "I have another happy event to announce. His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi is officially engaged to Gu Yan'er from the Prime Minister's Mansion today. The wedding will be held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of next year, after the Crown Prince's wedding."

Everyone stood up and saluted to congratulate: "Congratulations to the Queen! Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi! Congratulations to the future Princess of Qi!"

Queen Gu said with a smile: "Stand up!" She turned around and asked Gu Yan'er: "Yan'er, are you happy?"

Gu Yan'er wasn't actually very happy, but she still acted coquettishly, turned her head to the side, and called out coquettishly, "Auntie!"

Queen Gu was overjoyed. She did not doubt him and said with a smile: "Why are you shy, kid? It is only a matter of time before you marry Ye'er."