I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

Next was the performance of Du Xiaoyue, wife of the Second Prince Leng Yiheng. She improvised a picture of peony and gave it to the Emperor, who praised it highly.

The third person to come on stage is Shang Xiaoman, the daughter of Shang Liren, a second-rank civil servant in the court. The first impression she gives people is that of a lady from a noble family who is proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

She came in front of the crowd, bowed gracefully, then signaled the drummers to play for her. She then lightly lifted her feet and began to perform her best stunning dance.

I saw her waist turning slightly, her waist was like a graceful weeping willow, and her slender hands were like a dancing butterfly flapping its wings, making people feel as if they were naturally among flowers and plants.

After the dance, everyone applauded, but Xiao Ya's face suddenly turned ugly. In this palace, no one has ever dared to steal her limelight. This Shang Xiaoman is really too bold.

The emperor nodded repeatedly.

"Xiao Man's dancing is even better than last year. Among my princes who have not yet married, is there any that you like? If so, please tell me later and I will issue an imperial decree to grant her a marriage. Whoever marries a woman as outstanding as Xiao Man will be lucky."

When he said this, he glanced at Leng Yifei specifically.

The emperor actually knew about Shang Xiaoman's feelings for Leng Yifei a long time ago, but whenever he mentioned granting them a marriage, Leng Yifei shook her head firmly and refused. In order not to wrong Shang Xiaoman, the emperor had to give up.

Shang Xiaoman heard this and hurriedly bowed and responded shyly,

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty..."

Leaving these words behind, Shang Xiaoman took light steps and returned to her seat.

The fourth person to come on stage was Mo Xiaowan, who was dressed up carefully. She performed a colorful feather dance for everyone, which also drew unanimous applause from everyone. Among these people, the most obsessed one was Leng Yifei. Since Mo Xiaowan came on stage, his eyes have never left her.

However, Mo Xiaowan seemed unaware of his gaze. Her eyes would occasionally sweep over Leng Yiyan, whose expression was cold.

After Mo Xiaowan's dance ended, several underage princesses and princes came to the main hall. Some recited poems for the emperor, some wrote for the emperor, some danced with swords for the emperor, and some danced for the emperor. The emperor was smiling from ear to ear.

After these young princes and young masters finished their performances, several women from ministers' families began to perform one after another. Some danced, some painted, and some played the piano.

Luo Nianxi, who was sitting next to Leng Yiyan, yawned, and Leng Yiyan asked softly:

"Sleepy?"

"Well, what's so interesting about these things? It's better to eat early and go home."

"Well, I have the same idea. How about we go back?"

"No, we came here with great difficulty, how can we go back? Besides, it would be so rude of us to go back now, just bear with it!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Concubine Rong say:

"Everyone is performing to liven up the atmosphere, why is Princess Yan just sitting there without moving?"

Obviously, she expected Luo Nianxi to have no talent and wanted to watch her have fun.

As soon as she said this, Concubine Xian also nodded in agreement.

"Yes! Everyone has a show to perform, and Princess Yan must have some talent too. Show it off to liven up the fun."

Queen Jiang frowned and interrupted them.

"Nianxi is very busy taking care of Yan'er, so I didn't tell her to prepare her talent. There are already so many people performing today, so let her forget it!"

After hearing what the Queen said, everyone guessed that the Princess of Yan must not have any outstanding talents.

Xiao Ya, who wanted to see her having fun, couldn't wait to add fuel to the fire.

"Although Princess Yan's family is not good, she can't be so poor that she can't even dance, right? If you can't do it, you can do a duck dance, or learn to bark like a dog or a cat. Everyone will open their mouths to see your talent, and you can't ask them to shut their mouths!"

"Hahaha……"

After she said this, the women present covered their mouths and laughed secretly, only Leng Yiyan's face became even uglier.

The Eighth Prince, who was sitting next to Leng Yiyan, looked at Xiao Ya coldly.

"The Crown Princess only has to dance every day, and Princess Yan has to take care of Yan'er, so she doesn't have the energy to learn these fancy things."

"Eighth Uncle, how can this be fancy? This is a skill that can cultivate the body and mind and make people happy. However, Princess Yan has been using the vulgar language of servants since she was a child. After marrying into the Yan Palace, she still does the work of servants. It is normal that she has no talent. Mother, Concubine Xian, let's not embarrass Princess Yan..."

That she was a servant? That she only did servant's work? That she could do nothing?

She immediately glanced at Leng Yiyan unhappily and asked softly,

"My husband, would you be willing to let me come forward and perform?"

Leng Yiyan knew that there must be something about her that could make people's eyes light up.

According to her personality, if Xiao Ya humiliated her in public and didn't let her perform, she would definitely not be able to swallow this.

So he nodded slightly.

"It's up to you to decide."

Seeing that he agreed, she stood up from the chair, walked briskly to the front of everyone, and raised her eyebrows at Xiao Ya, who curled her lips in disdain.

"What is Princess Yan going to perform? Are you going to imitate a dog's barking? If that doesn't work, you can also imitate a dog's crawling..."

"Hahaha……"

After she finished speaking, the people present burst into laughter again. Luo Nianxi glared at Xiao Ya with a serious expression and replied with displeasure on her face:

"I am a human being, how can I learn from an animal? Princess Consort, you are so disrespectful, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

"I don't respect you? You just called me a beast!"

As soon as she said this, Leng Yicheng glared at her. She realized that she shouldn't say such things in this situation. She quickly changed her tone.

"You were the one who disrespected this Crown Princess first, and now you are blaming me in front of so many people? You are really... the bad guy who complains first."

Luo Nianxi knew that this Crown Princess was a person who would never give in and would never argue even when she was right. She came from a wealthy family and had a strong backing, so she was someone that few people in the court could afford to offend.

Now she only wanted to cure Leng Yiyan as soon as possible and use his money to travel, but the prerequisite was that she had to ensure that she was alive, so it would be better not to have a conflict with her in front of others.

Thinking of this, she frowned slightly and bowed to the emperor.

"Father, I have nothing prepared today, so I will just improvise and sing one of my favorite little songs!"

After saying this, she turned around and looked at the drummers. Seeing that one of them was holding a pipa, she stepped forward and

"Can you lend me your pipa?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then he reminded quietly,

"My pipa is not very familiar to strangers. I'm afraid you won't be used to it. I can play any song you need for it."

"You will not be able to play my music. I will only play it once. It will not hurt your pipa. Don't worry."

The handsome pipa player hesitated for a moment, but reluctantly handed the pipa to Luo Nianxi.