The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

The emperor glanced at Yun Mujiu indifferently, then looked away and looked at the people in the audience.

The Queen smiled sweetly, exuding the noble temperament of a royal aristocrat, and said to everyone: "This palace banquet was postponed twice due to some unexpected events in the early stage, but fortunately it can be held as scheduled today. Everyone is gathered here, and I am very happy to see the lively and harmonious scene in front of me."

"The purpose of holding this palace banquet is to welcome Prince Wanyan Gu of Southern Thailand and Princess Beiliyi of Northern Han. Secondly, it is to provide a platform for young people to make friends and get along with each other. I hope that the young people can find a good match and spend their lives together."

The queen paused and smiled gently.

"Then, it's time for you youngsters to take the stage. Last year, the categories for the talent show at the large-scale palace banquet were music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and camellia. This year, it's music, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing, dancing, and swordplay. The top three winners in any category will receive a reward. If someone wins first place in a category and performs exceptionally well, the emperor will personally present an item to them."

The emperor smiled heartily and stood up. "The Biquan Garden has been divided into areas. The Queen and I are looking forward to the performance of the young people."

The people in the audience began to discuss quietly, guessing what prize the emperor would give out. Although they had no idea, they knew that the prize the emperor would give out would definitely not be an ordinary thing.

"Then we really look forward to the reward from our royal brother." A woman covered her lips and chuckled.

She had her hair tied up high, her face was heavily made up, and her face was well maintained. She was wearing a purple silk gauze dress with a slightly wide neckline, revealing a large area of ​​white skin.

Yun Mujiu quietly pulled Ye Xiaohan's sleeve, "Which princess is this? I can't recognize her."

Ye Xiaohan replied: "Princess Gaoyang and the emperor have the same father but different mothers."

Yun Mujiu thought for a moment and said, "Oh, I remember now."

Princess Gaoyang was the eldest princess, with a hot temper and a bit tricky personality. It was said that the weak scholar-consort was controlled by Princess Gaoyang all day long.

Soon after Princess Gaoyang finished speaking, a woman next to her started talking as well, politely praising the Emperor and the Empress.

"Brother, Aunt, I am also looking forward to the next performance. It will be very lively and interesting."

The woman was about nineteen years old, with a rosy face and a beautiful face. She had her long black hair tied up with a few simple jade hairpins, and she was wearing a white dress with a lotus pattern that fell to the ground, which made her look gentle and virtuous.

The emperor and the queen smiled faintly and nodded to the two princesses.

Yun Mujiu whispered to Ye Xiaohan: "I recognize this princess. She is Princess Ji Ling. She seems to be only one or two years older than me."

Princess Ji Ling is from the emperor's side branch of the royal family, that is, the daughter of the emperor's cousin.

The people in the hall stood up one after another, trying to walk to the Biquan Garden outside the hall. The women gathered in groups of three or five, discussing what project to choose later.

Yun Mujiu and Ye Xiaohan had no intention of joining in the fun, so they just sat in their original seats.

But some people just can't bear to see Yun Mujiu and Ye Xiaohan sitting together quietly.

Bei Liyi left her seat and walked quickly to the middle of the platform, staring straight at Yun Mujiu.

"Princess Ye, do you dare to compete with me?"

Yun Mujiu glanced at her and said, "Princess Beiliyi, did you hear clearly? What the Queen said just now was that young people who are not married yet should show their talents, but I am already married, so I am not in the scope of participating."

Her eyes were cold. "Princess, you came to Zhongyue for the purpose of marriage, so just behave yourself. I don't know what you mean, but I know that I already have a prince, so I don't need to participate in these social activities anymore."

Yun Mujiu's words not only slapped Bei Liyi's face for looking for trouble, but also pointed out Bei Liyi's contradiction: he obviously wanted to come here for marriage, but why was he staring at a married princess? Could it be that he didn't want to get in touch with other princes and wanted to pry open the corner of Ye Mansion?

The emperor's mood darkened and his expression changed slightly. Could it be that Bei Liyi had other thoughts about Ye Xiaohan?

If it's true, no!

Even if Bei Liyi was just a little princess, he would not allow Bei Liyi to marry into the Ye Palace. Ye Xiaohan already had Yun Mujiu as his helper, so he must not have anyone else!

Seeing that Yun Mujiu was disdainful of her provocation, Bei Liyi continued to fan the flames, "I heard that you are very powerful, so I want to compete with you. Do the people of Zhongyue Country fear our Beihan people? Yes, in terms of talent, maybe the young masters and young ladies of Zhongyue are not as good as our Beihan children."

A girl with a high ponytail stood up instantly, with an annoyed look on her face: "Princess, please watch your words!"

Yun Shirou looked at the angry girl and said to Yao Leyi unhappily, "Today when I was queuing at Huaqing Gate, she actually dared to expose my shortcomings openly and loudly said that Yun Mujiu was the only legitimate daughter of the Yun family!"

Yao Leyi glanced at the dashing woman with a high ponytail who stood tall and straight, then turned around and said flatteringly, "Shi Rou, don't be angry. Bai Yan Shuang's father is a third-rank general of the cavalry, and his official position is not as high as your father's. Moreover, Bai Yan Shuang's words and deeds are vulgar, and she doesn't have the gentleness of a woman at all. She is completely inferior to you."

The girl with a high ponytail looked at Bei Liyi and said solemnly: "My name is Bai Yanshuang, and my father is the general of the cavalry. If the princess wants to wield swords and arrows, I can meet you!"

Yun Mujiu stood up, first gave Bai Yanshuang a thankful look, then looked directly at Bei Liyi. "I didn't want to compete with you, but I was mainly afraid that my prince would be bored, and he doesn't like to watch other people's performances, so I can only go on stage myself to show my prince."

"Seeing you are so flamboyant, I want to see how capable you are."

Yun Mujiu turned around and smiled brightly at Ye Xiaohan.

Ye Xiaohan said: "Very good, I like the princess's talent show the most."

Bei Liyi looked a little unhappy, but she was still happy that Yun Mujiu accepted her challenge.

She had already inquired about it. Yun Mujiu had never learned any of the arts, and her martial arts skills were just some tricks. How could Yun Mujiu compare with her?

Bei Liyi glanced at Yun Shirou, only to see Yun Shirou with an unfathomable smile on her face. Bei Liyi immediately understood that Yun Mujiu really didn't understand anything, otherwise why would Yun Shirou smile so strangely?

Yun Shirou looked back at Bei Liyi. At this moment, the two strangers seemed to have reached some consensus. Since they both hated Yun Mujiu, they would watch Yun Mujiu's show together.

Seeing that something interesting was going to happen, everyone walked out at once.

Yun Mujiu returned to Ye Xiaohan and saw Ye Xiaohan's deep eyes.

Ye Xiaohan knew that Yun Mujiu would not act blindly, she must have a plan in mind.

But...Ye Xiaohan thought of Yun Mujiu's past experiences.

Yun Mujiu had never learned any arts in Yun Mansion, nor had she shown any talent in these arts since coming to Ye Mansion. Yun Mujiu had only written some calligraphy, but it was still crooked. Although she practiced calligraphy for a while, her handwriting was just passable. As for archery, Ye Xiaohan had never seen Yun Mujiu shoot arrows.

In view of the above, Ye Xiaohan still believed in Yun Mujiu from the bottom of his heart.

Yun Mujiu noticed Ye Xiaohan's extremely obscure look and blinked at him, "My Lord, are you worried about me?"