Both worlds are like dreams

The woman who shouted the loudest laughed and said, "Singing and drinking is the way to be free and easy. Princess Changle's poems are much more open and free-spirited than those sour poems that are self-pitying."

Du Mengyao was immediately unhappy, "Zhao Manqing, whose poem do you say is sour?"

"I didn't mention any names, why are you so excited?"

Xue Huang tilted her head to Mo Xingyue's ear, "Who is she?"

"The granddaughter of the Grand Tutor, Zhao Manqing, has a straightforward personality and has always been at odds with Du Mengyao and Kang Minmin." Mo Xingyue said.

"When will this flower viewing party end?"

Mo Xingyue turned her head and glanced at her. "Du Mengyao has obviously been targeting you from the beginning. She even deliberately said that Kang Minmin and Brother Lan are a perfect match. Doesn't she know the relationship between Brother Lan and you? And this flower viewing party is nothing more than Kang Minmin wanting to see you, and then suppress your limelight in front of these noble ladies. Can you be serious?"

"If I were too serious, I would draw my sword." Xue Huang said with a smile.

"That's perfect!" Mo Xingyue said excitedly. "I've disliked them for a long time. In those poetry gatherings before, they openly or secretly mocked me for my lack of knowledge."

"You are a princess after all," Xue Huang looked at her helplessly, "Can't you take advantage of your status to bully others occasionally?"

"They all have different people backing them, and I don't want to cause trouble for my brother and father."

Xue Huang raised her eyebrows, "If you had told me earlier, I would have helped you teach them a lesson."

"It's not too late."

At this time, Du Mengyao shouted angrily: "Zhao Manqing, don't go too far."

"Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Zhao Manqing raised his eyebrows. "I've disliked you for a long time. Don't you boast of your superb martial arts? Come on! Let's fight!"

"Hit me if you want!" Du Mengyao jumped out of the pavilion and Kang Minmin couldn't stop her.

Zhao Manqing was not afraid at all and went forward to meet the enemy with bare hands.

Beiling is a martial arts-loving place, and most women also know some martial arts. Du Mengyao is the daughter of the Minister of War, and she has practiced martial arts since she was a child. Looking at Zhao Manqing, she is different from other rich girls in terms of her dress. Her clothes are exquisite but simple, and her pretty face is not made up, which makes her look heroic.

The people around them didn't seem surprised that they were fighting. No one stepped forward to stop the fight. They just watched the fun.

The two of them exchanged more than a dozen moves, and Du Mengyao gradually lost the upper hand. She was unwilling to give up, and her moves became heavier, but Zhao Manqing was still at ease, and even plucked a pearl flower from Du Mengyao's head and deliberately shook it in front of her.

Du Mengyao was already very angry, and seeing this, she became even more furious and rushed forward again.

However, a cold light flashed from her sleeve. Xue Huang's eyes darkened, and it turned out to be a sharp dagger.

Zhao Manqing did not notice the dagger hidden in her sleeve. By the time she found it, the dagger had already slashed towards her face. She did not expect Du Mengyao to be so vicious, so she quickly dodged backwards. However, she forgot that there was a step behind her, and she missed a step, her body became unstable, and she fell backwards.

She opened her eyes wide and watched the blade coming straight towards her face, but the next moment she saw a walnut flying over and knocking the dagger out of Du Mengyao's hand.

Zhao Manqing steadied himself and looked in the direction where the walnut was flying from. It was Xue Huang, her hand still in the motion of throwing the walnut.

"Ms. Du, why do you have to take it seriously over just a verbal dispute?" Xue Huang said indifferently.

Kang Minmin quickly stepped forward and pulled Du Mengyao over, "Mengyao, how can you be so rude in front of the princess?"

"She was the one who insulted me first, and I was just teaching her a lesson." Du Mengyao snorted coldly.

Xue Huang smiled slightly, but her dark eyes contained a hint of indifference, like a deep pool of clear water. "Miss Du just stabbed me with a knife. If I hadn't stopped her, I'm afraid Miss Zhao's face would have been bruised by now."

Du Mengyao knew that Xue Huang was now a popular figure favored by the emperor, so she did not dare to offend her, and said, "Princess, you are joking. I only stabbed Miss Zhao with this knife, and I did not want to hurt her."

"Yes, yes!" Kang Minmin said quickly. "Mengyao has always been very measured in her actions. It was just a joke. Please forgive me, princesses."

"I'm not familiar with Miss Du, so I don't know how to behave, but I always know how to behave." As soon as she finished speaking, a small ice blade condensed from Xue Huang's fingertips, and it flew out in the shocked eyes of everyone, brushing past Du Mengyao's ear and hitting a bee behind her. Seeing Du Mengyao's face full of surprise and a hint of fear, she smiled calmly, "Be careful of getting stung."

Du Mengyao's face instantly turned pale and blue, "Thank you so much, Princess."

Xue Huang looked at Kang Minmin and said, "Princess Minmin, the flower viewing party has already started for a long time. I wonder when we can see your precious flowers and trees?"

"Yes, I will have someone move it in right away."

Soon, two maids came up with two pots of flowers and placed them carefully on the table.

Kang Minmin began to introduce: "This flower is called Lycoris radiata. When it blooms, you can't see the leaves, and when there are leaves, you can't see the flowers. Legend has it that it has a sad love story. The flower and the leaves represent two people, but the flower and the leaves are separated and will never meet each other in this life."

The young ladies present were all filled with admiration and came forward to admire the Lycoris radiata. They saw the bright red flowers blooming in full swing and were extremely beautiful.

Mo Xingyue looked at Xue Huang with a strange expression, "Why do I feel that this flower looks familiar?"

Kang Minmin said, "Princess Changle is the winner of this flying flower order, so these two flowers should belong to the princess."

Xue Huang didn't say anything, but walked straight to the two Lycoris radiata, and then, in front of everyone's surprised eyes, she plucked the two flowers. Extremely cold air emerged from her palms, and the two flowers were immediately covered with a layer of frost, shattering into slag.

"Princess?" Kang Minmin was confused. "What are you doing?"

Xue Huang was speechless. Is this flower rare? There were thousands of them growing in the forests of Guigu. Three years ago, the manor at Bi Bo Lake was also full of these flowers. The bright red color was like a sea of blood. It was said to be a flower that grew in hell.

Looking at the glaring red, some images flashed through her mind. She couldn't see clearly what they were, but she had once had a dream in which she fell in such a sea of flowers and such a sea of blood.

This is the flower she hates most in her life, no doubt about it.

Xue Huang's expression was as cold as ice. "I'm sorry, in my Guigu Sect, this flower is called the Flower of Hell. If Princess Minmin likes it, I'll have someone send you a few more someday."

After saying that, she walked out.