Rebirth and Revenge: The Imperial Master’s Pampering of Me is Addicting Me

The smile on Shentu Chi's face was almost undisguised, and his eyes were full of contempt, as if he was confident of defeating the Dayan people before the competition even started.

His arrogant and conceited look made many people's eyes darken. If it weren't for his status, they would probably want to drag him out and beat him up.

Tang Kun stared at Shen Tu Chi beside him, stroked his beard, and interjected in a deep voice, exuding majesty.

"So Prince Chi wants to bring your people to compete with our people from Dayan Kingdom? I think the prince seems very confident."

Gu Chengjin didn't say anything after he opened his mouth, but he couldn't help but glance at the slender figure not far away and frowned slightly.

In fact, he didn't know much about Princess Liyin of Dongyi Kingdom. After all, she was quite reclusive even in her own country. It was said that only a few people in the entire Dongyi Kingdom had seen her.

But there are always rumors that she is born with good fortune and has the power to bring prosperity to the country, but unfortunately she is weak and needs to be pampered. I heard that the people of Dongyi Country value her very much, but this time they even brought her on a long journey to form an alliance. What is Dongyi Country planning behind this?

Countless thoughts quickly flashed through his mind, and then he raised his eyes to look at the calm girl opposite him, and a hint of admiration suddenly appeared in his eyes.

It seems that the future mistress of the Gu family is also very capable of withstanding things, and she has the same temperament as he did in the past, who was calm and composed like a mountain.

Shentu Chi's confidence almost flew off his face, and he immediately waved the fan in his hand and smiled happily.

"There's nothing I can do. My little sister is just a little weak, but she's also a very talented person. Otherwise, my father wouldn't have asked me to send her all the way here to marry into your Dayan Kingdom, right?"

Mu Qingli didn't notice the gaze of her future father-in-law. His eyes seemed to casually sweep across the prince's seat and he frowned slightly.

How could he not even come to such a lively banquet to join in the fun? With such a lazy personality, it's hard to imagine that in his previous life, he was the one who finally ascended to the throne. Things in this world are indeed difficult to explain.

Cheng Qin watched the development of the situation for a long time and couldn't help but move closer to his daughter and whispered in a low voice, his brows furrowed.

"Ah Li, what do you think they're trying to do by making such a scene today? Will you be implicated? Do you want to join in?"

Mu Qingli quickly sorted out his thoughts, raised his hand with a smile to comfort his mother while lowering his voice.

"Don't worry, mother. Even if Princess Liyin is powerful, we in Dayan have many talented people. Even if the people from Dongyi Country are powerful, I can beat them down."

The academic style in Dayan Kingdom's academies was quite rigorous. Students were required to be proficient in both civil and military subjects, but they were not forced to study either. Among the literary genres, policy essays, contemporary essays, and classics were mostly covered by men. After all, only men needed to take the imperial examinations to enter officialdom, and these three subjects could also be used to select talents for the court.

The martial arts exams include archery on horseback, archery on foot, horse spear, weight-bearing, and horsemanship, but only the powerful and wealthy are eligible to participate and practice these.

Most women studied the four literary subjects of poetry and songs and the eight elegant arts for women in academies. It seemed that this was the case in almost all countries. They believed that women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children, and enjoy the beauty of the wind and the moon, so very few women chose martial arts.

Cheng Qin was happy to hear this, and then smiled a little but didn't say anything else. Naturally, he didn't notice his daughter's dim gaze.

But no one knew that she had practiced martial arts before, but she hid her identity at that time. Later, she followed the masters to learn martial arts and never exposed it in public again.

Living a new life, she knows better than anyone the importance of keeping a trump card. No matter when and what decision a person makes, he must leave a way out for himself. Who knows that the way out may not be a way to save someone's life in the future?

Shentu Chi's words were so harsh that they directly angered the public. Even the emperor and empress looked unhappy. In the end, the emperor made the decision to agree to the competition.

Then he asked people to prepare musical instruments and bring them up. It was obvious that he wanted to compete with Princess Liyin to see who was better in the Eight Elegant Women's Songs.

Even Mrs. Shen couldn't help but turn her head to look at her stepdaughter, whom she had always disliked, and leaned over to remind her in a low voice.

"This is a golden opportunity. Aren't you always known as that talented woman? You must not miss such an opportunity. If you can really stand out and receive His Majesty's reward, our status in the capital will probably rise even higher in the future."

Just looking at this dead girl's face, who knows which prince might really fall in love with her. Even if she is not the main wife, it would be good to marry her as a concubine. After all, the master has not been as glorious as before in the past two years.

The princes were naturally watching the upcoming competition with great joy.

Shentu Chi glanced at the unconvinced Dayan people below, narrowed his eyes and directly suggested that Liyin be the first to perform. He also said shamelessly that only those who thought they could beat her could go up, otherwise it would be a waste of time.

The eight elegant ladies competed in playing the guqin first, which was a traditional rule. Soon, several guqins appeared in the hall.

Shentu Chi smiled gently and helped Princess Liyin, who had been silent, to sit next to the guqin before happily returning to his seat.

Mu Fushu was already close and couldn't help but frowning. He caught a glimpse of the malice in Shentu Chi's eyes and his slightly moving mouth when the brother and sister passed by each other.

The silent words were clearly lip-shaped:

[If you dare to lose, do you know what the consequences will be? ]

He was a kind and honest person, and he immediately felt a bit of disgust towards Shentu Chi. He also had a sister, but how could a brother look at his sister with such a sinister, terrifying and malicious look? This Shentu Chi was indeed not a good person!

No one knew that in a very hidden corner somewhere in the hall there were a few young eunuchs standing, curiously looking at what was happening here.

However, their voices seemed particularly unclear amid the whispers of these people, and were faintly lost in the wind.

"Master, now that we're here, why don't you go and take a look yourself? Why don't you just sit down at your own table and come here to join in the fun with me? It looks like there's going to be some fun today."

"Why are you sitting so close? Don't you know that being too attentive is just a way of showing off? You never know if you're not careful enough, and you might get into trouble. This is called strategic planning, don't you understand?"

"Yes, yes, you said all the good things. But speaking of which, Princess Liyin is indeed quite pretty. In my opinion, she's only slightly less beautiful than the most beautiful woman in Dayan."

"You better be careful. It's already this late and you're still thinking about beautiful women. Don't you know that beautiful women are poisonous flowers? Be careful or you'll fall flat on your face one day!"