Hua Tian Xiang shook her head and said, "If that's the case, Princess Xi Xia should play the guqin first before dancing. Dancing consumes a lot of energy. Playing the guqin after dancing will affect your performance. Listen to Ye Ying's guqin. "
The originally melodious and mellow sound of the zither suddenly changed direction, and the music became urgent and passionate. Princess Xi Xia's graceful figure moved even faster. In the center of the field, her clothes flew like a gust of wind, and hundreds of flowers bloomed.
Clearly, Ye Ying had probably noticed this as well, or perhaps she had sensed that Princess Xi Xia's strength made her feel threatened.
Everyone in the stands obviously noticed the change. Zhaoyang Royal Princess frowned, and her gaze on Ye Ying was somewhat cold. Yaoji, who was sitting elegantly and admiring Princess Xi Xia's dance, suddenly giggled. She turned her head and smiled at Mo Jingli, who had a serious expression, "Your Highness Li Wang, the future Li Wangfei is indeed extraordinary. Yaoji admires you. "Mo Jingli's face was cold. He didn't even look at Yaoji. He just frowned. In his eyes, Yaoji, who came from a dance troupe, was not worthy of speaking to him. Naturally, he didn't pay attention to Yaoji's words. Yaoji didn't care about his disregard. Her beautiful eyes moved and she smiled sweetly. "The number one beauty of the capital lives up to her reputation. But she lacks hospitality."
Yaoji's voice wasn't loud, but Ye Ying was sitting at the place closest to the stands. Yaoji's words passed into Ye Ying's ears. Su Zhe, the Imperial College's Principal, who hadn't said anything, also snorted. If Ye Ying didn't need to care about Yaoji's words, Su Zhe's attitude made Ye Ying's heart tremble. Her smooth fingering paused. Although she quickly reacted, Feng Zhiyao, who was sitting next to Yaoji, gradually frowned. He smiled faintly and said, "I originally thought that after a year, Li Wangfei's guqin skills would have improved. I didn't expect … "
Ye Li naturally couldn't hear what the people in front were saying. Although Ye Li was proficient in lip-reading, she didn't plan on sharing it with others. Therefore, what Qin Zheng and the others saw was that Ye Ying's expression was even uglier than Princess Xi Xia's, who had just been schemed against during the dance. Princess Xixia ended the scene with a perfect posture. She glared fiercely at Ye Ying, then turned around and returned to the side of Zhaoyang Eldest Princess. The fragrant sweat on her forehead also showed that she was not as relaxed as she appeared. After all, Ye Ying's song was too different from the sudden turn before and after. She was unprepared and did not make a fool of herself on the spot because of her superb dancing skills and adaptability. Since she dared to scheme against her, she would definitely teach her a lesson!
After nearly four hours of competition, the winners of each skill were finally decided. Ye Ying's results were slightly worse than last year's. Although she did her best to display a Flying Immortal Dance, she barely tied with Princess Xi Xia for first place. However, Young Master Feng San, who was known as the Zither Master in the capital, vetoed it. He lost to Liu Ruyun, the daughter of the Liu family, and was placed second. After that, she got third place in the poem competition, but it was difficult to hide Ye Ying's aggrieved and defeated expression. On the other hand, Princess Xi Xia, as an outsider, shone brightly in the later competitions. She got third place in zither, first in calligraphy, and second in chess. As a result, Princess Xi Xia became the champion of this Hundred Flower Festival with two first places, one second place, and one third place.
Zhaoyang Eldest Princess was clearly very satisfied with this result. The judges in the stands also praised this foreign princess a bit more. Just as Old Master Su Zhe was about to announce the results of the Hundred Flower Festival, Princess Xi Xia bent down and whispered a few words in Zhaoyang Princess's ear. Then she stood up and bowed apologetically to Old Master Su. She turned around and looked at the gloomy Ye Ying below the stage. A cold smile flashed across her face.
"Everyone, please forgive me. Xi Xia requests to redo the dance competition with Fourth Young Miss Ye." Princess Xi Xia said in a clear voice. The venue suddenly became noisy.
Feng Zhiyao lazily leaned in his chair and looked at Princess Xi Xia with a smile. "To be able to see the dance of the princess and the capital's number one beauty again, I believe everyone here will be very happy. But … why do you want to redo it? "
Princess Xi Xia raised her head and proudly said, "Doesn't your Central Plains say that there is no first place in literature and no second place in martial arts? Although this dance is not the same as martial arts, this princess is not used to being on the same level as others. "As she spoke, she disdainfully glanced at Ye Ying. She was just short of saying that Ye Ying did not deserve to be on the same level as her. Below the stage, Ye Ying's face immediately turned pale. Her slender figure was on the verge of collapsing. In the eyes of everyone present, Princess Xi Xia was unavoidably going too far in bullying others. Princess Xi Xia did not care about other people's gazes. She only stared at Ye Ying.
Feng Zhiyao lazily swept his phoenix eyes over Mo Jingli who was sitting on the side with a gloomy expression. He smiled and said, "Your Highness Prince Li, what do you think? After all … Fourth Young Miss Ye is your fiancee. "
Mo Jingli glanced at Ye Ying below the stage. There was a slight fluctuation in his cold eyes. He faintly said, "Is Princess Xi Xia dissatisfied with Yaoji's judging?"
Yaoji smiled sweetly. Suddenly, she was very charming. "If Princess Xi Xia has an even more beautiful dance, Yaoji is naturally willing to appreciate it. But I don't know if I have the honor. "
Mo Jingli was silent. Although he did not know much about dancing, Mo Jingli naturally knew that Ye Ying and Princess Xi Xia's dancing skills should be on par with each other from Yaoji's previous results. But dancing was a skill to be appreciated with one's eyes. Even if the two people's skills were almost the same, Princess Xi Xia's enthusiasm was obviously more moving than Ye Ying's grace and elegance. This situation could be called a high standard and a low standard. If Ye Ying lost to Princess Xi Xia again … Mo Jingli's handsome straight eyebrows gradually furrowed.
Seeing that he did not speak, Zhaoyang Royal Princess on the main seat frowned with some displeasure. "Jingli."
"Ah …"
There was a low cry from below the stage. Then there was the crisp sound of porcelain falling to the ground. Everyone looked towards the sound. The maid beside Ye Ying was kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy. Ye Ying's face was pale as she covered her left arm. Her left arm was already wet. It was obvious that the maid who served tea had accidentally spilled the tea on Ye Ying.
"Ying 'er …" Mo Jingli got up and jumped down from the stands. He pulled Ye Ying into his arms and kicked away the maid kneeling on the ground. "Get lost!"
On the stage, Princess Royal's face suddenly turned ashen. Mo Jingli had kicked her maid from her Princess Royal's residence. "Someone, invite the imperial physician to treat Miss Ye."
The young ladies present couldn't come back to their senses when they saw this sudden turn of events. Although each of them tried their best to maintain their manners as young ladies from noble families, it did not prevent them from privately exchanging their opinions in various ways.
"Tsk, Miss Li, you have to be careful. Your sister is ruthless." After a few hours of sitting, Mu Rongting's address for Ye Ying had evolved from Miss Ye, Ye Li, to the intimate Miss Li. If it was really that maid who had accidentally spilled the tea on Ye Ying, Mu Rongting would not believe it even if she bet on her brain that she did not like to read. How could it be so coincidental that Princess Xi Xia had just issued a challenge and Ye Ying was scalded?
Hua Tianxiang frowned. "I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling."
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