Ye Li raised her eyebrows. Before she could speak, she heard Ye Ying, who was also in Mo Jingli's arms, say to Princess Xixia in a weak and regretful voice, "Princess, I'm really sorry. I'm afraid Ye Ying can't compete with the princess. Since the princess isn't convinced … How about asking sister to replace Ye Ying. Sister is the legitimate daughter of the minister's manor. She won't disgrace the princess. Sister, don't you think so? "
Hearing this, Ye Li's calm face sank. How could Ye Ying not know that she couldn't dance? If she lost, it would be because Ye Li was useless and disgraced the minister's manor, not because she wasn't as good as Princess Xixia. Not only did she avoid the possibility of losing to Princess Xixia, but she also successfully made Ye Li lose face in her first party. It was indeed a good plan.
"Just do as Ying 'er said!" Mo Jingli impatiently ordered. Without waiting for the imperial physician to arrive, he directly picked up Ye Ying and prepared to leave the venue.
Seeing Mo Jingli leave without hesitation, the eldest princess's eyes sank. After a while, she said in a deep voice, "In that case, let Ye Third Miss replace Ye Fourth Miss."
Ye Li was speechless. Was there really no one who thought of asking if she could dance?
Almost everyone's eyes fell on Ye Li. Qin Zheng and the others also looked at her nervously. Although they had previously urged Ye Li to win a place, they didn't really want to force Ye Li to do it. Not to mention that they were new friends, they couldn't harm Qin Zheng and Ye Li's future relationship.
Princess Xixia's heart was burning with anger because of Mo Jingli and Ye Ying's departure. Coincidentally, Ye Li, who was pushed out by Mo Jingli to replace her, was Mo Jingli's ex-fiancee. So Princess Xixia's anger directly stopped at Ye Li. She raised her delicate eyebrows, "Miss Ye, you go first."
Ye Li helplessly stood up and met Princess Xixia's hateful gaze. She thought for a moment before saying, "I admit defeat."
Everyone, including Princess Xi Xia, was stunned. After a while, Princess Xi Xia came back to her senses and glared at Ye Li. "Are you looking down on this princess? This princess doesn't need you to give in! "
Ye Li shook her head helplessly. "I didn't go easy on the princess. I sincerely admit defeat."
"Admitting defeat without even fighting? Even if I win, it's not a fair fight."
Forcing people who don't know how to dance to compete is even worse, isn't it? Ye Li sighed softly and looked sincerely at Princess Xixia who was angrily staring at her. "Princess, I don't know how to dance." So, you were played by Ye Ying.
"Hehe, His Highness King Li and the future Princess Consort Li are really creative to want someone who doesn't know how to dance." Feng Zhiyao's voice sounded lazily, his voice filled with schadenfreude.
Princess Xi Xia was also stunned. "Why don't you know how to dance!"
"Because dancing isn't a required course for the young ladies of Da Chu State. I believe that many of the young ladies here don't know how to dance. "Ye Li answered confidently. Not knowing how to dance was not something to be ashamed of. In reality, there were very few young ladies of Da Chu State who would learn how to dance, unless they really liked it or their family had the intention of sending their daughter into the palace.
Since Ye Li had already expressed that she had never learned how to dance, forcing her to dance would be unreasonable. Princess Xi Xia also understood that she had been played by Ye Ying and could only temporarily suppress the anger in her heart. She stared at the calm and elegant blue-clothed young lady below the stage. Her eyes flashed slightly. "Just now, I didn't see Miss Ye go on stage. Since Fourth Miss Ye has so much confidence in jiejie, then please show Miss Ye's talents in other areas. Or … … "She looked at Ye Li with a ghost of a smile. She paused for a moment before raising her voice to say," Or Miss Ye doesn't know anything? "
Ye Li lowered her head and was silent for a moment. She raised her head and looked indifferently at Princess Xi Xia. "If so, then Ye Li will embarrass herself."
"Ye Li … …" Qin Zheng said worriedly. Murong Ting and Hua Tian Xiang also looked worriedly at Ye Li. Ye Li blinked at her and shook her head with a slight smile. Qin Zheng saw that her smile was not forced and her heart relaxed a bit. Thinking about it, Li 'er's mother was the most talented woman in the capital and her maternal grandfather was the most outstanding person in the world. Even if she didn't show it normally, she should have learned everything she needed to learn.
Under everyone's gaze, Ye Li walked to the table where the brush and ink were still placed. After thinking for a moment, she picked up the brush and began to move on the fine rice paper.
On the stage, Feng Zhiyao looked with interest at the blue-clothed young lady who was painting with her head down and nodded inadvertently. Sitting next to him, Yaoji glanced at him and laughed in a low voice. "Feng San thinks highly of Ye San Xiaojie?" Feng Zhiyao rubbed his nose and said with a smile, "Isn't she very interesting? At least she's not as mediocre as the rumors say. " This calm attitude was enough to make Feng Zhiyao think highly of her. Not to mention that Mo Jingli had suffered a loss at her hands not long ago. Maybe A 'Yao would really marry a good princess this time.
Marquis Muyang's heir also seemed to be interested in the topic of the two. "Feng San knows Ye San Xiaojie?"
Feng Zhiyao shook his head. "You just returned to the capital and you don't know? The future Princess Ding. "
"Mo Xiuyao?" Mu Yang frowned. He had some friendship with Mo Xiuyao when he was young, but since Mo Xiuyao's accident, they had not seen each other again.
Feng Zhiyao nodded. "That's right. What do you think? "
Mu Yang raised his eyebrows. "Mo Jingli's eyes are blind."
Yaoji couldn't help but chuckle. She covered her mouth and laughed. "It seems that Feng San and Mu gongzi are very optimistic about Ye San Xiaojie."
The two did not answer, but once again looked at the girl in green who was holding the brush and writing rapidly. They were all from famous families, so they naturally understood each other's meaning. It had nothing to do with appearance or talent. It was just that compared to Ye Ying, Ye Li was more suitable to be the mistress of a big family or a prince's mansion. They didn't know whether Mo Jingli, who was born in the royal family, was spoiled by the Empress Dowager and the old concubine, or whether Ye Ying's ability was really extraordinary and unknown to outsiders.
Everyone waited for less than the time it takes to burn a stick of incense. Ye Li had already stopped writing. Princess Royal ordered the servants to bring Ye Li's work over. When the rice paper left the table, everyone vaguely saw that it seemed to be a peony painting. Qin Zheng and the other two also breathed a sigh of relief. Whether they could get a ranking or not, to be able to complete a peony painting that was not too bad in such a short time, at least Ye Li would lose face. The painting was first presented to the six judges on the judging panel for appreciation. Old Lord Su Zhe, who saw the painting first, frowned and looked up at the girl in green who was still standing by the table. He lowered his head and continued to look at it for a while before passing it to the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Mo Jian. Mo Jian also frowned and looked up at Ye Li from time to time. After a while, he passed it to the person next to him.
The unusual reaction of the judges made the young ladies under the stage unable to stop looking at Ye Li. They were also curious about what Ye Li's work was like.
When Feng Zhiyao was the last to finish looking at the painting, he handed it to the maid next to him to present it to Princess Royal. Several other people also discussed the result. Su Zhe announced, "Miss Ye Li, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, is first in calligraphy, first in poetry, and fourth in painting."
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