"Let me give it a try." Ji Yannuo glanced at her and slowly wrapped his left hand around her left hand, pinching the embroidery needle between her fingers, and did the same with his right hand.
"This is very difficult." Ye Fuxun commented as a person who has experienced it, "Your Highness, you can see that the eye of this needle is very small, much smaller than embroidery thread!"
Ji Yannuo curled his lips and inadvertently brushed the corner of his lips against Ye Fuxun's ear: "It's not difficult at all for me to see."
Ye Fuxun suddenly got goosebumps.
Her ears are the most sensitive.
And the damn thing is, Ji Yannuo seems to have discovered this.
Ye Fuxun shrank her ears, causing her to tremble all over.
"Your Highness!" Ye Fuxun pushed Ji Yannuo a little shyly, "In two days it will be the Qiao Qiao Festival. If I don't practice well, I will be embarrassed later!"
Ji Yannuo smiled lowly and watched with satisfaction as the small, snow-white earlobes beside his lips turned pink: "If anyone dares to laugh at you, I will fix her."
"No." Ye Fuxun pursed his lips, "I am now a concubine, so I can't lose your face. Although it is not easy to thread the needle, you can get better at it if you practice more."
She looked at Ji Yannuo righteously and said, "So, you'd better go read your official documents quickly and don't disturb me from practicing."
Ji Yannuo looked at the young woman with an upright face, suppressed a smile and nodded: "Okay, let me read the official document."
Ye Fuxun breathed a sigh of relief, but was afraid that Ji Yannuo would be angry, so he hurriedly picked up a piece of cake and put it into Ji Yannuo's mouth with a sweet smile: "Your Highness, this is what I asked you to eat!"
Ji Yannuo:......
I ate some snacks in silence, picked up the official documents in silence, and continued to review absentmindedly.
Ye Fuxun continued to struggle.
Ji Yannuo read the official document for a while and suddenly remembered something: "On the night of the Qiqiao Festival, there will be a lantern festival in the capital. I will take you to go shopping."
In a blink of an eye, the day of Qiqiao Festival has arrived.
Early in the morning, the concubines in the backyard all dressed up beautifully in new clothes and went to Lanxi Palace to pay their respects.
The Crown Princess was also beaming with joy: "Today is a really nice day with clear weather. Later, our sisters will go to Chengfang Tower to hold a begging and needle-threading activity. The top three sisters will be rewarded heavily by this palace."
As soon as these words came out, the hall immediately became lively.
They all discussed which sister was the best actress, and secretly worked up their energy, preparing to show off their skills.
"Recently, Concubine Ye has just been promoted to Concubine," the Crown Princess smiled gently and glanced at Ye Fuxun, "Today, I will compete with myself and Concubine Zhang. My sister is very handy, so remember to ask her three times later.
point."
Ye Fuxun waved his hands repeatedly: "Your Majesty, I am ridiculous. I am just an ordinary girl. How can I be called skillful? My Majesty, please don't laugh at me because of my clumsy hands."
"Look," the Crown Princess covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Concubine Ye has always been so humble, which is why she has won the favor of the Queen Mother! My sisters should learn from this."
Ye Fuxun maintained a polite smile.
Since she was promoted to the concubine, the Crown Princess's attitude towards her seems to have changed again.
Maybe it's because she's sensitive, but that's exactly how she feels.
Before she was granted the title, the Crown Princess was quite friendly and generous to her. She rarely faced any difficulties and did not say anything to her. Sometimes Concubine Zhang would try to flatter her, and the Crown Princess would give her a few words of support.
In just a few days after being granted the title, it was not the first time that she heard the Crown Princess's words imply that she was appointed as the Crown Prince's concubine because she was favored by the Queen Mother.
I felt that the Crown Princess was suspected of stirring up hatred for her.
"Concubine Ye is not humble," Zhang Concubine continued to fan the flames, "Some people say they can't do it, but in fact they practice secretly in order to win first place in the competition. Concubine Ye, what do you think I said?
Is it right?"
"Sister, I don't think so." Ye Fuxun responded calmly, "Since the house is going to hold an activity of begging for skills and threading needles, the sisters should practice seriously. Or Concubine Zhang thinks it is right for the sisters not to take it seriously.
?”
Zhang didn't expect that Ye Fuxun would dare to retaliate. Just as she was about to shout loudly, she remembered that Ye Fuxun was now on the same level as herself, and she really couldn't do anything to Ye Fuxun for no reason.
He could only look at the Crown Princess angrily: "Sister, look at Concubine Ye's sharp teeth..."
"You two are role models for sisters. You must be of the same mind." The Crown Princess slowly made peace, "It's getting late, so let's all move to Chengfang Building."
The group of people headed to Chengfang Tower under the leadership of the Crown Princess.
Because there were many concubines in the backyard, the activity of begging for skills and threading needles was divided into several batches.
Five concubines from each batch came on stage to participate in the competition.
If you cannot put seven embroidery threads through the eye of the needle within thirty seconds, you will lose and you will be disqualified from participating in the scoring.
To put it more deeply, if there is anyone who cannot even accomplish this, then he will not be able to see anyone when he goes out.
As for the concubines who are qualified for scoring, each one will have a completed time record, and they will eventually be listed together to determine the top three.
The rules are simple and easy to understand, and the concubines are eager to try them.
Soon, the first batch of concubines stepped onto the competition stage.
Among them was Zhu Meiren.
Ye Fuxun made a cheering gesture towards Zhu Meiren and watched her walk up the steps with great interest.
The group of five people each found a seat and sat down. In front of each person was a tray with needlework, and a maid held up a tray full of seven-eye embroidery needles for everyone to choose.
Then the competition officially began.
Thirty passed in a blink of an eye, and the sound of cheering and cheering was endless.
Everyone successfully completed the task of threading the needle in thirty seconds. Zhu Meiren finished it in twenty-three seconds, ranking second.
Ye Fuxun stood up and applauded happily.
As she sat down, she accidentally caught Mrs. Zhang looking at her strangely.
Ye Fuxun picked up the tea and took a shallow sip.
She raised her eyes and glanced at Zhang inadvertently, wanting to confirm whether she had seen it wrong just now, but Zhang turned away and met the Crown Princess's expression.
It seemed that a sharp look flashed across the eyes of the Crown Princess.
Ye Fuxun's heart moved. Should he use his mind-reading skills?
Using mind-reading skills on the Crown Princess might kill two birds with one stone.
Ye Fuxun decisively said to Jiujiu in his mind: "Jiujiu, use mind-reading skills on the Crown Princess."
"Yes, host." Jiujiu responded quickly.
The next moment, Ye Fuxun heard the princess's heartfelt voice.
'That fool Zhang, if he continues to look at Concubine Ye so frequently, I'm afraid his secret will be exposed.'
'With Concubine Ye's ability, if she had guessed that Mrs. Zhang would do something to her, and then carefully discovered that the embroidery thread presented to Concubine Ye had been specially replaced with thicker embroidery thread than others, I would not be able to help her.
.'
‘It’s such a useless thing. If I don’t have a back-up plan, scoff!’