As she expected, Zhang's every move could not be hidden from the eyes of the Crown Princess.
Mrs. Zhang asked her to change the embroidery thread she used to thicker thread just to make her laugh.
It is extremely embarrassing for a woman in this era to be unable to thread the needle within thirty seconds.
She had just been promoted to a concubine, and then came the clumsy words——
Although it is not a particularly big deal, the damage to your reputation always starts from the smallest details.
Mrs. Zhang is quite scheming.
However, she had poked the embroidery needles for many days and was very familiar with the embroidery threads. Zhang rashly changed to thicker threads, thinking that she would not miss it.
But why did the Crown Princess have a back-up plan?
Next, Ye Fuxun only heard the Crown Princess commenting on the needle-threading skills of the next batch of concubines from the bottom of his heart, and did not mention the so-called backhand again.
Ye Fuxun couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
You must know the danger in advance so that you can take precautions.
Another group of concubines passed the test.
During the break, Bicui suddenly hurried to the Crown Princess and reported something in a low voice.
Ye Fuxun quickly cheered up.
Ever since she used her mind-reading skills on Prince Jin at Prince Chu's Mansion last time, she discovered a bug.
Mind reading is really only about reading what the other person is thinking.
But when it comes to what the other person says, mind reading is ineffective.
Fortunately, most people are thinking about related things when they speak.
As a result, Ye Fuxun heard the princess's voice intermittently.
‘It’s done after the seats are taken care of.’
‘As long as you sit on it for ten seconds, it will definitely collapse. The time of these ten seconds should be about the same.’
'Calculating, it should be exactly when the maid gave Concubine Ye the embroidery needle.'
'I must also remind you to place the embroidery needle plate under Concubine Ye's face for her to choose.'
The princess's voice is not continuous, but appears one after another during the conversation with Bicui.
However, putting these few sentences together allowed Ye Fuxun to roughly restore the truth.
Later, when it was her turn to compete on stage, there was a problem with her seat, which would collapse after just ten seconds of sitting on it.
At this time, the maid brought the embroidery needle plate to her for her to choose from.
Ye Fuxun glanced at the maid standing on one side of the stage holding an embroidery needle plate.
The embroidery needle tray is filled with standing embroidery needles, densely packed, for those participating in the competition to choose as they wish.
Although the eye of the needle is facing up and the tip of the needle is facing down, if the chair collapses and falls into the embroidery needle plate——
Ye Fuxun trembled inwardly.
The picture was so beautiful that she couldn't imagine it.
Ye Fuxun squinted his eyes, wondering how to avoid the danger he was about to face.
After a while, the competition between the concubines came to an end.
The place was still filled with laughter and laughter, and it was impossible to tell what tragedy would happen next.
Ye Fuxun suddenly called Jiujiu in his mind: "Jiujiu, the reward after completing the last temporary task is the right to use the bad luck notepad?"
'Yes, host.'
"Write the name of the Crown Princess."
It's rude to come and go without reciprocating, and you can't let others bully you for no reason.
'Yes, host.'
After the decoration of this room was completed, a servant girl came up to the other room and moved down the five seats where the low-ranking concubines were sitting for the competition, and then moved three more noble seats up and arranged them.
Ye Fuxun glanced at the three seemingly identical chairs, then heard the Crown Princess stand up and said with a smile: "Concubine Zhang, Concubine Ye, it's our turn to go up and compete."
After saying this, the Crown Princess walked out of the queue, nodded slightly to Zhang and Ye Fuxun, and took the lead to walk to the competition platform.
According to position, the Crown Princess sat in the middle seat, Zhang sat on the left, and Ye Fuxun sat on the right.
The three of them stood in front of their respective seats. The Crown Princess did not sit down, but expressed some emotions about the previous concubine competition. Naturally, Mrs. Zhang and Ye Fuxun could only stand and listen to what she said.
Until the Crown Princess came to an end, she turned around and motioned to the two of them: "Sisters, please sit down."
Ye Fuxun bent his knees and sat down unhurriedly.
At this time, the maid carrying the embroidery needle plate came up and walked to the princess to let her choose the seven-eye embroidery needle.
Ye Fuxun let out a low cry and stood up quickly.
The Crown Princess was startled by her movement, her face froze and she looked at her: "What's wrong with Concubine Ye?"
"Back to your Majesty," Ye Fuxun said with a faint smile, "I am sitting on this chair that is a little rickety. I am afraid it will affect the competition later. I wonder if I can change my chair to another one?"
The princess' pupils suddenly shrank.
She looked at her eyes with an appraising look.
'Concubine Ye looked calm and calm. Could it be that the chair's arms and legs were not made well and really made her feel like it was shaking?'
'But I clearly told you earlier that Concubine Ye couldn't easily find out if she moved her hands or feet on the chair.'
'Or is it that Concubine Ye discovered my plan?'
Ye Fuxun listened to the princess's inner voice, and his face became more and more smiling and calm.
The concubines in the audience looked at Ye Fuxun curiously.
The Crown Princess's heart sank, and she calmly ordered: "Bicui, let someone come and check if there is anything wrong with Concubine Ye's chair."
Bicui responded, led two maids over, and pretended to inspect her seat.
"Back to the Queen, there is no problem with Queen Ye's seat." Bicui said loudly.
The Crown Princess nodded slightly and looked at Ye Fuxun with a smile on her face: "I think it was because Concubine Ye was too nervous that she had this illusion. Since there is nothing wrong with the chair now, it is better to sit down quickly to avoid delaying the competition.
hour."
But Ye Fuxun heard her voice: "It's good now. Later, Concubine Ye stumbled and blamed the problem of the chair on the two nuns who were inspecting it, and settled the matter. Even if His Highness asked further questions.
, there is also a good explanation.'
Ye Fuxun rolled her eyes in her heart, she would not follow the Crown Princess's wish and sit on the chair in question!
She was about to refuse when she heard a cold voice from far away: "Xu An, go change the chair."
Hearing Ji Yannuo's voice, all the concubines turned their heads and looked behind them.
The concubines in the audience were extremely excited.
When the princess saw Ji Yannuo coming, she asked Eunuch Xu to change Ye Fuxun's seat without even asking her opinion. She was so angry that she couldn't even speak.
She stood up and explained: "Your Highness, I just had someone check Concubine Ye's seat and there is nothing wrong with it."
"Since she wants to change, let's change." Ji Yannuo stood beside Ye Fuxun and looked at the Crown Princess calmly, "Or are you saying that the Crown Princess can't even do such a simple thing?"
The Crown Princess stopped talking again.
His Highness actually humiliated Concubine Ye like this in public?
She took a deep breath slowly and tried hard to maintain a smile and explained: "I am mainly afraid of delaying the begging and needle-threading competition, so..."