Chapter 96 Something’s wrong, this sword is a bit heavy!
Ye Yining deliberately wore a ring today that was very similar to the space spirit ring on Jun Jiuji's hand. Her nails were also dyed with light pink Dankou. Matched with her elegant and fairy-like floral skirt, it was not eye-catching, but definitely
is beautiful.
Seeing Princess Ninth looking at her, she said humbly: "I'm not good at swordsmanship, but I heard that Princess Ninth is a master of swordsmanship, so I had to study hard for a few days. Shall we compete in swordsmanship today?"
"I came here to discuss this with you. I'm good at swordsmanship and you're good at whipping. Let's compete on swords in the first round, whips in the second round, and in the third round you'll see if you want to compete on horseback, archery, or chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Okay. It’s up to you to choose.” Princess Ninth said very grandly.
Ye Yining did not dare to choose. She smiled and said: "I am a guest from afar. Let the Ninth Princess choose! Although I am good at whipping, I am not necessarily better than the whip. In comparison, whips are harder to control than swords. I
I’m afraid that if I hurt the princess, she’ll be ill. And whip wounds are difficult to cure.”
"Ye Yining, aren't you scared?" Xu Ruopian raised her eyebrows, as if revealing the truth.
Ye Yining was really fed up with this Xu Ruopian, and she suddenly said: "It's boring to compete with just two people. How about, after I finish competing with the Ninth Princess, Xu Ruopian, you can also compete with the Ninth Princess! It's not about swords, it's about swords."
You can't lose in chess, calligraphy and painting, right?"
"You...it's none of my business if you compete." Xu Ruopian glared at Ye Yining fiercely.
She won't be fooled by this.
If she went up to compete, she would be embarrassed if she lost.
"It's really shameful that we have no patriotic sentiments. Are we, the Northern Han people, so spineless?" Ye Yining mocked Xu Ruopian clearly.
"Ye Yining, what do you mean, you..."
"Okay, okay, you all should say less. Ye Yining, get ready! The birthday banquet will start with a sword dance competition between you and the Ninth Princess."
Princess Yan Hua interrupted Xu Ruopian and acted as a peacemaker.
Ye Yining raised her eyebrows slightly, why did this challenge turn into a sword dance competition again?
Li Xiruo, who had been silent next to him, suddenly said, "Ye Yining, do you know about Night Demon King's marriage?"
Ye Yining turned her head and glanced at her, "Why do I need to know this? Miss Li, don't you know that I have an engagement with Prince Ji? What do you mean by this?"
"I'm just asking."
Ye Yining said "Oh" in sudden realization, but the next moment, she also asked casually, "Miss Li, I heard that the prince is going to marry my former good sister Su Yu'er. Do you think she is the prince's main concubine or a side concubine?
Woolen cloth?"
Li Xiruo was suddenly stunned, "You...who did you listen to?"
Ye Yining smiled and said, "Don't worry about it! I just asked casually."
Princess Yanhua: "..."
How did Ye Yining know that the prince's brother was going to marry Su Yu'er?
Xu Ruopian looked at Li Xiruo in confusion, why did Ye Yining talk to Li Xiruo about Su Yu'er?
Just when the atmosphere on Ye Yining's side was about to condense, the Queen came over with a group of concubines.
Everyone saluted and flattered, and soon no one cared about Ye Yining anymore.
At this time, after Mrs. Ye greeted all the officials' wives, she quickly sat down next to her daughter.
"Ning'er, I just heard that the format of the challenge was changed. It was said that the Queen Mother felt that sword fighting alone was too bloody and would be unlucky if it hurt people, so it was changed to a sword dance. Do you have any questions?"
Ye Yining nodded, "No problem."
Sword dancing is about competing to see who can dance more beautifully.
Even though she is more beautiful, she doesn't think she will lose.
At this moment, the Queen Mother, accompanied by the Emperor and supported by the princes, arrived at the Royal Garden. For a moment, everyone's attention was directed towards today's longevity star.
Ye Yining also looked towards the Queen Mother, but after only one glance, her eyes passed through the crowd and fell on Jun Jiuji behind her.
He was dressed in crescent-colored attire today, and his appearance was not outstanding, but paired with his good-looking, cold and ascetic face, it was inexplicably attractive.
Jun Jiuji saw Xiao Ning'er looking at him, the corners of her lips raised slightly, and her eyes fell on her.
His little Ning'er looked like a little fairy falling into the flowers today, making people fall in love with her at a glance.
When the prince turned around, he happened to see Xiao Jiu staring in one direction, so he followed his gaze.
Then he froze.
This Ye Yining is really getting more and more beautiful.
When Jun Jiuji discovered that the prince was also looking at Xiao Ning'er, he frowned and walked straight towards Xiao Ning'er.
His angle was just right, blocking the prince's view.
After arriving at Xiao Ning'er's side, he gently rubbed her head as if no one else was watching, "The sword duel turned into a sword dance for a while, you just need to reduce your strength."
"Yeah. I understand."
"Would you like to sit in the front with me?"
Ye Yining blinked, "I'll sit here with my mother."
"Then I'll come over to accompany you later." After Jun Jiuji finished speaking to Xiao Ning'er, he looked at Mrs. Ye and said hello to her before leaving.
Mrs. Ye, who had been sitting next to her from the beginning to the end but was completely ignored, was quite helpless. Maybe Prince Ji showed his love for his daughter too directly.
That's not right. King Ji seems to have ulterior motives and deliberately shows off his closeness to Ning'er in front of others.
I really don’t know how Prince Ji and Ning’er get along in private. Is it as good as what she sees on the surface?
Could it be that King Ji is just putting on a show for people to see, and he doesn’t actually like Ning’er that much?
However, the way Prince Ji looked at Ning'er was different!
Ye Yining didn't know that her mother had already thought about so much because of Jun Jiuji's actions just now, and even worried about her getting along with Jun Jiuji.
She is looking at the high platform used for performances right now!
She didn't know if it was her imagination, but she felt that the platform was not very reliable!
While she was distracted, everyone was already congratulating the Queen Mother on her birthday.
Ye Yining didn't listen too much. She was far away anyway, so she sat quietly and stood when everyone needed to get up.
It wasn't until the birthday banquet officially started that the queen appointed Ye Yining's name.
"Ye Yining, today you and the ninth princess of the Eastern Chu Kingdom will give you the opening performance! Because of the key to the challenge, your sword dance competition has several requirements. First, you cannot hurt anyone. Second, you cannot destroy items.
The format of the competition is to use a sword to stab the flower balls while the music is playing. The person who stabs the most flower balls wins. As for fairness, you can rest assured that there are a hundred Ouchi masters around to count the number of flower balls for you, so there is no
There will be cases where someone misses the number.”
"Embroidered flower ball?" Ye Yining raised his eyes and looked at the high platform.
So, where are the bouquets?
Didn't you say sword dance? Why did it become a thorn flower ball again?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Eunuch Fu beside the emperor explain: "The way and direction of the flower balls flying this time follow a set of sword formations. People who are truly accomplished in swordsmanship can understand it. Ninth Princess, Ye
Yi Ning, please come on stage!"
When Ye Yining stood up, the ninth princess was already walking towards the high platform.
At this time, someone immediately gave them two identical swords.
When Ye Yining got the sword, she frowned slightly.
This sword is a bit heavy!
Looking at Princess Ninth's light steps and the way she seemed to hold the sword without any effort, she couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Could it be that the Ninth Princess, like Yun Lai, was a person of infinite strength and did not feel the weight of the sword?