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Everyone slowly stepped forward to pay their respects. "Greetings to the Empress, Ninth Prince."

"No." The empress was dressed in crimson palace robes and raised her hand gracefully. Song Qingyu followed the direction of her jadeite armour and looked up. She had been maintaining it very well. The middle-aged man was almost the figure of a young married woman.

As for the ninth prince beside her … Song Qingyu gritted his teeth in anger. He didn't even look up as he obediently followed everyone back to their seats. She and Song Yiyan sat at the same table on the right, closest to the Queen. Susning struggled to sit across from him. Muppet was at the next table.

"In front of me, a lantern suddenly caught fire and caused an accident again. Are there any injuries? "

The empress looked kind as she spoke, her eyes full of regret and worry.

Everyone immediately flattered, "Luckily, with big sister Song's help, we were not injured."

Mu Pei'er cast a cold glance at Song Qingyu and muttered a curse. He was stopped by the people around him.

The queen was satisfied. She looked at Song Qingyu and Song Yiyan, she had heard from the palace maids about their performance. Song Yiyan was very natural and proper, she could take care of everything when the time came. Song Qingyu was resolute and decisive. He had a good judgment when he was in a hurry.

It was a pity that the empress herself had not witnessed the situation personally. Originally, he was interested in Murong Ling and Su Si Ning and wanted to use this opportunity to choose between them. He didn't expect Murong Ling to leave due to illness and Su Si Ning's mediocre performance.

Instead, it was the two young ladies from the Song Family who stood out.

"Today's banquet was originally in a hurry, so I didn't prepare any songs or dances. May I ask what ideas do you all have?" The Queen said softly.

With that, someone volunteered.

"The empress has prepared a riddle for us. How about we use our poems as a limerick to learn from the scoundrels?"

The one who spoke was Mu Pei'er. She was the second wife of one of the three families, as well as the niece of Chen Fei. She had always thought herself to be superior to others. "He won a great victory in poetry again." "Good idea." The empress was full of praise. "Explain the rules in detail."

"To reply esteemed empress, this humble one feels that using one person as a guide will lead us in order so that everyone will have a chance to show off. "If you can't do it, bring your punishment with tea."

As Mu Pei'er spoke, she raised her eyebrows and intentionally glanced at Song Qingyu. Thinking of the poem she wrote previously made her laugh out loud.

"Alright."

The empress also felt that it was time to test their impromptu studies. After all, a lamp riddle cannot be generalized. She wanted to know more about the two daughters of the Song Family.

Song Qingyu looked at the tea cup in a daze. This Mu Pei'er had clearly come for him. If he didn't want to step out, he would definitely have to drink some tea. "Esteemed Empress, this humble one thinks that anyone who can answer her will, or else if she doesn't do it well, it'll harm her elegance as well."

The empress gave it some thought. Indeed, there were too many people.

Some people thought that they were not proficient enough, and upon hearing his words, they all agreed with him.

The empress agreed immediately.

Mu Pei'er was infuriated, and she unwillingly took a sip of tea.

Song Qing and Yu heaved a sigh of relief. As they looked at the snacks on the table, they were happy. They were playing with them, but they were also happy with themselves.

Zuo Linyi was bored out of his mind and glanced at Song Qingyu. Her handsome eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and she was tugging at her chin as she listened to the jabbering below her. She was a bit irritated.

Mu Quan knew that Zuo Linyi was slightly angry, but didn't know why he was so angry, so he kept his mouth shut.

After a few rounds, the empress was very satisfied with Su Shining and Song Yiyan.

Mu pei'er knew she was at a disadvantage and drank her tea unwillingly. She then glanced at the relaxed Song Qingyu and suddenly raised her voice, "Didn't Sister Qingyu guess a problem earlier? "Why isn't Sister Qingyu writing a poem now?"

Song Qingyu was stunned as he felt everyone's gazes land on him.

The empress was also curious as to why Song Qingyu did not accept the poem. Seeing that Mu Pei'er had asked, she also wanted to hear her reply.

The empress's gaze fell upon him.

Song Qingyu did not feel uncomfortable at all, "I'm sorry, I'm not good at poetry, guessing the riddle was just a fluke."

Muppet had guessed it would be so. "Sister Qingyu, you're so modest."

The empress was also surprised, appreciating Song Qingyu's neither servile nor overbearing attitude. "Qingyu, since you don't like to write poems, what can you learn at home?"

"To reply esteemed empress, Qingyu hasn't learned anything." "I'm not proficient in the art of zither, chess and painting."

The Queen frowned slightly, looking at Song Qingyu's demeanor and self-control, he did not seem to be someone who knew nothing. Usually, the lady would take advantage of this opportunity to show her determination, but she kept rejecting it.

"In this prince's opinion, some people refuse to show you face."

Zuo Linyi's sudden words made everyone shudder. What honor? How could he give it to the empress? The ninth prince didn't speak for a long time, but when he did, he seemed to have the intention of offending others.

Song Qingyu was also surprised. He quickly stood up and bowed, "This humble girl did not mean that."

The empress thought it would be difficult for Zuo Linyi to sit down today, so she scolded him softly with a frown, "Ridiculous."

He then raised his gaze to let Song Qingyu sit down, "The prince is just joking."

Mu Pei'er looked at the empress protecting Song Qingyu and stood up unwillingly. With a face full of goodwill, she explained, "Esteemed Empress, Ninth Prince, it's not that big sister Qing Yu doesn't want to say it, but it's true. Elder Sister Qing Yu grew up in the countryside, and was only brought back a month ago. "

The Empress was stunned, but when she thought of Song Qingyu's identity, she remained silent.

"Sister Yiyan, tell me, am I right? When he heard that Qing Yu's mother was the daughter of a merchant, he naturally didn't understand this. Furthermore, I saw that Sister Qingyu seemed to really have the shrewdness of a merchant. "If we didn't, Sister Qingyu might have been able to tell us a lot of interesting things during our test on the way of doing business."

At the end of the line. Most nobles despised merchants for being too good at scheming and scheming.

When everyone heard this, they were shocked. Then, they secretly looked at Song Qingyu.

He saw that Song Qingyu remained silent. Indeed, he did not have much talent. As for why he solved the mystery, it was probably because he was smart. There were also people who felt that Song Qingyu was very lowly, and that compared to Song Yiyan, who had just been born, he was as different as the sky and the earth.

The empress frowned, and her good impression of Song Qingyu vanished like smoke in thin air.

Silence.

Song Qingyu felt a countless number of gazes filled with disdain. There were even whispers and murmurs. Song Qingyu's eyes turned red as his right hand clenched into a fist.

Seeing that there was something wrong with Song Qingyu's face, Song Yiyan smiled, and asked softly with a worried look: "Sister, are you alright? I knew my sister was smart, not at all like she said. Elder sister, please don't take the words of others to heart. "

The corner of Song Qingyu's mouth twitched. How could an outsider like Mu Pei'er know so many things about her? It was still Song Yiyan!