Chapter 268: Waiting to See the Joke
Xingnong couldn’t understand where the Princess’s hostility towards her came from. She wasn’t a princess, so she couldn’t have stolen her favor!
However, Xingnong didn’t take her seriously either. After all, she had lived two lifetimes. She simply treated her as a spoiled girl, ignored her directly, and lowered her head to eat.
She never liked to deal with unreasonable children. When she encountered them, she would ignore them directly and let them make a fuss on their own. Firstly, after they had enough trouble, they would know that they couldn’t make a scene and wouldn’t do it again. Secondly, this way they would feel aggrieved. Let them feel aggrieved!
She wouldn’t serve her!
Seeing that she didn’t respond, Princess Shengping said again, “Although you are representing Chu State in the competition, the fact that you are a princess of Jin Kingdom cannot be hidden. You must try your best in the competition. Don’t lose too badly! Don’t lose face for our Jin Kingdom! Don’t let Jin Kingdom become the laughingstock of the other three kingdoms!”
Seeing that Xingnong didn’t dare to answer her, she thought she was afraid! After all, she was born a peasant girl. The formations of Chu State were the weakest among the four kingdoms. In the past, they didn’t even have the qualifications to participate in the Four Kingdoms Youth Formation Master Competition. However, the formations of Jin Kingdom were the most powerful among the four kingdoms, and she was the most talented youth formation master in Jin Kingdom. Naturally, Xingnong didn’t dare to talk to her.
Princess Consort Shengping secretly tugged at her daughter’s sleeve. What was wrong with this child tonight?
Shen Hancheng frowned, not understanding why his usually lively and lovely cousin was targeting his imperial sister today.
Could it be that she disliked her representing Chu State in the formation master competition? But hadn’t they explained it just now?
Shen Hancheng couldn’t stand it anymore, “Xingnong’s formations are very good, she won’t embarrass herself. Besides, even if she doesn’t understand formations, as long as she wants to go up and compete, even if she loses, who would dare to laugh at our Jin Kingdom’s princess!”
Then he said softly to Xingnong, “Imperial Sister, just take it easy in the Youth Formation Master Competition, just treat it as fun. If you want to compete, compete. If you don’t want to compete, don’t compete. Just be happy. Even if you participate halfway through the competition and don’t want to compete anymore, you can sleep inside until the competition is over! It’s not a joke, just be happy!”
The Second Prince nodded and didn’t say anything, “That’s right, Imperial Sister, if you want to compete, go have fun. If you don’t want to compete, just leave! As for letting Jin Kingdom become a joke? Jin Kingdom is not a joke! And no one dares to laugh at it! The entire Jin Kingdom is not as important as Imperial Sister’s happiness! Just go have fun! Don’t be stressed! If anyone dares to laugh at you, Second Imperial Brother will cut off his head!”
The Fourth Prince also said, “Imperial Sister, compete if you want to! If you are afraid of being laughed at, Fourth Imperial Brother will accompany you! I don’t understand anything, so people will only laugh at me!”
All the princes were talking, including the four-year-old Tenth Prince. He didn’t understand what the formation master competition was. He only thought it was a joke competition, so he said in a childish voice, “Imperial Sister, I’ll make a joke with you.”
Shen Hanyu was the last to speak, “Imperial Sister, then you have fun!”
Shen Hanyu didn’t say much else because he knew that in this Youth Formation Master Competition, no one was enough for Xingnong to play with alone!
His imperial sister! She was a genius among geniuses!
How could those ordinary people in the mortal world possibly play with her?
There was no chance of laughing at her! It was possible for her to laugh at others.
He would wait to see everyone’s joke the day after tomorrow!
That’s right, the Four Kingdoms Youth Formation Master Competition would begin the day after tomorrow!
Princess Shengping saw all the princes rushing to protect Xingnong, and she was unhappy again. They used to protect her!
They would all care about whether she would participate in the formation master competition.
She didn’t participate before because she wasn’t interested.
Even before Xingnong returned, she hadn’t thought about participating. She had told her imperial brothers about it.
But just now, her words had clearly indicated that she would participate in the Youth Formation Master Competition.
But none of her imperial brothers cared.
It was all because Shen Xingnong came back and snatched away her imperial brothers!
She swore that she would make Xingnong lose face in the formation master competition!
The next day was the palace banquet. This time, all the civil and military officials and noblewomen attended. In addition, the envoy delegations who came to participate in the Youth Formation Master Competition also accepted the invitation.
The Jin Kingdom Emperor was worried that Shen Ruoxi would feel uncomfortable seeing the concubines in the harem, so he only allowed the Four Consorts to come.
He was afraid of her gloomy look!
He only wanted to see her as she was in Peach Blossom Village, with a faint smile on her face at all times, as if all the happiness in the world was gathered on her.
The palace banquet lasted for a long time that night. Just as Xingnong couldn’t bear it anymore and was about to leave early, the Jin Kingdom Emperor noticed that Shen Ruoxi was tired, so he let everyone continue while he took Shen Ruoxi to leave early.
Chu Tiankuo had been made things difficult for him by Xingnong’s imperial brothers and sisters all night, but he handled it calmly and even kept paying attention to Xingnong’s movements.
He had long seen that Xingnong was a little impatient. He thought to himself that future palace banquets must not exceed this time.
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He originally wanted to remind Shen Hanyu that Xingnong was tired and ask him to find an excuse for Xingnong to leave early. It just so happened that the Jin Kingdom Emperor left, so he was relieved.
The Jin Kingdom Emperor didn’t forget his precious princess. Before leaving, he said to Xingnong, “Xingnong, you should go back and rest too. You have to get up early tomorrow, go to bed early tonight.”
Just like a loving father.
Then the Jin Kingdom Emperor instructed Shen Hancheng, the Crown Prince, and several adult princes to entertain the envoys from various countries.
Xingnong glanced at Chu Tiankuo, and Chu Tiankuo nodded slightly.
Then Xingnong also stood up and left with the Jin Kingdom Emperor and the others.
Everyone stood up and respectfully sent the Jin Kingdom Emperor and Shen Ruoxi off.
The most important person had left. Shen Hancheng picked up his wine glass and toasted the envoy delegation with all the civil and military officials. Then the palace banquet ended.
Shen Ruoxi wanted to take a walk.
After leaving, the Four Consorts’ courtyards were close, so they walked back to the harem together. At night, without the heat of the day, the cool breeze was blowing, which was suitable for taking a walk and digesting food. Shen Ruoxi had the same idea as them.
Shen Ruoxi was a little full from being fed by the Jin Kingdom Emperor and wanted to walk to digest her food, so she didn’t take the palanquin.
The Jin Kingdom Emperor accompanied her for a walk in the Imperial Garden.
Xingnong naturally wouldn’t be the third wheel. She said that she didn’t want to walk and would go back to her palace first.
After walking for a while, the Four Consorts saw the Jin Kingdom Emperor holding the Empress’s hand and taking a walk in the Imperial Garden from afar.
The four of them: “…”
The Emperor would also accompany his concubines for a walk?
The Imperial Garden was quite large. Shen Ruoxi’s waist and legs were sore and hadn’t recovered yet. After walking for a while, she felt tired, and her speed became slower and slower.
The Jin Kingdom Emperor noticed this and knew that she was tired, so he asked in a low voice, “Are you tired?”
“A little! It’s all your fault!” He had asked for water three times last night, how could she not be tired?
The Jin Kingdom Emperor chuckled and said insincerely, “Yes, it’s all my fault! I apologize to the Empress.”
Then he squatted down, “Come on, I’ll carry you on my back.”
The Jin Kingdom Emperor had already dismissed the servants just now. Shen Ruoxi didn’t want to walk anymore, so she directly lay on his back.
The Four Consorts who were following behind from afar: “…”
Noble Lady An, who couldn’t attend the palace banquet because of her low rank and was strolling in the Imperial Garden to relax, hoping to have a chance encounter with the Emperor: “…”
