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"Your Majesty, His Majesty has finished his work for today and will be here with Prince Ding, Prince Qi, and Marquis Zhou in a little while. He specifically asked me to inform you."

All the relatives here are women, and Emperor Tai'an was afraid that a sudden visit would cause inconvenience, so he informed them in advance to give everyone time to prepare.

Concubine Zhou glanced at the ladies in the imperial garden and said, "Tell your majesty that the ladies are preparing to perform their talents. If your majesty is free, please bring your people to join in the fun."

Then she said to the palace servants waiting on the side, "Please prepare a few tables for His Majesty and the others in the corridor."

The corridor is a little far from here, but it does not hinder the viewing.

Several old ladies looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this. The oldest old lady asked again, "Your Majesty, the corridor is narrow and the view here is not as good as it is. Why don't we move to the corridor and wait, and Your Majesty stay here to serve His Majesty?"

They often went to the palace to attend banquets, so they knew some royal rules.

Even the Queen Mother did not dare to greet His Majesty in such a perfunctory manner. She actually sat in the position with the best view and let the king of a country stay in the corridor.

The Imperial Concubine's arrangement was indeed a bit neglectful.

Concubine Zhou said, "Don't worry, Old Lady Zheng. His Majesty is kind and will not bother with us. Besides, he came uninvited and brought other men with him. It's better to stay away from him."

As long as you are not blind, you can see people's faces and hear their voices clearly at this distance.

"Yes."

Seeing that Concubine Zhou was determined to do so, everyone was reluctant to persuade her anymore.

They had seldom had contact with this imperial concubine in the past, and they only knew that she didn't like to go out and had a quiet personality. But when they met her today, they felt that although she seemed easy-going, she actually had a distinct temper.

Emperor Tai'an soon arrived at the corridor, followed by many young men, far more than the number Zhao Sanbao had reported just now.

The ladies became visibly nervous, let alone the girls across the street.

Zhao Sanbao came over again holding a box of pearls.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty said that there are still many young talents in the court who have not married yet, and when I just replied, these adults heard it and they also wanted to come. Your Majesty couldn't refuse..."

He looked apologetic and tried to exonerate Emperor Tai'an.

"My lady, His Majesty said that this box of beads is for the ladies to calm their nerves."

The palace maid beside Concubine Zhou immediately stepped forward to take it.

Concubine Zhou waved her hand to let Zhao Sanbao go back, and then pulled out a blue jade hairpin from her bun.

This hairpin is old, with exquisite carvings and is very valuable.

"This hairpin was given to me by His Majesty when I was young. Today I am giving it to the young lady with the best talent as a prize."

Then he said to the palace maids, "Go tell all the young ladies to just write and draw, and don't feel pressured. Everyone will have a share of the box of pearls sent by His Majesty."

Upon hearing Concubine Zhou's words, the ladies quickly placed the prizes they had prepared on the box.

In the end, the jewels were piled up so full that they almost rolled to the ground. The palace servants had no choice but to display the jewels neatly on the table.

Yun Ling glanced at them one by one, and felt as if she was looking at ancient jewelry collections in a museum.

It's just that at this moment these things have not been eroded by time and appear even brighter.

It was like the young ladies in the pavilion opposite, each one more vivid than the other, as if the noble ladies in the paintings of court ladies had come alive.

Most of the noble ladies were good at poetry and painting, so they quickly became busy at the big table, but the very few who were not good at this began to get anxious.

They were all dressed up today, all aiming to become Princess Ding. Now that they could dream of becoming Princess Qi, they were even more excited.

But if they only knew poetry and painting, they would definitely be outdone. So a few of the more courageous ladies looked at each other, discussed secretly, and asked the palace servants, "Can you help us ask the queen if she can perform other talents besides poetry and painting?"

The palace maid went to look for Concubine Zhou.

Concubine Zhou said frankly: "It doesn't matter, just show off your favorite talents, don't stick to painting and poetry."

When the palace maid returned the message to the noble lady in the lead, she immediately smiled and said, "I want to play the piano. Can you lend me a piano?"

There was a room in the Imperial Garden that was specially used to store musical instruments, chess, calligraphy and paintings, so soon several eunuchs came over carrying a guqin.

This noble lady was obviously an expert in playing the zither. After just a few strokes of the strings to adjust the pitch, Yun Ling could already sense a smooth flow of emotion.

Among the young adults behind Emperor Tai'an, several who loved music could not help but stretch their heads to look into the pavilion.

Unexpectedly, the piece played by this noble lady was Pingsha Luoyan.

The mood of this piece of music is too desolate and remote, and it also has a bit of lonely and arrogant feeling, so it is actually not popular among girls in the boudoir.

Seeing this noble lady playing this piece of music, Yun Ling felt that her target might not be Princess Ding, but Prince Qi.

She looked towards the King of Qi, but saw that he had his head down, and no one knew what he was thinking about. He seemed to have no interest at all.

When the song ended, the Imperial Concubine asked the noble lady to come forward and asked, "Why did you choose this song?"

The noble lady must have been used to big occasions. She was not afraid of what he said and spoke in a very good manner. "I have been living in Ruidu and have never seen the scenery of the frontier. I can only feel it from books and songs. After hearing this song, I have been very happy, so I want to share it with you today."

Concubine Zhou praised: "You played this piece very well. You put a lot of hard work into it."

As she spoke, she also looked towards the position of King Qi. If she married him, wouldn't she be able to see the scenery of the borderland? The girl had a clear goal.

But seeing that the King of Qi was playing with the teacup with his head down and had no intention of looking up, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Well, when she was the legitimate sister-in-law of the King of Qi, she did take the trouble to teach him for a few years, but the child has grown up and has his own opinions, so it is really hard to persuade him too much.

Let Your Majesty worry about it yourself.

Concubine Zhou handed the noble lady a handful of pearls and said, "Take them and play with them."

Before long, the poems and paintings of other noble ladies were also ready.

The palace maid first presented it to Concubine Zhou, who passed it to the other ladies for circulation. Eventually, all the poems and paintings were sent to Emperor Tai'an.

"We'll just watch the fun. Let His Majesty and the other gentlemen decide the rankings."

Most of them have passed the imperial examination, so their talent is needless to say.

The remaining ladies who had no poems or paintings began to show off their talents, each one more impressive than the other, leaving Yun Ling dumbfounded.

One of the noble ladies in particular, who seemed to be the daughter of a general, actually asked for a branch and performed a sword dance on the spot.

That smooth and flowing set of moves not only dazzled the female members of the family, but also won praise from the men in the corridor.

What was even more surprising was that Emperor Tai'an ordered the palace servants to take a sword and give it to the noble lady.