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Upon seeing this, Concubine Zhou had someone give the girl an extra set of jeweled head ornaments.

When the women saw this, they began to whisper to each other.

Yun Ling then realized that the girl dancing with the sword was named Ding, with her maiden name Ding Yuqiao, and she was the daughter of Ding Yi, the general of Xingzhou.

When she heard that she was Ding Yi's daughter, Yun Ling immediately understood that Ding Yuqiao should be one of the best candidates for Prince Ding in Emperor Tai'an's mind.

Ding Yi was the general of Xingzhou, commanding 30,000 soldiers in Xingzhou. It was said that he and his wife loved each other very much, and they had two sons and one daughter. Originally, the family lived in Xingzhou. Because her daughter reached the marriageable age, Mrs. Ding took Ding Yuqiao back to Ruidu, intending to find a good family for her daughter to marry into, so that she would not be like them, suffering in the wind and sand at the border all her life.

Ding Yuqiao was the first among all the performing girls today to receive gifts from Emperor Tai'an and the Imperial Concubine. Her face turned slightly red and she was very excited.

A pair of clear black and white almond eyes couldn't help but glance at Prince Ding.

He is a handsome and talented young man, and he is also the son of a dragon. His future is limitless. Anyone would be unable to resist falling in love with him, and so is she.

The other noble ladies were envious and jealous when they saw this.

I don't know what His Majesty is thinking now. Judging from the situation, he wants this woman to become the Princess of Ding?

They have all become supporting roles?

Here, other noble ladies began to show off their talents. Emperor Tai'an seized the opportunity to say to Prince Ding, "Your mother said that I should choose your princess, but this is my first time doing this, and I don't know what kind you like. I see that you are always gentle and elegant, and you are quite similar to me, so I thought of finding you a lively but dignified girl... What do you think of this girl from the Ding family?"

Zhou Qiong looked at the girl who had returned to her seat. She was pretty and seemed to have been brought up in pampering. There was still a bit of childish innocence in her eyes.

She is a good girl. Her talent and beauty alone make her a leader among the noble ladies. With her status as a princess, she is indeed a good candidate for the title of princess.

only......

Prince Ding picked up a glass of wine and suppressed his contempt through drinking.

The daughter of a general, the only legitimate daughter in the family, the beloved daughter of her parents and brothers...

The standards his father used to choose his daughter-in-law were exactly the same as the standards he used to choose his wife.

Wasn’t her mother in the same situation back then?

He chose his mother and the military power of the Zhenxi Marquisate, stepping on his own Yue family to ascend to the throne step by step. In the end, he was afraid of the Yue family and allowed them to be bullied by others.

Xiao Cong knew that if he married the girl from the Ding family, things would go much more smoothly in the future, but he did not want to follow the path of Emperor Tai'an.

If he made the same choice as him, then in the future, he would become exactly the same person as Emperor Tai'an due to various reasons.

Just think of him as a young and energetic man.

Xiao Cong put down his wine glass and smiled at Emperor Tai'an, "Father, I think the daughter of the Ding family is very good, but if you want me to marry her, I still need to think about it."

He said it so bluntly that Emperor Tai'an glared at him, "You don't even look at such a good girl, are you trying to pick a fairy?"

This was also a test for his son.

These noble ladies in front are all very beautiful. Each one can be called beautiful if taken individually, but if you compare them together.

Then there is always a clear contrast between those with fair skin and those with dark skin, and between those with tall stature and those with short stature.

Standing on top of each other.

Emperor Tai'an thought that his son might dislike the girl because she had been staying at the border for many years and her skin color was a little darker.

In his opinion, it was just because people had been back to Ruidu for a short time. Once they stayed in Ruidu for a longer time, their hair would naturally become whiter.

But Xiao Cong said, "Father, I saw that you and mother were deeply in love, so I thought that I would marry someone who shared the same feelings with me. I have never seen this girl from the Ding family before, so I really don't know what kind of person she is."

Emperor Tai'an was delighted when he heard this. "Today is already a blind date banquet for you. Do you want to hold more? Of course you can, but you have to hold them somewhere else. Otherwise, if I keep hosting them for you, the censors will blame me for being incompetent and extravagant."

Xiao Cong shook his head, "No need to do it. I feel like singing a song for you today. If any lady's talent can keep up, then we are destined to be together."

This is obviously an attempt to test each other face to face.

Emperor Tai'an pondered for a moment, then said, "Go tell the Imperial Concubine that Prince Ding wants to play a piece of music on the spot, and ask all the ladies to respond to it on the spot. Poetry, songs, chess, calligraphy, or painting are all fine. Those who can respond to Prince Ding's music to the end will be rewarded handsomely."

After hearing what Zhao Sanbao had said, Concubine Zhou knew that her son had objections to the chosen person, so she smiled and said to the ladies, "I don't know why Your Majesty allowed Prince Ding to act recklessly today."

The noble ladies hurriedly said, "Young people are all like this. When we were young, who didn't like to appreciate flowers and have poetry gatherings? Today is a good time, let them have fun, and we can also take the opportunity to watch the fun."

Concubine Zhou nodded, "Then I will have to spend some money. In addition to your majesty's pearls, I will give each of you ladies a small gift later."

"Thank you so much, ma'am!"

Soon, Xiao Cong placed the guqin and incense table. When the incense was lit, he said to everyone with a smile: "Cong, I am sorry for your embarrassment."

As the saying goes, things change over time.

Those young ladies who were good at poetry and painting just now suddenly lost their advantage.

It is quite difficult for you to compose corresponding poems based on the meaning of the music while someone else is playing the piano.

Therefore, most ladies choose to respond by playing music, which is the simplest way.

The instruments that everyone could play were different, including flute, guqin, pipa, etc. Fortunately, they were in the imperial garden of the palace, so everything was prepared.

At the beginning, the scene was very harmonious.

Slowly, Xiao Cong gradually changed the repertoire.

The previous moment it was the melodious beauty of the Jiangnan water town, the next moment it turned into the desert full of sand, and after a period, it was the light tune of the south again.

Not to mention the ladies who were writing poems and painting couldn't keep up, even those who were singing along with music didn't have time to react, and soon many of them stopped.

Xiao Cong's piano skills were indeed the best in the whole Ruidu. He played with ease, and with a twist of the strings, everyone felt as if they were in the vast snow, with the cold moon and lonely and desolate scenery.

And there were only three people left on the field who could respond.

One is Ding Yuqiao who is still dancing with the sword.

The other one is a girl from the Cui family, wearing a moon-white dress and painting with calm ink splashes.

The remaining one was the girl from the Liu family who responded with the pipa.

Xiao Cong's piano music suddenly changed.