Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

Yang Mingxue, who is known as the most talented woman in the capital, is really beautiful.

She was wearing a water-blue brocade skirt with eight treasures, and an embroidered round fan covered her red lips, leaving only her beautiful eyes with sparkling water.

There was reserve and grace in the way he lowered his eyebrows and raised his eyes, yet there was a hint of coldness and distance in his words.

Just by looking at her like this, one would feel that this was someone who was out of one's reach. The strange thing was that her indifference didn't offend anyone and make them dislike her.

It’s no wonder that Jing Zhichen would be attracted to such a person.

Xu Xingyin thought.

Yang Mingxue arrived late, and not long after she came in, the poetry reading at the Hundred Flowers Banquet began.

The rules of the poetry gathering were recited in a long and unpleasant voice by the eunuch beside the Grand Princess. Xu Xingyin didn't hear a word of it. The girls who were watching didn't listen seriously either. They all gathered in groups of three or five to talk.

As he was talking, Xu Xingyin realized something was wrong.

Why did these people's eyes keep wandering between her and Yang Mingxue?

Xu Xingyin was far away, so it was possible that he could not hear anything, but Yang Mingxue was close, and although she could not hear every word that was said, she could guess about 70% of the meaning.

Lady A: "Miss Xu has returned to the capital, so the prince will have to marry a wife? If so, what should Miss Yang do?"

Lady B: "How can they be worthy of a gentleman as elegant and graceful as the Crown Prince?"

Lady C: "Don't be angry, don't be upset. Who in the capital doesn't know about the talentless and immoral girl from the Xu family? Do you really think the prince will marry her?"

Lady Ding: "That makes sense. The Crown Prince is the heir apparent to a country, and the Crown Princess is the future Queen. She must be a person of both talent and beauty to be qualified for the position."

Lady A: "According to what you said, the prince should have married Yang Mingxue back home a long time ago. Why did he have to wait until today?"

Lady B: "Ah, it's because our Crown Prince is too trustworthy that he hasn't married yet. But the Crown Prince is going to marry anyway, so instead of marrying the arrogant Yang Mingxue, he might as well marry the one from the Xu family."

Lady C: "Tsk, you are thinking that the prince is not happy with Miss Xu, so you will have a chance in the future, right? Don't dream, even if the prince wants to marry, he will marry Yang Mingxue as a concubine."

Lady Ding snorted in anger, "Even if that's the case, I'm also happy to see Yang Mingxue making a living under that Xu family man!"

Yang Mingxue did not show any emotion when she heard this, but she turned her head and glanced at Xu Xingyin secretly.

I saw a girl in a red dress flirting with Tian Tian. The rumors from the outside world seemed to have no effect on her at all.

Yes, Xu Xingyin didn’t hear a word of these words, so naturally it had no effect on him.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when no one was paying attention, Tian Tian talked to Xu Xingyin about the follow-up of the Qionghua incident.

After learning that there was no news from Lu Xu yet, Tian Tian was very disappointed and had to complain to Xu Xingyin about the boring time she was locked up in the princess's mansion.

As the two were talking, the poetry reading began.

The team on the stage was divided into five groups, each with five girls.

One group was led by Yang Mingxue, another was led by Xu Wanmian, and the leaders of the other three groups were all well-known talented women in the capital.

The first round is to match pairs. The first three groups with the largest number of pairs win and enter the second round.

The competition lasted for about half an hour, and in the end Yang Mingxue took the lead, followed by Xu Wanmian, and another team led by a Miss Shangguan won.

The second round is couplets, with the person who sets the question starting with the first sentence.

The contestants will compose poems by combining rhyme and artistic conception. Those who cannot do so will be eliminated. The team that is first to be eliminated will be eliminated, and the others will enter the third round.

Games like couplets are actually the ones that test the overall strength of a team the most.

Just like that, after an incense stick of time, Miss Shangguan was the only one left in her group.

She struggled alone for about an incense stick of time, but finally gave in.

The third round is a designated poetry duet, with each team selecting one participant to participate.

Both parties need to write poems according to the topic written by the questioner, and then the winner of this round will be determined based on the comprehensive situation of the two poems.

Compared with the first two rounds, the third round depends entirely on personal ability, so the two teams must select the one with the highest literary attainments.

Needless to say, the contestants selected by the two teams were naturally their respective leaders, Yang Mingxue and Xu Wanmian.

Xu Xingyin didn't watch the previous two rounds much, but she was very interested in this round. She quickly took a cup of tea, propped up her chin and looked straight at the stage.

Tian Tian pouted uninterestedly, "Are you interested in this thing too?"

Xu Xingyin took a sip of the best double-skinned green buds and smiled with ill intent.

"Watch the fun!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a maid walking straight towards Xu Xingyin.

"Miss Xu Qi, your Third Miss has severe abdominal pain, but the competition has already begun and cannot be suspended, so I sent this servant to invite you to participate."

Whose maid is so loud?

This was Xu Xingyin’s first reaction, but fortunately Tian Tian spoke in time to bring her back to her senses.

"Please reply and tell her that Miss Xu Qi is here to talk to the county lady and she is not going anywhere."

Oh, this Xu Wanmian really never has a moment of rest!

To put it bluntly, Xu Wanmian has been defeated against Yang Mingxue every year, and this year is probably no exception.

She didn't want to lose, so she threw this hot potato to Xu Xingyin, asking Xu Xingyin to accept it or not.

If they didn't accept it, Xu Wanmian would withdraw from the competition midway, and Xu Xingyin, as a legitimate daughter, would also choose to retreat. Losing without a fight would be a loss of face for the Duke's Mansion.

The Duke's Mansion has lost such a huge face, is it possible that Xu Xingyin can remain unscathed?

What's more, as a legitimate daughter, the burden on her shoulders is heavier than Xu Wanmian.

It was her first time attending the Hundred Flowers Banquet and she caused such a big mess. Even if the incident was not entirely caused by her, she would definitely be scolded when she returned.

What if I answer it?

If Xu Xingyin loses, then Xu Wanmian will naturally have nothing to do with her, and she can also help her get rid of the label of being defeated by Yang Mingxue. If she wins...

It was estimated that Xu Wanmian didn't think that Xu Xingyin would win at all. After all, the rumors outside that he was illiterate were very plausible.

If he couldn't understand all those nonsense, even Xu Xingyin himself would have believed it.

Look at the people on the stage who were in the same group as Xu Wanmian. Among them was Xu Wanjie, who had always been at odds with her. The others seemed to be the ones who had talked to Xu Wanmian and the others in the garden before. All of them had an expression of enjoying the show.

Is it a good show?

Others were unaware of what was in Xu Xingyin's mind. Among them, the ladies at Wang Yuya's table had already started laughing.