The daughter of the Marquis is too delicate, the abstinent prince pinches her waist and loves her

Chapter 69 The Forgetful Talented Woman
There was warm applause all around, which made Xia Lingyue feel upset.

“Hahahaha…” At this moment, even Ye Jinfeng laughed heartily and joyfully, “Very good! Very good!”

Ye Jinchen raised the corners of his lips slightly as he looked at Sheng Yunqing's exquisite profile without any major surprise.

In his eyes, Sheng Yunqing has always been the best and most outstanding.

"This is my niece! Hey, this is my niece!" Sheng Yukun couldn't help showing off to the officials sitting next to him, his eyes sparkling with pride.

"Yes, yes, we all know Miss Sheng." The official next to him laughed heartily.

Xia Lingyue gritted her teeth, stood up and slammed her hands on the table, staring at Sheng Yunqing fiercely and said, "Sheng Yunqing, I will remember you, just wait for me!"

Sheng Yunqing still had that perfect smile on his face and nodded politely.

After Xia Lingyue left angrily, Ye Jinfeng smiled and said, "Okay, Yunqing, I didn't bring shame to your father. Whoever wins Princess Yujiao will be rewarded with 100 taels of gold! Fulfill your promise immediately. Come on, send the 100 taels of gold to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion!"

"Yes."

Ye Jinfeng said, "Pass the order down. Miss Sheng is smart and eloquent, and she is very smart. She is specially granted the title of Forget-Sorrow Talented Lady and a set of national treasure, a warm jade chessboard."

The eunuch beside him smiled and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Sheng Yunqing smiled happily and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

"Miss Sheng is truly outstanding."

"Miss Sheng is worthy of the title of the best chess player in Beijing."

Xia Lingze looked at the blue-dressed woman beside the chessboard, revealed a meaningful sneer, and said to Ye Jinfeng: "My royal sister is the best chess player in our Nanyu Kingdom. I never thought that there is a woman in Zhuluo Kingdom who is even better. This prince admires her."

Ye Jinfeng's eyes dimmed slightly, looking at Sheng Yunqing with love and hate. Although the royal family's face was finally saved, why did it have to be her...

Ye Jinchen looked up at Xia Lingze, seeing the way he kept looking at Sheng Yunqing, he narrowed his eyes slightly, slowly tightened his hand holding the wine glass, raised his head and drank the glass of wine.

The First Assistant Mansion.

"The talented lady who forgets worries?" Ming Yulan, wearing a white veil and slightly narrowing her beautiful eyes, listened to the report from the maid beside her.

The maid nodded and said, "That's what people say outside. Today, Miss Sheng showed off her skills in front of the palace. She was the only one who beat Princess Yujiao in the game, beating out all the princesses, county ladies, and noble ladies."

When playing chess, she concentrates her mind and forgets all worries and sorrows, so she is called "the worry-forgetting talented girl". The emperor wants everyone in the capital to know that Miss Sheng is the most talented girl in chess.

"Crackle, crackle..." Ming Yulan became more and more angry as she thought about it. She swept all the cosmetics in front of the dressing table to the ground. She lifted her veil and looked at the conspicuous black lips in the bronze mirror. She gritted her teeth and said, "Everyone in the capital knows that I, Ming Yulan, am an outstanding chess player. I am the best among the mediocre. I deserve the title of Forget-Your-Worries Talented Girl!"

Hearing Ming Yulan's anger, the maids in the room all lowered their heads and knelt on the ground.

Linglong frowned and said, "Miss, calm down, don't get angry..."

Ming Yulan gritted her teeth and slapped Linglong, saying, "If I hadn't become so ugly that I couldn't even show myself to others, how could Sheng Yunqing have gotten there first?! The title of Wangyou Talented Lady is mine! Mine!"

Linglong sobbed with tears in her eyes, covering her face and saying, "Linglong knows she was wrong, but when I took this medicine from the doctor, the doctor told me that the more heat in my body, the darker my lips will be and the harder it will be to recover..."

Hearing this, Ming Yulan trembled and clenched her fists. She had to hold back her anger, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Miss, don't be angry. Do you remember the secret letter you received a few days ago? You can't deal with Miss Sheng, and there are people who want to deal with her for you. It's just a name with nothing to show for it. What's the harm in letting her smile for a few more days?"

Ming Yulan thought about it for a while, and gradually calmed down. Her breathing became much calmer. She turned her eyes away, not knowing where the letter came from or who wanted to teach Sheng Yunqing a lesson. If that person really had the ability to deal with Sheng Yunqing, that would be great.

The chess game ended and the atmosphere became much more lively. At the beginning of the palace banquet, graceful dancers performed the colorful feather dance on the stage.

Xia Lingyue left the table capriciously, and Xia Lingze didn't say much. He just drank by himself, pretending nothing had happened.

Many noble ladies cheered and celebrated for Sheng Yunqing when they saw her, and many noble ladies who had never met her before came over to curry favor with her, quietly moving to the side of Sheng Yunqing's seat and chatting with her from time to time.

"Miss Sheng, I am the daughter of the Minister of Revenue."

"Miss Sheng is so amazing, I am General Zhang's daughter."

"Miss Sheng, please teach us how to play chess."

"Yes, Miss Sheng..."

The noble ladies who came in droves surrounded Sheng Yunqing, and Li Zhiwan who was originally sitting next to her was almost squeezed out.

"Ahem!" Prime Minister Li looked at the group of noble ladies who had no sense of propriety with an unhappy expression.

The ladies then lowered their heads and returned to their seats. Li Zhiwan let out a breath and sat back.

Sheng Yunqing only felt the constant noise around him, making him dizzy. He rubbed his temples, then stood up and left his seat, going to the Imperial Garden to get some fresh air.

The moonlight was bright. Sheng Yunqing took a deep breath of the fresh air. In one hand, he held the plate of stemmed strawberries he had brought from his seat. He took a bite of the sweet strawberry and closed his eyes in ecstasy.

"Miss Sheng is really welcome."

Hearing a teasing male voice, Sheng Yunqing was suddenly startled, opened his eyes and turned around.

She narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly and said, "Prince Nanyu, what can I do for you?"

Xia Lingze raised his lips, walked slowly in front of her, and said, "Miss Sheng has an extraordinary appearance, truly a fairy from heaven. When I first saw you, I felt that you did not belong here."

Sheng Yunqing chuckled and said, "If I don't belong here, then where do I belong?"

Xia Lingze moved closer to her and said, "You must be a fairy who grew up on Penglai Island, with no worries as spring comes and goes."

Sheng Yunqing raised his lips, and said with a smile that did not reach his eyes: "Prince Nanyu, you are too kind. Yunqing is just an ordinary person."

Xia Lingze suddenly stretched out his hands to hold her waist, his narrow eyes revealing a teasing look, "In the Nanyu Palace, I ordered people to renovate a new Penglai Fairy Island. It is like a dream, with spring all year round. It is absolutely worthy of such a beautiful Miss Sheng."

Sheng Yunqing frowned, silently chanted a spell, and pointed two fingers at Xia Lingze behind his back. Xia Lingze felt a piercing pain in his palm and suddenly let go of his hand.

He looked down at his hands, then looked at Sheng Yunqing with a teasing look in his eyes, and said, "Some time ago, our Nanyu brought a plant called rose into the palace from a neighboring foreign country."

"The flower stems are mostly covered with sharp thorns. If you are not careful, you will get your fingers pricked and bleed. However, as long as you take good care of them, they will bloom with beautiful and fragrant flowers, refreshing the heart. Miss Sheng can't help but remind me of that flower. It is really dangerous and beautiful."

(End of this chapter)