The evil sister is in charge, and the mother is getting married

Chapter 279 The Empress Dowager shook her head helplessly; her son's taste was truly appalling.
"Your Majesty, I also think Princess Yonghe is quite nice. She doesn't look very old. Do you think she's a good match for our Fifth Prince?"

At this moment, Consort Liang, who was sitting below the emperor, suddenly spoke up. As soon as she said this, Consort De couldn't help but sneer. This fool is quite good at picking good things for her own family. She doesn't even consider whether her good-for-nothing son is good enough for her. What a pipe dream.

"Stop talking nonsense!" The Emperor of Da Yue immediately shot a dagger at her, startling Consort Liang so much that she immediately dared not speak.

Emperor Da Yue had also considered this matter before. Sheng Wanqiu was so capable that if she married one of his sons, he would make a huge profit. However, if he dared to make such a suggestion, not only would Grand Tutor Qiao go crazy, but he probably wouldn't even be able to get past his nephew. Who knows, the two of them might end up sleeping in his palace.

So he thought he might as well just make Sheng Wanqiu a princess. In case his nephew couldn't win her over, at least she would be considered a member of the royal family. In any case, it would just be a way to keep her tied down.

The Empress Dowager shook her head helplessly. Her son's taste was truly appalling. How could he have fallen for such a fool? And she even climbed to the rank of concubine, dragging down the intelligence of their royal family.

"Your Majesty, Consort Liang was just joking. It's just that Princess Yonghe is so pretty and cute, we all like her very much!"

At this moment, Consort De spoke up leisurely. She was not trying to help Consort Liang out of this mess; she simply wanted to win the favor of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. She had just seen the Empress Dowager roll her eyes.

"Consort De is so sensible! Yonghe is indeed quite good-looking. He's still young, but if he grows up, he might even be prettier than Lingyun!"

The Emperor of Da Yue gave Consort De an approving look.

The Empress Dowager rolled her eyes again. If Consort Liang was a fool, then Consort De was a cunning and treacherous woman with a honeyed tongue and a dagger in her heart. Apart from the deceased Empress, she didn't find any of the women in the harem pleasing to the eye.

"Sister Yun, your performance just now was so cool! Look, my palms are all red from clapping."

As soon as Lu Lingyun sat down, Sheng Wanqiu immediately moved closer, mainly because their seats were right next to each other, a arrangement made by the Emperor of Dayue long ago.

It's also because they know these three have a good relationship. Otherwise, if the royal family were to rank them according to their own rules, Sheng Wanqiu and Lu Shuxue would definitely be ranked last among all the princesses, since the princesses are the biological daughters, while the two of them are not.

"If you like, I can teach you next time, okay?" Lu Lingyun winked at Sheng Wanqiu playfully and smiled.

"No, no, no! With my clumsy movements, it wouldn't be worth it to cut myself!"

Sheng Wanqiu immediately shook her head like a rattle drum. She really had no affinity for dance. She was fine with just teaching swordsmanship, but if you added dance moves, she might actually cut off her toes. She was better off watching others dance.

"Look, Lu Shiyun went up! She's really showing off! Humph!"

As Lu Shuxue's loud voice rang out, the two immediately looked towards the center of the main hall and saw the eunuchs carrying the guzheng up.

The second princess, Lu Shiyun, walked gracefully forward, giving Sheng Wanqiu a rather provocative glare.

Sheng Wanqiu's mind immediately went on high alert. According to the usual formula, after this guy finished his performance, he would definitely say something ambiguous, pointing the finger at her, and then use moral blackmail to force her to perform as well. Isn't this a common trope in novels? She figured this annoying guy would definitely do that.

To be fair, Lu Shiyun's guzheng playing is indeed quite good. She played "High Mountains and Flowing Water" very well, which is much better than Qiao Yuchen's talkativeness. It seems she has put in a lot of hard work.

When the song ended, Emperor Da Yue was the first to clap, mainly because he was afraid that Sheng Wanqiu would beat him to it again. But when he stood up to clap, he saw that Yonghe was talking to Lu Lingyun and Lu Shuxue with his head down, not even bothering to clap or cheer. He didn't even raise his head.

Seeing that the emperor was clapping, the other ministers also clapped.

"Really? This annoying guy is really going to cause you trouble?" Lu Shuxue exclaimed.

"Hehe, I guarantee they'll come after me. They'll definitely praise me to the skies first, making me sound like I'm capable of anything, and then they'll take the opportunity to suggest I perform. Just wait and see!"

Sheng Wanqiu raised an eyebrow, looking confident.

"This is her usual style, I'm not surprised at all. She always likes to use what she's good at to compete with what others aren't good at. Apart from me, all the other sisters have been schemed against by her in this way."

"I'm not surprised at all by her behavior. If she didn't cause trouble, she wouldn't be herself!"

Lu Lingyun quite agreed with Sheng Wanqiu's words, mainly because she knew her younger sister, who liked to stir up trouble and was always competitive, all too well. The glare Sheng Wanqiu gave her when she went on stage earlier was full of malice.

Sure enough, the trio heard Lu Shiyun's affected voice ring out.

Sheng Wanqiu almost got goosebumps. This damn jerk, he didn't speak like this when he was talking to them before. Did he really have to distort his voice like this?
"Father, I've heard that Sister Yonghe is proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Why don't we have her come up and show off her skills? It would be a good opportunity for us to learn from her. What do you say, Father?"

Lu Shiyun first bowed gracefully to the Emperor of Great Yue, and then spoke in a tone that was half coquettish and half joking.

Sheng Wanqiu's three-person group had long known that this guy would cause trouble, so they were not surprised at all, nor did they show any anger. They just wanted to see what other tricks Lu Shiyun would use.

The Third Princess, Lu Tangyun, was furious and almost started cursing. Why did that damned Lu Shiyun always pull this stunt? Did she even know what her father meant by arranging for the adult princesses to perform? It was to choose one of them to be the Empress of Beixu!

Although the eldest princess is good in every way, she's a madwoman! Who would dare to marry her? Aren't they afraid of their country being destroyed? What if she had a fit at night and strangled the Emperor of Beixu? Who would dare choose her? They'd be asking for trouble!
Secondly, Xiao Si and Xiao Wu are a bit too young, so the most competitive ones are her and that little bitch Lu Shiyun.

That damn little bitch loves to resort to these underhanded tricks. You should just die after your performance, why do you have to make someone else do it? Are you trying to show off?

You could have waited until we proper royal princesses had finished performing before you started causing trouble. Why did you pull this stunt right when she was about to go on stage?