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It was not easy for Dongfang Ning to stir the mood of the crowd. She had clearly twisted her body just now to see that the women had been scolded by this mama. She had only given them a chance to vent their anger.
She believed that these people definitely wouldn't have such an opportunity.
"Princess Anning is right, she doesn't have the slightest bit of morals. She doesn't deserve to stand here …"
It was unknown when, but the silent, well-behaved young geniuses had already gathered around. Upon hearing her question, they all spoke up for her.
Great, Dongfang Ning said again.
"Is the topic reasonable?"
As soon as the cold voice rang out, countless voices were heard. It could be seen that these people had bad tempers. It was just that they didn't want to lose face.
"Unreasonable, unreasonable!"
"This is unreasonable!"
"No …!"
"We've been taught the most strict etiquette since we were young, and we've never met such a vulgar person. This kind of competition is not something we have to participate in!"
"He was scolded by a servant for nothing, and yet he still can't retort. What a joke, this is the so-called virtue!"
"Right, right, right. Let's go back!"
"I never would have thought that Princess Huangfu would allow a servant like him to come and scold us. Although our statuses are inferior to theirs, we are still extremely precious. We truly shouldn't have come today!"
"Those who have done well in previous competitions, it's fine if you don't want to participate in today's competition!"
"Wait, it wasn't me, I wasn't the one who taught her to do this... "Howl …" Huangfu Yunrou finally couldn't take it anymore and burst into tears.
Yan Qimeng, on the other hand, was better off than her. She was able to keep her composure, but she was anxious now. If this were to end well, she would have to explain it to the empress when she got back. She thought for a while and finally thought of a way to ease the situation.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet! Be quiet, listen to my words. I don't know where this evil slave came from, but she changed the pattern of the competition herself. Our original plan wasn't like this.
I think this is good, because something happened in the competition this morning, the competition will be suspended, and in the afternoon, we will continue with the next competition. The next competition will be on the zither arts, and we will start our sightseeing at noon … "
When Cen Shuang’er heard this, she thought to herself, "Princess Qimeng doing this will ruin my plans. How can the competition be stopped?" Thus, she didn't care about the gap in status and actually interrupted Yan Qimeng's words.
"Wait a minute, how can we stop the competition just because of a small matter? Princess Anning said that the competition is unreasonable, so can Princess Anning please tell me what kind of competition should we have?"
Cen Shuang’er didn't dare to look into Dongfang Ning's eyes. While everyone was still quiet, she slowly spoke word by word so that every girl present could hear her.
This Princess Anning, I heard she doesn't even know how to write words, much less compete. Hmph, since you want to be the star of this show, I will humiliate you then!
When Huangfu Yunrou and Princess Qimeng heard this, both of them agreed. Princess Anning came from the village, and she couldn't even write or bow. She knew how to arrange a competition, especially a 'woman's virtue' competition, so they immediately echoed Cen Shuang’er's words.
"Yes, yes, yes. Princess Anning is the personal princess of the emperor. She must be a person with eight great talents. Why don't we ask Princess Anning to give us some questions to compete in 'virtue'?"
Without waiting for Dongfang Ning's reply, Cen Shuang’er immediately shouted:
"Princess, please set the question!"
"Please set the questions ~" Immediately, a bunch of people followed suit, asking the princess to set the questions. These people had come here just to get 'proof' that they were a good woman.
How could they leave just like that? For this day, they trained bitterly for a year. For this day, they dressed up the most and appeared in this occasion in their best condition.
"Princess!"
Zuo Qingqing nervously held Dongfang Ning's hand, worried for her. These people were really bad, she pushed the blame onto her good friend, Wei Qingxian was also anxious. She knew the situation of her good friend, and she couldn't tell her how to compete …
"It's fine, isn't it just a virtuous method of sparring? It won't be a problem for me!"
Dongfang Ning consoled her two friends with a low voice before speaking coldly once again, "My question is a small one. Princess, you have to deal with this evil slave first before you speak to me."
"You ~"
Huangfu Yunrou didn't expect Dongfang Ning to still hold on to herself, her face red and unsure of what to do. This was someone her aunt had given her, a popular person by the empress's side. How could she dare to do anything to him?
"You want to change the topic? Do you really think that everyone is a fool?"
Dongfang Ning sat down again. This time, her sitting posture was very standard and her expression was also gentle. She gestured for her two friends to sit opposite her. Her tranquil and graceful manner was as elegant as it could be.
This change made everyone feel that the person who had just cursed at them was not the princess in front of them. Dongfang Ning was wearing a white dress with a light blue gauze covering the top. She had a slim figure and her bright eyes were filled with wisdom.
What she wore wasn't important. What was important was her temperament … The temperament of a country girl made them feel that … Honorable beyond compare?
"Princess Anning, this is the mama given by the palace. We have no right to punish her, how about …"
Cen Shuang’er came out to explain, but Dongfang Ning didn't even let her finish speaking. "A dog from the palace can bite people without restraint? Then why are you still learning? When you see this princess, instead of kneeling, you start cursing directly. Do you know who her mother is?"
When the entire audience heard this, they felt that the consequences were severe. Wasn't the princess' mother the empress …
"Aren't you just a commoner princess?!" Yan Qimeng panicked and cursed out loud without thinking.
"Does that mean that the commoner princess is not a princess?" "Little sister Qi Meng, it's fine if you don't take me as your princess but it's my fault that I can't teach you well as my big sister. However, aren't you even looking down on the emperor anymore?"
"Princess, have mercy! Princess, have mercy! It's this servant's fault, this servant's fault! I beg the princess to punish me!"
That mama thought she could escape this trial, but she didn't expect this country bumpkin girl to speak so ruthlessly. She was afraid that it would implicate her master, but she also wanted to live, so she could not help but kowtow.
"Alright, stop kowtowing. Look at your broken head, your master is still calling you an evil slave. Tell this princess who told you to speak without warning, and this princess will handle this matter according to her own discretion. I am not the type of person who would" die with a rod "every now and then.