Chapter 143 An Act Of Folly (Part Two)


    Prince Jing remained silent for a while, and then called the chambein and asked him to lead


    Emperor Ning to the east wing. After the chambein escorted Emperor Ning away, the atmosphere


    became more active. Someone said, "I heard that it was extremely hard to invite Qian Qian to perform.


    If she dislikes you, she won''t perform for you even if you send a goldmine to her as a gift. Prince Jing,


    how did you seed in inviting Qian Qian here?"


    Prince Jing raised his eyebrows as he heard the statement, "Actually, it wasn''t me who invited Qian


    Qian. She is here at someone else''s request. But it''s not convenient for me to tell you who this person


    is."


    The following performance was quite good. However, after enjoying Qian Qian''s dance, the guests had


    lost interest. Since Emperor Ning had left, they began to drink a toast to each other unabashedly.


    Yun Shang furrowed her brows when she saw Prince Jing drinking several cups of wine, ''His wound...''


    She dropped this matter after thinking for a moment and continued to enjoy the show being held on the


    stage quietly.


    Qian Yin walked to Yun Shang and whispered something in her ear. Yun Shang''s eyes lit up as she


    turned to Prince Jing and smiled, "Uncle, thedies might feel bored now. How about I taking them to


    the backyard to rest?"


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    It took a second for Prince Jing to focus on Yun Shang. He steadied the hand in which he held the wine


    cup. Then he smiled, "Okay!"


    Yun Shang returned his smile before standing. Since thedies did not drink, and the performance was


    not as excellent as Qian Qian''s, thesedies eagerly stood and followed Yun Shang to the backyard.


    They chatting amongst each other.


    "Princess Yun Shang, you are right. Qian Qian is indeed a talenteddy. I saw her standing on the lotus


    leaf and guessed that her Qinggong must be as good as my brother''s. She is also brilliant as a


    showgirl, and I really admire her. I guess she must be good at Kung Fu too. If given a chance, I would


    like topete with her in Kung Fu." Jinyan walked behind Yun Shang and stated in a cheerful voice.


    Yun Shang narrowed her eyes and nodded, "It was indeed surprising."


    "She is just a courtesan from the brothel and doesn''t deserve your praise. Do you think you are not as


    good as a courtesan?" A cold and sardonic voice sounded. Yun Shang narrowed her eyes and looked


    at Cangyang Yu''er who had just spoken.


    "We should respect talented people of various origins. Yu''er, I heard you were also from a humble


    family before the Chief Councilor adopted you." Yun Shang stated in a nonchnt voice, but Yu''er''s


    expression changed. Of course, she knew what kind of life she had lived before the Chief Councilor


    adopted her. Princess Yun Shang had not uncovered Yu''er''s real situation at that time. Actually, Yu''er''s


    family had suffered during a flood, and she had been a beggar for a while. Since the Chief Councilor


    adopted her, Yu''er had taken every step to ensure that no one discovered her past. How did Yun


    Shang know all this?


    The light pity in Yun Shang''s eyes made Yu''er even more angry. She questioned with a long face,


    "What do you mean by that?"


    Jinyan walked in front of Yun Shang and blocked Yu''er''s sight. She asked in a cold voice, "Lady


    Cangyang, what are you going to do?"


    Yun Shang gave a tiny smile, "This is the State of Ning. I believe Lady Cangyang would not be that


    willful."


    Yu''er''s eyes darkened as she ground her teeth and stood, "I''m not feeling well. Please excuse me, I


    need to go to the restroom."


    As soon as Yu''er left, Yun Shang heard a sneer from behind, "She is just a foreigner and a sworn


    daughter of the Chief Councilor. How dare a sworn daughter expect everyone to obey her? What a


    naivedy!"


    Yun Shang turned to the person who had just spoken and found that she was an acquaintance. She


    had briefly met Li Yingying on New Year''s Eve.


    Yun Shang said nothing as she took a seat and smiled, "Ladies, please have a seat. There is nothing


    interesting in Prince Jing''s Mansion. How about we y Pass the Flower*?"


    (*TN: Pass the Flower is a game in which people sit in a circle and pass a flower to around. When the


    drum stops, the person holding the flower will be punished.)


    Wen Ruxin, the wife of the eldest son of Prince Shun Qing smiled when she heard the suggestion,


    "This game is only for youngdies. We are not participating. Princess Yun Shang, y the game with


    the other youngdies here. I will lead the olderdies to the pavilion there to talk."


    Yun Shang shed Lady Ruxin a grateful smile, "Your Ladyship, that''s very thoughtful of you. Thank


    you so much."


    The wives of the officials followed Lady Ruxin to the pavilion nearby. Since only the teenage daughters


    of officials remained, the atmosphere became more lively. Someone suggested, "Since it''s Pass the


    Flower, the loser must be punished."


    Yun Shang nodded, "Of course. I will ask the servant to prepare a lot pot. When the drumbeat stops,


    thedy holding the flower should draw a lot and ept the punishment written on it. As for the


    punishments, everyone writes a punishment for the lot. What do you think of the idea?"


    Everyone agreed with Yun Shang''s suggestion. A servant nearby immediately prepared everything


    needed and distributed the lots to thedies. Thedies wrote punishments on the lots and put them


    into the lot pot. Then thedies formed a circle.


    As thedies waited for the servants to ce the chairs, Jinyan got close to Yun Shang and whispered,


    "I saw a servant girl of Yu''er leaving right now. I guess she might have some schemes. Your Highness,


    you should ask someone to check where the servant went."


    Yun Shang knew Jinyan worried about her. So she patted Jinyan''s hand, "Don''t worry. This is Prince


    Jing''s Mansion. Though there are few servants here, the mansion is heavily guarded. There won''t be


    any major incidents."


    Jinyan nodded as she heard Yun Shang''s exnation and sat down beside her.


    The drummer was blindfolded. Yun Shang held a flower made of silk cloth and smiled, "Ladies, are you


    ready? If yes, then we shall start the game.."


    Yun Shang''s words increased everyone''s enthusiasm for the game. They couldn''t wait to start. Yun


    Shang shouted, "The game starts!"


    The drumbeats sounded.


    People passed the flower to the person sitting on their left quickly. Suddenly, the drumbeats stopped.


    Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and looked at thedy who had the flower.


    "She is the third daughter of Field Marshal Qin, and her mother is a concubine. She has no notable


    talent." Jinyan whispered in Yun Shang''s ear.


    Yun Shang nodded, "Lady Qin, you are lucky to be the first of us to get the flower. Lady Qin, please


    draw a lot."


    Lady Qin looked around before she walked to the lot pot. She drew a lot and gave it to Yun Shang. Yun


    Shang lowered her head to check the lot and then gave a nd smile, "y Guqin*. It''s a simple


    punishment."


    (*TN: Guqin is a seven-stringed plucked instrument in some ways simr to the zither.)


    Lady Qin was relieved. She took the Guqin handed by the servant and yed a tune.


    The drumbeats started again. This time, the flower was in the hands of ady dressed in carmine. Yun


    Shang looked at thedy, raised her eyebrows and sighed, ''Jing Wenxi! A troublemaker!''