"The princess asked the servant to bring some fruit plates." The little eunuch bowed and said.
Xiao Yuchen frowned and looked at the fruit plate in the eunuch's hand.
"Did the princess ask you to come?"
"Yes." The little eunuch lowered his head even further.
Xiao Yuchen reached out and picked up a piece of white jade melon and put it into his mouth.
"Your Majesty...this is dedicated to the Emperor..."
The little eunuch's face changed slightly and he said urgently.
But before he could finish his words.
Xiao Yuchen nodded and smiled... Suddenly he raised a palm and struck the eunuch's neck directly.
He struck too hard!
Determined and fierce!
The eunuch knows kung fu, and his kung fu is excellent!
But the eunuch didn't expect it at all. Xiao Yuchen took action with a smile.
"King..." He rolled his eyes.
Xiao Yuchen immediately reached out and caught the fruit plate with one hand and supported the eunuch with the other.
He winked.
The guards below immediately stepped forward and helped the eunuch away calmly.
This change happened in the blink of an eye.
Right under the emperor's nose, without even alerting the emperor.
"Hey! It's begun, it's begun!" The emperor was still staring at the stage with great interest!
Xiao Yuchen called someone over, "This plate of melons and fruits is not fresh, take it away."
He spat out the white jade melon...what kind of melon, it tasted so bad. Not sweet at all, slightly sour and bitter.
Do you dare to say that this is the fruit plate prepared by Princess Huai?
The fruit plate prepared by his Jin'er has large and fresh fruits, so they don't look wrinkled and dehydrated.
It doesn’t taste so bad!
"Cheer up, everyone, and brighten your eyes!" Xiao Yuchen reminded in a low voice.
The emperor didn't notice the movement here.
But the imperial guards could see it clearly... there was someone trying to fool him right under the emperor's nose?
If something goes wrong, how many heads do they have enough to chop off?
No need for Xiao Yuchen to remind them, they were all very cautious!
In a private room not far away.
The prince and his counselor Mr. Chu saw this scene clearly.
"Has His Highness seen it?" Mr. Chu said solemnly, "We think it is an opportunity, and His Highness King Huai will also defend more closely. There is no leakage!"
The prince snorted, this was his idea.
He said that he would order someone to pretend to be someone close to his father, or someone close to Wen Jin.
He used an excuse to get close to his father...in order to assassinate him.
But Xiao Yuchen stood beside the emperor, never leaving, and the prince was a little unsure.
Therefore, Mr. Chu arranged for someone to go and test it.
As expected, Xiao Yuchen was too keen. There is no way he can pass that test.
The prince frowned again and said: "That eunuch just now, will there be no problem?
"He was captured by Xiao Yuchen. He won't be interrogated and will find out anything, right?"
Nothing has been accomplished yet...
It would be stupid to involve yourself in it.
"He doesn't know much. He's just testing and can't find anything out," Mr. Chu said.
The prince nodded.
He turned his eyes to the stage. He was originally not in the mood to watch the game, but his eyes were instantly attracted.
Two women were playing the guqin on the stage, and two women were dancing to the tune.
Their dance steps are not as graceful as those of the palace dancers.
On the contrary, their dance is a bit stiff, with a strong sense of rhythm. Their movements are wide open and close according to the rhythm, which is very energetic and vital!
The prince was not the only one to be attracted.
The whole place was silent.
The stage is more than two meters high.
Even viewers who are far away can see it.
At the end of the song, the four girls took a bow together.
Furong Garden burst into applause.
They wore number tags and were scored by four judges.
One point from the judges can be worth 10,000 votes cast in copper coins, and the maximum score is ten points.
Therefore, what determines their final number of votes is the sum of the votes and the judges' scores.
"Wow! Girl No. 3, the emperor gave her ten points, one hundred thousand votes!"
"Mr. Qi's rating is low, only five points! What a judgment!"
The little girls in the private room were chattering.
During this scoring moment, there was more excitement under the stage than on the stage!
"An official rewarded Miss Qinglian No. 3 with 10,000 yuan, which is worth 10,000 votes!" Someone sang loudly.
The recording officer immediately recorded the score, and the cashier collected the money and kept it for safekeeping.
"Wow! That's okay! I like girl No. 4, and I'll give you a reward! Three thousand coins!"
As soon as the little girl shouted, someone immediately came forward to collect the money while singing and recording.
In just one show, it can be seen that a lot of money has been made!
The emperor smiled more and more, and cast an appreciative glance at Xiao Yuchen, who was standing guard at the side.
The show continues, and so does the reward.
There are many people on the field who specialize in running errands to deliver the rewards from the judges to the scoreboard.
The scores and rankings of each girl are recorded in real time and updated on the big display board once an hour.
"Humph! What's so great!
"So what if I give you a reward? Isn't it just like the food you just received?
“The beggars on the street live off other people’s rewards!
"How about a talented woman! Just a beggar girl! Haha!"
The woman's cold voice made the people around her look at her strangely.
"Miss Shen San, could it be that you didn't get Mr. Yan's painting... you can't have sour grapes, right?"
Another young lady looked at Shen Xinlan and smiled.
Shen Xinlan glared at her fiercely.
"I'm not surprised! I heard that your legitimate daughter also signed up to compete? She's really promising!"
The young lady who spoke was not angry but smiled, "Yes! My sister has outstanding literary talent, please support her later!
"My sister said that she would not take any of the money she was given, but would use it all to set up a porridge shack in Nancheng to give alms."
"Miss Yang is really kind-hearted!"
"You are a beautiful person with a kind heart!"
"The people in the south of the city will definitely be grateful to Miss Yang!"
…
Everyone immediately praised the young lady from the Yang family who spoke.
Shen Xinlan couldn't help but walked away angrily.
But she was unwilling to leave like this...
The location where she watched the show was on the second floor of the pavilion. She leaned on the railing and had a good view of the stage.
It is different from the ordinary audience members who only paid one tael of silver to enter the venue and could only sit on the floor.
From her position, looking at the crowded audience below... she looked like ants.
"Tell me, if I suddenly throw a firecracker down, will it scare a few people to death?"
Shen Xinlan's eyes flashed with vicious pleasure, and she said to the maid beside her.
"If the firecrackers scare people to death, the game won't go on, right?
"Or maybe it can scare the girl performing on the stage into incontinence...
"Hahaha, then Princess Huai's competition is so embarrassing!"
The maid was shocked and did not speak.
But there was a childish voice next to him: "Yes, Grandpa Huang will not be exempted from punishing my mother when the time comes!
"There are many princes, nobles, and officials here! My mother is so embarrassed!"
Shen Xinlan turned around suddenly and looked down.
Wen Jin's son Wen Yu, holding two big cats, stood behind her at some point.
"you……"
"However, you are still worse off."
Wen Yu said with a smile, "My mother is just embarrassed, but you are going to lose your life!
"The Emperor is happily watching the game. You threw a few firecrackers and disturbed the Emperor and the Queen Mother...
"Be careful of beheading!"
Wen Yu made gestures on his neck.
Shen Xinlan's face froze, "Hehe, hehe, I was just joking!"
Wen Yu didn't listen to her explanation. He hugged the big cat and jumped around to find the patrolling guards everywhere!
