Su Ruotang stood up and said casually, "My daughter also knows how to play chess, but not the rest."
Seeing her unfazed expression, the Queen felt a breath of air in her heart, which made her extremely uncomfortable.
There are rules for palace banquets. Once you hide your clumsiness, it will be regarded as bullying the emperor.
No matter what kind of talent is tested, the winner will decide.
The Miss Gu family was both talented and beautiful, so she wasn't worried at all.
But now, Su Ruotang, Cheng Yaojin, appeared halfway.
Taking a deep breath, the queen asked: "Is there any other young lady who is willing to compete with Miss Su Er?"
Many noble ladies looked away and looked at Mo Rongyan, Mo Xiaoya and Su Ruotang with strange expressions.
Rumors have spread that the queen's reward today is a jade mandarin duck, which is given to her future daughter-in-law.
Su Ruotang was the fiancée of the fifth prince before, and now she is the fiancée of the third prince...
Could it be that she still likes the fifth prince and wants to use today's palace banquet to renew her relationship with him?
Gu Shuya stood up and walked slowly to the field: "I am willing to give it a try."
The queen's expression softened a bit: "Miss Gu's chess skills are undoubtedly the best among the younger generation. I also want to see who is better, you or Miss Su Er."
Gu Shuya ignored the threat hidden in her words and looked into Su Ruotang's eyes, with a bit of inquiry and eagerness to try, "Miss Su Er, please give me some advice."
Su Ruotang curled her lips: "Miss Gu, please."
Mo Rongyan lazily leaned back on the chair, lowered his eyes and played with the tea cup.
Fu Beixian came to him, picked a grape and stuffed it into his mouth, saying vaguely: "Who do you think will win?"
Mo Rongyan's eyes paused on Su Ruotang, and finally landed on the chessboard. He gave a friendly suggestion, "Eat more walnuts."
I can't even see through such an obvious situation.
Fu Beixian was confused: "Ah?"
Mo Ronyan picked up the tea and took a sip, not bothering to pay attention to this guy with a weak head.
In the field, Gu Shuya's expression gradually became solemn.
Su Ruotang's chess moves were something she had never seen before.
It seemed like there was no structure, but when I actually played against her, I was shocked to realize that she thought twice about every move she made.
When she meets her opponent in chess, she no longer holds back.
Everyone didn't dare to breathe, and they all stared at the chessboard.
After a moment, Gu Shuya raised her eyes and looked at Su Ruotang, her eyes bright, "Shu Ya is willing to give in, and I will ask Miss Su for more advice in the future."
Su Ruotang put down the white piece in her hand and smiled softly, "Miss Gu's chess skills also surprised me."
The queen stared at the few black chess pieces left on the chessboard, her face turning ugly.
Emperor Wu Shun glanced at Su Ruotang approvingly and then looked at Tan Xiuyuan, "Tan Aiqing, your two granddaughters have taught you very well. I want you to help educate these bastards."
Tan Xiuyuan stood up and clasped his fists, with a proud look on his face and a humble tone on his face, "Your Majesty, thank you very much. Several princes are proficient in martial arts and culture, but I am not qualified to teach them."
Everyone in the field listened to Emperor Wu Shun's words with somewhat subtle expressions.
Su Ruotang was Su Qi's legitimate daughter, but Emperor Wu Shun praised Tan Xiuyuan for his good teaching.
This is simply a slap in Su Qi's face.
It seems that Su Ruotang's previous mistreatment in the Su Mansion was not a lie.
The queen took a few deep breaths, glared at the concubine who had just asked Su Ruotang to show off her talents, managed to control her expression, and forced a smile, "Miss Su Er, what reward do you want?"
Su Ruotang bowed with great grace, and there was nothing wrong with her etiquette. "My dearest lady, I only want my mother's dowry."
After she finished speaking, Su Muyao's face suddenly turned ugly.
Her mother's dowry, that bitch's, has been used by her mother to arrange relationships over the years.
Today, only Xinglin Pharmacy and Linqinju remain.
She asked for a dowry at this time, her thoughts were extremely evil!
The queen frowned and asked in confusion: "Your mother's dowry?"
Su Ruotang bit her lip and nodded slightly, her eyes turning slightly red, "My mother's dowry is now in the hands of my mother, but I remember that there is a law in Dongqi. Unless the woman consents, the husband's family is not allowed to touch the woman's dowry. .”
"If a woman dies, the right to own the dowry belongs to her children, and her step-brothers cannot appropriate it."
"My mother died early, and the dowry she left behind was taken by my mother and she said she would keep it for me. Now my daughter is about to marry the third prince..."
Speaking of this, she lowered her head with sobs and covered her lips and kept coughing.
Cold sweat gradually broke out on his fair and smooth forehead.
The queen glanced at Su Muyao, who looked ugly, and said in her voice, "Miss Su Er, is this your condition?"
She almost wanted to vomit blood.
If she had known that Tanfu had not severed ties with Su Ruotang, she would never have agreed to that bastard Mo Xiaoya breaking off the engagement.
As a result, now, the rich daughter-in-law is gone, and she still has to help Liu Wanyue's bitch son-in-law get a dowry, which makes her mad to death.
Liu Wanyue is the sister of General Liu Qing.
Liu Qing holds the dragon seal, and Dongqi's military power accounts for four points.
If Tanfu were to side with Mo Ronyan again, it would be even more powerful than a tiger.
Su Ruotang suppressed the cough in her throat and nodded with tears in her eyes.
The ends of her eyes were tinged with a gorgeous rouge color due to coughing.
His eyes were wet, which made people feel distressed just looking at them.
Liu Wanyue couldn't help but stand up, walked to Su Ruotang, took out the handkerchief and wiped the tears from her eyes, and said distressedly: "Tang'er, don't cry anymore. With my mother and concubine here, no one dares to touch your mother's dowry."
Su Ruotang was slightly stunned when he saw the sincere concern in her eyes.
However, Liu Wanyue mistook her for being too sad, so she held her in her arms distressedly and looked at Emperor Wu Shun.
Emperor Wu Shun immediately looked at Su Qi and said coldly: "Su Aiqing, your stepmother has no right to keep the dowry of your legitimate daughter's mother."
Su Qi knelt on the ground with an ugly expression: "I know my mistake. I made a mistake in running the family, which made Detang'er feel wronged. After I return to the house, I will discipline the Zhang family well."
"I don't want my daughter-in-law to be wronged again."
"I obey."
Su Ruotang buried her head in Liu Wanyue's neck, the faint fragrance of pear blossoms lingering on the tip of her nose.
Liu Wanyue patted her back and comforted her in a low voice, "From now on, no one can bully you when your mother is here. Your grandmother is not feeling well today and did not come. Tomorrow, her mother will send someone to Tan Mansion to pick up the dowry list for that year. , you just check the list.”
Although her voice was not loud, everyone heard her because the imperial garden was too quiet.
Su Ruotang hummed in a low voice, her mist-covered eyes filled with coldness.
She didn't want the queen and others to know about the original mother-in-law's dowry.
But Su Muyao slandered her again and again, and she didn't want to endure it anymore.
She wanted to see what Zhang and Su Muyao planned to do.
