klisemfg Chapter 222 Can you give me some face?
Chapter 222 Can you give me some face?
The system's words echoed throughout the hall, and the Fifth Princess' smile froze on her delicate, fair face.
Everyone present was slightly stunned. This melon... should I eat it or not?
Jiang Yueyang glanced at the fifth princess out of the corner of her eye. She was a girl just like her.
Her face is as rosy as a peach and her skin is as white as cream.
[The Fifth Princess has been staying indoors almost as long as I have since her mother, Concubine Jing, passed away when she was seven. What big news could there be?]
During the last autumn hunt, she heard a lot of gossip among the ladies and nobles, including that about the Fifth Princess.
After the fifth princess lost her mother at the age of seven, the queen raised her and taught her carefully.
She is smart, well-behaved, sensible, and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, knitting and needlework.
I just don't like crowds and rarely attend parties.
Emperor Yuan didn't mind himself and his son being the talk of the town, but he didn't want his daughter's reputation to be damaged.
Especially for the fifth princess, who was second only to the eldest princess in favor.
Then, he glanced at the people below with eyes as cold as a sword.
Seeing this, the Duchess of England stood up calmly and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I feel unwell and would like to take my leave."
"Should we ask an imperial physician to take a look?" the Queen asked gently.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. This is an old ailment of yours. There is no need to call a doctor. I will be fine after a day or two of rest."
"Then I won't keep you here."
As the Queen's voice fell, Madam Wei and Lady Su Guogong also stood up.
The wife of Duke Suguo said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am old and can't sit still. I want to go out and stretch my muscles."
Madam Wei followed closely behind, "I am worried about my family and want to go back with the Duke of Yingguo's wife."
The other ladies also stood up after hearing this and said, "Your Majesty and the Queen will not be disturbed any longer."
The Queen pretended to be surprised, "You all want to go back?"
"Please allow me, Your Majesty."
Emperor Yuan patted the Empress's hand and said, "They have been in the palace for some time now. It's time to let them go back."
"In that case, then you all should go back."
"My wife, please retire."
The ladies turned around slowly, and the Duchess of England even smiled at Jiang Yueyang as she passed by her.
After they all left the hall, Jiang Yueyang also wanted to take her leave.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is there any fruit you wouldn't eat? If it weren't for me..."
"Jiang Yueyang." Emperor Yuan interrupted her expressionlessly, "Open a coconut for me with your own hands."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I'm good at talking, but not so good at doing things. How about letting the third..."
"No problem, I'll eat the coconut you opened with your own hands."
Jiang Yueyang's eyes darkened, and a series of "alpaca" flashed through her mind repeatedly.
[What a stupid habit! Do coconuts I open myself taste better or even help me live longer?!]
The system gloated: [You can't do anything, but you can get a brief moment of happiness.]
"Okay, okay, my pain is his source of joy, right? Where's... my knife?"
The system pretended to be shocked, [Host, why do you need a knife? Do you want to kill the king?]
As soon as these words came out, before Emperor Yuan and the others could react, Jiang Yueyang said grimly: [Slay your sister, how can I open a coconut without a knife? ]
system:【……】
The system snorted, "That's boring."
Emperor Yuan coughed lightly, "Jiang Yueyang, why are you still standing there? Open the coconut!"
Jiang Yueyang pursed her lips imperceptibly and responded respectfully with a "yes".
She reached out and took the knife from the third prince, then pulled a coconut in front of herself.
Then he cut the coconut one by one, and the knife fell on the table. The sound was full of opinions.
Emperor Yuan looked at Jiang Yueyang's actions and inexplicably felt that she was cutting the coconut as if it were herself.
Jiang Yueyang was opening a coconut while muttering to herself, cursing Emperor Yuan for being a beast.
Seeing that her movements were even less skillful than his own, the Third Prince couldn't believe that she had just taught him how to open a coconut, and to do it so perfectly.
Is this...normal?
Forget it, let’s calm her anger first.
For this reason, the Third Prince beckoned to the palace attendant and said, "Bring me another knife. By the time she finishes opening this coconut, it will be dark."
Jiang Yueyang glanced at the third prince secretly. If you want to help, you don’t have to step on me, right?
The palace servant quickly brought the knife over, and the two of them carefully opened the coconut together.
The system asked somewhat boredly: [Host, are you still interested in hearing what the Fifth Princess has to say?]
【Listen, it's just right to ease the mood. 】
The fifth princess's hand holding the spoon suddenly tightened, and the coconut water in the spoon fell onto her dress. The eunuch behind her immediately handed her a handkerchief.
At this time, only Emperor Yuan's family and some of his trusted palace maids and eunuchs were left in the hall.
Therefore, Emperor Yuan did not mind.
He had deliberately kept Jiang Yueyang because he wanted to know what had happened to the Fifth Princess.
The system instantly became alert. [After the marriage between the Crown Prince and the eldest princess was decided, the Emperor and Empress couldn't wait to arrange the marriage between the Third Prince and the Fifth Princess.
Before you were summoned to the palace, the Third Prince and the Fifth Princess had already concluded a covert blind date.]
After hearing what the system said, Jiang Yueyang glanced to the side curiously and slowed down the movements of his hands.
The third prince was also a little absent-minded, as he didn't want to get married yet.
[No wonder the Fifth Princess, who never leaves her house, would attend such a gathering today. I wonder who His Majesty and His Majesty have their eyes on.]
Jiang Yueyang's voice continued to be heard in his ears. The Third Prince withdrew his thoughts and looked over, just in time to see her secretly glancing at him and the Fifth Princess.
He gave her a warning glare, then signaled with his eyes that she should open the coconut quickly and not be sneaky.
The system replied: [Wei Qianyu, the daughter of Lord Wei, and Xie Siheng, the second son of Xie Xu.]
[Wei Qianyu.] Jiang Yueyang rolled her eyes at him fearlessly. [Is this the girl that Madam Wei brought with her when we went to Huguo Temple last time?]
【no. 】
Emperor Yuan saw Jiang Yueyang chatting happily with the system, but the coconut in his hand still hadn't opened. He couldn't help but raise his hand and knocked on the table, urging in a deep voice: "Jiang Yueyang, are you ready?"
"Oh, I'll be right there."
Jiang Yueyang inserted the knife into the gap between the coconut shell and the flesh and slid it gently, and a whole coconut was peeled out.
Afterwards, the coconut she opened with her own hands was delivered to Emperor Yuan, and Jiang Yueyang continued to communicate with the system.
[I wonder what Miss Wei and Master Xie look like? Do the Third Prince and the Fifth Princess like them?]
Emperor Yuan pushed the opened coconut in the bowl towards the Empress and said, "Try it and see if you like it."
"Your Majesty, please eat first."
"My dear, we are all family here now." Emperor Yuan picked up the spoon and put it into the coconut. "When there are no outsiders around, it is my turn to eat the good things first. If I eat them, you will not be able to..."
Having said this, Emperor Yuan paused, keenly aware that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
Sure enough, a voice that sounded like a smile but not a laugh was heard.
"Your Majesty, please continue. What will happen to me after this?"
At this time, the system said: [The Third Prince's entire journey...]
[Stop arguing.] Jiang Yueyang interrupted the system, [The Queen and His Majesty's tone of voice has changed. There's gossip to be read.]
The third prince: "..."
Emperor Yuan: “…”
Emperor Yuan moved his butt and sat a little further away. The Empress didn't care that Jiang Yueyang was reading gossip, and smiled and reached out to pull Emperor Yuan back.
Seeing the smile on the Queen's face, Emperor Yuan swallowed instinctively.
"Um..." Emperor Yuan reached out and tugged at the Queen's sleeve. He glanced sideways at the onlookers, Jiang Yueyang, and said in a low voice, "My dear... can you give me some face?"
Seeing him being so humble, the Queen snorted coldly, knowing when to act and when to retreat.