The Fourth Lady novel Chapter 46

Qingyan naturally didn't think that Chunyuan would say something like that. After all, it wasn't proper to sit next to the Princess. Even if she really wanted to sit by her side at that moment, she could only decline her kind offer with a smile, "Thank you for your Highness's kind offer, but Yan'er is one of the conference candidates. If I were to sit by Princess's side, it wouldn't be proper. If Yan'er takes first place in this conference today, then afterwards I can openly sit by Princess's side."

Chunyuan gazed at Qingyan and once again compared her to Qilian Qingyan in her mind. Especially that confide smile of hers, it was all too similar. But she also knows that this girl before her isn't the already deceased Xianyi Empress.

Chunyuan held her hand and spoke in a clear voice, "Alright alright! If Yan'er takes first place here today, then I will ask the Emperor for an imperial edict to bestow you the honorary title of 'Princess', and let you and Min'er can be equals."

Qingyan didn't think Chunyuan would make such an attractive offer. She look to Chunyuan grinning, "Thank you your Highness. If Yan'er is lucky enough to take first place, then your Highness's trust in me won't be in vain."

Hearing Qingyan boasting so shamelessly, some of the people below began to feel unsatisfied. They all whispered to one another, 'Su Qingyan was only talking big, how could she become the winner, that's practically dreaming. She was the laughing stock of the talent conference year after year.'

"Jingxuan, is this the girl the Su fourth miss you mentioned today?" Xuanyuan Yuzhen twirled his jade ring as he turned to ask Murong Jingxuan.

Murong Jingxuan patted Xuanyuan Yuzhen on the shoulder and smirked, "She's mine, don't you dare try to steal her."

"I don't see how this girl is all that impressive!" Xuanyuan Yukai looked to Su Qingyan and reluctantly shrugged his shoulders, "Jingxuan, just what do you see in her?"

Murong Jingxuan turn to Xuanyuan Yukai and shook his head with a 'can't say' look, "When the time comes, you'll understand why she's impressive."

The so called talent conference was just battle of talents among women, archery and riding competition among men, and literary debate. And for the princes, through this they can gather various talents or select their own consort.

Aside from the Crown Prince having already married, the rest have yet to marry. Although they all have their own manors, and concubines in those manors, but the position of the princess consort is still empty.

"Second brother, isn't that girl the one that embarrassed herself in front of you last year, Dingguo Duke's daughter? Yet now, she has become so bright and clever." Xuanyuan Yuze sneered at Xuanyuan Yufan. "And seeing second brother's look now, could it be that you're regretful?"

"Heh." Xuanyuan Yufan coldly snorted, "Where did such words come from, elder brother? I merely thought it was interesting, that's all."

Xuanyuan Yufan stared at the Su Qingyan sitting next Chunyuan, a malicious intent coming from his eyes. At last year's talent conference, unknown as to who she listened to, she kept coyly combing her hair in front of him. As a result, in the end, not only did it let him lose face, but it also made her become the laughing stock of the entire conference. He just didn't believe that in only a year's time, she could now take first place in this conference.

That's just a pipe dream.

The heavy curtains of the talent conference opened under the sound of a sharp voice. For the girls team, it was mainly a competition of qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting. And through lots, decide which talent to test in. If one were to draw a category one is not skilled in, then they'll definitely fall behind the others.

After finish drawing lots, Su Qingyuan drew chess, something she was not good in. As for Su Qingwen, she was lucky enough to get calligraphy in which she was skilled in.