Jiang Ning was confused at this moment. She didn't know what attracted the Empress to her. The Empress looked at her for a long time, like an elder looking at her junior, and nodded after looking at her.
Jiang Ning entered the palace for the first time in this life, and had never seen the Empress before.
Besides, she was just a daughter who had just been brought back from the Marquis family and had no reputation in the capital. Even if the Empress knew someone from the Marquis Mansion, she should know about Jiang Mengyue, not her.
But the Empress' eyes were indeed directed at her.
At this time, Princess Hualian clenched her fists, her nails dug into her palms, feeling jealous in her heart.
Why is it Jiang Ning again?
Why would the Empress pay attention to an inconspicuous daughter of the Marquis family?
Her hatred for Jiang Ning deepened.
The Empress withdrew her gaze and said calmly, "You don't need to worry about me, just go and have fun."
With the Empress present, how could the ladies play wantonly, all wanting to leave a good impression in front of the Empress. If they caught the Empress' eye at this time, it would be equivalent to putting gold on their face.
One must know that several princes have not chosen their concubines yet, maybe they will be chosen.
The ladies stood near the Empress with smiles, unwilling to go away.
Princess Hualian stood closest and chimed in from time to time, trying to leave a good impression on the Empress.
The Empress looked at everyone and said, "I have invited you to the flower appreciation banquet. It can't be too boring. Let's do this. Today is the flower appreciation banquet. You can use "flowers" to compose a poem."
"The person who writes the best poems will be given a special reward by me."
When the ladies heard this, their eyes lit up.
This is a good opportunity to catch the eye of the Empress. As long as you write a good poem, you can impress the Empress.
The Empress said, "Someone come, prepare some brush and ink."
The maids brought rice paper, writing brush and ink and spread it in front of the noble ladies. The noble ladies racked their brains to think of verses about "flowers" and wanted to compose a stunning and beautiful poem.
Jiang Ning's desk was also covered with rice paper and ink. She glanced at the blank paper and realized that it was not difficult to write a poem, but she probably wouldn't get the first prize.
While she was thinking, she felt a line of sight coming towards her.
She looked up and saw the Empress.
The Empress smiled slightly.
Jiang Ning "..."
Jiang Ning's body was stiff, why does the Empress always looks at her secretly?
She originally wanted to write a poem, but gave up the idea.
Just handed over a blank piece of paper.
On the other side, Princess Hualian racked her brains and wrote several poems but was not particularly satisfied with them.
This is to make the Empress admire her, she must write the most amazing poem. She has been reading poetry for so many years, and the female teachers have praised her for being smart and talented, and she will definitely be able to write the best poem.
Princess Hualian was the last to hand it over, with the corners of her lips raised in a satisfied smile.
The palace maid collected the rice paper and handed it to the Empress.
The Empress began to look at them one by one.
The ladies stood not far away and waited uneasily, hoping that the poems they wrote would catch the Empress' eye. Even if they didn't get the jackpot, they would just get the Empress' attention.
Princess Hualian is full of confidence, and the poems she writes must be the best.
After a while, the female officer next to the Empress came over.
The ladies looked over anxiously.
The female official said, "The Empress has read all the poems. Among them, the best poem is..." As she said that, she glanced around and her eyes fell on Princess Hualian.
Princess Hualian raised a smile on her lips and waited for the female officer to read her name.
"Miss Jiang Ning," the female officer said.
Princess Hualian's smile suddenly froze on her face, and she suspected that she had heard wrongly.
Jiang Ning?
The female officer's eyes were looking in the direction of Princess Hualian, but she was not looking at her, but at Jiang Ning not far behind her.
Everyone was shocked to find that it was Jiang Ning, the unknown daughter of the Marquis family who was chosen by the Empress as the best poet.
At this moment, Jiang Ning was known to everyone.
Jiang Ning was the most shocked at this moment, because what she handed over was a blank piece of paper with nothing written on it. The Empress actually chose hers. Did she make a mistake somewhere?
Mistaken the poems submitted by others as hers?
Jiang Ning wanted to ask.
The female official said, "Miss Jiang, please come with me."
Jiang Ning followed the female officer and walked over, preparing to explain to the Empress that she handed over a blank piece of paper, so she must have made some mistake.
A group of people's eyes were fixed on Jiang Ning.
Both envious and jealous.
How could she have such ability?
Among them, the most jealous look was on Princess Hualian.
Princess Hualian clenched her hands tightly, her nails digging into her palms, "Jiang Ning..."
Jiang Ning walked up to the Empress and said, "Your Highness Empress, is there something wrong? My talent is not good enough to compose a poem that can impress the Empress, so I handed over a piece of blank paper."
"Why did you choose mine? Did you mix up someone else's?"
The Empress was not surprised at all and said, "I chose you."
"..." Jiang Ning was even more confused.
"Miss Jiang, I want to give you a reward, so just follow me." The Empress stood up and raised her voice several degrees so that everyone could hear her clearly.
"Empress..." Jiang Ning wanted to say something else, but the Empress turned around and left calmly.
The female officer came forward and said, "Miss Jiang, please."
Jiang Ning didn't know what kind of medicine the Empress was selling in the gourd. Everything was weird, such as staring at her from the first sight, and now calling her to another place.
What does the Empress want to do?
She couldn't understand but no matter what, having contact with the Empress would not be disadvantageous to her.
Jiang Ning stopped thinking and followed the Queen.
After the Empress left, the ladies all started talking in low voices.
Princess Hualian's face turned cold, her eyes were gloomy, and she pinched her hands tightly, "Jiang Ning...Jiang Ning! It's that dog woman again! How could it be her? How could my poems not be as good as hers?"
Others are filled with envy.
"Miss Jiang is very lucky. If she falls into the Empress' eyes like this, she will become famous in the future."
"Yes yes……"
"Didn't some people say that Miss Jiang has no talent and can't even read a single Chinese character? How could she compose such a good poem and win the eyes of the Empress?"
The ladies were surprised and talked about it one after another.
Princess Hualian was so angry that she gritted her teeth. What she hated most was that she lost to Jiang Ning.
Little did they know that the Empress didn't read their poems at all.
She just randomly found a reason to see Jiang Ning alone.
Jiang Ning followed the Empress to Kunning Palace.
Stepping into Kunning Palace, the Empress asked everyone to leave, leaving only the trusted personal maid and female officials.
Jiang Ning followed her gaze and saw the person lying on the bed. The boy's face was pale and haggard, his eyes were closed tightly, and he seemed to be asleep.
"Ninth Prince?"
Jiang Ning recognized at a glance that this child was the Ninth Prince.
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