Su Mingyu nodded, indicating that she understood. "But my friend also wants to give it a try. If His Highness the King of Yu minds that my friend and I steal the limelight, I can also write a few poems for His Highness the King of Yu on the spot."
The latter part was deliberately said by Su Mingyu to irritate the King of Yu. The King of Yu was such a proud man that he would rather not show off than accept others' charity.
Sure enough, the next second, the King of Yu firmly shook his head. "No need."
Su Mingyu squinted her eyes. "In that case, let's compete fairly."
The King of Yu frowned and looked at her. "Su Mingyu, what on earth are you thinking?"
Being questioned like this, Su Mingyu raised her eyes and looked at the King of Yu. "What does Your Highness the King of Yu mean by this?"
"Su Mingyu, why are you always so unpredictable?" The King of Yu stared at her coldly, and his dark eyes showed no emotion.
Su Mingyu blinked her eyes and looked at the King of Yu with a half - smile. Just as she was about to speak, Tang Ziyan stepped in front of them. "Your Highness the King of Yu, no matter what, Su Mingyu is the Princess Consort of the King of Ruixian. Isn't it inappropriate for you to act like this?"
The King of Yu's face was already very ugly. Now, being provoked by Tang Ziyan, it turned as black as ink.
"My business with the Princess Consort doesn't need an outsider like you to comment on, does it?"
The King of Yu stared at him coldly, obviously in a bad mood.
Seeing this, Su Mingyu pulled Tang Ziyan's arm. "We're all friends. Don't be so tense. Princess Wu Yurou hasn't even started choosing her husband yet. Isn't it inappropriate for you to fight like this?"
As she said this, Su Mingyu deliberately cast her eyes on Wu Yurou, whose face was also very ugly.
Although Wu Yurou didn't know what had happened here, seeing the expressions of the King of Yu and Tang Ziyan, she knew that both of them were vying for this Su Mingyu in front of them. For a moment, her face became even uglier.
"Next, we'll compete in martial arts. Since it's me choosing my husband, there should be no bloodshed. Everyone should stop at the critical moment."
Although Wu Yurou was reluctant, in this situation, she didn't dare to say much and simply changed the topic.
When it came to martial arts, Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows and looked at the King of Yu. "Your Highness the King of Yu is sure to win this round."
Su Mingyu said this very confidently, and there was a smile in her eyes when she looked at the King of Yu.
This kind of Su Mingyu made the King of Yu's face as gloomy as water. "Thank you for your kind words, Princess Consort."
Saying that, the King of Yu tapped his toes and jumped onto the stage.
Seeing his agile movements, Su Mingyu couldn't help clicking her tongue. This King of Yu's martial arts skills were really as good as she had thought.
"Mr. Tang, do you want to give it a try?"
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows and looked at Tang Ziyan, knowing the answer but still asking.
"If I had such skills, I wouldn't have ended up in Nanyuan, would I?"
Seeing his expression, Su Mingyu smiled. "Then it seems impossible for Mr. Tang to become the royal son - in - law this time."
Tang Ziyan didn't insist. "Maybe I can be useful in the third question?"
After thinking for a while, Su Mingyu squinted her eyes and whispered something in Tang Ziyan's ear. Tang Ziyan's eyes lit up and he immediately got up and went backstage.
Su Mingyu looked at the King of Yu on the stage, and a glint of cunning flashed in her eyes, just like a fox.
Sure enough, as Su Mingyu had expected, the King of Yu won this round.
Moreover, he won without any suspense. Su Mingyu took a look at those who had gone up to challenge. Although they were all young masters and didn't seem to be very good at martial arts, there were still one or two of them with steady steps, obviously martial artists.
Even such people were beaten down by the King of Yu in a few moves. It seemed that this King of Yu really had hidden talents.
When Wu Yurou announced that the King of Yu had won this round, Tang Ziyan just came back from backstage and winked at Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu gently raised the corner of her mouth. "It's a pity you missed the King of Yu's heroic performance."
Tang Ziyan opened his fan and fanned it. "Judging from the exclamations outside, I can probably guess."
"Where did you go?" The cold voice of the King of Yu suddenly came from behind them.
The questioning in his words made Su Mingyu frown, but Tang Ziyan was very calm.
He glanced at the King of Yu obliquely and then said indifferently, "This doesn't seem to concern His Highness the King of Yu, does it? Do I have to report to His Highness the King of Yu even when I go to the toilet?"
Hearing Tang Ziyan talk to the King of Yu like this, Su Mingyu couldn't help laughing out loud. But soon she covered her mouth and pretended to be very calm. "Congratulations, Your Highness the King of Yu."
The King of Yu glanced at Su Mingyu. After a long time, he lowered his eyes. "I think the Princess Consort should know that I'm determined to win this marriage alliance."
Su Mingyu nodded understandingly. "Of course. Mingyu doesn't want to stop Your Highness either."
"Better be so." The King of Yu lifted his robe and sat down.
At this time, Wu Yurou on the stage spoke again. "The last event is a competition in music."
Saying that, Wu Yurou asked someone to carry up a lot of musical instruments. "You can only choose one of these musical instruments. Finally, we'll have a vote. You're not allowed to vote for yourself. The one with the most votes will be the winner of this competition."
Su Mingyu raised the corner of her mouth and exchanged a look with Tang Ziyan. They both understood each other.
This time, the King of Yu didn't act first. Instead, he sat on the stage and watched those young masters with uneven rhythms perform.
When Wu Yurou was getting a bit impatient, the King of Yu slowly stepped onto the stage.
A piece of "High Mountains and Flowing Water" was very smooth and brisk. Even Su Mingyu couldn't help clapping for him.
It turned out that the King of Yu had such skills.
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows and patiently listened to a few other performances that were okay but none of them were as amazing as the King of Yu's. Then she gave Tang Ziyan a look to act.
Tang Ziyan then lifted his sleeve and slowly stepped onto the stage.
When the King of Yu saw Tang Ziyan, his face immediately sank. Then he immediately cast his eyes on Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu pretended to be innocent and blinked her eyes, mouthing that she knew nothing.
But obviously, both the King of Yu and Wu Yurou showed their extremely gloomy faces, indicating that neither of them believed her.
Su Mingyu could only shrug her shoulders and cast her eyes on Tang Ziyan.
Only to see Tang Ziyan choose a very ancient - looking guzheng and then lift his robe and sit on the ground.
As his slender fingers gently plucked the strings, beautiful melodies slowly sounded.
Tang Ziyan deliberately chose a piece of music that could make people calm down. As the tune got higher and higher, everyone's emotions were also lifted to the highest point.
At this moment, green bamboo - like curtains suddenly fell from the ceiling. Before everyone could react, a gentle breeze blew, carrying green bamboo leaves flying among the curtains.