Feng Qi noticed that Yun Ruoxi's expression was unnatural for a moment. She guessed that Yun Ruoxi had yet to come up with a countermeasure.
"Brother Zhen, have you thought of any countermeasures?”Huangpu Chengde only knew that Feng Qi seemed to be a little clever at guessing lantern riddles, but he didn't know if she had any other achievements.
"I didn't think of a good idea…"
"Tsk!" The Fourth Prince, Huangpu Chaozong, sneered. He had thought that the people his eldest brother had brought were very smart, but they were just so-so!
" However…" Feng Qi ignored Huangpu Chaozong's mocking and said with a smile," I have a method that's not a good one. I can try it…"
"Kid, are you trying to be brave? " What can you think of…" Huangpu Chaozong said disdainfully. He didn't believe that Feng Qi could think of any good ideas." Don't give Royal Sister-in-law any bad ideas. If something happens, will you be responsible?"”
Huangpu Chengde asked Feng Qi this question because he wanted to be polite with her, but he didn't expect Feng Qi to have a solution. Why did the current situation not look good? Why did Fourth Brother pick a fight with Feng Qi today?
"Your Highness only asked me if I had any ideas, but he didn't say that he must adopt my ideas, right? Your Highness!" Feng Qi's tone was very calm. There was no mockery, but there was also no respect in it.
"You!" Huangpu Chaozong glared at him.
"Young master Zhen, tell me what you have in mind!”Yun Huai also acted as a peacemaker and eased the atmosphere.
One of the reasons was to ease the atmosphere. The other reason was, of course, that he missed his biological sister, Yun Ruoxi. They were biological siblings. He could guess what Ruoxi was thinking without even thinking.
The unnatural look on Yun Ruoxi's face did not escape Yun Huaiyi's eyes. Knowing that his sister was in trouble, as her brother, he naturally had to help her. Moreover, the success or failure of this matter was not a result of an ordinary competition. In the royal family, one could only win, not lose, and could not afford to lose. If his younger sister did not win the zither competition, she would at least embarrass Yun Ruoxi. At worst, she might bring shame to the Crown Prince because of this matter, which might cause Yun Ruoxi to fall out of favor. Moreover, his younger sister Yun Ruoxi had already said it out loud, so it was too late to refuse.
"Young Master Yun, please come closer to me." Yun Huaiyi obediently moved his ear closer.
Feng Qi whispered a few words into Yun Huaiyi's ear, and then there was nothing else.
"Is it that simple?" Yun Huaiyi didn't seem to understand what Feng Qi meant. The thing she wanted him to look for didn't seem to have anything to do with the test this time…
"It's that simple. Young Master Yun, just do as I say.”A confident smile appeared on Feng Qi's face as she nodded at Yun Huaiyi.
"Alright, I'll do it. I'll go prepare it now." Yun Huaiyi immediately turned around to prepare what Feng Qi needed.
"What is it? And you're so mysterious!" The Fourth Prince Huangpu Chaozong interrupted again, as if he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't speak.
" Calm down, Fourth Prince. You'll find out in a while…" Feng Qi kept him in suspense. The main reason was that she didn't want to talk to Huangpu Chaozong, this annoying bee.
"Tsk! " Even if you told me, I wouldn't care to listen…" Huangpu Chaozong was still curious about how Feng Qi could help Yun Ruoxi win this competition. However, Feng Qi did not give him any face, so he could not bring himself to ask Feng Qi.
Everyone present was very curious about what Feng Qi had said to Yun Huaiyi, except for one person, Huangpu Chenghong, who was resting with his eyes closed. Everyone was wondering why they still needed to prepare things. Didn't they just need to use the zither to play the piano?
These people were all people who cared about their reputation. Just like Huangpu Chaozong, they couldn't put down their status and ask Feng Qi about it. They were afraid that Feng Qi wouldn't give them face like how she treated the Fourth Prince. Moreover, Feng Qi herself had said that she would keep them in suspense first and would eventually tell them, so she did not ask further.
"Young master Zhen, I've prepared what you asked for.”Soon, Yun Huaiyi returned with the things Feng Qi wanted.
" Very well, thank you for your trouble, Young Master Yun…" Feng Qi took the bottle from Yun Huaiyi's hand and said to Yun Ruoxi," Crown Princess Consort, may I borrow your zither?"”
"Chun 'er, bring bengong's zither over.”Yun Ruoxi wanted to see what this mysterious Feng Qi was up to, so she cooperatively ordered the palace maid beside her to retrieve the zither.
"Empress, your zither." Chun 'er took the zither.
"Yes. Give the zither to young master Zhen." said Yun Ruoxi.
Feng Qi took Yun Ruoxi's zither and gently placed it on the stone table. Then, she opened the bottle Yun Huaiyi had found and poured some of the liquid on a handkerchief before gently wiping the strings. After Feng Qi smeared the liquid on all the strings of the zither, she slowly put away the bottle and returned the high-quality zither to Yun Ruoxi.
"Alright, Crown Princess. Empress only needs to display her normal strength…"
"What did you put on it?" The Second Princess Huangpu Ling 'er asked curiously. As she spoke, she reached out and touched the zither a few times, but she did not find anything unusual.
" Your Highness, you'd better hurry to the competition venue. Otherwise, you'll miss the time…" Feng Qi kindly reminded Yun Ruoxi. She had to prepare things and clean the guqin. The guqin competition was coming to an end. She could not let her efforts go to waste.
Feng Qi's words forced Yun Ruoxi to leave, but she still wanted to know Feng Qi's answer. What exactly did she put on the zither…The liquid was transparent, but it did not look like wine. There was no fragrance, so she could not tell what it was…
" Huaiyi, send the Crown Princess over…" Huangpu Chengde said.
Yes, Your Highness."
"Big brother, what did Feng Qi ask you to prepare?”Yun Ruoxi asked as she walked. There was no reason not to ask when there was someone who already knew the answer beside her.
" It's honey…" Yun Huaiyi smiled bitterly. He didn't understand Feng Qi's intention.
"Honey? " Isn't that food…" Yun Ruoxi's face was full of doubt and confusion." Big Brother, are you sure you're not mistaken?"”
"Yes, I am. When I first heard this, I was shocked because I misheard it. But Feng Qi told me with certainty that it was honey.”Yun Huaiyi smiled bitterly. He didn't know if it was right or wrong to believe Feng Qi's words this time.
" This..." What is Feng Qi thinking? Is he trying to kill me? If she couldn't think of anything, then she couldn't think of anything. What was she trying to do? Now, she was holding a zither that was coated with honey. What could she do? She had caused her death.
" Big Brother, I know that Feng Qi's method isn't reliable, but we can only try our best now…" Yun Huaiyi comforted him. Regardless of whether Feng Qi had given Yun Ruoxi an idea or not, his sister would still participate in the competition, so there was nothing to worry about now.
On the other side…
" Now, can you tell us what's in that bottle?" The Second Princess asked again.
Huangpu Chaozong didn't look at Feng Qi and the others, but his ears were already pricked up, ready to eavesdrop on Feng Qi's conversation.
"Why don't you try it yourself, Second Princess?”Feng Qi poured a glass of transparent liquid for Huangpu Ling 'er and handed it to her.
"Can this thing be drunk? It's not poisonous, right?" Huangpu Ling 'er stared at the transparent liquid in the cup and asked worriedly.
" Don't worry, Second Princess. Not only is this cup not poisonous, but it's also very delicious. It can also make you beautiful..." Feng Qi gave Huangpu Ling 'er an encouraging look and said with a smile.
"Is that so? " If it's not like what you said, you can just wait for your head to fall off…" Huangpu Ling 'er said fiercely. Feng Qi wouldn't be so bold as to poison her in public and then drink it all in one gulp with her eyes closed.
" Wait…" The Crown Prince had wanted to stop her, but Huangpu Ling 'er was simply too fast. The words of obstruction were extinguished in his stomach. He could only look at Huangpu Ling' er worriedly, hoping that nothing would happen. Although Feng Qi was brought here by him and he still wanted to be friends with her, Huangpu Ling 'er was his sister after all. He couldn't let her get hurt.
The Fourth Prince, Huangpu Chaozong, was watching the show. He was impressed by the Second Sister's boldness. She dared to drink something of unknown origin. She really did not want to live. She must be tired of living…Huangpu Chaozong was actually thinking that the Second Sister was too impulsive and did not take his safety seriously…
"What is this? Why is it sweet?" The Second Princess, Huangpu Ling 'er, suddenly opened her tightly shut eyes and asked in surprise," Are there any more?”Huangpu Ling 'er reached out her cup and pouted, signaling Feng Qi to give her more.
"Yes." Feng Qi filled Huangpu Ling 'er's cup with liquid." Second Princess, do you think it tastes good…"
"Yeah, what exactly is in this bottle?”Huangpu Ling 'er downed the liquid in her cup and licked her red lips. She still felt a little unsatisfied. He just wanted to get the answer from Feng Qi as soon as possible.
"This bottle contains honey water.”
"This taste is really like honey…What! You said that you smeared honey on the royal sister-in-law's zither!”Huangpu Ling 'er came back to her senses and screamed. She looked down at the cup in her hand and then looked up at Feng Qi with a look of disbelief.
What's wrong with this person? Isn't he deliberately playing with everyone! How could this honey help Yun Ruoxi win the competition?
"I told you! "What does this kid know? He only knows how to come up with some unreliable ideas…" The Fourth Prince, Huangpu Chaozong, mocked.
At this moment, in a place where no one noticed, although the Third Prince Huangpu Chenghong's eyes were still closed, the corners of his mouth were slightly curled up, as if he was laughing at the Fourth Prince Huangpu Chaozong for being too noisy…
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