There was no other way. He couldn't make the decision at the family recognition meeting. Let them solve this matter by themselves. He didn't expect that he, an emperor, would have to change the topic for these people. It was tiring.
Prince Qin could only start his own performance. However, he was still a little depressed in his heart, because his performance should not be as good as that of Prince Ling.
Looking at the emperor: "Your Majesty, since Prince Ling has performed a martial arts fight, then I will have a literary fight."
When everyone heard the word "literary fight", they became interested, and when they saw Prince Qin, yes, everyone almost forgot that Prince Qin was a famous talent in Kyoto.
It looks like they are going to write a poem, write a poem on the spot? Interesting, everyone started to discuss, and then saw Qin Shizi, who brought a large piece of white cloth. He also found two bamboo poles and fixed them, and hung the white cloth on it.
Some ministers realized that this was a performance of ink splashing painting. In fact, there were many people present who had this ability. It was just that they would not come out to perform. Now that the younger generation had come forward, it was also very interesting.
"Prince Qin is really capable. Speaking of literary combat, ink splashing painting also requires a certain amount of physical strength. Compared to sword dancing, he is not invincible."
The other noble ladies are all very helpless. Today should have been their stage, but with these two princes doing this, their little tricks are completely useless, okay
Having said that, such an opportunity is still rare, at least you can observe and learn. Prince Qin has already prepared everything and started his performance.
He just poured the prepared ink on it, and the ink swirled around the white cloth and dripped down. What was left on the white cloth was a black patch, which didn't look like it had any technical content.
Someone is already discussing below: "Is this person capable of this? This is just nonsense."
"Ink splash painting, if that's what it is, I can do it too. It's just splashing and scribbling, it looks simple."
Prince Qin on the stage seemed not to hear the words below and began to do his own thing seriously. Soon, the black area on the white cloth changed, and gradually the outline of the mountain and the waves of the water could be seen.
Everyone realized that this was a landscape painting. After Prince Qin finished the painting, he saluted to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look."
The emperor smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. But I can't have the final say on this. Let's start voting."
In fact, for the emperor, the painting performance is still very good, but looking at the queen, she seems to like sword dancing more.
Even the couple had different preferences, let alone other people! There were two eunuchs holding two boxes, one with the words "Prince Qin" and the other with the words "Prince Ling". Those who supported whichever one would put their playing cards in the box of that prince.
The number of cards in Ling Shizi's box increased noticeably. There were many reasons for this. People did not want to see the Duke's Mansion, which had no power, rise again, so they all rejected Qin Shizi.
Everyone knew that Ling Shizi was a playboy. Even if he was made a member of the Duwei Army, he would not be able to achieve anything. To put it bluntly, he was not taken seriously, so he was naturally the beneficiary.
The emperor looked at the votes of these people and smiled, but said nothing. After the votes were over, the emperor asked someone to count them on the spot. Out of the 114 playing cards, Prince Ling took 80.
"Very good, then this victory belongs to Prince Ling Yue. When the court opens, you will go and report."
Prince Ling immediately nodded and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Being able to join the Duwei Army was a pleasant surprise. The following was the performance of the ladies, which, in contrast to the previous two programs, looked mediocre.
Many people were looking at Fang Xiaoxi curiously, but they found that Fang Xiaoxi had no intention of leaving, and soon the afternoon passed.
The emperor naturally ended the banquet and sent everyone home. The palace also had a dinner party in the evening, but it was a family reunion dinner, so the ministers would not be there.
Of course, ministers who are particularly popular will still be retained, and some ministers who are highly valued will also be rewarded with dishes by the emperor.
Speaking of which, the Queen Mother was used to eating food cooked by Fang Xiaoxi. She felt a little sad during these days in the palace. She looked at Fang Xiaoxi and said, "Xiaoxi, you can cook dinner tonight. Can you cook mine?"
When she thought that Fang Xiaoxi was going to follow her back to Xianyou Town, and she was not going this time, what would she do if she wanted to eat? Looking at Fang Xiaoxi, her eyes were pitiful.
Fang Xiaoxi was a little amused: "Okay, I will make it for you right now. If you want to eat it in the future, don't worry, I will make some sauce for you and ask someone to make it according to the recipe. When you have finished the sauce, just ask Mu Nannan to bring it to you."
This is also a good idea. The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Xiao Xi is indeed thoughtful. She has considered everything for me."
Qian Jiujiu was a little surprised: "Is the Queen Mother really not going with us this time?"
The Queen Mother actually wanted to go, but as the Queen Mother of a country, it was not good for her to wander around outside all the time, so she decided to stay in the palace.
"Just stay in the palace. Next time you want to go out and play, you can go."
Qian Jiujiu nodded: "Okay, whenever you want to go with us, just write to me and I'll come back to pick you up."
The Queen Mother thought for a moment and then spoke again: "Actually, Nanbeibei and Nanbeibei are not young anymore, and they can't hang around outside all the time. Why not let them stay in Kyoto? What do you think?"
She also realized something at this year's New Year's banquet. Nannanbei did not grow up in Kyoto, and is completely unfamiliar with the noble children in Kyoto. How can this go on
Not to mention other things, it will be difficult for Beibei to get married in the future. Beibei has a noble status, so the person she wants to marry must naturally be someone of noble birth.
But people of noble birth would most likely dislike Beibei for running around outside all year round. When Beibei heard that he was going to stay in Kyoto, he immediately became unhappy.
"Grandma, I don't want to stay in Kyoto anymore."
Qian Jiujiu found it a little funny. She had never thought that Bei Bei would marry those so-called aristocratic children in the court.
Compared to the Great Zhou Dynasty, Mingyue Island is better. She thought that when her daughter reaches a certain age, she can find someone to marry on Mingyue Island, and of course it must be someone she loves.
But Beibei is a princess no matter what, and it is not okay for her to stay outside all the time: "You should ask Nanbeibeibei about this. If they are willing, I have no objection."
Mu Yexiao also said: "My son has no objection, it's up to them."
The child is already over ten years old, and from now on it will be just the two of them, him and Qian Jiujiu. Life shouldn’t be too easy, since why should he take care of two of them
Thinking that they could keep the two of them, they were naturally very happy. Nanbeibei looked at each other and thought that their father was too much.
From childhood to adulthood, I want to leave them aside. This is simply unreasonable. Nan Nan coughed twice and said, "Grandma, just let Bei Bei stay. Bring him to you and take good care of him. I want to go out and explore the world. I'm a boy, so it's better for me to explore more."
What a joke! He has to stay with Fang Xiaoxi all the time. If he doesn't, someone might poach him. That would be a waste of time.
The Queen Mother nodded: "That's fine."
The concubines all understood what the Queen Mother was going to do. Beibei was already twelve or thirteen years old, and it was time for her to choose a husband.
In the past, girls had to get married at the age of 14 or 15, but now it has been changed to 18. However, choosing a husband is such an important matter, so naturally preparations should be made early.
Princess Ankang is of a very good age, and there are men of the right age in each of their families. Everyone immediately started looking at Beibei with shining eyes.
As a princess of the royal family, she will have to go through these things sooner or later. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao did not care much about it. Anyway, Bei Bei was always protected by someone and would not suffer any loss, so they were not worried.
After dinner in the palace, the family started to go back. After returning, Beibei was dissatisfied: "Father, Mother, you three are not really going to keep me here, are you?"
That's for sure. Qian Jiujiu looked at Bei Bei and said, "You are old enough to learn the rules. Just stay here for your father and mother and show your filial piety to your grandmother."
After Qian Jiujiu said this, Bei Bei knew that this matter was settled. She was very depressed. Now, as long as she waited for Qian Jiujiu and the others to leave, she would move into the palace. Ah, so annoying.
The more she thought about it, the more upset she became. Beibei didn't sleep well all night. She wanted to do something. Suddenly, she remembered that the gambling house still owed her 50,000 taels of silver, which they earned with their own skills.
Thinking of this, Beibei immediately called Fang Xiaoxi and Cao Suixin, who were dressed in men's clothes again, and brought a dozen guards with them, and went to the gambling house together. Seeing that they were going to cause trouble, Nannan, Mu Yeyin, and Mo Yunyao followed them.
Even during the Chinese New Year, the gambling house did not close, on the contrary, it was even more lively. Such a large group of people, appearing in front of the gambling house, was naturally very eye-catching.
Everyone looked over and kept discussing: "Who are those people? What are they doing?"
"I don't know. It's coming with such force, it must be no good. Let's go and watch the fun."
There were already a lot of people, and there was also a large group of people following behind who were watching the fun. When so many people came to the casino, everyone in the casino was shocked.
"Boss, boss, something bad has happened. There are troublemakers here."