Su Yunmo: "??"
Ye Jingyu suddenly looked up and stood up.
"Mwah~" Ye Jingguang quickly leaned down to kiss, but before he could touch Su Yunmo's face, he was pulled up.
Su Yunmo blinked twice, swallowed the pastry in her mouth, and silently picked up another piece to stuff into her mouth.
Ye Jingguang turned his head and met Ye Jingyu's gloomy expression: "Third Brother? What's wrong?"
This kid actually dared to ask!
Qian Xue stood by and mourned for the Fourth Prince.
The commotion here attracted everyone's attention.
The Empress did not attend this banquet because she was confined for reflection. The Emperor was accompanied by Consort Qin.
Consort Qin had been paying attention to the situation on Su Yunmo's side since she entered the prince's seating area. Seeing her son caught red-handed, she became even more anxious.
Guang'er, this little rascal, is too disobedient. I told him long ago to stay away from the General's daughter!
"Cough, cough!" She coughed heavily and glared at Ye Jingguang resentfully.
Ye Jingguang suddenly remembered something, chuckled, and shrunk his neck: "Third Brother, I was just playing a joke with Momo."
"Are you done?" Ye Jingyu didn't extend his face.
Ye Jingguang nodded frantically: "Done, done."
Ye Jingyu waved him away: "If you're done, go do what you should be doing."
Ye Jingguang was thrown to the ground and cried out in pain. He covered his backside and hid behind Ye Jingge, not daring to make a sound.
Ye Jingyu turned his head and looked at the little dumpling beside him.
Su Yunmo was still chewing pastries with her cheeks puffed out, mumbling indistinctly: "It has nothing to do with me..."
Ye Jingyu: "Heh!"
Su Yunmo immediately looked aggrieved.
Those who had intentions saw what happened here.
The ministers whispered among themselves.
It had long been rumored that Prince Yu and the General's young lady had an unusual relationship, and it was indeed true today.
Previously, Prince Lian had intended to form a marriage alliance with Miss Su at her birthday banquet in order to gain General Su's support.
Could it be that Prince Yu also had this idea now?
One or two sentences of the crowd's words fell into Emperor Ye Yao's ears.
Emperor Ye Yao's gaze moved between the two children, and a thought arose in his heart.
"Princess Danyang will now present a dance~"
A clear voice temporarily attracted everyone's attention.
Ye Ningyuan, wearing a purple dance costume and a veil covering her face, elegantly approached.
Bells were tied to her ankles, and red silk was tied to her wrists. This attire was very novel.
Su Yunmo was stunned for a moment, always feeling that such an outfit seemed familiar, but the memory was very vague and she couldn't recall it.
Ye Ningyuan's gaze bypassed the crowd and looked at Su Yunmo, mouthing silently: This is a gift.
The music started, elegant and melodious, with a touch of exotic flavor.
Ye Ningyuan swayed her limbs and body, her movements agile and revealing a temperament of purity amidst corruption.
Everyone praised her repeatedly.
Even Emperor Ye Yao was somewhat surprised.
It was rare to have such skill at such a young age.
Prince Yunyi raised his cup and drank, his face showing undisguised pride.
After the dance, Ye Ningyuan stopped her pose.
Everyone applauded and praised her together.
"Good, good, good, Tenth Brother has truly given me a good niece," Emperor Ye Yao waved his hand to bestow rewards.
Ye Ningyuan bowed: "Thank you, Imperial Uncle, for your grace. Yuan'er's dance is merely a superficial thing. When it comes to talent, Momo is even better."
Su Yunmo, who was eating pastries, spat out a mouthful of pastry, her face darkening.
This guy...
"Oh? Really? Then I am indeed interested. What can Momo do?" Emperor Ye Yao looked at Su Yunmo with great interest.
Ye Ningyuan also looked at her, hooking her lips: "Momo said she has a special skill that no one can learn."
The crowd was also excited to hear this.
The couple on the side looked troubled.
They had raised their daughter for so long, and they knew best whether she had any special skills.
Su Qingtian stood up and cupped his hands, helping Su Yunmo out of the predicament: "Your Majesty, in terms of grace, who can compare to the Princess? My daughter is young and has not yet learned anything substantial."
Su Yunmo nodded like a pecking chicken.
"Minister Su, there's no need to be modest. I heard that this child also studied at the academy and even graduated early because she learned so well." Emperor Ye Yao had great confidence in Su Yunmo.
"It doesn't need to be any extraordinary talent. A simple poem or a song would also be a treat for all the ministers."
Su Qingtian became even more worried.
For such a long time, the only thing he knew his little girl was better at than others was causing trouble.
Ye Ningyuan said excitedly: "Momo, why are you still standing there? Come up."
Everyone stared intently at Su Yunmo, wanting to see what amazing thing she would produce.
Su Yunmo knew she couldn't avoid it today.
If she could, she would have loved to demonstrate a supernatural ability to throw someone, starting with Ye Ningyuan.
But unfortunately, she couldn't do that.
The little dumpling stood up and said in a childish voice: "Imperial Uncle, Momo's talent is not as good as Sister Ningyuan's. Do you really want to see it?"
Emperor Ye Yao looked at her mischievous appearance and was very amused: "Just perform. Imperial Uncle guarantees that if it's not good, no one will dare to laugh at you."
"Okay, then Momo will show off." The little dumpling took an apple from the table and walked to the center of the hall with short legs.
She squatted down and placed the apple on the ground, then ran back, grunting and pulling at the corner of a stool to drag it to the center of the hall.
Then she placed the apple on the stool.
Everyone was confused.
Ye Ningyuan, however, was quite interested.
Su Yunmo stood in front of the stool, raised her small hand, fingers together, and held it over the apple: "Momo will perform a bare-handed apple chop for you."
Everyone: "??"
Su Qingtian: "!!"
'Crack!'
She brought her hand down like a knife.
The apple did not break.
Su Yunmo's hand swelled.
The entire hall was stunned.
Time even seemed to stand still.
A moment later.
"Wuwuwuwuwu..." The little dumpling tilted her head back and wailed loudly, looking incredibly wronged.
Everyone was amused and speechless.
Ye Ningyuan's expression was like she had constipation.
She had to admit that the little girl's performance had truly opened her eyes!
"My little ancestor, you're not happy if you don't cause trouble for me all day." Su Qingtian quickly got up from his seat and ran towards the center of the hall.
The little dumpling raised her small hand and, crying, ran into his arms: "Wuwuwu Daddy... it hurts, it hurts~"
Of course it hurt!
Bare-handed apple chop, what was she thinking.
"Don't cry, don't cry, Daddy will blow on it, and the pain will fly away." Su Qingtian held her and blew on her hand a few times.
The little dumpling was still crying buried in his chest, and the entire hall could feel her grievance.
Emperor Ye Yao was also amused and speechless: "This little Miss Su is truly 'brave'. She is indeed the biological daughter of Minister Su, possessing the same divine might as General Su."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Back then, when Su Qingtian first joined the army, he was spirited. After his first great victory on the battlefield, he drank a few too many drinks and insisted on performing a blade chop of black iron stone for everyone.
As a result, the blade flew out and pierced his instep, and he was bedridden for over a month.
This was not something new.
Now that Emperor Ye Yao mentioned it, everyone remembered that incident from back then.
Su Qingtian held the cub in his arms, his face so dark it looked like water was about to drip out, but he didn't get angry.
This was not the first time he had been embarrassed; he was used to it.