The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 300

Emperor Yongning asked, "Why the sigh? Don’t want to participate? If you don’t want to, that’s fine, you don’t have to join. After all, in this hot weather, playing football is quite tiring, isn’t it much better to read in the Shang Shufang?"

Jun Ning: "......"

So, does he want her to go read alone in Shang Shufang while her brothers and the other boys play?

This... this... truly is a sad thing!

"No," Jun Ning said, "I want to play football, and I also want to win."

Emperor Yongning chuckled, "Yi Yi, there are many football experts in our Eastern Chu, it’s not as simple as wanting to win to actually win, don’t take it too seriously, it’s important to participate."

If you take it too seriously, it wouldn’t be good to get hurt.

"No, I must win!" Jun Ning insisted earnestly, "Father, you don’t need to persuade me."

Seeing the young girl’s determination, Emperor Yongning smiled and said, "If you win, then Father will promise you one thing. But if you lose, you’ll have to promise Father one thing." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Okay," Jun Ning agreed without hesitation.

After discussing the football match, Emperor Yongning wanted to chat with Jun Ning more, have a casual talk. But Jun Ning had no intention of staying longer; she said she wanted to take advantage of these couple of free days to really think about football, and then she left.

Emperor Yongning looked at the cilantro mung bean cake he had prepared for the little girl on the table and let out a long sigh.

The cheeky girl, the older she gets, the harder it is to keep around.

Just after a few words, she’s off again.

Emperor Yongning despondently picked up a piece of Jun Ning’s favorite cilantro mung bean cake, took a small bite, and just one bite almost did him in; this... this, this... it was really unpalatable...

That cheeky girl has peculiar tastes, which he... simply can’t appreciate.

Emperor Yongning just took one bite and put down the cilantro mung bean cake.

After returning to the Weiyang Palace, Jun Ning summoned her confidant and asked, "Have you found out anything over the past two days? Does Zhang Zihao have any intention of coming back to school? It’s been so long, his bottom should have healed by now, it wouldn’t make sense for him not to come back!"

"Princess, I was just about to tell you about this," Lamei whispered into Jun Ning’s ear, "In the days you were away from the palace, I found out that Zhang Zihao didn’t actually go out of the city to pray, it got discovered and now it can’t be covered up, he said he’ll come to school tomorrow."

"Tomorrow!" Jun Ning chuckled, "Well done."

She finally has a chance tomorrow to help Jing Shu win back the bet she owes.

Lamei, who was constantly keeping an eye on Zhang Zihao’s whereabouts for Jun Ning, surely knows what’s on Jun Ning’s mind.

She looked worriedly at Jun Ning, "Princess, are you really confident you can recite the ’Three Character Classic’ from the bet? If not, there’s still time before school starts tomorrow, why don’t we try reciting it now? As the saying goes, ’Sharpening the knife right before it’s needed is still helpful!’"

Jun Ning casually laughed, "No need, what’s difficult about that?" She didn’t take it seriously at all; she could recite it backwards and forwards.

"Princess!" Lamei was still very worried.

Before her princess went to school, she used to just play, sleep, and eat delicacies daily in the Weiyang Palace, never touching any books or reciting the ’Three Character Classic.’

If they were to compete tomorrow, the princess would surely lose.

Lamei pleaded with Jun Ning, "My dear princess, let’s just give it a try, shall we? You have such a good memory, a few times through and you’ll have it down pat."

"My dearest Lamei, stop saying anything, just leave! Let your princess rest well, to be prepared for tomorrow’s competition. If I don’t rest well, my brain will surely be in a muddle, and at that point, I might really not win the competition."

Jun Ning started to usher Lamei out of her room.

Lamei still wanted to say: Princess, the more you rest, the more likely you are to lose.

But how could she say that while being pushed out by Jun Ning?

Lamei let herself be ushered out by Jun Ning.

Just as Lamei was about to leave, she spotted Imperial Concubine Hua nearby.

Having overheard the conversation between the mistress and servant, Imperial Concubine Hua acknowledged Lamei’s greeting and then bypassed her to enter Jun Ning’s room, pulling Jun Ning to sit beside her.

Imperial Concubine Hua said earnestly to Jun Ning, "Yi Yi, it’s been a long time, the matter of the ’Three Character Classic,’ Duke’s grandson might not even bring it up tomorrow, he probably forgot. Since he forgot, you shouldn’t bring it up either."

"Why is that?" Jun Ning was confused.

Why shouldn’t she mention it?

Zhang Zihao still owes Jing Shu a hundred taels of silver from their bet!

Is it easy for Jing Shu to earn some money?

It’s certainly not easy.

She must help Jing Shu win back that money, and then send it over to her.

Jing Shu and her parents are out there alone, not like the times in the Imperial City. They’ll have plenty of expenses, she can’t have no money at all.

"Don’t you know why?" Imperial Concubine Hua gave Jun Ning an exasperated look, "Over the years, because of your weak health, I never pressured you to study. You hardly recognize any big characters, how could you possibly recite the whole ’Three Character Classic’?"

This truly wasn’t Imperial Concubine Hua looking down on Jun Ning, it was just stating the facts.

Jun Ning: "......"

Well, she can do it.

"To avoid embarrassment, don’t bring it up anymore, okay?" Imperial Concubine Hua advised.

Jun Ning refused, "No, I can recite the ’Three Character Classic.’

Imperial Concubine Hua sighed, "You child, always talking nonsense while looking straight at me. If you really can recite it, recite a bit for Mother to hear."

Still citing previous reasons, Jun Ning refused Imperial Concubine Hua’s request, "I won’t recite!"

Imperial Concubine Hua said, "If you could recite it, why wouldn’t you?"

Jun Ning was speechless; the logic didn’t work like that, "I can, I truly can..."

"If you can, then recite!"

Jun Ning didn’t respond.

Imperial Concubine Hua tried persuading Jun Ning again, but Jun Ning didn’t listen to a word and refused to recite no matter what. Imperial Concubine Hua was thoroughly exhausted by it.

She simply gave up on convincing and decided to go find Emperor Yongning. Since they planned to compete, let them compete. To avoid too much embarrassment in the end, Emperor Yongning should just go and observe.

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She simply gave up on convincing and decided to go find Emperor Yongning. Since they planned to compete, let them compete. To avoid too much embarrassment in the end, Emperor Yongning should just go and observe. She simply gave up on convincing and decided to go find Emperor Yongning. Since they planned to compete, let them compete. To avoid too much embarrassment in the end, Emperor Yongning should just go and observe. She simply gave up on convincing and decided to go find Emperor Yongning. Since they planned to compete, let them compete. To avoid too much embarrassment in the end, Emperor Yongning should just go and observe.