Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 577

Yun Shang raised her hand to touch the hairpin. She smiled faintly, "His Highness said mandarin ducks represent lasting love and asked me to wear it. I think it's not bad in style and I like it a lot."

After Yun Shang finished her words, Shen Yilan Hua took her hand and led her to the chair next to several senior ladies from the Hua Family. As soon as they sat down, a servant came into the room. "Good day, everyone. The Eldest Princess prepared a little game in the courtyard and invited all of you to take part in it."

Hearing that, Luo Qingyan's aunt smiled. "Ask the young people to play the game. We're too old to jump or run."

The servant hastily answered, "Lady Hua, don't worry. It's just a drinking game. You don't have to move. You'll be divided into pairs, but you can't choose your partners by yourselves. So let's play a little game to decide who will be in the same group.

"Really?" As the senior ladies present were all proficient in the four arts when they were young, drinking game would definitely be easy for them. And the way of grouping intrigued them. "We'll be divided into pairs by a little game?" Interesting. I wonder what the game is."

The servant replied, "Please follow me."

They looked at each other and followed the servant. When they stepped out of the room, they couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment. The plum-tree forest was covered in mist.

Rushing to the plum-tree forest, the servant smiled and said, "Fifteen red threads has been put in the misty forest. And we happen to have ten ladies and ten gentlemen here. Five ladies and five gentlemen, please stand on the left side and pick up a red thread casually. The rest, please stand on the right side and do the same.

Raising her eyebrows, Yun Shang exchanged a look with Luo Qingyan. Coldness suddenly flashed in their eyes. Yun Shang had once been framed by Flua Jing in the Qianshui Tower. She was getting suspicious of the mist. There must be something fishy in the plum-tree forest.

All the other people obeyed. As Shen Yilan held Yun Shang's hand and stood together with two aunts, Su Ruying quickly ran to Yun Shang and stood next to her side. Luo Qingya glanced at Yun Shang and smiled, then he stood on the other side. The other people also followed the servant's order and took one red thread respectively. Yun Shang secretly cut her finger with the red thread, a drop of blood rolling own along the thread in Yun Shang's hand.

"Flave you all chosen a red thread yet?" The servant asked in a low voice.

Everyone responded with a "yes". The servant smiled and said, "I'll send someone to get rid of the mist." Then he ordered some servants to take the prepared braziers into the plum-tree forest. After a short while, the mist disappeared. Yun Shang raised her eyebrows. It shouldn't be a mist. It seemed they just sprayed water in the forest. As it was the coldest time in the Jin City, the water formed the mist.

"Now the mist has dispersed. Please check who picked the other end of the thread you chose. That one will be your partner in the drinking game." The servant said with a smile.

No one moved. After a while, Lady Flua smiled and said, "Take it easy. It's just a game." Then she loosened the thread in her hand. "Who is my partner?"

Those standing on the other side all drew the end of thread in their hands. Another senior lady suddenly laughed out loud. "Lady Hua, you'll have to bear me as your partner." I've heard that you are a famous talented lady in the Jin City when you were young. I'm not good at the Four Arts. I'll count on you." Then she stepped forward with the thread in her hand. As expected, it was exactly the one Lady Hua released.

Smiling, Shen Yilan also released the thread. Her partner turned out to be Liu Yinfeng. She was very delighted and exclaimed, "Oh, Lucky me. I'll rely on you, Mr. Liu."

Liu Yinfeng nodded with a smile. He cast a glance at Yun Shang before Turning to Shen Yilan. "My pleasure."

Then three more found their own game partners. No one else followed. Yun Shang waited for a while and said with a smile, "Then I'll do it." Saying this, she let go of the thread in her hand.

"Oops, my hand slips." Su Ruying exclaimed in a hurry, with a bit of trepidation in her voice.

The people opposite checked their threads. Luo Qingyan paused, and so did the another man. "Hmm, it seems one of you is my partner."

However, Yun Shang's thread and Su Ruying's thread had been tangled. When no one knew how to solve the problem, a lady laughed and said, "I've heard that Prince Rui and Lady Rui are both talented. They'd better not be partners, or we will have no chance to win."

Yun Shang looked at Su Ruying and said with a smile, "Miss Su is also very talented. Besides, it is said that the State of Xia attached great importance to literature. So there must be many experts. Let's just follow the rules." As Yun Shang spoke, she started untangle the threads. "Although Miss Su and I released the threads at the same time, but mine is recognizable. When I was holding the red thread, I accidentally cut my finger. So there must be some blood stains on my thread." Yun Shang smilingly raised one of the threads and spread out her hand, "You could come to check the blood stains."

Everyone looked at Yun Shang's hand and saw a scratch on her left index finger. And when they looked closer, they found a part of the thread was darker than the rest. It seemed there were some blood stains on it.