The banquet was halfway through when Noble Lady Wei proposed that they should play something to pass the time. Merely chatting and sipping tea felt like something was missing, didn't it?
The suggestion was rarely met with unanimous approval from everyone.
Usually on edge, they were always careful of their speech and behavior, fearing to displease His Majesty. Now with such an opportunity, and with the Noble Consort appearing to be in an amiable mood tonight...
The courage of the group began to grow.
"What shall we play?" Mingshu propped up her chin, appearing quite interested.
The entertainment in ancient times was quite elegant, nothing more than reciting poetry, composing verses, or playing games like tossing arrows or the Flower Tossing Game.
Mingshu was not incapable of composing poetry—after all, nine years of compulsory education stood for something—but she didn't have the audacity to borrow the famous lines of literati and found it somewhat difficult to speak them aloud.
