Princess Rong Hua drank very fast; the feeling of drunkenness was coming up quickly. Her face was stained with a red glow now. The emperor looked at her daughter with a bit of worry.
Meanwhile, on the opposite side, the girl was holding the glass with one hand, gently smiling, and she slowly drank up each glass of wine, as if she was not in a race, but was tasting good wine.
But unexpectedly, the surrounding onlookers found the number of empty wine glasses in front of her was increasing as fast as that of the Princess Rong Hua, or even faster.
A drinking race between Princess Rong Hua and the royal princess? Unbelievable! This had never happened in history before. It was quite a big show for today.
Kada—
The wine glass collided with the table surface, making slight noises.
"Give me that... brush pen!" Princess Rong Hua felt a little dizzy and weak, but her consciousness was clear. She staggered as she stood up, escorted by her maid, and walked to the table on which a big paper was spread.
With a splash of ink, Princess Rong Hua's beautiful and grand calligraphy soon appeared on the paper.
"It's really nice calligraphy!"
"Yes, indeed."
The ministers standing nearby couldn't help praising Princess Rong Hua's handwriting. They came closer one after another to appreciate the creation process.
The heirs of the royal family were educated in all four arts, including music, chess, calligraphy and painting. They learned since childhood, which endowed them with great knowledge of them all, and in some aspects they were even quite proficient.
The calligraphy of Princess Rong Hua was the best among all the heirs, and the emperor was very proud of that as well.
So when Princess Rong Hua heard the praise of the ministers, she stood upright immediately and seemed to have seen the dawn of victory.
But having drunk too much wine really affected her. She delayed a little in writing. Then after she finally finished the writing, a feeling of weakness attacked her all at once. She almost lost her balance and leaned upon her maid to avoid falling over.
She looked to Ming Shu, who was still sitting in her seat and drinking wine, and whose posture was not even changed. She was also looking back at her with a smile.
What is she laughing at?
What's so funny? Her smile is really ugly, as ugly as her appearance.
Princess Rong Hua pushed the maid away and staggered to Ming Shu. The latter was now holding a glass of unfinished wine in her hand. Princess Rong Hua couldn't help giving a beaming smile. "You lose."
"Rong Hua." The emperor, though, interrupted her.
"Father, I win!" Princess Rong Hua became a little anxious and her face was filled with excitement. She knew she would win.
"Rong Hua, the royal princess won," the emperor said in a deep voice. "Don't be silly, come now."
Princess Rong Hua's smile was frozen on her face. "Father... what are you saying?" How could she win, she didn't even finish the wine!
"Your Highness, it is indeed the royal princess who won, she finished the calligraphy faster than you..." the maid whispered in Princess Rong Hua's ear.
"She didn't finish the wine! So what if she was faster than me in writing?" Princess Rong Hua pointed at the wine on the table.
The maid whispered again, "It was poured by Her Highness after she had finished the writing."
