However, upon seeing the prizes in Lian Hua's hands, everyone's eyes gleamed with desire. Those were all precious items, especially the ones owned by Changzai Zhou, which always were of high quality, and Beauty Zhao's were no less impressive. Today, for the Longevity Event, everyone was adorned with their best.
Concubine Fang Pin, caught up in the excitement, modestly demurred a few sentences but then firmly decided against letting anyone concede points, declaring they should go all out for the most enjoyment.
She had a strange feeling—both she and Lian Hua made mistakes, but overall, hers were far fewer. Yet her mistakes happened at the worst times, while Lian Hua's occurred whenever the scores were significantly apart. Every time they were behind by a lot, Lian Hua managed to even the score narrowly. She faintly suspected Lian Hua might be doing it intentionally but then dismissed the thought as unlikely and stopped pondering it.
