You're Making Things Difficult for Her

"Hahaha!"

Chu Mingyuan humorously remarked, eliciting laughter from everyone.

Su Yingxue chuckled as well. She thought, "Emperor, you are indeed quite amusing."

She wondered, would they dare to bring a patient forward for her to treat if she dared to perform in public?

However, when Chu Mingyuan called her name, she had no choice but to step forward and bow, saying, "Reporting to the emperor, I lack any particular talent, so I shall refrain from embarrassing myself at Your Majesty's birthday banquet."

"Su Yingxue, your sister just mentioned that your father is stricter with you. How can you claim to lack any talent? Even the emperor praised the Marquis of Martial South for his daughter's excellent upbringing. Aren't you undermining the emperor's and your father's reputation by saying this?" The empress sneered, her gaze laden with pressure.