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Chapter 453 Being Protected
Jing Moyuan frowned unhappily. This sister was indeed a fool.
Lu Shian is more than just a farmer. The grain shops she runs in cooperation with the Shen family are all over the country of Dayuan. The fact that she can win the prince's favor without relying on her beauty shows that she has extraordinary means.
As soon as Jing Youran said this, it immediately caused displeasure among everyone present.
It is true that it is not a great skill for a concubine to only know how to farm, but because Lu Shian developed high-yield crops, the people of Dayuan Kingdom had food to eat, so naturally they also benefited from it.
For example, most of the grain seeds collected by the imperial court last year were divided up among these aristocratic families.
They were so excited when they saw the huge harvest from the fields this year.
Of course, this is only one of the reasons. There are other reasons. No matter how bad Lu Shian is, she is still a member of their Dayuan Kingdom. What's more, she is the prince's concubine. If he looks down on her so blatantly, isn't he looking down on their Dayuan Kingdom?
Before Lu Shian could speak, the court officials had already spoken.
The first person to speak was Wei Feng. He snorted with disdain and said, "Princess, if you say so, not only I, but also the others present cannot refute it. As the saying goes, it is a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar. Princess has come all the way from Wu State, so our Dayuan State naturally welcomes you.
The princess's dancing is especially impressive. This dance is performed by the princess, and other women also dance it. I just wonder if there is anyone in Wu who can research high-yield crops like our crown prince's concubine and seek benefits for the people and the country?"
Lu Shian didn't expect Wei Feng to stand up for her. She looked at Wei Feng with a pair of slightly drunken eyes.
Wei Feng had a look of pride on his face, with his head held high!
"Master Wei said it well!"
"Master Wei is right. It's okay to dance or not, to watch or not, but you can't go without a meal!"
Everyone agreed with Wei Feng. Lu Shian thought of the novels he had read. In the novels, at times like this, everyone would jump out to blame the heroine. Everyone would look down on the heroine, and then the heroine would get slapped in the face by everyone.
But the reality was that everyone was protecting her, even though she didn't even know some of them. She understood that these people were not only protecting her, but the dignity of the Dayuan Kingdom. Her eyes suddenly turned red!
She sniffed and raised her chin proudly. Jing Youran beside her was so angry that she almost died. When she was dancing just now, these people were obviously fascinated by her, but why did they jump out to blame her just because she said one bad word about Lu Shian?
Lu Shian smiled at her proudly and said, "Forget about dancing, but if everyone finds it boring, I can perform a show to liven up the atmosphere."
"To liven up the atmosphere, what can you perform to liven up the atmosphere?"
Jing Moyuan called out in a low voice: "You Ran."
This sister has already aroused public anger and is yet to calm down. If she really stays here, I’m afraid she won’t have a good life.
Jing Youran was a little afraid of Jing Moyuan, but the words had already been said, and nothing he said now would help.
From beginning to end, Li Hongting sat there and watched Lu Shian deal with everything. He was not afraid of Lu Shian making a fool of himself. In fact, he didn't think Lu Shian would make a fool of himself at all. He wanted to see if there was anything else about Lu Shian that he didn't know.
Seeing the slightly tipsy Lu Shi'an standing there without any fear, he knew that the person who would be embarrassed would be the Princess of Wu.
Su Qianqian, who had been silent, suddenly laughed out loud. Her laughter was not loud at first, but the hall was so eerily quiet that her laughter was particularly noticeable.
"The princess's dance just now was so mesmerizing that no matter what dance she performs next, it will probably be hard for people to watch. It would be better to let Master Shen perform a sword dance to liven up the atmosphere."
Mr. Shen?
Everyone looked over there. There were officials with the surname Shen in the court, but no one with the surname Shen came to the imperial banquet today. They didn't know which one Su Qianqian was talking about.
After Su Qianqian finished speaking, she looked behind her and said, "Brother."
Shen Cuo responded softly and walked from behind Su Qianqian to the center of the hall.
The eldest princess sitting on the other side was so angry that her face turned green. Qianqian had always been sensible and she didn't need to worry about her, but today she didn't know what had happened to her and actually brought Shen Cuo to such an occasion. Was she trying to embarrass her?
He clasped his fists and saluted the emperor and the imperial concubine on the dragon throne, then clasped his fists to the people on both sides, and then walked to the imperial guards and said, "Can you lend me your sword?"
After saying that, without waiting for the guards to speak, he lightly kicked the sword with his foot, and the sword seemed to come alive and popped out of the scabbard. Shen Cuo took the sword and started performing a set of sword flowers.
Not only does his sword dance look beautiful, but it also carries murderous intent.
Everyone who saw it couldn't help but applaud, and even the emperor praised it highly.
"Excellent, excellent, great skills, great skills."
After Shen Cuo finished dancing, he returned the sword.
The emperor was very pleased with him and asked, "What's your name?"
"In reply to the emperor, I am Shen's fault."
"Shen Cuo..."
The emperor frowned slightly. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere, but he couldn't remember where.
The Imperial Concubine whispered something in his ear, and the Emperor suddenly realized, "You are Shen Zhimu's nephew?"
"It's the grass people."
The emperor nodded: "How many years have you been learning martial arts?"
"Your Majesty, it has been more than ten years."
"With such great skills, have you ever thought about serving the court?"
"I am a citizen of the Great Abyss Kingdom, so I am naturally willing to be loyal to the Great Abyss Kingdom. However, I am just a warrior, and I have no way to serve the country, so I have been doing nothing."
"Haha, Prince Consort, is Prince Consort here today?"
The princess replied awkwardly, "Brother, you know that the prince consort hates this kind of occasion the most."
The emperor was obviously disappointed: "After so many years, he is still so idle. Well, I won't embarrass him."
Li Hongting, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "Father, Master Shen saved my life. I have been looking for an opportunity to repay him. Please give me this opportunity."
"Oh, is there anything else?"
"Yes."
"In that case, Shen Cuo, you should follow the prince from now on."
Shen Cuo had not expected this to happen. He was just slightly stunned, and immediately clasped his fists towards Li Hongting and said, "I thank the Crown Prince for his appreciation."
Li Hongyu drank the wine in the glass silently, feeling a sense of dryness in his heart.
He is your son all the same, so you should give him whatever he wants.
But what about me? I'm afraid you don't even remember that you have a son like me.
It was obvious that he was the greatest contributor to the two countries being able to sit down and talk this time, but the emperor had not made any other statement except for conferring the title on him that day.
Just like now, the emperor would talk to the prince from time to time, and when the dishes were served, the emperor would also give some instructions, asking the prince to try which dish tasted good and to give the prince his favorite dish.