sjar Chapter 452: Imperial Banquet (Part )
Chapter 452: Imperial Banquet (Part )
Lu Shian raised his eyebrows. Oh, this is really a close fight. He said she was not good in front of her.
Lu Shian was adjusting his sleeves and was about to speak up, but Qin Jingzhi beside him spoke first.
"A princess of a country actually judges people by appearance. She is so superficial. I don't know whether I should say that the princess is too naive or that she has no vision."
Jing Youran was stunned by Qin Jingzhi's retort, not only because of the severity of her words, but also because of Qin Jingzhi's identity.
Qin Jingzhi is the Crown Princess, and after their marriage, the Crown Prince has not entered her room for many days. Logically, she and Lu Shian should be incompatible, but she just stood up for Lu Shian.
"This is the Crown Princess, right? I didn't expect her to be so magnanimous. The concubine competed for your favor, and you still spoke for her. It shows that you are also incompetent."
Since you want to stand out, Jing Youran won't indulge you.
"Whether you have the ability or not is not just talk. Princess, you have come all the way here for the purpose of marriage. Since ancient times, princesses sent to marry are not favored. But if the unfavored person is you, it makes sense. You are not good-looking, but you speak so harshly. It is difficult for you to be favored."
More vicious, right? Come on, come on, she, Lu Shian, has never been afraid of anyone.
"you……"
Jing Youran was indeed unpopular in the State of Wu. Her mother was also unpopular, so it was impossible for her to be favored. A marriage was needed, and she was the first one to be pushed forward.
"Oh, I was right. Tsk tsk tsk, princess, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you should change your bad habits. It's okay that you're not favored in Wu, but you're still a princess after all. Now that you're in a foreign country, you have to control your temper, otherwise you'll have no place to cry."
"Lu Shian, I will remember you."
Lu Shian shrugged: "Then you should remember me well. I will always take revenge. Don't offend me next time."
Li Hongyu, who was sitting below her, suddenly burst into laughter, and Lu Shian turned his head to look over.
Li Hongyu also looked at her with a smile: "I didn't expect the concubine sister-in-law to be so powerful."
"Thank you for the compliment, Prince Duan."
Li Hongting had just been called out by the eunuch. Although no one knew what was said, his face did not look very good when he came back.
Qin Jingzhi saw that something was wrong with Li Hongting, so he whispered softly, "Is the prince feeling unwell?"
"It's okay. This wine is pure and mellow. Drink less, or you'll get drunk later."
Qin Jingzhi was suddenly concerned about her and lowered her head shyly: "Yes."
On the other side, Lu Shian's eyes were shocked by a figure in the corner.
Shen Cuo, why is he here?
Her hands were shaking slightly. She looked down at her hands, feeling strange. There was nothing shameful between her and him, so why were her hands shaking?
She smiled bitterly and drank the wine in her hand.
According to Shen Cuo's status, he was naturally not qualified to enter the palace to attend the imperial banquet, but Su Qianqian could bring him in...
Lu Shian drank two glasses in a row, and Li Hongting, who was standing next to her, held down her glass and said, "You should drink less, or you'll feel uncomfortable after drinking too much."
Lu Shian was actually a little drunk. When she drank too much, she would get a little excited. She giggled and said to Li Hongting, "It's okay, it's okay. I can drink a lot."
Although she drinks frequently, she rarely drinks liquor.
After drinking, Lu Shian became more cheerful. Seeing her like this, Li Hongting felt a little better.
After the dance, another group of dancers stood in the middle.
The style of this song is completely different from the previous one. As the cheerful dance music sounded, Lu Shian glanced sideways.
He saw a group of dancers in red surrounding a woman in a golden dance costume. The woman was wearing a veil, but Lu Shian recognized her at the first sight.
This person was none other than Jing Youran, who had just been arguing with her.
"She dances well."
Everyone's attention was attracted by her dance. They forgot to chat and looked over there. When the music ended and the dance was over, everyone couldn't help but applaud.
Jing Youran slowly stepped forward, saluted to the Emperor and Imperial Concubine of Dayuan Kingdom, and said a few auspicious words. He simply hoped that Dayuan Kingdom and Wu Kingdom would form a friendly relationship and there would never be war between the two countries.
The emperor cheered happily and rewarded gold. After Jing Youran thanked him, he suddenly turned to look at Lu Shian.
"Just now, the concubine said that no matter what I do, she will only do it better. I danced a dance. I wonder what the concubine plans to do?"
Lu Shian: ...
How could this damn girl lie with her eyes open? When did she ever say these things?
As soon as Jing Youran said this, everyone opened their eyes wide in shock!
"How can this be possible? She is the Crown Prince's concubine, of noble status. How can she dance in public?"
"Why can't the concubine dance? She's just a concubine, not the Crown Princess!"
"That's wrong. The concubine was married off by the Emperor himself. She is not comparable to the concubines. How can you dance in public?"
"You think too much. Don't you know what's going on with this concubine? Besides farming, do you think she can play the piano, chess, calligraphy, or painting?"
"Oh, right, right, right, how could we have forgotten about this..."
"Oh my, I'm afraid the concubine will bring shame to our Great Yuan Nation this time!"
Lu Shian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Before she even said anything, these ministers and noble ladies couldn't wait to speak up for her!
She stood up and walked to Jing Youran, bowing to the emperor and the imperial concubine!
Then he turned to face Jing Youran and said, "It seems that what I said just now was right. You are indeed not favored in Wu Kingdom, otherwise no one would have told you that in Dayuan Kingdom, dancers are dancers and princesses are princesses!"
What this means is that a princess is a princess and would never do what a dancer should do in public!
"you……"
Jing Moyuan sat there with a bad look on his face!
Lu Shian keeps saying that the princess of Wu has fallen into depravity. Doesn't this mean that Wu doesn't know the rules?
Jing Moyuan said coldly: "Dayuan has its own rules, and my Wu has its own rules. Youran is the most beautiful princess of Wu, the most charming Camellia of today, and her dance is even more beautiful. Today she danced to express her respect for your country, but she didn't expect to be despised by the concubine. It shows that Dayuan has no sincerity in the negotiations!"
Jing Moyuan is worthy of being Jing Moyuan. With just a few words, he pushed the fault onto her!
She, Lu Shian, cannot bear such a heavy responsibility!
Lu Shian bowed to Jing Moyuan and said, "The Third Prince has put such a big hat on me. I can't bear it. The Third Prince said it well. Each country has its own rules. I shouldn't use the rules of Dayuan Kingdom to ask Princess Youran. Naturally, the princess shouldn't ask me to learn from Wu Kingdom!"
Jing Youran had no intention of giving Lu Shian the chance to embarrass himself!
"If you can't dance, you can always perform something else, right? Or is it that the concubine only knows how to grow crops?"