Chapter 302 Lend a Helping Hand
Jiang Huai looked in the direction that Hong Muyuan pointed. The lotus leaf hairpin had a unique shape and a plain color, yet it was very smart. At first glance, Jiang Huai liked it. He took the hairpin and tried it on his head, then put it in Hong Zhi's hand: "This is it."
Hong didn't know what to say for a moment. Could it be that her vision was not as good as a man's?
After Hong Zhi bought the hairpin, Su Chenyu and Xiang Lan also made their selections. They came out of Liuguang Pavilion together. Jiang Huai suggested, "There is a teahouse in front. Why don't we go in and have a cup of tea?"
"Okay." Su Chenyu had just agreed when she saw a little maid running over. She looked at Jiang Huai with some confusion, and even seemed unable to recognize her.
Jiang Huai spoke first: "Xiaojuan, are you here to see me?"
Hearing Jiang Huai's voice, Xiao Juan immediately asked her for help: "General, please go and see my girl."
"What happened to Qianyin?"
"It was Fuling. She and my girl wanted to compete for the position of dancer in the Flower Goddess Festival and hurt my girl."
The Flower God Festival is a unique festival in Western Xia. On this day, girls from all families would go to Lingshi Temple outside the city to seek marriage. The most eye-catching part is the dance performance in the evening.
They would select the best dancer from the prostitutes in the brothel in advance. On the day of the Flower Goddess Festival, they would first have her parade through the streets on a float. Then at night they would dance on a boat under bright lights. The boat would move with the water, and people along the shore would be able to watch the dance.
To be chosen as a dancer at the Flower Goddess Festival is the dream of countless prostitutes. It is a great honor for them.
In the previous three Flower Goddess Festivals, Qianyin was elected as the dancer. It was obvious that Tian, a woman born in the same year as Fuling, wanted to snatch the position of dancer.
Su Chenyu was curious about the selection of dancers for the Flower Goddess Festival, so she followed Jiang Huai to Huancai Pavilion.
As soon as they stepped into Huancai Pavilion, they saw Qianyin and Fuling standing on the central stage in the hall. There were audiences below the stage. Apparently, the final decision on who would be the dancer for the Flower Goddess Festival would be decided through voting by the audience.
"Fuling, I have been very kind to you in the past, why did you deliberately make me sprain my ankle?" Qianyin felt the piercing pain in her ankle, feeling unwilling in her heart.
Fuling used to be just a maid in Huancai Pavilion. Qianyin felt sorry for her and kept her by her side and taught her to dance so that she could have a way to make a living.
Fuling soon became loved by many people, but Qianyin was always superior to her. Fuling's gratitude towards her slowly turned into jealousy. This time, the dancer at the Flower Goddess Festival was her chance to turn things around.
So when they were dancing together before, Fuling deliberately danced the wrong steps, and Qianyin sprained her ankle in order to avoid it.
"Qianyin, there are so many people watching. When did I attack you? You are the one who can't stand steadily. You can't blame me for this, right?" Fuling mocked her, "Qianyin, you have been a dancer at the Flower God Festival for three consecutive years. It's time for you to make way for others."
"If you had defeated me fairly, I would not have refused to accept it. But you resorted to such means, isn't that too despicable?"
Xiaojuan ran to Qianyin's side, supported her, and looked at Fuling angrily: "Miss, I have invited the general over, let the general decide on the matter today."
Hearing that Jiang Huai was coming, Qianyin looked towards the stage with some excitement, but when she saw Jiang Huai in women's clothes, there was some surprise in her eyes.
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