This is a good thing, Situ Yao thought, not wanting to interrupt such a beautiful scene because of his arrival.
When the song ended, Chen Yalan's movements also stopped.
"Good, good, good." After watching the two's performance, Situ Yao couldn't help but praise them: "I didn't expect to see such a stunning scene today. My two beloved concubines, you are indeed amazing. Reward."
It was only at this time that everyone noticed Situ Yao's presence. After reacting, they hurriedly saluted Situ Yao. Situ Yao waved his hand and asked everyone to disregard the formalities.
Because of Situ Yao's arrival, everyone's hearts began to become active again.
Especially Xu Chuchu, remembering what her mother had said to her, Xu Chuchu immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I will prepare to perform a dance for everyone."
After saying that, Xu Chuchu went downstairs to prepare the things she needed, because at the beginning she had not thought about performing anything, and now she suddenly proposed to perform, just because she was dissatisfied when she saw Situ Yao rewarding Chen Yalan and Fu Liu, so she wanted to deliberately show herself.
Not to mention that Fu Liu's favor during this period has already made her eyes red with jealousy, even Chen Yalan, the daughter of a military general, who is so vulgar, can still receive the emperor's reward.
So Xu Chuchu thought that as long as she could dance gracefully in front of the emperor, she would be able to win the emperor's favor.
As she was preparing things, she thought of this, her lips curled up slightly, and in her mind, she was already thinking about her glorious future.
After she changed her clothes, she was indeed quite stunning. Her delicate curves were even more graceful against the backdrop of the gauze dress.
Xu Chuchu came slowly with small steps, and in an instant everyone's attention was focused on her. Xu Chuchu seemed to see that everyone was immersed in her dance and couldn't extricate themselves.
With a slight smile, Xu Chuchu felt that she was just like a star in the sky, being looked up at by everyone.
Her hands began to dance slowly, the corners of her lips curled up, her eyes were as silky as silk, staring straight at Situ Yao, then she turned around with a shy smile, and her dance began.
It has to be said that as a lady from a noble family, Xu Chuchu's dance is still remarkable, but did she think her performance could end so smoothly?
An Lirong immediately understood why Xu Chuchu, who never did this, did this. A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of her lips. She thought that Xu Chuchu, who always maintained her dignity, would not use these means to win the emperor's heart.
Seeing that Xu Chuchu's dance was about to reach its climax, An Lirong had a teasing thought. What would happen if this noble Xu Chuchu failed to seduce the emperor?
Thinking of Xu Chuchu's annoyed expression, An Lirong found it very interesting. She moved her hands quietly and pretended to pick up the peanuts in the basket in front of her.
When no one was paying attention, he gently dropped the peanuts on the ground, and as luck would have it, they landed right under Xu Chuchu's feet.
Suddenly, Xu Chuchu felt something under her feet, and she slipped and fell to the ground.
How could this happen? I have always practiced dancing very well, so how could I make such a fool of myself now?
Xu Chuchu found it hard to accept and immediately burst into tears.
Originally, when Xu Chuchu fell, everyone wanted to help her, but the way she acted was a bit annoying.
Especially Situ Yao, he didn't expect that the woman fell down while dancing, affecting everyone's interest, and he even dared to cry.
"Okay, stop crying. Let the imperial physician check if you are hurt anywhere." Although he was very unhappy with Xu Chuchu's behavior, Situ Yao was concerned that she was the daughter of the Minister of Rites, so he did not teach her a lesson, but just asked someone to help her down.
Seeing this scene, Xu Chuchu looked at Lu Xian, who was drinking tea quietly without saying a word.
She has always known the principle of keeping a low profile and also knew that Xu Chuchu would not easily ask her to dance unless she was certain. Now that she fell, it seemed that someone was plotting against her.
But she had no evidence, and she could see clearly that most of the people in the harem were the Queen's men. The one who plotted against Xu Chuchu might also be the Queen's men. If she pointed it out easily, she would probably offend the Queen, and the consequences of offending the Queen were imaginable.
Even if that person is not the Queen's man, it is not good to offend someone rashly. If you want to gain a foothold in the harem, you must ensure your own safety.
Most people were very excited to see Xu Chuchu make a fool of herself. After all, Xu Chuchu didn't have any particularly good friends in the palace.
This was also an opportunity. Lin Xiaoxiang immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what happened to Xu Da Ying was just an accident. Don't let her affect everyone's interest. Why not let me play a song for everyone?"
Everyone looked at Lin Xiaoxiang. There was a fierce light in Lin Xiangru's eyes. She cursed fiercely in her heart, hoping that Xiaoxiang would meet with an accident like Xu Chuchu, and her status in the emperor's heart would be greatly reduced.
However, things did not turn out as Lin Xiangru had hoped. Lin Xiaoxiang played the flute so well that even Situ Yao admired her greatly.
"Very good, very good. I didn't expect that Concubine Lin can play the flute so well." Situ Yao praised.
This made Lin Xiangru even more unhappy. Damn it, why didn't she have any accidents? Why couldn't she be like Xu Chuchu?
Su Mengyan looked at Situ Yao beside her and smiled slightly. The tea party was coming to an end, and Su Mengyan had to say something.
"My dear sisters, I am already in my advanced stages of pregnancy. I have become increasingly heavy and unwieldy these days, and I am a little overwhelmed. I hope you sisters will not cause me any trouble."
When everyone heard Su Mengyan say this, they all stood up and bowed to her: "Your Majesty, the Queen has taught me this. I will remember your teachings."
Xu Chuchu didn't show up until the end of the tea party. Lu Xian thought about it and felt that she should go and visit her.
After she arrived at Xu Chuchu's palace, Xu Chuchu said to her: "It was An Lirong who plotted against me today. If not, I would have won the emperor's favor."
She couldn't understand why An Lirong wanted to obstruct her when she had no grudge against her in the past or recently.
Lu Xian hadn't expected Xu Chuchu to know that it was An Lirong who did it. At the same time, she felt somewhat relieved that she hadn't done anything. She knew that An Lirong was a legitimate member of the Empress's entourage.
"No matter who did it to you, it's too late to say anything more now that things have come to this." Lu Xian could only advise her in this way. It had already happened, and it was too late to say anything more now.
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