Chapter 82: A Dance That Seduces the City
Imperial City, Weiyang Palace.
Although it was the coldest time of the year, the heating in the hall was very strong and warm everywhere, making people drowsy.
Emperor Sheng Yuan sat at the top bored. He looked at the grown-up princes below and couldn't help but frowning.
The emperor was only just over forty years old, but already his forehead was wrinkled slightly, and the gray hair at his temples made him look a little tired.
After forcing himself to look around, Emperor Sheng Yuan summoned the Imperial Household Manager to ask, "Why don't we see the Holy Son and Holy Daughter of the Lingshu Clan?"
"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Li said with a smile, "Before the banquet, the Lingshu clan sent someone to report that their saint daughter had prepared a program to congratulate Your Majesty on the New Year!"
"Oh?" Emperor Sheng Yuan was interested. "That's thoughtful!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of music came melodiously from outside the hall.
The leader was a man holding a jade flute in one hand, wearing a red robe embroidered with gold thread. He had long eyebrows, eyes like a deep moon, and a graceful demeanor. His long hair was half tied up and fluttered in the wind as he walked slowly, making his face look extremely gorgeous. Even a god could not describe his appearance. Everyone in the hall was shocked instantly.
Emperor Sheng Yuan couldn't help but be stunned. There were many handsome men in Dayue Country, and there were many outstanding ones in today's banquet. But when this man appeared, everyone else looked dull and insignificant like dust.
Eunuch Li beside him promptly explained to Emperor Sheng Yuan, "Your Majesty, this is the Holy Son of the Lingshu Clan~"
Emperor Sheng Yuan couldn't help but become curious about what kind of demeanor that saintly lady had. Could she compare to the Jiang lady who had amazed the Weiyang Palace back then?
After Shen Yi came out, two followers came out one after another, one played the pipa and the other played the waist drum. The music played by the three of them was quite exotic.
A small climax followed, and suddenly a shower of flowers floated down where the three people were standing. A charming woman flew into the hall barefoot.
She was wearing a red embroidered dance costume, with several meters of red satin wrapped around her arms, her face covered with tulle of the same color, and a luxurious forehead ornament on her forehead, revealing a pair of extremely charming eyes below.
The woman looked around with a gentle smile, her white hands opened and closed gracefully, her slender waist turned nimbly, and her lotus steps moved lightly. The two red silks seemed to come alive in her hands, and she waved them like a swimming dragon and as graceful as a startled swan.
Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath and looked at the people in the field in fascination.
Suddenly, the sound of the flute became faster, but the woman remained calm and spun rapidly with herself as the center. Her delicate body was like a spirit snake, spinning faster and faster. The red silk in her hands and her dance clothes fluttered, bringing up a dazzling light and a faint fragrance.
This scene is like a fairy from the Yaochi Lake entering the mortal world, and the clouds from the sky descending to the earth.
The song ended, and everything was silent. The red silk fell lightly from the air, and the woman half-knelt on the ground, breathing slightly.
All the officials present, including Emperor Sheng Yuan, were stunned by the beautiful dance. I don't know who started the applause, and the hall was filled with sounds of amazement and praise.
The beautiful young man half-knelt beside the woman and said in a loud voice: "Lingshu clan Chen Yi and our clan's saintly maiden Shen Canglan pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor. May His Majesty live a long and healthy life!"
"Good, good, good!" Emperor Sheng Yuan's eyebrows relaxed and he praised: "The Saint Son's peerless appearance and the Saint Girl's alluring dance are a feast for my eyes! Quickly grant them a seat!"
His eyes involuntarily fell on the graceful woman.
Eunuch Li immediately understood and ordered the eunuchs to move the seats of the two men to under the Right Prime Minister where the emperor could see them at a glance.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Shen Yi and "Shen Canglan" stood up slowly. However, the veil was loosened due to the dance just now, and it fell down when they raised their heads.
What a beautiful face that is! Her eyebrows are like distant mountains, her eyes are like spring water, her cheeks are pink, and her straight nose is followed by a pair of rosy and attractive lips. Her eyes are full of charm and seductiveness.
Everyone thought that this Saint Son was the most beautiful man in the world, but they didn't expect that this Saint Daughter was also so charming!
There was a moment of silence in the field. Even Emperor Sheng Yuan was shocked by what he saw.
The woman seemed to be unaware. After she sat down, she was still wearing her red dance dress, with only a thin layer of gauze around her limbs, vaguely revealing her cold and delicate body. The young men in the room blushed and dared not look directly at her.
Many people also thought of Madam Jiang, who was famous in the capital. Madam Jiang was also like this. She amazed the entire Weiyang Palace at the New Year's Eve banquet. Unexpectedly, the beauty of this saint was even better. It was indeed a secular family, unfathomable!
Jiang Yuyan took a quick look and saw that the emperor at the top seemed to be getting older, and Concubine Jia was still the same, looking at the woman who was more beautiful than her with jealousy as before.
Her father-in-law, King Wu, was sitting diagonally opposite her. Thinking of how kind this elder had been to her, Jiang Yuyan felt a little melancholy.
Jiang Yuyan glanced down silently again and immediately saw Xie Jingyu and Qin Shangyu sitting at the last seat.
It had been almost two years, and this was the first time Jiang Yuyan had seen these two people. She discovered that Xie Jingyu, such a romantic and conceited man, actually had a beard. Qin Shangyu had changed even more. His usually clear and peaceful face was now as cold as ice, exuding an aura that kept strangers away.
Jiang Yuyan was slightly stunned. She didn't expect that Qin Shangyu seemed like a different person now. He was inexplicably gloomy and unpredictable.
Emperor Sheng Yuan, who was sitting at the top of the table, had been looking in the direction of Jiang Yuyan. The woman's vague gaze made his heart, which had been silent for many years, beat eagerly and could not be stopped.
The heart of an emperor is as deep as the sea, and cannot be easily disturbed by human affairs. But at this moment, he allowed his heart to sink.
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