Chapter 60 Can you dance?
Bu Ruo sat there, eating the rabbit leg that Cen Nan had just roasted, and said, "I heard that Miss Lin, the daughter of the Prime Minister, is the most talented woman in Kyoto. Don't you have any talents to show everyone today?"
Lin Rou had already learned from her father that today was the day to select a concubine for the prince, so she had been sitting there with her head down, trying to reduce her presence. However, she did not expect Bu Ruo to point the finger at her. How could she not know that this was a blatant revenge?
When the emperor heard Bu Ruo's words, he turned to look at Lin Rou. Prime Minister Lin was loyal to him and was on the side of the prince, so Lin Rou was actually one of the candidates for the prince's consort in the emperor's mind.
In addition to Lin Rou, another candidate is Su Yiling. Su Yiling is the granddaughter of Su Daxueshi. Su Daxueshi's disciples are all over the Great Zhou. If the prince can marry Su Yiling, it will be of great help to his literary lineage.
But Su Yiling has not yet broken off her engagement with Bu Tianrui, the eldest son of the Bu family who died for his country, and she has even announced that she wants to be his widow, so compared to the two of them, Lin Rou is more suitable.
Seeing the Emperor looking over, Lin Rou stood up and coughed lightly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's not that I'm unwilling to demonstrate my talent, but I caught a cold last night. I'm feeling a little unwell today, and I'm afraid my performance will disturb your enjoyment."
But Bu Ruo had no intention of letting her go. She had not forgotten what she wanted to do to herself. If it weren't for Zhan Wang and Mo Bao's people secretly protecting her yesterday, who knows what the group of people Li San found would do to her.
"Miss Lin is too modest. I heard that Miss Lin once had a high fever when she danced at a palace banquet and became famous in Kyoto."
"This county lady is still poisoned, and she came here in a wheelchair just to avoid spoiling everyone's fun. Miss Lin, there's no need to be so modest."
Lin Rou gritted her teeth. Back then, she had performed that dance specifically for the War King, but today...
Prime Minister Lin glared at Lin Rou fiercely: "Rou'er, haven't you been preparing for the spring search for a long time? It's just a slight cold. Don't spoil the fun of the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Seeing the threat in Prime Minister Lin's eyes and her mother's worried look, Lin Rou could only compromise: "Then... please allow me to change my clothes, Your Majesty."
Not long after, Lin Rou, wearing a red dance costume, stood in the center of the enclosure and danced gracefully, and all the children from the noble families present were attracted by her.
"As expected, she is the most talented woman in Kyoto. Her every move is indescribable. It's obvious that she has been cultivating this skill since she was a child."
"Hey, if anyone can marry this Miss Lin..."
"You have a nice idea. Haven't you seen it yet? If I'm right, Miss Lin will most likely be the next Crown Princess."
Jin Congcong was eating with his mouth full of oil: "Ruo'er, can you dance? How would you compare with Miss Lin?"
Bu Ruo glanced at him and said, "I don't know if I can do it. Although I haven't learned it, I always feel that I can."
Jin Congcong: ...
Do you have any idea about this thing?
"What? I'm in a wheelchair and it's not enough. Do I have to go up and do some magic for you to cheer you up?"
Xiao Yulan watched the two people bickering, and for some reason a picture suddenly flashed through his mind.
There was also a woman in red, standing among the flowers in the mountains and dancing freely, as if she were an elf fallen into the mortal world. Her dance moves were simply incomparable to Lin Rou's deliberate ones.
"Your Highness, why are you looking at me? Do you want me to perform a ritual?"
Xiao Yulan said with a smile: "Even if Ruo'er dances like a great god, she will definitely be better than that Miss Lin, but... forget it here. Just dance alone for me to watch in the future."
Bu Ruo: ...
Was she being teased? But she seemed to be in a good mood.
While a few people were talking, they suddenly heard a loud noise around them.
"Oh, Your Majesty, look, Miss Lin fell down. I don't believe it wasn't intentional."
"Hey? What did you do when she fell? Did you push her? Or did you wait for Your Highness to help her in a wheelchair?"
"Hey? Hey hey hey? The prince is gone. It seems that the emperor has made arrangements in advance. Tsk tsk, as expected, all feelings are nonsense in front of the throne. It hasn't been long since Ji Yao died, and he can embrace a beauty so soon."
"I don't understand, I don't understand~ But it doesn't matter, it won't end well in the end anyway."
Xiao Yulan looked at Bu Ruo's chattering mouth and said with a smile: "Ruo'er, what are you going to do next? Do you need my help?"
Bu Ruo chuckled and said, "Don't worry, let's wait until the imperial decree granting the marriage is issued."
"By the way, Your Majesty, I do have something to ask you."
"Um?"
"How much do you know about the Heavenly Master who stood behind the Emperor yesterday?"
When Xiao Yulan heard Bu Ruo asking about the Heavenly Master, his brows unconsciously frowned.
"Tianshi? Why did Ruo'er suddenly think of asking him?"
Bu Ruo smacked her lips and said helplessly, "I saw him yesterday. He looked at me a little strangely, so I thought of asking the prince."
Xiao Yulan thought for a moment, "The Great Zhou has worshipped the Heavenly Master since its founding. No one knows where this first Heavenly Master came from, and there are no records. It's as if he appeared out of thin air, but he convinced every emperor. They even built a palace in the palace specifically for him, named the Heavenly Observation Hall."
"The Heavenly Master usually practices in the Guantian Palace. He only issues warnings when a major disaster strikes the Great Zhou. Every year on the Day of Prayer, he accompanies the Emperor to pray for the Great Zhou."
"But my father is an exception. Although he would follow the Heavenly Master's predictions to prevent disasters in advance, he would not rely on him. But my brother is different. He worships the Heavenly Master as a god."
Bu Ruo asked, "I saw the Heavenly Master yesterday and he looked to be about thirty years old, but Sister Su said he's already sixty. Is that true?"
Xiao Yulan nodded: "If you count, I am indeed sixty years old. I go into seclusion once every thirty years, and this is my second time this year."
"When I was a child, I met this Heavenly Master several times with my father. I always felt that there was something strange about him, but I didn't notice anything and didn't take it seriously. But if it's true as Ruo'er said... I will send people to investigate, and you should also be careful."
Bu Ruo snorted: "Don't worry, I will be fine. Since we are all monsters, it depends on who has practiced longer."
Jin Congcong laughed out loud when he heard Bu Ruo's words: "Ruo'er, you just turned fifteen this year, and the Heavenly Master is already sixty. Who of you has been practicing longer?"
"But is the Heavenly Master really sixty? Your Highness, can you please find out how he maintains his eternal youth? I want to be like this when I'm sixty."
"If I could develop a medicinal diet that could keep me young forever, I would be rich. Even my master wouldn't be able to look down on me."
"No, maybe I can even be his master."
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