Chapter 244 Breaking News
When the emperor heard that Nan Yu wanted to marry, he was stunned and frowned without saying a word.
Yun Qingqing probably understood the emperor's concerns. Nanyu annexed many small countries in the south in a few years and became the fourth major country after Daliang, Beicang and Xilan. Needless to say, its ambition is huge.
Now suddenly proposing to marry the princess to Daliang seems to be an attempt to form a friendly relationship between Qin and Jin, but it is hard not to suspect that it is for the temporary stabilization of Daliang, a neighboring big country.
Seeing that the emperor remained silent, Chu Jingyan smiled and said:
"Your Majesty is undecided and there is no need to rush. Princess Mingyue has specially prepared a dance to promote diplomatic relations between the two countries. I hope Your Majesty will not dislike it."
Since the other party changed the subject, the emperor naturally would not refuse and agreed immediately.
Lu Fan suddenly called out, "Mingyue."
Everyone looked at him, except Princess Mingyue, who was named by him, who stood there motionless, as if she didn't hear his call at all.
Lu Fan frowned even tighter and said in a deep voice:
"Mingyue, you are the legitimate princess of Nanyu. If you don't want to dance, you don't have to. I am here for you."
Princess Mingyue still had no reaction.
Lu Fan's face was cold and confused. He simply stood up from his seat and was about to speak again when he was stopped by Chu Jingyan.
With an elegant smile on his feminine and handsome face, he said in a friendly tone:
"Princess Mingyue has spent a long time preparing for today's dance. Your Highness, please do not ruin her good intentions."
After that, he turned to Princess Mingyue and said in that gentle tone:
"Your Highness, what do you think?"
Seeing Princess Mingyue slightly turn her head and nod towards him, Lu Fan stared at her without blinking, trying to find some clues from her face.
However, Princess Mingyue did not pay any attention to his gaze. She turned back and bowed slightly to the emperor.
Chu Jingyan smiled slightly:
"Your Highness, can you rest assured now? Then let's get started."
Lu Fan had no choice but to give up and sat back with a sullen face.
Princess Mingyue said nothing from beginning to end. She bowed to the emperor again and walked to the center of the hall.
Chu Jingyan made a gesture, and the Nanyu musicians and dancers came on stage. The music started, and the dancers danced gracefully with Princess Mingyue.
I have to say that the princess has a slender waist, long legs and a flexible figure, and her exotic dance is light and graceful, which is very worth seeing.
Those dancers were the same ones who had danced on the floats when the envoys entered the city before. Their clothes were even cooler than Princess Mingyue's.
The ministers of Liang State could not help wanting to look, but they dared not look too blatantly. They could only sigh in their hearts. They thought the customs of the people in Daliang had been very open in recent years, but it seemed that the Southern Kingdom was still better.
There were many women at the palace banquet, and they had different expressions when facing this lively dance. Some were ashamed, some blushed but couldn't help but steal a peek, and some kept staring at their husbands, making them feel itchy but not daring to watch directly.
Only Yun Qingqing kept his eyes fixed on Princess Mingyue, with a frown on his face, and the faint light in his black pupils never dissipated.
Perhaps she was too focused and did not notice the Regent beside her. He supported his chin with one hand and held the wine cup with the other. He seemed nonchalant, but his eyes were always on her.
The originally slow music suddenly became urgent, the dancers' formation changed, making way for a passage, and at the same time a brightly colored bamboo umbrella was passed from the back to the front.
Princess Mingyue walked along the passage to the front, took the bamboo umbrella, danced gracefully, opened the umbrella and spun around.
Petals actually floated out of the umbrella, falling continuously and colorfully, causing the audience to exclaim in amazement.
Princess Mingyue, with her eyebrows curved and a faint smile on her face, came to the foot of the throne at the front of the hall, dancing with her bamboo umbrella that kept flying petals.
She raised her head and looked at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, and made a gesture as if to hand over the bamboo umbrella in her hand.
The emperor's mind was originally on the marriage proposal that Chu Jingyan had mentioned earlier, but as Princess Mingyue walked towards him and met her gaze, his attention was gradually attracted and he forgot everything else.
Seeing her extending her hand towards him, he subconsciously stood up and raised his hand to take it.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
Suddenly, a cold and sharp shout was heard, waking the emperor up like a thunder.
His vision regained clarity, and he saw Princess Mingyue pointing the bamboo umbrella in her hand at him expressionlessly. Several cold rays of light flashed from the tip of the umbrella ribs, and she came towards him with murderous intent!
The emperor was so shocked that he fell down on the dragon throne, and he was unable to dodge the hidden weapons coming at him.
At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed over, and with a wave of his sleeves, he swept away all the hidden weapons. They fell to the ground with a clang, and turned out to be a dozen sharp steel needles.
"Protect the emperor!"
Xiao Changheng stood in front of the emperor, looked at Princess Mingyue with cold eyes, raised his hand and hit her with a stream of energy.
However, Princess Mingyue missed the attack and gave Xiao Changheng a strange smile. She dodged the attack and spun the bamboo umbrella in her hand violently. A thick black and green smoke came out from the tip of the umbrella and sprayed towards him!
Xiao Changheng raised his hand and tried to use his palm to block the poisonous smoke, but someone was one step faster than him.
Eight yellow talismans flew over quickly and stood upright in the air in a circle. In an instant, a formation was formed, trapping Black Smoke and Princess Mingyue inside.
"Bind!"
With a clear shout, the formation shrank rapidly, forcing the black smoke back into the bamboo umbrella.
The formation turned into golden threads that tightly wrapped around the bamboo umbrella, forcing it to fold up. The eight yellow talismans then stuck to it one by one.
Just when the last talisman was put up, Princess Mingyue closed her eyes and fell to the ground without a movement.
The bamboo umbrella also fell to the ground with a snap.
Yun Qingqing exhaled slowly, walked forward to pick up the bamboo umbrella, held it in her hand and looked at it for a few seconds, her expression slightly solemn.
The whole process happened so fast that only at this moment did the other people on the field react and started to panic with a loud bang.
"Your Majesty, are you okay?"
"Hurry and protect the emperor!"
"Princess Nanyu actually assassinated His Majesty! This matter must be explained!"
"Catch these Nanyu people now!"
Yan Ning had rushed up with the imperial guards and surrounded the Nanyu envoys.
The second prince of Nanyu, Lu Fan, wanted to rush over since Princess Mingyue fell to the ground, but was stopped by Chu Jingyan, who was staring at him in shock and anger.
"Chu Jingyan! What did you do to Mingyue! How could she do such a thing!"
"Your Highness, I don't understand what you are saying," Chu Jingyan said calmly, "It was the princess who secretly begged me to bring her to Liang State for marriage, and it was her idea to perform the dance. I was just cooperating with her, how could I have known that this would happen."
Lu Fan was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he didn't bother to argue. He pushed him away fiercely and came to the front of the hall and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, my sister has always been cheerful and kind, and would never do something like assassination! Today, her every move was strange. She must have been harmed by a villain. I hope Your Majesty will understand!"
The emperor was still in shock. Xiao Changheng's face was gloomy. He snorted coldly and was about to speak.
But Yun Qingqing suddenly spoke:
"Wait a minute! There's something wrong with this princess!"
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