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At the banquet, the imperial concubines sat on both sides, while the emperor sat at the head.
Most of the women on both sides were tense, even sipping their drinks in small sips, as if afraid of doing something wrong and attracting the emperor's attention. It was easy to see their nervousness.
Gu Jiangli wore a long white and blue dress, looking like a snow lotus appearing in a fairyland amidst swirling clouds and mist.
Her appearance drew gasps of amazement from those around her.
Those words were nothing more than marveling at her beauty, and Gu Jiangli had no interest in listening to them at all.
She followed the dance steps she remembered, but her gaze never left the emperor.
The man wore a black robe embroidered with gold thread, but the robe was worn inappropriately, hanging loosely and revealing the skin on his chest.
He wasn't wearing a hair crown, letting his long, dark hair fall freely. His eyes seemed a little red, but Gu Jiangli couldn't see his expression from the distance.
However, his posture was very undignified; he sat crookedly with one foot on the chair and his right hand resting on his knee with a wine glass.
His unrestrained and dissolute behavior indeed suggests he has the potential to become a tyrant.
Gu Jiangli silently complained to herself, but she didn't forget any of the dance moves.
With light, graceful steps, two more turns, and the dance is over.
But as the last lap ended, a sudden, sharp pain shot through the sole of his foot, causing Gu Jiangli to wince and fall uncontrollably to the ground.
"broken!"
Gu Jiangli was shocked. She put her knees on the ground and bumped into the maid next to her, and the formation was suddenly broken.
Her pupils contracted, and she remained silent, while exclamations erupted around her: "Oh my god, the princess has fallen!"
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