Yes! Although Feng Yuheng didn't count how many times he had scratched his neck, the back of his neck was indeed very itchy, so he said to Xuan Tiange: "Let me see, I always feel itchy, maybe something has stuck to me. If you like the Internet, go online."
Xuantian Singer reached out to touch her neck, but didn't feel anything. He leaned over to take a look, and even turned up the collar of her clothes to take a look, but still didn't find anything unusual. He couldn't help but frowned and said, "It's probably stained with my hair, nothing else."
Feng Yuheng nodded, "Then forget it."
She said she didn't care, but the itch on the back of her neck didn't stop. Fortunately, it wasn't very strong, and she could get rid of it by scratching it from time to time. She didn't take it too seriously. After all, it was a palace banquet, and she and Xuan Tiange were sitting at the top, with either the queen or the imperial concubine next to them. It wouldn't be good for her to get up and leave to study why the back of her neck was itchy. What's more, the so-called competition among the young ladies of official families seemed to have begun. No one mentioned it, and no one was prepared. Suddenly, the lead dancer of the new dance group was recognized by the queen: "Oh! Why does this lead dancer look so familiar?... Isn't this the legitimate daughter of Lord Wei? It's only been two years since we last met, and she has grown so much and dances so well?"
As soon as the Queen started talking, all the concubines and the ladies sitting below immediately followed suit, praising Miss Wei's amazing dancing skills, while many ladies left to prepare. The Queen nodded with satisfaction. What kind of banquet is a hundred flowers? You can enjoy the flowers for a while. Just watching the singing and dancing girls perform is boring. You still have to let everyone participate, so that the atmosphere can be heated up and not dull.
Of course, the queen knew in her heart that these ladies and young ladies gathered together not just to attend the palace banquet. They were scrambling to enter the palace in order to make their daughters stand out and let more people see their beauty and talent so that they could be selected by wealthy young men or even princes of the royal family.
Xuan Tiange told Feng Yuheng, "The young lady of the Wei family is the daughter of the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. Shuntian Prefecture is the first major provincial capital to the north of the capital, and it has the closest exchanges with the capital, so the queen remembers it clearly."
Feng Yuheng nodded and looked at the daughter of the Wei family for a few more times. But he couldn't see what she was like. She didn't know how to dance. She was good at watching the fun, but she couldn't tell if she danced well or not. Feng Yuheng was not afraid of anyone when it came to martial arts. When it came to essays, she could also bring up some ancient poems to show off. But when it came to art, she was really a failure! She could play the guitar and sing some pop songs, but dancing was a more difficult job, and the older she got, the harder she could do it. The Feng family had hired a dance master for the original owner before, but it had been so many years, and she had forgotten so much that she couldn't even find a clue.
So she sat there obediently, watching the young ladies from the official families singing and dancing, occasionally clapping and clapping, which was considered to be able to hold up the scene. Fortunately, the itching after the effect was not serious, and occasionally returned to normal, which made her think that it might really be a few hairs that had fallen off.
This dance lasted for another hour, during which Xuan Tiange even played a song to liven up the atmosphere. Of course, no one dared to challenge the idea of the only princess of the Dashun Dynasty. Everyone knew that the fate of the princess was destined to be controlled by the royal family. Dashun had only one princess, so the marriage was certain, but the uncertainty was where. But no matter where it was, it was impossible for the children of the Dashun officials to handle it on their own. Therefore, Xuan Tiange's performance really became a performance. In her own words, it was to make her mother happy.
The one who performed after Xuan Tiange was the Seventh Princess of the Ancient Shu Kingdom. The exotic solo dance stunned all the ladies present. Some ladies were too shy to watch the Ancient Shu Princess's boldly exposed dance costume and provocative dance moves.
However, some people who understand said, "It's nothing. The women in southern Xinjiang are all unrestrained, and this is the most common dance there. Moreover, there are no men here, only women, so why should we be afraid to watch it?"
These words made people bolder, especially the wives of officials, whose eyes widened.
The princesses of Dashun could not make any plans, but the princess of Gushu who came to their doorstep was another matter. Some wives could not help but make calculations. If their sons married a foreign princess, it would be like having Gushu as their backer, and their family's status in Dashun would rise sharply.
However, there are still some people who hold a wait-and-see attitude towards this. After all, the impact of the incident when Princess Qian Zhou married into the Feng family has not completely dissipated. Now she is a princess from a foreign country, and people can't help but compare her with Qian Zhou. This comparison makes them even more worried. Marrying a foreign princess is not as simple as imagined.
However, people didn't know what they were thinking, but the Seventh Princess of Ancient Shu didn't care at all. When she was dancing, her eyes were mostly looking towards Concubine Yuan Shu, and every smile was brighter when it bloomed in front of Concubine Yuan Shu.
Of course, Concubine Yuan Shu was not a fool. Ever since she arrived at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, Princess Gu Shu had been following her around, sometimes talking about things in the south, sometimes asking her if she was doing well in the palace, and even mentioned that she had met the Eighth Prince several times in the south, and that the Prince asked her to greet his mother on his behalf. It would be unreasonable for Concubine Yuan Shu not to understand such an obvious show of goodwill, but she was also calculating in her heart. After all, Xuan Tianmo had never mentioned his intention to marry Princess Gu Shu in his letter to the capital, but now that the princess was interested, she had to consider for her son how much value this marriage had.
As she was scheming, Princess Gu Shu finally finished her solo dance, but she did not leave the stage immediately. Instead, after paying her respects, she looked around the scene, and finally, her eyes fell on Feng Yuheng - "Princess Ji'an, why don't you come down and perform a dance?"
Asking Feng Yuheng to dance was beyond everyone's expectation. Of course, they were not just angry at the Gu Shu princess for having the guts to challenge Feng Yuheng, they simply felt that it didn't matter whether Feng Yuheng danced or not. She was already in a relationship, why was she joining in the fun at this disguised blind date conference? Why was she trying to attract attention?
But the ancient Shu princess openly called the board, and people were a little curious and wanted to see how Feng Yuheng would respond.
For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on Feng Yuheng, but they found that the person in question was just like normal. He drank tea and ate fruit, and occasionally ate a snack. He didn't take Princess Gu Shu's words seriously at all.
The Seventh Princess naturally couldn't stand her like this, and she felt a little embarrassed for a moment when Feng Yuheng was so disrespectful in front of so many people. She shouted angrily, "Feng Yuheng! How dare you!"
After this sentence came out, some of the officials and their families who knew Feng Yuheng couldn't help but sighed, thinking that the ancient Shu princess was going to be unlucky! Ren Xifeng and Feng Tianyu even started discussing: "Will Ah Heng take care of that proud little princess? How about placing a bet!"
Of course, Feng Yuheng couldn't ignore this shout, so she slowly opened her mouth to remind the Seventh Princess: "Be mindful of your status when speaking."
"You——" The Seventh Princess was stuck here by her words, not knowing how to respond. A princess of a foreign country is indeed not as high-ranking as the princess of Dashun! What right does she have to say that she is bold? However, she was born in the royal family after all, so she quickly adjusted her mood, put on a smile, and no longer mentioned her inappropriate words and deeds just now. Instead, she changed to an almost coquettish tone and said: "I came from afar and wanted to see the princess's dance. There is nothing wrong with that!"
Petite and beautiful people always attract people's sympathy. The families of officials in Beijing understand Feng Yuheng, so they don't change their attitude immediately, but those officials from other provinces who come to Beijing can't resist it. Especially those who come from the south, who are somewhat close to the ancient Shu princess, how can they not help at this time.
Then, the first voice of support was raised: "Speaking of it, this is also considered diplomatic relations between the two countries. People from afar are guests, and the princess cannot afford to offend the Seventh Princess."
Feng Yuheng felt the voice sounded familiar, so he looked over and saw that it was the wife of the Lanzhou governor, Mrs. Jiang.
Jiang didn't dare to meet Feng Yuheng's eyes and walked away, but her words opened a breakthrough for others. For a while, many people persuaded Feng Yuheng to go on stage to dance. Some even said, "Princess Wuyang has already gone on stage. Could it be that Princess Ji'an is more arrogant than Princess Wuyang?"
As soon as these words came out, Xuan Tiange got angry. Just as she was about to speak up for Feng Yuheng, Feng Yuheng stopped her with one hand and shook her head gently. Then she motioned Xuan Tiange to look up, but saw that most of the concubines opposite seemed to agree. Even the queen said with interest: "I have never seen Ah Heng dance."
Someone immediately agreed: "Yes, we usually see the girl from the Feng family wielding swords and guns, and her medical skills are also amazing, but to ask her to dance, this is really new."
Xuan Tiange rolled his eyes helplessly and whispered, "These people are just here to watch the fun and don't mind making trouble. Ah Heng, ignore them. If you don't want to jump, no one can force you."
The Yao family members in the audience also saw Feng Yuheng's dilemma. If others didn't know, how could they not know? Feng Yuheng was sent out of the capital at the age of nine and lived in a broken mountain valley for three years. After returning, she was in such a harsh environment as the Feng family, thinking about how to save her life all day long. What kind of dance could she learn? Even if she learned it before the age of nine, it was just a little girl's boyish skills. Now that she has grown up, she has probably forgotten it a long time ago.
Seeing that Feng Yuheng was silent, Xu wanted to stand up and say a few words for her, but Feng Yuheng also shook his head slightly at her, suppressing her words.
Xuan Tiange was still trying to persuade him, "Ah Heng, don't worry about anything and ignore these people."
Feng Yuheng finally spoke, but he said to her: "Who said I don't want to dance! It's just a dance, I am very happy——"
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