Chapter 20: A Stunning Dance in Red Gauze by a Top-Tier Handsome Man, Captivating and Enchanting
Wang Li, the governor of Chuzhou, was a very shrewd and experienced man.
On the day of the city gate's welcome, she stayed by his side the whole time. She prepared a banquet to welcome the King of Yue and his entourage, and ordered people to make sure the official residence where they would be staying was fully furnished in advance.
After the chief clerk presented the account books, Cao Jinjin, the granary attendant, personally opened the granary and allowed the Prince of Yue, Governor Yuan, Attendant Yang, and other officials to inspect the bundles of grain piled up inside. When the cloth bags were cut open, plump, high-quality grain flowed out.
[Host, please look.]
The system was puzzled: "The ledgers and granaries have been checked. Looking at it this way, the grain transport seems to be fine..."
"That's just what they're willing to show us on the surface, to appease me, the imperial envoy. With them around like this, we'll probably never find out what's really going on with the grain shipments." Yuan Yan knew this perfectly well.
【Then you'd better hurry up and find a way to get rid of them, otherwise isn't this a waste of time?】The system was anxious for her.
"Don't rush, let them lower their guard first," Yuan Yan said.
In the past few days, she had been showing increasing impatience in front of the officials of Chuzhou. The officials of Chuzhou noticed this and knew that it was because His Highness the Prince of Yue did not understand the matter of grain transport and had been unable to find anything for several days, thus losing patience.
As expected, after inspecting the granary, Yuan Yan interrupted Governor Yuan and his group's conversation.
"Governor Yuan, Attendant Yang, you two stay and continue the investigation. I am a little tired, so I will not stay with you gentlemen."
Upon hearing this, Attendant Yang and the other officials present exchanged bewildered glances.
“Your Highness, the matter of the grain transport has not yet been resolved. It would be inappropriate for Your Highness to leave like this,” advised Attendant Yang.
"What's wrong with it?" Yuan Yan asked nonchalantly.
"I know nothing about these accounts, so what difference does it make whether they are kept or not? The Empress Dowager sent Lord Yang here to assist me. In that case, Lord Yang and Lord Yuan can keep an eye on things for now, and if there is any progress, they can send someone to inform me."
Speechless, Yang hesitated and said, "This..."
Meanwhile, the Chuzhou officials were secretly delighted. Cao Jinjin gave a wink to a trusted confidant, who immediately stepped forward.
"Your Highness, the Prince of Yue, have been traveling with us these past few days and have worked very hard. I am truly sorry. Although Chuzhou is a small place, its eel feast is quite famous. I wonder if Your Highness would grant us the opportunity to do our part and have dinner with you?"
At the banquet.
Cao Jinjin and other officials kept toasting Yuan Yan, and Yuan Yan accepted all of them.
"This eel tastes delicious; Attendant Cao is very thoughtful."
"It is our honor that Your Highness likes it," Cao Jinjin said with a smile. "Besides this fish feast, I have also prepared a gift for Your Highness. I wonder if Your Highness would be willing to accept it."
Yuan Yan became interested. "Oh, what gift is it?"
Upon seeing this, Cao Jinjin stood up and lightly clapped his hands a few times.
Suddenly, a burst of drumming music came from nowhere, and a group of charming male dancers rushed into the room.
They were dressed in light, revealing clothes. As soon as they entered, they began to dance, their movements bold and their dance graceful.
Her slender waist, the bare legs beneath her gauze dress, and the skin and navel that were faintly visible as her upper body undulated with her movements—all of this made the officials below stare wide-eyed.
Manager Wu couldn't help but exclaim, "What a beautiful dance! What a beautiful dance..."
However, she was still too early to make her judgment.
The moment those words were spoken, the drumbeats in the music suddenly quickened, and the dancing men gathered together, forming a pink flower.
The male dancers on the outer circle bent down and opened the petals one by one, followed by the men inside who also spun and danced, revealing the "stamen" at the very center.
It was a male dancer in red wearing a veil, with a seductive figure and alluring makeup.
He was dressed in a red gauze dress, which made his skin appear even whiter. He was barefoot, with golden bells tied to his ankles, which jingled crisply with each step he took, each step resonating in the hearts of the women.
The pair of eyes peeking out from beneath the veil were alluring and captivating. Gold powder adorned the corners of their eyes, extending and slanting upwards, making them resemble those of a bewitching fox; their every glance exuded seductive charm.
The moment this young man appeared, all the male dancers around him paled in comparison.
All the women present couldn't take their eyes off him, but the red-veiled male dancer paid no attention, his eyes fixed on Yuan Yan in the main seat the whole time, making alluring gestures with his dance.
It was as if this performance was only for Yuan Yan, and he appeared for her.
Now the other officials understood perfectly well that this male dancer in red gauze was the gift that Attendant Cao had mentioned!
Wu, the steward, was filled with envy.
She had been a regular in the pleasure quarters for years, and had never seen such a gem. Where on earth did Cao Jinjin get such a voluptuous and handsome man?
Wu, the steward, felt a burning sensation all over his body, but he also knew that the most beautiful male dancer in red gauze belonged to His Highness the King of Yue, and could only be looked at, not touched.
Therefore, he could only gulp down a mouthful of wine to suppress the evil fire in his heart, and then grabbed a male dancer and began to grope his limp body to vent his anger.
Other officials were no less shameful, gradually revealing their ugly side amidst the revelry of wine and women.
The male dancer in the red veil was still performing.
Perhaps he was not satisfied with Yuan Yan's lukewarm response, so he gave Yuan Yan a sly smile, spun around, and gracefully landed off the stage.
A thin red veil fell, quickly brushing past Yuan Yan's eyes, leaving a tingling, itchy sensation on her face.
The male dancer in the red veil, taking advantage of the veil's concealment, bent his lithe waist in an instant, knelt down, and looked up. His pink lips, hidden by the veil, came close to Yuan Yan's face and gently blew a breath at her.
At that moment, their eyes met and their breaths mingled. Yuan Yan could clearly see his thick, curled eyelashes and his beautiful eyes that were slightly tinged with amber, and he could smell the sweet and alluring fragrance emanating from him.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, a dangerous glint flashing in them.
"Hehe..." After the male dancer in the red veil finished teasing her, he spun around again, gliding away nimbly like a snake, trying to distance himself from Yuan Yan.
However, something unexpected happened. The moment he turned around, a large hand firmly grasped his waist, which was adorned with golden bells, preventing him from escaping the dance.
Yuan Yan exerted a little force in her hand, and the male dancer in the red veil was pulled towards her by the waist. He let out a soft moan and fell into her arms.
"You're deliberately trying to seduce me, aren't you?" Yuan Yan asked.
"I didn't, Your Highness has wronged me..." the young man said softly, his voice gentle and charming, as if he were pleading.
A note from the author:
Qiao = Jiao, Mei = Mei. There are other words that are too difficult to change, so I can only make slight modifications while ensuring readability.
And let me recommend my next story! "My Boyfriend is a Super Love-Obsessed Man (Quick Transmigration)"
In each mission, Meng Nanyin transmigrates into various cannon fodder female supporting characters in different small worlds. They are willful and jealous, delicate and innocent, vulgar and shallow, hypocritical and materialistic... They are blatantly evil and never repent.
For some unknown reason, the male protagonists, who should have hated and loathed her, started acting strangely, using every means to try and win her attention.
[World One: Selfish and Vicious Girlfriend x Darkened and Vengeful Zombie King (Apocalypse)]
When the apocalypse came, Meng Nanyin pushed her boyfriend, with whom she was deeply in love, to take a knife for her, resulting in his death in the zombie horde.
Her boyfriend, who returned as the Zombie Queen, was determined to seek revenge on her, but she pushed him away once again.
She fell into the same pit twice, and her boyfriend, feeling wronged, had no choice but to forgive her.
"The fact that she only pushed me and not others shows that she still loves me."
[World Two: Spoiled and Willful Young Lady x Melancholy and Insecure Junior Brother (Cultivation)]
As the eldest daughter of a sect, Meng Nanyin was always spoiled and willful. Faced with her gloomy junior brother who was being bullied, she joined the others in laughing at him, teasing him, and calling him a little mute.
Years later, her junior brother, who had risen to become a powerful figure in the sect, not only did not seek revenge, but instead hugged her with a hoarse voice.
“I am your little mute, your little mute all by yourself.”
[World Three: The Weak-Hearted Scheming Female Demon x The Cold-Faced Righteous Hero (Wuxia)]
As a female demon who destroyed several sects, Meng Nanyin is not to be underestimated; she is best at feigning weakness and pitifulness.
They lurk among the main characters, offering advice and clues, but in reality, they deliberately stir up trouble among them, making the heroic male protagonist run around in circles.
When her true colors were revealed, she recklessly revealed her malice. Yet, she was protected by the upright and selfless male protagonist.
“Ayin is the most innocent and kind-hearted person; it’s all because others forced her to be.”
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Note: 1. The male protagonist is a virgin, but the female protagonist may not be.
2. Immersive quick transmigration, the female lead has no memory, and the character setting fits the role perfectly.
3. No splitting; each world has a different male protagonist. There are more than just a few worlds in the synopsis.
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