Chapter 156 Golden Bell
Concubine Xiang Guipin felt a burning pain on her face, and even the hand holding the wine glass was shaking slightly uncontrollably.
What does Your Majesty mean by this?
She had just questioned Chen Fu, and then His Majesty sent someone to deliver something to this bitch. Isn't His Majesty slapping himself in the face?
Concubine Xiang was so angry that she almost went crazy, but she didn't dare to vent her anger in front of Lin An.
I could only force a smile: "Your Majesty really loves Concubine Shen."
Xiang Guipin said dryly, but could only watch Chen Fuman leisurely eating cherry yogurt.
This bitch!
Concubine Xiang was so furious that her whole body was shaking slightly, and she looked like she was fuming and glaring.
Lin An is extremely shrewd, how could these escape his eyes. He looked at this scene and secretly found it funny.
Why is Concubine Xiang doing this?
She clearly knew that His Majesty doted on Concubine Shen, but she still chose to cause trouble for Concubine Shen. Isn't this asking for trouble?
Now all the concubines in the harem are placed before His Majesty, and in His Majesty's eyes there is only Concubine Shen.
This is the treatment...
Lin An shook his head, bent down, lowered his head silently and walked away.
Chen Fu ate the whole bowl of cherry yogurt, and then ate the bowl sent by His Majesty carelessly.
Seeing that the young lady was about to look at the plate of crystal grapes on the table, Zi Su, who was standing behind her, instantly twitched her eyelids.
"My lady." She quietly pulled Shen Fu's sleeve from behind when no one else was looking.
"My lady, please stop eating." Zi Su lowered her voice and advised, "You still have to perform a dance later. If you eat any more, you may not be able to wear your dance clothes."
I had that skirt altered just last night. Lady Zhou's figure is similar to yours, and if you look closely they are pretty much the same.
However, the young lady has been afraid of heat and has lost some weight recently. Details such as the neckline and waist have been slightly reduced.
For the rest, there is no difference.
Lady Zhou looked gentle and graceful, but I didn't expect that her figure was not much different from Shen Fu's. If Concubine Zhou had not been so ugly and had not had such a good family background and status, she would not have still not met His Majesty alone.
Zi Su quietly moved the plate in front of Chen Fu away:
"Yesterday, the young lady was wearing a skirt that was just right for her. If she eats too much and can't wear it, it will be a disaster."
Chen Fu turned around and saw Zi Su jumping up and down anxiously, wishing she could hold her hand down.
She then put down her hand with an embarrassed look on her face.
It happened that Miss Ji had just left the stage when Lady Wang came up from the crowd holding a zither.
"What is she doing up here?"
Concubine Xiang was very angry now, and she felt even more unhappy when she looked at Concubine Wang.
She raised her head suddenly and gulped down a large glass of wine: "They are all vixens."
She is young and beautiful, and relies on her young age to act as nice as she can under the Emperor's nose.
Concubine Shen beside her is, and the Concubine Wang standing in front of her who loves to show off is even more so.
Chen Fu listened to Concubine Xiang's words, looked up and chuckled. She took a sip of the plum wine, shook her head and continued reading.
Wang Meiren is indeed a good person, with bright eyes, white teeth, and charm. She has a charming face, and when she looks at people, the upturned corners of her eyes always show some affection.
She had an extremely charming face, and her temperament and appearance were somewhat like that of a concubine.
Among this group of beauties, if Chen Fu was not there, Concubine Wang would have been the most outstanding one.
At this time, she walked forward holding the guqin and twisting her slender waist. After careful dressing up, that already charming face became even more delicate.
"I am the beautiful concubine Wang, and I pay my respects to His Majesty." Today, Beautiful Lady Wang was wearing a long dress embroidered with deep red peonies. The golden peony hairpin on her head swayed slightly, and was extremely dazzling under the light.
She twisted her slender waist, looking seductive, and forced a smile towards His Majesty as she spoke.
Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes and looked down, but there was no reaction.
"Your Majesty..." Concubine Rong looked down and turned to look at His Majesty beside her.
Seeing that His Majesty's eyes fell on Concubine Wang, there was no reaction, it was obvious that he could not remember who she was.
The smile on her face froze for a moment, and she paused for a long while before continuing, "Your Highness, this Lady Wang has some of the demeanor of Concubine Shu."
Xiao Yu obviously couldn't remember this Concubine Wang. When he heard the word "like Concubine Shu", he looked down again.
Concubine Wang thought that she had dressed up to please His Majesty today, so when she saw His Majesty looking at her, she quickly forced a smile at him.
"I would like to present a song to His Majesty, and I hope His Majesty will agree to it." The first time she met His Majesty was when she was playing the piano, and He heard her.
Since then, she has been pampered for a long time.
Today, Concubine Wang also put in some effort. She planned to play the same song as before to evoke the past, and it would be best if she could make the Emperor feel pity for her again.
Lady Wang's abacus was clacking loudly, and her thoughts and ideas were all written in her eyes.
His Majesty naturally saw it clearly.
He has always disliked such smart-aleck people.
"Concubine Wang has been preparing for this for a long time, and she specifically wanted to play a song for His Majesty at the dinner." Concubine Rong is in charge of the harem, and all matters, big and small, go through her hands.
Concubine Rong said so in public. His Majesty would not refuse too explicitly: "If that's the case, then play it."
As soon as His Majesty finished speaking, Concubine Wang smiled: "Thank you, Your Majesty." She held the zither and turned around without forgetting to glance at Chen Fu behind her.
It looks like a show of force.
Even if Shen Fu had the ability and played better than her, what would it matter? Concubine Rong has already arranged a dance for her. No matter how good her piano skills are, she won't have the chance to shine today, so isn't she?
Lady Wang was very proud, and she couldn't suppress the excitement in her heart even as her fingers were on the strings.
It was not in vain that she had practiced hard for many years.
Compared with the previous ones, I played this song more refinedly. This song is already full of sentimentality, and when Lady Wang played it, it became even more tender.
When a song stopped, the eyes of the people around her looked at her with obvious changes.
Concubine Wang stood in the center of the hall, her fingertips still trembling slightly when she stopped.
She hadn't felt this way for a long time.
Ever since she fell out of favor, even the servants in the palace dared to look at her badly. And like now, everyone's eyes are on me in public.
It has been a long time since Lady Wang has experienced this kind of dazzling and attention-grabbing feeling.
"My humble servant is sorry to show off her ugliness." Concubine Wang twisted her slender waist and walked forward. Her narrow, fox-like eyes could not help but look towards His Majesty.
His Majesty fumbled for the wine cup and said nothing.
Concubine Rong came out with a smile to help.
"You play well." Concubine Rong put down the wine cup in her hand, turned her head to face the Emperor with a slight smile on her face.
Among the beauties in this year's show, Lady Wang's appearance was also outstanding. He was born well, but his family background is not high and his brain is not smart enough.
However, the women serving His Majesty in the harem do not need to be very smart. Just having a pretty face is enough.
The look in Concubine Rong's eyes when she looked at Lady Wang became more enthusiastic than before: "I have heard that Lady Wang is good at playing the zither before, but I have never had the chance to listen to her."
"It's really extraordinary what I heard today." Concubine Rong said, turning to face Xiao Yu.
"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Concubine Rong turned her head and saw that His Majesty looked thoughtful.
As soon as Concubine Wang started playing the piano, Xiao Yu remembered who the person in front of him was.
However, Lady Wang only flashed through his mind for a moment, and the rest of his mind was only thinking about Chen Fu.
He and Shen Fu also met because of the piano.
The first time we met was in the bamboo forest. Chen Fu was also playing the piano when she was accidentally spotted by him.
Thinking of the scene at that time, a hint of indulgence appeared in Xiao Yu's eyes.
Seeing His Majesty's gaze, Concubine Rong's eyes flashed. The reason why he is still the emperor is because of Wang Meiren.
A smile filled her eyes, and her gaze towards those below her became much gentler: "Get up."
Concubine Rong waved her hand, signaling Lady Wang to stand up: "You play well, there will be a reward!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Concubine Wang was so surprised that she didn't know what to do. She bowed quickly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Your Majesty."
With Concubine Wang as an example, everyone immediately became interested. Many concubines came forward to perform, hoping that the Emperor would look at them more.
For a while, concubines came in an endless stream. Seeing that everyone had almost finished their performance, Chen Fu quietly stood up from her chair and walked towards the side hall.
"My lady, it's strange to say." Zi Su followed behind Shen Fu, her steps very quickly.
"Empress Rong just said that the young lady should go dancing, but she didn't say when?"
These concubines took turns to go forward, even Hu Wanyi went forward to paint a picture.
The eunuchs who were responsible for arranging this matter had not come to notify them, leaving them with no idea when to prepare.
Chen Fu also realized that something was wrong, but there were already many people at the dinner today, and the dance was added later, so she estimated that she should be put at the back.
"Change your clothes first." When they arrived at the side hall, Zi Su hurried forward and pushed the door open.
Shen Fu followed Zi Su into the house.
Hearing the sound, the people in the room immediately looked up. Xiao Songzi had been guarding inside, fearing that something might go wrong with Wuyi. Chen Fu specially arranged for him to watch inside and not come out if anything happened.
After seeing that the person coming was Chen Fu, Xiao Songzi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"My lady." He stood up from the chair holding the brocade box containing the dance costume in his hand: "My lady, it's been so long, why did you come just now?"
There wasn't a hint of complaint in Xiao Songzi's tone, only anxiety.
"I was delayed at the banquet." Chen Fu didn't explain much. She took the box from Xiao Songzi and opened it. After seeing the intact dance costume inside, Chen Fu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
What she feared most was that something might happen to the dance outfit. Now that she saw that nothing had gone wrong with it, she felt instantly relieved.
It seems that she was overthinking it.
Chen Fu held Wu Yi behind the screen and asked, "Did anyone or anything seem strange just now?"
Xiao Songzi stood at the door, bent over, thought carefully, and shook his head.
"No." Xiao Songzi shook his head: "I have been guarding inside very well. No one has come here during this time."
Could it be that she was wrong?
Shen Fu walked out while thinking. She thought that someone wanted to attack her at today's banquet. Shen Fu even thought that her dance clothes might be damaged. Now it seemed a little strange to hear that nothing happened.
"Am I really overthinking it?" Chen Fu said, walking out from behind the screen.
But after being out for a while, there was no sound in the house.
Zi Su and Xiao Songzi stood opposite her, one in front and one behind, with their eyes wide open, staring at her for a long time without being able to speak.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Fu looked down at herself, her eyes fixed on the hem of her skirt, and there was nothing wrong.
She checked up and down, but still couldn't see what was going on. Just as she was full of confusion, Shisu let out a gasp from her throat.
"Young... Young Master." Zi Su's throat trembled, and her eyes were full of heat as she looked at Chen Fu.
She looked up and down at Shen Fu, and her voice trembled when she spoke.
"My lady, when you wear this out..." Zi Su thought for a long time, her mind racing, but she couldn't find an adjective.
The lady looks so beautiful in this skirt.
"If you wear this, I'm afraid the Emperor won't let you go out..."
Chen Fu is already so beautiful that one can't take her eyes off her. Now in this black and gold cloud-embroidered dance costume, she is even more beautiful like a fairy from heaven.
The thin skirt outlined her beautiful figure, and her skin, as white as mutton-fat jade, was flawless and as delicate as a jade carving.
This plain skirt looks simple, but look down.
There are large pieces of peonies on the hem of the skirt, and the petals seem to sway with every step. The floating silk was glittering with brilliance, and the embroidery looked real, as if it was about to bloom between the hems of the skirt.
Zi Su stared at Shen Fu, then looked down at Shen Fu's skirt. There was a flash of surprise in his eyes.
She just felt that the young lady today was so beautiful that she couldn't bear to look at her for even a moment longer.
"Young... Young Master." Zi Su stuttered, not knowing what to say. Little Songzi at the side had already lowered his head, not daring to look at Chen Fu any longer.
But the only thing exposed was a pair of ears, which were swollen and red.
Shen Fu turned and looked at herself in the bronze mirror.
It is true that clothes make the man, and this is absolutely true.
Even though Chen Fu had noticed the extraordinary features of this dress early on, she was still stunned when she actually put it on.
Even she stared at herself in the bronze mirror for a long time and couldn't come back to her senses. It was a long time before she looked away.
But she still felt something was not enough...
Chen Fu looked down along the collar little by little, always feeling that there was something missing.
Black hair, fair skin, red lips and seductive eyes, a plain skirt on her body that is barely visible...
This is very beautiful, but there are still some shortcomings...
Shen Fu moved slightly, and the hem of her skirt floated in a radiant light.
Until it landed on her ankle, Shen Fu thought for a moment.
He immediately went to the box on the dressing table and looked for it.
"What are you going to do, young master?"
Zi Su bent down and walked forward, only to see Chen Fu rummaging through a box of rare treasures and taking out a string of golden bells.
"What do you want this for, young master?" This thing is neither valuable nor good-looking.
Zi Su looked puzzled, but saw Shen Fu bent over and tied her ankles.
The slender ankles were as white as snow and bony, with a string of golden bells tied with a red rope around the ankles.
With the slight movement of the ankle, the bell rang.
Chen Fu looked into the bronze mirror, her red lips curled up and the corners of her eyes raised. The voice she spoke was charming and seductive:
“This is what we call vivid and colorful.”
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