Chapter 737 Tengu swallows the sun
Princess Li bowed.
"I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine."
Xiao Xixi smiled and asked her to sit down.
Su Cairen took the initiative to move down and give up the seat closer to the main seat.
Princess Li didn't hesitate and walked straight over and sat down at that position.
Immediately, palace maids served tea and snacks.
When Princess Li saw the diverse and exquisitely crafted pastries in front of her, the smile on her face suddenly became more genuine.
She picked up a piece of almond milk puff without hesitation and took a bite. It was fragrant, sweet, and had a rich milky flavor.
She couldn't help but eat another piece.
Concubine Jing covered her lips and chuckled.
"Sister Li Fei's appetite is still so good."
Princess Li finished the almond milk puff in her hand, drank a sip of scented tea, and then spoke slowly.
"If you want to mock me for being fat, just say it directly. There's no need to beat around the bush."
Princess Jing still smiled: "Why do you think so? I just want to remind you that eating too much sweets is not good for your health."
Li Fei: "Thank you for your reminder. I think I am doing very well now. I have food and drink every day and someone to serve me. My life is so comfortable."
Concubine Jing shook her head helplessly, as if there was nothing she could do.
"You are so unmotivated, what are you going to do in the future?"
Shao Liangren said softly, "It's better for people to be more motivated."
She looked at the imperial concubine sitting at the top.
"Your Highness, isn't that right?"
Xiao Xixi nodded and said seriously: "Yes, if a person does not know how to make progress, what is the difference between that and being carefree?"
Princess Jing: “…”
Shao Liangren: “…”
Princess Li: "..."
Even Su Cairen, who had been tuning her pipa with her head down, couldn't help but raise her head and look at the imperial concubine sitting above her.
Concubine Jing tried to maintain her smile: "Your Highness, you are really good at joking."
Shao Liangren laughed in cooperation.
Xiao Xixi looked at Concubine Li with an especially kind gaze.
"Are these cakes enough for you? If not, I'll have someone bring you some more."
Concubine Li felt that the way she looked at her was strange, and she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
"No, that's not necessary."
Xiao Xixi said sincerely, "You don't have to be polite to me. I envy you. These cakes only weigh a little over one pound in total. If you eat them all, you can gain at least five pounds of weight. If you eat one pound, you gain five pounds. What a bargain!"
Unlike her, no matter how much she eats, she doesn't gain weight, it's all in vain.
Princess Li: "..."
I suspect you are mocking me, although I have no evidence.
Concubine Jing and Shao Liangren were also confused.
They really couldn't understand why the imperial concubine, who was just speaking for Concubine Li, turned against her in the blink of an eye?
Which side is the imperial concubine on?
At this time, Baoqin came in with two dancers.
The two dancers had slim figures, high noses and deep eyes, and it was obvious at first glance that they were not from Dasheng.
After asking, I found out that they were women from the Liao Kingdom.
Because the capital of Liao was conquered by the Sheng army and the Liao king surrendered, Liao now became a vassal state of the Sheng Dynasty, and had to pay tribute to the Sheng Dynasty with large amounts of gold, silver, cattle, horses and slaves every year.
These two dancers were the female slaves sent as tribute by the Liao Kingdom.
They knelt on the ground and spoke respectfully in the Dasheng dialect with a slight foreign accent.
"Your servant greets the Imperial Concubine."
Xiao Xixi asked them to stand up, and her eyes stayed on their faces for a moment. She unexpectedly discovered that there was a dark evil spirit between the brows of both of them.
This is a typical sign of short life.
It looks like this dancer is about to die.
Before the two dancers came here, they already knew that they were here to dance with Su Cairen. After standing up, they looked at Su Cairen.
Su Cairen has already tuned the pipa properly.
She asked gently, "What kind of dance are you good at?"
The two dancers looked at each other, and the one in the pink and white dress answered.
"We are capable of anything. It all depends on what Madam Talent likes to play."
Su Cairen smiled and said, "Then let's go with 'General's Order'."
Xiao Xixi was quite surprised.
She originally thought that Su Cairen would play "House of Flying Daggers". After all, this is a song that must appear in every romance novel, and every time this song appears, someone will definitely cause trouble.
Su Cairen plucked the strings of the lute with her delicate hands, and the sound of the pipa rang out.
The sound of clanging suddenly rang out, like countless jade beads falling to the ground, crisp and pleasant.
The two dancers were obviously very familiar with this piece of music. They immediately stretched their bodies and danced to the sound of the pipa.
Xiao Xixi listened carefully for a while. The "General's Order" played by Su Cairen was almost the same as what she had heard in her previous life. Although this world was from a dynasty she had never heard of before, there were many aspects of the culture here that were familiar to her, such as characters and poetry.
Because the style of this piece is relatively strong, the dancers' movements are also relatively vigorous, and most of them are large and wide.
Halfway through the song, the two dancers had already sweated a lot, and the sweat soaked through their thin clothes. The material of the clothes stuck tightly to their skin, outlining their body curves to the fullest.
This is what it means to sweat profusely.
The skirt is flying and the waist is swaying.
A tense and mysterious feeling permeated.
Everyone was watching intently.
At this moment, the sky outside suddenly darkened!
It's still morning, how come the sky suddenly turned dark?
Someone was shouting outside.
"It's Tengu Tunri! The Tengu is coming! Everyone, find a place to hide!"
Everyone in the room was shocked.
The two dancers stopped dancing and stood there at a loss, their breathing rapid and their faces panicked, not knowing what to do.
However, Su Cairen's pipa music had not stopped yet.
Concubine Jing stood up and said, "Your Highness, the sudden appearance of the Heavenly Dog will surely cause panic among the people. Maybe something dangerous will happen because of it. Let's gather everyone together quickly to prevent them from scattering and causing greater trouble."
Xiao Xixi stretched out her right hand and looked at Xiyu who was standing beside her.
Xiyu was also frightened by this sudden strange phenomenon.
She was stunned for a moment before she reacted, and hurried forward, carefully helping the imperial concubine up.
The two walked to the window and looked out.
The sun in the sky was disappearing little by little, and it looked like it was being swallowed up bit by bit by some monster.
This is actually the sun being blocked by the moon, which is a solar eclipse.
But the ancients firmly believed that the solar eclipse was caused by the sun being eaten by a celestial dog.
This kind of thing cannot be explained clearly to the ancients.
Xiao Xixi said casually: "It's just dark, there's no need to panic, let everyone light the candles, don't run around, and everything will be normal."
Shao Liangren also stood up and said, "My Lady, the Heavenly Dog swallowing the Sun is no small matter, and must not be underestimated."
Xiao Xixi turned around and looked at them.
"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that the Tengu will jump down and eat you?"
Concubine Jing took two steps forward and said, "Now is not the time to joke, Concubine, you should know that the Tengu would not appear for no reason. It must be reminding us that a great disaster is about to occur!"
(End of this chapter)
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