Chapter 33 Dance
Shen Congyue specially sent someone to inquire about it.
It is said that Master Shaofu will also come to the Qixi Lantern Festival.
For this day, Shen Congyue practiced needle threading in her room for a long time!
If she could perform a carefully prepared dance on the Qiqiao stage, Master Shaofu would definitely see her!
and……
Chen Congyue glanced at Pei Jingxu beside her again, her eyes fierce: she wanted to teach Pei Jingxu a lesson.
How dare you speak ill of her in front of Master Young Master, you bitch!
"Everyone, ladies, should know the rules. The first one to thread the colorful thread through all the needle holes is the winner!"
Chen Congyue glanced at Pei Jingxu beside her with disdain, and smiled: "Pei Jingxu, don't worry, when I become the Weaver Girl and go on stage to dance, I will let you dance with me."
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled nonchalantly: "Don't worry, Miss Shen, I won't forget you after I go on stage."
Shen Congyue frowned when she heard this. In the past, when Pei Jingxu and she argued, they were always sharp and decisive. What happened today? Why did he say such outrageous words?
"The game begins!"
As the gong sounded, Shen Congyue immediately picked up the needle and thread and started threading!
Her speed was indeed not slow. In just a short while, she had threaded the first nine-hole needle!
She didn't have time to see how others were threading, so she picked up the second needle and continued threading!
When the colorful thread passed through the fourth needle hole, there was a "dong" sound and the sound of a gong rang out!
Shen Congyue was startled. She widened her eyes and looked in the direction of the sound with an incredible look on her face.
"The match is over! The winner is Pei Jingxu from the Pei family!"
Chen Congyue thought he had misheard, and turned around suddenly to look at Pei Jingxu beside him!
Pei Jingxu slowly put down the nine-hole needle in his hand that was threaded neatly, and even looked up at Shen Congyue, his eyes full of disdain and provocation.
"You! You cheated! How could you get dressed so quickly!" Chen Congyue pointed at Pei Jingxu and shouted loudly!
"Miss Shen, we have someone watching over us. Madam Rong Er really didn't cheat. When you finished threading the first nine-hole needle, she had already finished, and... she even stopped on purpose and waited for you..."
"How dare you! Pei Jingxu! You bitch! What on earth did you do?!"
Chen Congyue was furious and glared at Pei Jingxu as if he was an enemy!
Pei Jingxu didn't care about Shen Congyue's rage. She raised her eyebrows and took a few steps towards her: "Miss Shen, didn't I tell you? Even if I go on stage to dance, I will invite you to dance with me."
"Why should I dance with you, a bitch!" Shen Congyue's voice was hoarse and furious, "You are worthy!?"
Pei Jingxu was neither angry nor annoyed. Instead, he curled his lips and smiled, looking calm.
She leaned close to Shen Congyue's ear and whispered, "Miss Shen, if you don't go on stage, you won't even have the chance to get your husband's attention..."
Silence ensued.
Chen Congyue widened her eyes and looked at Pei Jingxu in surprise and confusion. She frowned and looked puzzled.
——She didn’t understand why Pei Jingxu wanted to help her.
Without giving Shen Congyue time to react, Pei Jingxu said jokingly, "Of course, if Miss Shen feels that dancing with me is too humiliating, you can leave. I won't force you."
Shen Congyue clenched his fingers, his face grim and ugly.
But in the end, she just slowly loosened her clenched fist and looked at her coldly: "Pei Jingxu, just wait for me."
Pei Jingxu curled his lips in triumph, with undisguised malice in his eyes.
…
"Hurry, hurry! Go to Qiqiao Terrace! This year's Weaver Girl Dance is about to begin!"
"Who is this year's Weaver Girl?"
"Of course! It must be Miss Chen, the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion! Haven't you seen her appearance today? Her temperament is extraordinary and otherworldly. It's obvious that she is preparing to dance on stage!"
"That's because you didn't see the end! The second lady Rong who came later was the real fairy banished to the mortal world! She threaded all three nine-hole needles in no time!"
"Is this true? The Weaver Girl performing this year is actually Pei from the Rong family?"
"Yes! And it is said that Miss Shen volunteered to dance with her!"
"Although the Pei family's reputation is a bit bad, their face is really impeccable."
"Yes! You should have seen her dressed today. She's as pretty as a picture!"
“…”
The people in the crowd were talking and walking towards the Qiqiao Terrace in the distance.
In the distance, Rong Jianxue lowered her eyes slightly, twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand, and had a cold expression.
Jiang Hui finished patrolling the area and walked over to Rong Jianxue. "Master, we've checked everything. The dance is about to begin, and the people are all gathered over there."
"Yeah." Rong Jianxue responded, glanced in the direction of the crowd, and did not speak.
Jiang Hui didn't know what his young master was thinking, so he continued, "Then young master, let's go patrol over to Qiqiao Terrace. There are a lot of people there, and it's easy for people to get stepped on and injured."
"Let's go."
He didn't say much and led the patrol team towards the Qiqiao Terrace.
…
Behind the Qiqiao stage.
Pei Jingxu looked into the distance and saw Rong Jianxue and the patrolling officers and soldiers stopped far away from the platform.
He must have been worried that the appearance of soldiers would cause the people to become restless, so he took his men very far away. From Pei Jingxu's perspective, he could only barely make out the silhouettes of the people.
She narrowed her eyes and subconsciously glanced down at the platform to estimate the height.
In her previous life, she remembered that Rong Jianxue and Jiang Hui were not so far away from the stage.
In the previous life, Rong Jianxue allowed Jiang Hui to barely catch Chen Congyue. In this life, can he really catch her at this distance?
Pei Jingxu's heart began to beat fast.
She was not a person who could plan everything for herself. All she could rely on was knowing the plot of the story and being able to roughly guess where it was going.
But now, she really wasn't sure whether Rong Jianxue would catch her if she really fell.
He raised his head again and glanced at the man in the distance.
Pei Jingxu closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and his eyes were firm.
Then let’s take a gamble.
Behind her, Shen Congyue looked at her viciously, with deep jealousy and anger in his eyes.
Pei Jingxu, I will make you lose your reputation today!
“Zheng——”
As the sound of a piano swept by.
The next second, the crowd that was still talking fell silent.
Following the gentle music, Pei Jingxu covered her face with a veil and stepped onto the platform.
The thin cloud gauze as thin as a cicada's wing was lifted by the night wind, making her look like a soft white vine. The golden bells at the end of the shawl jingled crisply, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
She was like a fairy banished to the world, with ethereal gauze and mist swirling around her.
When her bare hands were raised above her head and slowly folded together, her narrow waist, soaked in moonlight, suddenly bent backwards, and the moonlight flowed.
The bells hanging on the ankles rang softly, and in the candlelight, they sparkled like stars.
The crowd in the stands was so mesmerized that they forgot to breathe for a moment.
Shen Congyue, who was dancing behind her, seemed to have become a burden. No one looked at her. Pei Jingxu covered her face with a veil, looking like a seductive fairy.
Shen Congyue practiced dancing hard for three months, but Pei Jingxu ruined it all!
There was a vicious flash in her eyes, but she slowly approached her with dancing steps.
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