Chapter 100 Ask her to dance!
She was trembling.
Compared with the thunder and lightning, it seemed to be something even more terrifying and frightening.
Rong Jianxue pursed her lips slightly, wrapped her hands around her, and said in a gentle and powerful voice: "Yes, I will always protect you."
He didn't ask anything, and his wide sleeves covered the hands they held together.
Her joints felt cold and her fingertips were icy. Rong Jianxue covered her for a long time before she regained some warmth.
Rong Baimao arrived late.
Naturally, his official position was not high enough to match Rong Jianxue's. He just glanced in the direction of Rong Jianxue and Pei Jingxu and then looked away.
Not long after, the eunuchs sang loudly: "Your Majesty has arrived——"
For a moment, everyone knelt on the ground and bowed their heads to the emperor in a bright yellow robe who was gradually approaching.
"Long live His Majesty—"
"My dear ministers, please stand."
"Thank you, Your Majesty—"
Pei Jingxu raised his eyes and looked towards the official who was standing high above everyone else.
Frowning slightly, Pei Jingxu looked away.
——In fact, to this day, Pei Jingxu still doesn’t know why his father, who has always been kind, humble and shrewd, chose to betray the country.
But the incident that was briefly mentioned in the story did take the lives of her parents and younger brother.
In the storybook, the big words "Pei's father committed treason" seem to be more real and unchangeable than the words written by the historian.
My father's crime of treason is unforgivable, but even so, Pei Jingxu finds it difficult to treat this official with a normal attitude.
Pei Jingxu simply stopped thinking about it and lowered her head, only to find that Rong Jianxue had taken away the boiling hot tea next to her and replaced it with sweet black plum juice.
Today is the official birthday banquet. The emperor in the high position is very happy. He narrowed his eyes and his majesty is revealed.
"My dear ministers, I am holding a birthday banquet today. Firstly, I want to drink and chat with you all. Secondly, my third prince, Shen Huaichen, has returned to the capital to visit me. I am very happy!"
As he spoke, he raised his glass: "Come on, everyone, raise your glasses! My dears, please feel free to do as you please!"
"God bless my emperor, may he enjoy eternal happiness!"
After finishing the glass of wine, the court officials sat down again, talking and laughing.
The music starts, the drums beat.
Following the drum beats, dancers in colorful clothes and feathered robes appeared one after another to dance with everyone and entertain them.
Across the group of dancers, Pei Jingxu suddenly saw Shen Qianfan squinting his eyes in the seat opposite her, and looking at her with a smile through the crowd.
Pei Jingxu frowned slightly, and a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes.
After the song, the dancers left the stage one after another, and the banquet became very lively.
On the high seat, the emperor was not in a good mood. He waved his hand at the group of dancers and said lightly, "Reward."
At the guest table, Shen Qianfan chuckled and said slowly: "It seems that tonight's dance music does not please the emperor."
The official smiled nonchalantly, "If it's like this every year, even delicacies from land and sea will get boring."
Chen Qianfan waved his folding fan gently, his eyes gentle and elegant: "Your son has heard that in the past, there was a fairy who danced on a drum. Her figure was as graceful as a startled swan, her steps were like lotus flowers, and her gaze was radiant. The spectators were dazzled and lingered.
A minister from the prince's faction chimed in, "Dancing on the Drum? It seems to be a dance from the Western Regions. We haven't seen it in the capital yet, so it's a shame we can't enjoy it."
Something is wrong.
Pei Jingxu frowned slightly and lowered his head.
"Lord Li, there's no need to feel sorry," Shen Qianfan said with a gentle smile, his soft and warm gaze slowly falling on Pei Jingxu, "I heard that Second Lady Pei once went to the Western Regions with my father to do business, and it seems that she learned the drum dance."
In an instant, as Shen Qianfan spoke, everyone's eyes were focused on Pei Jingxu.
"Oh?" The emperor in the high position also seemed interested and looked at Pei Jingxu, "Really?"
Pei Jingxu's body stiffened and his head was buzzing.
What's going on?
Bai Shutong clearly hasn't appeared in this life yet, so how come Chen Qianfan asked her to dance at the palace banquet earlier?
Pei Jingxu frowned slightly and noticed the gaze of the emperor on the high seat, and he pulled the corners of his mouth almost stiffly.
Shen Qianfan, this bastard!
In her previous life, she thought that he had instigated her to dance in front of the palace just to please Bai Shutong and make her look bad at the palace banquet. Now that Bai Shutong had not returned yet, she had let down her guard.
——So, Shen Qianfan’s purpose is not just this.
Suddenly, she suddenly remembered what Shen Qianfan had said to her.
[Given Second Lady's appearance, I believe she will be able to reach the position of Imperial Concubine in just half a year.]
So Shen Qianfan's current goal is to let her "perform" in front of the emperor in order to gain his majesty's favor! ?
When he thought of this, Pei Jingxu's eyes darkened and his face turned slightly pale.
"Mrs. Pei, how about you dance on the drum today to celebrate Father's birthday?"
He gave his reasons in a high-sounding manner.
If Pei Jingxu refused, he would be charged with being ungrateful and disobeying the emperor!
After curling his finger bones, Pei Jingxu realized belatedly that—
His hand was still held by Rong Jianxue.
Biting her lip slightly, Pei Jingxu's eyes flickered as she looked at the man beside her.
Feeling the man's warm touch on her fingertips, Rong Jianxue patted the back of her hand soothingly and let go of her hand calmly.
He bowed slightly towards the emperor on the high throne and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have caught a cold today and am not feeling well. I am afraid I cannot satisfy Your Majesty."
"Master Master, what does this mean?" In the distance, Shen Qianfan chuckled softly, his eyebrows curved, "It's just a cold. Father finally brought up some elegant things. I believe Second Lady would also like it, right?"
"Your Highness has misunderstood my humble servant's intention," Rong Jianxue said slowly, his tone calm and indifferent. "My humble servant's intention is that, as a token of my sincerity, I am willing to accompany Pei on the zither and complete a piece of music together."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qianfan's smile faded a little, and he looked at Rong Jianxue with slightly narrowed eyes, with a hint of coldness.
Pei Jingxu was stunned and looked at Rong Jianxue.
"My dear Rong, are you willing to play the zither?" Hearing Rong Jianxue's words, the emperor laughed heartily. "I once said I wanted to discuss the zither with you, but you repeatedly refused."
"Calculating the time, I haven't heard you play the piano for several years."
The emperor is a zither fanatic. If there is anyone in the entire capital whose zither music can please his ears, it is only this young master Rong Jianxue.
However, since Rong Jianxue came down the mountain and became an official, he never played the piano again.
Sometimes His Majesty's ears were itchy and he wanted Rong Jianxue to play a song, but Rong Jianxue always politely declined.
Today, he is going to play the piano again!
To the emperor, this news was more interesting than Pei's ability to dance on drums!
Rong Jianxue bowed and said, "I hope Your Majesty will grant my approval."
"Yes! Of course it's true! Come quickly, come quickly! Bring me the Phoenix Wutong sword that I treasure!"
All of a sudden, the palace servants started to move.
Pei Jingxu still looked at Rong Jianxue beside him.
The man leaned forward slightly and whispered in her ear: "Go change your clothes."
…
Pei Jingxu didn't know how Rong Jianxue would help her. She wasn't even sure if Rong Jianxue knew how to help her.
Of course she could dance on the drum, but it would be bad if she was really noticed by the officials.
Rong Jianxue gave a few instructions to the dancer in the distance. The dancer understood and led Pei Jingxu downstairs to change clothes.
When I stood in the center of the banquet again, I saw a red drum half a person's height placed in the middle.
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