Emperor Chengyuan had already walked some distance when he noticed that Wei Sushen hadn't caught up with him. He turned around and asked, "What are you staring at?"
Wei Sushen's tone was almost a sigh: "It's not that I'm distracted."
The thought that just came to his mind at that moment probably indicated that he was going crazy.
On the other side, Fang Shan came on stage leisurely. His first action was to flick his sleeves, which happened to hit the face of the Princess of Yuexiu Kingdom twice.
The force was neither too strong nor too weak, at least Fang Shan felt that he had shown mercy and would not leave any red marks on his face.
The moment the red sleeves hit the face of the Princess of Yuexiu, Fang Shan screamed and took two steps back.
The Princess of Yuexiu looked grim, not because of the pain, but simply because she was furious. As the one being hit, she hadn't cried out yet, but the one hitting her was the one who was shouting.
"you……"
"Are you okay?" Fang Shan interrupted her, blinked, and two tears appeared first.
Princess Yuexiu: "..."
It wasn't just the Princess of Yuexiu who was shocked. As the champion of the previous palace fight, the Queen Mother's eyes widened slightly... This young girl was actually better at acting than herself?
"I accidentally hurt the princess. It seems..."
Princess Yuexiu nearly gnashed her teeth, secretly hating herself, yet she wore a proper smile: "I'm fine."
She had a premonition that if she continued to be led by the rhythm, the other party would definitely use her injury as an excuse to end the dance before it even started.
Fang Shan looked worried. "But I'm worried that if I accidentally hurt the princess again, I'd be committing a heinous crime."
The Princess of Yuexiu Kingdom smiled coldly and said, "There are many kinds of dance, not just the water sleeve dance. You can try another one."
Fang Shan suddenly realized: "That's right."
At this moment, someone shouted "Greetings, Your Majesty," and everyone looked over in surprise and bowed quickly.
Wei Sushen and Emperor Chengyuan walked in one after the other. Both of them had a very strong aura. The noble ladies' eyes were mostly on Wei Sushen. Becoming the Crown Princess was their purpose of coming here today.
The Queen Mother beckoned to Wei Sushen kindly and said, "You've come at the perfect time. Han Lanwu is usually not seen in the palace."
When the two men made eye contact, Princess Yuexiu's smile became more genuine.
Marrying the prince is naturally better than marrying Emperor Chengyuan. Princess Yuexiu looked at Wei Sushen shyly, and the hint in her eyes was self-evident.
Emperor Chengyuan looked at Fang Shan at this moment, and asked with concern as an elder: "Are you feeling better?"
Fang Shan's skin was as transparent as paper. When he spoke a little louder, his cheeks would turn red from the excessive force. "It's healed now."
Not a convincing answer at all.
Emperor Chengyuan frowned slightly. According to Chen Yan's explanation, Fang Shan was his sister, but from any angle, the two had no similarities.
Thinking about it carefully, when he wanted to confirm Fang Shan's identity more closely, he was attracted by Yue Xiuguo's words. It is not ruled out that this was a chess piece that Chen Yan deliberately found to confuse the enemy.
The sound of the guqin interrupted Emperor Chengyuan's thoughts.
The girl playing the piano is very skilled. The music she plays is not the usual soft and touching songs, but more like war songs, surrounded by enemies, with an incomparable dominance.
A glint of admiration flashed in Emperor Chengyuan's eyes. He did not like women who were too delicate. How could an overly delicate girl become the mother of the country in the future?
To the music, the Princess of Yuexiu danced gracefully. The most eye-catching thing was her hands. Her delicate and slender fingers imitated the pattern of blooming orchids, which was very eye-catching.
Putting aside the country's prejudice, from a man's perspective, Emperor Chengyuan also took a few more glances and asked Wei Sushen: "What do you think?"
Wei Sushen said uninterestedly, "The waist is too stiff."
“…”
"Your smile isn't pretty enough." After a while, he added.
The sound of the piano suddenly became high-pitched and rapid. Fang Shan was the only one who remained motionless. As the tone became brighter and brighter, he stood there as if he would be knocked down by the sound waves.
The Princess of Yuexiu Kingdom never took her eyes off Fang Shan. Seeing the latter standing there like a wooden man, her eyes were full of ridicule.
The girl's hands sped up faster and faster, until only a shadow could be seen. Fang Shan made a move at the most tragic and majestic moment of the ancient music. He slowly walked to the side, bent down, half-crouched, picked up a stone block with his bare hands, and stood up.
The smooth movement was shocking to others.
The girl who was playing the piano had a trembling hand and plucked the wrong string. Fortunately, most people were as surprised as she was. When they saw the scene of moving the stone pillar with bare hands, they were undoubtedly shocked... Was it because their eyesight was poor, or were they accidentally daydreaming?
Fang Shan's body looked extremely thin compared to the stone pillar, as if he was in danger of being smashed into pieces by the stone pillar at any time.
However, his steps were steady from beginning to end, and the stone pillar landed gently without even stirring up much dust.
Slender fingers caressed the smooth stone surface, finally finding the center and touching it. Fang Shan rolled up his sleeves, revealing a delicate white wrist. At the same time, he slowly raised his palm and chopped it down with force, as if slicing a watermelon. The solid stone pillar was instantly split in two. Countless tiny stones shattered in the air, and several struck the wrist of the Princess of Yuexiu. Her arm went numb, disrupting the rhythm of her dance.
Fang Shan remained calm as usual, her beautiful eyes lingering around as she softly said, "Next, please enjoy the sight of a huge stone being crushed in the chest."
He raised a split stone and was about to press it against his chest when a stern voice interrupted him, "Don't joke around. If you're not careful, your life will be in danger."
Fang Shan said to Emperor Chengyuan very seriously, "Your Majesty, don't worry. This is the unique skill of the Chen family."
The corner of Emperor Chengyuan's mouth twitched. How come he didn't know that Chen Yan also had the skill to break rocks with his chest!
"That won't do either," Emperor Chengyuan said with a dark face, "A girl performing this kind of thing in public..."
I was originally thinking of saying "how disgraceful", but then I changed my mind and thought that it would be bad for a girl's reputation if this were to get out, so I changed it to "not very decent".
Fang Shan then stopped his performance and looked up into a pair of dark eyes. Wei Sushen's eyes were so deep and dark at this moment that it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
The person watching was Wei Sushen, but he actually spoke to Emperor Chengyuan: "Your Majesty, what do you think of the performance of splitting rocks with bare hands?"
Emperor Chengyuan coughed lightly. Faced with such a shocking performance, he himself was speechless. However, the little girl's eyes were bright, and she looked like she was begging for praise. At this critical juncture, he did not hesitate to push his son out as a shield. "What do you think, Prince?"
Wei Sushen closed his eyes, twirled the Buddhist beads in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "666."
“…”
Fang Shan raised his eyebrows slightly. Is he cheering for himself?
The thoughtful expression only appeared for a moment, and the next moment he immediately pretended to be confused: "Six what?"
Wei Sushen sneered and said again in a firm tone: "666."
Fang Shan lowered her head and stared at her toes, shy as the morning glow in the sky: "Your Highness, is it not appropriate to call your servant Liu Liu directly?"
Wei Sushen chuckled softly, and Emperor Chengyuan thought it was a misunderstanding. He said, "The Crown Prince used numbers to represent words to practice silent meditation, not to call you by your nickname."
Fang Shan's shyness became more obvious: "Liu Liu misunderstood."
The Queen Mother smiled and tried to smooth things over: "It's fate. Your name is clever, too. Chen Liuliu, as your name suggests, has the demeanor of a willow swaying in the wind."
Emperor Chengyuan, who was drinking water, almost spit out a mouthful of tea. The scene of Chen Liuliu splitting the huge rock with one palm was still vivid in his mind.
The figure of a willow swaying in the wind?
The Queen Mother could actually lie with her eyes open.
Emperor Chengyuan glanced at the Empress Dowager, who was still smiling with a kind look. Noticing his gaze, she turned her head and asked, "What does the Emperor think?"
Emperor Chengyuan's expression remained unchanged: "What the Queen Mother said is true."
Fang Shan lowered his eyelids: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the Queen Mother for your compliments."
Emperor Chengyuan: “…”
"Ah!" The Princess of Yuexiu Kingdom suddenly covered her wrist with her hands and her eyes turned red. She had already thought of the words she wanted to say. She wanted to pretend to be injured by the gravel to highlight Chen Liuliu's vulgarity.
Unfortunately, just as his lips opened, someone fell down first. Fang Shan covered his chest with his hands, and his frown made everyone feel his discomfort.
"Call the imperial physician quickly!" the empress dowager ordered her servants.
"It's nothing." Fang Shan, with a pale face, managed to stand up straight. "It's just that the princess spoke a little too loudly just now, and I got scared."
If conditions allowed, the Princess of Yuexiu would really want to slap this little bitch in the face. She was even more hypocritical than herself.
Princess Yuexiu was about to explode, but the Queen Mother was so considerate that she personally came down and gave Fang Shan a hand, saying, "You need to take good care of yourself." She smiled and said, "I feel a strange sense of familiarity when I see you. You look a bit like me when I was young."
The noble ladies were almost red-eyed, and they couldn't understand why Chen Liuliu could win the favor of the Queen Mother.
In fact, the Queen Mother was not lying. She really looked at Fang Shan with kindness, as if she saw her younger self... She was a good actor.
In this palace, if you want to live safely and for a long time, you must not only act well, but also seize the opportunity. Chen Liuliu has obviously grasped the essence.
Fang Shan looked at the Princess of Yuexiu Kingdom worriedly: "Princess's hand..."
When the Princess of Yuexiu saw his weak appearance, she had no doubt that if she said there was a problem, he would pretend to faint from fright the next moment.
At this point, the truth about Princess Yuexiu was revealed.
According to Fang Shan's plan, he was ready to faint, preferably at the right angle, right towards the Crown Prince. As long as he timed his fall perfectly, and Wei Sushen, with a sense of sympathy, rushed over to protect him, he would have a great story to tell.
The plan was very good, but the Princess of Yuexiu changed her tone and shook her head, saying, "It's no problem."
This time she spoke very softly, not giving Fang Shan any chance to pretend to be frightened.
The good dance and music ended without any warning after Fang Shan interrupted.
Everyone has forgotten what the Cold Orchid Dance looks like, and everyone has also forgotten how tragic and majestic that ancient song was.
Everyone present only remembered the shocking scene of the stone-splitting movement, and no one was willing to continue their performance. Seeing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slipping away, Liu Wenjing's eyes suddenly turned to Wei Sushen, and he said admiringly, "I've heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a profound understanding of music..."
Fang Shan, already back at his seat eating a snack to replenish his energy, didn't pay attention to what was said afterwards. He thought to himself that the host was excellent in every aspect except music theory. If he really asked him to play the piano or the flute, everyone would definitely die together today.
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