Black Moonlight, after her robbery

What once again broke the tense atmosphere was the sound of a piano, lingering in the ears like soft waves of lingering smoke.

Everyone raised their heads and their eyes were attracted by the flying snow-white silk ribbon.

A woman wearing a white gauze dress stood pretty in the hall. When Yingying moved, the silver-colored rice beads followed her like stars.As the dancing postures sway, the beauty's face is soft, gentle and sweet, which can be detected within a short distance.

Ti Zhen exclaimed in low voice: "Isn't this a princess!"

There is no shortage of noble daughters performing dances during the congratulations from all dynasties, but even if they perform dances, most of them are just concubines or adopted daughters from humble backgrounds, and they will never let the jewels in their eyes show their faces.

And since Zheng E was already a princess and a hero in quelling the rebellion, she danced for the envoy this time, not with the intention of humiliating him.

Perhaps Cheng Guibi saw Ti Zhen's surprise and explained: "I have tried to persuade him many times, but Your Majesty insists on letting the princess perform the dance, saying that it is... more sincere."

Ti Zhen clenched his fists, "Even so, how can this humiliation happen? The princess is a princess, not a singing and dancing girl, and her true appearance can be desecrated by those foreigners!"

Cheng Guibin could only sigh helplessly, "I have neglected my duty this time. It's just that I am a soft-spoken person and from a low background. I can't say enough about many things. I hope the princess will forgive me."

"Of course I know it's not your fault." Ti Zhen looked at the emperor coldly, feeling worried and angry, "It's just..."

It's just shameful to bully a woman without a father or mother like this!
Cheng Guibi still felt uneasy in her heart, and she was still chattering there, talking in a few high-sounding words, and she got tired of listening to it for a long time.

Ti Zhen stared at the princess wholeheartedly and didn't care about her. He just looked at the princess's figure and felt a surge of contempt for the emperor in his heart.

After the dance was over, the Rouran envoy clapped his hands and cheered: "Good! Not only are the beauties of Xiang Kingdom beautiful, but the beauties of Wei Dynasty are even more beautiful. This dance is really as graceful as those in Zhuji in the south of the Yangtze River!"

The emperor's long eyes were slightly glazed, and a smile suddenly appeared on his half-aged face: "The eyes of the envoy are so spiritual, this dance is called "Jiangnan Spring". I know that your country is coming sincerely, so why don't you prepare good wine and dance?" And the beauty!"

The envoy stroked his goatee and said, "The dancer is..."

"It's my adopted daughter—Princess Ruyang." He then ordered: "Nao'er, quickly pay your respects to the Rouran envoy!"

Zheng Ao's face had turned cold, so she could only grit her teeth and salute, "Good morning, envoy."

At that time, the minister's smiling eyes had already narrowed into slits, "Okay, okay! I have long heard that there are two beauties in the Wei Dynasty. One is beautiful and the other is plain. They complement each other. It can be seen that the princess's appearance is just like the moon on the Yaotai, hazy... Bright."

The emperor couldn't help showing off and secretly praising in his words, "Yes, for my daughter to be born like this, she definitely needs a golden marriage to match her."

"There is a saying in the Central Plains, what is it called... fish matches fish, shrimp matches shrimp, turtle matches bastard! Naturally, this noble princess must match the noble prince!"

As he spoke, he took a sip of wine, smiled coquettishly, and said back: "I have a string of nine-linked jade rings here, which are worth thousands of gold. Today, I am destined to give them to the princess in return for her graceful dancing."

The emperor smiled, and after hearing this, he asked the princess to take it in person.

No matter how angry she was, the princess endured the sly and unkind look and took the jade ring, almost at the moment she said she wanted to withdraw, she left quickly.

Ti Zhen watched secretly. When Zheng E walked out, his eyes were red. Without saying a word, he chased Zheng E out under the influence of alcohol.

It wasn't until she followed her into the dormitory and dispersed the palace maids that she helped the princess sit down and said, "You are already in your own place. You can cry if you want."

Big tears flowed down like broken pearls, and he covered his face and choked with sobs.

"Sister... I'm not a singing and dancing girl. Why did Your Majesty treat me like this? I'm the daughter of the Zheng family, a meritorious queen, and a professed princess. Why should I be treated like a toy... for a group of foreigners? Men dance!”

She shook the nine-linked jade ring in her hand and trembled angrily, "Why are you giving me the nine-linked jade ring! What a reward! Do you think I am a performing dancer...and you are still giving me a reward!" Seeing that she was about to fall, Her personal maid hurriedly stopped and advised: "Princess! I am angry because I am angry. If it really breaks, I don't know what kind of trouble it will cause!"

Yes... Now that the Queen is gone, there is no one to protect her or help her anymore. She is like living in an ice cellar here. No one gives her clothes when she is cold, and others even take her skin off when she is cold. Take it off to keep warm.

Isn't the last plague an example? I almost lost my life!
The more I thought about it, the more miserable I became, and the more I thought about it, the more aggrieved I felt, and I suddenly started sobbing all over.

How could Ti Zhen not know how she felt? She was also a person who lost her mother. No matter how noble she was and how well her family protected her, there were still many people who called her "motherless" when she was growing up.

This is true even for a person who has the protection of her father and uncle's family, let alone a princess.

Especially when I thought that she was responsible for her tragic fate, I felt very sorry.

She took out her handkerchief and wiped her tears, "Don't cry. I didn't wear enough clothes just after dancing. It's getting colder again, so I don't have to worry about the wind and cold."

Then he ordered: "Why don't you get a cloak and wrap it around the princess first?"

But how can those tears flow down? Who is not a treasure in the eyes of parents? Zheng Ao has never been so humiliated since she was a child, and it will still happen after such a day, which is even more humiliating.

She hurriedly tightened Ti Zhen's hand, tears on her face stuck to her hair, and murmured: "Sister... there was one time today. I'm sure your majesty will let me dance again in the future. Her Majesty the Queen is no longer here. I am really in this palace." I have no place to rely on, I don’t want to... don’t want to stay here anymore.”

There were tears in her eyes, which made Ti Zhen feel guilty, and she couldn't bear to say: "Your Highness and I are naturally worried, and we also want you to take her out of the palace to live, but now the only way to get out of the palace in a legitimate way is marriage."

The tone was not harsh, "We are afraid that you won't be willing to do it, and we don't want to make it difficult for you. If we find another way, we will have to think about it again."

When Zheng Ao heard that there was still room for change, she nodded hurriedly, "Anything is fine, as long as I can leave this place and not be manipulated by others, anything is fine!"

Ti Zhen patted her back distressedly, her heart aching, "Okay, let me think about it, I promise you, I will take you out of the palace. Don't be afraid."

She agreed that she would have to find a way even if there was no other way. This was the only compensation she could give to the princess.

After comforting her and walking out of the palace, he sighed, "I have never believed in cause and effect, let alone personal retribution, but now the knives I once stabbed have turned into boomerangs and hit me. Empress Wen Yu is , and so does the princess."

Wenxiu didn't know how to comfort her, she could only say that fate plays tricks on people, but who knew that they who were supposed to be enemies were so kind and beautiful, and their goodness was unexpected.

The cold and bitter tears slid down her face and were quickly dried by the wind.

When I returned to the Mingguang Hall where the guests were having a banquet, the crowd had dispersed. When I asked the palace officials, they only said that everyone had gone to Le Pavilion to watch the play.

She nodded slightly, turned around and saw an extremely familiar figure looking at her with a smile.

She was so distressed by the princess's grievance that she had no intention of greeting her with a smile. Instead, she asked: "Brother, are you so happy today? Are you still waiting for me here?"

Shi Shen's face showed a slight expression of color, and he stared at her with his eyes and said, "How can I not be happy that your brother and I are rarely famous around the emperor?"

Then he asked her with a smile, "This Rouran is so generous. She gives it to Sui Guozhu as she says. What do you think the gift will be in return?"

Ti Zhen disagreed, "Zuo is just a common jewelry, what else can he return?"

Shi Shen said yes, and his eyes widened with determination, "So I have to think about it carefully, and it's better not to make a fuss than to make a big splash. Sister, just watch it!"

Not sure if it was an illusion, Ti Zhen saw cruelty in that moment, but it soon turned into a kind smile, which touched her heart.