Long Sword and Jun Wu

Chapter 134
Gongsun Ling looked at Ni An's serious face.

Ni An: "Since you are a solo dancer and you are personally appointed by the Saint, when envoys from various countries come to the palace to celebrate the Saint's birthday, you will perform for the Tang Dynasty's reputation. You must be very sure of this. Otherwise, you will lose face for the Tang Dynasty. If the Saint blames you, you will not be the only one to be blamed."
Gongsun Ling understood that this matter must be taken seriously, otherwise she, her sister, Pei Min and the others, as well as the people in the Pear Garden, might all be implicated.

Gongsun Ling also responded seriously: "I understand, thank you Aunt Ni for your advice."
Ni An relaxed his serious face, "Well, you have to remember that when you practice dancing, try not to be seen by others and keep it mysterious. Then you can stun everyone."
Gongsun Ling smiled: "Okay, I will definitely surprise you, Aunt Ni, so much that you can't close your mouth."
Ni Anwei shook his head: "I was serious for less than half a minute, and I started playing tricks again. It really looks like that.

Ni An closed his mouth alertly.

"Ahem." She cleared her throat and asked, "Do you have any idea about the dance costume you're going to wear?"
Gongsun Ling shook her head: "Aunt Ni, you have many years of experience, can you help me decide?"

Ni An agreed: "Okay, leave this to me, and you just focus on arranging the dance."
Gongsun Ling: "Thank you, Aunt Ni."
After the two men finished their discussion, it was almost dark. After they finished their dinner, they returned to the dormitory. Gongsun Ling had solved a big problem, and he felt relaxed and had a good night's sleep.

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On the second day, the decree that the Qianqiu birthday celebration should be held by the Taiye Lake was indeed issued to all departments and bureaus.

When Gongsun Ling arrived at the Taiye Lake, he saw Pei Min leading the Zuo Jinwu Guard to block the area from the Linde Hall to the Taiye Lake, preventing anyone from approaching.

Gongsun Ling smiled and asked: "You will be responsible for guarding this side?"
Pei Min nodded, "The saint arranged this, probably for you, you are so proud!"

"That's right." Gongsun Ling was not polite and walked to the edge of Taiye Lake to check it out.

Pei Min laughed and walked beside Gongsun Ling. "Yesterday I only heard you say that you had a good idea, but you haven't told me what kind of dance it is?"
"Aunt Ni told me to keep it mysterious so that I can surprise everyone." In fact, she only thought of the main theme, and hadn't decided on the dance and music yet.

"You can't even tell me?" Pei Min was a little sad.

Gongsun Ling turned to look at him and couldn't help laughing, "I was just kidding. Actually, I haven't thought it through yet. When I rehearse, I will let you watch first."
Pei Mincai became happy again, his eyes shining.

"Since you are in charge here, I will ask General Pei to keep watch for me and keep the secret. Don't let anyone peek first, otherwise there will be no surprise."
"That's natural."
The two had already reached the edge of the pond, and Gongsun Ling asked, "Do you know where the seats for the saint and the nobles are?"
Pei Min pointed her in a direction, "People from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites will come to build the stage and reserve seats later."
Gongsun Ling nodded, looked towards the edge of the pool, and measured the direction.

"The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Works promised me that he would build a platform for me by the pool. When their people come, let them set up the platform here." Gongsun Ling pointed to an area.

Pei Min raised his eyebrows, "Even the Minister of Works is willing to help? Are you using the will of the Saint to bully others?"

Gongsun Ling laughed and hit him, "Who is pretending to be powerful? The saint loves singing and dancing. If I do well, he also has the credit. Who doesn't want to show off in front of the saint?"

Pei Min thought for a moment, "Is this what you asked Jianhe for help with yesterday?"

Gongsun Ling: "Yes, it will be more convincing if I drag him along. He is also a favorite of the saint. If I fail, I can drag him along to be reprimanded and reduce the punishment."
Pei Min hurriedly said: "Then I will say that it was my fault for not supervising properly and not managing it well. It is my sole responsibility."
Gongsun Ling tapped his forehead, "Are you kidding? Do I look like such an irresponsible person? Have faith in me, I will not fail."
Pei Min certainly had confidence in her. "What about the musician? Have you thought of one? If not, I have someone I can consider." Pei Min took out the jade whistle Ying Wuming had given him.

When Gongsun Ling saw the jade whistle, his heart warmed and he also took out his own small jade whistle.

"We are thinking alike. I blew the horn yesterday and asked Master Ying to come and help me. If he didn't come, I would have asked Jianhe to go and invite him."
"Will Master Ying come?" Pei Min was not very optimistic. After all, this was Chang'an, and he had to enter the palace to perform music.

"Yes, even if he doesn't come, I will force him to come. This will give him a chance to repay my kindness." Gongsun Ling was a bit desperate, after all, it was related to whether she could continue to stay in the opera house.

Pei Min laughed again, "I never realized before that you are like this."
"What kind?" Gongsun Ling raised his eyebrows.

＂这样不好说话，敢爱敢恨。＂裴旻抱着要被揍的可能说出实话。

Gongsun Ling did not comment, "That depends on the situation."
She picked a spot by the pool and said goodbye in a hurry. "I'll leave first. When the people from the Ministry of Works come to build the stage for me, call me back."
Gongsun Ling waved her hand and returned to her dance studio in Liyuan. She closed the door, put aside all distractions, and concentrated on thinking about the dance steps.

She closed her eyes and went over it in her mind.

Half an hour later, she realized that she was still thinking too simply, so she went to the table, ground ink, and drew the picture in her mind on paper.

After wasting twenty pieces of paper, she decided to give up, walked out of the Pear Garden and went to the Hanlin Academy.

When he arrived at the Hanlin Academy, Gongsun Ling went straight in to find Li Bai.

Li Bai, who was copying articles in exile, was also shocked when he saw Gongsun Ling. However, he was open-minded by nature and immediately smiled happily at Gongsun Ling, "Madam, you come to see me in broad daylight, do you want to drink with me?"

"No drinking today." Gongsun Ling walked towards Li Bai while several other Hanlin Academy scholars were staring in amazement, grabbed his sleeve, and took him outside to talk. Li Bai still held the pen in his hand.

"I want to draw a sketch for my sword dance, but I'm not good at drawing. In a hurry, only you can help me. Can you draw it for me?"

Li Bai laughed again, "It's just a rough sketch. Jianhe is a swordsmith, so he will definitely be able to do it."
Gongsun Ling shook his head, "The Ministry of Industry is too far away, I am too lazy to go there again, there are ready-made masters here, why should I go far away?"
Before "I" Li Bai finished speaking, Gongsun Ling once again pulled me towards the Pear Garden.

Li Bai sighed inwardly, actually I wanted to say okay, I agree, but at least let me ask for leave!

Back in the dance studio, Gongsun Ling explained the story to Li Bai in detail. Li Bai put pen to paper with light and agile strokes, just like his swordsmanship, unrestrained, heroic and open-minded.

An hour later, after several sketches were completed, Li Bai found a large canvas, integrated everything together, and painted on it.