Allure Ugly Concubine

Chapter 72 A Special Gift

At this moment, all of Lin Zijiang's attention was focused on dancing to the rhythm of the music, and he didn't realize the danger flying towards him.When the tea cup was about to hit her body, it suddenly encountered some resistance, stopped moving forward, and fell to the ground.

"Snapped……"

The crisp sound when the tea cup fell to the ground broke the original tranquility and beauty.Lin Zijiang stopped his movements immediately because of the fright, and everyone present also woke up from the intoxication.

The noise in the dark was especially disturbing, and Chu Jing asked nervously, "What happened?"

"Back to the emperor, it was the concubine who accidentally knocked over the teacup." Concubine Li quickly apologized and said, "I'm really sorry for disturbing my sister's dance."

Hearing that it was an accident, Chu Jing quickly looked at Lin Zijiang, and asked with concern, "Is Princess Yue okay?"

Lin Zijiang replied: "Go back to the emperor, I will be fine."

"That's good." Chu Jing breathed a sigh of relief, and then said in an expectant tone: "Since that's the case, let Princess Yue continue."

But Lin Zijiang stood there a little at a loss.Knowing that everyone expects her to continue the unfinished dance, but at the same time she also knows that 'continuing'... is the most difficult thing to do.Whether it is dance or music, the most taboo thing is to be interrupted in the middle, because it is difficult for the performer to regain the previous feeling, so this is a challenge for her and the musicians.Moreover, the audience's emotions were also destroyed in the middle, but at the same time they had high expectations. They were looking forward to seeing more exciting dances, but because Zhuyu was in front, if it continued unchanged, the audience would be disappointed.

Just when Lin Zijiang was in a dilemma, a pleasant flute sounded from the side.The tune was a bit strange to others, but Lin Zijiang was very familiar with it.Because that was the tune of "Thousand Years of Tears" she played on the guitar before.He didn't expect that he would memorize the tune after hearing her play it once, and he could play it with the flute.

Lin Zijiang knew that it was Chu Yin who was helping her, so she immediately adjusted her mood and danced to the sound of the flute.

The agile dancing posture and the soothing and beautiful sound of the flute seem to be a perfect match. Every movement and stillness, rising and falling, all match seamlessly, as if telling a sad and lingering love story to people.Let everyone here fall into it unknowingly, following the love stories they tell, and their hearts fluctuate.

However, when everyone was intoxicated, Chu Yue got up silently and walked outside.

After a while, it wasn't just who shouted: "Wow! Look at the sky!"

Suddenly, everyone looked up to the sky.

At some point, there were more than a hundred Kongming lanterns floating in the sky in front of them, forming a big Chinese character for longevity.As the Kongming lanterns rise slowly, the character Shou becomes bigger and bigger, and at first glance it seems to fill the entire night sky.

Seeing the light in the sky, Lin Zijiang showed a satisfied smile.Immediately, she ended the dance in a timely manner, turned around, and gave a big gift to Chu Jing.

Then, King Yue also returned to the banquet. He walked to Lin Zijiang's side and saluted side by side with her.

The two said in unison: "Congratulations to the emperor, blessings are like the East China Sea, and longevity is boundless."

Only then did everyone realize that the Kongming Lantern was a birthday present they carefully prepared for the emperor, and they all got up one after another and said in unison: "I wish the emperor good luck like the East China Sea, and a long life without bounds."

At this moment, the extinguished palace lantern was lit again, and the entire Yulu Pool was restored to light.Lin Zijiang followed the light and saw two small stones next to the shattered teacup on the ground in front of him. They must have helped him block the smashed teacup.

Seeing this, Chu Jing immediately clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Okay!"

He stood up, went to Chu Yue and raised his hand to help him up, and said, "Sixth brother, I didn't expect you to give me such a special congratulatory gift, it's really hard for you to have a heart."

"The younger brother just wanted to show his heart, as long as the emperor doesn't dislike it. To be honest, the idea of ​​giving this congratulatory gift today was conceived by Jiannei." Chu Yue said.

"Oh?" Chu Jing gave Lin Zijiang a deep look, "I didn't expect Princess Yue not only to dance beautifully, but also to come up with such an innovative way to celebrate my birthday, Sixth Brother is really a blessing. "

Then, Chu Jing asked Lin Zijiang again: "However... I am really curious, why can Princess Yue's dancing clothes glow so beautifully in the dark?"

"Back to the emperor, because the concubine has incorporated special materials into this dress, which can store the light absorbed during the day and then emit it in the dark. So as long as the dance clothes are placed in the sun during the day, let it absorb enough The light can naturally emit fluorescence at night."

After hearing Lin Zijiang's explanation, Chu Jing couldn't help but exclaimed, "I never thought there would be such a strange thing in this world that can store sunlight. Today is an eye-opener for me."

At the same time, other princes also followed suit.

"Sixth brother was so boring before, I never thought that this time he would use such a special method to celebrate the emperor's birthday. Sixth sister-in-law is really smart and capable."

"That's right, Sixth Brother is really lucky. The princess he married is not only beautiful, she dances gracefully, and she is also so resourceful. What would a husband like him want if he had a wife!"

"..."

Everyone's words revealed their envy for Chu Yue and Lin Zijiang.

This made Lin Zijiang, who was stuck in the middle, very uncomfortable, because she had already deeply felt the various dissatisfaction and jealous looks cast on her by the princesses around her.If eyes could kill, I believe she would have died hundreds of times by now.

"Needless to say, Sixth Sister-in-law's dance is the most special and beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life. It seems that today's winner must be Sixth Sister-in-law." Qi Wang, the youngest of all the princes, said.

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

But Pluto held a different point of view: "However, I think the sound of Jiudi's flute just now is not bad. I have never heard such a special tune."

Hearing this, Chu Yin immediately said: "Third brother is joking, today's competition is only between female relatives, I shouldn't join in the fun, but because Princess Yue's dancing posture is too graceful, so I can't help expressing my feelings for a while. The credit naturally belongs to Princess Yue."

Although the queen was not very happy in her heart, she had to admit that Lin Zijiang's talent was indeed the most outstanding.And now the emperor seems to be very happy because of her birthday gift, so he has to give her face.

"Since that's the case, then the palace will announce that the winner of this talent competition is Princess Yue." After finishing speaking, the queen winked at the maid holding the golden hairpin.

Then, the maid came to Lin Zijiang with a tray.

However, Lin Zijiang quickly waved his hand and said, "This concubine is lucky enough to be a little better, it all depends on the acceptance of all the sisters, but... this gold hairpin is too precious, I really dare not..."

"Hey, this is my previous promise, so it should be fulfilled. If Princess Yue doesn't accept it, she will look down on me." The queen feigned anger.

"Yes, the concubine is more respectful than obedient." Lin Zijiang finally accepted the golden hairpin with envious and jealous eyes.For some reason, when she held the hairpin in her hand, she suddenly felt flustered, as if she had a bad premonition.

However, Concubine Li who was standing aside had a very ugly expression at the moment.She thought she had set a trap for Lin Zijiang to make her look ugly, but she didn't expect to save her from danger and steal the limelight.She really felt regretful and strange.It was strange why Lin Zijiang was able to avoid the trap he set so easily, as if he had prepared it in advance.

So, she deliberately said with a half-smile: "Congratulations, sister! It's only been a few months, and my sister still doesn't know that my sister's dancing skills are so outstanding. She can actually make dance clothes that can glow at night, and she will wear them again." It is really a coincidence that this dance dress was brought into the palace to perform dances for His Majesty."

Lin Zijiang knew that what she said was to let others think that she was prepared for the sake of showing off at the banquet, so she didn't refute it, but said according to her words: "Empress Li is right, in fact, this dancer The clothes are what the concubine intends to bring into the palace."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar among the people present.Those concubines were already envious of Lin Zijiang, but now they heard that she had been prepared and were even more unconvinced.Just as he was thinking of saying something harsh to her, before he could speak, Lin Zijiang stopped him.

"However, the purpose of this concubine bringing this dance dress into the palace is not to perform the dance, but to bring it specially for Concubine Li."

Hearing this, Concubine Li's eyes widened in disbelief.She never thought that Lin Zijiang would be willing to give such a beautiful and special dance dress to herself.She clearly knew who made her face look like this, so they should be... enemies, right?Did Lin Zijiang lose his memory?

"Are you really going to give me this dance dress?" Concubine Li confirmed with a puzzled expression.Although she couldn't believe Lin Zijiang's kindness, Concubine Li had to admit that she really wanted this dance dress.Because she noticed the obsessed look in the emperor's eyes when he watched Lin Zijiang dance just now, she believed that with this dance dress, she would definitely be more favored by the emperor, and she could also outshine other concubines in the palace at various banquets.

"Of course it is true. After all, we are... dear! Sister! Sister!" Lin Zijiang deliberately emphasized the last few words.Others might think that she and Concubine Li are sisters, but only Lin Zijiang himself knows that this is actually gnashing of teeth.

(End of this chapter)