The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

Concubine Qian swore that she had never felt so humiliated in her life. Following the Empress's lead in performing those messy and vulgar actions in front of all the servants in the palace made her feel ashamed and angry to death.

She really didn't understand. She was almost 40 years old, which was the age of a grandmother in common people's society. How could she still be so unstable and disrespectful?

But to be honest, this song is quite nice, and I really had fun dancing along to it for a while.

Tang Guiren had already integrated into the group and even pulled her along, "Hey, hey! Stay!"

Concubine Qian felt that the concubines in the harem had changed. This inexplicable square dance made them all lively and energetic.

Even the usually shy eldest princess smiled happily, and the Queen danced to several songs in a row, all in this style.

The movements of this "square dance" are simple and neat, uniform and easy to remember. Not to mention that after dancing for a whole day, the team has become much more orderly.

Even Shupin, who always prided herself on being a noble and talented woman, laughed so hard that her teeth were visible.

By the end of the dance, even the Queen Mother and the Emperor were alarmed.

The Queen Mother was bewildered, for she had never seen such a "wonderful sight" before.

At first she thought the Queen was going to prepare some surprise for them and was rehearsing a program with the concubines, but after watching it for a while she felt something was not right, as it looked very much like some kind of physical exercise like the Five Animal Exercises.

Moreover, I have never heard such a style of song before, but it really makes people feel refreshed and happy when listening to it.

The same went for Yinzhen. Although he had seen it before, when Changning was in the palace, she loved to dance with the palace maids.

I just didn't expect that when such a scene happened to all the concubines in the harem, it would be so funny.

He really couldn't help laughing, but he also felt that it was a good thing, as it would increase the cohesion among the concubines and bring them closer together, and it would also allow them to move around more so they wouldn't feel suffocated.

Nowadays, concubines in the harem no longer wear flower pot bottoms. Just kidding, who would wear flower pot bottoms if they run in the morning and dance in the evening? Isn't that just waiting to fall?

What is popular now is flat shoes with soft soles. The more comfortable they are, the better.

Even folk shoes have become popular in this direction.

This square dance was undoubtedly very successful.

Even after it was over, the concubines were still humming the lyrics and discussing it enthusiastically.

The Empress Dowager saw that Changning's face was flushed, and even the two princesses had the same flushed face. There was slight sweat on their foreheads, but they exuded a vigorous vitality that was almost never seen in the deep palace and in the Forbidden City.

"Queen, you are so clever. It's right to leave the harem to you." The Queen Mother couldn't help but admire.

Chang Ning smiled slightly: "Empress Dowager, if you have time, please come and we can dance together. I have prepared many more songs like this!"

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. She agreed very readily: "Sure! As long as you don't mind me being a hindrance to your old age, that's all!"

Hutuli immediately stepped forward and hugged the Queen Mother's arm, smiling: "How can that be possible! The Royal Grandmother is still as graceful as ever, and has the grace and demeanor of the prosperous times. If you could dance with her, it would definitely be very beautiful!"

“Hahahaha,” the Queen Mother laughed out loud at her amusingness, “Hutuli, your little mouth is really good at talking.”

Seeing that the square dance was so effective, Changning was very happy and relieved.

To be honest, she was a little nervous. She didn't know if they could come down to the side, so she specially asked Hutuli and Yierha to come over to join in the fun.

But I didn’t expect that everyone was having so much fun. Even the most reluctant Concubine Qian danced more happily than anyone else in the end.

Even the Queen Mother was happy to see this, and they agreed to dance together next time! She also wanted to be the lead dancer!

When they returned to the palace at night, Yinzhen was still laughing and gave her a thumbs up: "Yao Xian is really a smart person. She can always come up with these novel ideas. The Queen Mother also said that she would leave the harem to you. It's really the right person. I think so too. Is there anyone in the world who is more suitable than you to be the Queen of the Qing Dynasty?"

Chang Ning blushed a little after being praised by him, and laughed: "Don't tease me, it's nothing, I just came up with an idea to entertain everyone."

"This is already very good, and it can be promoted throughout the Qing Dynasty. If this trend can be promoted, it can also enhance the physical fitness of our people. You asked them to run in circles last time, and I also took the ministers to run a few times. Those who are usually lazy now know to move their bones at home."

It can trigger some good influences and effects, which is what Changning would like to see most.

Especially at this time of war, news had been sent back from the Fourteenth Master two days ago that he had fought several battles with the Japanese pirates and had basically won nine out of ten times.

This is great and exciting news, so Yinzhen would rather see an atmosphere of national fitness and peace and prosperity for the people.

By four o'clock the next afternoon, all the concubines arrived. One came more frequently than the other, and some even arrived ten minutes early. Even the queen mother arrived on time.

Changning was really surprised. It seemed that everyone said one thing but acted another, but their bodies were more honest than anyone else!

After dancing with everyone for more than a month, Changning began to prepare for the birthday parties of her son and daughter.

Hongyan and Hutuli are already twelve years old this year, and have gradually grown into little adults, with the spirit of young scholars and the feeling of being able to take charge of everything.

Changning also prepared birthday gifts for them very carefully.

What was given to Hutu was a carved and lacquered mahogany jewelry box, which was filled with round and large oriental pearls.

In addition to this, there is also a set of jadeite exquisite chess. The chessboard is carved from a whole piece of jadeite, and the chess pieces are made of warm jade and agate, carved into the shapes of flowers and various phoenixes. It is extremely precious. This was originally something in Yinzhen's private storehouse. Later, in order to please Changning, he eagerly gave it to her. Changning also liked it very much, so this time he gave it to Hutuli.

These things are not all. There is also an authentic copy of Su Dongpo's "Huangzhou Cold Food Post", which Changning obtained by chance. The children had been begging her for it for half a year, but she was reluctant to give it away. This time, she reluctantly gave it to her daughter.

There was also a dress that she had spent two or three months embroidering by herself. She knew that Hutuli was different from ordinary girls, so the embroidery pattern on the dress was drawn by her herself.

It is a lion cub with its claws bared, standing majestically on the cliff, revealing its momentum and exploration of the outside world.

This is Simba from The Lion King.