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"Are you the second wife of Pingyong Marquis Mansion?"

When His Majesty spoke, Mu Lianzhi realized that she might have been too shocked to hear something. Not knowing how to react, she squatted and saluted:

"Yes, Your Majesty, may you live long and bless me."

"Well, you are dignified and elegant, yet graceful and charming. You are indeed a person who can be on par with the Crown Princess. Since Lord Yue has recommended you, then you can play a song."

Her head was buzzing again, but Mu Lianzhi understood that the imperial order could not be disobeyed. Moreover, in this situation, and in public, she could not only not shirk her responsibility, but also could not make any big mistakes.

Otherwise, she would be the unlucky one and the victim who was pushed out to take the blame.

She is such a jinx!

Sima, let's try it out~

With his mind racing, Mu Lianzhi bowed to His Majesty again:

"Your Majesty, the song Princess Xinyue just sang was stunning. Guests are welcome, and it's a state banquet. If I play again, it would be a shame to spoil the fun. How about letting my maid play a song for me, and I will perform another dance at the same time to liven up the party?"

Fortunately, she brought all four maids today. Although Xia Xiu and Leng Yu stayed in the outer courtyard, Xia Xiu can play the piano very well, so maybe she can pass this test.

"profound?"

His Majesty was obviously very interested, and turned to look at the people from Silla:

"What does His Highness Zhan mean?"

He didn't know Mu Lianzhi's true strength, but there was an official's solemn recommendation, and she pushed a maid out to play the piano. Zhan Jingsheng's subconscious reaction was that she was too powerful, and he was afraid of affecting the friendship between the two countries, so he took this desperate measure to save the princess's face, so he nodded.

After all, if the Crown Princess doesn't come on stage, everyone else is meaningless and it doesn't matter what the performance is.

Seeing this, Mu Lianzhi also breathed a sigh of relief:

"Your Majesty, please allow me to go down and change my clothes and make some preparations. Also, my maids are waiting in the outer courtyard. Please allow them to come over and dance with me."

"allow."

At the emperor's command, Eunuch Defu raised his hand and a young eunuch came down from the side. Mu Lianzhi then moved back with Chunmiao and retreated together.

……

About an incense stick's time later, the young eunuch came back, followed by two Chunmiao and Xiaxiu, one holding a guzheng, and the other holding a flute and two porcelain bowls.

The three of them greeted each other, and the place fell silent almost instantly.

The emperor waved his hand, and Xia Xiu sat down in the newly added seat. Chunmiao, who was standing behind her and had made all the preparations, exchanged glances with her, and she played the first note.

Soon, the sound of bright piano music rang out in the air.

Then, two coiled red silks flew across the sky, and two women in apricot-yellow flying dancing costumes flew over with light tapping and half-stepping on their toes.

As the fast-paced dance music played, after a few quick spinning movements, the red silk was retracted and instantly turned into a shawl on the clothes and a red ball on the fingertips. At the same time, Mu Lianzhi, who was wearing a bright red dress and had an enchanting figure, also appeared between the two of them.

She has gorgeous makeup and a rose in her mouth. Red ribbons and golden beads outline her perfect figure. As she dances, every move she makes is enchanting.

The three of them moved in unison, with cold expressions. Because they were moving so fast, they seemed very powerful, yet not frivolous. Whenever they paused, they looked as if they were looking down upon the world, as if fairies from heaven had descended to earth. The beauty was indescribable, sacred, and inviolable.

The melodious piano sounds were sometimes fast and sometimes slow, with occasional sounds of flute and clear sounds like falling water. Following the rhythm of the music, the three people would often have two of them posing as a foil while the other danced solo. After a circle, it was another different style.

The scene was completely silent. Holding the wine glass, even Beitang Yi, who had received special training in striptease, couldn't help but stare straight ahead.

So beautiful.

The beauty touches the heart.

Finally, with Mu Lianzhi's two running backflips, the three of them returned to being in unison. After performing a set of closing movements, Leng Yun and Leng Yu raised their hands, and the silk bouquet in their hands instantly turned into the most ordinary shawl between their arms. When Mu Lianzhi raised her hand, the rose just happened to be inserted into her already high flying bun.

After the song ended, the five people stood up one after another, knelt down and saluted the emperor again.

"I'm sorry to show my ugliness."

When he spoke again, Mu Lianzhi's breathing was obviously heavy.

The scene was obviously quiet for a moment before a burst of applause broke out. Even the emperor clapped his hands:

"Good, good, the maids can have such skills, they are worthy of being called 'Yanjing Shuangshu', they are good at playing the piano and dancing, they are really unique."

Waving his hand, the emperor smiled:

"Rewards, great rewards, there are rewards."

"Thank you, Lord, for your grace."

After bowing, Mu Lianzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, she did take a clever approach. Ancient dances tended to be soothing and gentle. Even sword dances always seemed to lack some atmosphere. This dance won in terms of its fast pace and overall design.

Speaking of which, this was an unexpected result.

There was a period of time before when she felt bored staying in the mansion and exercising in the dark room every day, so she took out the fast-paced dance that combined modern and classical elements and performed at the company's annual meeting and practiced it as an exercise.

Seeing that she was dancing enthusiastically, Xia Xiu composed music for her. After several revisions, it was finally decided on the current piece of music called "In the Clouds" which combines piano and flute.

One day when they were playing, Chunmiao threw the curtain on her. She was so angry that she hit the water cup with the teapot. Lengyun and Lengyu came in at that time, and they had a lot of fun that day.

She thought it was embarrassing to dance alone, so she would gather a few people to learn and practice with her whenever she had time. In the end, Leng Yun and Leng Yu, who were proficient in dancing and martial arts, were the best match for her.

The reason why Chunmiao's Xiao and the wrist tapping were included was purely because he didn't want to leave her out, but he didn't expect the effect to be so good.

Thinking that he had passed the biggest hurdle, Mu Lianzhi couldn't help but feel a little elated:

Sure enough, at any time, you can slack off but you can't be really bad.

As the emperor was happy, the atmosphere around him became lively, and the imperial concubine was the first to speak:

"Your Majesty, this is a guest that I invited...it can be considered fate."

"Haha, that's right, my beloved concubine also has a reward."

"In this Pingyong Marquis's mansion, the women are all outstanding and are as capable as the men."

At the right moment, the Queen also interjected:

"Your Majesty is right. I heard that the most popular plays in Yanjing now are about women holding up half the sky and advancing hand in hand. This is also due to the open-minded style of our Chiyan Dynasty and the clarity of your Majesty."

Below the stage, Madam Ling and Madam Jiang exchanged glances, both of them feeling sympathetic, not knowing what expression would be appropriate.

Fortunately, the emperor quickly waved his hand and asked them to leave.

Mu Lianzhi turned around and put a pill into her mouth without leaving any trace. Behind her, Zhan Jingsheng asked again:

"Your Majesty, my sister admires this lady very much. I have an unwelcome request. May I ask..."

Before he could finish his words, suddenly, there was a "bang".