A life of ups and downs is pure joy

The dinner in the front hall was very lively. Not only the emperor and empress were sitting there, but also many concubines from the harem.

In addition, there is the old prince Gong Zheshan who has lived in the Daming Palace for many years and rarely appears in public, as well as the newly married Gong Kou Shi and Princess Ning Anruo.

The rest were royal relatives and guests from Dasheng such as Ning Sijue.

Su Jin originally thought that the Green Waist Dance she practiced hard every day was for the family dinner at the end of the year, but she never expected that Queen Wei Lan would praise her repeatedly after watching her dance. Even He Ye, who was very confident in her dancing skills, felt that she was not as good as her. So she brought the surprise forward to make the king and the old emperor happy, and also to take the opportunity to suppress the arrogance of Concubine Xian's party.

At this time, Su Jin had already changed into the costume of a princess from the exotic Shenzhou, and was sitting nervously in the side hall. Although she had performed on both large and small stages in her previous life, this was her first time performing for these ancient people, so she was naturally a little nervous.

When the melodious music ended, Wei Lan slowly put down the wine cup in her hand, and her eyes involuntarily drifted to Gong Heyu beside her. Gong Heyu, dressed in a gorgeous brocade robe, was handsome and elegant.

Wei Lan smiled slightly, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a shy smile.

The next piece of music started playing. Gong Zheshan recognized the dance by listening to the music. He looked up curiously, but saw that He Ye, the palace maid who was best at this dance, was serving wine to Wei Lan. He looked at the women who were entering the palace in gorgeous dresses with some confusion.

They are dressed in gorgeous costumes, with graceful figures and light dance steps.

As the group of dancers slowly dispersed in a graceful posture, a veiled woman in yellow exotic skirt and pants who was originally surrounded by them suddenly appeared in the center of the hall.

From her graceful figure and the gorgeous and noble clothes of an exotic princess, it can be seen that she is the protagonist of this dance.

"When did the foreign land send in new dancers as tribute?"

Gong Kou Shi asked casually, then shook her head.

In the center of the hall, Su Jin calmed his rapidly beating heart, gently closed his eyes, and used his heart to feel the poetic and beautiful melody around him, like a group of smart elves dancing happily.

In an instant, she seemed to travel through time and space back to the spacious and bright dance studio where she had practiced dancing diligently day after day since she was a child.

At the same time, I could faintly hear the familiar laughter and encouragement from my former dance partners and teachers.

She seemed to hear the teacher calling softly.

"Xiao Jin, the music is about to begin!"

Accompanied by the melodious sound of the piano, Su Jin began to show off her amazing and beautiful dance moves in the center of the hall.

Her figure was light and graceful, like a fairy descending from the sky, and every subtle movement exuded endless softness and agility.

Sometimes it is as graceful as a willow swaying in the wind, and sometimes it is as swift and sharp as a startled wild goose; it is as agile as a rabbit and as quiet as a virgin.

Her extraordinary body flexibility makes the whole dance even more graceful and moving. Every movement is so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off it.

Such an exquisite performance made everyone present speechless with astonishment, and their eyes followed the graceful figure of the exotic woman closely, fearing to miss any wonderful moment.

Gong Zheshan unconsciously tightened the wine cup in his hand, as if the person dancing in front of him was no longer the exotic woman, but his beloved wife who had passed away long ago.

Gong Kou Shi opened her mouth wide and looked carefully, only to find that the person dancing the Green Waist Dance was actually the woman she had rescued. She had seen countless women dancing this dance, but only the person in front of her could dance it so stunningly. At this moment, her eyes were full of surprise and astonishment, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

Ning Anruo followed her husband's gaze and looked at the woman in the center of the hall who looked like a fairy in a painting.

Then Gong Kou Shi looked at her father, and as she expected, Gong Zheshan's eyes had changed. He was no longer the intimidating old emperor. His eyes were very gentle at this moment, as if he was lost in a past memory.

Gong Heyu was still thinking about Lin Qinghuan, who was resting in the Hehuan Palace because he was not feeling well, so he naturally didn't pay attention to the people dancing in the palace.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of this beauty's Green Waist Dance?"

Wei Lan noticed that Gong Heyu was a little absent-minded and didn't notice that the person he was thinking about was stunning everyone in the hall at this time, so he deliberately reminded him.

"Very well."

Gong Heyu replied casually without even raising his head.

"It's just fine, but it made all the guests stare in amazement. If His Majesty took a closer look, what would he say?"

Wei Lan smiled slightly and reminded softly.

Gong Heyu saw that there was something behind her words, so he looked at the person dancing in the hall curiously, and then saw an expression of disbelief on the face of the young emperor.

"Why does that dancing exotic woman look so much like Princess Jianing?"

Lin Mo looked at Xiao Qiannan beside him in surprise and said.

"How could that be? What my sister-in-law used to dislike the most was Walnut Lady, who twisted her body every day. Now how could she possibly dance the Green Waist Dance, a rare dance like this?"

Xiao Qiannan, who was a little drunk, said with a dazed look in his eyes.

"That's Princess Jianing."

What Jia Xu feared most was foreign women, so from the moment the dancer came on stage, he saw clearly the face of the woman behind the bead curtain, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he found out it was Princess Jianing.

At the same time, Ning Sijue's eyes followed the woman's gentle dance steps in the hall. The more he looked, the more he felt that this figure was Lin Qinghuan. Because of some ethical concerns, the most familiar figure to him was the woman's back, and the one he watched the most was that beautiful figure.

After the dance ended, the dancers left the stage, leaving Su Jin alone in the center of the hall, bowing gracefully to the distinguished person sitting in the upper seat.

"wonderful!"

Gong Zheshan spoke slowly, then clapped his hands gently. Wei Lan looked at the respected old emperor in surprise. Seeing this, the royal family members present hurriedly echoed his words and praised him highly.

"Hahaha, father, do you want to guess who she is?"

Gong Kou Shi saw the admiration in her father's eyes, and quickly stood up and walked to the center of the hall to help Su Jin, who was bowing to Gong Zheshan.

"Your Highness, please don't tease my father."

Seeing Gong Zheshan’s puzzled face, Wei Lan quickly spoke in a low voice.

"Replying to Father, she is Princess Jianing."

Gong Kou Shi happily took off the veil from Su Jin's face with her own hands. Ning Anruo had been in the mansion for three days and had heard some things about the prince and Princess Jianing. Seeing the two of them being so intimate in front of others without any scruples, she couldn't help but frown.

Such subtle changes in expression were seen clearly by Concubine Xian Fang Duoduo. She glanced at Concubine Gu who was sitting on the seat behind her and saw the person in the back seat nodded slightly. Then she saw the palace maid beside her quietly retreat.

"Jianing, Jianing, I thought you were sick and I was a little disappointed. I never thought you would give me such a big surprise. My Lord, I also have a big surprise for you."

Fang Duoduo raised the corner of her mouth slightly, and looked at the woman in the middle of the hall who was the focus of everyone's attention with contempt, and then looked at Gong Heyu who was sitting up with a look of joy on his face, and thought secretly in her heart.

"You have made this king happy just like your father did. You should be rewarded. Please take a seat."

Gong Zheshan smiled meaningfully, then waved gently at the two of them.

Su Jin looked up at Queen Wei Lan, and following her gentle gaze saw the seat prepared for her, which was the table next to her with Concubine Xian Fang Duoduo.

After Su Jin sat down, a row of palace maids slowly walked in from outside and placed wine and food on her empty table. Then the palace maid who placed the wine cups secretly glanced at Concubine Gu who was sitting behind Concubine Xian, and slowly retreated.

"Jianing's dance was truly amazing. How do father and brother plan to reward her?"

Gong Kou Shi asked after sitting back in her seat.

"Jianing, if you have any wish, you can tell me... tell me. Anything is fine."

Gong Heyu's eyes followed Su Jin from beginning to end until she sat down, and he asked happily at this time.

"Since entering the palace, Jianing has been loved and cared for by the Empress, so she doesn't have any wishes."

Su Jin looked up at Gong Heyu and said, her eyes involuntarily meeting with Queen Weilan beside him.

"Everyone always has things they want or wishes they want to fulfill. Don't you have any?"

Gong Kou Shi continued to ask.

Su Jin shook her head. Wei Lan took too good care of her. She had enough food and clothing. She couldn't let the emperor make her the queen just because she danced for a dance.

"It's rare that you're not greedy. So, I'll grant you one wish, with no time limit."

Gong Zheshan spoke softly. Before this, he had never noticed the woman that this young boy was most infatuated with, Lin Mutang's biological daughter Lin Qinghuan.

At this moment, he changed his attitude because of her green waist dance and became interested. After all, it was really rare to be able to dance the fairy wife's green waist dance so brilliantly.

"Father, can I have any wish?"

Gong Kou Shi asked in surprise.

Gong Zheshan nodded.

"Xiao Ge'er, you must think carefully about this. Father's promise is very precious."

Gong Kou Shi smiled happily and said.

Ning Anruo glanced sideways at her overly happy husband, and she understood why he had never entered her yard since their wedding night. It was because of this woman.

The rumors are true.

The concubines and royal family members present were all stunned. They all knew too well what the old emperor's promise was worth.

Su Jin nodded blankly. She didn't know what the profound and elegant nobleman sitting in the seat meant to Dayan, but she still understood the principle of expressing gratitude.

"Jianing thanks the old emperor."

As Gong Kou Shi stood up and raised her glass, everyone also raised their glasses respectfully towards the seat of honor.

Su Jin also picked up the wine cup on the table and smiled lightly at the Lord who was sitting in the upper seat and was looking at her tenderly. Then she took a sip of the wine. The spicy taste made her frown involuntarily.