C101 (1/2)

It was played like the flowing water of the mountains and mountains. The dance depicted the dance of danqing, chrysanthemum blossoms, swaying slowly in the wind, and the fragrance of flowers wafted in the air. One's hearing was like a dream or illusion, and one's gaze was intoxicated with the dance, as if one was entering a realm of immortality.

As expected of Princess An Guo's mansion, the musicians and dancers here were comparable to the standards of the royal palace.

Following that, there were also zither masters from the Western Regions who played ”The Three Stacks of Yangguan”. The low moans of their female voices were gentle and lingering as they sang, ”Persuading you to drink a cup of wine and leave the world without leaving your old friend's side.”

After a few rounds of performance, the entire banquet gradually reached its climax. The crowd experienced a feast of sight and hearing, but Princess An Guo's face didn't reveal the slightest hint of a smile. Her expression was ice-cold as her prince, Xue Ren Fu, sat by the side and drank his wine with his head lowered.

At this time, in order to win the princess' favor, Zhang Xuan stood up and said, ”Princess, although these performances are exciting, there's still something missing. I've heard that all of the daughters who came today are all extremely talented, so why don't we invite them to perform a bit to cheer the princess up?”

Princess An Guo nodded and said, ”A casual performance isn't very interesting. How about this?” She gestured to the guard beside her, ”Bring me my Dragontongue Arrow.”

”Yes.” The Imperial Bodyguards understood, and a moment later, a bow and arrow arrived in the hands of Princess An Guo. It was said that this bow and arrow was forged from the imprisonment of dragons, and its speed and accuracy were extremely high.

The princess of An Kingdom raised her bow and looked at the ladies in her seat. A trace of an expression surfaced on her face as she said, ”All the females above the age of ten and under the age of sixteen will stand at the very end of the row of jade pipes (chrysanthemum names).”

They all knew that the princess of An Guo was not to be trifled with. Now that she was pointing a bow and arrow at them, they didn't know what she was going to do, because they all felt nervous and didn't dare to move for a moment.

The other madams were also enjoying their wine with interest when they saw the scene before them and suddenly became nervous.

At this moment, a green figure stood up. Her expression was calm, without the slightest bit of panic or fear. Under everyone's gaze, she took the lead and walked to the position designated by the princess.

Feng Yu was drinking with the Sixth Prince when he saw this figure. He immediately stopped drinking and tightened his grip on his wine cup.

”This is the young lady of the Prime Minister's Estate, Lian Xiyue.” Someone whispered.

At first, it didn't attract too much attention. Everyone's attention was basically focused on the Third Miss, who was as beautiful as a fairy, Lian Shiya. However, at this moment, they discovered that this person, who was being low-key, was even more interesting.

Even Princess An Guo's gaze rested on her for a moment as she inwardly nodded her head. She thought to herself, This child has quite a bit of bearing.

Feng Ye crossed his arms over his chest and a trace of ”I'm familiar with this girl” appeared at the corner of his mouth. However, Feng Qianyue's eyes revealed a faint ridicule.

As for Feng Yunzheng, his gaze swept across the lush flower bed and fell on her. He nodded his head slightly and his gaze unconsciously became gentle.

”This is the young lady of the Prime Minister's Estate, Lian Xiyue.” Someone whispered.

”Yue Er …” The first wife nervously spilled the wine in her hand. Her face was pale as she looked back at her mother and whispered, ”Mother, look …”

”Don't be impatient.” Even her mother was nervous, but she still spoke.

When Xiao Rou saw that everyone's gaze was on Lian Meng Yue, she felt uneasy. She thought to herself, what is there to be afraid of? Princess An Guo couldn't possibly have killed all of them in the princess' mansion, right?

Following that, even Shiya stood up and walked over. She then saw that Ru Yang, Ouyang Yuan, and the others from the Central Book Hall had also come over —

At a glance, there were a total of more than ten people.

Princess An nodded her head in satisfaction before continuing, ”Right now, each of you will pick a flower in this chrysanthemum garden and put it on your heads.”

”Yes.” Picking flowers and putting them on your head? This didn't trouble any of them, so they each chose the one that looked the best.

Furthermore, even Shiya had kept an eye on him. She had specially picked one that matched her clothes and headdress. No matter what, she would always place her beauty in a higher position.

Soon, everyone had put on the flowers and returned to their seats, waiting for the arrangements to be made.

Princess An Guo's intimidating gaze swept across the crowd before she continued, ”I'm going to take this bow and arrow and aim it at one of you. Whoever gets hit by this arrow will have to perform her performance.”

What, what rule is this? The girls were instantly shocked, this … Isn't this trying to take their lives? The chrysanthemum on his head was the size of a palm. If he accidentally shot it wrong, it would cost him his life.

All of a sudden, everyone kneeled down and began to cry for mercy. ”Princess, please spare us, Princess, please spare us …” She was crying so hard that even her makeup was smeared all over her face. Each and every one of her originally exquisite faces were now in a sorry state.

However, there were three people who did not kneel down and beg for forgiveness. One of them had a calm expression from the start to the end, not even a little bit afraid, as if the sky would fall down and they would not be worried about Lian Ruyue. The other one, Shiya, also stood there and did not kneel down to beg for forgiveness.

There was still one more person who was clearly very afraid, yet didn't want to lose to Xiao Rou, who was as beautiful as the moon.

At this moment, the Princess of An Country slowly raised her handmade bow. The tip of the arrow was moving, aiming at Lian Ruyue, Lian Shiya, and Xiao Rou. The air had almost frozen.