Chapter 32 - 32. The Emperor II (1/2)
Hong er POV
After the dancers finished dancing, they retreated and now was the time for the officials' daughters or sons to show off their skills. I just sat here watching the drama unfold. There was a girl with a light pink dress who stepped forward, she smiled sweetly at both of the crown princes. She is quite a beauty, she had an impression of a fairy. Maybe she is around 10 years old, and she already wants to find a marriage partner. No matter how dense I am, I can still feel those flirtatious glances towards the crown princes.
Li Qianzi: ” Greetings to Your Majesty. I have a performance that I want to show to Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty enjoys the performance.”
Emperor: ” Uhm, good.”
Servants put a guqin in front of her and a chair behind her. She gracefully sat down and put her hand on her guqin. She closed her eyes and opened it. She moved her hands and started to pluck the strings. Everyone seemed to enjoy her performance, they praised her silently. I looked at mother and saw her having this bored look.
Bai Huiqing: ” What are they praising so highly for? Hong er can play better than that.”
My face became red underneath the mask, even though mother said it with the voice that only the three of us could heard, but it was still embarrassing. I was so embarrassed that I didn't realize the girl had stopped playing. The clapping sound surprised me. The people said ' good good', I only lightly clapped.
I saw the Da Chu crown prince looked at her with a smile on his face, the girl looked at him shyly. Are they lovers? But when she looked over to Da Qi crown prince, she was disappointed and suddenly glared at me. I was confused but when I looked at Da Qi crown prince, he was talking with his aide.
Emperor: ” Hahaha, as expected of the Music Prodigy. Reward!”
Li Qianzi: ” Thank you very much, Your Majesty.”
She bowed and went back to her seat. Then a girl came in from of the door, she was wearing a light blue dress. Is she going to dance? She bowed to the emperor and the emperor nodded. She was dancing elegantly but there was some flirtatious meaning in it. Like the way she bended her body to make her bottom and chest look bigger.
I sighed, ' why are all of them so crazy about guys?' I was getting bored so I talked to father and mother. Just like usual, the emperor rewarded her with accessories and gold. ' Are they showing off their wealth to Da Qi crown prince?' I sighed again. They didn't know that Da Qi crown prince is 3 times wealthier than Da Chu.
I looked at Da Qi crown prince again but this time he was staring at me. I cupped my fist and bowed at him, he nodded his head at me and turn away. '?'
After the dance, there were many other performances like poetry, singing, drawing, etc. Just when all the performances finished, a fat minister that sat at the table opposite of us sneered at us.
Prime minister: ” Hehehe, General Xu, why is your daughter so silent? Or is it because she can't do anything?”
The three of us didn't reply to him, we could only think about how can he be so stupid for a prime minister? He dared to openly offend Xu family in the public when the emperor himself didn't dare. He really got a leopard's gut. Everyone I this room has the same thought as us.
Prime minister: ” Are you even sure that she is still pure after she lived out there with that body?”
' Hey! I am only 7 years old, what body do I have to seduce people? Even my b.o.o.b.s haven't grow yet.' I calmly sip my tea and listen to his crap. Everyone knew that this prime minister is utterly useless. His father is a genius and everyone respects him so much, including father. But after the coronation of the new emperor which is the emperor that sat at the throne just now, the genius prime minister and his eldest son died mysteriously. Leaving his useless son to inherit the prime minister's position.
Xu Tingfeng: ” Mind your language, prime minister.”
Prime minister: ” What's wrong about my language?!”
Bai Huiqing: ” It. Is. Disgusting.”
Mother cold voice rang in the room, the room became more silent than when the emperor got angry. The prime minister froze, his hands started to tremble. His face changed from red to white, he shakily pointed his finger to mother.