eurekapd Chapter 49 049 A Stunning Performance
Chapter 49 049 A Stunning Performance
Chapter 49: A Stunning Performance
Seeing that the brother and sister had finally stepped forward, Marquis Anshi breathed a sigh of relief, a confident smile spreading across his face. He knew about Ye Yanxun and Ye Yingrou's plan and had seen them practice privately several times. He was certain that their unique painting style alone would win the emperor's favor!
When the Emperor is in high spirits and ready to bestow rewards, Rou'er can then ask His Majesty to grant Xu Pingyue the title of a secondary wife! At that time, even if Prime Minister Gongsun is dissatisfied, he will certainly not dare to say anything in front of His Majesty. Fifteen years have passed; he has owed them, mother and son, fifteen years. Now, he can finally fulfill his promise from back then.
Marquis Anshi was lost in his fantasy, unaware that Prime Minister Gongsun's expression was growing colder and colder.
In the center of the hall, the eunuch quickly prepared the silk that Ye Yanxun needed and laid it flat in the center of the dance floor. Four palace maids also stood at the four corners of the silk cloth, holding colored ink. With everything ready, Ye Yingrou took out a white jade flute from her waist, took off her embroidered shoes, and wearing only a pair of snow-white silk stockings, lightly jumped into the silk cloth.
Ye Yanxun picked up a zither and a wine pot, and sat down on the ground outside the silk cloth. He exchanged a glance with Ye Yingrou, then tilted his head back and drank a mouthful of wine, his fingers plucking the strings of the zither.
As soon as the zither music began, Ye Yingrou immediately began to dance. Today, she wore a snow-white, flowing gauze dress. Her delicate and beautiful face was free of makeup, with a red lotus flower decoration between her eyebrows, making her eyes sparkle like stars. Coupled with her long, ink-black hair and slender, supple waist, she danced on the white silk, like a fairy from heaven, so ethereal and otherworldly that everyone held their breath.
As she danced, she twirled to the north corner, and with a swift back kick, she dipped her jade foot into the inkstone held by a palace maid, staining her silk stockings with color. While everyone wondered about her action, she smiled gracefully, raised her jade flute to her lips, and began to play it in sync with the music of the zither.
The zither played a clear, resonant tune, and the flute melody was ethereal. Vermilion footprints spread little by little on the silk, and then gradually other colors such as ink, cyan, and blue were added. In this way, a stunning painting, "Autumn Banquet in the Jade Forest," slowly unfolded before everyone's eyes.
The Crown Prince stared intently at Ye Yingrou, his eyes wide with disbelief: "Whose young lady is this? I've never heard of such a stunningly talented woman in the capital before?"
"Such a woman truly deserves to be called the most beautiful woman in the capital!" exclaimed the Seventh Prince Chunyu Shu, nudging Chunyu Jing beside him with his elbow: "Fourth Brother, don't you think so!"
Chunyu Jing's gaze lingered on Ye Yingrou for a moment, then he looked at Chunyu Shan opposite him, raised an eyebrow and smiled, "What, does Sixth Brother seem to dislike this kind of woman?"
“It’s not just me, even Third Brother is unmoved,” Chunyu Shan said with a smile, waving his fan.
Chunyu Yang kept a cold face, drinking his wine by himself, completely ignoring him.
"Don't bring up Third Brother. I'm just asking you, didn't you claim to love beautiful women the most? Why are you acting like a saint today?" Chunyu Shu teased.
"Such a radiant beauty, I'm afraid only my brother, the Crown Prince, could control her." Chunyu Shan sighed regretfully. "Quiet and quiet women are more suitable for me, like..."
With a flick of his fan handle, he landed on Ye Pianran, who was wearing a veil.
"For example, the woman who wore a veil from beginning to end, never vying for anything, and remained calm and composed."