"Now, let me announce the candidates for the next performance in front of the hall.”After the fourth selection, Granny Li was suddenly called out by the guards. Another person came, but he was very unfamiliar. However, judging from her attire, her position was no lower than Granny Li's.
"The first young lady of the Hou family, Hou Yuying.”The old lady said as she held a piece of red paper. Every time she read out a name, a eunuch would take out a jade token and hand it to the person whose name was read out.
"The second lady of the Ruan Family, Ruan Cuiyun.”
"The third…"
"The fourth…"
Those who had been read out by the old nanny were delighted, while those who hadn't were dejected.
Just when everyone thought that the list had been read out, the old nanny suddenly smiled mysteriously and said,"In addition, there is one more thing that everyone might not know.”She paused for a moment, causing the atmosphere to become particularly tense." There's still one more spot for the performance in front of the hall.”
There was still one more spot?
Those who hadn't been called out couldn't help but wait anxiously.
"This person…is the daughter of the Du family, Du Penhong!”
How could this be? Why was it like this?
When everyone heard Du Pian Hong's name being mentioned once again, their initial nervous anticipation quickly disappeared, and turned into deep hatred.
Du Pian Hong again, and her again!
Didn't she already lose the right to participate in the election?
"Why can Du Pian Hong continue to perform in front of the palace? Didn't she already lose the right to participate in the election?”One of the young women was quite angry and directly rushed to the old nanny to question her.
The old lady just smiled calmly. After all, she had been in this Holy Palace for many years. What kind of scene had she not seen? She understood the feelings of these beautiful women, but so what?
The Sage Emperor had taken special care of Du Shanhong's matter. She was only an old nanny, so she had no say in it.
Therefore, the old nanny did not directly answer the question of the young lady. She left the Pavilion with a large group of palace maids and eunuchs.
"Sister Pian Hong, I didn't expect you to be so lucky!”On the painting boat by the river, the young lady of the Hou family lifted the curtain and sat down beside Du Pian Hong. A light breeze blew in the air, bringing with it a refreshing smell.
"I heard that Granny Li was demoted to a low-grade palace maid. Sigh…he really deserves it!" Miss Hou continued to speak, and then secretly peeked at the expression on Du Pian Hong's face. She had thought that Du Pian Hong would laugh heartily, laughing that this evil person had finally received his retribution. However, she waited for a long time and still couldn't see any expression on Du Pian Hong's face.
"Why? His sister clearly hated Granny Li and the Holy Palace's talent selection, but why did she have to stay in the Holy Palace?”The Hou family's young miss could no longer endure it, and directly voiced out the doubts in her heart.
At this moment, she did not care what Du Pian Hong thought of her. She just wanted to know what position the matter that she had always cared about occupied in Du Pian Hong's heart.
She wanted to ask clearly!
Du Pianhong sat up straight and combed his messy hair. Her face was tired and her eyes were misty. It was obvious that she was still asleep. She took a deep breath and opened her eyes.""Tonight is the selection in front of the hall. Miss Hou, are you ready?”
The Hou family's young miss was stunned when she heard this, and only then did she feel as if she had forgotten the most important thing.
Yes, what would happen after he asked Du Pian Hong about these things? If Du Shanhong answered that he was very concerned about the Sacred Palace's selection, what could she do?
Right now, she should be completely focused on the performance in front of the palace tonight!
It wasn't easy for her to get to this point. She couldn't be influenced by Du Pian Hong anymore.
"Pian Hong, you're right. I should prepare for tonight's performance.”After the Hou family's young lady finished speaking, she immediately stood up and turned to leave the boat.
"Miss Hou, please wait a moment." Du Pian Hong also stood up and called out to Miss Hou," I…Can I call you Yu Ying?”
The Hou family's young lady was stunned at first, then she slowly recovered and nodded with a smile."Sure, you can do whatever you want."
Du Pian Hong nodded in satisfaction, then watched Hou Yuying leave with a smile.
The Hou family's young miss was the only person she could get close to.
She should cherish it.
In the evening, a stage was set up in the square in front of Longze Hall. A three-meter-high platform was erected in the middle of the hall. It looked like a lotus flower. At this time, the craftsmen were doing the final repairs. After knocking and hammering, they immediately finished work.
It was late at night, and the coolness of the summer night was especially cold on her thin gauze clothes.
Backstage, the nameless selected girls had already put on their costumes. Some were wearing bright red floral dresses, while others were wearing sapphire blue pleated skirts. All of them had beautiful faces, like flowers fluttering in the wind.
"The first one is the young lady of the Jiang family. Her performance skill is the five-stringed zither. " Please…" At this moment, the eunuch in charge of hosting the event shouted loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, the loud sound of salutes rang out around him. In an instant, colorful fireworks bloomed in the ink-like sky.
Miss Jiang was wearing a sapphire blue pleated skirt and walked leisurely onto the stage. She faced the direction of the main hall and bowed."My daughter, Xiuzhen of the Jiang family, greets His Majesty the Sage Emperor and Her Majesty the Empress.”
"No need for formalities." The Sage Emperor, who was far away in the main hall, gently raised a hand, indicating that the young lady of the Jiang family could begin.
The young lady of the Jiang family began to raise her hand, and her jade-like hands slowly moved on the five-stringed zither…
When Du Pian Hong arrived in a hurry, the performance in front of the hall was still ongoing. She found a remote place to stand and then carefully looked around.
The main stage was currently performing the skills of the Ruan family's young lady. A melodious flute sound slowly came out of her mouth, with a slight joy and a little playfulness.
Then, she turned her gaze and looked at the two people sitting in the main hall.
In the middle of the main hall sat the yellow-robed Sage Emperor. From afar, one could only see his jet-black hair, and one could not see his expression at all. The person sitting next to the Sage Emperor was naturally the empress of the current court, but her appearance could not be seen clearly either.
It was really difficult to peek at his face from such a distance!
" Next, let's invite the fourth young lady of the Hou family, Hou Yuying, to perform the Rainbow Dancer Dance. Let's invite..."
It was finally time for the Hou Clan's Young Miss to perform her skills.
Du Pian Hong turned his head to the voice and saw Hou Yuying in red. At this moment, her makeup was gorgeous, like a passionate fire. Following that, the stage was filled with moving music. Hou Yuying's body began to spin along with the music. The ribbons on his hands kept flying, looking like a blooming flower from afar.
They were as colorful as summer flowers!
Du Paihong was stunned, and an unprecedented shock overflowed from his heart!
She could say with certainty that Hou Yuying's dancing skills were not inferior to hers!
After the song ended, Hou Yuying spun around and kneeled in the center of the stage in a seductive pose.
A wonderful performance of the Rainbow Dress Dance ended.
"Good, very good!" At this moment, the Sage Emperor's voice of praise rang out from the main hall. He sighed."This is the most beautiful dance I have ever seen. It's really beautiful!”
Hou Yuying was delighted to hear this.
Her heart was secretly jumping for joy, and the brightest smile bloomed on her face.
All these years of hard work had finally paid off. Today, the Sage Emperor finally saw her beauty and charm!
She hopped off the stage, overjoyed.
" Next, let's welcome the fifth daughter of the Du Family, Du Pianhong, to perform the wide-sleeve dance. Let's welcome…"
At this moment, almost everyone was looking forward to Du Pian Hong's appearance. However, no one walked to the center of the stage.
Thus, the presiding eunuch shouted again, but there was still no response.
After a long period of silence, the crowd below the stage began to panic.
The surroundings immediately began to be filled with noisy discussions.
"Could Du Pian Hong have forfeited?" At this time, the Empress sitting in the main hall began to whisper,""Your Majesty, let's decide then.”
The Sage Emperor only smiled lightly, then waved his hand and called over a nearby eunuch."Pass down the order and speak according to Zhen's words.”
After the eunuch received the order, he immediately walked to the stage and shouted,"Du Shanhong, I know you are here. Hurry up and go on stage, or I won't forgive you!”
Hearing this, Du Penhong only frowned slightly. Although his face was filled with displeasure, he still followed the Emperor's instructions and walked up the stage.
When Du Shanhong obediently appeared in front of everyone, the Sage Emperor continued,"Du Shanhong, the world calls you the capital's Fairy Guangxiu. Tonight, I will test you. How about this, I will play for you tonight, and you will start dancing to my music.”
What was that? Her Majesty the Sage Emperor would be her accompaniment?
That was impossible, right?
This…This was simply messing up her plans!
Du Pianhong listened in disbelief and stood rooted to the ground.
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