EBE Chapter 163 The situation is pressing, I have to jump
Chapter 163 The situation is pressing, I have to jump
When the emperor met Zhen Huan's pleading eyes, he vaguely thought of Chun Yuan. His heart moved and he was about to say something.
Suddenly, Prince Dun spoke a few words with a sarcastic tone, which completely put the Emperor in a difficult position. He did not want to lose face in front of the Tenth Prince, so he had to demand in a firm tone that Zhen Huan must dance.
Even the Queen, who had always disliked it, couldn't help but speak up to stop it. She did it not for Zhen Huan, but because she knew that the Emperor would be angry because of this.
These concubines will not have any good ending either, they will only become the emperor's punching bags.
What's more, the emperor is her husband. What good can a wife get if her husband is humiliated?
This involves the royal dignity, so she naturally has to stand up and stop it from happening.
Prince Khatun didn't buy the Queen's account at all. He had finally caught this opportunity to embarrass the Emperor, so how could he let it go so easily?
Seeing this, Zhen Huan knew that she had to dance, so she had no choice but to ask to change into a dance costume.
In fact, it’s not that she can’t dance this stunning dance, but in this situation, dancing is no longer the point.
The most important thing is that she has to let the emperor save his face and not let him become the person who only cares about beauty as described by Prince Dun.
You must know that people in this world regard a king who likes beauty and does not value the moral character of his concubines as a tyrant.
Prince Dun's words were undoubtedly forcing the emperor to admit that he was a tyrant.
How could the emperor possibly admit such a thing, so he had to force Zhen Huan to dance this dance.
In front of the emperor's majesty, not to mention the current Zhen Huan, even the Queen Chun Yuan herself had to perform this stunning dance.
When the Emperor saw Zhen Huan leave the table to change into her dancing costume, he looked at Concubine Cao who was standing below.
Regardless of whether she did it on purpose or not, the current situation was caused by her, and the emperor would certainly not be kind to her.
He admitted that there were many women in the palace and there would always be some jealousies. He always ignored these things unless they became too big.
But now Concubine Cao actually brought these things to the attention of the clan members, especially Prince Dun, allowing the other party to take this opportunity to ridicule him. Of course, he would vent his anger on Concubine Cao.
An Lingrong was sitting below and saw all these things clearly. She was also very worried about Zhen Huan.
After all, the dance was good, but there was no reward. If there was even the slightest mistake, it would be difficult for Zhen Huan to regain favor in the future.
After all, when the emperor saw her, he remembered the scene when he was ridiculed by Prince Dun because of her. How could he continue to favor her?
Although Zhen Huan is also a victim, will the emperor care about these things?
will not.
He only thought that it was Zhen Huan's incompetence that led to his humiliation.
When Shen Meizhuang saw her good sister being embarrassed, she naturally would not stand there and do nothing.
Although the current situation may not make the emperor change his mind, it does not mean that nothing can be done.
The only thing that can be done to help Huan'er now is to find a way to make Huan'er perform the next stunning dance perfectly so that Prince Dun cannot find any fault with it.
Therefore, Shen Meizhuang stood up and asked to play the piano herself, while Chun Changzai played the pipa to accompany Zhen Huan.
Of course, she suggested that Chun Changzai come at this time so that she could show off something in front of the emperor.
This will allow the Emperor to get to know her in advance and also help Huan'er a little.
The emperor would naturally not refuse Shen Meizhuang's proposal. He also naturally hoped that the performance later would astound the audience and shut up the Tenth Master's stinky mouth so that he could not say anything.
And Chun Changzai was not a fool. She certainly knew why Zhen Huan and Shen Meiyu asked her to come to the Old Summer Palace. Since they had given her such a good opportunity, she would definitely seize it.
What's more, playing the pipa is the instrument she is best at, so it is easy for her to perform with Sister Wan.
"Go get Concubine Shu's Chang Xiang Si and Wang Ming Yue and give them to Concubine Hui and Concubine Chun."
The emperor thought for a moment and then spoke to Su Peisheng who was standing beside him.
I hope that the addition of good musical instruments will add more color to this performance and prevent Prince Dun from finding any faults.
Soon, someone brought the things over, and the three of them looked at each other and started playing in tacit understanding.
Although Zhen Huan danced well, anyone who knew a little about the Jinghong Dance could see that she was imitating Queen Chunyuan's Jinghong Dance.
The emperor naturally saw it, but he was not surprised. After all, his Chun Yuan's Jinghong Dance was the best in Beijing, and it was natural for Zhen Huan to learn from Chun Yuan.
But Prince Dun was not so easy to deal with. He thought he had found a flaw in the performance, and said with disdain, "This dance is not much different from the one performed by Queen Chunyuan back then. There is no novelty at all. It is really a pity to discard it, and it is tasteless to watch."
"This dance was originally adapted by Queen Chunyuan. Lady Wan imitated Queen Chunyuan, which is a sign of respect for Queen Chunyuan. If you arbitrarily tamper with this dance, you will lose respect for Queen Chunyuan."
Concubine Jing glanced at the emperor's face, which had become somewhat ugly because of Prince Dun's words, and interrupted Prince Dun indifferently.
At this moment, a melodious flute sound came from outside the door. It was the flute sound of Prince Guo.
Prince Guo, Shen Meiyu and Chun'er looked at each other, and the three of them had a tacit understanding. The sounds of the piano and the pipa followed the sounds of Prince Guo's flute.
Zhen Huan also changed her pace gradually following the music, adapting it based on Queen Chun Yuan's stunning dance, which was quite eye-opening.
The emperor glanced at Prince Dun who was speechless, and his originally gloomy face suddenly turned from gloomy to bright.
He looked at Zhen Huan dancing in the palace again, as if he saw Chun Yuan's dance by the Taiye Lake that year. It completely jumped into his heart and he could never forget it.
Wanwan, my Wanwan, is that you?
It was you who gave Concubine Wan a soul, allowing her to bring this dance back to life.
Prince Dun did not let go of this topic so easily. Even when there was nothing wrong with Zhen Huan's dance, he still used the dancer to mock the emperor's woman.
As the emperor's good brother, Prince Guo would naturally not just stand there and say nothing.
He smiled and interrupted Prince Dun: "Brother Ten, what you said is biased. This noble lady's dance is entirely due to the Concubine Mei of the Tang Dynasty. Today, I have broadened my horizons."
On the surface, these words were praising Zhen Huan's dance, but in fact they were praising the emperor for his good vision and the extraordinary woman he chose, which blocked Prince Dun's words.