However, Shen Jingci, who was also sitting in the seat, looked very ugly. It was not uncommon for aristocratic women to dance. However, in the information she collected, they all said that Xie Ruzhuo was ordinary in everything and could rarely do anything! It would be great if she could dance a complete song. How could she dance such a difficult Nine-day Phoenix Dance!
At this moment, there was only a "bang" sound, and the strings cracked and broke.
Xie Ruyue did not expect the changes in front of her. She saw that the dance had reached its climax, but the strings broke at this moment. She immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Looking at Xie Ruzhuo again, he did not stop because the strings broke. The strings can be broken, but the dance cannot stop.
The people in the hall were about to speak, but they saw the woman in the center still dancing gracefully, like a fairy concubine walking among flowers, and she was so beautiful that it was breathtaking.
Suddenly I heard the sound of a flute, the music was clear and clear, and the tune was melodious.
Xie Ruyue immediately followed the sound and saw Xiao Junxi standing up at some point. Holding a jade sword in his hand, he slowly walked to the side from his position, and the sound came from his mouth.
Unlike the bright and high-pitched sound of the piano, the sound of the flute is softer. Coupled with Xie Ruzhuo's dance steps, the collaboration between the two is even better!
Xiao Junhan's expression had already changed several ways. Xie Ruzhuo's indifference to him today had reached the limit of his patience. But after seeing her beautiful dancing, he was a little shocked. Xiao Junhan loves beauties, and he loves dancing with beauties even more. In order to please him in his previous life, Xie Ruzhuo practiced for five years before he learned how to dance like a phoenix for nine days, but he didn't even get a chance to show it in front of him.
Xie Ruzhuo couldn't help but glance at Xiao Junhan while he was spinning around.
This is the first time she has shown this dance in front of others, but it is not for Xiao Junhan, but for the Xie family. However, after seeing the obsession in Xiao Junhan's eyes, she suddenly felt a little sick, and then turned her eyes away.
Unexpectedly, in Xiao Junhan's eyes, this was a sign of shyness. An unknown emotion suddenly surged in his heart, which seemed to be excitement and joy.
All of this made Zhang Xiuyan beside her so angry that she almost went crazy. She knew that Xie Ruzhuo was restless in the room. He was always dancing, but Xiao Junhan didn't even look at her, but kept his eyes on Xie Ruzhuo. And just now, Xie Ruzhuo blatantly winked at Xiao Junhan. Wasn't this intentional seduction? She really wished she had a knife in her hand to dig out this vixen's eyes!
After dancing, Xie Ruzhuo's clothes were already wet with sweat. She stopped her movements, took a breath, and then solemnly apologized.
The emperor waved his hand and said with a smile, "Your dance is really wonderful. Not only will I not punish you, I will also reward you!"
When the seventh princess heard this, she immediately took advantage of every opportunity and said coquettishly, "Father, you can't just reward her. Without the help of third brother, she wouldn't be able to dance so well!" I have to admit that the tacit understanding between the two just now was simply amazing. It was like a match made in heaven. Xiao Xinning was a little bit disgusted, but for the first time, he had the idea of bringing the two of them together.
"You clever guy, okay, I'll reward you all!"
The emperor was so coaxed by her that after rewarding sisters Xie Ruzhuo and Xiao Junxi, he asked, "Whose young lady is next?"
Next is Shen Jingci.
"Your Majesty, I am not talented, so I will write a couplet today." Shen Jingci walked out calmly, ordered someone to carry the table out, and spread out a piece of good rice paper.
Different from other paper, this paper is actually peach pink, with a fragrance lingering in it.
Seeing Shen Jingci splashing ink and writing as smoothly as painting, the famous scholar couldn't help but praise, "Look at this writing skill, it must have been practiced since childhood. His calligraphy is comparable to that of everyone!"
Xie Ruzhuo tensed up his nerves, because that scene in his previous life was so amazing that it completely made Shen Jingci a success!
The weather outside is fine and the sun is getting warmer. At this moment, a butterfly flew in from nowhere, flapping its colorful wings, and tentatively approached Shen Jingci who was writing.
With the first one, the arrival of the second one went much more smoothly. After a while, Shen Jingci was surrounded by a group of butterflies, as if dancing around her.
Everyone immediately stood up in surprise, holding their breath and not daring to speak. They all stared at Shen Jingci closely, for fear of missing this shocking scene!
Even the emperor stopped smiling and looked at the woman in the center in surprise.
It was winter at this time, and butterflies should have disappeared long ago, but so many flew in at this time, and they were all surrounding Shen Jingci. Could it be that there was another purpose
Sure enough, after Shen Jingci finished writing the last stroke, she saw the butterflies fluttering greedily on the rice paper, and gradually gathered into one word: Chang.
"Back to the Emperor, my daughter's pairing has been completed. Please take a look at it."
Shen Jingci's face was calm, and even her smile remained so soft. The emperor followed her gaze and looked at the couplet on the paper, and saw that it read: The people's livelihood is prosperous, the prosperity of the country is prosperous, and the country's prestige is greatly enhanced!
"That's right, that's right! Your Majesty, these couples are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but the word "chang" gathered by these butterflies means that our dynasty wants the country to be prosperous and the country's prestige will be greatly enhanced!"
The person speaking was none other than Yu Shi Sima Yan. He was usually the best at flattering people, but he did things very appropriately. Therefore, he won your heart.
As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone immediately echoed, "Our country is prosperous, and your emperor is blessed with great blessings!"
"Hahahaha, good! What a prosperous country!" Emperor Long Xin was delighted and looked at Shen Jingci and said, "Shen Yuming has indeed raised a good daughter! Come and watch her!"
When the emperor said this, Shen Jingci cast her eyes on Xie Ruzhuo intentionally or unintentionally. However, to her disappointment, the latter did not put his mind on this matter at all. He looked as if he was lost in thought. Something.
As if no one appreciated her great achievements, and the loser was not ashamed of her defeat at all, Shen Jingci suddenly felt a little angry.
However, when the chamberlain sent all these gold and silver jewelry to Shen Jingci, she immediately put her thoughts back. First she refused to accept these things, and then, under the emperor's surprised gaze, she knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I cannot accept these gold, silver and jewels."
Hearing this, everyone was in an uproar. Seeing the sincerity on Shen Jingci's face, the emperor asked, "Why don't you accept it? Is it too little?" He had just rewarded everyone, and the emperor specially rewarded Shen Jingci more. If she said it was too little, That would be really ungrateful. However, the emperor had a gut feeling that this woman would not say such a thing.
"No, in fact, on the contrary, the emperor's reward is enough for an ordinary small family to have food and clothing for a lifetime." Shen Jingci said, raising her head, looking at the emperor sincerely, and said, "I heard that there is a flood in the south of the Yangtze River. , causing thousands of people to be displaced and starve to death on the streets. It is winter now, the weather is freezing, and we have no worries about food and clothing, but the poor victims are suffering from hunger and cold! Therefore, my daughter decided to donate all these rewards to the country for disaster relief. Use it!"
"Donate to the country?" The emperor frowned. He was shocked by Shen Jingci's words, but also found them a bit novel, so he said, "Get up and speak."
Shen Jingci thanked the emperor, then stood up and said, "Yes. In fact, I have always had an idea these days. Whenever the people are in trouble, the national treasury will directly issue disaster relief silver. As a result, some ministers Filling personal pockets, 50% of the money actually goes to the hands of the victims. And if it happens to be a war, and the national treasury is empty, even the victims will not be taken care of, and they can only be left to fend for themselves. The minister racked her brains, Finally, I came up with a way to raise donations! The population of our dynasty is more than ten million. If everyone can donate one or two pieces of silver, this money will be kept by someone specially. When a disaster breaks out, this money can be used. In terms of disaster relief, wouldn’t it kill two birds with one stone?”
When the emperor heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he paid more and more attention to this woman. He asked seriously, "But, why do others donate money willingly?"
"Your Majesty, we can exchange things for things. For example, if I donate ten taels of silver, the court will issue a commendation letter and paste it on the imperial city list. Or if there is something that needs to be replaced, like me The vases in front of you can be auctioned, and the highest bidder will get it, and all the proceeds will be used for disaster relief!"
Shen Jing talked lovingly, and at the end of her speech, she added, "My daughter has little knowledge, so she just spoke nonsense. I hope the emperor will forgive you." She knew that her words would not be punished, but would be a great achievement. pieces!
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the emperor said, "No, you have done a great service! Look at you ministers, you are not as knowledgeable as a woman. You are not ashamed!" As he said, the emperor smiled again and said , "Sure enough, Shen Yuming will teach his daughter. When he returns to Beijing someday, I will have a good talk with him!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was a little jealous, why couldn't their daughter be so outstanding
Xie Ruzhuo flashed a smile, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to donate all the harvest of all the shops under my name, a total of 5,000 taels, for disaster relief."
Hearing this, the emperor also looked away from Shen Jingci. When he saw that it was the daughter of the Xie family, the emperor smiled and said, "As expected of the daughter of Mr. Xie, she is quite elegant."
If Shen Jingci just borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha, then Xie Ruzhuo now really paid for it out of his own pocket. After such a comparison, some people came to think of it and felt that Shen Jingci only had one mouth. But some people felt that Shen Jingci's merits were immeasurable, and as a result, the discussion among the people became even louder.
It was Mr. Zhang who spoke first and said with a hint of sarcasm, "The Xie family is quite rich. This year's harvest was able to produce as much as five thousand taels."
Xie Ruzhuo sneered inwardly, Zhang Xiuyan and her father were indeed as virtuous as her. However, she did not show it on her face and said, "This is not the Xie family's money, it is just the dowry shop left by my biological mother. The Xie family's Yan family is upright, but in fact, these dowries are not much. Your Majesty, you can't be too little." Na."
Having said this, Xie Ruzhuo stuck out her tongue coquettishly, acting like a little girl.
Seeing this, the emperor suddenly laughed and said, "It's not too little. If I think it's too little, wouldn't Mr. Xie have to bang his cane and go to the imperial study to lecture him?"
Everyone knew he was joking and laughed in agreement.
Seeing that the emperor's attention shifted from herself to Xie Ruzhuo, Shen Jingci suddenly felt a little depressed, but because of the situation, she couldn't let it happen, so she had to lower her head and pinch her handkerchief.
The clever minister had already said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to use a set of cloisonné enamel vessels at home for that auction. In addition, I am also willing to donate a thousand taels for disaster relief!"
With this minister taking the lead, everyone else also spoke up and donated more or less part of their property.
Jiang Zhu took advantage of the excitement and secretly returned to the hall. The butterflies had already dispersed, so she did not see this spectacle.