Chapter 54
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Although He Xiner spent the next five years on a sickbed and lost Long Zeyu's favor because of her frail body, her love for Long Zeyu was the greatest and most selfless. Even before she passed away, He Xiner did not forget to ask Long Zeyu to take care of Longze Jingtian.
Compared to He Xiner, Murong Xinlian was not qualified to be a mother! She didn't deserve to be a mother! Longze Jingtian snorted coldly. He had already sentenced Murong Xinlian to death in his heart.
Murong Xinlian could not guess Longze Jingtian's mood. Her body was already swaying along with the music. She was dancing the national dance of Xiqi — the Tea Picking Dance.
Murong Xinlian's dress was too gorgeous, and did not match the meaning of the dance, but she danced extremely well. After all, for the title of the number one beauty, she had put in a lot of effort. Whether it was her zither skills or her dance skills, they had all been strengthened.
The people who knew that Mingyue Xin had come over to arrange a marriage with Longze Jingtian all knew what was going on after they saw the vice princess consort's performance. It turned out that this side consort wasn't willing to see the position of Princess Consort Jing be occupied by another woman, so she planned to compete with Princess Nanfeng.
Looks like there's going to be a good show! The disappointment in the hearts of the spectators because of Murong Qiqi was revived once more. Not knowing who would be the final winner of this smokeless battle, many people secretly made comparisons in their hearts.
As one of the parties involved, Mingyue Xin's attention was on Murong Qiqi. Compared to Longze Jingtian, she was more interested in Feng Cang, and Feng Cang's consort, Murong Qiqi, had become Mingyue Xin's rival.
In just a moment, Mingyue Xin knew about Murong Qiqi's Glorious Past.
Hmph! What right did Murong Qiqi have to fight with her over a piece of trash who was pushed out to be a scapegoat?
Mingyue Xin didn't believe that Feng Cang would be willing to choose a wastrel as his consort and not be tempted by her, a princess of a country! Men love their country, but they also love beauties. Murong Qiqi's beauty couldn't compare to hers, and her family background couldn't be compared to hers either. She would definitely win this bet!
However, Mingyue Xin was much more cautious than Long Zhe Yu 'er. Everyone could see how much Feng Cang cared about Murong Qiqi. She couldn't be too rash in this matter, or she would end up like that idiot Long Zhe Yu 'er, losing at the starting line before the competition even started!
Right now, Mingyue Xin's mind was filled with thoughts on how to attract Feng Cang's attention and how to gain his favor. She didn't care about Murong Xinlian at all, and she also threw all the warnings that He Lanmin had given her to the back of her mind.
When Murong Xinlian stopped panting, Long Zeyu was the first to clap. "Reward!" Long Zeyu seemed to be very happy.
The word "reward" made Murong Xinlian feel that she had won half the battle. The other half would depend on luck! She couldn't help but look at Ryuzawa Jingtian, wanting to know if he was satisfied with her performance.
Longze Jingtian smiled at Murong Xinlian. This smile calmed Murong Xinlian's restless heart. He had always been cold, but now he was smiling at her. This meant that he had seen her dance and he liked it! Murong Xinlian was very happy. She took small steps back to Longze Jingtian's side and sat down.
"Concubine, this is a reward from the empress." A palace maid came in front of Murong Xinlian and placed down a plate of desserts and a cup of wine before quietly leaving.
Murong Xinlian raised her head and saw Long Zeyu nod at her. She knew that her performance just now was not bad and she had received the emperor's praise. This was no doubt giving him a peace of mind. Thinking of this, Murong Xinlian became even happier. She was also a bit thirsty from the heat, so she directly tasted the desserts and drank the wine.
"Uncle Emperor, Xin 'er has heard that Xiqi's royal concubine and Prince Jing's concubine are sisters. Both of them are first class beauties and they are both talented. When I saw the concubine's dance just now, Xin 'er couldn't help but admire her from the bottom of her heart. It seems like the young ladies of the Murong Manor are all outstanding. I just don't know if the Murong Manor's third miss is as outstanding as her two sisters — — "
Mingyue Xin's words brought everyone's gazes back to Murong Qiqi. Knowing what the other person was thinking, Murong Qiqi simply lowered her head and played with her fingers as if no one else was present. It was as if she didn't hear Mingyue Xin's words and didn't know that she was waiting for her to make a fool of herself.
"This — —" Long Zeyu saw Murong Qiqi's appearance and felt a bit awkward.
Although Murong Qiqi was the Murong Manor's third miss, she had another identity and that was Northern Zhou's Southern Lin Duke's princess. Moreover, everyone saw how Feng Cang protected Murong Qiqi. Even if Long Zeyu was muddle-headed, he wouldn't cause trouble for Murong Qiqi.
The happiest person right now was Long Zeyu Yu 'er. With Mingyue Xin's help, she didn't believe that the fire wouldn't start.
"Third Miss, since it's a palace banquet, everyone should have some fun. Princess Xin and Imperial Sister-In-Law Xinlian both danced, why don't you show us a bit too?"
Long Zeyu Yu 'er's participation made this matter even more interesting. Murong Qiqi finally raised her head and revealed an innocent smile.
"Could it be that His Majesty's imperial edict was fake? Why doesn't everyone know that I'm already the Sunshine Princess? Or could it be that a princess conferred by His Majesty isn't as noble as an imperial princess, so I have to act like a geisha to please the crowd? "
Murong Qiqi's words caused Mingyue Xin and Murong Xinlian's expressions to change drastically. What did she mean? Was she mocking them for acting like a geisha? The two of them glared at Murong Qiqi fiercely, but the other party still had an 'I'm so innocent' expression. This immediately made the two of them furious.
"Heh, trash will always be trash. Even if you wear the hat of a princess, you're still trash." Taking advantage of Feng Cang's absence, Long Zeyu Yu 'er continued to use vicious words to attack Murong Qiqi.
Since she had something on Murong Qiqi, she could just expose Murong Qiqi's scandals to the public. Feng Cang probably wouldn't marry a princess with a bad record. Furthermore, she was no longer a virgin! Feng Cang definitely didn't know about Murong Qiqi's past!
No one objected to Long Zeyu Yu 'er's words. Long Zeyu, Duanmu Qing, and Murong Xuelian only listened. No one stopped her.
Murong Qiqi sneered in her heart when she saw these people watching coldly from the sidelines. Earlier, when Feng Cang was around, they were like mice meeting a cat. They didn't even dare to breathe loudly. Now, their backs and legs were no longer sore and their words were smooth. What a snob!
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