Chapter 976
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Suddenly she changed the topic to Shen Miao.
"One only heard that Wangfei's archery skills are excellent and never heard of anything else. Since today is Prince of First Rank's birthday, why not Wangfei join in the fun and let us broaden our horizons. My daughter has admired Wangfei for a long time. "She said somewhat uncomfortably. Anyone who saw it would think that Ye Mei had heard of Shen Miao's rumours and worshipped her, wanting to witness it with her own eyes.
But Shen Miao was a daughter of a military family. It was one thing to be good at archery but no one had seen her dance before. If she did it, perhaps she would make a fool of herself but if she did not respond, it would prove her reputation as a boorish person.
Everyone looked at Shen Miao.
Shen Miao gently smiled, "I am the Wangfei of Prince Rui's residence. How can I be like a courtesan, playing and singing and allowing others to watch?"
In an instant, the hall was silent, and Ye Mei's face turned red.
Originally, singing and dancing in front of the ministers was a loss of face, but because Ye Mei was the daughter of the Ye Family and was born beautiful and talented, everyone ignored this point. But for Shen Miao to say it out loud, it was very subtle.
Ye Furen's and Ye Mao Cai's faces were ugly. Ye Furen wanted to speak but once she opened her mouth, would it not be going along with Shen Miao's words and saying that Ye Mei was a courtesan?
Lu Furen and Lu Wan'er were somewhat rejoicing in other's misfortune. They were most happy to see Shen Miao and Ye Mei quarreling.
Xie Jing Xing looked at everything with a smile and did not seem to feel that there was anything wrong with these words. He did not intend to mediate and just watched with folded arms.
Luo Tan felt that Shen Miao seemed to be targeting Ye Mei but there was a vague pleasure in her heart. It was originally Xie Jing Xing's birthday but this Ye Mei danced here and overtook the host. Moreover she took the initiative to ask Shen Miao to sing and dance, so why would she ask others to do the same?
Ji Furen looked at Shen Miao and her heart was anxious. Xie Jing Xing's birthday was a banquet for all the officials and Shen Miao made the atmosphere so stiff that others would only blame the residence of Prince Rui for not following the rules and damaging the reputation of the entire residence of Prince Rui. They would also say that Shen Miao was jealous and haggled over every ounce with a daughter of the Ye family.
Ye Mei hesitantly stood in the same place. She slightly frowned, which made people feel pity. A good beauty was forced into such a situation, which made people feel very unbearable. Some of the men in the hall felt that it was unfair, but they also thought that they were righteous. They wanted to be a hero to save the beauty and speak up for Ye Mei.
Shen Miao swept her eyes across everyone in the hall and took in everyone's expression. Ye Mei had this kind of ability, she never needed to say what she wanted. She frowned and sighed, urging the people around her to sacrifice their lives for her. Today, she rejected Ye Mei. She was afraid that the entire Long Ye would stand on Ye Mei's side the next day.
How could he let Ye Mei get what she wanted?
She stood up and smiled under everyone's astonished gaze. "However, Miss Ye's' kindness' is hard to refuse, so I'll 'reluctantly accept' it. It just so happens that I learned a song a few days ago, so I'll play it for Miss Ye."
"How could it be played for 'Miss Ye'?" Madam Lu said with a smile, "Shouldn't it be to congratulate His Highness on his birthday?"
"This song is very sad." Shen Miao said lightly, "It does not seem like a celebratory tune and is not suitable to welcome one's birthday. It is just that I felt that it was good a few days ago so I learned it. Since Miss Ye admires me, naturally good things should be shared with one, right? "She looked at Ye Mei with a smile.
Ye Mei also smiled softly: "Naturally."
These two people exchanged words back and forth, as if there was an invisible knife and sword shadow. Ye Mei was charming and Shen Miao was dignified. Each had their own beauty, and for a moment one could not differentiate the primary and secondary. Shen Miao held up her sleeves and walked to the middle as Ye Mei withdrew. Jing Zhe quickly found a chair for Shen Miao. Shen Miao looked up and asked, "Bring the zither over."
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