If An Lingrong was reborn before the draft

Chapter 138 The Emperor Takes Sides

"Tenth brother, you are laughing at the wrong time. The dance performed by Concubine Wan is a true inheritance of Concubine Mei. Concubine Mei composed the "Jinghong Dance" and was called the "Plum Spirit" by Emperor Xuanzong. The "Jinghong Dance" originated from Concubine Mei. Today, I can be said to have learned the ancient spirit." When Prince Guo saw that the emperor's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, he ridiculed Prince Dun. The emperor could not scold Prince Dun directly, but Prince Guo could disagree with Prince Dun on the "Jinghong Dance".

Sure enough, after Prince Guo finished speaking, the emperor's expression gradually relaxed.

"You haven't seen Concubine Mei dancing with your own eyes, so how can you be so sure of what you said?" When Prince Dun saw that Prince Guo was contradicting him, he became angry. While he was talking, Prince Dun's wife coughed several times to remind Prince Dun.

"I'm naturally not as good as my tenth brother in martial arts and riding and archery, but I, a leisurely person, have read a little more history books than my tenth brother." What Prince Guo said was much better than directly saying that Prince Dun was strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

"We Manchus won the world with our horse riding and archery. What's the point of finding so many stinky history books? It's simply because your biological mother is Han Chinese, so she taught you a lot of Han Chinese accent." It's terrible to be uneducated. Prince Guo just led the topic away. Prince Dun was so rebuked by Prince Guo that he spoke without thinking and directly mentioned his mother, Concubine Shu.

The emperor saw that the matter had been exposed and interrupted Prince Dun, "What my Qing Dynasty needs is talents who are both civil and military. Both of you are my right-hand men and women, each with his own strengths. Why would we have to compete with each other?" The emperor was obviously protecting Prince Guo, his brother who was close to him. Seeing this, Prince Dun stopped talking. Although he was reckless, he was not a fool. How could he not know that he should not offend the emperor to death?

"Your Majesty, please take a look at what I say. Concubine Wan is indeed intelligent. She can dance a dance that ordinary people cannot. I believe her dancing posture is not inferior to that of Empress Chunyuan back then." Concubine Cao stood up and said with a smile, but her words were like poison, which immediately poisoned the emperor and everyone who had met Chunyuan.

For a moment, no one spoke. After a long time, the Queen said softly, "I remember that when Queen Chunyuan performed this dance, even Concubine Hua had not yet entered the palace, let alone Concubine Cao. How do you know how Queen Chunyuan's dance is, and how can you compare Concubine Wan's dance with it?" Although the Queen's words were light, they slapped Concubine Cao in the face. Lingrong thought that in her previous life, the Queen had inadvertently said that Queen Chunyuan was her amulet, so now she should be even more unwilling to see others trample on Chunyuan. She would not allow anyone to pull Chunyuan down from the altar in the emperor's heart. Of course, it was also good to help Zhen Huan out of trouble, and she could also gain a wave of good favors.

"It was my fault for being rash. I have only heard about it. It is my regret that I could not see the late Queen's dance." Concubine Cao was so frightened by the Queen's words that she bowed and apologized quickly. However, the words of apology also had to be polite, after all, the Queen did not ask for punishment directly.

"You've been dancing for so long, aren't you tired?" The emperor didn't want to listen to Concubine Cao's chatter anymore, so he changed the subject and asked Zhen Huan, who was still standing in the middle of the hall seeking praise.

"I am not tired. I have never seen the wonderful style of Queen Chunyuan's "Jinghong Dance". It is really my bad luck. The "Jinghong Dance" I performed today is an old song "The Light of Fireflies and Candles" that imitates the style of Concubine Mei. How can it be compared with the bright moonlight of Queen Chunyuan?" The emperor asked, and Zhen Huan blushed slightly. She knew that Queen Chunyuan was the emperor's white moonlight, so she said that she could not compare with Queen Chunyuan's bright moonlight.

But the emperor was not very happy to hear this. He remembered Chun Yuan after her death, but she was gone after all. He didn't want people to keep talking about Chun Yuan in his ears every day, especially when compared with Chun Yuan, he felt even more disgusted. After a long time, the emperor said loudly, "Seventeenth brother, you are late, you have to drink three glasses of wine as punishment."

"I have just composed a song and dance to entertain my new sister-in-law. My royal brother must spare my brother's life for the sake of my new sister-in-law." Prince Guo joked.

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