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On the ninth day of the eighth month, the emperor's birthday, Ningxu was woken up by the palace maids after dawn. With the help of the palace maids, Ningxu put on her dance costume, put on her mask, and walked to the pavilion where the Second Lady and Concubine Ping were.

Ningxu: "Second Madam!"

Ningxu waved to them and ran towards them.

The second lady almost dropped the cup in her hand. "They look exactly like her, so similar."

Concubine Ping: "Mother, you were so beautiful back then..." Concubine Ping stared at Ningxu blankly.

Second Madam: “Almost…”

"Second Madam! Concubine Ping!" Ningxu ran up to the two of them and waved her hand. "What are you looking at?"

Concubine Ping: "Oh, it's okay."

The second lady stood up and took out her handkerchief to pin on Ningxu as a veil. "Child, cover your face first and take it off when you go on stage. Do you hear me?"

"Oh……"

Second Madam: "Then scare those old guys to death! Let's go!"

The Second Lady took the lead, followed closely by Concubine Ping. Fearing that her mother would provoke those old ministers again, Ningxu also followed them obediently.

At the banquet, the Third Master sat firmly on the high platform, with the Bai family's Concubine Lin Lin in white and Concubine Yu Bai in white on his left, and Concubine Ping and Concubine Mo Xixi sitting on his right.

Although Mo Xi is arrogant at home, he will still stand together with his family members when he is outside. Look, Mo Xi's eyes are almost fighting with the two sisters of the Bai family, and sparks are flying.

When she first entered the palace, Concubine Bai was dissatisfied with Mo Xi's higher position than her, and they had a fight in the imperial garden. Later, because Concubine Lin was in charge of the Phoenix Seal, Mo Xi was also unhappy. Concubine Lin and Concubine Ping entered the palace at the same time, so why did she give the Phoenix Seal to Concubine Lin for safekeeping? ! Even if it was given to Concubine Ping, Mo Xi would have accepted it. In this way, Mo Xi often went to find trouble with Concubine Lin during that period, but because Mo Xi had the status of a princess to suppress Concubine Lin, Concubine Lin did not dare to punish her.

Because it was the emperor's birthday, there were not only dancers on the stage, but also ministers and envoys presenting treasures. Ningxu sat behind the second wife, and her gorgeous clothes attracted many people's attention.

The second wife sat in the princess' seat, not with the other members of the Mo family, but she could still see the second master winking at her.

Second Master: Madam, didn’t you ask Rumeng to prepare a dance? Come on! Come on!

The Second Madam glanced at the Second Master, then stood up when no one was on the stage, "Your Majesty, Auntie has a gift for you too."

Third Master: "Oh? Aunt, what gift?" Could it be Meng'er? Why can't I find Meng'er? She should also come to the party.

Ningxu is now wearing a mask and a veil, so it's strange that the Third Master could recognize her.

The Second Madam said to Ningxu behind her, "Go up." Then she said to the stage, "Today I will present a song "Falling Flower Tears"."

Third Master: "Is it the song that only my aunt could dance to before?"

Second Madam: “Yes.”

The second lady smiled and looked at Ningxu who was walking onto the stage, and everyone's eyes followed her towards the stage.

Ningxu stood in the middle of the stage and bowed slightly.

Second Master: "Rumeng! Take off your veil!"

Everyone in Prince Mo’s mansion is very satisfied with this maid. She is simply the lucky charm of their family.

When the second master said this, the expressions of the people present changed slightly.

Mo Xi looked at the person on the stage in surprise. She remembered the name Ru Meng, the slave girl who always stole the limelight in the mansion! But why did her mother ask her to perform the dance today? And her father seemed very satisfied with her. Could it be that... he wanted to send her to the palace?

So who is she?

The Third Master looked at Ningxu in surprise. How could Meng'er hide this from him?

He had to pay extra attention. What if someone here took a fancy to Meng'er and asked him to arrange a marriage for her? !

It’s not the first time that someone has asked the emperor to grant them a marriage at someone else’s birthday party.

Ningxu took off the veil on her face, then lifted it up and threw it under the stage.

When they saw her face clearly, the other old ministers present could no longer sit still, "Isn't this what the princess looked like when she was young?!"

"Yeah! They look so alike!"

"Princess Yonghe, where did you find this beautiful girl? They look so similar!"

Hearing these words, the Second Lady swayed happily in her seat. Humph, you old guys are scared to death. If you guys hadn't urged me to make Mo Xi a princess every day, I wouldn't have kept it a secret!

The dance music gradually sounded, and Ningxu also danced along with the music. When it reached the climax, the wind gradually blew the petals, and butterflies flew into the field. Various colorful petals surrounded Ningxu, stunning everyone.

They didn't expect that they would see this scene again in their lifetime.

The third master was also stunned. He only remembered that the last time he saw his aunt dancing, it was also a scene like this. At that time, he thought to himself that he had a fairy aunt. But later, as she grew older, the carefree look of her aunt forced the third master to remove the word "fairy".

There are also rumors that if the goddess performs this dance, not only will wind blow with petals flying, but also the mythical beast Phoenix will circle in the sky.

After the dance, Ningxu seemed to hear the singing of some birds. She looked up at the sky, but saw nothing.

Seeing that everyone was still immersed in the fairyland, the Third Master quickly seized the opportunity, "Good! Good dance! I have a reward! You tell me, I can fulfill three of your wishes."

The Third Master kept blinking at Ningxu, Meng'er, choose me! Choose me!

Ningxu: "Your Majesty..."

Ningxu naturally noticed his little expression and paused to tease him. Seeing the expectation on Third Master's face, she said, "I only need one wish. I want to enter the palace to serve Concubine Ping."

Hearing this maid calling herself ""in front of the emperor", Concubine Bai frowned in displeasure.

Mo Xi also put on an expression as if watching a show. Humph, you are not afraid of death. It’s bad enough that you call yourself “I” every day in the mansion, but you even call yourself “I” in front of the emperor. Today is the day for you, a maid, to die.

Concubine Lin looked at the Third Master warily. Something was wrong. There was definitely something wrong between the Emperor and this maid. She saw an expression on the Emperor's face that she had never seen before. It was a kind of expectation and joy...

As expected, the Third Master not only did not punish Ningxu, but he quickly agreed to Ningxu's request and asked her to stand next to Concubine Ping.

The Second Madam couldn't bear to watch these two people turn the whole palace upside down. Didn't she know what Ze'er's intention was? Why did he let Rumeng go to Sheng'er's side? Sheng'er was sitting right next to him, which meant she was standing next to him.

When Ningxu walked towards the platform on the Third Master's side, she discovered that the Queen Mother did not seem to come to the banquet today. After thinking about it, she felt that as a modern person, the Queen Mother should not like such occasions.

When Ningxu walked up to Concubine Ping, she could clearly feel three burning gazes. Ningxu was still wearing a mask to cover her terrible scar. Her beauty was enough to make all the concubines in the harem jealous, so Ningxu secretly looked at these women.