When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

As the ladies looked at each other, Hu Qiuzhu was the first to leave her seat, walked to the center of the field, and bowed to the Queen Mother:

"Your Highness, I am willing to dance for you. May you be blessed with a life as bright as the East Sea and a long life."

The Queen Mother smiled from ear to ear: "You are a sweet talker. If you dance well, I will reward you handsomely."

Hu Qiuzhu was not stage-frightened and nodded to signal the musicians to prepare to begin.

The sound of stringed instruments rises, like the echo of an empty valley, clear and pleasant to the ear.

Hu Qiuzhu's clothes are brightly colored today.

She stepped lightly, her figure as graceful as a piece of cotton wool floating in the wind.

Her fingers are slender, her wrists are turned, her wide sleeves flutter in the wind, and her arms stretch and contract with the melody, like the fluttering wings of a butterfly, so beautiful that it is beyond words.

As she spun, even the falling maple leaves seemed to come alive and turned into red butterflies that danced with her.

As the music went up and down, the slightly heavy outer garment faded away unconsciously during the dance, revealing the light and soft dance costume to everyone.

The soft and flowing tulle makes her figure even more graceful.

Everyone present was stunned, completely mesmerized by this scene, and four words emerged in their minds:

Emerge from the cocoon and become a butterfly.

I have to say, the opening alone is enough to amaze you!

The ladies who were about to dance next remained silent.

No one wants to be her foil.

Even the Queen Mother clapped her hands and cheered: "Not bad, not bad! Reward!"

"Thank you, Her Majesty the Queen Mother, for your reward. I am only offering some ideas to inspire others. The one with the most outstanding dancing skills is not me, but Xia Xueyao, the daughter of the Minister of Imperial Households."

Xia Xueyao, who was peeling an orange, paused, looked up in surprise, and frowned at Hu Qiuzhu on the stage.

Qin Lingruo was also a little surprised: "Yaoyao?"

She wasn't sure whether Xia Xueyao could dance, but she knew for sure that Hu Qiuzhu had bad intentions.

Xia Xueyao put down the orange, walked to Hu Qiuzhu's side, facing everyone's gaze, and knelt respectfully:

"Your humble servant Xia Xueyao pays respect to the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother live in good health and happiness, and may her youth shine forever."

"Are you Xia Xueyao?"

The Queen Mother's voice could not tell whether she was happy or angry.

I don't even have a good impression of her.

A few days ago, she heard He Yunyin crying and complaining that someone had made her lose face at the poetry and literature meeting. One was Xu Xinyue, whom Prince Rong was going to marry, and the other was Xia Xueyao.

Sure enough, birds of a feather flock together and people flock together.

"Miss Hu said that your dancing skills are better than hers. I also want to see how good your dancing skills are that even she feels inferior to you."

The Queen Mother didn't even give her a chance to rebut.

Xia Xueyao pursed her lips, knowing in her heart that this must be Hu Qiuzhu's scheme to deliberately embarrass her, but given the current situation, she could only accept it.

It's not that she can't dance, it's just that due to her eye disease, in her eyes, the chaos of people and the flying leaves are really disturbing. If she starts dancing later and can't stop, it might cause trouble.

"Miss Xia, why are you still standing here? Are you unwilling to show it to the Queen Mother?"

Hu Qiuzhu noticed the Queen Mother's displeasure and added fuel to the fire.

"No, Ms. Hu is worrying too much. I..."

"Queen! A musician has suddenly fallen ill and fainted!"

Before Xia Xueyao could finish her words, there was a commotion in the audience and these words suddenly came out.

"Oh, it really is like when it rains it pours. Even the musicians are in trouble."

Hu Qiuzhu moved closer to Xia Xueyao and spoke provocatively in a voice that was shared only by the two of them.

"Take him away. One less musician won't cause any trouble! Don't ruin my good mood for nothing." The Queen Mother made a quick decision.

He turned to Xia Xueyao and said, "Miss Xia, you are right, right?"

Xia Xueyao was about to respond when a clear male voice suddenly came from the men's section: "Don't worry, Grandmother. I am willing to take over the position of musician and accompany Miss Xia for a song."

The person who spoke was Qin Xingyue.

Qin Lingruo widened her eyes. She was still thinking about how to help Xia Xueyao out of the predicament. Seeing her royal brother coming on the stage, she picked up the orange that she had not peeled just now and started eating it with peace of mind.

The smile on his face could not be suppressed: "It should be nothing serious."

Qin Xingyue was dressed in a moon-white brocade with scales, which shimmered in the sunlight, like a god covered in glory descending to the earth.

He strode forward with great dignity, and Xia Xueyao only felt that a light was getting closer and closer to him.

"In that case, let's get started."

Qin Xingyue pulled out the jade flute from his waist and stood in the middle of the field: "Miss Xia, we can start now."

Xia Xueyao suddenly understood his intention and nodded in response with a smile.

The sound of the flute poured out like the gurgling water of a mountain stream, and like the breeze in the bamboo forest under the moon, brushing past everyone's ears.

There was nothing else in Xia Xueyao's eyes except a soft light in front of her.

Today she is wearing a light pink dress.

Her figure is graceful and her skirt flutters in the wind, just like a blooming light pink lotus, stretching out its petals one by one to the melodious sound of the flute.

Whether it was as slow as flowing clouds and running water, or as fast as a fleeting shadow, every turn and every raise of her hand, she was following the light in the center of the field.

Qin Xingyue also felt something and his eyes followed the light pink figure in front of him.

That seemingly eternal light was pulling her.

The sound of the flute rose and fell with her dance steps, echoing each other.

One responds and one answers, one sip and one peck.

Hu Qiuzhu's face was twisted with anger. She had never expected that the dance she had carefully prepared today would be defeated by Xia Xueyao.

Everything had been arranged, and I heard that Xia Xueyao had never performed a dance in front of anyone.

After more than ten years, if he wasn't hiding his incompetence, it probably meant he really didn't know how to do it.

She didn't have so many opportunities to perform in previous years, so she must be very bad at it.

I never thought that today she would actually outwit me.

And this second prince, what a miscalculation!

She originally thought that Qin Xingyue was just infatuated with Xia Xueyao, but she really didn't expect it!

The sound of the flute gradually slowed down, and Xia Xueyao's dance steps also slowly slowed down, until the end, when the dance ended and the sound stopped.

The whole place was silent, everyone was still immersed in the beautiful dream just now.

Someone couldn't help but say, "The Second Prince and Miss Xia are a perfect match made in heaven!"

"Miss Xia is really a hidden talent!"

The Queen Mother's face was not very good. She had to admit in her heart that the performance just now was indeed pleasing to the eyes and was no less than Hu Qiuzhu's.

But she had roughly known Hu Qiuzhu's plan from the beginning, and she also planned to help her and watch a "good show".

But Qin Xingyue's actions today did make her a little unhappy.

"Grandmother, I am here to watch her and I really think that Miss Xia's dancing skills are just as Miss Hu said - they are superb.

I really should thank Ms. Hu for her inspiration.”

Everyone present echoed: "Indeed."

Hu Qiuzhu forced a smile. She had to admit what was said because it all came from her mouth, so how could she refute it?

He Yunyin, who was standing beside the empress dowager, was also a little indignant. She had even forgotten that she was holding a fruit in her hand. Her nails dug deeply into the fruit, and the sweet juice stained her hands all over.

"Your Highness, you are too kind. I don't deserve your thanks. It's my fault that I'm not skilled enough."

Hu Qiuzhu said dryly.

"In this case, the reward given by the Empress Dowager to Miss Xia cannot be lower than that given to Miss Hu."

The Queen Mother was somewhat reluctant, but said for the sake of face:

"Well... I will not treat Miss Xia unfairly. Go get my pair of blood jade bracelets and give them to Miss Xia."

Xia Xueyao's face had already turned red at this moment. She accepted the reward, thanked the favor, lowered her head, bowed to Qin Xingyue, and hurried back to her seat.

While Qin Lingruo was watching the performance on the stage, she didn't eat much snacks, but she just felt her stomach was full.

He covered his mouth, which was about to split to his ears, with his hands and kept staring at Xia Xueyao.

After she sat down, he whispered in her ear: "A talented man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven."

Xia Xueyao didn't even look at her. With a red face, she took a snack and stuffed it into Qin Lingruo's mouth: "No food can stop your mouth."

"Oh, Yueyue really missed a good show~"

"Well, the performance just now was good, but I heard that the daughters of the Xu family are also multi-talented. Is there any girl from the Xu family among the ladies today?"

The Queen Mother's original intention was to name Xu Xinyue. She wanted to see how beautiful she was that Prince Rong would disregard his status and name her to be his princess.