Chapter 28: Sister Practices Tai Chi (Additional Update)

  "It's rare for Brother Wang to still have me in his heart." Li Mu didn't look at the beautiful woman behind him, but instead raised his wine cup towards Li Yan: "I'll toast to Brother Wang, thank you for your kind intentions."

  Li Yan drank the wine, put down the cup and said: "I know you have high standards for women and are very picky. These two are both famous talented women in Jiangnan, not only beautiful but also skilled in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I believe you will definitely like them. However... Li Yan paused and smiled: "But I don't know if your younger sister would agree, what if she causes trouble for you behind your back, then I would feel guilty."

  It's really too much, Xue Lengyu suddenly had a wave of criticism in her heart for the reason why she pitied that long face. Knowing that her brother has a wife, she still sent him women, and even sent two at once, isn't this openly asking the couple to fight?

  "Wang brother laughed." Li Mu said: "Wang Fei is a virtuous and talented lady, so why would she be so petty? To be honest with Wang brother, yesterday, Wang Fei was worried that the servants wouldn't take good care of me, so she personally chose a clever and agile maid to serve me in my room."

  In this era, tolerance is a virtue that women should have. Moreover, as a princess, managing the harem of her husband well is also one of her important responsibilities.

  Li Mu said, glancing at the princess Wang.

  As soon as she saw those two beautiful women with a thousand charms, the queen's face had already shown a hint of displeasure. In her heart, she had long been scolding Li Yan thousands of times, but couldn't express it, now that the king was looking at her, she could only force a smile.

  "Is that so?" Li Mu said: "Your younger sister and brother are now so virtuous, it's really your good fortune. The person chosen by the princess must be several hundred times better than the one I sent."

  The Queen's jealousy was notorious, and it was once because of the concubine that Li Mu and the Queen had a big fight, almost making it royal news. And it was also because of this that Li Mu started to neglect the Queen.

  To Li Mu, he had always had feelings for the princess in his heart, but he couldn't tolerate the princess wanting to be his only one. What a joke, he was a dignified prince, who knows what would happen in the future, maybe he would become the emperor, could his harem have only one empress? That wouldn't become a laughing stock of the world.

  "Women's intuition, don't laugh at it, Brother Wang." Li Mu said. As he spoke, he swept a glance around the dining hall and saw Xue Lengyu standing in the corner with her head down, trying to be inconspicuous, and couldn't help but think of teasing her.

  Li Yan Dao said: "Mu, you're wrong to say that. However, your words have given me a proposal."

  "Please speak, Brother Wang." Li Mu said.

  Li Yan said: "Just eating and drinking like this is boring. I have a good idea that can help with the wine excitement."

  Li Mu said, "Oh, brother Wang, tell me about it."

  Li Yan Dao said, "The two of them, their singing and dancing are both excellent. The princess was chosen by the king himself, she must be a rare talent in the mortal world. If my younger brother is willing to part with her, why not call her out and let them have a competition? It would also allow us to broaden our horizons."

  Xue Lengyu was looking down, but the conversation on the seat was heard in her ears without missing a single word. She thought she could just stand by and wait, but unexpectedly, they were talking about her. Just as she was nervous, Li Yan made such a suggestion, and her fists clenched, cursing in her heart that no wonder this person's body was so bad, he must have done too many wicked things.

  Who would have thought that Li Mu suddenly said: "Alright then. Xue Lengyu, come here."

  Li Yan was taken aback: "What, she's right here."

  "She is the maid sent by the princess, of course she should serve by her side." Li Mu said.

  Xue Lengyu was about to cry, this honest and simple person standing on the side, trouble would also find herself, even if it's just a bad luck for this period of time, can't be so different. Let her perform a talent show? How to perform, she was notorious in school for being tone deaf, stiff limbs, must come up with another poem recitation, this doesn't count as an exciting program, does it?

  Li Mu shouted, Xue Lengyu shivered and knew that the couple was fighting, but there was nothing she could do. She walked out of the corner and slowly approached Li Mu.

  Shu Li stood a few steps behind, quietly watching Xue Leng Yu. This woman, judging from her appearance, seemed to truly wish to be forgotten by everyone. Then, was her behavior this morning not meant to attract the prince's attention?

  Xue Lengyu felt like a walking corpse as she walked to Li Mu's side, bowing to the crowd: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty, King Yan, Queen Fei, and Consort Die."

  Die Fei looked at Xue Leng Yu's expression and suddenly felt a bit of sympathy. She could see that Xue Leng Yu was the victim of the conflict between Wang Ye and Wang Fei, so she made up her mind to stay out of it and not say a word.

  "Are you the maid sent by the princess to the king?" Li Yan became interested and carefully examined Xue Lengyu, saying: "Indeed a remarkable maid."

  Xue Lengyu is not ugly, but absolutely stunning, can be considered a top-notch beauty. However, it depends on how you compare, Xue Lengyu stands in front of everyone, just standing there normally, with a slightly awkward expression. The two Jiangnan beauties behind Li Mu are also standing, but their posture, gestures, and movements are all practiced countless times, exuding charm and elegance, which is not something Xue Lengyu can compare to.

  The principle is actually very simple. With the same figure and the same clothes, a model puts on catwalk and suddenly becomes radiant. An ordinary person wears it, but it's just ordinary.

  So Li Yan's praise of Xue Leng Yu was already a polite remark to give face to the princess.

  Xue Lengyu was thinking of what kind of words to use to not provoke Li Mu, and also to dispel his absurd idea. But unexpectedly, Li Mu didn't even plan to give her a chance to choose, and directly said: "Xue Lengyu, even the King's steward has praised you to me, saying that you are intelligent and talented, with exceptional skills. Today is a good opportunity, so show off your skills for this king. It's also a good chance for me to see how much the Queen cares about this king."

  Wang, the butler standing by the door, had a dark expression on his face and immediately sensed a killing aura in the air. Yes, yes, he was leading the people who were carrying the sedan chair that day and accidentally bumped into Li Mu, then subtly flattered Xue Lengyu a few times, but also didn't exaggerate as much as Li Mu said.

  Xue Lengyu hastily said: "Your Highness, I am completely untalented and dare not make a fool of myself."

  Xue Lengyu didn't want to embarrass Li Mu, but she really had nothing impressive to show. Rather than losing face later, it was better to speak the ugly words first.

  But things didn't go as Xue Lengyu had wished, the purple-robed beauty behind Li Mu said with a charming smile: "Miss Xue, you are from the Wang Manor, your status is noble. You shouldn't be looking down on us sisters, thinking yourself above comparison."

  Li Mu's face turned cold: "What noble status does she have? Xue Lengyu, I order you to perform for everyone, you don't want to."

  Li Mu's tone was very bad, Xue Lengyu didn't want to turn a few words in his mouth over and over again, but still didn't dare spit them out.

  Seeing Xue Lengyu's difficulty, the princess hastily said: "Your Highness, Lengyu is from a humble family and has a timid personality. Don't scare her. These two are both talented women from Jiangnan, how can she compare to them?"

  The princess hastily spoke up, not for Xue Lengyu's sake, but fearing that Xue Lengyu would lose too much face and provoke Li Muyang's anger.

  Li Mu hadn't even had time to respond when Li Yan spoke up, "Younger sister, you're being too modest. Let me broaden my horizons instead. Moxiang, Yingshuang, why don't you two sing and dance first, and then invite Miss Xue to instruct us."

  "Yes." A soft voice came from a red-clad woman called Mo Xiang: "Your Highness, Your Majesty, then this humble girl will make her move.

  Xue Lengyu and Wang Fei both had dark faces, but Li Mu remained silent.

  It seems that they were well-prepared, and as Mo Xiang and Ying Xue walked into the hall in front of the table, a servant following Li Yan brought out a pipa and handed it to Mo Xiang. She accepted it, slightly bowed to everyone, and sat down on the chair with her back straight and elegant posture.

  Everyone put down their chopsticks and watched intently as Mo Xiang said, "I'll play a piece called 'Jiangnan' for Your Highness. I hope you like it."

  Mocha sat down, and Yingxue also stood still in the empty space. As Mocha's slender fingers plucked the strings, beautiful music flowed out like water. At the same time, Yingxue's long sleeves fluttered out, her soft waist twisted into a captivating curve, light as a feather, creating an absolutely stunning picture.

  In the sound of the zither, Mei Xiang's voice that day was like a heavenly music floating slowly in the air, refreshing the heart.

  "Dancing, singing, year after year, with youthful beauty and love. You are silent, I am sleepless, fearing only that we will part without meeting again. Among the green hills and waters, who is playing the silk strings, singing of the endless misty rain of Jiangnan, in the human world's sixth month sky..."

  What a wonderful and fantastic music and dance feast, everyone held their breath in fear of disturbing the performers' enthusiasm. When the song and dance ended, Ying Xue collected her dance moves, Mo Xiang stood up, and they both bowed to the crowd together, and only then did everyone come back to their senses.

  Li Mu smiled and said: "Indeed a perfect combination of song and dance, Brother Wang, it's hard for you to find such an excellent woman."

  Leng Yu smiled smugly and said, "This is nothing. Ah yes, Xue Niang hasn't performed yet, perhaps she'll be even more astonishing to this king."

  Xue Lengyu was still a bit entranced by the song and dance from earlier, but upon hearing that again, her face turned black. With such a gem in front of her, she even more didn't dare to show her ugliness.

  Mo Xiang and Ying Xue saw through Xue Leng Yu's weakness and added insult to injury: "Miss Xue, my sister and I are still inexperienced, please enlighten us."

  "'I don't dare, I don't dare.'" Xue Lengyu said: "You sang well and danced well. It's just that my skills are shallow and I have nothing impressive to show."

  "Xue Lengyu." Li Mu said displeased: "Good or not, naturally there is a father to decide. Do you want to go against the father's wishes? I know you are not a song and dance actor, even if it's not good, this king will not blame you."

  Xue Lengyu took a look at Li Mu, and knew that this time she couldn't refuse anymore. Fortunately, Li Mu had said it, whether good or bad, wouldn't blame her, so she decided to go all out. If Xue Lengyu didn't perform, the one who would lose face was Li Mu, who couldn't even order a servant around. But if she did perform, no matter how poorly, everyone would just laugh and tease for a while, and the one who would really lose face would be the princess.

  The princess lost face, and Li Mu felt relieved in his heart.

  Xue Lengyu said: "May I ask the two princes, what kind of performance would you like to see?"

  Li Yan was taken aback for a moment before saying, "Eating to aid excitement is of course better the more it delights people."

  "Not bad." Li Mu said: "If you can make everyone feel better, I won't bother you."

  Xue Lengyu gritted her teeth: "Let that slave girl perform a segment of Tai Chi for the princes."

  "Tai Chi?" Li Yan was taken aback: "But isn't that Wudang's kung fu?"

  "Yes." Xue Lengyu said.

  "Are you skilled in martial arts?" Li Mu frowned.

  "It won't." Xue Lengyu said: "This Taiji of mine is not considered a skill."

  The more he listened, the more confused he became. Li Yan, on the other hand, was getting interested: "Then perform one and see. If you can make everyone happy, not only will King Mu not blame you, but I'll also reward you."

  "Yes." Xue Lengyu smoothed out his clothes, took a few steps forward in the empty space, and stood up straight. With a serious expression, he solemnly squatted into a horse stance, then made a circular shape with his hands as if embracing his chest, and muttered an incantation with a trailing tone:

  "A big watermelon, cut it open in the middle, give half to you and half to him."

  In the oral formula, Xue Lengyu stretched out her limbs, with a meticulous leg lift and arm swing, pushing her palm forward...

  Caw... caw... It was as if a raven had flown over, and half of the silence in the hall had died.

  After finishing the incantation, Xue Lengyu withdrew his stance and returned to normal, standing still. The crowd's eyes widened in shock, staring at Xue Lengyu's performance, momentarily unable to regain their composure.

  "Hmph..." It was unclear who among the servants couldn't hold it in first, but a tiny sound escaped from their nose, followed by a burst of loud laughter from everyone.

  "Hahaha......" Li Yan's pale face flushed with a hint of red, leaving Xue Lengyu momentarily stunned. It wasn't that she still had any good feelings towards him, but simply an appreciation for beauty, a pure admiration.

  The queen and the butterfly queen both tried to maintain a dignified image, but they couldn't help it, so they had to cover their faces with their sleeves, and their shoulders shook slightly.

  Li Mu tried to be serious, but couldn't help it and had a strange expression on his face. In the end, he found it too hard to bear and burst out laughing.

  Standing a few steps behind Li Mu, Shuli's face was still calm as usual, but his mouth was slightly open, and he couldn't help laughing in his heart. Only this little girl could put on such a ridiculous performance at a time like this.

  Only Xue Lengyu, in the midst of everyone's wild laughter, stood still and expressionless. She knew that the more serious the occasion, the more laughable it was to make jokes. The more serious the joke-teller was, the funnier the joke would be.

  Thank you very much for the reward from Orange, by the way, this is the first reward that Momo has received, I'm so excited~, the 3,000-word update will be updated in the next few days, and there will be an update every time a reward is given.

  Also, hehe, unknowingly, the additional 300 collections have been supplemented, and it seems to have reached 400. Momo's words count, and the additional 400 will also be supplemented, not missing a single one.