I quickly leaned forward gracefully and said softly: "Greetings to Concubine Xin."
"Let's get up." She said calmly: "How was your dance practice?"
"Just practice hard for a few days."
"That's good. If you need anything, just ask me." She stood up, picked up the palace fan and waved it gently, walked towards the bed with her back to me, lay down in a graceful manner and asked:
"I met Concubine Yan today. Do you think you have any chance of beating her when you dance at His Majesty's birthday banquet?"
"Ten percent." I smiled evilly.
"You are so loud. Among the concubines in the harem, Concubine Yan's Jinghong Dance is unparalleled in the world. She is famous throughout Dongling. She is gorgeous but not vulgar, charming but not frivolous. Are you so confident?"
Concubine Xin sounded a little unhappy, but she wasn't really angry.
"If you don't believe me, how can I prevent Xiaoli from dancing here today?"
I raised my jade fingers lightly, walked to the jade stand, and half-covered my face with a piece of silk:
"I'll lend it to you, Sijuan."
I spread my arms lightly, smiled coquettishly, raised my toes, and turned around gracefully. This was just a short part of the dance.
Here we use modern ballet steps, a sideways spin,
The fluttering wide sleeves swept across the ground, much like the beauties playing in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River.
I stopped when I saw Concubine Xin's face looking happy.
"Sure enough, I admire you as a confident person. In six days, I look forward to having your superb dancing skills bestowed upon you by His Majesty."
"Yes, empress."
After leaving Concubine Xin's palace, she saw a palace maid talking to Eunuch Li standing outside the door.
The palace maid immediately stuffed something into Eunuch Li's hand while no one was watching.
Seeing all the gold and silver treasures put into Eunuch Li's pocket, I was so greedy that I just drooled.
Unexpectedly, after I stayed for a while, I saw batches of palace maids giving gifts, and the scene was heated!
After asking Eunuch Li, I found out that there were many concubines who had performances, and it was up to Concubine Xin to decide!