The queen came back to her senses and finally smiled when she saw Qin Jiaoyue being the first to invite her to the stage.
The person playing the piano was an expert arranged by the Queen, and every stroke of the strings was exactly in line with Qin Jiaoyue's footsteps.
Qin Jiaoyue had practiced hard for a long time, and the dance was brisk and lively, which was pleasing to the eye.
The queen was satisfied and was about to show off when she heard Xun Jiu'er suddenly say: "I heard that the Qin family's legitimate daughter is good at singing and dancing, and she was born with extremely talented bones. It seems so true!"
Seeing that Qin Jiaoyue was about to finish dancing, her heart palpitated and she almost lost her waist when she heard this.
The person playing the piano was a second-hand man, and the strings suddenly became urgent, covering up Qin Jiaoyue's sudden pause. She only reached the peak when she regained her footing, and immediately ended the song.
Everyone was mesmerized listening to the piano and thinking the dance was very good.
"Good! Good dance!"
"The direct daughter of the Qin family is truly extraordinary!"
"The Queen has good taste. This Crown Princess has been chosen well!"
In private, all the princes also looked at the prince with good intentions or unknown smiles.
"It's just that the princess, brother, is still petite, so she has to wait!"
"What are you guys talking about? Isn't the prince brother only fifteen? Is he about to marry a concubine?"
The prince Xun Yilong looked indifferently, silently filled a glass of wine and raised it towards the princes one by one.
That song and dance did not leave any waves in his heart.
After all, he has seen the person who plays the piano before, no matter who dances in his place, he will be right.
Qin Jiaoyue almost stopped her steps, and was about to hold on to salute in a state of shock when she heard Xun Jiuer say again:
"Oh, by the way, the legitimate daughter of the Qin family that I just mentioned is not referring to the second young lady, but the legitimate daughter of the Qin family who made the Queen Mother very happy in the palace five years ago!"
Qin Jiaoyue's little face turned pale.
Just as the Queen was about to speak, Concubine Xiao Shu was already there, covering her mouth and laughing:
"Oh, I happened to accompany Princess Jiu when passing by Ci'an Palace that year, and I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of that little person dancing, but I didn't expect that Princess Jiu had been thinking about it for five whole years, and I don't know if I will be lucky enough to do it again today.
see?"
Naturally, these words are completely untrue.
Concubine Xiao Shu had been favored for more than ten years. She didn't even need to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, so why did she pass by.
But the queen had no intention of exposing this lie.
She had already inquired about it, and during the five years of confinement, Prime Minister Qin's Mansion had not invited any gentlemen to teach Qin Jiaoxi.
Even though she was so stunning when she was young, she is almost a useless person after being locked up for five years. I saw that the regent was so busy protecting her just now because he was afraid that she would be provoked to the stage!
Since Concubine Xiao Shu wants to do this to find Jiu'er, why wouldn't the Queen do it?
However, Xiao Shufei's words seemed to be spoken to the air.
Because no one responded to her for a long time.
Concubine Xiao Shu looked up at the emperor and found that he was staring at the regent intently, so she also moved her gaze.
Just then, the regent was competing with Qin Jiaoxi for a wine bottle: "We agreed that we can only drink three glasses!"
Qin Jiaoxi pouted and said, "But, does this taste good?"
Meng Yinqin sighed: "It tastes good, but it will have staying power!"
Qin Jiaoxi held out two fingers with a confused look on his face: "Then, just one more drink, the last one, Xi'er means what he says!"
Mengyin Qin's heart was about to melt. He tried hard to suppress the smile on his lips and took off one of her fingers: "As promised, just one cup?"
In full view of everyone, Qin Jiaoxi quickly drank the wine in the glass with clear eyesight, raised the remaining finger and said firmly to the regent: "Well, we agreed on the last glass! Pour it!"