No, if Bai Ling were a man, the emperor might praise him even more.
It is a pity that women cannot enter the officialdom after all, and their contribution to the court will be smaller.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty praised me, my daughter is only good in some aspects. With the Queen Mother, Queen Mother, and other empresses here, there are even more women who are not inferior to men. My daughter is just the light of a firefly and does not dare to compete for the glory.
Each of the ten fingers has its own length, but each has its own use. There are thousands of women in the world weaving and sewing, honoring the elderly and raising children, so how can they allow their sons and daughters to serve the country without any worries? According to my daughter, as long as you do your duty and are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, you will be able to do so.
They are all role models and worthy of respect."
Bai Ling knelt down and kowtowed heavily, refraining from saying that a woman can hold up half the sky, lest the officials would accuse her of speaking nonsense.
I would also like to ask the emperor: Are you sure you don't want to cause trouble? This is to establish me as a public enemy of women all over the world!
The emperor was startled for a moment, and realized that his words were inappropriate, so he said:
"The Queen Mother is my mother, and she is a role model for women in the world. The queen's motherly etiquette for the world should be imitated by women in the world. As you said, women in this world are all meritorious and should be cherished by men in the world. Good luck.
The princess knows the general situation, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Bai Ling breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that he would not attract too many enemies today.
But the looks from all directions told Bai Ling that her prayers were useless.
Not to mention the royal family's golden branches and jade leaves, those proud women were not willing to let her steal the limelight.
"This screen and the oil painting complement each other very well. Just looking at it makes the Ai family feel comfortable. The embroidery work is also unique, but is there any other explanation?" The Queen Mother changed the subject with a smile.
"Back to the Queen Mother, the screen is embroidered on both sides. The fabrics and silk threads used have been soaked in sleeping drugs. The embroidery method of the screen uses all embroidery threads on one side, and..."
Baicao had just been sweating for Bai Ling. She was too bold to dare to reject the emperor's praise.
But when the Queen Mother asked, Baicao had to kneel down and answer immediately. Fortunately, she was good at it, so she wasn't afraid of making mistakes.
"Well, you two sisters have the same intentions. These oil paintings and screens should be placed in the Ai family's bedroom and flower hall. The Ai family is old, sleeps very little, and doesn't like incense. With these two
Objects may be useful."
The Queen Mother liked Bai Ling very much. When she saw that the emperor wanted to praise Bai Ling, she ordered:
"Carry it down and show it to everyone. Once the Ai family is admitted to Cining Palace, it will be difficult for you to feast your eyes on it."
"My mother likes it so much. I want to imitate the emperor and reward Princess Jixiang and Young Madam Yang first. Is my mother right?" The queen spoke at the right time. She couldn't let Sister Bai Ling stand on the stage all the time.
"That's right, the Ai family will reward them with another pair of jade Ruyi. Fortunately, there is only this birthday gift today, otherwise the Ai family's private treasury may have been emptied." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
After Bai Ling and Baicao thanked each other, they were about to leave together, but were stopped by Princess Mingzhu.
"Princess Jixiang, please stay." Princess Mingzhu stood up and said with an elegant smile: "This princess and the princess once had a relationship. I once told the princess to compete in dance skills. I wonder if the princess still remembers it?"
Remember your sister!
Bai Ling wanted to curse, but at this time, he obviously couldn't embarrass the envoys by being so rude.
"I wonder what dance the princess wants to compete in?" Bai Ling responded with a faint smile, and gently pinched Baicao to ask her to step aside first.
"How about we ask Princess Miya to play a song and let me and the princess dance casually?" Princess Mingzhu's seemingly fair words made Bai Ling smell a conspiracy.
In the scene in the Cining Palace in the morning, Bai Ling really didn't believe that the two princesses had not planned anything in advance.
"Is Princess Miya willing?" Bai Ling turned around and looked at Princess Miya, obviously accepting the challenge.
"Since Princess Mingzhu invites me, I will not refuse." Princess Yinya stood up proudly, not noticing the emperor's glance, and said proudly: "Come here, bring me my princess's peacock harp."
Bai Ling watched the two people's eyes meet and saluted the Queen: "To express my gratitude to the Queen, I have not prepared a dance skirt for you today. Can you please arrange for the Queen to prepare one for you?"
Soon Bai Ling was wearing a bright red long dress with water sleeves, a bell around her waist, and her hairstyle was changed into a light bun. She only wore a forehead decoration and a ribbon to match her dark hair.
When Princess Mianya saw Bai Ling coming on stage, she didn't even have a chance to prepare for her. Her white fingers had already started playing music.
Princess Pearl lifted her lips and smiled, and started to move her dance steps. It was obvious at first glance that she had heard this piece of music and had already rehearsed the dance in advance.
"That's too much!" Princess Han said angrily when Bai Ling didn't dance to the rhythm immediately.
The King of Han held his beloved wife's hand and said in a low voice: "My son is not even in a hurry. You should have confidence in your son."
On the high platform, Princess Yayang and Concubine Xiao could not help but look at Bai Ling worriedly, not wanting her to make a fool of herself.
"Sure enough, she was born as a peasant girl, so she overestimates her abilities!" Tan Xuehua felt depressed all night. Now that he had the opportunity to ridicule Bai Ling, he would not let it go.
"Cousin is very serious. Could it be that cousin has forgotten the emperor's praise for the second sister just now?" Although Bai Xue was also nervous, no one was allowed to speak ill of Bai Ling.
Mrs. Yang frowned and glanced at Tan Xuehua, but said nothing.
Bai Ling listened to a beat quietly, and soon danced along with it. The dance steps were light but different from this time and space. In the eyes of others, he was in a league of his own, and both admired and envied him.
Princess Miya has been proficient in music since she was a child, which is something other princesses cannot achieve. She is best at seamlessly connecting several pieces of music with different rhythms.
Just as Bai Ling started dancing, she heard the sound of the piano change, and the melodious tune turned into a battlefield. The sonorous and powerful tune was obviously not suitable for Bai Ling's soft dress.
"Bai Ling, give in!" Princess Mingzhu said proudly.
Princess Pearl, who has practiced kung fu, has a little more vigor in her dance, which is a bit new.
"Who gave you the courage to slap the emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the face?" Bai Ling calmly stopped dancing, and with one sentence, the two princesses looked ugly.
If Bai Ling, who had been praised by the emperor just now, gave in at this time, it would indeed be a slap in the emperor's face.
But this plan had been planned for a long time, and Bai Ling was very jealous just now, so the two of them didn't think about it carefully and implemented it according to the original plan.
This will be unbearable, neither can I afford to lose, nor can I afford to win.
It successfully disturbed the two people's moods, but Bai Ling was too lazy to pay attention to them anymore.
The fluttering long sleeves seemed to weigh a thousand pounds and were thrown by Bai Ling. Every blow could shock people's hearts.
When Princess Mingzhu flashed, Bai Ling's sleeves had already hit her in the face. But when Princess Mingzhu was about to get angry, Bai Ling had already turned around, as if it was just an accident.
Princess Miya's music style changed again, and the music style of Youruo Konggu matched Bai Ling's dress.
Without that domineering attitude, the flexible Bai Ling looks as slender as an elf on the stage.
Everyone's attention was attracted by her red makeup, white sleeves, and her face that always smiled, as if it could make people forget their unpleasantness and just immerse themselves in the dreamlike dance.
Princess Minya gritted her teeth bitterly, not wanting to see the beautiful side of Bai Ling, so she temporarily changed the music style to a cheerful one. (To be continued)