Su Qing stared at Luo Shang, waiting for her reply.
Unexpectedly, Luo Shang only looked at her indifferently, then helped her down from the bed.
She put on her shoes and stood up with her back facing Su Qing.
The gentle and beautiful voice replied silently, "Thank you for your good intentions young lady, but …" I don't need it. "
She did not intentionally reject Su Qing, nor was it that this girl called Su Qing had saved her life. It was just that, she did not want to implicate her. She was not afraid of making enemies today. What she was truly afraid of was that man, so she did not dare to make contact with anyone.
He was afraid of hurting others, but he was also afraid of getting hurt himself.
The people in the Prince's Mansion had too many secrets, too many aspects that she could not imagine.
"Wait …"
Seeing that Luo Shang was about to leave, Su Qing immediately stood up and called out to her.
She looked at Luo Shang with a different expression, as if she was sizing him up, and said: "I just asked that Prince Jin's Wife is different from the others.
"It's just that Princess Hua-Yang hasn't been in the manor for more than a day or two. With regards to the sinister nature of the people in the manor and the cruelty of their methods, I believe you've long since listened to their orders. Why are you still so stubborn?"
Su Qing's words were tactful. Her first impression of Luo Shang was already very good, so she really wanted to help and take care of him with her. She just did not expect him to reject her so straightforwardly without considering at all.
When she had just returned from the Inner Palace, she had heard some gossip along the way, only hearing that Prince Jin's Wife wanted to stay in the West Garden. When he pushed open the door, he saw that the woman had fallen to the ground. Blood was flowing from her head, and she had been muttering some words that she did not hear clearly.
Before this, she had never seen the appearance of the Prince Jin's Wife. Even at the banquet held by the empress dowager of the imperial garden, she had not seen this person.
And now that she had seen it, she didn't expect that this wangfei would be even more beautiful than she had imagined, with a beauty that could topple empires and overturn all living things. Furthermore, she looked very young, not very old at all. Su Qing had heard people say before that the wangfei was only nineteen years old, but this nineteen year old woman wasn't as capricious and tyrannical as the other daughters of noble families. Instead, she was so dignified, virtuous, virtuous, and virtuous.
To have the guts to do so, she truly had a whole new level of respect for him.
"The geese never forget their southern homecoming because of their loneliness, nor do they forget their ambition. I am only a small girl, and do not dare to forget the reason why I came here.
When Leng Shaoyu called her to this place, everything was naturally under the control of the man. All she wanted was to be safe here, and he didn't want to have anything to do with other people in order to have anything to do with his.
Su Qing looked at her and expressed her deep regret. As for the figure who was left behind, he naturally understood the taboo thing in her heart. He didn't say anything else, but a complicated look flashed past his eyes.
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The West Garden was not some large courtyard. There were countless other courtyards from top to bottom and there were even more female singers in the dancer s. It was just that the more than ten dancer s that lived in the West Garden had relatively high intelligence, and all of them were good seedlings that were worth training.
Just as Luo Shang walked to the center of the courtyard, a maidservant walked over.
"Luo Shang, Aunt wants you to go to the Evergreen Platform immediately."
"Now?"
"Didn't you hear me say right away? Right away?" The maidservant's attitude was not good, as she glared at Luo Shang and said impatiently.
Luo Shang did not know what Aunt Evergreen wanted her to do, but not only did she hear it from Cai Er, even that Su Qing just now had said that Aunt Evergreen was kind and kind, she would definitely not make things difficult for her.
She had just raised her foot when she heard a voice from behind her.
"I'll go with her."
With a light smile on her face, Su Qing stood at the threshold of the stairs, and walked over.
She was truly different from others. Other dancer would wear loose clothes made of yarn, but she wore tight clothes made of fabric.
"But …" But Aunt did not call Big Sister Su Qing over. " maidservant whispered.
"What? I can't go without calling me?"
"No no no, Sister Su Qing, that's not what I meant." maidservant spoke while trembling in fear. She seemed to be very afraid of this woman called Su Qing.
Although Luo Shang still did not understand the status and position of this girl called Su Qing in the Backyard, it was not difficult to tell that she had some abilities for her to be able to do as she pleases.
"Then shut up!" Su Qing shouted as she twisted her face.
maidservant could not help but shiver in fear as she took a step back.
"Let's go." Su Qing looked at Luo Shang, and smiled, she himself had to go first.
— —
In front of and behind the jade table, there were all kinds of beautiful scenery, just like a paradise on earth.
The bamboo forest was verdant and lush at the side. Long thin bamboo leaves, mixed with peach blossoms, fell along with the wind and covered the entire pavilion with their petals.
Luo Shang took light steps forward, afraid that if she made a mistake, she would lose this life of her.
"Aunty."
When Shen Changqing saw Luo Shang, she did not pay attention to her, she only ordered someone to arrange a spot at the front of the stage for her to better see the movements of the jumping dancer.
She had originally seen the bloody bandage that had appeared on Luo Shang's head, but she hadn't questioned it.
Everyone was curious about this. They knew that Aunt Evergreen was famously kind and kind, why was she only cold to Luo Shang? Could it be that it was just because she was a destitute princess that had lost face in the Jin Residence?
The dancer s on the emerald platform moved gracefully, like the blazing sun shining brightly in the morning sun, or as if they were butterflies whose Charm radiated dazzling light as they flew in all directions.
One muscle, one body. Extreme beauty.
As the music gradually faded away, the rows of neatly arranged ancient bell bamboo shoots also gently swayed. They only slowly came to a stop after the sound had landed on the ground.
"You, and the rest of you, go show me the talents of Weiyang Palace that you just learned a few days ago." Shen Changqing pointed to the dancer s beside Qing Ning.
"Yes, Aunt."
A few dancer s smiled and nodded as they walked up the stage full of confidence.
In that moment, the dancer all cupped their hands in greeting, waiting for the group of dancer s on the stage to finish playing, Shen Changqing turned her head and walked over to Luo Shang.
"Luo Shang, have you looked carefully? "Since you've already seen it, let me see your foundations as well."
Aunt Evergreen wanted her to go on stage and perform? But she had just entered the Backyard, so she had only seen these two dances before.
Luo Shang wanted to say something but hesitated.
Seeing that she did not move, Shen Changqing frowned, feeling slightly unhappy, she said: "What are you waiting for?"
"That's right, Luo Shang, why aren't you going? Don't tell me you still want to have a high and mighty status? That's why …" The dancer s purposefully provoked a misunderstanding as they coldly spoke.
"I can't jump."
When she said this, everyone was shocked.
The credibility of the young mistress from a noble family, who came from a General's Mansion background, was close to zero when she claimed that she couldn't dance. Moreover, they had already heard that the Luo Residence's daughter not only played the zither well, but her dance was also peerlessly beautiful.
But now, she actually said that she wouldn't, who would believe that?
"I say, Luo Shang, you don't need to be modest at this point, or are you saying that you don't want to follow your aunt's instructions and only found a pretext to confess?" Under Qing Ning's command, the dancer beside him purposely spoke to Shen Changqing who was at the side.
Shen Changqing's expression became even worse, so she simply lost her initial patience.
"Luo Shang, I order you to go."
Luo Shang looked at her face, which had turned green and white. Those eyes that were originally kind to him, were now filled with weak anger.
"Sorry, I don't know how to jump." Luo Shang said indifferently.
"Are you disobeying me?" Shen Changqing looked at her with a straight face.
"I don't dare."
"Then go quickly!"
Aunt Evergreen was not usually like that, if anyone was unwilling to jump, she would definitely not push them, and towards Luo Shang, there was not a single trace of benevolence in Shen Changqing's eyes.
Since she was forced to do so, Luo Shang could only take a step and head towards the stage.
It wasn't that she was going to disobey Shen Zhe's orders or arrangements, but that she really couldn't dance. When she started dancing, she felt her whole body go stiff, especially her legs.
He originally thought that Leng Shaoyu only wanted her to be a comedian to make fun of him, but he didn't expect her to be a good dancer as well.
As she lifted her foot and stepped up the steps.
"I'll do it for her."
A voice behind them broke the silence, and the crowd looked back, only to see a woman in a tight monochrome dress walking towards them.
"Auntie, can I help her?"
Seeing her come over, Shen Changqing's eyes flashed with a puzzled look. He thought to himself, Su Qing is a dignified girl who doesn't like liveliness, but Luo Shang is completely different. How can Su Qing, who had nothing to do with her, help her?
"I don't need you to do that." Luo Shang indifferently said as she looked at Su Qing, who was standing next to her in a parallel row.
"You're thinking too much. I'm not doing this for you."
Su Qing only looked at Luo Shang, and laughed lightly, after that she dragged his head and passed by her, and walked towards Shen Changqing.
"Are you really going to replace her?" Shen Changqing asked.
Who would know that Su Qing was famous for being a strange woman in the Backyard? It was not only her dancing skills that were outstanding, even her personality was different from others.
Moreover, she, Su Qing, had a jump in a hundred years. If it wasn't for a special occasion, she definitely wouldn't have danced freely in public.
With this, even Shen Changqing had to let her have her only privilege.
"Give me a reason."
Su Qing replied with a smile: "Since it's only dancing on the road and enjoying the scenery, what about me, is she not the same?"
Shen Changqing did not really want Luo Shang to dance, nor did she want Luo Shang to.
She shook her head.
"It's already late today. Let's end this matter here. Since that's the case, then I will entrust Luo Shang to you, and let you guide her, are you willing? "
"servant has the honour to serve Aunt. I will do my best to teach her."
Su Qing smiled at Luo Shang. That smile contained many meanings.