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His eyes slowly swept over the crowd below him. His entire body was emitting a majesty unique to an emperor. Lian Fu Yue remembered that this Zhou Cheng Emperor had been in the throne for more than twenty years and had accomplished nothing.

According to the time taken, a decision that he would make in the near future would cause the entire imperial court to tremble, and all the princes to be greatly shocked.

Emperor Cheng came with the empress, who was dressed in a red and gold garland of peonies, with a five-colored dragon tattoo on her chest, a five-colored dragon tattoo on her back, a pointed brown hat with a black veil, a brocade hat, a brocade hairpin, a phoenix hairpin, and a magnificent and elegant air of beauty.

After Feng Qianyue ascended to the throne, he gave the empress dowager the title of Empress Dowager. In order to conceal the fact that he had killed his brother and killed his brother in front of the world, as well as to leave behind a little bit of virtue for himself, he had been extremely respectful towards Empress Dowager Duanwen.

The empress dowager doted on their daughter, Le Yan, and thought that at that time, the only son of the late Guan Wen, Crown Prince Feng Ming, would be gone. The new emperor was willing to honor her and act filial and respectful towards her, so she would definitely be overjoyed.

Following closely behind the empress were her concubines, princesses and others.

"Rise." The emperor's low and dignified voice interrupted Lian Yue's daydreaming. When she raised her head to look, the empress and the others had already taken their seats. Everyone below had also returned to their seats.

"Let's begin." The Emperor nodded to the officer in greeting.

As the flowers flew into the sky, the bonfire feast officially began …

In the middle of the room, there was a tall firework, roasting a whole lamb. It was a sign of good luck. Servants and eunuchs entered one after another, placing delicacies and fine wine in front of their masters' tables.

The music started and the two dancers went up onto the stage one by one. It was bustling and lively. Everyone was chatting and enjoying their performance while the princes went up to greet the Emperor.

The eighth prince and the sixth prince, Feng Yu, walked to the center of the room. Holding a wine cup in their hands, they knelt down on one knee and said, "This son congratulates royal father on his vigorous health, and on the rise and fall of the four seas."

After that, the Fourth Prince and the Tenth Prince, Feng Rong, also walked up and said their congratulations, followed by the other princes and princesses. The Emperor looked at his many children, each of them handsome and heroic, the princesses beautiful and beautiful.

As for the last one, the ninth king, Feng Yunzheng, he paid his respects to the emperor alone, causing the atmosphere to become somewhat tense and tense.

In the past, he and the Crown Prince had always gone in and out together, but now, he was alone.

The emperor's expression was far less amiable than before, and his tone was cold and distant. He said, "I only hope that you will be obedient in your residence, study hard, and make up ancient books. This can be considered as you contributing to our descendants."

It turned out that the emperor had already ordered the organization of the ninth prince, Feng Yunzheng, to compile the book On the Balance of the Great Zhou.

Feng Yunzheng lowered his head and respectfully said, "Yes, this son will obey royal father's teachings."

"…" She turned her head and saw Liu Yanyu, who was wiping her tears, saying, "Ninth Prince is so pitiful. He was originally a handsome and talented person, but he was implicated by an imperial concubine. He had the enthusiasm to serve the imperial government, so he could only stay and spend his time in the mansion."

When Lian Ruyue heard this, she couldn't help but frown. She reached out to grab the wine pot, slowly poured it into the jade cup in front of Liu Yanyu, and said in a low voice:

"Miss Liu, your wine has been spilled."

Liu Yan Yu, who was immersed in her grief, heard this voice that had no warmth, and was immediately stunned. Two tears were still hanging on her cheeks, and looking down again, she found that the wine cup was filled to the brim and spilled all over the table.

Her mind quivered, and a chill went down her spine. She suddenly understood Lian Yue's meaning — —

Right now, it was the time when the Ninth Prince had been demoted. Although the princess of An Guo wanted to help him get along with her, it was something that was always known to everyone. In such an occasion, she felt indignant for the Ninth Prince. If someone with ulterior motives were to listen and report this to the Emperor, the Emperor would think that the Ninth Prince was dissatisfied with him.

Displeased with the emperor, this was a huge crime. He would implicate the nine kings in his punishment.

Thinking of this, Liu Yanyu quickly picked up the spilled wine, and hurriedly toasted Lian Ruyue, saying, "Yan Yu, thank you for reminding me, but I will not dare to speak carelessly again."

Lian Ruyue's expression did not change as she calmly said, "I didn't say anything. Miss Liu, the food is getting cold. Hurry up and eat."

"Yes, eat." Liu Yan Yu's heart was still beating fast. If the An Princess knew that she was here feeling sad for the Ninth Prince, she would definitely be angry!

At this time, the originally vigorous and passionate melody stopped. A melodious melody slowly drifted through the air like snow, as if it was the voice of the heavens themselves.

The crowd unconsciously stopped what they were doing and looked towards the arena.

He saw four people in white carrying a jade plate over. The jade plate was only the size of a small table, and it was sparkling and translucent. There were carvings of the five grains on it, symbolizing that the five grains were abundant.

And what was amazing was that there was a single person standing on one foot on this jade plate. She wore a purple cloudy dress, and her dress was soft and green. She used her wide sleeves to cover her face, and floated in front of everyone like a fairy.

Who is this? Everyone was curious.

When she slowly moved her hand away from her face, her sleeve slowly fell down, and a face finally appeared in front of everyone's eyes – on that face, her phoenix-like eyes were half-hidden with amber, and her red lips were dabbing at a cherry.

So this person was — Consort Xuan.

She smiled slightly in the direction of Cheng Di, her charming eyes brimming with light. Cheng Di's face revealed a satisfied smile.

As everyone knows, when Xuan Fei won Cheng Di with a martial dance, she was given the title of a third rank concubine by a dancer after she was brought back to the capital from Ru Yang." What followed next was a meteoric rise. In just two short years, he had been promoted all the way until he had become a first rank concubine. It was really enviable to see him advance from a first rank concubine to a first rank concubine. It was a blessing to be able to see her dance among the people present today.

He saw Xuanwu kneel down on the square jade plate and say, "The noise is mixed, and beads fall onto the jade plate. "Chenqie has learned a new song about the dance of jade plates. I hope Your Majesty can invite Chenqie to dance and offer sacrifices to the heavens and earth as a blessing for the Empress. May my dynasty last forever, and I wish the people peace and happiness."

"Jade Plate Dance? This is the first time I've heard of a beloved concubine dancing with haste. Cheng Di had a look of interest on his face as he spoke happily.

"Yes, thank you, your majesty."

Once finished, he saw Xuan Fei slowly get up, tiptoed, and slowly raise her hand above her head as she circled the jade plate.

This small jade plate became the dancing world of Xuan Fei. Her body was as light as a swallow, and her dancing posture was graceful, causing people to be amazed. Truly —