Liu Zhenlian saw her soft and waxy like a rolling and coquettish cat, and her heart suddenly softened.
She suppressed her laughter and deliberately glared at her and said, "I am a bad person, but you become my sister. Is it all my fault that we are co-authors?"
"No." Li Can wrinkled his face and explained to her: "It's a life-saving grace after all. I can't do too much."
Seeing this, Liu Zhenlian came closer and asked her, "Which one do you prefer, Xia Jieyao or me?"
"Of course I'll follow you." Li Can replied to her without hesitation.
"That's good." Liu Zhenlian smiled, stretched out her hand and pinched her face: "Stay away from her, I will protect you from now on."
Li Can pursed her lips and smiled, feeling a little sad.
She used to be very close to Xia Jieyao, but she doesn't know when that changed.
Is it because of Zhao Zhen?
She raised her eyes to look at Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Ye sat solemnly, with his dark eyes half-downcast, not knowing what he was thinking about.
"Everyone is here, let's start the banquet." Zhao Luan raised his hand.
Everyone stood up and thanked her, then sat down and picked up their chopsticks.
"Sing and dance."
Zhao Luan gave an order.
For a time, the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras was sweet, the dancers' figures were light and graceful, and the banquet was filled with singing and dancing.
After the dance, Zhao Luan said with a smile: "There are many famous ladies attending the banquet today. Is there anyone willing to perform?"
She said, looking around at the people below.
On the ladies' side, everyone was whispering to each other, but no one stood up for a long time.
Zhao Luan was very satisfied: "If no one comes forward, then I will name them?"
Just now, when she and the ladies gathered together, she had already expressed that she would like Xia Jieyao to perform a dance today.
Of those ladies who could be invited here, which one doesn't have an exquisite heart? With her speaking out, who would dare to steal Xia Jieyao's limelight?
All the ladies immediately sat upright and looked up expectantly.
After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and several princes are here today, who doesn’t want to show his face in front of them?
Even if you are a concubine, you will enjoy endless glory and wealth. If you are favored, you can also bring many benefits to the family.
Li Can took a small bite, then turned to Liu Zhenlian and whispered: "Don't you want to eat this fish?"
She didn't pay any attention to who Zhao Luan chose to perform. Zhao Ji never allowed her to perform any kind of performance, and she didn't know how to do that.
She just wanted to eat the sea fish in front of Liu Zhenlian, and thought about telling Wu Zai later and asking the kitchen to buy a few more to cook.
"You like it? It's ready for you." Liu Zhenlian brought her plate of fish to her: "Don't you want to eat the venison?"
She has no interest in performing arts. Anyway, apart from riding horses, archery and practicing boxing, she knows nothing else.
"It smells very fishy." Li Can was disgusted.
"Give it to me." Liu Zhenlian exchanged the fish for venison.
"Li Can, you have been taught by the prince and have grown up, so you should be proficient in everything." Zhao Luan looked down at Li Can with a smile on his face: "It's up to you to perform this performance."
Li Can, who was holding his chopsticks and planning to attack the fish, was suddenly called upon. He couldn't help but raise his head and looked up with wide, clear eyes, looking like a frightened little animal.
"What kind of dance are you good at?" Zhao Luan asked slowly.
Li Can put down his chopsticks, stood up and replied: "Your Highness, Princess, I don't know how to dance."
The people around her wanted to laugh, but seeing that she was neither humble nor arrogant, they made no move for a while.
"Can't dance?" Zhao Luan asked again: "Then you can play a musical instrument?"
"I don't know how to play musical instruments either." Li Can replied with lowered eyes.
She could see that Zhao Luan found out all the things she didn't know just to make these people laugh at her for not knowing anything.
Someone has already started whispering below.
"Then what do you know?" Zhao Luan raised his eyebrows, seemingly surprised: "You know how to sing, right?"
"No way." Li Can glanced at Zhao Hao.
Zhao Ye sat motionless.
"You don't know how to write anything?" Zhao Luan laughed.
Someone immediately echoed and laughed.
Liu Zhenlian was anxious, but she didn't have the courage to stand up and challenge Zhao Luan, so she almost broke her chopsticks out of anger.
"Return to your Royal Highness, the Princess." Li Can spoke again, his voice as sweet as pearls falling on a jade plate, and he was not afraid of the ridicule and comments below: "I really didn't learn this in the East Palace.
His Highness the Prince only taught me how to read, order tea, arrange flowers, hang pictures and burn incense.
I wonder what Her Royal Highness the Princess wants to see?"
She spoke eloquently, without fear at all, and her aura was very much like that of Zhao Zong, and the discussion below suddenly disappeared.
Liu Zhenlian smiled, Cancan is so powerful, and with such momentum under such circumstances, Cancan will have great potential in the future.
"What's there to see in these?" Zhao Luan laughed and waved his hand: "That's all, sit down."
Li Can held up the hem of her skirt and sat down, but she couldn't eat the fish in front of her anymore, so she wanted to leave the table early without looking at Zhao Luan's condescending face.
"A Yao, come on." Zhao Luan looked at Xia Jie Yao, with a loving smile on his face.
"Mother, there are so many people, my daughter..." Xia Jieyao stood up, lowering her head and blushing, very shy.
"What are you afraid of?" Zhao Luan said with a smile: "It's been a long time since you danced your best dance, "Bending the waist to pick chrysanthemums". Today is just the right time, so let's play a song for everyone."
"My daughter dare not disobey my mother's orders." Xia Jieyao lowered his head and said, "Ayao's dancing skills are just average, so please don't make fun of her."
These humble words naturally attracted a burst of praise.
Xia Jieyao went down to change her clothes.
Li Can sat there, slowly coming back to his senses.
With this move, Zhao Luan first belittled her, and then asked Xia Jieyao to dance, using her to set off Xia Jieyao's excellence, making her even more useless?
She didn't understand what she had done to offend Zhao Luan. Why did Zhao Luan target her like this?
The sound of silk and bamboo sounded again. Xia Jieyao changed her clothes and danced in the center of the hall. Her waist was slender and her lotus steps moved lightly. It was truly beautiful.
This Xia Jie Yao dance is so easy that anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that it has been practiced regularly.
At the end of the song, Xia Jieyao used her dance to pick a huge yellow chrysanthemum and presented it to Zhao Luan.
"What are you giving me?" Zhao Luan smiled and raised his hand: "Ze Yu has the most honorable status here, so give it to him."
Xia Jieyao then twirled her dance steps and brought the flower to Zhao Zong.
Li Can couldn't help but raise his eyes to look, his little hands were hidden in his sleeves and they were clenched tightly.
Zhao Ye didn't move or reach out to pick it up.
"Put it on the small table." Zhao Luan was afraid of Xia Jieyao's embarrassment, so he said with a smile.
Xia Jieyao placed the flower in front of Zhao Zong and saluted again.
"good!"
Immediately, someone below took the lead in cheering, and everyone followed closely and clapped their hands and cheered.
Li Can pursed her lips and turned slightly pale.
Liu Zhenlian became angry when she saw Xia Jieyao being in the limelight.
Isn't it obvious that Xia Jieyao wanted to steal her position as the crown princess?
She casually said to Li Can: "It's good, it's good. What's so great about being pretentious."
But when she spoke, the cheers subsided, and her words instantly spread throughout the hall.
There was a sudden silence in the hall, and everyone's eyes fell on her.
"Lianzi, what are you talking about? Why don't you apologize to Miss Xia quickly?" Mrs. He quickly stood up and scolded her daughter, then apologized to Zhao Luan and said, "I'm sorry, this child is used to being informal, don't blame her, the eldest princess.
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"Mom, what did I say wrong?" Liu Zhenlian said unconvinced: "Then what's the use of dancing beautifully? Is it to go into battle or to kill the enemy?"
"Stop talking!" Li Can kept tugging on her clothes, but how could he stop her?
"Miss Liu makes sense." Zhao Minghui glanced at Li Can with a smile and said, "I guess Miss Liu has skills that are even better than Ah Yao and can show us?"
Zhao Luan was unable to target Li Can.
Even Xia Jieyao can't try to steal the limelight by stepping on Li Can.
Then let Liu Zhenlian stand up and compare with Xia Jieyao.
"Yes, of course." Liu Zhenlian regarded his words as a provocation and raised her chin to look at him: "However, I need the Duke to cooperate with me. I wonder if the Duke would dare?"