Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Concubine Selection Ball
After the wedding of Count Sayu, he took his new wife Princess Selie to his honeymoon, and the mission of the wedding team has been completed, except for the people who stayed to accompany the marriage, the rest of the personnel returned to the Holy Spirit Forest to resume their lives, Shanshan wanted to participate in Prince Sawi's concubine selection ball, so she asked the queen for leave, and stayed in the royal city of Sani, and the night medicine stayed to wait for her. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The grand ball for the selection of the crown prince and concubine was about to be held in the palace, and the palace was full of celebration, and the servants were nervously busy arranging for the upcoming important day; The circular palace square was soon arranged magnificently, with golden and shining colors, colorful flags fluttering and colorful lights, showing the luxury of the royal family everywhere.
The old king sat on the throne, old and long, his eyelids half raised, looking down at the thousands of people at his feet, without any expression, because of old age, he had already suffered from dementia, when he was confused, he was more awake and less sober, he had rarely participated in political affairs, and it seemed that he had no pursuit but to die; The luxuriously dressed Queen Bo Yi smiled and sat beside the old king, although she was already a half-old, she was still full of charm and radiance, in stark contrast to the old king who was about to die; The high priest of Chuantong stood beside the king, and he would also help select the princess, and Madame Lan sat on the left side, graceful and gorgeous; On the right gathered several princes and princesses;
In the square, many daughters of officials and nobles have gathered, all dressed up in flowers and branches, charming and moving; There are also beauties of all races in the Holy Spirit Continent who came to unveil the post, and the scene is really beautiful, and the scene is extraordinary.
Prince Sawi wore a magnificent court evening dress, a small crown adorned with multicolored gemstones, and his hair was meticulously combed back with the temperament of a future king; The fair and reddish complexion, delicate and perfect facial features, and amorous eyes still teased all the celebrities and ladies present under the cover of gorgeous clothes, and the hearts of countless women were intoxicated.
Shanshan attended the ball as a representative of the Phantom Clan, early in the morning, with a different mood, standing in front of the big silver mirror served by the incense medicine and dressed carefully, with heavy makeup and light makeup, her hair pulled up high, showing her generous and noble temperament, and chose her favorite golden feather crown as a headdress, today she opened all the golden feather crowns for the first time, and the golden feather crowns were very dazzling; Wearing a beautiful five-color gauze skirt specially customized for her by the Roy people in the rainbow tribe, with many flowers embroidered with gold and silver threads, low-key and luxurious; With a few simple trinkets, the originally wonderful and lovely person in the mirror suddenly became a noble and gorgeous aristocratic lady.
"The beauty of the Lord coupled with the exquisite costume, I will definitely be able to overwhelm the crowd today!" Xiang Yao said complimentingly.
"The more beautiful the better, so that the prince can fall in love with me! My wish will come true! Shanshan was a little nervous, "However, I'm usually used to being casual, and I'm really worried about maintaining a bad appearance and making jokes with such a delicate outfit!" ”
"Lord, rest assured, I will be with you! Remember one word in everything you do: slow! As long as the movement is slow, the demeanor will be elegant and not easy to make mistakes! "Incense reminds by your side.
"Okay, I've got it!" Shanshan happily stepped into the carriage and hurried to the venue with the help of incense.
But as soon as she arrived at the dance party, the scene of the crowd of people suddenly poured cold water on Shanshan, cold from head to toe; Through the vast crowd, Shanshan saw that the prince she thought about day and night stood tall in the group of beauties and threw flattering eyes to each woman without hesitation.
Slowly Shanshan was squeezed out of the crowd, standing behind the crowd, farther away from Prince Sawi, it was more difficult for the prince to notice her, and she did not receive the prince's signaling eyes, a little disheartened, at that moment, Shanshan really understood what distance is: she and her beloved are within easy reach, but each other's hearts are so far away.
An inexplicable feeling of confusion and frustration was vented out, slowly enveloping Shanshan's heart, and she even began to waver in her pursuit, and began to laugh at herself in her heart: "Humiliate yourself!" What about hollowing out my mind, there are so many beauties around him, even if I become beautiful? He still can't see me, it's time to wake up from his childhood dream! Shanshan's mood was very low, and she was unwilling to follow the example of those red-eyed young ladies, and rushed forward without caring about her image, just to get closer to the prince. Sansa gave up and turned away from the crowd, pacing toward the sparsely populated area.
Salang, who was sitting on the high seat, had already seen Shanshan's figure, and saw Shanshan who had retreated from a distance, and wanted to talk to Shanshan so he left his seat to find her.
Sansa had lost her vitality completely, and walked absentmindedly in the corridors of the palace, the incense medicine silently followed, not knowing where to go, so she passed the time aimlessly, and Salang chased after her.
"Miss Shanshan, I didn't expect you to come to my brother's concubine selection ball! You should have told me in advance, and I could help you get a spot! When Salang saw Shanshan, his heart was indescribably happy, "Miss Shanshan is so beautiful today, even more beautiful and moving than the first time we met!" ”
"Thank you, Prince Salang!" Sansa replied listlessly, trying to squeeze out a shriveled smile.
"What's the matter, aren't you happy?" When Salang saw Sanshan's unhappy appearance, his mood also became gloomy.
"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that when I see so many beauties in the venue, Prince Sawi can't see me at all, and I'm just a little frustrated!" Shanshan's tone was filled with loss and despair.
"It's Savi again! ――Why do you all like him, can't you see that there are so many good men in the world? Salang was a little angry, he couldn't control his emotions, he was also a prince, but there was such a good and handsome brother who stole the limelight, who would notice that he, the second prince, was not well known, and now even the girl he liked was still an obsession with Sawi, how could he endure this breath.
"Prince Salang, don't get me wrong, I didn't say that you were bad, I just liked someone, and there was no reason for it, it didn't matter if he was good or not, if you like it, you like it!" Sansa elaborated quietly. I couldn't see the sad and angry eyes of Salang next to him at all.
"Yes! To like is to like! For no reason! I don't think about Miss Shanshan, the first glimpse of that frightening glance doomed my heart to fall, how I wish you could see my existence too! Salang thought to himself.
"Don't talk about unhappy things, since you have come to the palace, then I will take a walk with you, just visit the palace!" Salang is still fighting for his chances.
Shanshan glanced at him weakly, thinking that there was nothing to do, it was better to have a visit in the palace, and it would not be in vain, so she nodded in agreement.
Salang was excited, feeling that he still had a chance, and took Shanshan's hand and began to guide Shanshan in the direction of the garden, "I'll take you to a fun place!" ”
Salang took Shanshan's hand casually, but Shanshan was a little embarrassed, after all, she and Salang had only met a few times, and they were not familiar, so she still felt inappropriate for such an intimate action, but she had always been more arrogant, thinking that Salang was also grateful to her for saving his brother, and she would be closer to her psychologically, so she didn't refuse vigorously, and relaxed herself generously and let him hold his hand like that.
Salang took Sansa for a walk in the royal garden, and the ball in the square was in full swing, and Prince Sawi chose a few young ladies to be his dance partners at the signal of the old king and queen, and the chosen women were extremely close to the deafening shouts and cheers; The women and their relatives who were not selected left the venue in tears.
However, the chosen woman also made a lot of jokes because of her excitement: the first lady fainted from the excitement before the music could start when she was invited by Prince Savi; The second lady couldn't control her steps in the music and frequently stepped on Prince Sawi's feet, and Prince Sawi couldn't help but leave before the music was halfway through; The third girl barely finished dancing with Prince Savi, but at the end she stepped on her skirt and fell......
The first round of dance music was over, and the king, queen, and high priest all began to shake their heads to express dissatisfaction, while the two princesses of Da Ri and Da Yue laughed and leaned back and forth, "These women are too bad, they really look like clowns, a group of stupid women!" ”