That night, Li Zhong asked his four sons, "Have you met someone you like?" ”

The four of them looked at each other for a moment, and they all shook their heads.

Li Jing looked at her father and stopped talking, but finally didn't say anything.

He did not dare to judge lightly without a certain understanding between the two sides.

Li Zhong waved them back.

And on the side of the Zongwang Mansion, the Nine Princes reprimanded Zhu Qingmei with a straight face: "I told you not to enter the palace, you dared to enter the palace without permission, you took Daddy's words as the wind in your ears, didn't you?" You are not allowed to step out of the house for five days from tomorrow, so stay at home and reflect on it. ”

Then he got up and wanted to leave.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Qingmei stretched out her hand and grabbed her, and said in a sincere tone: "I beg Daddy to allow the child to enter the palace tomorrow, there will be a large-scale "Guanyin Dance" performance in the palace tomorrow, the child does not want to miss it, and the child is willing to accept any punishment from you from the day after tomorrow." ”

Zhu Qingmei is good at dancing, especially Guanyin dance, and she made a name for herself in Beijing last year with an impromptu Guanyin dance performance.

The Ninth Prince's expression hesitated.

Speaking of dancing, he also admitted that Zhu Qingmei is very talented, and any dance to her is like a pinch, so she can dance well after watching it once or twice. Guanyin dance was learned from the dance troupe when she entered the palace to play on weekdays, and she danced better than those professional dancers after learning it for a short time.

Therefore, the Nine Princes and the princess also secretly admired her talent in this area.

Now that she reminded her, the Nine Princes remembered that a large-scale Guanyin dance performance would be held in the palace tomorrow, which was a mandatory program for the Ming Kingdom to entertain VIPs.

"Daddy, the child wants to go and see the Guanyin Dance, and come back after watching it, and promise not to cause trouble. Please let the child go and see it......" Zhu Qingmei tightly grabbed the sleeve of the Nine Princes, with a handful of tears and snot, it can be seen that she really wants to go.

Seeing this, the princess also relented, and hurriedly helped to intercede with the Nine Princes.

The Nine Princes sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, I'll punish you the day after tomorrow." ”

Zhu Qingmei thanked her father again and again.

As long as she can enter the palace, Zhu Qingmei's heart is relieved.

Tomorrow is the last day of the Joseon king's and prince's stay in Daming. So the emperor and envoys would accompany them on a tour of the palace buildings and museums. In the afternoon, there will be a large-scale Guanyin dance and martial arts performance, and in the evening, there will be a sumptuous dinner.

Zhu Qingmei did not seek to visit the palace buildings and museums, nor did she seek to enjoy the sumptuous dinner. I just want to be lucky enough to watch the performance of the Kannon Dance.

Now that the Ninth Prince has agreed, she is very happy, so she prepared the dress to be worn in the palace tomorrow early, and went to sleep with excitement.

Next. Zhu Qingmei got up early in the morning for the first time and asked the maid to help her dress up carefully. Then he ate something casually and went into the palace with his parents.

When they entered the palace, it was time for the king and princes of Joseon to have breakfast, so they waited in the living room.

When Li Jing and his party came out of breakfast, Li Jing saw Zhu Qingmei at a glance and immediately smiled at her. As if asking, "Did you sleep well last night?" ”

Thinking of the fright she was received yesterday, Zhu Qingmei's heart was inevitably angry, so she glared at him coquettishly. Didn't pay any more attention to him.

Seeing that she ignored him, he was a little nervous. Hurriedly walked up to say hello.

Zhu Qingmei was hindered by having her parents by her side, so she had to politely bless him.

Later, when visiting the palace buildings and museums, Li Jing deliberately walked side by side with her, and said a few words to her from time to time.

Li Chong is an observant person, and soon noticed the interaction between his second son and Zhu Qingmei, and his heart was suddenly happy, thinking that these two children were of the same age, and they seemed to be in love, and it would be good if they could get married, so he also specially chatted with the nine princes and his wife.

The Ninth Prince only chatted a few more words when he happened to be close to him, so he didn't think much about it, and always responded politely.

Museums and palace buildings are not something that Zhu Qingmei is interested in, so her emotions are not very high along the way, but once she arrives at the Guanyin dance performance, Zhu Qingmei's whole heart immediately jumps with joy.

The dancer who leads the dance is Liu Yunmei, a dancer she often goes to consult.

Liu Yunmei wore a bead ring on her head, a shoulder on her shoulders, an armband on her hand, and a bowl on her head, and walked out slowly with a solemn expression.

As soon as she appeared, the eyes of the entire audience were firmly fixed on her.

But I saw her sitting gracefully on the lotus platform, one hand bent at 45 degrees to her chest, and the other hand standing in a palm like a gesture, and began to dance with the drumming.

Zhu Qingmei in the audience looked at Liu Yunmei on the stage with fixed eyes, carefully figuring out her every move, and unconsciously fell into fascination.

The Guanyin dance is divided into two sections, one for sitting on a lotus platform and one for standing to strike the knots. After the first performance, the envoy Zhang Dawei got up and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the youngest daughter of the ninth prince, Qingmei County Lord, is also very good at dancing the Guanyin dance, why don't you let her come too?" ”

The emperor suddenly remembered the situation when Zhu Qingmei improvised in the palace last year, and couldn't help but feel moved, looked at Zhu Qingmei and asked, "What is Xiaojun's idea?" ”

Where did Zhu Qingmei dare to grandstand in front of the distinguished guests, so she hurriedly excused herself.

As soon as Li Jing heard that Zhu Qingmei could also dance, she immediately took the lead in clapping.

Immediately, many people present also clapped their hands.

This applause meant to encourage her to perform on stage.

She looked at the eager eyes of the emperor and everyone, and finally nodded shyly.

Accompanied by her mother to change into dance clothes backstage, Zhu Qingmei took a deep breath and walked slowly to the stage.

Although she doesn't like to read or embroider, when she comes into contact with something related to dance, it is as if her soul is immediately awakened, so when she really wants to perform, her state of mind is very peaceful.

This is her strong point, and she has nothing to worry about, even in front of dancer Liu Yunmei.

The drum sounded, and Zhu Qingmei's whole body began to dance as if inspired by God.

The movements, expressions, and eyes are all in place, making the audience indifferent and fascinated.

The performance lasted only a quarter of an hour, but everyone fully appreciated the soul of dance and the beauty of body language, as if the whole heart had received some kind of bath, and even after the performance, everyone was still intoxicated for a long time, and it took a while before they clapped vigorously.

Li Jing was stunned. He felt that she was a goddess on the stage just now, not only beautiful but also full of spirituality. He had never seen such a beautiful and lovely girl, so his heart was beating violently.

After watching her performance, the next dance could no longer attract his attention, and he quietly got up and left the table and went backstage to find her.

Zhu Qingmei, who had changed back into her clothes, was about to return to the stage to continue watching the dance, but he pulled her up and walked quickly to the garden on the side.

I don't know what he's going to do. But Zhu Qingmei's heart was beating fast.

It was a feeling she had never experienced before.

"What are you going to do?" Zhu Qingmei finally couldn't help asking.

Stay deep in the garden. Li Jing let go of the hand that was holding her, looked at her with burning eyes and asked, "Are you...... Are you married? ”

Zhu Qingmei sneered: "I'm still young, how can I get married so quickly." ”

"What about you...... Are you married? Li Jing was a little nervous when she asked this sentence. Sweat was oozing from my forehead.

Zhu Qingmei vaguely realized something, and her heart began to struggle.

Thinking of the conversation between his father and Yan Jinxuan, they had agreed to let the two marry in the year after tomorrow, and now it is a year and a half to two years at most before the agreed date.

So. Is there any other choice for her in this not-so-long time?

Surely my father would not allow this to happen in the middle of the process, because it was a matter of integrity. And my father is a man who values integrity more than anything else.

The Yan family has already recognized this family business.

Can this ironclad thing change?

If Li Jing learns that she has a marriage contract, she will probably turn around and leave immediately, right?

The combination of worries distracted her and left her at a loss as to how to answer him.

"Is that hard to answer?" Li Jing's face showed a little loss, and there was still worry.

"I'll be free for at least two years." Zhu Qingmei plucked up the courage to look at him and replied.

"What do you mean? Won't you be free in two years? "Li Jing is not a fool. Busy grasping the key points of the question asked.

"Because I had an agreement with my father, he promised that he would not force me to marry in two years, and after two years, I would have no choice when I was old enough. I can only listen to his arrangement. ”

"Oh......" Li Jing let out a long sigh of relief.

Zhu Qingmei didn't dare to say more, for fear that she would accidentally tell her that she had already made a marriage. At that time, there was no need to talk about anything with him.

"My father and the emperor of your country have agreed on a friendly visit to each other once a year, and I may come again next year." Li Jing said.

"Really? At the end of next year, I will be in time. Zhu Qingmei looked up at him, with shyness and expectation in her eyes.

She didn't know why she was saying this to him, but the words had already blurted out before her consciousness.

Li Jing smiled: "It's so good, then it's equivalent to growing into a big girl." ”

"What about you? How old are you? Zhu Qingmei stared at his handsome and picturesque face and asked.

"I'm fifteen years old." Li Jing replied with a smile.

"Oh, then you're a year older than me."

"Then ......" Li Jing thought about it, but still didn't dare to say too much at once, so she changed her words and said: "Then let's go, let's go in, so that everyone can find it." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Qingmei followed him obediently.

Zhu Qingmei asked herself that she had never been a well-behaved person, but for some reason she was so obedient in front of this young man who had only known her for two days.

But she also had a vague sense that he had the ability to influence her, so she would listen to him.

………….

Seeing the scene where the king of the Korean kingdom praised Zhu Qingmei's performance in front of the emperor and the emperor was in a good mood because of it, Zhang Dawei couldn't help but secretly admire Yan Jinxuan's proposal.

Yan Jinxuan suddenly visited his mansion last night, which made him very flattered, and thought that Yan Jinxuan was going to talk to him about political affairs.

Unexpectedly, Yan Jinxuan asked a lot of questions about the king and princes of the Joseon on the topic of the visit of the king of the Joseon Kingdom, and finally suddenly mentioned before leaving: "The youngest daughter of the ninth prince is very good at dancing the Guanyin dance, you can propose to let her come tomorrow, it will definitely be very popular with the VIPs." ”

Really. (To be continued)

ps: Dear friends, the 3,000-word big fat chapter is here. Thank you for the coin that Xiao P gave you a reward, Mo Da.