"Yes, thanks to the queen's care."

"On the contrary, right? I heard from Shui Xinyuan that you often teach her dancing and etiquette."

Mingyan recalled that Shui Xinyuan didn't know anything when she first entered the palace. She couldn't stand it at that time. She once taught her etiquette and types of tea. Shui Xinyuan usually understood it as soon as she heard it, but later he rarely taught her anything.

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"As the daughter of the Liang family, do you have any opinions? You can say it directly."

Mingyan sat up straight and looked directly at the emperor.

"In the church, the most important thing is family background. What everyone values ​​​​is whether you have status, whether you have property, and if you have property, how much it is..."

"..."

"The Queen should know these things better than me."

Although she once lost her noble family background, she has full self-esteem.

Because of this foundation, when my dancing ability gradually improves, it also makes people around me look at me in a new light.

Shui Xinyuan had nothing when she first entered the palace, and everyone thought she would remain the same in this life... Therefore, no matter how powerful she was, people around her didn't take her seriously, and everyone even ignored the fact that Shui Xinyuan was a palace concubine.

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Yes, Mingyan actually knows...

Shui Xinyuan dances very well.

Mingyan knew that Shui Xinyuan took advantage of her free time from doing chores and even gave up her holidays to practice dancing alone.

Although I knew it, I never took it to heart.

She knew very well...

Even if the emperor can only have one queen, he can still have hundreds of concubines, and those palace concubines don't need to rush to leave at all.

However, even if you become a royal concubine and gain the emperor's favor, you will never be able to surpass the status of a queen.

Even if a palace concubine becomes an imperial concubine, she cannot have status or property. Shui Xinyuan, who was previously treated as a servant, will always be superior.

The pride of the nobles could not bear this fact, so those noble daughters asked to go.

"But... this trend has gradually ended. Almost all the palace servants who have status and property and are obsessed with status and property have left. Whether I restore my status as a noble or not, it is not a big problem."

"……Yeah?"

Lu Fusu nodded, discussed with Zhuge Ciyun in a low voice, then looked at Mingyan's father and said: "I understand...then I will only restore your noble status, and only for your generation. Over the years, the court has given

The Liang family has caused trouble, and once you change your mind, you can apply at any time."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Mingyan's father breathed a sigh of relief and bowed deeply.

In recent years, whenever anyone mentions dancing court ladies, everyone will first think of Zhuyan and Yaoer. Mingyan thinks this is to be expected.

Because their natal families were both nobles and confidants of the first emperor, their dancing abilities were equally matched.

When it comes to dancing skills, it is a recognized fact that Mingyan feels that she is slightly better than them. However, because Chen Shaowu feels that she is the daughter of a businessman who has lost her aristocratic status due to loss of power, she does not take her seriously at all. Zhuyan and Yaoer

I also look down on myself.

Therefore, Mingyan always felt that Chen Shaowu did not teach her to dance the very difficult "Snow Moon Plum Blossom" because Chen Shaowu also valued status.

Zhuyan learned "Snow Moon Plum Blossom" in order to stand out, but Yao'er didn't dare to learn it because she was afraid of being embarrassed...

After Zhuyan started learning dance, she could not dance well because it was too difficult. She gradually hated dancing in front of others, and Yaoer even laughed at her for it.

Zhuyan and Yaoer are both very capable, but Mingyan thinks she is better.

If Chen Shaowu doesn't care about status, he should teach himself first.

At the late emperor's last banquet, only four court ladies could perform at the banquet. Zhuyan and Yao'er were the natural candidates, and it was not surprising that Mingyan was selected. Even if Chen Shaowu decided that Jincha would be the fourth person, Mingyan would not care at all.

She believes that what she has to do is to dance the most difficult and beautiful dance within her ability, and it must not be inferior to Zhuyan or Yaoer.

Mingyan thought so. Three days before the banquet... when she first heard that Chen Shaowu was giving Shui Xinyuan special training and teaching her to dance "Snow Moon, Wind and Flowers", she laughed it off, thinking someone was joking.

But, that's no joke.

Her feeling when she learned about this was indescribable.

Even if I see it with my own eyes, I still can't believe it, and I don't want to believe it. That kind of fear, that despair, is like someone putting a sharp knife to your neck and saying that your life is over...

In the end, I am also a part of the church.

Although he often thinks that he relies on strength rather than status and property, and feels arrogant about it, he ignores Shui Xinyuan's strength.

She always thought that Chen Shaowu didn't teach her because she was not a noble.

But Shui Xinyuan is learning to dance "Snow Moon Wind Flower".

What were you worried about before?

What should I do if I am confident that my strength is not inferior to anyone else’s?

Even Zhuyan could only learn the basics of "Snow Moon Plum Blossom" and could barely dance like a dance, but Shui Xinyuan completely mastered it after hard training that was daunting to others.

Mingyan even hoped that Shui Xinyuan would fail, but Shui Xinyuan performed the dance perfectly at the banquet, winning the late emperor's praise and everyone's attention.

Shui Xinyuan's perfect performance made Mingyan forget her own reserve.

After that day, she became confused... She originally thought she liked dancing, but did she really like it?

Leaving the Rising Sun Palace, the afterglow of the setting sun illuminated the sky red.

After watching her father and brother leave, Mingyan returned to the classroom. The carriage had already left and everything was quiet.
Chapter completed!