Published at 29th of October 2020 04:41:03 AM
Chapter 201: Chapter 201 - The Bad Omen
Chapter 201 The Bad Omen
Leng Changxi thought the reason why Qin Yunuan agreed to dance was that she learned this before . But he was stunned when she started to rise and dance gracefully .
Following the music, she waved the long sleeves made of white silk, making them into soft snakes some time and wintersweet blossoms the other time . Her light dance steps enchanted people, and they couldn’t move their eyes away .
All guests were immersed in it and didn’t realize this until the music stopped .
“This piece of Serenade Of Peaceful Joy sounds not good . Let me play another song . ” Sun Baozhen suddenly stopped playing, and there was sweat on her forehead .
“If so, please pardon me not to dance the second time . ” Qin Yunuan rolled up sleeves and said calmly . “I said before that I only dance once . ” Although noticing that Sun Baozhen looked angry, Qin Yunuan didn’t care and left the banquet after curtsying to Old Madam and Madam Sun to get changed .
Qin Yunuan learned the wintersweet dance which stunned all guests just by accident . In the previous life, Sima Ray loved this dance most . So, after getting married, to please him, Qin Yunzhuang invited good dance teachers, including Xiao Fengxian, the best dancer in Qi, to teach her this wintersweet dance .
Qin Yunuan remembered everything she saw . She had seen this dance once when she sent embroideries there . Then she remembered all and key dance steps . When getting tired from embroidery, she just danced for a while and saw it as a kind of workout which warmed herself up . She never deemed it as a talent, so she didn’t tell anyone about this .
When Qin Yunuan came back, guests were still praising her for this .
“Infanta Ping, I know you are pretty and kind, but I didn’t know you were also good at dancing . I have never seen such a beautiful dance before . ”
“Me neither . This is also my first time to see such a novel dance . ”
Qin Yunuan smiled and said humbly, “It’s merely a kind of normal dances . In comparison, Miss Sun’s zither skills are way more unique . ”
Then it was time for them to send birthday gifts to Prince Ning in turn .
“Father, we have prepared a couple of Ruyi for you . We wish everything will go as you like and, you can enjoy double joy every time . ” Leng Chang’an and Ruan Ruyi said together . The shiny and transparent jade in the brocade box was of good quality, and they two must have spent much on getting this present .
“Nice . It really represents a good omen . ” Prince Ning smiled so happily that he almost closed his eyes . Presents were not what he valued most, but the thought behind .
Compared with Leng Chang’an’s gift, what Leng Changxuan and Qin Yuwan sent seemed less valuable .
It was a pair of writing brushes made of weasel’s hair . They were also hard to get but indeed less valuable than the jade . Seeing her grandchildren presenting their gifts one by one, Old Madam suddenly thought of Leng Suxin who was not here . Although she deserved what she got, she, after all, accompanied Old Madam for years . The latter couldn’t help feeling lonely .
“Grand Young Master really sent an expensive gift . ” Maner said while she poured the fruit wine for Qin Yunuan . “I heard that the jade was sent from the southwest . The freight plus the money used to buy it are equal to the whole mansion’s expenditure in a year . ”
Qin Yunuan took a glance at Concubine Tang who sat in the opposite and saw her happy look . “Concubine Tang may find a new backer . Otherwise, how could they earn so much money in such a short time, given their low monthly allowance and low shop earnings?”
“Should I investigate this?”
“No need . ” Qin Yunuan glanced at Sun Baozhen who looked back then . They two just smiled at each other . “Isn’t it very clear who is her new backer?”
When she finished, Concubine Tang smiled and asked, “Third Young Madam, what do you prepare? You have a prestigious family and earn the infanta title from Queen Mother . I guess you must have the most valuable and rare present, right?”
Concubine Tang knew well that the more praise one got, the more irony he would receive once he made a mistake .
Putting on a light smile, Qin Yunuan exchanged glances with Leng Changxi and said, “The folklore goes that, if family members embroider a crane painting for the elder as a birthday gift, the elder will be blessed and enjoy a long life . So I prepare an embroidery for father . But I’m not good at this, so narrowly finished it last night . I’ve asked people to frame this painting, and it will be sent here soon . ”
Leng Changxi also smiled and echoed, “To embroider this painting, Nuan hasn’t had a good sleep for half a month . Father, she really pours much energy into this, regardless of the painting quality . ” He was reminding Prince Ning not to say anything bad if the embroidery was not pleasant or he disliked it .
Prince Ning laughed brightly and said, “It’s already rare that Yunuan takes time to prepare this . Moreover, everyone knows she is good at embroidery skills . I just can’t wait to see it . ”
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Qin Yunuan raised her hands, and then Xi’er and Ting Xue each holding one side of the painting walked towards Prince Ning and unfolded the painting before him . Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan both stood up and knelt on one knee to express their blessing to Prince Ning in front of the painting .
The crane in the painting looked alive and so pretty . Prince Ning nodded with satisfaction . Right at this time, someone said among guests, “Why do the crane look fierce?”
Qin Yunuan was in a trance and then heard more people talking about this .
This simple sentence stirred up a heated discussion among guests .
“Indeed . Look at its eyes . They are sharp and fiery . Take a glance, and you may think that is a vulture, not a crane . ”
“Ah, it’s really not appropriate to send people a birthday gift which signifies a bad omen . Does Infanta Ping make a mistake in embroidery? Or does she intend to do this to curse Prince Ning?”
Concubine Tang took this opportunity to scold Qin Yunuan . “Oh, Chang’an, Ruyi . You two, take a look . I also think the crane is a bit too fierce . It is like a raptor, not a bird of luck . ”
Leng Chang’an pulled her by her sleeve and said a low voice, “Mother, don’t get in . ”
“What happens?” Prince Ning frowned . Nanny Cui near him immediately went downstairs and looked up at Qin Yunuan . She said in a low voice, “Third Young Madam, pardon me . ” Then she put her hands on the painting and reported, “Your Highness, this painting is fine . ”
“If it is not the problem about the embroidery, it must be the thread . ” Second Madam in East house sneered, “Third Young Madam, how scheming you are . You should send such a painting to Prince Ning . If he really hangs it in the hall, he will bear the curse from day to night?”
After finishing this, she covered her mouth and wore a silly smile, “Alas, how do I say it out?”
“If you don’t know, just shut up . ” Leng Changxi said in a cold voice . “Today is my father’s birthday . How can you say that?”
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“How dare you scold me?” Second Madam got angry at once and said, “You should respect your seniors . How can you scold me?”
Leng Changxi glanced at her, “If you were not my senior, I would directly ask people to kick you out . ”
Second Madam became speechless . Old Madam just looked up at Qin Yunuan and said, “Yunuan, give us an explanation . ”
Qin Yunuan didn’t say anything to disprove the crane looked like a raptor . She just turned around and ordered Maner, “Get me some water . ”
Everyone was confused . Then, Maner held a bowl of water and poured it to the painting as Qin Yunuan hinted .
“What are you doing!” Second Madam, who was closest to the painting, saw her sleeves wet . She was not very near the painting . Glaring at Maner, she knew Maner was deliberate to make her wet .
Instantly, everyone was drawn by the changes on the painting . The crane which sat on the pine branch with one leg suddenly spread its wings and then flew to the air . It looked alive, and when everyone thought the crane would fly out of the painting, it stopped in the blue sky, with wings spread . It looked peaceful .
“What’s that?”
“Gosh, it’s amazing . ”
“It’s not . That’s just a small trick . ” Concubine Tang disdained .
“This is Phantom Magic . ” Madam Sun who said nothing in the banquet before suddenly spoke, “There is a kind of phantom powder which can be added to pigments . Use such pigments to draw different postures of birds or animals layer by layer on the same painting and sunbathe it . Then those layers will fade, and only the last one is left . Later, pour water to the painting, and those different layers of painting will appear one by one to make it a motion graph . ”
Qin Yunuan smiled gently . “Madam Sun, you’re really knowledgeable . ”
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From the expression in her eyes, it could be said that Madam Sun appreciated Qin Yunuan . She said, “I’m not as good as you . I merely saw people used the phantom powder in paintings, and this is my first time seeing a phantom-powder-made embroidery . You must have poured so many efforts into it . Those who thought the crane looked fierce really know nothing . How pathetic . ” Madam Sun sounded sharp, but she felt free to directly say this out because she was in charge of the whole Sun Family and was granted with a title of the first rank .
Prince Ning also nodded and praised, “This gift is the best . Yunuan, you must have made so many efforts to finish this complicated crane embroidery . ”
Qin Yunuan became humbler . “Father, as long as you like it, it’s fine for us no matter how hard this embroidery is . ”
Then, all guests were talking happily again . But a servant girl of Sun Baozhen walked away in secret and got out of the yard to a quiet alley near the mansion . A short beggar in rags was waiting here . Seeing the servant girl, he wore an ingratiating smile and welcomed her, “How’s everything going?”
That girl slapped him fiercely and scolded in a cold voice, “Everything went in a completely different direction . Go tell that bitch . If she wants money and glory, show her sincerity before working with us . ”
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