So that night, I was in a trance. I didn't know how I went back. I only knew that I was already in the chrysanthemum pavilion when I came back to my senses. Later, I learned that it was not just me. At that time, everyone present was in a trance and could not come back to earth.
###Chapter12,Entering the Stage Again
For a few days in a row, I would recall the lonely shadow and the silver eyes under the light, and I couldn't get rid of them. Sometimes, I would be distracted even when I did something and forgot the surrounding environment.
"Miss, Miss, Miss..." Qiu Ju called out a few times. When she saw that he was not responding, she could not help but let out a long sigh. I woke up from my daze and asked, "Miss, what did you see when you went out that day? Why did you become so distracted when you returned? Mother Li instructed me to go to the stage tomorrow night. You looked so dazed that you could not even rehearse well. How did you get on stage?"
"If I can't do it, let Qiu Ju go. My Qiu Ju is also a national beauty. Besides, she has some talents, much better than me." I teased her.
"Miss." Qiu Ju refused to let go. She was as thin as a piece of paper, but after hearing what I said, her face turned red like a big apple. "Those people came to see you, not me."
"Look at you. You're so unconfident. If you hadn't played thephonic voice for me, I wouldn't have performed so well. You've done a great job in this song! Well, have you practiced the song well this time?"
"We're done."
"Then let's stop practicing. We'll go out to play and relax." After that, I pulled Wan'er to go out.
"Miss, Mother Li will scold you when she knows that."
"Well, I'm here! Don't worry."
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There were also a lot of people coming to perform this time. This joint performance of the talented girls in the building was mainly to attract customers and promote consumption. I admired Mrs. Li's economic mind, which was equivalent to a modern concert.
"This time, the dancing butterfly created a dance for me. I have seen it before, and I also gave her a lot of opinions based on my memory. She is good at dancing, and with some modern elements, her program is different from others. After a dance, she won a lot of applause in the hall."
It's my turn.
Today, I deliberately wore a long white dress and was still covered with a veil. The whole person looked very ethereal and mysterious.
"I am a fox that has been cultivating for thousands of years. And I have been cultivating for thousands of years alone. At night, no one can hear me crying and no one can see me dancing. I am a fox that has been waiting for thousands of years, waiting for thousands of years alone. Who has planted the favorite vermin in the mortal world, and who has drunk the favorite poison in the vast sea of people? When I love you, you are living in poverty and reading hard. When I left you, you were title on the Golden List. Could you dance for me again? I am a white fox that was born a thousand years ago. Look, the clothes you were wearing were fluttering, and the vows I made were made. Can you dance for me again? It was just for the last time when you parted. Look, the clothes were fluttering and the sky was turning into nothing..."
The pair of silver eyes flashed in my mind as I sang this song, over and over again. I shook my head, hoping to get rid of her. My eyes inadvertently glanced at the second floor, and then could no longer move. The pair of silver eyes on the second floor were also looking at me from the window opposite the stage. They were still covered with a veil, just as stunning as ever.
I just looked at him and forgot what I was doing. My mouth was just unconsciously moving with the music. I didn't even know what I was singing.
As if a century had passed and the music stopped, I still looked at the window on the second floor. The sudden burst of thunderous applause woke me up. I looked at the excited faces under the stage and felt a little confused. "Am I singing better unconsciously?"
When I looked up again, the window was empty. I was actually a little disappointed. "Am I really crazy?"
"One more! Another one!" The audience suddenly shouted at the same time. I stood on the stage and was in a dilemma.
Mother Li suddenly stumbled in and said something to me with extreme excitement. This sentence made the whole audience quiet and looked at me in shock. I was also petrified on the stage and did not respond.
She said, "Feiyang, my good daughter, you're lucky. If Prince Anyi likes you, he wants to marry you and make you his eleventh concubine!"
###Chapter13,Marriage
Mother Li said that she was blessed and was going to marry Prince Anyi.
Marrying Prince Anyi.
Marrying...
"My head was buzzing, and I didn't even think about it. Prince Anyi, how could he fall in love with me like a god? He must be dreaming."
"Mom, what did you say?"
"Silly child, you're going to marry into the prince's manor and become the prince's eleventh concubine." Mother Li once again confirmed that she was not dreaming.
Wait, concubines? Or the eleventh one? That was the 12th one? She was faster than the third one. In an instant, Prince Anyi's image had been diminished a lot. "Humph, no matter how handsome he is, he is still a big pervert."
"I won't marry you."
Hearing what I said, the audience was boiling with anger. Some even said that I didn't know what was good for me. It seemed that Prince Anyi had a high status in the crowd.
Mother Li quickly pulled me away. She didn't let go of me until they reached the wing room in the backyard.
"Oh my silly girl, what are you talking about? The other side is a prince. Is it up to you to decide whether to marry or not?" Mother Li was disappointed.
"But I just don't want to marry. Can't the marriage decide on its own?" I felt extremely wronged.
"Since ancient times, men and women have made their own decisions on their marriages. Now that you are the daughter of my Tianyue Tower, I am also your mother. I agree to make the decision on this marriage," Mother Li said toughly. Perhaps she felt sorry for me and her tone softened. "I'm doing this for your own good. Do you want to stay here forever?"
"It's not that question, is it? The problem is that I am not an ancient person. I don't have such a big mind to share a husband with others. What I want is the only, and the only one between us."
"Mom, that's because I don't deserve to be called a friend. You go and help me withdraw this matter."
"No, this was said by Prince Anyi himself. We can't help him. There is no room for discussion about this matter. Even if we are unwilling, we have to agree." Mother Li said with hatred. She couldn't bear to see my sad face. "Feiyang, I know you are a proud child, but I have no power and can only be slaughtered by others."
In fact, I know this. In feudal society, power is everything, but you can't do nothing and accept it stupidly.
"Mom... Don't you want me to stay here to make money for you?" I pretended to be pitiful.
"Feiyang, if you marry into the prince's mansion, you will win glory for our Tianyue Tower. There will be countless benefits in the future." Mother Li was Li Mu's mother, who had a distant vision.
"Think about it from another point of view. If you marry into Prince Yu's Manor, you'll be a concubine, and you'll enjoy glory and wealth. It's better than treating different people in Fengyue Restaurant. You'd better think about it carefully. I won't talk much with you. It's a fact anyway." After that, Li Mu's mother turned and went out, leaving me in meditation.
In the following days, I was put in custody. Mother Li was afraid that I would run away, so she specially sent two more people to serve me, and then I couldn't even go out and sat in the house all day long.
From time to time, there were people from Prince Yu's Mansion, who claimed that they were tailor-made for the occasion, so I played along with them.
Wu Die came to see me once, and she was here to congratulate me. It seemed that in their eyes, it was a blessing to marry Prince Anyi in her last life. Seeing that I was listless, Wu Die didn't know what to say. She just sat with me for a long time and went back.
I never saw him again, as if he had disappeared. I was hoping that he could save me, but I overestimated my charm.
###Chapter14,Waiting for the Wedding
Three days passed quickly, and I was pulled up early in the morning. I was sleepy and washed my face, and I woke up a lot.
"What time is it? You're already up. Didn't you say that the wedding procession would only come at nine o'clock?" I looked at the dark sky outside the window and thought that it was only during the lunar year. If I counted the time in modern times, there were still six hours left.
"It's almost Yin. We're afraid that we don't have enough time!" Qiu Ju said with a cunning smile. It seemed that it was her who was going to marry today. "Sigh, I really want to marry her!"
Therefore, I was surrounded by five people.
"Miss, close your eyes."
"Miss, I'll give you some rouge."
"Miss, I'll comb your hair for you. It will hurt a little. You have to bear with it."
...
"Ouch, it hurts."
"Hey, who, I don't want to bring such a thing. It looks so heavy. Do you want to crush me? Put it down!"
"Qiu Ju, be gentle. This is your miss's head, not a carrot. Don't pull it!"
"It hurts..."
As a result, before the sun even rose, the whole of the Tianyue Tower was filled with my screams.
"Miss, miss." Qiu Ju pushed the sleeping miss and felt very helpless. She could even fall asleep sitting like this!
"Well, what's wrong? Did you eat?" I wiped my mouth and looked around in confusion.
"Ah, I just wiped the lipstick on my face! Look, miss, it's all over!" A little girl screamed, and I was so scared that I almost fell off the stool. "Come on, miss, take a sip of it."
"Aren't we eating?" I still didn't want to let go of this question.
"Pfft—Miss, why do you only know how to eat? Today is your wedding day. You'll look even more beautiful in your wedding dress after a while. You're not allowed to eat," Qiu Ju said. She did not give him any face and started to laugh. However, she could not laugh at what he said.
"I'm really hungry right now! Why are you saying that I can't eat anything? Are you abusing me?" I thought indignantly.
"Mother Li is coming."
I looked in and saw Mother Li entering the room. She was dressed in a festive red dress today. People might have thought she was a matchmaker! However, the red apple in her hand suited me very well.
I swallowed and quickly got up to catch the big apple of Li Mu's mother.