The Rebirth of an Orphan

Zhao Xihua looked away immediately after her eyes met Miss Nangong's. She didn't want to be generous to someone who hurt her, but her arrogance hurt Miss Nangong's eyes, as well as Qin Xiaoxiao's.

Qin Xiaoxiao was jealous and angry when she saw how favored Ling Ziye was, but she had to humble herself in order to curry favor with Ling Ziye. But why was this country girl from Yuncheng putting on airs in front of her?

A wicked look oozed across Qin Xiaoxiao's face. "Since a country girl like you has come to Kyoto, I'm going to let you have a good taste of Qin Xiaoxiao's power."

The Queen Mother was very happy today because she saw Ling Ziye whom she hadn't seen for many days, so she drank more sweet wine.

Qin Xiaoxiao saw that the atmosphere was very good, so she stood up, holding the wine glass and smiled at Queen Mother Wang: "Queen Mother Wang, today is a good day to welcome Miss Zi Ye, so of course we should have a good time. Today, I also happened to see the young lady of the Gu family. I heard that this young lady's family is not very good. Her mother was a famous singer and dancer in Kyoto before she went to Yuncheng. I think this young lady of the Gu family will not be bad either. I wonder if I can see her dancing today?"

Qin Xiaoxiao had a smile on her face, but there was a hint of malice in her eyes. The young lady of the Gu family was controversial because of her poor background. How could she sit in the position of the young lady of the Gu family? Everyone around was waiting to see Zhao Xihua make a fool of herself.

Zhao Xihua never expected that the deepest pain in her heart would be dug out in public. Her mother was the best singer and dancer in Kyoto back then. Her song Guangling San was famous throughout Kyoto, and her dancing was also stunning. But even so, it was really a joke for her, a young lady of the Gu family, to perform singing and dancing at a banquet.

If she performed this dance, it would be a slap in the face of the Gu family. If she didn't perform it, the Queen Mother did not stop Qin Xiaoxiao from making trouble.

Zhao Xihua looked at Madam Hua. Asking her to dance now would be disrespectful to the Gu family. It would be inappropriate for her, the head of the Gu family, not to show up. But after waiting for a long time, she only saw Madam Hua with a sneer on her face, as a bystander.

"What's wrong? Young Madam, you are so arrogant. Miss Zi Ye just came back. Are you not giving Miss Zi Ye face?" Qin Xiaoxiao turned her head and looked at Ling Zi Ye and said with a smile:

"Miss Zi Ye, you don't know how amazing the dance performed by the owner of Qing Hong Lou was back then. I'm sure her daughter won't be much worse."

Ling Ziye always liked to watch some singing and dancing performances. Although she was usually dull, she immediately became interested after hearing what Qin Xiaoxiao said and said with a smile: "In that case, I am looking forward to the young lady's dancing skills."

The Queen Mother doted on Miss Zi Ye to begin with, and now she laughed when she heard what she said: "If Zi Ye wants to see it, then please ask the young lady to dance for her. Someone, call the palace musicians."

Of course, the Queen Mother's order could not be disobeyed. Zhao Xihua knew that she had to dance this dance. Even if she, the young lady of the Gu family, was treated as an inferior, she had to endure it.

When the court musicians were ready, Zhao Xihua said to them calmly, "Guangling San, thank you for your help."

After Zhao Xihua sang this song, Miss Nangong's face changed and her expression became strange and a little angry, as if she was trying hard to restrain something.

The Queen Mother Wang, who was sitting on the high throne, also had a gloomy expression. Ever since the man in Qinghonglou died, no one in the entire Kyoto dared to challenge this song and dance.

Zhao Xihua, wearing a red dress, walked step by step to the center of the garden in the scattered sunlight. She was already stunningly beautiful, and she stood there with a calm and composed expression. Her demeanor was not like that of a girl from a poor family at all. Instead, she was comparable to Miss Zi Ye who was sitting above.

Zhao Xihua is not only an excellent musician, but also very confident in her dancing skills. Guangling San is a piece frequently practiced by court musicians, so it was easy to prepare. However, when the music was about to sound, it was interrupted by a burst of footsteps.

Everyone looked over and saw several princes and children of aristocratic families walking over. No one knew what they had heard before they came over, but when they saw the gloomy face of Gu Lun from the Gu family, everyone subconsciously shuddered slightly.

The handsome and noble man in the lead is the third prince, Mo Zijin, while the man in white with an always unfathomable face is the ninth prince, and behind them is Gu Lun, who has a unique demeanor.

He looked coldly at Zhao Xihua who was forced to dance by so many people, his face looking ugly and gloomy.

After the Third Prince glanced at Zhao Xihua, who was standing calmly in the center, he walked around Zhao Xihua and took the people behind him to greet the Queen Mother and his mother, Madam Qiu.

Gu Lun also bowed and smiled at the Queen Mother, "Queen Mother, I don't know what my wife is going to do?"

The Queen Mother used to look down on the heir of the Gu family whose background was controversial. However, some of the official work done by the Ninth Prince recently helped the country recover a lot of losses. In addition, the Ninth Prince proposed some new reform measures, which made the President pay more attention to the Ninth Prince, who he had not paid much attention to before.

Moreover, the Ninth Prince's momentum is now catching up with the Third Prince. She also knows that Gu Lun occupies a very important position beside the Ninth Prince, which is incomparable to ordinary people.

She looked at Gu Lun's questioning tone and smiled faintly, "I heard that your young lady's mother was the best singer and dancer in Kyoto. I really like these, so I asked your young lady to perform, and she agreed."

Gu Lun glanced at Miss Zi Ye who was sitting upright. Everyone in Kyoto said that Miss Zi Ye loved singing and dancing the most. Maybe she wanted to watch it today too? These bastards, how could his wife who was in his palm be a toy for these bitches to have fun with?

So what if it’s the Ling family?

"Haha," Gu Lun immediately said to the Queen Mother, "Thank you for your praise, Queen Mother. However, I have learned some dances before. Since the Queen Mother wants to watch the performance, I also want to show my filial piety in front of you."

After Gu Lun finished speaking, everyone's expression changed, and then they all looked at the Queen Mother, whose expression also changed slightly.

Letting Zhao Xihua dance in front of everyone would only humiliate Zhao Xihua, but letting an important state official, the first military advisor to the Ninth Prince, dance for these women would hurt the country if it were to get out. If the President knew about it, all of them would be in big trouble.

Queen Mother Wang didn't expect Gu Lun to do this. She must have been a little flustered, but before she could say anything, Gu Lun had already walked to Zhao Xihua's side.

Zhao Xihua didn't expect that Gu Lun would go to such lengths for her. You know, they had just had a fight and the conflict hasn't been resolved yet. He could just find an excuse for her, so why would he have to perform it himself?