Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 333 Attracting Beauties, Beauty Leads to Deception!

Even Gu Qingyue had to admit that Princess Lianfu looked much more beautiful in this outfit than when she was usually dressed in a very conservative way. She had a graceful and slender figure and was full of exotic charm.

As the music played, a woman in red began to dance gracefully.

She twirled the wooden sword in her hand into a beautiful flourish, and then perfectly softened the sword's sharpness with her light and graceful movements.

Beautiful as a vixen!

The audience members, especially the men, were mostly staring wide-eyed.

If given the chance to have Princess Lemph, I believe they would seize it without hesitation.

However, Gu Qingyue was quite curious as to why Yue Zhiqi was so generous in congratulating the princes on their investiture as kings.

Princess Lianfu even performed a sword dance to add to the festivities?

Shouldn't they be very angry?

When the old emperor deliberately rewarded the heroes who had fought against Nanzhao during a formal banquet for the Nanzhao delegation, did they really have no grudges?

Gu Qingyue couldn't help but admire the old emperor's move; he did a brilliant job!

She turned her head slightly and saw Yue Zhiqi and his deputy, Zhen Jinyue.

Yue Zhiqi seemed quite interested in watching Lian Fu's sword dance, while... Zhen Jinyue, haha, he's about to turn into a pufferfish with anger!

The man's face was so fat that his features were almost squeezed together.

Gu Qingyue couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Little sister?" Gu Yuanen nudged her shoulder.

Gu Qingyue's expression instantly returned to calm as she shook her head.

Looking at the women dancing on the stage, and then at the men in their seats watching with great interest, they were all handsome and talented! Thinking of this, she watched even more intently.

Thinking of something, she looked in the direction of Mu Yun Chu and saw Mu Yun Chu and Prince Kang. The two brothers seemed to have agreed to each other, and were drinking by themselves without looking up at the woman in the room.

Gu Qingyue's lips curled slightly.

She glanced at the men and women in the audience who were watching with rapt attention, and then turned her head and met Mu Yun Chu’s deep eyes. Gu Qing Yue was startled. What did his gaze mean?

She didn't do anything, did she?

It seems I was being a bit too observant of those young masters earlier—too much observation. Could this guy have noticed everything?

There were so many women looking at him just now! He's a womanizer, huh!

Gu Qingyue quickly looked away, her eyes darting around erratically.

After thinking about it, she decided to go out for some fresh air. She couldn't stand the occasional glances Mu Yun Chu was giving her.

Just as she was thinking about how to sneak away, she saw the man sitting below Mu Yun Chu, who was drooling over her. Who else could it be but the Eighth Prince?

Gu Qingyue glanced around and found that the other princes were all fine, either eating with their heads down or watching the performance in the arena, their expressions still noble and composed or appreciative. Only the eighth prince stood out the most.

Clearly, he hadn't taken the fact that he had slept with Princess Qing'an at the Spring Festival banquet a few days ago to heart at all, and had already shifted his focus.

Look at him now, it's obvious he's been lusting after the woman in the room for a long time!

His greedy expression was completely undisguised, as if he had forgotten that Princess Qing'an, with whom he had been intimate not long ago, was still recuperating at home.

Gu Qingyue glanced at it and then turned her head away.

Although it's a bit disgusting, but ------ if this Eighth Prince wants to marry Princess Lianfu ------ it seems pretty good!

Gu Qingyue rubbed her fingers, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this seemed like a pretty good idea!

Regardless of why Princess Narenfa drugged herself, she should be punished, shouldn't she?

Even after Princess Lianfu finished her performance, countless eyes remained fixed on her, some admiring, some greedy, and some lewdly eyeing her.

Gu Qingyue took in all these gazes and became even more certain about the relationship between Princess Lianfu and the Eighth Prince. At least the Eighth Prince was intentional, wasn't he?

Next up is the performance time for all the young ladies and gentlemen.

There was everything from playing the zither and reciting poems to sword dancing and ink painting, but Gu Qingyue watched with little interest.

A quarter of an hour later, Gu Qingyue greeted Qin Shi and left the main hall with Gu Yuanen.

"Fourth Brother, why are you following me? I just came out for some fresh air," Gu Qingyue said, puzzled as to why Gu Yuanen had come with her.

Of course, she didn't just want some fresh air; she genuinely couldn't bear someone's deep, brooding gaze and had to hide away.

“You’ve never been to the palace before, I’m afraid you’ll get lost and get scammed,” Gu Yuanen said, offering a completely unconvincing excuse.

Gu Qingyue didn't mind, and the two walked side by side toward the Imperial Garden.

"What do you plan to do?" Gu Yuanen asked in a low voice when they reached a secluded spot.

"What do you mean, what should we do?" Gu Qingyue turned around.

"What about you and the Seventh Prince, Li?"

"Just do what needs to be done!" Gu Qingyue shrugged.

"What if you're betrothed to someone else?" Gu Yuanen was a little worried. Was his younger sister not worried at all? Did she not like Prince Li anymore?

"Shouldn't he be the one worrying about this?" Gu Qingyue said with amusement as she looked at Gu Yuanen's worried frown.

Gu Yuanen was taken aback upon hearing this. That's right. If Prince Li can't get a marriage decree from the emperor, then there's nothing left for him!

But... that's still not right! Wouldn't that mean his sister would have to marry someone else? He'd rather choose someone his sister likes.

"What if I get betrothed to someone else?" Gu Yuanen persisted.

"Let my grandfather tell the Emperor that I am not fully recovered and it is not appropriate for me to get married," Gu Qingyue said decisively.

This was the best excuse to refuse the royal marriage. Of course, she wasn't afraid at all that the emperor would send a physician to examine her.

"This wouldn't be good for your reputation, no way!" Gu Yuanen refused decisively.

In this era, a woman's reputation was highly valued, and the reputation of a sickly woman should never fall on her beloved younger sister.

“I mean, if it were up to me, how could I not cherish my reputation?” Gu Qingyue patted Gu Yuanen on the shoulder.

Of course, these were words of comfort from Gu Qingyue. She genuinely didn't care about her reputation; having that thing was ideal, but she didn't mind not having it.

"There are no ifs," a familiar male voice suddenly came from behind.

The two turned around and saw Mu Yun Chu walking out from the depths of the path.

His dark, four-clawed python robe accentuated his handsome, flawless face. His voice was indifferent and cold, and his physique was strong and slender, exuding a kind of ascetic beauty.

Gu Qingyue's eyes lit up at just one glance; the man she had her eye on was indeed a gem!

Especially today, he's dressed very formally; Gu Qingyue has never seen him like this before.

Mu Yun Chu walked up to the two of them with his hands behind his back. He was very satisfied when he saw the fleeting infatuation in Gu Qing Yue's eyes.

Gu Qingyue had completely forgotten the gaze someone had given her in the main hall earlier. Now, all she could do was look at him with a stunningly handsome face, and she just wanted to enjoy this moment.

"Have you seen enough?" Mu Yun Chu stopped in front of Gu Qing Yue, lowered her head, and spoke indifferently.

"Almost there," the man's handsome face was so close that Gu Qingyue couldn't help but swallow and stammered in response.

A deep male laugh came from behind, and Gu Qingyue shuddered. Beauty can be a dangerous thing!

She immediately lowered her head and turned around, only to see Gu Yuanen standing beside her, half-covering his face. He simply couldn't bear to look at his younger sister; she turned into a lovesick fool whenever she saw a handsome man—he couldn't tolerate it!

"Haha, Prince Li, you go ahead and explore. My fourth brother and I have some things to attend to, so we'll be leaving now," Gu Qingyue's heart pounded as she grabbed Gu Yuanen's sleeve, ready to make her escape.

Suddenly, someone grabbed my collar, and I couldn't move!

Gu Qingyue gritted her teeth.

"Zhang Qingxuan!" Mu Yun Chu's voice rang out from behind.

Gu Qingyue and the other turned around in surprise and saw that the young master Zhang from the Yongen Marquis's mansion had jumped out from somewhere. He put his arm around Gu Yuanen's shoulder and took him away in a few quick movements.

"Fourth brother?"

Gu Qingyue watched in stunned silence.

Fourth Brother just left with someone?

Did they abandon her?