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Quick Transmigration: She's a Heartbreaker: Ch 95, The Imposter Noble Lady Hearing him, Yan Shen froze. His gaze turned unnatural as he replied coldly, "It was too boring over there, a bunch of rouge powder, so I strolled around." Shen Xi Tang glanced at him and didn’t expose him. He looked in the direction Jiang Xun had left with a smile, "Does Kang Wangye also think this woman is special?" Yan Shen followed his gaze and saw Jiang Xun's slender figure slowly walking away. He said, "What's so special? It's only her appearance that is better than other women." Shen Xi Tang didn’t answer, but just smiled meaningfully. "It can’t be that you’re interested in her?" Yan Shen's tone was a little strange. "Aren't you also interested in her?" Shen Xi Tang smiled. "Me? Humph... … How is that possible?" Yan Shen’s breath paused before he retorted coldly. "I heard that Xiao Wang He intends to marry her as his wife." Shen Xi Tang continued. Yan Shen's face changed. "Let's go, the Flower Banquet’s performance is about to begin." Shen Xi Tang changed the topic. "What about that person who was with you just now?" Yan Shen asked. Shen Xi Tang replied, "She already left." ... When Jiang Xun returned to the pavilion, Yan Yu Yue and others immediately walked over once they saw her. "Younger Sister Xun, where did you go? We’ve been looking for you." Yan Yu Yue asked. "I went to the Clean Room and accidentally got lost." Jiang Xun replied. "You returned at the right time, the performance is about to begin." Yan Xi Wu said. "En." Jiang Xun saw Wei Ming Yu also hurried back. Her expression was a little ugly and her eyes were still red, looking slightly despondent. Once she saw Jiang Xun, a trace of hatred flashed in her gaze. "Just now I heard the Xiao Residence has paid a hefty fund for several songstresses with marvelous voices like a warbler." "Will everyone please sit down there?" The young mistress of Xiao Residence came over and invited them to watch the performance. Therefore, everyone went to find a seat under the stage and sat down. While talking, everyone suddenly heard the sound of music. Jiang Xun and the others followed the sound. Soon they saw a graceful green-clothed woman coming out in full bloom. Behind her were four purple-clothed women, who were each holding a grandiose Phoenix-headed Konghou in their hands. Standing on the makeshift high platform, the woman in green gracefully bowed to the crowd, then sat down and began to play the Phoenix-headed Konghou with the other four accompanying by her side. The soft and clear music sounded like the sound of nature. Everyone was fascinated by them. Even until the end of the song, they still weren’t able to wake up from it. Jiang Xun wasn’t interested in the music. She was still thinking about what occurred just now when someone happened to come over to deliver tea and cakes. Jiang Xun subconsciously glanced at her and was slightly startled. Wasn’t the woman in front of her, who was dressed as a maid carrying a plate of desserts, that "Su Xun"? The facial features of the two were somewhat similar. Su Xun’s appearance was also pretty. The hidden mist in her eyes did make her rather charming. Even when Jiang Xun saw them, she had to praise that her eyes were indeed beautiful. Su Xun was also examining Jiang Xun. Her gaze was a little cautious with a hint of envy in her eyes. She only glanced at Jiang Xun for a few moments before shrinking back and sweetly smiled to serve tea to the other guests. Jiang Xun’s expression remained calm. If this Su Xun had the slightest amount of brain, she would not do anything at this time. Right now was not a good opportunity for her to reveal her identity. After a while, those noble and handsome Langjuns also arrived. In addition to Shen Xi Tang, there were also many beautiful men from the Jiang family, the Yan family, the Xu family, and the Lin family, only no one could steal the limelight from Shen Xi Tang. Yan Shen was still standing next to Shen Xi Tang. That face of Yan Shen was quite attractive with the exception of being too apathetic. After the performance, the songstresses on the stage left one by one. The Xiao Residence’s Older Young Mistress, Wang Shi, stepped onto the stage and declared with a smile, "After watching the performance, I have a suggestion. The ladies present are all versatilely talented. How about we have a competition here today and let the people here be the judges to see who is the best? What do you think?" The noble ladies immediately gained interest and whispered between themselves. Looking at the noblemen at the other table, their minds inevitably ran wild. If they could show off in front of their favorite langjun, attracting the attention of the other party would be a good thing. Normally, there was no place to express themselves. These noble ladies all had a specialty and were extremely confident, so they nodded in agreement. "In that case, we will invite all the noblemen to be the judges. When one of you likes a performance, pick a flower from the garden and give it to them. Finally, whoever has the most flowers will be today's Kui Shou. I will also gift her a prize. As for the order of performance, we’ll draw lots to decide, whoever’s called will perform." Wang Shi announced. "What do you want to perform?" Yan Xi Wu asked in a low voice. Yan Yu Yue thought for a while, "I still don't know." “What a pity, I don't know that there will be a performance today. Elder Sister didn't bring her zither and I also didn't bring my pipa, otherwise we could have formed an ensemble and played a song." Yan Xi Wu pouted, a little disappointed. Jiang Xun smiled, "Younger Sister Xi Wu, how can there be no zither or pipa in this huge Xiao Residence? Just ask a maid and have her find one." “Xun Jie'er is right." Yan Yu Yue nodded and smiled. The gloominess on Yan Xi Wu's face disappeared as she laughed, "How could I forget that? Aiya, then it's settled. I'll go find Xiao Older Young Mistress to borrow it and say I’m your younger sister." Yan Xi Wu had overheard First Madam say that Xiao Mansion wanted to propose marriage to Jiang Xun for Xiao Wang He, so her tone was full of ridicule. Jiang Xun blinked and expressed a shy look as her cheeks suddenly became red. Since their seats weren’t too far from those of the noblemen while Shen Xi Tang, Yan Shen and most of them were decently trained in martial arts, they had good hearing, so they could hear what Jiang Xun and the Yan sisters were saying. On Jiang Xun's charming face was a faint pink cloud, which made her appear even more alluring and itched people’s hearts. Jiang Second Young Master asked, "Which lady's performance do you most look forward to?" Everyone involuntarily looked at Jiang Xun, but no one spoke. "Fine, no one’s going to speak at this time. I’ll see who you’re going to give your flowers to later." Jiang Second Young Master scolded with a smile. "General Shen, you actually had time to come over today. Could it be that you also have the intent to marry a wife? You would never come to this kind of banquet before." Someone asked. Shen Xi Tang smiled. The curvature of the corners of his mouth wasn’t obvious, but it was enough to surprise them. Did he really guess correctly? Everyone was shocked. As Yan Shen glanced at him, his eyes narrowed. "Even Kang Wangye is here, of course I have to come." Shen Xi Tang said lightly. "Yeah, why did Kang Wangye come today? Don't you always say that you hate the smell of rouge powder, so you avoid places where there are many women?" "I'm looking for Wang He for something, I didn't know there was a flower banquet today." Yan Shen answered coldly. He didn’t know there was a flower banquet today? This excuse... … was simply too perfunctory. There were people welcoming guests at the gate and Lord Kang came quite early. Even if he really didn’t know, then according to his previous temperament, he would have left a long time ago. Why would he still stay here and watch the performances with them together? How weird! "Wang He, I heard that you intend to marry the granddaughter of the Duke Residence’s Old Madame Yan as your wife?" Xu Eldest Young Master asked. Xiao Wang He watched Jiang Xun and smiled without denying it. "It turns out to be true. Then won’t we be able to eat your wedding banquet soon?" "This Miss is both talented and beautiful with a gentle and quiet temperament. Wang He will be content if he can marry her home and it will also be a big wish in his life fulfilled." Xiao Wang He bluntly replied. Shen Xi Tang reminded, "The performance is beginning." As soon as his voice fell, everyone's gazes shifted to the stage. "The first one to perform seems to be Jiang family’s Third Young Miss." They only heard the sound of music. Jiang Third Young Miss’ performance was finishing a piece of painting before the song ended. They saw her agile posture, swaying her pen and ink on stage. Her movements were smooth like flowing water. That graceful posture of hers attracted everyone's attention. When she starts painting, she seems to be dancing. At the end of the song, everyone lamented in exclamation when she showed the painting she had just created in front of everyone. She actually painted the back garden of the Xiao Mansion. Although the painting technique was not superb, this ingenuity was impressive. Originally, the first performance on stage would be a bit of an advantage. However, she was very clever and chose to be distinguishably different right at the beginning. If the subsequent performances weren’t very remarkable, it would be difficult to outshine her. The expressions of the ladies in the audience weren’t as relaxed as before. The performance of the next few ladies was actually good, but with that unique up front, their performances seemed a little flat. When it was Wei Ming Yu’s turn, she played and sang an exotic tune. The tune was something no one had heard of. Her singing was delicate and beautiful, finally making the atmosphere lively again. However, with the way she was infatuating staring at Shen Xi Tang the entire time, her thoughts were clear to everyone watching. Yet Shen Xi Tang turned a blind eye and never looked in her direction. Once Wei Ming Yu finished playing the song, Shen Xi Tang still never looked over. She couldn't help but feel a little dispirited. After that, the ladies were called by their names one by one. Yan Xi Wu and Yan Yu Yue played the zither and the pipa together. The two are indeed sisters and had a tacit understanding with each other. The sound of their ensemble was much more mesmerizing than a solo, which won everyone’s applause. Jiang Xun waited for a long time before it was her turn. While waiting, she wasn’t idle either and had Ying Qiao borrow many tools for her. When she got onstage, the maids moved a table to the center according to her instructions and Ying Qiao arranged all kinds of tea sets for her. "Seeing these noble ladies performing singing, dancing, musical instruments and etc, I can't compare to them in those regards. After thinking about it, I couldn't think of any other skills that I could show, except for my somewhat decent tea art. So, I will just do a tea show. It’s just that this show will all be on the surface of the tea, so everyone might come onstage to watch.” Jiang Xun’s voice wasn’t too soft or too heavy, neither rushing or slow. Her speaking pace was very tactful and was comfortable to the ears. In addition to Yan Shen, there were two others who had seen Jiang Xun’s tea-brewing skills on the day of the Flower Festival. They’ve been amazed since that day. Today, hearing Jiang Xun was going to show them again, they stood up without saying a word. Yan Shen thought of the bowl of tea he drank that day and couldn't help but taste the aftertaste. He hesitated for a moment before also standing up. With someone taking the lead, others will naturally follow them on stage to watch. Wei Ming Yu was annoyed internally. She just wanted to see what tricks she could do with brewing tea, so she gathered some ladies, who she had good relationships with, to come on stage together. In an instant, the spacious stage was actually all crowded with people. Everyone centered around Jiang Xun, surrounding her to watch her do this tea show. Shen Xi Tang stood on her right, leaning so close that he could even smell the fragrance from her body. The speed Shen Xi Tang was fiddling with his Buddha beads became faster. Clearly his face was calm and composed, yet right now he was thinking about how to make her bite her lips and look at him with tears in her eyes, softly m*aning. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes: Clean Room (净房): a way for Ancient Chinese people to refer to the bathroom zither (琴): a Chinese instrument category that consists of many strings stretched across a flat wooden body. More information here Phoenix-headed Konghou (凤首箜篌): it looks just like its name, a Chinese harp with a Phoenix head. More information here Pipa (琵琶): a traditional Chinese instrument that has a pear shaped wooden body. More information here Kui Shou (魁首): an Ancient Chinese term that usually refers to a female who won a competition tea show(茶百戏): a Chinese culture where there are specific ways to brew tea and create images on the tea's surface
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Yatengarasu
10/24/2023 11:58:27 am
Wow this general is surprisingly horny! Lmao
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