My Little Girl (44)
Not long after the Yuanyang Festival began, the royal carriage of Emperor Sheng Nan arrived . At the same time, Sheng Qianmo also dismounted from his horse in a hurry .
Emperor Sheng Nan was quite surprised to see Sheng Qianmo show his face at the Yulin Academy . By his recollection, the prince would not attend the annual festival, and it was hard to make him come down to the academy either . Yet now he happened to be present .
The emperor couldn’t help but tease him a little, but the prince brushed aside his words .
In the seating area, Sheng Qianmo was naturally seated with Emperor Sheng and their other brothers in the same row .
Head Master Chen, Teacher Li, and many other respected scholars of the academy came to propose a toast to the emperor and other royalty .
All of a sudden, a massive display of fireworks lit up the sky . The students seated behind exclaimed with delight as they saw the colorful fireworks condense into square-shaped characters . The people around read out word by word, “Peace and prosperity for the Beiguo Kingdom . ”
The brilliant display and splendid preparations left many people astonished and gaping .
Emperor Sheng himself felt it was unordinary . He raised his eyebrows with satisfaction . “This is quite interesting . ”
Next to him, Master Sun from Class One overheard his praise . He became even more confident about the next event, and said, “Your Majesty, please look down there . ”
Without a doubt, the presentation that played out before their eyes was from Class One .
Sheng Lingyun was unable to resist as he exclaimed, “Wow!” while wearing an expression of disbelief and wonderment .
In mid-air, on a high platform, appeared out of nowhere a floating white light . Around that small piece of light, little by little, thin and dense dots of green light coalesced together . In a flash, they formed a pair of mandarin ducks, a symbol of lifelong love .
The magnificent display left many people exclaiming with the feeling of magic and beauty .
Emperor Sheng raised his eyebrows again . “How did you do this?”
Sheng Zhiyu smiled, and said, “Could it be that in this world someone truly possesses magic?”
And yet, Sheng Qianmo moved his lips a little, then pointed them to the opposite side of the glowing ducks . An average person would unable to tell that there, in a well-concealed corner, was a white screen . Behind it were countless fireflies, and these fireflies were the mandarin ducks . They could appear in mid-air on the opposite side because of a mirror .
Master Sun had prepared a set of speeches to praise his students in front of the emperor . But he hadn’t expected to be seen through by the Fourth Prince . He was stumped for words but put a bold face and explained their presentation anyways .
After the explanation, Sheng Lingyun realised . All of a sudden, he exclaimed, “Ah, so that’s how it is!”
Sheng Zhiyu smiled . “Didn’t the emperor tell you to attend class in the academy?”
Sheng Lingyun nodded in agreement . With a straight face, he said, “Indeed . Affected by the aroma of books in the academy, I even feel the urge to read at the Yun Manor from time to time . ”
Naturally, the emperor did not believe his words . So he just snorted and laughed, then continued watching the performance on the stage .
After watching several more performances, Li Yuan came to talk to Sheng Qianmo in private . The prince left for a moment . When he came back, the play “Du Shiniang” was starting
Sheng Qian Mo stood in the crowd and his careless gazed moved to the stage . What he saw was a scene that he would remember his whole life .
Chapter end
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