Long Live the Empress

Chapter 197: Protecting Sister

Yue Jinghong changed into a white dancing costume with water sleeves, which was inlaid with sparkling gems. As she moved with her lotus steps, the gems swayed with her.

Everyone seemed to have seen a fairy descend to earth, and they were all waiting for her to dance.

The eldest princess didn't show any reaction on her face, but Yue Jinghao still heard her snort, expressing her displeasure with Yue Jinghong.

Yue Jinghong danced to "Beauty Song". As she twisted and turned, layers of light pink, pink, and rose red appeared under her white dance costume... As the speed increased, everyone seemed to see blooming flowers waiting to be picked.

This time the queen nodded with satisfaction, and the prince also smiled proudly.

As Yue Jinghong knelt on the ground, the song ended and everyone was still savoring it for a long time. Suddenly, the prince took the lead in applauding, and everyone followed suit half a beat later.

However, Yan Liyuan didn't buy it. He snorted and said, "This beauty song is about a young lady in the north who is unparalleled in beauty and intelligence. Is Miss Yue Er hinting at something?"

Yue Jinghong didn't expect Jiu Qiansui to say this. She was so scared that she quickly knelt on the ground, not daring to look up.

"A woman who relies on her beauty to please a man will never last long. Her inner qualities are what matter the most." Yan Liyuan's words were intended to belittle Yue Jinghong, who was self-righteous about her beauty and had no knowledge or skills.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness! In fact, this dance music was chosen by my elder sister, and this dance was supposed to be performed by me and my elder sister together..." Yue Jinghong explained in a panic and pushed the responsibility onto Yue Jinghao.

When everyone heard Yue Jinghong talking about Yue Jinghao, they remembered that the banquet was almost over and Miss Yue had not arrived yet. What was going on?

The eldest princess laughed out of anger: "Oh? Then tell me what's going on?" She just wanted to see what the second young lady of the Yue family could say.

"Your Highness, my elder sister said she wanted to be praised by the Emperor, so she chose this song despite my objections and asked a dancer to choreograph this dance specifically for her."

"Then, why did you dance this dance today?" the eldest princess asked again.

"Big sister hasn't come yet, and the title of the song has already been reported. I'm afraid the emperor will blame big sister, so I want to perform for big sister."

Everyone started talking again, accusing Yue Jinghao of being disrespectful to the royal family. She wanted to be in the limelight but backed down at the last minute, and instead asked her sister to forgive her.

Aunt Su saw her daughter kneeling alone on the ground. She didn't care whether the princess would blame her or not, so she pushed the wheelchair to Yue Jinghong's side and said, "Your Majesty, the second young lady is kind-hearted. Please forgive her for the sake of her wholehearted protection of her sister!"

The prince could no longer sit still at this point. It was obvious that Yue Jinghong had done this out of kindness to protect Yue Jing from being blamed by the emperor, but now he was the one who had to bear the blame. It was really heartbreaking.

"Your Majesty, and Imperial Aunt, please forgive the Second Miss for the sake of her respect for her elder sister and her sharing of her worries!" The Prince bowed and pleaded.

When the queen saw her son kneeling on the ground to plead for Yue Jinghong, she also bowed respectfully to the old emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the eldest daughter of the Yue family has always been arrogant and domineering. She looks like a clown but doesn't know it. Today, she was invited by the royal family, but she is nowhere to be seen at this time. She is really audacious!"

"I heard that the prince was originally engaged to Miss Yue. Is this true?" Yan Liyuan spoke quietly at this time, adding fuel to the fire.

"Yes, that young lady is extremely stupid, looks like Dong Shi, and has a very bad reputation. How can a woman of this character be worthy of the title of Crown Princess?" The Crown Prince felt disgusted when he thought of Yue Jinghao's appearance that day. "Moreover, that young lady Yue did not return home all night and secretly met with a man outside her family, which completely ruined her innocence. If it were another young lady from a noble family, she would have died of shame and anger, but this young lady not only disregarded her dignity, but also composed this beautiful woman song and wanted to present it to my father. She really deserves death!"

"Oh? Is it really what the prince said?" Although Yan Liyuan was asking the prince a question, his eyes were looking at Yue Jinghao.

"Of course! I find a woman like Miss Yue dirty even if she serves as my shoe-carrying maid. I feel foul smell just by looking at her!" The prince said with disgust on his face, and his words were extremely vicious.

"Prince, you shouldn't speak of elder sister like that. Elder sister... elder sister must have her own difficulties..." Yue Jinghong said while biting her lower lip and lowering her eyes.

"What difficulties could she have? The Second Miss has to bear the punishment for her, why is she still defending her like this..." The prince said to Yue Jinghong with heartache.

Before he finished speaking, he heard the eldest princess speak: "Jing'er, tell me what's your problem?"

The moon is quiet and beautiful? Where is she? Everyone was looking for her, and saw the beautiful woman standing next to the eldest princess slowly bowing...