Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1203 - 509: Suzhou (Part 2)_7

Xiang Wei smirked.

The third performance was by the Lotus Lady. This Lotus Lady, dressed in a flowing white skirt embroidered with Su Brocade floral patterns and clouds, had a slender waist and an alluring grace that couldn’t be easily captured. Her skirts fluttered elegantly as she walked, exuding a charm that defied description.

Yueyao whispered quietly: "One is delicate and charming, another is breathtakingly beautiful, and one is flirtatiously enchanting. I wonder what the last one will be like?"

Xiang Wei glanced at Yueyao and chuckled: "She’ll be out soon, and we’ll find out."

After the Lotus Lady finished playing the zither, the literati present showered praises as if they were free, describing the music as melodious and pleasing as if from heaven, resonating for three days without end.

Xiang Wei, feeling sleepy, knowing her own lack of appreciation for the zither, quietly asked: "How is the zither music?"

Yueyao nodded: "It’s quite good, but it doesn’t compare to the court music master."

Xiang Wei suddenly wanted to laugh. Someone like Yueyao shouldn’t have come at all; with Yueyao’s discerning eye, she wouldn’t appreciate such common performances.

Finally, Miss Xiang Ru showcased her dance skills. Miss Xiang Ru wore a crystal-embellished blue water sleeve dance dress.

Yueyao noted that although Miss Xiang Ru was beautiful, compared to the previous three women, her appearance was slightly inferior.

Miss Xiang Ru bowed to everyone, and as the music started, she began to dance gracefully. The delicate robe fluttered in the wind, the long sleeves swirled around; her continuous gestures spread out like a swallow nesting, soaring swiftly like a startled magpie...

Yueyao snapped out of her daze amidst applause. Xiang Wei, smiling, asked: "How was it?" Looking at Yueyao’s expression, it was clear Yueyao was very pleased with the dance.

Yueyao gazed at the woman in the center, saying: "When she was dancing, she reached the highest state of ecstasy."

Xiang Wei tilted her head, contemplating: "Just like when you paint, seeing nothing but the painting, even if I’m right in front of you, you wouldn’t notice me?"

At this moment, the other three beauties entered the room. The four stood together as the crowd chose the leader.

This time, Yueyao ignored Xiang Wei’s teasing and seriously observed the four beauties in the center. After returning, she was determined to paint a Beauty Painting.

After intense disputes among three authoritative gentlemen present, the Lotus Lady was chosen as the leader. This time only the leader was chosen, and the other three beauties were not ranked.

Xiang Wei looked at the alluring woman who seemed capable of capturing souls, muttering: "Even she can be the leader?"

Yueyao didn’t answer, instead asking: "The Huanghe Catfish, Taihu Silver Fish, Songjiang Perch, and Yangtze River Reeve’s Shad are known as the Four Famous Fish; if you ask people from Suzhou which is the most delicious, how do you think they’d answer?"

Xiang Wei glanced sideways at Yueyao: "It’s obvious, they’d definitely say Taihu Silver Fish. What belongs to one’s own is naturally the best."

Yueyao smiled: "Well, there you go. The men especially love women like the Lotus Lady, so choosing her as the leader isn’t surprising."

Xiang Wei suddenly got excited: "If you had to choose, who would you pick?"

Yueyao didn’t answer the question: "I’m not a judge, my opinion doesn’t matter." In this competition, what mattered was the reputation. Whoever became the leader would enhance their status, so Yueyao felt no need to judge.

PS: "He Chuan" is a poem by the great Qing Dynasty poet Nalan Xingde, quoted here.