Chapter 243 - I Lied! You Were Looking Pretty!
Hello Dear Readers!
I mostly listen to Chinese historical drama songs. While writing this chapter, I listened to this song. You readers can try this song if you want to!
The song is: Legend of Yunxi Ost by Jujingyi- Sigh (Download from the web or on YouTube)
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Ying Lili stood a few meters away from Sheng Li. Opening the fan she brought it near her face such that only her eyes were visible. She bent her waist to her left and stretched out her arm. Moving her body up and down and outstretching her arms, she kept the fan movements graceful.
The movement of her eyes and her hands were synchronous with each other. She brought both her hands up, covering one side of her face. The hand movements had slowed down along with the movement of the fan.
Sheng Li was intensely looking at Ying Lili. With every rhythm, his heartbeat was increasing. At this moment, she was looking as if a true jade beauty had descended from heaven. 'How could she be so perfect in every dance?' he wondered.
Ying Lili jumped in the air. Her left leg was raised while her left hand was outstretched, while her right hand had the red fan in front of her face. Her feet touched the ground soon. But, it was not the end of the performance. This was just the beginning!
Ying Lili gracefully threw the fan up in the air and quickly caught it with her left hand. She stretched her right foot to the front while her left foot went behind. Her face was turned towards Sheng Li as she moved the fan again. The smile on her lips was getting brighter as the dance was continuing.
Ying Lili sat on the ground. Her right knee was up in the air while her left leg was touching the ground. Sheng Li was going to tell her not to sit on the ground, but then he saw it was a part of the dance that Ying Lili was performing.
She had placed the fan on the ground and stood up, putting her weight on the right leg and standing up. Making a lotus-like shape using her hands, she motioned her hands gracefully in the air and bent slightly on her waist. She gripped her high waist skirt and swirled it in the air.
Moving her right hand again such that it formed an arch in the air. She again jumped; quickly spun and bent down to pick the fan up. She ended the dance by closing the fan and bowed.
Her chest was rising up and down from the dance she had just done. She lifted her head and looked at Sheng Li, smiling brightly. "How was the dance?" She asked with sparkling eyes but did not get any response from Sheng Li. "I need to perform this dance tomorrow at the opening event. Tell me how it was," Ying Lili again demanded the answer as she walked towards him.
"You are not performing any dance tomorrow," Sheng Li growled. Ying Lili stopped at her place. Her brows were drawn together in confusion. Sheng Li stood up from the swing and went to her. Stopping right in front of her words, he again repeated his words.
"But why?" Ying Lili questioned, confused.
"Because you were looking ugly!" Sheng Li pronounced.
"W-what?" Ying Lili mumbled.
"Yes, you were looking ugly. Give me this fan," he took the fan from her hand, "This dance is not made for you," Sheng Li stated and turned his back towards Ying Lili.
"But I want to perform this dance. It means I need to practice the entire night." Sheng Li heard Ying Lili's deep sighs. "I did this dance after many months, so that might be one reason that I was looking ugly. Sheng Li, was I looking that bad? Maybe it is because of the dim light or because of these clothes!" Ying Lili deduced as she peered at her clothes.
Sheng Li could not believe that Ying Lili would talk like that. 'Is she testing me? Can't she feel what she did to my heart? I will not let her perform in front of anyone,' he wondered.
"Sheng Li, could you please watch my dance one more time? Trust me, this time I will try to do it more elegantly," Ying Lili requested and lightly gripped the upper jacket of Sheng Li.
He immediately turned to her. Grasping Ying Lili's right hand, he placed it on his chest near his heart. Ying Lili felt his uneven heartbeats. "You did this to me. I do not want any man to feel like this. You will not perform in front of anyone," Sheng Li affirmed.
"But-"
She was pulled closer by Sheng Li. "No means No. Do you even have any idea how you were looking!" He muttered.
"You said that I was looking ugly," Ying Lili replied.
"I lied. You were looking pretty," Sheng Li stated, and let go of Ying Lili's hand.
"Why did you lie?"
"Don't you know?"
"Tell me," Ying Lili waited for the response of the Crown Prince.
"Because you would not have listened to me then. Don't dance tomorrow," Sheng Li stressed his words.
"No one is going to feel the way you feel after watching me doing this 'Fan Dance' tomorrow. I am only giving a warm welcome to the princesses," Ying Lili asserted.
"You will not listen to me," Sheng Li looked for an answer into the eyes of Ying Lili.
"When you know then why are you asking?" Ying Lili mumbled and lowered her eyes when her chin was gripped by Sheng Li. He looked into her eyes when her lips were captured by Sheng Li.
"You will not dance because a few men eye you. I cannot even kill them because I promised you that I will not kill the innocents. A war will start if I raise my sword, that's why I will not let you dance tomorrow," Sheng Li said after pulling away from the kiss.
"Then kill them for eyeing on your woman. But do not let me limit myself just because of those few men," Ying Lili asserted. "How could they be innocent if they eye on your woman? Huh?" she questioned. Sheng Li thought for some time.
"Okay, you can dance then," Sheng Li permitted Ying Lili who smiled and hugged him tightly.
"No one eyes on me. You are over protective of me," Ying Lili stated. "How could you be so good?" Ying Lili murmured. "I am lucky to have you as my husband," Ying Lili said. Sheng Li smiled and kissed the top of her head.
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Chinese Fan Dance is originated in the Han Dynasty. It is a slow and graceful dance. I tried to depict it through words but I am not sure if I able to give that picture or not.
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