Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 204 Conspicuous Bag

Shen Fuyu supported her chin with her hand, her beautiful eyes flashing with sharp light.

No wonder!

Li Xinrong, who had disappeared for a long time, jumped back on the scene. It turned out that he had hooked up with Shang Qingyan and wanted to use Shang Qingyan to get back into the circle.

Shen Fuyu's thoughts were scattered when he was suddenly interrupted by a cry of surprise.

"Wow!"

"So beautiful, worthy of being Miss Shang."

Shen Fuyu looked in the direction of the voice and saw that Shang Qingyan was dressed in exotic clothes, with a veil covering her cheeks, revealing her charming eyes, which added a bit of mystery to her. At the same time, there was a small detail around her waist, with a string of pearls and jade hanging down from her waist, revealing her slender waist in the hazy light.

Beautiful indeed.

Shen Fuyu nodded and sighed sincerely. In ancient times, young ladies from official families were generally very beautiful, with skin as white as cream. Even Shen Fuyu had been pampered for such a long time that her originally rough skin had become delicate and smooth. She even couldn't let go of her skin when taking a bath.

Shang Qingyan felt the astonished gazes around her and couldn't help but raise her chin, with a hint of pride in her eyes.

"It's embarrassing."

Leaving a word behind, Wu Shen Mengwu and Shang Qingyan played the pipa together. The elegant and moving sound of the pipa rang out in the center of the banquet. Because she had already planned the performance, Shang Qingyan specially sent someone to clean up to ensure that everyone's attention would be on her.

"I've heard that Miss Shangjia is good at exotic dancing. Seeing is believing. She is truly stunningly beautiful."

"To be able to see such a stunning dance in my lifetime is truly a lifelong dream."

All the men and women present were amazed by Shang Qingyan's dance and never took their eyes off her.

As the passionate music played, Shang Qingyan's dance also changed.

Towards the end, Shang Qingyan's body was suspended by a thin thread. The girl got some flower petals from somewhere and let them float down in the air. The fragrance of flowers mixed with the music moved everyone present.

Quiet.

Deathly silence.

Everyone at the banquet was stunned by this scene and couldn't recover for a long time.

Until Shang Qingyan fell down.

The applause finally arrived as promised.

"A fairy descended to earth. Today I finally saw what it means to be a fairy descended to earth. Miss Shang, we don't know how many surprises you have. If there are similar dances in the future, we must continue to hold banquets."

"That's right. I've lived for so many years and have seen many dancers. Their dances, no matter how hard they tried, were not as good as Miss Shang's."

Amidst the praises, Shen Fuyu heard a tiny complaint.

"Fuck, conspicuous bag."

Shen Fuyu turned sideways and saw Meng Yuan, who was sitting next to her, with eyes full of disgust. As if to vent her anger, she took a vicious bite of the tofu cake.

"Hmm?" Shen Fuyu was curious.

Meng Yuan thought she had found a confidant and couldn't wait to whisper to Shen Fuyu.

"Shen Fuyu, you don't know how pretentious Shang Qingyan is."

"In order to surpass everyone in talent, Shang Qingyan only sleeps two hours a day, and the rest of the time is spent practicing dancing or piano. I used to admire Shang Qingyan very much. With such perseverance, she will succeed in everything she does."

"What a pity, Shang Qingyan wants it all. She's already gifted in talent, but she can't match the talents of others. She often spends money on articles, wanting both talent and art."

"Even after being discovered, Shang Qingyan refused to admit it. It was not for anything else, but because she liked to hear people praise her."

Meng Yuan didn't like Shang Qingyan's conspicuous and overbearing personality. "Then again, Shang Qingyan must be quite capable to have been able to pretend for so long."

Meng Yuan shook her head. If it were her, she would rather lie at home and sleep than go through so much trouble just to show off in front of everyone.

"Then...why do Shang Qingyan and Li Xinrong have such a good relationship?"

Li Xinrong is not an easy person to get along with. Logically speaking, when facing such a person, Li Xinrong should be extremely disgusted, and it is logical that both sides should be in a state of hostility.

"Simple." Meng Yuan has always been extremely sensitive to gossip in the circle. "Before Princess Murong was arrested, Shang Qingyan's appeal was second only to Murong Yue."

"Li Xinrong is the biggest lackey in the world, how could he not please Shang Qingyan? Besides, Shang Qingyan is much easier to please than Murong Yue. All you need to do is say a few nice words to Shang Qingyan and she will be eager to take Li Xinrong out to show off, just to make him a supporting role."

The words went around in circles on the tip of his tongue, and Shen Fuyu didn't know how to start.

It's that simple.

The friendship boat was maintained so easily.

Is the little girl so easy to coax? If it weren't for the different positions, Shen Fuyu would have wanted to personally go on stage and coax the little girl a few words.

After her vanity was satisfied, Shang Qingyan bowed slightly towards the crowd.

"The flower viewing banquet is to let everyone relax, so Qingyan will personally perform the dance. From now on, anyone with talent can show it off."

No matter what she thought in her heart, Shang Qingyan did a great job of saving her face.

Her temperament is no less than that of a young lady from an official family.

"How is Shen Mengning? I heard that Shen Mengning is extremely good at the guzheng."

"What a great idea! Shen Mengning, you can't refuse. For so many years, you and Shen Mengwu have never participated in group activities. Now that you've finally gotten to go out for a walk, you must perform a show to liven up the atmosphere. Besides, we also want to see if you're truly capable of both literature and martial arts."

The person who spoke looked at Shen Mengning with a hint of gloating in his eyes.

What Guzheng? It’s all made up.

After all, the longest-running rumor in Qinchuan City is that Shen Mengning is suffering from dementia.

The topic instantly shifted to Shen Mengning.

Shang Qingyan's lips curled up slightly. In order to show off, Shang Qingyan checked the information of the rich girls in Qinchuan City. Shen Mengning was not good at talents, and she had always kept a low profile over the years, except for her reputation as a genius girl.

Furthermore, she had just performed a dance. If Shen Mengning were to go on stage next, there would definitely be a contrast between the two, and Shen Mengning would become a foil.

So what if Shen Mengning is rewarded by His Majesty for her strategy?
I still can't compare to her in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

The smile on Shang Qingyan's lips widened a little, and she winked at the man next to her.

"Miss Shen, please don't refuse. We are all looking forward to it!"

"Miss Shen, don't study in secret. Show us your special talents as soon as possible. That way, we can all get to know you better."

"Yes, if Miss Shen had been closer to us, the rumors about her dementia wouldn't have spread for so long. They would have been broken long ago. Miss Shen, what do you think? Isn't that right?"

"No matter what the reason, Miss Shen should show herself more."

"His Majesty has already praised the eldest daughter of the Shen family in his imperial edict, praising her for her talent and ability, saying she is truly a role model for women today. Could it be that Miss Shen is just pretending?"

Suddenly, the booing died down a little.

Some of the scholars present came from poor families, so I didn't dare to speculate.

(End of this chapter)