TFDC Chapter 209.2

Chapter 209.2 - Husband returns

The zither sound slowly disappeared …

The room fell into a dead silence as the night pearls slowly illuminated the room.

Everyone’s eyes weren’t accustomed to the light as they used a hand to block their eyes.

It also hid their slightly reddened eyes.

Especially those who had experienced the grief and despair of war, and the feeling of separation from their loved ones.

Their hearts grew tight as their throats choked up.

This was clearly just a dance but it pulled at their heart strings.

This clearly wasn’t a dance, but it was performed by a crew of dancers, it was something that made your eyes fill with tears.

The emperor froze too.

Even though he was an emperor, he’d never experienced the battlefield.

But the scene of battle and carnage in front of him, on the dancing stage, was a huge shock to him.

Next to him, the empress couldn’t help but shed tears as she used her handkerchief to dab at her eyes.

Shu Yunyan didn’t know what to say as he lowered his eyes.

His expression was a bit dazed, a bit melancholy as he waited for Lou Qingwu to finish.

When she returned to the stage, he looked at her like he was looking at a mental case, his eyes sharp and emotionless.

Lou Qingwu didn’t look at him, instead, she turned to greet the emperor, “Emperor, I don’t know if what subject-girl did was right?”

“Ah, it was … good! Good!”

The emperor couldn’t explain what he was feeling at that moment so he could only say it was good.

Compared to Liu Li’s dance, it wasn’t as exquisite but Lou Qingwu was better because it was creative and new, something that could attract your interest.

So just on that point, Lou Qingwu would win.

But thinking that it wasn’t his place to judge, the emperor turned to look at Shu Yunyan, “I don’t know how the prime minister Shu would judge this?”

“It’s very good, it makes me sigh with amazement.”

This phrase made everyone excited.

After all, even they didn’t think Lou Qingwu could’ve danced better than Liu Li.

But they were able to see such a deeply moving dance, so when they looked at Lou Qingwu, their eyes had a few more points of admiration.

Lou Qingwu continued to stand.

After Shu Yunyan finished speaking, he looked at Lou Qingwu again before suddenly saying, “But there’s only one thing Yan doesn’t know, I hope the Countess of Rende can tell me.”

“Prime minister Shu, please speak.”

“Yan would like to know how those lights formed those drawings?”

“Oh that, it’s the scales from the dancers. The scales are all made from small pearls so in the dark, they’ll glow. After the dancers twist into different formations, the pearls will naturally form into pictures. It’s a small trick, so I’ve let the prime minister see a joke.”

“The Countess of Rende is too humble, I was left speechless by the dance. I just don’t know, what role did the Countess play? Was it at the beginning, with the two generals? Or the girl waiting for her husband to return?”

Shu Yunyan looked at her expectantly and when everyone heard that, they also grew curious.

Lou Qingwu remained calm before covering her mouth and coughing, lifting her head up to look at him, “None of them.”

“Oh? Then who did you play?” Shu Yunyan’s eyes grew brighter but Lou Qingwu saw that there was a deeper meaning to his words.

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TL note:  

Who did LQW play?

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