Chapter 1399 - 1406: Thoughts of Zhao Gui (2)
Cai Wei was stunned for a moment! Princess Zhao Gui had always been cautious and proper, when had she ever learned to dance? And not only that, she even wanted to dance with the dancing girls... This seemed unpresentable for someone of her stature!
But since she had made the request publicly, Cai Wei could not easily refuse her and simply nodded, saying, "Permission granted!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Having received Cai Wei’s approval, Princess Zhao Gui smiled cheerfully and turned to change her clothes.
Typically, activities on the ice are divided into three types: first, speed skating, known as "sliding", where participants wearing ice skates with metal teeth race across the ice, the fastest to reach the finishing mark wins; second, acrobatic skating, which includes performing jumps, knife wielding, flag twirling, stick handling, and pile-up dominoes on the ice, all requiring high skill and extraordinary ability; third, playing ice ball, where two teams scramble for a leather ball, and the team that gets the ball into their own territory wins. These ice sports are mostly performed by men, their process exciting and vigorous, adding much to the festive atmosphere of the imminent New Year.
However, the ice performance prepared by Princess Zhao Gui was quite different from the usual ones, and everyone was waiting when suddenly they saw the sky reflected as white, and the mirror-like lake surface looked as if a red cloud had descended from the heavens. Like lightning, it sped to the center of the lake, and it was only upon closer observation that everyone realized that the figures gliding on the ice were not men, but a group of young maidens in red. Those women slid up to Cai Wei and Queen Na Muhan, then suddenly dispersed. Dressed up, Princess Zhao Gui, wearing a dance costume of golden red, skated out. She bowed to Cai Wei and Queen Na Muhan and then started to dance gracefully among the dancing girls, her waist moving like a nimble snake, her dance moves enchanting and bewitching.
The dancing girls cooperated fully with her, encircling her like stars surrounding the moon, at times resembling clouds, at times like floating ribbons, at times like thousands of red Hua blossoms, an incredibly beautiful sight. On the other side of the shore, the noblemen were holding their breath, thoroughly stunned by her astonishing performance!
After the dance was finished, Queen Na Muhan, seeing such a scene for the first time, clapped her hands excitedly and praised loudly, "Good! What novel thoughts, what a wonderful dance!"
Princess Zhao Gui skated up to Cai Wei and Queen Na Muhan, humbly curtsied, and said to Queen Na Muhan, "Thank you for Your Majesty’s praise. Zhao Gui had nothing better to do and choreographed this dance, it’s but a small, laughable skill!"