Black Bellied Prince’s Stunning Abandoned Consort - Chapter 71

Chapter 71

Chapter 71: Guqin Technique

Xiao Susu’s look stunned Baili Mo . He hadn’t seen Xiao Susu’s face that day so he wasn’t sure if this girl that was sitting on the main seat of the Xiao family was…

That rumored fool .

If she was a fool, would she have this imposing aura? This unique air and this kind of gaze?

That simple gaze made such a heavy impression that he couldn’t erase it from his thoughts .

It was so strong that her beautiful looks didn’t even make as strong as an impression as her eyes .

However, Xiao Susu didn’t look at him any longer and quickly shifted her gaze away . She wanted this man to regret everything that he did .

Today, her goal wasn’t to renew their engagement but to make Baili Mo understand that the Xiao family couldn’t be provoked .

The sound of the guqin continued almost unendingly . Men and women continuously walked up and down the stage . They had all sorts of styles and a variety of skin colors .

However, this didn’t affect the audience below . To these audience, today was a lucky day for their eyes . Only people that were beautiful would dare to go onstage after all .

When it came time for the men in the Xiao family to perform, a hush fell over the crowd .

All the high officials in Hundred Flowers Nation looked towards the stage . It must be known that the men of the Xiao family have always represented Cloud City’s face . Not only were they skilled in performance, their looks were flawless .

And their skill in the arts was always a cut above others .

Every year, the men’s flower crown would go to the Xiao family .

The one who had the highest chance of obtaining the crown this year was Xiao Yan’s eldest son, Xiao En . That was why everyone paid close attention to his performance .

At the end of the song, Xiao En leisurely walked off stage . His manner wasn’t delicate and was actually quite manly, so it caused his score to go down by quite a lot .

However, he didn’t mind . He didn’t care about the Jasper Flower Banquet .

Most of the time, he paid more attention to practicing with weapons than studying the four arts .

Although Xiao Yan strongly opposed his interest in swordplay, Old Madame Xiao had always supported him . Hence, he spend all of his free time studying the sword .

This manly aura caused his score to lower, but still net him a thundering round of applause .

His gentle features combined with that manly touch was so handsome that many young ladies felt their hearts flutter .

As Xiao Susu took this in, the smile at the corners of her lips deepened . This big brother of hers was actually quite popular . She hadn’t noticed that before .

When Xiao En got back to got back to his seat, he rubbed Xiao Susu’s head . “You’re still smiling…”

Which caused Xiao Susu to burst out laughing .

It was Su Qiqi’s soul inside this body . She, who had grown up in great Yan, still couldn’t accept the fact that women were superior to men here .

After all, it was completely opposite from what she had grown up with .

She still needed time to adjust .

“Once Little Bro finishes performing, it’s your turn . ” Xiao En felt helpless . There was nothing he could do but dote on this younger sister so he just allowed her to laugh . It was fine if he became her source of laughter as long as she continued being able to laugh .

Soon, the words ‘Xiao Susu’ came from the stage .

The name was particular loud, almost on purpose, and everyone immediately quieted down .

Everyone knew that Xiao Susu had been intellectually disabled since birth . In all fifteen years of her life, she had never spoken, never cried, never laughed, never argued…



But she was actually participating in this year’s Jasper Flower Banquet .

This naturally stunned everyone .

After that moment of shocked silence, there was the sound of jeers and laughter .

All the men and women of Hundred Flowers Nation started laughing and discussing this . However, the people from Unyielding Clouds Nation and Serene Chaste Nation did not join in .

They weren’t aware that a fool like this existed in the Xiao family .

At this time, everyone in the Xiao family just watched Xiao Susu silently . Their eyes contained support, affection, believe, and pity!

Xiao Susu stopped smiling and slowly got up to walk to the white jade stage .

Her movements were perfectly smooth and her expression was indifferent, but also confident .

Once she got on stage, she slowly turned around to face the nobility of the three nations .

On the stage, Xiao Susu was like fallen celestial that still stood proudly despite her plunge . No one could tear their eyes away . Her violet garment swayed slightly in the wind and her hair fell over her shoulders like a torrent of silk . There was only a single carved dragon pendant at her waist . Her appearance was simple but imposing, the definition of refined beauty .

She swept her calm gaze over the people present .

This one glance instantly stopped all the jeering and discussion below the stage .

Nangong Mo’s eyes widened in shock . They had been wrong .

Just the way she stood on stage was superior to the magnificence of the countless other men and women . Xiao Susu’s imposing manner seemed to come completely naturally, no one was able to ignore her .

Even the emperor was stunned .

When had that fool from the Xiao family become so beautiful?



And that gaze, that aura—they clearly weren’t things that a fool would possess .

Old Madame Xiao’s eyes also lit up . Although she had always felt that Xiao Susu was a bright pearl, she never knew that her granddaughter was actually this dazzling .

“She…” Baili Mo hesitated in his words . He currently had no feelings of regret towards breaking off the engagement . It was just that this was hard to accept . Was this really the fool that he had expressed contempt for?

When he heard that the youngest miss of the Xiao family was a fool, he had wanted to just slaughter the entire Xiao family . He felt that the Xiao family was purposefully humiliating Unyielding Clouds Nation’s imperial household .

So after returning the engagement token, he actually felt relief because he was finally free from that fool!

However, there was an unspeakable feeling in his heart now .

Was it like or disappointment?

Even he himself could not tell .

Nangong Mo didn’t dare to look at Baili Mo and continued looking from the side at Xiao Susu, the woman that had taken his breath away that day .

She was actually the youngest daughter of the Xiao family, Xiao Susu .

A trace of a smile flashed through his eyes as if he was planning something .

As of now, Xiao Susu was no longer bound by anything . In that case…

Meanwhile, Baili Mo clenched his fist as he watched Xiao Susu . She slowly proceeded to the guqin and sat down to gently stir the strings .

After adjusting the sound, her slender fingers stroked the surface of the qin .

She had always had a lot of affection for the guqin .

And she had also put plenty of effort into it since childhood .

As the beautiful sound of the guqin slowly rang out, it spread like the tide and filled the entire place .

There seemed to be a white fairy dancing in the wind, or perhaps a dazzling rose that was unfurling, filling the air with its elegant scent .

The sound of the guqin gradually slowed to a teasing fade, then quickened again, like the sounds of beads falling into a jade plate…

The audience’s hearts quickened with the music .

Their emotions were completely captivated by the sound of this guqin .

Next to Hua Ruxue, Lei Yufeng furrowed his brows . He was already impressed by Xiao Susu’s appearance and her beauty so the fact that she was so good at guqin made even deeper of an impression .

However, he suddenly had a feeling that this sound was familiar .

He was currently trying to figure out when he had heard such skilled playing before .

A figure suddenly appeared in his mind, but then he shook his head to stop himself from thinking nonsense . That person had already died a long time ago . Although her corpse hadn’t been found, everyone knew that she was dead .

And the woman on stage did not resemble her in the slightest regardless of whether one was talking about looks or temperament .

The only thing slightly similar was their aura . However, the woman in front of him seemed to emit radiance, while that person had always been cold and indifferent .

He shook his head once again and told himself to calm down .

When he lifted his head again, Xiao Susu was already slowly walking down the stage with the same calmness as when she came .

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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira