Ah Cai immediately chimed in, “Speaking of dancing, I once heard that a few years ago, Prince Ling presented a stunning beauty to the throne. She was a skilled dancer, and her performance captivated all the ministers. Everyone believed this stunning beauty would be the first to break the three-month curse. Guess what happened in the end?”
“Pfft, do you still need to guess? Of course not.” Ah Yu said with a sweet laugh.
Ah Cai smiled, “She didn’t break the three-month curse, but do you know how she died?”
Everyone around her was captivated by Ah Cai’s words, each one curiously watching her, waiting for her to reveal the answer.
She couldn’t help but glance at Bei Yutang, and seeing Bei Yutang looking at her, she felt proud in her heart.
Bei Yutang was genuinely curious.
“Ah Cai, tell me quickly.” Someone urged.
Ah Cai smiled mysteriously and said slowly, “That dancer was a great dancer, so the King ordered her to keep dancing. She couldn’t stop until he said so.”
At this point, her voice paused.
Someone was eager to hear what was next.
“And then?”
After whetting everyone’s curiosity, she continued, “The dancer gritted her teeth and persevered for two hours, but finally, she collapsed from exhaustion. After she collapsed, what do you think the King punished her with?”
“How?” Ah Yu asked immediately.
Ah Cai turned to look at Bei Yutang. “Yutang, guess how the King punished her?”
Bei Yutang said calmly, “I’m not the King, so I can’t guess what he’s thinking.”
Ah Cai felt bored when she heard her say that and stopped asking.
“The King didn’t kill her. Instead, he had her taken away to rest. Everyone thought that he was worried about her and couldn’t bear to kill her. After all, anyone who disobeyed him or failed to do what he said would die. But the fact that the beauty was still alive proves that the King was captivated by this stunning beauty.”
“Just as everyone thought so, the King’s next move was completely unexpected, yet the result was predictable. The next day, the King summoned the beauty again and had her dance for the ministers. This time, however, the beauty danced barefoot on a red-hot iron plate.”
When everyone heard this, they all took a breath of cold air.
“The legs of the stunning beauty at the back were destroyed. She fell on the red-hot iron plate and was scalded to death.”
After Ah Cai finished speaking, silence fell.
Several dancers with outstanding looks suddenly burst into tears.
They could all imagine their fate if they were chosen to enter the palace.
“Woo, I don’t want to enter the palace.”
“Woo…”
All the dancers looked grim, except Bei Yutang, who remained calm.
Seeing her still like this, Ah Cai couldn’t help but ask, “Aren’t you afraid?”
“Of course.” Bei Yutang said seriously.
The others looked at her in confusion. They didn’t see a trace of fear on her face.
“Whether or not I’ll be chosen is one thing. Maybe I’ll be lucky and not be chosen. Even if I am chosen, I can only accept it. Our lives are never our own. Even if we are in the palace, we have to live one day at a time. It’s better to live happily every day before death than to wait for death in fear every day. This will make my life worthwhile.”
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