The Demon Genius Woman
Banqueting

Hinata and Ao Xue, both of them were sitting in their respective rooms, as they were currently being dressed up by the servants.

Even the clothes they were wearing were also the official attire of a princess.

Right tonight, a banquet for them will be held. The two also knew that the Emperor would introduce them as the Emperor's biological children who had long been hidden outside the Palace.

As both were of the same age and date of birth, the Emperor would announce if the two were twins.

Neither Hinata nor Ao Xue was a problem, after all Ao Xue always wore a veil when they appeared in public.

After being dressed for over 4 hours, the two finally finished being groomed by their personal servants.

With a bright smile and elegance and the aura of a noble was shown by both of them.

"Your Excellency Princess Rui and Her Highness Princess An Ping, your carriage has been prepared. Please follow the servant."

Hinata and Ao Xue nodded obediently and followed the eunuch who was indeed assigned to serve in the Moon Palace.

...

The Phoenix Palace. The Emperor, Empress, Consort Yun and Concubine An were discussing something that was out of the question.

"Alright, because the date and year of birth of our two adopted daughters are the same at which time the pregnant old Consort Qing wanted to visit both parents, but instead suffered a calamity. So the decision was that both of them were His Majesty's children who were successfully born by concubine Qing before concubine Qing died."

The Empress certainly agreed with Consort Yun's proposal.

They also saw for themselves that Consort Qing gave birth to 2 twin daughters, but unfortunately, other than Consort Qing's life could not be saved. The lives of his two daughters could not be saved either.

The incident in which Consort Qing gave birth before dying was also kept secret. Only the Emperor and their three wives and eunuchs were aware of the incident.

"So for now, the two girls will bear the name of the royal family." The Emperor never thought that such an idea would come from his three wives.

Only the Taiyang empire had a small Harem. Although out there, his harem seems to always play Scheme even the princes also take part in it, but only those and the Palace's servants who have been sworn to loyalty to the royal family know exactly if the battles shown in the outside world don't match up with what happens inside the very Royal family get along and protect each other.

"I hope the two girls have no objections in their hearts" Consort An said as she stroked her flat stomach.

"We'd better get ready, I'm sure the hall has been crowded by invited guests."

....

In the hall where the banquet was held, many guests were royal officials and even some were representatives of the Yueliang Empire and Xing Empire.

The two empires sent a prince who was indeed very clever to be a representative.

There were also representatives from the small Kingdom shaded by the Taiyang Empire including the Qu kingdom itself which sent its Crown son.

The two princes who were representatives of the Yueliang empire and Xing empire remained with their calm faces.

The prince of the Xing Empire had the name Long Ao Rong and the prince of the Yueliang empire had the name Nangong Fu Tian.

If I may be honest, the two were very curious about the twin Princess who was the protagonist in this banquet.

They had also heard rumors about Consort Qing who had died in her paternity while visiting her parents.

When the Emperor sent a banquet invitation to introduce his two twin daughters to the world, they were all shocked and unexpected that the two sons of Consort Qing had survived and been hidden by the Emperor until they reached the age of 15.

General Ning even had a dark face, upon hearing the Emperor was about to announce about his twin daughter who was the son of Qing's long-dead concubine.

While they were talking about the two daughters of Emperor Taiyang, An Eunuch announced the arrival of the Crown Prince and the other four princes.

The five princes looked handsome and elegant, 2 of them had cold flat faces and the other 3 had warm smiles and friendly looks.

The five princes nodded at the 2 princes who were representatives of the Yueliang Empire and Xing empire.

If Hinata and Aoxue knew the names of the two princes, it was certain that the two would be shocked.

After the five princes of Taiyang kingdom occupied their respective seats, from the outside came the voice of a eunuch

"Your Imperial Majesty arrives, the empress arrives, Grand Consort Yun arrives, Honorable Consort An arrives."

Suddenly all knelt down, but not for the five princes and 2 princes from the neighboring kingdom, they only paid their due respect.

When the Emperor reached his Dragon Throne, he instantly ordered everyone to get up from their prostrating positions.

The emperor and empress smiled slightly seeing Hinata and Aoxue had yet to arrive.

Since the protagonist has not arrived yet, so the Emperor did not immediately start the banquet.

"Princess Rui entered the Room, Princess An Ping entered the room."

All eyes were on Hinata and Ao Xue. The two walked towards the center of the Hall with full dignity and elegance of a noble. A loner and proud aura and sharp gaze that only shown to their enemies.

The second step is neither fast nor slow and it is regular. Even Hinata also uses royal etiquette that he knows.

The emperor and empress smiled gently at the two arriving.

Hinata with her official black clothes with Dragon and Phoenix patterns embroidered with purple adds to the impression of the majesty of a Princess. Her usual hair was simply stroked and a bit of embellishment had now been shaped in such a way that Phoenix's hairpins as well as thin makeup added to her beauty. Hinata did not care about her face, so she did not cover it with a veil like she did in Qu.

Ao Xue who usually did not want to bother with all the jewelry and makeup. Now his body was wrapped in the official clothing of the Black-colored kingdom with the pattern of a dragon and phoenix embroidered with a red thread. Her beautiful face that was commonly shown to the Emperor as well as the royal family and the Palace servants, was currently covered using a thin veil that matched the color of her clothes.

Concubine Qing who had purple hair all her life, so the guests did not mind Hinata's hair.

"The daughter of Zi Hua saluted the Royal Father and the Royal Mother to hopefully be given longevity and health."

The same thing Ao Xue did made the Emperor and Empress smile proudly.

The Emperor was even very happy when Hinata did not use her unique etiquette. Even calling him with the royal father and not Chichiue.

The two princes shook their heads trying to shake their Absurd thoughts.

"For all officials and people and invited guests. Thank you, for being present at the welcoming banquet of my two twin daughters whom I deliberately raised outside the Royal palace, perhaps no one knew that Princess Rui, who was the princess of the two, had been, Ji Zi Hua and Princess An Ping, Ji Ao Xue are the twin daughters of the late concubine Qing." Hinata and Ao Xue smiled slightly, but an impression of pride and loner remained emanated from the two.

Some people whispered about their temperament which was indeed worthy of being a Princess from Taiyang kingdom.

"With their presence, the welcoming banquet had begun." with the Emperor announcing the banquet had begun, some dancers began to come out and dance even they could enjoy the dishes that had been provided.

Hinata and Ao Xue had also occupied their benches and sometimes had a light chat with concubine An who was indeed their seats close to each other.

Moments later, several officials came forward to take turns handing gifts to Princess Rui and Princess An Ping, although princess An ping wore a veil, many assuming that her face was very similar to Princess Rui's.

Successive gifts were received by Hinata and Ao Xue, even from the representatives of small kingdoms.

Until the turn of the two princes of the neighboring kingdom arrived.

Nangong Fu Tian from earlier was agitated as the two weapons he had just made somehow desperately wanted to come out of his storage ring.

He has also provided 2 gifts for the twin daughters. Until the two weapons he had refined a few years ago suddenly came out, they were not random weapons, because Nangong Fu Tian inserted 2 spirits that he himself did not know what kind of spirit it was.

Swuuusssh

The two weapons shot towards Hinata and Ao Xue made Nangong Fu Tian break out in a cold sweat. This sudden incident made the room that had been lively suddenly quiet.

Whether instinct or what, Hinata and Aoxue instantly caught the weapon that led to him.

Hinata catches a large scythe that she thinks is similar to the Grim Reaper weapon known in her day.

Upon touching the large scythe, a knowledge entered his mind, and Hinata naturally began to dance using her large scythe.

Hinata was not aware that her dance made the whole room pale as if their souls were slowly being sucked in.

The Devil Dance Art

This is a dance that Hinata performed.

Zi Long who sensed something strange chose out, and how shocked she was when she saw Hinata dancing involuntarily with a huge scythe in her hand.

He quickly formed a seal and made a barrier to lock Hinata in a dance so as not to injure those around her and hurriedly re-entered the 7-layer space.

After the barrier formed around Hinata, slowly the entire room began to feel relief.

Nangong Fu Tian did not expect that the weapon he made chose his own master.

Hinata continued to dance until her hand holding the sickle began to bleed, even as if it was sucked by the large scythe. Slowly the Hinata dance began to slow down and all could see if Hinata was very tired with sweat pouring out.

Just as it stopped dancing, Hinata regained her consciousness and stared at the scythe in her hand.

He weakly returned to his seat.in contrast to Hinata, Ao Xue who was holding a weapon that was a whip just stared blankly at the whip. Just as Hinata regained consciousness after dancing, Ao Xue also regained her senses from her daydream.

Nangong Fu Tian stood up from his seat and bowed in apology to the Emperor.

"Your highness, forgive the boldness this prince has done. This prince did not expect that these two weapons that this prince had souls so they chose their own master."

The emperor and empress were stunned. In the Weixiang continent there was no one who did not know about the second prince of the Yueliang Empire who had such a young age, but his achievements in refining weapons were beyond reason, even the weapons he made were not traded. If he wants, he can give as a gift.

"No problem, it's a blessing for Princess Rui and Princess An Ping."

Nangong Fu Tian could finally be relieved and walked over to Hinata and Ao Xue.

"Princess Rui, Princess Anping. Introduce I am the second prince of the Yueliang Empire who has the name Nangong Fu Tian. It was this prince who perfected both weapons, since they chose the two of you then accept them as a gift from this prince."

On hearing the name of the second prince of the Yueliang empire, Hinata was so shocked that even her heart kept pounding and looked at the second prince meaningfully.

Hinata even muttered the name 'Nangong' in a soft voice that only she could hear.

Putting aside all the prejudices, Hinata gave a small smile and thanked him. Ao Xue even smiled brightly revealing her white teeth behind her black veil.

"It's nice if Princess Rui and Princess An Ping like them."

Seeing Nangong Fu Tian return to his place, Long Ao Rong came forward handing his reward to Hinata and Ao Xue.

"Welcome to rejoin the Taiyang Imperial family, Princess Rui and you Princess An Ping. This Prince was the fourth Prince named Long Ao Rong of the Xing Empire. Although this prince's gift is not as good as the second prince of Yueliang's empire's gift, please accept it."

Long Ao Rong gave the ring to Hinata and Ao Xue who were very surprised upon hearing the name of the fourth prince of the Xing empire.

"The ring is an upper-level space ring that can hold many things in it."

"Thank you." The two girls just smiled a little, because they didn't know about the value of the two rings.

The imperial family did not take issue, but the officials and other invited guests certainly knew about the value of a top-tier space ring that could purchase 3 small Kingdoms.

Seeing the gift had been received, Long Ao Rong returned to his chair and enjoyed the banquet dishes.

The banquet continued and they forgot about the Hinata dance that almost took their lives.

Hinata and Ao Xue who had high perception suddenly stiffened until an arrow lunged towards the Emperor at high speed.

Swuuusssh

Without waiting for long, Zi zi came out and wagged his tail to block the arrow.

Of course this incident caused chaos in the banquet.