eurekapd Chapter 310 It’s Over, My Lady, You’ve Fallen in Love
Chapter 310 It’s Over, My Lady, You’ve Fallen in Love
After the song ended, the band changed to another piece of music, which also featured dancers.
The soldiers also cheered.
Tang Xinyi opened her eyes and said,
"No more? Why did you change the song? The previous one was so good."
"Oh? How nice it sounds."
"Hmm... It feels like a thousand troops galloping past, making my blood boil. What's the name of that song?"
"Prince Lanling's Battle Song."
"Ok?"
Tang Xinyi stared at him with wide eyes and said,
"Lanling Prince's March into Battle? Is this the song you played when you led your troops into battle?"
"I certainly don't play music when I'm charging into battle, but this piece of music can inspire people. It makes them feel like they're charging back and forth among a vast army. Recalling the time when they followed me into battle helps boost morale."
"I see. It's quite inspiring. Did you write this song?"
"Ah."
"Do you still know music?"
"I know a little bit."
Tang Xinyi looked at him curiously for several times and asked,
"Will the Lanling Prince's Battle Song still be played? I want to hear it."
"In a typical performance, the first and last pieces are Lanling King's March into Battle, with other pieces interspersed in between.
This was the first game, and there is one more to go."
"That's good."
"If you like to listen, there will be programs in other military camps tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. You can go and listen. This is the New Army, and there will be one at the Changning Army tomorrow.
Listening to music at night helps you sleep well."
Tang Xinyi didn't know why he treated her like this and didn't dare to ask more.
After listening to another song, a group of people suddenly came over from a distance. When Tang Xinyi saw them, she quickly lowered her head and covered her face with her sleeves.
Shen Changgong glanced at her and laughed in his heart. The Queen didn't know that he already knew her identity.
Nie Bei came over, clasped his hands and said,
"Greetings, Your Majesty. May I ask what your Majesty wants me to do?"
"It's okay, I just came to listen to some music, go do your thing."
"As ordered."
Nie Bei left again.
After hearing the footsteps leaving, Tang Xinyi put down her sleeves and breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn it, I must not let him know my identity.
Otherwise, they would tie me up and threaten me, and finally chop off my head.
Alas, I have lived my life in fear and tread on thin ice...
Fortunately, Shen Changgong didn't notice my abnormality and was concentrating on listening to the music.
This is what Tang Xinyi thought, but she didn't know that Shen Changgong was already grinning from ear to ear in his heart.
Soon, after listening to several songs, and finally playing Lanling King's March into Battle, Tang Xinyi was satisfied.
Shen Changgong didn't say anything else. He just sent Tang Xinyi back to the tent and went back to rest.
After returning to the tent, Tang Xinyi asked the maid to lower the curtain, light a candle, and then sat on the camp bed.
The two maids also went to make the bedding on the straw, which was their own bed.
Tang Xinyi frowned and said,
"Stop your work, come and chat with me."
"As ordered."
Two maids stood respectfully in front of her.
"Why are you two so reserved? Come, sit on either side of me. I'm not..."
Tang Xinyi suddenly looked around cautiously, thinking that the walls had ears, so she whispered,
"I'm not the queen anymore. You two can just treat me as an ordinary lady."
"Uh-huh."
Two maids sat beside her, one on each side.
"Why did Shen Changgong come to talk to me about so many state affairs today? Doesn't he suspect me? Shouldn't he torture me severely?
Why are you sending me a bed and bedding again, and also inviting me to listen to music?"
After hearing Tang Xinyi's words, the two girls thought for a moment, and one of the thin ones said,
"My Lady, is Shen Changgong impressed by your talent and wants to invite you to be an official?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I don't have any talent at all."
"How can you not have talent? Haven't you managed Kun Kingdom in perfect order these past few months? You have been in charge of government affairs without any chaos."
"But Shen Changgong doesn't know that I'm the queen. I'm just a businessman's wife. Besides, how can a woman be an official?"
"Why not? Your Majesty, although our Kun Kingdom doesn't have it, the Yan Kingdom does. The emperors of the Yan Kingdom are all women. And the woman who came to interrogate us today, wasn't she also wearing an official robe? She looked like she was of the third rank.
There are women who hold official positions in the State of Yan."
Tang Xinyi still felt that she was talking nonsense.
At this moment, the fatter maid on the left suddenly winked and said,
"You all guessed wrong. If you ask me, Prince Lanling is clearly in love with our queen."
"what?"
Tang Xinyi and the thin maid were both shocked.
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Tang Xinyi's pretty face flushed red as she looked at her maid coquettishly.
The fat maid said,
"Let's think about it from the beginning, Your Majesty. From the very beginning, although we were a little suspicious, he stopped us and questioned us. There should be two reactions.
Or, let us go and leave.
Or, they can capture us, torture us, and seize our gold and silver.
But he didn't do any of that. Instead, he spoke to us in a very nice and polite manner, and even tricked us back into the barracks.
They said they were going to try us, but they let a woman do it instead of a man. Aren’t they afraid that our queen would be molested?
They said it was an interrogation, but they didn't allow torture. It's obvious that they want to find an excuse to keep the Empress, but they don't want to hurt us.
He liked the Empress, so naturally he wanted to be nice to her. So he prepared a table full of delicious food and ate with us.
He was worried that the queen wouldn't sleep well, so he sent her a bed and bedding.
He was afraid that the queen was in a bad mood, so he took her to listen to music to relax her and let her sleep well.
All these signs indicate that he likes you, my lady."
"what?"
Tang Xinyi was shocked and asked,
"Then...then why did he talk to me so much about state affairs?"
"Oh, my queen, why haven't you reacted yet? He is a prince who leads troops to fight, not a scholar who is good at music, chess, calligraphy and painting. If he doesn't talk to you about state affairs, does he want to talk about love and romance?
That's all he knows, he knows how to govern and fight wars, he's just making small talk to chat with you.
I would also like to take this opportunity to say a few more words to you."
Tang Xinyi is not stupid, and she reacted at this time.
All signs indicate that the fat maid was right and Shen Changgong had bad intentions towards her.
"But...but I'm a widow, no, I'm a married woman. How could he..."
"My lady, what man wouldn't be confused by this pretty widow with a big white ass? In the village, how many people knock on the widow's door at night?
Don't worry about this. If he really likes her, he won't care about you. Your status is not low, you are the queen. The key is, what do you think, Your Majesty?"
Tang Xinyi's face flushed red, and her eyes were full of hesitation, struggle and embarrassment.
"It's over, my lady, you've fallen in love."