eurekapd Chapter 217: The Stupid Girl
Chapter 217: The Stupid Girl
When the song ended, Su Xiaoxiao bowed gracefully, and Baili Quan said admiringly,
"You play the piano very well. I can vaguely see the shadow of Queen Siyi in you. Very good, very good..."
After these words were spoken, everyone at the table had different expressions, except Baili Quan, who seemed to be still immersed in his memories.
"Thank you very much for the compliment, Your Majesty."
Su Xiaoxiao smiled innocently, and Baili Quan seemed to be infected by her smile, and couldn't stop smiling.
"Are you the little girl from the Su family?"
"Your Majesty, my name is Su Xiaoxiao."
Baili Quan nodded repeatedly.
"Not bad, not bad..."
In my memory, the woman under the peach tree also smiled like this, with dimples on the corners of her mouth and infinite tenderness in her eyes...
"My little cousin is playing the pipa better and better."
Baili Hong seemed to be immersed in it, with all his attention on Su Xiaoxiao.
Perhaps it was Baili Hong's words that made Baili Quan realize that the person in front of him was Su Xiaoxiao and not his Queen Siyi. After coming to his senses, Baili Quan realized that he had lost his composure, so he coughed a few times and said,
"Yuanfu, give my dragon-patterned auspicious cloud pendant to Miss Su."
Eunuch Yuanfu was holding a tray and was about to bring it to Su Xiaoxiao, but was interrupted by Concubine Li.
"Your Majesty, this is too unfair. There are so many new students this year, and you are only rewarding her?"
Concubine Li pinched her throat and looked at Su Xiaoxiao from time to time, her eyes full of hatred.
The dragon-patterned auspicious cloud pendant was not very valuable, but Baili Quan often held it in his hand to play with it. Today, Su Xiaoxiao obtained this jade pendant, which was equivalent to obtaining a promise from the king. In the future, as long as it was not something too excessive, she could do it with the help of this jade pendant.
After thinking so, Concubine Li glared at Meng Yao fiercely again. If the jade pendant was taken by someone from the Rongguo Mansion, she would not be so angry now.
Meng Yao, who was stared at for no reason:?
"My beloved concubine is right, but there are so many new students, and I don't have so many identical jade pendants."
Baili Quan had a casual expression on his face; he didn't mind Concubine Li's interruption.
"Perhaps it's because Miss Su was the only one among the freshmen who stepped forward to play the piece, while the other freshmen didn't even have the chance to play. I feel sorry for the others when I think about it~"
The Queen silently despised in her heart that Concubine Li always behaved like this in front of the Emperor. However, she did not quite agree with Su Xiaoxiao's behavior today, so she did not intend to speak for Su Xiaoxiao.
"So what does my beloved want?"
Concubine Li moved closer to Baili Quan and said with joy,
"Why don't I choose another person from the freshmen to play, and then Your Majesty can compare the two and decide who to give the dragon-patterned auspicious cloud pendant to."
Concubine Li turned her gaze to the Queen.
"What does the Queen think?"
The queen raised her lips slightly and said calmly,
"I think it's very good."
Baili Quan saw that Concubine Li and the Queen had reached an agreement, so he readily agreed.
"I wonder who my beloved concubine will choose?"
Many freshmen in the female student seats began to get nervous. If they were chosen by Concubine Li, it would be a chance for them to show their faces in front of the emperor.
People with real talent and knowledge all look forward to being chosen, while those without the ability can only lower their heads and pray in their hearts that they will not be chosen and embarrassed.
"Luckily I'm not a freshman."
Meng Yao only felt her neck getting cold. In fact, even if she was a freshman, her aunt probably felt that she was not good enough.
"Xiao Nan, who do you think Concubine Li will choose?"
Ye Ruzhen had a look of gloating, and Jiang Tunan smiled with glee.
"I think it might be our talented little girl Ling'er."
Ji Lingyue was immediately panicked, Jiang Tunan comforted him,
"I'm just kidding, Ling'er, don't be nervous. You and the Meng family have never had any contact. Why would Concubine Li give this opportunity to the Anguo Mansion?"
After hearing what Jiang Tunan said, Ji Lingyue felt a little relieved. Ye Ruzhen on the side said slyly,
"Look at Leng Qingyan. She is so envious. She must be so upset that only freshmen were chosen for such a good opportunity to show off."
Jiang Tunan just thought it was funny.
"But I don't know which unlucky guy will be called up."
"Yeah yeah..."
While the three were still whispering, suddenly the voice of Concubine Li came from above.
"Why not Miss Jiang from the Xiao Mansion? I saw that she performed quite well at the last welcoming banquet for Princess Guangping."
Everyone looked at Jiang Tunan at the same time, and the whole scene became unusually quiet.
Jiang Tunan’s smile froze on his face:?
Su Xiaoxiao in the center of the field looked at Jiang Tunan with unclear emotions in her eyes, and she silently hugged the pipa tighter.
It's Jiang Tunan again...
"Miss Jiang is unwilling?"
Concubine Li's tone was light, but it showed an aura that could not be refused.
"No...no, I was just too surprised and didn't react for a moment."
Jiang Tunan quickly stood up and walked to Su Xiaoxiao's side, only to see that Su Xiaoxiao looked suspicious. Jiang Tunan was too lazy to pay attention to her.
Jiang Tunan: Do you think I want to snatch it from you?
Seeing that Jiang Tunan didn't care about her at all, Su Xiaoxiao became even angrier and asked without thinking,
"I wonder what song Ms. Jiang is going to play for my "Tears of Peach Blossoms"?"
The queen frowned and scolded,
"No rudeness!"
Su Xiaoxiao then remembered that this was in front of the emperor. The emperor hadn't spoken yet, so how could she speak first?
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Su Xiaoxiao looked like she had done something wrong, which made Baili Hong feel very distressed.
"I'm sorry, but she's still a little girl. Queen, please don't scare her."
Baili Quan waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Go and rest over there first."
Before leaving, Su Xiaoxiao looked at Jiang Tunan again and found that she still didn't even glance at her, so she secretly competed in her heart. She wanted to see what Jiang Tunan could compare with her "Peach Blossom Tears".
When Concubine Li saw Su Xiaoxiao's unconvinced look, she felt a little happy. After all, she was just a little girl and couldn't hide anything on her face.
"Miss Jiang, can you play any musical instrument?"
When Concubine Li asked this, everyone in the Xiao and Ji families looked up instantly, because they all thought of Jiang Tunan's erhu performance at the same time.
It’s over. Something terrible is happening!
"Your servant..."
"Well, Your Majesty, my girl's family suffered a misfortune since she was young, and she also had to study with her master before, so she didn't learn any musical instruments."
Duke Anguo jumped out in a hurry to explain, winking at Jiang Tunan frantically while speaking. Although he admired Jiang Tunan's erhu last time, it depends on the situation.
If Jiang Tunan played the erhu for the emperor on such a happy occasion, his life in Kyoto would probably be over.
"Duke Anguo, don't be nervous. It doesn't matter if it doesn't happen. I won't blame you."
Baili Quan looked at Duke Anguo's flustered appearance and spoke to comfort him. Duke Anguo was a veteran in the court. When he was still competing for the position of crown prince, Duke Anguo had made many contributions.
Therefore, Baili Quan was very tolerant towards the people in the Anguo Mansion, and he also valued Xiao Huaimin very much, although Xiao Huaimin was indeed a useful talent.
Jiang Tunan understood what the Duke of Anguo meant, so he lowered his head and said seriously,
"I am stupid and can't play any musical instrument. I am afraid that I will disappoint the emperor."