A flash of panic flashed in Shen Ruxue's eyes.
She secretly scolded those talkative people, but she still had a fake smile on her face.
"Lan Lan, you have never learned any musical instrument since you were a child, and playing the guqin is difficult. There is no need for you to be brave..."
Shi Qinglan slightly curled her red lips and glanced at her guqin.
Of course she never learned an instrument at the Shen family, but that didn't mean she never learned it at the Jingshi Pavilion. There were still many things Shen Ruxue didn't know.
"Can you really play the guqin?" Xu Sheng looked at her suspiciously, "But if the strings are broken, how are you going to play?"
Shen Ruxue unconsciously hugged the guqin in her arms tightly.
Even if her strings break, she doesn't want to lend it to anyone, especially Shi Qinglan who is stealing her spotlight right now!
"Yes Lan Lan, I know you are worried about my hands, but I am fine. There is no need for you to tell this lie..."
Shen Ruxue bit her lower lip lightly, "Besides, the ceremony of playing Daya ritual music is very important. If something unexpected happens, I will feel very sorry for the teachers and classmates."
Hearing this, other students in the class immediately chose to stand aside.
"What Ruxue said makes sense. If Daya Liyue messes up, our swearing-in ceremony and coming-of-age ceremony will be over!"
"And my dad is still watching. I don't want to make such a joke, so I'd better let Shen Ruxue keep playing..."
"Shi Qinglan, we understand that you want to solve the problem, but the limelight depends on the occasion. If you can't play, you better stop showing off, lest everyone suffer with you!"
A faint smile appeared on Shen Ruxue's lips.
Public opinion tilted towards her side, which made her secretly proud, but she quickly suppressed her smile for fear of showing off her flaws.
"You were the ones who said you wanted her to play, and you are the ones who said you don't want her to play. In my opinion, if you insist on playing the guqin with six strings even though you are injured, I'm afraid Shen Ruxue will be the one who messes up."
Lan Chu stood up, spread his short legs and jumped to Shi Qinglan's side.
She hugged her waist like a thigh and held her tightly, "I have warned you that if you touch porcelain, Xiao Qingqing will be slapped in the face."
Shi Qinglan rubbed Lan Chu's head.
She smiled slightly with red lips, "You can choose to believe me, and I will order someone to send you an intact guqin. Of course, you can also choose to believe Shen Ruxue and let her continue playing her broken guqin."
Anyway, she wasn't a bad person who was willing to help others, she just couldn't bear to hear these people scolding Jiang Zhi.
"You... Lanlan, where did you get the guqin?" Shen Ruxue looked up at her in surprise.
She suddenly felt as if she didn't know Shi Qinglan at all.
After the fire, everything became out of her control, and all trajectories were changing...
"You don't have to worry about it." Shi Qinglan lightly opened her red lips.
Xu Sheng looked at the two girls. Two misunderstandings about Shi Qinglan made him feel that he was losing face. It happened that this was an opportunity, and he wanted to use this to get his dignity back.
"I am the president of the student union, I can make the decision on this matter."
Xu Sheng suddenly said, "Let's change the person who plays the Daya ritual music to Shi Qinglan this time. Don't let everyone down."
Shen Ruxue's face instantly turned pale.
She stood up holding Qin, "A Sheng, I..."
Seeing Xu Sheng's resolute attitude and no room for change, she swayed slightly. She never expected this result!
Shen Ruxue bit her lip tightly.
The hand holding the guqin unconsciously tightened, and the fingertips were picking at the lacquer. Looking at Shi Qinglan, there was a hint of resentment in her eyes.
What a solemn ceremony it is to play elegant ritual music...
This only honor should have been hers!
(End of chapter)