Lin Yingxin has put a lot of effort into this banquet. For each banquet, the invitations will be distributed about ten days in advance, and the rest of the time is left for the talented ladies to prepare.
Xia Ru had a clear purpose in scheming her to attend the Qianjin Banquet. She had started planning it since the news of the banquet got out. It was impossible for Lin Yingxin to invite her to the banquet on a whim. It must have been arranged long ago. However, her invitation was not delivered to her until two days before the banquet.
Two days was not enough for her to have a thorough understanding of the entire banquet, so how could she have the time to prepare anything? Lin Yingxin did it openly and honestly, and if others brought it up, she could just say that she had just heard of her talent and so had the idea on a whim, which was harmless.
However, if Wen Xinya lost face at the banquet, people would not blame it on insufficient preparation. They would just say that Wen Xinya was just famous for nothing.
At the beginning, Ye Feiyu's cousin, a talented woman praised by everyone in Beijing, was tricked by Lin Yingxin. In the end, didn't she have to swallow her anger and suffer the loss secretly, which made Lin Yingxin famous as a talented woman
Wen Xinya had more or less guessed that Xia Ruya and Lin Yingxin were in cahoots with each other, and Xia Ruya wanted to ruin her reputation and throw dirty water on her grandfather. Although her grandfather had an outstanding reputation and would not be damaged by such a small matter, it would still attract some gossip.
Even if she couldn't really do anything to her and her grandfather, she just wanted to make Wen Xinya unhappy.
In order to make Wen Xinya unhappy, she could not achieve the desired result by using the Wen family. Xia Ruya knew better than anyone that the person she cared most about was her grandfather, who was her nemesis, so only by using her grandfather as a knife could she be truly unhappy.
"Zheng—" There was a sharp and hoarse sound, and the strings in Wen Xinya's hand were broken, making a harsh lingering sound. At the same time, her finger was cut, and bright red blood beads suddenly appeared.
The glaring red made her heart beat uneasily, as if foreshadowing something ominous.
Xia Ruya has set her sights on grandpa!
Wen Xinya was still in a daze, staring at the blood beads on her fingertips, when suddenly her wrist was grabbed, and then her fingers were taken into the wet and hot mouth. The sucking was gentle, and the tingling pain made her thoughts clearer little by little. She raised her eyes and looked at Si Yiyan.
Si Yiyan half-knelt beside her, lowered his proud head, and sucked her injured fingers.
After a while, Si Yiyan let go of her fingers: "Press the wound with your hands, I'll go get the medicine box."
Wen Xinya pressed the cut on her finger as she was told.
Si Yiyan turned around and strode into the house. He soon came out with a medicine box. He took out the hemostatic and tissue-regenerating ointment from the box and applied it carefully to the wound: "Does it hurt?"
Wen Xinya shook her head: "It doesn't hurt!"
Si Yiyan took out some gauze and prepared to bandage her.
Wen Xinya said quickly: "This is just a minor injury, there is no need to bandage it, just use a band-aid, it is simple, convenient and practical."
It was just a small wound about a centimeter long, which scratched the skin a little. The wound was not deep, so there was no need to bandage it specially. Si Yiyan was making too much of a fuss.
Si Yiyan took the gauze and bandaged her: "Don't forget, the day after tomorrow is the Qianjin Banquet. Although the wound is small, if you don't take good care of it, it will definitely not be fully healed by the Qianjin Banquet, and it will affect your piano performance."
Gauze is breathable and more hygienic.
Xinya decided to attend the Qianjin Banquet and was determined to compete for the first place, so there must not be any accidents.
Wen Xinya then thought of the banquet for a wealthy man the day after tomorrow, so she pursed her lips and did not try to stop Si Yiyan.
After the wound was bandaged, Si Yiyan said, "I will change the medicine and gauze for you every four hours. Don't get wet for the next two days. Also be careful not to touch the wound."
Wen Xinya knew that this was a critical moment and did not dare to raise any objections, so she obediently said, "I understand!"
After explaining everything, Si Yiyan's face calmed down and he began to settle accounts: "I just had the piano serviced this morning, and I checked the strings one by one. You have played this song "Ten Sides of Ambush" at least fifty times, if not a hundred times, so you know it by heart. How could you accidentally break the strings and hurt your hand?"
Broken strings are a small matter, but hurting your hand is a big deal, especially since your hand was hurt right under his nose.
Wen Xinya frowned slightly and said what she had just thought. She said worriedly, "Yan, Xia Ruya was kidnapped before. Among the four people who kidnapped her, one became an idiot, and the other three died due to various accidents. Obviously... Xia Ruya is no longer the same Xia Ruya. Her hands are dirty. Now she is targeting grandpa. I don't know why, but I always feel panicked."
Whether in the previous life or this life, Xia Ruya and her hands were dirty. She was the only one who knew how terrible this woman was. Now, because of her, Xia Ruya pointed the finger at her grandfather, and she felt indescribable fear in her heart.
Si Yiyan held her hand, her fingers were cold, without a trace of warmth: "Xinya, you are too nervous. Xia Ruya does intend to use Lord Mo to deal with you, but she is a smart person and dare not attack Lord Mo. She cannot afford the consequences, even if there is a huge force behind her."
A dragon has a reverse scale, and anyone who touches it will die. Xinya is always extra nervous about things concerning Mo Gong. She takes care of everything from Mo Gong's daily food, clothing, housing and transportation to his various health-care and medicinal foods. She even tried every means to persuade Mo Gong to go to the hospital for a physical examination some time ago.
He was concerned about her abnormal behavior, but he did not ask or interfere.
Wen Xinya's uneasiness gradually dissipated, and she calmed down a little. She took a deep breath and said, "You're right. I was too worried."
Attacking grandpa would involve huge consequences. Xia Ruya is not so stupid as to sacrifice herself in order to avenge her. She doesn't know whether she is stating a fact or trying to convince herself by saying this.
Si Yiyan looked at her. Even though he agreed with what he said, his brows remained frowning. “If you’re worried, I’ll send someone to keep an eye on you.”
Wen Xinya thought about it carefully and said, "This is good, it will give me peace of mind."
Si Yiyan's subordinates are all capable people. No matter how powerful the people behind Xia Ruya are, they may not be able to compare with the people under Si Yiyan's command. With his words, most of her doubts were eliminated and she felt a little more relaxed.
Si Yiyan changed the subject and said, "Your fingers are injured, so you won't practice the piano these two days. Although your performance of "Ten Sides of Ambush" lacks some skills and your fingering is still a little sluggish, your performance is already quite good. I will explain the fingering and key points to you in more detail later. It depends on you how much you can understand."
In the past, Xinya was a good student, but she didn't need to compete, and he didn't necessarily require her to play to perfection. But now that she wants to compete, that's another matter.
Wen Xinya nodded.