"Miss Qu Si brought her musical instruments. I wonder if I could hear her play a song?" As the two were talking, a young lady suddenly came over and asked.
Although Qu Moying was talking to Princess Xiangrong, he was actually keeping his eyes on Liu Jingyu. After he saw Liu Jingyu say something to the maid behind her, the maid walked behind the young lady.
The corners of her lips curled up silently. She was not surprised. Among the young ladies who knew she was coming today, many were dissatisfied. If she said that, someone would definitely stand up. In fact, even if Liu Jingyu didn't say anything, someone would definitely find fault with her. However, the fact that Liu Jingyu did this showed that she was panicking.
"I don't play well, so why not ask this lady to play a song first?" Qu Moying stood up with a smile.
"Okay!" Since the young lady came to provoke, the piano was naturally very good. The purpose of this banquet was for everyone to sit down and show their talents, so there was no need to be shy about these things.
A maid brought over a zither and the young lady sat down nearby while the maid arranged the musical instruments for her.
The sound of the piano flowed out slowly and was indeed very pleasant to the ear. Even Qu Moying had to admire that this young lady's piano was excellent.
Everyone stopped talking and listened quietly to the young lady playing the piano. When the song ended, everyone clapped.
"Miss Qu Si, please!" The young lady looked at Qu Moying with a bit of complacency and made a gesture of invitation.
Qu Moying also walked to a place with a smile. Yuchun had already set up the piano for her. After the piano cover was removed, the piano case was exposed. Seeing Qu Moying's piano case, a young lady in the crowd frowned and leaned towards Qu Moying involuntarily, wanting to see Qu Moying's piano case clearly.
Such an action was not surprising. Several young ladies wanted to see Qu Moying's piano clearly. They heard that the Qu family's foundation was not good, and they didn't know what kind of piano the fourth young lady of the Qu family brought.
However, before everyone could see the music case clearly, the music in the case had already been taken out. Moreover, when most people saw the music case, they could not recognize what kind of music it was, so they did not pay attention to it.
Only the young lady in the crowd looked at the musical instrument case that Yuchun had placed behind her with almost horror. Although she had only taken a glance at it just now, because she had been paying attention to it, she could see it more clearly than others. It looked very familiar, just like the diagrams she had seen in the past.
Holding the handkerchief tightly in her hand, the young lady was full of confusion and kept looking at Qu Moying. If it was really the piano she was thinking of, why did it appear in the hands of the fourth young lady of the Qu family
Didn’t they say that the piano is missing
And he hadn’t been seen for so many years, so why would he be in Qu Mansion? The Qu Mansion was not in the capital at that time, right
The sound of the piano came out melodiously. It was a very ordinary song, and many young ladies present could play it, but even though they could play it, everyone knew that not many could play it well.
She had played it when Ji Hanyue was alive, and her performance amazed everyone in the room. All the ladies in the capital knew that when it came to piano skills, the future Crown Princess was second to none.
But she didn't expect that her cousin's piano playing was so good, and it sounded a bit like the former Crown Princess. She heard that Miss Qu Si was the Crown Princess' cousin, and it was Concubine Ji who mentioned it in front of everyone just now, which reminded people of the relationship between the two people.
He also didn't take it seriously because Qu Moying's piano playing was somewhat similar to Ji Hanyue's.
Maybe the piano playing of this Miss Qu Si was taught by Ji Hanyue!
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I had heard that this Fourth Miss Qu had a serious eye disease and could barely see clearly, but now she could play a piece of music so skillfully, which was really surprising. The art of playing the piano requires proficiency. This Fourth Miss Qu was thrown into the farm at such a young age, but I didn't expect that she would be so well-educated.
Many young ladies looked at each other. They were really shocked. The rumors really were not credible.
Qu Moying brought her musical instruments today. It is certain that she can play the piano, but knowing how to play and being able to play are not the same thing. There were a few ladies who originally wanted to find fault with her, but they calmed down at this moment.
As for finding fault, they are not qualified. Few people can play better than Miss Qu Si.
Liu Jingyu's face darkened, she had not expected such an outcome. Instead of embarrassing Qu Moying, it made her famous. From then on, when people mentioned this Fourth Miss Qu, they could no longer label her as having no talent.
When the song was over, Princess Xiangrong was the first to clap her hands. Liu Jingyu reacted quickly as well, smiling and clapping along with her. Suddenly, many young ladies followed suit and clapped their hands.
Even Princess Xiangrong and County Lord Jingyu thought it was good, so how could they think it was bad
Now that it had begun, many young ladies followed suit.
The atmosphere suddenly became lively.
Then, they displayed their paintings in groups of three or four, and a few young ladies sat together to discuss poetry and philosophy, truly forgetting the previous disturbance.
Princess Xiangrong saw that the time was almost right, so she had someone prepare a banquet, which was set up downstairs, very close.
Everyone packed up their belongings, asked the maids to take them, and followed Princess Xiangrong downstairs.
All the windows downstairs were opened, and a cool breeze blew in, which made the ladies even more excited. Princess Xiangrong asked someone to bring fruit wine, saying it was the sweetest. In fact, it didn't taste like alcohol and wouldn't make you drunk.
The maids poured this fruit wine for their young ladies, and then passed the jug of fruit wine to the next maid.
Qu Moying was pulled by Princess Xiangrong. Now everyone could see that Princess Xiangrong was very friendly to this Fourth Miss Qu. Therefore, everyone looked up to Qu Moying, especially this Fourth Miss Qu, who was not really without talent. Several other ladies had just discussed poetry with Qu Moying and felt that this Fourth Miss Qu also had something to say.
This Miss Qu Si just said a few words casually, and one of the ladies wrote them down and kept saying they were good.
Yudong took the wine pot from the maid in Princess Changyu's mansion, looked at Qu Moying, but did not pour the wine directly.
"Miss Qu Si doesn't like to drink?" Princess Xiangrong noticed Yu Dong's abnormality and asked with a smile.
"I have an eye disease, so it's not convenient for me to drink." Qu Moying refused softly.
Yudong passed the wine jug in his hand to the next maid.
"Your eyes haven't fully recovered yet? Didn't I hear that they have healed a long time ago and are still being recuperated?" Princess Xiangrong didn't care, but became curious about Qu Moying's eyes. She raised her eyes and looked at this Fourth Miss Qu. She always felt that this Fourth Miss Qu should be very good-looking.
Even with a long veil covering her eyes, her appearance still looked outstanding. When looking at her from such a close distance, it seemed even more impossible to describe her appearance as “ugly”!
The Prince of Yongning is truly blind!
"You need to take good care of it for a while. It will be good for your eyes, especially now that the sun is so strong outside." Qu Moying explained.
Although it is almost autumn, the sun is still very strong outside.
Most people's eyes would feel uncomfortable, let alone eyes like hers.
"I've heard before that Fourth Miss Qu has no talent or beauty, but now I know that the rumors were all false. I just don't know what Fourth Miss Qu looks like? Today is a rare opportunity, why don't you let us see your appearance under the veil?" Fourth Miss He suddenly spoke.
These words didn't sound malicious, but looking at her somewhat sarcastic expression, it was clear that this Fourth Miss He was here to provoke Fourth Miss Qu again.
The affairs between the Qu and He families were a well-known matter in the capital. Everyone understood why Fourth Miss He targeted Qu Moying.
"Yes, Princess Xiangrong and County Lord Jingyu are both here, why don't you let us meet them, Miss Qu Si."
"We are inside the house. It won't matter even if we take off the veil."
"Miss Qu Si always takes off her veil when she is in her own room." Several other ladies sitting next to Miss He Si joined in the conversation.
At this moment, even Princess Xiangrong became curious.
"If Miss Fourth Qu minds, I'll have someone close all the windows." Princess Xiangrong looked at the wide-open windows on both sides and smiled.
"Princess, you are joking. It's not that it's impossible, but I'm still applying some ointment, and it's not convenient to take off the veil right now." Qu Moying said apologetically.
"Are you still applying ointment?" Princess Xiangrong asked in surprise, "I thought it was already healed, but it's just afraid of strong sunlight, so I'm just taking care of it."
"I have applied ointment, but it's not fully healed yet. I'm sorry to make the princess laugh at me." Qu Moying shook his head gently and answered softly.
"In that case, forget it!" Princess Xiangrong waved her hand nonchalantly, which silenced the young ladies who still wanted to speak.
Even Fourth Miss He, who had caused trouble before, could not say anything. Princess Xiangrong had said that now that the incident was over, they did not have the courage to really make trouble.
After that, someone changed the topic and no one paid attention to Qu Moying anymore. Everyone was chatting and laughing. Without any elders around, they felt very relaxed. With the addition of fruit wine, everyone became more and more lively.
"Miss Qu Si, can I ask you something?" asked the lady sitting on the other side of Qu Moying. Qu Moying then realized that this lady was actually the only lady in Duke Qi's Mansion, Qi Xiangyu. He had not noticed her before and did not know how this Miss Qi came to sit next to him. He seemed to remember that the person who approached him just now was not this Miss Qi.
"Miss Qi, please speak!" Qu Moying asked with a smile, put down the chopsticks in her hand, and gently wiped her mouth with a handkerchief.
"May I ask if Miss Qu Si's zither was left by your mother or was it bought from a store?" Qi Xiangyu asked with a kind smile.
"It's the piano left by my mother." Qu Moying's eyes flashed and he spoke truthfully.
"Did it come from your mother? Brought from Jiangnan?" Qi Xiangyu asked in surprise.
"It should be, I'm not too sure, this was originally part of my mother's dowry." Qu Moying smiled slightly and said calmly, his eyes falling on Miss Qi.
She is a young lady from the Duke of Qi's mansion, but in the eyes of the Duke of Qi, she is not as good as the Duke of Qi's granddaughter Liu Jingyu. How partial is the Duke of Qi to be so good to his granddaughter but just average to his own granddaughter? Or is it because Qi Xiangyu's father is just a bastard
And now, what did this Miss Qi want to know from me? Was it my guess