When Princess Mingyue came, most of the girls circled around her, and although Jiang Yixi didn't need to please the princess, as the master, the princess naturally needed to greet her when she first arrived.
Nangong Yue and Nangong Cheng did not care about currying favor with the princess, and they seemed a little out of place for a moment, as if they had been left out in the cold. Fortunately, neither of them cared.
The girls quickly sat down again, but Qu Jiayue's eyes suddenly fell on Nangong Cheng, and she said casually: "Huh? This girl has a very face, but she has never seen it before." The tone was Nangong Yue was completely ignored.
Jiang Yixi hurriedly introduced with a smile: "Sister Jiayue, this girl is the eldest girl of Nangong Mansion, and her single name has the word "琤." Then she introduced Nangong Yue, "And this is her younger sister, and her single name is the word "琤" .”
"Nangong Cheng?" Qu Jiayue not only came from an extraordinary background, but also had extraordinary acting skills. Her suddenly enlightened look made it impossible to see any flaws, "But the daughter of the imperial censor Nangong's family?"
Zhang Yuqi came over in a hurry, rushed ahead of Jiang Yixi, and answered courteously: "Princess, you are right."
Qu Jiayue made such an expression, and praised without hesitation: "Sure enough, as my cousin said, she is a beauty, and she can be called the number one beauty in the capital!"
Hearing this, the girls were all taken aback, no one expected Princess Mingyue to say such a thing.
Princess Mingyue is well-known among the royal capitals as being quite capricious and self-willed. Two years ago, the second girl of Zhongshuling's family was the most famous beauty in the royal capital. One day, she met Princess Mingyue, but she was ridiculed by the princess that she was not as beautiful as her. "The First Beauty". After the news spread, the second daughter of Zhongshuling's family was ashamed and angry and dared not go out. After marrying far away, she never returned to the capital. And after that, Princess Mingyue has become recognized as the number one beauty in the capital, and no one dares to steal her limelight!
But I don't think Princess Mingyue is willing to give up this title today!
For a moment, everyone looked at Nangong Cheng with strange eyes. Nangong Cheng was indeed beautiful, and indeed a bit more beautiful than Princess Mingyue. No, but I have never seen Princess Mingyue behave like this.
Does the attitude of Princess Mingyue reflect the attitude of the royal family
Everyone was full of imaginations, thinking that before the queen personally summoned Mrs. Su and others to enter the palace; thinking that the queen sent someone to give a birthday gift to Mrs. Su's birthday, could it be said that the Nangong family is really dead but not dead, and will be revived again
What they were thinking, Qu Jiayue didn't know. She suddenly smiled brightly, with a hint of malice in the corner of her mouth, and whispered something to Zhang Yuchen who was beside her.
Zhang Yuchen nodded again and again, then clasped his palms together to make a longing look, and smiled at Jiang Yixi: "Sister Xi, I heard that you got a new Yaoqin, can you show it to the sisters?"
As soon as this remark came out, a girl's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked, "Is that Qin 'Tianxuan'?"
"Miss Li, if my information is correct, it should be 'Tianxuan'!" Zhang Yuchen answered for Jiang Yixi with a smile.
Immediately, all envious eyes focused on Jiang Yixi. Jiang Yixi was worthy of being the daughter of the family, and she smiled calmly: "Since everyone wants to see it, I will ask someone to fetch it!" I ordered a few words.
After a while, the maid came over carefully holding the piano.
Jiang Yixi took the piano and put it on the case. I saw that the Yaoqin was three feet six inches long, with seven strings made of silk and shining brightly. The body of the piano was made of paulownia wood, and the brown surface of the piano had a round luster. .
Qu Jiayue walked to the front of the piano first, plucked the strings twice, and praised: "The body of the piano is light and the sound is clear. It really is a good piano."
"It's really a good piano!" Zhang Yuchen leaned forward, "It's a pity that my piano skills are not good, otherwise I have to play another piece."
Another girl in a light green dress immediately said, "I'd like to try it." Then she looked at Jiang Yixi questioningly. The girl looked to be thirteen or fourteen years old, of medium stature, very slender, with a beautiful appearance, the most striking thing about her was her snow-like skin, when she smiled, she looked very pleasing.
Jiang Yixi, as the host, naturally would not casually refuse a guest's request, and hurriedly said: "Miss Li, please."
Miss Li was about to step forward, but was stopped by Qu Jiayue, "Wait!"
"I don't know what advice the Princess has to offer?" Miss Li looked at Qu Jiayue in puzzlement.
"Today's opportunity is rare, so why not play a song if you are interested, and compete." Qu Jiayue took off the ruby twisted silk bracelet from her wrist with a charming smile, and put it on the case, "I will add a The lottery, whoever wins, this is theirs."
Zhang Yuchen quickly agreed: "The princess is a good idea." The other girls looked at each other in blank dismay, but no one objected.
Miss Li is very generous, and readily agreed: "Since the princess said so, then I will start to attract jade." Then, she walked to the piano case and played "Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms".
This master is out of the way, and it sounds extraordinary. Slender hands are plucking the strings gracefully. The sound of the piano is as lofty and ethereal as the sky, sometimes light and elegant;
Nangong Yue secretly sighed that Miss Li still has some skills, she is skilled in fingering, and she can play the song "Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms" with great proficiency.
After Ms. Li finished playing, several other girls played a few more songs one after another.
But with Ms. Li Zhuyu in front, the performance of the girls seemed mediocre.
The girls didn't take it seriously, they only came on stage to show their faces and make them familiar.
Qu Jiayue felt anxious when she saw that Nangong Cheng was late, she suddenly looked at Nangong Cheng and said, "I heard that the daughter of the Nangong family is both talented and beautiful, and her piano skills are even more outstanding. previous piece?"
Everyone was silent for a moment, and thought: So Princess Mingyue came up with these tricks, and she was waiting here! There is no room for two tigers on this mountain, it seems that Princess Mingyue is eyeing the big girl of the Nangong family.
"Prince Princess asks, I dare not refuse." Nangong Cheng walked slowly to the piano case and sat down, and was about to adjust the sound of the piano when Qu Jiayue spoke again.
"Today, the princess has not heard anyone play "Guangling San". I wonder if Miss Nangong can play another piece?" Qu Jiayue looked at Nangong Cheng with a half-smile, obviously harboring malicious intentions.
Nangong Yue secretly sighed, "Guangling San" is a difficult piece for them now, and Qu Jiayue made it clear that she wanted to see Nangong Cheng make a fool of herself.
"Originally the Princess wanted to hear it, and Teng should obey it, but this "Guangling San" is too passionate and generous, full of the spirit of killing with spears and spears, but it does not match the elegance of today's flower festival. Wouldn't it be disappointing to the girls of Jiang It's a good intention. Let's play "Out of the Water Lotus"." After all, Nangong Cheng was Su's carefully cultivated daughter-in-law, and she resolved the crisis for herself with a few words.
She gracefully sat in front of the piano, adjusted the timbre, and then raised her wrist lightly. Her long, snow-white and crystal-clear fingers were lightly twirling on the strings. tip pouring out…
Everyone had been curious about Nangong Cheng's piano skills for a long time, and they all listened attentively. After hearing this, they couldn't help being fascinated... It wasn't until Nangong Cheng finished playing and said "I'm showing my ugliness" that I came back to my senses Come.
Nangong Yue always had a decent smile on her lips. She was not a stupid person. She chose the style of piano music that she was best at at the right place, so it was easy to blend into the artistic conception. The skill is hard to add another point.
Seeing everyone's mesmerized appearance, Qu Jiayue's face was extremely ugly. She wanted to make Nangong Cheng look ugly, not to make her show off. She clenched her hands into fists under the table, her eyes suddenly fixed on Jiang Yixi, and she suddenly had an idea.
"Miss Nangong really has extraordinary piano skills." Qu Jiayue praised with mixed feelings, then turned to Jiang Yixi and said, "Miss Jiang, as the master of 'Tianxuan', I wonder if she can also play a piece to let the audience know." Do you appreciate this princess?"
Nangong Yue couldn't help frowning, Nangong Cheng is now showing off and showing face for Nangong's parents, but now that Qu Jiayue has pulled Jiang Yixi out again, it's not good. If Nangong Cheng stole the limelight from the master's family, spreading the rumors would be harmful to the reputation, and more importantly, it might also cause discord between the Nangong Mansion and the Duke's Mansion.
Of course Jiang Yixi also knew the way, but he calmly said: "If the princess wants to hear Yixi play the piano, Yixi will come to play for the princess in person someday, but I'm afraid it won't happen today."
Qu Jiayue's complexion suddenly darkened, and no one has ever dared to lose face to her face. If it was someone else, she would have turned her face now, but after all, Jiang Yixi was the empress's niece, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Enguo's mansion. She doesn't look at the face of the monk, but also the face of the Buddha. It is impossible to directly order the other party to play for herself.
"Sister Xi, haven't you always liked playing the piano the most? Why did you just..." As she spoke, she glanced at Nangong Cheng intentionally or unintentionally, as if implying that Jiang Yixi couldn't afford to lose.
"Princess, please don't get me wrong. Eldest sister can't play the piano because of a sprained hand." Jiang Yiyun hurriedly explained, and then said with a guilty face, "It's all because of me, if I didn't walk carelessly , In order to hold me back, big sister...otherwise she wouldn't..." After speaking, she blushed with shame.
"So that's how it is." Qu Jiayue didn't know whether Jiang Yiyun's words were true, but she could only say embarrassingly, "You sisters are really sisters, I'm so envious."
After the words fell, the girls present also complimented a few words, nothing more than sisters' friendship and the like.
At this moment, Zhang Yuqi suddenly said: "Speaking of sisters' friendship, I just remembered, there are two girls here in Nangong Mansion, the older sister is so good, so the younger sister must be pretty good too, why don't you come up and play a song? "