For several days, apart from teaching Bao'er how to play the piano, Ju Muer hid in the house and played the piano by herself.
Whenever Long Er asked about it, Xiao Zhu was always trembling.
"Play the piano."
"Play the piano."
"Still playing the piano."
This overly concise answer made Long Erhuo slap the table: "You can play the piano in different ways, whether you are happy or unhappy, sad or listless? Besides playing the piano, isn't she doing anything else? Today she taught Bao'er how to play the piano. How was the teaching? Are you tired? How is the meal? Do you have an appetite? What did you use for today’s melons and fruits? How is your nap? Are you bored? Did you ask me?”
Xiao Zhu was dumbfounded by a series of questions. Not to mention that she couldn't think of any words to use when answering these questions succinctly, but she was a little dizzy just writing down all these questions.
She opened her mouth wide, she couldn't turn her head around, she didn't know how to answer, and finally plopped down on her knees: "Second Master, Second Master, don't drive me away. I take good care of Madam every day, and I am loyal. Madam If I fall, I will definitely be on the bottom. If my wife is bored, I can make her bored. I always pay attention to it every day, so that my wife will not be thirsty, hungry, hot or cold. Second master, please forgive me, please don’t Drive me away and let me stay with Madam."
Long Er's face was dark, when did he say he was going to drive her away? And this kind of tactic of changing the subject and pretending to be pitiful if he can't answer the question is only used by his family Mu'er! These servants are becoming more and more outrageous.
Seeing that Long Er's face was ugly and he didn't speak, Xiaozhu thought she was not clever enough for her inability to answer questions, so she really wanted to replace her, so she quickly kowtowed and begged, saying that she would definitely stop talking nonsense in the future, and she must be thoughtful in her answers.
Li Ke came to look for Long Er to report the incident, and after seeing the scene, he understood a little bit, and hurried over and whispered to Long Er: "Second Master, Mrs. Cai met me just now and asked why Second Master has not come back."
Long Er stroked his chin, he heard a report from his servants that there was an urgent matter in the library as soon as he came back today, so he went directly to the library without going back to the courtyard, and brought Xiao Zhu over to question him after finishing the matter, one by one, one after another, there was no delay Little effort. She didn't go to see Mu'er when she got home, made her anxious
Long Er decided to go back to the yard to see his wife first, and put everything else aside.
Long Er left. Xiaozhu's legs went limp and he sat down on the ground. Li Ke went over to help her up: "It wasn't good in the past, why do you always make the second master angry recently?"
"In the past, the second master didn't pick anything, but how wrong he said recently. I answered in detail, but he said I was blah; I don’t know what’s wrong with being scolded.” Xiaozhu wanted to wipe away tears, the second master in the past was really not as difficult to serve as now.
Li Ke asked the reason carefully, thought for a while and said, "Second Master must not like you talking like your wife."
"But we didn't learn from Madam."
"It's not that I'm learning, but I've been with you for a long time. Madam speaks in a very witty and humorous way. You have subtly influenced her. The second master cares about Madam. He doesn't love others like Madam. It's not that he thinks you are talking."
After hearing this, Xiao Zhu thought about it carefully, and it seemed to be true. Last time, Xiaoping told a series of funny things that his wife said, and the second master happened to pass by and heard, and stared at Xiaoping for a long time.
Xiaozhu seemed to be enlightened, and immediately figured it out. She quickly thanked Li Ke, and hurriedly ran back to tell the sisters.
Afterwards, all the maids became more discerning in what they said in front of the second master, but they didn't annoy Long Er again. Xiaozhu was grateful to Li Ke, and gave him a basket of fresh peaches, and happened to see Li Ke's torn clothes thrown aside, so he took the initiative to take them back and mend them. This matter happened to fall into the eyes of Su Qing who came to practice martial arts.
A few days later, Xiao Zhu returned the patched clothes, and Su Qing happened to be there too. Su Qing narrowed her eyes with a smile, which made Li Ke's heart shudder. In a few days, Li Ke was surprised to find that the clothes he hung outside were torn from time to time, and soon there would be few good clothes left. He ambush and peeped, and finally found out that Su Qing wandered to the clothes drying yard after practicing martial arts, and stabbed his clothes.
Smoke rose from Li Ke's head. Su Qing, who was caught upright, turned her eyebrows and raised her eyebrows, and she was more fierce than him: "Isn't this for helping you! Your clothes are torn, so I just went to find that little bamboo girl to mend them for you! Master, don't worry, you've mended them." , I’ll help you break the rest.”
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Li Ke not only smoked from the top of his head, but also green smoke.
The master and apprentice broke up unhappy. Su Qing didn't come to practice martial arts for several days. Li Ke didn't know where he had offended this fierce girl, but after thinking about it, he was really worried, so he went to ask Ju Muer for advice.
Ju Muer laughed out loud after hearing what had happened, and the laughter made Long Er, who walked into the yard, stare straight at the back of Li Ke's head.
Ju Muer asked Li Ke: "Do you want Xiao Zhu to mend your clothes for you?"
Li Ke scratched his head: "Don't bother, there are people in the house who do these things. Miss Xiaozhu just helped me out last time, why is Madam joking about it?"
"Are you sure you don't want Xiao Zhu to mend your clothes for you?"
"I don't want to." Li Ke answered simply, frowning, not understanding what Madam meant.
When he frowned, Long Er glared at him again. Dare to frown at his Mu'er and ask for a beating? Li Ke was also clever, and quickly rubbed his brows and face. How innocent he is, what a loyal and upright bodyguard he is!
The master and servant were secretly making eye contact, but Ju Muer's sudden words made Li Ke shiver.
"Since you don't want Xiao Zhu to mend your clothes for you, let Qing'er do it."
Li Ke was taken aback for a moment, then glanced at Long Er. Long Er raised his eyebrows, also inexplicably.
"Isn't it okay if you don't make up?" Li Ke's face was very bitter, but it was a pity that Mrs. Long Er couldn't see it.
Mrs. Long Er kindly told him: "You ask Qing'er to mend it for you this time, and the clothes will not be damaged in the future."
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Li Ke left suspiciously. But Long Er suddenly understood: "Mu'er, you prefer Qing'er."
"Why?" Ju Muer shook her head and smiled, "Xiao Zhu didn't mention Guard Li much on weekdays. She said that there are many small shopkeepers in the tailor shop at the street corner, but Qing'er would talk about her master every time she came back. And I just now I also asked Li Huwei, if he was interested in Xiao Zhu, this matter would be difficult to handle, but he obviously didn't mean that, and I just taught him a way to make Qing'er not get angry and make trouble, it depends on them in the future Own."
"Hmph." Second Master Long was very dissatisfied. He sat down next to Ju Muer and complained, "Why didn't you bother me so much? Look at Qing'er, at a young age, she just I know that ruining clothes attracts attention."
"I have it too." Ju Muer blushed.
"Do you have any? All of your tricks are intended to annoy you. How can you be serious about being good to me?"
Ju Muer blinked. Why does cutting off the clothes mean being kind to people seriously, but changing hers is to piss people off on purpose? She is very serious and sincere to please the Lord.
"Why don't you, Second Master also find out the ripped clothes, and I'll help Second Master mend them."
"Forget it." The eyes are blind and they are still mending, and when they hear it, they know it's trouble with him. But the corner of Long Er's mouth could not help but bend upwards. He poked her fingertips with his fingertips, "It's really itchy for you to dare to use the needle and cut it. If you can't see it, be quiet. Look, if you don't have a master to take care of you, what would you do this day?" pass."
"If there is no husband, I will be extremely sad."
This remark made Long Er very useful, and he grinned triumphantly. Smiling and laughing, he felt that something was wrong, and he didn't ask her if she was sad, so she didn't answer the question. But his Mu'er hugged him very obediently and clingily, and he put this little problem behind him.
The days passed in these "little things" that happened continuously, and the "little things" seemed to be resolved in these days. Long Er no longer raised eyebrows at the maids, Li Ke's clothes were no longer torn, and the young life between Mrs. Long Er and Master Long was smooth.
Long Erye was very satisfied with this situation.
Then, the first day of May arrived.
On this day, the three brothers of Longfu brought their families into the palace for a dinner.
The beautiful scenery of the moon is pleasing to the eye, and the delicious meals in the palace are also impeccable. But because the emperor sat on the first seat, everyone was inevitably a little cautious. After a few glasses of wine, the dancer Qin Niang stepped on the moonlight to add to the fun, and the scene became more lively.
The whole night of playing the piano is not very interesting to Long Er, and there are also Ding Sheng, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and his son-in-law Yun Qingxian sitting at the banquet, which makes Long Er quite unhappy.
Ding Sheng is a smiling tiger, Long Er gets annoyed when he sees him. Presumably Ding Sheng thought the same about him in his heart, but the two of them looked at each other, and they had to smile and toast together.
But this is not the most uncomfortable place for Long Er.
What annoyed Long Er the most was that fellow Yun Qingxian's eyes looked at his Mu'er from time to time. There was a large audience, but he wasn't blatantly brazen, but from time to time, he took the opportunity of toasting or talking to others, to glance at Ju Mu'er calmly. It's just that no matter how small the movement is, Long Er can tell Long Er to watch him. Those burning gazes, with deep affection, make Long Er really wish to kick him into the wall.
At the moment when Long Er was angry, the luthiers had already started to play the piano.
The violin envoys of Ximin State and the luthiers of Xiao State had a good time together, so there was less hostility between each other, and the atmosphere of the piano playing and learning was harmonious. The appearance of the doll luthiers on both sides made everyone laugh out loud, and Bao'er's showmanship is still not weak. Long Er actually couldn't figure it out, Bao'er's quiet appearance, how could he always attract attention
The reason is that each doll has to declare his family name on the stage. It was the first time for other dolls to see such a scene, even the young prince of the official family would be a little timid. Bao'er, who happened to be in the backcourt, looked around pretty with her big eyes wide open, without any fear.
This appearance finally provoked the emperor to tease her: "What's your name?"
"Long Bao'er." Her face was pink and shy, but her voice was loud.
Everyone laughed, and the emperor asked again: "How old is this year?"
"Six years old." The answer was still loud.
An official next to him also joined in the fun and asked, "At what age did you start learning the piano?"
"Six years old." This answer is not only loud, but also full of confidence. The emperor couldn't help laughing, the doll's aggressive appearance was really for provocation.
Next, Bao'er played the piano, which proved that the money spent on the cruise in Long Er was not in vain, and it is very necessary to win over the enemy's feelings and buy favor. Because Bao'er played the simplest piece of music with the posture and momentum of a master, the monotonous melody, steady rhythm, coupled with her top confidence, directly disrupted the position of the doll luthier of Ximin State. The other party's piece was spoiled by her monotony, out of tune and out of time, the more she played, the more she sweated.
In the end, Boa won because she played it to the end and completed the whole piece.
The luthier of Ximin Kingdom didn't say anything, but took the disgraced baby luthier back with a disheartened expression on his face. Bao'er couldn't be proud or proud, she just wondered why the other party had someone lead her but no one on her side? She turned her head to look in the direction of the Long family. Long Qingsheng became anxious when he saw her silly appearance, so he ran up to the stage and led her back.
Then there was singing and dancing to add to the fun, and then other luthiers came on stage to perform. In short, Bao'er went through the scene smoothly, with no disputes or complaints. For the Long family, this matter can be regarded as a satisfactory solution.
The family who don't know how to play the piano are immersed in the joy of Bao'er passing the level, drinking and eating food, enjoying themselves happily. Those playing the piano and other special skills are not very interesting to them.
The banquet went smoothly, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves. After the banquet was over, the emperor began to give gifts to all the luthiers who played the piano today.
Ju Mu'er thought to herself that the emperor likes to use this trick to win people's hearts like her husband. When she was distracted, she suddenly heard Qian Jiangyi thanking the emperor loudly, and then unexpectedly said: "Your majesty, the grass-roots dare to ask the emperor for something."
"Speak." The emperor was overjoyed and allowed him to speak.
Qian Jiangyi bowed down and said loudly: "Your Majesty, two years ago, Mr. Boyin, the master of our country's qin master, killed Shi Shangshu, and after being convicted, he was sentenced to death. Play the last piece..."
Ju Muer was shocked, she never expected that Qian Jiangyi would mention this on this occasion.
Long Er was also taken aback. He quickly took Ju Muer's hand and squeezed her tightly.
Qian Jiangyi continued: "Mr. Shi's last piece has a deep meaning. It tells the feeling of being wronged. In the past two years, Caomin and several qin masters have studied and pondered, and they are sure that the meaning is indeed in the piece." Boyin analyzed the first half of the song of complaining about grievances, and said that there are hidden secrets in each of the famous songs that have been torn apart and overlapped. He finished speaking in one breath, and when he looked up, seeing the emperor's face, he immediately shut up.
There was no smile on the emperor's face, and the audience fell silent. Ju Muer couldn't hear the sound, her heart was beating wildly.
After a long time, the emperor finally said: "First of all, regardless of whether your research is wrong or not, even if Mr. Shi is indeed complaining in the music of the zither, so what? It's a pity that I still feel emotional when I think of this matter. On the execution ground, it was the first time I heard Mr. Shi's piano sound, and it was also the last time. It was also the most beautiful piano sound I have ever heard. But in the world, good and evil are rewarded No matter how much I cherish talents, no matter how much I appreciate Mr. Shi's skills, I must also be worthy of the soul of the dead. In the case of Shi Shangshu, the witnesses and physical evidence are clear and beyond doubt. Mr. Shi was arrested on the spot, not after the fact It is also true to infer that people are being arrested. One after another, the investigation is clear and the conviction is finally established. Now you say that Qin Yin is suing for injustice, but I would like to ask, do you have evidence?"
Hearing the emperor's speech, Qian Jiangyi was dripping with cold sweat. He already knew that he was too carried away today and made a big mistake on impulse. Now that the emperor had to answer the question, Qian Jiangyi bit the bullet and said: "Apart from the clue of the piano sound, the grass people have no other evidence."
Ju Muer's heart beat faster and her hands were shaking. Long Er squeezed her tightly, causing her hand to hurt a little.
"No other evidence?" The emperor dragged his voice out, and then snapped, "You have no evidence, you only said that Qu Yin had intentions, and you alluded in front of all the ministers and foreign envoys that the Ministry of Criminal Justice misjudged the case. Are you Why do you care?"
"Your Majesty!" Qian Jiangyi kowtowed vigorously, "The grassroots are absolutely loyal. Although the grassroots have no other evidence, but when Mr. Shi was about to die, why bother to complain with the sound of the piano? I don't think about it carefully. Caomin knows that the Ministry of Criminal Affairs investigated the case carefully and clearly, and Caomin dare not make a judgment, but if there are really other twists and turns in this case, I hope that the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice can investigate and deal with it carefully, so as not to let the real culprit escape, so as to praise me Xiao Zhengqi."
Long Er glanced at Ding Sheng and Yun Qingxian, Ding Sheng looked ugly, Yun Qingxian frowned slightly, and the other officials looked at each other.
At this time, the emperor said coldly: "Ding Shangshu, what do you think about this matter?"
Ding Sheng stood up, took a step forward, and saluted: "Your Majesty, the investigation of the case back then was indeed clear and beyond doubt. If you want to sue for injustice before death, which murderer didn't say that he was wronged? But if there is really evidence to prove the case If the sentence is inappropriate, our criminal department will definitely investigate it seriously, and if it is a wrong case, I am willing to be punished."
The emperor nodded. Ding Sheng took a step closer to Qian Jiangyi, and said coldly, "Does Mr. Qian have evidence to prove his inference?"
Sweat dripped from Qian Jiangyi's forehead. He has doubts, but they are all speculations. For example, Shi Boyin has been able to play the piece, there is no need to seize the score to kill people, and for example, several of the luthiers studied the piece, and more or less encountered unexplainable unlucky things , it seems that someone is warning and threatening them not to check again.
He has doubts, but no evidence.
Qian Jiangyi couldn't speak, and knelt on the ground and buried his head on the ground.
No one supports him, no one speaks for him, and those luthiers who studied the score with him are all dumb now. The qin envoy of Ximin Kingdom also has a close relationship with Shi Boyin, so this visit may not be as simple as exchanging qin skills, but he did not speak at this time.