Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 127 Overt and covert fighting
Seeing his childish face, Li Longji didn't suspect anything and assumed he was just a fan of Baochai and couldn't stand others praising Daiyu. He asked with great interest, "Since Que'er loves Baochai, can you give me a reason?"

Wang Xi snorted, "Of course I can, otherwise, how could I possibly love Baochai?"

"Ha ha!"

Li Longji laughed a few times: "Then you should talk to your uncle about it."

Wang Xi said, "In Que'er's opinion, without Baochai, Daiyu would not be so pitiful."

Li Longji listened with great curiosity and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Wang Xi said, "Uncle, why don't you think about it? If the story didn't have Baochai, this tolerant and magnanimous perfect woman, and only Lin Daiyu was the female lead, would she still be so pitiful? She would probably seem willful and capricious."

It was precisely because of Xue Baochai's presence that Lin Daiyu's subtle thoughts seemed so real, even endearing.

Li Longji thought for a moment, "To be honest, what Que'er said makes a lot of sense."

Wang Xi chuckled and said, "When you asked me for my opinion, I said that if there was no Xue Baochai, you should never marry Lin Daiyu, otherwise Baoyu would not have a peaceful life for the rest of his life."

But if he could marry Xue Baochai, and then Lin Daiyu, he could fully enjoy Daiyu's affections, and his remaining life would surely be happy.

"happiness?"

Li Longji asked with a smile, "And how did you reply, sir?"

Wang Xi chuckled and said, "The master immediately gave his nephew four words."

"Those four words."

"Nonsense." Wang Xi's face fell, and he said in annoyance.

"Ha ha!"

Upon hearing those four words, Li Longji burst into laughter.

Wang Xi chuckled along with him.

Li Longji added, "Although you think it's utter nonsense, I do think there's some truth to what you said! Without Xue Baochai, this story would probably be quite ordinary."

Wang Xi said, "Although I love Xue Baochai, I also admit that without Lin Daiyu, the story would lack its soul."

Li Longji was taken aback, then slammed his hand on the table: "What a wonderful explanation of 'lacking a soul'! That's an interesting, truly interesting statement! Haha!"

In the blink of an eye, the two men became close, and at this moment, Consort Wu understood the embarrassment that Empress Wang had felt back then.

She glanced at Wang Xi discreetly, thinking to herself, "This kid really does have some tricks up his sleeve. He can't bear to see his aunt suffer even the slightest grievance, yet he still manages to win His Majesty's favor. I just don't know if he's truly skilled or if it's just a lucky accident."

She could easily tell that Wang Xi was actually comparing Xue Baochai to Empress Wang.

Li Longji wasn't stupid; he could easily understand the hidden meaning in Wang Xi's words. However, Wang Xi's words were just right. He didn't exclude Lin Daiyu; instead, he said it would be best if the two of them were together. With Xue Baochai around, you could fulfill your feelings for Lin Daiyu. Of course, he also hoped that the harem would be harmonious, so how could he not applaud it?

Consort Wu, having spent years in the palace, was adept at reading people and knew Li Longji's thoughts. If she were to argue with Wang Xi at this moment, it would only confirm Wang Xi's words.

Without Xue Baochai, Lin Daiyu would only appear spoiled and willful.

However, Li Longji also knew that this topic was not suitable for further discussion, so he asked, "Que'er, I heard that you have been rehearsing the Dream of the Red Chamber play recently?"

Wang Xi cautiously sized up Li Longji and said, "Uncle, are you trying to spoil the plot for your nephew again?"

Li Longji chuckled, "Que'er also has to understand her uncle. Her uncle can't leave the palace at will, so he can only rely on Que'er."

His tone was extremely humble.

Wang Xi thought for a moment and said with great sympathy, "That's true, Uncle is very busy with all his affairs."

"You understand me best, Sparrow." Li Longji was deeply moved and coaxed, "I wonder if Sparrow would be willing to reveal a little about me so that your uncle can see it for himself."

Wang Xi feigned hesitation and said, "But Uncle, please don't tell anyone. The teacher might not say anything, but I will be ostracized by Xiaoman and the others. After all, they haven't said anything."

Li Longji immediately said, "Don't worry, Que'er. If anyone tells anyone, I will have their head rolled."

Wang Xi glanced at Consort Wu.

Li Longji suddenly realized that Consort Wu was also there.

this.!

Consort Wu smiled generously and said, "Young master, please rest assured, I will not say anything more."

"Okay then."

Wang Xi's eyes darted around, and he suddenly said, "This kind of drama can't be explained by one person alone. How about this, I'll teach my uncle, and we'll act it out together."

Gao Lishi hurriedly said, "How can this be allowed?"

Li Longji turned around and asked, "Why not?"

Gao Lishi hurriedly said, "I deserve to die."

"That's not the case."

Li Longji's expression changed, and he chuckled, "There are no outsiders here, and today we will only talk about opera, not anything else."

As he spoke, he rubbed his hands together excitedly, "Then I'll have to trouble Sparrow."

Consort Wu retorted angrily, "Then what about me?"

Li Longji was taken aback, then turned his head to look at Consort Wu. "How about this, we'll all learn from Que'er, and the three of us can sing together. Que'er, what do you think?"

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Uncle, you can make the decision."

Li Longji said excitedly, "Then let's begin."

It turns out that Wang Xi's previous guesses were all correct. It was Wu Jieyu who initially suggested that she meet Wang Xi. The reason was that Li Longji praised Wang Xi's musical skills highly. Naturally, Wu Jieyu felt threatened by the sudden praise of the Wang family and wanted to see for herself.

Li Longji thought that Empress Wang knew nothing and it would be boring for her to just sit there, while Consort Wu was proficient in music and dance and he was looking forward to dancing and singing with them, so he agreed to Consort Wu's request.

However, he later regretted it a bit. Wang Xi was just a hothead and not easy to control!
That moment of hesitation really frightened him, but thankfully it was all over!
Wang Xi said, "Wait a minute, we need to write the lines first."

Li Longji immediately said, "Quickly bring me pen and ink." Wang Xi then said, "However, I am not good with pen and ink, so I will dictate."

Upon hearing this, Consort Wu couldn't help but chuckle to herself. It was truly a misfortune for the Wang family of Taiyuan to produce such an illiterate family. Little did she know that Wang Xi was simply too lazy to do it himself. She said, "I will write it myself."

Li Longji was taken aback for a moment, then said, "I'll have to trouble you, my beloved consort."

Soon, Gao Lishi brought out the brush and ink.

Wang Xi, without any regard for Wu Jieyu, began to speak quickly.

Consort Wu remained calm as her brush danced across the white silk.

After hearing this, Wang Xi slightly quickened his pace.

Wu Jieyu remained calm and composed.

Li Longji, watching from the side, stroked his beard and remained silent. One was a beloved concubine, and the other was a hothead. He couldn't afford to offend either of them.

But Wang Xi immediately slowed down his speech, and his tone carried a hint of discouragement.

Wu Jieyu seemed to notice as well, and the smile on her lips grew even wider.

Li Longji glanced at Wang Xi and smiled without saying a word.

Little did he know, this was Wang Xi's doing. He wanted to show hostility towards Consort Wu, but he couldn't go too far and leave Li Longji with no way to back down.

After Wang Xi finished speaking, Consort Wu immediately handed the white silk handkerchief to him, saying, "Young master, please take a look. Have I made any mistakes?"

The tone was full of provocation.

Li Longji stroked his beard and laughed, which was precisely one of the reasons he liked Consort Wu; she was more genuine and didn't hide her true feelings.

Gao Lishi quickly took the white silk and handed it to Wang Xi.

Wang Xi looked at it, then hung his head and said in a barely audible voice, "No mistake."

Seeing Wang Xi humiliated, Li Longji felt inexplicably pleased and laughed heartily. But then he remembered that he was, after all, an elder, so he coughed and said, "Que'er, you need to work harder. You're not even as good as a girl."

Wang Xi immediately blushed.

A smug look flashed in Wu Jieyu's eyes.

With everything ready, Li Longji stood up impatiently and gently took Wu Jieyu's hand to help her to her feet.

Wang Xi glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and saw that Wu Jieyu was also extremely tall and voluptuous. Both her appearance and figure were impeccable.

He sighed inwardly, thinking, "This woman from the Wu family truly lives up to her reputation!"
Wang Xi held up a silk cloth. "Uncle, you can keep these lines."

Consort Wu smiled and said, "I've already remembered it."

Wang Xi was shocked. "Holy crap, he has a photographic memory."

Li Longji chuckled, "I'd like to see."

He then took the silk cloth.

Wang Xi began to teach them opera singing.

Li Longji, needless to say, had been humming the song since watching the film "Catching and Releasing Cao Cao," and was already familiar with the tune. With a little guidance from Wang Xi, he quickly mastered it.

To Wang Xi's surprise, Wu Jieyu's musical talent surpassed that of Hongxiu, and she learned it in just a short while.

This put Wang Xi under a lot of pressure; he couldn't afford to lose!

They were rehearsing the first chapter of the play, "Daiyu Enters the Mansion."

"I want to play Wang Xifeng," Consort Wu suddenly said.

Li Longji first glanced at Consort Wu with surprise, then his eyes lit up suddenly, "Then I will play the role of Grandmother Jia."

"Grandmother Jia?"

Wang Xi was taken aback. "Brother, your hobby is quite unique." She couldn't help but stammer, "Then...I'll act!"

Wu Jieyu smiled and said, "Young man, you can play Lin Daiyu."

"Oh."

Wang Xi nodded.

These two are incredibly cunning. They noticed that Grandmother Jia and Wang Xifeng had more lines, so they wanted to befriend them.

Of course, Wu Jieyu had another ulterior motive. Although she liked Lin Daiyu, she was worried that Wang Xifeng would be taken away by Wang Xi. She didn't want to be suppressed by Wang Xi, even if it was just an act.

After the roles were selected, the three began to act.

This can be considered as opening a new door for Li Longji.

After capturing and releasing Cao Cao last time, he had been thinking about putting on a show himself, but Jiang Jiao could only sing a few lines with him and couldn't do the whole thing, which was a great pity. This was also an important reason why he agreed to Wu Jieyu's request to find Wang Xilai.

He longed for that moment, but he wasn't sure if Wang Xi would agree.

She was extremely dedicated to her role, and Wu Jieyu, knowing Li Longji's thoughts, also fully immersed herself in the performance, perfectly capturing Wang Xifeng's charm with every smile and gesture.

Wang Xi naturally refused to give in. If Wu Jieyu were to take away the opera, the Wang family would be completely finished and beyond saving.

Although Lin Daiyu was at a disadvantage, he tried his best to make a statement, even adding words to ridicule Wu Jieyu.

When Wu Jieyu saw this, she thought, "You little brat, you've written lyrics on your own. Anyone can do that." Using Wang Xifeng's identity, she made things difficult for Wang Xifeng in various ways.

When Li Longji saw this, he thought, "Is this how you play the game? Then I'll add my own words."

The three of them improvised, becoming more and more engrossed in their performance.

This made Li Longji extremely happy, and he exclaimed that it was very enjoyable.

(End of this chapter)