Rebirth of the Banshee Concubine

Chapter 21
"Miss Qi, please prepare!"

Qi Tianxiang didn't show any emotion on her face, and Yingying bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please allow me to change my clothes."

Hearing this, Emperor Xiande withdrew his eyes from Luo Zhaoyi, looked at Qi Tianxiang and waved his hand, "I'm sure!"

"Yes, my lady, thank you for your grace!" After thanking you, Qi Tianxiang hurried to the backstage, asked Aunt Si Le of Si Lefang to borrow a set of slim long-sleeved gauze skirts, and then chose a few bells and tied them up separately. There is also a black bell tied on both wrists, ankles, and waist.

After rushing back to the main hall, everyone sighed, and some people sighed at Tianxiang's cleverness.If you choose musical instruments such as Qin, Se, Drum and Xiao, it is impossible for Qi Tianxiang to show dance and music together.

However, there are also people who are jealous and disdainful: "Huh, the number one talented woman in Kyoto in the early years, I don't think she has studied hard for so many years, she is rusty!"

Qi Tianxiang was just thinking about finding some kind of dance and brewing it up, which aroused ridicule from others.

"I think that's the same. You see, you have changed your outfit, why are you still in a daze?"

"That's right, looking at that stupid look, it's just a bluff!"

While several people were talking, Qi Tianxiang suddenly moved.As she danced lightly, the bells were combined into a melody.After a while, the song ended, and Qi Tianxiang's dance was only half done.Suddenly a flute sounded, and the melody turned out to be a melody composed of bells just now!

Qi Tianxiang was grateful for this helper from the bottom of her heart, she didn't dare to slack off, and continued dancing.There was an intermission between the sound of the flute and the bell, Qi Tianxiang spun around, just knelt down and said: "The courtiers show their ugliness, making the emperor and all the empresses laugh!"

Emperor Xiande gave Qi Tianxiang a few high glances, without arrogance or impetuosity, his long face was joyful: "Qi Aiqing, I never imagined that there is such an amazingly talented and beautiful daughter! Good!"

The rest of the girls were either envious or jealous, and some even looked at Qi Tianxiang with jealousy.Because Qi Tianxiang's display of talent is extremely difficult, but she won the praise of the Holy One, how could she not arouse the envy of everyone?As for Qi Tianxiang's cold sweat, she is plainly a pawn being used by others.If she is not clever, this time it may cause Longyan to be furious.

A cold light flashed in Luo Zhaoyi's eyes, and she said with a low smile, "Your Majesty, this Miss Qi family is still kneeling!"

Immediately, Emperor Xiande laughed loudly, embraced Luo Zhaoyi and said, "Miss Qi is flattened! Come and reward me!"

Immediately, Chief Lu shouted: "The Emperor has an order, to reward Miss Qi's family!"

Immediately, a pair of festively dressed palace maids filed in with trays, and handed over to Qi Tianxiang a pair of black gold bracelets and several bolts of silk and satin tribute from a small country.

Qi Tianxiang was so grateful that she knelt down to thank her: "I thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward!"

Qi Tianxiang returned to her seat holding the imperial gift, still indifferent, without any pride.It aroused the envy of the ladies, and some even cheered.

"Your Majesty, my concubine looks like this Miss Qi is smart and clever, and she deserves the reputation of being the most talented woman in Kyoto. But Mr. Luo is also a genius, and he can remember the melody of the melody after just listening to it once, not to mention the melodious sound of the flute. I can't help but want to applaud!"

Everyone followed the sound and saw that it was Empress Xi who was speaking.This concubine Xi is like an orchid in an empty valley, noble and holy like a white lotus.Coupled with his handsome appearance, even Emperor Xiande couldn't help being attracted to him.

Luo Tianqi said with a smile: "The empress Xi concubine praised her absurdly, but Tianqi only knows a little bit. Coincidentally, I am ashamed of my empress' absurd praise!"

Qi Tianxiang took the stage with a glance, except for the concubine Ru concubine who was silent, the other concubines, even the empress, were not spared, they tried their best to win Emperor Xiande's eyes.

Qi Tianbi suddenly exclaimed: "Ah, big sister, these pair of black gold bracelets are so beautiful!"

Qi Tianxiang didn't care about it, and simply handed over the bracelet for her to play with.

Qi Tianjiao turned her head angrily, snorted and said, "Aren't they just two gold bracelets? What's there to show off? I'll show off my talents later, maybe I'll get more rewards!"

As soon as Qi Tianjiao opened her mouth, the rest of the people were not to be outdone, and sneered like they couldn't eat grapes.

"Hmph, two bracelets and a few bolts of silk are great? I think the emperor may take pity on her for being the first to show on the stage. Those rewards are probably things that are going to be moldy in the palace warehouse!"

"Look at her, she looks like a vixen, deliberately using this seductive tune to attract bees and butterflies!"

"That tune, and that bell, have always been the style of Goulanyuan. I'm not ashamed!"

"It's a shame!"

Qi Tianxiang was not angry when she heard the words, the emperor didn't say anything, why bother to be angry for those jealous people?Thinking of this, Qi Tianxiang pursed her lips and smiled, falling into her own world of thinking.

This demure and confused appearance immediately made all the young talents on the opposite side lose their minds.Even Luo Tianqi was full of interest, staring at her with great interest.

"Brother Tianqi?" King Xuan raised his hand and shook it in front of him, jokingly said, "Shouldn't you return to your soul? Sigh, I'm so fascinated by watching it!"

Luo Tianqi broke his hand away, poured a glass of wine straight away, and said with a smile: "Then what do you think I will be fascinated by?"

Xia Yixuan chuckled and said: "Does it need to be said? It must be the talented and beautiful Miss Qi family, otherwise when did Brother Tianqi become a good person and play the flute to help? To be honest, Brother Tianqi really appreciates her Interested?"

Luo Tianqi raised the wine bottle, drank the wine in the glass, pursed his lips and smiled: "That's right, I'm really interested."

"Why are you rushing ahead of me!" Xia Yixuan said with a regretful look: "It's the first time I've seen such a peerless and amazingly talented and beautiful woman, but you are one step ahead of me..."

"Ahem, fourth brother, pay attention to your words and deeds, the emperor has come to see you!" Xia Yifei coughed dryly, and immediately reminded him.

Xia Yifei was deeply loved by Emperor Xiande, even more favored by Emperor Xiande than the eldest son, Prince Chen.Coupled with the absence of the crown prince for a day, Xia Yifei's dazzling attention has become a thorn in the eyes of some people.

As the youngest prince, Xia Yixuan was quite loved by Emperor Xiande.Although he is cynical and playful, he behaves well in front of Emperor Xiande and is very well-behaved.

In the talent show that followed, Emperor Xiande didn't say any more words of praise, let alone rewards.

Qi Tianxiang also lost interest, at this moment, the eunuch shouted loudly: "No. 52, Marquis Tan Peizhi of Northern Henan, show off your talent: Lianyu."

Qi Tianxiang's heart trembled, Tan Peizhi!The person who made her want to cramp and peel her skin!Trembling all over, Tianxiang was afraid of being seen by others, so she put on the cloak again and clenched her right fist.

Qi Tianbi was relatively close to Tianxiang, and when she noticed her abnormality, she asked coquettishly: "Sister, there are so many heaters here, why are you still cold?"

When the surrounding boudoir daughters heard the words, they all inquired and looked over with ulterior motives.

Qi Tianxiang felt a chill in her heart, Qi Tianbi's seemingly caring words attracted the attention and suspicion of the surrounding daughters.Pursing his lips and smiling, Qi Tianxiang said: "It may be that the cold has recurred, it's fine."

Qi Tianbi said frankly after hearing the words: "This is not allowed, otherwise we will report to the empress and ask her to allow us to return home early?"

Qi Tianxiang waved his hand, suddenly his heart moved, Qi Tianbi's words blurted out, as if he was familiar with Queen Wei.Could it be that she actually has something to hide?
When Qi Tianbi saw Qi Tianxiang's inquiring and suspicious eyes, she panicked and immediately dared not say anything.

"I'm fine, don't worry, prepare well for the next talent show!" Qi Tianxiang didn't understand what kind of ghost Qi Tianbi had in mind, how could she leave without clearing up some questions?After a pause, Qi Tianxiang said with a smile: "It's hard to come here once, isn't it a pity that I didn't show up on stage?"

Qi Tianjiao has been jealous of Qi Tianxiang for a long time, upon hearing this, she immediately said with disdain: "Finally, I've told the truth, I believe that my talent show will definitely overwhelm the others later, you just keep your eyes open and wait and see!"

Qi Tianxiang pursed her lips and looked at Qi Tianqing, she really found that she was calm on the surface, but the disdain and sarcasm outlined at the corner of her mouth were quite obvious.Sure enough, no matter how deeply she hides, she probably won't be able to bear it for long.Just wait and see, Qi Tianqing will definitely not be able to sit still.No matter how noble she is in her bones, she still can't change the desire to show off in her heart.

"Your Majesty, may I ask who came up with the title of this couplet?" At this moment, Tan Peizhi suddenly asked.

The Xiande Emperor, who was talking with Luo Zhaoyi, you and me, heard the words, coughed, sat upright and asked: "The Marquis of Yubei asked this question, it seems that there is a questioner who can't be selected?"

One of Tan Pei's looks is cold and talented, because he has been guarding the city in the south before, and this time he returned to Beijing because the Queen Mother's birthday is approaching. "I have a request, and I beg the emperor to agree."

"Oh, if you have any requests from the Marquis of Northern Yu, feel free to ask." Emperor Xiande said in a cheerful manner.

Hearing the words, Tan Peizhi suddenly looked at Qi Tianxiang, which caused all the ladies around him to blush and feel excited.Then his eyes narrowed, and he turned his head and said: "I have long heard that Miss Qi has both talents and is the number one talented woman in Kyoto. I hope Miss Qi can give me some advice!"

Qi Tianxiang's heart felt cold, and she frowned slightly.The entanglement immediately flashed into her mind, thanks to her blindness in her previous life, she thought that Tan Peizhi was the rare husband of two!Unexpectedly, he would be so narrow-minded and boastful, wanting to compete with him, the daughter of a boudoir, for his talent!
Feeling sick for a while, Qi Tianxiang finally found out that she has no more affection for Tan Peizhi!If he is savvy and doesn't find fault, then well water will not offend river water, but if he asks for his own death, she doesn't mind ruining him!
"What's the matter, Miss Qi can't see me?" Tan Peizhi saw that Qi Tianxiang didn't say yes, so he sneered and opened his mouth to sarcastically and provocatively.

The disgust in Qi Tianxiang's eyes disappeared in a flash, she got up and lowered her eyes and said: "The little girl dare not be the master, because the little girl knows that she is ignorant, and she is afraid that she will not be able to take on such a big task as the question, so as not to cause a joke. I don't mean to see Lord Hou."

Tan Peizhi frowned when he heard the words, unexpectedly Qi Tianxiang did not have shy and blushing cheeks like the rest of the boudoir daughters, this is a bit different.It's just that she didn't even look at him, Tan Peizhi, as if she was very proud, and Tan Peizhi was upset.Such an arrogant woman, let's see how he can make her look good!
"Since that's the case, let's ask Ms. Qi to come up with a question!" Tan Peizhi was aggressive, because he didn't want to let Qi Tianxiang come up with a question.

The hostility in Qi Tianxiang's eyes disappeared in a flash, and she pursed her lips and raised her eyebrows proudly: "Since Lord Hou insists on this, then the little girl will show her shame!"

After finishing speaking, Qi Tianxiang whispered: "Wangjiang Tower, Wangjiang Flow, Wangjiang Tower Wangjiang Flow, Jianglou Eternal, River Flow Eternal!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was amazed.Those boudoir daughters wanted to bite their silver teeth, especially Qi Tianjiao and Wei Yunpan, they wanted to make Qi Tianxiang dumb.Both of them are determined, confident that they can outshine others, but if this continues, Qi Tianxiang will lose all the limelight!

(End of this chapter)