Rebirth of the Banshee Concubine

Chapter 75

"Your Majesty!" Luo Tianqi stopped Rufei's words, and said with a smile: "My Majesty's words made Tianqi terrified, it's just a thing for counting, so you don't have to be so serious!" Luo Tianqi had a gentle and refined expression. Although Rufei interrupted Rufei's appearance, she still did not lose the chicness of a noble son.

Qi Tianxiang remained silent the whole time, and took the opportunity to look at the expressions of everyone.She came to a conclusion that this concubine was indeed gentle and easy to get along with.But judging from the way King Xuan, King Yan, and Luo Tianqi, the uncles of the country, talked to her, she was liked and respected by everyone.Because of Luo Zhaoyi's sequelae, Tianxiang thought that the concubines were not good, but finally because of the concubine Rufei dispelled a lot.

Yan Wang Xia Yifei made a sound when he greeted Concubine Ru when he just entered the door, and he hasn't said anything until now.Sure enough, he cherishes words like gold and is taciturn.And Tianxiang has been paying attention to his expression, and found that he has always been so indifferent.Tianxiang knew that people who really can't see through their minds are often people who should not be underestimated.

What's more, Xia Yifei is the son of Concubine Liang Hui, the concubine whose status in the harem is second only to the empress.Now that the crown prince has not been established, Xia Yifei is naturally one of the hottest candidates in the competition for the throne.Although Rufei Empress has always been neutral, she is impartial to the two camps.However, it is undeniable that King Xuan, who was fostered under her name, had a good relationship with King Yan.

Obviously, Concubine Ru could not avoid it, so she should be on Concubine Liang Hui's side.So one day in the future, when it really comes to the point where the soldiers will not see blood, presumably Rufei will follow her son to help King Yan and compete for that position, right?Thinking of this, Tianxiang continued to think deeply.Among the four sons of Emperor Xijing, except for the second son, King Xiu, who was not successful, the other three kings were really equal.

Leaving aside King Chen, King Yan and King Xuan, the three princes are each rich and handsome, and among them are dragons and phoenixes.It is that talent, which is nothing compared to Xiuwang.Therefore, the position of crown prince is nothing more than born among these three princes.Tianxiang continued to look at the few people, and held her breath to try to make her presence less.

Princess Xuanran excitedly played with the abacus for a while, and suddenly ran towards Tianxiang happily, raised the golden abacus and asked expectantly: "Will you play this abacus?" At first, Princess Xuanran didn't notice Tianxiang, but she Suddenly looked up, and found that Tianxiang was sitting there alone, as if very lonely.

Tianxiang saw the bottomless innocence and the shining expectation in her eyes, Tianxiang couldn't bear to say no for a moment.Involuntarily pursing her lips into a smile, Tianxiang asked with a smile, "Does the princess like this thing very much?"

"That's right, it looks small and exquisite. Big brother Tianqi said it's okay, and Xuanran really likes it!"

"Okay, how about teaching the princess how to play a game?"

"Really?" Princess Xuanran's eyes lit up when she heard the game, and she said excitedly, "Okay——" After all, it's a child with a sleepless childlike innocence, and she immediately burst into joy when she heard the fun game.Coupled with the fact that she has been busy with schoolwork recently, and finally someone can teach her to play games, Princess Xuanran naturally poured out all the stubbornness in her heart.

Hearing Princess Xuanran's cheers, the rest of the people in the room naturally looked over in surprise.Tianxiang yelled inwardly that something was wrong, she originally planned to keep a low profile, and it was best not to show off.The momentary feeling of compassion made her the focus of attention.But now that this is the case, Tianxiang pulled herself together and began to speak leisurely according to one of the fun games her mother left behind.

The rules of the game are as follows: Several people form a circle and sit down.Then recite a number silently in your heart, and when it is your turn to count, say the number silently recited in your heart.Then adopt the method of passing the bouquet, one person beats the drum, and when the drum stops, whoever has the bouquet has to add all the numbers reported by the previous people together and read out the result.If in the world of a pot of tea, the result has not been calculated, then it is considered a loser.

However, fortunately, it is not a mental calculation, everyone has a small abacus in their hands.So the main comparison is the abacus familiarity and speed.

When Princess Xuanran first started, she still had a look of joy.When I heard that I could use the abacus, I immediately lowered my head and said in frustration, "I can only do simple calculations. If I need to use this abacus, I don't know how to use it, so what should I do?"

Tianxiang couldn't help laughing, pulled Princess Xuanran, took the abacus over and said patiently: "Princess, look, the beads here represent..." Tianxiang taught it patiently and earnestly, and then continued to repeat it several times.Princess Xuanran is also smart, and she immediately beamed with joy, and she will be able to skillfully fiddle with abacus calculations in a short while.

Seeing Princess Xuanran's accurate use of the abacus, Tianxiang suddenly showed a touch of relief, and from the bottom of her heart, she liked this intelligent Princess Xuanran who had no princess temper.But she completely forgot that some of her movements, familiar techniques, and skillful skills had already fallen into the eyes of the rest of the people.

Including the maids of Ganli Palace, everyone looked at Qi Tianxiang in surprise, envy, or disbelief.After all, this kind of things are used by shopkeepers, but Tianxiang, a lady of the Duke's mansion, can fiddle with the abacus well.This discovery really shocked them too.

Especially Xia Yifei and Xia Yixuan, they only learned how to use this abacus yesterday.However, judging from Tianxiang's proficient skills, it is obvious that she has practiced it with a high degree of proficiency.Xia Yifei finally couldn't help but speak, and said: "I am afraid that this king is deeply dumbfounded by seeing Miss Qi's methods?"

Tianxiang was startled, and then realized that she had revealed her amazing talent unconsciously.But now is not the time to be upset and regretful, especially Xia Yifei has never said a word, but he took the initiative to ask her at this moment.Pursing her lips and smiling, Tian Xiang didn't feel nervous at all, and said bluntly: "My lord has good eyesight, to tell you the truth, this abacus is just something I modified and invented on the basis of previous abacus calculations when I have nothing to do."

"You mean, to pass the boring time, so..." Xia Yifei couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth. Even though he was reticent and always indifferent, he was still shocked by Tianxiang's words.At the same time, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, and now it's spread all over the outside world, and this thing is hailed as a magic trick.Unexpectedly, in the mouth of the person concerned, it is a thing used to pass the boring time!

Xia Yifei couldn't help laughing, this girl is so young, she is so unmodest.

From the beginning to the end, Luo Tianqi wore a faint smile, but he did not hide his admiration and comfort for Tianxiang in his eyes.As if Tianxiang belonged to his family, he has been tenderly looking at Tianxiang.

Tianxiang felt uncomfortable, deliberately ignored Luo Tianqi's eyes, looked at the maids in the palace, and said with a smile: "This game is very fun, if you are interested, you can play together!"

Xia Yixuan immediately stepped forward when he heard the words, and formed a circle according to the rules of the game Tianxiang said just now, and said with a face of reluctance: "I am willing to play, you are a little girl, if I don't believe it, I will lose to you !"

Xia Yifei immediately said not to be outdone, "This king wants to join too!"

"Such an interesting game, I must experience it!" Luo Tianqi shook his bone fan with a look of interest.

Seeing the three outstanding men, Princess Xuanran expressed enough interest to participate, and immediately said with a smile on her face, "This is so fun!" After finishing speaking, she looked at Rufei Empress, her eyes sparkling brightly: "Mother Concubine, how about that?" You just do the monitoring, and when the time comes, you have to prepare a big prize for the final winner!"

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard the words, but they all looked at Empress Rufei awkwardly. After all, Empress Rufei is the master here, and her rank is also the highest.

The concubine Ru concubine looked at Xuanran's rare joy and eagerness, and immediately smiled happily and said, "Okay, then the concubine mother will order someone to win the lottery!" After finishing speaking, she looked at Bihe, the maidservant next to her. , said with a smile: "Go to the storeroom and fetch the pair of golden steps that the emperor rewarded you at the beginning!"

Bihe was surprised immediately when he heard the words, but he didn't say anything, but respectfully blessed his body and withdrew.Not long after, she was holding a sandalwood tray, on which were placed two valuable golden steps! "Your Majesty, this servant brought this pair of golden steps, look..."

Concubine Ru waved her hand, signaling Bihe not to continue speaking.Walking over to pick up a golden step, Rufei said with a smile: "This pair of golden step is the purple gold that the Northern Liang Kingdom paid tribute to, and the servants of the Shang Palace Bureau in the palace personally made it. Who will be the last one today?" the winner, then Bengong will reward him with this pair of gold step shakers!"

After hearing this, Qi Tianxiang went to take a closer look at the pair of gold buds, this purple gold can be said to be a rare gold mine.It is said that Beiliang country is rich in purple gold, except for paying tribute to Xijing country every year, there is not much left.Concubine Ru's pair of golden step yao was bestowed by the emperor, which means that concubine Ru is deeply favored by the emperor, and concubine Ru concubine took out the golden step yao as a lottery, which can be described as extremely generous!

With a confident face, Xia Yixuan patted his chest, looked at everyone and said: "Are you all ready? Now that the concubine mother is using such a priceless golden step shaker as a lottery, this game will be even more interesting! If Are you ready, shall we begin?"

Qi Tianxiang nodded with a smile, she already had a score in her heart.No matter how talented these people are, they are destined to be losers.Tianxiang not only knows abacus, but also has a talent called mental arithmetic in the books left by her mother.Now that she has already practiced at a high level, how can these people be her opponents?It's just that she doesn't intend to pass on this skill.

Everyone nodded excitedly, and Concubine Ru also looked expectant, and then said: "Everything is ready!" After finishing speaking, he ordered the maidservant in the palace: "Start beating the drums!" With an order, the hall immediately rang out with even music and drums .

"five--"

"Four--"

"Nine--"

"Stop!" With a sudden order, the sound of the drums stopped abruptly, and the flower ball just happened to reach Princess Xuanran.

Princess Xuanran's face was full of excitement, and her little cheeks were so rosy that she was really cute.She fiddled with the beads twice, and immediately got the answer: "Eighteen!"

As the game continues, the number reported for the first time is naturally relatively simple, and it is easier to calculate.

"six--"

"Eight--"

"twelve"

"fifteen--"

"Stop!" The bouquet landed steadily in front of Tianxiang, Tianxiang didn't move the beads at all, and blurted out the answer: "41!"

Seeing the admiration on her face, Princess Xuanran couldn't help saying enviously: "Wow! Sister Tianxiang, you are so amazing! You don't even need an abacus, and you can figure out the answer so quickly!" Excluding Luo Tianqi, this is Princess Xuanran's wish Praise people without hesitation, but Tianxiang really felt that the princess was innocent and cute.

Unable to bear it, Tianxiang pursed her lips and said with a slight smile, "Princess is absurd. Practice makes perfect. If the princess has the heart, then she will practice diligently and one day she will be as fast as a court lady."

"Well, then I remember!" Princess Xuanran was indeed different from the princesses of the royal family, without the slightest arrogance, but the princess's majesty was just right.For example, when she heard Tianxiang's words at this moment, she immediately nodded in agreement as if she had been educated.At the same time, I secretly made up my mind psychologically that I must learn the abacus well.

(End of this chapter)