Return of Jin Yi

Chapter 109 Lost the wife and lost the army

"Looking at the expression on the face of the Crown Princess of Nanjun Palace, what kind of talent did you not know?"

"I see it too!"

"If the concubine is really ignorant, why not admit defeat like Miss Liang Liu..."

During the banquet, the wives of the queen mother's party discussed in low voices.

Yang looked at Chu Ci with more and more worried eyes, she pursed her lips, and was about to get up to smooth things over.

But before she could stand up, Princess Cheng En looked at her close female officer, and said first, "Ruxiang, look at what talent the Crown Princess has drawn?"

"Yes, Eldest Princess!" Yun Xiang agreed, then took the stick in Chu Ci's hand, glanced at it, and said, "If you go back to Eldest Princess, it's playing konghou."

playing harp...

As soon as these three words came out, all the ladies and ladies in Cui Ningxuan had different expressions.

The Empress Dowager Party, represented by Mrs. Ren and Princess Cheng En, looked at the show, while the Regent Party, headed by Mrs. Liang Yang and Mrs. Jiang Xue, looked livid.

"This harp is a musical instrument unique to the Western Regions. Even the royal courts of the Western Regions only have two or three, and there are very few who are good at playing it. The Eldest Princess wrote this talent into the lottery. Could it be that she brought the harp back from Dawan?" ?" After pondering for a moment, Yang looked at Princess Chengen solemnly and asked.

From her point of view, Chu Ci's delay in speaking meant that he had never heard the name of the instrument by default.

Right now, the best way she can think of to help her get out of trouble is that Yun Chao doesn't have a harp—not even a musical instrument, so naturally she can't show her talent.

Princess Chengen saw Yang's plan, but she didn't answer Yang's words, but glanced lazily at the female officer Yunxiang.

Yunniang understood, and immediately looked at Mrs. Yang with a smile, and said with a blessing, "What Mrs. Guo said is that when our eldest princess came back, she happened to bring back a phoenix-headed konghou. Dare to add this talent to the lottery."

"...But ladies and gentlemen present, who can play the harp?" Yang paused for a moment, then asked again.

The implication is that if you put something that no one knows into the competition, it's not for nothing!

Mrs. Ren heard the words, looked at Mrs. Yang meaningfully, and smiled softly, "Mrs. Zhen Guogong's own children are talented, do you think that all the daughters in Beijing are the same as your six girls?" ?”

"..." Yang couldn't tell that she was mocking Liang Mingxin's abstention. She firmly held her daughter's trembling hand, smiled coldly, and retorted, "Marquis Chengen can talk like that, but I can't help it." It's a pity to be trapped in the back house, why don't you go to the Jinluan Hall to be an official butcher?"

Mrs. Ren's face changed slightly when she was stunned, and she couldn't help but turn cold, "Mrs. Zhen Guo is careful, I am just a girl like you, how can I climb the temple and give advice on state affairs?"

Listening to what she said, Yang's lips curved even higher, "It turns out that Mrs. Chengenhou still knows that people are different, so why didn't you see that my son Mingxin has been ill for more than ten years, and it is difficult to even stay in bed?" ?”

Seeing Mrs. Ren's face turned livid, Yang wiped away tears and said, "This is the mercy of the Buddha, who sent A Ci, the world-savior Guanyin, to save my son... If it wasn't for A Ci, I would be afraid of this. I can't stand here for the rest of my life..."

She was so tough and soft, not only made Mrs. Ren speechless, even the fans who sat with Mrs. Ren bowed their heads silently.

Mrs. Ren breathed heavily, and after a long time, she said stiffly, "I made a slip of the tongue just now, and I didn't take care of Sixth Miss's body." After speaking, she turned her eyes, looked at Chu Ci and said, "This Sixth Miss's body Poor, I can't dance swords, no wonder she, even if she was exempted from punishment, there is nothing wrong with us... But Shi Zifei, your health is not so bad, is it?"

Chu Ci glanced at Mrs. Ren indifferently, lifted his lips and said, "Mrs. Cheng Enhou's eyes are like a torch, my body is indeed very good." So good that I can not only survive you, but also your youngest grandson!

"In that case, then, Rue Xiang, let someone move out that phoenix-headed harp!" Princess Cheng En came forward at the right time to order.

The female officer standing next to Chu Ci heard the words and took the man down in person.

Princess Cheng En looked at Chu Ci's words again, and said with a cool smile, "Before Ai's family returned to court, I heard that the concubine Shizi was quite famous in the capital. Wait a minute, don't let Ai Disappointed!"

"Yes! I will never let the eldest princess down!" Chu Ci bowed to the eldest princess Chengen, and then said with emphasis.

Princess Cheng En frowned even more when she saw her calm and watery appearance, and her heart was pounding, thinking to herself... Seeing her calm and composed appearance, could it be that she really can play the harp?

no, I can not!

This phoenix-headed harp was only played by two elderly court musicians in the royal courts of the Western Regions.

As for the eldest concubine of Nanjun Wangfu, who was born in a rural Taoist temple, she must have never even seen it, so how could she know how to play it!

Thinking in this way, Princess Cheng En suppressed her inner anxiety forcibly.

After a while, the female officer next to the eldest princess led someone to carry the harp up.

Chuci looked at it, and saw that the body of the piano was like a small boat, and the neck curved upwards, like a multi-stringed hunting bow, was covered with a narrow and long red leather, and there was a piece of leather in the middle. A long strip of wood is fixed to the upper strings, and the other end of the strings is tied to the curved neck with a red silk rope, and there are red silk tassels hanging down...

The whole harp is exquisite in workmanship, lifelike in carvings, and luxurious everywhere.

Chu Ci couldn't help but take a few more glances - if this is placed in modern times, it can only be seen in museums, a proper cultural relic!

"Concubine Shizi, please!" Yun Xiang instructed the palace servants to put the harp away, looked sideways at Chu Ci, and asked respectfully.

Chu Ci ignored her, but turned to look at Princess Cheng En, with a face of doubt, "Princess, to be honest, although I know a little about this phoenix-headed harp, it is only on paper... this real thing It’s the first time I’ve seen it, in order to avoid bad control and ruin this unique good thing, please find a daughter who can play it for me to demonstrate it!”

Hearing what she said, Princess Chengen was really worried that the phoenix-headed harp she had brought back with great difficulty would be destroyed by her inadvertently.

After thinking for a while, he looked at the wives and ladies present, and said, "Whoever of you can play the harp, come up and teach Nanjun Wangfei and Shizifei!"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay... Finally, the wife of Shangshu, the number one son of a bitch in Cheng Enhou's mansion, stood up and said proudly, "Since the eldest princess has orders, I am not modest. A musician from the Western Regions pointed out that although Yu Konghou is not proficient, he will not break the strings. If the concubine doesn't mind, let my family Ronglan play a piece first, to attract jade..."

"Then there will be Miss Lao Mu." Chu Ci said politely to Murong Lan who was less humble than his mother.

Murong Lan was really blunt, and immediately stood up, holding her head high, like a proud little hen, oh no, like a little peacock... she stepped onto the stage gracefully.

"Please, Miss Mu!" The female officer next to the eldest princess waited on Mu Ronglan herself, and took a seat behind the raised table where the phoenix-headed harp was placed. Caressing the strings, the next moment, a clear piece of music flowed out...

Chu Ci looked sideways, and saw that Murong Lan's body was frail, her waist was smooth, and while she was twitching her slender fingers, the tune she played was still fluent, but a discerning person would know that she was cramming to learn it temporarily.

Let's sing, she was supported by the maidservant, stood up Tingtingly, and said to the princess Chengen who was on the first place, "Princess, I am fortunate to fulfill my mission. Remember this sheet music."

"That's right!" Princess Cheng En praised lightly, then looked at Chu Ci again, "Shizi Concubine, can you start now?"

Chu Ci nodded, and lifted his lips into a smile, "Then I'll make a fool of myself!"

After saying that, she walked straight to the brocade bench behind Konghou.

After sitting down, she tried a few notes shyly, and then began to pluck the strings... the piece that Mu Ronglan played just now - "Pipa Language".

As her playing became better and better, Princess Cheng En's complexion turned livid at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Among the female relatives, Yang's face was also shocked. She really didn't expect that Chu Ci could play the harp, and the fluency and artistic conception were not comparable to the brick that Muronglan threw a brick to attract jade.

Until the end of the song, everyone present did not react.

After a long time, there was a burst of applause, but it was Liang Mingxin who took the lead. She patted so hard that her two snow-white palms turned red.

With Liang Mingxin as the leader, the other wives and ladies also cheered, praising the real person Chu Ci for not showing his face.

Princess Cheng En scratched her lungs angrily when she heard their praises one after another, but she had to politely encourage Chu Ci on the face.

Xu Shi couldn't bear it in his heart after all, and after the encouragement, he couldn't help but add in a grotesque way, "The concubine Shizi is really humble, the Ai family and all the wives still treat you like you have never seen the world like you did before! "

Chu Ci just smiled, and said, "The eldest princess is absurd, it's all because of my master's good teaching."

Princess Cheng En snorted softly.

No more words.

Because Chu Ci was the last person to enter the stage, she began to vote for the ranking afterward.

After some calculations, Chu Ci undoubtedly won the first place by a long way; the second was Ren Qiu who danced on the drums; the third was Miss Lu who was the first to play the flute.

The ranking is announced.

What Chu Ci got was the most precious pot of green chrysanthemum in Shuangyuan, also known as green peony because of its top; And the strands hang down, also known as the golden platform.

Among them, green chrysanthemums are naturally the most expensive, followed by black chrysanthemums, and yellow chrysanthemums are the last.

After Chu Ci instructed the servants who came to look after the "prize", he returned to his seat with Ren Qiu's jealous eyes.

As soon as she sat down on her front feet, Liang Mingxin leaned over on her back feet and asked in surprise, "Who is sister Chu's master? He can teach my sister such powerful medical skills, and even teach her to play the harp... Seriously, Before today, I have never seen this instrument!"

"What's the problem? If the girl likes it, I'll teach you later!" Chu Ci directly skipped the question of Master, and only mentioned konghou.

Liang Mingxin didn't think much about it, and hurriedly asked Yang Shi if she could go to Chu Ci to learn konghou when she recovered from her illness.

Mrs. Yang already wanted to befriend Chu Ci, and when she saw that her youngest daughter was willing to get close to Chu Ci, if there was any disagreement, she immediately touched her back and said, "Of course it will be good, when you recover from illness Now, even if you live with your sister Chu, mother can rest assured."

"Tomorrow I know, mother is the best!" Liang Ming smiled coquettishly.

Yang's eyes were also full of smiles.

As for the punishment of the last three that had been agreed upon originally, no one mentioned it.

Chu Ci didn't say anything, but laughed coldly in his heart, and then watched Princess Chengen pretending to be tired, and left holding the hand of the female officer beside her.

As soon as she left, the phoenix-headed harp naturally followed.

Seeing that the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Party was meaningless, Chu Ci was about to say goodbye to the Yang family and go back to the mansion.

Who knows, she hasn't said this yet.

But I saw Mrs. Ren's eldest daughter, Ren Qiu, walking towards her with a few maidservants. When she came in front of her, she smiled proudly, and said, "I have heard that the concubine is known for her talent. See, it's really extraordinary."

Chu Ci smiled, and praised each other, "The girl's drum dance is also good!"

"I don't know if the imperial concubine is interested in having another round of flying flower order with me. If I win, I will ask the imperial concubine to cut off the green peony. If the imperial concubine wins, I will give the black chrysanthemum I won to the other party." Princess Concubine."

Hearing Ren Qiu's suggestion, Chu Ci frowned slightly, "I'm afraid it's not fair, my green peony is more expensive than your black chrysanthemum."

"Then I'll add a set of red treasure and red gold noodles?" Ren Qiu looked as if he wanted to get that green chrysanthemum.

Seeing this, Chu Ci couldn't help feeling suspicious, looked at Ren Qiu, and asked, "Young lady likes my green peony so much?"

Ren Qiu lowered his head slightly when he heard this, and said in a gentle voice, "My grandmother likes green peonies, so I want to find one to honor my grandmother."

As soon as she said this, all the scumbags headed by Mrs. Mu immediately praised Ren Qiu's filial piety.

At the end, he stared at Chu Ci anxiously, with a look in his eyes that she would commit a heinous crime if she couldn't fulfill Ren Qiu.

Chu Ci sighed, "Let's compare!"

Ren Qiu blessed his lower body again, "Thank you for your success, Princess Concubine."

"However, I don't care for any red treasures. If you lose, just give me your black chrysanthemum, plus 5 taels of silver ticket!"

Ren Qiu: "..."

She had never seen such a money-loving person!

However, 5 taels is 5 taels, and she won't lose anyway.

"Okay, I promise you!" She lifted her sharp chin, looked at Chuci, and repeated again, "If I win later, I will ask the concubine to cut off the green peony. If the concubine wins , I will pay the chrysanthemum plant I won along with 5 taels of silver notes to the crown prince."

"Miss Ren, let's talk about the rules directly! There are so many ladies and ladies present, if I lose, I will definitely not renege on you!"

Ren Qiu took a deep look at Chu Ci, "The rules are also simple, that is, the two of us take turns to recite the poems, there must be chrysanthemums in the poems, and there must be no repetitions. Whoever gets off first will lose."

Chu Ci weighed the rules, raised his eyebrows after a while, and said, "If it's just the two of us, the contest will take too long, why don't we let the ladies present together end the game together, and I'm the only two betting, they're just playing! "

"That's fine!" Ren Qiu didn't object, thinking that the large number of people would better highlight her talent.

After getting her permission, Chu Ci looked at the ladies present and asked who would like to play together.

Some of those young ladies did it for fame, and some did it to join in the fun, and there was no disagreement for a while.

Twenty people drew lots again and sat in one place in order.

Chu Ci died, and this time he drew another twenty, but Ren Qiu's luck was extremely good, and he actually drew one.

"My concubine, I've accepted it!" Ren Qiuchao smiled slightly at Chu Ci, and read the first line of the poem - "Nine Days of Yellow Flower Wine, I will hear about it when I ascend the height. It is a poem by the frontier poet Cen Shen."

The other ladies also read a sentence in order, and soon it was Chu Ci, and Chu Ci read what he had already thought-"It is rare in this world to smile, and the chrysanthemum mustache is full of hair, Xiao Li Du Dumu's sentence. "

After the first round, none of the girls were eliminated.

At the beginning of the second round, it was still Ren Qiu who started—"Lan Youxiu, Chrysanthemum Youfang, Pregnant Beauty, You Can't Forget It, from Gaozu's "Autumn Wind Ci"."

After her, seven or eight girls were eliminated one after another. After all, there are only so many poems written about chrysanthemums.

After arriving at Chu Ci, what Chu Ci recited was, "If you can't see the maple leaves from the height of the platform, why do you need to sit on chrysanthemums in the courtyard." It was written by an unknown poet, and Chu Ci didn't even remember the poet's name.

In the third round, Ren Qiu continued, "Take a pot to drink the clouds, and the chrysanthemums to spread the cold glory... Li Taibai's poems."

When it was Chuci's turn, there were only four people including her, she paused for a moment, and then said, "Under the red leaves of Shantang, the purple flowers of shore chrysanthemums are blooming, this is Mr. Yin's sentence."

In the fourth round, Ren Qiu felt a little anxious, but he didn't show it on his face, he just said quietly, "Fang Ju opens Lin Yao, Qingsong crowns rocks... Miss Lu, please!"

Ms. Lu was the girl who played the flute before and won the third place. She smiled slightly and continued, "The horses pass through the mountains and the chrysanthemums are yellow at the beginning of the day. Believe in the horses and grow wild..."

The girl caught between Miss Lu and Chu Ci thought for a long time, but couldn't think of anything else, so she had to leave the meeting sadly.

As for Chuci, Ms. Lu had already read the poems she had prepared this round, so she had to take advantage of this short gap to think again. After a while, she looked at Ren Qiu and smiled, "I used to see Huang Ju and Farewell, I heard Xuan Chan today but I returned."

No matter what Ren Qiu thinks, why does he feel that Chu Ci seems to be hiding something, and the chances of winning are in his hands.

In this panic, the panic in my heart came to my face, and after a long while, I said in a trembling voice, "There are purple stalks blooming in the frost, and golden hair under the exposed... This is Mr. Chen's "Ode to Chrysanthemum."

After she finished speaking, Miss Lu didn't say a word. Liang Mingxin listened, but couldn't help but said, "Miss Ren, you lost, there is no chrysanthemum in this sentence."

"No chrysanthemums?" Ren Qiu's expression was disbelieving, "This is clearly Chen Shuda's "Ode to Chrysanthemums"!"

As he spoke, he recited it again, "The purple stalks bloom in the frost, and the golden stalks bloom under the sun, but if you pick them every time, I would rather say goodbye to the glory of the night... I, I..."

She was completely speechless.

Miss Lu ignored Ren Qiu's gaffe, and just glanced at Chu Ci indifferently, "Shi Zifei, shall we continue?"

"Let's have a beginning and an end!" Chu Ci nodded.

Ms. Lu thought for a moment and said, "Plant into five willows and go home, accompanied by chrysanthemums beside the wine towel...it is Mr. Wang Zun's "Peng Ze"."

Hearing this, Chu Ci's face froze. After pondering for a moment, he stood up and smiled at Ms. Lu, "Coincidentally, that's what I just thought of. Ms. Lu is talented, you won!"

Ms. Lu had a good impression of Chuci when she heard Chuci's leisurely words. She also stood up and cupped her hands and said, "Your concubine, you are welcome. You are at a disadvantage because you drew the last lottery. We should have a draw."

"No, no, if you win, you win. How can it be considered a tie!"

"Don't shirk the concubine, today's round, you and I are clearly a draw."

"Miss Lu is too polite..."

The two shied away from each other with an air of meekness, and Ren Qiu next to him looked even more hideous and looked more and more unable to lose.

In the end, I just wanted to rely on my identity to deny it, and I lost face, so I had to export a pot of black chrysanthemum, 5 taels of silver ticket after losing the green peony...

Then he bit his cheek and followed Mrs. Ren.

"Just now, thank you, girl!" Seeing all the Queen Mother's party leave, Chu Ci approached the girl surnamed Lu, and heard a low voice.

Miss Lu smiled brightly when she heard the words, "Your concubine, you are welcome!" After a pause, she continued, "I was not free just now, and I didn't have a chance to report my family name. Now let's get to know each other again. My surname is Lu, and my single name is Rong. My father His official position is Guozijian Jijiu."

"It turned out to be the girl from Lu Ji Restaurant, who was born in the world, no wonder she is so talented, I admire her!" Chu Ci said sincerely.

Lu Rong smiled slightly, "The Imperial Concubine and I are evenly matched, so to praise me is to praise yourself."

Chu Ci rubbed his nose, "Why, am I this kind of person?"

A smile on Lu Rong's lips replaced her answer.

Afterwards, Chu Ci chatted with Lu Rong for a while, and finally got up to say goodbye. After leaving with Mrs. Jiang, she got another pot of gold, and the address between her and Lu Rong became A Ci, Rong Rong.

……

On the carriage back home, Mrs. Jiang looked at Chu Ci who was sitting opposite with a smile on her face, and she spoke with admiration in her tone, "This time the chrysanthemum appreciation event, the concubine Shi Zi really came home with a lot of rewards."

Hearing what she said, Chu Ci smiled even deeper in his eyes, but he didn't say anything.

Mrs. Jiang touched the corner of her empty mouth with a handkerchief, and after a while, she probed again, "By the way, what did the Imperial Concubine think about the matter I mentioned to the Imperial Concubine in Shuangyuan today?"

"Madam is that what you are talking about?" Chu Ci pretended to be confused.

Mrs. Jiang bent her lips, and said, "It's about opening a shop... If Shi Zifei is willing, there are a few shops on my side that have expired, and the lease has not been renewed..."

Hearing her pointing to the end, Chu Ci knew that she was still thinking about his prescriptions.

For a while, I felt embarrassed.

She couldn't tell Mrs. Jiang directly, even if she wanted to find someone to cooperate with, she would not like her!
Moreover, she always felt that Mrs. Jiang did not take care of her as much as she appeared on the surface, otherwise, in Shuangyuan, when she asked about the boss behind the Zhenhua Pavilion, how could she talk about him!Did not reveal the meaning of the real situation at all.

(End of this chapter)