"Teach me? Can you do it?" Yu Xiaoqiao asked jokingly.

Li Lingyan sat in front of the zither and said cynically, "Of course I can do it. Come on!"

The slender hands are placed on the zither, and the fingers gently pluck the strings. The sound of the zither is like the gurgling of spring water, which makes people feel excited.

"Sure! I'm quite capable!" Yu Xiaoqiao rolled up his sleeves, sat down in front of the zither and started playing.

Yu Xiaoqiao had only played the instrument a few times when she was mocked several times.

"How stupid! That's not the case!"

"No! No!"

"Like this! Like this!"

Yu Xiaoqiao rolled her eyes, glared at Li Lingyan, pushed the zither away, and shouted, "Humph! I won't practice anymore!"

"I was wrong...I was wrong! I'm not stupid, I'm very smart!" Li Lingyan grinned and quickly admitted his mistake.

Yu Xiaoqiao played again.

"No!" Li Lingyan blurted out, quickly covered his mouth, and said softly against his will: "Yes! Very good! Great!"

Yu Xiaoqiao said shamelessly, "Yeah, yeah, I'm very smart!"

Li Lingyan looked at her, and her posture of playing the piano, especially her pretty and bright face, and her slender and tender fingers touching the strings.

Pleasing to the eyes and refreshing!

But when his fingers plucked the strings, there was no pattern, no distinction between lightness and heaviness, and the sounds were out of tune.

The sound was like claws scratching on a blackboard or a shovel scraping across an iron pot.

It's abrupt, unpleasant and extremely harsh!

Li Lingyan quickly covered his ears. After a while, he could no longer hold back his grin. He stood up and walked to the table, picked up the apple on the plate, and changed the subject, "How about an apple? I'll peel it for you!"

"No, I want to practice the piano, come quickly!" Yu Xiaoqiao was learning very hard.

Li Lingyan said "Ah" and smiled, "I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do. You practice first and I'll come back another day."

After saying that, he ran away in a hurry.

Yu Xiaoqiao rested at home for two weeks. The first week was mainly for recuperation, and the second week began to practice the guzheng.

Si Wenming would sneak over every night to teach her how to play the zheng.

Although it's not good enough yet, it's getting pretty good. At least the sound has become a tune and the music has become a melody.

……

The palace gates opened one after another before my eyes, like a ring.

The heaviness and majesty of the Forbidden City weighed down on me.

The palace walls were so high that it was difficult to even raise your head.

I don't know why, but as soon as I got back to Shangqingzhai today, a maid came to inform me that the Queen wanted to see me.

Yu Xiaoqiao walked on the cool and quiet palace road, feeling uneasy.

Having seen the blood in the palace, I can never be relaxed again.

Standing outside Kunning Palace, he took a long breath and sighed slowly.

Led by her maid, Yu Xiaoqiao walked into the palace.

After he bowed and knelt down, there was no sound in the hall.

Yu Xiaoqiao felt uneasy, but did not dare to move at all.

"boom!"

It was like a teacup falling and shattering beside her ear. Yu Xiaoqiao's heart shuddered, but she still didn't dare to move.

After a few chuckles, a voice as gentle as the wind came.

"Be flat."

Yu Xiaoqiao stood up, stood aside, and slowly raised her head.

The queen sat upright in the hall, her hair as if cut by a knife, her eyebrows as if painted with ink, and her eyes as if autumnal.

Her face is like the mid-autumn moon, and her complexion is like the flowers in the spring morning.

She was wearing a long skirt embroidered with a golden pattern of phoenixes and large peonies embroidered on the sleeves.

Temperament, elegant and luxurious!

"The person the emperor has chosen is indeed extraordinary! I heard that you were ill some time ago. Are you feeling better now?" The queen asked softly, taking a sip of tea.

Yu Xiaoqiao folded her hands in front of her and said calmly, "Your Majesty, I am fine now. Thank you for your concern!"

"I heard that Yu Xiang remarried and Yang Shi became the first wife. You played a big role in that." The Queen had stood up and stood in front of the desk. She brushed away the incense ash and asked leisurely.

Yu Xiaoqiao's heart paused, not knowing where the family affairs came from. Her brows moved slightly, and she replied indifferently.

"My mother passed away many years ago. My second aunt has been with my father for a long time and has been good at managing the household. My father has long wanted to make her his wife. He is kind and concerned about my daughter, who has been motherless since childhood, so he has been delaying it until now. I have only comforted him a little, but have not done anything to help him."

"Since the poetry meeting, Yan'er has often eaten and played with you. I heard that you also gambled on stones. It seems that he treats you quite differently?" The queen raised her eyes and glanced at Yu Xiaoqiao, a slight curve at the corners of her lips, and her voice was soft.

Yu Xiaoqiao was a little nervous. Why did the prince treat his brother's fiancée differently?

Is this a test, a test, or a test?

If we are different, we will not succeed; if we are the same, we will not succeed either.

How to answer?

Yu Xiaoqiao glanced at the queen secretly with the corner of her eyes, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the Third Prince is as upright as a mountain and as noble as a moon. Although he is a prince, he is a gentleman and does not violate the rules. He and I are friends like gentlemen and have a friendship as high as the clouds."

For a mother, the best compliment is to praise her son.

As long as you can’t praise me to death, praise me to death!

"Wenming has been raised in the palace since he was young. I have watched him grow up and want to arrange your marriage as soon as possible. The emperor also has this idea. What do you think?" The queen smiled with her lips slightly raised.

After he finished speaking, he looked at Yu Xiaoqiao with loving eyes.

Yu Xiaoqiao's hands in her sleeves trembled slightly, and she couldn't help biting the corner of her lips. After hesitating for a long time, she pretended to be calm and replied softly.

"A man should aspire to be a man of great ambition. He should establish a career first and then start a family. Besides, I have been raised in Suzhou since I was young. I just met my father and I want to be filial and enjoy his presence. Marriage... is not urgent!"

"People often say that when it comes to getting married and starting a career, one should get married first and then start a career. Besides, Wen Ming has been granted the title of Marquis Wennan, his business spreads all over Daxin, he has made a name for himself, and he has many disciples. It can be said that he has already achieved success!" The queen smiled.

Yu Xiaoqiao frowned, and mustered up her courage, "Would you allow me to discuss this with Marquis Wennan before deciding?"

"Okay!" The queen looked calm for a moment and smiled faintly.

Yu Xiaoqiao forced a smile, nodded, bowed and left.

The queen gave many gifts, and the maidservants were holding big and small boxes, smiling happily.

Yu Xiaoqiao walked in front, feeling a little confused.

It feels like a huge rock is pressing down on my head, making me feel dizzy and extremely depressed.

As I walked, huge rocks fell from the top of my head to my heart, making it hard to breathe.

I just felt as small as an ant, unable to control my own destiny. I have never felt so powerless and helpless.

In the face of reality, we have no choice but to surrender? !

In the gloomy sky, snowflakes were falling.

Yu Xiaoqiao looked at the sky full of flying snow, feeling like a lonely boat surrounded by the boundless ocean. Confusion crawled out from under her feet and filled her whole body. She didn't know which way to go forward or backward!

"Xiao Qiao, Xiao Qiao!" a familiar voice came.

Yu Xiaoqiao regained her composure, looked at Li Lingyan who was running towards her, and smiled faintly, "Why are you here?"

"I heard that the Queen Mother summoned you, so...what's wrong with you? Why do you look so bad?" Li Lingyan looked at him with concern and said anxiously.

Yu Xiaoqiao said "Oh" and "Nothing", then continued walking forward into the falling snow.

"What's wrong? What did mother say?" Li Lingyan signaled the maid to go back first, then grabbed her arm.

Yu Xiaoqiao looked at him and said slowly, "I have nothing to do. I'm leaving first. Don't follow me!"

Li Lingyan looked at Yu Xiaoqiao's lonely and helpless figure, turned around and ran towards Kunning Palace.

Li Lingyan ran into the hall, the snow had melted into water and was dripping from her temples.

The queen hurriedly called the maid to bring a towel and wipe Li Lingyan's hair, cheeks and body.

"Mother, did you just summon Yu Xiaoqiao?" Li Lingyan snatched the towel, then suddenly paused as he thought of something, and said slowly.

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