The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Ling Xingmu lowered his head, his mind uncontrollably recalling all sorts of past events.

A few days ago, he met the Night King and his wife in disguise in the garden. Later, he also saw Princess Ji Ling from afar holding a bouquet of lotus flowers, smiling like a flower, surrounded by Bai Yanshuang, You Luoyan and Fu Qian.

Thinking further back, I once passed Princess Ji Ling at the door of Herb Hall.

Another time, also in the backyard of the Herb Hall, after Yun Mujiu examined him, he stood under a tree and chatted with a woman in pink. At that time, he vaguely saw Princess Ji Ling's profile.

...

Thinking about it carefully, he didn't know when he started to quietly care about the little princess who had no connection or contact with him.

Why is this?

Is it because Princess Ji Ling, like the deceased Princess Huiyang, is in a miserable and embarrassing situation, is low-key and introverted, and looks gentle and quiet?

Or was it that during the time he stayed in the capital, because of Yun Mujiu, he unconsciously began to pay attention to and indirectly come into contact with Princess Ji Ling?

Ling Xingmu was puzzled. Although his heart was filled with all kinds of emotions, he did not raise his head. He did not and did not dare to stare at Princess Ji Ling for any longer than a second.

With his heart beating wildly, he quickly raised his head, glanced at the pink figure on the stage, and then quickly looked away.

Princess Ji Ling’s cute and gentle little face looked unfamiliar.

It was during this trip to Zhongyue Capital that he saw Princess Ji Ling for the first time. In other words, Ji Ling's little face had never existed in his mind before.

Ling Xingmu shook his head, and the erratic emotion in his mind instantly dissipated. He could not grasp the fleeting feeling at all.

"What are you doing?" The eldest brother's cold voice came over.

Ling Xingmu tilted his head and met Ling Chiye's slightly serious eyes. He quickly shook his head and picked up the tea that had long been cold: "Nothing, hehe, brother, I just think Zhongyue's banquet is really interesting."

"Don't cause trouble." Ling Chiye said.

"Don't worry, brother. I know." Ling Xingmu said honestly.

During the last negotiation between the brothers, the eldest brother allowed him to stay in the capital for about ten days at most. Later, after his desperate pleading, and fortunately, there were many rumors in the capital recently concerning Lord Netherworld and His Majesty the Night King, the eldest brother did not immediately take him back to the Northern Territory.

Fortunately, he can still stay for a few more days, so he must not annoy his eldest brother again.

At that time, Princess Ji Ling on the stage was ready. Yun Mujiu said that there was a zither on the palace carriage that she and Ye Xiaohan were riding in. Princess Ji Ling smiled and declined, saying that she played the zither from time to time and had a commonly used zither on hand.

Everyone was slightly surprised when they heard this. As for Princess Gaoyang, she stared with her eyes wide open. She had no idea that Ji Ling had such a leisurely and elegant demeanor, playing the zither at home from time to time. In her impression, Ji Ling was just an ordinary, insignificant little princess.

Princess Ji Ling was using a nanmu guqin, which was a relic left to her by her father and mother. The style was completely in line with the specifications of today's banquet.

She did not have a musician play the piano for her, but played the piano and sang at the same time.

The song "Love in the Mountains" has elegant piano sounds and beautiful melodies.

"I want to stay a few more steps in the wind, but how can I let the cold wind blow my painful part..."

After the song ended, Yun Mujiu took the lead and stood up, applauding Princess Ji Ling enthusiastically. "Good!"

At the same time, to everyone's shock, the Night King also clapped his hands. This was the first time anyone had seen the Night King clapping, and it was as shocking as seeing a ghost.

For the first time, the Emperor looked at Princess Ji Ling seriously and objectively said "good". The Queen and others also followed suit and began to praise her.

Princess Ji Ling's singing voice far exceeded their expectations. It turned out that Princess Ji Ling not only could sing, but also sang very well. Although overall, she was still inferior to the innate singing genes of the Beihan people, she was still quite good.

Ling Xingmu, who was sitting in the audience, opened his eyes with a pair of black and white eyes, which showed confusion, thinking, and irritability. Why did he feel that the sound of the piano and the singing sounded familiar? However, such music and singing were not produced by only one person. It was normal for him to have heard similar sounds in the North Realm.

Ling Chiye tilted his head and saw his younger brother sitting in a twisted posture with a thoughtful look on his face. He reached out and tapped his brother on the forehead.

"Mind your manners."

"Oh, good."

Princess Gaoyang walked up to Princess Ji Ling, first praised her singing, and then began to secretly point out the shortcomings of Princess Ji Ling's singing.

Yun Mujiu stood up suddenly and looked directly at the person on the stage: "I just think Princess Ji Ling sings very well."

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, "Since Princess Gaoyang is so good at commenting, it seems that she is also very proficient in music theory. It is better to do than to say. Then, please show us a song so that Princess Ji Ling and we can appreciate the princess's singing."

"Besides, today is Madam Cao's birthday party. Everyone should be looking forward to the princess's singing. I don't think the princess will refuse, right?"

Princess Gaoyang was swallowed back by Yun Mujiu one after another. She was so angry that her eyes were wide open, but she had no excuse. She didn't dare to criticize or ridicule Princess Ji Ling anymore. She could only pretend to be generous and said, "The opportunity will naturally be left to young women like you."

Yun Mujiu suddenly realized: "Oh, it seems that the princess feels that her prime years have passed for a long time."

What a nosy old princess.

Everyone wanted to laugh but couldn't. They sighed at Princess Ye's bravery and loyalty in supporting her friend, and also laughed at Princess Ye's eloquence which left Princess Gao Yang speechless.

"Puchi..." A cold laugh sounded leisurely, and someone immediately relaxed and started laughing.

When everyone realized what was going on, they realized that the one who was laughing at the beginning was the Night King! Everyone wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh anymore, and they didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Princess Gao Yang saw Ye Xiaohan sneer at her, but she dared not get angry. She reluctantly admitted to Yun Mujiu, "Princess Ye is right. I am old, and I shouldn't interfere with the talent show of you young people."

She didn't dare to say anything bad about Princess Ji Ling anymore and turned around and left the stage.

Princess Ji Ling smiled gently at Yun Mujiu and Ye Xiaohan, then leaned towards the crowd before leaving the stage holding the zither.

When he returned to the banquet, he glanced at the seats of the two young masters of the Ling family.

Yun Mujiu said, "Oh, today the two princesses of Beihan want to add some excitement to the banquet, so they went on stage to sing. Just now when I agreed to sing, and when Princess Ji Ling was singing on the stage, I saw that many young ladies seemed to have doubts and complaints about my and Ji Ling's singing voices."

"Since we are going to perform, let's perform to our heart's content. Come on, everyone."

Yun Mujiu pointed out a few girls whom she wanted to remember, and then went to their seats and pushed them up.

Let's let all of them join in and make the water muddy. At the same time, teach them a lesson so that they won't always try to find her weaknesses and provoke her - after all, in a competition where everyone is personally involved, her own excellence can be more clearly seen!

Only with comparison can we distinguish between good and bad!