Regent, the princess you found is a treasure

Princess Yong'an glanced at Su Luoxue and Xuan Moyin angrily, but because of the veil, no one noticed.

Su Luoxue naturally knew about Princess Yong'an's anger, but she didn't take it seriously at all. Xuan Moyin didn't even raise his head, he was only concerned with getting food for Su Luoxue.

"I'm full." Su Luoxue said in a low voice.

The man didn't eat a single bite himself, but just watched her eat happily, thinking that watching her eat was enough to satisfy her.

Xuan Moyin poured her another cup of tea before stopping and looking up.

The prince who was sitting opposite also saw it all. He didn't expect that his uncle regarded this woman whom he didn't want as a treasure so much.

Thinking of this, he picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all.

At this time, the envoy from Hongnan Kingdom withdrew after presenting the birthday gift.

The third prince Nan Chuye, the fifth princess Nan Xiyue and their envoys from the Nanxiang Kingdom delegation also stood up.

Their offerings included 100 rolls of silk, 20 rolls of colorful brocade, 20 rolls of satin, a specialty of their Nanxiang Kingdom, 50 pieces of various porcelains, a set of four treasures of the study, and 100 kilograms of West Lake Longjing tea.

After presenting the gifts, the Nanxiang Kingdom delegation returned to their seats and sat down.

The court's reception envoy reported to Xuan Jingyu that the Tenglong Kingdom delegation had returned home early due to illness, and the more than 200 sheep they had prepared to present to the emperor as birthday gifts had also disappeared.

Xuan Jingyu already knew about this. After the incident at the Tenglong State Post Station, Lord Pei Yuanpei of Jingzhao Prefecture had already submitted a memorial to explain the situation.

At this time, the Queen suggested that all the young ladies present perform their talents, which is a program that will be featured in all palace banquets.

This is also a great opportunity for these young ladies from official families to show themselves in front of the emperor and the princes. Therefore, before the palace banquet, these young ladies will practice harder at home and try their best to show their talents in music, chess, calligraphy and painting so as not to be outdone by others.

Su Luoxue naturally had no interest in these.

At this time, a young lady stood up. She was the second young lady of Lu Yushi's family.

"Your Majesty, I would like to compete with the Regent Princess in playing the guzheng. I hope Your Majesty will grant me permission." Miss Lu stepped forward and bowed to the Queen.

She had always admired Xuan Moyin and dreamed of becoming his princess, but then Su Luoxue showed up.

But she heard that this girl had never been liked by her stepmother since she was a child in the former Prime Minister's Mansion, and she had never hired a teacher or a nanny to teach her. She knew nothing about music, chess, calligraphy, or painting. She could be said to be completely unlearned. So, she deliberately wanted to compete with Su Luoxue to embarrass her in front of everyone.

The Queen looked at Su Luoxue and said, "Sister-in-law, look..."

Su Luoxue didn't want to compete with anyone, she just wanted to be a salted fish and watch the fun.

"Miss, I'm not interested in competing with you. Please find someone else," she said.

To Miss Lu, her words meant that Su Luoxue was scared and had given in.

"Why, Miss Su doesn't dare anymore? Well, now that the Prime Minister's Mansion is gone, Miss Su is afraid that she has lost and has no backing." Miss Lu said deliberately.

Originally Xuan Moyin didn't take it seriously, but when he heard Miss Lu provoking his woman like this, he glanced towards the seat where Lord Lu was sitting. Lord Lu received this cold look and sweat broke out on his forehead. His daughter, who was so ignorant of her own life, actually dared to provoke Xuan Moyin's woman. She really didn't know how to live or die.

Just as he was about to stand up and call his daughter back, he heard Su Luoxue say, "Since Miss Lu said so, I will play with you."

Although she is a person who traveled from the future, her grandfather made her study classical traditional culture such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, so she is no worse than these ladies in ancient times. With the influence of modern culture, she will only be stronger than them.

When Xuan Moyin heard Su Luoxue say this, he knew that she had her mind made up, so he calmed down.

After a while, two palace maids brought up a guzheng and placed it in the center of the hall.

Su Luoxue looked at Miss Lu and said, "You go first."

Miss Lu raised the corner of her mouth slightly, without saying much. She just bowed slightly to the emperor and the queen, then walked straight to where the guzheng was placed and sat down.

She stretched out a pair of slender hands, as white and soft as jade, and gently placed them on the strings. Then, she exerted a little strength and gently plucked the strings with her green fingertips.

In an instant, a clear and pleasant sound of a zither, like the sound of nature, resounded throughout the hall.

The sound is like the clear stream flowing slowly under the bridge, or like the clear cries of lonely wild geese flying across the sky, which makes people feel melancholy; sometimes it is like walking into a quiet and elegant flower-washing courtyard, admiring an elegant and noble orchid quietly blooming in the distant night sky; occasionally it reminds people of the lush and gorgeous lilac tree in full bloom.

Everyone present was immersed in the beautiful and moving piano music, intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves.

When Miss Lu finished playing, everyone woke up as if from a dream and came to their senses. There was thunderous applause and endless praise.

At this time, Miss Lu was smiling, her eyes revealing full of confidence. She turned her head to look at Su Luoxue and said provocatively: "Miss Su, it's your turn to perform."

His words were full of contempt and disdain, as if he believed that the eldest daughter of the Su family, who was rumored to be unlearned, would never be able to surpass him.

Faced with such an arrogant and conceited Miss Lu, Su Luoxue just glanced at her lightly and did not respond immediately.

I thought to myself, since you are so ignorant, don't blame me for teaching you a lesson today, so that you can understand that there are always people better than you!

She stood up and walked straight to the guzheng and sat down.

Everyone in the banquet hall looked at her. The song Miss Lu played just now was already intoxicating. They didn't believe that Su Luoxue could surpass her.

However, when the passionate and emotional piano music came, everyone was shocked.

Su Luoxue played a passage from Yue Fei's "Man Jiang Hong": The Regret of Lin'an.

At this time, the passionate guzheng sounded like a galloping war horse, depicting the heroism of Yue Fei leading the three armies to fight bloody battles to defend the country.

When the emotions reach a climax, an adagio shows the tender side of the tough hero. The plaintive melody expresses Yue Fei's longing for his family and his attachment to his loving mother. The lively tune then expresses the protagonist's memories of the happy gatherings with his family in the past.

Suddenly, the sound of a drum at the execution ground pulled the protagonist back to reality from his beautiful thoughts: he was about to die on a trumped-up charge, and he was filled with grief and indignation. The ending sentence was like a long sigh, which represented the vicissitudes of thirty years of glory and glory turned to dust and earth.

There were also many generals at the birthday banquet. They were once Xuan Moyin's subordinates. At this moment, they seemed to see themselves fighting on the battlefield, seeing those fallen brothers, seeing themselves and their wives and children. These generals stood up unconsciously, their faces were already in tears, and Xuan Moyin's heart was deeply moved by the song!

Originally, these military generals had no feelings towards the Regent Princess, and some even secretly thought that she was not worthy of their former general prince, Xuan Moyin.

But now, they no longer think so, because Su Luoxue understands them, understands how difficult it is for them to fight the enemy to defend their country, understands their reluctance and helplessness to leave their parents, wives and children, and understands their unwillingness to be wronged. They recognize and obey this princess.

It was not until Su Luoxue finished singing that everyone came back to their senses. The generals saw that they had stood up excitedly, so they sat down embarrassedly and wiped the tears from their faces.

Needless to say, Su Luoxue defeated Miss Lu in this competition.

Miss Lu returned to her seat reluctantly.