Shang Tingli: “…”

[Do you know now? Why didn't you stop just now? You still want to steal the spotlight and grab the first place! Although the prince also has a share, he is the prince after all, and the future superior, so I won't say anything about him.]

【What about you! What are you doing! 】

[The future prince consort's competition, why are you, a prince, joining in the fun? 】

Ke Xin touched his nose. He was just interested in the Star Sword.

Shang Tingli said with a complicated expression: "We played Feihua Ling before you came, and I was the first one."

"..." Ke Xinxin said, it turns out you are not much behind.

He sighed slowly: "Forget it, the imperial aunt knows what's going on, just have fun."

He was narrow-minded. He wanted the Star Sword so much that he was willing to steal the crown prince's limelight. How could he ask her to be indifferent to the prize she liked?

Shang Tingli nodded obediently, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Lingyun told me that the imperial aunt is interested in choosing a son-in-law for Baozhen today. So, the third young master of the Sima family is most likely the prince consort?"

Ke Xin paused.

He looked at her and asked, "Do you understand what Baozhen means?"

Shang Tingli shook his head: "Lingyun said that Baozhen just wanted to propose marriage because she saw that she was engaged. I guess she has no other thoughts and it all depends on the emperor's aunt's opinion?"

[Ah, Baozhen, you are playing it too much. If you don't take care of this important matter, you will fall into trouble in the future.]

Ke Xin pursed his lips and said calmly: "It depends on the choice of the Royal Aunt. Maybe Baozhen is also like Lingyun, and fell in love with someone the moment they met."

"That's right, he may not be the third young master Sima." Shang Tingli said.

She didn't have much impression of Sima Yu'an in her previous life. At that time, she had just returned to Beijing from the border with Ji Zhang. She only knew that he was a famous man who loved his wife, but she didn't know which daughter he married.

Afterwards, she didn't have time to do anything, it was like a dream, and between her eyes, she was sitting in the bright red sedan chair again, with red makeup under her veil.

Ke Xin blinked his eyes, raised his lips and said lazily: "Brother Li Yan... " He kept it a secret, "You will know in the future."

Shang Tingli's lips curved into an arc: "Okay."

I was cursing in my heart again.

[You will know about it later? Hey, you can say it or not, I don’t care. ]

Ke Xin: “…” He asked, who has epilepsy?

"Oh my, these newlyweds are different from us bachelors, they are so clingy."

Xu Junsen made a joke, and everyone's eyes were focused on the couple.

Ke Xin didn't even blush, not feeling embarrassed at all, he raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Envy? Jealousy? Envy?"

"..."

Shang Tingli held his forehead to cover half of his face and silently returned to his original position.

[What's going on? 】

Ke Xin narrowed his beautiful eyes and the smile on his lips faded a little. This woman was hinting at him in her heart again.

"Jinshu's Suxianqin has been brought here. Fairies, please discuss who will go on stage first." Xu Junsen said.

Most people were unwilling to be the first to open the conversation, and for a moment they were in a stalemate.

Empress Xu said, "Let's draw lots." and glanced at Madam Xu.

Mrs. Xu understood and told the maid beside her to fetch writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.

Xu Junsen personally wrote the number on a piece of paper, which was then crumpled into small balls by his servant. In less than an incense stick of time, thirty small balls of paper were placed on the table in front of the women.

"Fairies, please."

Drawing lots is the fairest thing. Whatever number you draw is your own luck, and you can't blame others. So the women took a small piece of paper from the table, and after looking at the number inside, some were happy and some were sad.

Shang Tingli took the opportunity to ask, "Auntie, is there any chance of winning this time?"

This was actually an extra game, and it was not included in her original plan. Queen Xu pondered for a moment and said, "How could there not be one?"

She glanced at Shang Tingli with a smile: "You are a clever little fellow." Then she turned her gaze to Ke Xin over there, "In this respect, you are a perfect match for Xingchen."

Shang Tingli seemed shy and smiled awkwardly.

Empress Xu stopped teasing her and said seriously: "The first place will be awarded the Crane Singing Mountain Harp, the second place will be awarded the Jade Sound Harp, and the third place will be awarded the Bright Moon Harp."

The pianos she mentioned were all unique and good ones, which immediately caused a loud cheer.

Queen Xu: "Okay, let's start."

Madam Xu said, "Ladies, please watch the numbers in your hands. Now please invite the lady holding the number 'one' to come on stage."

Ke Zhenzhen smiled awkwardly, came and sat down beside the Suxianqin, and gently plucked the strings with her bare hands to test the sound before starting to play the piece she was going to play.

She played "High Mountains and Flowing Water", one of the top ten famous songs.

As the elegant melody and profound charm entered their ears, everyone felt as if they were personally on the scene, and felt the real "towering like mountains, gurgling like flowing water".

When the song ended, everyone applauded and praised: "Princess Baozhen played really well! It was a great start!"

Ke Zhenzhen was very happy.

After five people passed, we arrived at Ke Yishang.

One of the ten famous songs played by Ke Yishang is "Xiaoxiang Water Clouds".

She used playing techniques, the elegance of overtones, and the changes in the weight of string pressing to express her melancholy feelings about state affairs in a painting of mist-filled, rushing clouds and water. The melody with large ups and downs eventually became soothing and calm, and everyone seemed to hear a helpless sigh and see the once turbulent Xiang River now calm.

After the song ended, everyone exclaimed: "Princess Lingyun plays the piano just as well as Princess Baozhen!"

Ke Yishang smiled.

"Not to mention Baozhen and Lingyun, even other people can play the piano well. Do you have confidence?" Ke Xin walked to Shang Tingli.

The people around them tactfully moved away, leaving space for the couple.

Shang Tingli smiled: "What do you want to say?"

[I don't believe you just came here to ask such a meaningless question. ]

Ke Xin was silent for a moment, then said, "Play well, don't embarrass yourself."

[I know that a dog can't spit out ivory. Be careful or I'll pull out all your teeth.]

Shang Tingli secretly gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and put on an obedient look on her face. She said softly, "Okay, my lord. I understand, my lord."

"……"hehe.

Ke Xin said, "I understand," and returned to his previous place.

Many women went up to play the piano, and soon it was Shang Tingli's turn.

After Shang Tingli came and sat down next to the Suxianqin, he first tested the sound before starting to play the piece he was going to play.

The piece she was going to play was "Lotus", not one of the top ten famous songs.

Her hands wandered over the strings, and the melodious and soothing tune flowed out from her fingertips. Everyone seemed to have stepped into a lotus pond in summer, with a boat floating on the water, the lotus flowers were pink and tender, and the jade plate was like a flower protector. A pool of life turned into a string of notes at her fingertips, and turned into a flower blooming with the rhythm of Zen.

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