Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

The melodious piano music was profound and peaceful. Shi Nanxi couldn't help but close her eyes and listened quietly. Unconsciously, her slightly tense body relaxed.

And Kangxi, who was slightly in front, had his eyebrows lowered, a smile on his lips, and his ten fingers gently plucked and twisted.

Under the bright light, the picture is inexplicably warm and harmonious.

Liang Jiugong, who was standing behind him, felt like crying for some reason. The emperor and Princess Shi Er had finally returned to normal. He no longer had to worry all day long, fearing that the emperor would give him another difficult problem.

In comparison, Hongying, who was standing behind him, had her thoughts wandering away.

It would be great if Second Princess's future husband could be as gentle and elegant as the Emperor, and have similar interests to Second Princess. Then the two of them could raise a cute Persian cat, just like they have now.

Under the warm sunshine of early spring, a person played the piano while a cat was quietly listening in his arms. It was so beautiful that she even wanted this moment to be frozen forever. Unfortunately, the person playing the piano was the emperor, so this was impossible.

The emperor is just an elder who gets along well with the second princess, and the second princess still has to participate in the selection. With the eldest princess's status as the designated crown princess, it is impossible for her to stay in the palace.

The other princes either have been chosen or are of different ages. Only the third prince is of similar age and has not been chosen yet. But it is said that Concubine Rong wants to find a powerful man with a personality opposite to that of the Second Princess, so there is a high possibility that the Second Princess will quit the palace and get married.

Thinking of this, I thought of the eldest princess who lived in the same room with me.

Firstly, she was worried that the other party would implicate the Second Princess. Secondly, even if the First Princess was lucky and her affair with the Fourth Prince was not discovered in the end, the two princesses seemed to have fallen out now.

The eldest princess was narrow-minded and in a high position. She had instigated Madam Shi in the past, causing Madam Shi to say that she wanted to give the second princess a dowry and send her off.

Once the Second Princess is dismissed and sent back home, it will be even more difficult for her to marry into a good family.

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. Liang Jiugong inadvertently saw Hongying's worried look and narrowed his eyes slightly.

This little palace maid should be quite discerning during his investigation, and she is also loyal to Princess Shi Er. Why did she show such an expression? He secretly took note of this matter and would ask someone to check whether Princess Shi Er had encountered any difficulties.

After playing a song, Kangxi did not stop, but continued to play another song as he did the previous two days. Shi Nanxi did not open her eyes either, but still kept her eyes slightly closed and listened quietly.

After an unknown amount of time, Kangxi finally stopped, and Shi Nanxi opened her eyes at the same time. Kangxi looked to the side and met Shi Nanxi's opened eyes. This time, it was Shi Nanxi who spoke first, and she said sincerely:

"Your Majesty plays the piano so well that I feel my mind is calmed down. I feel very relaxed and peaceful. I have also tried to play the piano, but the difference between me and Your Majesty is like heaven and earth."

Kangxi looked at Shi Nanxi's expression, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously:

"It's not a big deal. If you want to learn, come here and I'll teach you!"

"Your Majesty?" Shi Nanxi was startled. When she came to her senses, her eyes widened slightly, and she repeated in disbelief:

"Your Majesty, would you like to teach me how to play the piano?"

Kangxi raised his eyebrows, and his whole body unconsciously exuded an invisible domineering majesty: "I am the king of a country, and I don't joke."

After saying that, he motioned for Shi Nanxi to sit over. Shi Nanxi blinked to make sure she had heard correctly, and couldn't help but make this exciting suggestion.

But when she was about to stand up, she remembered something and looked at the "Xixi" on her lap. After hesitating for a while, she still couldn't bear to refuse the temptation of the emperor personally teaching her the guqin.

So he thought about it and called out to Hongying who was not far away: "Hongying." Then he looked at his legs, indicating that she should help hold "Xixi" first.

Hongying's eyes lit up instantly when she heard that. As soon as she noticed the Persian cat on the emperor's lap, she couldn't take her eyes off it.

But she didn't dare to look at it for too long. When she saw the second princess's signal, she immediately walked over quickly and gently took "Xixi" off the second princess's legs.

"Xixi" had long been hypnotized by the piano music and was sleeping soundly at this moment, not realizing that she was being held by someone else.

After Hongying took "Xixi" away, Shi Nanxi could finally bend down and move the embroidery stool next to Kangxi. However, when she moved it over, she found that the emperor's chair was a throne, and its height was different from the embroidery stool she was sitting on, and she herself was shorter than the emperor.

So when she sat down, she found that the height of the piano table was not suitable. Kangxi also noticed this and said before Shi Nanxi could embarrass herself:

"You sit in my chair."

"No." Shi Nanxi suddenly looked up: "This is the emperor's chair."

However, Kangxi stood up and gave up the armchair. Shi Nanxi was a little nervous and was reluctant to sit on it.

Kangxi looked at Shi Nanxi and smiled slightly, like a modest gentleman:

"I just sat for too long, so I stood up and stretched my body."

"Really?"

Shi Nanxi bit her lower lip and confirmed it cautiously.

"Of course it is." Kangxi looked at Shi Nanxi, his eyes could not help but sweep across the very light mole on her lip, and lowered his voice and said:

"Let's start! Play a piece of music first, and I'll listen to it before I can give you some pointers."

Upon hearing this, Shi Nanxi took a deep breath, carefully sat down on the armchair, calmed her mind, and placed her hands on the guqin. After being taught by Nanny Yang over the past few days, she had learned the starting moves quite well.

Kangxi stood beside her, supporting the piano table with one hand and placing the other hand on the back of the armchair, holding Shi Nanxi against his chest in a protective hug.

Shi Nanxi's attention was entirely focused on the piano at this moment, and she didn't notice this overly intimate gesture at all.

Seeing this, Kangxi turned his head and his eyes swept slightly across Shi Nanxi's smooth forehead, which was faintly revealed, followed by her picturesque eyebrows, clear and watery eyes, and then her straight nose.

Finally, it stopped at her plump lips. She must have put on lip balm before going out today in order to cover up her frail and pale appearance.

Her lips were very rosy, but not too red. On the contrary, this touch of red made her porcelain-white skin look even whiter and more radiant. At this moment.

A "Zheng" sound rang from his ears, and Kangxi came back to his senses. He calmly turned his gaze to the other person's hand, only to see her slender fingers gently pinching and twisting, and a song of mountain streams slowly flowed out.

Shi Nanxi played the piano very seriously. Kangxi was famous for his broad knowledge, and he knew everything about astronomy and geography, and he loved reading and studying the most.

From the later records that he required all the princes to read each article 120 times, we can see that his attitude towards reading and learning was extremely serious, and he even had strict requirements for others.

So she could play the piano badly, but her attitude must be serious, otherwise, no matter how smart and demanding he is, his impression of her would be greatly reduced.

So at this moment she really put aside all distractions, forgot her plans, and focused on playing the piano. Kangxi did not interrupt her by saying anything, and even when some tunes were played wrong, he just listened quietly.

When the song ended, Shi Nanxi immediately lowered her head. She knew whether she played well or not, and she even played some tunes wrong.

Would the emperor think she was stupid, that she had the nerve to trouble him for instruction when she played the piano so poorly? The more she thought about it, the lower her head lowered.

But the next moment, Kangxi's praise rang in my ears:

“It’s good.”

As soon as these words came out, Shi Nanxi raised her head abruptly, but when she caught Kangxi's gaze, she quickly lowered her head again. Then a small, almost inaudible voice sounded from below:

"I made several mistakes in playing the tune, how can I say I played well?" She became more and more frustrated and began to doubt herself.

Kangxi listened and said seriously:

"You've only been learning the piano for a few days, but you can already play a complete piece of music. You're very talented. And you can realize where you made mistakes, which in itself shows that you're getting better and better at it. The most important thing is..."

He stopped here. Shi Nanxi didn't hear the rest of the emperor's words for a long time. She couldn't help but look up and saw Kangxi's eyes full of affirmation and appreciation:

"The most important thing is attitude. You are focused and serious, which is good."

Shi Nanxi looked at Kangxi in a daze. This was the first time someone praised her.