Female-male sex: Salted fish forced to rise to prominence

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Murong Xi couldn't help but interrupt to break the deadlock. She patted her chest with one hand and said proudly, "Auntie, if you feel lonely, come with me to play Cuju outside the palace."

"Hehe, if you want to hold a fat baby, it's not difficult. I heard that Sheng's sister's family has a new baby, and it is said that the baby is as cute as sister Jinxin!" Although Murong Xi was not very familiar with Sheng Jinxin, they were an acquaintance who had met a few times at the banquet. She was older than him, so it was nothing to call her sister.

When Sheng Jinxin mentioned her chubby little sister, she beamed and instantly forgot the stagnant atmosphere. She said cheerfully, "Yes, Queen Mother, why don't you come to my house when you have time to see my cute little sister? Her chubby hands, like lotus root nodes, are very adorable!"

The Queen Mother also didn't want to make the atmosphere so depressing. After all, she had been waiting for more than ten years and now was very eager to hold a big fat grandson in her arms.

Therefore, she did not consider the feelings of her eldest son and daughter-in-law too much, and accidentally touched the pain deep in their hearts.

She gracefully walked down from the main seat, personally helped her eldest son and daughter-in-law up, and said gently: "Hurry up and get up!" Then, she glanced at King Ye, and her eyes seemed to say: "Stand up by yourself, don't expect me to help you."

Prince Ye couldn't help but feel a little amused and helpless, rubbing his nose helplessly. Today's situation... is really... But, mother. He really has no interest in these girls who are old enough to be his daughters.

After everyone sat down again, the empress dowager's gaze fell on the two innocent and kind little girls, and her eyes became more kind.

She said to Murong Xi affectionately, "Xi'er, from now on, just call me grandma. There's no need to call me aunt-in-law. That would make it seem more distant."

In fact, Murong Xi's entry into the palace today was not arranged by the Queen Mother, but the Murong family heard the news from somewhere and took the initiative to send her into the palace.

Since the person was sent by the Queen's mother's family, it was difficult for the Queen Mother to refuse, so the scene before us happened.

The Empress Dowager thought to herself, "The Murong family is getting too anxious right now, and their behavior is becoming increasingly outrageous. Where is the Empress's dignity at?"

Although Murong Xi was a little impatient, she was not stupid. She instantly understood the meaning of the Queen Mother's words. She did not hesitate and called out directly, "Grandmother."

"Oh, grandma's good granddaughter." Everyone knows how important the phrase "good granddaughter" is. At the same time, everyone also knows clearly that Murong Xi will definitely not marry into the royal family.

The Empress Dowager turned to Sheng Jinxin and praised her: "You are also a likable girl. The Sheng family has a good way of educating daughters."

All the ladies were extremely envious when they heard this. This Miss Shengda was able to receive praise from the empress dowager. Even if she could not marry into the royal family in the future, she would be able to find a very good marriage.

As a result, their eyes lit up and they wanted to show off their talents even more.

Among these people, the one who wants to show off the most is definitely the second daughter of the Ministry of Personnel, Lin Qianqian.

She stood up and bowed to the Empress Dowager, saying, "Your Majesty, many of you sisters are gathered here today. I would like to play the piano for the piece 'High Mountains and Flowing Water' and dedicate it to all the nobles in the palace. I also invite you sisters to join me in exchanging ideas and learning from each other."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Very good, then please play it quickly."

At this time, Sheng Jinxin also stood up and said, "I am also willing to sing a song for the Queen Mother."

So all the ladies followed suit, some said they would dance, some said they would recite poems, and some said they would show off their calligraphy.

The Queen Mother agreed to their requests one by one, and thought to herself, with so many talented girls, could it be that her son really doesn't like any of them?

At this time, Lin Qianqian from the Minister of Personnel's family was happily waiting for the palace maids to present her the famous zither "Duyou" that she had deposited in advance.

She secretly planned in her heart that this time she must let Prince Ye see her superb piano skills and make him fall in love with her.

The reason why she chose "High Mountains and Flowing Water" is because this piece of music is extremely difficult to play. Not only is the fingering complicated and difficult to master, but the span of the middle finger is especially large, which makes it easy to make mistakes in the timbre of the string plucking, affecting the rendering effect of the mountains in the performance.

Sheng Jinxin couldn't help but mutter to herself, "This Miss Lin is really amazing. She can even play such a difficult piece." It turned out that Sheng Jinxin was good at singing and had once studied the guqin for a while, but eventually gave up because she found it too difficult. Therefore, she had a certain understanding of the difficulty of the piece.

The quiet and gentle Jiang Li also said softly: "It is indeed quite difficult. Both the rhythm and the technique required are very high."

At this time, Murong Xi, who was sitting next to her, asked curiously: "Sister Jiang, why do you say that?"

Jiang Li patiently explained: "This piece of music requires a lot of finger shaking, which aims to express the gurgling stream in the canyon. The finger shaking should not only produce pleasant sounds, but also maintain the quality of the finger shaking while making upward and downward glissandos with the left hand, and also pay attention to grasping the rhythm of the finger shaking."

Lin Qianqian didn't take the discussion about the difficulty of this piece seriously. After all, she had spent four hours every day honing her piano skills since she was four years old. Therefore, she was confident that she could catch King Ye's attention with this piece.

After placing the piano, she gently placed her slender fingers on the strings and began to play the song she had practiced countless times with ecstasy.

This time she played very well, the sound was melodious and lingering, and when she finished playing the last note, the girls around her were all amazed.

Lin Qianqian was very satisfied with her performance. She opened her eyes triumphantly and proudly accepted the flood of praise from the many ladies.

Even the Empress Dowager and the Emperor praised her, which made her feel honored and her eyes revealed more arrogance and pride.

However, when she turned her gaze to King Ye who was sitting on the left, she was surprised to find that he had his eyes closed, as if he was asleep.

The pride in her heart was like a balloon, which was suddenly burst by the stone.

She was also very angry, but no matter how angry she was, she had to remain calm. She said, "Prince Ye, are you too engrossed in what you are listening to?"

Prince Ye opened his narrow and beautiful phoenix eyes and looked at the little girl opposite him. She was obviously very angry, but she was suppressing her expression, which he found a little funny.

Originally, he didn't want to say anything hurtful, but since the other person wanted to know, he had no choice. After all, he was a really good person.

He said in a calm tone: "Ms. Lin, this song still has a lot of room for improvement."

Lin Qianqian was deeply dissatisfied. She felt that she had tried her best to play the piece, but she was still being criticized for her shortcomings. So she suppressed her dissatisfaction and responded respectfully, "Please teach me, King Ye."

Ye Wang thought to himself, since you really want to know what your problem is, don't blame me for being rude. Anyway, it was you who asked for it, it has nothing to do with me.

Afterwards, Prince Ye began his wonderful comments and guidance: "Your playing technique is indeed very skillful, but unfortunately, you played the wrong style of music. This piece of music expresses the artistic conception of seeking a soulmate among the mountains and flowing waters. Its melody should reflect a sense of freedom, agility, and freshness.

Yet, when you played, you focused so much on showing off your ordinary fingering techniques, pursuing too much coherence between your fingerings, that you neglected the true meaning of the music itself. As a result, the entire piece not only failed to display the expected openness, but instead revealed a hint of arrogance.

These words made the little girl's eyes turn red and her cheeks flushed, and she felt extremely ashamed.

Everyone was embarrassed for others. The way Prince Ye spoke was too... too... too... They couldn't find any adjectives to describe it. They could only secretly smack their lips in amazement.

If it were modern netizens, they would probably complain, saying it’s poisonous, what a poisonous tongue.

The Empress Dowager was completely confused after hearing this. She felt that she might have to go early today to accompany the late emperor.

Your Majesty, this... This royal brother's sharp tongue is still as sharp as ever.

Queen, uh, this, this, how is this going to end?

The eldest daughter of the Sheng family wondered if this singing was really necessary.

The ladies looked at each other, and since they were all still young, they couldn't help but look very helpless.