the first lady

Chapter 52

Qiao Ling'er took the cloak from Ning Xiang's hand silently, and said, "Ning Xiang, go and pour a cup of hot water, remember, it's water, not tea."

"Yes, miss." Ning Xiang was a little puzzled, why is it water?

Qiao Ling'er glanced at Ning Xiang who was a bit puzzled, and while putting the cloak on Zong Zhengyi, she explained: "Drinking tea will make people sober, you can't drink tea, drink a cup of water to warm your stomach."

Although he said these words with a blank face, the concern inside cannot be concealed no matter what.

"Ling'er, thank you." Zong Zhengyi said sincerely.

Raising her eyelashes and looking into those deep black pupils, Qiao Ling'er suddenly felt a little difficult to breathe.His cheeks became inexplicably hot, and he hurriedly looked away.

Zong Zhengyi didn't force her to look away, but he knew that she was shy.

"Miss, here's the qin." Lan Feng had already brought the qin.

"Ling'er, last time I told you that the qin can be replaced by a flute, remember?" Zong Zhengyi gave Yueying a look, and Yueying immediately nodded and turned to leave.

Qiao Ling'er was slightly taken aback, then said, "Yes."

"How about giving it a try tonight?" Zong Zhengyi smiled, "You can control the rhythm on the sheet music, and let me do the rest, how about it?"

This was new, and reminded her of the song "Swordsman", which was also played by qin and flute.The place she saw before was like the piano score she saw in the [-]st century. Some pieces require the cooperation of two people to achieve perfection.

Suddenly there was anticipation in his heart, and he really wanted to see if the score created by Yun Zhongyue was really a score for the ensemble of qin and flute.

Soon, Yue Ying took an emerald green flute and respectfully handed it to Zong Zhengyi.

Qiao Ling'er had already sat down in front of the piano case, Ningxiang, Lanfeng, Qingye and Yueying stood in a row, their gazes fell on them.

Putting Su's hands on the strings, she had memorized the rhythm of the piece, but...

"Don't you need the sheet music?" Qiao Ling'er raised her head and asked.

Zongzheng smiled elegantly, "I still have some impressions."

"Then I'll start." Qiao Linger said.

After Zong Zhengyi nodded, she began to pluck the strings with her fingers.Zong Zhengyi put Xiao Heng to his mouth, and made a few sounds occasionally to match her song. There was nothing wrong with the combination of the two.

Qiao Linger was also a little distracted, so it could be added like this?

Ning Xiang and the others have already fully integrated into the crisp and melodious music, especially when the tune suddenly changed and reached a climax, the flute sound that was only used intermittently for coordination became coherent, and together with the sound of the piano, it coordinated extremely harmoniously.

Several people were shocked, including Qiao Linger.

The last time it was two people playing the qin, this time it was an ensemble of qin and flute. Compared with the last time, this time completely expressed that feeling.At the same time, Zong Zhengyi actually memorized that part completely. If she remembered correctly, he had only read it twice!
The sound of the piano is crisp and the sound of the flute is melodious. The combination of the two brings the charm of this piece to the extreme.

In the lonely Qiushi courtyard, apart from the slight sound of the wind blowing the leaves, there was only this natural music, which led everyone into another realm, but they were deeply trapped in it but they didn't want to come out again.

Until the last sound of the piano fell, the sound of the flute also fell after a long sound, and the whole world seemed to be completely integrated into it.

Shock!If the last time the ensemble of the two pianos was the sound of nature, then now it is the acme of the music, and there are no words to describe it.

Qiao Linger was also immersed in this piece of music. She never had a great liking for the melody, and even if she did, it was only those songs that were popular, emotional or old-fashioned.It was the first time she listened to such a piece with only music but no words so fascinating.

Zongzhengyi put down his flute, looked at Qiao Linger, and then showed a charming smile.

Seeing that smile, Qiao Linger also bent her eyes, all the restlessness in her heart almost disappeared, leaving only a touch of affection.

It has to be said that this is a thoughtful man, he will not give Emperor Wu any chance to embarrass her or Zong Zhengjia if he does not stop.And the price he has to pay is the pain he has to bear.

If she drank that glass of poisoned wine, even after leaving the palace, she could prepare an antidote or recover without medicine after twelve hours.But without detoxification or for twelve hours, she had to bear physical pain.She didn't drink that glass of wine, and didn't know how much pain she would endure, but seeing Zong Zhengyi's pale face and trembling body, she knew that he was not as indifferent as he appeared on the outside!
She was thinking, if the wine in that glass was so poisonous that it would kill him if he drank it, would he just drink it without hesitation?
The answer is yes!

"What's wrong?" Zong Zhengyi looked at Qiao Ling'er who was in a daze, stretched out his hand and gently held her hand in his, and asked, "Is it cold?"

Qiao Ling'er shook her head, looked at his face that hadn't fully recovered, and said, "Go back and rest first, your body can't be exposed to the cold wind." His eyes naturally fell on the hand he was holding her, and he couldn't move away. line of sight.

"Okay." Zong Zhengyi smiled slightly.

Ningxiang and Lanfeng looked at Zongzhengyi and Qiao Linger. Even though they had never been in contact with each other, the relationship between them seemed to have deviated from the original track, and ambiguous feelings were growing.

On the top of a distant tree, a man dressed like a silver moon stood on it with a smile, his face like a fairy reflected a dangerous light under the moonlight.With his hands behind his back, he looked into the small courtyard.

"Master Gu, that song..." behind him, a young boy said with a stern face.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" An evil smile hangs on the corner of his mouth, even though the distance is too far, he can still see the two people in the courtyard, and... the voice that has stopped.

Looking at his master's back, the little boy frowned unconsciously.This piece of music was composed by the owner of the valley for several years, but now...

Royal study.

"I see my father." Helian Feiyan bowed and saluted, and soon straightened up. Seeing what Emperor Wu was writing, he asked, "Father, are you looking for my son?"

The pen in Emperor Wu's hand paused for a moment, then resumed the previous words, and asked at the same time: "Yan'er, what do you think of the Prime Minister?"

"Who is the emperor referring to?" Helian Feiyan asked cautiously.

"Will the prime minister take orders from you?" Emperor Wu raised his eyes and squinted at Helian Feiyan.

Being so directly looked at by Emperor Wu, Helian Feiyan suddenly felt guilty of being caught stealing something, and looked away hastily.

But Emperor Wu is such a shrewd person, Helian Feiyan's dodging eyes have already confirmed his guess in the bottom of his heart.

"Yan'er knows the Prime Minister's wife?" Emperor Wu asked calmly, changing the subject.

Hearing this, Helian Feiyan subconsciously wanted to deny it, but he chose to confess to Emperor Shangwu's unfathomable eyes.

"Before the father betrothed her to the prime minister, my son and I met her once." Helian Feiyan said with a somewhat uncomfortable expression.

"You fell in love with her at first sight?" Emperor Wu asked.

"...Father, my sons and daughters will not delay state affairs because of their children's private affairs." Helian Feiyan's heart tightened, a drop of cold sweat dripped from the corner of his forehead, and his palms were slightly moist.

Helian Feiyan was giving to Emperor Wu, so why not convincing himself?

After a moment of silence, Emperor Wu suddenly laughed: "Hahaha——"

Helian Feiyan looked at Emperor Wu in surprise: "Father..."

Emperor Wu said with a smile: "Yan'er, father knows what kind of woman you like. But, why didn't you tell father that Qiao Ling'er is the person in your heart, or father will marry you directly The two of you." It doesn't matter if the rumors are true or not, he is the emperor, and he was only concerned about this at the beginning, if he could have more direct control over the powerful second family of the Qiao family, he would naturally marry Qiao Ling'er to himself in the first place son.

However, he also forgot that it was for the sake of the royal family's face, so in the end he rejected that idea and gave her a marriage to Zong Zhengyi!

A few words hit Helian Feiyan's vitals, and the remorse in his heart was even more uncomfortable than the backflow of sea water.

"What?" Emperor Wu couldn't help asking when he saw Helian Feiyan's displeasure.

Helian Feiyan hesitated for a moment before saying in a deep voice: "I met her before, and I didn't know that she was the Fourth Miss of the Qiao Mansion. When I met her again, she was already the prime minister's wife!"

He was very annoyed when he thought of her indifference to her when he went to the Zong government that day, and she didn't even keep a little impression in his mind.

Why?When we met for the first time, it was obviously him who made the move, and he even talked to her, why did she only remember Zong Zhengyi who was standing by the side?And she thought of him because of Zong Zhengyi?
Seeing Helian Feiyan's anger in his eyes, Emperor Wu said with a smile: "Yan'er, it's not that the father said you, your vision is too short-sighted."

"Father..." Helian Feiyan immediately became nervous.

"Listen to what your father has to say!" Emperor Wu interrupted Helian Feiyan, and continued, "If you become emperor in the future, there will be three thousand beauties in the harem, and beauties like clouds. Although Qiao Linger has the beauty of a city, but she How can one person defeat the beauties in this world? Yan'er, take a long-term view. Your status is the prince of Nanwu Kingdom. In the future, you will stand in my position and overlook the world. You are not an ordinary person, understand? "

Helian Feiyan, who was still resentful at first, was completely distracted by Emperor Wu's words, and at the same time, he became energetic again.

The emperor... a high position, a position that everyone in the world wants to ascend to—

"Father, my son understands." Helian Feiyan tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, and said obediently.

Sitting on a beautiful woman from all over the world, when the time comes, Qiao Ling'er...he will not underestimate her, he will use his own means to win her over!
(End of this chapter)