Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 57 Xia Zijin's Counterattack
Xia Zijin sat kneeling on the cushion with her skirt up, her sleeves flung open, her fingers brushing against the strings, and a familiar tone resounded.How long has it been since she played the piano, since Bai Pingting and Lin Runyu conspired to poison her in her previous life, her health deteriorated day by day, so she seldom touched this musical instrument.

Touching the guqin again at this moment, she also felt a little like a lifetime away.In the lonely and desolate days when Lin Runyu loved Bai Pingting in the previous life, a xylophone accompanied her to pass the time, and the heartbreaking sound of the piano accompanied her to sleep.

Now the state of mind is different, and the people are also different. Xia Zijin hooked the strings with her bare hands again, and a series of soul-stirring melodies rippled into everyone's hearts. Even though she hadn't touched the qin for a long time, the qin had already been imprinted in her heart. Be one with her.

The sound of the clanging zither floated into people's ears. While listening to the long-lasting zither sound, everyone was stunned. The piece played by Princess Pearl was clearly "Guangling San" which was exactly the same as the fourth princess Xia Zijin!
Xia Ziqi hummed softly in her ears, she has been preparing this song Guangling San for this Fighting Art Conference for more than a month, even if Xia Zijin can play it, how can she beat her?

The melody started squarely, so there was no difference. Xia Zijin curled the corners of her lips, and the cadence of her hands was full of strength.The reason why Xia Ziqi lacks some charm in playing the piano is that she has never really experienced the sadness and resolute state of mind in Guangling San.

And Xia Zijin is a person who has experienced life, death and reincarnation. She has already seen all the greed, hatred, ignorance and hatred in this world. She has long been silent about this song, and the timbre overflowing from her fingertips is getting deeper and deeper. The more fluctuating people are.

Those whimpers, those whimpers, seemed to bring everyone into a lonely world soaked only in sadness, in which, all the sorrows and all the resentments were drilled into the trembling and crisp piano sounds. It touched the depths of everyone's heart and stirred up waves of shocking waves.

At the end of the song, Xia Zijin strummed the strings to finish, and the soul-stirring sound of the piano seemed to be lingering above the hall for three days, with endless lingering sounds.

I don't know who was the first to clap their hands. When the first applause sounded in the hall, the entire banquet was soon surrounded by resounding applause. The admiration of suddenly getting out of the sorrowful world weaved belongs to the appreciation of this unprecedented piano sound, and it belongs to Xia Zijin.

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

Ming Shengdi sighed as he stroked his beard. His eyes were full of surprise and admiration. He was obviously very satisfied with Xia Zijin's piano sound.

Xia Zijin smiled faintly, got up from the cushion and saluted, and said, "Father is absurd, but Zijin is nothing more than a small skill, how dare he compare with Fourth Sister?"

Her seemingly modest remarks made Xia Ziqi's face turn red for a while. It is clear who will win and who will lose in the piano skills of the two. Xia Ziqi never thought that Xia Zijin could beat her. Looking at everyone They all cast admiring and amazing gazes at Xia Zijin, and she even bit her silver teeth. She proposed to compete with Xia Zijin, obviously to make Xia Zijin set off herself and humiliate her, but now it has become a wedding dress for her. .

The maid began to walk around the banquet carrying Xia Zijin's flower cakes, and the tower-high flower cakes were rushed to be taken by everyone from the moment the maid stepped out. There were not many flower cakes left in the tray, and after walking a step or two, there was not enough to take.

"Back to the emperor, there is not one jasmine cake left for Princess Mingzhu!" The maid bent her knees while holding an empty plate. There is still half a circle to go before, if you go on, I am afraid there will be a second flower The cake can also count as the end of the pie.

"Worthy of being my Pearl Princess!" Ming Shengdi laughed loudly, in a very good mood, and his pupils sparkled.

Xia Ziqi was going crazy with anger. At first she thought she was a sure winner, but this time Xia Zijin was far ahead of her. With such a gap, how could she be convinced?

"Your Majesty, according to my concubine, this Princess Mingzhu is a well-deserved leader today. The Emperor teaches his daughters well, and the spirit of Concubine Liu must be very comforting in heaven." She narrowed her eyes and looked at Xia Zijin kindly. She had some appreciation for this princess. Besides, Xia Zijin's ability to make Concubine Yue's daughter lose face was equivalent to making Concubine Yue lose face, and she was very happy to see it.

Ming Shengdi nodded again and again, smiling constantly, and he was very helpful to the Queen's words.

"Father, mother, there are still a few sisters behind who have not shown their skills, how dare Zijin take the title first." Xia Zijin said with downcast eyes.

How could the noble ladies behind Xia Zijin dare to show their skills after such a big battle like hers, they all looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one wanted to embarrass themselves.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to bow down to Sister Zijin, and I would like to recognize Sister Zijin as the leader." Ninth Princess Xia Ziwu stood up and bowed down. She had prepared a lot for this martial arts banquet. She originally wanted to win the leader with the most likely The old Xia Ziqi competed for the top and bottom, but now even Xia Ziqi has been defeated by Xia Zijin, if she continues to show off her skills, it will be meaningless.

"My daughter thinks so too."

"The court lady is too."

The noble ladies in the back said one after another that none of them wanted to show up and lose face.

After hearing this, Ming Shengdi did not force himself, twirled his beard and said, "In this case, I will announce that the leader of this year's Lantern Festival Fighting Art Banquet is the Pearl Princess Xia Zijin!"

Everyone had no objection, and congratulated in unison: "Congratulations, Princess Mingzhu is well deserved!"

Except for Xia Ziqi who gritted his teeth in the crowd, clenched his fists tightly, and stared at Xia Zijin with a pair of eyes, that position should have been hers!
"My son, thank you, father." Xia Zijin put his hands together before his eyebrows, knelt down and worshiped, his eyes were calm.

After Ming Shengdi announced the result, the palace people rushed in with rewards from the leader of the Fighting Art Banquet, one by one mahogany trays were covered with brocade cloth, lined up on the main hall.

"Leadership ceremony, bestow eight treasures!"

Xiao Xiazi waved his whisk and said loudly.

"One treasure is a red coral necklace and treasure string, the second treasure is nanmu incense camphor handwriting, the third treasure is peacock blue brocade water light silk, the fourth treasure is Western Moon Lake Stone, the fifth treasure is the best rose dew, the sixth treasure is thousand-year-old ginseng antler, and a pair of seven treasures tourmaline jade bracelets !"

Every time Xiao Xiazi said, the maid holding the corresponding tray took a step forward and lifted the red cloth, revealing the exquisite rewards in the tray. Ming Shengdi has always been stingy with his hands, and every reward is a treasure of high achievement. Especially the tourmaline jade bracelet, which seemed to be a treasure handed down by a queen a hundred years ago.

"Eight Treasures, a palace dress with neon clothes, glazed feathers and gold embellished flowers!"

The last court lady lifted the brocade cloth, revealing the palace dress under the tray, and the radiant light was reflected in the eyes of all the noble ladies in an instant. The luxurious and exquisite cloth art, the meticulously cut ironed flower print The top is inlaid with precious stones, each petal is embroidered with three-dimensional embroidery stitches, and the flower center is embedded with glazed stones, shining vividly in the hall.

The aristocratic ladies all looked straight ahead, even if they were as noble as them, it was rare to see such beautiful clothes.

The jealousy in Xia Ziqi's eyes was even more obvious. If she wasn't in the main hall at the moment, she might have smashed the whole room clean. Her fingernails like water onions dug into her palms, her teeth rattled, and her heart He was extremely resentful of Xia Zijin's cross-cutting.

"The concubine looked at the neon clothes, jade feathers, gilt gold and flowers, it was really beautiful. If I were ten years younger, my eyes would be so hot." The queen smiled slightly, and handed over a gentle kiss to Ming Shengdi. eyes.

"Exactly, the concubine couldn't help but take a few more glances. This palace attire must be the most suitable for Princess Mingzhu."

Yue Jing'an sat on the other side of Ming Shengdi, covered her handkerchief and said shallowly, her smile did not reach the corner of her eyes, and she gave Xia Zijin a look of mutual understanding.

She had noticed Xia Ziqi who was furious with Xia Zijin early in the morning, and sure enough she deliberately mentioned Xia Zijin in her words, Xia Ziqi's eyes became even more serious.

"The son thanked the mother and praised the concubine lotus." Xia Zijin smiled generously, receiving Yue Jingan's eyes, and glanced at Xia Ziqi who was aside, deliberately showing her a fleeting look The color of pride.

"Bitch..." The double stimulation of Xia Zijin and Concubine Lian almost caused Xia Ziqi to explode. Due to the impediment, he had no choice but to swallow his resentment in his belly, and the word popped out from between his teeth. .

Xia Zijin could only see her mouth shape clearly, but couldn't hear her words, but she guessed Xia Ziqi's words, and chuckled indifferently.Now all she had to do was wear down Xia Ziqi's patience, and wait for Xia Ziqi to make another move, then her chance with Yue Jing'an would come.

Among the crowd, Xia Zijin and Yue Jing'an glanced at each other and smiled at the same time.

When Xia Zijin returned to the Mosheng Garden with the Eight Treasures gift, both Xiao Huanzi and Xiao Kui were taken aback. On the palace dress decorated with gilt colored feathers and flowers, you can no longer take your eyes off it.

"Princess...you got the leader?" Xiao Huanzi was also very surprised. Xia Zijin hadn't prepared much for the martial art banquet in the Mosheng Garden these days, so he and Xiaokui anxiously persuaded him. A few times, Xia Zijin's slow words blocked her, but she didn't want her to be a real person without showing her face.

"I didn't intend to win the top spot at all. My princess already has a marriage contract with Shengqing. Such a gimmick is probably used by noble girls to increase their status when they get married. It's just Xia Ziqi's self-defeating." Xia Zijin smiled lightly, his eyes swept away. Those rewards did not make any waves, but the palace dress was still worth seeing.

But it would be nice to be able to get Xia Ziqi angry, Xia Zijin pursed her lips, as if she couldn't wait to see Xia Ziqi's counterattack.

(End of this chapter)