Chapter 179 Royal Annual Banquet (5)
However, these words caused discomfort to some people present. Concubine Chang was the first to speak coldly:
"As expected of someone from the countryside. To say such shameless words in public is so shameless and shameless."
"Shame?"
Listening to her questioning, Luo Lan's anger that had been pent up for a long time finally found an outlet.
The moment she turned her head, she changed her gentle and jade-like eyes when she faced Leng Yu just now, and looked directly at Concubine Chang Gui with cold eyes, bowed and said politely:
"I wonder what your Majesty means by being shameless? When a man and a woman are together, it's just about love and love. I just express it in words. How come I've become a shameless person here? Is it possible that I'm your Majesty?
After being married to the emperor for decades, don’t you have this kind of love between a man and a woman for the emperor? Or do you not understand the relationship between a man and a woman? "
Her words made Concubine Chang feel a little angry. Behind her, Aunt Yu tugged at the corner of her clothes. She was afraid that if she continued to speak, she would cause conflicts. She gritted her teeth and looked at Luo Lan, but hesitated to speak.
As the imperial concubine and the person in charge of the harem, she did not dare to say too much here, nor did she dare to have too many verbal entanglements with Luo Lan. She did not want to anger the emperor on New Year's Day.
So, she calmed down her expression and laughed softly:
"The feelings between me and the emperor do not need to be expressed in words. You young people really love to show off. Since you think what you say is okay, then just do it yourself. I have the right to think that I am talking too much."
She seemed not to care about Luo Lan's words, which made Luo Lan feel very unhappy. What happened to these people today? Are they all targeting her?
It seems that you really can't be too weak as a person, otherwise you will really be bullied to death.
So she raised her eyebrows again and smiled nonchalantly:
"Thank you for your consideration, Madam. As everyone said, Luo Lan is a girl from the countryside, so she doesn't like to hide her words. Does anyone think that Luo Lan, a country person, is too rough to be able to enter the elegant hall?
You can ask people to come out and compete with me, but in front of the emperor, let's say something ugly first. Whoever beats me today can make any request to me. If he loses to me, no matter what occasion he is in the future,
Please don't target me again, otherwise, I, Shui Luolan, am not a soft persimmon who can be manipulated by anyone."
She gritted her teeth as she spoke. After saying this, she looked directly at the emperor. Although the emperor felt that today's annual banquet was a bit ridiculous, when he got here, he was powerless to stop it, especially in front of the Tibetan kings.
He just hated Princess Yu even more in his heart. She dared to boast so much. She really didn't know how high the sky was. If she lost completely in the end, where would he put his face as the emperor?
But looking at the overwhelming posture of these Tibetan kings, it would be unnecessary for him to say anything to stop them.
So, he frowned and waved his hands with a livid face, "Today is the New Year, and it's time for everyone to be happy together. Princess Yu is confident to compete with you, so don't take the win or loss too seriously."
Wu Hong smiled contemptuously, "How can that be done? Princess Yu just said that if she loses, she can do whatever she wants, and this general will not embarrass her too much. If she loses, just lie on the bed
On the ground, just learn how to bark three times in public, hahaha..."
As soon as he said this, Leng Yu stood up from his seat angrily, but Luo Lan directly grabbed him, smiled and shook his head at him, then turned his head, met Wu Hong's gaze, nodded with a chuckle,
"Okay, I, Shui Luolan, will take over, but what will happen if your people lose?"
Wu Hong raised his hand nonchalantly and confidently,
"Whatever you say is fine."
Hearing this, Luo Lan's eyes were suddenly covered with a layer of mist. She nodded gently, pretending to be timid and said softly:
"Okay, then please ask General Wu to take care of me, a girl from the countryside. The person you invite should not be too powerful."
Seeing the hint of submission in her words, Wu Hong was naturally happy from ear to ear. He raised his hand and said with a grand smile:
"That's natural. Whoever comes, tell Zhang Ning to come up."
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman wearing a long red gauze dress appeared in front of everyone. After she came in, she knelt down and said, "Good luck to your Majesty, good luck to you all."
Wu Hong looked at the woman kneeling on the ground proudly, raised the corners of his mouth, and said loudly:
"Her name is Zhang Ning. She is good at playing the piano. Today I will compete with Princess Yu. I wonder if Princess Yu agrees?"
"agree."
Luo Lan said nothing and answered directly, cutting through the mess quickly.
She was someone who traveled back in time from the twenty-fifth century. She was not secretly bragging about herself. In her eyes, the little skills of ancient people were nothing more than trivial skills.
At this time, the servants brought up a guqin. The woman named Zhang Ning sat on the piano stool, lightly raised her ten fingers and struck the strings. A melodious tune slowly flowed out from her ten fingers, which immediately amazed everyone present.
People hold their breath and listen carefully.
After the song ended, everyone except the emperor, who had a black face, applauded and praised the beautiful sound of the piano. Wu Hong looked at Luo Lan with a proud face, raised his eyebrows and said:
"Princess Yu, please."
In his eyes, Princess Yu might have never even touched the piano, let alone played it, and he was just waiting to see her get into trouble.
Luo Lan calmly lifted her skirt and stood up, and when she was about to leave her seat, Leng Yu took her hand again and comforted her softly:
"Lan'er, it doesn't matter whether you win or lose. No one dares to do anything to you. My husband will not let anyone bully you. Don't force yourself."
Luo Lan gave him a big smile, then pursed his lips and nodded, lowering his voice and whispering in his ear:
"Don't worry, sir, remember what I said? I come from another world and am omnipotent."
After leaving these words, she came to the guqin with a smile on her lips, looked at the woman named Zhang Ning, nodded to her, bowed to the emperor, and then sat directly beside the guqin.
She put her ten fingers on the strings, squinted her eyes slightly, and started with a silent sound. Seeing her fingers moving lightly, the sound of the piano slowly flowed out like a mosquito. Wu Hong's face became even more proud, and the emperor's face became even more ugly.
, Leng Yuze kept looking at her worriedly.
After a soft sound, her ten fingers seemed to be endowed with souls and began to pluck the strings. The clear and beautiful sound of the piano was like the loud calls of birds in spring, waking up the sleeping people one after another.
After a burst of overtones, a brisk piano sound came from her fingers...
After a while, the sound of the piano lowered, gradually came to an end, and then slowly ended...
After the song ended, the scene fell silent, and everyone was in silence, unable to extricate themselves.
Luo Lan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, retracted his slender fingers, and slowly said:
"Your Majesty, my lords, the piece I am playing is called "Spring Dawn Song". Although this piece is short, it has a profound meaning."
"oh?"
After hearing her words, the emperor came out of the artistic conception of her song and asked with surprise:
Chapter completed!