Although the Prince of Jin'an County had already said that Cheng Jiaoniang's Qin would not be used to treat Prince Qing's illness, the Queen Mother could not help but be curious and ordered someone to tell Cheng Jiaoniang to enter the palace.
"Do you want to play?"
After entering the palace gate, Prince Jin'an turned around and asked in a low voice.
Now that she has been summoned, she will definitely be asked to play the piano.
"It's not about whether you think about it or not." Cheng Jiaoniang said, "It's for no reason, how can you play it?"
Prince Jin'an smiled.
"Okay, I understand." He said, "Then let's not play."
The chamberlain leading the way coughed, as if to warn them not to talk in private.
Prince Jin'an winked at Cheng Jiaoniang.
Don't be afraid, he mouthed, turning around and walking upright.
When the chamberlain announced the news loudly, all the concubines in the palace hurriedly turned their heads to look, the noble concubine was especially serious.
The last time I looked at her from a distance in front of the palace gate, I didn't take it seriously and didn't see clearly. Later, when I came to see the Queen Mother, I was called away by the King of Jin'an County.
The door opened, and Prince Jin'an strode in with a smile on his face. As he walked, he could see the woman walking slowly behind him.
Although no one has seen her description clearly, just looking at the upright half of her shoulders, the hanging dress that seems to remain motionless as she moves, and the neatly rolled hair without any swaying hairpins, it is enough to compare with the beauty in front of her.
The royal family members in the deep palace were equally divided.
Such magnanimity is not something a daughter of a young eunuch can possess, let alone a daughter who has been kept in captivity and stupid for more than ten years.
No wonder he is considered a disciple of the gods.
"My child has met the Queen Mother." The prince of Jin'an County stood up and saluted.
He bent down, and everyone immediately looked back, only to see the woman who was a few steps behind also raised her sleeves and knelt down to salute.
"Come." The Queen Mother waved to the King of Jin'an County with a smile.
Prince Jin'an stood up and sat over.
"The daughter of the common people has met the Queen Mother." Cheng Jiaoniang said in obeisance.
"No courtesy." The Queen Mother said with a smile, her eyes swept over the concubines on both sides who were unabashedly curious, and she smiled slightly, "Ms. Cheng, please come closer."
In response, Cheng Jiaoniang stood up and straightened her clothes, then slowly stepped forward to meet everyone's gaze, without being timid or shy.
Talk to others about everything, don't be afraid to be observed by others, advance in a certain way, and retreat in a certain way.
These are the descendants of our Cheng family.
The concubines on both sides looked at each other, some were surprised, some were envious, and some were indifferent.
"So Mrs. Cheng, you can also play the piano." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
"I only know one song." Cheng Jiaoniang saluted and said.
What does it mean to only know one song?
"Is it the autumn wind tune that made Master Cui Qin obsessed with it?" asked a concubine.
Cheng Jiaoniang responded yes.
The Queen Mother remembered Cui Qinshi and hurriedly asked someone to call her.
"I almost got lost, but now I have recovered." The Queen Mother smiled and looked at Cheng Jiaoniang, "What other songs do you know?"
Cheng Jiaoniang shook her head.
"Just this one," she said.
"Why is it just this one?" a concubine asked in confusion.
Before Cheng Jiaoniang could answer, Cui Qinshi, who had already received the news and was waiting for him, followed the chambermaid in. He staggered a little when he entered the door and saw the Queen Mother first. Then he rushed to Cheng Jiaoniang to pay homage, but could not say a word, which made the concubines excited.
Laugh.
"Isn't this also called cowardice of being close to home?" The Queen Mother also said with a smile.
"This is called knowing and fearing." Prince Jin'an said with a smile.
"The prince still knows people's thoughts." The imperial concubine said with a smile.
"You will know if you read more, but I still don't read enough." Prince Jin'an smiled and said, "It would be better if he were half as smart as Prince Ping."
The imperial concubine smiled and said nothing.
"Now that Mrs. Cheng is here, let's listen to how charming the music is." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
"Master Cui Qin, quickly give your Qin to Mrs. Cheng." A concubine said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, do you want the princesses to stay out of the way first?" asked the concubine holding the little princess in her arms.
As soon as this was said, all the concubines and concubines, who were leaning against the princess, looked at the Queen Mother. Some were hesitant, some were anxious, and some looked a little expectant.
There are people like Cui Qinshi who are fascinated by the music and are said to be gifted and favored by gods. There are also people like King Qing who are said to be inhuman creatures.
Although they are royal princesses, it doesn't matter whether the piano is good or not, but it is a good thing to be favored by the gods if you have talent.
Therefore, the concubines all hope that their princess will be like Cui Qinshi, but they are worried that she will end up like King Qing, shouting about hot or cold.
"What are you avoiding? If you can't even listen to the piano, what else can you do?" the Queen Mother said displeased.
The concubine hurriedly responded but did not dare to say anything more.
Here Master Cui respectfully held the piano to Cheng Jiaoniang, but Cheng Jiaoniang did not take it.
"Ms. Cheng?" Cui Qinshi boldly raised his head and asked.
At a glance, it's like other people's thoughts.
So small!
Although I had heard people talking about Mrs. Cheng's cardamom years in the past few days, I was still shocked when I saw her.
How do you play such a sad and solemn autumn wind at such a young age?
"Ms. Cheng?" the Queen Mother saw and asked.
Madam Cheng remained motionless. Was she frightened? This is the palace after all.
"Folk girls don't know how to play." Cheng Jiaoniang said, saluting the Queen Mother.
Can't play?
Can't play, or can't play?
"What?" The Queen Mother thought she heard wrongly and asked again.
"Folk girls don't know how to play the piano." Cheng Jiaoniang repeated again.
This time everyone in the hall understood what he was saying, and they were in an uproar.
"It's true that I've never seen anyone tell lies, but someone who tells lies with open eyes like this is really..." the imperial concubine said with a smile.
"She won't tell lies. If she says she can't, then she won't." Prince Jin'an said with a smile.
The imperial concubine turned her head to look at him and smiled slightly.
"Your Highness, you really know Mrs. Cheng very well," she said, "Why can't I understand because I'm so stupid? Could it be that someone else was playing the piano at His Highness's house that day?"
They had just finished talking, and the Queen Mother spoke with a serious face.
"Ms. Cheng, what do you mean?" she asked, "Can't the Ai family understand?"
"Reporting to the empress, just now the empress asked the people what else they wanted to do, and the people's daughter replied that she only knew this song." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
"Yes, how come you only know one song?" Just now, the concubine remembered what she had asked and asked again.
"Master only taught this song." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
How come I only taught one song?
It's really weird.
She is really different from ordinary people. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is a fool.
The Queen Mother exhaled and reached out to stroke her temples.
"Then let's play this." she said.
"As for me, I can't play this one either," Cheng Jiaoniang said with a salute.
"What's wrong?" the Queen Mother said with raised eyebrows.
"This is not a new residence. There is no need to clean it up. How can we play here?" Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Laughter poured out from the hall.
"You haven't seen it, the Queen Mother's face has turned green!"
The imperial concubine patted several cases and laughed, shaking her head and trembling wildly.
The maids and chamberlains beside him all laughed with him.
"Then she really doesn't know how to do it or is she just pretending to be unwilling?" a palace maid asked.
"True or false?" The imperial concubine laughed loudly, "I think she is pretending to be stupid!"
"Based on the legend of a divine disciple, relying on You Yuguo, relying on..."
The imperial concubine stopped laughing when she said this and revealed a hint of sneer.
"With the help of King Jin'an..."
"I think she is not only attracted to Master Cui Qin."
At the same time, in the Queen Mother's Palace, the emperor, who had been summoned by the furious Queen Mother, was listening to her angry accusations.
"...She has charmed everyone in the world, so she came to tease the Aijia like this?"
"This is not a new home, so we can't play? What kind of nonsense is this! If you want to shirk it, make up something more sincere!"
"Your Majesty." Prince Jin'an spoke, but before he could speak, the Queen Mother pointed at him.
"Shut up!" she shouted.
Prince Jin'an smiled and knelt down and took a step forward.
"Your Majesty, she didn't make it up. Didn't she say that she only learned this piece of music, and it's a Jingzhai piece, not for people to enjoy," he said.
The Queen Mother sighed.
"Isn't it like her words are not meant for others to play with?" She raised her eyebrows and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! There are only people who learn piano but not music! The Ai family has never heard of it!"
"Then your Majesty, haven't you heard about it this time?" Prince Jin'an said with a smile.
The Queen Mother raised her hand and hit him twice on the shoulder.
"Did you come here specifically to say good things to her?" she shouted with raised eyebrows.
"Yes." Prince Jin'an nodded without hesitation, "After all, it was because of the banquet that the child entertained her that what happened today, the child naturally wanted to follow."
He was so confident and confident that the Queen Mother was stunned and speechless.
The emperor was also amused.
"I'll go ask her and make sure to give my mother an explanation," he said.
The emperor entered the side hall and saw the woman sitting in it. Sure enough, she was not afraid of crying delicately. When she heard the sound, she leaned forward and saluted.
"You are so courageous," the emperor said, "you dare to say anything."
"Your Majesty, why don't you dare to say what you can?" Cheng Jiaoniang lowered her head and said.
Why don't you dare to say what you can say?
The emperor looked at the little lady.
"...Er Chen felt that she was a very down-to-earth person, and she did what she was. Er Chen threatened her at that time, but she was fine with it. Now that she apologizes, she is still fine with it...
"...It's like a child who doesn't understand the world. Sometimes it's ridiculous, sometimes it's quite hateful."
Isn’t that quite hateful! Look how angry the Queen Mother is.
A smile appeared on the corner of the emperor's mouth.
"What do you mean by only learning music but not piano?" he asked.
Cheng Jiaoniang lowered her eyes.
"..Father, what do I want to learn?"
"You have to learn everything."
"Father, no matter how smart I am, I can't learn it, can I?"
"You can learn it, you just need to learn one thing."
"What does it mean?"
She bent down and saluted.
"It's just one of them. When I was taught piano, it was for one purpose, which was to clean the house, so I only learned Qiu Feng Tune." She said.
The emperor frowned.
"What's the point?" he asked.
"Only in this way can I learn well and learn a lot." Cheng Jiaoniang said, "If I learn piano, there will be no end to it, so I can only focus on one. After learning this piece, this is the end of it."
Then I can concentrate on learning other things."
Is this so?
The emperor was a little surprised.
"So is this why you can't treat your fatal disease?" He said, "Because this is the only medical skill your master taught you?"
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded.
"An animal's hooves?"
"A craftsman and weapon?"
"Only one book?"
The emperor spoke one by one, as if he was asking questions and just talking to himself. After thinking about it for a moment, his face became sad again.
"One way, one way, one way, only one way, so it turns out that it can still be like this. Your master is really a genius." He sighed, "It's such a pity."
It's a pity that he died in such a silent manner. Such an expert was not known to the court earlier. If he had been recommended to the court earlier, the Western traitor would have been crushed long ago.
It's a pity that the disciple I accepted was a fool. After learning the skills, he was still stupid and incomprehensible. If he had accepted a normal person, he would definitely be able to acquire the master's skills and use them freely.
