Yu Chaoyang glanced at the princess: "Mother?"

"Go if you want." The princess said calmly.

Once she leaves, Yu Yuanzheng will be the only one left.

Did she do that on purpose?

"Mother, I'm afraid my daughter-in-law will be embarrassed." Yu Yuanzheng said with some embarrassment after Yu Chaoyang moved to the table next to her.

"It's okay, just recite a poem you've read before." The princess didn't care.

After hearing this, Yu Yuanzheng no longer felt pressured, but she did not dare to recite poetry. She suspected that there had been time travelers in this dynasty. If she recited a poem, there was a chance that she would encounter the same poem as the one she had just written. She was more comfortable playing the piano, so it did not matter if the tunes were repeated.

According to statistics, there were twelve tables in the hall with rice dumplings with idioms on them.

Then each table that wanted to participate in the performance went to register with Eunuch Chen and began to arrange to go on stage.

Eunuch Chen was the chief eunuch of the Queen.

"I asked the Queen to arrange many programs. Did everyone have a good time?" After drinking two glasses of wine, the Emperor began to chat with everyone.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. The program is so rich, all of which are things we young people like to play." A silly boy spoke first.

"This boy really doesn't know what occasion is. He likes to jump around everywhere." The princess muttered softly.

"Mother, who is he?" Yu Yuanzheng didn't know him.

"He is Zhao Jinyu, the eldest son of Prime Minister Zhao. He used to have a good relationship with Ziqi."

Yu Yuanzheng looked at Zhao Jinyu again. He was a little thin, with relatively big eyes and a long face. His hair was half combed on top of his head. He looked energetic.

There was a little girl sitting next to him, about fifteen years old.

When the little girl saw Yu Yuanzheng looking at their table, she actually smiled sweetly at her.

They don't seem to know each other.

"Mother, is the girl next to Master Zhao his sister?"

"Yes, that girl used to come to the palace with her brother to play chess. She was a lively girl named Zhao Zhirou."

The songs and dances prepared by the palace were temporarily removed, and the performances of each table began.

When the first performance came on stage, Yu Yuanzheng didn't expect that it was the Princess of Nanhua County.

She performed a ribbon dance. Could it be that she knew that the Queen had prepared this game and had prepared it long ago?

However, I heard that in ancient palace banquets, young men and young ladies from various families would compete with each other to show off their talents in front of the emperor, empress, and other dignitaries.

If you haven't practiced this dance, it's impossible to dance it.

The Princess of Nanhua County was dressed in red with her skirt fluttering in the wind, like a fairy from heaven, and the silk ribbons in her hands danced in her hands as if alive.

When she finished dancing, she won applause.

Her rosy face was filled with a smug smile, and Yu Yuanzheng obviously saw her looking at Yu Chaoyang with a provocative look.

Yu Yuanzheng only found out today that Yu Chaoyang had taken the position of Crown Prince's Consort that she desired most.

If the Yu family had not taken the initiative and arranged the marriage before the throne of the Crown Prince came to the Second Young Master, it is estimated that the Princess of Nanhua would have married the Second Young Master.

As a county lady, it is impossible for her to rush to the palace to propose marriage before the throne of the crown prince is decided.

This is interesting. The dream of the Princess of Nanhua County has been shattered, and Yu Chaoyang will have one more enemy from now on.

Next, each family arranged for the younger generation to perform on stage. The funniest thing was that the family of a minister arranged for their five-year-old grandson to perform rolling on stage, just like entertaining parents with colorful clothes, which made the whole room laugh.

Yu Yuanzheng couldn't help but laugh loudly.

As a result, the second old lady said coldly: "How can this be so?"

Yu Yuanzheng didn't want to argue with an old man, so she just pretended not to hear it, but she also restrained herself a little.

When it was Yu Chaoyang's turn, she played a standard song: Spring Day.

It won some applause, but it was just average and nothing outstanding.

Next is Yu Yuanzheng.

The princess didn't even know what Yu Yuanzheng was going to perform; she went to Eunuch Chen to sign up herself.

In fact, no one knows what performances others are going to perform.

After coming on stage, Yu Yuanzheng bowed to the emperor and empress first.

"Your Majesty, Empress, I don't have anything to show you, so I'll play a song to cheer you up. The song is called Moonlight over the Lotus Pond. Empress, do you have any armor? I didn't know we had to perform before entering the palace, so I didn't prepare any."

The queen immediately asked someone to get her a pair of artificial nails.

Dai Tuo, sit down.

I haven't played for a long time, my hands are numb.

Yu Yuanzheng first tried the sound to get used to the guzheng in front of her. In her previous life, she had used 21-string zithers, but in this era, they all had 13 strings, lacking the double high and double low ranges.

Seeing that Yuan Zheng also chose to play the piano, Yu Chaoyang and Jian Qiu below couldn't believe it.

She never learned to play the piano.

This is the Imperial Palace. If you play the instruments at random and disturb the Emperor and Empress' ears, you will be punished.

"Mother, my second sister never learned to play the piano when she was at home. Please ask her to come down." Yu Chaoyang knew at this time that Yu Yuanzheng was from the same mansion as her, and she couldn't lose face for the palace.

"Oh? Why hasn't she learned it?" The princess' smiling face suddenly turned cold.

"Mother, my second sister only likes embroidery and doesn't like learning the piano, so she didn't learn it." Yu Chaoyang was almost at a loss for words when asked.

Of course Yu Yuanzheng didn’t learn piano because her family didn’t give her the opportunity.

How could the daughter of a bastard who is not worthy of being taught such elegant things?

It was also suitable for her to learn embroidery, and she was embroidering a dowry for Yu Chaoyang.

"Your Highness, please ask her to come down quickly. Don't embarrass our Rong Palace." Upon hearing this, the second old lady skipped over the princess and went on to instruct the prince.

The prince just glanced at her and continued to eat slowly, ignoring her completely.

A chopstick of braised meat was stuffed into my mouth and I chewed it slowly. It was so delicious.

"Your Highness, the face of the palace has been completely disgraced by this disgraceful act." The second old lady raised her voice and spoke again, causing people at the two tables nearby to look at her sideways.

“The reputation of my Rong Palace is not supported by these things. Even if she speaks nonsense, the emperor will not blame her.” The prince was serious and his face turned cold.

The queen, who was sitting on the throne, saw that it took Yu Yuanzheng a while to test her voice.

I knew Yu Yuanzheng might not be able to play the piano.

"Yuan Zheng, if you can't play it, don't force yourself." The queen comforted her.

"Your Majesty, I'm just not very familiar with this zither. I'll play it right away." Yu Yuanzheng did not give up and continued to test the sound.

The chaotic "zheng zheng" sounds could be heard by everyone.

There was already laughter from below.

Yue Yuying and Cao Jinxuan were both worried for her. If she lost face in front of so many court officials and ladies, she would be laughed at for a long time in various gatherings in the future.

"Yuan Zheng, how about I perform for you?" Cao Jinxuan stood up and walked over.

"It's okay, I'll get it right away." Yu Yuanzheng slowly tried the sound of each string and then memorized the musical notes they represented.

Seeing that she was so determined, Cao Jinxuan decided not to stand by her side any longer and stepped back.

Yu Yuanzheng took a deep breath, raised his hand, and plucked the strings.

"1515123, 1515122, 11656, 1123..."

A melodious and cheerful piano sound suddenly rang out, no longer the random piano playing before.

"Cut a piece of time and it flows slowly, flowing into the moonlight and rippling slightly..."

Then beautiful singing began.

The whole hall was so quiet that there was no sound of talking. Only the beautiful sound of the piano and the woman's singing could be heard by everyone.