Chapter 133 Heartfelt
When Queen Song spoke, Shen Wan thought she wanted her elder sister to play the piano, but she didn't expect it was directed at her.
It was common knowledge among all the ladies in Kyoto that she was not good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry or songs. She did not believe that the Queen Song and her son, who were plotting against her, would not know this. They were just angry and ashamed because their plan had failed again, and they wanted to embarrass her in public.
Before Shen Wan stood up, Shen Ji said, "My daughter was weak when she was young, so I never let her bother to practice her talent. The Queen wants to listen to the zither, so please let my eldest daughter perform a piece instead of making a fool of herself in front of this little woman."
As soon as these words came out, countless envious eyes fell on Shen Wan.
Duke Dingguo doted on his daughter too much. He took all of Miss Shen Er's shortcomings in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs on himself. It was not that she could not learn, but he took pity on his daughter's frailty and did not allow her to learn.
When it comes to learning these things, those who are talented can master them immediately, while those who are not talented can only make up for their shortcomings through hard work. Those who have experienced it know the pain and are even more envious of Chen Wan for having such a loving father.
But Queen Song had spoken, and how could Shen Ji stop her? Queen Song smiled and said, "Duke Dingguo is too modest. This palace doesn't think Miss Shen is untalented, otherwise she wouldn't be in the eyes of Prince Jingbei's Mansion."
This time, not only Shen Ji frowned, but even Prince Jingbei and Princess Jingbei also frowned.
Marriage requires a good match between the two families, but there are many families of equal status in Kyoto and Jingbei Palace. They ignored those talented ladies and chose to fall in love with a woman who is not good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, or singing. It is hard not to suspect that she is after the military power in Shen Ji's hands.
Prince Jingbei already controls a large army and plays an important role in the court. Such a person still seeks military power. He is not satisfied with the position of being second only to the emperor, and he wants to get any further.
Anyone with ears present could hear the hidden meaning behind Queen Song's words, and then Shen Wan was also put there. Unless she could prove that she was worthy of the Prince of Jingbei, or the Prince of Jingbei had some plans for this marriage.
Xie Jingyu was drinking and put down his glass. "She didn't catch the eye of the Jingbei Palace, but the heart of this prince."
Shen Wan, “…”
His face exploded red.
This bastard is really brave.
It was so corny that she got goosebumps all over her arms.
They will have to ask for permission to divorce in the future. If he says this now, he won't be afraid of not being able to divorce and people will accuse him of being fickle.
When Shen Ji was protecting Shen Wan before, they looked at her with a lot of envy. Now that Xie Jingyu spoke, they were even more envious and jealous.
Chen Wu jealously tore the embroidered handkerchief in her hand. She didn't understand why the Prince of Jingbei liked Chen Wan so much. Was he blind?
In front of Queen Song, he did not call himself a subject, but directly called himself "Prince", showing that he did not take Queen Song seriously at all.
Xie Jingyu is the prince of Jingbei and the future son-in-law of Shen Ji. He had just saved the emperor's life not long ago. He was a little arrogant and no one dared to find fault with him, not to mention that it was Queen Song who started this matter.
Queen Song did not expect Xie Jingyu to stand up to protect Chen Wan. She smiled and said, "I have always felt that Miss Shen and the Prince of Jingbei are a perfect match. It turns out I was right. It seems that I will not have the chance to appreciate Miss Shen's piano music today."
The temperature on Shen Wan's face continued to rise. She stood up and said, "Since Her Majesty the Queen wants to hear this humble servant play the zither so much, I will present my humble performance today."
A bunch of people, “……???”
Everyone looked at Chen Wan in confusion.
There was no need to play the piano anymore, so why did she want to play it again?
However, Prince Jingbei didn't mind that she was not good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry or songs. It didn't matter if she didn't play well.
I hope the evil sound won’t penetrate their ears, they can’t bear it.
Queen Song smiled and said, "I am all ears."
The palace maid brought the zither up, and Shen Wan walked up with confidence, saluted the emperor, and sat down.
Her ten fingers were as slender as scallions as she plucked the strings. The expressions on everyone's faces changed in unison, first as if it was just as they expected, with the corners of their mouths twitching, then they raised their eyebrows and relaxed, then they were surprised, and finally they couldn't believe it.
Who are Queen Song and Xiao Yun? They are willing to endure being cuckolded for the military power in the hands of Shen Ji and for the money of the Yun family. How could they not make things difficult for Shen Wan?
Shen Wan didn't know how to play the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, or songs, but she was forced to learn them. It was unacceptable for a lady from a noble family not to know these things, not to mention that she would be the mother of the country in the future.
In addition, during the years when she was married to Xiao Yun, the harem was empty and no one bothered Shen Wan. The affairs of the harem and even the phoenix seal were all in the hands of Queen Song. It was enough for her to accompany her two children every day, and she also had enough time and leisure to practice the piano.
It’s just that I haven’t touched the piano for a long time, so I was a little unfamiliar with it at first, but as long as I got the feeling back in my hands, it became smooth sailing afterwards.
The song is over.
Everyone was still immersed in her lingering piano music.
Finally, the emperor spoke first, praising, "You played well. I can even see your piano learning experience from this piece, from unfamiliarity to mastery."
It is both praise and ridicule.
Shen Wan's cheeks flushed, "I haven't practiced the piano for a long time. I'm sorry to have made the emperor laugh."
Concubine Li Shu laughed and said, "Second Miss Shen is obviously very good at playing the zither, so why do people say that you are not good at anything else? If the Queen hadn't seen that you were hiding your abilities, she would have really misunderstood you."
Shen Wan said, “Whether I can or not, I am still myself, but I can’t. Father will teach me horse riding and archery when he has time.”
In order to teach her horse riding and archery in order to be taught by Duke Dingguo, she did not care about other people's opinions. Miss Shen Er's character is really extraordinary.
Shen Wan stood there gracefully, her familiar features overlapping with the figure in her memory, as well as that dream she had once had. The Emperor was momentarily dazed and ordered Eunuch An, "Give my Luqiqin to Wan'er."
Eunuch An was stunned for a moment, then quickly went to give orders.
Queen Song's face looked extremely ugly. The Emperor had treasured the Luqiqin for many years. Queen Song had asked for it several times on behalf of her daughter Princess Shouzhen, but the Emperor remained unmoved. Today, he actually gave it to the second daughter of Duke Dingguo's Mansion!
What’s even more infuriating is that she was the one who wanted Miss Shen Er to play the piano!
Princess Shouzhen sat there, her face full of jealousy.
Chen Wan was even more shocked. The Luqiqin was a famous qin in the world, even more famous than the Jiaoweiqin. She had only seen it once in her previous life. Before the emperor died, he specially sent someone to get it. On his deathbed, the emperor left a verbal instruction, asking him to be buried with him, which showed how much he liked it.
How could he give her such a precious zither as a reward to the emperor?
How could she have deserved this?
Soon, the palace maid brought the Luqiqin. Chen Wan was extremely terrified and said, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your kindness, but the Luqiqin is too precious. I am not worthy of it..."
The emperor smiled and said, "There's no need to belittle yourself."
The emperor is really going to reward her. Shen Wan saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I thank you for the reward."
Shen Wan sat down, and Shen Wu stared at her intently, squeezing out the words from between her teeth, "I really didn't expect that the second sister plays the piano so well!"
Shen Wan said, “There are still many things that Third Sister doesn’t know.”
Chen Wu said, "What else don't I know?!"
Shen Wan curled her lips and said, "Fourth sister has been away for a long time. Guess where she went?"
Who cares where she goes, if Shen Ti dares to cause trouble in the palace, her mother will not forgive her, and even Shen Wan, who brought her into the palace, will not escape the punishment of her grandmother.
Shen Wu didn't care about Shen Ti's whereabouts at all. She was already blinded by jealousy. Why could Shen Wan receive such a precious reward from the emperor!
Shen Wan sat down and noticed someone was looking at her. She looked up and met Xie Jingyu's inquiring eyes.
Thinking of what he said, Shen Wan's face couldn't help but get hot.
This guy really dares to say anything.
I'm really scared of him.
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