Chapter 111: Lady Liuli, Listening to the Wuqin

"Okay, okay, Princess Changping... I know you and your brother Tianming are out to watch the lanterns today and you're very happy, so you bumped into us on purpose to let us know, right?"

"Respect, blessings!"

Jiang Yueyao's eyes were very sincere.

This naive person was sold and still helped others count money.

"By the way, Princess Changping... I heard that there is an interesting program at tonight's lantern festival, specially prepared for young men and women."

Li Yunyun bumped into him on purpose, partly to cause trouble for Jiang Yueyao.

Secondly, she did want to show off that she went out with Brother Tianming tonight.

Now when she heard Jiang Yueyao say "respect and blessing", her heart was already filled with a little pride.

She didn't take Jiang Yueyao's previous impolite words to heart... Well, it was mainly because the Empress Aunt had specifically instructed her to maintain a good relationship with Jiang Yueyao and her sister.

When she was recuperating from a typhoid fever in the palace, it was Jiang Yuehua who prescribed medicine for her.

For the sake of Jiang Yuehua, I will not bother with this little girl Jiang Yueyao.

However...

"Show? What show are you talking about?"

Li Yunyun tried hard to look over as if she didn't care, but in fact her eyes were sparkling.

A show specifically for young men and women?

Isn’t that prepared for her and Brother Tianming?

"Well..."

"I heard that this year's Lantern Festival will have something called "The Lanterns Are a Thread" and a program to cherish this bond."

"A young man and woman stand on either side of a riverbank, holding two strings that extend from lanterns in their hands... If the two can walk from one end to the other by holding the string, and the string doesn't break, nor does it get tangled up with other strings... and the lanterns they carry can still follow them to the other end smoothly, without getting tangled up with other lanterns in the river... then it proves that these two people are destined to be together, and nothing can separate them."

"Princess Changping... How can such a thing be accomplished? The person who set the question must have deliberately made it difficult for us."

"But the prize offered by the other party is too attractive... It's Madam Liuli's Tingwuqin, this is really..."

Jiang Yueyao shook her head pretentiously.

However, Li Yunyun's eyes widened in surprise.

"What? Madam Liuli's Tingwuqin?!"

This Lady Liuli is a mysterious woman in Da Chu.

It is said that she was originally the daughter of an official family. When she was young, her father committed a crime... As a result, she fell from being a high-ranking official daughter to becoming a courtesan.

But Lady Liuli did not give up on herself. Instead, she worked hard to practice the art of playing the zither. Eventually, her superb zither skills won the appreciation of the emperor at that time. The emperor freed her from her status as a slave and made her a noblewoman.

In a short time, Madam Liuli became a popular figure in the capital city due to her unparalleled beauty and superb piano skills.

Many high-ranking officials, nobles, and wealthy businessmen vied with each other to propose to her.

However……

Madam Liuli did not choose anyone, but instead chose a poor scholar who had just arrived in the capital.

Just because the other party made a listening zither for her personally.

Many people didn't understand at the time, but Madam Liuli said...

In her life, she had been rich and poor... she had been prominent in front of others and humble behind their backs. But there was only one person who always treated her the same no matter what her status was.

He respected her and loved her, and he knew her and understood her.

After getting married... Madam Liuli stopped appearing in public, and really gave up her job, living an honest life with the scholar.

When everyone thought they would never hear Lady Liuli's piano again...

Three years later, Lady Liuli appeared again, and this time... she stood at the gate of the palace and rang the drum to report.

It turned out that the scholar she had married took part in the imperial examination, but was slandered for cheating and thrown into jail. Madam Liuli did not believe that her husband would do such a thing, so she directly rang the drum for reporting to the emperor, and was beaten with thirty boards before she could see His Majesty and explain the situation in person.

The emperor was moved by Madam Liuli and sent people to re-investigate her husband's imperial examination fraud... In the end, it was discovered that Madam Liuli's husband was indeed framed. In fact, the scholar's essays were very well written, so someone replaced him with someone else. The other party was afraid that the scholar would find out, so he took the initiative to slander him for fraud.

The truth came out, and the scholar was not only released from prison, but his essay was also noticed by the old emperor, who selected him as the third place in that subject.

Later, the scholar became a famous prime minister of the time and was revered by all generations.

And the scholar only had Madam Liuli for the rest of his life. The couple respected each other and lived in harmony.

A hundred years after Madam Liuli passed away, the scholar took care of her funeral arrangements with a smile on his face. After instructing his descendants, he committed suicide that night.

Their descendants buried the two together and planted their favorite sycamore trees behind their graves.

It can be said that...

All the women in Da Chu want to become Lady Liuli.

I wish I could have a talented, good-looking person who can focus only on myself and be with me for the rest of my life.

Among the literati of Da Chu, Madam Liuli also has a very good reputation... After all, who wouldn't want a woman who is beautiful, talented, and can stand up and uphold justice for her husband in times of crisis?

so……

That’s why Lady Liuli’s love story has been passed down for so long.

Then, the Tingwuqin, the token of love between Lady Liuli and the scholar, is naturally something that countless women pursue.

The reward is to listen to the Wuqin, and you can also use this method to judge whether you and the other person are destined to be together.

Li Yunyun couldn't help it immediately...

"Brother Tianming!"

Li Yunyun turned around and grabbed Chu Tianming's arm and started shaking him.

"Brother Tianming, let's go and give it a try."

Chu Tianming subconsciously wanted to pull back his arm.

Who wants to play this game with Li Yunyun?

He doesn't like Li Yunyun.

However……

I pulled it once, but it didn't twitch.

Chu Tianming didn't dare to use too much force.

You know... during this period of time, other than having the imperial physician treat him and letting him drink extremely bitter Chinese medicine, my father and mother never summoned him once.

It can be seen that the Emperor and the Empress really disliked him because of the auspicious incident.

He was able to leave the house this time thanks to Li Yunyun's father, Marquis Feng'an.

At this time, Chu Tianming can only influence his mother through Marquis Feng'an to restore his image in the hearts of his father and mother.

So at this time, we really can't offend Li Yunyun.

In the end, Chu Tianming, who couldn't stand Li Yunyun's pestering, finally nodded.

"Okay, fine, I'll go with you!"

Stop shaking it. Your arms will break if you keep shaking it.

At worst...

Aren't we going to walk on both sides of the river holding the rope?

He could then find a way to break the rope, and naturally he wouldn't have to complete this boring game.

Chu Tianming made up his mind and prepared to deal with Li Yunyun's departure.

But...

After taking two steps, Chu Tianming couldn't help but turn around and look in the direction of the Jiang family.

I don’t know why…

It seemed as if there was something there that was attracting him.

Unfortunately...

There were so many people around that I couldn't see anything clearly.

Chu Tianming thought it was just a whim, shook his head, and was quickly pulled away by Li Yunyun.

This fool...

I clearly went there to cause trouble for others, but I was sent away with just a few words.

I will never marry such a stupid princess!