Chapter 149 Draw
Miss Zhang arrived at Fengyi Palace and met the queen she had only seen in legends. She knelt and saluted, "I pay my respects to the queen. May the queen live a thousand years."
"Get up!"
When the queen saw Miss Zhang's appearance, she found that although she was not as beautiful as Miss Lu, she was also not as charming as the princess.
Seeing that the Queen was quite easy to talk to, Miss Zhang said, "Queen, I have something to say, but I'm not sure if I can. Please forgive me."
Asking for something on the first meeting? Wasn't that a bit too bold? But she also liked girls who were bold and not submissive.
The Queen was impressed by Miss Zhang and agreed to her request...
"You are innocent!"
Miss Zhang seemed to have opened up and began to talk about the scope of her abilities. She was probably just a little bit above Miss Lu, and if compared with the princess, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to win.
However, she will try her best. However, there is one person who can defeat the princess, it depends on whether the queen believes it or not.
It wasn't that the Empress didn't believe her, but she wanted to give it a try. Rather than going out of her way to find someone, it would be better to let her try first, and then consult the Emperor if it didn't work.
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The princess went straight into the palace and saw a high platform in the courtyard that looked like a ring, but was not a ring. There was a piano on it.
In addition, there are two tables facing each other. Opposite the high platform are pens, ink, paper and inkstone, which look like they are used for writing poems.
The queen had already sat down in a pavilion on the side, holding a cup of tea in her hand, as if waiting for her to come.
The princess performed a southern salute, and then the queen asked him to stand up.
Miss Zhang met the princess, and the two began the first round of competition, which was playing the piano. The princess came on stage first, and played a simple piece of music. The simpler the piece of music, the more people could hear the mood of the player.
As Miss Zhang listened to the princess's piano playing, she couldn't help but admire that a woman from a foreign country could play the piano so well.
The more she listened, the more fascinated she became, but her emotions were lacking a bit, but her skills were very good.
After one song.
Miss Zhang walked up and tried the feel of it at first. Finally, she closed her eyes and felt the aura here. Then she adjusted her temperament. What echoed in her mind was Chang Xixi's words.
"The sound of a zither is no longer about technique, but about emotion. As long as you put your emotion into it and have better technique, you can play a good piece. This is because these pieces of music are all created with emotion by many predecessors. What you need to understand is what this piece of music wants to express..."
She calmed her guilty conscience, placed her hands on the strings, and the sound slowly spread.
This is a passionate and indignant song, a song that wants to serve the court, a song that is neither humble nor submissive, a song of the elegance and grace of a famous scholar, a song of character.
All these emotions were presented one by one. After just one song, the Queen and the Princess were shocked, even moved to tears, and the softest part of their hearts was touched.
The Queen applauded and praised her... She felt that Miss Zhang was a talented person and worthy of being a talented woman in Ruzhou City.
The princess also admitted defeat, "I lost this round."
Then came the poetry contest. It was obvious that Miss Zhang didn't have much knowledge. Although she wrote two good poems, they were a little worse than those written by the princess.
Therefore, Miss Zhang lost this round.
The last game was chess, and Miss Zhang also lost... but the princess gave her a piece, so the two of them only ended in a draw.
In three rounds, one person won one, and the other was tied, so this round was a draw. The queen was very pleased! It was rare for someone to tie with the princess.
Afterwards, Miss Zhang told the Queen that she was able to be so good only because Chang Xixi had taught her piano skills, otherwise there would not have been a draw.
After hearing this, the Queen really wanted to see what kind of person Chang Xixi was, but this matter was not something she could have the final say.
So they went to the Southern Study. The Emperor was discussing this issue with someone. Seeing the Empress coming, he asked, "How was the situation today? Did we win? My Southern Dynasty should be able to defeat the princess from the Zhu Kingdom."
The emperor is full of confidence!
He had also heard of Lord Zhang's daughter. She was a talented woman in Ruzhou... She had written countless poems and songs, and had long been a major target for marriage proposals in Ruzhou.
The Queen saluted, then stood up and said slowly, "Draw!"
"I won one game, and the other was a draw... The title of Ruzhou City's talented woman is useless." The emperor sat on the throne, very unhappy. Is it possible that the Southern Dynasty can't find a capable woman?
"I heard that there is a woman named Chang Xixi who taught Miss Zhang how to play the piano. Why don't we go and find her and give it a try?" the queen advised.
"What's the background of this person?"
"I haven't really inquired about her background. But I heard from Miss Zhang and Qingyue... that she is Lord Zhou's daughter? I'm not sure, so I'd have to ask you to check."
The emperor thought that since all the women in the capital were unsuccessful, he had no choice but to give it a try. Who knows, maybe it would actually work. An imperial edict was issued directly to the Zhou residence. When the Zhou family heard that the young lady was to come to the capital to meet the emperor, they were all overjoyed.
Mrs. Zhou found it strange. How could she not know what her daughter was capable of? She needed someone to remind her. It was even more suspicious that she was going to see the emperor. If it was Chang Xixi, it was possible!
etc!
She thought of Chang Xixi. Could it be that the emperor was looking for Chang Xixi? And he didn't know about the population changes in the Zhou family.
Mr. Zhou also found it very strange, but he couldn't tell anyone about it... He could only let Miss Zhou and Chang Xixi go to Beijing together, saying that he wanted to accompany Miss Zhou because he was afraid that she would be lonely on the road.
They are all stopgap measures!
Because they have no idea which daughter they want to see. If they want to see their biological daughter, then Miss Zhou can go. If they don't want to see her biological daughter, then Chang Xixi can go. This way, they kill two birds with one stone and don't offend either side!
They set off the next day. Chang Xixi had arranged matters at home. She definitely couldn't take the child with her, but she thought of a solution.
She had a movable space, so she took Xiaohong in, and then brought the child in as well. All the necessary things were provided, and they were asked to live in it on a daily basis.
Wait until the time is right, or until you have settled down in the capital, then come out!
Or, she can start her own business and then release the person.
Xiaohong was surprised at first, but then she accepted this setting, because it was not good to take the child with her, and it was not good not to take the child with her either. This place was the safest and best.
She also set off with Li Da, Ren Wen and Liang Ming, and also brought ten of Li Da's brothers, leaving the rest to the teahouse.
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