As soon as the zither was brought out, Gu Yunzhao's expression changed immediately. His old brows were tightly furrowed and a dark aura appeared on his face.
Chen Zhizhou, on the other hand, smiled calmly, as if he was watching a play. He stroked his long sleeves and picked up a wine glass. He took a sip of the wine in the glass, and his sharp eyes were fixed on the person in front of the piano without blinking.
Gu Qing looked around with a gentle and generous manner, bowed slightly and took a seat gracefully, "I'm sorry to have made such a fool of myself."
After the Gu Miao incident, the emperor was furious and very displeased.
The man sitting on the high seat had his old brows knitted together as he looked coldly at Gu Qing in front of the hall.
Although Gu Qing was already married, she also understood that when the city gate is on fire, the fish in the pond will suffer.
Even though she is already a wife of the Chen family, her surname is still Gu!
Today, if she could perform this talent well enough and resolve the crisis, it would be fine.
Otherwise, both the Chen family and the Gu family would suffer along with Gu Miao.
Gu Qing's pair of delicate hands gently stroked the strings of the zither. Her eyes lowered, and an idea flashed through her mind.
Her ranking shouldn't be after Gu Miao. Could it be that someone did it on purpose?
The concubine of the Gu family just made a fool of herself in front of the palace and angered His Majesty, and then she came on stage. What is this person's intention?
She felt something was wrong, but her stunningly beautiful face remained calm.
Her calm demeanor despite facing a crisis had already caused the man on the dragon throne to glance at her twice.
The strings vibrate, the sound is gentle and long, sometimes as fast as a sudden rain, sometimes like the gurgling of water...
Until the song is finished.
It took a long time for everyone in the hall to come back to their senses.
"What was the name of the song just now? Why have I never heard of it before?" The emperor frowned in confusion and looked at Gu Qing who was kneeling in front of the hall with suspicion.
These words made everyone sitting below feel anxious...
Chen Zhizhou suddenly put down the wine glass in his hand, and his expression gradually became more solemn.
The Sacred Heart is unfathomable.
Especially since the emperor had no expression on his face at the moment, and asked this question so ambiguously, it was difficult to guess what he meant!
Gu Qing smiled faintly, raised her hands above her head and saluted again in an orderly manner, then said slowly: "Your Majesty, this piece of music has no name. It is just a technique that I, a Tianxuan girl, often practice when learning the zither."
What?
The civil officials present were in an uproar...
"When did the Third Young Master's wife finish playing the zither? Why am I still listening...it seems like there's still some sound?"
"I thought it was just empty talk when I heard your lingering voice, but seeing you today, I realize that I was just too shallow!"
"Just now... I seemed to hear the sound of a waterfall and horses galloping across the battlefield!"
…
Among all the discussions, Du Qing and Wu Xian'er were the most resentful.
"Gu Qing was deliberately hiding her incompetence, but luckily she showed off today. What about the techniques that Tianxuan women often practice when learning the zither? Today, neither you nor I need to go on stage. If we can't play the zither as well as she does, doesn't that imply that we can't even play the zither?"
Du Qingqi's face turned red like liver, one hand tightly grasped the silk handkerchief, and he gritted his teeth in hatred!
Wu Xian'er was also annoyed and angry, "Gu Qing is such a jerk!"
Can……
The man in a high position held his beard with one hand and suddenly broke into a hearty grin: "Good! Good! Good!"
Hearing these three words "good", Gu Yunzhao's heart was in turmoil, and a layer of fine beads of sweat rose and fell on his forehead.
As an emperor, how could he not see through Gu Qing's sharp mind.
Such superb piano skills, yet they are said in public, are just the basics that every Tianxuan woman must have to learn the piano.
One man can defeat a hundred men.
The Northern Frontier envoys all looked embarrassed.
Naiza clapped her hands vigorously and cheered. The corners of her lips curled up, revealing a smile that was difficult to fathom. "To see Tianxuan Le today is a great honor for me, the envoy from the Northern Frontier. Naiza is ashamed of myself!"
After all, she is a princess, not a fool.
The army was defeated, and we can’t win the battle of words either.
Rather than being humiliated and ridiculed by the world, since the outcome is already decided, it is better to lose more gracefully.
"The wife of the third young master of the Chen family is an excellent musician. She is a role model of Tianxuan women and deserves a reward!" As the emperor spoke, he glanced at Chen Zhizhou who was sitting below with an unfathomable look in his eyes.
Just a glance was enough to make Gu Qing tremble with fear!
A while——
The emperor then turned his eyes to look at Gu Qing, "I ask you, what do you want?"
Gu Qing paused for a moment, the corners of his lips raised, and he looked at the emperor with a smile as beautiful as a flower.
In front of everyone, she helped Tianxuan win the game back.
The emperor’s word is law.
She just asked for a golden medal of immunity from death, that's not too much, right?
"Your Majesty, I have been blessed with Your Majesty's grace since I was young and have learned the Four Books and Five Classics. I have long understood that money and fame are just external things. Since they are external things, I have nothing to ask for. I just want something to protect myself." Gu Qing relied on her eloquent mouth.
These words made the emperor's brows relax and the stern look on his face suddenly fade away.
It was obvious that she won the bet.
Mu Xin, who was sitting in the audience, stroked his heart with one hand and sighed deeply.
The emperor waved his hand and said, "It's not difficult. Today I am in great joy. The wife of the Third Young Master of the Chen family has performed meritorious arts, and the Chen family has been loyal to the court. Therefore, I will grant you..."
Gu Qing subconsciously looked at Chen Zhizhou who was standing beside him.
Once this golden medal of immunity from death is obtained, no matter how big the trouble the Chen family encounters, they will be spared!
She just took a gamble today, but she didn't think about—
"A pair of gold medals for immunity from death!"
After the emperor finished speaking, everyone present looked at each other in surprise.
"Since the founding of the dynasty, no one in every dynasty has ever had such an honor. To date, only three people have ever received the golden medal of immunity from death..."
"What a feat! The Chen family is so loyal and devoted. This gold medal wasn't earned simply by the Third Young Master's wife's song. It's the legacy of the Chen family for generations!"
"The Chen family father and son hold high positions and are extremely ambitious... I'm afraid they've already developed wolfish ambitions and have accumulated numerous achievements."
The people below were arguing endlessly, each saying their own thing.
Even Gu Qing never expected that the emperor would be so generous and reward them with a golden medal of immunity from death, which would be a pair!
Not only that, everyone in the Chen family received rewards!
As the head of the family, Gu's father had no way to gain anything...
This shows how dissatisfied the emperor is with the Gu family. His actions today were intended to embarrass Gu Yunzhao.
Gu Qing realized that the emperor's reward was too grand, but since things had come to this point, she had no choice but to kowtow and express her gratitude solemnly, and then returned to her seat with an uneasy mood.
Mu Xin was even happier than her, her mouth almost stretched to her ears. "Qing'er, you've done a great deed this time. You didn't see how ugly those wolf cubs in the Northern Frontier looked just now. Naiza's face was as black as iron!"
"Talk less and be careful..." Gu Qing winked at Mu Xin, implying that there were people around him.
If you are not careful and say something wrong, you will get into trouble!
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