Chapter 219 Bo Qiaohui 31
Seeing how the Empress had driven Li Huaixu to this point with just a few words, Guantao lost their enthusiasm for her. After all, given her background, if she hadn't been at odds with the Empress, she would have applauded. But despite all that talk, the plan still had to proceed.
Guan Tao gave the servant a wink, and he left. Then she turned around and said with a smile:
"Now that the Queen has spoken, why don't you play quickly?"
Guan Tao's tone was already somewhat impatient. He didn't even look at Li Huaixu's obviously stiff body. He ran to provoke the Queen again, "If you make our Queen wait too long, be careful that you will be locked up in the torture chamber like the two wet nurses before. I won't be able to help you then."
"……yes."
Dou Yifang looked at her with some concern, "Huai Xu, don't force yourself. The Queen won't hold it against you."
Unfortunately, Li Huaixu could no longer listen at this moment. She put Luqi down and sat in the middle of the platform. She ignored the gazes of the people around her, took a deep breath, and slowly placed her hands on the piano.
“Zheng——”
A lingering and sad rhythm instantly caught the attention of everyone present.
Guantao's eyes lit up and he looked around quickly. Sure enough, he saw the emperor's casual clothes not far from the lotus pond, and his heart was immediately at ease.
Bo Qiaohui, I wonder how you can monopolize my brother this time?
Li Huaixu's music grew more intense, like a foolish woman desperate for love, begging only for her lover's gaze to rest on her for even a second. The audience, all women, could not help but feel pity for themselves upon hearing this music. Some sentimental ones hurriedly wiped their tears with handkerchiefs, and the atmosphere at the table became melancholic.
Dou Yifang, who was sitting at the top of the table, couldn't help but recall the sad past. At the same time, she was secretly amazed at the other party's high piano skills, which were rare in her life.
After the song ended, everyone present shed tears silently, and the only sound on the podium was the wind.
At this moment, perhaps only the queen seemed out of place. She was still so calm and composed, and even had an ethereal smile on her face.
"Your Majesty, you have a heart of stone. Can't even a song like this move you?"
Guantao naturally noticed her expression. There was silence at the moment. As soon as she said this, everyone began to secretly look at the queen's face.
Bo Qiaohui finished her tea first, then smiled and said, "The Princess is right. This song is beautiful, but it's a pity that it still can't move me."
No one expected that she would admit that she was a cold-hearted person like this. Even Guantao was stunned by her words and didn't know what to say.
"The Queen has high standards."
After holding it in for a long time, I could only come up with this meaningless sentence.
Qiao Hui ignored her chubby face and just raised her head slightly, looking at the man beside the lotus pond across the river. The smile on her face seemed to become more genuine:
"It's not that I have high standards. It's just that Qiaohui is fortunate to have Your Majesty's protection. She has never experienced the pain of love between men and women, so naturally she can't feel the sadness."
The words were a real blow. Even Dou Yifang felt a surge of frustration.
[Sure kill—! I'm going to slap the host's awesomeness on the big man's public screen! ! ! !]
The system played passionate music in her mind. She stood up straight, holding two big red fluorescent sticks with her cat paws and waving them up and down.
"What's wrong with you, Tong? I remember in the first world, you advised me that attacking the sexist was too high and that I should remain cautious, didn't you?"
Qiaohui quickly calmed herself down, as she was a little excited by the background music.
The system was still setting off fireworks in her brain, and the whole cat seemed to have its G-spot poked.
[What do you know? The emperors of the Qing Dynasty were all perverts. Watching the last world gave me high blood pressure. I just want to read some cool stories. ]
The black cat was almost dancing on her head.
Qiaohui was also moved by the touching BGM and even wanted to stand up and kill them all to liven up the atmosphere.
"You are so shameless, Queen! Are you trying to make excuses and refuse to dance?"
Hatred made people sober. Guantao was the first to recover. He no longer paid attention to her words and just insisted on asking the queen to dance.
After all, in Guantao's view, the queen's constant excuses must mean that she is not good at dancing. When the time comes, her dance as a queen will not be worthy of the piano music of a good girl. If this gets out, let's see if she can still be proud.
"How can it be considered as quibbling if the Queen tells the truth?"
Liu Qi stepped onto the platform, ignoring the group of beauties who gracefully saluted him. He walked directly to the Queen and took her hand, smiling brightly and carefreely: "Sister, what you said is biased."
"...Yes, yes, His Majesty has publicly defended me, which shows that what the Empress said is true. It's me, my sister, who is narrow-minded and jealous, isn't that okay?"
Guantao's face froze, but he immediately laughed. A few casual jokes made Liu Qi, who was originally a little dissatisfied, happy again.
"Sister, what are you talking about? Brother-in-law has always been devoted to you. Aqiao and I still have a lot to learn from you and your wife." Liu Qi was in a good mood and said nice things without asking for any money, which made Guantao really happy.
"By the way, I just heard a moving piece of music across the lotus pond. I wonder who played it?"
Although Liu Qi said so, there was only one Li Huaixu holding a zither in the center of the high platform. Who else could it be but her? Guan Tao didn't know whether his brother was interested in Li Huaixu and wanted to be introduced or was deliberately sarcastic, so he just answered according to his words: "It is this Li Huaixu. The Queen Mother heard that she was a great zither player and brought her here to add color to this banquet."
"This piano skill is indeed impressive. I wonder if there will be more performances like this in the future?"
Guan Tao clapped his hands and said helplessly, "Of course there is. It's a pity that the Empress is unwilling to dance to enhance Huaixu's performance. I wonder if Your Majesty could persuade the Empress to dance well and ask her to at least do him a favor?"
"The Queen doesn't want to?" Liu Qi was a little confused. If others didn't know, didn't he know that Aqiao's dancing was the best in the world? How could she refuse to dance for fear of making a fool of herself?
"It's not her fault. She must have been working so hard lately. I've noticed that Ah Qiao has been having dizziness and palpitations lately, and her appetite has also been a little poor. She's lost a lot of weight. Sister, please don't make things difficult for her."
Liu Qi thought about it for a moment and remembered that Aqiao looked pale when she was tidying up his clothes before going to court today. He subconsciously talked about the queen's abnormal behavior in recent days. The more he talked, the more worried he became. He even wanted to send a royal physician to treat the queen right away.
But in the eyes of others, this is simply unreasonable favoritism.
Bo Qiaohui was also a little surprised that Liu Qi had discovered her recent physical abnormalities. Seeing that Liu Qi was about to pull her away, she subconsciously broke free.
"I'm fine. This is a banquet specially hosted by our mother. Although I can't dance, I'm happy to discuss zither art with Miss Li."
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