Chapter 220 Bo Qiaohui 32
"So the Queen is also good at playing the zither?" Guan Tao's words contained no concealed sarcasm, and he was obviously speaking sarcastically about the Queen.
Bo Qiaohui replied seriously, "I do have some experience."
Guantao choked and felt a sharp pain in his heart.
"The queen is so talented that I feel ashamed of myself." Liu Qi believed it without hesitation and praised her sincerely.
Guantao choked again. For some reason, her heart, liver, spleen, stomach, and kidneys all began to ache, especially her mouth, which could not help wanting to exude fragrance.
Liu Qi ordered his men to move his seat next to the queen and also asked someone to bring Kuli's Raoliangqin.
"Raoliang? I thought this zither had been destroyed. Turns out it's in your Majesty's storehouse." Li Huaixu opened his sparkling eyes, like a complete zither fanatic. "I wonder if I would be lucky enough to play a piece on this zither."
Liu Qi thought about it and did not agree directly: "I have given this zither to the Queen. If you want to play it, go and ask her."
Li Huaixu sat back in his original seat and said nothing more.
Soon, a palace maid brought the Raoliang qin and carefully placed it on the table. Bo Qiaohui had already taken her place in the center, and with her hands on the qin, she casually plucked it twice. The strings immediately emitted a clear, spring-like sound, and even with the casual plucking, the tone was not unpleasant.
Seeing her like that, Guantao was even more convinced that she was just pretending. Li Huaixu's zither skills were top-notch even in the entire Han Dynasty. Before Empress Dowager Bo took her back, the Empress's family was just a poor family. How could they have learned such superb zither skills?
Suddenly, Qiaohui made a stroke with her right hand, and a passionate rhythm burst out instantly, like the surging Yellow River, the alternation of the sun and the moon. In the vast universe, everyone only felt their own insignificance.
Spring, summer, autumn and winter, mountains and rivers, fish, insects, plants and trees...
They followed the music, like mayflies, born and dying in a single day, or like rocs, whose time is endless. Everyone present was lost in the world of the piano, their hearts beating like drums, unable to control themselves.
When the song ended, everyone in the room was sweating and trembling. They looked at each other and cried out in surprise, because they hadn't realized when they had all started crying.
Looking at the center of the platform, the queen was surrounded by animals without knowing when, among which birds were the most numerous, and the most outstanding ones were a pair of five-colored finches, circling above Qiaohui's head and singing loudly.
The other animals also raised their heads and cried out. This amazing sight shocked everyone and they couldn't recover for a long time.
"Excellent, excellent! This piece of music is truly exquisite, incomparable to any ordinary music." Liu Qi was the first to stand up and applaud. He excitedly ran over to help Qiao Hui up. "I used to only know that the Queen's dance could make all the beasts bow down in obedience. I never expected that your piano music is not as good as your dancing skills."
Liu Qi did not hide his words, and naturally everyone present was shocked by what he said.
The Queen's piano playing is impressive enough, but her dancing is also this good? Is she really going to die?! Who are we, the beasts of burden, to be at the same banquet as the Queen?
As I was thinking, my eyes unconsciously turned to the unique and beautiful lady named Li wearing a veil, and I instantly felt a lot more at ease.
It's okay, there's still someone who's not afraid of death taking the initiative to stand in front of us, so you can concentrate on eating melons~
Li Huaixu could certainly sense the malicious glances from all around her. She had previously been able to ignore them, but now she felt uneasy. If it weren't for the veil covering her face, her pale face would have been exposed to the sunlight, subjecting her to even more unbridled ridicule.
The carefully prepared stunning appearance has been completely ruined by the Queen. Even if she pulls off her veil herself at this moment, it will be difficult to achieve her goal of attracting the Emperor in the first place.
"If you're not feeling well, why don't you step back and rest."
Guantao was surprisingly calm at the moment. After all, the Queen's level was simply a dimensionality reduction attack. Li Huaixu's failure was natural, so she was actually much friendlier to Li Huaixu, and even took the initiative to give her a way out.
"I'll take my leave."
Although he was unwilling to accept this, Li Huaixu knew he should quit while he was ahead. Even if he hadn't left a deep impression on the emperor this time, at least he hadn't disgusted him and had let him know about his character.
"The Queen's piano skills are indeed excellent. What a pity! If you could bear a child for Your Majesty, I believe you would be able to raise a child as outstanding as you."
Here it comes again. If you can’t attack anything else, then attack the childbirth, right?
Bo Qiaohui smiled politely and ignored her. Liu Qi, however, was not polite and frowned directly: "Aqiao and I are still young and we will have children in the future. Sister, you should worry more about who will inherit Chen Wu's title in the future."
"Your Majesty?!" Guan Tao hadn't expected her brother to be so disrespectful and embarrass her in public. She looked at Bo Qiaohui with resentment, "I'm just concerned about you. Your Majesty, please don't listen to others' instigation and hurt our brother-sister relationship."
Bo Qiaohui raised her eyebrows. Seeing Empress Dowager Dou trying to smooth things over, she grabbed Liu Qi's sleeve and her face gradually turned pale. "What do you mean by that, Princess? Has anyone around His Majesty ever tried to sow discord?"
"You know exactly what I mean. Stop pretending. I..."
Before Guantao could finish his words, the scene was suddenly in chaos, and in full view of everyone, the queen fainted in the emperor's arms.
"Ah Qiao, Ah Qiao? Call the imperial physician, quickly—"
Liu Qi picked up Qiaohui and carried her horizontally. Dou Yifang also hurriedly ordered people to clean up the nearby palaces. The group followed the emperor and left soon.
Guan Tao walked behind the crowd, her white teeth almost biting through her red lips. She didn't believe the queen was really ill, and she was sure Bo Qiaohui was plotting against her, but she was still panicking and no longer as arrogant as before.
Liu Qi rushed into Yilan Palace, Qiaohui in his arms, where the imperial physicians had been waiting for a long time. The servants lowered the curtains and covered the empress with a blanket. The lead physician, Imperial Physician Ge, reached out his hand, took the empress's face seriously, and began to feel her pulse.
After a moment, his serious expression gradually calmed down, and when he withdrew his hand, he even showed a look of surprise. Liu Qi did not notice the change in Doctor Ge's expression, and asked anxiously, "How is the Queen?"
"I congratulate Your Majesty and the Queen Mother. The Queen is not ill, but is pregnant. Judging from her pulse, she is over two months pregnant."
"You, you mean, Aqiao is pregnant? I'm going to be a father?!"
Liu Qi seemed a bit overwhelmed and just stood there laughing foolishly. Dou Yifang quickly pushed her son aside and sat down on the bed. She carefully looked at the queen's face and asked the servants in her palace, "What's wrong with you servants? You didn't even notice that the queen was pregnant."
Le Chi knelt down hurriedly. "Your Majesty has been experiencing dizziness and palpitations for half a month now, and she's also often drowsy. However, Your Majesty has always thought it was due to overwork, so she didn't let us go find the imperial physician, fearing that His Majesty and the Queen Mother would worry."
"This child is good in every way, except that she's too meticulous and always puts us before herself." Dou Yifang looked at the thin little face lying on the bed, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart. "You two should get up. After all, these palace maids are too young and inexperienced. In a couple of days, the Grand Empress Dowager and I will select two experienced palace maids to serve her, so that no more mistakes can be made."
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