Chapter 85 Human Skin Mask
Before Xu Qingyan agreed to perform, the Third Prince's wife ordered servants to bring a guzheng.
The Third Prince's wife raised her chin and smiled at Xu Qingyan faintly, "Crown Prince's wife, this guzheng has been prepared for you. Please perform a song for us all to enjoy!"
Pei Jinyu looked at Xu Qingyan worriedly and said, "Sister-in-law, if you don't want to, just refuse. They won't dare to do anything to you. Our Duke's Mansion will support you."
Xu Qingyan heard this, but shook her head and said, "It's okay, isn't it just playing the guzheng? It's not a big deal, just watch me!"
Pei Jinyu heard this and wondered: Didn't my sister-in-law grow up in the countryside? Did she learn to play the guzheng?
The original owner naturally didn't know how to play the guzheng, but Xu Qingyan was a person who traveled through time and space in a book! Her family conditions in modern times were pretty good. She was taken by her mother to learn musical instruments and dance since she was a child, and she developed many talents. Although I can't say how good each talent is, it's no problem for her to cope with such occasions.
So Xu Qingyan calmly walked to the front of the guzheng and sat down. She checked it and found no artificial nails. She frowned and thought, without artificial nails, she couldn't play the modern large pieces she had learned. She could only play some pleasant little songs or pop songs. But if there is no accompaniment, playing pop songs alone is not so good, so after struggling for a while, she finally decided to play a grade 4 test song "Fisherman's Song at Dusk" for children.
When the Third Prince's Consort saw Xu Qingyan sitting down, she looked sad and thought she was stumped, thinking that she was from a rural background and had never seen a guzheng. Now sitting in front of the guzheng, she didn't know whether to play the left or right side. When she was about to laugh, she heard the beautiful sound of the guzheng the next moment.
The smile on the face of the Third Prince's wife froze for a moment. She looked at Xu Qingyan without blinking. She saw her plucking the strings of the zither naturally and skillfully. The music was lingering, like an orchid in a valley untainted by dust, bringing people into a beautiful artistic conception.
Everyone couldn't help but be intoxicated by the melodious music. At the climax, Xu Qingyan couldn't help but recite "The fishermen's boats sing in the evening, echoing along the shore of Pengli..."
"Sister-in-law, you are so amazing!" When the song ended, Pei Jinyu was the first to stand up and applaud. When she looked at Xu Qingyan, her eyes were shining with the brilliance of a fangirl. Originally, she thought her sister-in-law would make a fool of herself, but she didn't expect that her sister-in-law played the guzheng better than herself!
The faces of the Third Prince's wife and the others were gloomy. Although Xu Qingyan's guzheng was not the best on the scene, it was definitely good enough, especially since she could recite poems! Didn't she grow up in the countryside? How could she have these talents that only rich girls could play?
Thinking of this, the Third Prince's Consort looked at Xu Qingyue with a sinister look. Was she lying to herself? Before she decided to embarrass Xu Qingyan today, she had repeatedly asked Xu Qingyue and confirmed that Xu Qingyan grew up in the countryside and might not even know a single word. Unexpectedly, she would be the center of attention today!
Xu Qingyue was even more incredulous. When she met the questioning gaze of the Third Prince, she couldn't help but shout out, "Impossible! Xu Qingyan, you grew up in the countryside, how can you play the guzheng?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards Xu Qingyue with strange expressions on their faces.
Xu Qingyan smiled faintly and said, "Are you blind? I didn't play the music just now. Could it be a ghost?"
"You...you have never learned Guzheng. Are you really Xu Qingyan?" Xu Qingyue's face was full of embarrassment but confusion. She could only wonder if the person in front of her was wearing a human skin mask.
"Xu Qingyue, are you crazy? If she is not my sister-in-law, then who is she? If you are fine, please don't act like a wild dog and bite people like crazy, okay?" Pei Jinyu, who was standing aside, couldn't help but curse after hearing Xu Qingyue's doubts.
Xu Qingyue was even more annoyed by being scolded. She boldly said, "Xu Qingyan and I are sisters. She grew up in the countryside and has never seen a guzheng. How can she play it? And if she didn't have half a year of practice, she wouldn't be able to play the song just now. And how can she recite poetry? I heard that there is a kind of human skin mask that can pretend to be anyone. Are you someone else wearing a human skin mask and pretending to be someone else?"
"Xu Qingyue, didn't you say that you saw me learning the guzheng diligently for several days? Why are you saying now that I don't even know what a guzheng looks like? Aren't your words contradictory? And you are just a concubine, who gives you the courage to call me the Crown Prince's Consort by my name? You don't know the rules at all! Danyan, go up and give her a few slaps!" Xu Qingyan smiled coldly at Xu Qingyue.
Dan Yan immediately followed the order and walked in front of Xu Qingyue. Xu Qingyue was naturally afraid and dodged and struggled.
"What are you doing? You fake guy, how dare you hit me! The Third Prince's Consort, help me. She is not the Crown Prince's Consort. If you don't believe me, you can have someone tear her face off and see!"
When the Third Prince's wife heard this, her eyes lit up instantly. Regardless of whether this person was real or not, how could this face be seen after being torn apart? It must be said that Xu Qingyue gave her a good reason to torture Xu Qingyan.
So, the Third Prince's wife immediately shouted, "Come here, capture the Crown Prince's wife and her maid. I want to personally interrogate her to see if she is a fake!"
"Third Prince's Consort, what are you doing!" Upon hearing this, Pei Jinyu immediately stepped forward to protect Xu Qingyan behind him, and Dan Yan was also controlled by the Third Prince's Consort's men.
The Third Prince's wife laughed coldly and said, "Jin Yu, didn't you see that the Crown Prince's wife's sisters are saying that the Crown Prince's wife might be a fake? I am helping you, right? Tear off her face and see if she is fake. If she is fake, this can be regarded as helping you catch a bad person with bad intentions, right?"
Hearing this, Pei Jinyu said angrily: "She is real! Third Prince's wife, please stop being unreasonable. If you tear off someone's face, do you still have the face to do it?"
Pei Jinyu thought: Even if this is true, you will say it is false! Don't think I don't know your conspiracy!
"Jin Yu, if she is wearing a human skin mask, you can tear it off to see her true face. Have you forgotten about the fake old lady in the mansion?" Xu Qingyue who was standing aside reminded.
"That's different! The old lady is the old lady, and the eldest sister-in-law is the real one. Xu Qingyue, don't think I don't know what you are up to!" Pei Jinyu couldn't help but scold Xu Qingyue when he heard it.
Today, Xu Qingyue really made her last bit of friendship disappear.
Xu Qingyan was somewhat moved when she saw Pei Jinyu standing up for her. She reached out to stop Pei Jinyu, then called out her secret guards and blocked the servants from the Third Prince's Mansion.
"It's okay for you to tear my face off to verify whether this is true or not, but I have a condition!" Xu Qingyan said calmly while looking at the Third Prince's wife.
"What are the conditions?" The Third Prince's wife looked at Xu Qingyan and asked.
"We have to sign an agreement first. If you tear off my skin and find out that I am real, then you, the Third Prince's Consort, will have to die to pay your sins! If you find out that I am fake, then you will just kill me."
"What are you talking about?" Upon hearing this, the Third Prince's wife's face changed drastically and she said in disbelief.
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