In the completely silent hall, only his zither music could be heard.
Si Jia played the zither with great seriousness. Dressed in white, he seemed to have ascended to immortality. Looking at his perfect face, Feng Guang's heart trembled involuntarily along with the music.
The last note slowly drifted away in the air, captivating even those who knew nothing about music. Si Jia slowly said, "This humble subject has made a fool of himself."
After a long while, voices of praise rang out in unison. The most excited of all was the Second Prince, Xia Fengyu, who had just turned ten this year and loved music theory the most. "Sir, your qin skills are truly amazing. To say that the sound lingers for three days is absolutely not enough to fully express the superbness of your qin skills."
“That is indeed the case.” Xia Chao said calmly, “Master Sijia’s skills are many times better than those of the musicians in our palace.”
Upon hearing this, Xia Fengyu immediately sat quietly, not daring to utter another word.
Since the Xia Dynasty mentioned musicians, it means that Si Jia's identity was just that of a musician, and he did not deserve such worship from a prince.
Those who worked in the court were all shrewd and calculating. For a moment, all the officials and civil servants reluctantly shut their mouths. Don't be fooled by His Majesty's seemingly easygoing demeanor; if he were to truly lose his temper, he might just draw his sword and kill someone at any moment.
Just like sixteen years ago, on the day the princess was born, when the midwife said the baby was breech and might suffocate, Xia Chao drew his guard's knife and killed one of the midwives, forcing the other midwives to risk their lives to deliver the baby safely.
But even in such an environment where everyone with eyes could see the truth, Feng Miyin suddenly spoke up, "Your Majesty, Mr. Sijia is not a musician, but my teacher who taught me the art of playing the zither."
Instantly, the hall became completely silent.
The general of Liubi Kingdom, who was escorting the bride, hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over, saying, "Your Majesty of Gengliu Kingdom, our princess has loved music theory since childhood, and therefore has great respect for Mr. Sijia. After the princess's wedding banquet, Mr. Sijia will return to Liubi Kingdom with us."
Just before Xia Chao was about to speak, Feng Guang, who was lying on the saddle table, tilted his head and said with a grin, "Princess Wuyou is loyal and righteous, which is very good. This means that she and Prince Luo will get along well after their marriage. Don't you agree, Father?"
"Feng Guang is right." The coldness that had just gathered in Xia Chao's eyes vanished without a trace, and his gaze was now full of affection. He looked at Luo Wang Meng Xi, whose face was very pale, as if he did not notice that his face was pale, and said in the tone of an elder caring for a junior: "Luo Wang, I hope that you and Princess Wuyou can treat each other with respect and live in harmony in the future."
"Yes... Your Majesty." Meng Xi said these words almost through gritted teeth. He didn't understand why the Xia Dynasty didn't choose his eldest son, but instead chose him as the marriage partner. Just as he didn't understand why Feng Guang seemed to treat that man of low status differently.
Perhaps... she was just angry at herself, angry that he was going to marry another woman.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel even angrier at that so-called Princess Wuyou. He looked at Feng Miyin with eyes full of murderous intent. Feng Miyin also looked over, but she just raised an eyebrow and was not afraid of him at all.
This made Meng Xi pause for a moment. He had also fought on the battlefield when he was young. At least seven or eight parts of the land that Gengliu Kingdom seized from Liubi Kingdom were seized when he commanded the battles. So over time, he had developed a fearsome and ruthless aura that made people stay away from him. But... this woman was not afraid of him.
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