418 Biqin, pay attention to the enemy tactically

The breeze was blowing gently and the sun was shining brightly. It was a perfect day for an outing. Feng Qingchen also went on an outing today, but the place she went on was very special: Dongling Imperial Garden.

Early in the morning, the palace sent guards to pick her and Su Wan up. Fortunately, Feng Qingchen was well prepared. She got up before dawn and dressed up early. When the eunuch who announced the decree saw Feng Qingchen, he was amazed.

Miss Feng is absolutely the most beautiful girl today. He doesn't know about her piano skills, but her aura is definitely better than Su Wan's.

"Miss Feng, please..." Everyone loves a beautiful woman. Even a eunuch without penis could not help but want to please the incredibly beautiful Feng Qingchen.

"Thank you, eunuch." Feng Qingchen, as always, gave the reward without hesitation.

Money is something that is good enough as long as it is enough. Although she loves money, she is never greedy for it. Money is meant to be earned and used. Feng Qingchen has always been lavish with money, and she is also generous when it comes to giving rewards.

Others gave silver in small amounts of a few taels, but she directly gave out silver in amounts of ten taels. For the eunuchs in the palace, she directly gave silver notes of a hundred taels.

After receiving the silver and seeing that the other party was a pleasing beauty, the eunuch tried to curry favor with her. When Feng Qingchen got on the palace sedan, he jokingly reminded her, "Today, the Imperial Garden is full of distinguished guests. The Emperor, the Ninth Uncle, the Crown Prince, the Prince of Luo, the Empress, the Imperial Noble Consort, and the Virtuous Consort are of course not to be mentioned; the Third Prince of Nanling and the Crown Prince of Xiling also arrived early; even the world-famous great zither player Mr. Yuan Xi came, and the Grand Tutor, Grand Guardian, and Grand Master were all guests of honor."

The names of the last four people were emphasized very strongly, to remind Feng Qingchen that the ones who were qualified to judge the victory or defeat were these last four people.

"My Lord, it's true that many distinguished persons have gathered here." Feng Qingchen accepted the invitation with a smile, and sat down while holding the violin case.

It looks like today is a "fair" competition. With Mr. Yuan Xi here, it will really be a competition of piano skills and techniques.

It has to be said that Su Wan is a smart woman. Su Wan knows very well that Feng Qingchen cannot beat her in real kung fu.

Feng Qingchen knew Mr. Yuan Xi, but no one knew Mr. Wu Xi's surname. Some said he was a descendant of the Cui family, while others said he was a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty. Faced with everyone's questioning, Mr. Yuan Xi neither admitted nor denied it.

There are many different opinions about Mr. Yuan Xi's identity, but everyone is just guessing, without any evidence. However, everyone thinks that he is a descendant of the Cui family. If he is really a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty, the emperors of the four countries would have killed him long ago.

Mr. Yuan Xi's identity is a mystery, but it does not affect his popularity. Mr. Yuan Xi is handsome, gentle, and plays the piano well.

His piano skills were praised as the best in the world by the emperors of the four countries and the lords of the nine cities, but he said that he was only the second best in the world, and that there was someone who was a thousand times better than him. As for who that person was, he would not say...

Most people, upon hearing that Mr. Yuan Xi is present, will lose their usual composure and level. You have to know that Mr. Yuan Xi is a master-level figure, and playing the piano in front of him requires considerable courage and confidence.

Even someone as confident as Su Wan hesitated for a long time before agreeing to invite Mr. Yuan Xi to be the referee. It was certain that Su Wan's piano skills were not as good as Mr. Yuan Xi's. Su Wan was worried that Mr. Yuan Xi would be merciless when judging her piano skills, and even if she beat Feng Qingchen, she would lose face.

Of course, this kind of thing has two sides. If Mr. Yuan Xi said that Su Wan's piano skills are good, then Su Wan will become famous. As Feng Qingchen said, everything is fifty-fifty before the ending comes out.

These had nothing to do with Feng Qingchen, so she had no intention of embarrassing herself in public. Playing the piano was just a passing fancy.

Feng Qingchen lived in a remote place, so she was the last person to arrive. Feng Qingchen held the zither, lowered her head, and bowed deeply to the emperor under the guidance of the palace maid. When the emperor saw the clothes on Feng Qingchen, his brows moved slightly. People who knew the emperor well knew that he was dissatisfied with Feng Qingchen's dress.

She was dressed in black, which was not very eye-catching. Looking at Su Wan, she was wearing a pale blue palace dress, which made her look fresh and pretty, dignified and gentle. She displayed the nobility and beauty of the daughter of the Su family in front of everyone, which made people feel comfortable. Compared with Su Wan, Feng Qingchen fell behind.

"No need to be polite." Although he was dissatisfied, the emperor could not say more at this time. However, when Feng Qingchen stood up, he realized...

He is wrong!

The emperor did not expect that there would be a day when he would make a mistake. Feng Qingchen's black clothes were not what he thought. There was something hidden in Feng Qingchen's black clothes.

When Feng Qingchen stood up, golden ripples flowed on the hem and sleeves of her clothes, like running water, flowing and colliding. The emperor could even hear the sound of the flowing water.

Yes, it was water ripples. The hem of the clothes swayed, and the flickering golden lines flowed back and forth like water.

The clothes were the style Feng Qingchen always wore, with wide sleeves and a flowing skirt, but the most interesting thing was the golden patterns on the clothes, and a lotus embroidered with black silk thread on the golden belt.

Obviously only black silk thread was used, but the lotus flowers look alive, standing on the belt one by one. It has to be said that the embroidery is amazing.

Of course, exquisite clothes must also be worn by their owners. The emperor has seen how noble and gorgeous Feng Qingchen looked in red clothes, and has always thought that bright red is the most suitable color for Feng Qingchen. However, he did not expect to realize today that the color that best displays Feng Qingchen's temperament is actually black.

She didn't notice it while kneeling there, but once she stood up, she realized that Feng Qingchen was a completely different person. She looked mysterious, noble, and cold, making people dare not look at her closely. Her deep black eyes and slightly raised chin told everyone what a queen is.

The Imperial Noble Consort and the Virtuous Consort were fine, but the Queen couldn't hold it in any longer. Feng Qingchen was just a commoner, but he was more imposing than her, the Queen. What kind of a thing was that? But today's situation didn't allow her to get angry, so she could only grit her teeth secretly.

Black was the color of the emperor's dragon robe in the previous dynasty. Now the four countries think black is too gloomy and have turned to bright yellow. But today I realized that black is the color that best reflects nobility.

In terms of momentum, Feng Qingchen was the winner.

"Each time is more stunning than the last. Feng Qingchen is growing so fast." Xiling Tianlei thought of the first time he met Feng Qingchen. At that time, she was still a little woman who would only cry when something happened. But in less than a year, the timid little woman has become so strong and dazzling that people dare not look at her closely.

I wonder if His Royal Highness Prince Luo has regretted it?

This was the voice of all the men present. Nan Ling Jinfan's slender phoenix eyes were slightly raised, and he looked at Dong Ling Ziluo with a smile, a mocking smile on his face.

Dong Ling Ziluo turned his eyes away in embarrassment and pretended not to see it.

He... regretted it, but it was useless to regret it now. Feng Qingchen would not marry him, Yaohua would marry Zichun, and in the end he would have nothing but the position of crown prince...

Feng Qingchen's powerful queen aura was not comparable to Su Wan's little blue flower. Su Wan knew her reputation and, like the queen, she could only grit her teeth and desperately suppress the anger in her heart, constantly telling herself to calm down, to calm down...

Feng Qingchen did it on purpose, deliberately being so ostentatious and high-profile to confuse her mind and prevent her from playing the piano calmly.

Although Mr. Yuan Xi, the Grand Tutor, the Grand Preceptor and the Grand Guardian were sitting in the corner, they saw the whole scene. The four of them nodded in appreciation towards Feng Qingchen.

She is low-key and introverted one second, and radiant the next. Her aura is released and controlled freely. This mentality is something that Su Wan cannot achieve even after practicing for decades. Even the Queen is slightly inferior to her. The Queen and Su Wan and others can release but not contain their aura.

Feng Qingchen noticed the gazes of the four referees and nodded slightly to them before sitting down as a greeting. With a cold and arrogant look on his face, he sat in his seat holding the zither without moving.

Although she also wanted to see what the world-famous Mr. Yuan Xi looked like, she chose to go for the cold, arrogant and noble route today. She wanted to carry out the low-key luxury to the end. Only in this way could she intimidate these people and make her words credible.

Don't underestimate the clothes she wears. Although it is just a simple black dress, it is very expensive. Su Wenqing said that this dress was made by a woman of eighteen years and took three months to make.

The gold threads on the clothes are gold threads pulled out from gold. From a furnace of melted gold, only two or three gold threads can be pulled out at most. The cost of this one piece of clothing is enough to feed 500,000 soldiers for a month.

Although it was only lent to her for one day, Feng Qingchen said that she felt very pressured to wear such expensive clothes. If it was damaged, she could not afford to pay for it. Although she was not short of money, she did not have that much money. When she wore this dress, to use modern words, what she wore was not clothes, but luxury and showing off.

The Ninth Prince nodded with satisfaction. As expected, only the clothing from the previous dynasty could show Feng Qingchen's temperament. It was worth it for him to spend so much money to order people to sew this dress.

Unfortunately, today the competition is not about clothes and momentum, but about piano.

After Su Wan and Feng Qingchen both sat down, the Grand Tutor asked the Emperor if they could start. After all, everyone was busy and didn't have much time to spend with the two little girls.

After getting the emperor's permission, the Grand Tutor asked Su Wan and Feng Qingchen with a smile: "Miss Su Wan, Miss Qingchen, who of you would like to start first?"

Su Wan was just about to ask Feng Qingchen to start, but Feng Qingchen was one step ahead of her: "A guest is a guest. Miss Su Wan, please come in."

"The guest should follow the host's wishes. Miss Qingchen should go first." Su Wan glared at Feng Qingchen hatefully. This woman was too shameless. She spoke so decisively from the moment she opened her mouth.

Feng Qingchen threw a provocative look at her: "What's the matter? Miss Su Wan, are you afraid? You should know that the music, chess, calligraphy and painting were the competition items proposed by you, Miss Su Wan."

Su Wan knew Feng Qingchen was trying to provoke her, but she still fell for it: "With you? There's no chance in the next life."

Su Wan stood up holding the zither, bowed toward the emperor and Mr. Yuan Xi, and walked to the zither platform.

The maid took out the zither, and Su Wan burned incense and purified water to calm her mind. She must be in the most perfect state to play the most perfect piece of music.

With Mr. Yuan Xi here today, she must perform well and let Feng Qingchen see what a noble lady is. A noble lady cannot be made out of a piece of clothing...

A word to readers: The dragon robes in the Qin and Han dynasties were black. I personally like the dragon robe Huang Xiaoming wore in The Emperor of the Han Dynasty. It looks better than the yellow one. Ahem... I seem to be a little shameless today and left two suspense! Hehe... You can despise me with your monthly tickets!