This was the first time that Fengyang gave something as a reward and someone gave her a gift in return.
She stroked the amulet in her hand, finding it so new and rare.
Yu Chaoyun looked at Gu Yanfei with deeper and darker eyes, with a little bit of resentment in them.
After this incident, Gu Yanfei left his name in the emperor's heart.
She is not willing to give in!
Yu Chaoyun stood there tensely, in a daze. He didn't even notice when the emperor and Fengyang left. He just mechanically followed the others to see them off.
In the back, Gu Yunmeng looked at Yu Chaoyun silently, with a hint of sympathy in her eyes.
The piece that Yu Chaoyun played just now was indeed wonderful, and she was one of the best among the ladies in the capital, but it was not to the liking of Princess Fengyang.
Fengyang is alone, without children, so naturally she would not like those romantic songs.
Gu Yunyan sighed inwardly and knelt down with everyone else. The girls' uniform voices rang in his ears: "Farewell to the Emperor, Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess."
Outside the water pavilion, the cold wind was still howling and snowflakes were dancing.
The chief eunuch Zhao Rang personally held an umbrella for the emperor and Fengyang to protect them from the wind and snow, and glanced at the emperor's hand calmly from the corner of his eye.
The emperor could not help but touch the amulet in his sleeve pocket. The corners of his lips were raised all the time, and even his usually steady steps seemed a little erratic. He looked radiant and energetic, which was more effective than any panacea.
Although the little girl just played a song, the music came from her heart.
That song is straight to the heart, magnificent, vigorous and full of energy, and carries a soul-stirring power that cannot be faked.
"Aunt, this girl is pretty good, isn't she?" The emperor seemed to be asking at first, but Zhao Rang could clearly hear the boasting in the emperor's tone.
Feng Yang looked at the falling snow in front of him, recalled the song just now, and said: "Father once said that it is most precious to have a pure heart after going through wind and rain and sailing through thousands of sails. This child has a pure heart."
Fengyang just met Gu Yanfei for the first time today and chatted with her for a few sentences. It was rare for her to give such an evaluation.
"That's right." The emperor smiled more gently, and the kind of loving aura emanating from his body attracted Fengyang's attention.
Feng Yang understood something and raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?"
The emperor's lips curled up even higher, and after a pause, he said, "Chu Yi's sweetheart."
"..." Feng Yang smiled softly and nodded.
So that's how it is. No wonder the emperor suddenly pulled her to the Water Pavilion to see people.
Feng Yang casually waved his sleeves to wipe away the snowflakes floating on his sleeves, and said lightly: "The one chosen by the Queen Mother is a girl from an aristocratic family."
As he spoke, a sarcastic sneer appeared at the corner of Fengyang's lips.
She had just taken a quick look around the water pavilion. Even if she didn't know who belonged to which family, the "pretentious" demeanor of the girl from a noble family was too obvious. She would never make a mistake even if she wasn't asked or told.
Each of them is adorned with jewels, gorgeous clothes, and impeccable from head to toe. They are worthy of attending the imperial ceremony. Even the incense they burn on their bodies is of the most expensive and finest quality. The best incense is more valuable than gold, but the fragrance will linger on their bodies for half a day or a day.
Even if these noble families have fallen on hard times, and even if they are living in poverty, their essence has not changed: they are very particular and not only like to pretend, but they are also still extravagant.
Just like the Queen Mother!
Thinking of Empress Dowager Yuan, Fengyang's expression became even colder.
In the previous dynasty and several dynasties before that, these noble families relied on their superiority to occupy most of the power and resources in the court, and even preached among the people that "the noble families and the king share the world."
Back then, the late emperor ignored her objection and married Yuan, a girl from an aristocratic family, as his heir. In his later years, he became increasingly extravagant and indulged in pleasure, and ended up squandering all the national treasury that Emperor Taizu had saved for half his lifetime.
Fortunately, she and other ministers did not ask the late emperor to change the crown prince. Otherwise, their Dajing Empire would have been destroyed by this mother and son sooner or later.
The Yuan family was really determined to choose a girl from an aristocratic family as the first wife for the eldest prince. Was she trying to harm the eldest prince as well? The more Fengyang thought about it, the more he felt that Empress Dowager Yuan had bad intentions. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that all the girls from aristocratic families in the Water Pavilion were harm.
In comparison, Gu Yanfei's straightforward and frank demeanor made Fengyang feel much more comfortable.
Feng Yang took out the amulet that Gu Yanfei had given him, played with it with interest, and said with a smile, "The girl with the surname Gu is quite interesting."
"When have I ever missed the first day of my life?" The emperor walked slowly with his hands behind his back, unable to hide his smug look.
Fengyang's eyebrows curved, showing joy and emotion.
She also felt sorry for Chu Yi. If she had not been in the capital back then, she would never have allowed the late emperor to send Chu Yi to the Kingdom of Yue as a hostage... There was no point in talking about these old things now.
People have to look forward after all!
Fengyang raised her chin and looked far ahead, a few strands of gray hair caressing her thin cheeks and firm chin.
"Oh." The emperor suddenly stopped and anxiously called the chief eunuch Zhao Rang, and ordered, "Go and convey my oral order, and say..."
The emperor gave Zhao Rang some instructions and frowned in a slightly annoyed manner. How could he have forgotten what he should have said just now?
Zhao Rang agreed no matter what.
In fact, he didn't need to go in person for such a small matter. He could just send a eunuch to the Water Pavilion to pass the message. However, he knew that the emperor valued the future crown prince's consort, so he went there in person, then quickly turned around and returned to Tinglan Water Pavilion.
Eunuch He, who was guarding the door, smiled and bowed, "Eunuch Zhao."
The others immediately looked towards Zhao Rang upon hearing the voice. Zhao Rang was standing at the gate, flicking his whisk gently and saying in a long tone, "The Emperor has given his word that the Second Miss Gu won the competition of playing the zither. The Emperor has granted her the right to be the whip bearer in the palace in the future. I decree this."
This oral order aroused cheers from Wei Jiaoniang and others, but Yu Chaoyun and others were completely embarrassed.
It turned out that the emperor didn't say it, and Yu Chaoyun could still barely tell herself that today's piano duel was a draw, and it was just that Gu Yanfei took advantage of the situation to please the Grand Princess Fengyang.
But with the emperor's words, the result of this piano duel was beyond doubt.
I lost!
She had been a student of Mr. He since she was young, and Mr. Lian had personally praised her piano skills as being unmatched among her peers.
I actually lost to Gu Yanfei!
The gloom in Yu Chaoyun's eyes became even darker.
For Wei Jiaoniang, if Gu Yanfei won, it would be the same as her winning.
Wei Jiaoniang smiled so much that her eyes curved into two crescent moons. She held Gu Yanfei's arm affectionately, leaned her little face on her shoulder, and said half coquettishly and half praisingly, "Yanfei, you just said you can't play the piano."
She felt that Gu Yanfei was too modest. If she had this ability, she would definitely talk about it every day.
"I didn't say that." Gu Yanfei corrected seriously, his dark pupils staring straight at Wei Jiaoniang, without any guilt at all.
Ahem, she just accidentally lost her soul.
Lu Qin leaned forward, leaned on Gu Yanfei's shoulder and thought about it, then said with certainty, "I really didn't say that."
The two of them silently condemned Gu Yanfei with their eyes: She seemed distracted at that time!
They only glared at Gu Yanfei for three breaths before they could no longer hold their composure and burst out laughing. They hugged each other happily, their laughter unbridled and hearty.
Just win!
The rest are just details and there is nothing to worry about.
After laughing foolishly for a while, Wei Jiaoniang pulled Gu Yanfei back to sit by the east window and enthusiastically borrowed Gu Yanfei's newly acquired Xuanyan Whip to play with.
"Yan Fei, let me tell you, this Black Flame Whip is not ordinary. I heard it was made by the weapon master Situ Qi."
"Master Situ only loved forging swords in his life. He made this whip for his wife."
"Look at this whip. The tail of the whip can be extended and retracted. There is a small knife hidden in the handle."
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When it comes to topics that interest her, Wei Jiaoniang talks endlessly and knows everything about them.
Seeing that she was talking about thirst, Gu Yanfei handed her a cup of tea at the right time, and then he felt a darkness around him.
There was a red figure beside the table, it was Yu Chaoyun.
Along with Yu Chaoyun came the gazes of the girls on the east side of the water pavilion. There was total silence on that side.
"Second Miss Gu," Yu Chaoyun bowed to Gu Yanfei openly, "I lost the piano duel today."
She looked very open and frank, and her generosity and openness attracted many admiring glances.
Victory and defeat are common in the military. The fact that Yu Chaoyun could admit defeat calmly shows her excellent demeanor and self-control.
This is the integrity of their family.
She is worthy of being the daughter of Yu.
Although the others not far away were still a little dissatisfied with today's win or loss, they also looked up to Yu Chaoyun a little more.
Yu Chaoyun smiled gently and continued, "In the past, my teacher also reminded me that my skills were sufficient, but I lacked artistic conception. After all, I was young and had little experience."
Wei Jiaoniang and Lu Qin were also a little surprised to hear her words. Wei Jiaoniang almost choked on the tea and her eyes drifted out the window.
Gu Yanfei found it very "interesting" and stared at Yu Chaoyun's face, lingering on the smile on the other's lips.
No one knew why, but she and Yu Chaoyun took a different path from their previous life.
From the first time they met in this life, Yu Chaoyun's attitude towards her was very distant. He was arrogant and dignified, with a kind of superiority and nobility, completely different from the previous life.
In the previous life, Yu Chaoyun had a friendly attitude towards me from the very beginning, just like now, Yu Chaoyun showed her best side at that time.
She is generous, decent, kind, elegant and gentle, just like those flawless young ladies in operas.
At that time, I was feeling inferior, lonely, and cowardly, and I easily fell into the whirlpool of "friendship". I opened my heart to Yu Chaoyun, and then, I was covered in bruises.
Ha! Yu Chaoyun's smile at this moment is really familiar! (End of this chapter)
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