Just kidding, she only needs to win one game to obtain the God of War of the Great Zhao!
The Ninth Prince was so handsome that even without the secret letter from the envoy, she would have wanted to conquer this near-perfect man and make him fall at her feet.
She, Dili Ronghe, never failed to get what she wanted!
"Are you sure you want to compete?" Ji Fengyao asked again to confirm.
“Compare!” Di Lirong answered firmly. She refused to believe that a mere bandit could be as well-educated and nurtured as she had been since childhood, learning chess, music, calligraphy, and painting.
"To make the other party completely convinced?"
"To make the other party completely convinced!"
Having received a direct answer from Di Lirong, Ji Fengyao nodded and called out, "Xique, bring out the musical instruments!"
Although Dili Ronghe was somewhat dejected, she refused to lose face and declared with great spirit, "Bring up this princess's zither!"
Soon, the maids from the Di Kingdom brought in a table, chairs, and a fine seven-stringed zither.
This zither is truly a fine instrument.
The instrument has a robust body, with a deer antler ash base. Above the sound hole is an intricately carved image of a phoenix arriving in auspicious ceremonies. Its exquisite design and extraordinary noble air make it a rare and valuable artifact.
Di Lirong adjusted the strings a few times, and the sound of the zither was like the striking of bells and chimes, clear and melodious, and the tune was already three points more pleasant to the ear before it was even finished.
Meanwhile, Xique came up empty-handed, leaned close to Ji Fengyao and whispered in her ear, "Miss, what should we play? You really don't know how to play any instruments, and we didn't bring any!"
Ji Fengyao twisted her neck: "I can! Who said I can't? Didn't we fight the three hundred boats of the ministers in Tongyou? That one called Chao Xiang, I remember putting it with you. Hurry up and look for it in your storage ring, it should be somewhere in your storage ring."
"Oh, then I'll go find it right away," the magpie suddenly realized and quickly ran back.
Seeing this, Di Lirong couldn't help but mock, "What's wrong? You haven't been practicing much and didn't even bring your zither? I brought several; how about I lend them to you in an emergency?"
"Indeed, I don't practice often. After all, since I became the Ninth Prince's Consort, my status is so noble that there's no need for me to sing, dance, play the zither, or entertain others like a monkey. It's always others who sing and dance to please me," Ji Fengyao said with an innocent and bright smile, her face full of sincerity.
Di Lirong's face immediately darkened, and she said hatefully, "You're sharp-tongued. I hope you can be just as arrogant in a moment!"
"As you wish," Ji Fengyao said playfully, tilting her little head slightly, looking incredibly lively and adorable.
A short while later, the magpie arrived carrying the slightly worn Chao Xiang sword.
The ministers and their families who had visited Tongyou during the Great Zhao Dynasty, including Emperor Shang Xiche and Empress Chen Ziyun, were utterly astonished when they saw the Chaoxiang in Xique's hand. Their jaws dropped dramatically.
They knew it!
They knew these bandits were crude and would definitely resort to this trick!
The people of Di were filled with doubt:
What kind of instrument is this? It looks like a miniature horn, but not quite.
Dili Rong frowned: "Isn't this a zither?"
“You’re really ignorant,” Bai Lu said, following Xi Que to join in the fun. She proudly and arrogantly took over Di Li Rong He’s words and said, “Our Great Zhao’s cultural heritage is profound and extensive. The ‘qin’ in ‘qinqi shuhua’ is a general term for musical instruments, not just the guqin. The instrument our princess is going to play is called Chao Xiang, which is also a musical instrument.”
"And it's the only folk instrument that can be played from your full moon celebration to your seventh day after death," Xique added proudly, raising the Chaoxiang above his head with one hand in a very childish manner, and shouting with an air of banditry: "It is known as the King of Instruments!"
King of musical instruments?
hehe!
The Di envoys and Di Lirong all scoffed at the idea of the magpie.
Do they think they're idiots?
If the guqin is the king of musical instruments, why do so many people study it?
The starting gun for the competition sounded again.
Ji Fengyao took the Chao Xiang and gestured to her lips.
Meanwhile, Di Lirong also slightly raised her hands, her ten fingers, roughened by years of hunting, lightly touching the strings. She was not playing a soft, brocade-like dance tune, but rather a war and hunting melody unique to the Di Kingdom. Before the zither even began to play, the drums sounded first.
"Thump, thump, thump, thump!"
The rhythmic drumbeats are invigorating and impressive.
Just as Di Lirong was about to pluck the strings, she heard a series of exceptionally high-pitched and bright melodies with an unusually cheerful tune ringing out from the side. It was the song "White Dragon Horse" that the officials of Dazhao had suffered so much at Tongyou Lake.
The melody of "White Dragon Horse" paired with the drumbeats is surprisingly harmonious.
Dili Ronghe quickly started playing a piece, only to find that her music was completely drowned out by the heavy drumbeats and the high-pitched clatter; she was like a three-year-old child crying and crawling behind a group of burly men shouting battle, so weak!
The combination of the big drum and the morning bell is simply a perfect match, adding the finishing touch!
Dili Rong gritted her teeth and turned around, glaring fiercely at the drummer not far behind her:
You're a mole sent by the other side, aren't you?!
The drummer looked completely bewildered: "..."
No! I didn't! I'm innocent!
Then...should I just randomly tap?
To prove his innocence, the drummer started banging away randomly, "boom, boom, boom boom, boom boom boom." But no matter how he banged, "White Dragon Horse" kept playing, and it even became more and more enjoyable as the little bandit girl became more skilled and her rhythms varied.
The two little fans, Xique and Bailu, even clapped along to the rhythm, occasionally letting out a "hey ho," making it both joyful and festive.
The surrounding officials of the Great Zhao Dynasty silently shook their feet:
As a key minister of the country, I shouldn't think like this; but it really feels pretty good!
The Di envoys were all dumbfounded.
They finally understood why the bandit's girl called Chao Xiang the king of musical instruments. When Chao Xiang played, he was absolutely dominant!
The only audible sound is its background music;
Those who can't hear anything have even less presence, so how can you compare them?
Di Lirong's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and she could no longer bear it, so she suddenly stood up;
She swung a throwing knife, sending the drummer and the drum flying. Then she raised her hand and smashed the priceless zither and the table in front of her into pieces.
Then, in a fit of rage, she roared, "Banditry and robbery! This princess is ashamed of myself!"
Ji Fengyao put down the cymbal she was holding and handed it to Xique. Her face was full of disdain and she scoffed, "Musical instruments have no inherent value; it is people's hearts that are noble or lowly. If you want to admit defeat, then admit defeat. Why are you relying on my status? If you can't accept defeat, then don't compete. Don't start with empty words when you're not good enough. A princess of a country, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
"You...!" Di Lirong's face turned red with anger, but she was speechless.
"You're not going to compete anymore, huh?" Ji Fengyao covered her lips with her small hand and yawned widely.
Di Lirong snorted coldly and said, "You bandit and scoundrel, I admit that I am no match for you in these kinds of scoundrels, but I will not give up on His Highness the Ninth Prince. You are not worthy of him at all!"
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