Chapter 26: The Sound of the Piano and the Sound of the Sword
"Wan'er... when did you learn to dance?" Mrs. Zuo was startled, grabbed Wan Qing's sleeve, and shouted in a low voice.
Wan Qing patted Mrs. Zuo's hand to express her reassurance, then took off her cloak, walked slowly to the center of the hall, and saluted the eldest prince, "My lord, please be brave and lend me the eldest prince's sword."
The eldest prince glanced at the emperor, and when Emperor Chu nodded, he handed the sword to Zuo Wanqing, and drank the wine in the glass with interest.
"Are the three of you ready?" The queen couldn't hide the smile in her eyes. Zuo Wanqing was suffering from a sudden illness and had to go to the hospital. She had never heard of this young lady from the Zuo family practicing dancing. She also asked for the eldest prince's sword.
, could it be that he is afraid that he will be embarrassed so that he can stay close to him?
All three people nodded. When Chu Luchen and Sun Yexue started at the same time, a slight sword sound also appeared.
Chu Luchen chose Guangling San, which he particularly liked because of its majestic and impassioned momentum. This piece of music was a little difficult for Sun Yexue. However, with her hard work, she had no problem playing it.
Zuo Wanqing drew her sword out of its scabbard, and the silver sword brought out a cold light as she moved through a perfect arc, and the decorative sword tassel also flew.
Compared with the dancing girl's soft waist, Wan Qing, who wields a sword, highlights a heroic spirit that comes from a woman.
Chu Lurong showed a smile and drank the wine in the glass again.
As Guangling San gradually entered the climax, Wan Qing jumped up like a red breeze, reaching the end of the hall and landing in the center of the hall. The thrown long sword spun around in the air and was held steady by Wan Qing.
The ground caught it and thrust it out.
For a time, apart from the sound of the piano and the sound of the sword, even the sound of breathing was so weak that people could ignore it.
The sound of the piano becomes more urgent, and the sound of the sword becomes louder. The two merge into one, giving people a strange feeling, as if the sound of the piano is in harmony with the sound of the sword.
And an accident suddenly occurred at this moment, Sun Yexue's obvious vibrato suddenly disrupted Chu Luchen's rhythm.
Madam Zuo immediately tightened her clothes, fearing that Wan Qing would not have time to react and make a mistake.
Zuo Wanqing's eyes condensed, her waist turned, and she stabbed horizontally with her long sword. Due to her exertion, the long sword actually trembled, which matched perfectly with the sound of the piano.
Chu Luchen moved his fingers together and adjusted in time, and the sound of the piano once again returned to the chilling atmosphere of the battlefield.
Wan Qing holds the sword like a flower, holding a beautiful view, but each move is so smooth that people dare not focus on her beauty and ignore her swordsmanship.
The cooperation between the three of them gradually became better, which finally made Mrs. Zuo feel relieved.
The sound of the piano gradually faded, and Wan Qing threw up the long sword again.
Wan Qing bent down, took the sword scabbard at his feet, followed the last sound of the piano, knelt down lightly, and actually sheathed the long sword, ending it perfectly.
"Okay!" The emperor sighed brilliantly, but the queen directed the topic to Sun Yexue.
"Ye Xue is too nervous? Why did he play a wrong note?" Although the Queen also felt that Wan Qing's performance was remarkable, and Chu Luchen's Guangling San was only decided to play today.
No one knows, and if she hadn't figured out his preferences herself, Sun Yexue wouldn't have had this opportunity today.
However, today is also a good opportunity to push her to a higher place, so she must not let it go.
Thinking of this, the Queen looked at Sun Yexue with a smile.
"Your Majesty, the Empress, the Empress Dowager, Ye Xue is a female after all, so it is difficult to play this Guangling Powder. Moreover, I heard the sound of the sword in my ears, and I was a little panicked." Sun Yexue left the guqin and played softly in the center of the hall.
He knelt down on the ground and spoke softly, as if he were a little bird.
Wan Qing lowered his head and sneered. Do you actually blame yourself? If he hadn't known in his previous life that the beauty of Guangling San between the two of you spread among the people overnight, and he didn't know any news, if he hadn't been fighting with his fingers today.
If I get hurt again and play the guqin, I will make my father lose face.
"Queen, don't blame Ye Xue. Ye Xue has a soft temper, so this Guangling Powder is hard for her. And this music comes from the heart, and you make Ye Xueqin not control her heart, how can she concentrate. No wonder she will be beaten by Wan'er
The sound of the sword disturbed her so much that she played the wrong note." The Queen Mother calmly opened her mouth. She seemed to be out of trouble, but she stumbled again. She exposed Wan Qing's crime of disturbing Sun Yexue with the sound of his sword.
Sun Ye Xue had no choice but to nod and said, "To the Queen Mother, Ye Xue will go back and practice more diligently."
After finishing speaking, Sun Yexue returned to her seat amid the singing and harmony of Emperor Chu and Queen Chu.
"Wan Qing, why are you still kneeling and don't step back to rest?" The Queen's tone seemed to be extremely concerned, but Wan Qing knew that she was afraid that she would fall into the eyes of several princes, and she was also afraid that she would fall into the eyes of Chu.
The eyes of the emperor.
"Thank you, Queen, for your concern." Wan Qing responded, and just as he was about to return the sword to the eldest prince, Emperor Chu's voice rang urgently, "Wait a minute! I still have something to say!"
Wan Qing paused for a moment, already half-crouching, and had no choice but to kneel down again.
"Stop kneeling and stand flat. Chen'er, what do you think of Wan Qing's dance?" Emperor Chu asked Wan Qing to stand flat, just to see if Wan Qing would be a good match for his prince. So he asked Wan Qing to stand flat.
Chu Luchen was also called to the front with the help of Hua Tou.
Chu Luchen was stunned when he heard this. He had only played the piano and never watched Wan Qing's dance, so he had to bow his hands and express his humility, "Back to my father, I was so absorbed in the piano music that I never watched Miss Zuo's dance..."
"Then... Lu Rong is watching." Emperor Chu nodded, no longer letting Lu Chen answer, but turned to Chu Lurong who was drinking wine and eating snacks.
Chu Lurong put down his wine glass, met Chu Emperor's eyes, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Back to my father, I don't dare to compliment Miss Zuo's dance."
Wan Qing sighed in her heart, here it comes again...
"Oh?" Emperor Chu was also stunned, waiting for Chu Lurong's next words.
"This dance is not as graceful as the dancing girl, and the sword power is not as graceful as that of Erchen. So I dare not compliment you." Chu Lurong looked at Zuo Wanqing, who had been holding back the sweat on his forehead, and smiled more and more.
As he grew older, Prime Minister Zuo shook his head secretly. If the eldest prince continued to laugh, the fox's tail might be exposed. How did Wan'er get into trouble with this fox that became a spirit...
"But... I like this dance." Chu Lurong changed the subject, making Zuo Wanqing itch with hatred. Even the Queen was shocked, and then relieved, whether it was the power of Prime Minister Zuo or the power of Prime Minister Right.
, she doesn’t mind.
"Wan Qing, do you know the music that Lu Chen is going to play today?" The Empress Dowager opened her mouth at the right time, lifting the cover that the Empress planned to hide.
"I don't know, my daughter." Zuo Wanqing saluted respectfully and secretly wiped his sweat.
"I don't know anything, but I cooperate so well with Chen'er. If the Ai family feels comfortable, they will naturally be rewarded!" After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she asked the maid next to her to give Wan Qing a pair of red coral bracelets.
Wan Qing took the bracelet which was like a hot potato, smiled bitterly to herself, and had no choice but to speak again, "I would like to report to the Emperor, the Queen, and the Queen Mother that there is no comparison between my daughter's dancing and Miss Sun's piano skills.
It is better not to let my daughter and Miss Sun have a dispute. My daughter dare not accept this reward..."
Emperor Chu smiled faintly and said, "Well, ministers, who do you think will win between Miss Sun and Miss Zuo?"
"Back to the Emperor, I feel that the two young ladies have their own merits and cannot be compared."
"I think so too..."
After echoing, Wan Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, fortunately...