When Li Yu heard this voice, he turned around suddenly.
I saw a handsome man wearing a jasper satin robe walking out of the room. His face was like a crown jade, with sharp edges and corners. He wore a white jade bun on his head. His slender white fingers waved the paper fan. His long black hair was blown by the breeze.
Lifting it up, he raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a harmless smile: "Imperial brother, you're fine!"
"Li Xian, why are you here!" Li Yu's eyes were full of vigilance.
Li Xian, however, looked extraordinarily calm. He walked unsteadily in front of him, squatted down, and used a paper fan to lift Luo Qingqing's chin. After seeing her face clearly, he said: "I happened to be passing by Huaizhou, and I also
He said that he was going to the palace to meet the emperor's brother today, but he didn't expect to meet him here. I heard that he was assassinated a few days ago? Who is so brave and assassinated King You, we must strictly investigate!"
"Li Xian, don't pretend to be a good person here!" Li Yu gritted his teeth. He was already sure that the assassins from the past few days were sent by this guy.
Li Xian did not continue the topic, but instead smiled and said: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, the emperor still doesn't understand how to show mercy to the beautiful woman, and actually let the beauty kneel on the ground, get up."
After speaking, he stood up slowly, looked at Jiang Ran behind Tang Ji, suddenly became interested, and continued: "I vaguely heard what happened just now. Both girls have their own faults, but since either of you
If you don’t agree with anyone, how about a competition?”
"Li Xian, this matter has passed. Tang Ji, ignore him, let's go!" After Li Yu finished speaking, he started to walk towards the stairs.
But as soon as he took two steps, Li Xian reached out and stopped him: "This matter has nothing to do with the emperor's brother, right?"
At this moment, Tang Ji, who had been standing there for a long time, went to speak: "Compared to what?"
Li Xian glanced at him with some displeasure, but didn't say anything more. He looked at Luo Qingqing beside him: "What do you two girls want to compare about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?"
Luo Qingqing covered her cheeks and stared at Jiang Ran closely. She heard from Yang's mother that Jiang Ran was proficient in all aspects of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Among them, painting was the best, calligraphy was second, and chess was the worst. However, her chess skills were not good either.
Okay, I turned my head and looked at Wu Hanlin. I suddenly remembered that the other person was a musician, and he smiled and said: "Sister plays music in the building every day. I must have reached the peak of her music skills. How about we have a vocal competition?"
"What's the competition? Do you think everyone is as free as you?" Li Yu sneered, planning to send someone to "take care" of Luo Qingqing in the future, and winked at Tang Ji and Jiang Ran, indicating their rejection.
But the latter said reluctantly: "Sister, don't you dare?"
"Okay, I agree." Jiang Ran didn't want to get entangled with the other party anymore, so she agreed.
Li Xian raised his lips slightly and continued: "Now that we have the content of the competition, what about the bet?"
Luo Qingqing adjusted her mood, saluted and replied: "If Qingqing loses, just apologize to my sister."
"Hey, what's the point of this? Why don't you two girls bet bigger, and whoever loses will take off his coat and walk around the building, how about it?" Li Xian showed an evil smile, raised his fan and waved it twice.
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Hearing this, Jiang Ran and Luo Qingqing frowned at the same time, with a trace of panic in their eyes, but they also knew that this was not just a competition between the two, but also a game between the two princes.
Li Yu quickly returned to Tang Ji and asked, "Are you sure?"
"I don't know." Tang Ji only knew that Jiang Ran was very good at painting. Although he had heard from Jiu'er that she was also very good at folk music, he didn't know exactly how high she had reached.
Before everyone could react, Li Xian made a decision with a wave of his hand: "Okay, it's settled. In addition to the bet just now, I will also give out one thousand taels of silver as the winner's reward. In addition,
I cannot stay in Huaizhou for too long, so the competition will be held in ten days!"
After saying this, he put away his fan and tapped Luo Qingqing's shoulder twice, then turned around and returned to the house.
Luo Qingqing quickly understood what the other party meant and quickly followed him.
After a while, only Tang Ji and a few people were left in the corridor. Li Yu clapped his hands anxiously and murmured: "It's over, it's over!"
Tang Ji looked at Jiang Ran and asked, "Are you sure?"
"About 70% to 80%." Jiang Ran has been practicing piano for nine years since he was eight years old. Although he is still far behind the master, he can be considered to have reached the level of proficiency.
Just when Tang Ji nodded with confidence, Li Yu suddenly said: "What are you talking about? That guy Li Xian has learned to play and sing with the palace musicians since he was a child. When he was fifteen years old, he sighed the rhythm of the piano that even the old musicians in the palace were stunned."
Praise after praise, Luo Qingqing receives his guidance, your chances of winning are very good..."
"Practicing the piano is not something that happens in a day or two. Even if there is guidance from a famous teacher, the progress will not be obvious in ten days, right?" Tang Ji asked doubtfully.
Jiang Ran shook his head and replied: "With the guidance of a famous teacher, even if you can only correct some minor problems in the music, you can make rapid progress. It seems that His Highness, Prince Jin, deliberately wants me to lose the competition."
"He is obviously showing off his power in front of me. Bah bah bah, lose no matter what, don't worry, Madam-in-law, I have already thought of a way!" Li Yu said and cast his eyes on Tang Ji.
When Jiang Ran heard him calling herself this, her cheeks instantly turned crimson and she lowered her head silently.
Jiu'er who was following her covered her mouth and snickered twice.
Tang Ji felt uncomfortable being stared at by Li Yu, so he stretched out his hand and pushed him: "I don't understand vocal music, so it's useless for you to look at me."
Although Tang Ji lived with his aunt who was a music teacher for a period of time in his previous life, he was tone-deaf since he was a child and had no interest in music at all.
Li Yu shook his head quickly and dragged him towards the second floor: "Do you still remember Professor Chen you met at the Lin Yue Poetry Party?"
Tang Ji nodded slightly. The old man almost fainted from excitement while reading two of his poems.
"Master Chen is the teacher of Song Kang, the leader of the current palace musicians. According to his seniority, Li Xian has to call him Master. If you can let him give some guidance to Miss Jiang, then Luo Qingqing will definitely lose!" Li Yu finished.
Don’t forget to giggle twice.
Hearing this, Tang Ji turned his head and looked at Jiang Ran, and said softly: "Okay, let's go find the old man."
"When you go, don't talk to an old man. After all, he is a veteran of two dynasties. Even when I see him, he must be polite." Li Yu reminded.
"I know, I know."
In this way, after the bet came into effect, Li Yu directly and compulsorily asked for ten days' leave for Jiang Ran, and they all left Yuexian Tower and headed for Beicheng.
In Li Xian's room, Luo Qingqing stood nervously in front of the short table, looking at the man kneeling on the soft mat drinking tea, sweat dripping from his clenched hands.
Li Xian raised the corner of his mouth slightly, raised his eyes to look at her, and said: "Yesterday, I listened to the music played by you and Jiang Ran respectively. Although the basics are almost the same, her grasp of the tone is much better than yours. It can be seen that her playing
It’s been longer than you have.”
After listening to his words, Luo Qingqing couldn't help but clench her hands. She had been an oiran for more than a year, but Jiang Ran always overpowered her with her qualifications and experience in the building. Now it was still the same when it came to playing. Thinking of this, she was unwilling to give up.
Emotions welled up in his heart, and he quickly knelt on the ground and said: "Please help me, Your Highness, Prince Jin, no matter what conditions you put forward!"
"Oh, any conditions are acceptable?" Li Xian showed an evil smile, put down the tea cup, stood up and walked to her, pinched her chin, put it against her neck and sniffed.
Luo Qingqing was a little nervous, but she also saw what the other party meant, gritted her teeth and said: "If the prince does not mind that Qingqing's status is low, Qingqing is willing to serve the prince."
"It's interesting, but I'm not interested in prostitutes, but I'm still willing to help you. Get up, let's find a music room and chat slowly." Li Xian opened the fan again. He couldn't wait to see Li Yu's deflated appearance.
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Luo Qingqing looked at his back as he opened the door and left. She originally wanted to ask Wu Hanlin to help her, but she didn't expect to take the opportunity to lean on Prince Jin's thigh. She couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth with a fierce expression: "Jiang Ran, this
Times, what are you comparing me to?"
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[Author's digression]: Hey... everyone, keep reading. Don't keep books. If you don't have a small amount of money, you really have no motivation to write anymore~