They have all lived in the North, gone to the battlefield, and their hands were stained with the blood of Northern slaves. Their sacrifice is so that the people behind them can live and work in peace and contentment, as the song behind them expresses.
Fu Yarui did play the second piece better than the first piece and was more emotional. But compared to He Yunxi, the emotion in it was still a little shallow.
He Yunxi's playing of the piano is different from that of others. Others have their own fixed style, but she doesn't seem to have it. Her style is the style of the music. What the music is like, her feelings are like.
In modern terms, it can be either salty or sweet.
As the last note fell, He Yunxi ended her performance. No need to judge, everyone present already had a feeling of superiority in their hearts. He Yunxi came out from behind the guzheng and saluted the emperor: "Your Majesty, the civilian woman has finished playing."
"Haha, your piano skills are not inferior to Xie Aiqing's!" Emperor Wen of Jin Dynasty sighed, "Listening to your music, I seem to see the bravery and hardship of our frontier soldiers, and also see the happy life of the people."
"Your Majesty is so complimentary. There is still a big gap between civilian women and Taifu Xie." He Yunxi said modestly.
"Yes, your music makes me very happy, Li Yu, thank you."
He Yunxi saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."
The emperor saw that He Yunxi was not wearing any jewelry and said: "You are too plain for the Chinese New Year. Li Yu, please bring two of the jade tributes from the northwest and let her go back and buy two sets of jewelry by herself."
"嗻."
When the emperor gave gifts to people at the New Year's Eve banquet, they were usually prepared in advance. Unpolished jade was generally not used to reward people, so it was not brought here.
Li Yu asked Wang Zhong to get the jade stones. Wang Zhong brought some of the biggest ones over. He originally wanted Li Yu to choose them, but when the emperor saw them, he waved his hand and said, "Let's all reward them."
Everyone: "..." Are they hallucinating?
The emperor, who has always been stingy, is so generous today!
Especially the ministers felt very sad.
Usually, no matter what achievements they made, the emperor's rewards were random. This He Yunxi only played two pieces of music, and the emperor rewarded her with several jade stones!
The other concubines in the palace were also sore.
In the past, these jade stones were given to concubines like them. Except for the Queen and Concubine Ji, the other concubines only had two jade stones if they had many, and one jade stone if two of them shared it.
And He Yunxi just played the piano, and the emperor actually rewarded her with several gifts!
Could it be that the emperor saw her beauty and fell in love with her?
"Your Majesty, is this... too much?" the queen reminded the emperor in a low voice, even if she likes He Yunxi, she must distinguish the occasion!
The emperor was indeed happy and a little carried away.
Wang Weiqing had just told him this morning that the junior version of colored glaze had been made, and that he was confident that he could make transparent colored glaze. He seemed to have seen countless pieces of money being thrown at him. He was in a good mood. During the day, he was thinking about how to reward He Yunxi.
, I saw her in the evening, but I just wanted to reward her a little more.
As soon as the queen reminded him, he also reacted, so he nodded and said: "Then let her choose the two she likes."
Wang Zhong came to He Yunxi with a tray in hand. He Yunxi chose two emerald-green jade stones: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."
"Well, take a seat."
Needless to say, a eunuch came over immediately and led her to the back of Xie Yuanming.
The male guests and the female guests are divided into two rows here. The female guests sit on one side and the male guests sit on the other side. There are more people from other families, with me in the front and many younger ones in the back. The back is empty for a lonely person like Xie Yuanming.
Yes, even with a table and two stools, it doesn’t feel crowded.
However, because of this, Lu Yan and He Yunxi are even more conspicuous. Especially He Yunxi. There are all men here, and she is the only woman. How can she not be conspicuous?
Xie Yuanming saw her coming and smiled at her, vaguely trying to please her.
Seeing him like this, He Yunxi lost all the anger in his heart.
There are still very few gentlemen like Xie Yuanming who know their mistakes and can correct them. Unlike other gentlemen, they may not feel that they have anything to do with bringing He Yunxi into the palace, let alone feel sorry for her.
Forget it, let’s just send the New Year’s greetings on the second day of the new year as planned.
He Yunxi sat down and Lu Yan gave her a cup of tea, the temperature was just right.
After drinking tea, he took a piece of cod and put it in her bowl: "This fish is delicious and it's still hot."
He Yunxi didn't know how the capital city that didn't rely on the coast could get cod, but this didn't affect her enjoyment of the food. She ate one and Lu Yan picked up another for her, making her a little hungry.
After finishing eating, He Yunxi found that there was a young man in the seat opposite who had been looking at him. When he saw her looking up, the man was stunned for a moment, and then calmly looked away, not embarrassed to be caught.
The man next to him was also looking at He Yunxi. When he saw her looking over, he smiled at her, that smile was a little silly.
She tugged on Lu Yan's sleeves and asked in a low voice: "Mr. sir, who is sitting across from you?"
"Those are He Jingshen, the eldest son of King Dingbei, and He Jingtai, the fourth young master."
"Isn't King Dingbei's surname Liang?"
"The name of King Dingbei is He Zhao, and he is the only prince with a different surname." Lu Yan gave her some popular science. "It is said that when the founding emperor overthrew the old dynasty, he was with the He family. At that time, many people were wondering who would finally ascend the throne.
, will there be another civil war? But when they didn’t want to establish a new dynasty, the He family retreated to the north and bowed their heads. The founding emperor named the He family princes with different surnames, and they were hereditary. "
"Why did the He family retreat?"
"It is said that it was because the founding emperor saved the then King of Dingbei."
"This means King Dingbei has a higher status in Daliang Kingdom." He Yunxi looked at the positions of the princes and princes opposite him with great interest.