The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Amid the singing and dancing, someone whispered to Concubine Wu Lifei, "Does Concubine Wu Lifei have any favorites among these newcomers this year?"

Concubine Wu Life looked up and saw that the person who spoke was Concubine Xian beside her.

The virtuous concubine did not look as virtuous and gentle as her title suggested, nor as straightforward and naive as her fifth prince. Instead, she looked generous and capable.

Wu Lifei smiled when she heard this, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "There are not many who are of marriageable age and have not yet married. Among them, the top scholar has a lower family background, but the ones with higher family backgrounds are not ranked high."

After that, she sighed slightly: "After all, it's not up to me to decide on this matter. The princess has reached the age to discuss marriage. I am looking for someone for Ruxuan, and the queen mother is also keeping an eye on the princess. This matter still depends on the queen mother's opinion."

Not far away, Princess Pingzhang and County Lady Anle were sitting next to each other. They had probably just been arguing over some trivial matter, and at the moment, both of them had stern faces and ignored each other.

Concubine Xian smiled and said, "Sister, you are eyeing the top scholar, but I think that a young girl might be more interested in the third place winner."

Concubine Wu Life looked at Princess Pingzhang with loving eyes, but she couldn't help but feel a little worried: "I just hope that no matter who her husband is, he can let her stay in Huajing, and I will feel at ease."

Perhaps it was because their two princes, one of whom was of foreign descent and the other was born slow to speak, had nothing to do with the position of crown prince, so the relationship between the two was unusually harmonious in the harem.

Seeing Concubine Wu Lifei's worry, Concubine Xian said, "It would be better if the candidate for the Prince Consort is decided sooner. The envoys from the Northern Di are coming soon, saying they are here to negotiate peace, but who knows what price Dayong will have to pay for this?"

At this time, seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Concubine Ge raised her glass, smiled slightly, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, today is a good day for the Qionglin Banquet. Although there are singing and dancing, it lacks some flavor. Your Majesty has not heard Yuan Hui play the piano for a long time. Why not let her play a song today?"

The emperor was still thinking about the incident of the palace flowers and was full of suspicion towards Ge Yuanhui. He suspected that Ge Yuanhui was colluding with the Song family, or in other words, he suspected what the Ge family wanted to do by creating this auspicious sign.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "If the imperial concubine wants to hear it, then pass it on."

Ge Yuanhui felt extremely guilty and did not dare to meet the emperor's gaze. She felt that the emperor was like the calm before the storm, which made her feel a little breathless.

But the matter of playing the piano was already arranged by her aunt, and she had practiced this piece for a month. His Majesty had already spoken, so she could only calm herself down.

Concubine Ge said to Yunshuang, "Bring me the Phoenix Ti."

The emperor said, "Your Highness's zither skills were the best in the past, and this piece of Yin Feng Ti was given to you by me."

Concubine Ge smiled gently and said, "The sound of the Yinfengti zither is clear and crisp, like the shattering of jade at Kunshan. I like it very much. Now I want to see if Yuan Hui can control this zither."

After the Fengti quilt was placed, Ge Yuanhui stood up and stepped forward, bowing politely: "Your servant Ge Yuanhui greets the emperor and the empress, and greets the queen mother. Yuanhui is humble and humble."

Ge Yuanhui still had that gentle and generous smile on her face, her every move was full of charm, the floral foil on her forehead was shining. She just stood there, without doing anything, yet she was already so stunning that it was beyond words.

This made everyone present, especially the Jinshi who saw Ge Yuanhui for the first time, eyes light up.

Some people even whispered, "Is this Ge Yuanhui, the most beautiful woman in Zhonghuajing?"

"I used to think that such a good reputation was exaggerated, but now I see that it is not in vain."

"Not only that, she is of noble birth. She is the legitimate daughter of Duke Dingguo and the niece of the Imperial Concubine."

"With such bearing and appearance, even a god descending to earth would be no better than this!"

Being the center of attention, Ge Yuanhui did not feel proud for the first time. At this moment, she felt as if a knife was hanging over her head, making her feel uneasy.

But the emperor suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Good!"

This sound frightened Ge Yuanhui, who was already feeling guilty, but the emperor did not show any abnormality. Instead, he seemed to be in high spirits. He said, "If you play well, I will reward you."

Then he added: "I have always been clear about rewards and punishments."

The words "rewards and punishments are clear" almost made Ge Yuanhui kneel down, but Concubine Ge thought that the emperor was very satisfied with Ge Yuanhui, and she felt happy in her heart.

"Yes..." Ge Yuanhui sat down hesitantly and raised his hand to play the piano.

The sound of the zither that attracts the phoenix is ​​as clear as water. When it is plucked, the sound flows out from the fingertips like running water, and for a moment, it makes people intoxicated.

But people who are familiar with music quickly noticed something was wrong.

Xue Zhiyi sighed quietly: Ge Yuanhui's heart was in turmoil, the piano sound that was always stunning was mixed with empty noises. There were even several places where the rhythm was disrupted.

Concubine Ge was still observing her son's reaction. Today's performance was not only to make the already famous Ge Yuanhui famous again in front of these newcomers in the court and let everyone remember Ge Yuanhui's name to make his future path to becoming queen smoother, but also to let her son open his eyes and see clearly who is most worthy of the position of Princess Gong.

But this time, Concubine Ge heard something wrong, and her delicate eyebrows couldn't help but frown: This is not the level that Yuan Hui should have at all.

She glanced at the emperor secretly, but the emperor, who was well versed in music, showed no displeasure on his face. Instead, his face was still full of admiration. This abnormality made Concubine Ge feel uneasy.

However, who would be willing to save the Duke's Mansion at this time?

But An Zhaoyi and Ge Guifei were already at loggerheads with each other, so how could they miss this opportunity?

She smiled and said, "The sound of the zither is very moving, but the person playing the zither seems to have some thoughts."

Concubine Ge knew that what she said was right, but she would not let herself be at a disadvantage when An Zhaoyi provoked her. She chuckled and said, "The sound of the zither that attracts the phoenix's cry is certainly not comparable to those wooden and vulgar things in the music hall. I can understand that An Zhaoyi is not used to it."

An Zhaoyi just laughed sarcastically: "If Miss Ge knew that she was better than the girls in the music hall in the heart of the imperial concubine, she would definitely be happy."

He said he looked down on these musicians, but he compared his noble niece with them. I don't know who he was insulting.

Concubine Ge knew that she had been tricked by this damned dancer. Just as she was about to explode, she heard the Queen softly say, "When enjoying the music, you should calm down. Concubine, Concubine An, please do not disturb His Majesty's quiet listening."

An Zhaoyi said quickly: "Yes, I thank the Queen for her guidance."

The imperial concubine responded reluctantly: "Yes."

So the two of them shut up.

But Ge Yuanhui's heart became more and more confused. She even suspected that the emperor wanted to use the sound of the piano to test her mood at the moment.

She should have calmed herself and let the piano music calm down, but the more she did so, the more the phrase "rewards and punishments should be clear" became deafening in her mind.

Gradually, her fingertips began to tremble uncontrollably, and the increasingly frantic sound of the piano made even those who did not understand music notice something was wrong.

Beside Xue Zhiyi, Jingchun whispered, "Sister Zhiyi, why is the sound of the piano so weird?"

Xue Zhiyi looked at Ge Yuanhui, whose forehead was covered with sweat, and said nothing.

Even Jingchun felt that there was something wrong. It seemed that Ge Yuanhui was just so-so. She thought she was so capable, but now she has already lost her composure.

Apart from An Zhaoyi, no one else pointed out the problem with the piano sound. They just looked at each other and kept silent.

Suddenly, there was an unexpected clang.

The sound of the piano stopped suddenly.