The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

Although Li Xiying was wearing a mask, her appearance under the mask was good among the maids.

So when he asked about Li Xiying in detail, the eunuch paused and raised his eyelids to ask, "What can you do?"

"I can play some musical instruments." Li Xiying raised her eyes and said.

"Some?" The eunuch raised his eyebrows, surprised by the different answer from most people. "You are so arrogant. Which ones?"

"Relatively speaking, I'm better at playing the pipa." Li Xiying said truthfully.

"Play the pipa?" Huangmen looked at her carefully. "Can you dance?"

Li Xiying shook her head.

"If you can dance, you can go to the palace music hall. Recently, the prime minister wants to see some folk dances. You have a good appearance, so if you dance well, it will not be difficult for you to stand out... It would be a pity if you can't." The eunuch stared at her and said, "Tsk tsk", then went on to ask others.

Li Xi was silent. She knew what the eunuch meant. Using folk dance to please the so-called prime minister was just a cover. How could she not know what kind of person the prime minister was? The real purpose was to satisfy the prime minister's lustful heart!

Then one of them smiled and said, "I know some folk dances."

The eunuch looked at the young lady from head to toe for just a moment, then shook his head in disdain: "It would be fine if her appearance was not satisfactory, but a body that is too skinny will not only affect the beauty..."

"Besides, not everyone can be a dancer!"

After hearing his words, the young lady didn't dare to show her head again. She just looked at the many curvaceous women in the crowd in confusion, and finally lowered her head in silence when she felt so inferior in comparison.

Li Xi was silent.

The reason why she said she could play a musical instrument was that she thought if she could hide among a group of musicians, it would be a good way to conserve her energy, but the eunuch did not ask any more questions.

No matter what she does, her first priority is to get close to, monitor, or even assassinate Zhu Wen, so she must "stay in the dark while the enemy is in the open." When a dancer performs a vulgar dance, it is no less than exposing herself completely to the enemy's eyes, and some physical contact is indispensable to facilitate the action.

It is best not to do things that are not good for yourself. After all, this is no less than playing with fire and getting burned.

Therefore, if there is no such opportunity, then she can only find another way. She promised her grandma not to expose herself to her opponents so quickly, so she must do it to take the risk.

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A few days later, she was dusting the palace with a duster, instructing a group of maids to recite the palace rules, and sweeping the duster back and forth over the furnishings. In fact, there was no dust visible to the naked eye during the daily cleaning. Although it was boring, it was an indispensable step.

The eunuch just arrived and accurately found Li Xiying among the people cleaning. He came closer to take a closer look and got straight to the point: "What instrument can you play?"

Li Xixiao was obviously stunned. She had eaten up a lot of dust these days and was just sweeping outside the hall. She had never had a chance to enter the hall, let alone see the officials. Suddenly, the eunuch came to her and asked her this question. She had almost forgotten about this.

She then smiled and said, "My Lord, it is the Pipa."

The other person pinched his throat and smiled in surprise: "You are lucky, put down your things and follow me!"

Hearing the word "lucky", the maids beside him all looked at him with envy. Before the maids could rush up to ask more questions, the eunuch had already announced the answer.

It turned out that there was a shortage of talent in the music troupe. Today, the saint wanted to listen to some music to relieve his boredom, but most of the musicians were playing for the prime minister and concubines day and night and there were no free people to respond. Therefore, no musicians could be found to play for the saint temporarily, so he had to look for some maids who could play some instruments.

Among the new maids, she was the only one who could play the elegant music such as the pipa, so it was not surprising to find her.

"Your name is Li...what?" The eunuch thought for a long time before asking.

Li Xixiao didn't hesitate to remind him: "Li Qing."

She continued to follow the eunuch and noticed that he often sighed and wringed his hands along the way. It seemed that he was also unsure. He dared to take her there even though he was like this. Could it be that there was really no one left in the music hall?

Soon, he followed the eunuch to the place to get the musical instrument. There was an unfamiliar eunuch waiting for the maids in their quarters with a pipa.

The young eunuch was obviously getting impatient and told the eunuch that the pipa was an old item that had been repaired earlier and asked him to return it as soon as possible after use.

Li Xizhen couldn't understand what was going on. What kind of precious thing was this pipa? It was bad enough that the music hall didn't have anyone, but they even lacked musical instruments?

The question in my heart seemed to have a vague answer...

Although some people said a few days ago that the skills of the maids would be assessed and then their tasks would be assigned to them, they skipped the topic when it came to her, saying that the music troupe did not need anyone, so she was assigned to the group of maids who swept the yard.

No one had ever heard her play the pipa, so the eunuch actually trusted her words and took her to meet the emperor. Ten people are braver than him, or is it normal for him to do so?

Just care about whether you can get the job done or not, no matter what the consequences will be if you mess up. It seems that no matter how serious the consequences are, it is not a big deal?

In this regard, he was very anxious and hurried along the way, urging her from time to time, and occasionally comforted her with a few words:

"Don't be afraid. Just do your best. The saint is not picky. As long as you don't make any mistakes, you may be able to become the royal musician in the future."

She gave a perfunctory smile, but the man was not afraid and instead started to make promises for her.

To say that A-di was not very picky was simply because although he was the emperor, he was only a child of about ten years old and could not understand good or bad music.

As the Zhu thief was rampant, his subordinates did their best to deceive people.

When she was about to reach Li Yu's bedroom, she glanced through the brocade window and saw the frail figure, as thin as a bamboo pole and with a haggard face.

Although he had a childish face, one side of his face was shrouded in shadow and looked worried, giving him a frail look that was not in line with his age.

Suddenly, at the urging of the eunuch, she withdrew her gaze and followed him.

The eunuch asked her to wait outside the palace and await the report.

At this moment, she heard a voice that did not belong to A-di coming from inside the hall: "Come in quickly."

She lowered her head, stepped over the threshold and entered the hall. Her vision was limited and she didn't notice who else was in the hall, but the voice sounded familiar.

Palace rules state that the lower the rank of a maid, the more she should keep her head down and only look at the ground. It is best for her to be as quiet as a quail so that people can ignore her at any time.

Therefore, she lowered her head deliberately. Although the etiquette and music had collapsed, for a low-ranking maid, she had to abide by the palace rules carefully. If she learned, she should learn the essence. If she behaved out of place and had even the slightest trace of her past self, she would inevitably arouse suspicion and attract attention.

The man continued, "Your Majesty is in a depressed mood and wants to listen to some string music. If your music can make Your Majesty happy, I will promise you any reward you want."

The eunuch clapped his hands excitedly and galloped his horse.

Li Xiying just nodded slightly. She didn't expect that someone would care whether A-di was happy or not. When she was still thinking about who this person was, she heard A-di's voice at the right time:

"Just you?"

Hearing A'di's words that didn't sound like doubt but rather like a statement, her heart ached. Just as she was about to answer yes, she heard the eunuch laughing.

"Your Majesty, you may not know that there is a shortage of talented musicians. This musician was found with great difficulty among the people. Although he is young, his attainments are very good, and he is especially proficient in music... As the saying goes, music is about refinement rather than complexity, so I dared to... invite only this musician, but..."

As soon as Li Yu raised his hand, the eunuch shut up.

Li Xi was embarrassed for him because of the compliment that came without any reason.

But Li Yu was not stupid enough to hear such nonsense. Even though he understood the clues, he did not say anything. It was obvious that he had no intention or interest in making things difficult for a small eunuch, so he waved his hand and let him go.

The eunuch thought he had passed the test and was glad that he did not show his weakness. He even gave Li Xiying a look.

Even though she was forced to do something, Li Xiying was not in a hurry. She held the pipa and plucked and adjusted the pegs. She raised her eyebrows slightly and seemed to accidentally see the person next to Li Yu'erdi.

Suddenly I realized that it was Zhu Wen's son, Zhu Youzhen.

"Your Majesty, please choose a song." Li Xi said in a vague voice while holding the pipa.

Li Yu didn't look at Li Xiying, but just stared at the food on the table. He wasn't attracted by the strong dialect in her accent. He just waved his hand and said, "Just play what you are good at."