The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

Seeing that he was not interested, Li Xixuan knew that it was Zhu Youzhen, who was beside him, who came up with the idea of ​​listening to the music. He nodded slightly and started playing without thinking.

The sound of the strings slowly comes out from the delicate fingers, vibrating the heartstrings like flowing water. It is like a slowly told story, naturally arousing people's reverie at the touching parts...

The eunuch deliberately walked slowly, just to hear if there would be any outrageous mistakes, so as to have a plan to deal with them. But it was obvious that the melody played by Li Xiying was like a lingering sound, with a pure tone, but this melody was not what he and others had heard before, but it was surprisingly beautiful. Chu Yiyi looked at Li Xiying with gratitude, and then left with peace of mind.

Li Yu cast a glance over there, and in addition to surprise there was also a hint of doubt in his pupils.

When Zhu Youzhen saw the little emperor's reaction, he thought that he was shocked by her pipa skills, so he looked at the female musician intently.

After the song, Li Yu praised the drummer: "You played really well!"

Li Xiying smiled, and suddenly he was just like the little brother with stars in his eyes who said to the drummer four years ago: Sister, you play the drums so beautifully.

Without waiting for Li Xi to speak, Li Yu asked, "Did your pipa skills really come from the folks?"

His voice is a little childish, but he has a unique temperament similar to that of a grandfather.

There is no doubt about this question. He felt that no one could play that song except Sister Tang Xing. After all, this song was composed by Sister herself and given to Grandpa.

Li Xiying saw that he seemed to have grown a lot taller, and now he was about the height of her chin. She then came back to her senses and nodded and said yes.

"Where are you from? Where did you learn this?" Li Yu then walked closer to Li Xiying and asked questions one after another.

It was the usual doubts and questions for children of this age. However, Li Xiying could not see the ignorance that a child should have in his eyes, only inquiry.

He must be confused and want to know something.

“Muyan…” She was slightly startled, and hesitated to speak, “Muyan Village. I learned it from an old lady in the village.”

She did learn it from her grandma.

I still remember that four years ago at the Daming Palace in Chang'an, she had played this pipa piece to celebrate her grandfather's birthday at a banquet. Although it was exactly the same tune, it was a piece she had carefully created. Four years ago, Li Yu was only eight years old. After listening to her birthday song, he danced with joy and asked her where she learned it.

She remembered telling him that it was a private creation, and that she would not let any musicians learn it. Grandpa wanted to hear her play it herself. But now that Grandpa has passed away, the reason why she played this song again was to secretly tell her brother that she was by his side!

As expected, when A-di heard the familiar melody, he felt at home and couldn't help asking a few more questions.

"Can you play it again?" he suggested.

Her eyes were misty as she looked at her brother in front of her. Although she couldn't recognize him, she could at least let the sound of the piano accompany him for a moment.

Although he is an emperor now, he has just followed in his grandfather's footsteps and is controlled by a vassal king. This thief Zhu was unable to put up a fight when his grandfather was alive, and his younger brother is completely ignorant of the ways of the world and can only be completely suppressed.

She turned to look at the young man behind him. Zhu Ze was content to hand Li Yu over to the custody of his deceased wife's son. He himself lived a carefree and god-like life. Probably everyone in the palace was his.

But there will always be ministers in the court who do not side with him. If he wants to find out which ministers they are, he needs to find a way to inquire more with relevant people.

After the song, Li Yu's brows relaxed a lot.

Suddenly, someone came outside the door.

Li Yu suddenly stood up and looked at the figure coming outside the door, then immediately went out to greet her. Seeing this, Zhu Youzhen glanced at her holding the pipa and followed her.

Li Xi looked over and saw that it was Queen He who came.

No, now she should be called Empress Dowager He. I haven't seen her for a long time. I didn't expect that she was still as thin and bony as she was six months ago. It seemed that she had just given birth to a child and lost her support. She looked much older and even more miserable.

"Mother."...

"Empress Dowager." Zhu Youzhen greeted respectfully.

Empress Dowager He held her son's hand and asked with concern, "You are growing up now, why don't you eat more? You are getting thinner again?"

Li Xixiao sighed secretly. Seeing that both of them were thin and skinny, he decided not to say anything to the other.

The two were talking as they walked into the hall. Empress Dowager He glanced at Zhu Youzhen, put on a forced smile, and said nothing else. Then she looked past him at the musician holding a pipa and frowned almost imperceptibly.

"My son just heard the sound of the pipa, and he felt much better. He thought of Sister Tang Xing... Mother, would you like to listen to it too?" Seeing that his mother looked much more haggard, Li Yu could not help but sit down with her and suggested.

Empress Dowager He rubbed her forehead, and a look of indescribable emotion appeared on her exhausted face. She did not write the coldness of the situation on her face, but she had to endure it. She waved her hand helplessly and said, "No need, tell her to leave."

When the late emperor was alive, even if there was nothing to eat when they hijacked Fengxiang, there would always be musicians to entertain them. This... this musician was wearing the ill-fitting clothes of a low-level maid, holding a repaired pipa, and one could tell the reason at a glance.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Youzhen said some respectful words to the Queen Mother and took the palace maid who played the pipa out.

When Empress Dowager He saw Zhu Youzhen leave, she thought of what Li Yu had just said about Sister Tang Xing. She shook her head and whispered, "Don't mention your Sister Tang Xing from now on. She has also experienced life and death. It's a good thing for her to stay outside the palace now."

Thinking of the dangers during the relocation of the capital, she couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes as she saw the late emperor walking towards her with determination. She carefully instructed Li Yu not to mention her sister's name and title in front of Zhu Wen, and told him to forget it.

It was a good thing that Tang Xing was rescued safely, but... her Pingyuan disappeared completely on that day. The day of the capital relocation was already full of chaos. The eunuchs said that Pingyuan's carriages and horses fell behind and were robbed by refugees, and no one knew who had kidnapped her Pingyuan!

She was shocked when she heard this. Although she was not mistreated after arriving at Luoyang Palace, she still lost her appetite and was overwhelmed with grief. She also begged the current prime minister to find him, but several months had passed and there was still no sign of him.

Li Yu knew why Empress Dowager He was sad, but he didn't know how to comfort her. Thinking of Sister Pingyuan and Sister Tangxing, his eyes also turned red.

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When Zhu Youzhen arrived at the door, he looked inside and saw Empress Dowager He looking at her son with tears in her eyes. He wanted to leave but could not bear to disturb the two of them while they were talking in private.

He was just about to turn around and say a few words to the palace maid, but who knew that she had already walked away with the pipa in her arms.

Watching her leaving, I couldn't help but follow her for a while.

Li Xixuan paused when she felt Zhu Youzhen following her. She was a little surprised, and thinking that he might be heading in the same direction, she immediately stopped and waited for him to pass.

The strange thing was that he didn't leave, but stopped moving after he got closer.

He said, "I feel like you are familiar."

The moment this boy opened his mouth, she was almost choked and speechless.

Familiar, what familiar? They seemed to have only met once in the Liang Palace. Now his face was completely different, and his voice was also changed. If he didn't have the third eye, he would definitely not be familiar with him!

Then he wondered again: "It's just that I can't remember where I've seen you before?"

Li Xizhen calmed down and concluded that the boy was just imagining something before talking to the maid, then turned around and asked, "Excuse me, sir, what can I do for you?"

Zhu Youzhen looked at her frank eyes, slightly startled, then remembered what he was going to say, "Oh, it's like this, it's my father's birthday next month, I think you play very well, so I hope you can play today's piece for him..."

She first darkened her eyes and said word by word: "Sorry, I can't obey your order."

"Why?" Zhu Youzhen wondered.

Li Xi looked at the boy in front of her and thought of his mother, who was a very good person, but his father was not a human being. But when she thought about it carefully, her parents were her parents, and he was him, so she would not blame him for any faults or favors. But he said he wanted to celebrate Zhu Ze's birthday, which she disdained. If he wanted to order this song, she would inevitably sneer. Is he worthy of it?

"There are rules in the palace. I can only act according to them. I can't just do whatever I want." Li Xiying emphasized the latter part of his words when answering, intending to warn the other party, even if he didn't know what he meant.

This Luoyang Palace does not belong to this thief Zhu!