The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

Although she is not a high-ranking official, she is one of the only female officials in the palace and is temporarily in charge of the entire music troupe.

Li Xi said calmly, "So it was Dian Le. I understand what Dian Le meant, but there is no turning back now. The eunuch beside your majesty made the decision privately, and I am a lowly person and can only obey."

"If the disaster is really coming as Dian Le said, it probably won't be blamed on innocent people; even if innocent people are really implicated, they can't escape. This is not only the sorrow of innocent people, but also the sorrow of the entire country..." Li Xi concealed the anger in his eyes, thinking why he said so much to her, then smiled and returned to the topic, "By the way, according to what Dian Zheng said, what kind of pipa should I use?"

Dian Le was surprised that the maid in front of him looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, but with his vision, she did not look like an ordinary person. If it were someone else, they would have bowed down and begged for protection long ago.

She has no one to back her up in this deep palace, yet she can remain calm and composed, as if she has seen the world. But when you look at her from head to toe, she looks like a country girl.

She intended to criticize him but ended up being tricked instead. This was really something that should not be underestimated, but she had to admit that what the other party said made sense.

Everyone in the palace wants to protect themselves. They know that although the new Emperor Li Tang has just ascended the throne and is still young, they also know what Prime Minister Zhu’s purpose is in not supporting the older prince and choosing the easy-to-control Li Yu!

When the dynasty will fall depends entirely on when a vassal king will be unable to help but fulfill his ambitions, so everyone in the palace is worried that every step they take may be punished later!

But now that things have come to this, the die is cast, and we can only take one step at a time. Playing both sides is not a solution.

She immediately returned to the topic and said, "The reason why new musical instruments are hung on the wall is to be used in case of emergency. As a newcomer, you should use the old ones." Dian Le raised his hand, and someone brought an old pipa at the right time.

The new pipa in Li Xi's hand was also taken away by the people around Dian Le and hung back on the east wall.

"Your name has spread. Since you have already done it on the first day, it will be difficult not to do it on the fifteenth..."

After all, it is difficult for Your Majesty to punish Zhu Xiang for abusing his power, and punishing the little palace maid who refused to play for him is as easy as pinching a little rabbit.

"Okay, thank you Dian Le for the reminder. Now that I'm already at the music hall, I will naturally perform my duties tomorrow." She took over the old pipa readily, and then found a vacant seat and sat down, constantly plucking the strings of the old pipa to tune it.

Zhang Zhusi also sat down beside him and comforted him in a non-awkward manner: "Actually, the old pipa has its own advantages. I think the tone is rich... uh... although I don't understand much, I feel that the strings are quite tight..."

Seeing that she didn't understand, Li Xiying explained, "The old one must be made of good materials. If the materials are average, then the quality is naturally not good. The longer it is, the more it will be worn out and unusable, and the timbre will also be slightly biased. Don't think that this bias is harmless. If you want to play the desired feeling accurately, even a slight bias will cause the whole tune to deviate from the center of gravity, resulting in... neither fish nor fowl."

"Ah... then can you still play the pipa in your hand?" Zhang Zhusi frowned, looking dejected. "I'd better talk to Dianzheng. How can I use the instrument if I don't know how to play it?"

But when she stood up and looked, Dian Zheng was gone.

Li Xiying waved her hands. She felt that this impetuous young lady was pure and innocent. "Forget it. If you go to her again, she won't pay any attention to you."

Zhang Zhusi was filled with guilt: "I'm so sorry. I saw someone taking the musical instruments on the wall these past two months. I thought anyone could use them. I didn't expect it had to be done for a purpose."

"It's okay." Li Xiying smiled, "Dianle didn't make things difficult for me."

After that, she picked up the strings between her fingers...

Zhang Zhusi smiled brightly, like a ray of warm sunshine suddenly appearing in the haze.

Although she didn't understand the hidden meaning of Li Xiying's words, she knew very well that she liked and admired the piano skills of the new musician in front of her, and thought that she had to learn a few tricks from her no matter what.

That day, Li Xixuan was arranged to live in the same house with several female musicians. At night, the musicians were very tired, so they simply washed up and went to sleep.

Only Zhang Zhusi deliberately squeezed together with her and even whispered to her secretly.

All the candles were extinguished at night, and there was silence. Apart from the rhythmic breathing, there was only the whisper of Zhang Zhusi hiding under the quilt.

Her voice was as light as a mosquito: "Sister Li Qing, can you take me with you when you play for His Majesty tomorrow?"

In the darkness, Li Xiying saw her earnestness out of the corner of his eye, so he shook his head and closed his eyes.

It seemed that she didn't understand the music played during the day, which was why she rushed to make such a request.

"Are you afraid that Dian Le won't agree? Don't worry, as long as you are willing to take me with you, she won't say anything. I just want to go and see it. It's better to listen to a performance for His Majesty than to stay in the music hall and practice every day until my ears are callused."

Li Xi looked at her in confusion, but couldn't see her expression clearly. However, she could sense her expectation as she held her breath. Then she said slowly, "If Dian Le agrees, then you don't have to ask me. Just follow me if you want."

"Really? You are such a good sister!" Zhang Zhusi hugged her quilt, her face full of longing, "I have never seen His Majesty's face, and I have never participated in a court performance. I am so happy to be able to go out with my sister to see the world."

Li Xiying was almost out of breath due to being hugged. She never thought that this child was so silly. But when she thought that Dian Le was not a bad person and that she must have some plans as long as she was found, she fell asleep peacefully.

Zhang Zhusi woke up at dawn the next day.

When Li Xiying woke up, she found Zhang Zhusi standing by the bed, looking at her with her chin in her hand. She was really surprised.

"Why are you looking at me?" Li Xiying stood up and put on her clothes. She saw in the mirror that one side of her face was peeling off, but judging from Zhang Zhusi's expression, she didn't seem to notice.

"Of course I'm waiting for my sister to wake up!" Zhang Zhusi said with a smile while waiting on the side, "And I've already talked to Dian Le, and she agrees that I can go with you!"

When Li Xiying cast a slightly questioning look at her, she said calmly: "If you don't believe me, you can ask Dianle. Anyway, it's almost time to report for duty."

Li Xiying turned her head, pressed the mask on the side of her face, and then went to the toilet with the fish maw.

After the morning hour, without waiting for her to ask Dian Le, Dian Le walked straight towards her to talk to her.

"When you go to play for His Majesty today, remember to bring the bamboo ribbon with you." She said this in a gentle voice, without any of the 'don't implicate the innocent' attitude from yesterday.

"Why?" Li Xiying found it difficult to understand the other party's thoughts. Why did they change every day?

"Since she wanted to go, I agreed. Why would there be so many questions?" Dian Le said and left, leaving her with Zhang Zhusi whose eyes were wide open and gurgling.

"I told you, didn't I?" she muttered, "Sister still doesn't believe me..."

When the eunuch came to summon her, Li Xiying had no choice but to take her with him.

Li Yu had been waiting in the hall early. When he saw Li Xiying and another person behind her, he did not ask any questions and invited them to sit down and play.

Li Xixiao saw that Li Yu was in better spirits today, so he asked, "Your Majesty, is there any music you want to listen to today?"

"I'll play it later." He had originally invited Queen Mother He, but she was not in the mood to listen to the music. However, he did not think it was as simple as just listening to the music. He had a lot of questions to ask about his elder sister, but because Zhu Youzhen was there last time, he couldn't ask too many details.

Today, since Zhu Youzhen was not here, Prime Minister Zhu's spies could only guard outside the palace, so he asked her some questions under the pretext of listening to music.

But there was another person named Zhang Zhusi beside her. Although he looked like an ordinary musician, my mother had said that we should be careful when speaking about my sister.

He frowned and looked at Zhang Zhusi evasively, then turned to look at Li Xiying, "Yesterday I asked you who you learned your skills from, and you said you learned it from your grandma. This time I want to ask you, where did you get the 'piece' you played yesterday?"

Li Xiying met her brother's gaze and couldn't help but smile when she heard the emphasis on the word "track".

"Your Majesty, it is my own creation."

Since she played this piece of music, she was deliberately trying to arouse his suspicion. As for the secret of her identity, it was never A-di that she needed to hide, but it was just not the right time to confess.

Li Yu looked at her with a puzzled look, frowned and said with absolute certainty: "Impossible!"

Li Xiqie explained slowly, "March of the second year of Guanghua was my father's birthday. On that day, I played this song for my father as a birthday song."

Li Yu was shocked on the spot. Even a fool should have understood what was going on at this moment. His elder sister had played the pipa to celebrate his grandfather's birthday in March of the second year of Guanghua.

He wiped his eyes, but no matter how he looked at the musician in front of him, her face and demeanor could never be that of his elder sister!