The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.

Zhang Zhusi has learned the basic pipa fingering techniques, and her playing skills have improved significantly.

Dian Le watched Zhang Zhusi's piano skills improve by leaps and bounds, and couldn't help but look at Li Xiying differently.

Therefore, Li Xixuan also had an excuse to deal with Dian Le in order to inquire.

On this day, the sky was bright with rosy clouds.

Li Xiying had composed a new piece of music and was sitting at the desk. Thousands of rays of sunlight were spreading through the door while she was playing the pipa for the audience to listen to.

When the song ended, the lingering sound lingered. Li Xi played the strings and asked, "Dianle, what do you think?"

Dian Le sat at the table, sipping a mouthful of hot tea, and suddenly realized that the song had ended, but she still felt that she had not finished. She put down the cup and said happily: "This song is good, melodious and long-lasting, but..."

"Just what?" Li Xiying couldn't help but ask.

"It's nothing. The music is of the highest quality, and it's hard to find fault with it. But the melody seems to be similar to court music, and it doesn't sound like folk music. I can't help but wonder what inspired you to compose it?"

The glow of the sunset gradually faded from the ground. Dian Le asked out of curiosity, because the song just now slowly came into his ears, and his expression relaxed, and the fatigue of the day disappeared. At this time, watching the sky getting dark, he saw a mottled ray of light at the door and thought deeply.

Li Xiying was stunned. She was taught to play the pipa by her grandmother, who had been in the palace for decades and naturally learned the palace music.

She grew up in the palace and was influenced by everything, which laid a solid foundation for composing court music.

She couldn't help but feel that Dian Yue had a very sharp ear, and she smiled: "Recently, I have heard everyone's talents, and I think they have influenced me. However, the palace music is very old, and there are many people who retired behind the scenes and introduced it to the people. There are also many people who love to study it among the people. Over time, it is not surprising that I have learned to compose this kind of music."

Dian Le came back to his senses and nodded hesitantly, unable to tell what was strange. Gradually, a hint of appreciation appeared in his eyes: "I didn't expect a country girl could compose such a piece of music. It's amazing."

"Composing music is my passion, but I heard that your Majesty and the concubines seldom listen to music, but the musicians have been busy all the time..." Li Xiqi was hesitant to speak, and when he raised his eyes with a puzzled look, he had actually gotten to the point.

Next, it’s Dianle’s turn to answer the question.

Dian Le frowned and paused, lowering her voice. She was always willing to answer questions from her subordinates: "Of course, the prime minister will take the lead. I even have to arrange for people to leave the palace..."

"Leave the palace?" How could she forget that the thief Zhu lived outside the palace, probably not far from the palace.

Suddenly, Dian Le looked at her, thinking, "Could it be that you want to leave the palace with them?"

Li Xiying drooped her eyelashes, her eyes full of thoughts, and she replied immediately: "The best thing about composing music is to let more people listen and appreciate it, isn't it? If there is no one in the palace who is interested in appreciating dance music anymore, it would be better to leave the palace."

Dian Le's expression relaxed: "That's true. It would be a pity if such a good piece of music was left unnoticed."

"So can you take me with you next time you leave the palace?" Li Xiying asked.

Dian Le thought for a moment and readily agreed, "Of course you can, but in the early stages you should watch and learn more and don't rush to show off."

"I'd like to hear Dianle's advice." Li Xiqi said humbly.

"Fortunately, the Prime Minister didn't care about a small person like you, so your performance for His Majesty didn't implicate anyone. Sometimes showing your talent is secondary, and doing your job well and not causing trouble is the main thing!" She said earnestly, "I warned you for your own good, and for the sake of all the people in the music house."

"As the saying goes, when gods fight, mortals suffer, not to mention... not only the entire music house, but most of the people in this palace are the prime minister's people, so you can't take it lightly. Although the prime minister didn't notice you, he may not have been secretly observing you."

These were words from the bottom of her heart. Li Xiying nodded and listened carefully, not forgetting to thank her for the reminder.

Dian Le said again: "In this palace, we small people don't have the right to choose. If we take a wrong step, we will make mistakes at every step. You must not make a mistake. Just do your job well."

Li Xiwei nodded, understanding that Dian Le wanted to tell her not to get involved in any disputes related to imperial power. Since she had joined the music troupe, she was the prime minister's person, and if she had any other intentions, she would be doomed.

The sunset glow had gradually faded away. After she came out from Dian Le, she walked on the stone path, staying there unknowingly until night fell.

Thinking carefully about Dian Le's words, she seemed to be catching a glimpse of something, and it was reminding her in a very subtle way.

But... she vaguely felt that there was something else behind Dian Le's words. She didn't know if she was being too sensitive and overthinking, but she suddenly felt that there was more to the meaning, but she couldn't figure it out no matter what.

I thought about it for a long time, but I couldn’t figure it out, so I stopped thinking about it!

The palace in troubled times is no less than a cannibalistic kiln, so there must be no shortage of intelligent people. However, she is willing to protect her own safety while also protecting her subordinates, so she is trustworthy.

Fortunately, Li Xi was accompanied by the moonlight and the stars sparkling in the darkness on her way back to her house.

She raised her eyes to look at the bright moon, the pure white and the dark black contrasting with each other.

Suddenly I thought of the maids in the farm. They were like the moon, ignorant of the world, and any cloud-like and misty things would appear on their faces.

Being in the palace is like walking in a dark corridor. It is difficult to see the whole picture when you get closer.

Two months have passed. Has Amber returned to the village safely? Have they heard any secrets from grandma or Amber?

But even if they knew, they couldn't change anything.

Besides, she had already explained everything she needed to, so not to mention the little maids, she would have ways to deal with it even if Fourth Uncle came looking for her.

She returned to her house bathed in the moonlight.

Zhang Zhusi was standing by the door with a lamp in hand, looking excited. When he saw her, he immediately jumped to her side and asked her in detail, "How is it?"

Li Xiying didn't expect that she had been waiting all this time, and then smiled: "Dianle said the song was good, and said that he could arrange for me to go out of the palace to play for the prime minister."

"I knew Dianle would agree!" Zhang Zhusi was delighted, but she felt something was wrong and frowned, "Why do I have to play for him?"

Li Xiqi smiled and said nothing. Everyone knew that Zhu Wen was using the emperor to control the princes. Only Zhang Zhusi was kind-hearted and thought that his uncle was sincerely acting as regent for Li Tang.

Banri smiled and said, "We will naturally follow the arrangements made by the higher-ups."

Zhang Zhusi was still overwhelmed with emotion. He held the lamp in one hand and took her into the house with the other. "Sister, you have extraordinary accomplishments. It's a waste of your talent to be trapped in a small music hall. You should let more people hear it and become a famous pipa player! Next time, I will go wherever sister goes. I will tell Dianle to go so that I can watch sister play and learn a thing or two."

She stood beside the wooden washstand and filled a basin with water to wash her hands.

The other musicians had gone to bed early, so the two of them spoke very quietly, leaving only the flickering light of a single candle.

Even so, a musician on the couch criticized him with a frown: "What famous artist? Go to bed and sleep quickly, stop dreaming! If you keep talking, we will sleep alone!"

The two of them smiled at each other, wiped off the sweat, washed their feet, extinguished the candle, and went to sleep together.

A few days later, Dian Le arranged Li Xiying in the team leaving the palace. Zhang Zhusi originally had no reason to go, but when she saw Li Xiying going, she also wanted to go.

Li Xi was puzzled. Since she was Zhang Hui's niece, joining a music troupe was already a shocking act. Why did she volunteer to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion this time?

Zhang Zhusi pulled her aside and confided, "It has been several months since my aunt passed away. Logically, I should leave the palace and go home, but I have to ask for permission to leave the palace, unlike the music house where everything is decided by the music director. So now that my aunt is not here, I don't know who to ask for permission to leave the palace. I still want to learn pipa from my sister for a few more days, but I can't stay in this music house any longer. Since we are going to my uncle's mansion this time, I can explain the situation to him."

"How did your aunt arrange for you to come in?" Li Xiying asked puzzledly.

Zhang Zhusi curled her lips and said, "She was good friends with Empress Dowager He when she was alive. She just told Empress Dowager He at that time and she sent me here and sent me directly to the music house. Although the people in the music house took good care of me and taught me various instruments as long as I wanted to learn them, I had never met Empress Dowager He before, so it was not easy for me to tell her directly that I wanted to leave the palace this time."

Li Xiyi nodded. She was just a young lady who liked musical instruments. Her parents loved her so much that they agreed to everything. Moreover, she seemed to be engaged to Zhu Youzhen. This time she went to the Xiangfu and could see her betrothed husband again. She must have made it clear who she loved. Was this also one of the reasons?

Dian Le almost always granted her requests, so when Zhang Zhusi asked to go with her, she agreed.