After the rebirth, I was picked up by the prince

At si o'clock the next day, Qi Zizhen changed into a long gown with a blue background and white pattern, and a snow-white fox fur coat with silver dark patterns embroidered on it. He tied his hair with a light blue tassel headband.

His expression was cold, his face was delicate, and his blue and white clothes made him look like a fairy.

Song Yaoxu couldn't help admiring after seeing him dressed up: "Zizhen is really fresh and handsome."

"Your Highness's absurd praise." Qi Zizhen nodded and responded, his voice was cold, like frost and snow that could not be rubbed and melted, no amount of enthusiasm and warmth would be driven away for nine miles.

There was a soft smile in Song Yaoxu's eyes: "I have ordered the sedan chair to be ready, let's go, if it is later, it will be too late."

"Thank you, Your Highness, the grassroots leave." After Qi Zizhen saluted gracefully, he turned around and prepared to take a sedan chair to Guanwang Mansion with Cui Liang.

The weight of the Shiqin is so heavy that ordinary people can easily carry it for a long distance. Cui Liang is relatively strong as a bodyguard, so Song Yaoxu specially arranged for him to carry the Shiqin for Qi Zizhen—at the same time, he was careful to prevent any accidents.

Although Song Yaoxu has always respected Guan Wang, he also knows that Guan Wang's sons have misbehavior in daily life. It is hard for Qi Zizhen to contact them for the first time, and there is no guarantee that something will happen.

Qi Zizhen didn't know his little thoughts, and walked slowly step by step.

The sky is still falling with fine and small snow particles, it seems that some gods are drunk, they randomly crush the white clouds into pieces and sway them to the world[Note], the condensed air-conditioning is only disturbing.

On the way to Guanwang's Mansion, Qi Zizhen kept holding the wooden box with the hammers in it, even ignoring that the ash on the wooden box stained his clothes and stained it with dust.

Cui Liang, who was sitting opposite him in the sedan chair, couldn't stand it anymore, and reminded: "...Mr. Qi, you will get dirty holding your clothes like this."

Hearing the sound, Qi Zizhen raised his eyes and glanced at him, then turned his eyes away and said calmly, "It's okay."

With just one glance, Cui Liang seemed to see the cold and arrogant boy who was still wearing a thin long gown on the stone bridge and in the heavy snow that day.

Facing the cold wind and sudden snow, but always upright and upright, it seems that he has never been afraid of all the cold and frost.

He shut up and stopped meddling.

Outside the sedan chair, the fine snow was still falling unsteadily, and it seemed to have grown even bigger when they arrived at Guanwang Mansion.

Qi Zizhen looked at the snowflakes falling outside the sedan chair, and finally got off the sedan chair after Cui Liang repeatedly reminded him, looking at the Guanwang Mansion, which he was so familiar with.

Prince Guan's son, Song Jiqi, was standing at the gate of Prince Guan's mansion, as if he was waiting for him on purpose, and when he saw him get off the sedan chair, he stepped forward generously: "Your Excellency is Mr. Qi, right?"

Song Jiqi was the same age as Qi Zizhen, only four months younger than him, wearing a luxurious purple dress, with a bright smile on his mouth, but it didn't touch his eyes at all.

Qi Zizhen took half a step back without any trace, and nodded in greeting: "Young Master Song."

Song Jiqi didn't seem to notice his indifference, he took a step forward enthusiastically, and praised with a smile: "I've heard from my father that Mr. Qi is both talented and beautiful, and now it seems that he is really extraordinary, and it is worthwhile for me to wait here specially. The rest I have already sat down in the hall, Young Master Qi, please come with me."

After speaking, there was no intention to move.

Qi Zizhen didn't pay attention to the voice of his words, and walked forward indifferently following his words, ignoring his reaction at all.

Song Jiqi quickly followed after pausing for a while, and introduced the structure of Guanwang Mansion to him very hospitablely.

He lacks interest, he has walked through Guanwang Mansion countless times in his previous life, he is very familiar with every corner, and he is tired of seeing every scene.

Xu Shi finally realized that he had a hot face and a cold butt. Song Jiqi still maintained a fake smile on his face, and his attitude became a lot colder. He walked to the hall where the banquet was held with almost no communication.

The hall was already full of children from various aristocratic families, Qi Zizhen took a quick glance, most of them were people who had close contacts with Song Jiqi in the previous life, and they were all pitiful people who were used by Song Jiqi.

He ignored everyone's greetings and attention, and stood silently near the door.

The lively atmosphere in the hall stagnated a lot because of his actions.

Song Jiqi who was standing beside him changed his face for a moment, and quickly realized it, and said with an apologetic smile: "Brother Zizhen specially prepared a song for today's banquet, and I was a little tired from practicing in the East Palace yesterday, so please don't offend everyone. Keep it in your heart."

Song Jiqi specifically pointed out the "East Palace", and the mood that had become uneasy immediately warmed up again, beckoning him to sit down.

Qi Zizhen was not interested in polite words, and after listening to Song Jiqi's arrangement to sit in his seat, Cui Liang moved Shi Qin behind him.

Most of the banquets of the children of the aristocratic families started with drinking and flattering, and most of them were flattering Song Jiqi.In his previous life, Qi Zizhen participated a lot with Song Jiqi, and he had to drink on his behalf from time to time, and he felt uncomfortable for a long time after each banquet.

Now he has nothing to do with Song Jiqi, and because he is temporarily staying in the East Palace, the children of the aristocratic family dare not drink him.He ended up leisurely, as if he was just a bystander of the banquet, not eating, drinking or participating, just sitting where he was.

Cui Liang behind him seemed to want to say something several times, but finally gave up, and sat there with Qi Zizhen.

After drinking for three rounds, some of the children of the aristocratic family who were half drunk became more courageous and suddenly threw the topic to Qi Zizhen.

"Oh, by the way, didn't the prince say that Mr. Qi is a master of the piano, and you want him to come and open our eyes today? Why hasn't it started yet?"

Immediately afterwards, another person echoed: "Yes, yes, let's see how superb it is."

Qi Zizhen looked sideways at the speaker, and recognized that the man whose cheeks were flushed from drinking was the only son of the minister of the Ministry of Industry. He seemed to have died from his father's corruption and bribery in his previous life, and he ransacked his home and beheaded him because of the excessive amount.

And the person who agrees is the second son of a lieutenant general. In his previous life, his father openly deserted in the border war and was killed by enemy soldiers on the way to escape. His family was also exiled. This second son seems to have encountered The robber was killed by mistake.

He didn't intend to give the dying man any good looks, and sat indifferently in his original position.

Song Jiqi thought that he was angry because of those two people's rude words, so he quickly reconciled and said: "When they drink too much, they tend to talk freely. Don't blame Mr. Qi. I also heard my father talk about Mr. Qi's piano skills before. I wonder if we can have the honor to listen to a song?"

Song Jiqi himself said that Qi Zizhen no longer had a cold face, and stood up with his hands up, asking Cui Liang to put Shiqin away.

There was a small platform in the hall for performances. He waited for Cui Liang to put the stone qin on it, opened the qin case, and took out the pair of qin hammers from the wooden box in his arms.

Most of the people present had never seen Shi Qin before, and the originally noisy hall gradually quieted down, whether they were curious or disdainful, they were all waiting for him to start.

Qi Zizhen took a light breath, slightly gripped the hammer and began to play.

"Ding--"

Sounds clearer than finger tapping echoed throughout the hall, one after another, sounding chaotic, but they slowly merged bit by bit.

It is like a treasure buried by fine sand by the waves, gradually revealing the true face covered by the rough surface under the repeated washing of the waves.

Different from the one on the stone bridge, during this banquet, Qi Zizhen specially changed to a song with high spirits, which was crisp and calm, clear but not cold, proud but not alone.It is more like a young man with great ambitions, with a heart that is far away, tenacious and proud, green and energetic like pines and cypresses, and unremittingly moving forward.

There are not many children in the family who understand music, but they can more or less feel the hazy meaning in Qi Zizhen's piano sound.

Another person was so fascinated by the sound that he unknowingly let go of the teacup in his hand.

"Snapped--"

The porcelain cup wiped the edge of the table and fell to the floor, smashing into pieces in an instant.

The person next to him happened to have his fingertips scratched by the debris splashed from the corner of the table, and he was smelling of alcohol, and cursed angrily, "What are you doing? Could it be that you want to take the opportunity to harm me because of my troubles?"

The person who broke the teacup felt that he was in the wrong, and when he was about to apologize, he suddenly heard the crisp sound of Qin Yi, and then stopped abruptly.

Everyone who hadn't recovered was stunned. Qi Zizhen, who was behind Shiqin, was holding the hammer tightly with both hands, trembling almost uncontrollably.

"Young Master Qi?" Cui Liang suddenly felt something was wrong, and stepped forward to ask about the situation.

Suddenly, Qi Zizhen slammed the hammer on the side of Shi Qin, and said coldly: "Sorry, I'm not feeling well, let's take a step first."

Immediately afterwards, he quickly left the hall, and disappeared behind the gate before everyone could figure out the situation.