Chapter 22: Half Face Makeup (I)

Qin Mei was startled, looked at the interested Queen Mother, and then looked at Mrs. Xi who was smiling, a little at a loss. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Listening to yourself playing the pipa is not a joke. Not to mention that he can't play, he can be counted as playing, Murong Linshuang was so good before, how could he continue to play?

She calmed her mind and glanced at the girls in her sight. Caiyun and Yanbing looked at themselves expectantly, and Murong Linshuang also looked at herself with a slight mockery.

Qin Mei bit her lip depressedly, and with a horizontal heart, she let go!

"The queen mother is groomed, the people's girls ......" She hesitated, gritted her teeth secretly, and said: "Forgive the people's daughters for not being able to play the pipa." ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was surprised. Yan Bing looked at Yu Bing a little at a loss, and Yu Bing shrugged helplessly, indicating that she didn't know what to do.

Ye Luo looked at Murong Linshuang with some schadenfreude, but found that Murong Linshuang was twisting her eyebrows and tilting her head, thinking about something.

"Presumptuous!" Mrs. Xi was a little annoyed and said, "Do you have any reason to ignore it first, the Queen Mother let you play, do you dare to resist the decree?" ”

"It's not that the people have the heart to resist the will, but they have a last resort! Ask the Queen Mother for her grace! As he spoke, he knelt down in a panic.

The Queen Mother was disturbed by Qin Mei's answer, but she became interested in her reason for "not being able to play the pipa".

"Good!" The Queen Mother glanced at Qin Mei who was prostrate on the ground, and said slowly: "The mourning family will listen to your troubles." After speaking, he added: "If you can't convince the mourning family, then it is a protest!" ”

"Empress Dowager Xie understands." After saying this, he bowed again, and Qin Mei straightened up, but still knelt in front of the Queen Mother.

"The Queen Mother is good, and the folk girl has a bosom friend, who is proficient in music theory, and she plays the pipa in one hand. Most of the people's pipas also have his guidance. Qin Mei paused and continued: "If it weren't for him, Qin Mei would not have won the nickname of 'Lingnan Hibiscus'. After speaking, he glanced at Mrs. Xi and the Queen Mother.

Before going to Beijing, this friend unfortunately passed away. The folk girl was so grief-stricken that she burned his favorite pipa in front of her bosom friend's grave, and vowed never to play it again. "Qin Mei's heart is horizontal, anyway, he has to play to the end, and he just won't play the pipa today. And she is the person selected by King Qi, so she can not worry about being "resisted" by the Queen Mother for the time being.

Thinking of this, he simply stopped talking. Quietly waiting for the Queen Mother to speak.

Hearing these faint words, the Queen Mother thought for a long time. Sighing slightly, he said, "Alas...... You are also a loving and righteous girl. That's it...... That's it......"

After listening to Qin Mei's words, Murong Linshuang pulled out a mocking smile, and in order to avoid the competition with herself, she actually thought of such a way to fool the past. There's really her. I'm afraid I'm embarrassed myself. Thinking of this, the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened.

"You can be flat," the Queen Mother said quietly.

"It's just that the song of the mourning family is always a little ......" The Queen Mother didn't continue. I don't know what words to find to describe the current disappointment.

Qin Mei slowly stood up, and found Murong Linshuang looking at her mockingly, suddenly unhappy, blood gushed up, gritted her teeth, knelt down again, and said to the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother, it's the people's daughter who is not good, I swept your Yaxing, do you think it's good to ...... like this" She said, glanced at Mrs. Xi who was angry and disdainful, and said loudly: "The people's girl has a relationship with the zheng." If the Queen Mother does not give up, please allow the folk girl to play a song. Ask the Queen Mother to be elegant. ”

When this sentence came out, the Queen Mother was not alone.

Mrs. Xi looked at Qin Mei with wide eyes. She once asked someone to check, but she didn't know that Qin Mei could play the kite, and she "stroked the kite." Ask the Queen Mother to be elegant", what she said is really bold.

After Murong Linshuang was startled, she still looked disdainful. Don't compare the pipa with yourself, think of a reason to prevaricate the queen mother, zheng? The square eyes are bright, and there are only a handful of people who can play. She's just a wild girl from Lingnan, what kind of zither can she play.

Ye Luo and Murong Linshuang had similar thoughts, she made a soft "hum" sound in her nose, and was pulled by Feng Ying, who was standing next to her, by her sleeve, signaling her not to lose her honor in front of the Queen Mother.

Sister Yu Bing was also surprised, she had never heard Qin Mei say that she could play a kite. The two looked at each other and looked at Caiyun, who also frowned and shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"Oh? Kite? Qin Mei's words successfully aroused the interest of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother recalled with a smile: "The last time the mourning family listened to the zheng, it was last year......" Carefully recalled, the Queen Mother continued: "It's still a palace banquet to invite the big beam, the sound of this piano is really good, but unfortunately, I have heard it once." The Queen Mother looked at Qin Mei with a smile, and the previous haze was swept away.

"If Miss Qinmei can really play, then it can really make the mourning family full again."

Mrs. Xi looked at Qin Mei expressionlessly, waiting to see what flowers she could turn over. Summoned the maid on the side to fetch a kite.

So far, Qinmei has been difficult to ride a tiger. Suddenly, she regretted it a little, blaming Murong Linshuang, what kind of eyes were there, it was unpleasant to look at.

Waiting for the stall where the Zheng was taken, the Queen Mother asked Qin Mei with interest why she remembered to learn the Zheng.

Qin Mei thought for a long time and replied: "Back to the Queen Mother, the voice of the Zheng is ethereal and clear, and the folk girl likes it tightly, so she pestered her friends and learned a little fur." ”

"Oh?" The Queen Mother was surprised: "Your friend is really knowledgeable!" ”

Qin Mei smiled embarrassedly. Sure enough, "having a friend" is really useful.

After a while, the three maids returned to the pavilion with the piano stand and the zither. When he had set it up, he stepped back.

Qin Mei sat in front of the zither, and the maid next to her helped her wrap a pick around her right hand. looked at the worried Caiyun and them, gave them a smile that reassured them, and thought, what should I play?

Just thinking about it, I heard the red nobleman say to himself: "People say, 'oblique hugging the pipa and half makeup', it is rare to sit in front of the piano with such an unobstructed view." ”

When Qin Mei heard the words of the red nobleman, she had a flash of inspiration and an idea.

After trying the picks on his fingertips, he nodded, signaling that there was no problem, and the maid who tied the picks retreated.

From the bottom to the top, the thumb was lightly raised, and the sound of flowing water emanated from Qin Mei's fingertips. Most of the people present had never heard the sound of the zheng, and they were full of curiosity about this clear and smooth sound, and they all looked at Qin Mei with anticipation.

Very good, the sound is normal. Qin Mei looked up at the Queen Mother with a smile, and the Queen Mother nodded at her.

Starting from the right hand and falling with the left hand, a string of notes poured out of the zheng, filling the entire pavilion, and then overflowing from the pavilion and into the lotus pond, stirring up layers of water waves, which quickly rippled away, and the water waves slapped on the stones on the shore and splashed on the grass. The spring breeze blows, and the grass rolls up layers of green waves, rushing towards the flowers and rockery......

The whole world seems to have no sound left except for the sound of Qinmei's piano. Butterflies are resting among the flowers, spring swallows are falling on the treetops, and koi fish are surfacing and listening quietly. The breeze blows the willows slightly, and Fleur chuckles.