Chapter 59: The Palace Banquet (4)
I froze for a moment, but I didn't expect this girl to take the initiative to talk to me. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoWe were both dressed in the same clothes, both in dance clothes, and when we looked at it, we came to the conclusion that we were both about the same size. Both of them wore thin veils, so I looked up and didn't see her clearly. I can only vaguely see the general outline of my facial features. He's a delicate man—I thought to myself.
Seeing that I was stunned and didn't answer, the woman smiled slightly, and continued: "Are you also playing for the mother? This woman's voice is delicate and a little soft, at first glance it sounds like the yellow warbler out of the valley, the kite is crying and the phoenix is chirping, crisp and loud but tactful and soft. When I listen to it again, it is like the gurgling water, the wind blows the willows, the low back is soft and charming and affectionate, which makes people feel that the aftermath is endless for three days, which is very good.
This woman has already accosted me for the second time, and it would be rude not to say a word. I nodded lightly and whispered, "Hmm." Then he kept his head down and kept his head silent. The implication that I didn't want to continue talking to her was very obvious.
But the girl didn't think so, but took two more steps towards me, leaned over to me, and said to me, "Ah, do you know why we came to the palace this time?"
I looked at her with some confusion, and thought to myself: Aren't we all accompaniment musicians?
When she saw me looking at her with a bewildered expression, she smiled, a little proud, and a little gossipy, and said, "You don't know? I do...... Otherwise...... You beg me, and I'll tell you?" and then he hid his face and smiled, looking triumphantly waiting to see my joke.
Resisting the curiosity in my heart, I looked at her disapprehantly, but did not speak, but turned sideways, and moved a few steps to the side, away from her. Indicates that he has no intention of knowing about this matter.
Originally... I am a noble person in the palace, and I am not a musician and dancer, a ninth-rate person, even if I am still a young lady in the house, my mother will not let me make friends. What's more, now that she has entered the palace and become a concubine, it is impossible to have anything to do with her.
But she thought it was because I begged her that she was angry, and she chased after me and said, "Oh, don't be angry...... I'm kidding you...... I won't let you beg me, can't you......" Seeing that I was unmoved, I saw that her eyes rolled and she thought of a good idea: "In this way, in order to apologize, I will tell you all the news I inquired, okay?"
I don't want to have anything to do with her, but I still want to know what she said about why she was here. First, let's see if there's anything else I don't know, and second... Let's also see if Concubine Jing has spread these things......
Because of such careful thinking, I nodded a little hesitantly in this girl's expectant eyes. Then I saw that this lively girl had a clear smile in her eyes, but she also spoke seriously, and told me everything she knew.
"You also know that we received the notice late this time... The dancers have been rehearsing for a long time...", she leaned in with me again and whispered, "I heard...... At first, Niangniang didn't want to find an accompaniment musician...... Because Niangniang wants to play with a noble person in the harem...... Later, for some reason, the noble man suddenly fell ill, so he thought of a way to find two musicians to accompany him. ”
After a pause, he continued: "Strange to say, I originally said that I was looking for two musicians, but I only picked one in the music workshop...... When I came here before, I wondered which sister the other one would be, but I didn't think it would be you......"
As he spoke, his speech slowed down a little: "I don't know...... Which palace maid is my sister?Can you prepare...... Come and be a musician in our music room?"
I was a little bored, and I wanted to probe to see if I could hear some secrets, but I was tested by a musician from a music workshop. He immediately shook his head, and thought with a wry smile in his heart: Who is impatient to go to your music shop? No matter how small the noble person is, he is also a small master, is it possible that I should not be a good master and become a slave?
She looked at me suspiciously, with a distrust in her eyes, and that look was clearly saying: I don't believe that you will not come to the music workshop? Otherwise, why would you be selected by the master to be the accompanist? We are all selected by thousands of people, why did you specify what the master wanted? There must be a cat!
I didn't want to talk about revealing my identity, and even if she didn't believe it, I didn't defend it - anyway, after this performance, she would naturally find that there was no one in the orchestra, and no one was vying for her position. I shook my head and turned away a little further.
She watched me walk a little farther away, frowning at first and thinking for a moment. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he stomped his foot slightly, and came to me again.
I looked at her who was close to open her mouth to say something, and I felt very helpless. If I hadn't pretended to be a slave today, and I wasn't worried about revealing my identity, how would she dare to be so entangled? No matter how young the noble person is, she is also the master, and if she entangles with me, she will commit the following offenses, and according to the palace rules, she will be beaten with a board.
Only this time, what she said made my heart chuckle. "I know what you want to do," she said...... I heard that in recent days, the sister from Niangniang's family has entered the palace...... It seems like...... He's a flute player...... It's hard to ......"
When she said this, her voice stopped abruptly, and her face couldn't help but change--if it was really as she guessed, then wouldn't she be punished? Niangniang's cousin pretended to be a musician to accompany her sister, but was debunked by herself? What is Niangniang's cousin doing in disguise as a musician? Is it possible...... Xiao thinks about the most honorable one in the world?
The most feared thing in this palace is to know too much, and the more you know, the shorter you will live...... The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, and then her voice trembled a little and said, "Slave maid...... Slaves...... The slave doesn't know anything...... The slave ......" said with a little at a loss.
I knew that if Concubine Jing knew about this, this musician was afraid that he would not be able to save his life, so he lowered his voice and said, "Yes, you don't know anything." So he told her to make a mistake, and then turned around and walked away.
When I walked to the side and looked at the musician again, I saw that she was stunned for a moment, and I thought that I understood that I meant not to pursue her anymore, and I was relieved, and I didn't dare to chase me anymore, so I honestly stood aside and waited patiently.
Not long after, the inner supervisor in the main hall came out to shout again. This time, it's calling us. I saw that the musician hurriedly approached, and I followed him, and the dancers were behind us. The musician looked at me again, but I looked calm and pretended not to see anything. As soon as the grandmother and eunuch over there urged, the group entered the main hall.