"By the way, Zhou girl, I heard that you came prepared, can you tell us first, what program you have prepared?" The emperor saw that Concubine Ning was interested, so he asked Emperor E, that night's dance, a song of Chu Ci, no need to ask a song, is naturally not a problem.

"A tune, I just went to choose the lyre." Emperor E replied.

"Oh? Girl, this is going to play the piano? The emperor asked quite qualitatively.

"On the Queen Mother's birthday, there must be many people dancing, Emperor E's dancing skills are mediocre, and it really can't be seen, so I can only play a song to cheer up the Queen Mother."

Empress E bowed her head and replied, in fact, she didn't want to compete with others, and she must be very tired after a game, and she would not have the strength to socialize at that time, it must be very troublesome, it is better to play a song, just be ordinary.

"Which piano did Miss Zhou choose?" Li Yu, who was on the side, suddenly asked.

Emperor E didn't expect him to ask suddenly, so he had to answer honestly, "It's Cuizhuqin." ”

Hearing this, Concubine Ning, who had been fiddling with the silk, also raised her head, looking at Emperor E with an uncertain look, Li Yu still nodded lightly, "That's a good piano." ”

The queen smiled at this time and said meaningfully, "Of course it's a good qin, and Concubine Ning can't put it down because of that qin." ”

Emperor E looked at Concubine Ning, and there was an unclear meaning in it, but Concubine Ning didn't think she heard the queen's words, and she didn't react.

"I just said that Sister Ning and Miss Zhou are fateful, look, even the preferences are the same, I thought that Sister Ning was already amazing and unique, but I didn't think that the Zhou family had a Zhou E Emperor."

The emperor frowned slightly, a little dissatisfied with the queen's sharp words, but the Qin family knelt down and looked at the emperor tremblingly.

"How dare Emperor E be compared with Concubine Ning, it's just that he has learned a little skill, so he relies on his young age to show off."

The emperor just wanted to say something, but Li Yu on the side smiled lightly: "Father, look at the scared Mrs. Zhou, people finally came to visit, if you let Zhou Xiangzhi know, he may have to take away some good things from you!" ”

When the emperor heard this, he smiled, "As long as you can speak, get up quickly, Mrs. Zhou doesn't have to take it to heart, the queen has always been like this, and Concubine Ning has no teacher, but Zhou Yatou is a famous teacher, in terms of speaking, Concubine Ning is stronger." ”

"Yes." Qin breathed a sigh of relief.

"But Zhou girl, since you are proficient in music theory, you will come and walk around more in the future, Concubine Ning is not a difficult person to get along with, since you all like music theory, come here two more times, Concubine Ning is also happy in her heart, isn't it?" As he spoke, the emperor looked at Concubine Ning, who looked like she didn't care about herself, with a slight helplessness on her face.

Concubine Ning heard it and agreed intentionally or unintentionally.

Hearing Concubine Ning's consent, Emperor E thought it was hard to refuse, so she had to salute Concubine Ning, "In the future, Emperor E will bother Niangniang." ”

Concubine Ning looked at Emperor E and raised her eyebrows, indicating that she didn't care.

Li Yu on the side was happy, and the emperor smiled silently on the side.

After a while, Emperor E noticed that the inner eunuch who was waiting beside the emperor hurriedly ran over, "The emperor Niangniang, the auspicious time is coming, look at the queen mother's side......"

"Oh, yes, today is the queen mother's birthday, let's go over quickly, the queen mother is afraid that she can't wait, if the time is delayed, her old man will not be forgiving."

The emperor first stood up and said casually, and then naturally walked over and took Concubine Ning's hand, carefully pulling her to the front, and Li Yu followed closely behind.

Leaving the queen and the crown prince to wait, although she was angry in her heart, the queen still had a kind and generous smile on her face, and smiled at the women, "Let's go too, we can't be left behind." ”

Everyone said yes, but still no one dared to walk past the two people who walked hand in hand in front, the queen walked behind with a group of people, with a smile on her face, talking to the people next to her, the prince also followed the queen, looking at Li Yu in front, with some unwillingness in her eyes.

Emperor E and the Qin family followed the queen, not very close to the queen, but they could still feel the cold air emanating from her, and Emperor E couldn't help but feel pity for the queen.

It doesn't matter if there is no one in the harem, but he is a bare-bones commander in the middle palace, and he has nowhere to do his scheming under the protection of the emperor, looking at the two of them all day long, talking about love, and laughing coldly on the side.

The elegant and slender fingers slowly fluctuated on the strings, and as the crispness of the tune accelerated, the finger changes accelerated, and the melodious sound with layers of ripples swayed, and everyone present held their breath, as if the crispness of the green bamboo was immersed in their noses.

The stunning woman on the stage had long hair, and the black hair that ran down vertically between her temples lined her small face, which was elegant and charming.

The last note of the most lull was hooked, and Emperor E touched the piano with both hands, raised his head slightly, got up elegantly and walked to the front and knelt, "Zhou Qiang congratulates the Queen Mother on her blessings, and I wish the Queen Mother every year to have today, and every year to have today." The voice was clear, so it didn't drag, as if I had been immersed in the sound of the piano just now and hadn't come back to my senses for a long time.

"Oh, what a good girl, no wonder the emperor and Chongguang always talk about you, when I see you today, it can be regarded as an eye-opener for my old woman." A loving and kind voice rang out from above.

"Get up quickly, you come closer, my old eyes are dizzy and can't see clearly, come, sit down beside the mourning family."

Emperor E hesitantly looked at Zhou Zong, who was standing below full of pride, and saw him nodding, Emperor E gently stepped forward and saluted, standing in front of the Queen Mother, although the sky was full of white hair, but the skin was well maintained, and wrinkles were rarely seen, and Emperor E obediently called "Queen Mother".

I saw the Queen Mother looking at Emperor E with joy, and her eyes couldn't stop admiring, "What a good boy." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the emperor on the side again, and said with a smile, "Don't say it, when this kid was on it just now, he played the cuizhuqin again, and I thought I saw Ning'er, and then I looked at Ning'er sitting here, only to realize that I was wrong." ”

Emperor E knew that Ning Er in the mouth of the Empress Dowager was Concubine Ning, but she didn't know that the Empress Dowager was so kind to Concubine Ning, no wonder no one dared to offend Concubine Ning in the palace.

"Queen Mother, Ning'er is old, and Miss Zhou is still the same age, how can it be compared? When I walked out of the queen mother and I said that the queen mother was young like my sister, I really didn't know whether to be angry or happy! Concubine Ning watched the Queen Mother coquettish from the sidelines, ignoring everyone present.

The Queen Mother listened even more happily on the side, holding Emperor E's hands tightly, hugging Emperor E to sit on the left, and smiling incessantly.

"You girl, this mouth is not forgiving, and my sister, I am too old to be an old woman, and you can also say it." The Queen Mother said angrily on the side, her eyes were full of love.

The emperor also took a sip of the cup in front of him, gently sipped a sip of wine, and looked at Concubine Ning with a slightly red face, the queen had no expression on the side, and the ladies present also looked at the queen mother's face and agreed.

"Why can't I say it, the queen mother sees Miss Zhou as me, it can be seen that the queen mother still doesn't care enough for me, and she can recognize the wrong person." Concubine Ning looked at the Queen Mother with some coquettishness on the side, but her eyes occasionally skimmed to Li Yu, who was sitting under the crown prince, and Li Yu lowered his head and listened to them without noticing.

"Queen Mother, look at it, it's all what you're used to." Before the Queen Mother could speak, the emperor said first.

"It's like you're not used to her." The Queen Mother looked at the emperor disappreciatively, and the emperor choked.