Chapter 52: The Piano Breaks
"Xiaorou, I didn't expect this Prince Jin Mingchi to be so good at singing, although I didn't understand what he sang, but it really listened! And those dancers, although I have seen them once, I still think they dance so beautifully! β
patted Wu Tianrou's arm with an intoxicated face, and Liu Ruyan admired it.
"I heard that all the people of the Gilded Kingdom can sing and dance, look at their dancers, how soft they are. It's just that their dance style and tunes are different from our Tianshui Kingdom, and when you hear it for the first time, you feel novel. β
"Well, I've also heard that the grapes of the Gilded Country are particularly delicious!"
Turning her head to look at Wu Tianrou and Liu Ruyan, Du Rong also wiped the corners of her mouth suspiciously.
Hearing Du Rong's words and seeing her movements again, Liu Ruyan leaned on the small table weakly.
"Oh Rong'er, just spare me, do you only have food in your eyes? Don't you have any other thoughts about such a handsome prince who can play and sing? β
"Oh, he's so skinny, probably eating too little."
Listening to Liu Ruyan's words, Du Rong nodded, glanced at Jin Mingchi seriously, and suddenly said such a sentence.
"Hehe......"
Listening to Du Rong's words, and seeing Liu Ruyan deliberately making a fainting appearance, Wu Tianrou covered her lips and laughed.
Talking and laughing like this, nearly half an hour passed, and as Sun Yueru stood up, Wu Tianrou and the others knew that it was time for her to perform her talents.
"It's almost time for us, I'm still a little nervous when I think about it, you said I wasn't afraid of going to the battlefield before, why am I nervous when I perform on stage?"
Seeing that it was about to be her turn, Liu Ruyan shook her palm and stretched it out to let Wu Tianrou and Du Rong look at the sweat in her palms.
"What are you nervous about, just perform casually, let's not want any reward, just deal with it."
Holding a handkerchief to help Liu Ruyan wipe the sweat from her hands, Wu Tianrou smiled and patted her arm.
"Relax, you're so stiff, how can you dance the sword for a while? Your brother's performance in front of him was very good, and the spear dance was vigorous, but I didn't see him nervous at all. β
"Well, you're right, I can't be compared to my brother, or he'll laugh at me again when I get home!"
was ignited by Wu Tianrou's words, and Liu Ruyan immediately recovered his state.
"After Wu Chengcheng, it was Xiao Rou, then Ruyan, and then me, but I still haven't figured out what to paint. Otherwise, shall I draw a picture of pastry? β
After being depressed for a while, Du Rong suddenly stretched out her head, and her eyes lit up.
"Don't make trouble, be careful to make the emperor unhappy!"
Pushing Du Rong's head back, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but glance at her.
"Yes, if I really dare to draw a picture of pastries, my father and mother will definitely peel my skin."
With a sigh, Du Rong retracted her head in a daze.
Wu Tianrou looked at Du Rong's appearance and shook her head, and just wanted to comfort her loudly, the sound of the piano came from her ears. Turning his head, it turned out that Sun Yueru had started to perform.
"I usually look at her very proud and invincible, but I didn't expect this piano to play really well. Xiaorou, you must be better than her, right? β
Although she is very unaccustomed to Sun Yueru's usual style, Liu Ruyan still recognizes her piano skills.
"Okay, almost."
Looking at Sun Yueru, who was playing the piano proudly in Taichung, Wu Tianrou smiled faintly.
Soon, Sun Yueru's performance ended, and when she walked back, she happened to pass by Cuiping, who was standing next to the hall and holding Wu Tianrou's guqin in her hand.
Sun Yueru's face was happy, and she deliberately pretended not to stand firm when she passed by Cuiping's side, and fell towards Cuiping. Without Cuiping's preparation, he suddenly pounced on her, and the guqin in Cuiping's hand also fell to the ground.
"Ah, my piano!"
Cui Ping let out a low cry, and hurriedly pushed away Sun Yueru on her body and wanted to pick up the guqin, but Sun Yueru took a step back and stepped on the guqin uprightly under the pretense of her movements. With a crisp sound, several strings of the guqin were all broken.
"This, how can this be good, Miss Sun, this is the musical instrument that my young lady will perform in a while."
Looking at the damaged guqin on the ground, Cuiping was completely dumbfounded.
"What do you say, can you blame me for this! If you hadn't tripped me, would I have fallen! Hum! β
Raising her nose and snorting coldly at Cui Ping, Sun Yueru returned to her seat with the support of the maid.
Wu Tingcheng, who had already come out to prepare, saw what had happened, with a satisfied smile on her face, she glanced at the completely unusable guqin on the ground, and then walked in front of Cui Ping pretending to be concerned.
"I'm still watching what this broken piano is doing, why don't you hurry up and tell Sister SΓΉ about it, and then it's time for her to perform."
After speaking, he stopped caring about Cuiping, and Wu Chengcheng walked on stage and started his own performance.
Wu Tingcheng's singing didn't pay attention to it for the time being, but after listening to her words, Cui Ping hurriedly stood up, came to Wu Tianrou's side, and bent down to tell her everything in her ear.
"Is the piano really broken and unusable?"
Frowning slightly, Wu Tianrou turned her head and looked into the distance, but unfortunately there were many people sitting behind her, and she couldn't see the outside at all.
"It's really broken, I'm sorry, miss, it's all the slave's mistake."
Cui Ping stood beside Wu Tianrou, her head bowed.
"Now is not the time to blame anyone, let's think about what to do, it will be Xiaorou's performance soon. In fact, if you want me to say, it's not about Cuiping at all, it's Sun Yueru who is making it bad! β
Glaring at Sun Yueru in the distance, Liu Ruyan turned her head before the other party glared back.
"Miss, what should I do when I wait for the show?"
Cui Ping glanced up at Wu Tianrou, her face full of anxiety. This is a performance in front of the emperor and the princes of neighboring countries, if there is a business trip, it will not only lose the face of the Wu family.
"What's the panic, accompany me to change clothes, so it seems that Mother Wu is still prescient."
Standing up, Wu Tianrou stretched out her hand to be supported by Cuiping, turned around and walked out.
"Change of clothes? Are you going to dance? Wait for me, I'll go too, I'll draw your portrait. β
As soon as she heard Wu Tianrou's words, Du Rong immediately stood up and hurriedly followed.
"Forget it, you're all going to prepare, then I'll go over too, and by the way, I'll help you guard the door of the room and let you change your clothes. For these maids and eunuchs, I don't feel at ease. β
As he spoke, Liu Ruyan also stepped forward and walked towards the changing room.