Chapter 40: A Toast

"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone has seen the competition. I improvised the piano from one of the young ladies, which I borrowed at random. I don't think this piano will be tampered with. Speaking of this, Liu Qingyan stopped and looked at the original owner of the piano she borrowed, not to mention that there is indeed no problem with this piano, even if there is really a problem, it is also the business of the original owner of the piano, and Liu Qingyan cannot be blamed.

Sure enough, the young lady didn't allow others to speculate and slander herself like this, so she immediately stood up and said: "This piano was made by the little girl's father by a famous teacher, and there will be no problems." The princess has superb piano skills, and the little girl is willing to bow down. "The matter has come to this, even if I am not so willing to admit defeat in my heart, I have begun to believe that this Liu Qingyan is indeed not a straw bag but has real skills. At least, to put it bluntly, it is much better to lose at the hands of a talented woman than at the hands of a straw bale.

Liu Qingyan nodded, looked at everyone else, and then said, "Qin, there is no problem. Playing chess, everyone was there, and seeing how I played, I thought that as my opponent, I shouldn't have deliberately let me, right? Liu Qingyan stopped again and looked at the two ladies who had played against her. It is precisely because they believe that their chess skills are extraordinary that they will end the competition. Therefore, only they know best that Liu Qingyan's chess skills are higher than them, and they even have to thank her for not letting them lose too ugly.

The two ladies shook their heads in unison and said, "The princess has superb chess skills, and the little girl is willing to bow down." "They really lost, and if they tried again and lost again, wouldn't it be even more ugly?

Liu Qingyan then said: "Books and paintings are still there." If you have any questions, you may wish to raise them now. The palace maid was still standing there holding the painting, which was made by Liu Qingyan, and everyone could see it. The person in the painting is the prince, and everyone sees it with their own eyes. Even the two Mongolian envoys praised each other. If anyone dares to raise any objections, it is tantamount to offending the prince, the princess and the Mongolian envoys at one time.

Liu Qingyan won this third competition with his own kung fu and his clever brain. There are even two Mongolian envoys' genius strokes, which made Liu Qingyan show his hand extraordinarily. At this banquet, which originally tried her best to make Liu Qingyan ugly, it made her shine, won the applause of the whole house, and justified her name in one fell swoop. This is something that Liu Qingyan did not expect, and it is something that the noble concubine will never allow.

Concubine Gao was unwilling to give up, and Liu Qingyan didn't plan to let her go like this, "Your Majesty, concubine, ministers, if any of you still have any objections to these three rounds of competition, it's not interesting to just use what you say, why don't we have another competition." ”

Liu Qingyan stopped and glanced at the ladies present, this time, it seemed that everyone had seen the situation clearly, and no one wanted to try it anymore. And Liu Qingyan's target was not them at all, she looked directly at Concubine Gao and said: "Concubine Niangniang, you just said that Qingyan has been learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting with you under the guidance and teachings of her father and mother since she was a child. Maybe it's a bit disrespectful to tell my father's past here, but Qingyan does remember that my father once angrily broke the piano, threw chess pieces, and tore up drawing paper. Today, it's better to let Qingyan and Guifei have a try, it's still the four kinds of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, to see who wins and who loses. Your Majesty, what do you think? ”

For Concubine Gao, Liu Qingyan definitely had a bad idea, but for Liu Qingyan, this was a good opportunity to take the initiative and turn defeat into victory. If she wins, the real straw bale will fall on the head of the noble concubine, and everyone will naturally not call it out in front of her, but they will definitely point fingers behind her back. And this time is different from Liu Qingyan in the past ten years, she can use today to turn the tables, but unless the noble concubine can defeat Liu Qingyan, this hat must be worn for a lifetime. Precisely, Liu Qingyan will definitely not lose.

Even Concubine Gao, in the face of such an imposing Liu Qingyan, has long been unconfident that she is still the straw bag that her predecessor played with herself, and even she herself began to feel that if she really wanted to compete, the one who lost was likely to be herself. Especially Liu Qingyan's last sentence, it is as if the two women are on the field for a competition, and behind them are the emperor and the prince they each represent.

Xuanyuan Yichen seemed to be able to accept anything Liu Qingyan said or did anything. However, Concubine Gao cautiously looked at Xuanyuan Yixing beside her, and his face had obviously changed. The uninjured hand clenched another wine glass, and saw that the bleeding scene was about to play out again. Concubine Gao has followed Prime Minister Liu Cheng to see more officialdom, and then she has been in the harem and by Xuanyuan Yixing's side for so many years, and she also sees how jealous and disgusted Xuanyuan Yichen is. In this competition, if he wins, he and Xuanyuan Yixing will naturally be proud. But once she loses, what will happen to Xuanyuan Yixing, Concubine Gao doesn't know, but what kind of fate she will end, Concubine Gao doesn't dare to imagine.

Liu Qingyan used to be the queen of Xuanyuan Yixing, and when she had no use value, she could be beaten into the cold palace by him, regardless of whether she lived or died. And himself, not only has no use value, but also made Xuanyuan Yixing so ugly and lost such a big person, I am afraid that he will kill himself soon. With Concubine Gao's understanding of Xuanyuan Yixing, he is really likely to do this!

No matter what Concubine Gao thought, she didn't think that she should really come to compete with Liu Qingyan, and if she won, she just won a straw bag. Lost, but she lost to a straw bale. And she may not even be able to win this straw bale. Liu Qingyan, as well as everyone present, were waiting for her reply, what kind of good way should she come up with to relieve herself?

Xuanyuan Yixing was also looking at her, and the hand holding the wine glass was clenched tighter and tighter, as if it was about to explode. And when he looked at the noble concubine, the anger in his eyes became more and more intense, and he was about to erupt.

The brocade in the hand of the noble concubine was raised, hiding her embarrassment, and there happened to be a glass of wine poured in front of her. Concubine Gao already had an idea in her heart, holding the wine glass in one hand, and Yuan Na's figure swayed and walked down.

"Sister Qingyan, what you said is wrong. Today is a banquet for the two Mongolian envoys to welcome their arrival. Sister Qingyan and the ladies' performances of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are to help the fun at this banquet, and also let the Mongolian envoys better understand the profound culture of our Daliang country. The three rounds of performances have passed, and I think everyone has enough understanding that there is no need to perform anymore. Sister Qingyan, you and I are cousins and cousins, we grew up together, you are the only daughter of Prime Minister Liu, and I have always regarded Prime Minister and Mrs. as my reborn parents. The depth of the sisterhood between me and you is obvious to all. These two words will hurt the feelings between me and you too much. In that case, let it be. However, it's also to blame my cousin for not being considerate......"

Concubine Gao had already arrived at Liu Qingyan's table, put down the wine glass in her hand, then lifted the wine pot on the table, and personally filled Liu Qingyan's empty wine glass, then put down the wine bottle, and the Jinpa in her hand habitually flew again, Gao Guifei picked up her own glass of wine again, and said with a charming smile: "Sister Qingyan, this glass of wine is my cousin, I respect you, please forgive your cousin for poor hospitality." Cousin do it first for respect! ”

The noble concubine dialed a thousand pounds in four or two, and said it so lightly. A terrible competition, in her mouth, suddenly turned into a performance. However, it seems that all the ladies are very satisfied with this statement, and in this way, it is just that the princess and the ladies performed a show together, not that the princess has won three rounds of competition in a row. And the noble concubine's repeated provocations and-for-tat confrontations are all big and small with the words "poor hospitality".

Concubine Gao had already finished drinking the wine in her glass, and raised the cup, indicating that she had drunk it all, which was enough to show her apology. If Liu Qingyan doesn't pick up her stubble, I'm afraid that the situation in which she finally got a slight advantage will be reversed again. Behind the noble concubine, there is the support of the emperor, and because of her "performance" statement, she has successfully captured the hearts of the ministers and young ladies, and on her side, there are only two people left, herself and the prince, even if Xiaoyue, the first and fifteenth years are also added, there are only five people in the full battle. Moreover, herself, like Xuanyuan Yichen, didn't plan to tear her face all here.

Thinking about it, coming to this point today can be regarded as a small win, as the noble concubine said, let's stop here.

"The concubine is right. We sisters have a deep relationship, so naturally we can't hurt our feelings because of such trivial things as winning or losing. Qingyan also toasts the concubine Niangniang. Liu Qingyan made up his mind in his heart, and stretched out his slender hand towards the wine glass on the table, and there happened to be a hand with distinct bones and a warm jade hand in the oblique thorn. Liu Qingyan didn't touch the wine glass, but he was preempted by this hand and pinched the wine glass between the three hands.

Liu Qingyan was caught off guard, touched this hand whose body temperature was obviously higher than his own, and then subconsciously raised his head slightly, looked at the owner of this hand, and saw that Xuanyuan Yichen was also looking at him with a smile. Liu Qingyan only felt that the temperature of his cheeks also rose instantly, as if he had been electrocuted, and immediately retracted his hand, and lowered his head slightly.