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Princess Lin'an was also testing her.

Xie Qing was slightly regretful, in the end, she thought people were too simple, and where was the princess of the royal family simple. However, Xie Qing was not necessarily surprised, Princess Lin'an was the only princess of the queen, and the higher her status, the more cautious she was.

Looking at the incomparably "sincere" smile on Princess Lin'an's face, Xie Qing had to sigh that her acting skills were really good. If it weren't for today's events, I'm afraid she wouldn't be sure if Princess Lin'an was acting or really simple.

"It's a pity, this princess is late, I wanted to take you to the rose garden in the early morning, don't you know, when the sky is not bright in the early morning, is it, the rose petals are still stained with dew, and the fragrance is even more refreshing, this princess loves this smell very much."

Princess Lin'an's face showed regret, "Oh, really, I missed it again." ”

Xie Qing lowered his eyes and chuckled: "Next time there is a chance, the princess doesn't have to regret it." ”

Princess Lin'an said helplessly: "I hope." ”

"Hey, it's all here, why don't you go and see something else." Princess Lin'an thought for a while and said, "Biyin Pavilion is not far from Bihu Lake, you came at a bad time, and the lotus flowers are almost gone, but you can still go and see it." Let's go, Princess Ben will take you to the lake. ”

Xie Qing nodded and happily went.

……

Summer has passed, autumn is thick, and the lotus flowers in the blue lake have almost withered. The lake was originally a blue color, but now it is still yellow.

"Miss Xie, it would be good if you came to the palace early, when the lotus flowers are in full bloom, it is very beautiful here, and now you can't see any scenery." Princess Lin'an sighed.

"The courtiers think that although it is a dry lotus, it is not bad, and the poem writes that 'the dry lotus left behind listens to the sound of the rain'."

Xie Qing looked at the withered lotus flowers, although they had decayed, their hearts were not dead, and they could still make a comeback in the coming year. Just like her, she is obviously dead, but she can crawl back from the ghost gate. She thought that maybe her resentment was too heavy, and her resentment for revenge was too strong, so even Lord Yama wouldn't accept her.

Princess Lin'an frowned: "How can the dry lotus listen to the sound of rain?" ”

"Isn't the sound of rain dripping down on this withered lotus and making a ticking sound?" Xie Qing explained.

Princess Lin'an laughed and said, "These literati are really good at playing." There are also people who listen to the sound of rain like this, but then again, this princess doesn't like to hear the rain, but still likes to listen to music. ”

Suddenly, Princess Lin'an's eyes lit up, "Miss Xie, why don't we play a song together?" I don't seem to have seen you participate in the palace banquet before, let alone show any talent from you. ”

In fact, Princess Lin'an didn't ask Xie Qing's opinion, as soon as she finished speaking, she asked the palace maid to prepare the piano. Xie Qing can't play the piano.

Xie Qing nodded and replied, "Xie Qing is not proficient in piano skills, please forgive the princess." ”

Princess Lin'an has been testing her, and it is better to say that she couldn't see the clue before, but since the invitation this morning, Xie Qing expected that Her Royal Highness's calculations might not be over yet.

"It doesn't matter, Princess Ben doesn't happen to be proficient in the piano." Princess Lin'an said with a smile, "We are not singers, so we don't need to be very good at the piano." Do you see that every time those people perform at the palace banquet, their piano skills must be good? It's not, it's just a piece of music that you practice over and over again until you know it by heart. ”

Xie Qing nodded in agreement. The women in the boudoir must learn the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the women of the big family must learn to calculate people's hearts and manage their finances, which is the key. Therefore, things like qin, chess, calligraphy and painting should be widespread, but proficient does not have to be done, time and energy are limited, and it is enough to have a very brilliant one.

Hearing Princess Lin'an's words, Xie Qing was even more sure that this princess had a furrow in her heart, but she didn't show it on weekdays.

"Miss Xie, aren't you a girl from the Xie family? Why don't you seem to have ever been to a palace banquet? Princess Ben remembers that it seems that there are only some banquets that are not allowed to be attended by concubines, but concubines are generally allowed to participate? Why has this princess never seen you before? Princess Lin'an asked.

Xie Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, and replied: "The courtier's daughter is the daughter of the second room of the Zhongyong Marquis's Mansion, and her father died early, although she is also surnamed Xie, but in the end, her father did not have an official position during his lifetime, and his status was low, so it was inconvenient to participate in the palace banquet." ”

Ordinary women in families, even if their father does not have an official position, will not say clearly that their father does not have an official position, so they will say who their grandfather is and what kind of official they are, and they will improve their worth at one time. It is really rare for Xie Qing to say so bluntly that his status is low.

A hint of surprise flashed in Princess Lin'an's eyes, and she looked suddenly enlightened, and said with a smile: "So that's the case." ”

Xie Qing didn't seem to be smiling, she didn't believe that Princess Lin'an didn't know. Even if Princess Lin'an is really simple, then there is still Queen Chen, she will inevitably find out Xie Qing's identity and origin as soon as possible, not to mention that Princess Lin'an is still a more cautious person than Queen Chen.

"Princess Ben heard that there are many unclear contradictions in the family, you are the daughter of the second room, and Xie Ru is the daughter of the big house, will Xie Ru bully you?" Princess Lin'an blinked her eyes, very innocent and cute.

Xie Qing smiled lightly and said, "Xie Ru is the eldest sister of the courtier, how could she bully the courtier?" ”

Xie Ru is a well-known good person, dignified and magnificent, who in the Xie family doesn't say a good word to the eldest lady, of course she will not bully Xie Qing, and if she wants to bully, she also means to make people do it. Or maybe Xie Qing is too weak, and even Xie Ru doesn't think it's interesting to bully her.

Princess Lin'an said: "Tut-tut, this princess doesn't believe it." The words were full of disgust.

Xie Qing lowered her eyes and was silent, Princess Lin'an went around in such a big circle, did she just want to provoke the relationship between her and Xie Ru? If it's really just like this, Xie Qing really wants to say to the princess, it really doesn't matter, she has nothing to do with Xie Ru, Xie Ru's goal is to be Princess Yi, the crown princess, and even the queen in the future, and her goal is to kill Zhao Tianlin, kill Concubine De, and kill Yun Zhixu.

Although Xie Ru seemed to be hostile to her, otherwise she would not have used Xie Hui as a gunman to harm her.

"In the past, Xie Ru always stayed by Concubine Xie Shu's side, it is said that everyone in Yaohua Palace praised Xie Ru for being dignified and generous, gentle and virtuous, but this princess once saw Xie Ru scolding the palace people, that is called a ruthless technique, the palace maid in the winter went to pick ice with her bare hands, do you know what the final fate of the palace maid is? His fingers froze and festered, and he finally died. ”

Princess Lin'an sighed: "It's the first time I've seen this princess, and she can still die because her fingers are frozen, do you say ruthless?" ”

Xie Qing frowned slightly: "This ...... This won't be, the big sister will be very gentle and kind tomorrow. ”

"This princess saw it with her own eyes, it is still fake, unfortunately you look back and observe Xie Ru carefully, to see if this princess has lied to you." Princess Lin'an is colorful.

Xie Qing lowered her eyes and was silent, Xie Ru wanted to maintain her gentle, kind and generous image, of course, she would not embarrass anyone on the surface, she would only do it behind her back.

Princess Lin'an seemed to think that what she said was true, but Xie Qing didn't believe it, so she must try her best to prove what she said, and said quickly: "It's not this princess who scared you, Xie Ru used to be by Concubine Xie Shu's side, and now this person has been replaced by you, according to Xie Ru's careful temperament, she will definitely be jealous of you, you be careful, don't be calculated by Xie Ru, and stupidly praise people for their good bearing." ”

Listening to Princess Lin'an's tone, the corners of Xie Qing's lips hooked up a helpless smile, she didn't look stupid no matter how she looked at it. Xie Ru had already calculated her because of jealousy, okay?

As he was talking, the finch came over with the piano, saluted Princess Lin'an and said, "Princess, the piano has been fetched." ”

Princess Lin'an nodded, smiled at Xie Qing and said, "This princess is not easy to play with others, Miss Xie, don't let this princess down." ”

At the end, he added: "If you can't keep up with the rhythm, this princess will let you." ”

Xie Qing smiled slightly, "Thank you, princess." ”

Princess Lin'an's fingertips were plucked, and the sound of the piano slowly flowed out.

Xie Qing's eyebrows raised slightly, looking at Princess Lin'an's gesture, her skillful skills were certain. What surprised Xie Qing the most was that the song played by Princess Lin'an was actually a phoenix.

The phoenix returns to his hometown and travels all over the world to seek his phoenix

Princess Lin'an, what is this implying about? Now that Princess Lin'an is about to die, the matter of choosing a colt will soon be put on the agenda.

The corners of Xie Qing's lips hooked slightly, and at the same time put his hands on the strings, and then the sound of the piano poured out, which coincided with the sound of Princess Lin'an's piano.

The phoenix seeks the phoenix, the song of courtship.

At the end of the song, the movements of both men stopped.

"Princess, your piano sound is meaningful." The corners of Xie Qing's lips raised slightly. Phoenix Qiuhuang was originally a song of courtship, coupled with Princess Lin'an's deliberate shyness in the face of love, the meaning was obviously for Xie Qing.

Princess Lin'an's eyebrows lowered slightly, smiled shyly, and said, "What does Miss Xie think of this princess playing the piano?" ”

Playing the piano, or talking about love.

As he was talking, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps. When I looked back, I saw Concubine Liu holding her waist, walking over slowly, and laughing coquettishly: "It turned out that the princess and Miss Xie were playing the piano?" When I heard the sound of the piano, I couldn't help but come over to take a look, didn't it bother you, right? ”

Xie Qing got up and curtsied at Concubine Liu: "The courtiers have seen Concubine Liu. ”

Concubine Liu waved her hand: "Miss Xie doesn't have to be polite. ”

Princess Lin'an smiled faintly: "Concubine Liu, you are difficult to come out today." ”

The children in the palace are not easy to raise, let alone give birth, since Concubine Liu became pregnant, in addition to the concubine banquet, she invited the concubines in the palace to sit in her palace, and almost did not go out on weekdays, so as not to make a bad disaster.

Concubine Liu's face stiffened slightly, and then she said with a smile: "Since the palace is pregnant, my body has always been sleepy, and when I see the good weather today, I want to go out for a walk and be active." I happened to hear the princess playing the piano, which is really an honor for this palace. ”