Xia Bingwen was reading before going to bed in the dormitory, only to hear the voice of Xiao Chengzi outside the hall, and he was startled.

"Xiao Chengzi!" Xia Bingwen shouted.

"The minion is here!" Xiao Chengzi ran towards the dormitory in small steps, but Xia Bingwen ordered, "Get out!"

"The slave obeys!" Xiao Chengzi received a sarcastic look from An Ronghua, so he could only retreat silently.

An Ronghua was the only one left in the main hall, and he was also desolate and lonely, Xia Bingwen was sleepy, so he put down his books and went to bed.

An Ronghua quietly noticed that the lights in the dormitory had been on, but when the time came, the lights should be turned off. Seeing that there was no one around, An Ronghua walked in silently, and sure enough, Xia Bingwen had already fallen asleep after being tired all day.

"Xiao Chengzi really said to go, how can you sleep well when the dormitory is so bright. ”

An Ronghua carefully covered Xia Bingwen with the quilt, and his heart was full of motherly care. He began with a row of candles on one side, cut off the wicks, and extinguished the lamps in the temple until only the end of the bed remained.

"Queen Mother!"

An Ronghua suddenly heard a longing call, she looked back at the collapse, Xia Bingwen opened his eyes slightly, and said happily in a daze: "The queen mother is back, it's great." ”

An Ronghua seemed to see Xia Bingwen in his childhood again, and he tried his best to give him all the protection to make up for the loss of his father's love, and the years when the mother and son depended on each other are vivid.

Xia Bingwen was proclaimed emperor at the age of ten, and hundreds of officials were not convinced, and An Ronghua listened to the government as the queen mother.

Xia Bingwen was willful and did not study government affairs, and An Ronghua was saddened by the punishment with his own hands.

Xia Bingwen's favorite pastries, An Ronghua personally made them for him to eat as a reward.

Xia Bingwen was afraid of the dark, so An Ronghua would leave him a lamp.

"Yes, the Queen Mother is back. How could An Ronghua be willing to give up Xia Bingwen, she went back to the bedside and coaxed the emperor to sleep with the most loving eyes, "Sleep, the queen mother is watching you here." ”

Xia Bingwen fell asleep peacefully, his long-lost heart was extremely stable, and his distant worries were temporarily put down.

Before dawn, Xia Bingwen called for the "Queen Mother" to wake up from his dream, but in this empty dormitory, there was no one else except himself. And last night's "dream" was so real.

Xia Bingwen got up and went outside the dormitory, An Ronghua did not obey the emperor's order and stood all night, but fell asleep on the table casually at some point.

Xia Bingwen not only did not get angry, but instead put his cloak on her body.

Xia Bingwen instructed the palace people to whisper, he put on his court clothes and ordered softly: "When Gu Nu wakes up, let her leave." ”

When An Ronghua woke up, it was not early, Xia Bingwen was still in the court, and she was no longer the queen mother who listened to the government, and suddenly remembered that there was something important today, so she hurriedly returned to the Splendid Palace.

The beauties got up every morning to review the etiquette in the palace, and when they were finished, An Ronghua also arrived and announced important things with Xia Huaijin.

The emperor's twentieth birthday is approaching, and you are lucky to be able to see the holy face before the palace election. I'm going to arrange for you to make a gift in front of you as a birthday gift, and I think you all know what it means. ”

"How is this gift arranged?" asked Bellian.

"The prince and I will naturally arrange your position according to what you are good at, and if you have some ability, you should have some arrangements. ”

There are two main pianos and one lead dancer, respectively served by Qin Sujin, Gu Nanxi and Xie Jinshu, and the rest of the beauties are used as auxiliary music and accompanying dancers.

There was no opposition to An Yonghua's decision, but in this way, the three were tacitly regarded as the final candidates for the latter position.

After An Ronghua announced this, he told Xia Huaijin that he wanted to go back to Shattered Moon Xuan to rest first, and let him preside over the overall situation.

"Teaching a little bit of piano skills appropriately should also be a little human touch once in a while. An Ronghua quietly persuaded Xia Huaijin.

The aunt led the people to present the double piano instruments and dance clothes.

Xie Jinshu was worried and secretly caught up with An Ronghua.

"Wait a minute!"

An Ronghua turned around, and when he saw that it was Xie Jinshu, he unconsciously revealed the feeling of a relative.

"Jinshu, is there something wrong?"

"Why did you arrange for me to lead the dance?" Xie Jinshu asked again, "You know, my cousin clearly said that I was not in his consideration?"

"Huh?" An Ronghua didn't expect that Xia Bingwen would speak bluntly to Xie Jinshu.

"You don't know!"

"Oh no, I see, this thing. An Ronghua pretended to be calm.

"Then you still arrange for me to lead the dance, shouldn't other more suitable beauties be arranged for this kind of limelight?" Xie Jinshu unexpectedly humbled.

"I chose you because you are the best dancer among all the beauties, and they are not as good as you. An Ronghua expressed full agreement.

"Really?"

"Of course it is, even if you are not a candidate for the queen, you are still the emperor's cousin, why not let you lead the dance. An Ronghua encouraged, "Behave well, dominate, don't let your cousin down." ”

"Then I will, of course!" Xie Jinshu raised again.

The two of them didn't notice, Qin Sujin hid outside the corridor and listened to their conversation, and got this extremely important news for her.

Xie Jinshu is no longer an opponent, and Gu Nanxi, who has always been unknown, was not only not punished for the last time he was with Ah Zhen, but was able to go hand in hand with her, and he was already her only opponent and the only stumbling block on the road to the back position.

The beauties were divided into two groups, the one who was good at musical instruments and Xia Huaijin were in the main hall, and the dancer and Xie Jinshu went to the dance studio with the dancers in the palace.

Qin Sujin and Gu Nanxi both got the scores, Xia Huaijin sat and watched, and let the two try to play.

"The tone of this piece is a duet, and you have to work closely together to make the music work together perfectly, because if one person is competing for the first place, it will mess up the rhythm of the whole piece. ”

Xia Huaijin listened to the solo performances of their respective scores, and their sense of the piano was completely different, and they were completely repulsive. Qin Sujin is arrogant, exposed, and competitive, while Gu Nanxi is deep, introverted, and forbearing. Just listening to it, you know that there is no tacit understanding, and if it is an ensemble, it must be a mess.

"You two can discuss how to cooperate with each other properly. Xia Huaijin didn't say anything about it.

Jiali, who held other musical instruments, also wanted to consult Xia Huaijin, so he let go of his cold attitude and instructed him one by one.

"The prince is really not only superb in piano!"

"And it's not as impersonal as the legend goes!"

Qin Sujin and Gu Nanxi were on guard against each other, and they spoke for a long time.

"Since we have to work together, we must do our best, although the piano is the main composer, but it is not as exclusive as the lead dancer, we must do our best, so I don't want you to drag me down. Qin Sujin's eyes suddenly became hostile.

"My piano skills are not as good as yours, so I can only try to cooperate with you. Gu Nanxi was not indifferent.

"I believe that the choice of the latter will be between you and me, and that person will be me. "Qin Sujin preemptively.

Gu Nanxi was silent, as if she was willing to be inferior, but her purpose was never to compete for the back position.

"I listened to what you just played, and I definitely couldn't cooperate with me, the tone of the fuqin is stable, but you are suppressed from beginning to end, and you can't be brilliant. Qin Sujin asked.

How could Gu Nanxi not know what his problem was, but the thoughts in the hearts of the people who stroked the qin would inevitably disturb the collision between the fingertips and the strings, just as heart disease still requires heart medicine.

"I'll try my best. Gu Nanxi was not angry, and even obeyed Qin Sujin very much.

The two were ready to give it a try, starting with Qin Sujin, and Gu Nanxi tried her best to keep up with her rhythm.

Xia Huaijin also paid attention silently, although it didn't sound as bad as he expected at the beginning, but obviously, it was Gu Nanxi chasing Qin Sujin and was exhausted.

"Stop. Xia Huaijin pressed Gu Nanxi's strings, "If you continue to play, you will either break the strings or break your fingers." ”

"Please also ask the prince to teach me!" Qin Sujin took the opportunity to request.

"Now there is still time, you two can slowly run in. Xia Huaijin can only provide strategic advice, "Qin Jiali can play more heart-warming and soothing qin songs such as "Mirror Flowers and Water Moon" recently, and Gu Jiali can practice more exciting and high-pitched tunes such as "Battle Song". ”

The song "Mirror Flowers and Water Moon" is like a yellow dream, gentle and beautiful, calm and soothing, but when the dream is over at the end of the song, my heart is empty.

Even after Qin Sujin returned to the room, he still played the music endlessly, his mood became more and more hollowed, and even the strength under his fingers softened.

"What the hell is going on?"

Qin Sujin got up and went to Shattered Moon Xuan, wanting to ask Xia Huaijin about stroking the qin.

Although An Ronghua didn't stay up late, his neck was uncomfortable because he slept on his stomach, so he asked a palace maid to rub him.

"I should find an imperial doctor to press it for me personally, you really can't do this. An Ronghua said disgustedly.

Xia Huaijin passed by the courtyard and heard it, so he walked to An Ronghua's room, and quietly took over the palace maid's movements, which made An Ronghua feel more and more proficient.

The palace maid quietly retreated and closed the door.

An Ronghua sat quietly and enjoyed the service of others, he hadn't been so comfortable for a long time, he was always busy, whether it was the queen mother or the valley girl, he would feel tired and tired.

"It's much better than just kneading, as long as you put your heart into it, you will definitely be able to do it well. An Ronghua praised.

Xia Huaijin was silent.

"The so-called rewards and punishments are clear, for the sake of your dedicated service, what do I have to reward you, say, what do you want?"

"This king wants, the valley girl should stop being arrogant and domineering, behaving recklessly, causing trouble for this king, finding trouble for this king, and becoming a trouble for this king. ”

An Ronghua was just stiff in the neck, but now the whole person is stiff from top to bottom.

"Is that a reasonable request?"

Xia Huaijin continued to massage An Ronghua's neck, such a warm palm and gentle fingertips made her fall into it.

This request is not reasonable at all, but it would be reasonable if the words after "don't" were removed. An Ronghua turned his back to Xia Huaijin and dared to say anything.

"The king will not give a reward. Xia Huaijin bluntly refused.

An Ronghua immediately became angry and shot the case, but he was angry and extinguished quickly.

"You don't want someone to ask for it, hum!" An Ronghua grabbed Xia Huaijin's hand and turned around and sat down, put it on his shoulder, and commanded, "Go on." ”

Xia Huaijin froze for a moment and continued to massage An Ronghua's neck, but she deliberately angered him and shouted, "It hurts, you lighten it!"

"No matter how hard this king is, this king won't touch you. Xia Huaijin refused to provide services.

"Keep rubbing it for me!" An Ronghua ordered.

Outside the door, Qin Sujin learned from the palace maid that Xia Huaijin was in the Gu girl's room, but he didn't dare to imagine hearing about it.