Queen's New Clothes

Chapter 49 As if she was sure she would agree
Su Xi didn't notice Yin Qiqi's abnormality. After playing the piano, it was getting late. She reluctantly walked out of the pavilion, looked back at the green Qiqin placed on the stone table, and prepared to go down the mountain.

Qin has an owner, no matter how much she likes it, it does not belong to her.Su Xi knew this truth very well, and she didn't regret it too much. Instead, she was very satisfied to be able to play such a good piano once. The only pity was that she didn't meet the owner of the piano, and didn't know what kind of person the other party was.

After returning to the other courtyard, Su Xi thought of the Lu Qiqin from time to time, and was quite absent-minded.

It's like when a person addicted to alcohol meets a pot of century-old wine, you only let him take a sip, and he will never forget it, thinking about it without thinking about it.Su Xi doesn't like to drink, but she feels that she feels the same as that alcoholic now. After playing once, she feels that the other pianos can't be seen.

In the early morning of the next day, Su Xi sat in front of the bronze mirror and combed her hair. Her glossy black hair hung in front of her body, and she combed it slowly.

Ting He came in from the outside and said, "Girl, someone outside gave you something."

Su Xi looked at Ting He in the mirror, and asked along the way: "What is it?"

Then Tinghe presented a long object wrapped in layers of grass cloth.Su Xi turned her head to take a look, and suddenly stopped combing her hair.

Su Xi stood up suddenly, her heart beating fast, as if she had vaguely guessed what was inside.She couldn't wait to open the linen cloth to see what was going on, and she was afraid that she would damage the treasure she was thinking of if she moved too impatiently, so she finally unwrapped all the linen cloth wrapped outside, and she saw a black and green cloth lying in front of her. Green Qiqin.

Surprised and delighted, Su Xi touched the body of the piano obsessively, and suddenly remembered something, and asked, "What about the person who gave the piano?"

Ting He said: "The man left after delivering the piano, and didn't stay for long..."

Su Xi couldn't care less about combing her hair, and ran outside with her embroidered shoes on.The person who sent the piano must be the owner of the piano, and she must have not gone far at this moment. She hurried to the gate of the other courtyard, but there was no one outside the door, only a quiet path leading to the top of the mountain.

Su Xi regretted for a while.

Ting He rushed over and said, "Girl, it's cool on the mountain, you should wear more clothes so you don't get cold..."

Su Xi grabbed her hand and asked, "Sister Listen He, have you seen what the person who gave the piano looked like?"

Ting He shook his head, and said: "That man is dressed in black, with a mask on his face, the servants cannot see his face."

It must have been because she didn't want to show her true colors. After Su Xi regretted it, she felt it was understandable.She went back to the room, carefully put the green qiqin on her lap, plucked the strings, and the corner of her mouth involuntarily raised a slight smile. The other party must have recognized her sound when she gave this qin to her.

This realization made her very happy.

Today the weather is bright and clear, the wind is breezy, not as hot as the previous few days, so Su Li wants to take them to the back mountain to go fishing.

Su Xi was not very interested, so she didn't go with her, so she stayed in the other courtyard by herself, watching her Lu Qiqin over and over again.

In the past few days, she has been repeating such a process, and the maids below are used to seeing her, knowing that she is obsessed with love, so they didn't go up to bother her.

Su Xi couldn't get enough of it, just like a child who got the baby of his dreams and wished he could hold it in his arms while sleeping.She was sitting on the porch, looking at the mountains in the distance, and on a whim, she raised her hand and stroked a song.

Maybe it's because of the different state of mind. Compared with yesterday's, the sound of the piano today is a little more peaceful and leisurely, and a little less free and easy.

The sound of the piano hits the ears, and people are fascinated by it.

Except for Su Xi's four maidservants, it was the first time for the other servants to hear her play the piano. Even the one who couldn't understand the rhythm could not help but put down the movements of their hands after hearing the sound of the piano, and listened half-understood. .

After the song was over, Su Xi put away the piano and was about to walk back into the house, when she turned her gaze inadvertently, she saw a person standing outside the door, and suddenly stopped——

The one standing outside the door was none other than Wei Feng.

It was a little cooler in the early morning, and Wei Yan wore a black cloak embroidered with dark patterns in gold. He stood a few steps away with gold and jade, and black eyes fell on her.

Su Xi took a half step back holding the piano, and seeing Guanshi Zhu standing behind Wei Wei, she frowned and asked, "Guanshi, what's going on?"

When will she be able to allow people to enter at will?
Zhu Guanshi wiped the sweat from his forehead, and explained in a rather difficult way: "Ninth girl, please calm down, please listen to my explanation. The prince of Jin came to ask the uncle to borrow something, but the uncle is not here today, and the prince is in a hurry Yes, there is nothing you can do about it, so I brought Prince Jin to look for you."

Su Xi's face was serious, but she didn't look at Wei Feng: "What do you want to borrow?"

Wei Yan said in a calm voice, "Mr. Ren's "Picture of Fragrant Snow in Ten Thousand Horizons"."

There is indeed such a picture in the other courtyard, which is hidden in the Hanyu Pavilion at the back, and it is her elder brother Su Li's favorite.Su Xi didn't quite believe Wei Yan's words, and stared at him for a while without saying a word, wondering if he really came to borrow the painting.

After a long time, the steward was a little worried for Su Xi. After all, this was the emperor's nephew, Prince Jin's son, and he could not be neglected.If offended, it will not be good for the entire Su family.

Wei Yan is also good-tempered, Su Xi didn't let go, he just kept this posture and waited.He was calm and relaxed, as if he was sure that she would agree.

Sure enough, Su Xi finally compromised, and said angrily: "Wait for me a while." Then she turned and went back to the room.

After a while, Su Xi changed her clothes and came out of the room. Wearing a plain dress, she walked up to Wei Feng and said, "Come with me."

Han Yuxuan is in the southeast corner of the other courtyard, and it takes about a quarter of an hour to walk there.There are many famous paintings in the yard, and servants are not allowed to enter or leave in leisure time, so Manager Zhu came to see Su Xi with a embarrassed face.After arriving, Guanshi Zhu waited outside, while Su Xi led Wei Wei into Hanyuxuan.

Because of the cool weather today, the room was a bit dark, so Su Xi lit an oil lamp before entering the room, and then went inside.

I saw many precious ancient paintings hanging on the wall, Su Li is a person who loves painting, most of these paintings are collected by him.In addition to ancient paintings, there are also many rare antiques on display in the Duobao Pavilion, most of which were given to the old man by people in the officialdom. The warehouse of the General's Mansion couldn't fit, so some of them were moved here.Because it has been left unattended for too long, many of them have accumulated dust.

From the top floor of Duobao Pavilion, Su Xi took down a long red sandalwood box with the pattern of narcissus in Tianzhu, took out the painting inside, turned around and handed it to Wei Wei, saying, "This is the "Picture of Fragrant Snow of Wan Heng" that Wei Shizi wanted, Wei Shizi Open it and have a look."

Wei Yan looked at her calmly and didn't answer.Seeing that the little girl's nose was covered with a thin layer of dust, he raised his hand and wiped it with his thumb in a natural and familiar manner, and asked without warning: "What song did you play on the mountain that day?"

Su Xi didn't react at first, but when she understood what he was asking, she said in surprise, "How do you know me..."

Wei Yan slightly bent his lips, Su Xi's cheeks were too tender, and he felt so good that he was reluctant to let go. "Is Lu Qiqin easy to use?"

Su Xi's eyes were bright, and she asked in disbelief, "You were the one who gave the piano that day?"

Wei Yan said: "No, it's just an old acquaintance."

Su Xi finally found that person, immediately put aside her prejudice against Wei Feng, looked at him with joy and said, "Then next time you see him, can you thank him for me? I wanted to thank him, It's a pity that he left too fast, that Lu Qiqin is so precious, I didn't expect him to give it to me..."

Before Su Xi finished speaking, Wei Yan leaned over slightly, and put his broad palm on her chattering little mouth.With a half-smile, he lowered his voice and said, "Young, stop talking."

Su Xi blinked, not understanding what he meant.She broke Wei Yan's hand, "Then can you help me pass the message?"

Wei Yan said softly, "I can't."

Su Xi pouted.Since they are old acquaintances, what's wrong with passing a word for her?Wei Feng refused to help her, so she didn't look good towards Wei Feng, she stuffed "Wan Heng Xiangxue Picture" into his arms, and said: "I got the painting, you can go."

Wei Yan glanced down at the painting in his hand, then at the angry little girl in front of him, and smiled softly.He put the painting aside for now, bent down to hold Su Xi's small and delicate face, touched her forehead with his forehead, and said, "Youyou, you played the piano very well last time."

Su Xi's anger subsided a little, but she still pursed her lower lip and stretched out her hand to push his chest, "Don't touch me..."

Wei Yan said again: "It's just that next time you are not allowed to play in front of outsiders."

Su Xi blurted out: "Why?" After she finished speaking, she felt something was wrong, and frowned, "When did I ever play the piano in front of outsiders?"

She has been learning the piano from Mr. Gu, and has only played in front of him.Su Xi thought of what Wei Feng said just now, and soon had an epiphany. Could it be that Wei Feng was also on the mountain that day?According to him, there should be others, right?
Wei Yan didn't explain much, straightened up, changed the subject and said, "The weather is nice these days, do you want to learn how to ride a horse? How about I teach you how to ride a horse when I go to the back mountain tomorrow?"

Su Xi refused without thinking: "No."

Wei Yan smiled softly, "Don't learn how to ride a horse, or do you want me to teach you?"

Su Xi said seriously, "Neither of them."

(End of this chapter)