Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 44: The Music of the Piano Makes Life Like a Dream

Yu Jingyan entered the Yunxiao Palace. Concubine Yun had already had dinner. She was wearing a floor-length pure white moon-shadow gauze dress, with long gauze wrapped around her arms. Her hair was all loose, except for a small strand on the left side of her head, which was tied into a loose bun with a crystal tassel hairpin. This outfit made her already cold and beautiful face even more ethereal, as if she would fly to heaven at any time.

She was instructing Ah Zhu and Ah Zi to light incense and prepare the zither. I think she was going to play a song. Judging from her clothes, she might even dance.

As soon as the mother's piano music sounded, if his father didn't have any urgent matters, he would definitely run over as if his butt was on fire and not let him in. It didn't matter, he could just lie down outside the door and listen.

In order to prevent him from howling outside and causing trouble, it is better to finish the important matters with his mother first.

"Mom, I went to Baihua Valley today. Guess who I met?" Yu Jingyan pressed down the strings of the zither to prevent Concubine Yun from playing.

Concubine Yun's eyes suddenly widened: "Did you see Xiaoxixi?"

"Mom, I saw Ali. Aunt Wen, Aunt Wen is gone." Yu Jingyan suddenly remembered that his mother didn't know that Ali's mother had passed away. Oh, why did he tell him this bad news?

"Where is she going? She hasn't come to the appointment for six years. She's really great." Concubine Yun was a little disappointed. She thought about her every day, but she had forgotten her.

A short pain is worse than a long one. Yu Jingyan gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, "Mom, my Aunt Wen has passed away. It's been six years."

"What did you say?" Concubine Yun felt her tears flowing uncontrollably.

Yu Jingyan told the story of how he and A-li met in Baihua Valley today and how they fell in love with each other again. The thing that Aunt Wen mentioned in her last letter that she was willing to leave behind was A-li's engagement letter, and that A-li was the daughter of Duke Dingguo, Qiao Lili, whom she liked.

Yu Jingyan brought too much information to Concubine Yun. It took her a while to digest it and she asked a few questions about what she didn't understand. Concubine Yun recalled what Wen Xi wrote in the last letter. Maybe, maybe, Xiao Xixi was not dead. Then, she quickly wiped away her tears.

She asked Yu Jingyan why Bai said that it was Bai Junzhe who was engaged to Qiao Lili. She asked him if he dared to snatch her daughter-in-law. He was really asking for trouble because he wanted to die.

"Ali said she would investigate it thoroughly."

Concubine Yun slapped Yu Jingyan on the back of his head, "You damned boy, you didn't go to investigate, and you let Ali go by himself, what are you doing!"

"Ali said that she would ask my grandmother first. If she couldn't find out at home, she would let me investigate." After Concubine Yun said this, Yu Jingyan also understood the matter. He was really a little too confident. "Ali said that I have to go out and have a lot of things to do. She will go first..."

Concubine Yun interrupted him and said, "Don't make excuses. If a person is important enough in your heart, you will put everything else aside." Then, Concubine Yun gave her son a small love training class, which lasted for an hour.

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"Mom, I plan to go to Ali's house to propose marriage after I come back from flood control." This matter must be put on the agenda.

"We have to wait for you to come back for several months. Once Ali's engagement is cancelled, do you know how many people will miss her? How good must someone be to be missed by your mother? Others know how good she is."

Yu Jingyan immediately became nervous when he heard Concubine Yun say this, "A-li won't agree to anyone else, she will wait for me."

"What if there's another person who's as unscrupulous as Bai?" Concubine Yun's soul-searching questioning made Yu Jingyan sweat.

"Then let the emperor grant me a marriage?" He usually called me dad, but now he knows how to call me father. After saying that, he denied it, "No, that would be disrespectful to Ali. Marriage must be requested, not granted."

Concubine Yun was angry. She was a beautiful, eloquent, and living person, but her son couldn't see her. Did she give birth to a piece of barbecued pork? "Yu Jingyan, besides having a father, you also have a mother."

"Ah, mother, are you really willing to propose marriage for me?" This was a little beyond Yu Jingyan's expectations. Her mother had never appeared outside the palace as an imperial concubine.

"I can't stand three nice words." Concubine Yun said arrogantly.

"Mom, you are the most capable mother in the world. The son you gave birth to is smart, handsome, and filial." Yu Jingyan pulled Concubine Yun's hand and shook it.

"Get lost!" Is this a compliment to her?

"Mom, I don't know how to say nice things, but Ali does. If you marry her as your daughter-in-law, her little mouth will definitely make you happy every day." Thinking of Ali's appearance when she was a child, a smile quietly climbed onto Yu Jingyan's face.

Concubine Yun also recalled what Qiao Lili looked like when she was a child. Oh, what a cute and adorable child she was. Her heart melted at the thought. Was her stupid son worthy of her?

"That's all you're useful for." Concubine Yun broke free from his hand, sat on a chair and began to think about the process of proposing marriage. "I'll ask the Imperial Observatory to see which day is a good one these days, and then I'll prepare gifts and go to propose marriage in person." What kind of gift should I bring for the first visit? I'll go ask that shrewd eunuch Li later.

"Then, go through the three books and six ceremonies according to the process. It all takes time. When it's almost done, you can come back and propose in person." Concubine Yun said this happily. She wanted to put the final touch, so she slapped the strings of the zither.

The seven strings vibrated at the same time, making a buzzing sound.

Emperor Yong'an Yu Linghuan, who was in the upper study, caught the sound and threw the memorial in his hand away. He ran towards Yunxiao Palace as if his butt was on fire. Fei'er was going to play the piano, so who would still be here reading this broken memorial?

As the sound of the piano rang out, Yu Jingyan sighed. His father must be on his way to kill him. Well, considering that his father had cancelled the divorce agreement, he would definitely help in any way he could.

"Mom, are you going to play the piano?"

"I was just about to play it when you came, but now that I'm happy, I won't play it anymore."

"Shouldn't we play a song to celebrate?"

"My son has a point."

Ah Zhu burned incense, Ah Zi brought some clean water, and Concubine Yun washed her hands and sat down again. Five seconds later, the melodious sound of a piano floated out from Yunxiao Palace.

Concubine Yun played the piano, and there was heavenly music floating in the air. The man running on the road walked even faster. Under the moonlight, his two legs left afterimages, and he did not look old at all.

Concubine Yun soon immersed herself in the music she was playing. Yu Jingyan quietly opened the gate of Yunxiao Palace, and his emperor father just climbed up the steps at the door, panting.

Yu Jingyan put his index finger in front of his lips, signaling him not to speak, and mouthed, "Go in quickly."

The emperor doesn't want to talk, because the sound of talking will destroy the overall beauty of Fei'er's music.

What happened to his son today? Did he turn from evil to good? Did he switch to his side? What does he want? The throne? I'll go find Eunuch Li later, and he can draft an edict now.

"Why don't you come in yet?" his son urged him. So he decided to listen first and then write the abdication edict. Nothing could stop him from enjoying Fei'er playing the piano.

The emperor went in at a whirl, his figure was even faster than Yu Jingyan's lightness skill. Yu Jingyan shook his head. As long as he met his mother, his father seemed to have become a different person, with infinite possibilities and unlimited potential.

Yu Jingyan gently closed the door of Yunxiao Palace, and someone inside locked the door.

Concubine Yun was angry that the emperor had lied to her, but she also knew that the emperor truly loved her, and that she was the only one for him after he had her. The servants in Yunxiao Palace all understood the awkward relationship between the two, so if Concubine Yun refused to let them in, then the emperor could just knock on the door, and they would pretend not to hear it.

Now, if someone’s son opens the door for them, they are happy to pretend not to see it.

As long as the emperor enters this door, he will have the ability to touch the bed. As long as he touches the bed, Concubine Yun will forget how he got in. Everything has its own survival rules.

Eunuch Li watched from afar as the emperor entered the gate of Yunxiao Palace. Tomorrow's morning court would be dangerous again, so he had to prepare early. It would not be like last time when he waited until all the officials attending the court were outside the palace gate before notifying them to take a day off. Many people must have scolded him behind his back, and he felt uncomfortable all day.

"Don't worry, Eunuch Li. I will come to call father to attend the morning court tomorrow morning." The Sixth Prince's voice was still in his ears, but he had already walked out of sight.

Eunuch Li wanted to say he wanted to meet the Sixth Prince, but he didn't see anyone. He then wanted to say he wanted to send the Sixth Prince off, but he realized that while he was distracted, the prince might have already left the palace.

However, the morning court is finally settled. The officials will not be stood up, and he will not be scolded. He does not have to stand up tonight. The sound of piano is lingering, the fragrance is floating in the air, the moon is at its zenith, and life is like a dream. Oh, what should I do?