Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

"Your Majesty sees Your Highness."

"Come and sit down without courtesy, you all go down."

"Here."

"Your Highness, has something troublesome?"

"Hmm...Second Sister has been depressed ever since she came back from visiting Lady Zhaorong."

"Your Highness wants me to give you an idea?"

"I have used all kinds of methods. The second sister is different from me. She likes to keep everything in her heart since she was a child. If this continues, I'm afraid she will get sick."

"Then what method did your highness use to make his second highness happy?"

"Second sister used to like to go to the folks in disguise and join students' poetry clubs, but now..."

Qi Yan's heart moved, and she said: "Why don't we take the Second Highness out of the palace?"

In this palace, Qi Yan can't do anything in the courtyard, only when she returns to the Princess Mansion can she find an excuse to go out, meet Nangong Wang's confidant: Xie An.

Nangong Jingnu shook her head: "The Chinese New Year will be in more than ten days, and the emperor will not agree to bring it back to the mansion at this juncture."

"Then... what are the hobbies of the Second Highness usually?"

Nangong Jingnv cast a sideways glance at Qi Yan: Asking the question knowingly!

"Second sister is proficient in everything from piano and chess to painting."

"Painting pays attention to the state of mind. It may be difficult to achieve in the current state of the Second Highness. Playing the piano is a good way to express one's feelings."

"I know it too, but Second Sister rarely plays in front of people..."

"Your Highness, can you play the piano?"

"Second sister taught me a little bit, but she doesn't play well."

"So, my servant has a solution."

"real?!"

"Well, but I would like to ask His Highness to give you a command arrow, and Yunchen will leave the palace for half a day."

"it is good!"

Qi Yan took Nangong Jingnv's command arrow out of the palace gate, and hired a carriage to drive to Qi Mansion.

The servant was quite surprised, and knelt down on the ground: "The little one sees the son-in-law."

"Get up, this is not the princess mansion, just call me master from now on as before."

"Yes, master. Why do you have time to come back today? I'm going to call them to see the master right now."

"Well, let's go."

Qi Yan returned to the bedroom, found the cage, took out the Bai Yuxiao given by the masker and pinned it to his waist.

In a short time, more than a dozen servants, wives, and maidservants knelt outside the door, and everyone kowtowed to Qi Yan, and said loudly: "See the son-in-law."

"You can still call my master in the Qi mansion, everyone get up."

"Thank you sir."

"Uncle Qian, come in with me. Everyone else should leave." Qian Yuan is Xie An's housekeeper for Qi Yan.

Qi Yan sat on the main seat and asked: "How is the mansion in the days when I'm not around?"

Qian Yuan pondered for a moment, then replied: "Master, everything in the mansion is normal these days, there is an endless stream of guests from all the mansions, the villain dare not receive it rashly, and said: 'The master is not here, the villain dare not be the master. ' Ask them to bring back all the presents. However, the little one left all the invitations on his own initiative, so that the master can return to visit in the future."

Qi Yan nodded in satisfaction: "As expected, I came from the Xie Mansion, Brother Yuan Shan really gave me a big gift..."

"Master praises it, this is the duty of a villain."

Qi Yan let out a serious sigh: "I still remember when I was going to take the title test, Brother Yuan Shan took pity on me from a poor family and sent me to this mansion. But I didn't expect that His Majesty would favor me at the Qionglin Banquet. Brother Yuan Shan's kindness is so kind to me. I'm afraid that someone from Qi won't be there anymore. I haven't seen him for a few months, and I miss my brother very much."

After speaking, he picked up the cup of tea and took a sip.

Qian Yuan took a step forward and replied in a low voice: "Master, Mr. Xie sent someone here a few days ago."

"Oh? Brother Yuanshan, did you leave any words?"

"Master Xie said: Master's demeanor is unforgettable, I hope you will send someone to pass it on if you have time."

"Thanks to Brother Yuanshan for not giving up, but now that the New Year is approaching, I want to accompany His Royal Highness Zhenzhen to live in the palace. I guess I will be free after the Lantern Festival..."

"The villain will go to Xie's mansion himself later, and bring the master's words with him."

Qi Yan waved his hand: "That's not right, Brother Yuan Shan has been kind to me, and I must not neglect to fetch a pen and paper just because of my different status now."

"Yes."

Qi Yan's slender fingers bent: Xie An is the third prince's confidant, if there is no "handle", how can Nan Gongwang close the net with confidence?

After writing the letter, Qi Yan ordered Qian Yuan to bring over all the greeting cards, which was a thick stack.She read them one by one, and returned the posts to Qian Yuan: "Put it away."

"Yes."

Qi Yan got out of the Qi mansion and boarded the carriage back to the palace, just before arriving at the main hall, Nangong Jingnu came out.

She pulled Qi Yan aside: "What did you go to fetch? The second sister was secretly crying just now."

Qi Yan pulled out the jade flute: "That's it."

"Then let's get started."

"Your Highness, be safe and don't be impatient. Second Highness is in an inappropriate mood at the moment. Let's do it tomorrow."

……

At noon the next day, the sky was snowing.Nangong Jingnv was sympathetic to the palace man's order: No need to wait outside, just go back to your room and wait for orders.

According to the plan, people were ordered to set up Guqin in the hall, and the maids in the hall were also forced to retreat.

Nangong Shunv was watching when she heard the sound of the piano coming out of the inner hall.

Nangong Jingnv managed to play a piece, but she made several mistakes because of her lack of piano skills.Nangong Shunv sat aside and pulled Nangong Jingnv's right hand: "When plucking the strings, use the front of the fingernails to pass the strings forward and downward. When touching the strings, the index finger should be fully extended. On the string. Like this..."

Nangong Shunv slowed down and played again: "The skill of playing the piano is important, but you also need to pay attention to a state of selflessness. Twisting your body like you just now, with stiff shoulders is not enough."

Saying that, Nangong Shunv raised her slender hand to press Nangong Jingnv's back, and pushed forward: "The waist is straight but not stiff, and the shoulders are not stiff."

"Second sister~."

"Ok?"

"Second Sister, shall I play a piece? I'll learn it from the sidelines."

Seeing that her active younger sister wanted to learn, Nangong Shunv readily agreed: "Okay."

Nangong Shunv deliberately slowed down, and the sound of the piano was leisurely and gentle.Just halfway through the song, a long flute sound suddenly floated from outside the hall, like an invitation.

Nangong Shunv was slightly taken aback: she opened her slender hands and pressed on the strings, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly.

Who is having fun in the Forbidden Palace?Thinking that this is Weiyang Palace, he was relieved.

Royal father's dispensation: Many rules of Weiyang Palace are exempted.My younger sister once set up a stage here, and invited her and the Fifth Prince to watch it...

Although the sound of the piano stopped, the sound of the flute did not stop. Nangong Shunv felt that the other party's fingering skills were superb, and the artistic conception of the music was good, not like a speculator.

Nangong Jingnv was a little nervous: Is Qi Yan's method feasible?

The people outside the hall changed a tune, and the sound of the flute was like weeping and complaining, which happened to reflect Nangong Shunv's mood at the moment.

Nangong Shunu listened quietly for a moment, and at the end of a section, she stirred the strings at the right time.

Nangong Shunv did not retain her strength, and the delicate sound of the piano trickled out like mountains and flowing water.

Sometimes calmly, sometimes sharply.

The amazing thing is: Qin Xiao's owner clearly knows each other but does not meet each other, but the two voices blend together wonderfully.

Nangong Jingnv held her breath, watching Nangong Shunv's slender hands beating on the strings, her beautiful voice kept hitting her heart.

Sudden!An abrupt syllable came from outside the hall, somewhat sharp.

Qi Yan was extremely shocked: Nangong Shunv's piano skills are amazing!I almost leaked my thoughts just now!

At the end of the song, a thin layer of sweat oozed from Nangong Shunv's forehead, and her chest was also heaving abnormally. She stared blankly at the calm strings, speechless.

In vain, she has been obsessed with the piano for more than ten years. She has always been lonely and self-pity, but she forgot that there are people beyond people, and there is a sky beyond the sky.

Nangong Shunv murmured in a daze: "I didn't know the meaning of the song when I first heard it, but I suddenly became the person in the song..."

She lived carefully, and only when she disguised herself out of the palace did she feel that she was also a living person with emotions and flesh and blood.

An innocent and absurd finger marriage ended the short-lived happiness. Nangong Shunv did not know how hard she tried to convince herself to be a dignified and good wife, but her husband forced her to hand over the white silk when she returned home three times!

The silk handkerchief was taken away by Zongzheng Temple, and she became a stain on the royal family, and even her biological mother scolded her bitterly.

Nangong Jingnv heard it clearly, and she felt a sour feeling.

After a long time, Nangong Shunv returned to her senses and asked eagerly, "Jingnu, who is playing the flute?"

Nangong Jingnv opened her mouth, but swallowed the word "Qi Yan" abruptly.

"I gonna go see."

"I will go with you!"

Pushing open the hall door, a gust of cold wind poured into the hall.

The courtyard was already empty, leaving only a row of shallow footprints on the snow.

Nangong Shunv's eyes followed the footprints and stopped at the rockery: "Jingnv, do you have a master of the flute in your palace?"

"I, ask Chuntao tomorrow."

"It's work."

"Second sister..."

"Ok?"

"His... how about that person's Xiao skills?"

Nangong Shunv thought for a moment, then seriously replied: "His musical attainments are higher than mine, so it's hard to comment."

"Oh."

"but……"

"what?"

"If I'm not wrong, the other party is at least [-] years old. You can use this clue to find it."

Nangong Shunu could feel: the sound of the flute contained deep and restrained emotions, if it hadn't been through a lot of wind and frost, and seen all kinds of things in the world, it would definitely not be able to interpret it.

This is also the reason why she didn't associate it with Qi Yan. In Nangong Shunv's view: Qi Yan is just a cautious but occasionally reckless person, dull and polite.Although the young man's misfortune didn't seem to affect him too much, such a deep flute sound is not something Qi Yan can control.What's more, the person who plays the flute has superb fingering skills, so it must be Xiao who is always with him, and Qi Yan has never seen Qi Yan lead Xiao.

Hearing what Nangong Shunv said, Nangong Jingnv's mood turned clear: "It turns out that in the second sister's heart, Qi Yan is an old man!"

Could it be... Didn't Second Sister ever hear Qi Yan play the flute when she was with Qi Yan?Curiosity was infinitely magnified, and she felt a little scratchy, so she decided to find an opportunity to ask Qi Yan.

Qi Yan hurried back to the side hall, the first thing she did was find a wooden box to seal her white jade flute.

At this time, she was still a little shocked: just now, she almost leaked her suppressed thoughts for many years!

Fortunately, Nangong Shunv's piano skills have not yet reached the level of perfection, so I barely overwhelmed the sound of the piano and stopped talking.

The monstrous hatred surged, Qi Yan wished he could turn into a ball of karma and burn everything in this world!