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Chapter 78 - Low Profile
Qu Jiayue's eyes lit up, Nangong Heng indeed made all the limelight, if her sister made a fool of herself, it is also enough to make her ashamed.
Once she thought of this, Qu Jiayue was in a good mood. She had heard that Nangong Yue was weak and ineffective.
"Yes, Third Miss Nangong might as well come up and play a song." Qu Jiayue's tone was vaguely excited. "I don't know which one is Third Miss Nangong?"
This fire burned me. Nangong Yue helplessly had to go forward to Qu Jiayue and bow, " Greetings Ming Yue county princess."
Qu Jiayue looked Nangong Yue up and down, nitpicking a bit like her dull complexion is dull, height is short. Only the eyes are still bright, but compared with the stunning Nangong Heng it is far worse. She disdainfully skimmed her mouth and ordered in an arrogant tone: "Go, you go and play a song for this county princess."
"Yes," Nangong Yue answered respectfully on her face, "It's just that my qin skills are not good, so I'm afraid that it will stain the county princess' ears." She said with an embarrassed face.
Qu Jiayue sneered, "I know, I know, we will not laugh at you if you do not play well, just a casual exchange between the girls qin art." However, she muttered in her heart that what I wanted was for you to have poor qin skills, the worse the better.
Nangong Yue pretended to look relieved, slowly walked to the Qin case and sat down.
Soon, a simple "Song of Pure Happiness" emerged from her fingertips. It was clear and soothing, smooth and pleasing to the ear, but moderate, not too meritorious.
Qu Jiayue listened attentively, trying to find the mistakes. So that after the music is completed, she can give a detailed commentary, so as to undermine the face of Nangong Hang.
But until Nangong Yue finished playing, she was not able to find anything wrong. This song is really played too neatly. It's like a wooden stick being played out, it's impossible to say where it's wrong, but it's also impossible to impress people.
In the end, she could only dryly praise a sentence: "Moderate, not bad."
"The County Princess is praising me too much." Nangong Yue said with a sincere and frightened look, "Chen Nu is only skilled in playing this song."
When Qu Jiayue heard the words, she immediately regretted that her bowels were blue, and said to herself: I would have ordered a song if I knew it earlier.
"I think Third Miss Nangong has played very well." But Miss Li said with a serious face: "The tune is simple, but Third Miss Nangong's fingers are skillful and the music is smooth, so she has worked hard."
Nangong Yue blushed and looked embarrassed. "Sister Li has praised me too much. I'm not as good as you said. Compared with my eldest sister, I'm far worse."
"Your talent may not be as good as Miss Nangong's, but hard work can make up for poor performance. As long as you work hard, you may not fail to have some achievements in the qin art." Miss Li encouraged in a serious manner.
Nangong Yue blushed and thanked her, but her heart was filled with emotion. In the past life, her piano skills were also mediocre, but she practised it slowly and diligently later, and now she just took advantage of the previous life!
Nangong Cheng has a smile on her face, but in her heart she wonders: Yue's qin skills are obviously more than that, so why is she hiding her talent with clumsiness? Is it because she is afraid of the county princess?
At this time, a forty-year-old, chubby steward Mama came and bowed to Jiang Yixi and said, "Eldest Miss, the Hibiscus Pavilion is ready, Madam Shi Zi invites all the girls to drink tea and enjoy the flowers."
Jiang Yixi smiled and nodded, then greeted everyone and went to Hibiscus Pavilion. "The hibiscus over there at Hibiscus Pavilion is in full bloom recently, why don't you join me to enjoy the flowers."
Everyone agreed, and Jiang Yixi led the crowd over, stopping every now and then to introduce them to the beautiful scenery of the garden.
When they arrived at the Hibiscus Pavilion, there were already tea tables, small tables, and various kinds of fruits and cakes in the Hibiscus Pavilion.
Several girls went into the pavilion to rest, and several other girls were interested in the various colours of hibiscus flowers, walking in twos and threes talking together, and Nangong Cheng was also in it.
Nangong Yue smiled as she sat in the pavilion and watched Nangong Cheng talk to several girls with ease, her mind was extremely complicated, Nangong Cheng was so anxious to integrate into the noble circle of the capital, I really don't know whether it was good or bad!
At this moment, two maids came up to serve tea to the girls in the pavilion one by one.
Nangong Yue picks a tea cup. The tea is clear and green. She drank a sip, aroma left in her mouth, unconsciously finishing a cup.
The maid next to her quickly and cleverly refilled the cup for Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue smiled slightly and finished another drink.
The maid was busy trying to refill Nangong Yue's cup, but Nangong Yue embarrassingly said: "This sister, may I ask where the clean room is? I want to go to the toilet."
The maid was stunned and hurriedly put down the teapot in her hand and whispered, "Miss Nangong, please come with the slave servant."
Nangong Yue nodded, then took Yi Mei and left Furong Pavilion with the maid.
The clean room was not far from the garden. At this time, sandalwood incense was already burning inside, filling the room with fragrance. Yimei went inside to check it out, and only then invited Nangong Yue to enter.
After Nangong Yue came out, she found that there was an extra person outside the door, but it was Mama Li, who was beside the Duchess of En Guo.
When Mama Li saw Nangong Yue come out, she bowed and gave a salute. "Greetings, Third Miss Nangong."
“Exempt from salute Mama." Nangong Yue hurriedly said, "Why did Mama come here?"
Mama Li looked respectful, "The old Furen wants to see the Young Miss."
Nangong Yue nodded: "Then I'll have to ask Mama to lead the way ahead."
Nangong Yue took Yi Mei all the way with Mama Li through a stone path, passed through a corner door, and came to a chamber.
In the wing room, Enguo Duchess was sitting on black lacquered louhan bed while Madam Shi Zi was sitting beside her.
Nangong Yue bowed her knees and saluted, "I have seen the Enguo Duchess, Madam Shizi."
Madam Shizi hurriedly welcomed her, picked up Nangong Yue, and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, Nangong third girl." Then, she said in a kindly manner, "I don't know if Third Miss is having a good time? If there is something wrong with the hospitality, please bear with me."
"Madam Shizi is very polite." Nangong Yue hurriedly said, "The Mansion attends us very thoughtful and satisfactory. Eldest Miss Jiang is very kind. The girls are having a great time."
"That's good, that's good." Madam Shizi smiled and nodded, obviously satisfied with Nangong Yue's answer.
At this time, the Duchess of En Guo had a majestic face and said to the maids and pozis in the room, "I have something to say to Third Miss Nangong, all of you should leave first."
The servants in Duke Enguo's mansion were all well-trained, they answered "yes" and scurried out. Only Yimei stood there and looked at Nangong Yue with inquiring eyes.
Nangong Yue nodded at Yimei: "You also retreat." Only then did Yimei retreat.
At this time, only the Duchess of Enguo, Madam Shizi and Nangong Yue were left in the wing room.
The Duchess of En Guo was kindly beckoning to Nangong Yue, "Good child, come to me.”
Nangong Yue answered and walked graciously in front of the Duchess of En Guo, curtsying and bowing: "Greetings Duchess of En Guo.”
"Good child, no need to be polite." Duchess of En Guo took Nangong Yue's hand and then asked softly, "This time you were specially called to come here is the Empress Niangniang's intention .....”
Nangong Yue secretly said, sure enough! This flower viewing party is just a pretence. The reason why the En Guo Gong House invited her into the palace under the name of the flower viewing party should be for the Fifth Prince's illness. After all, if the empress summons her to the palace from time to time, I'm afraid it will only arouse the suspicion and vigilance of those who are interested -Behind herself is her maternal grandfather, the divine doctor Lin Jingchen, and beside the Empress is the sick Fifth Prince, if the two are together, the relationship between them is obvious!
It is precisely because of this that the Empress has entrusted her maiden family to do this for her, so there is this so-called flower viewing party!
In the midst of her thoughts, Nangong Yue made a sincere and frightened appearance, respectfully bowed again, and asked, "I don't know what Her Majesty's order?"
The Duchess of Enguo took Nangong Yue to her side and sat down affectionately, and said, "The Empress Niangniang would like to know if there is any news about your grandfather?"
"Back to Furen," Nangong Yue looked apologetically at the Duchess of Enguo and said softly, "Grandfather always likes to travel the world, no one knows his whereabouts, Yue Er has written a letter to uncle, but unfortunately there is no contact with grandfather yet."
Hearing this, Duchess of Enguo and Madam Shizi were a little disappointed
But..." Nangong Yue looked at Duchess of Enguo and Madam Shizi hesitantly, as if she was hesitant to say something.
The Duchess of En Guo naturally found out and thought that Nangong Yue knew something about her grandfather's whereabouts, but she didn't dare to speak up because she wasn't sure, so she hurriedly asked: " Third Miss Nangong, what is the problem, speak up what you want to say."
Nangong Yue was waiting for her words! At once, she said: "Yue Er also said to the Empress Niangniang when she met her earlier, Yue Er had studied medicine with her maternal grandfather, so she has a little knowledge of the medical arts. The Fifth Prince's illness Yue Er had also seen a very similar case in her grandfather's medical notes."
Duchess Enguo nodded: "I have heard about this from Empress Niangniang."
Nangong Yue followed and said: "Since entering the palace that time, Yue Er stayed at home and carefully studied grandfather's medical notes and medical books, Yue Er is sure that this disease is not difficult to cure.”
"What you mean is ......," Duchess Engo said, somewhat moved.
"Yue Er also can cure this kind of disease!" Nangong Yue said confidently and decisively. A moment, shining eyes burst out a kind of let people can't look directly at radiance.
The Duchess of Enguo couldn't help being silent, and she was very hesitant.
There is no blame for the Duchess of En Guo to distrust Nangong Yue, Nangong Yue is only nine years old now. No one would believe that a nine-year-old girl could cure the disease that countless Imperial doctors and divine doctors could not cure, even if her maternal grandfather was the divine doctor Lin Jingchen!
Despite her doubts about Nangong Yue's medical skills, Duchess En Guo did not refuse, but said: "I will bring the message to the Empress Niangniang. Third Miss Nangong, We also hope you can contact your maternal grandfather as soon as possible. If the Fifth Prince can be cured, the Empress Niangniang will definitely not treat your two families unfairly."
Nangong Yue also did not expect the other party to believe her immediately, but also didn’t get disappointed, so she quickly said: "As soon as there is news of grandfather, Yue Er will definitely inform the Lao Furen , and will never fail to meet the expectations of the Empress Niangniang."
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