Chapter 1406: A small inn on the border
"Princess Min'an is better than the previous crown prince. Your Majesty's vision remains the same as always." Xuanyuan Lin was neither humble nor arrogant, and what he said was what he saw.
Emperor Shan nodded, seeming to be satisfied with this answer. Suddenly he changed the subject and asked with a smile, "I heard that you married a wife over there. Why don't you bring her here for me to see?"
"My wife grew up in a remote area and is not used to the rules of the palace. Your Majesty, please forgive me." Xuanyuan Lin's tone was gentle, and everyone could hear his protective feelings towards his wife.
Shan Huang didn't speak for a long time.
The hall was so quiet that no sound could be heard.
If it were someone else, they might be shocked by this atmosphere and sweat would break out on their forehead, but Xuanyuan Lin was used to it.
"Your Majesty, I came back this time just to bring my wife to meet my parents. My thoughts remain the same as before."
Shan Huang sighed and looked at him regretfully.
At the beginning, he really thought about abdication and wanted to hand over the supreme position to Xuanyuan Lin, but he was rejected.
Now, before he could open his mouth again, he was rejected for the second time.
However, Emperor Shan was still unwilling to give in. He narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice: "Xuanyuan Lin, what if I tell you to marry Min'an? Then you don't have to work day and night for the government, you just need to assist a little..."
"Your Majesty, I already have a wife, and we just want to be together for the rest of our lives." Xuanyuan Lin raised his head and looked at Shan Huang without fear.
One pair for life people……
Shan Huang silently savored the word.
He had only known ambition and the world in his life, and when he heard the words mentioned in these poems, he found them ridiculous.
"Your Xuanyuan family has contributed a lot to this peaceful and prosperous era. You know I will not kill you."
Shan Huang slowly stood up, walked to Xuanyuan Lin and looked at him, "But I can kill that woman."
"Your Majesty will not."
In the hall, the emperor and his ministers seemed to be playing a game.
Shi Li didn't know at this time that he had been put on Shan Huang's death blacklist.
The tea in Lanyue Tower is very fragrant, and Master Futi’s zither is also very exciting.
She and Sun Jingyu chatted casually, and half an hour passed quickly. As Sun Jingyu said, Master Futi came up to the platform on time with a guqin.
"Here it comes!" Sun Jingyu excitedly grabbed Shi Li's sleeve, his eyes shining.
There were many people like her in Lanyue Tower. As soon as Futi appeared, the sounds of talking and laughing around almost disappeared, and everyone was waiting to listen to his piano music.
Futi did not disappoint everyone. After sitting down, she gently stroked the strings of the zither. The smooth music flowed out from her fingers, gurgling like water and cool like jade. There was a sense of unrestrained and free spirit, as if she was unique in this world.
Shi Li was as enthralled as everyone else.
When the song ended, servants and maids came out from many private rooms holding gold and silver and placed them under the high platform.
This is a rule that all teahouses and restaurants have. If customers think the performance is good, they will give tips, with no limit on the amount.
Sun Jingyu also gave the reward she had prepared in advance. It seemed that she had not yet come out of the intoxication of the piano music. She turned to Shi Li and said, "Mr. Futi usually plays three pieces of music, and I can't get enough of it... Sister Lili, you won't think I'm too unrestrained, right?"
"How could that be?" Shi Li shook her head sincerely, "His music is indeed beautiful."
"At first, I was trapped in the grief of losing my parents and couldn't get out of it. I was confused all day long. Later, my sister asked me to come here to listen to his piano. After returning, I could hardly sleep peacefully."
Sun Jingyu bent her lips, lowered her eyes and gently stroked the old scar on her wrist. She didn't say that she was in so much pain that she often used blunt instruments to rub her wrists, and she lived like a ghost.
After all, she was just a young girl who had just come of age.
Shi Li felt soft-hearted and distressed, and reached out to touch her shoulder gently, "It's all over."
"Yes, it's all in the past. Master Futi is a light in my heart." Sun Jingyu rolled up his sleeves, his eyes lit up again.
On the high platform, Futi began to play the second piece of music.
For some reason, it was still pleasant to the ears, but Shi Li vaguely felt that the piece of music seemed to be played a little too hastily.
When she was confused, Sun Jingyu suddenly pulled her sleeve quietly and signaled her to look at the door with his eyes.
Shi Li subconsciously looked over and saw the person who walked into Lanyue Tower, and was stunned.
Shi Li recognized the person at first sight, it was actually Princess Min An. Although she was wearing ordinary clothes and a veil, but they had traveled together before, Shi Li would not mistake her.
So...the rumors she heard yesterday were true? !
The princess and the zither player... have a close relationship?!