Time Travel: The Useless Prince, First Destroy the Princess

Chapter 115 The Girl and the Pipa

"Brother Xiong, who are those two women with their backs to us?"

Luo Tong asked.

"How should I know? I guess she must be Mr. Deng's granddaughter!"

"Could it be a granddaughter?"

"Master Wei's daughter?" Xiong Feng shook his head. "Master Wei didn't even come, so how could he let his daughter come? Impossible! Besides, Luojing is hundreds of miles away from Yangcheng, and there's such a severe flood. Impossible!"

"That's true. It seems like Lord Wei has never celebrated his father-in-law's birthday!"

"That's just to avoid suspicion. Lord Wei is walking on thin ice in the court. Why would he risk his life and give others excuses to accuse him?"

"Yes! Oh, what about being an official? Those who haven't been elected want to be, and those who have become officials are trembling with fear!"

"That's right! I heard that Lord Wei got drunk and confronted the Crown Prince in person, and was almost chopped off by the Emperor!"

"It wasn't just beheading. I heard they almost killed the whole family! I don't know why they let it go in the end!"

"That's because the Emperor trusts Lord Wei. Besides, the current Emperor is quite magnanimous. If it were Wei Hao from the previous dynasty, Lord Wei would have died ten times!"

"Forget it, don't bring up the affairs of the imperial court, or you'll get into trouble!"

The questions and answers from several people almost made Liu Zhao so excited that he had a heart attack.

Didn’t Liu Yan want Liu Zhi to go and see Wei Huan’s daughter?

Should I choose her as my Crown Prince's concubine if she is suitable?

There must be some anticipation in my heart!

If I could see it now, I could reveal the answer in advance.

What if he looks average? What should I do then?

"Who could it be? Those two men are Mr. Deng's grandsons, so they should be his granddaughter-in-law!"

"How is that possible? Have you ever seen a granddaughter-in-law and grandfather sitting at the same table to celebrate a birthday?" Xiong Feng asked back.

"That's right! That's strange. How could two women suddenly appear, wearing veils?"

At this time, Master Deng stood up again and said, "My young talents, I have a big event for my birthday party this year!"

The noisy hall suddenly became quiet again.

"I'm sure everyone is curious about who these two girls are to me."

Master Deng obviously noticed that everyone was talking below. A bunch of grown men, seeing two young girls, naturally felt a little excited.

"This is my great-niece Deng Yi and her maid Deng Hui, who have come from Yanzhou! My distant nephew has asked me to help him find a suitable husband for him."

"What? A distant granddaughter? Looking for a husband?"

Xiong Feng widened his eyes.

All the young people present widened their eyes.

"Brother Xiong, how can there still be girls looking for husbands these days? This is a mess, a mess!"

Luo Tong sighed.

Liu Zhao was also extremely curious!

Women don’t have a high status these days, yet they still go out to find a partner on their own and show themselves in public. This is too advanced!

Everyone's eyes turned to the main seat.

A girl stood up gently, bent down and bowed.

It must be Deng Yi!

Another girl took out a pipa and handed it to the girl in front.

He also pushed the stool over.

This should be the maid Deng Hui.

"I am Deng Yi, and I will play a song for you all!"

The voice was so nice that many people instantly fixed their eyes on the girl.

The voice is nice, but I don’t know what she looks like?

Liu Zhao was also looking forward to it.

The hall was very quiet. Deng Yi plucked the strings and began to play.

The fingers plucked the pipa and pleasant sounds came out.

Liu Zhao had listened to many popular songs, but he knew nothing about music scores.

But this music is really good.

Everyone was fascinated by what they heard.

Luo Tong even shook his head as he listened.

"Brother Luo, do you play very well?" Liu Zhao just thought it sounded nice but didn't understand it at all.

Seeing Luo Tong so engaged, he asked in a low voice.

"Great, great! I dare say, even in Luojing, there's no one else who can play such a beautiful piece of music."

"What's the name of this piece?"

"Brother, how come you don't understand anything? This famous piece of music is called "Luo Jing Xing" by Su He, a great musician of the Great Jing Dynasty. Have you never heard of it?"

"Brother Luo, I'm from Qiyang, of course I haven't heard of it!"

"Oh! Listen carefully! It's really wonderful!" Luo Tong closed his eyes.

Liu Zhao also listened carefully again and found it was indeed very nice.

Soon after the song was over, Deng Yi bent down and bowed again.

Suddenly there was thunderous applause, and Liu Zhao also clapped his hands vigorously.

Only then did Mr. Deng stand up again and raise his hands.

The applause from below died down.

"Master Deng, I wonder what Miss Deng Yi wants?"

The person sitting in the front asked.

This is exactly what everyone wants.

"That's exactly what I want to say!"

Mr. Deng paused.

"Young talents present here, aged 25 or under, please finish writing your poems about benevolence and virtue. Those who are interested can answer the questions posed by my niece!"

"Master Deng, what if they are already married?"

"It doesn't matter whether we get married or not!" Mr. Deng said and sat down.

"Master Deng, can you let us see what your niece's granddaughter looks like?"

"Hmph!" Master Deng said with a dark face, "My niece's granddaughter doesn't care whether you marry her or not, yet you insist on looking at her appearance. Isn't that absurd?"

Seeing that Mr. Deng was angry, the man dared not speak anymore.

"Brother Luo, do you think this Miss Deng Yi is ugly and is covering herself up on purpose?" Xu Shao asked.

"How should I know that!" Luo Tong stared at Deng Yi's back, obviously feeling a little moved.

"I don't think she is very beautiful, otherwise why would she cover her face?" Xiong Feng said.

"How do you put it?" Liu Zhao asked.

"Brother, look! A girl shows up in public and takes the initiative to look for a man. Have you ever seen this in Qiyang? This is one of them."

"No!" Liu Zhao nodded.

"Secondly, the requirement for the partner is only that he is under 25 years old. Do you think a lady from a wealthy family would put forward such a condition?"

“Third, if you cover your face, you’re either ugly or you’re not!”

Xiong Feng stopped talking here.

"What is it?" Liu Zhao was intrigued by his curiosity.

"Think about it! In Qiyang, the girls there play the pipa the best!"

Liu Zhao hasn't answered yet.

Zhu Tao, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly blurted out, "Brothel!"

"Nonsense!" Liu Zhao remained silent.

This guy is really brainless. With Mr. Deng's reputation, is it possible?

Zhu Tao also realized that he had said something wrong and quickly shut up.

Several people gasped. If these words got to Master Deng's ears, they would be dead!

Luo Tong turned around and said, "I think this must be the daughter of a powerful family. She's just a little too bold, and you guys are saying such terrible things about her! I can't agree with that!"

"Brother Luo, you didn't fall in love with me just because of my back, did you?" Xiong Feng said with a smile.

"Who wouldn't like the talent of playing the pipa, anyone who enjoys music? Brother Dehua, you don't understand music, so tell me, do you like it?"

Luo Tong suddenly asked Liu Zhao.

"I do not like!"

Liu Zhao was telling the truth. Without seeing the positive side, how could he be in the mood to like it?

There are many people who have a devilish figure from behind and a devilish face from the front.

"Shallow!" Luo Tong was a little unhappy and drank a glass of wine himself.