Unforgettable Emperor's Favor Chapter 40.2

Published at 18th of May 2023 08:25:44 AM

40. Evil Retribution (2)

The ladies in the pavilion casted a pitying glance at Yu Qingya.

This kind of matter can be big or small, depending on whether the person in power are willing to pursue it.

If the Prince is more open-minded and understands that musicians are more unrestrained, he can laugh it off easily.

However, is the emperor of Qi such a person?

And looking at Prince Yingchuan now, he really wanted to ask her about it..

Yu Qingya was embarrassed for a long time, but still did not dare to bet on the emperor's uncertain suspicion, she gritted her teeth and said,

“This young lady, would often play around with a zither calmly, but I was just excited to find a piece that was unique, I saw that it was good, so I wanted to try it out. I didn't know the story behind this piece, and I didn't mean to offend the Monarch.”

“Oh?”

Murong Xu raised his eyebrows with interest,

“It's not your piece?”

Yu Qingya thought about her wasting nearly a thousand points for this, and obviously her heart was dripping blood, but she still had to grit her teeth and say,

“No.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, Yu Qingya wanted to collapse.

She had sacrificed all her points and taken the “Music prodigy” pill which had a lot of side effects on her brain, but now she was telling everyone that she hadn't composed Chang Hongqu at all.

She had paid for the pill, in exchange for her health and savings, but now she had nothing to gain for it.

So what was she going through all this trouble for?

But Murong Xu insisted on prying further and at the end, he continued to ask,

“Who is the one who composed the piece?”

Yu Qingya's eyes showed a fierce light, she almost wanted to eat Yu Qingjia alive.

She then said it word-by-word, and just by listening to the sound, she could feel her molars clenching hard,

“It's my Sixth sister.”

Yu Qingjia took a step forward, suppressed a smile, and lightly bowed to Murong Xu,

“Back to the Prince, this is indeed a playful work I made in my spare time.”

This is still considered playful work?

The other ladies looked at Yu Qingjia differently, there must be a degree of self-effacement here, this song is fierce and treacherous, no one could even call it casual?

“Playful work? Such complicated hand movements, I'm afraid it can't be written when you're just playing around.”

Murong Xu tapped Yu Qingjia with the handle of his fan, and his tone seemed to point out something,

“Having both the Higher E String, and lower D string play the same tune together was quite unprecedented, so you must have done it deliberately. Not to mention that the music you wrote has a lot of recurring sounds. Do you know what kind of punishment is for someone who knowingly committed a crime?”

The whole water pavilion became extremely quiet, and many young girls sneered in their hearts.

What Yu Qingya did was too despicable. She was so smug when she was playing earlier, but now that she saw that something was wrong, she immediately threw the pot on to others.

Yu Qingya was too high-profile a while ago, and had invariably offended so many people. Now that everyone has seen what she has done, they are even more disgusted by it.

The ladies only felt pity, but they didn't want to come forward and speak for Yu Qingjia.

If this kind of thing is spread outside, it can even implicate the entire family.

Since it was indeed written by Yu Qingjia, they couldn't say anything more especially when Prince Yingchuan himself were questioning her.

The ladies were looking at her with pity, while the boys outside were curious.

Yu Qingya, however, was still trembling all over. In the end everything still turned back to Yu Qingjia, so what about her points?

After hearing Prince Yingchuan's question, Yu Qingya still managed to pull herself together.

It's okay.

Although she lost her points, she saved her life and she can always make a comeback later.

She wanted to see how Yu Qingjia could get out of this pit now.

Everyone was nervous for her, but Yu Qingjia herself was extremely calm.

Her eyes flickered. She looked up and smiled at Murong Xu,

“Your Highness, His Majesty Mingwu established the great Qi, defeated Zoran, Khitan, and Goguryeo. He even fought in the wars between the north and the south to help the country. Not to mention when he went to the Northern Expedition, when he was surrounded by a pack of wolves. Because of his great feat, the great Qi became a country with the wealthiest national power, and the strongest soldiers and horses in just a few years. Can such great achievements be trampled over by a single piece of string?”

Murong Xu was stunned for a moment, and laughed,

“Well said!”

Yu Qingjia's words undoubtedly hit the point.

Indeed.

The North and the South are currently confronting each other, while the Qi Kingdom and Zhao are also fighting over each other's supremacy for a long time.

Emperor Mingwu was the grand secretary of the former dynasty, and emperor Beizhao was the great general of the former dynasty.

As soon as the previous emperor died, Emperor Mingwu took control and established a new little emperor. General Zhao refused to accept this, and the two of them had a little emperor in their hands.

In the end, they both changed dynasties, killed the little emperors and took control of the throne.

The Murong family lived in the east and occupied Langya, Qi and other places of rituals, while Beizhao lived in the west and owned the horse farms of the Western Regions.

The country was divided into three dynasties, while the North and the South were competing to unify it.

Yu Qingjia talked about it in front of so many people. She even claimed that the great Qi is the strongest kingdom among the three dynasties, this sentence alone perfectly poked Murong Xu's mind.

Whether he was a child of the imperial family or an ordinary man, Yu Qingjia's words greatly satisfied his self-esteem.

Murong Xu laughed so loud that he didn't even notice that Yu Qingjia only talked about the merits of Emperor Mingwu, but not the current emperor's.

The beauty was honest, and even praised his family. Since this is the case, a mere music piece is nothing.

Murong Xu smiled, and stopped worrying about Chang Hongqu's affairs anymore.

He smiled and nodded at Yu Qingjia,

“You know how to talk. For the sake of your young age, this Prince will not bother with you, but there won't be a next time.”

Yu Qingjia only snorted softly,

“After I realized that something was wrong with the piece, I didn't intend to let it appear in the world. Who knew that it would somehow be passed over to my fourth sister's hands, and she even played it in front of everyone.”

Just a few words from Yu Qingjia, and she was able to turn Murong Xu's anger into laughter, and everyone in the pavilion were all impressed by her.

This beauty's tone is crisp and clear, and her words are like pearls, almost glowing on the dimly lit lake, making it impossible for people to move their eyes away.

So When she started talking, which man could get angry?

The hearts of all the gentlemen became unsteady. They felt complicated and didn't know what to say.

After hearing Yu Qingjia's retort, most of them made an “Eh” sound, and collectively looked at Yu Qingya.

'What? So Yu Qingjia didn't voluntarily dedicate this song?'

After feeling everyone's gaze on her, Yu Qingya's face immediately froze, she gritted her teeth, and suddenly rebuked Yin Bei,

“You bastard servant, you clearly said that this is a song composed by my Sixth Sister for me, and she wanted me to appreciate it, so I played it today. It turned out that you made your own claim and falsely passed on your master's words?”

Yin Bei was stunned, she didn't even realize what was wrong. She was mercilessly kicked on the knee by the other maids.

Her knees were already hurt before, and now she easily fell on her knees with a plop.

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