The widowed sister-in-law is embarrassed, she criticizes the villain like he only wants to be a love

Jiang Ci's eyes turned cold, and he turned his face to avoid the sleeves that were blowing in his face. He put his index finger and middle finger together and swung out an internal force towards the table. The wine glass in front of him instantly flew out, and the wine splashed directly onto Wei Yang's face!

The whole thing happened in a flash. Before Wei Yang could react, he was splashed with wine in the face. His twisting waist suddenly stiffened, and he took a step back in embarrassment. The porcelain cup fell to the ground and shattered.

Jiang Ci stood up and bowed to Wei Yang, saying, "Just now, I was distracted and suddenly saw something flying towards me. I attacked subconsciously. I hope the princess will not blame me."

The words sounded polite, but there was no trace of guilt on Jiang Ci's face.

Wei Yang stared at Jiang Ci with an unpleasant expression: "I thought the champion was a weak scholar, but unexpectedly he is a martial arts master. This princess is very curious about what the champion was thinking just now?"

Jiang Ci said in a deep voice: "I just suddenly thought of an unsolved problem."

Wei Yang snorted softly: "It seems that this princess's dance did not catch the eye of the number one scholar. I wonder which daughter in this hall can be favored by the number one scholar?"

After she finished speaking, her eyes swept across the seats for the female members of the family, finally settling on Yan Shu, and then she walked over.

"Just now, this princess seemed to notice that the number one scholar's eyes fell on this girl from time to time. Does the number one scholar like her? If you really like her, this princess can make the decision for you. Just regard it as a happy marriage."

"I heard that the princess and the Sixth Prince are going to get married soon. I'm sure the princess will still be busy with the wedding. I won't bother you with my marriage."

"What? Am I meddling in other people's business as a matchmaker for the number one scholar?"

Elder Cui snorted coldly: "Princess Zhaoyang, my granddaughter's marriage should be decided by me. If you really have time, you should pay more attention to the refugees near the capital. Doing more good deeds will also accumulate merit for yourself."

Wei Yang's face instantly turned cold, and she glared at Yan Shu fiercely.

"I heard that Miss Cui just returned to the Cui family recently? Although Miss Cui is outstanding in appearance, her eyebrows and eyes don't seem to be very similar to Mr. Cui. I wonder if Mr. Cui has done a blood test to recognize her relationship with him?"

Elder Cui glared at Wei Yang with a sharp gaze: "Is Ran'er my biological granddaughter? Am I not as clear as the princess?"

Yan Shu stood up slowly: "The people sitting opposite are all talented new scholars, but the princess waved her sleeves towards the champion when she danced. Could it be..."

Yan Shu's words implied that Wei Yang was interested in Jiang Ci, otherwise why did he deliberately turn in front of Jiang Ci when dancing just now?

As the fiancée of the Sixth Prince, Wei Yang could not clear herself from her outrageous behavior in front of His Majesty, the Queen, and all the civil and military officials.

The Sixth Prince was already unhappy to begin with. As the Sixth Princess, Wei Yang had already lost face by dancing in public. Not to mention that she was even more shameless when she deliberately flirted in front of the new number one scholar while dancing.

Seeing that the old emperor and the sixth prince's faces turned cold, Wei Yang suddenly panicked.

"Don't slander me! I'm already engaged, how could I possibly fall in love with the number one scholar?"

"I didn't say that the princess fell in love with the number one scholar. You misunderstood me."

She didn't just say that Wei Yang fell in love with Jiang Ci. It was Wei Yang who said it himself, so she couldn't be blamed.

"Okay!" The eldest princess stopped him unhappily.

"Mother, this bitch deliberately slandered my daughter. You have to stand up for her."

The eldest princess glared at Wei Yang coldly and said, "Since the dance is over, just sit back down."

"But……"

She was slandered in public by Yan Shu, causing misunderstandings between His Majesty and the Sixth Prince. How could she endure this?

The eldest princess narrowed her eyes in displeasure: "Don't let me talk nonsense anymore."

Wei Yang lowered his head and walked straight back to his seat. After sitting down, he looked at Jiang Ci opposite him with hatred in his eyes. He picked up the wine glass unwillingly, raised his head and took a big sip of wine.

Emperor Hongwu's gaze lingered on Jiang Ci and Yan Shu's faces for a moment before he spoke calmly, "Which other young lady would like to come forward and perform?"

"I am willing to play a piece of music."

A beautiful lady walked slowly to the center of the hall. Emperor Hongwu ordered the eunuch to bring up the best Wutongqin in the palace. After the lady finished her beautiful song, young women came forward to perform one after another, trying their best to show off their skills in an attempt to see who was better.

What started as a talent show ended up being a fight for fame and fortune among the daughters of different wealthy families. The competition had become fierce, and Su Qingqing, who was sitting next to Ye Lanxuan, suddenly spoke up.

"Miss Cui, do you have any talents prepared?"

The old emperor looked at Yan Shu.

"Is there anything Cui girl is good at?"

Yan Shu said, "Your Majesty, I have been learning medicine from my master since I was young. I am not good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. The ladies present are all famous ladies. They are all good at singing and dancing and have outstanding talents. I will not embarrass myself in front of them."

Su Qingqing was unwilling to miss the opportunity to embarrass Yan Shu. She smiled and said, "Miss Cui is too modest. A few days ago, I heard my grandmother say that Miss Cui was good at music. Can my grandmother lie?"

After hearing these words, Mrs. Su's face suddenly darkened and she looked at Su Qingqing with displeasure.

When did she say that?

Yan Shu looked at Madam Su and saw that she was also confused. He understood immediately.

Su Qingqing used Madam Su's name to tell Madam Su that she was good at music. She didn't want to give her any chance to refuse. If she denied saying such things to Madam Su, it would prove that Madam Su was lying, and the wife of the prime minister couldn't afford to lose this person.

After all, Su Qingqing is a girl from the Su family. If Madam Su publicly denies that she said such words, it would be a loss of face for Su Qingqing. And the person behind Su Qingqing is the Third Prince, which would be equivalent to embarrassing the Third Prince in public.

Yan Shu sneered in his heart, Su Qingqing just wanted to make her look bad in public, just to satisfy her.

"Since Concubine Su wants to see it, then I will show you my ugly face."

Su Qingqing had a malicious smile on her face: "Then I will enjoy it."

The old emperor asked: "What does Cui girl want to perform?"

Yan Shu pondered for a moment and looked at the Wutong Qin placed aside.

"Let me play the piano."

The old emperor also became interested: "Come here, put out the Wutong Qin!"

Someone immediately placed the Wutong Qin in the center of the hall. Elder Cui and Madam Su both looked at Yan Shu with concern.

Elder Cui whispered, "Ran'er, if you are not good at it, you can just refuse. I think Concubine Su is deliberately looking for trouble with you. Even if you don't perform, she can't do anything to us."

Yan Shu smiled and said, "Grandfather, don't worry about me."

After saying this, Yan Shu walked to the center of the hall and slowly sat down in front of the zither stand.

Su Qingqing stared at Yan Shu with mocking eyes, sneering in her heart, what kind of daughter of the Cui family is this? A village woman who has lived in a remote and poor place since childhood, this is probably the first time in her life that she has touched a guqin, and she will be embarrassed later.

Jiang Ci looked at Yan Shu quietly. He had seen her play the pipa with his own eyes. Since the little fox chose the guqin in public, he must be sure of it.

Yan Shu slowly placed his fair and slender hands on the strings of the zither, and lightly plucked them twice with his fingertips, and a pleasant sound of the zither rang out.

The pair of fingers moved skillfully up and down the strings. As the fingers moved quickly, melodious and ethereal music rang out in the huge Qionglin Palace.

This song carries a tinge of sadness, as if a pair of lovers deeply loved each other but were teased by fate, with humans and ghosts taking different paths, and separated by yin and yang. The melody is melodious and the lyrics are profound, as if one is witnessing a great love story in person.