It’s Better to be the Empress Dowager

Chapter 24 bonfire

Naren Tuoya was so provoked, and suddenly became angry. She widened her eyes and asked fiercely: “Okay, what are you better than?”

“Whatever.” Teacher Tang said, “You decide. What the princess is good at is better than anything else.”

“Arrogant!” Narentuoya furiously said, “Are you looking down on me?”

Master Tang spread his hands: “I’m just telling the truth.”

Narentuoya has been spoiled since childhood, and can’t bear any grievances. How can he tolerate this kind of contempt? She immediately said loudly: “Bring the piano.”

The pianos in Beiting are different from those in the Central Plains. Their shapes are like lutes, with a straight neck and a little thinner. They are transliterated into amber words. After Naren Tuoya got the piano, she looked at Master Tang provocatively and sat on the piano bench, playing and singing skillfully.

Amber words are like pipa, but the tone is more vigorous than pipa, and it has a strong prairie style. Narentuoya is able to play and sing without preparation, which shows that her talent is indeed good.

At the end of the song, Naren Tuoya looked at Master Tang provocatively. Master Tang smiled and said to the Beiting attendant next to her: “You should bring musical instruments. If you have any trouble, help me get a pipa.”

King Jing disliked cumbersomeness, and didn’t even want to bring female relatives, let alone bring musical instruments. When Shishi Tang came on the court, he had to borrow a musical instrument from his opponent temporarily.

The Beiting attendant looked at Teacher Tang in surprise, Naren Tuoya snorted vigorously, and said proudly: “Go get it. I want to see what she can do.”

The guard of the North Court quickly returned with the handle of the Pipa. Master Tang thanked him, took the pipa, tried the audition casually, and sat on the high stool with the pipa in his arms.

Because of the movement here, many people gathered around to look around, and even people from afar kept looking at this place. After Master Tang tuned the strings, a high-pitched attack suddenly appeared. Then, the sound of the pipa poured out, sometimes magnificent, sometimes low and mellow, anxious but not chaotic, and irritating.

Pipa was originally a murderous musical instrument, in the hands of Master Tang, it seemed to have thousands of horses.

Amber words are like pipa, but the scale is not as broad as pipa. In terms of pattern, pipa is bigger. Master Tang’s intention to choose Pipa is also very obvious. It is human beings, but I am not me in the end.

At the end of the song, the scene was quiet for a while, and no one spoke. Naren Tuoya has never been frustrated. She refused to admit defeat and said loudly, “Take the drums!”

Narentoya’s drum is small and exquisite, with gorgeous ornaments inlaid on it. After Naren Tuoya got the drum, she improvised a beat, and the drum beat quickly and urgently. Master Tang just used the eagerly killing song, Narentuoya deliberately looked for supplements and chose the drums specially.

Standing not far away, Zhao Zixun sighed inwardly. Naren Tuoya was able to sing and dance. In such a short period of time, she didn’t show her timidity even when she played the two instruments.

In fact, Zhao Zixun was very surprised that Master Tang was able to do this. He always thought that Master Tang was a sloppy beauty.

When he was in King Jing’s study earlier, Tang Shishi rushed to say that he was the number one, but Zhao Zixun was quite disapproving. Zhao Zixun thought indifferently, that Tang Shishi was elected first because the Queen Mother Yao deliberately disgusted Jing Wangfu. In terms of true talents and learning, how can Tang Shishi, a merchant girl, compare to Zhou Shunhua’s lady?

Master Tang is too eager for quick success, and the desire for fame and fortune is almost written on his face. The woman Zhao Zixun admired should be Zhou Shunhua’s, elegant as a chrysanthemum, not fighting or grabbing.

But today, Narentuoya uttered wild words, Zhou Shunhua stood aside, but Tang Shishi stepped forward to fight back. When Master Tang picked up the pipa, Zhao Zixun was surprised. He didn’t even expect that Master Tang could not only play the pipa, but his skills were also very good.

Zhao Zixun felt quite admiring, probably because the expectations were low. What Master Tang did a little bit, the effect was very amazing. It’s a pity that Teacher Tang is still a bit worse. After all, Narentuoya is the princess, with a noble background and well-educated. Narentuoya not only plays the piano, but even drums.

Amber Ci and Pipa are both stringed instruments. Master Tang can outperform Narentuoya on stringed instruments, but I’m afraid it won’t work in other ways. Zhao Zixun felt that things were almost the same now. He was about to step forward to speak when he was stopped by a person behind him.

“Don’t move.” Zhao Chengjun didn’t know when he would come. He looked forward and said to Zhao Zixun unhurriedly, “Let her come.”

Narentuoya changed her instrument, a provocative look. Master Tang sat still in place, changed his posture, and said, “I don’t know many musical instruments, only the pipa is still proficient. I can’t compare with the luxury of the princess, so let’s continue with this pipa.”

“Using a pipa?” Narentuoya was very suspicious, “Do you know how to use music theory, how can you compare with a pipa?”

“Why can’t it?” Master Tang drew his fingertips on the strings, and the music suddenly became brisk, “You will know if you can do it or not, just give it a try.”

Master Tang’s fingertips were flexible, as if dancing, and quickly swept across the strings. At the place where the music was agitated, she suddenly let go of the strings, hitting the pipa with the beat, and hitting the pipa with the palms to make a banging sound, which perfectly blended with the beat, and was full of a strong foreign flavor.

Gu Sheng is fast-paced, and now that Narentoya is replaced by grassland drums, then Master Tang will use what they are best at to defeat Narentoya head-on. Moreover, Narentuoya changed her instrument, but Master Tang didn’t change it. No matter from which point of view, it was Tang Shishi’s victory.

Master Tang’s desire to win is so strong. Where she is, no one can be more popular than her.

No one thought that the pipa could still be played like this, and the scene was extremely quiet for a while. Master Tang stood up and handed the pipa back to the waiter in Beiting. The words were clear and firm: “Pipa is also a foreign instrument, but when it comes to China, it is my Chinese culture. We Han people pay attention to eclectic, harmonious but different. The gateway, facing all directions, welcomes guests from all countries. Whether it is a pipa or the piano and drums in the hands of the princess, they will eventually be integrated into the Central Plains culture and become an inseparable part of China.”

After Master Tang finished speaking, there was a burst of applause behind him. She turned her head in surprise and found Zhao Chengjun standing in the shadow of the campfire, gently touching her palms: “Good point.”

Everyone was stunned, they didn’t even know when King Jing came. Master Tang did not expect Zhao Chengjun to be there, so he hurriedly saluted: “See the prince. I don’t know how impolite the prince’s arrival…”

Zhao Chengjun raised his hand and stopped Tang Shishi’s words. He slowly approached, and gradually walked from the shadow to the fire: “The key to skill is to learn from each other. The Yan Dynasty and Beiting are the same. Pipa, Amber Ci, and Drum are all instruments of my Dynasty. You only learn from your family. What can be nervous?”

Teacher Tang breathed a sigh of relief and slowly got up. Zhao Chengjun came, and Anji Timur appeared soon. When Anji Timur heard what Zhao Chengjun said, he did not express his position, and said with a smile: “King Jing, you are finally here, let’s have a banquet soon.”

Zhao Chengjun nodded at Anji Timur: “Please.”

The two greeted each other and walked away. Everyone dared not mention the matter again, and carefully followed King Jing and Anji Timur to migrate. Naren Tuoya still stayed where she was. She had never been wronged, especially in the presence of so many people, being embarrassed by a Han Chinese woman. Naren Tuoya was angry, and shouted hard, “Hey, did I let you go?”

Teacher Tang rolled his eyes secretly, and didn’t bother to pay attention to her. Unexpectedly, Narentuoya’s temperament came up, and even in spite of it, she took off her riding whip from behind her waist, without thinking about it, directly attacked Tang Shishi.

Master Tang heard the sound of breaking through the air behind him, and before he could turn his head, he hurriedly went to the side to hide. She will dodge the first move, but in the rush she stepped on her feet and accidentally got her right foot. The second whip came without waiting for her to react.

Master Tang watched as the whip approached, and when the tail of the whip was about to hit her, he was suddenly held by his arm and pulled to the back. Immediately afterwards, a sword blocked the front of Master Tang, blocking the whip that swept over.

Zhao Chengjun held the sword, and the flames extinguished every moment, making his face strangely cold. Narentoya’s whip was rolled on the sword, she seemed to want to pull the whip back, but Zhao Chengjun’s hand was slightly hard, Narentoya was pulled forward and staggered two steps, and she dropped the whip in embarrassment.

Zhao Chengjun threw away Naren Tuoya’s whip, the disgust on his face made no secret of it. He looked back at Anji Timur coldly and asked, “This is how King Zhongshun taught his children?”

Anji Timur was embarrassed and quickly scolded Narentuoya: “Naya, don’t be rude, why don’t you apologize to King Jing?”

Naren Tuoya was reluctant, but in front of King Jing, she didn’t dare to be willful, and said with a stinky face: “Sorry, King Jing.”

Zhao Chengjun didn’t appreciate it at all, and said: “The person you offended is not the king, why do you apologize to this king?”

Naren Tuoya’s face changed, she looked at Zhao Chengjun, and looked at her father in disbelief. Anji Timur shook her head slightly at her, Narentuoya was extremely wronged, held back for a long time, and quickly said: “I’m sorry.”

After speaking, Narentuoya covered her face and ran away quickly.

“Naya!” Temur yelled to Narentuoya and hurried to chase after her. Anji Timur could not stop his children even after yelling twice, and sighed deeply. But Zhao Chengjun turned a blind eye to all this. He lowered his eyes, seeing Master Tang’s unhappy look, and whispered: “Don’t worry, your face is fine.”

Master Tang was relieved with naked eyes. Master Tang knew that her face was okay, so she had the mind to pay attention to other things. She discovered that Naren Tuoya apologized just now and didn’t say her name.

Master Tang couldn’t help muttering: “It’s too insincere, I haven’t said to forgive her yet.”

After saying this, the surroundings were quiet. Master Tang was embarrassed and quickly showed his loyalty to Zhao Chengjun: “Of course, this has nothing to do with the prince. Thank you, prince for saving me.”

Zhao Chengjun didn’t make a statement, but walked forward quickly. The attendants gathered around and naturally separated Master Tang.

At any rate, Master Tang knew that he had offended King Zhongshun’s daughter. The banquet was very quiet, and he honestly sat aside as a decoration. Unexpectedly, halfway through the banquet, Narentoya returned.

Narentuoya seemed to have been persuaded, and did not cry when she came back, but she looked very bad at Master Tang. When Master Tang saw Narentuoya, she knew it was wrong. Sure enough, she came directly to Master Tang and slapped her on the table with a hard palm: “I can’t beat you with the instrument, but I still don’t think you are better than me. Dare you not? Dare to drink to prove it?”

Master Tang looked at the flask in Naren Tuoya’s hand, then quietly glanced at Zhou Shunhua. She hasn’t seen the plot yet, and she doesn’t know how Zhou Shunhua did it in the original book. But if Zhou Shunhua defeated Narentuoya in the plot, with the style of this little princess, Zhou Shunhua would definitely not be let go.

That is to say, from talent to drinking capacity, Master Tang will defeat Naren Tuoya in an all-round way?

Master Tang thought for a while, and felt that she was right. Master Tang immediately felt relieved and raised his eyebrows at Narentuoya: “Okay, stay with you to the end.”

Naren Tuoya couldn’t be irritated, and she sneered, and started drinking with Master Tang. Master Tang is the daughter of a merchant. I dare not say anything else, but the amount of alcohol is good from ancestors. When the two of them didn’t agree, they jumped on the bar. Others felt it was wrong when they saw it. However, depending on the posture of the two, it was not easy to come forward and stop.

Master Tang and Narentoya fought for a night of wine, and finally, Master Tang succeeded in pouring Narentoya because of the amount of alcohol. Teacher Tang returned to the tent with a dizzy head. After she went back, she couldn’t care about drinking water. The first thing was to read a book.

When she saw that “Zhou Shunhua left the court ahead of time with too much alcohol,” the whole person was dumbfounded.

So, the correct operation is to get drunk quickly, then leave the banquet to sober up, and finally successfully activate the story of the chance encounter with the son and then watch the stars and the moon?

But Master Tang and Naren Tuoya spent a night of wine.

Master Tang was stupid. Is this why she can’t become a heroine?