Chapter 12 Ah Luo Came To The Rescue!

Ah luo had thought that there was a saying. A person will pour out the emotion into the music. A true understanding peer is difficult to find. Who will listen seriously? Gu Tianlin had clearly expressed her interest in crown prince. But she also tried to emphasize her yearn to look for a soulmate, which is not easy. She had also managed to show an attitude where she did not care about a person's wealth. This song 'Matching Blue' is a fine and pleasant choice. Brave yet restrained. Prideful yet not conceited. If one got this maiden as a wife, it is like getting a historical jade. One is afraid that this Gu Tianlin was trying to speculate on the prince's thought whether he would choose a maiden who is bent to seek for a position. With this song, if she was chosen by the crown prince, she would not be labelled as marrying for wealth and position. If she was not chosen, this song was only to seek a soulmate.

Ah luo then glanced over the opposite. Apart from the crown prince and the fourth prince who their tents were emptied, the rest of the seats were filled with potential young gentlemen in Feng city. Everyone was in dazed after listening to that song. Ah Luo then looked at her Qinglei jiejie who was also in a daze. The song 'Matching Blue' must have hit the bottom of her feeling as well. Ah Luo was a little nervous. She did not know what song had Qinglei decided to present.

Qinglei frowned her brows slightly. Ah Luo had no idea why she felt pity towards this sister who had been caught up in competition with Gu Tianlin in front of these guests. Qinglei who was said to be equal with Gu Tianlin as Feng city's dual beauty was in a difficult situation. She could not choose wrongly and played the wrong song. If she lost it, it would be a big joke in Feng city. Not only Qinglei will be a joke, but the household of the right prime minister will also be humiliated as well.

At this moment, Gu Tianlin had finished her performance. Princess Huguo sighed lightly and said: "What a good song 'Matching Blue'. Such a cultured and good morale maiden. Miss Gu, Bengong owns a clear blue jade hairpin. Let me wear it for you here."

Gu Tianlin emerged slowly and walked out of the tent. It was really that Hexin from just now. However, she had changed out of the servant's outfit. Her skirt was lifted and swayed slightly. She walked to the front and kneeled down in front of the princess. Princess Huguo took over the hairpin and slid it onto her hairdo. After expressing her gratitude, Gu Tianlin rose gracefully and walked back to her tent.

Ah Luo looked at the opposite and saw how Gu Tianlin's appearance had mesmerized everyone over there. Her gaze suddenly swept past a familiar face. She was afraid and hence, stepped back and hid her face behind Qingfei. She then secretly peeked over and saw that person who she had pushed into the water. He was sniffling a peach stem and handed it towards his servant.

That servant took the peach flower and walked towards the Gu household's tent. After a while, that servant had hidden and looked over the Gu household's tent. With that, all the other maidens had a chilly feeling. Princess Huguo realized it as well and hence said: "What song does Li household's maiden plans to present?"

Qinglei replied aloud: "I wish to present the "Autumn Stream".

Ah Luo had a smile plastered on her face. Gu Tianlin was clever but Qinglei was not bad either ah! 'Autumn Stream' was clear and pure and had an ambitious vibe. This song was not any lower than Gu Tianlin's song.

Qinglei then breathed in deeply and extended her arms. However, her fingers were trembling unknowingly. The big madam was anxious and said: " Ah Lei, you must win. Do not let us lose face!"

Qinglei's fingers hence trembled more violently. She retracted her hands suddenly: "Daniang, I cannot. My heart cannot calm down."

At that moment, there were some guests who were impatient and there were whispering among each other.

The Big Madam, Qingfei and Qingluo were all anxious and looked at Qinglei. Ah Luo cannot help but said: "Dajie, just take it like you are playing at home. Just take it like there is only you who are listening. Do not bother about win or lose."

Qinglei smiled bitterly: "When one's heart is in mess, it is not easy to calm it down."

After finished her words, she lowered her head and had a grim expression. She played guqin since she was three years old. She was a very proud and prideful person. Prime minister Li was strict towards her as he hoped that she would enter the royal family. Although she was named the same with Gu Tianlin as the dual beauty in Feng city, she obviously cared about their level. Today, she had listened to Gu Tianlin's song and the princess had bestowed her a gift. Countless of guests was bewitched under the melody from Gu Tianlin. It was a shock to her. She and Gu Tianlin were on par but Gu Tianlin had already won over as she played first. It was really a difficult position. Her heart was full of regrets and hence had no fighting spirit. She sighed and said: "If I played first, I believe Gu Tianlin will be like this as well." Judging a person's heart by listening to her music, she already had some grasp on the personality of Gu Tianlin.

The big madam said anxiously: "What is the situation now? If you hesitate any longer, the guests will be impatient. The princess will be annoyed from waiting as well."

Although Qinglei had no one ounce of energy in her body, she still could pretend to faint and rested her body on Juan Er.

Ah Luo looked at Qingfei and Qingfei shook her head. She was not good in guqin. Ah Luo said to Big Madam in a low voice: "Daniang, Qingluo is willing to help jiejie, but you must not reveal this no matter what."

The big madam was in dazed: "Your guqin skill is..."

Ah Luo raised her head slightly: "It is better than nobody plays it, right? Daniang?"

After she had finished her words, she went to sit in front of the guqin. She calmed down her heart and started to play. It was refreshing and pure. She was thinking about the beautiful scenery during the autumn and how would the stream looked like.

The vast sea...

The clear blue water...

Imagining herself as a bird which was soaring high and low...

The freedom of it...

Qinglei was looking at this little sister of hers who was not good at any skill in shocked. She felt that that little body was emitting a kind of light which do not allow any other to look down upon it.

Her fingers danced through skilfully just like the torrent of water and the clarity of spring water. The feeling was just like how a mountain was meant to grow up tall and mighty and how the sky was connected by weaving clouds. There were thousands of thinking in her heart. If she did not witness this, nobody will believe this is played by a child, but an expert.

She could not help but sing out: "One auspicious day, one is having leisure at the banquet, one million tender peaches, while one the sun is burning, one hundred talented guests are singing, one stream of the autumn rise to no end, one is joyful and free."

Qinglei had a clear voice. She had expressed the gratitude towards the princess for organizing such a banquet and also portrayed a tolerant temperament. Added to Qingluo's energetic and vigorous reverberation, they complimented each other very well.

Drawing the last note, Ah Luo and Qinglei had the same smile.