Shengjing Noble

Chapter 374 Poetry Plagiarism

Before everyone could react, they heard the string break with a "bang".

Su Lanxin cried out in pain, pressed down the finger that was scratched and bleeding, her eyes full of weakness.

"It hurts... Queen, I didn't mean it. It's just that I haven't played the zither for a long time, so..."

She knelt on the ground with such a pitiful look that it was hard to blame her.

But this approach is only making things more obvious.

The queen looked unhappy: "Why did the string break when it was fine?"

Everyone also followed suit.

"The broken strings are a bad omen. Su Lanxin is so bold. Could it be that she wants to curse our Crown Prince and Queen?"

"The way she played the piano just now looked very clumsy. Did she break it on purpose to avoid playing?"

"It seems that she really can't play the piano. It turns out that the rumors about the poetry gathering were all true!"

"Su Yongcheng is a famous talent in Shengjing, how could he have such a daughter who can't even play the piano?"

"Yeah, it's ridiculous. She's even worse than a concubine's daughter. And ever since Su Yongcheng abandoned Lu Wanjun and those children, things have been going badly."

"Maybe it's Su Lanxin's fault. When she played the piano, the strings broke. It's obvious that she has a bad fate."

……

Listening to the various opinions, Su Lanxin's face became uglier. She gritted her teeth and squeezed her cut finger hard, letting the blood drip onto the ground.

Then she knelt on the ground weakly, crying and saying: "It was my carelessness that caused the strings to break, but my intention in singing for the Queen was true."

Hearing her say this, I realized that the song just now was indeed beautiful and had a profound meaning.

The queen was not a petty person, and she didn't want this matter to disturb everyone's interest.

Today is her son's birthday banquet, so the marriage between the prince and the daughter of the Wei family should be given priority.

Thinking of this, the queen said, "Forget it, the song has been sung anyway, let's stop here..."

Su Lanyin refused to give up and immediately stepped forward and said, "Empress, today is the Crown Prince's birthday. How can we end with a broken string harp? Since my sister's fingers are injured and she can't play, why don't I play a song for her?"

The queen thought it made sense, so she nodded and said, "Well, that's good. Then you can play a song."

"As ordered."

Su Lanyin smiled and bowed, and then a palace maid took another zither and placed it on the table.

She first glanced at Su Lanxin, raised her eyebrows slightly provocatively, and then sat down gracefully with her hands on the guqin.

I saw a woman in white sitting upright, her ten slender fingers plucking the strings of the zither like ripples on the surface of a lake.

The melodious sound of the piano flows out slowly, and the beginning alone is enough to arouse people's imagination.

Su Lanyin played a song called "Long Live the Prince", which was not dedicated to the prince, but more like a song dedicated to Dasheng.

Her outstanding piano skills were truly amazing. For a moment, everyone was mesmerized by her and looked filled with admiration.

After the song was over, everyone was still not satisfied and applauded and cheered.

Even the queen, who had a stern expression just now, looked a little warmer.

"Yes, a great song of longevity."

The emperor nodded: "Su Lanyin, I didn't know you had such a skill."

Su Lanyin smiled and stood up to salute: "Your Majesty, I know more than this, and I will let you see it later."

"Okay, come here, give me a reward."

The eunuchs placed various rewards on Su Lanyin's seat, and she quickly knelt down to express her gratitude.

Su Lanxin, who was standing aside, could only watch like a rat in a gutter, watching the limelight that originally belonged to her being snatched away.

She gnashed her teeth in hatred. If it weren't for the occasion, she would have rushed up and strangled Su Lanyin to death on the spot.

And the onlookers didn't seem to intend to let her go.

"They are obviously sisters from the same family, why is there such a big difference between them?"

"Yes, this Su Lanxin is the granddaughter of the Marquis, but she is not as good as a concubine's daughter from a merchant family."

"I heard that Su Lanxin was taught a lesson by the Third Princess for being stupid before, but I didn't expect that she would still dare to jump around."

"It's because he hooked up with the Crown Prince. I heard that the two of them are very close in private."

"Your Highness has such a unique vision. If you ask me, Su Lanxin is not even half as good as Su Lanyin."

……

Listening to them belittling her in various ways, Su Lanxin really couldn't stand it anymore.

If she can't save her face today, she will live under Su Lanyin's shadow forever.

Thinking of this, she suddenly rushed out, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I actually prepared a poem."

Everyone was stunned for a moment and looked over curiously.

The emperor frowned slightly, feeling a little impatient in his heart, but his face remained gentle.

Anyway, it's just a poem, it won't take too long.

"Then come and listen."

There was a flash of pride in Su Lanxin's eyes. She would not lose when it came to poetry!

She didn't know why before, but all the poems she knew were recorded in an anonymous collection of poems.

But she didn't think much about it, she just thought that maybe there was a time traveler before, so he left these poems.

Fortunately, she still remembered a less popular poem that was not recorded in that collection of poems.

Then he began to recite: "May it be as great and prosperous as the moon, as constant as the sun, as long-lived as the Nanshan Mountain, and as luxuriant as the pine and cypress, and all of them will inherit it..."

As soon as she said a few words, everyone's eyes brightened. They thought that there might have been some misunderstandings just now, and Su Lanxin was not completely useless.

Unfortunately, before she could finish, Su Lanyin suddenly stood up and applauded: "What a good poem! Eunuch, why don't you quickly get the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and let me write this poem and send it to the emperor."

The chief eunuch was stunned for a moment and then reacted: "Yes."

After saying this, he turned and left to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Su Lanxin was shocked: "When did I say I was going to write it?"

Su Lanyin pretended to be puzzled: "Sister, since you want to present a gift, you can't just open your mouth and close it, right? Since you can write such a good poem, why don't you write it down and present it to the emperor?"

Su Lanxin was speechless: "I..."

Su Lanyin looked at her with a smile, her eyes full of mockery.

She thought to herself: In your previous life, you plagiarized other people's poems and became the most talented woman in Shengjing. In this life, I want to see how someone who can't even hold a brush can deserve the title of a talented woman!

Soon, the chief eunuch brought writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone and spread them out on the table where the piano had been placed.

Seeing this, Su Lanyin immediately stepped forward to grind the ink, and said with a friendly smile: "Sister, I will grind the ink for you myself, you can write now."

Su Lanxin's eyes were about to burst, and she clenched her fists and gritted her teeth and said, "Sister, you are really thoughtful!"

"Thank you for the compliment, sister. There's no need to be polite between us."

That's why she just wanted to be on par with Su Lanxin's sister.

Only in this way will everyone think that she is sincere and not deliberately setting a trap for Su Lanxin.

The emperor nodded: "I am worried that the imperial study is missing a framed calligraphy and painting, Su Lanxin, you can write it."