Chapter 298: Chapter 298: Song Competition

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Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

At first, Yun Biluo thought that they would follow her lead and give an indifferent smile.

Unexpectedly, Nangong Lie’s malevolent but handsome face looked colder than ever.

Yun Biluo looked at him in shock and before she could even open her mouth.

Nangong Lie stood up, and gave a crooked, evil smile, “Didn’t you mention about playing a song? Where’s the song?”

That smile in his eyes, there was not even a little coolness in it as seen just now, leaving only the usual idleness and unruliness. It almost made Yun Biluo think that she had mistaken what she had just seen.

Hei Zhu also sat on the side, with a cup of tea in her hand, “Go and play another song, elder sister Yun. Let the other person see where she is lacking.”

While speaking, Hei Zhu looked at the people at Helian Wei Wei’s table.

Helian Wei Wei gently pressed her belly, bowed her head and rubbed it. Her gaze was dimmed, as if she never cared about anyone.

This was what angered Hei Zhu the most. The saying that ugly people are troublesome is true indeed.

“Elder sister.” Hei Zhu smiled at Yun Biluo, “It seems like some people won’t even look at you. Indeed, with her looks, she really dare not look at you. This is the difference between clouds and mud.”

Yun Biluo did not speak, but only curved her lips. She asked Nangong Lie who was beside her, “Which song does Ah Lie want to listen to?”

“Elder sister, it is a little too plain if you sing by yourself.” Hei Zhu flashed her gaze, falling again on Helian Wei Wei, “I heard that elder sister and the princess consort had a wager, so why not compete earlier to see who is better.” Elder sister had started following His Highness from an early age, therefore, music, chess, academics and paintings certainly comes naturally to her. As for that ugly woman, it was said that she could not even write, let alone play music and sing.

This time, I must brutally humiliate this ugly woman!

Let her properly understand what her status is!

“I think this is fine.” Helian Jiao Er, who had not spoken, took the lead and smiled gently, “We are all here, so it is fair for all to judge.”

A smile appeared at the corner of Helian Wei Wei’s mouth. She had not agreed, and yet this group of people acted on their own, what was there to talk about fairness?

She had never learned music, Helian Jiao Er knew this better than everyone else.

In her memory, this figure had once laid outside the window as well, wanting to learn something secretly.

At that time, she was still young, only around 10 years old.

But before she listened to the next lesson, she was cornered by Helian Jiao Er. They asked her to bark like a dog or they would strip her clothes while shouting.

Helian Wei Wei did not bark, and was beaten hard. After that, she never went to the music learning compound again.

Thinking of her pair of hands which held long swords and daggers, carried an assault rifle and swept away both the good and the bad, she could not believe that they were actually incapable of playing a xylophone.

Was someone taking hold of her weakness and trying to give her a lesson?

Helian Wei Wei turned the teacup in her hand and smiled.

Qing Zhan also felt that this matter was clearly a bullying case. She held her left hand and looked at Hei Zhu, “Hei Zhu, by doing this, aren’t you afraid that His Highness will go into a rage and take your life?”

“Why will His Highness become angry?” Hei Zhu looked at Qing Zhan mockingly, “Elder sister is just having a song competition with the princess consort. Moreover, His Highness has always liked to listen to elder sister while she is playing music. If His Highness is here, he will certainly be happier than everyone else. Qing Zhan, why are you overreacting? Even if you wanted to attract Young Master Lie’s attention, you shouldn’t have done it in this manner.”

Having said that, everyone heard the irony contained within, and bursts of laughter rang from within the teahouse.

Qing Zhan’s face paled, but there was no intention of backing away. She stood in front of Helian Wei Wei, but before she could even open her mouth.

Helian Wei Wei suddenly stood up, crossed the wooden bench, and smiled at Hei Zhu. She did not cover up her magical nature, and the tear mole under her eyes seemed particularly clear when she smiled. The half-exposed white teeth at the corner of her mouth made her expression very hard to guess, “Isn’t it a wager? What is the bet?”

Unsure whether if it was because of the big contrast, Hei Zhu was slightly dumbfounded when she said, “The bet?”

“It’s fine if you are not sure, but,” Helian Wei Wei stretched her hand and swiped it across the guqin beside her. Her position was concise and her action was clear and crisp as she picked open each string in the guqin one-by-one. Then, she turned her head around, narrowed her eyes at Hei Zhu, and said slowly, “Move away if you don’t know, don’t obstruct my view.”

After Hei Zhu listened to this sentence, she immediately straightened up her neck. Her temperament was as expected for she was ready to explode once ignited, but before she opened her mouth, Yun Biluo held her hand down and smiled at Helian Wei Wei, “Let’s make it like this, if I win, you step aside, if I lose... I’ll tell you all about the information and clues for this time.”

“Step aside?” Helian Wei Wei pondered and repeated these two words. After raising her eyes, she looked at Nangong Lie, “Is this your idea? Or their idea?”

After all, sometimes, Nangong Lie could still speak on behalf of the Third Prince.

Nangong Lie’s furrowed his thick eyebrows and looked back at Yun Biluo before speaking to Helian Wei Wei, “I have nothing to do with this matter, I simply want to listen to a song.”

“Oh really.” Helian Wei Wei half-closed her eyelids, as if she was pondering something.

Hei Zhu sneered at the side, “Elder sister, why do you bet this with her? Once His Highness sees you, is there a need for her to step aside? His Highness will surely divorce her straight away.”

Hearing this, Helian Wei Wei curved her lips and smiled. She raised her eyelids to meet Yun Biluo’s gaze, “I will bet with you, but this bet is too small. I can step aside if I lose, it is but a title, you can take it if you want it. As for if I win, Hei Zhu’s tongue, cut it down for me. How about it? Lady Yun, would you like to bet?”

Hearing this, Hei Zhu looked sharply towards Yun Biluo!

Yun Biluo kept silent, as if she was weighing the suggestion.

Hei Zhu did not believe this, and spoke in a strange tone, “Elder sister, since the princess consort said so, then just bet on it. Coincidentally, everyone can listen and enjoy. After all, elder sister’s song is not the same as an ordinary person’s song, so it is rare for everyone to hear it.”

“All right.” As if she had made an important decision, Yun Biluo smiled at Helian Wei Wei, as if being considerate to Helian Wei Wei, “Lady Wei Wei, you probably have no preparation, so shall I go first?”

Helian Wei Wei glanced at Yun Biluo once, the smile brought out by the corners of her mouth showed a sense of coldness.

Qing Zhan was still worried about Helian Wei Wei, because it was the same as waiting for death. She knew better than everyone else the greatness of Yun Biluo.

While speaking, Yun Biluo extended her hand and allowed the servant girl to hand her her pipa. The slender fingers merely brushed the strings, and the sound of the Pipa being strum was like a spring water streaming between the stones, slowly slipping through the ear, leaving an indescribable comfort.

Her voice was also pleasant, each expression, tone and tune were performed exquisitely. Although it was the same song, yet when it was sung by her, it gently entered the heart, and was truly pleasant to the ears..