Chapter 267

Xiao Xi answered truthfully, "when I was a child, I read several military books and threw them away after reading them."

Reading that kind of book is not as interesting as reading a storybook.

Princess Jing side continued to smile: "it seems that my sister is not very interested in the art of war, which is normal. Most of our daughter's family like needlework cooking, or piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Few women like dancing knives and guns."

Xiao Xi agreed: "yes, yes, how comfortable it is to sleep. Why do you have to dance a knife and get a gun? How tired!"

Princess Jing side: "

Why is the topic turned back to sleep?!

Seeing that the day was going to be talked to death, Princess Jingbian had to change the topic: "the Mid Autumn Festival is coming soon. According to the Convention, the palace will hold a mid autumn festival family banquet. What program will my sister perform at that time?"

Xiao Xi shook his head without hesitation: "I have no talent to perform."

Princess Jingbian smiled: "my sister is really modest. You can get the love of the crown prince. How can you have no talent?"

In fact, Xiao Xi doesn't have any talent.

She can count and sing a few modern pop songs, but none of them can be performed in public.

She hesitated and said, "I can play musical instruments. Is this talent?"

Princess Jingbian immediately came to the spirit: "of course! What instrument is your sister good at? Guqin or flute? Or Pipa?"

Xiao Xi shook his head: "none."

"What is that?"

"Surnai."

Princess Jing and Duan Liangdi were stunned.

They received guidance from famous teachers and were proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but they had never heard of surnai.

Princess Jingbian wants to ask what instrument is this? But I feel that if I ask directly, I will appear to have no insight.

In order to maintain her erudite talent, Princess Jingbian didn't ask about suernai, but said with a smile.

"My sister is really good. Even suernai can do it."

Xiao Xi was embarrassed to be praised: "sister, I'm flattered."

Princess Jingbian thought for a moment and said, "we are thinking about what to perform for the Mid Autumn Festival family banquet. I'm going to play a piano. If my sister doesn't dislike it, we can play an ensemble."

Duan Liangdi also said, "I can dance. I'll dance with my two sisters at that time."

Xiao Xi imagined the picture and resolutely shook his head and refused.

"No."

The kindness was rejected, and the faces of Princess Jingbian and Duan Liangdi were stiff.

They felt that concubine Xiao was deliberately guarding against them for fear that they might steal her limelight.

Sure enough, she is a thoughtful woman!

Princess Jing side smiled gently: "since my sister doesn't want to, we can't force it."

Duan Liangdi's eyes swept over Xiao's side imperial concubine's head and smiled foolishly.

"The butterfly gold on my sister's head is so beautiful. Must it be given to my sister by the crown prince?"

In the past, when she got along with her sisters at home, as long as she praised each other's beautiful clothes and jewelry, the sisters would be very happy. Even some people who were originally hostile to her would involuntarily relax their vigilance.

Who doesn't like listening to good words these days?

Presumably, concubine Xiao is no exception.

When she was combing her hair just now, Xiao Xixi was still half asleep and half awake. She didn't notice what pearl hairpins the maids had inserted in her head.

Hearing Duan Liangdi's question, Xiao Xixi simply raised his hand to pick off the butterfly Jinbu Yao on his head, looked down, and suddenly didn't remember where the Jinbu Yao came from?

She called the Baoqin to ask.

"Did the prince reward this golden step?"

Baoqin nodded: "yes, this is what your Highness the prince gave you when you were promoted to the side imperial concubine. Don't you remember?"

Xiao Xi said bitterly, "there are too many things. How can I remember."

The speaker has no intention and the listener has a heart.

After hearing this, Princess Jing and Duan Liangdi seemed to be forced into a large glass of lemon juice, which was so sour!

How many good things did the prince reward concubine Xiao? I can't remember how many concubines Xiao has!

She deserves to be a favorite imperial concubine. The treatment is really extraordinary!

Imperial concubine Jingbian hid her emotion from her eyes by lowering her head to drink tea.

Duan Liangdi felt that concubine Xiao was deliberately showing off. While she was envious and jealous, she was a little angry.

Isn't it because the crown prince dotes that there are so many good things? What's the big deal? Do you need to show off like this?!

Baoqin helped to insert butterfly gold into concubine Xiao's bun, and then asked, "do you want to eat?"

Xiao Xi nodded vigorously, "OK, OK!"

She has been dressing up since she got up. She hasn't eaten breakfast yet. Now she's starving.

Baoqin went to prepare food for her.

Imperial concubine Jingbian timely said goodbye.

Then Duan Liangdi also said that she should go back.

Xiao Xixi didn't ask him to stay, but smiled and said he would go.

Just out of the Qingge hall, Duan Liangdi couldn't help complaining angrily.

"It's just a gold walking stick. What's there to show off? Look at her proud face. It's like we've never seen such a good thing before. I've brought a lot of jewelry from home. Many of them are more valuable than her gold walking stick, and I haven't seen me show off with others!"

Princess Jingbian comforted and said, "she is the daughter of a military general. Her cultivation is naturally poor. We'd better be more tolerant."

Duan Liangdi hummed, "why should I tolerate her? I'm not her mother!"

Princess Jingbian shook her head and looked helpless.

Duan Liangdi said in a charming voice, "since concubine Xiao doesn't want to perform with us, we don't have to pay attention to her. Our sisters will certainly shine at the Mid Autumn Festival family banquet!"

Princess Jing nodded with a smile, "OK."

……

Baoqin brings the prepared breakfast.

Xiao Xi ate with relish.

Baoqin asked, "next month is the Mid Autumn Festival. What program are you going to perform?"

Xiao Xi ate and said, "I don't know."

In fact, she doesn't really want to perform. The most important thing to attend a banquet is to eat? The performance is both laborious and time-consuming. She still prefers to sit under the stage while eating delicious food and watching others perform. She feels happy when she thinks about it~

Baoqin asked again, "what kind of surnay you just mentioned? What kind of musical instrument is it? The maidservant has never heard of this kind of musical instrument. Why don't you just perform a surnay at the Mid Autumn Festival family banquet?"

Suernai is actually another name for suona. She used to be idle on the mountain and learned to play suona with her third senior brother.

It's good to play this thing in private. If you really put it on the Mid Autumn Festival family banquet, you can immediately turn a good mid autumn festival into a mourning meeting. The picture feels numb just thinking about it.