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Chapter 26: Playing Tricks on People

  The Eldest Daughter is Not Obedient: The Seven Little Ghost Doctors

  He frowned in disgust and said, "Saving people is just a matter of duty for me. In a few days, when the King of North Ming enters the capital, Miss Hua Qi will be able to complete her marriage and become the true Queen of North Ming, it's indeed worth congratulating."

  Upon hearing this, Gu Zhi Zhong was like a man who had been given chicken blood and burst out laughing: "It's absolutely true! If Seventh Sister can become the Queen of Beiming, Brother will be overjoyed. So Brother should first toast Seventh Sister with a cup."

  His face is detestable, his words are frivolous, and he doesn't feel ashamed of his despicable appearance at all. On the contrary, he looks complacent as if he's proud to have attracted many gazes, with a smug look of a petty person who has achieved his goal.

  That day, Fang's scene of saving her by tightly hugging the murderer reappeared in her mind. This face suddenly brought out the murderous intent that had been hidden deep in her heart for many days, like a flower blooming in the rain.

  "What are you looking at?"

  Gu Zong picked up a cup and a jug from the side table and walked to Hua Yu's face, finding that she had been staring at him tightly, and he had a feeling of being stared at by a wolf. He couldn't help but take a step back, then thought of something and stepped forward again, saying loudly: "Brother-in-law is here to toast you, don't you give me face?"

  She gazed at his two eight-shaped eyebrows with a thoughtful face, "I'm looking at your two eyebrows, and the more I look, the hairier they seem. Ah, if Brother-in-law covers up everything below his eyes, he'll look quite similar to that scoundrel who ambushed me in the woods that day. Why don't you cover it up and let me take a look?"

  She said as she casually pulled out a handkerchief from the table and handed it over, scaring Gu Zhi Zhong into retreating repeatedly, "Wh-what are you talking about? I... how could I possibly be some kind of evil bandit..."

  He accidentally tripped over a chair and fell to the ground with a thud, the wine glass in his hand rolling far away.

  Chu Mingqiu's eyebrows moved slightly, and his gaze shot straight at Gu Zhitong like a sharp arrow, making him feel uneasy. In his heart, he felt a sudden tightening. The current Hua Zhe Yu seemed to have matured instantly after experiencing a great ordeal, not only was her thinking meticulous, but she also knew how to grasp people's weaknesses. Just now, he hadn't helped her, on the contrary, he had made Gu Zhitong even more arrogant. She suddenly said this, was it to take revenge on Gu Zhitong or did she really have a discovery?

  But did Gu Zhiyong have a motive to kidnap and kill her?

  This incident reminded him of the time two years ago when Hua Zhe was sent to Zhuangzi's place in the rain, which had something to do with Gu Qiuzhong...

  His face changed greatly at once.

  "Seventh sister, how could my elder brother possibly be a wicked bandit? Don't talk nonsense." At this time, Hua Ruo Yun and several girls had already walked in, Gu Han Yan scolded with an unpleasant expression.

  Hua Zhe Yu knew that Chu Ming Xiu had already taken it to heart, and didn't dwell on the subject. She slightly curled up the corners of her mouth and sat down, "It's just a resemblance, not necessarily true, Big Brother can't blame me for his own nervousness."

  Gu Han smiled coldly, "Doesn't your cousin know that what you said has a misleading tone?"

  "Hua Zhe Yu, 'Many suspects start with suspicion. Now that the imperial court has not yet caught the murderer, I am just paying attention from time to time and want to provide a little clue for the imperial court to investigate. Is this also not allowed? This is a matter closely related to the Empress Dowager...'"

  A big hat came over, even if Gu Hanyan had a sharp tongue and a pointed mouth, she was also speechless at this time.

  "Alright, alright, everyone must be thirsty from walking. Let's sit down and have some tea and fruit. Today is for admiring the lotus flowers, not for those violent things." Hua Ruo Yun saw that Hua Zhe Yu had taken control of the situation with just a few words, giving her the feeling that he was leading everyone by the nose. She hid her tightly clenched fist in her sleeve and, pretending to be a peacemaker, pulled all the ladies over to sit at Hua Zhe Yu's table, instantly filling up the empty seats.

  The rain poured down, and Chang Gongzhu sighed. She had underestimated the power of a woman's entanglement. With so many people waiting to see her, where would they all sit? She was curious about what would happen next, hoping that she wouldn't scare off the visitors.

  At this time, Gu Zhitong took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to quietly get up and sneak into the most inconspicuous seat, secretly paying attention to Chu Mingqiu's mouth, which curled up with an unfathomable smile.

  Everyone sat down, and some familiar girls came over to greet them. They chatted lively, while Hua Yue was distracted, looking out the window at the lake's surface, which seemed to stretch on forever. She felt that if there weren't so many people around, this Half Moon Lake would indeed be a very pleasant place that could broaden one's horizons and clear their mind.

  "As the future Queen of Beihai, I've heard that Miss Hua Qi's skills in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and fu are all impeccable. May I ask if I could learn from you?" Du Yuanzhen suddenly asked with humility, sitting at the same table.

  Who said she was perfect in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song? Hua Zhe Yu turned her head to look at Du Yuan Zhen's hypocritical face, seeing several girls who couldn't wait for her to make a fool of herself and regain some dignity, suppressing the impatience in her heart, she smiled and said: "Is it Third Sister who said I'm perfect?" The host would know those skills?

  Hua Ruo didn't expect her to be so direct, and was taken aback for a moment before hastily denying it: "Third Sister knows that Seventh Sister is slow in these skills, how could she say such a thing?"

  "What? Is the future Queen of Beihai to be uneducated? This, this would tarnish the reputation of women from Daze being gentle and knowledgeable about literature and reason!" Sun Shu Min's face was full of surprise.

  As they heard this, the people who had just shifted their attention were drawn back again, and everyone looked at Hua Yu with contemptuous expressions, whispering to each other.

  Hua Zhe looked at Sun Shu Min with a deep gaze, it seemed that they were determined to disturb her today.

  She suddenly said with a warm and polite smile: "Since Miss Du said she wanted to ask for advice, it's not possible to be too dismissive of her face. I wonder what Miss Du wants to ask for advice?"

  Du Yuanyuan was inexplicably excited, and under Gu Hanyan's hint, he humbly said: "I heard that Seventh Young Miss's piano skills are exquisite, worthy of a great master. I'd like to learn from her with my own piano skills."

  Hua Zhe smiled in agreement with the rain, "Very good, I don't know what level Miss Du's piano skills are at, let me listen first and get a sense of it, okay?"

  Playing the zither is Du Yuanyuan's specialty, after all she learned from the first-rate zither master of the imperial court, her skills are naturally exquisite. If she played first, she would shock everyone present, so Hua Zheyu, who had never touched a zither before, became a piece of dog shit, like something that was trampled underfoot and crushed to pieces.

  Someone soon had the zither ready, and by this time everyone in the hall was also stirred to interest. Moreover, Princess Duanjun had not yet appeared, so they all looked over at us with great interest.

  Du Yuanyuan sat elegantly in front of the piano, her ten fingers lightly plucking the strings, and soon a beautiful and elegant melody flowed out.

  To be honest, Hua Zhe Yu is not like those transmigrated women who are well-versed in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Not only does she not understand them, but she is also completely clueless. Don't be fooled by the fact that she always sets up a chessboard in her room - she has never moved a single piece. She's just pretending to put on a good face.

  At this moment, Du Yuanyuan was playing the piano as if she were drunk, her ten fingers flying across the keys. She, however, could only force herself to hold back the urge to yawn, hoping that she would finish soon.

  Finally, the last note dropped, and the house was filled with thunderous applause and cheers. Du Yuanzhen walked over with a satisfied expression, beaming with delight: "Miss Hua Qi, it's your turn..."

  The rain poured down on her head, and she smiled brightly: "Miss Du's ten fingers are like flying, her piano skills are superb, and she should be called a great master. Unfortunately, there is one thing that is lacking - Miss Du pays too much attention to the display of her technique, her fingerwork is familiar, but lacks emotional input. It's just like a beautiful woman who can topple cities with her looks, but because she has no soul, she can only be called a body, not a real person."

  What was originally a perfect melody was actually belittled by her to the point of being worthless, Du Yuanzhen secretly seethed with anger, but forcibly endured it, smiling in a way that was even more painful than crying, "Then we should appreciate Seventh Young Miss's..."

  Smiling calmly, she said with a tone that could kill: "Since Miss Du is seeking my advice, I'm giving her my genuine opinion. If Miss Du thinks there's anything inappropriate about it, she can ask for others' opinions."

  Du Yuanyuan almost fainted, what she said was a lesson for the two to compare zithers, not to let her comment, is this taking her as a monkey to play with?

  Many of the princes and young ladies present maintained their composure without bursting out laughing, but there were many stifled giggles. Even Chu Mingqiu, who was watching with a cold eye, couldn't help but laugh out loud. He had never seen Hua Yu rain be so capable, it was as if she was going to toy with Du Miss to death.

  "Hua Qiuzi, aren't you being too outrageous!" Seeing Du Yuanzhen's pale face and trembling legs, Sun Shuyi couldn't help but stand up and scold in a loud voice.

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