What to do?

What can a ten-year-old child do?

Can't do it!

Looking at Cai Yan's vigilant and alert look, Liu Bian thought of it with regret.

At this time, a little eunuch who served Liu Bian came forward and said, "Mr. Shi, the kitchen has prepared meals. I wonder if Shi Hou is also having meals in the hall today?"

"Well, just be in the hall."

"yes."

Soon, three little eunuchs and four palace maids brought the rice to the side hall with food boxes, which is where Liu Bian practiced calligraphy these days. There were eight dishes and a soup, which was steaming hot.

At first glance, it doesn’t seem to be much, but if you think about it carefully, you will know that even if there is a dish of green vegetables in the palace, considering the excellence in the selection of materials and cooking processes, the expenses may not be much less.

Not to mention the daily meals of Emperor Ling, Empress He and Empress Dong.

However, compared with the more than 2,000 eunuchs and tens of thousands of palace maids in the Han Palace in Luoyang at this time, the daily expenses of the emperor, empress, empress dowager, and prince are nothing.

Anyway, luxury!

It's really a luxury!

Even Liu Bian felt that if there were any knowledge in the Han Dynasty, such as Emperor Gaozu of Han, Emperor Guangwu, and other wise kings in the Han Dynasty, they would probably crawl out of the tomb and teach their unworthy descendants a lesson.

If it was a peaceful and prosperous era, it would be nothing for the royal family to eat and use something, but now it is the end of the decline of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Ling, Empress He, and Empress Dowager Dong are still so extravagant and extremely desireful, which really makes Liu Bian feel incredible.

When one day I sit on the throne of the Han Dynasty, I should try to control the expenses of the Han Palace, especially to try to reduce the number of servants in the Han Palace...

While thinking inwardly, Liu Bian greeted Cai Yan with a bright smile: "Wenji, let's have a meal first."

“…”

Cai Yan hesitated for a moment and whispered: "How dare the concubine daughter and Shi Hou..."

Before she could finish her words, Liu Bian grabbed her hand and pulled her to the side hall.

During the meal, Liu Bian kept picking up food for Cai Yan, as well. After all, this talented woman who couldn't help but make people feel pity was too thin.

Liu Bian's enthusiasm made Cai Yan feel very stressed, although she also vaguely realized that this Shi Hou had no malicious intentions towards her, and seemed to really like her...

Well, this puts her more stressed.

A pair of ten-year-old boys and fifteen-year-old girls naturally couldn't finish the eight dishes and a soup. In fact, not even a quarter of them were included. The remaining dishes should be brought back to the kitchen and shared by eunuchs or palace maids in the palace.

As the eunuchs and palace maids retreated one after another, only Liu Bian and Cai Yan were left in the side hall, which made the atmosphere inevitably a little awkward.

The main reason was that Cai Yan felt uncomfortable. After all, even a girl nearly fifteen years old noticed that Shi Hou's eyes looked so aggressive, as if she wanted to swallow her. This made her think of the guys who coveted her beauty in the village where she had lived before.

"Shi Hou..."

Or she wanted to break the awkward atmosphere, or maybe she wanted to get the questions in her heart, so she mustered up the courage to ask Liu Bian for the first time: "I wonder how Shi Hou learned about the concubine's daughter?"

"Ah, because most of the imperial heirs in the palace died young, I was raised by the people since I was a child and raised by my teacher Shi Taoren. At that time, I learned about Wen Ji's deeds from my teacher's friends. He said that Wen Ji could clearly distinguish the sound of the string break when she was nine years old..." Liu Bian came with a 'teacher-friend out of nothing'.

When Cai Yan heard this, he suddenly realized it and immediately became secretly annoyed by the "friend of Shi Taoist".

If it weren't for that person, how could she be forced to part with her biological father, and was taken to the Han Palace in Luoyang, and her marriage with the second prince of the Wei family was broken up because of this?

She sighed quietly, and when she came to her senses, she found that Liu Bian had sat next to her at some point, observing her up close without blinking.

Although she knew that this little lemon was only ten years old and should not be able to do anything to her, she was still seen and looked away from her cheeks.

"Shi, Shihou..."

She said in a panic: "If Shi Hou does not dislike it, the concubine's daughter is willing to present a song to Shi Hou."

"Okay." Liu Bian agreed immediately.

Hearing this, Cai Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, stood up with relief, and went to the front hall to bring the piano she brought.

At this time, Liu Bian noticed that there seemed to be burning at the end of the piano, and thought to himself: Could this be the rumored Jiaoweiqin? Cai Yong handed the piano over to her daughter?

Jiaowei Qin is one of the four famous zithers in ancient times. It is said that it is equally matched with Duke Huan of Qi, King Zhuang of Chu, and King Xiangru's "Green Qi" and Sima Xiangru's "Green Qi". It is said that it was made by Cai Yong when he fled to the Wuhui land. I didn't expect that today I would be willing to hand over this zither to her daughter Cai Yan to bring it to the Han Palace in Luoyang.

But thinking about it, my daughter was forcibly brought, what is a piano worth?

Perhaps because he noticed Liu Bian's gaze, Cai Yan explained the origin of the piano, and it was indeed the Jiaowei Qin.

Seeing Cai Yan's face full of pride, proud that her father could save the piece of fine wood suitable for making a piano from the stove at the critical moment like Bo Le Xiangma, and make this Jiaowei Qin, Liu Bian also praised twice: "Dr. Cai is worthy of being a famous master all over the world."

Sure enough, Cai Yan was very happy. He changed his previous cold and lofty appearance and showed a little smile.

She asked Liu Bian: "I wonder which song Shi Hou wants to listen to?"

"Does Wen Ji do it?" Liu Bian asked in surprise.

Cai Yan seemed to have already accused of Wen Ji's name, and seemed humble but actually said proudly: "I dare not say that I have all the studies, there should be seven out of ten."

Liu Bian did not doubt this. After all, there were only a few famous piano music in this era. Cai Wenji learned piano music since she was a child, so she naturally had some knowledge of her father Cai Yong.

However, this made Liu Bian difficult. After all, he was familiar with this history out of interest, but the piano music of this era was not within his hobbies. How could he know what music there were?

So he said, "Then please let Wen Ji play the previous song casually."

Play the previous song casually?

“…then, that’s OK.”

Cai Yan guessed a few points as soon as he heard this, and looked at Liu Bian with some disgust. He was aroused from his love for playing the piano. So he became a little bit lighter as Liu Bian said, and even pouted unconsciously.

Although she looks very cute, the disgust that seemed to be overflowing also made Liu Bian feel a little unhappy, thinking that this little girl still deserves a lesson.

After a moment, the melodious sound of piano gradually sounded in the hall.

I have to say that the piano is known as the sound of heaven and earth, and Cai Yan plays the Jiaowei Qin, and the music is indeed beautiful, but unfortunately Liu Bian is not the one who appreciates the music. To him, the sound of the piano is nice and pleasant, but it is just that, far less than his interest in Cai Yan himself.

So when Cai Yan was playing the piano, he sat beside her, holding her chin with her right hand, looking straight at Cai Yan, carefully looking from top to bottom. The faintly aggressive gaze made Cai Yan feel uncomfortable, and she played a few wrong notes without realizing it, which made her face blush even more and more.

After the song was finished, Liu Bian pleaded his hands and praised: "Wenji plays it so well."

“…”

Cai Yan looked tired and sighed softly, and couldn't help but think of the second son of the Hedong Wei clan who had only met a few times.

At that time, others praised her for being in harmony with the second prince of the Saint, and she was also quite satisfied, but what...

Looking at the face in front of her who was even more tender than her, she suddenly complained to God: Why can't God become a beauty?

Just as she was complaining about herself, a young eunuch suddenly came in and reported, "Mr. Shi, Zhao Changshi asked for a meeting."

Liu Bian frowned slightly, then nodded and said, "Please."

A moment later, the Central General Zhao Zhong hurried into the hall and took the lead in salute and greeting Liu Bian. He immediately said with a smile: "Mr. Shi, the Empress learned that Miss Cai had entered the palace, and wanted to invite Mar. Shi and Miss Cai to go to Changqiu Palace together so that she could take a look..."

While speaking, he also looked at Cai Yan up and down a few times. Seeing that Cai Yan's daughter was pale and thin, she was as thin as a hairy person, and even worse than some palace maids in the palace, he muttered in his heart: "Shi Hou is so good at this?"

I have to say that at first he thought Cai Yong's daughter looked like a fairy, but who knew that she was just a yellow-haired girl. What's even more incredible is that according to what Guo Sheng said, Shi Hou was very satisfied with this yellow-haired girl and was still very attentive, which was really puzzling.

When he was observing Cai Yan, Cai Yan also nervously observed the attendant Zhao Chang. After all, as far as she knew, most of the attendants in the palace were bullying the superiors and bullying the subordinates, and the scholars in the world wanted to get rid of them and be quick.

"My mother?"

Liu Bian scratched his chin, thought for a while, and finally nodded in agreement.

So under the leadership of Zhao Zhong, Liu Bian took Cai Yan to Changqiu Palace where Empress He lives.

Somehow, many palace maids gathered outside Changqiu Palace. When Liu Bian and Cai Yan arrived, they were talking in groups in the distance, even pointing fingers.

"Can the woman be the daughter of Doctor Cai?"

"It doesn't look very good..."

"I thought it was so beautiful..."

"What is she wearing? Is it Shi Hou's clothes?"

"laugh--"

Cai Yan's ears were sharp, and she vaguely heard the discussions of the palace maids in the distance, and her face was flushed with shame. After all, her outfit was indeed not as good as those palace maids in the palace, and she even wore men's winter clothes, which looked inappropriate.

Just when she was ashamed, she suddenly felt someone holding her hand.

She turned her head subconsciously, but saw the Shi Hou saying to her with a smile on his face: "Wenji, don't let the queen wait for a long time."

"……Um."

Somehow, Cai Yan suddenly felt a warm current in her heart, which made her respond to Liu Bian next to her less cold and lonely for the first time, and she didn't even realize what she had responded to.

She only knew that when Liu Bian held her hand, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and the palace maids who had previously discussed privately all closed their mouths.

he……

Are you maintaining me?

The moment Liu Bian was pulled into Changqiu Palace, Cai Yan looked at Liu Bian, who was shorter than her, and felt a complicated mood.

Although she still had complaints in her heart, she had to admit that from the time she entered the palace to the moment, this Shi Hou was indeed very good to her.
Chapter completed!