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Xue Fu was not affected by the strange man's appearance at all, the zither music continued to pull her forward. She was ashamed to walk to a desolate garden. What made her even more pleasantly surprised was that it was filled with white pear blossoms, one after the other. It was much more beautiful than the old pear tree in her courtyard!

She stretched out her hands and a few pure white petals landed on her palms. In the depths of Pear Garden, there was an old house hidden in a patch of white, faintly discernible, like the sound of a zither.

Xue Fu walked to the front of the house. Through the half-closed wooden door, she saw the sea hall in the courtyard, its blooming flowers not one bit inferior to the pear blossom. Where the flower moved, an old woman dressed as a servant touched the zither emotionally. Her fingers, which were no longer young, seemed to have magic as they manipulated the strings of the zither. The strings moved, like flowing water, the zither room flowed out from her fingertips, interweaving with the fragrance of the flowers in the courtyard as they drifted out.

From the moment Xue Fu heard the zither music, he had already determined that the guqin owner was a young and beautiful woman. Furthermore, to be able to touch the zither to such perfection, it was no different from the zither play he had heard from a zither master in the Manor.

"Who is it!?" The zither-bearer was shocked, he jumped out of the sea of flowers and looked at Xue Fu through the crack of the door with a stern gaze. He then rushed out of the door in the most swift manner and stood on the stairs. Staring at Xue Fu, he scolded: "Who are you? How dare you barge into Pear Garden and disturb the peace and quiet of grand consort?! "

Xue Fu panicked, and quickly withdrew himself to pay his respects. "Xue Fu deserves to die, don't leave anything to worry about the Empress of grand consort." Her gaze turned slightly. She found it hard to believe that this kind of rundown land was inhabited by the grand consort Empress? Maybe she was just a woman who had lost her power and survived?

"Does Miss not know that this Pear Garden is the residence of the grand consort Jing?" The mama was still as strict as ever, her tone full of dissatisfaction. Xue Fu was so shocked that he did not know what to do, he could only blame himself for being sucked into the zither music. If he didn't try to break through now, how could he escape?

"Senior Servant Cheng, let her in. It's rare to see a guest here." An aged voice suddenly came from inside the courtyard. Xue Fu was surprised, thinking that this must be the grand consort that the mama spoke of.

Only then did Senior Servant Cheng restrain the anger on her face, and she gestured to Xue Fu to come in. "Please come in miss, grand consort's body is not good, don't make grand consort angry." With that, he followed Xue Fu into the courtyard.

As Xue Fu stepped into the courtyard, he finally saw the true face of grand consort Jing. She was a woman who was around five years old, but had grizzled white temples. The skin on his face was slightly pale, perhaps due to his body's illness. Looking at her, Xue Fu suddenly thought of his mother. She had a noble identity like the woman in front of him, but she had led a life worse than anyone else.

"Xue Fu pays his respects to the grand consort Empress. Please forgive me for your impudence." Regardless of her situation, she wanted to respect her from the bottom of her heart. Just like respecting her own mother, she no longer had the chance to show her filial piety in this life. Indistinctly, she involuntarily transferred this feeling to the woman in front of her.

The grand consort lying on the resting chair shook her hand, and sighed helplessly: "Forget it, this nominal grand consort of mine, has not been greeted by anyone in many years, you don't need to be so courteous." Saying that, he waved the fan in his hand, sized her up, and asked: "You are Bai Xue Fu? Master Bai's two daughters? "

"Yes." Xue Fu slightly raised his head, his face had a puzzled look. Logically speaking, a grand consort with an confinement should not know her, but the woman in front of him was able to tell her name, which was quite puzzling.

"Although I don't care about matters outside the window, I've heard the stories of the Bai Clan's women from Senior Servant Cheng." grand consort seemed to understand her confusion and said with a smile. That smile contained a little sadness within the vicissitudes of life. It appeared quiet and lonely in the sea hall that was filled with an entire yard. That small sadness had lightly touched upon the strings of Xue Fu's heart.

This was a woman's life. She would never be able to be as brilliant as the flower in the sea. Even if the flower lost, it would still be red next year. The sorrow and lines on the face of the grand consort was something she would never be able to get rid of in her life.

Seeing that she was silent, the grand consort asked with a smile: "Why did the lady come to my Pear Garden to play if not to serve the emperor?"

Xue Fu withdrew his gaze from the sea of flowers and smiled bitterly. "The emperor has countless beautiful women by his side, of course Xue Fu doesn't have to attend to them." She would still think of him as the boy under the pear blossom tree. Although he had warned her time and time again, he had long since become not him. There was always a glimmer of hope that someday he would recognize her. If he was still cold to her at that time, then he would have to accept it, and henceforth he would be safe and never think again.

"This is a woman's life. You should learn to adapt to it." The grand consort said with a hint of emotion.

"Xue Fu has been learning." Xue Fu didn't want to talk about that cold-blooded and heartless man. He took a light breath and squeezed out a seemingly sweet smile, then said, "Xue Fu heard the zither music from inside the house and followed the zither music to come to this place. However, he didn't expect to meet the Grand Empress and the extremely skilled Senior Servant Cheng.

When Cheng mama, who had just served tea, heard her praise herself, she smiled benevolently and said, "This servant's thick hands are almost unable to touch that zither string. Xue Fei's zither skills are definitely higher than this servant's."

Xue Fu saw that the two women were extremely close to each other, and was no longer as reserved as before. After a slight hesitation, he said, "Senior's zither arts are indeed excellent, but …" It was just that the song that the mama played was rather sorrowful and did not suit such a scene … And there's also the grand consort. "

The grand consort suddenly laughed and self-deprecatingly said, "I don't know how long this sick body of mine will last, so I won't be able to imitate any of those sad songs. I think it's a good fit for this, and for my old woman.

"grand consort is wrong." Xue Fu took a step forward, and shook the handkerchief with his small hand. He anxiously said, "grand consort's health is not good, we should find the imperial physician for a good rest, and find some joyful things to do. It will definitely benefit our body and mind."

"What is it? How about you play a song for me, Xue Fei? " grand consort chuckled, he sized up her slender jade-like fingers and thought to himself that she must be a good player. There was no reason why the daughter of someone suffering from an illness wouldn't understand the principles behind the art of zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. It was rare to meet someone who didn't mind her, so she was naturally in a good mood.

Xue Fu did not refuse and continued to walk towards the sea. He found it difficult to disturb the bees that were happily singing. She slightly pulled up her skirt and carefully sat down in front of the zither. With her delicate fingers, she could feel that this zither was not a good zither. It seemed to be a cheap item sold in the market.

The difference between the effects of playing a zither and the quality of a zither was quite great. However, the main difference would still depend on the skill of the guqin player. Even if it were a normal guqin, Senior Servant Cheng would still be able to play the melody so perfectly. It really wasn't easy. After Xue Fu adapted to the zither strings, he lightly tapped the strings with his fingertips and pulled, releasing a beautiful sound from between the strings.

She chose a Fuzhou melody, her favorite tune, and remembered the day she first went to Miaofeng Temple. Passing through the Pear Blossom Array, she heard this song coming from the depths of the Pear Blossom Valley. In an instant, she couldn't help but stop in her tracks. His gaze passed through the layers of flower sea and landed on a purple fairy-like figure. The girl had an emotional look on her face and her figure was beautiful. When matched with the pear blossoms on the ground, she looked like a painting! That was her senior apprentice sister. One month later, she died because of love on the zither.

Xue Fu even suspected that she couldn't play such a beautiful song at such a painful time, so she remembered this song. Every time she bounced to a joyful place, it was as if she saw her depressed senior sister under the Pear Blossom Tree, who always had a smile plastered on her face.

Looking back, when the last note was flowing through her fingers, Xue Fu heard the cheers of grand consort and Cheng mama. She fulfilled her wish, and saw a brilliant smile on grand consort's face.

"grand consort, your servant was right, right? Different songs can bring about different emotions. In the future, don't let me play those sad songs." Senior Servant Cheng said with a smile, while extending her hand to pull Xue Fu out from the sea of flowers. "It's as if Empress Snow's melody has a life of its own.

Xue Fu was praised as a shy girl, but just as she was about to say something, three beautiful figures suddenly barged into the room. The three people in the courtyard were startled, they did not have time to react, and Bai Yuqi shouted loudly: "The guqin has no end, and can't let people have peace? Who is the master here? "Get the hell out of here!"

Senior Servant Cheng was startled, but still courteously saluted and said respectfully, "This servant pays his respects to esteemed imperial concubine, esteemed imperial concubine is extremely fortunate."

"I have no blessings! Get the hell away from me! " Bai Yuqi did not even look at Cheng mama as her face flushed red from anger. Dressed in luxurious clothing, with a jade crown on his head, one could tell at a glance that he was someone of status. It was just that her temper was so bad that it made people sweat profusely, so Xue Fu decided to prevent her from getting into any trouble. He quickly strode to her front and said: "Yuqi, don't be rude in front of grand consort Jing."

"grand consort?" Bai Yuqi was slightly surprised, he then curiously looked at grand consort who was lying on the chair, and started laughing uncontrollably. During this year, only the imperial concubine was the mistress of the imperial harem. A grand consort who had been beaten into the cold harem would not calm his mind, and would always pluck the strings and play the guqin. Could it be that he will have to wait for that moment to turn around? "

"Yuqi …" Xue Fu's expression changed. He worriedly tugged at the corner of her clothes, but she shook him off.

On the other hand, grand consort was not panicking. He slightly smiled and said, "That sounds quite familiar. The little girl sure has a good tone. I made this kind of mistake twenty years ago." "Be careful, I won't argue with you, let's go back."

Bai Yuqi was furious beyond belief, but he could not sing this one night play, so he could only flick his sleeves and leave. Her clothes fluttered in the wind, her black hair was like a waterfall, and her back was as beautiful as a fairy descending into the mortal world. As grand consort looked at his ashamed back, he couldn't help but think of himself from thirty years ago. He was once so beautiful, and he had once worn a set of beautiful palace clothing as well.

His heart sank and he almost failed to catch his breath. grand consort suddenly started coughing excitedly. Senior Servant Cheng immediately came over to welcome her, skillfully patting her back. She anxiously said, "I say, grand consort, why are you so anxious with a little girl? Don't be angry!"

grand consort laughed bitterly, why would she be angry? It was just a little dismal …