Chapter 228 Don’t Be a Cannon Fodder Sister 4
Chapter 228 Don’t Be a Cannon Fodder Sister 4
As for Bai Yu, she must be studying "hard". She learned from the original owner's memory that in less than three months, envoys from foreign countries would come to pay tribute to the court.
Although the original owner lived in a deep mansion in the previous life, he had heard that the emperor was very happy about this tribute, and he even appointed people from the Music Bureau to come and perform.
However, there were hidden talents in this tribute. It was said that the eldest son of the Minister of War performed a set of sword skills that had been lost in the previous dynasty. The emperor felt that his sword skills were sharp and powerful, and shocked the envoys who came to pay tribute, so he specially gave him a considerable reward.
Thinking of this, Bai Yu started to think. If she could get the chance to go on stage this time, could she get out of the Jiaofangsi as quickly as possible?
With her level, she was confident that she could stand out in the entire Jiaofangsi, but she didn't know if she was qualified to compete for the spot on stage with her current shallow qualifications.
The teaching nanny watched the strings in Bai Yu's hands fluttering. The vivid and pleasant music poured out from her fingertips, lingering in her ears for a long time.
It is obvious that he is a good candidate. In the opinion of the teaching nanny, Bai Yu’s piano playing is not only spiritual, but also very skilled. Everyone else’s skills are just like him.
Thinking of the recent orders issued from above, the nanny began to have some plans in mind.
Their Nanfu Music Bureau has been suppressed by the Beiyue Music Bureau for many years. If she can get a big name from them now, wouldn't their Nanfu's reputation be restored naturally?
With this in mind, the nanny became more strict with Bai Yu. Under the nanny's guidance, Bai Yu specialized in guqin and pipa. The original owner was also good at these two instruments, so no one would think too much about it.
After all, before the accident happened at home, the original owner had always lived a secluded life. Everyone knew that the eldest daughter of Zheng Taifu was good at poetry and books, but they all overlooked that Zheng Taifu also had a second daughter who was very good at music.
The original owner had always been relatively low-key, and the only people who knew that she was good at music were her family members. Even her family members only knew that she liked music, but they didn't know what level she had reached.
Because of Bai Yu's excellence, when the people below reported that Lin Yuehua was sick, the nanny did not make things too difficult for her. She just arranged for her to do some small sewing chores and did not deduct her food rations or anything.
After Bai Yu knew this, she realized that what she was planning might actually succeed.
Bai Yu's instrument training was progressing smoothly, but Zheng Liuying's dance training encountered some troubles.
After all, she was a spoiled young lady who had never suffered any hardship. Zheng Liuying, who had no dance foundation at all, suffered a lot.
I was exhausted every day when I came back, especially after I found out from somewhere that Bai Yu was very appreciated by the nanny, I felt even more jealous.
After the two of them came back from class that day, Bai Yu was setting the table when she heard Zheng Liuying say, "Ah Yu, as a qualified young lady from an aristocratic family, you should strictly abide by the rules of etiquette. Learning those unorthodox things like you are only disgracing your father's reputation."
Bai Yu was speechless. He rolled his eyes and didn't even look at Lin Yuehua's expression before he directly retorted: "Unorthodox practices? Do you understand why you would rather be a prostitute than a whore? If you think these things are unorthodox practices, why do you still suffer every day to practice dancing skills?"
As if she had hit a sore spot, Zheng Liuying retorted: "This is just a temporary measure. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense."
"I don't understand. I only know that if I fail the assessment in two months, I will be pulled to the front to serve customers. I don't want to serve customers, so I worked hard to learn those unorthodox methods you mentioned. I don't think I did anything wrong, and I don't think this will tarnish my father's reputation."
Zheng Liuying was powerless to refute, but she still insisted: "You...you...mother, look at my little sister, I am only educating her on behalf of father, but now she has learned not to respect her elder sister. Mother doesn't usually teach us this way."
When Lin Yuehua heard Zheng Liuying complaining to her, she was lost in thought for a moment. How could she have thought that Liuying was more sensible than Bai Yu? Although Liuying was saying that she was doing good for them, every word she said was meant to provoke her. Was she really so blind and deaf before?
If she couldn't figure it out, she would stop thinking about it. She looked at Zheng Liuying with a complicated look in her eyes: "Your sister is right. Also, as a mother, I have never taught you to be ungrateful. Pushing your own mother into the fire pit for your own selfish interests is like rebelling against Tian Gang in your words now."
When Zheng Liuying heard this, she knew that her mother was blaming her for pushing her out to entertain customers on her behalf. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
But she still quietly retorted: "But, it's the mother's duty to protect her daughter."
Lin Yuehua was confused when she heard this. This daughter had no heart at all, so she never thought that there was anything wrong with her behavior. She was a selfish person by nature.
Thinking about it now, although the younger daughter is not good at speaking, she has never done anything wrong to her and the master. Now that she has encountered problems, she only thinks about taking the initiative to solve the problems and bringing her mother out of the sea of suffering. When she is upset, she will comfort her and tell her that as long as she has the green mountains, there will be no shortage of firewood.
With such a comparison, the damage was immediately highlighted. She also saw the reason why Liuying attacked Bai Yu today. It was simply because Bai Yu had gained popularity in the eyes of the maids recently and had received attention from the teaching maids, so she was jealous.
The three of them ate dinner with their own thoughts and then went to sleep. Lin Yuehua didn't need to do anything special now, because Bai Yu worked hard and got her an easy job, and her health had been getting weaker recently. Although the doctor said so, she felt a little strange.
The doctor said that she was now in poor health, but she could clearly feel that there was actually nothing wrong with her body. Thinking of this, she had some guesses in her mind, but Lin Yuehua did not intend to say them out loud.
She knew that it was better to keep this kind of thing to herself, after all, the other party was doing it for her own good.
As the days passed, Bai Yu worked hard to practice her piano skills step by step, but she knew that Zheng Liuying would not sit idly by and watch her become better than her.
Just like when they were in the mansion, she never let the original owner go out too often, let alone the flower-viewing and poetry gatherings organized by the young ladies of various families. The original owner had never participated in any of them.
It was because Zheng Liuying was worried that the original owner would steal her limelight in front of everyone, so she changed her title of the most talented woman in the capital.
After all, the original owner's talent was truly outstanding. Even though Bai Yu had seen a lot of the world, he couldn't help but admire the original owner's talent.
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