Chapter 63: Proof of Love and Growth (5)
"Eh? This tea smells so good—"
"I think so too. I noticed it when I was soaking it. It should have been sent by the prince."
After taking a sip, Yinyin was surprised by the aroma of the tea. The fragrance and warmth of the taste were unforgettable. When she heard what Xiuying said, Yinyin remembered that although Zhou Yan was not as busy as Zhou Cheng in government affairs, he was a prince after all, and he must have a lot of heavy work.
"Xiuying!"
"What's up?"
"Please help me with something."
"Um!"
Even if she doesn't know what Yinyin wants to do, Xiuying will agree, at least she doesn't think it is something that cannot be done.
Shortly after nightfall, Zhou Yan returned to the mansion, and everyone in the group looked serious...
"Pass the message back and see what they do."
"yes!"
"Zuo Yu, summon famous doctors from all over Guanzhou to come to Weicheng."
"yes!"
"Others, guard that area strictly and do not allow outsiders to enter or people inside to leave. Make sure no news leaks out."
"yes!"
As soon as he returned to the mansion, Zhou Yan issued various orders to his subordinates. In a short while, everyone who came back together, including Zuo Yu, left to carry out their tasks . Only Zhou Yan was left to continue walking towards the main hall...
"Your Majesty——"
Before he reached the main hall, someone stopped Zhou Yan.
“Xiuying?”
"Yes, I know that Your Highness has just returned and is still tired. Please forgive me for disturbing you. I am here to pass on a message for the princess. The princess wants to invite Your Highness to Xinzhu Garden. I wonder if Your Highness has time?"
"Yin Yin?"
When Xiuying appeared, Zhou Yan already felt that there must be a reason. However, when he heard that it was Yinyin, Zhou Yan was extremely surprised. This was really unprecedented. Under his cold expression, he hid a heart that was extremely excited and he wondered if he was dreaming.
“…Let’s go.”
Zhou Yan is Zhou Yan. His excitement and joy were suppressed in an instant and he regained complete calm. He returned to the mansion and headed for [Xinzhu Garden] without taking any rest. It was a rare opportunity to be invited by Yin Yin , so he didn't care about anything else.
Not long after entering [Xinzhu Garden], a chaotic sound of piano came from Yinyin's residence...
"What's that noise?"
"Ha, haha, this should be the result of the princess' practice. It's already pretty good."
"Practice? The piano?"
"Yes, the princess said that she was too bored staying alone in the mansion so she wanted to find something to do, and ended up finding music scores to practice."
A piano? It did sound a bit like one. Rather than being tone-deaf, it would be more accurate to say that there was no at all. He could vaguely feel that he was composing music, but the rhythm was too chaotic and it would stop from time to time. Zhou Yan couldn't help but chuckle, which caught Xiuying's attention. Zhou Yan seldom laughed, and he would never laugh out loud even in front of Yinyin. This was the first time Xiuying saw him laugh out loud. It was a pity that she couldn't see his expression clearly in the dark.
Arriving at the door of the room with a happy mood, Xiuying stepped forward to open the door for Zhou Yan. Entering the room, Zhou Yan saw Yinyin sitting in front of the piano, practicing hard while looking at the music. Just like what he heard outside, she always paused in the middle of the song because she was thinking about...
"Princess, the prince is here."
"Uh, ah, you, you came—"
Yinyin was so focused that she almost forgot that she was waiting for someone. The result of her practice was not satisfactory and it was certain that someone would hear her, so she was very panicked and stood up in a hurry...
"Not bad for a beginner."
"Don't make fun of me."
"I'm telling you the truth. It wasn't very good when I first heard it. But if you listen carefully, you can feel that it was a piece of music. The piece I just heard should be 'Lotus Emerging from the Water', right?"
"Can you hear it?"
"Of course, I can recognize it as long as it's Yin Yin playing it."
Was it a joke or intentional? Or was it the truth? Whatever the reason, the music was pitch-deaf and rhythmless. After hearing Zhou Yan say that, Yin Yin felt like finding a crack in the door to crawl in, and her face turned red with shame.
"For a beginner, this song seems a bit too difficult."
"Will it?"
"Um."
Yin Yin had no idea what Zhou Yan wanted to say. Why did Zhou Yan seem to know everything at this moment, just like Feng Qinghan?
"Huh, anyway, it's because I've heard it so much that I still say I didn't make fun of me."
"Listening to it too much is indeed one of the reasons. Of course, the main reason is that I felt that way when I first learned it. I really don't mean to make fun of Yin Yin at all."
“Huh?”
Did I hear it wrong? Xiuying and Yinyin were both surprised by Zhou Yan's words, as if they had heard something shocking.
"Can you... play it, too?"
"Hmm? Well—"
Noticing Yin Yin's surprise, Zhou Yan deliberately dragged out the conversation, as if he could not help but seduce Yin Yin. Sure enough, his idea successfully hooked Yin Yin, who looked full of expectation and suspicion...
"Born in the royal family, it's only natural that you know these things, right? But as for the art of playing the zither, I learned it with someone."
Specifically, he learned it with Yinyin. In Zhou Yan's memory, Yinyin knew how to play the piano. She seemed to have forgotten it when she lost her memory for the first time, let alone now. Zhou Yan certainly knew the reason, but why didn't he say it? Only he knew.
"You mean someone? It can't be--"
From the expression on Zhou Yan's face that showed he wanted to tease her, Yin Yin could roughly guess who the 'someone' he was talking about was. If it wasn't someone else, Zhou Yan wouldn't have said it with that expression and in that tone. So that's why he didn't say it, and that's also why he was so proficient in these things.
