Daoist Lin sister [Red House]
Chapter 78
Besides, Niu Yun was also unlucky. In the first two rounds, he was troubled by other people, and the ones drawn were all those who tested his quick wit and eloquence, so he managed to barely cope.Unexpectedly, in the third round, when it came to her own luck, she simply took out the one she was least good at from the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting - piano skills?
When Niu Yun saw the word "Qin Ji", his head grew dizzy.
She is the first princess of the dynasty, and the youngest daughter of the emperor and empress. She is very popular, and she has learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and she has all five skills.It's just that things have preferences, skills have specialties, and skills have specializations. Niu Yun only knows how to play the piano but can't play it well.
Niu Yun stretched out his hand with a wry smile, pulled out the piece she wanted to play, and opened it again——Guangling San.
Guangling powder?Niu Yun raised his eyebrows and his eyes sparkled.
Seeing the words "Guangling San", the little boy turned around and sang to the crowd: "Please ask Meng Shiwu to play "Guangling San"."
There was another thunderous commotion under the stage.
"The Absolute Sound of Guangling?"
"Today I'm waiting for the blessing of my ears!"
"That piece was lost long ago, and I haven't heard it before. How can I judge whether she played it or not?"
Finally, one of them got to the right point.
Who doesn't know, Guangling has already become an absolute legend, why did the master of Yashe come up with such a question again?
Daiyu and Ying Miaoyang looked at each other, also confused. "Do we have this piece?" Daiyu asked Ying Miaoyang instead.
Ying Miaoyang smiled bitterly and shook her head, "You don't even know, how do I know? The question of piano skills seems to be..." Ying Miaoyang was thinking about who came up with this question.
"It seems to be a lady in the harem, even the original manuscript of the piano music was brought from the palace music workshop and music library." Ying Miaoyang said.
Could it be... Daiyu thought, could it be that Meng Shiwu is very good at piano skills, and this question was specially given to her by the empress?
But Daiyu was wrong.This question was actually asked by Du Hanqing.
Du Han's poetry and calligraphy are excellent, and his piano skills are also unique.Although she didn't know the competition system of the final competition, but Daiyu asked questions everywhere, so naturally she couldn't hide it from her.
Several concubines in the harem were related to the Du family. Du Hanqing just moved his mouth a little, and someone stepped in for her.
Sure enough, when Du Hanqing saw Niu Yun pull out this question, the corners of his mouth under the mask turned up to the sky.
Immediately afterwards, seeing Niu Yunpiao winning "Guangling San", Du Hanqing was overjoyed.
Contact him directly, and stare at Concubine Xiaoxiang wholeheartedly, for fear that Baochai will steal her title, but Cheng Yaojin will be killed halfway. Although Meng Shiwu is the youngest, after several rounds of competition, Du Hanqing has also seen that Her talent is far superior to others, and the power behind her seems to be very strong.Let's just talk about that unknown rich young man, it is rumored that he is not only rich, but even rarer is noble!
Niu Yun was really too low-key, never going out, even Du Hanqing couldn't recognize her, and she was covered by a mask, so she couldn't guess.
Now, Du Hanqing couldn't believe that she had won the "Guangling San" because it was a piece she had never seen before, and Meng Shiwu could play it at such a young age!
However, Du Hanqing forgot that even if Meng Shiwu couldn't play, she couldn't either.In this way, no one can play this song, and this question is invalid.
Change the topic and draw again, can An Zhimeng Shiwu not do it?
As soon as the name of "Guangling San" came out, the six people on the stage bowed their heads.The only two people who didn't bow their heads were Du Hanqing, because she was proud of herself; the other was Meng Shiwu, because she could play.
Meng Shiwu took a step forward, and a servant brought up the Guqin and set it up in front of her.Meng Shiwu sat cross-legged with his knees bent, and rolled up his sleeves a little, revealing a small section of his wrist that looked thinner than a bamboo branch, which made people feel distressed.
Meng Shiwu raised his hand and flicked it a few times, then shook his head.
Seeing this, the spectators in the audience thought that Meng Shiwu could not play and wanted to give up. The interest that Meng Shiwu had held high at first suddenly dissipated.
There was also one of the local ruffians who had bet on the victory of Shu Zhongxian earlier. He lost the bet and felt unhappy. Seeing this, he took the lead in booing: "Little girl, if you don't know how to play, just talk about it, brother!" I won’t laugh at you, if you try to be brave—”
Unexpectedly, before he could finish his sentence, a golden-armored imperial guard put a steel knife on his neck.
"Aiya!" The crowd scattered in fright, only the golden-armored guard with a glib mouth and a frosty face was exposed.
"Officer, please forgive me! Please forgive me!" The man also knew that his words were vulgar and violated a taboo, so he begged for mercy.
The imperial guards were unmoved at all, and carried him outside.
After being frightened by this, the bystanders intended to tease a few words, but reached out their hands and touched their necks by coincidence, and they didn't dare to speak nonsense anymore, and put the door bolts on their mouths one after another.
A glint flashed in the eyes of the Ninth Prince in Room No. [-], so he was still not satisfied, so he ordered in a cold voice: "First slap that guy a hundred times! If you see another person who dares to disrespect the fifteenth princess, you will be slapped." Go out and clap your mouth!"
"Yes!" A group of hidden guards led the order and scattered to the stands on the first floor.
However, when Du Hanqing first saw Meng Shiwu's posture, he thought she could really play "Guangling San", her beautiful eyes widened in fright, and she couldn't help taking a step forward, as if she had something to say.Unexpectedly, after seeing Meng Shiwu shaking her head at Qin, she breathed a sigh of relief, and thought to herself, "It really is a bluff, huh!"
Du Hanqing just wanted to open his mouth to mock Meng Shiwu, but Meng Shiwu said in a low voice: "This piano is too new and too soft, so I can't use it. I need to get another one."
On the judging table below, there is actually a famous qin composer named Li Liang. It is said that he is a descendant of Li Guiniang, who is best at singing songs and playing piano sonatas.At first, when Li Liang saw the little boy holding a brand new guqin, but Meng Shiwu was about to play it without saying a word, Li Liang felt quite disdainful in his heart, and decided that Meng Shiwu was just pretending to be a fool and wanted to get away with it. Get ready to expose her!
Now, after hearing Meng Shishi pluck the strings twice, he pointed out the problem with the piano. Thinking of his grandfather's family biography, he couldn't help but look at Meng Shiwu again.In my heart, I still don't believe that a young girl like her can play the long-lost Guangling San.
The little boy didn't know how to play the qin, so he just carried the guqin up as the steward told him, and hurriedly got off the stage to ask questions.
Yashe has a large collection of books, but few Guqin.
When Daiyu saw it in the elegant room, she ordered Xueyan to go home quickly to get her guqin, but she didn't know if she was taking advantage of Meng Shiwu's hand.
But without waiting for Xueyan to go out, the Ninth Prince on the opposite side ordered someone to hold a guqin with a scorched tail, which looked very similar to a Jiaoweiqin at first glance, and presented it to Meng Shiwu.
Meng Shiwu took the qin by his body, his tightly pursed lips finally relaxed, took a deep breath, and bowed respectfully to the qin three times, then sat down cross-legged again, stroking the strings, and began to play.
At the beginning, Niu Yun's hands were too raw, and the music was difficult, just like when the ice and snow just melted, the waterway was not smooth.Occasionally, ice floes and hard rocks hit the river bank, or they cannot turn around, so that it is hard to distinguish and the path is impassable.
The people in the audience listened to it, and they all had doubts on their faces, doubting that this kind of music is by no means the best song in Guangling.
However, there are also people who know how to play, such as Li Liang and Du Hanqing, who can hear that this piece of music is really exquisite, but the performers are not skilled in technique, so they have a sense of astringency.
However, the winter snow will always melt away. Seeing the spring returns to the earth, the grass turns green, the water flow rises, wild flowers bloom, flocks of birds live, everything revives, and the wildness is full of fun.Meng Shiwu's performance is also getting better and better, and there is nothing missing.
It's just that the song is high and few, it's too lonely, Guangling's awe-inspiring aura is piled up in the chest, I really can't express it! Even if I don't like to speak like a button cloud, I open my mouth slowly, and sing with a gentle voice...
The voice of the song is small, not out of childishness, like the chirping of mosquitoes and insects, it should be unknown.
However, when the Ninth Prince got angry just now, the murderous Golden Armored Guards stood around, no one dared to gossip, and they all kept silent and held their breath.
In this way, Niu Yun's small singing voice echoed in the huge empty field accompanied by the piano music.
Without Ji Kang's calm and unyielding awe-inspiring righteousness, there is more of a woman's ethereal, pure, euphemistic beauty.
Everyone was drunk without realizing it.
"Zheng——" Just as everyone was intoxicated, for some reason, the "Jiaoweiqin" made a crisp sound, as if the strings were broken.
Daiyu, Xichun and the Ninth Prince rushed to the window to check.But it wasn't that the strings were broken.
Just because the qin music reaches its climax, it is like a violent storm and stormy waves sweeping in.When playing in an emergency, Niu Yun lacked strength and skills, and he couldn't keep up with the song. The song seemed to have a soul, and he continued to play by himself, until Niu Yun was in a hurry, so that his fingers were caught by the strings, and his right hand was caught. Almost all five nails were lifted off.
The ten fingers connected to the heart, the pain was unbearable, Niu Yun had no choice but to press the strings and interrupted the performance.
Just like that, the piano was still humming endlessly, as if complaining about Niu Yun for not being able to play it all, and also as if the melody was freely complaining about Niu Yun and wanted to let it go silent.
Niu Yun, however, was sweating through his heavy clothes, and slowly got up with his fingers in his hands, but he could hardly stand up because of too much effort.
When Sanyou and Sanchunke saw this, they stepped forward together and helped Niu Yun back to the original place.
It was only at this point that everyone in the audience came to their senses and applauded together.
But some people couldn't help questioning in a low voice: "Although this song is good, I just wonder if it is "Guangling San"?"
"That's right, that's right! The old man's ancestors have been looking for it for a long time, but they can't find it. Unexpectedly, the old man has such a blessing in his ear, and he is so lucky to be loved in this life! Great luck!" Li Liang stood excitedly. Standing up, dancing and yelling loudly.
Then a secret guard looked up at window No. [-] where the Ninth Prince was, and asked if it was necessary to take this little old man out.
"A bunch of reckless people!" The Ninth Prince stomped his feet angrily, and waved his hand to repel that person.
It is true that "Guangling San" has been lost for a long time, and Niu Yun's performance is based on the piano score in Ouchi's secret collection.
In fact, this piano score was originally in the hands of a certain folk family.Later, that aristocratic family was ruined, and the family wealth was wiped out. The piano score of "Guangling San" was also acquired by a certain tycoon in the previous dynasty.It was only later that the corrupt official also committed a crime, and his family was ransacked and his family was ransacked. That's why the piano score entered the palace.
Although Li Liang's family is a generation of luthiers, they are still inferior people. It is hard to find how many generations of grandparents and grandchildren are there.
And Niu Yungui is a princess, and it is hidden by Ouchi, so she can use it naturally.
At first, the empress forced Niu Yun to learn how to play the piano.Niu Yun refused, and said, "There is no end to the world, why do you still learn to play the piano?" The empress reprimanded: "You yellow-mouthed child, how do you know?" He personally ordered the manager to fetch it for Niu Yun to see .
Although Niu Yun doesn't like piano, Guangling San not only has a score, but also libretto, which contains Ji Kang's demeanor, Niu Yun yearns for it, and has worked hard.Even though he couldn't play the whole song, it was more than enough to fool people and pass the competition.
This is also the reason why Niu Yun breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Guanglingsan.
It's just that there are no coincidences in the world.For his own selfishness, in order to ensure that there must be piano skills in the test questions, Du Hanqing made a special trip to the harem to ask for help. How could he hide the fact from the empress, the lord of the first palace?
The empress also knew that Niu Yun was going to participate in the competition, so she naturally wanted to help her daughter win the championship, so she quietly put "Guangling San" among the ten ancient songs.In this way, even if the piano skill is drawn, there will always be a song of Guangling San, and Niu Yun can always pass the level smoothly.
This is why the Ninth Prince carries the guqin with him.
Niu Yun finished playing, but the applause and praise from the audience lasted for a long time.
Especially Li Liang.Although this old man has reached the age of knowing his destiny, he loves music like his destiny.The regret in my life is that I don't get the old songs of Guangling, and I am willing to exchange my life for hearing them once.Today, my long-cherished wish was fulfilled, I was so happy, my face was flushed, I was really unwilling to see that Meng Shiwu hadn't finished playing the song, and I was about to climb up the stage with both hands and feet, wanting to kneel down and beg Meng Shiwu to give me the song .
But he was judged and stopped by the forbidden army.Li Liang simply didn't listen to what the others were playing, and directly held up the sign on the "victory" side, indicating that Meng Shiwu was no longer invincible, and he should directly advance to the next level.
Although the rest of the judges did not speak, they also meant the same thing.However, the remaining seven have never played before, so they still cannot conclude that Meng Shiwu's performance is the best.And except for Li Liang's swearing that this is the lost Guangling song, no one else can confirm it.
Then an examiner came to the stage and asked the remaining seven people: "Is there anyone else who can play Guangling San?"
Except for Du Hanqing, who showed a slight intention to try, everyone shook their heads directly, and replied frankly: "I have never heard it, let alone know how to play it."
The examiner simply asked Du Hanqing again.
Du Hanqing really doesn't know how to play it, and even if she made it up, she is not sure that it will be better than what Niu Yun played just now, so she just shook her head.
In this way, Niu Yun played the Guangling San by himself, and he took the lead, cleared the customs first, and went up to another level.
Du Hanqing looked at Meng Shiwu standing alone on the third-floor high platform, looking complacent, and squinted his eyes slightly, wishing that it would be his turn immediately, playing a piece of "High Mountain and Flowing Water" on the spot, no matter what, he wanted to kill Meng Shiwu. The prestige of fifteen.
Unfortunately, the next person is Baochai.Baochai pulled out the tune, which was "Eighteen Beats of Hu Jia".Born as a merchant girl in Baochai, she has heard a lot of qin songs since she was a child, and she can also play and sing, but she is self-confident and doesn't often show it.
In this case, the opportunity is ahead, so naturally I will play with my heart.
There is no merit or fault, and it is considered stable.Compared with Meng Shishi's performance at the beginning of the fifteenth year, it is more peaceful and accurate, without any mistakes.But it is too rigid and lacks neatness, which loses the fun of the piano music.
With Pearl and Jade in front, everyone couldn't help but compare the two, and became more and more convinced that Meng Shiwu's performance was really a lost song, and they thought about it instead.Therefore, Baochai's play is only considered to be passed, and there are very few people who respond, and there is no applause.
Underneath it was Peng Laike.This Penglai guest is also the best at singing and dancing, and the song he got was "Questions and Answers for Fishermen and Woodcutters".It was just that she had learned the corresponding dance, and knew that she could never surpass Meng Shiwu with her pipa skills alone. When playing, she occasionally interspersed with dances, hands and feet, and glanced frequently. Even through the ugly mask, she was quite touching.
At this point, the Penglai guest was lucky enough to advance to the next level.
Seeing that everyone has passed, Du Hanqing couldn't help feeling anxious, before it was her turn to draw lots, she poked her head out of the way and stared blankly at Tanchun of the three guests.
After Tanchun was a guest of Penglai, he got "House of Flying Daggers", which is also a famous song, and Tanchun once learned it.Moreover, the song is better than killing and cutting Pentium, and it is the most touching. At this time, it just helped Tanchun.
Tanchun's piano skills are not amazing, but his heart is extremely firm. He doesn't worry that everyone else has been promoted.
In this way, it passed the customs smoothly.
Seeing that there were only three seats left for promotion, and Du Hanqing was still behind, he couldn't help but become more irritable and lost his usual routine.
Daiyu and others watched from a distance in the elegant room, and they also saw that the situation of Clivia was not right.
Ying Miaoyang commented bluntly: "The granddaughter of the dignified Zaifu has only lost two games, so she is so concerned about gains and losses, she is really not like old man Du."
Du Ming is a human being who can bend and stretch, and he has lived through three dynasties without failing.But he is also a talented and open-minded person, who knows that the descendants are so ordinary.Ying Miaoyang couldn't help feeling sorry for him.
In the other room, Lin Ruhai was sitting with his mentor, and secretly took a look at Du Ming's expression. It really wasn't good. After thinking about it for a while, he persuaded him: "That girl Han Qing has been going well since she was a child, and she hasn't encountered any troubles. Naturally, she didn't cope well. Don't worry, teacher, there's nothing wrong with Du Jiaerlang!"
After hearing this, Du Ming's complexion finally improved a little. He stroked his beard and sighed, "Come on, let her parents see if this child is inferior to others, and take a break."
Lin Ruhai didn't understand Du Ming's words for a while.When she went back to learn how to speak with Ying Miaoyang, Ying Miaoyang pointed out sharply that Du Hanqing's parents must have moved her to marry the prince, and the plan was very big, and the intention was to bet on the fourth prince who is now very popular. , Trying to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix.
This is something for later, so I won't mention it at this time.
However, the person before Du Hanqing grew up learning qin music from a young age, that's his specialty, and he can also dance, so he is all-rounder.Finally, after Meng Shiwu, there was another upsurge, and the spectators outside Zheliu Beach shouted "Hello!" from afar!
Another candidate for promotion!
Finally, when it was Du Hanqing's turn, her hands were shaking as she stretched out to draw lots.
As she expected, she got "High Mountain and Flowing Water".
However, high mountains and flowing waters are the most ethereal and elegant, and what they pay attention to is the mind, peace and inaction, without desires and demands, in order to achieve perfection.
At this moment, Du Hanqing was restless and in chaos.If it is like "House of Flying Daggers" with her, lively and exciting, like rain hitting plantains, like a galloping horse, she can get away with it.
It happens to be the most serene, most leisurely, and most widely circulated high mountain and flowing water meeting a bosom friend. Everyone has heard it, and everyone has something to say. Even the slightest mistake or inadequacy can be immediately noticed and pointed out. Say, it's really bad!
Daiyu heard the little boy sing, "Clivia has won "High Mountain and Flowing Water" in the draw." She immediately shook her head, but it was a pity that it was a good show. Not surprisingly, she couldn't watch it.
It is determined that Du Hanqing will be eliminated in this round.
Only, Du Hanqing didn't see it through himself, thinking that she was familiar with it on weekdays, and she was familiar with it, so she couldn't make a mistake.
What they don't know is that today she is wearing ill-fitting clothes and an extremely ugly and frightening mask. The fairy aura of the past is long gone.
When the heart is in a state of confusion again, the first strike is a noise.
"Zheng!" The beginning that was supposed to be long and long became short and hasty, the waterfall flew straight down, and the flowers were illuminated by the water, all the charms of high and low tunes disappeared.
Not only the judges in the audience, but also the spectators on the first floor. Among them, there are many knowledgeable people who frowned and shook their heads when they heard the sound.
Even the three friends of Sui Shi, who were still behind Clivia, were also nervous and anxious, and it was rare to show a smile when they heard the music.
Du Hanqing finally knew what was going to happen!Keep telling yourself to be calm, it's a trivial matter, how can you lose here to these worthless business women who have settled down here!
What I said earlier was reasonable, but the more I thought about it later, the more ignominious it became!The business girl has settled down!The more Du Hanqing thought about it, the more he hated it, the more he hated it, the more panicked he became, his hands completely lost control, his fingers became more and more anxious, and gradually he lost his tune!
A good piece of "High Mountain and Flowing Water" was played by her like a thunderous thunder!I don't know what to say!
Some of the spectators even covered their ears altogether.If it weren't for the fact that this place is an elegant house, not an opera garden, I'm afraid it hadn't been for the bench and melon skin to take off, booing and scolding!
Even Du Ming, no matter how harsh his words were, he loved Du Hanqing the most in his heart. After listening to the music played by this little granddaughter, he felt violent and was really noisy. He wanted to rush down and drag her off the stage immediately.
Du Hanqing played it by himself until the end, he almost became a sufferer, weeping, but he still insisted on finishing the performance.
It is because she is unwilling to accept failure no matter what!
As proud as she is, she never sheds tears in front of others.Now this crying is not a grievance, but shame, anger, and regret.
At last the song ended, Du Hanqing stood up with trembling hands, bowed his head and stepped back step by step.
Because she never looked back, she almost bumped into Baochai.Baochai stepped aside hastily, and comforted her kindly: "Miss Du, be careful!"
But never thought that this sentence was piercing Du Hanqing's heart.
She is Clivia, not Du Hanqing.Those who just made mistakes, failed, and useless are all Clivia, not her Du Hanqing.
Du Hanqing turned his head abruptly, and glared at Baochai, wishing he could not restrain himself, regretting his mistakes.
If so, if so, she would have listened to her mother and squeezed this guy out early!If, if...
Baochai was startled when she stared at her, and suddenly recalled the nightmare of the night before the competition...
That day, Baochai was sitting and eating with Aunt Xue in the upper room of her new home, when suddenly the door was broken down from the outside.A few tall and thick men rushed straight into the inner courtyard of the second gate.
Unexpectedly, Xue Pan was not at home.The servants and servants of Xue's mansion were all useless, and they didn't even report, leaving Baochai and Aunt Xue trapped in the house.
At first, both Baochai and Aunt Xue thought that Xue Pan had caused another lawsuit outside, or offended someone, and was beaten at home.It wasn't until I heard people talking for a long time that I realized that these robbers and bullies were actually coming for Baochai.
"Are you that concubine Xiaoxiang?" The visitor pointed to the tip of Baochai's nose and asked.
Baochai and Aunt Xue hugged each other shiveringly, huddled in the corner, and shook their heads in shock when they asked this question.
But the man said: "You don't need to pretend. Since you dare to come, you have found out everything. I heard that you are going to participate in the inner house competition, and you want to take the seat of the most talented woman in the capital?"
The man spoke with a look of contempt on his face, as if if Baochai dared to admit it, he would immediately give her a good look!
Having said so far, she is as clever as Baochai, and she already knew the purpose of the visitor.But he only thought that this person was a local ruffian who had bet on Clivia's victory. Seeing that her family was weak, he thought he could be bullied, so he rushed to the door without thinking of going anywhere else.
Baochai thought that the good man would not suffer the immediate loss, so he coaxed such people out first.Unexpectedly, the visitor's next sentence completely sent her to the [-]th floor of hell, and wiped out even the last bit of hope.
"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. Behind us is the current Zaifu. Our girl said, if you dare to win this big competition, I will ask your whole family to go in vertically and come out horizontally!" The man was spitting and spitting, the muscles on his arms were knotted, his teeth and claws were bared, and his fists as big as a bowl of water were about to greet Baochai's face.
Aunt Xue had never seen such a battle before, she fainted from fright when she saw the fist coming towards her.
Baochai was also terribly afraid, but she knew that she couldn't faint in front of such rascals and desperate people, so she bit the tip of her tongue cruelly, barely maintaining her sanity, and said after a long time: "I, I know. Da, Dabi, I, I'm not participating."
Baochai stammered.
But the man refused again, and then scolded: "You bastard! When did the lord allow you not to participate? Not only do you have to participate, but you must also participate under the name of Concubine Xiaoxiang. And you must go to the finals and lose to My girl. During the steps, if you make a slight mistake, the safekeeping will make you unable to eat and walk around."
At this point, Baochai knew the root of it, she was full of shame and indignation, tears filled her beautiful eyes, she just gritted her teeth to hold back, not allowing it to fall, and nodded tremblingly.
"Are you thinking of agreeing now, and adapting to the situation when the time comes, or even shooting back and killing us by surprise?" The strong man looked like a reckless man at first glance, but he never thought he was a person with a delicate mind. Situation, asked rhetorically.
With a pale face, Baochai slowly shook her head.How could she be willing to endure such humiliation?However, the situation is stronger than people.Du Ming has always had a good reputation, he is a famous figure of a generation, and there are many peaches and plums in the world, even Lin Ruhai is also his proud student.What happened today, even if Xue Baochai said that she would go out, no one would believe her.
Or is she going to ask her uncle Wang Ziteng to decide with her?
Baochai is not Aunt Xue, she is so innocent, she has already seen that her uncle and aunt are unreliable at all, but if she is greedy for her family's money, how can she really decide for herself?
She didn't think carefully about the matter of using Yashe to make her famous, it was too simple!
The strong man saw that Baochai was really knowledgeable about current affairs, and she was also a beautiful woman of national beauty. Now she was crying like pear blossoms and raining, and her appearance was really lovable. Finally, he felt some compassion, and slowed down his tone and said: "You don't want to cry. Cry, Master is not that unreasonable person. This matter will not let you lose any benefits. As long as you cooperate well, even if you are not the number one talented woman, you can get the reputation of a talented woman and a few taels of gold and silver orbs. Finally, I won’t let your hard work be in vain.”
But what the Xue family lacks the most is not money.When Xue Baochai heard this, she could only secretly smile wryly, but dared not answer, and nodded hastily.
Seeing this, the man withdrew his fists and led them away.
When Xue Pan got the news and rushed back, Baochai had already invited the doctor and Aunt Xue to see her, and she sat alone on the bed and wept.
Xue Pan questioned her in every possible way, but Baochai refused to say anything. She only said that there was a thief in the house. Although nothing was lost, Aunt Xue was frightened!
Xue Pan was going to report to the official, but Baochai stopped him desperately and refused to let him go.Xue Pan didn't know, so he went in and asked the young man for questioning.
Unexpectedly, the servants knew that they had done it, and Baochai had instructed them in advance, and they all said the same thing. After asking for a long time, Xue Pan couldn't even find out the truth. He was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet.Helpless, Xue Pan had no choice but to go back to the room and sulked alone.
Why do you think Baochai insisted on hiding it from Xue Pan?Because Xue Pan is young and energetic, never knows what to be afraid of, and has always loved his younger sister, if he knows that Xue Baochai is being bullied like this, he will never care who that person is, he must call him at the door!
So, wouldn't it just give someone a life for nothing?How dare Baochai tell him?
A few days passed like this, the weather was calm, and Baochai just let go of his heart.On the eve of the Dabi, Xue Pan was out having a drink with others, but was suddenly carried back by a servant.
It turned out that for some reason, Xue Pan was sitting on the table for nothing, but a drunk man broke in from outside, swearing, indiscriminate, and punching Xue Pan several times in the face.The beating made Xue Pan's mouth crooked and his eyes slanted, and his nose bleeds, so he gave up.
Later, the man was caught by the restaurant staff and the servants, who asked him why he beat Xue Pan?After cross-examination, he realized that he had called the wrong person.
In this way, Xue Pan was beaten up for no reason, and he lay on the bed for five or six days before he could barely get out of bed.Aunt Xue thought it was an innocent disaster, so she asked someone to get rid of Xue Pan's obscurity.
Only Baochai knew that this was a warning given to her by others.If she didn't act according to her words, Xue Pan would not just be beaten and lie in bed for five or six days.
Therefore, when Daiyu met Baochai in Yashe and greeted her with a smile, Baochai just smiled and nodded in response, then turned and left.
Daiyu thought it was Baochai's embarrassment to imitate, so she didn't go into it.But she didn't know that Baochai was doing it because she had already been warned by others. To her, today's competition was just a formality, and it was really meaningless.
However, because the atmosphere of the Yashe competition was so good, Baochai even forgot about this nightmare for a while.
Until Du Hanqing stared at him, all kinds of things appeared in front of his eyes like a revolving lantern.
Baochai immediately turned pale, stepped back three times, and bumped into Tanchun.
Tanchun didn't know, so he hurriedly supported Baochai, and asked in a low voice, "Sister Bao, what's wrong with you?"
Baochai didn't dare to say more, she waved her hands quickly, and hurried back to her original place.
But it was Du Hanqing who saw Xiaoxiang's concubine losing her composure, and finally felt better, and barely stood there, waiting for the judges to raise their cards.
This was a pain for the judges in the audience.Some of them are Du Ming's disciples, or disciples of disciples, how dare they call this little ancestor "defeated"?
However, Du Hanqing's mistakes were too obvious. If they held up the winning card, their reputation would be ruined from now on, and they would no longer have the face to see others.
While the judges were hesitating, those who had spent a lot of money betting on Clivia's victory didn't agree, and became agitated. No matter what, they couldn't watch Clivia lose miserably in the third round.
A few daring people who hadn't learned the lesson from the previous incident took the lead and raised their fists, shouting loudly: "Clivia wins! Clivia wins!"
But I never thought that these people only yelled two or three times, and then suddenly there was no sound.
The other people who were about to take advantage of the chaos just waved their fists when they noticed the strange atmosphere around them and turned around quickly, only to realize that the person who had led the yelling just now had been framed out by the hidden guards at some point.
The gold-armored guards in the front row drew out their weapons one after another. The gleaming steel knives shone with golden light on the armor, and the cold light was dazzling.
The crowd at the front stepped back several steps.
The crowd looked around in a daze, and they realized more deeply how powerful the power behind the owner of the elegant house is!He knew that this was not a place for him to wait for ordinary people to play tricks.
In this way, no one dared to speak more.
Standing on the high platform, Du Hanqing could see clearly. Seeing that the hourglass was approaching, the judges in the audience had already placed signs with the word "defeated" on it.At this point, Du Hanqing finally gave up completely, and was about to step down in dejection.
He heard footsteps behind her.
Another talented woman who was still queuing up to draw lots for the topic walked to the front, saluted the judges in the audience, and said loudly: "The little girl has a question, and I want to ask the master of Yashe. If I remember correctly In other words, the rule of this round of competition is that anyone who cannot perform the selected qin music will be considered as a loser. Now Clivia has actually played the ancient song "High Mountain and Flowing Water" completely without any mistakes, so how can she be considered as a loser?"
When everyone in the audience heard this question, they were stunned for a moment.
The judges bowed their heads and asked each other whether what the woman nicknamed "foreign monk" said was reasonable.
In the end, the chief examiner stood up and looked towards the elegant room where Daiyu was.
Besides, Daiyu had predicted that Du Hanqing would be defeated, but when she saw that it was a foregone conclusion, she lost interest and almost wanted to leave the table.But she didn't know there was an accident in the turn of events, the "foreign monk" suddenly said this, Daiyu couldn't help raising her eyebrows.
"What she said is indeed reasonable. As long as someone after Clivia can't play the selected piece, then Clivia will not be considered a failure." Daiyu said through the window.
Although Daiyu's voice was not loud, for some reason, it fell into everyone's ears verbatim.
Those who put all their wealth on Clivia applauded loudly and were overjoyed.
The judges in the audience also wiped off their sweat secretly, and finally they didn't have to send Clivia off immediately.
It's just that you can hide from the first day of the junior high school, but you can't hide from the fifteenth day.
There were only two people left in the back. At that age, Sanyou proved that he was also good at playing the piano, but Du Hanqing still had no choice but to lose.
Even Du Hanqing himself, even though he came back to life, was already disheartened and had no hope.
As the past has revealed, whether Du Hanqing will be promoted or not is yet to be determined.Another boy came to the stage to draw lots with the "foreign monk" to choose the topic.
The foreign monk grabbed a lottery paper, and before the roll call began, he said: "The little girl has never learned the art of playing the piano, and she knows nothing about all kinds of music scores. This round, I will abstain."
When Niu Yun saw the word "Qin Ji", his head grew dizzy.
She is the first princess of the dynasty, and the youngest daughter of the emperor and empress. She is very popular, and she has learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and she has all five skills.It's just that things have preferences, skills have specialties, and skills have specializations. Niu Yun only knows how to play the piano but can't play it well.
Niu Yun stretched out his hand with a wry smile, pulled out the piece she wanted to play, and opened it again——Guangling San.
Guangling powder?Niu Yun raised his eyebrows and his eyes sparkled.
Seeing the words "Guangling San", the little boy turned around and sang to the crowd: "Please ask Meng Shiwu to play "Guangling San"."
There was another thunderous commotion under the stage.
"The Absolute Sound of Guangling?"
"Today I'm waiting for the blessing of my ears!"
"That piece was lost long ago, and I haven't heard it before. How can I judge whether she played it or not?"
Finally, one of them got to the right point.
Who doesn't know, Guangling has already become an absolute legend, why did the master of Yashe come up with such a question again?
Daiyu and Ying Miaoyang looked at each other, also confused. "Do we have this piece?" Daiyu asked Ying Miaoyang instead.
Ying Miaoyang smiled bitterly and shook her head, "You don't even know, how do I know? The question of piano skills seems to be..." Ying Miaoyang was thinking about who came up with this question.
"It seems to be a lady in the harem, even the original manuscript of the piano music was brought from the palace music workshop and music library." Ying Miaoyang said.
Could it be... Daiyu thought, could it be that Meng Shiwu is very good at piano skills, and this question was specially given to her by the empress?
But Daiyu was wrong.This question was actually asked by Du Hanqing.
Du Han's poetry and calligraphy are excellent, and his piano skills are also unique.Although she didn't know the competition system of the final competition, but Daiyu asked questions everywhere, so naturally she couldn't hide it from her.
Several concubines in the harem were related to the Du family. Du Hanqing just moved his mouth a little, and someone stepped in for her.
Sure enough, when Du Hanqing saw Niu Yun pull out this question, the corners of his mouth under the mask turned up to the sky.
Immediately afterwards, seeing Niu Yunpiao winning "Guangling San", Du Hanqing was overjoyed.
Contact him directly, and stare at Concubine Xiaoxiang wholeheartedly, for fear that Baochai will steal her title, but Cheng Yaojin will be killed halfway. Although Meng Shiwu is the youngest, after several rounds of competition, Du Hanqing has also seen that Her talent is far superior to others, and the power behind her seems to be very strong.Let's just talk about that unknown rich young man, it is rumored that he is not only rich, but even rarer is noble!
Niu Yun was really too low-key, never going out, even Du Hanqing couldn't recognize her, and she was covered by a mask, so she couldn't guess.
Now, Du Hanqing couldn't believe that she had won the "Guangling San" because it was a piece she had never seen before, and Meng Shiwu could play it at such a young age!
However, Du Hanqing forgot that even if Meng Shiwu couldn't play, she couldn't either.In this way, no one can play this song, and this question is invalid.
Change the topic and draw again, can An Zhimeng Shiwu not do it?
As soon as the name of "Guangling San" came out, the six people on the stage bowed their heads.The only two people who didn't bow their heads were Du Hanqing, because she was proud of herself; the other was Meng Shiwu, because she could play.
Meng Shiwu took a step forward, and a servant brought up the Guqin and set it up in front of her.Meng Shiwu sat cross-legged with his knees bent, and rolled up his sleeves a little, revealing a small section of his wrist that looked thinner than a bamboo branch, which made people feel distressed.
Meng Shiwu raised his hand and flicked it a few times, then shook his head.
Seeing this, the spectators in the audience thought that Meng Shiwu could not play and wanted to give up. The interest that Meng Shiwu had held high at first suddenly dissipated.
There was also one of the local ruffians who had bet on the victory of Shu Zhongxian earlier. He lost the bet and felt unhappy. Seeing this, he took the lead in booing: "Little girl, if you don't know how to play, just talk about it, brother!" I won’t laugh at you, if you try to be brave—”
Unexpectedly, before he could finish his sentence, a golden-armored imperial guard put a steel knife on his neck.
"Aiya!" The crowd scattered in fright, only the golden-armored guard with a glib mouth and a frosty face was exposed.
"Officer, please forgive me! Please forgive me!" The man also knew that his words were vulgar and violated a taboo, so he begged for mercy.
The imperial guards were unmoved at all, and carried him outside.
After being frightened by this, the bystanders intended to tease a few words, but reached out their hands and touched their necks by coincidence, and they didn't dare to speak nonsense anymore, and put the door bolts on their mouths one after another.
A glint flashed in the eyes of the Ninth Prince in Room No. [-], so he was still not satisfied, so he ordered in a cold voice: "First slap that guy a hundred times! If you see another person who dares to disrespect the fifteenth princess, you will be slapped." Go out and clap your mouth!"
"Yes!" A group of hidden guards led the order and scattered to the stands on the first floor.
However, when Du Hanqing first saw Meng Shiwu's posture, he thought she could really play "Guangling San", her beautiful eyes widened in fright, and she couldn't help taking a step forward, as if she had something to say.Unexpectedly, after seeing Meng Shiwu shaking her head at Qin, she breathed a sigh of relief, and thought to herself, "It really is a bluff, huh!"
Du Hanqing just wanted to open his mouth to mock Meng Shiwu, but Meng Shiwu said in a low voice: "This piano is too new and too soft, so I can't use it. I need to get another one."
On the judging table below, there is actually a famous qin composer named Li Liang. It is said that he is a descendant of Li Guiniang, who is best at singing songs and playing piano sonatas.At first, when Li Liang saw the little boy holding a brand new guqin, but Meng Shiwu was about to play it without saying a word, Li Liang felt quite disdainful in his heart, and decided that Meng Shiwu was just pretending to be a fool and wanted to get away with it. Get ready to expose her!
Now, after hearing Meng Shishi pluck the strings twice, he pointed out the problem with the piano. Thinking of his grandfather's family biography, he couldn't help but look at Meng Shiwu again.In my heart, I still don't believe that a young girl like her can play the long-lost Guangling San.
The little boy didn't know how to play the qin, so he just carried the guqin up as the steward told him, and hurriedly got off the stage to ask questions.
Yashe has a large collection of books, but few Guqin.
When Daiyu saw it in the elegant room, she ordered Xueyan to go home quickly to get her guqin, but she didn't know if she was taking advantage of Meng Shiwu's hand.
But without waiting for Xueyan to go out, the Ninth Prince on the opposite side ordered someone to hold a guqin with a scorched tail, which looked very similar to a Jiaoweiqin at first glance, and presented it to Meng Shiwu.
Meng Shiwu took the qin by his body, his tightly pursed lips finally relaxed, took a deep breath, and bowed respectfully to the qin three times, then sat down cross-legged again, stroking the strings, and began to play.
At the beginning, Niu Yun's hands were too raw, and the music was difficult, just like when the ice and snow just melted, the waterway was not smooth.Occasionally, ice floes and hard rocks hit the river bank, or they cannot turn around, so that it is hard to distinguish and the path is impassable.
The people in the audience listened to it, and they all had doubts on their faces, doubting that this kind of music is by no means the best song in Guangling.
However, there are also people who know how to play, such as Li Liang and Du Hanqing, who can hear that this piece of music is really exquisite, but the performers are not skilled in technique, so they have a sense of astringency.
However, the winter snow will always melt away. Seeing the spring returns to the earth, the grass turns green, the water flow rises, wild flowers bloom, flocks of birds live, everything revives, and the wildness is full of fun.Meng Shiwu's performance is also getting better and better, and there is nothing missing.
It's just that the song is high and few, it's too lonely, Guangling's awe-inspiring aura is piled up in the chest, I really can't express it! Even if I don't like to speak like a button cloud, I open my mouth slowly, and sing with a gentle voice...
The voice of the song is small, not out of childishness, like the chirping of mosquitoes and insects, it should be unknown.
However, when the Ninth Prince got angry just now, the murderous Golden Armored Guards stood around, no one dared to gossip, and they all kept silent and held their breath.
In this way, Niu Yun's small singing voice echoed in the huge empty field accompanied by the piano music.
Without Ji Kang's calm and unyielding awe-inspiring righteousness, there is more of a woman's ethereal, pure, euphemistic beauty.
Everyone was drunk without realizing it.
"Zheng——" Just as everyone was intoxicated, for some reason, the "Jiaoweiqin" made a crisp sound, as if the strings were broken.
Daiyu, Xichun and the Ninth Prince rushed to the window to check.But it wasn't that the strings were broken.
Just because the qin music reaches its climax, it is like a violent storm and stormy waves sweeping in.When playing in an emergency, Niu Yun lacked strength and skills, and he couldn't keep up with the song. The song seemed to have a soul, and he continued to play by himself, until Niu Yun was in a hurry, so that his fingers were caught by the strings, and his right hand was caught. Almost all five nails were lifted off.
The ten fingers connected to the heart, the pain was unbearable, Niu Yun had no choice but to press the strings and interrupted the performance.
Just like that, the piano was still humming endlessly, as if complaining about Niu Yun for not being able to play it all, and also as if the melody was freely complaining about Niu Yun and wanted to let it go silent.
Niu Yun, however, was sweating through his heavy clothes, and slowly got up with his fingers in his hands, but he could hardly stand up because of too much effort.
When Sanyou and Sanchunke saw this, they stepped forward together and helped Niu Yun back to the original place.
It was only at this point that everyone in the audience came to their senses and applauded together.
But some people couldn't help questioning in a low voice: "Although this song is good, I just wonder if it is "Guangling San"?"
"That's right, that's right! The old man's ancestors have been looking for it for a long time, but they can't find it. Unexpectedly, the old man has such a blessing in his ear, and he is so lucky to be loved in this life! Great luck!" Li Liang stood excitedly. Standing up, dancing and yelling loudly.
Then a secret guard looked up at window No. [-] where the Ninth Prince was, and asked if it was necessary to take this little old man out.
"A bunch of reckless people!" The Ninth Prince stomped his feet angrily, and waved his hand to repel that person.
It is true that "Guangling San" has been lost for a long time, and Niu Yun's performance is based on the piano score in Ouchi's secret collection.
In fact, this piano score was originally in the hands of a certain folk family.Later, that aristocratic family was ruined, and the family wealth was wiped out. The piano score of "Guangling San" was also acquired by a certain tycoon in the previous dynasty.It was only later that the corrupt official also committed a crime, and his family was ransacked and his family was ransacked. That's why the piano score entered the palace.
Although Li Liang's family is a generation of luthiers, they are still inferior people. It is hard to find how many generations of grandparents and grandchildren are there.
And Niu Yungui is a princess, and it is hidden by Ouchi, so she can use it naturally.
At first, the empress forced Niu Yun to learn how to play the piano.Niu Yun refused, and said, "There is no end to the world, why do you still learn to play the piano?" The empress reprimanded: "You yellow-mouthed child, how do you know?" He personally ordered the manager to fetch it for Niu Yun to see .
Although Niu Yun doesn't like piano, Guangling San not only has a score, but also libretto, which contains Ji Kang's demeanor, Niu Yun yearns for it, and has worked hard.Even though he couldn't play the whole song, it was more than enough to fool people and pass the competition.
This is also the reason why Niu Yun breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Guanglingsan.
It's just that there are no coincidences in the world.For his own selfishness, in order to ensure that there must be piano skills in the test questions, Du Hanqing made a special trip to the harem to ask for help. How could he hide the fact from the empress, the lord of the first palace?
The empress also knew that Niu Yun was going to participate in the competition, so she naturally wanted to help her daughter win the championship, so she quietly put "Guangling San" among the ten ancient songs.In this way, even if the piano skill is drawn, there will always be a song of Guangling San, and Niu Yun can always pass the level smoothly.
This is why the Ninth Prince carries the guqin with him.
Niu Yun finished playing, but the applause and praise from the audience lasted for a long time.
Especially Li Liang.Although this old man has reached the age of knowing his destiny, he loves music like his destiny.The regret in my life is that I don't get the old songs of Guangling, and I am willing to exchange my life for hearing them once.Today, my long-cherished wish was fulfilled, I was so happy, my face was flushed, I was really unwilling to see that Meng Shiwu hadn't finished playing the song, and I was about to climb up the stage with both hands and feet, wanting to kneel down and beg Meng Shiwu to give me the song .
But he was judged and stopped by the forbidden army.Li Liang simply didn't listen to what the others were playing, and directly held up the sign on the "victory" side, indicating that Meng Shiwu was no longer invincible, and he should directly advance to the next level.
Although the rest of the judges did not speak, they also meant the same thing.However, the remaining seven have never played before, so they still cannot conclude that Meng Shiwu's performance is the best.And except for Li Liang's swearing that this is the lost Guangling song, no one else can confirm it.
Then an examiner came to the stage and asked the remaining seven people: "Is there anyone else who can play Guangling San?"
Except for Du Hanqing, who showed a slight intention to try, everyone shook their heads directly, and replied frankly: "I have never heard it, let alone know how to play it."
The examiner simply asked Du Hanqing again.
Du Hanqing really doesn't know how to play it, and even if she made it up, she is not sure that it will be better than what Niu Yun played just now, so she just shook her head.
In this way, Niu Yun played the Guangling San by himself, and he took the lead, cleared the customs first, and went up to another level.
Du Hanqing looked at Meng Shiwu standing alone on the third-floor high platform, looking complacent, and squinted his eyes slightly, wishing that it would be his turn immediately, playing a piece of "High Mountain and Flowing Water" on the spot, no matter what, he wanted to kill Meng Shiwu. The prestige of fifteen.
Unfortunately, the next person is Baochai.Baochai pulled out the tune, which was "Eighteen Beats of Hu Jia".Born as a merchant girl in Baochai, she has heard a lot of qin songs since she was a child, and she can also play and sing, but she is self-confident and doesn't often show it.
In this case, the opportunity is ahead, so naturally I will play with my heart.
There is no merit or fault, and it is considered stable.Compared with Meng Shishi's performance at the beginning of the fifteenth year, it is more peaceful and accurate, without any mistakes.But it is too rigid and lacks neatness, which loses the fun of the piano music.
With Pearl and Jade in front, everyone couldn't help but compare the two, and became more and more convinced that Meng Shiwu's performance was really a lost song, and they thought about it instead.Therefore, Baochai's play is only considered to be passed, and there are very few people who respond, and there is no applause.
Underneath it was Peng Laike.This Penglai guest is also the best at singing and dancing, and the song he got was "Questions and Answers for Fishermen and Woodcutters".It was just that she had learned the corresponding dance, and knew that she could never surpass Meng Shiwu with her pipa skills alone. When playing, she occasionally interspersed with dances, hands and feet, and glanced frequently. Even through the ugly mask, she was quite touching.
At this point, the Penglai guest was lucky enough to advance to the next level.
Seeing that everyone has passed, Du Hanqing couldn't help feeling anxious, before it was her turn to draw lots, she poked her head out of the way and stared blankly at Tanchun of the three guests.
After Tanchun was a guest of Penglai, he got "House of Flying Daggers", which is also a famous song, and Tanchun once learned it.Moreover, the song is better than killing and cutting Pentium, and it is the most touching. At this time, it just helped Tanchun.
Tanchun's piano skills are not amazing, but his heart is extremely firm. He doesn't worry that everyone else has been promoted.
In this way, it passed the customs smoothly.
Seeing that there were only three seats left for promotion, and Du Hanqing was still behind, he couldn't help but become more irritable and lost his usual routine.
Daiyu and others watched from a distance in the elegant room, and they also saw that the situation of Clivia was not right.
Ying Miaoyang commented bluntly: "The granddaughter of the dignified Zaifu has only lost two games, so she is so concerned about gains and losses, she is really not like old man Du."
Du Ming is a human being who can bend and stretch, and he has lived through three dynasties without failing.But he is also a talented and open-minded person, who knows that the descendants are so ordinary.Ying Miaoyang couldn't help feeling sorry for him.
In the other room, Lin Ruhai was sitting with his mentor, and secretly took a look at Du Ming's expression. It really wasn't good. After thinking about it for a while, he persuaded him: "That girl Han Qing has been going well since she was a child, and she hasn't encountered any troubles. Naturally, she didn't cope well. Don't worry, teacher, there's nothing wrong with Du Jiaerlang!"
After hearing this, Du Ming's complexion finally improved a little. He stroked his beard and sighed, "Come on, let her parents see if this child is inferior to others, and take a break."
Lin Ruhai didn't understand Du Ming's words for a while.When she went back to learn how to speak with Ying Miaoyang, Ying Miaoyang pointed out sharply that Du Hanqing's parents must have moved her to marry the prince, and the plan was very big, and the intention was to bet on the fourth prince who is now very popular. , Trying to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix.
This is something for later, so I won't mention it at this time.
However, the person before Du Hanqing grew up learning qin music from a young age, that's his specialty, and he can also dance, so he is all-rounder.Finally, after Meng Shiwu, there was another upsurge, and the spectators outside Zheliu Beach shouted "Hello!" from afar!
Another candidate for promotion!
Finally, when it was Du Hanqing's turn, her hands were shaking as she stretched out to draw lots.
As she expected, she got "High Mountain and Flowing Water".
However, high mountains and flowing waters are the most ethereal and elegant, and what they pay attention to is the mind, peace and inaction, without desires and demands, in order to achieve perfection.
At this moment, Du Hanqing was restless and in chaos.If it is like "House of Flying Daggers" with her, lively and exciting, like rain hitting plantains, like a galloping horse, she can get away with it.
It happens to be the most serene, most leisurely, and most widely circulated high mountain and flowing water meeting a bosom friend. Everyone has heard it, and everyone has something to say. Even the slightest mistake or inadequacy can be immediately noticed and pointed out. Say, it's really bad!
Daiyu heard the little boy sing, "Clivia has won "High Mountain and Flowing Water" in the draw." She immediately shook her head, but it was a pity that it was a good show. Not surprisingly, she couldn't watch it.
It is determined that Du Hanqing will be eliminated in this round.
Only, Du Hanqing didn't see it through himself, thinking that she was familiar with it on weekdays, and she was familiar with it, so she couldn't make a mistake.
What they don't know is that today she is wearing ill-fitting clothes and an extremely ugly and frightening mask. The fairy aura of the past is long gone.
When the heart is in a state of confusion again, the first strike is a noise.
"Zheng!" The beginning that was supposed to be long and long became short and hasty, the waterfall flew straight down, and the flowers were illuminated by the water, all the charms of high and low tunes disappeared.
Not only the judges in the audience, but also the spectators on the first floor. Among them, there are many knowledgeable people who frowned and shook their heads when they heard the sound.
Even the three friends of Sui Shi, who were still behind Clivia, were also nervous and anxious, and it was rare to show a smile when they heard the music.
Du Hanqing finally knew what was going to happen!Keep telling yourself to be calm, it's a trivial matter, how can you lose here to these worthless business women who have settled down here!
What I said earlier was reasonable, but the more I thought about it later, the more ignominious it became!The business girl has settled down!The more Du Hanqing thought about it, the more he hated it, the more he hated it, the more panicked he became, his hands completely lost control, his fingers became more and more anxious, and gradually he lost his tune!
A good piece of "High Mountain and Flowing Water" was played by her like a thunderous thunder!I don't know what to say!
Some of the spectators even covered their ears altogether.If it weren't for the fact that this place is an elegant house, not an opera garden, I'm afraid it hadn't been for the bench and melon skin to take off, booing and scolding!
Even Du Ming, no matter how harsh his words were, he loved Du Hanqing the most in his heart. After listening to the music played by this little granddaughter, he felt violent and was really noisy. He wanted to rush down and drag her off the stage immediately.
Du Hanqing played it by himself until the end, he almost became a sufferer, weeping, but he still insisted on finishing the performance.
It is because she is unwilling to accept failure no matter what!
As proud as she is, she never sheds tears in front of others.Now this crying is not a grievance, but shame, anger, and regret.
At last the song ended, Du Hanqing stood up with trembling hands, bowed his head and stepped back step by step.
Because she never looked back, she almost bumped into Baochai.Baochai stepped aside hastily, and comforted her kindly: "Miss Du, be careful!"
But never thought that this sentence was piercing Du Hanqing's heart.
She is Clivia, not Du Hanqing.Those who just made mistakes, failed, and useless are all Clivia, not her Du Hanqing.
Du Hanqing turned his head abruptly, and glared at Baochai, wishing he could not restrain himself, regretting his mistakes.
If so, if so, she would have listened to her mother and squeezed this guy out early!If, if...
Baochai was startled when she stared at her, and suddenly recalled the nightmare of the night before the competition...
That day, Baochai was sitting and eating with Aunt Xue in the upper room of her new home, when suddenly the door was broken down from the outside.A few tall and thick men rushed straight into the inner courtyard of the second gate.
Unexpectedly, Xue Pan was not at home.The servants and servants of Xue's mansion were all useless, and they didn't even report, leaving Baochai and Aunt Xue trapped in the house.
At first, both Baochai and Aunt Xue thought that Xue Pan had caused another lawsuit outside, or offended someone, and was beaten at home.It wasn't until I heard people talking for a long time that I realized that these robbers and bullies were actually coming for Baochai.
"Are you that concubine Xiaoxiang?" The visitor pointed to the tip of Baochai's nose and asked.
Baochai and Aunt Xue hugged each other shiveringly, huddled in the corner, and shook their heads in shock when they asked this question.
But the man said: "You don't need to pretend. Since you dare to come, you have found out everything. I heard that you are going to participate in the inner house competition, and you want to take the seat of the most talented woman in the capital?"
The man spoke with a look of contempt on his face, as if if Baochai dared to admit it, he would immediately give her a good look!
Having said so far, she is as clever as Baochai, and she already knew the purpose of the visitor.But he only thought that this person was a local ruffian who had bet on Clivia's victory. Seeing that her family was weak, he thought he could be bullied, so he rushed to the door without thinking of going anywhere else.
Baochai thought that the good man would not suffer the immediate loss, so he coaxed such people out first.Unexpectedly, the visitor's next sentence completely sent her to the [-]th floor of hell, and wiped out even the last bit of hope.
"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. Behind us is the current Zaifu. Our girl said, if you dare to win this big competition, I will ask your whole family to go in vertically and come out horizontally!" The man was spitting and spitting, the muscles on his arms were knotted, his teeth and claws were bared, and his fists as big as a bowl of water were about to greet Baochai's face.
Aunt Xue had never seen such a battle before, she fainted from fright when she saw the fist coming towards her.
Baochai was also terribly afraid, but she knew that she couldn't faint in front of such rascals and desperate people, so she bit the tip of her tongue cruelly, barely maintaining her sanity, and said after a long time: "I, I know. Da, Dabi, I, I'm not participating."
Baochai stammered.
But the man refused again, and then scolded: "You bastard! When did the lord allow you not to participate? Not only do you have to participate, but you must also participate under the name of Concubine Xiaoxiang. And you must go to the finals and lose to My girl. During the steps, if you make a slight mistake, the safekeeping will make you unable to eat and walk around."
At this point, Baochai knew the root of it, she was full of shame and indignation, tears filled her beautiful eyes, she just gritted her teeth to hold back, not allowing it to fall, and nodded tremblingly.
"Are you thinking of agreeing now, and adapting to the situation when the time comes, or even shooting back and killing us by surprise?" The strong man looked like a reckless man at first glance, but he never thought he was a person with a delicate mind. Situation, asked rhetorically.
With a pale face, Baochai slowly shook her head.How could she be willing to endure such humiliation?However, the situation is stronger than people.Du Ming has always had a good reputation, he is a famous figure of a generation, and there are many peaches and plums in the world, even Lin Ruhai is also his proud student.What happened today, even if Xue Baochai said that she would go out, no one would believe her.
Or is she going to ask her uncle Wang Ziteng to decide with her?
Baochai is not Aunt Xue, she is so innocent, she has already seen that her uncle and aunt are unreliable at all, but if she is greedy for her family's money, how can she really decide for herself?
She didn't think carefully about the matter of using Yashe to make her famous, it was too simple!
The strong man saw that Baochai was really knowledgeable about current affairs, and she was also a beautiful woman of national beauty. Now she was crying like pear blossoms and raining, and her appearance was really lovable. Finally, he felt some compassion, and slowed down his tone and said: "You don't want to cry. Cry, Master is not that unreasonable person. This matter will not let you lose any benefits. As long as you cooperate well, even if you are not the number one talented woman, you can get the reputation of a talented woman and a few taels of gold and silver orbs. Finally, I won’t let your hard work be in vain.”
But what the Xue family lacks the most is not money.When Xue Baochai heard this, she could only secretly smile wryly, but dared not answer, and nodded hastily.
Seeing this, the man withdrew his fists and led them away.
When Xue Pan got the news and rushed back, Baochai had already invited the doctor and Aunt Xue to see her, and she sat alone on the bed and wept.
Xue Pan questioned her in every possible way, but Baochai refused to say anything. She only said that there was a thief in the house. Although nothing was lost, Aunt Xue was frightened!
Xue Pan was going to report to the official, but Baochai stopped him desperately and refused to let him go.Xue Pan didn't know, so he went in and asked the young man for questioning.
Unexpectedly, the servants knew that they had done it, and Baochai had instructed them in advance, and they all said the same thing. After asking for a long time, Xue Pan couldn't even find out the truth. He was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet.Helpless, Xue Pan had no choice but to go back to the room and sulked alone.
Why do you think Baochai insisted on hiding it from Xue Pan?Because Xue Pan is young and energetic, never knows what to be afraid of, and has always loved his younger sister, if he knows that Xue Baochai is being bullied like this, he will never care who that person is, he must call him at the door!
So, wouldn't it just give someone a life for nothing?How dare Baochai tell him?
A few days passed like this, the weather was calm, and Baochai just let go of his heart.On the eve of the Dabi, Xue Pan was out having a drink with others, but was suddenly carried back by a servant.
It turned out that for some reason, Xue Pan was sitting on the table for nothing, but a drunk man broke in from outside, swearing, indiscriminate, and punching Xue Pan several times in the face.The beating made Xue Pan's mouth crooked and his eyes slanted, and his nose bleeds, so he gave up.
Later, the man was caught by the restaurant staff and the servants, who asked him why he beat Xue Pan?After cross-examination, he realized that he had called the wrong person.
In this way, Xue Pan was beaten up for no reason, and he lay on the bed for five or six days before he could barely get out of bed.Aunt Xue thought it was an innocent disaster, so she asked someone to get rid of Xue Pan's obscurity.
Only Baochai knew that this was a warning given to her by others.If she didn't act according to her words, Xue Pan would not just be beaten and lie in bed for five or six days.
Therefore, when Daiyu met Baochai in Yashe and greeted her with a smile, Baochai just smiled and nodded in response, then turned and left.
Daiyu thought it was Baochai's embarrassment to imitate, so she didn't go into it.But she didn't know that Baochai was doing it because she had already been warned by others. To her, today's competition was just a formality, and it was really meaningless.
However, because the atmosphere of the Yashe competition was so good, Baochai even forgot about this nightmare for a while.
Until Du Hanqing stared at him, all kinds of things appeared in front of his eyes like a revolving lantern.
Baochai immediately turned pale, stepped back three times, and bumped into Tanchun.
Tanchun didn't know, so he hurriedly supported Baochai, and asked in a low voice, "Sister Bao, what's wrong with you?"
Baochai didn't dare to say more, she waved her hands quickly, and hurried back to her original place.
But it was Du Hanqing who saw Xiaoxiang's concubine losing her composure, and finally felt better, and barely stood there, waiting for the judges to raise their cards.
This was a pain for the judges in the audience.Some of them are Du Ming's disciples, or disciples of disciples, how dare they call this little ancestor "defeated"?
However, Du Hanqing's mistakes were too obvious. If they held up the winning card, their reputation would be ruined from now on, and they would no longer have the face to see others.
While the judges were hesitating, those who had spent a lot of money betting on Clivia's victory didn't agree, and became agitated. No matter what, they couldn't watch Clivia lose miserably in the third round.
A few daring people who hadn't learned the lesson from the previous incident took the lead and raised their fists, shouting loudly: "Clivia wins! Clivia wins!"
But I never thought that these people only yelled two or three times, and then suddenly there was no sound.
The other people who were about to take advantage of the chaos just waved their fists when they noticed the strange atmosphere around them and turned around quickly, only to realize that the person who had led the yelling just now had been framed out by the hidden guards at some point.
The gold-armored guards in the front row drew out their weapons one after another. The gleaming steel knives shone with golden light on the armor, and the cold light was dazzling.
The crowd at the front stepped back several steps.
The crowd looked around in a daze, and they realized more deeply how powerful the power behind the owner of the elegant house is!He knew that this was not a place for him to wait for ordinary people to play tricks.
In this way, no one dared to speak more.
Standing on the high platform, Du Hanqing could see clearly. Seeing that the hourglass was approaching, the judges in the audience had already placed signs with the word "defeated" on it.At this point, Du Hanqing finally gave up completely, and was about to step down in dejection.
He heard footsteps behind her.
Another talented woman who was still queuing up to draw lots for the topic walked to the front, saluted the judges in the audience, and said loudly: "The little girl has a question, and I want to ask the master of Yashe. If I remember correctly In other words, the rule of this round of competition is that anyone who cannot perform the selected qin music will be considered as a loser. Now Clivia has actually played the ancient song "High Mountain and Flowing Water" completely without any mistakes, so how can she be considered as a loser?"
When everyone in the audience heard this question, they were stunned for a moment.
The judges bowed their heads and asked each other whether what the woman nicknamed "foreign monk" said was reasonable.
In the end, the chief examiner stood up and looked towards the elegant room where Daiyu was.
Besides, Daiyu had predicted that Du Hanqing would be defeated, but when she saw that it was a foregone conclusion, she lost interest and almost wanted to leave the table.But she didn't know there was an accident in the turn of events, the "foreign monk" suddenly said this, Daiyu couldn't help raising her eyebrows.
"What she said is indeed reasonable. As long as someone after Clivia can't play the selected piece, then Clivia will not be considered a failure." Daiyu said through the window.
Although Daiyu's voice was not loud, for some reason, it fell into everyone's ears verbatim.
Those who put all their wealth on Clivia applauded loudly and were overjoyed.
The judges in the audience also wiped off their sweat secretly, and finally they didn't have to send Clivia off immediately.
It's just that you can hide from the first day of the junior high school, but you can't hide from the fifteenth day.
There were only two people left in the back. At that age, Sanyou proved that he was also good at playing the piano, but Du Hanqing still had no choice but to lose.
Even Du Hanqing himself, even though he came back to life, was already disheartened and had no hope.
As the past has revealed, whether Du Hanqing will be promoted or not is yet to be determined.Another boy came to the stage to draw lots with the "foreign monk" to choose the topic.
The foreign monk grabbed a lottery paper, and before the roll call began, he said: "The little girl has never learned the art of playing the piano, and she knows nothing about all kinds of music scores. This round, I will abstain."
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