I'm a bully in troubled times

Hearing this, Jiang Yu hugged Qi Ranming's shoulders and rubbed them comfortingly.

Qi Ranming smiled and said: "It's all over, I'm fine."

Jiang Yu asked: "Then does your mother know?"

"I know, but the queen said that it can be rectified in the future and it can be restored to its original state. Besides, in her heart, I am afraid that I am not as important as her little master, so I will suffer if I suffer a little bit." Qi Ranming said.

The cruelty of the past was even worse than what happened to Jiang Yu's parents.For the sake of the noble young master, a healthy child was drugged to make him sickly, just to deceive others and suffer instead of the young prince.

"Actually Yingxi is very kind to me." Seeing Jiang Yu was silent, Qi Ranming turned to comfort him instead, "Never spoke harshly to me, let alone beat or scolded me casually, we ate and lived together, and he never treated me as a servant. "

Jiang Yu stroked Qi Ranming's hair draped over his shoulders, smiled and said, "Then I still have to thank him?"

Qi Ranming smiled and lowered his head, pulled out the white bone flute from his waist, and said in a low voice: "In order to hide better and avoid being discovered, you can't find someone like me in the palace of King Qin. , I 'died' at a very young age. That's why you couldn't find out the relationship between me and Yingxi."

Jiang Yu: "Then how did you escape from Qin?"

Qi Ranming held the bone flute tightly with his fingers, raised his eyes to look at Jiang Yu, then tilted his head slightly, and said softly: "This is the second question."

"Then I'll exchange it with you when I find a secret of equal value." Jiang Yu didn't press the question, but said calmly, "Since it's New Year's Eve, let's talk about something happy... Shall I play the piano for you?"

Jiang Yu tapped the lyre on the piano case with his chin.

Qi Ranming walked to the piano, leaned over to touch the strings, and plucked a note at random with his fingertips. The timbre was mellow and long, with a faint sound of gold.

"Good piano." Qi Ranming said, "What's the name of this piano?"

"Drunk jade." Jiang Yu said.

"Drunk jade?" Qi Ranming raised his head and asked, "Why?"

Jiang Yu casually made up nonsense: "I have read a book of records of famous scholars. In the book, there is a qin master called Ji Kang. There is a saying in the book, "Ji Shuye is a man, and Yan Yan is as independent as a lonely pine; his Zui Ye, the puppet is like the general collapse of the Jade Mountain', so it is named Zui Yu."

"Ji Kang?" Qi Ranming said, "Since there is such a famous scholar, why have I never heard of it?"

Jiang Yu didn't change his face: "The world is so big, there are countless capable people and different people. It's normal that you haven't heard of such folk scholars."

"That's right," Qi Ranming accepted, "What do you want to play?"

Jiang Yu: "What do you want to hear?"

Qi Ranming: "What do you play, what do I listen to."

"Very good." Jiang Yu said, "Then I'll play casually."

Jiang Yu said, walked to the piano bench and sat down, stroking the strings with both hands.Qin is a musical instrument that the nobles of this era need to learn, and common people cannot learn it.Especially literati and refined scholars take playing the piano as a status symbol. Before playing the piano, they have to burn incense, take a bath, change clothes, and sit upright before they can start playing.

In private, Jiang Yu didn't have so many rules.

He thought for a while, and glanced at Qi Ranming, who was sitting sideways to the window, the snow outside the window reflected his face, and the orange-red light of the charcoal fire illuminated his thin figure.

Jiang Yu lowered his eyes, adjusted the strings, and then picked out a clear note with his fingers.The sound of Lingling's piano is like a lark in the mountains, and like a ding-dong in a mountain stream. Although it is a piano, it is as bright as a kite. The melody is lively and lively, not dull.The melodious and melodious sound of the piano flies out from the strings, floats to the window couplets, and floats to the eaves. Like a swallow, it flies around the eaves with its feathers, and then spreads its wings to fly to the branches of plum blossoms and to the vast night sky.

Qi Ranming listened, then picked up the bone flute and put it to his lips, and then the same elegant flute sounded, accompanying the sound of the piano.

This is the first time for the two to play together, but they also have a perfect understanding.Jiang Yu deliberately wanted to tease him, and every time he changed his tune, Qi Ranming could keep up with him. A few times like this, Qi Ranming took the initiative to change his tune, and Jiang Yu followed suit.

Gongsun Keerli is better than ordinary people, and can distinguish this distinctive light and lively piano sound from the sound of fireworks and laughter.Curious in his heart, he jumped off the roof looking for the sound of the piano, and landed outside the window of Jiang Yu's study with light steps.

Gongsun Ke glanced in, and saw Jiang Yu sitting in front of the lyre, playing the piano with downcast eyes.And Qi Ranming sat not far from Jiang Yu, playing the flute, looking at Jiang Yu without blinking.

Gongsun Ke didn't deliberately control his breath, and the two people in the room were also martial arts masters, but no one noticed his arrival.

Gongsun Ke only glanced at it, then looked away, leaned against the wall with his arms folded, looked at the fireworks in the sky, and thought: Since the master likes it, it would be nice if it could continue like this.

Jiang Yu played and played, but felt that it was just like this, a little boring, so when his thoughts changed, the movements of his fingers changed, and the whole melody changed completely.

Still just as brisk, but more... casual.Qi Ranming also practiced the piano, and immediately noticed the changes in the sound of the piano. Qi Ranming couldn't find an adjective to describe the weird melody, and couldn't immediately follow Jiang Yu's changes.The sound of the flute stopped, leaving only the sound of the piano, Qi Ranming looked at Jiang Yu with a slightly strange expression.

Jiang Yu also raised his eyes and suppressed a smile. What he is playing now is "Little Apple", a divine comedy resounding all over the country, with a catchy simple melody and easy-to-understand lyrics, which once became the favorite of square dance aunts .Qi Ranming's slightly curious gaze made Jiang Yu want to laugh, but he had to continue playing the song.

The score was picked up by Jiang Yu himself, and it was not complete, so it was also very short, and it was finished in two to three minutes.After playing, Jiang Yu put both hands flat on the strings, looked at Qi Ranming, and asked, "How is it?"

"..." Qi Ranming considered his choice of words, "What's the name of this song?"

Jiang Yu: ""Little Apple"."

"?" Qi Ranming was puzzled: "You did it yourself?"

"No," Jiang Yu didn't dare to steal Brother Chopsticks' music without authorization, and continued to make up random things, "It was composed by a musician in the market, and I occasionally listen to it."

Qi Ranming: "What is an apple?"

"Apple..." Jiang Yu thought for a while, "It's a red fruit that can be eaten, with a crisp and sweet taste. It's the kind we ate in Guogong Mountain last time."

Qi Ranming: "Did you choose the name?"

"..." Facing Qi Ranming's probing eyes, Jiang Yu bit the bullet and nodded, "I took it."

Qi Ranming smiled: "I thought you read it from some book, or heard it from some stranger."

Jiang Yu quickly changed the subject: "How about this song without mentioning fruit?"

"The tune?" Qi Ranming frowned slightly, the tune Jiang Yu played just now was still echoing in his mind, he pursed his lips and smiled, clenched his hands into fists by his lips, and coughed lightly, "...very unique, very special , I've never heard such a rhythm, it's very... eclectic."

As a nobleman, Jiang Yu studied all kinds of music.Although Qi Ranming is not an aristocrat, but in order to play Yingxi well, he must also be able to play Yingxi, so naturally he has learned the piano, and he also learned gala music. "Little Apple" is popular music, which is completely different from elegant music. Qi Ranming thought it was both weird and funny.

Jiang Yu thought Qi Ranming was praising him.

At this time, the sound of firecrackers outside the window suddenly became louder, and the fireworks exploded all over the sky.Qi Ranming followed the reputation.

"Is it a new year?" Qi Ranming said softly.

Jiang Yu nodded and said softly, "It's a new year."

He has been in this world for 11 years.

They've known each other for almost a year.

This is the first time they spend New Year's Eve together, but they don't know if they can spend New Year's Eve together in the second year, the third year, or even longer.In the autumn of troubled times, no one dares to promise anything. Every peaceful New Year is a luxury, and every extra peaceful day is a gift from God.

If it wasn't for the fact that Yan State was still considered powerful, how could they have this opportunity to watch fireworks and play the piano on New Year's Eve?But once the Yan State declined and became a small country like Song and Wei, it became even more involuntary, and the war continued.

The next day, the first day of the first month.

The first day of the new year coincided with a good weather, the sky was clear, the red plums were reflected in the snow, and the scenery was pleasant.

Before dawn, Jiang Yu got up and went to the palace to pay homage. He returned at the time of dawn, went to the Xun Mansion to visit his uncle, returned home to pay respects to his parents, and ordered someone to "visit" Su Xi at the Su family.At that time, Jiang Yu took Qi Ranming to Ning's house opposite the door.

Ning Jian is Ning Yi's uncle. Although Jiang Yu and the Ning family are no longer related by marriage, they still have family friends.What's more, Ning Jian accompanied Jiang Yu to fight against Qi State and died in battle.Leaving aside the fact that Ning Jian's death was due to Jiang Yu's dereliction of duty, Jiang Yu should come to pay respects to Ning Jian just because of his fellowship.

It was the first time for the Ning family to see Qi Ranming. Seeing that he was dressed gorgeously, unlike a servant, they were a little curious about who he was.

Jiang Yu lied that Qi Ranming was his friend, and because he admired Ning Jian, he came to worship.The old man of the Ning family has two sons, one is Ning Jian's elder brother, Ning Yi and the father of Ning Yi and the princess, and the second son Ning Jian.Ning Jian's family members followed him to guard the border in Gaoyang. After Ning Jian died in battle, the generals who guarded the city of Gaoyang were replaced, and Ning Jian's family members were also sent back to live in Ning's house temporarily.

Although it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, there was not much joy on the faces of this family, especially Mrs. Ning, Mrs. Ning Jian and their children. One had lost a son, one had lost her husband, and the other had lost her father.Even if they saw Jiang Yu, they just introduced him politely and forced a smile on their faces.

Seeing this, Jiang Yu felt bad, and apologized repeatedly to Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Ning.The second wife's eyes were red, as if she had just cried, she hugged the child and said in a low voice: "Mr. Suiyang doesn't need to apologize. Prepare. For him, I am afraid that death in battle is his best destination."

Mrs. Ning also meant the same thing.

When they arrived in front of Ning Jian's spirit, both Jiang Yu and Qi Ranming knelt down and kowtowed to Ning Jian.

Seeing this, the second madam burst into tears again, she took the child and knelt together to thank Jiang Yu and Qi Ranming.The second wife is in her thirties, and in Jiang Yu's eyes, she is still young. She and Ning Jian have a pair of children, an elder sister, 12 years old, named Ning Lan, and a younger brother, [-] years old, named Ning Wu. Wang Wang looked at Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu almost ran away and brought Qi Ranming out of Ning's house.

It was the first time for Jiang Yu to feel so sorry for others.He always only seeks to have a clear conscience when doing things, but this time something like this happened.But Jiang Yu couldn't tell everything about Guo Gongshan. He wasn't afraid of facing the punishment of the Marquis of Yan or the censure of the Ning family.I just don't want to involve Qi Ranming.