Chapter 25 Bowen Hall
Although Licorice was very worried about this, Xiao Wanyao felt that it was reasonable, and besides, it was for her father's Bowen Pavilion to contribute, so it didn't hurt to go.
The museum was built on Suzaku Street, not far from the palace, and it was also very crowded on the opening day, Xiao Wanyao followed Xiao Wanrou in the carriage, and was infected by the excitement of the crowd.
The weather has not been very good in the past few days, it often rains, Xiao Wanyao wore a set of ivory-white cardigan dress, and a tuft-white cloak of rabbit down was worn to protect herself from the wind, and the warmth effect was also very good.
The Hakubunkan is a three-story tower building, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, and the area is not too large, not luxurious but very chic, which makes people look very comfortable.
Xiao Wanyao saw the newly built Bowen Pavilion from a distance, thinking that her father still put a lot of thought into it, only by building such a careful building can it attract scholars to come, and Xiao Man can select talented people as his protΓ©gΓ©s to cultivate and provide talents for the imperial court.
If this kind of thing was put in the past, Xiao Wanyao would be very happy after hearing it, as long as it was something that was beneficial to the court, she thought it was good, but now that it has been a vicissitude, whether the court is good or not has nothing to do with her, and she doesn't want to know if the harem is harmonious or not, and now she wants to live a peaceful life, and now she has basically achieved it, the freedom she wants, Xue Tianao also promised to give it to her, so the usefulness of the Bowen Pavilion no longer matters to her.
Xiao Wanrou didn't care about this, she only knew that Liu Ruyun asked her to show weakness to Xiao Wanyao, and then take Xiao Wanyao to the Bowen Pavilion, the longer she stayed, the better, and the bigger the limelight, the better. Although she didn't know what Liu Ruyun asked her to do this, she knew that her mother must be for her good, so she agreed to Liu Ruyun to do it.
"You should take advantage of the fact that you haven't arrived yet, take a break, and stand there for a while! I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it. Xiao Wanrou glanced at Xiao Wanyao, and said lazily, "It doesn't matter if you're tired, if you do, I'll be in trouble." β
Xiao Wanrou was afraid that Xiao Wanyao would misunderstand that she cared about her, so she quickly explained clearly.
"I know." Xiao Wanyao pulled down the curtain, turned her head and glanced at her, and said without any emotion.
At this moment, the carriage had stopped, Xiao Wanrou got out of the carriage first, everyone's eyes gathered, and someone said: "Look, this should be the eldest lady of the Xiao family, I heard that she is also a lady who reads poetry and books, and now it seems that it is really beautiful!" β
Xiao Wanrou smiled faintly and entered the Bowen Pavilion without paying much attention to it, and Xiao Wanyao walked out unhurriedly at this time.
"Look! That's Miss Xiao Er, I heard that not only is the piano skill outstanding, but the calligraphy and painting are also a must! She is really a rare talented woman in the world! β
"That's right! Look how pretty! Also temperament! β
Xiao Wanyao walked towards the Bowen Pavilion, her ears were full of praise, but Xiao Wanyao's expression was as usual, and she didn't show any smugness.
Xiao Man was very happy when he knew that Xiao Wanyao was coming, and originally wanted to call her here, but when he thought about her poor health recently, and her own personality was relatively cold and liked to be quiet, if she was rejected, both sides would not look good, Xiao Man thought about it again and again and gave up.
I didn't expect her to take the initiative to ask to come, so with her Xiao Wanyao's fame, there will definitely be more people of insight who will come to the Bowen Pavilion, which is very beneficial to the reputation of the Bowen Pavilion.
"I really didn't expect that you sisters could come together!" Xiao Man's voice was not loud, Xiao Wanrou and Xiao Wanyao could hear it clearly.
"Wan Yao remembered her father's teachings, so it is inevitable to live in harmony with her sister." Xiao Wanyao blessed her body and said.
"Wanrou, you are more sensible than before." Xiao Man was also very satisfied with Xiao Wanrou on the side.
"It's all Wanrou should do." Xiao Wanrou didn't look very happy, and calmly replied to Xiao Man.
Xiao Man was in a good mood at this time, so he didn't care about it, and said with a smile: "Since you're here, let's take a good look, our Wei people are more open than other countries, and it's not forbidden for women to show up, so you don't have to let go too much." β
Xiao Wanyao and Xiao Wanrou nodded, and then entered the Bowen Pavilion with their father.
"Everyone." When Xiao Man opened his mouth to speak, everyone fell silent, and then Xiao Man continued: "Today, the old man's Bowen Pavilion is officially opened. β
There was applause from the audience, and everyone was more curious about how the Bowen Pavilion operated.
"Bowen Hall is a place to recruit talents, a total of three layers, the first layer of the test is the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, as a reader, there must be skills in this area, through one can pass, if like the old man's little daughter, piano and calligraphy and painting are good, the old man is naturally more welcome."
Speaking of which, someone in the audience coaxed: "Since Prime Minister Xiao Cheng has said so, everyone has already heard about it, on this special day, let Miss Xiao Er show her talents, isn't it an exaggeration!?" β
Xiao Man had actually been waiting here for a long time, otherwise what could he do if he asked Xiao Wanyao to come?
"It's natural, Wan Yao, no problem, right?" Xiao Man asked a little proudly.
Xiao Wanyao also knew what she was here for today, so she didn't refuse, she stood on the platform and stepped forward and said: "The little girl Xiao Wanyao, the piano art and calligraphy are mediocre, and she came here today just to cheer for her father, and by the way, join in the fun." β
"Miss Xiao Er is too modest, who doesn't know that you are the first talented woman in the imperial capital!?"
"It's ......"
Xiao Wanyao couldn't help but be embarrassed, when did she become a talented woman, and she was still the first?
When everyone was in a hurry, Xiao Man had already ordered someone to put the piano away, and Xiao Wanyao had already taken a seat, and at this time everyone quieted down.
When the piano sounded, Xiao Wanyao played the famous pipa song "Ambush on All Sides".
Everyone was surprised that Miss Xiao Er actually used the guqin to play a famous pipa song, which was unheard of in Dawei!
Xiao Man's face showed a different color, and he calmed down in an instant, Xiao Wanyao has always been very shrewd, she must have her mind in it when she does this.
"Third master, in my opinion, this girl's piano skills are average! Not as evil as rumored, she's just smart and covers up her shortcomings with something new. The one who spoke was a middle-aged man wearing a scarf, and although it was late autumn, he was still holding a fan in his hand.
"I don't think so." The man known as the "third master" is not very old, he looks no more than twenty-three or four, his body is as straight as a sharp sword, his appearance is exquisite, and his eyebrows are still heroic.
"Third master, if it is replaced with something else, Dongfang Yu will not dare to talk nonsense, but the guqin, Dongfang Yu is proficient in the womb, this girl is clearly a trick." The man called himself Dongfang Yu, and said to the third master beside him with a solemn oath.
"Tricking the mystery itself is a kind of ability." The third master said in a low voice, "You see that everyone present was bluffed, you put aside the so-called piano skills, and look at how professional she is when she plays the piano?" β
Dongfang Yu nodded: "It's professional enough, but the piano skills are ......."
The third master shook his head and interrupted Dongfang Yu's words: "Don't talk about piano skills, she can shock everyone at a young age, she is already very powerful!" β
Dongfang Yu also nodded in agreement after hearing this: "Although I can't be convinced in terms of piano skills, but for the rest, this girl has done enough." β
"Don't say it, listen to it." The third master said a word, and Dongfang Yu obediently shut up.
Xiao Wanyao was immersed in the song, naturally she couldn't hear the discussion below, so she finished playing the song so freely, and after a moment of silence, a torrent of applause broke out.
Xiao Wanyao breathed a sigh of relief, she really didn't choose the wrong method, and used novel moves to cover up her shortcomings, so that she would not expose her mediocre piano skills.
"Make up for the weaknesses with strengths, so make up for the mystery." The third master muttered to himself, "This girl is really hidden." β
Xiao Man is also quite satisfied with her appearance, so there is no need for Xiao Wanrou to come forward and do anything again, everyone's attention is on Xiao Wanyao, and everyone else is just going to spoil the scenery.
Someone in the audience said: "Miss Xiao Er's innovative move made me admire, at first I thought that the guqin sound was leisurely, and I couldn't control the sonorous and neat pipa music, but I didn't expect Miss Xiao Er to handle it just right, not only the softness of the music, but also the heroic spirit of ambush on all sides!" β
Xiao Wanyao just got up and saluted slowly: "Mr. has won the award." β
Xiao Man stepped forward and said with a smile: "Next, I have to trouble Wan Yao to show her calligraphy and painting again." β
Xiao Wanyao nodded, walked to the side and drank some tea, and walked to the desk to pick up the brush without taking a break.
Xiao Wanyao took the pen and thought about it, and began to draw plum blossoms after putting down the pen, the brush seemed to have life in her hands, and it was flexible to circulate on the paper, and the plum blossoms of a tree had been painted in a short time.
Dongfang Yu clapped his hands in the audience: "I admire this, this style of painting is also familiar, I don't know where this girl is taught." β
This time, the third master didn't answer his words, but just looked at Xiao Wanyao on the stage with appreciation.
Xiao Wanyao undoubtedly won everyone's praise, Xiao Man wanted to end the first link and let the two daughters go home, but at this time, a clear voice sounded in the audience.
"Miss Xiao Er hasn't shown her chess skills yet! Wouldn't it be a pity to go like this? β
Everyone followed the prestige and saw a tall man covering his face with a white jade mask.
This person is the third master, he walked to the stage with a mask, stood in front of Xiao Wanyao and didn't let her go, and Xiao Wanyao felt an invisible oppressive force from him, and her heartbeat was out of rhythm.
"If Miss Xiao Er doesn't show her chess skills, wouldn't she have regrets? Why don't you play a game of chess in front of everyone and let everyone know that Miss Xiao Er is a veritable talented woman in the imperial capital? βI1483