Chapter 3 The Imperial Musician
Shen Luoyun slowly straightened her sideburns, as if she was not very satisfied with the position of a hibiscus diagonally inserted in her sideburns, Shang Liyan had not looked at her until she entered the door. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info She knew that Shang Liyan was looking at her house, and she also knew what this official lady was thinking, the girl who came here was like her before she saw the reality clearly or did not accept the reality, she was cautious and had some luck, she always felt that she might escape those painful fates, and when she found that there was no hope, she would look like she was crying and grabbing the ground, and she looked like she couldn't survive, but after a few beatings and a few hungry meals, she would be obedient again.
It's no wonder that they fall from the sky to the ground all of a sudden, it is inevitable that people will be unacceptable, and it is normal to have the idea of luck to escape from reality, and what she has to do is to completely break this last bit of hope, and after seeing these clearly, they will know what to do. Because, that's how she came back then.
Changing the position of the flower in her hair, she turned her head and looked at Shang Liyan who was sitting on the embroidery stool on the side.
There is a stubbornness between this girl's eyebrows that is not easy to be noticed. When I first saw her, this kind of aura was not particularly obvious, but after a year of recuperation in Yunshuifang, this kind of unique thing became more and more eye-catching, even if she didn't say anything, just sitting there, it would be impossible to ignore, there was something incompatible with this world, as if she had never been a person in this world, this kind of charm coupled with her beauty, Shen Luoyun had a strong feeling, she Su Lanxin - is the hope of Yunshuifang in the future!
"Lan Xin!" After a pause, Shen Luoyun continued: "You have been coming to my Yunshui Fang for a year, I don't know if you have any plans?" Lightly throwing away a sentence that was enough for Shang Liyan to think about for a long time, he got up by himself, walked to the round table in the room, poured a cup of tea in his hand, and tasted it carefully, the red lips like water chestnuts were stained with water droplets, as if with dew petals, bright and dripping.
Intend? What can I do? I plan to live an ordinary life, so I have to agree with your old man! Secretly rolled his eyes, Shang Liyan secretly slandered himself. However, Shen Luoyun's words are an obvious temptation, I want to see her attitude, if she has a little naïve hope for Sister Yun and says something she wants to get out of the country, then I am afraid that what awaits her is all kinds of torture, until she is completely complete and accepts her fate; Or, if she chooses to fight, she is afraid that the result will be a thousand times more uncomfortable than being completely skinless. Thinking about it, it's better to be smart and realistic.
"But according to Sister Yun's orders, Lan Xin should obey." Shang Liyan bowed her head obediently and lowered her eyelids, afraid that Sister Yun would see the calculation flashing in her eyes. First of all, make a cooperative form, which is the best weapon to paralyze the enemy. Then, you can slowly figure it out. It's the next step!
"Oh?" Sister Yun raised her eyes, her eyes were slightly surprised, originally, she thought she would hear some objections, it seems that this little girl is not as simple as she thought, this lowered head, I am afraid that there are a lot of plans hidden! But it's okay, since she plans to be obedient on the surface, then everyone looks good on the face, if she really tears her face, she Shen Luoyun has a hundred ways to make her obedient, and this kind of amiable appearance saves her some work.
"Since that's the case, then Sister Yun will arrange it for you on her own initiative, I have already invited the best musical instrument master in the palace, and from tomorrow, he will teach you music theory, I don't know - have you ever learned a little music theory before?" Or, do you have a favorite instrument? If you have one, you can come soon, so that you can get started quickly. Shen Luoyun said her plan clearly, her purpose is very simple, now the top brand Ruyu in the garden is getting older, and she has mentioned to her several times to be good, and Qiu Yuanwai, who has been with her for several years, is also interested in accepting her as a concubine, and has come to talk twice, if Ruyu leaves, then the team in Yunshuifang will be a little thin. Lan Xin is a lady from an official family, and she has a kind of beautiful bearing, if she is carefully trained, coupled with her appearance, she is definitely a top girl in Luoyang City, so that her Yunshuifang brand will not fall, and she can also be much easier, after all, Yunshuifang under the jurisdiction of the official family education workshop is famous in Luoyang City, if the girls in the workshop are all vulgar fans, her face is not good-looking.
When her mother Yunying taught her Yunshuifang, she had high hopes for her! I hope she can carry forward Yunshuifang!
"Lan Xin has never studied music theory, but she has learned a few words with her mother, but she is afraid that she will have to teach Sister Yun to bother." Show weakness, this is Shang Liyan's strategy, in this place where there are no relatives and no reason, it is not good to be too showy, don't you hear that the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it? In fact, with her skills, she is all good at modern musical instruments, when it comes to ancient music, she can also play with both hands, but not as comfortable as violin and piano, she only likes the flute and the zither in ancient music, one is like the sound of emptiness, the other is like the timbre changeable, can be Jin Ge Iron Horse can also be tender like water, the rest, it is not very familiar, but it is still good to be able to hear.
"So?" Shen Luoyun pondered for a while, it seems that she is in a bit of a hurry, too, there are not many official ladies who are really familiar with musical instruments, and they are often strong in female workers or calligraphy and painting, but it doesn't matter, she is not a stupid person, just practice more, anyway, she has the final say in this workshop, and if she wants to live in peace, she has to work hard.
"Master Lu is the oldest pianist in the teaching department, you should follow him to learn music theory first! Half a year later, I will let you start formal practice, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, you have to learn everything, in these three years, you will suffer a little hard, and if you learn, it will be good! The girls in our workshop all came over like this, learning piano in the first half of the day, and learning calligraphy and painting in the second half, so it was decided. Go down. Shen Luoyun waved his hand, with a look of disappointment in his eyes, he thought that this was a good embryo, but who would have thought that it was a half-embryo, and he had to learn it well, and he didn't know what year and month it was. Alas! Thinking of Ruyu, who was about to be good, there was a burst of turmoil in her heart. I knew that I shouldn't have wasted this year's time raising her for nothing, even if I learned something first, it would be good! Now I have to start everything from scratch, but I'm afraid it's too late!
"Yes! Lan Xin went down. Shang Liyan lowered her eyebrows and replied with a pleasing yes, and quietly retreated, and Green Sleeves followed her and walked out of the door quickly.
As soon as she got out of Sister Yun's courtyard, Shang Liyan breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that this method of showing weakness is still somewhat useful, at least it will not attract Shen Luoyun's attention, if she is really asked to make herself an Oiran like the rumors in the garden, then Shang Liyan will only have the share of hitting the wall, although she is not a chaste martyr, but she still can't accept this kind of money transaction. It's just that she also knows that the matter is not over, and she will continue to disguise in the next few days, so that everyone thinks that she is an embroidered pillow, which has nothing to do with what Lan Xinhui has to do with what is Xiuwai Huizhong, in this way, it can be regarded as completely making Shen Luoyun die, and her goal will be achieved, and then there will be a small accident at the right time and a small scar on her face, which will be more perfect, and this life may be liberated. Then, if you want to save some money and find a chance to redeem yourself, then the sea is wide and the fish jumps, and the sky is high and the birds can fly! Hehehe!
Thinking about it, I couldn't help but smile slightly, and the green sleeves that followed me looked inexplicable, the girl couldn't be a demon, right?
"Girl? Girl? Green Sleeves whispered to Lan Xin, for fear that the voice would be too loud and startle her.
"Huh? What's wrong? Shang Liyan turned around when she heard the sound and asked softly, now she is in a very good mood, and a little thing can't affect her mood at all.
"It's nothing, it's just that the girl laughed inexplicably just now, and the green sleeves were a little scared." Green Sleeves muttered quietly, lowered her head and said nothing more, as long as the girl was okay.
Shang Liyan hurriedly restrained the expression on her face, she didn't want to be discovered before the plan was implemented, it wouldn't be cost-effective.
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Before dawn and the moon was still in the middle of the sky, Green Sleeves hurriedly got up, took a basin of washing water and brought it to Shang Liyan's room. Resting on a shelf.
"Girl, it's time to get up, today is the first day that Master Lu has come to teach the girl music theory, the girl should get up and make up earlier!" Green Sleeves quickly lifted the tent and pulled Shang Liyan, who was still in his dream, up.
After coming to ancient times, I'm afraid the happiest thing is to sleep until you wake up naturally, originally, if it is in an ordinary person's house, of course, you have to get up early, but Yunshuifang is a prostitute, and what you do is the business at night, so of course the morning is the best time to sleep, except for the little girl who wants to learn things, there is no one in the workshop in the morning.
"Green Sleeves? Why so early? Shang Liyan opened her hazy eyes, a little surprised, she had been here for a year, and she had never gotten up so early.
"The girl forgot? Sister Yun said, from today onwards, the girl has to follow the master to learn art, of course, you can't sleep until daylight every day like before, the masters are here very early, before that, the girl has to make up! How can I do it if I don't wake up early? Green-sleeved anxious little face flushed, she is a girl who is good at everything, but she is always a little out of state, and she is easy to forget when she turns around when she says good things, but she remembers some things clearly.
"Oh!" Shang Liyan suddenly realized, it seems that it is not easy to be a prostitute! You also have to practice in summer and winter in winter! I really didn't expect that I am now twenty-seven or eighteen, and I have to go back to when I was a child, get up early and go to school at night! Shaking her head, knowing that this was something that could not be pushed away, she did not hesitate anymore.
I washed my face with the water in the basin, braided my head full of green silk into a long braided braid, and hung it down on the back of my head, and a few strands of hair on my sideburns hung down naturally, comfortable and comfortable.
"Girl, let's put on a bun, right?" Green Sleeves looked at the big braid behind Li Yan's head disapprovingly, the girl is like this, she has never cared about her appearance. But in Yunshuifang, how can you not care about your appearance? In that way, the girl will not have a bright future in the future.
"No need, it's so comfortable, besides, I'm not going to be pretty, what do I want to do like that?" Shang Liyan shook her head indifferently and opened the cabinet to find clothes.
"Wear this!" Green Sleeves took out a freshly made summer coat from the cabinet, a moon-white shirt, and a pink skirt, all made of fine silk, light and soft, and the style was also new.
"Huh?" Shang Liyan looked at the clothes that the green sleeves were holding in his hand, and the two wrinkled willow eyebrows turned into two hills, this set of clothes is indeed
Beautiful, I remember when it was just made, she tried it on once, and she scared herself, from that day, she had a deep understanding of the openness of women's dressing in the Tang Dynasty, the moon white shirt on the upper body was reluctant, although the neckline was a little lower, but there was a belly pocket inside, it was not too outrageous, but that skirt, she really didn't dare to agree, on the pink skirt, although it was embroidered with a full width of camellia, it was brilliant and dazzling, and the pleats were enough, but the material was indeed too thin, and there was no difference between wearing it and not wearing it. On the contrary, it loomed and made people even more reverie, so after that time, this dress was shelved by her, but she didn't expect the green sleeves to turn it out again this time.
"I still don't want to, I'm still wearing the cotton cloth from the day before yesterday! I'm comfortable wearing that, and besides, it's not like I'm going to see any distinguished guests, so there's no need to be so grand. Shang Liyan resolutely rejected Greensleeves' proposal, joking, this kind of clothes, she won't wear them even if she is killed.
I took a white cotton skirt I wore the day before, walked to the screen, changed into the pajamas on my body, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Shang Liyan, who walked out of the screen, wore a set of white embroidered plum blossom pattern long skirt, the neckline of the square short shirt exposed the goose yellow belly pocket, which extended downward, quite amorous, on the long skirt with eight pleats, a few plum blossoms were lightly embroidered, and the whole person was like a light ink painting, with elegance in his bones.
Looking at his body, he felt that it seemed to be too plain, so he looked up and gestured to Green Sleeves.
"Help me bring that purple shawl. The weather was still a little cool in the morning. Don't hurt the wind. ”
"Oh!" The stunned green sleeves came back to their senses and went to the cabinet to get the shawl. Every time I saw the girl wearing white clothes, I felt as if the girl was about to fly away, and I panicked. I don't know why.
Helping Liyan put the shawl on his shoulder, the green sleeves walked farther, and then looked at it again, and then nodded with satisfaction.
"Do you want to bring anything?" Shang Liyan turned around and asked Green Sleeves, after all, she hadn't been a student in ancient times, so she really didn't understand this. If you want to bring something and you don't bring it, it's not a big deal. It will also make the master feel that he is not serious, will it? You still have to do superficial work!
"Bring some pen and ink, right? Do you want to remember what the master explained? Green sleeves scratched her head, she didn't know very well, Sister Yun didn't explain.
"Sister Yun said that she was going to the garden in the east early this morning, and she was waiting there, and the master was also coming early in the morning." Green Sleeves found a small basket, put a large pile of pen, ink, paper and inkstone in it, and carried it in his hand, urging Shang Liyan.
"Let's go! Girl, it's too late for Sister Yun to be angry, and we've been grinding for a long time. Green Sleeves said and picked up the basin on the shelf, went out first, poured the water into the yard, put the basin aside, and followed Shang Liyan out of the yard.
Looking up at the sky, the sky revealed a piece of fish belly white, thinking that it was almost dawn, the air was full of the aroma of grass and roses, there was no pollution in the era, the air was so fresh, it seemed that you could smell the sweet smell. Li Yan took a deep breath, come on! If you want to survive in this era, work hard! Let yourself live well!
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The garden on the east side is the place where Yunshuifang trains the little girl who has not yet become an adult, and the whole garden is divided into four parts: south, east and northwest, the easternmost is to learn musical instruments, the south is to learn dance skills, the west is to learn calligraphy and painting, and the north is to learn singing skills. Four large houses surround a small lake with an octagonal pavilion in the middle of the lake.
It was still early, but I could already hear a young voice singing a melodious old song in the house to the north. Although the artistic conception has not yet reached the level of perfection, it has already taken shape, and in time, it will definitely be another generation of celebrities.
"Girl, Sister Yun has ordered, let us wait in the pavilion. Let's go into the pavilion! Green Sleeves carried the basket and whispered behind Li Yan.
"Green Sleeves! We haven't had breakfast yet, what should we do? Li Yan felt that her stomach was already growling, and she didn't feel hungry if she didn't get up so early, but now that she had only gotten up for a while, her stomach had already protested.
"Girl, bear with me, you have to worship the master to eat, this is the rule in our workshop." Green Sleeves looked at Li Yan with a little pale face distressedly, the girl had never gotten up so early, and she used to be the eldest lady of the official family, where she had suffered this kind of hardship, she blamed herself, she should have brought some snacks to the girl to pad her stomach, why did she forget it when she was in a hurry to go out.
"So? That's the only way to endure. "Shang Liyan is out of line, since it is a rule, of course he has to abide by it.
Walking into the pavilion and sitting down on the stone bench, Shang Liyan looked at the lake blankly, not knowing how long he would have to wait? What will this Master Lu look like? I don't know if it's good to fool me, if it's easy to fool, as long as I behave clumsy in front of him, I think I will be able to hide it. The plan is at least half of the success, but if he is not fooled, he is afraid that it will be difficult, should he think of a foolproof solution?
"Girl! Sister Yun and Master Lu are here. Green Sleeves called out to her softly behind Li Yan, and the girl was in a daze again.
Li Yan was thinking nonsense. Hear the cry of the green sleeves and look up. Looking at the rising sun, next to Sister Yun was a middle-aged man in green clothes, with good facial features, a kind of pedantic atmosphere, and a few forehead lines on his forehead.
In a few steps, the two of them had already entered the pavilion, and when they looked closely, the man had a sven face, and a slight pedantic aura appeared on his face, and his eyes were clear and bright, as if they were two clear springs.
"This is Master Lu Yunqian!" Sister Yun's right hand was weakly led to Li Yan to signal. There was a faint sternness in his tone, as if he was warning Li Yan not to make mistakes.
"Master Lu!" Li Yan gave a proper salute, the master is above, how can you be a little polite.
"This is the Lanxin girl in my garden, she has no foundation, and she will have to worry about Master Lao Lu in the future." Sister Yun turned her head to look at Master Lu, and some light flashed in her eyes, as if the makeup on her face had become more pretty.
"Don't dare, the owner of Yunfang loves him, so he will do his best." Lu Yunqian's face flashed a trace of imperceptible redness, bent down slightly, and saluted Sister Yun back, his eyes didn't seem to dare to stay on Sister Yun's glowing face.
Sister Yun seemed slightly disappointed. owed to Lu Yunqian, and explained to Li Yan some words of respect for the teacher, and at the end, he said to Lu Yunqian: "There is Master Lao Lu waiting here, so I will order someone to send food." ”
Then he said no more and turned to leave.
Lu Yunqian's eyes kept watching her leave, and then he turned to look at Su Lanxin, who had been standing on the side for a long time, and coughed twice in a slightly embarrassed way.
Shang Liyan looked at the interaction between the two in front of her with some amusement, these two people have a story! One is reluctant to give up, and the other wants to say something.
Looks like there's a good show to watch! It turns out that this is my own music theory master! Looks like you can use it!
The green sleeves on the side looked at Shang Liyan's thoughtful face and eyes shining with a strange light, and shuddered, what's wrong with the girl?