As he spoke, the steward led two delicate maids to carry a wooden box, and a wooden table was moved to the center by the servants. Under the care of the steward Ma, the maid carefully took out the guqin and put it down, and the guqin was luxurious and golden. A pair of peacocks are carved lifelike, the wood is shiny, and it is well preserved.

Lin Zhong's eyes lit up and shouted out untimely: "Good things, worth a hundred taels of silver." ”

was immediately discriminated against by Yang Chen and Xiao Ming, and the piano itself alone was more than a hundred taels of silver. Liu Zhixing can only see that the guqin is expensive, but he can't see the true value of the guqin. Xiuwen Xia'er, who didn't understand the rhythm, simply felt that the qin was graceful and luxurious, but she didn't know that Yulian Hongyi liked the guqin very much.

Xiao Ming waved his hand and no one left in a hurry, and Yulian took the initiative to say for the first time: "Lord Wang, can I try." ”

Seeing Yulian's eagerness to try, Xiao Ming personally moved the wooden chair. Yang Chen and Liu Zhixing sat down in a serious manner, and only Lin Zhong's mountain-like body sat opposite Yulian. I didn't know that Yulian could play the piano after knowing it for so long, and I felt that I had lost, and he couldn't even know what Yang Chen knew.

Pluck the strings lightly and the crisp notes reverberate. Xiuwen heard the sound of the piano and returned to his seat, and Xia Er stood behind his son and poured wine for the prince and Yang Chen. Yulian's fingers plucked the sound back and forth, and although the sound was beautiful, it was not a one-handed piece. Hongyi stood behind Yulian and didn't dare to move at all, this is the palace.

Lin Zhong, who wanted to listen to Yulian's tune, was anxious about the sound of the piano that ended again, and said: "Sister Yulian, this is the end, my brother is not ready, no, hurry up and have another one." ”

The red clothes behind Yulian sneered, and when he saw Lin Zhong's eyes, he instantly froze. Yulian said: "Lin Gongzi is just auditioning now, and he hasn't started yet. ”

The embarrassed Lin Zhong said seriously: "Brother is just trying to see if Sister Yulian can really play the piano, I don't know this common sense, I don't underestimate you Uncle Lin, let's have a righteous song." ”

After finishing speaking, Yulian was stunned on the spot, although she didn't know a lot of tunes, and she really hadn't heard of righteous songs. Seeing Yulian's appearance, although Yang Chen and Xiao Ming are not proficient in music and rhythm, they are also lovers, but they still have never heard righteous songs. Liu Zhixing's face darkened, how could he not know what the righteous song was when he was out of the Changfeng Army. It's just a song in the army that encourages morale, and there is no fixed tune at all.

scolded Lin Zhong angrily: "Lin Zhong, don't mess around. ”

lifted the wine glass, took a sip and said with a smile: "Sister Yulian can come to a song casually, my brother likes to listen to it." His eyes couldn't help but look at Xiuwen.

Yulian smiled slightly and plucked the strings, although the melody is simple, it has a unique one. Lin Zhong, who was drinking, was so uncomfortable, he had been unhappy in the army in the past few years. They are all a group of men, except for drinking, riding horses and fighting, there is nothing else to do, every time I talk about Lin Gongzi, I am also a person who loves wind and snow.

The melodious sound of the piano did not dissipate in the hall for a long time, but the sound of the piano dispersed, and Xiao Ming clapped his hands gently. Yang Chen looked proud, as if he said to Xiao Ming that what his brother said was good, and it was just good for others, Lin Zhong kept clapping his hands and said, "Not bad, let's do another song." ”

Yang Chen said: "Miss Yulian's piano skills are already good, and they are not much different from Miss Jingqian. ”

Xiao Ming, the new head of Chunlin Building, knew something, and he had heard the song a few times and nodded gently. Although Liu Zhixing didn't know who he was talking about, he thought that this person's piano should be good. Only Lin Zhong said angrily: "Who can compare with Sister Yulian, this will be snatched back and compared." ”

The three of them have long been accustomed to Lin Zhong's scoundrels, and Xiuwen, who has always been unaccustomed to Lin Zhong, has never given up every opportunity to speak ill of Lin Zhong since they met, and said: "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense, let people think that you really dare to go." ”

Lin Zhong, who came up in anger, did not fight so long that it made the three of them feel strange, only to see Lin Zhong striding over with a wine glass and sitting next to Xiuwen with a puff. Lying on the table, he said: "Sister Xiuwen saw that her brother was handsome and extraordinary, and she was afraid of snatching the girl to compete for the limelight, but my brother is not like that." Who in Taiping City doesn't know that Brother Lin has never been a person who likes the new and hates the old, where does he dare to look at other girls here in Sister Xiuwen, and the beauty is beside him. ”

Yulian reluctantly plucked the strings again, and the red clothes stood quietly behind her, never thinking that there were people in the world who played the piano as well as Sister Jingqian.

A simple carriage slowly stopped in the Jin Palace, and a middle-aged man with a cold face lifted the curtain. A man dressed in an ordinary brocade robe got out of the car and glanced at the palace, and the middle-aged man with a cold face knocked on the door. The young man who opened the door opened the side door with an aggrieved look and muttered something in his mouth. There are very few guests in the palace, and several princes gather in the palace today to prepare a lot of food, and everyone has a wine reward, even if it is the New Year, it is not as lively as today.

The door of the house closed early, and I was drinking wine and had to open the door, and I was very unhappy. When he opened the door, he saw a man of twenty-six or seventeen with a smile on his face, and scolded angrily: "Who, I don't know that the Jin Palace's hospitality is not anyone's today." ”

Before he finished speaking, the middle-aged man's sword hilt was already on the servant's shoulder, and the servant's legs were weak with fright. How precious is the servant of a royal mansion, even if the king of Jin is not favored, the palace is not a place that ordinary people are willing to provoke. The young men who came with him turned around and ran towards the house, and a group of government soldiers surrounded him. The man in brocade didn't care, strode in, and in the face of fifty government soldiers, the middle-aged man did not draw his sword and was always guarding the left and right.

When the steward heard this, he immediately rushed over, and after seeing the man's face, he was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and shouted, "Meet His Royal Highness the Prince." Everyone knelt down, and the young man who opened the door was lying on the ground with his legs shaking. The prince has never been to the palace, and today he is afraid that he will not be able to live.

The prince helped the old man up and said, "Get up, I have to be the prince today, but the brother of your prince doesn't need to be like this." ”

Immediately dismissed the government soldiers and led the prince into the inner courtyard, and left at the prince's signal. The middle-aged man wanted to follow, but was angrily reprimanded by the prince: "Retreat, this is the younger brother of this palace, is there still an assassination on the house." The middle-aged man had no choice but to step back.

After only a few steps, a beautiful piano sound came, and the middle door of the brightly lit hall was closed. Through the candlelight, a shadow comes into view, and the piano is played elegantly. The prince stood at the foot of the steps for a long time, looking at the room with only a few chatting people. is different from what he thought in his heart, just now Steward Ma said that the prince invited guests. As everyone knows, there are only a few people in the grand prince's mansion for a banquet, and the palace is so deserted. I'm afraid that there are more guests than a six-rank official, and the prince listened to the sound of the piano quietly.

The sound of the piano is light and soft, quiet and far-reaching.

The last note paused, and the prince slowly opened his eyes, and remembered an untimely cheer. I saw a young man holding a folding fan as if pointing at the country, and another young man of similar stature hooked a slightly lower young man and laughed. A fat man was carrying a large vat and grinning, and a woman stood upright. The youngest woman stood in the courtyard, and another delicate girl leaned over and stroked the girl. The girl playing the piano bowed her head slightly, as if she was teaching a girl the rhythm.

In the upright and cheerful anger, Liu Zhixing and Yang Chen shouted almost at the same time: "Who is it?" ”

The prince said helplessly: "It's still been discovered." He pushed open the door and looked straight at the girl who was playing the piano. Dressed in a Qingyun dress, her delicate face makes people unable to come back to their senses for a long time at a glance. But Yulian found that the son who rushed in was staring at her, and just looked up at the low eyebrows, and the implication was at a loss.

Seeing Xiao Ming, who was sitting comfortably under the prince, suddenly got up, Yang Chen and Liu Zhixing were full of alcohol, and bowed their heads to worship. Although Yulian Xiuwen doesn't know who this person is, she is not an ordinary person if she can make Xiao Ming, Liu Zhixing, and Yang Chen bow their heads. Xia Er knelt down directly, and Yulian Xiuwen knelt down without knowing what was wrong. Hongyi even knelt on his knees, bowing his head and not daring to raise his head.

Xiao Ming stepped forward and bowed lightly: "I didn't know that the imperial brother came, and the younger brother didn't come far to ask for forgiveness." ”

The prince said: "It's the palace that doesn't let people inform, don't blame the subordinates." Gently helped Xiao Ming up, patted him on the shoulder a few times and said, "It's not the prince who came today, it's just the imperial brother." Since there is a banquet for the royal brother, I can ask for a glass of wine to drink. ”

"Naturally, Brother Huang, please take a seat." Immediately greet and clean up the hall.

The prince walked in and Liu Zhixing and the others were about to be excused, but they didn't expect Lin Zhong to staggering with the wine vat and shouting, "Come again." ”

Shaking his head and smiling, he said, "It's all exempt." Liu Zhixing, Yang Chen immediately picked up Lin Zhong and walked aside.

Seeing the three women, they still bowed their heads as if they hadn't heard it, where did Yulian Xiuwen see such a scene at this time. For Liu Zhixing, Yang Chen, and Lin Zhong are all acquaintances, and there is no identity barrier since they met from the beginning, and although Yang Chen is the son of the world, he is close to Liu Zhixing, and he is not like the rumored Yang Gongzi.

Although Xiao Ming is the king of Jin, the two have been restrained since they entered the mansion. Seeing Lin Zhong and Liu Zhixing fighting like this with a prince, Xiao Ming's polite scholar looked unfamiliar, as if he had known each other a long time ago. With restraint in his heart, Xiao Ming is cheerful and relaxed.

Where does the prince of a country dare to take a look, if he doesn't come to Taiping City, he has seen the biggest official but a county order. Although Liu Ce is a scholar, he is also regarded as an elder, but at this time, the prince is standing in front and is at a loss. The three women bowed their heads, and Liu Zhixing wanted to break the siege but didn't dare. Where can the emperor speak in a grand manner, but he doesn't dare to do more here with the prince.

The prince walked up to Yulian and looked down at the girl playing the piano with a confused look in his eyes, and said, "You are playing the piano." ”

The three girls bowed their heads and didn't dare to speak, Liu Zhixing wanted to speak, Xiao Ming stepped forward and said: "Brother Huang is the Yulian girl who plays the piano." ”

The prince nodded lightly and said, "Can the girl play a song for the palace?" ”

Looking down at the pure white fingers, he saw Yulian slowly raising his head, and the prince's eyes were serious and clean. A pair of bright eyes under willow eyebrows, a straight nose, and thin reddish lips. The delicate face makes people gentle and heartwarming, soft and dazzling gaze.

The prince strode to the main seat and sat down calmly and said, "Everyone, please take a seat, this palace is not the prince today, so you can be free to be a brother." ”

Yulian slowly got up and stood there, with Xiuwen Hongyi by her side. Seeing Liu Zhixing and Yang Chen sitting in their own place, Xiao Ming Zhang Luo servants and maids cleaned up the messy banquet hall. Only Lin Zhong was lying on the side stupidly, Yang Chen kicked a few times before waking up, and was about to open his mouth to scold, when he suddenly saw the man on the main seat, he immediately quieted down and was about to speak, but the prince pressed his hand and had to sit down.

looked at the three people who had already stood up, and said, "Miss Yulian can start." ”

Xiuwen had no choice but to return to her own actions, and Yulian knelt beside the guqin and stroked the qin with both hands. Hongyi knelt beside Yulian and bowed his head, not daring to look at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the main seat. I never dared to imagine that I first saw two noble sons today, and then one of them had a low status, and even came to a palace. Not to mention this, my father, who once had an official position, may not have this honor, and now he has seen the crown prince with his own eyes.

Before plucking the strings, a melody was played wrong, Yulian immediately bowed her head and knelt down, Liu Zhixing and the others were about to get up, but they didn't expect the prince to say: "It's okay, girl, feel free." ”

The sound of the piano was remembered again, and the melodious melody was elegant. The slight sound of cleaning up the mess seems to be non-existent, and the sound of the ghostly piano seems to be the only sound in the world. The prince stared at the jade lotus playing the piano, and the beautiful and agile sound of the piano flowed out from his fingertips, like a thin stream flowing in his heart, soft and quiet, soft and comfortable. The soft and agile fingers, the long hair that moves with the sound of the piano, and the soft and sweet face are intoxicating.