Half an hour later, the palace of the king of Chu.

Mingchu Wangfu is located at the southern foot of Snake Mountain, sitting in the north and facing south, back to Snake Mountain, two miles wide from east to west, four miles long from north to south, covering an area of thousands of acres, equivalent to half of Wuchang City in that year.

This means that the Chu Wangfu is not an ordinary luxury mansion, but a small city located in Wuchang City, that is, the "royal city" of the vassal king.

According to historical records, palaces, pavilions and water pavilion courtyards were built all over the palace of the king of Chu, and there were more than 800 palaces, palace rooms, halls, temples and other buildings.

It is worth mentioning that the courtyard wall of the Chu Wangfu is nearly three zhang high, there are four gates, the main gate is called the town of Chumen, commonly known as the public yamen.

In the palace of the king of Chu, the base of the main hall is six feet nine inches high, the main gate, the front and rear halls, and the four gates of the city wall are decorated with green and green, and the corridor is decorated with green daisy, just like a small palace.

In addition, the yamen at all levels in Wuchang City are built around the Chu Palace, which shows the dignity of the status of the Chu Palace.

A carriage stopped in front of the main gate of the Chu Palace, and Zhao Xin led Rou'er, who was holding a violin case in her arms, to get out of the carriage and strode towards the soldiers guarding the city gate.

"Who?" Before the two of them could get closer, a captain stopped their way and asked in a deep voice while looking at the two.

"The students who took the township examination in Xiangyang Mansion heard that the county lord of Mingxiang likes music, so he came to present a novel musical instrument to the county lord of Mingxiang."

Hearing this, Zhao Xin handed a name card to the military chief, then stuffed a silver ingot into his hand, and said with a smile, "I also hope that the military master can go to report, and he will definitely not disappoint the county lord." ”

"Ben can help you report, as for whether the county lord sees you or not, then I can say nothing." The Wu Commander stretched out his hand and weighed the silver in his hand, the expression on his face softened a lot, and he said after putting away the silver.

"Master Jun, please present it to the county lord of Mingxiang, and the county lord will meet you." Zhao Xin smiled slightly when she heard this, took the piano case from Rou'er's hand, opened it and said to the Wu Commander with a smile.

"Sure enough, it's a novel instrument." Wu Chang glanced at the violin in the case, his eyes couldn't help but show a look of surprise, it was the first time he had seen this strange instrument, but he didn't know how effective it was.

However, since Wu Chang accepted Zhao Xin's silver, he naturally had to report for Zhao Xin, and then entered the palace with the piano box, so Zhao Xin and Rou'er waited on the side in front of the courtyard gate.

"Zhao Gongzi, will the county lord of Mingxiang meet with us?" After the Wu Commander entered the mansion, Rou'er couldn't help but ask with some concern, because Zhao Xin didn't know if Lord Mingxiang liked music at all.

"I heard that the county lord of Mingxiang is not very old, and she must have a heart for curiosity and ingenuity, whether she likes music or rhythm, she will definitely summon us in to ask how to use the violin, and then we will be able to act according to the plan." Zhao Xin suddenly smiled when she heard this, and replied quietly, this violin is the stepping stone to see Zhu Wanting.

The reason why Zhao Xin chose to see the county lord of Mingxiang was because Zhu Yuting, the county lord of Mingxiang, was the same age as Zhu Wanting and was Zhu Shengchang's sister, and the relationship between the two should be very good.

Therefore, if Zhu Wanting is depressed, she will definitely find Zhu Yuting to relax, so that as long as she can see Zhu Yuting, then Zhao Xin can lure Zhu Wanting out.

When Rou'er heard this, she immediately understood what Zhao Xin meant, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, so far she had to pin her hopes on Zhu Yuting being moved by the violin, otherwise it would be really difficult to see Zhu Wanting.

Unconsciously, most of the hour passed, and there was still no response in the Chu Palace, so Zhao Xin and Rou'er could only wait patiently.

In Zhao Xin's opinion, there is no news at this time, but it is good news, which means that they still have hope waiting for Zhu Yuting to see them.

"You are the student of Xiangyang Mansion who gave that novel musical instrument?" Not long after, a maid came out of the palace, came to Zhao Xin's front and looked at him and asked.

"Exactly down there." Zhao Xin's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and he bowed quietly and replied.

"Come with me." Seeing that Zhao Xin's identity was confirmed, the maid said in an old-fashioned manner, "Remember, don't look around inside, and don't talk too much." ”

"Remember, don't look at indecent things, don't listen to indecent people." Zhao Xin nodded again and again when he heard this, as the saying goes, the prime minister has seven officials in front of the door, and the maids of the palace are also not easy to provoke.

The maid bowed her head slightly in satisfaction, and then quickly led Li Hongyu and Rou'er into the Chu Palace, and the soldiers at the front gate of the mansion searched the two to prevent them from carrying murder weapons.

The palace of the king of Chu covers a vast area, and the maid took Li Hongyu and Rou'er into a large courtyard to the east of the palace after turning around in the palace a few times, and the door plaque of the courtyard reads "Taoxi Xiaoyin".

When Zhao Xin saw the door, he couldn't help but glance at the four words on the door plaque, he knew that "Taoxi Xiaoyin" was a special place for leisure and entertainment in the Chu Wang's Mansion, and the people who could live in it were all county kings and county lord-level figures.

"Wait here." In front of a three-story attic, the maid went to the hall to report after instructing Zhao Xin and Rou'er, and the sound of women's laughter came from the hall.

"Let's go inside." After a while, the maid walked out of the hall and said to Zhao Xin in a coquettish voice, "Wait a minute, keep your head down, what do you answer when the county lord asks." ”

Zhao Xin nodded when she heard this, and followed the maid into the hall with Rou'er, only to see several girls in royal costumes curiously chatting and laughing around the violin presented by Zhao Xin on the table, guessing the origin of the violin and how to play it, they had never seen such a novel instrument before.

Since they had never seen Zhu Wanting, Zhao Xin and Rou'er couldn't tell whether Zhu Wanting was among these girls, so they could only wait and see what happened.

"You're the student from Xiangyang Mansion?" Seeing Zhao Xin and Rou'er coming in, a handsome girl looked up at him, and after her eyes lit up for a moment, she asked, she is Zhu Yuting, the county lord of Mingxiang.

"Exactly down there." Zhao Xin bowed down when he heard this, and replied in a deep voice.

"What a handsome man!" At this time, the rest of the girls also saw Zhao Xin, looked at her with a smile, and talked about Zhao Xin with each other, I have to say that Zhao Xin's men's clothes are so handsome that men are jealous.

Zhao Xin didn't expect those girls to praise her without hesitation, and a trace of embarrassment suddenly appeared on her face, in her opinion, the county lord and the county lord of the royal family should be gentle and lovely, but these girls are judging her, where is there less dignified at all.

"What kind of instrument is this?" Zhu Yuting glanced at the violin on the table, and asked Zhao Xin suspiciously, she asked all the musicians in the palace, no one knew what this instrument was, let alone playing.

Therefore, Zhu Yuting was full of interest in this kind of violin that looked like an erhu and a horse-head qin, so she called Zhu Yuting to inquire.

"Back to the county lord, this instrument is called the violin, and it was made by a friend in the next place." Zhao Xin guessed that the girl who asked was Zhu Yuting, so she bowed down and explained quietly.

"Violin?" Zhu Yuting's eyes showed a look of doubt, if she remembered correctly, it was the first time she had heard of this name.

"County Lord, although this instrument is similar to the erhu, the vocal range played is completely different." Zhao Xin knew that Zhu Yuting had never seen a violin, so she said in an orderly manner.

"Oh?" Zhu Yuting immediately became interested when she heard this, and said, "Since that's the case, then you can play and listen." ”

"Back to the county lord, I only heard the violin play, and I don't know how to play it." Zhao Xin bowed when she heard this, stretched out her hand and pointed at Rou'er behind her and said, "You can let this girl show it to the county lord." ”

"It's you." Zhu Yuting stretched out her finger and pointed at Rou'er, and said in a coquettish voice, "If the county lord is satisfied, then the county lord will be rewarded." ”

"The women of the people must do their best." Seeing this, Rou'er blessed Zhu Yuting, got up and walked to the table, took out the violin from the piano case, and then pushed it to the center of the hall to stand.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuting and the others sat down one after another, looking at Rou'er with great interest, not only wanting to know how she played this novel instrument, but also wanting to see what was special about it.

Under the gaze of everyone, Rou'er took a deep breath, and then put the violin on her shoulder, she knew that her role in Zhao Xin's plan was quite important, whether she could lure Zhao Wanting out would depend on the reaction of Zhu Yuting and others to her performance.

Seeing that Rou'er actually put the violin on her shoulder, Zhu Yuting and the others suddenly felt a sense of novelty, and they had never seen an instrument with this way of playing in their impressions.

After stabilizing her mind for a while, Rou'er slowly pulled the bow in her hand, and the quiet notes immediately rippled through the hall.

"Is it "Mountains and Flowing Water"?" Soon, a young girl couldn't help but be surprised to say that she heard Rou'er play the famous song "Mountains and Flowing Water".

Zhu Yuting and others also showed surprised looks, and Rou'er played a refreshing song "Mountains and Flowing Water" on the violin, which they had never heard of before.

It is worth mentioning that "Mountains and Flowing Water" is played with a guzheng, compared with the guzheng, the violin has a higher range, a wider range, and a lighter rhythm, which makes the performance have a significant difference.

Zhao Xinli secretly paid attention to the changes in the expressions of Zhu Yuting and the others, and saw that everyone was attracted by the song "Mountains and Flowing Water" played by Rou'er, and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief in her heart, it seemed that her first step plan seemed to have succeeded.

"The tune is fresh and pleasant, and it's really a wonderful thing!" After Rou'er's song was finished, Zhu Yuting clapped her hands and said to the girls present with a smile, it seemed that Rou'er was very satisfied with her previous performance.

"County Lord, not only can this thing play many repertoire on the market, but it also has its own repertoire." Zhao Xin bowed down when he heard this, and said to Zhu Yuting in a loud voice.

"It also has tracks?" Zhu Yuting suddenly became interested when she heard this, and couldn't help asking, "What kind of track is it?" ”

"Liang Zhu"!" Zhao Xin's eyes flashed, and he replied quietly.

"Liang Zhu"?" Hearing this, Zhu Yuting and the others couldn't help but glance at each other, they had never heard of this track, so it must be a newly composed song.

"This song was also composed by my friend, and it was not long after it was published, but few people in the market knew about it, and now I have the honor to meet the county lord, and I hope the county lord can correct it." Zhao Xin confirmed the guesses of Zhu Yuting and others, and said methodically.

"It's so good, I also want to hear how this "Liang Zhu" is." A young girl couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and said to Zhu Yuting and the others, wanting to see this newly composed tune.

"Then play and listen." Zhu Yuting also laughed, and said to Rou'er in a coquettish voice.

Hearing this, Rou'er bowed to Zhu Yuting and put the violin on her shoulder again.

Zhao Xin's brows furrowed, the development of the situation deviated a little from her pre-designed trajectory, according to her expectations, Zhu Yuting should have pulled Zhu Wanting to come to see the excitement, but Zhu Yuting did not do it.

But this situation is not too bad, as long as "Liang Zhu" can reach Zhu Wanting, then she will definitely call Zhao Xin and Rou'er to inquire, so that they can see her.

"Wait!" Seeing that Rou'er was about to put the bow on the strings and pull it, Zhu Yuting suddenly remembered something, opened her mouth and called out to her, and then ordered the maid on the side, "Go, invite the county lord of Zhaoxiang." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Xin and Rou'er's eyes lit up in unison, and they suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, it seems that Zhao Xin's guess is right, Zhu Wanting is really here with Zhu Yuting.

As for whether Zhu Wanting will come, Zhao Xin is full of confidence in this, and she believes that Zhu Wanting will definitely come to check after hearing the name "Liang Zhu".