Chapter 106: Divine Skill
Up and down the Liuying Pavilion, the atmosphere has returned to harmony. In the minds of the second generation of officials of the Tang Dynasty, nothing can stop their interest in entertainment. The only unpleasant thing was that someone saw that Wang Yuan followed Mrs. Qin Guo to talk elsewhere alone, which made many young people who coveted Mrs. Qin Guo full of jealousy.
You must know that among the ladies of the Yang family, only this Mrs. Qin Guo is the most unpretentious, while Mrs. Han and Mrs. Qiu Guo are much easier to use, and there are several teenagers here who have gone to the bed of these two Mrs. Guo, but Mrs. Qin Guo has no chance at all.
However, when they saw Mrs. Qin Guo and Wang Yuan coming back, the young people were in a much better mood, because Mrs. Qin Guo walked in front with her head held high, and Wang Yuan walked behind with her head down, and there didn't seem to be anything going on between the two. Looking at Wang Yuan's face, it didn't seem that he was happy to be favored, but on the contrary, he had a faint sadness. It seems that Mrs. Qin Guo probably just asked him to the side to teach him a lesson, not that she had a different kind of deed as she thought.
Yang Zhao greeted him with a smile and said with a smile: "Eighth sister, Brother Wang, you are back, Mr. Li is about to play the piano and sing "Qingping Tune", and if you don't come back, you will miss it." ”
Mrs. Qin Guo was surprised: "Qingping tune? Will he sing? Didn't he say that Li Bai would never play a peaceful tune after leaving Chang'an? ”
Yang Zhao said: "Yes, I don't know why he agreed, but it's a pity that the little sister is not here, she likes it the most, this is a poem written by Taibai for her, Li Guinian composed the song on the spot, but unfortunately he only sang it in person in the Agarwood Pavilion that year." ”
Mrs. Qin Guo said: "Since there is today, how can I have it in the future, no matter, listen to the music first." ”
Wang Yuan understood what they were talking about, and the three songs of Qingping were impromptu for Yang Guifei when Li Bai entered the palace. Listening to the tone of the Yang family brothers and sisters, it seems to be a tune composed by Li Guinian, who only played it once that day, and then never played it again.
Seeing that Wang Yuan was stunned, Yang Zhao explained in a low voice: "When the peony flowers bloomed on the side of the Agarwood Pavilion, His Majesty took the concubine to watch it, and ordered Li Guinian to sing in a new tune, and Li Guinian said that he would invite someone to write a new poem. So His Majesty ordered Li Guinian to hold the royal gold flower note, summoned Li Bai into the palace, and asked him to immediately write the three chapters of "Qingping Tune". After Li Bai left Beijing, Li Guinian sent him off in the Bahe River, saying that he would never sing Qingping tunes from now on, and His Majesty could not bear to force him. But just now he actually agreed to sing this song, which is really strange. ”
Wang Yuan nodded and said, "I see, that's our luck, I really want to hear it." ”
Yang Zhao hurriedly pulled Wang Yuan to the Liuying Pavilion, Mrs. Qin Guo had just sat down, and whispered a few words in Mrs. Qiu's ear, Mrs. Guo Guo nodded, and ordered: "Please cousin and Wang Gongzi come to the pavilion to sit." ”
Yang Zhao said in a low voice: "Don't thank you yet? ”
Wang Yuan hurriedly said, "Mrs. Xie." ”
The two went up to the pavilion, and someone brought a brocade stool to let Wang Yuan sit in a corner of the pavilion, and the little marquis below was angry and walked towards the pavilion; Mrs. Qin Guo frowned and said, "Little Marquis, don't move around and disturb Mr. Li's singing." ”
Wei Mingchen shouted: "This person can sit on the pavilion, but I have no place?" Third lady, you give a reason. ”
Mrs. Yu Guo hurriedly said, "I'll give you a seat too, come up." ”
Wei Xiaohou raised his eyebrows, stepped forward with his head held high, came to Mrs. Qiuguo's side, and was about to sit down next to her, but when he saw Mrs. Qin's face was gloomy, he scolded angrily: "Please sit at the corner of the pavilion with the little marquis." ”
Wei Mingchen stiffened and said, "Madam wants me to sit in the corner of the pavilion?" ”
Mrs. Qin Guo frowned and said, "Didn't you hear? My cousin can't sit with us, and you can't sit in the corner of the pavilion, or you will go down. ”
Wei Mingchen looked at Mrs. Qiuguo's aggrieved face, and Mrs. Qiuguo said in a low voice: "Sit down, don't make a fuss." ”
Wei Mingchen was angry enough, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous, he took a stool and moved to Wang Yuan's side, sat down next to Wang Yuan, and glared at Wang Yuan fiercely, Wang Yuan smiled in return.
Under the pavilion steps, Li Guinian was ready, a bamboo flute, a pair of yaoqin placed on the long table, Li Guinian stood next to the table, holding two sandalwood boards in his hands, coughed, and bowed his head slightly towards the pavilion.
Mrs. Qin Guo said softly, "Is Mr. ready?" ”
Li Guinian said in a deep voice: "The old decay is ready, and the ugliness is sacrificed." ”
After saying that, the sandalwood board sounded, the audience was silent, Li Guinian moved slowly with both hands, put the sandalwood board on his chest and slowly swung it, the sandalwood board made a pleasant rhythmic click, the sound was slow and fast, and the movements on Li Guinian's hands were getting faster and faster, only to see a few red sandalwood boards flying up and down, almost unable to see the movements and tracks, but the rhythm of the da-da was distinct, and there was no mistake, no sound deviation.
As the movements of Li Guinian's hands became more and more complicated, the rhythm also showed different speeds, heights, and relaxations, and it didn't sound like the percussion of a few wooden boards, but like playing a musical instrument with a complex tune. The simple rhythm beats out the sound of the tune, which makes people have to breathtak.
Wang Yuan was dumbfounded, the skill of playing the piano and flute has been practiced to a certain extent, although practice makes perfect and shocking people's hearts, but it is not an ordinary skill to play these wooden planks to such a level, and to be able to form a tune in people's hearts with fast and slow rhythm and high and low tone. Wang Yuan asked, if he went to play this sandalwood board by himself, I am afraid that he would only become the sound of the noise.
Suddenly, I saw Li Guinian's wrist raised, and seven or eight sandalwood boards flew into the air, colliding with each other in the air, making a complicated rhythmic sound. The sandalwood board looks like a few red butterflies flying in the air, which is very beautiful. Suddenly, Mrs. Qiu Guo exclaimed, "Good ability." ”
For a while, the applause on and off the pavilion was thunderous, and everyone who had seen Li Guinian playing sandalboard and those who had never seen Li Guinian playing sandalboard applauded from the bottom of their hearts.
Li Guinian stretched out his hand to take the fallen sandalwood boards in his hand, gently placed them on top of the long table, and stood quietly, smiling slightly.
"It's magical, it's magical." Yang Zhao laughed.
"It's really a privilege to see Mr.'s skills today, and I came to see it." Mrs. Qiu Guo exclaimed.
Several handmaidens came up with a small box and poured its contents on the table beside it, which was a mountain of copper coins. All the young people and girls also got up one after another and took out the money and things on their bodies to give rewards, and in an instant, a small mountain was piled up in front of Li Guinian. Li Guinian didn't even thank him, he stood stunned, ignoring the money and things in front of him.
Everyone in the pavilion also had their own rewards, and the little marquis was not stingy at all, and directly ripped off the jade pendant on his waist and ordered someone to send it down, and said loudly: "I bought this jade pendant for thirty yuan, but so what?" ”
Everyone looked sideways, the little marquis was obviously a little too much, everyone rewarded with proportion, Mrs. Qiuguo's reward of 10,000 yuan is the bottom line, and everyone's reward is only two times, at most three or five times. This little marquis just wants to make a big bubble, and he loves to be in the limelight too much.
"Wang Gongzi, why don't you appreciate it, look at other people's skills in vain, are you shy in your pocket, do you want Benhou to lend you something, don't you want interest." Wei Mingchen squinted at Wang Yuan, who was sitting still, and teased.
Wang Yuan understood, it turned out that this little marquis was still angry with himself, and planned to embarrass himself in this regard, but he was really shy in his pocket, and he had spent a lot of money during this time, and he already had no spare money, how could he learn a lot of rewards like these people. Besides, he only carries more than 100 yuan on his body, how to take it, the Pisces jade pendant on his waist is naturally impossible to reward, and that is the proof of his special deacon Luoyimen.
Yang Zhao said loudly: "Come here, take five pieces of money." ”
Wei Mingchen frowned and said, "What?" Is Dujiro going to lend him anything? He doesn't borrow from me and lend yours, isn't this a loss for my face? Besides, this Wang Yuan Wang Gongzi is a rookie in my Tang poetry circle, how can he borrow money to reward, this is too shameless. ”
Wang Yuan knew that if he didn't say a word, this little marquis would be endless, and it wouldn't be interesting to rely on others to stop such things, so he had to solve it himself. So he got up and said with a smile: "Little Hou Ye, I don't have your net worth, and my family is very poor." However, after seeing Mr. Li's superb skills, I can't do it without expressing it, I have a hundred dollars here, although I can't take it, but the courtesy is light and affectionate, please Mr. Li smile at it. ”
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of laughter all around, and the little marquis succeeded, and laughed even more happily: "One hundred dollars, what a big hand, is it called Huazi?" Don't be ashamed. Hey, don't you have a jade pendant? It doesn't look like a fake, so why not reward it? Distressed, isn't it? ”
Everyone's eyes fell on the Pisces jade pendant on Wang Yuan's waist, and Li Guinian also saw the jade pendant, his eyebrows moved slightly, and he instantly returned to his original state.
"It's impossible to reward this jade pendant, it's my ancestral thing, even if I'm willing to give it, I'm sure Mr. Li won't want it."
"Yes, why not? Mr. Li, are you this jade pendant? The little marquis asked loudly.
Li Guinian stood under the pavilion and said with a smile: "A gentleman doesn't win people's love, and the old man doesn't dare to ask for it." Besides, it is a fortunate thing for Li to be able to see Wang Gongzi today, and he can let Wang Gongzi give a reward. If Wang Gongzi really wants to praise the old decay, there is a better way to praise it, rather than money. ”
Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Little Hou Ye, hear it, money is not everything. ”
Xiao Hou Ye snorted coldly and said: "People are polite, you just climb the pole, poor sour is poor sour, and you still have to lose face." ”
Wang Yuan smiled and didn't answer, the little marquis achieved his goal, but he was also satisfied and proud.