Chapter 47: The Competition
In the night sky, the stars and fireworks intertwined, shining together with a fiery glow.
The people in the hall all stretched out their heads for a while, looking at the scene outside the hall in amazement. And the Empress Dowager was even more surprised and asked, "Is this...... What's going on? ”
Bai Ningshuang stepped forward and knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager: "Imperial grandmother, this phoenix will appear because you are the one who gave birth to the Son of Heaven, which indicates that you will have a long life, the emperor will be healthy and healthy, and Dongyuan will always be prosperous!" ”
Hearing this, Murong You's expression excitedly walked in front of Bai Ningshuang in a few steps, clapped his hands and said, "This dance of the noble concubine is really ingenious." After that, he looked at the Empress Dowager: "Grandmother Huang, she really has a heart, concubine." ”
The Empress Dowager glanced at Bai Ningshuang dissatisfied, her expression was quite gloomy, but she couldn't say anything more, so she had to nod and wave her sleeves back to the seat in front of the hall.
After Bai Ningshuang and Murong You looked at each other affectionately, they also returned to their seats. After watching Bai Ningshuang's performance, Yuan Heng got up and exclaimed: "The concubine Niangniang is really talented and beautiful, and the dance of Fang Cai is amazing and beautiful, it is really breathtaking!" ”
Bai Ningshuang smiled slightly, and there was pride in her eyes that couldn't be hidden: "Thank you to the six princes." ”
"However, there is a question below, I want to ask the concubine Niangniang on behalf of Xiuyuan." Yuan Heng and Rong Xiuyuan glanced at each other, and then asked Bai Ningshuang: "Xiuyuan, he has learned the art of the piano since he was a child, and he has traveled all over the world over the years, and has collected almost all the piano scores in this matter. However, this is the first time he has heard of the music of the dance. So Weichen dared to ask Guifei Niangniang, where did she collect such a tune? ”
Before Jian Xiaozhu could react, Bai Ningshuang pulled Jian Xiaozhu behind him to his side: "This song was composed by my maid Yunzhu. ”
In an instant, all the eyes in the hall focused on Jian Xiaozhu's body, and Jian Xiaozhu only felt his head buzz. Since the days in the Condensation Palace were a little boring on weekdays, Jian Xiaozhu took the opportunity to give Bai Ningshuang an idea, and occasionally practiced with Bai Ningshuang's guqin.
Bai Ningshuang had always been the singer of Tianxianglou before entering the palace, and she had a deep knowledge of piano art, and she had almost heard and read all the piano songs and piano scores in Dongyuan Kingdom. When she heard the piano music played by Jian Xiaozhu, she was as surprised as Yuan Heng that the music played by Jian Xiaozhu was a novel song that she had never heard before. So Jian Xiaozhu could only explain that this was a song she composed herself.
And now, standing in front of everyone, Jian Xiaozhu only felt a chill in his back, and a sense of embarrassment of cheating hit his whole body. This made Jian Xiaozhu lower his head, only to hear Yuan Heng say: "Raise your head and let me see what kind of woman can make such a tune." ”
Jian Xiaozhu rolled her eyes in her heart, looked up, and saw Yuan Heng looking at her with interest. And Rong Xiuyuan, who was beside him, also saw Jian Xiaozhu's face at this time. However, Rong Xiuyuan's eyes only passed over Jian Xiaozhu's face calmly, and he didn't seem to recognize that Jian Xiaozhu and him had a relationship on the road in front of the mask stall.
Yuan Heng looked Jian Xiaozhu up and down, nodded and said, "I didn't expect that the girl looked ordinary and ordinary, but she could have the talent to exclaim the heavens." ”
Jian Xiaozhu looked at Yuan Heng speechlessly, thinking to herself, isn't it you who looks the most ordinary in the audience? However, on the surface, Jian Xiaozhu still bowed to Yuan Heng: "Thank you for the praise of the six princes." ”
Yuan Heng seemed to have thought of something interesting, and said with a smile: "Since the girl's skills are so amazing, how about competing with Xiuyuan on the spot to help everyone have fun?" ”
Jian Xiaozhu was taken aback, although she was sent by her parents to the interest class of the Children's Palace to learn guzheng since she was a child, and she also took the amateur tenth grade. But her amateur piano skills are far worse than those of professionals, not to mention the existence of Rong Xiuyuan's talent, which makes her even more unreachable.
So Jian Xiaozhu hurriedly said: "The slave maid only knows how to compose some tunes, and when it comes to piano skills, it is far worse than Rong Gongzi." ”
But Yuan Heng shook his head: "Composition is also a demonstration of ability. Since the girl can make a piano song that exclaims the heavens like that, then the girl's attainments are also outstanding. ”
"It's not ...... either"
Before Jian Xiaozhu finished speaking, he was interrupted by the Empress Dowager: "Okay, isn't it just a competition to try your piano skills, don't you dare?" When did we Dongyuan people become so cowardly? ”
The Empress Dowager's words made Jian Xiaozhu tremble, and seeing Jian Xiaozhu's embarrassment, Murong Yi hurriedly got up: "Imperial grandmother, Miss Zhang, she is just modest." However, Miss Zhang is still young and has never been in such an occasion, so she is inevitably nervous. ”
Bai Ningshuang also hurriedly answered: "Yes, Imperial Grandmother, Yunzhu has no knowledge, don't have any knowledge with her." ”
However, when the Empress Dowager heard Bai Ningshuang's words, she snorted coldly: "So, is this palace maid of the noble concubine compared or not?" ”
Bai Ningshuang glanced at Jian Xiaozhu, but saw Jian Xiaozhu nodding slightly at her. So Bai Ningshuang said, "Than! ”
Rong Xiuyuan took the stage first and played a melodious and Qingyue tune. This time, in the music of calmly Xiuyuan, Jian Xiaozhu did not see any more hallucinations. However, this piece of music with a faint sound seems to have the power to affect people's emotions, and Jian Xiaozhu only feels that in the quiet and graceful sound of the piano, the tension in her heart is completely soothed by the beautiful sound of the piano. Even the breathing became much smoother in the continuous harmony of the rhythm.
It wasn't until Rong Xiuyuan finished playing that everyone's faces had a look of relief, their brows were smoothed, and their eyes were full of calm.
"Good!"
The Empress Dowager applauded, and turned to look at Jian Xiaozhu: "I don't know what kind of music Miss Zhang can play for us." ”
Jian Xiaozhu took a deep breath and walked to the middle of the hall and sat down. When Rong Xiuyuan played the piano, Jian Xiaozhu had already figured out which tune to play. In terms of piano skills alone, Rong Xiuyuan's superb piano skills are simply a dimensionality reduction blow to her. So if she wants to excel in the competition, then she must play the most classic piano song.
So, Jian Xiaozhu put his fingertips on the strings and began to play "Liang Zhu". This piece is a classic piano piece that everyone knows and knows in modern times. Maybe it's because I heard it since I was a child, so this piece doesn't give people a sense of surprise in modern times. But the place where Jian Xiaozhu is now is in ancient times, and there has not yet been a song of the genre of "Liang Zhu" here, and "Liang Zhu" will become an enduring classic repertoire, which is also due to its own excellence.
Sure enough, as Jian Xiaozhu expected, when she played, everyone in the hall showed surprised expressions. When Jian Xiaozhu played the whole song, the people in the hall seemed to be still immersed in the music and couldn't relax for a long time. The first person to break this silence was Murong Yi: "It's worthy of Miss Zhang, although I don't know how to play the piano, but this piece is really good!" ”
Yuan Heng also clapped his hands: "Okay! I didn't expect that there would be such a talent in Dongyuan's palace maids, which is impressive. ”
Next to Yuan Heng, Rong Xiuyuan's eyes, which had been calm, also showed a look of surprise. So, he got up, smiled at Jian Xiaozhu, bowed his head and said, "The grass people think that it was this girl who won." ”