Chapter 61: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole
The piano is the oldest plucked instrument, Qi Shu has been practicing the piano since he was a child, and some of the beginners should know naturally that there are four famous pianos since ancient times, they are the bell of Qi Henggong, the winding beam of King Chuzhuang, the green qi of Sima Xiangru and the Jiaowei of Cai Yong.
Qi Shu's piano is not as good as these, her piano was bought by Qi Shangshu since Qi Shu was a child, and she has been used for many years, and the timbre is still very pleasant.
This green Qiqin must be a rare treasure, Qi Shu does not expect to be able to get it, but if he can see it as rumored, it will not live up to the joy of the love placed on the qin for many years.
The green qiqin is a piano given by King Liang to the literati Sima Xiangru, and the exquisite timbre and Sima Xiangru's exquisite skills make this piano famous.
It's just that I don't know if this green Qiqin that came out of thin air is what people say, it was used by Sima Xiangru.
There is no way to know whether it is true or not, but Qi Shu knows that this appearance of Lu Qi will definitely attract the attention of a large number of pianists, and it is not bad to be able to study and watch.
After the three masters and servants packed up, they got into the carriage of the Qi Mansion and went to the place where the piano appreciation party was held.
It's just that the location was chosen in the bustling Xizi Street, and Qi Shu was a little embarrassed about this street, the strange old bustard, the rude woman, and the crowded crowd of the Shangyuan Festival.
Well, she admits that Xizi Street has a different flavor when no one is around, but it is obviously impossible for today's piano viewing party to be without people.
Qi Shu and Green Orange Mozhu got out of the carriage when they were outside Xizi Street, ready to walk into the street, to be honest, Qi Shu really didn't know where there was an open place to build a platform here, and it was easy to fall down from the river, was it just for the sake of looking good? It's hard to figure out.
Entering from the entrance of Xizi Street, there are not many people, after all, it has not reached the peak season, and it may be more at noon, according to Qi Shuda, I heard that this piano appreciation meeting seems to be at noon.
"Miss, let's find a restaurant to rest first, it seems that there is still a platform in front of us." Qi Shu looked in the direction pointed by the green orange, and sure enough, there seemed to be a few strong men holding the plank or something, what were they doing standing on the ladder.
"Alright then, let's find a restaurant to rest first." Qi Shu said approvingly.
Mo Zhu couldn't help but ask, "Then, Miss, which restaurant are we going to?" ”
When they came in, they had deliberately avoided the South Wind Pavilion that they had dragged them in last time, and they didn't want to encounter a situation like the last time.
"Whatever, it's not the last time I went." Qi Shu said casually.
The three of them found a shop called Jixiang Restaurant, went in and asked for a private room on the second floor, and ordered a few side dishes, a pot of tea, and a pot of wine. The taste is not too good, but it is passable.
Although there are many people who know Qi Shu, no one dares to rush up and point and say anything, at most, they muttered behind their backs that this Qi Men Shu girl still likes to show her head, and she looks like an idle master.
Qi Shu felt that the fried peanuts were not as delicious as the boiled peanuts, so he sent the green orange to ask for a plate of boiled peanuts. After drinking for a while, the window opened and he could see that the weeping willows on both sides of the river bank had already smoked tender green shoots, and the breeze caressed the willows, which was beautiful, Qi Shu couldn't help but stand up and poke his head out of the window to feel the beautiful spring scenery outside the window.
The pace of midsummer is getting closer, and this spring day is even more cherished.
"Miss, be careful." Midori said nervously.
Qi Shu turned his face and smiled at her, indicating that it was nothing, she was in a good mood today, and she felt comfortable and happy when she saw everything.
At this moment, there was a sudden crackling sound in the private room next door, as if the tea cup was broken, and it seemed that someone had heard the sound of scolding. The three of them looked at each other, a little unclear.
"Bah, what do you call this wine? Say, how much water is mixed in? Yes? How much water is mixed with! An angry male voice sounded, sounding extremely angry.
"Hey, hey, Lin Gongzi dissipated his anger, dissipated his anger, you, you, you, go out, change the pot!" There was another distinctly reassuring voice, then the sound of the door shut, and then a random chatter of displeasure, before it calmed down after a long time.
The three masters and servants were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and they didn't come back to their senses until they calmed down.
In order to break this embarrassment, Qi Shu took the lead in picking up the wine glass, ready to take a sip to suppress the shock. But then he remembered what the man said about the wine mixed with water, and put down the wine glass again.
Green Tangerine glanced at Qi Shu and said suspiciously: "Miss, can't you drink this wine mixed with water?" ”
It's really a pot that can't be opened, Qi Shu said with a black line on his face: "I don't drink often." "Coupled with her identity here, she won't drink too inferior wine on weekdays, and this kind of wine mixed with water feels lighter at most.
"Oh" Green Orange nodded, pouted, and continued to lower her head and begin to eat. Miss said that as long as there are no outsiders present, they can eat together at the same table, and they don't have to worry about etiquette, Miss is so good.
But suddenly there was a rumbling sound next door, like the sound of tables and chairs collapsing, and the sudden sound frightened the duck's head in the green orange's hand to fall. My heart jumped to my throat.
Hey, what's going on next door? So ignorant?
When Green Tangerine was angry, he wanted to roll up his arms and sleeves to go to the person who made the noise next door, which was really unreasonable, but he was stopped by Qi Shu and Mo Zhu.
"Miss, don't stop me, if such a person doesn't teach me, I can't swallow this evil breath in my heart, such a rude person." Green Orange said angrily.
Qi Shu didn't know what words to use to comfort her for a while, but he definitely couldn't let her go out and make trouble. The room fell silent. And the next room fell silent again.
Could something be wrong?
Qi Shu instinctively wanted to see if there was a problem in the next room, but through the voice just now, the other party was a man, otherwise, he would call Xiao Er and let Xiao Er go in and take a look?
"Mozhu, you go to Xiao Er to see what's going on in the next room." Mo Zhu took the order and planned to go out, but the green orange who was angry and wanted to teach the other party a lesson also came up, he wanted to go with Mo Zhu, and called Xiao Er to see what was going on next door.
I'm afraid none of them would have thought about who was hiding next door.
From the moment the three masters and servants entered Xizi Street, they had been targeted.
The person who was ambushed in the Jixiang Restaurant next door had already planned how to deal with Qi Shu and the three of them, but he didn't expect to take away the two maids so easily, the balcony on the second floor of the Jixiang Restaurant was very easy to cross, and they accounted for both of them at the right time and place, how could it not be done?
Tomorrow morning, there will be rumors in Shaoliang City that an unknown female corpse will emerge from the river on Xizi Street.
In short, simply solve Qi Shu, and the task will be completed.
The assassination of the woman itself had to be carried out in a relatively secret environment, but they had repeatedly investigated and found that there were very strong people squatting outside Qi Shu's courtyard, and they were almost discovered several times, which had already aroused the vigilance of the other party.
Forced to do so, they had to choose a plan to lure the snake out of the hole, and attract the attention of the other party by holding a piano viewing party, since they could not assassinate her at night, they could only forcibly take her life during the day.
Just as the two of them found that the two maids had left through the hole in the wall, they quickly jumped over from the balcony and jumped to the balcony of Qi Shu's private room, their skills were light and fast, and after squatting on the balcony, the two looked at each other, nodded and prepared to rush in, and in the blink of an eye at their speed, they could solve this powerless woman.
But when they jumped into the room, there was a sudden sound of "clang" gongs outside the window, and the sound was extremely noisy, and Qi Shu stood up unconsciously and looked out of the window.
This is the time!
"Miss!" Green Orange's loud voice came over.
The two killers had no choice but to give up, listening to the sound was already at the door, and they couldn't be exposed to people. In an instant, the two of them turned back to their rooms.
One gong, two calls, I have to say, this Qi Shu's luck is really good, in the past, their shots were smooth and terrible, and they will definitely not be sideways.
But today I really hit the ghost! Very at the time of the back!
In fact, the green orange was not on the second floor, she was standing downstairs at that time, but her voice was louder, so it sounded closer, of course, the killer himself didn't expect which girl could be so loud?
Of course, what Green Tangerine wanted to say was that he went downstairs and didn't find Xiao Er, and everyone in the store ran out, probably because of the piano appreciation party, otherwise there were still some people who came in before, why are they suddenly gone now.
Mo Zhu first realized that something was wrong with the situation, and hurriedly ran upstairs to check on Qi Shu's situation. The green orange was a little confused, so he ran up with it.
When Mozhu pushed the door open, he found Qi Shu lying on the windowsill looking at the scene outside, Hulan's skirt was kicked by the dishonest little feet and turned over, and when he heard the voice, he came back to see Qi Shu smiling at the two of them.
This scene is recorded in Mo Zhu's eyes, her young lady is so good-looking, with a round almond face, eyes like water, gentle and moist, red lips and white teeth, and the mole at the corner of her eye seems to be a little red in the sun, I don't know if it's an illusion.
"Miss, the people are gone, let's go too." Green Tangerine couldn't help but speak. This shop is a little strange, and the boss is gone.
"Well, it's okay, the person who just struck the gong said that the piano appreciation party has begun, let's go and have a look." Qi Shu turned around and walked towards them, suddenly remembering something, Qi Shu glanced at Mozhu and said, "Mozhu, is the wine money over?" ”
"Miss, it's over, it's already over when you finish ordering, don't worry." Mozhu replied.
"Okay, let's go."
Out of this auspicious restaurant, Qi Shu looked back a little inexplicably, it seemed that there was one more person in the room just now, and there was a strange sense of panic in his heart, was it an illusion?
The piano appreciation will be arranged by relying on a piano art hall, it is a three-façade piano hall, listen to the crowd of onlookers say that this piano art hall called Qin Sheng has a strong background, I don't know which high-ranking magnate in the capital is the backer, there is no business all the year round, and there are a lot of people who enter the store to watch.
Because any piano in this piano hall is extremely expensive, ordinary rich and noble families can't afford it. Naturally, I don't know what the significance of this store is. Some people speculate whether it is to make friends with businessmen who are rich and clinging to power.
It is said that the green qiqin is placed on the offering table in the hall of the piano.
There were already more and more people around him, but Qi Shu didn't know that danger would be quietly approaching again.
Many celebrities and scholars were invited to the piano viewing party, and all of them arranged seats, and some of the onlookers sat on the railing, some moved a small stool by themselves, and some simply sat on the ground.