Chapter 74: The Challenge (2)
Chapter 74: The Challenge (2)
Jiang Xinyu's eyes, I'm afraid only Jiang Xinyi herself can understand, she raised her small chin, the corners of her mouth curled, and she returned a disdainful expression.
Jiang Xinyu's heart was a little flustered for no reason, she sensed her nervousness, so she closed her eyes, adjusted her emotions, and waited for the girl next to her to help her roll up her sleeves, stretched out her jade hand to stroke the strings, and then, plucked the strings with her right hand, and pressed the strings with her left hand to take the sound, a song was as smooth as a song, and the beautiful and lingering piano sound echoed in the hall, and everyone held their breath, for fear of making a little noise to destroy this beautiful melody.
Jiang Xinyi has to say that this princess is really not simple, she has not heard the repertoire she plays, although in modern times she has also been trained in music since she was a child, China's famous top ten guqin songs, she played them all to make her teacher more satisfied, every school art show has her program, of course, not the saxophone, nor her favorite drum kit, but Jiang Xinyu is now drumming this thing.
I thought that my mother wanted her to enter the conservatory, but she deliberately ate a bad stomach on the day of the exam, and she escaped, but fortunately, when my mother saw that she was unwilling, she was left to her.
She doesn't have any lofty ideals and ambitions, she just wants to be a confused, happy, unrestrained person, she can do whatever she wants, she has enough to stay at home, she goes to find a travel friend to wander around, she is tired of shopping, and then she finds a job to stay honestly for a while, and she doesn't need to keep taking the grade certificate, yes, this is her, she is so unproductive.
The sound of the piano stopped, and there was a round of applause in the hall, all admiring the princess's exquisite piano skills.
"Every year when I come to listen to the imperial sister-in-law's piano skills, I will feel sublimated again." The fifth prince, Wen Jingchen, spoke out on behalf of everyone.
"Thank you for your compliments, let's listen to my sister Princess Yu's piano skills." Jiang Xinyu elegantly put down the sleeves she had rolled up earlier, turned her back to Wen Jingqian and said.
Because Wen Yuxin protected his princess like that, most people were guessing, what was he afraid of? Afraid of hurting Concubine Yi's self-esteem? Or is he afraid that he will lose face?
Anyway, relying on the large number of people, those princes once again spoke in agreement; "That's right, it's so rare to get together, just play a song for everyone, my sister is so powerful, my sister will definitely not be bad, third brother, don't be so stingy, okay?"
"That's it, that's it, they're all their own people, even if the third sister-in-law doesn't play well, no one makes fun of her." Everyone was talking nonsense.
The most ugly face is Wen Yuxin and Wen Jingqian, Wen Yeyan looked at Jiang Xinyi with an indifferent look, he didn't worry much, anyway, he knew that this aunt's "milk" and "milk" were prickly, and it was estimated that she would not be able to take advantage of her.
The second prince, Wen Jingxuan, also spoke; "Don't make trouble, didn't the third brother say it, Concubine Yi's dance is only for him to see, so needless to say, Qin will also be caressed for him alone, let's not embarrass them as husband and wife."
Wen Yuxin began to feel that she had done something wrong today, and she shouldn't have brought her here, not only her sister targeted her everywhere, but even his own heterosexual brother, he looked at Jiang Xinyi and said with a guilty face; "I'm sorry, Xinyi, I shouldn't have brought you here, this place is not suitable for you at all, if you stay in the mansion, you may be happier with Xiaoping and them, let's go back."
I'm sorry? He would say sorry to himself? Jiang Xinyi looked at the face full of apologies in front of her, and was very moved in her heart, this guy was distressed when he saw someone bullying her, and his few words made him immediately delete his previous dissatisfaction with him, no matter what, this guy is not bad, and now he understands that just now he was afraid that she would hurt her self-esteem to stop her from dancing, definitely not for his own face.
"Why do you want to leave, you are the king of both civil and military affairs, I am your woman, just run away in disgrace, won't they laugh even happier? If I had to play a song, it would be hard to listen to, would you listen to it? Is it a shame? Jiang Xinyi asked seriously with a red little face.
"I don't care if you can dance, if you're proficient in the piano, I said, I can see and hear those things for a little money, I just don't want to see you unhappy." Wen Yuxin looked at the cute little face in front of him, and said that he would not believe it, and he would say such words in his own mouth.
"Do you think I'm unhappy, why do you underestimate me so much, maybe I can play a tune, you just have to tell me, if I dare to play, do you have the courage to listen." Jiang Xinyi asked with big eyes and reluctance.
The people in the hall couldn't hear what they were saying, but no one urged them, and they all waited patiently for a reply. I don't believe that I can't see this Concubine Yi today, and her ugliness is equivalent to slapping King Yu's face, although my father has set up Wen Jingqian as the prince, but everyone understands that my father's favorite is this third son, I'm afraid that except for the prince and Wen Yeyan, no one is convinced. Of course, he had to make good use of this opportunity today, who asked him to get such an embroidered pillow!
"I'll listen, no matter what tune you play Xinyi, it's the best for your husband." Wen Yuxin said with certainty.
Jiang Xinyi got the reply and smiled at Wen Yuxin, even if he didn't agree to go by himself this time, he would go, on such an occasion, they actually treated her and him like this, Jiang Xinyi now feels that she and Wen Yuxin are like comrades-in-arms, embarrassing her is the same as embarrassing Wen Yuxin.
She stood up, glanced at Jiang Xinyu, smiled faintly, and stretched out her hand to pull Wen Yuxin up; "Xin, since everyone is looking forward to it so much, the concubine will try it, but I want you to stay by my side, okay?" After speaking, he took his hand and walked to the piano, Jiang Xinyu had already sat back beside the prince, looking at him with a mocking face.
"Xin, you can take a handkerchief to help me blindfold my eyes, this piano is so ugly and old, it looks like a washboard, I am afraid that I will not be able to play it when I look at it." Jiang Xinyi sat down and said to the person next to her with a frown.
Her voice was very loud, Jiang Xinyu almost vomited blood after hearing it, if it wasn't for the embarrassment of her sister, she wouldn't be willing to let others move this guqin.
Those princes are also full of black lines, people who listen to the qin here know that the princess's guqin is a rare treasure, its shape is banana leaf style, this aunt's "milk" "milk" is really not an ordinary layman.
A good guqin can form various fractures on the surface due to years of weathering and vibration when playing. There are many types of broken lines, mainly plum blossom breaks, cow hair breaks, snake belly breaks, ice pattern breaks, flowing water breaks, dragon scales breaks, etc. Generally speaking, the piano is not broken for a hundred years, and with the age of different degrees, the broken lines are not the same, which is one of the main bases for the collection of guqin, but she actually said that it is ugly and old like a washboard!
The prince and Wen Yeyan also shook their heads with a smile, they didn't mean to mock, they just thought that this was extremely cute.
Wen Yuxin is happy, a good piano that is hard to find in the world, it becomes worthless for her to say this, you don't need to look at it, he also knows that the princess is so angry that she deserves it.
Anyway, it's all like this, so let her mess around. He reached out and took out a handkerchief in his arms, blindfolded her according to Jiang Xinyi's request, and helped her roll up her sleeves a little.
Jiang Xinyi clasped her hands together and prayed in her heart; "Qin God, don't blame me for being rude, if you really have a spiritual 'nature', you will understand my situation, they really deceive people too much."
Hmph, ask for a bodhisattva? It's useless for you to ask for anything now, Jiang Xinyu cursed secretly.
Jiang Xinyi remembered that a teacher who instructed her to play the piano said that the biggest advantage of the guqin is the expression of her own feelings, in the dead of night, in order to express her feelings, the best choice is to play a guqin song, so she asked to be blindfolded and breathe her state of mindγγγ
She put her hand on the strings, and with her right hand on the piano supporting, breaking, wiping, picking, hooking, ticking, beating, picking, picking, wheeling, plucking, pinching, rolling, and whisking, and her left hand was "groaning", "stinging", "striking", "bumping", "advancing", "retreating", "rising" and other actions, a song of Yu Boya's "Mountains and Flowing Water" overflowed in the hall.
When she played the piano majestic and high-pitched, the listeners felt the majestic momentum of the mountains, when the sound of the piano became fresh and smooth, everyone seemed to be standing on the bank of the endless flowing stream, waiting for Jiang Xinyi to play a song, there was no sound in the hall for a long time, everyone was still intoxicated by the beautiful piano sound, no one applauded, no one applauded, no one dared to make a little sound, for fear of pulling themselves back from that beautiful dream world.
If you don't see it with your own eyes and hear it with your own ears, who can believe that the second miss of the Jiang family, who doesn't know anything in the rumors, can play such a good piano and be blindfolded!
Except for Jiang Xinyu, no one was disappointed because they didn't see Concubine Yi embarrassed, but felt that it was really worth it today, Wen Jingxuan couldn't help but feel a little more jealous in his eyes when he looked at Wen Yuxin.
Wen Yuxin's mind was a little confused, she thought that she already knew her, but she didn't expect her to give him such a surprise. He reached out and slowly untied the veil covering her eyes, watching her slowly stand up, but he didn't know what to say to her?
"How? It's okay, it's not embarrassing for you, is it? Jiang Xinyi asked mischievously.
"Xinyi, after you go back, your husband will definitely send someone to find you the best guqin in Dongliangguo." Wen Yuxin said affectionately.
I thought that Jiang Xinyi would be happy when she said this, but she didn't expect her head to shake like a rattle and say, "Don't waste that financial and manpower, I really don't like this thing, if you have a lot of money, you might as well give me the silver as a bonus." After speaking, she really stretched out her little hand in front of Wen Yuxin.
"It's really greedy for money, so I'll just give you all the keys to the treasury of Yuwang's Mansion for my husband." Wen Yuxin said helplessly, while putting down her sleeves and rubbing her little hand in her palm.
"Alright, alright, where's the key? Where are you hiding? Jiang Xinyi really stretched her hand into Wen Yuxin's waist.
"Alright, don't be naughty, there are so many guests watching here." Wen Yuxin grabbed her and coaxed her.
"Ahem." A cough sounded next to him, and the two of them looked back, but it was the musician Gu Le, only to see that he wanted to speak and stopped.
"Gu Le, are you looking for me or him?" Jiang Xinyi asked.
"I want to ask Concubine Yi for advice, where did you learn that tune you played just now? Or is it Yifei's own creation? The little one has written down the score without your consent, but I don't know what the name is. Gu Le asked a little nervously, he didn't understand how this Concubine Yi knew her name, and she seemed to know him.
"The author of this piece is called Yu Boya, and the title of the song is "Mountains and Flowing Water". Jiang Xinyi told Gu Le.
"I wonder where this master is now? Can the princess give me a little introduction? Gu Le saw that this Concubine Yi was so talkative, and he was much bolder, and asked with an expectant face.
"I'm afraid it won't work, it's either that I don't help you, he has no fixed place, or I can't find him." Jiang Xinyi hurriedly said.
"In this way, it was a little abrupt, I was fortunate to listen to the princess's song today, and the little one has no regrets in this life." After Gu Le finished speaking, he bowed respectfully to Jiang Xinyi, and then retreated to the corner and picked up the sheet music in his hand as if he were a treasure.
Jiang Xinyi and Wen Yuxin returned to their positions and sat down, and the guqin was also withdrawn, Jiang Xinyi found that after she finished playing this song, the lethality was really great, not only suppressed the princes who followed the "chaos", but even Jiang Xinyu and Wen Jingxuan's eyes did not have the domineering spirit of being "naked" and "naked" before.
Jiang Xinyu really can't figure it out, she and her sister grew up in Jiangfu since childhood, the three brothers and sisters read and practiced calligraphy with the teacher invited by their father, and their father also specially invited a master to practice martial arts for his brother, and invited them to call the pianist and dancer, but her sister either slept in class or mischievous, and several masters were afraid of her, and then she didn't come to class, and her father turned a blind eye and didn't care about her.
When she rode on the subordinate as a horse, she was practicing the piano until her arms were sore, and when she pulled her mother-in-law's hair for fun, she practiced dancing so much that her feet were hurt, and her father told herself that if she practiced these well, she could marry a good husband and be a housewife, but how could this be the case now, how could a person like her play such a beautiful piano sound! Jiang Xinyu couldn't figure it out, could it be that her father secretly arranged for the master to teach her?
"The third brother is really a blessing, I didn't expect the younger brother and sister to be a master who can't be 'revealed', you have to cherish it." Wen Jingqian said to Wen Yuxin in a deep voice.
"What did the royal brother say, Xinyi, she was greedy for a cup of drunkenness and playfulness, how can she compare to your jade concubine, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, virtuous and virtuous, + passion You are the one who is blessed." Wen Yuxin also said with a pun.
"The two elder brothers, don't be humble anymore, you have appreciated this dance and the piano, and the courtiers are still waiting to appreciate the wonderful pen Danqing you are waiting for." Wen Yeyan hurriedly said on the side.
While speaking, the table has been set up in the hall, and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone are also neatly placed on it.
Wen Jingqian and Wen Yuxin looked at each other and smiled, stood up, and walked to the table, these two brothers are very fond of poetry and painting, and when they get together, they inevitably have to wave ink and communicate.
Jiang Xinyi stood behind Wen Yuxin, and as soon as she raised her head to meet Jiang Xinyu's gaze, she stuck out her tongue and made a grimace at her, which means to say, how about it, if you are not convinced, then let the horse come, it is her turn to provoke the crown princess.