Chapter 20: Chu Jinglian

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The servant carefully placed the guqin in front of Zhuge Qinglin, turned around and walked to the staircase, and did not leave.

Zhuge Qinglin carefully looked at the guqin in front of him.

The body of the piano is about five feet long, and it is painted with bronze paint throughout, which looks antique. One end of the piano is carved with the tail of a phoenix.

Zhuge Qinglin gently plucked the strings a few times, and the sound of the piano was so unpleasant.

Zhuge Qinglin looked up at Zhao Yushan, and said lightly: "This piano is not of the highest grade, can you change it?"

Zhao Yushan's eyes flashed with a hint of brilliance, and he said slowly: "Why did Miss Zhuge say this?"

Zhuge Qinglin pointed to the guqin in front of the case and said: "Although this qin has a simple appearance, it is only made of ordinary paulownia wood. Although the sound of the piano is melodious, it is not rich. So it's not a good piano. ”

Suddenly, someone on the stairs clapped their hands and applauded: "Miss Zhuge is really good eyesight, I really admire it below." ”

With that, a young boy came out of the stairs.

This boy was about twenty-four or five-year-old men, of medium height, dressed in splendid clothes, and holding a folding fan with gold and jade bones in his hand. Look at this person's eyebrows and eyes, a dignified nose and mouth, no beard under the chin, and a large braid with oily black and shiny draped behind his head. Gestures, a sassy demeanor.

When Zhao Yushan saw someone coming, he hurriedly got up to greet him.

The crowd also stood up.

Zhao Yushan's eyes flashed, and he said: "Chu Yuanwai, you don't know if you come, so that I can greet Yuanwai." ”

This Chu Yuanwai said with a smile: "Where do I have such a big face, I want Miss Zhao to greet me in person." Hello everyone, in Xia Chu Jinglian, I have met all of you. ”

As he spoke, Chu Jinglian bowed to the five people.

Everyone has seen it one by one.

After greetings, Chu Jinglian sat down in the main seat where Zhao Yushan was originally sitting. Zhao Yushan sat at the top of Zhuge Qinglin.

Chu Jinglian said: "I'm sorry, Miss Zhuge was interrupted just now, it's really rude." I have a guqin here, I don't know if I can get into the eyes of Miss Zhuge . After speaking, he instructed the attendant to remove the original guqin, and brought up another guqin and put it on the table in front of Zhuge Qinglin.

Zhuge Qinglin looked at the guqin in front of him, and gently plucked it with his fingers a few times, the sound of the piano was melodious, and there was a faint sound of a valley. Zhuge Qinglin looked at this guqin repeatedly. The piano has a total of seven strings, and it has been brushed several times with tung oil, and it is unusually bright. There are slight burn marks at the end of the instrument, which is very disproportionate to the instrument.

Chu Jing rolled his eyes and asked tentatively, "What does Miss Zhuge think of this qin?"

Zhuge Qinglin nodded and said, "This qin is rare in the world, and it is the best product. ”

Chu Jinglian narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked, "Does the girl know the name of this qin?"

Zhuge Qinglin stroked the strings with his left hand and said lightly: "If my guess is right, the name of this piano is 'Jiaowei'." But as far as I know, this 'Jiaowei Qin' has been lost for many years. Forgive my eyes, I can't tell if this one is real or fake. ”

Chu Jinglian tapped the palm of his left hand with a fan and said, "The girl is right, this qin is indeed a 'Jiaowei Qin', but it is not a 'Jiaowei Qin' made by Cai Yong. This piano was made by a skilled craftsman, and the method is based on historical data. ”

Zhuge Qinglin was puzzled and said: "Look at the wood of this piano is ancient cedar, if it is made into a piano, it will also be a good piano." Why do you have to make it a "Jiaowei Qin"?

Chu Jinglian's face showed solemnity, and he said angrily: "Miss Zhuge is reasonable. The reason why I made Jiaowei Qin is to be grateful for the sages. The four famous pianos of antiquity have now been lost, and it is a pity that they are below. Therefore, I thought that if I could remake this piano, I could not only inherit the legacy of my ancestors, but also carry forward the Chinese culture, wouldn't it be beautiful. ”

Chu Jinglian looked at Zhao Yushan, and then said, "If Miss Zhuge is satisfied with this piano, how about playing a song for us?"

Zhuge Qinglin nodded and said, "In this case, the little girl will be ugly." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhuge Qinglin raised his wrist lightly and began to stroke the piano.

I can only hear the sound of the piano slowly rising above this small building, and it is still the song 'Qiu Ming'. The sound of the piano is sometimes sonorous and powerful, ups and downs, and sometimes affectionate, like crying and complaining. Everyone in the audience listened with fascination.

Zhao Yushan on the side couldn't help but sigh softly.

As the song "Autumn Ming" ended, the sound of the piano gradually stopped.

Zhuge Qinglin nodded slightly and said, "Everyone, I'm smiling." ”

The crowd clapped their hands in admiration.

Chu Jinglian pondered for a moment and said, "The girl's piano sound is really admirable. It's just that I heard the girl say that this song is not in harmony with silk and bamboo, which is inevitably a little flawed. ”

Zhuge Qinglin's willow eyebrows moved slightly, and said, "I did say it just now. But I'm ashamed that I don't know how to play a flute or anything like that. ”

Chu Jinglian turned his head to look at Zhao Yushan.

Zhao Yushan smiled and shook his head.

Chu Jinglian looked at the other people present.

Shangguan Ying looked at Shangguan Yunying and seemed to have something to say.

Chu Jinglian's eyes fell on Shangguan Yunying, and found that Shangguan Yunying lowered his head and didn't look at Shangguan Ying on the side.

Shangguan Ying really couldn't hold it back, and said to Shangguan Yunying: "Young master, you come." ”

Shangguan Yunying wanted to speak and stopped.

Chu Jinglian arched his hand at Shangguan Yunying and said, "Shangguan Gongzi, if Your Excellency is proficient in this way, you might as well show you one or two?"

Shangguan Yunying frowned slightly and said, "Brother Chu, I have indeed played musical instruments such as flutes and flutes in Xia. But I'm just using it to relieve boredom in my spare time. is thousands of miles worse than Miss Zhao and Miss Zhuge . Let me play in front of a crowd of connoisseurs, it is really a dirty listen. I am ashamed to be proficient. ”

Chu Jinglian shook his head and said, "Shangguan Gongzi's words are ridiculous. I see that you have an extraordinary bearing, and you must be from a famous family. Why do things twist and pinch so unpleasantly? It's rare for everyone to get together today, and they are so happy, they must not be women, and let Miss Zhao and Zhuge laugh. Brother Shangguan Xian, please don't shirk. ”

Shangguan Yunying's face turned red, and he said with embarrassment: "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." It's just that I came out in a hurry and didn't take the flute with me. ”

Chu Jinglian laughed loudly: "Childe doesn't have to worry too much. Although I don't have a jade phoenix platform, I still have this flute. But I don't know if Childe wants a flute or a flute?"

Shangguan Yunying thought for a while and said, "According to the foolish opinion, this song 'Qiu Ming' is better with the sound of the flute." ”

Chu Jinglian turned around and ordered the attendants to fetch it immediately.

After a while, the servant brought up a gold-lacquered plate with a jade flute on it.

Chu Jinglian picked up the jade flute and respectfully handed it to Shangguan Yunying with both hands.

Shangguan Yunying hurriedly took the jade flute carefully with both hands, and after looking at it, he couldn't help but fall in love.

This jade flute is crystal clear, green like a lotus leaf in early spring.

Chu Jing slapped his fan and said with a smile: "Although this flute is not as good as the jade flute of Lord Nalan Xingde's family, it is also a treasure in the world. I also hope that Shangguan Xian will not dislike it. ”

Shangguan Yunying hurriedly said, "How dare you." The jade flute of Lord Nalan's family has only been heard of and never seen. But in my humble opinion, I am afraid that it will be difficult to buy this jade flute in front of me for a thousand taels of gold!"

Chu Jinglian nodded lightly, his face pale.

Shangguan Yunying arched his hand at Zhuge Qinglin and said, "Girl, please." ”

Zhuge Qinglin nodded slightly, returned a salute, and said, "Childe, please." ”