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Chapter 75: Chapter 75: A Night of Fish and Dragon Dance ([-])

It has only been a few hours since Gu Jiuniang got the sheet music in the morning.Fortunately, I have watched it many times, and although I am not familiar with it, it is not too jerky.This piece was originally a Wenqu, Wenqu should be quiet, should have a lingering sound, the technique should be soothing, and it should be easier to play. She sat with her legs together, plucked the strings with her fingers, and the sound of the pipa fluctuated from time to time on the balcony.

The guests in the building originally looked at the middle-aged lady behind the piano stage, but at first they were still looking at it, and then they closed their eyes and nodded slightly.

Li Chan was fascinated by the music, and suddenly remembered the lotus clothes who found the score.At that time on Wushan Mountain, he even said that he would invite her to listen with him, but now he broke his promise.

At the table, Xu Yingqiu nodded along with the chords, unconsciously picked up the chopsticks and tapped the edge of the bowl, then smiled, put down the chopsticks, and waited for the song to play.

In the past half a cup of tea, Gu Jiuniang gradually played martial arts. The first Wenqu was fascinating, as if it was going to take people to a place with stunning scenery. Taoyuan, but the mighty river and sea, raging waves hit rocks, and there are sounds of gold and stone clashing and pearls and jade breaking.The guests in the building listened intently, sometimes frowning, and sometimes calming down.

The musical score is an inch and a half thick, and it is a set of Daqu, which is divided into six interpretations.The introduction should have been played with gongs and drums, but Gu Jiuniang replaced it with the "playing gongs and drums".After she finished playing the introduction and the first solution, it was time for the cymbals, Jiegu and vertical harp to play. At this point, Gu Jiuniang replaced it with eight phoenix nods, and played a random sound for the end.

There were faint sighs of reluctance in the building, but everyone knew that the musicians would not play the finale until the big fish and dragon meeting.

The madam at the table opened her eyes, "Jiu Niang must be playing this piece for the first time."

Li Chan nodded and said: "It is also through Xuanxiang that this song can be played."

The madam smiled and said: "I was very sorry when Jiuniang fell into the dust. I heard her play this piece tonight. I am happy for her and for everyone Xue. I never thought that everyone's skills have not been lost. It is really great." It would be even better if Jiuniang was more familiar with her techniques. Hey, I blame her for being stubborn. She has hidden the Xue family's score for so many years, and it is only now that she has brought it out."

Li Chan heard the temptation from the madam, and said, "It's no wonder Jiu Niang, she only saw this score recently."

As soon as Li Chan said this, the people at the table guessed the origin of the score.

Cao Sulan asked: "Dare to ask the name of this song..."

"This song has no name and no words." Li Chan smiled at Xu Yingqiu while talking, and Cao Sulan also smiled and said, "Why don't Ying Qiu write the lyrics."

Xu Yingqiu shook his head and said with a smile: "I'm not talented enough, I've always only half-written lyrics, how can I take on such an important task. However, for tonight's song, it is worth writing a poem..."

Xu Yingqiu was only halfway through speaking when the madam winked at the people around her.The Brothel Chu Pavilion has always been a place for talented people to linger, and besides drinking, eating, and drinking, pens, inks, papers and inkstones are always on hand.

Behind the qin platform, Gu Jiuniang finished playing a piece and caressed the body of the qin reluctantly.The playing just now made her seem to have returned to her youthful age. At this moment, seeing the faint bruising veins on the back of her hand that showed her age, she woke up.She got up to salute, and seeing the vague figures behind the screens everywhere, she couldn't help but feel very disturbed. She played the piece for the first time. Although she played it fairly completely, it might not be satisfactory.

A young servant stepped forward and said, "My lady, would you like to move forward and describe it. This is a poem my master gave you." He handed her a bamboo scroll.

Gu Jiuniang was well-known in the Jiaofang Division in the past, and was also given poems by the literati who hunted for beauty in Fengyuechang.Few of those "talented scholars" who wandered around in Fengyuechang were really talented.She recalled the past again, her eyes fell on the bamboo scrolls, and she saw the title of the poem "Watching the Little Fish and Dragons in Mid-Spring and Hearing Gu Jiuniang Playing the Piano", and then saw Xu Yingqiu's name at the inscription, her eyes showed disbelief, and her hands trembled stand up.murmured:
"The sound of the pipa moves the wine cup to stop, but the dragon's tendons wrap around the phoenix couplet. The red sleeves still hurt the crane, and the green waist still misrepresents the name."

Among the pipa songs in the world, the two most famous pieces are "Green Waist" besides "Farewell to the Crane" by Xue Jianpeng. "Green Waist" is a court anthem of the previous dynasty. The first emperor loved it for its melodiousness, but thought it was too complicated, so he ordered the musicians to extract the essential parts from it, and then condensed it into a piece called "Lu Yao".

However, the name of this song became "Green Waist" due to misrepresentation in the market.

Perhaps because "green waist" is less rigid than "luyao" and more charming and beautiful, most people at that time didn't know luyao, but only knew about green waist.

Xu Yingqiu compared tonight's song with the two famous songs "Green Waist" and "Farewell Crane" with verses. Gu Jiuniang subconsciously wanted to say "how can I afford it".When the words came to his mouth, his nose became sore, he bit his lower lip, pursed his lips, raised his sleeves and wiped the corners of his eyes, and finally only said: "Xie Xulang."

……

Nie Er and Zhang Zhung went through the crowd and came to Huan Cai Pavilion in Qiwan Lane.Huancai Pavilion is also a brothel, and its organizational system is not as grand as Hongxiu Zhao. Naturally, it is much quieter and more secretive than Hongxiu Zhao.At the entrance is a black lacquered wooden door that opens in two. The eaves are six feet deep, and four hexagonal lanterns hang from the eaves.Under the lamp, there is a doorman who only accepts regular customers.

Zhang Zhung led Nie Er into the door of the pavilion. The long corridor behind the door twists and turns and leads to many courtyard rooms. There are rockeries, shadow walls, bamboo bushes and other objects to block the view. will get lost.

Nie Er looked at the space where no one was around, and finally found an opportunity to ask in a low voice, "What do you want me to do?"

Zhang Zhung stopped, squinted his eyes and smiled, "Nie Sanlang doesn't know where this is?"

"Of course I know." Neer didn't smile at all. "It's just that I'm not very promising. The higher the bid, the more uncertain I will be. Give me a letter."

"As expected of Nie Sanlang, he acts cautiously." Xiangxiong chuckled, "But you misunderstood, this time it's not that no one paid you to do things, but that they came to collect debts from you."

Nie Er frowned, "Debt collection?"

Xiangxiong said with a smile: "Nie Sanlang doesn't really think that with such a small amount of money, he can get a statue of the Miaoyin bird from Fansheng Kingdom to Xuandu?"

(End of this chapter)