It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 72 The eight voices of the human bone ruler

"Master Mu, why are you here?" Yang Xianrong didn't want to provoke more people, so he just asked him calmly, "The palace is still under curfew."

Boss Mu grinned and thought: Isn't this because you blew the shakuhachi?However, he did not dare to say it like this, and lowered his head and said: "Yes, yes, the curfew also requires checking the situation everywhere. The palace people who clean Yingliu Lake are afraid of the ghosts of innocent people, so they refuse to come over to clean. That servant is at least He’s also the one in charge, so he just came here.”

"Well, thank you for your hard work." Yang Xianrong nodded, "I'm just here to take a look, nothing else."

"The Queen is also here to play shakuhachi? This..." Chief Mu hesitated.

"What did you say first?" Yang Xianrong was very kind, "Don't worry, I'm just here to test the tone. If you play in Tianyuan Hall, I'm afraid it will affect the rest of others."

"Yes, yes, the queen is considerate." Manager Mu quickly bowed and said, "The weather is quite good tonight, but don't stay too long, as it will be cold at night."

"Okay." Yang Xianrong took his own shakuhachi, "Does Mr. Mu know that on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, an old lady who knows shakuhachi appears?"

"Hey, has it become like this?" Manager Mu couldn't help but raise his voice a lot.

"How do you say this?" Yang Xianrong followed closely.

"That's Aunt Yu, she's just an old palace maid. She can play the shakuhachi, but it's not that magical." Manager Mu looked helpless, "Maybe it's just because her voice sounds melodious and melodious by the Yingliu Lake. Anyway, I know Grandma Yu very well, and I haven’t realized how nice she is.”

"Oh? Where is she?" Yang Xianrong glanced at Lan Xiang. Lan Xiang's eyes narrowed and she looked around.

"If you want to see her, I'll call her. She lives in the utility room to the south."

"Okay." Now that we have the direction, we naturally want to meet him.

Soon, Manager Mu quickly walked over with an old nanny.

This Aunt Yu is actually over 60 years old. Her figure is slightly stooped, but she is very energetic and has a certain heroic spirit between her eyebrows.

"I've met the Queen." Aunt Yu knelt down and kowtowed.

Yang Xianrong took another look at her clothes. The light from the lantern was not bright, and he could only vaguely see that her palace clothes were also shabby, and even the hem was torn and turned into strips of cloth.

"Why didn't Grandma Yu leave the palace to take care of herself?"

"There is no one at home anymore, and we signed a death agreement with the palace." Aunt Yu was very polite and did not stand up immediately even after the ceremony. "The old slave is getting older, and he originally wanted to leave the palace to take care of himself. However, Master Mu took pity on me and felt that if I let the old slave go to Jinyong City for retirement, he might not have the best conditions in the palace. He said that he would just let me feed the fish every day by the Yingliu Lake. If he was really sick, he would The song to leave the palace."

"Well, we need manpower everywhere in the palace. Since Master Mu has arranged it this way, let's do it." Yang Xianrong didn't want to care about so many things. Seeing that Aunt Yu was still strong and her face was very soft, she was very... kind. "Someone said you are good at playing Shakuhachi?"

"It's just a false rumor. The playing skills of the shakuhachi are important, but the most fundamental thing is the shakuhachi itself." Aunt Yu glanced at the shakuhachi in Yang Xianrong's hand and asked, "Those syllables just now, but the queen The empress played it?"

"Oh, yes. Even if I practice, I haven't played it for a long time." Yang Xianrong picked up his shakuhachi, a little surprised.

"Can you let me try your shakuhachi?" Grandma Yu looked at the shakuhachi in Yang Xianrong's hand.

"Okay." She bought this shakuhachi in Tai'an County, so it cannot be considered a valuable item.Just now I was thinking whether I should find an expensive one, maybe the sound would be better.

Grandma Yu took the shakuhachi, stroked it once, and then played a short song facing Yingliu Lake.

A few syllables spilled out, and under the moonlight, fish could be seen jumping out of the water.

Yang Xianrong and Lan Xiang were so shocked by the situation in front of them that they were speechless and looked at each other.Lan Xiang praised: "Mama Yu's skills are really amazing."

"Mistakes, praises." Grandma Yu took the shakuhachi away, wiped it clean, and handed it back to Lanxiang. "The queen's shakuhachi is really ordinary, not a fine product."

"Yeah." Yang Xianrong didn't hide it, "It was just brought over by Tai'an County and bought on a whim."

"It's too ordinary. You can just talk about it on weekdays. If it is performed at the Great Winter Banquet now, it really won't work."

"How did you know that I wanted to perform at the Great Winter Banquet?" Yang Xianrong was shocked.

Perhaps Aunt Yu realized that she had said something wrong, so she quickly knelt down, leaned over and said, "This old slave has overstepped his bounds. You should not speculate on your master's intentions."

"It's okay, just go ahead and say it." Yang Xianrong waved his hand, "Get up and answer the question. It's cold here too."

"Thank you, Queen." Grandma Yu was very grateful and thanked her again and again. "Actually, many concubines and ladies in the harem have already started preparing for the Great Winter Banquet. Concubine Li and Rumei who died before came to the old slave and asked if they could learn a thing or two. But the old slave said , learning the shakuhachi does not happen overnight, or one can amaze everyone with his skills just because of a piece of music, it must be practiced all year round."

"Yeah." After hearing Li Fei's name, Yang Xianrong sighed softly when he thought of Li Fei's father's misbehavior that day. "I heard that Li Fei got a music score, but is it true?"

"I don't know about this." Aunt Yu shook her head, "When Concubine Li came here to practice, she was very devoted. Maybe she drowned because of this. It's such a pity."

"The person has been buried and passed away." Yang Xianrong could only sigh a few times.

"I'm not good at playing shakuhachi, I just know how to make it." Aunt Yu's eyes suddenly flashed with light, "I don't dare to boast, but the shakuhachi made by this old slave can indeed be said to be unparalleled in the world. It can wear Penetrate the soul and drive away the souls of the dead.”

"...Is that so?"

"If the Queen is willing, you can move to the old slave's residence. It is in the utility room over there. The shakuhachi made by the old slave is placed in it."

"Okay." Yang Xianrong was also curious, especially when he saw the rhythm of Aunt Yu playing the shakuhachi just now, he became more and more interested and wanted to see it.

At Grandma Yu's residence, Yang Xianrong saw a black shakuhachi.

Generally speaking, shakuhachi are made of bamboo.But this shakuhachi does not feel like bamboo, and is even a little cold, as if there is a cold air gushing out from the hole of the shakuhachi, making people feel inexplicable fear.

"The Empress, you can try playing a song and you will immediately feel how extraordinary it is." Aunt Yu admired Yang Xianrong and took a liking to the shakuhachi at a glance, "Your vision is indeed unique. .”

Yang Xianrong was also hesitant and played a tune of "Sauvignon Blanc" that he had practiced.

Soon, she felt the difference.

The shakuhachi seems to be alive and full of spirituality. Often just after blowing out a syllable, the rest of the sound seems to flow out without any effort at all.

If she hadn't been unable to remember the rest of the score, she might have kept playing.

"This... is indeed extraordinary. What is it made of? It feels like an elf, and can even understand the player's mind." Yang Xianrong touched the shakuhachi and sighed.

Aunt Yu smiled brightly, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes gathered together, "The Queen knows the goods, this is made of human bones."

(End of this chapter)