Miss Bach's Crab Canon

After all, if you get the laurel wreath and the harp, your trip will be complete. If you just call Deli Dolly out, you will return to the 21st century in despair. Maybe you can catch up with the news broadcast.The only thing to worry about is when you get the laurels and the harp—whether pop music will interfere.

"This is the famous writer and poet of our country, written by Pushkin... Are you listening?" The three maids noticed the inattention in her eyes.

"—The Bronze Horseman, I've read it."

The mature court maid was very surprised: "...Oh? Who would have thought that our country's culture has been transmitted to the far east?"

The capable court maid immediately asked: "Apart from Pushkin, which writers in our country have crossed the frozen forest of Siberia and reached your land?"

This... How should I answer this question?Tell the truth, right?

Fortunately, she is a modern high school student, and she still has basic common sense: "There are so many, such as "War and Peace", "Quiet on the Don", "Crime and Punishment", and Gorky, and " How is steel made... eh? Wait."

In this era, Gorky seems to be a homeless man, spending money everywhere to work or something... Didn't even take the pen name Gorky?As for those other works...it seems...it doesn't seem to be about the tsar?

It seems that we are about to cause trouble for Deli Dolly again...

That's all, such a small detail, a magnanimous female demon like Deli Dolly would not care about it.Gao Yiyu smiled and blurred the topic.

As for the three court maids, after looking at each other and exchanging glances, they also had a decent way to deal with it.

"Indeed, we have all read these masterpieces, and they are the pride of our nation."

"That's right, if you haven't read it, you are not from our country."

"I'm also very glad that you like them. The stories they describe are very beautiful, and His Majesty the Tsar also likes them very much."

Wait - would the Tsar like it?Most of those are after the last tsar's family was slaughtered, and people sang the story of the tsar's family being slaughtered... It seems that they haven't read it... and they really can't read it.In any case, both sides have saved enough face, which is really happy for all.

And so, amidst the serenity of art and chatter, they wandered into a place full of life, with specially decorated rooms.With Gao Yiyu's vision as a semi-expert, he can see that the artistic decoration of this room can counteract the reverberation to a certain extent...

Sure enough—there was a piano.

In addition to the piano, there is an entire small chamber orchestra, several violins of different sizes, an accordion, some wind instruments, and even percussion.

And, a figure sitting by the window, as if entering the air.

Her existence is too natural, as if she is a part of this palace, and she is also a piece of art in it.But when Gao Yiyu broke away from this absurd idea, he found that it was just an old, weak woman like a dead leaf.

The noble clothes wrapped her tightly, while the white paint was applied from the root of her neck to her forehead with withered hair.On top of the white paint, there is red that imitates the flow of blood—but anyone can tell at a glance that this is to cover up old age and frailty. It is hard to imagine how haggard this old woman is under the makeup.

There was a cup of tea, some newspapers and food on her desk, but nothing moved.

Only the reaction to the sunlight falling in through the window made her feel more or less like a living human being.

The maids saluted one after another—Gao Yiyu hesitated for a moment, then bowed slightly, and then clasped his fists... Although I don't know who it is, it shouldn't be a problem to show a little respect to the elderly...

"Ahem, in front of you is the Empress of Russia! Princess Mary of Hesse and the Rhine, Maria Alexandrovna." A maid solemnly introduced.

Ah, the queen is a fellow of Joannis... Actually, there is nothing strange about it. There are a lot of people married in Germany who come to this world of ice and snow. They really love marriage, not only marriage, but Germans really love to come here. There is also a mustache who came over, think about it carefully, Joannis also came over...

And the very aggrieved Yoannis who followed all the way also hurried forward quietly, wanting to meet the fellow living in this era.

And Gao Yiyu took her place, expressing her heartfelt voice in German: "This is a cold country."

"...surprisingly oriental, you are right." The queen responded in her still proficient mother tongue, which made her smile and look younger, "Young man, what is your identity?"

"A bard from—"

"Don't say that, because you have said something better. Do you understand the art of music?"

Uh, chatting?This was an accident... But there is no doubt that the old and decrepit Russian empress sits in the Winter Palace. It is because of this that the Tsar's lover, the young and beautiful Ms. Katya, is embarrassed to accompany her in... Also, It would be awkward to meet, although Gao Yiyu thought it would be interesting.

As for now—she wouldn't mind risking the bankruptcy of her plan for a little music chat.

"The art of music is my job. I am very good at it. Do you need anything?"

……

ps

(Try to adjust the time difference. If there is no accident, I am afraid there will be an update before noon tomorrow.)

071. Improvisation

The situation was worse than Gao Yiyu expected.

The elderly queen of this vast land is an unexpectedly difficult figure...

"Bard, it's a good identity." The white makeup whitewashed face was full of high-level defenses, "My people told me that a certain young enemy is going to do some bad things in the palace, and may send bad guys in. And the day after I got the news, I saw a stranger like you in the palace."

This... is Ms. Katya's actions leaked?

Gao Yiyu was inevitably frightened - but it was only for a moment.

Calm down, modern man, she told herself.This is not the era where she took root. If things are revealed, they will be revealed. At worst, she will find Deli Dolly and run back, and then go to another era to plan the laurels and harps.

So Gao Yiyu's face was calm: "It's cold today... people don't want to do anything bad."

"That's a good point, and I'm not too tempted to catch the bad guys, but to gather around the fire with guests, caviar and wine, so I can sleep at least a little longer at night—are you a guest?"

Although the elderly queen knew very well what her enemy, Ms. Kajia, who had robbed her of her man, was planning, and Gao Yiyu, who had a serious suspicion in front of her, was too ostentatious, but she didn't have the vigor to start a trial soon.

"I'd love to be your guest and play some music for you."

The elderly woman immediately suggested: "Then don't we need some music now to ease the atmosphere?"

She held the gem-studded but hollowed-out light crutch placed beside the armrest, and tapped once on the marble floor.

This was the signal, and soon, the guards in the nearby corridor, the maids and servants who happened to pass by, were all summoned by the Queen's call, and gathered into this magnificent concert hall.

Their shoes and boots, the guards' swords and guns, accompanied by these noisy voices, the people who made the voices also looked at Gao Yiyu.

——This made Gao Yiyu nervous.

"As you can see, I have gathered a lot of listeners, and everyone is here to listen, to know what kind of music the oriental bards will show."

The queen changed her sitting posture, no longer easy-going, but full of majesty.

"Or, I want to see how the bad things mixed into the palace will perish. You shouldn't say that the weather is cold, and your fingers are too cold to play music."

Unlucky... Gao Yiyu thought so from the bottom of his heart.

Although she claims to be a high school student who loves music, she has never had such a dream...

In the Russian Winter Palace in the [-]th century, in front of the tsar's daughter-in-law, music was played to prove innocence.In addition, there is Joannis sniggering by the side, which is really not fun.

But there is no other way.

The meaning of the queen is obvious. Since she is a bard, she will always play music.But if you just entered the palace disguised as a bard, then you can't lie in front of music.

The guards put their hands on their guns, and people's eyes on Gao Yiyu also changed, from the straightforward "mother is so beautiful, how can I marry her" to the complicated and malicious "so beautiful How can you be a bad person? Then it should be easier to marry her."

"Are there any oriental musical instruments?" Gao Yiyu asked.

"No, it's better to say that since you are a bard, you didn't bring a familiar musical instrument?" The queen questioned, "If this is your excuse, then there is no need to try lamely, your face is so beautiful People are jealous, I will save your head."

This caused a sigh in the room—Joannis took the opportunity to sigh too, and no one noticed that there was an extra ghost speaking.

The queen tapped the ground again with her cane, and finally silenced the shouting of the audience.

Her eyes fell on the guards, her lips were ready to speak, to give the order to arrest.

but--

"It's just a random question, and I'm thinking of doing more... Then let's borrow the piano."

Gao Yiyu had no sense of crisis, even like a child who hadn't noticed the unfavorable atmosphere. He took out the harmonica from his pocket, and then walked towards the piano in the corner neatly.

After her—the sighs of the crowd turned into astonishment. They followed Gao Yiyu's pace and approached the piano together, even blocking the disabled queen.It wasn't until the latter coughed harshly that the crowd parted tacitly, leaving a place for her to watch.

The crowd gathered more and more. I don't know who spread the news, but one after another, there were always people approaching this room.

Gao Yiyu felt that this was embarrassing, but she still bit the bullet and continued. First, she opened the piano cover, and the keys were in front of her in black and white.But before touching the key, she noticed the dust on it.

"Excuse me, do you tune often?" she asked.

The crowd murmured, as if wondering what tuning meant, and finally a cleaning maid who made a living here replied, "I just know no one uses it."

Among the crowd, Joannis on the special seat was very excited, she knew very well that Gao Yiyu was going to show the piano tuning.

But she was wrong—

"Then just play casually, tuning is too troublesome, don't blame me if it doesn't sound good."

With the bard's index finger, he pressed the A key of the small group of characters - and then played a set of tritones as a standard opening.Of course, it was silently thinking of the beloved Ms. Deli Dolly in my heart.It is not only to generate income for her, but also to test the pitch.

Actually not bad...

And this weird interval made the audience feel uncomfortable, and even the queen frowned, thinking that this was some kind of perfunctory and fake trick.

But—how weird the tritone was just now, and how delightful the audience would be in the opening verse she played next.

The bard's left hand communicates with the keys, like a lively child teasing a cat that has just woken up with a feather.The simple and melodious major triad makes a soft purring sound.

This piano is not used by anyone, the keys are a bit rough, the feedback is not very good when you press it, and you can feel the muddyness of the strings inside when they vibrate.But this is the piano used in the Winter Palace. It is not just a fancy product with a beautiful shell. With every vibration of music, it sheds a layer of rust on its body.

The chief listener who was the closest, his eyes widened when he realized how the tone was getting better and better.Moreover, there is a feeling of... sprouting from the dry earth.Joannis couldn't understand why she thought so, but she vaguely grasped the clue.

But just before Joannis's idea took shape—the piano slowed down.

Because the bard's idle right hand passed the silver instrument to his mouth.

It's a harmonica.

The silver and wood pieces that make up the harmonica ushered in their happiness, because they touched her lips and felt her breath.

The piano keys pressed by Gao Yiyu's left hand became a supporter who retreated behind the scenes, and the harmonica with his right hand made a sound as clear as silver with a pressing of the sound-it was the protagonist.

Gao Yiyu didn't skimp on ornamental notes, because the harmonica is a very free instrument, and it responds to all the breath of the player.Sometimes it compresses the caliber of the air intake to make the sound absorption tactful; sometimes it spits out whimpers in the throat, allowing the shaken breath to vibrate the reed again, giving off a colorful double resonance.

She played happily.

I don't know when—Ioannis discovered something.

The place where she is is no longer the Winter Palace, but...a certain field blessed by spring.

It used to be barren here.

But the notes became seeds, became rain, became sunlight—and then bloomed, turning barrenness into greenery.

Not only that, Joannis also heard birdsong, and when she raised her head, she saw a bird with thick fluff flying to this field and landed on a branch that suddenly appeared—but already existed, and used the bird's song as a symbol of happiness. Field accompaniment.But it's not just this bird.

There are other small animals, foxes, sled dogs, sables, snow rabbits...

Joannis was the only one who felt something was wrong, because, well, she knew what it was.

--magic.

Although this word came to modern times and she only knew it after meeting Gao Yiyu and Deli Duoli, but in her previous life, she knew a situation that would happen with the performance——

If a real master does his best and enjoys playing, he will use music to create a dreamlike new world.

Those notes will weave into a brand-new scenery, and the original performance venue will be subverted by them. All this is woven by the performer's music for the audience-it's not an illusion, it's not a miracle.Until now, Joannis probably understands... that's what happens when music is played with magic power.

As it is now.

Gao Yiyu's magical power and music blend together to weave this world...

But this lush world didn't last long, because Gao Yiyu's performance came to an end.

"call."

She pressed the rightmost key of the piano and ended the solo with that subtle and soft top note.There was sweat on her forehead, and the fair skin of her face was bleeding red, she could see the unexpected fatigue, and she was adjusting her uneven breathing.

But—no applause.

Rather confused.

What happened just now?what happened?And... why are there so many small animals in the audience?

Ioannis, who was awake the whole time, was the only one who understood. She saw the windows half open and the footprints of animals stepping all the way.The bird landed on the queen's scepter, using it as a branch.Animals, large and small, gather together for warmth.

Of course, it's not just people who are confused, the animals are also very surprised. They were attracted by the warm vegetation just now... Why is it gone?The human audience is also discussing the feelings just now, and questioning who brought the animals in.

The scene is a bit chaotic——

Until Joannis, who was hiding in the corner, yelled: "God, the music of oriental bards is like magic! It can even create illusions that attract animals!" She thought for a while, and then added, "It's still so beautiful! nice!"

Gao Yiyu himself didn't realize what happened at all, he just remembered that he poured all his heart into the performance just now.

— that was improvisation.

I've been reading a lot of fantastic scores lately, Ioannis's, Tchaikovsky's, she's a real music lover, and the notes are always going around in her head.And this short improvisation is, so to speak, her reference to those wonderful scores, even breaking down the chords.

As a result, no one applauded... and there was a lot of chaos.