Yueyang Teahouse, private room on the fifth floor.
Chu Yao and a young man in his twenties were sitting opposite each other on tea chairs by the window, drinking tea and watching everything in the Guoxue Square.
"You weren't interested in these things in the past years. Why do you want to join in the fun this year?"
Young Master Jin Yi, Chu Qian, the eleventh son of Prince Kang and the owner of Yueyang Tea House, asked Chu Yao with a smile.
Chu Yao's eyes never left the square, and he raised his hand and handed a list to Chu Qian.
After Chu Qian read the list, he said nonchalantly: "It's just Piaomiao Palace and Tianbo Gate. Do you need to be so concerned about it?"
Chu Yao looked back and looked at Chu Qian with a smile: "Brother Eleven is becoming more and more ambitious now. You don't need to pay attention to Tianbo Gate, but you dare not take it lightly in Piaomiao Palace?"
Chu Qian's expression paused: "Isn't there a supreme master? He hasn't appeared for decades. Who knows whether he is dead or alive."
Chu Yao: "Dongjian is still alive."
Seeing that he was so sure, Chu Qian asked curiously: "How do you know? Is it possible that you can still grasp the traces of the supreme master?"
Chu Yao glanced at him and then moved his gaze to the square.
Chu Qian curled his lips and said, "What's there to see down there?" Following Chu Yao's line of sight, he saw the carriage with white curtains, and Chu Qian immediately smiled playfully.
"You will be seventeen this year. Speaking of which, it's time to kiss her. Why, have you fallen in love with the young mistress of Piaomiao Palace? I heard she is a stunning beauty!"
After hearing this, Chu Yao sneered and sneered: "You are just a bandit, how can you be worthy of me?"
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Chu Qian was speechless: "This is too much. After all, Piaomiao Palace is an authentic sect recognized by the court. It still has some family background, and it is worthy of you, the son of a county prince."
Meeting Chu Yao's cold gaze, Chu Qian smiled and decisively changed his words: "I am definitely not worthy of you, the son of a county prince."
After hearing what he said, Chu Yao snorted coldly, said nothing, turned around and continued to look at the square below.
Chu Qian also looked over and saw that most of the people in the square were attracted by the white-curtained carriage. He smiled and said, "You don't look down on the young palace master, but some people are eager to get close to him."
"Anyway, taking down the young palace master is equivalent to having a top master standing behind you. This advantage is still very attractive."
Chu Yao was unmoved, his eyes moved around the square, and finally stopped at the tall stage in the northeast.
Chu Qian looked over, raised his eyebrows and said, "The Dongfang family is really full of talents. Last year, there was a fifth girl, and this year there are six and seven girls."
Seeing that Chu Yao's eyes had been fixed on the two girls from the Dongfang family, Chu Qian's expression changed: "You guys have fallen in love with the Dongfang family, right?"
Chu Yao raised his eyes and looked at Chu Qian: "Brother Eleven thinks I'm not worthy of a girl from the Dongfang family?"
Chu Qian: "." He smiled coquettishly, "You know, the Dongfang family, as the natal family of Queen Wende, has always been very proud. In the past two years, the number of people who want to marry Dongfang's fifth girl has almost crossed the threshold. Why do you bother to join in?
That was lively.”
Chu Yao's face darkened: "Chu Xuan married the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Qing's family, and Chu Zhao married the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Baoding. My wife's status cannot be inferior to them, and a girl from the Dongfang family is the most suitable candidate.
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Chu Qian was stuck again. He was silent for a moment before sighing: "Why are you doing this? Listen to Brother Eleven's advice. The most important thing is that your choice of wife suits you. Don't make a mistake just to compare with your two brothers.
My own lifelong event."
Hearing this, Chu Yao looked at Chu Qian in surprise: "Brother Eleven, you didn't say that before. When marrying a good wife, the most important thing is to be well-matched. That's why you married a girl from the Baoning Hou family. Why?"
Now the most important thing is to become agreeable?"
Chu Qian coughed twice: "People will always change. The troubles in Prince Kang's palace are not much less than those in your palace. Didn't I have a hard time before? Naturally, I want to marry a girl with a good family background. She has a good family background.
With support, I can live an easier life, right?"
"But in the past two years, I suddenly discovered that it would be really uncomfortable if the wife who was by my side didn't understand me. I don't even know what to say to your eleventh sister-in-law."
Chu Yao looked at Chu Qian indifferently and pointed out pointedly: "That's because your business has grown in the past two years, and you feel that there is no need for the Baoning Marquis Mansion anymore, and you don't want to worry about pleasing the eleventh sister-in-law."
Chu Qian's face stiffened when he was told that, and he retorted harshly: "Am I that kind of person? It makes me sound like a heartless man."
Chu Yao said expressionlessly: "You are."
Chu Qian: "Brother Yao, I noticed that your mouth is getting more and more poisonous. I am your elder brother, can you save some face for me?"
Chu Yao said calmly: "Face is earned by oneself, not given by others."
Chu Qian didn't want to talk at all.
But Chu Yao continued: "Brother Eleven, no matter why you married Eleven Sister-in-law in the first place, since you have married someone else, as long as you are still a man, you should be responsible for them to the end, instead of thinking that you are no longer of use to the Yue family.
Leave people alone and ignore them."
Chu Qian laughed angrily: "What do you mean, if I mistreat your eleventh sister-in-law, I won't even be a man anymore?"
Chu Yao gave him a look of 'that's it'.
Chu Qian gasped in anger and stared at Chu Yao fiercely.
Unexpectedly, Chu Yao ignored him at all and stared at the square below.
Chu Qian was angry and helpless. The brat who used to hide behind his butt and sob had grown up, and now he knew how to teach him a lesson.
"What are you looking at? Is there anything interesting to see?"
Chu Qian was angry for a while and then he recovered. He followed Chu Yao's gaze and looked down: "Hey, who does that little girl belong to? She looks quite cute, like the auspicious doll in the New Year pictures."
Chu Yao laughed: "Likeable? Don't be fooled by her harmless face. That girl is a dead pomegranate. It will hurt if she hits you." Then he muttered again,
"After a new year, it becomes rounder again."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Chu Qian didn’t understand: “What pomegranate? Do you want to eat pomegranate?”
Chu Yao's tone was filled with disgust: "I don't like eating pomegranates. There are too many pomegranates, which is troublesome."
Chu Qian: "." Aren't you talking about the lucky doll? Why are you talking about eating pomegranates?
Chu Yao looked at Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao standing in the music assessment area, and his eyes did not linger for long.
With the girl from the Gu family who studied under Tianbo Sect, these two siblings were destined to leave in despair today, regardless of whether they were really talented in music.
Needless to say, I really wanted to see that girl looking downcast.
Chinese Studies Square, music assessment area.
There are no fixed standards for the temperament assessment, and the only condition for passing it is to impress all the assessment teachers present.
This is not an ordinary difficulty.
After all, everyone has different preferences and appreciation abilities. There are five assessment teachers, not many people, but it is not easy to impress them all with music.
There were nearly a hundred students who applied for the music temperament exam. The assessment teacher saw too many people. After some discussion, he said to the students who applied for the exam: "If there are any of you who are familiar with each other, you can choose an ensemble. As long as the ensemble music impresses us, the two of us will do it."
Everyone will be admitted."
The ensemble can make use of its strengths and avoid its weaknesses, and some students immediately showed expressions of joy.
Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao also looked happy.
Although the two are confident in their own skills, the effect of the piano and flute ensemble will undoubtedly be better.
"Sister, let's play the song "Butterfly Dance" on the score with the two pianos and flutes later."
Shi Fuxin nodded: "It's March now, and the flowers are in full bloom and butterflies are coming. Later we will let the people of the capital witness a feast of butterflies."
The assessment order is based on the first-come-first-served basis. Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao registered earlier and were ranked on the seventh and eighth.
Soon, the assessment began.
The students who dared to apply for the exam were really capable and had good skills. As soon as the song came out, it attracted a large number of music-loving audiences to come and watch.
However, there were too many people in the square and the sound was too noisy, so the performance was not satisfactory.
"Why do you want to set the assessment location in the square? This will affect your performance too much."
The students are complaining.
"Because only in a crowded square can you truly distinguish between superior and inferior skills." A arrogant voice sounded.
Everyone looked over and found that the person who made the sound was a maid.
The maid held the guqin in her hands and stood behind a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old girl in blue with a proud look on her face.
"That's the daughter of the official minister."
"I heard that Miss Gu Er studied under Tianbo Sect, and Tianbo Sect is the best at music."
Tianbo Gate?
When Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao heard the name, they looked at each other quickly.
I didn’t expect to hear about Tianbo Gate in Beijing!
The two couldn't help but think of the music that taught them House of Flying Daggers.
Leyin is the former head of Tianbo Sect.
At this moment, the leader ring of Tianbo Sect is still in their hands.
Does this mean that Tianbo Gate belongs to them?
Just when the two of them were thinking about this, it was Miss Gu Er's turn.
The second girl from the Gu family is ranked sixth.
Perhaps in order to highlight her specialness, perhaps to attract everyone's attention, or perhaps to prove her infallibility, Miss Gu Er took the initiative to propose the last assessment.
"I know that everyone comes from other places to take the exam. It's not easy to go to Beijing. It's a hard journey. You have to fulfill your wishes so that this trip will not be in vain."
If she played first, the assessment teacher would probably not be able to listen to any other music, which would definitely affect the judgment of other students.
Miss Gu Er is quite confident about her piano skills.
Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao felt weird hearing this, but the other students looked moved, and even the assessment teacher looked at Miss Gu Er with satisfaction.
If you don't take the exam on the 6th, it will be the 7th's turn.
Shi Fuxin frowned and looked at Miss Gu. As she was polite, if they didn't, they would definitely be dissatisfied afterwards.
"Teacher, we will take the exam later, let others come first."
Hearing this, the assessment teachers, students who applied for the exam, and the spectators were all speechless.
Miss Gu Er gave way because of her superb skills. Where did these two people come from? Do you need them to give way?
"Okay, stop trying to imitate others, hurry up and get on stage, don't waste time."
Under the urging of the assessment teacher, Shi Fuxin took the guqin from Xiaofang with an expressionless face, and then walked onto the performance stage with Shi Dinghao, who was holding the flute.
Before taking the stage, Shi Dinghao looked at the students who applied for the exam and said: "We have let you through. You don't want it because you don't want it. Don't regret it."
"Teacher, let's play "Butterfly Dance" with the piano and flute ensemble."
Butterfly dance?
What song is this?
Just when everyone was still wondering, the melodious music of the piano gently touched everyone's heartstrings like a spring breeze, causing ripples.
Then, the sound of an ethereal flute fell from the sky like the morning light falling on the forest.
The sound of the piano and the flute collide together, just like a stone thrown into a calm blue pool, setting off layers of ripples that spread out in circles.
First it was the people in the music assessment area, then the adjacent areas, and then, the sound of the piano and flute ensemble reached the ears of everyone in the square, and continued to spread out.
Everyone who heard it couldn't help but feel inspired. A state of confusion suddenly became clear, and a sense of joy and relaxation suddenly came to their hearts, making people unable to help but be intoxicated.
At the Yueyang Teahouse, Chu Yao just noticed the movement in the music area and found that the brocade vase at his waist was vibrating. When he opened it, he saw the black butterfly in the vase seemed to be trying to break out of the vase.
Chu Yao frowned, what happened to Guidian?
Before he had time to think about the reason, he heard Chu Qian next to him exclaimed. Looking for a sound, he saw countless colorful butterflies swarming towards the Guoxue Square from all directions.
The sudden appearance of butterflies in the sky attracted everyone's attention. Students in other assessment areas even stopped taking assessments.
Soon, everyone knew that the butterfly was attracted by the sound of the piano and flute in the musical area.
Seeing more and more butterflies, everyone's mouths opened in shock.
There is a pillar more than ten meters high in the center of the Guoxue Square. As the butterflies flew in, Shi Dinghao and several others jumped up and flew up to the pillar. Then, they stood on the pillar and played the flute attentively.
The ethereal and melodious sound of the flute spread farther and farther, spreading in all directions with the Guoxue Square as the center.
At this moment, in the inner city and outer city near the Imperial College and the Imperial Women's Prison, wherever there were lush flowers and trees, there were countless butterflies dancing, attracting countless people to stop and watch.
In the Guoxue Square, all the butterflies danced with the sound of piano and flute, with Shi Fuxin as the center, spreading upward and outward in a spiral.
People in the square may not feel much about this scene, but those in high-rise buildings are indescribably shocked when they see this scene.
The intoxicating sound of the piano is melodious; the sound of the natural flute is soul-stirring.
At this moment, the entire Guoxue Square and its surroundings seemed to have pressed the pause button. Everything was silent, and only the sound of pianos and flutes remained in the world.
At Baichuan Restaurant, the Shi family members were all nervously paying attention to Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao. As soon as they started the assessment, everyone's hearts were raised.
At this moment, looking at the butterflies flying in the square, even the steady old lady walked to the window and stared at the grandchildren in the square.
She was so surprised!
Even though her grandchildren had shown confidence before, she still didn't really believe in their abilities, but now, she was completely convinced.
It is inevitable that the grandsons and granddaughters will enter the Imperial College and the Imperial Women's Prison with this piano and flute ensemble.
Mr. Shi Qi and several ladies from Qianji Academy were also at Baichuan Restaurant. They looked at their nieces and nephews who were immersed in the music in the square, with complicated expressions on their faces.
They actually played the famous song of the previous dynasty - Butterfly Dance!
Ju's music score records that the song Butterfly Dance was improvised by the court musicians on the day when the founding emperor of the previous dynasty ascended the throne. On that day, butterflies were flying throughout the capital, and the whole world was in a state of celebration.
I thought it was an exaggeration, but I didn't expect it to be true.
The sound of the piano and flute lasted for the duration of a cup of tea (more than ten minutes). As the butterflies flew away, everyone slowly recovered from the shock.
"Are those your twin brothers and sisters?"
"Yes."
Outside the Guoxue Square, Shi Dingxuan stood respectfully behind an energetic white-haired old man.
Mr. Xiahou sighed with a smile on his face: "The sound of the piano could be heard in at least ten streets. Your brothers and sisters are not weak in internal strength."
Shi Dingxuan smiled modestly: "I can only protect myself."
Mr. Xiahou smiled and said nothing. Was he just protecting himself?
It is said that those two little guys are only twelve years old this year. To have such inner strength at such a young age is enough to shock him.
Time is right.
When he heard about the miscarriage of the child in Wuchang Household before, he sympathized with Shi Zhenghe, but now, looking at the monster-like four siblings Shi Dingxuan, he was only jealous.
On the street opposite Guoxue Square, Shi Zhenghe led a team of patrol officers, looking at his son and daughter in the square with bright eyes.
This is his child, his pride!
"Boss, your children are really amazing!"
"No, no, just so so. The two little ones are very naughty, the two older ones are better."
Officials: "."
"My sister Yin is going to break into the martial arts formation later. I wonder if she can break through?"
"Certainly possible."
"Well, I also believe in Sister Yin. She is much more reliable than her younger siblings. If the two younger ones can pass the exam, she will definitely be fine."
The officials: "." Is the boss trying to show off?
In the Yueyang Tea House, Chu Yao's eyes fell on Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao as they looked at the quiet ghost dish. His eyes flickered.
Shi Zheng and this family brought so many surprises to people!
Chu Yao shifted his gaze to Shi Fuyin in front of the martial formation. Will she be normal?
"This song can only be heard in heaven, and is rarely heard in the human world."
"The music is one of them, but the butterflies flying all over the sky are shocking."
In the square, everyone was still recalling the previous scene.