Chapter 73: Lowering Your Own Value
As the hour of Xu was about to pass, melodious piano music began to sound from more than a hundred pleasure boats drifting on Qin Lake.
Sometimes it is as slow as a clear spring, sometimes as rapid as falling beads, sometimes like waves of pine trees, and sometimes like the ethereal sound of a valley.
Every pianist tried his best, hoping that his or her piano sound would stand out from everyone else.
At this moment, a distinctive piano sound rang out, carrying with it a sharp and murderous tone, like a sharp sword piercing through the curtain of the previous melodious piano sounds, bringing everyone out of their intoxication.
The sound of the zither was faint and deep at first, and then it slowly showed the grand and gloomy momentum of the battlefield, but also revealed a sense of transcendence and elegance. Then, the melody suddenly became passionate, and the breath of killing with spears and swords suppressed all the decadent music, and no one could compete with it.
The other piano sounds gradually faded away, and only the "Entering the Battle" was played to the end.
After the song ended, everyone's mood was still difficult to recover for a long time, as if they had just witnessed a fierce war and witnessed a magnificent yet desolate battlefield.
After listening to it, Su Chenyu said, "Your piano skills are indeed good."
“There is only skill, but no emotion.” Baili Yanqing could not feel Rong Ruo’s emotions when he played the piano. No matter how passionate the tune was, it could not make him feel like he was there.
"You have high standards."
"Tonight, Qin Hu will compete in the piano competition. Princess Rong Ruo will surely be the winner." The two were not surprised by this result.
When all the pleasure boats came to the shore one after another, those who lost the piano-playing competition were a little dejected, but they still stood aside, wanting to see who it was that caught them all off guard.
Finally, Rong Ruo got off the pleasure boat and saw that the people around her were waiting for her. She stood with her head held high, listening to everyone's praises, and her vanity was greatly satisfied.
"Young lady, I have never seen you in the capital before. Which zither player are you from?" A plump woman looked at Rong Ruo with satisfaction in her eyes. This girl looked smart at first glance. If she could be poached and brought to her house, she would definitely be a cash cow.
When the madams of other brothels saw that Mama Yang had passed away first, they knew there was no hope for them and they did not dare to become an enemy of Mengxianglou.
Rong Ruo looked at Mother Yang with disdain: "I am not your zither player in the capital."
Mother Yang didn't like this tone, but a little temper might suit the taste of some customers. Thinking of this, she smiled and said, "Girl, our Mengxianglou has the best business in Beijing. If you come to our Mengxianglou, you won't have to worry about the rest of your life. I guarantee you will have delicious food and drinks."
"How dare you!" Su Chenyu came over. "What nonsense are you talking about here? This girl is the princess of Beirong. How can she go to your Mengxiang Tower?"
"The princess of Beirong?" Mother Yang looked at Rong Ruo, not quite believing it. "If she is the princess of Beirong, why would she come to Qinhu to compete in playing the qin tonight?"
"Why can't Princess Yu come to Qinhu to compete in the piano competition? Is it because your Dayu's piano player is not as skilled as others and can't afford to lose?" Rong Ruo did not forget to provoke Su Chenyu at this time, "Princess Fengyi, you don't think that Princess Yu is too embarrassed to admit that she defeated your Dayu's piano player, do you?"
Rong Ruo's voice was loud enough for the people around him to hear it, and their expressions changed slightly.
Why would this princess from Beirong want to compete with a group of Yanxi women in playing the qin? Even if she won, what would she be proud of?
"Princess Rong Ruo, you said earlier that you wanted to come and appreciate the piano, but you didn't say you wanted to play it yourself." Su Chenyu asked, "Why did you suddenly start playing it?"
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