Su He played a piece of highbrow music that was quite appropriate to the occasion today. Her ten slender fingers moved as she half-hugged the pipa, the strings jingled coldly, and the sound of pearls falling on a jade plate was not even a fraction as clear and crisp as the pipa.
After the song ended, everyone in the pavilion was quite shocked. Song Jingrong smiled and praised, "Yaoyu is not exaggerating. Miss Suhe plays the pipa so well. I am really inferior to her."
Su He smiled and said, "Miss Song's seven-stringed harp also makes me sigh."
"You all played well, but Yaoyu and I really made a fool of ourselves!" Cui Qiong said to Wei Min with a smile, "No, you have to play a song today too. That way, Yaoyu and I won't be the last."
Wei Min was not good at music. She glanced at Yu Jiao and said calmly, "Miss Liu San didn't play it either, but you know how to bully me."
Cui Qiong thought that Yu Jiao grew up in the countryside. Unlike them who had learned music, chess, calligraphy and painting since childhood, she did not mention Yu Jiao because she was afraid that she had never played the piano and would be in an awkward situation. However, she did not expect Wei Min to be so ignorant and still brought Yu Jiao along.
Cui Qiong glanced at Wei Min and said with a smile, "Yaoyu said that Yu Jiao is also my sister. If I don't bully you, who else can I bully?" She pulled Wei Min to the piano stand and said, "I haven't heard you play the piano for a long time."
Wei Min seemed to have not seen Cui Qiong's eyes, "If Miss Liu San doesn't play, I won't play either." Wei Min smiled and looked back at Yu Jiao who was leaning against the railing of the waterside pavilion, and said with a faint smile, "Miss Liu San is an excellent doctor, and she is also a master in making incense. She seems to be proficient in everything. I would like to see how good Miss Liu San's piano skills are?"
Wei Min spoke in a very polite tone, as if he was really just curious.
Liu Yaoyu didn't hear any clues, but she still helped Yu Jiao and said, "My third sister is not as amazing as you say. There are always people better than you. Don't flatter her."
Song Jingrong sensed a hint of undercurrents and said with a smile, "The plum blossoms in Xianghai Huaxi are in full bloom. We have been sitting here for a long time. Why don't we go out for a walk?"
Cui Qiong clapped her hands and was about to respond, but Wei Min looked at Yu Jiao and said, "Is Miss Liu San worse at music than me? Among all the girls in the capital, my piano skills are the worst. If Miss Liu San's skills are not better than mine, then Miss Liu San will be at the bottom of the list in the future. You are not allowed to make fun of my piano skills anymore."
Liu Yaoyu's face changed slightly, her crescent-shaped brows furrowed, and she looked a little unhappy. Wei Min was fine at the coming-of-age banquet a few days ago, and she thought Wei Min had listened to everything she said, but she didn't expect that he would be like this today.
Wei Min always speaks frankly, and Cui Qiong is carefree, so she didn't notice anything.
Chen Wan knew that Wei Min admired Young Marquis Gu. She was a thoughtful woman. After a brief thought, she understood why Wei Min repeatedly embarrassed Yu Jiao. She tried to smooth things over by saying, "We are not candidates in the Imperial Examination Hall. There is no need to argue about our zither skills. We are just playing for fun." She looked outside the waterside pavilion and stood up and said, "It is still snowing outside. It must be a different experience to appreciate the plum blossoms in the snow."
Wei Min bit her lip. She didn't do anything, but these people all protected Yu Jiao. She felt very uncomfortable for a moment.
"Cui Qiong urged me to play the piano, and you all sat by and watched the show with laughter." Wei Min said angrily, "I just made a few jokes to Miss Liu San, and she didn't say anything yet, but you couldn't sit still."
Liu Yaoyu also got angry after hearing this. Yu Jiao saw that she looked unhappy and hurriedly grabbed her hand.
Since the incident was caused by her, it is natural for her to step in and resolve it. It would not be good to end up in a bad mood.
Yu Jiao knew that Wei Min targeted her because of Gu Yun, so she didn't feel angry, but just a little helpless.
"I am not good at playing the qin, but I know a little bit about the pipa. Since Miss Wei wants to see my skills, I have no choice but to show off my skills." Yu Jiao did not look at Wei Min, but stepped forward and said to Su He, "I will lend you the pipa."
Su He's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she was quite surprised. There were many young ladies from aristocratic families who were good at playing the musical instrument. The pipa, an instrument that came from the Western Regions, was mostly played in taverns and music halls. She handed the pipa in her hand to Yu Jiao.
Yu Jiao held the pipa and sat on the soft stool. She nodded slightly and plucked the strings to test the sound. When her fingers touched the strings, she felt as if she was in another world. A faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips.
Although my senior brother Fu Chuan is tall and handsome, who would have thought that he can play the pipa so well? His mother is a professor of folk music at the Conservatory of Music and a master with high attainments in pipa. My senior brother inherited his mother's genes in music. Although he is a doctor, he has also inherited his mother's piano skills.
Yu Jiao can play the pipa, and she was taught by her senior brother Fu Chuan.
Low, hoarse and chaotic string sounds rang out, and everyone in the pavilion could tell that Yu Jiao's fingering was clumsy and she didn't seem like someone who could play the pipa. Only Su He stared at Yu Jiao's fingers on the strings. She was the only one among them who was proficient in pipa, and she could tell at a glance that Yu Jiao's fingering was correct, although a little clumsy.
Yu Jiao plucked the strings and tried for a long time before she finally tuned them.
She closed her eyes, and moved her slender green fingers slightly. A clear string sound rang out softly, the tune was gentle and melodious, and the clear sound slowly poured out from the water pavilion of the Xixin Pool and spread all around.
On the Nian Qu Tower, the man leaning on the armchair heard the sound of the pipa and suddenly opened his narrow and long phoenix eyes.
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