Chapter 48 Let the County Lady Clear the Obstacles for Me
"Brother, just don't expose my past."
Gu Ruanci's words were very relaxed and casual.
Old Qin laughed heartily. As they walked along, others just thought that Old Qin was very satisfied with Gu Ruanci, the "beginner".
The sisters waiting there were extremely nervous, especially Lian Yuyan.
Although her hands were hidden in her sleeves, they were already sweating from clenching them, and she was afraid that she would not perform well.
"Master Qin, these are my friends from Imperial Province. They're all ladies from prominent families, and have received strict training since childhood. Even if they're not masters of musical rhythm, they're certainly not unfamiliar with it. Especially Lian Yuyan. If she hadn't missed last year's musical rhythm competition, I'm afraid Zhou Yuqi's winning streak would have been broken long ago."
"Junior Lian Yuyan, greetings to Master Qin..."
Lian Yuyan's voice was trembling, and it was obvious that she was really nervous.
Qin Lao looked her over and said, "I've heard of you. You're one of the best among the younger generation. Would I be honored to hear you play a piece today?"
Lian Yuyan didn't expect that happiness would come so suddenly. Not only did she meet Master Qin, but he actually asked her to play in front of him?
"Ah...ok...ok, sure..."
She tried her best to suppress her fear caused by nervousness, and even swallowed her saliva. She secretly warned herself that she must not lose her level in front of Master Qin.
Sitting in front of the piano that Gu Ruanci had asked her to prepare in advance, she put her hands on the strings and felt a buzzing sound in her head.
Closing her eyes, she tried to calm herself down, feeling the tacit understanding between the strings and herself.
When she slowly relaxed and opened her eyes, she started beautifully and the notes slowly flowed down from the strings.
At the first note, Qin Lao pricked up his ears and curled his lips.
It was obvious that Lian Yuyan was out of tune because of nervousness.
However, when the following music came, Mr. Qin began to nod his head continuously.
Lian Yuyan didn't dare to look at Qin Lao's reaction at all. She didn't think too much about the mistake at the beginning, but just followed her usual method and tried to immerse herself in the music.
Wu Yixuan and the others were secretly cheering her on, not daring to breathe for fear that it would affect her performance.
Gu Ruanci was also brought into the mood through her playing. Although her playing technique was occasionally not smooth, it was already commendable, especially since Lian Yuyan was quite nervous today.
When the song ended, the lingering sound lingered around, but everyone still didn't dare to speak, just waiting for Master Qin's evaluation.
Old Qin looked at Lian Yuyan meaningfully and did not speak for a while.
Lian Yuyan felt more nervous than before, even feeling suffocated.
"I just observed Miss Lian's skillful fingering, which must be the result of years of practice. Her emotions are overflowing, but they seem to wander when she moves the strings. It always feels like she's just about to reach the top, only to change direction. Perhaps Miss Lian has some grievances she can't express, and she wants to resist reality but lacks the courage."
After Qin Lao finished speaking, Lian Yuyan almost cried.
Unexpectedly, Master Qin could hear her current mood through the sound of the piano.
“Good music doesn’t flow from your hands through the qin, but grows from your heart through all instruments, whether it’s the qin you’re currently focusing on, the flute commonly used in music troupes, or even many other instruments.
"Your heart is what matters most."
"When you're nervous, you take deep breaths. When you're playing, you should also provide breathing spaces. Don't pile up the air all the time, leaving no space for the listener. Otherwise, people will feel suffocated, and the beauty of the music will be lost."
After Master Qin finished speaking, Lian Yuyan already understood her problem, which had troubled her for a long time, but she had not thought of a suitable way to solve it. Now she finally had a concrete concept and a way to improve it.
Afterwards, Master Qin also gave instructions to the other girls one by one, except Gu Ruanci.
Lian Yuyan adjusted her state and played another song after everyone had their turn, and was given special attention.
Qin Lao could even remember the music she had just played and perfectly reproduced it.
After hearing how Master Qin handled the situation, Lian Yuyan became more aware of where her shortcomings lay.
The fact that the Duke of Shouguo's Mansion had invited Old Qin could not be concealed and was spread out.
The few people in the Gu family who received guidance from Master Qin became the objects of everyone's envy.
Some people spread the rumor and changed its tone, starting to predict that the winner of this music competition would probably be Lian Yuyan.
After all, she is an excellent pianist. If it weren't for that accident last year, she might have reached the top.
When this statement reached the Zhou family, it took on a different tone.
"Third brother, is Gu Ruanci doing this deliberately to target you? Lian Yuyan is already quite powerful, and she even sought help from Master Qin. You haven't had much time to practice piano lately because of Grandmother's affairs. They're taking advantage of you."
Zhou Qinzhu's words made Zhou Yuqi dislike Gu Ruanci even more.
"She keeps saying she doesn't want to return to the Zhou family, but she keeps trying to do anything to attract their attention. Wherever the Zhou family is, she always tries to make her presence felt. Since she doesn't understand music, she found a puppet to fight me. But this time, she's going to miscalculate."
After hearing this, Zhou Qinzhu asked, "Third brother, what do you mean?"
"If she wants to win, she has to defeat all the participants first, and then she'll be eligible to compete with me. Last year, she was so popular, but she collapsed before she even made it to the final step..."
After Zhou Yuqi finished speaking, a cunning light flashed in his eyes.
Zhou Qinzhu immediately understood what he meant. Last year, she and Lu Wenxue had planned for Lian Yuyan's absence.
This year, if Lu Wenxue knew that Lian Yuyan had found such a powerful helper, she would definitely be even more anxious and would never let her turn things around.
"Last year, Wen Xue's carelessness prevented Miss Lian from participating in the Douyinlu competition. This year, I want to tell Wen Xue that Miss Lian is even more powerful than last year. If you want to beat her, you have to work harder. There's no time to play hide-and-seek like last year..."
Zhou Yuqi didn't respond, he knew that his younger sister already knew what to do.
Sure enough, after Lu Wenxue learned the news, she tried to organize various activities and invite these noble ladies.
As a result, Lian Yuyan learned her lesson this year and never participated in any of the activities. She used the excuse that her fingers were stiff and she needed to practice every day to get away with it.
Finally, the birthday of the Earth Mother arrived. Gu Ruanci went out to the street with the three brothers of the Gu family to watch the fun. After all the ceremonies of the traditional festival were over, more and more people moved towards the venue of the music competition.
This is the grandest event for Mother Earth’s birthday, and many people watch it live every year.
Gu Yuxuan knew how hard Lian Yuyan had been practicing these days, and Old Qin had even praised her for being able to understand things quickly.
As the competition was about to begin, Wu Yixuan came to tell Gu Ruanci that Lian Yuyan had withdrawn from the competition again.
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