When Grandma Yu said that this Shakuhachi was made of human bones, Yang Xianrong was so frightened that she almost threw it away.
Fortunately, Lan Xiang was there to support her, and she was able to stabilize her mind and suppress the nauseating feeling.
"Are you scared?" Aunt Yu showed a kind smile, as if coaxing a child, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, this is just a craft. In fact, many musical instruments are made of animals, right? For example For drums, python skins are used, for flutes made from crane bones, and for pansheng made from cow bones, human bones are also used.”
indeed so.
Yang Xianrong nodded, "That's true."
"This shakuhachi is also a bit special...I won't go into the production method, but the sound is really good, right?" Grandma Yu took the human bone shakuhachi and gently stroked the joints on it.
For some reason, Yang Xianrong always found this action creepy and his back felt chilly.
"The Empress came to Yingliu Lake today. Do you also want to improve your shakuhachi playing skills in a short period of time?" Aunt Yu was even more cordial, "Actually, there are not a few concubines who have emerged at the Great Han Banquet and attracted the attention of the emperor. But it’s hard to say whether it has spirituality or whether it can control this human-bone shakuhachi.”
"Who else?" Yang Xianrong asked.
At this time, Master Mu had lit all the candles in the utility room and brought some charcoal fire. The room became very warm and relaxing.
"It's really inconvenient to say this. Please forgive me, the Queen." Grandma Yu sighed, "They are just poor people."
"Aunt Yu, the Queen is asking you, so just say it." Chief Mu couldn't help but interject, "Anyway, everyone has already said that you are a master, so just show your skills."
"No, no, no, how can I be in front of the Queen..." Grandma Yu lowered her head.
"I want to hear it." Having said this, Yang Xianrong naturally wanted to hear it too.
In such a deep palace, I don’t know how many palace residents are still living silently. If you are someone with some skills or someone who can flatter you, you may have climbed to a high position, but for a humble and older palace maid, your life will be like a piece of grass.
Fortunately, Aunt Yu is under the care of Master Mu and can continue to stay in the palace, and her living conditions will be relatively better.
I heard from Lu Zhu that although Jinyong City is called a palace, some conditions and facilities are naturally much worse than those of the imperial palace.
Especially these old palace servants and maids, if they go, they will be wiped out.
Aunt Yu looked at Yang Xianrong seriously and said, "I would like to play the song "Sauvignon Blanc" for the Queen."
"Okay." Yang Xianrong felt slightly uncomfortable being watched so seriously.
Lan Xiang stood sideways in front of Yang Xianrong, pulled out a somewhat worn embroidery pier, and said softly to her: "Queen, please sit here. My servant is by your side."
"Yeah." Yang Xianrong sat down.
On the other side, Nanny Yu was already three feet away from Yang Xianrong, and was at the door of the utility room, with the door open.
She didn't make any preparations and started playing naturally.
At that moment, everyone felt a shock in their body, mind and soul, and then their emotions changed with the rise and fall of her tone.
This is a song called "Sauvignon Blanc", which is a woman's emotional confession to a man.
But what Nanny Yu performed was extremely deep and sad, as if she was telling a past event, and she had never been happy.
My heart suddenly felt very painful, and I couldn't help but shed tears.
The music is short but the love is long. Even though Grandma Yu has finished playing and put down the shakuhachi, everyone is still immersed in sadness and it is difficult to get out of it.
If Yuan Jianshuo, the commander of the imperial army, had not stood at the door and knocked on the door with the back of his sword, everyone would have been stunned.
"What are you doing? Do you know that there is a curfew in the palace?" He said in a loud voice, "And there are still candles lit? Do you know that it is strictly forbidden to light more than two oil lamps at the same time anywhere in the palace! Hey, Queen, !”
He finally saw Yang Xianrong sitting in the pile of debris, and half-knelt down with a grin, "I have met the Queen in my humble position."
"Oh..." Yang Xianrong's voice was a little hoarse, and he wiped the corners of his eyes before continuing: "Commander Yuan, don't be too polite. Get up."
The Imperial Guards who followed Yuan Jianshuo also stood up, and a row of people stood at the door of the utility room, looking at them.
"The Queen is here late at night..." His final tone was clear, and he wanted to ask what happened.
The wood owner spoke in advance, "Commander Yuan, the Queen came to Yingliu Lake to see Aunt Yu. She wants to learn how to play the shakuhachi. It's nothing serious."
"If the Queen wants to learn something, there is no need to come here late at night." Yuan Jianshuo's attitude was not very good, "You can ask Aunt Yu to go to your Tianyuan Palace. This is against the rules in the middle of the night."
"Oh." Yang Xianrong glanced at him, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Nanny Yu looked at Yuan Jianshuo in an unfriendly way, and even frowned a little. "It's okay. It's just because the weather is a little warmer today, so I went out for a walk to eat."
"As a humble person, let's escort the queen back to the palace." Yuan Jianshuo was really rude.
His tall and muscular appearance gave people a strong sense of oppression.
"Wait a minute, I'll have a few words with Grandma Yu." Yang Xianrong pulled Lan Xiang beside her, and Lan Xiang immediately took out a small piece of gold from her sleeve and handed it to Grandma Yu.
Grandma Yu was a little confused by this move and quickly knelt down again.
"No need to be polite. I just think your "Sauvignon Blanc" is really nice to listen to, so I'm just rewarding you." In the past few days in the palace, Yang Xianrong has seen the emperor and Sima Lun giving out a small ingot of gold as a reward. , so she also asked Lanxiang to prepare a few and put them in her sleeves.
"Thank you, Queen." Mother Yu's words were obviously sincere, and you could hear the happiness and gratitude in her voice.
"You deserve this. After all, this song is really nice." Yang Xianrong showed the queen's appearance, "I'm afraid I won't be able to learn it, and I won't be able to do it in a short time."
"The Queen, please don't be self-effacing. This old slave is very spiritual after listening to the Queen's playing." Aunt Yu said immediately, "If you practice diligently, you will still improve."
"I think about it." Yang Xianrong knew that his skills were inferior to others, so he laughed at himself, "Let's do this for today. If I don't go back, Commander Yuan will drag me back."
"He doesn't dare!" Nanny Yu said anxiously, "You are the queen of Jin Dynasty!"
Yuan Jianshuo stood at the door and heard these words. He immediately knelt down and whispered: "I don't dare to do this in a humble position."
(End of chapter)
