The emperor's words stopped the discussion on the court, and everyone's attention was focused on Su Liuyuan.
"Back to the emperor, Su Liuyuan has neither talent nor art. He has nothing to show." Su Liuyuan said calmly.
"ha-"
As soon as Su Liuyuan finished speaking, there was laughter all around.
"Oh?" The emperor squinted, looked at Su Liuyuan in front of him, and then said to Xie Weixing, "Is there a time when Wei Xing misjudged the wrong person?"
Xie Weixing raised his eyebrows and said casually: "It seems so..."
At this time, Su Mingyu stood up and said as if unintentionally: "Fifth sister learned some piano with us when she was a child. Has my sister forgotten it?"
The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Su Mingyu. Su Mingyu suddenly felt pressure and shrank.
"Fifth Miss?" The emperor retracted his gaze, looked at Su Liuyuan, and called out.
Su Liuyuan thought of the agreement she had just reached with Xie Weixing, and looked at Xie Weixing who was sitting cross-legged leisurely, then raised her head and said to the emperor: "Back to the emperor, Liuyuan thinks he is not as good as Fourth Sister's piano, but he wants to use it. Another way is to compare tunes, but Liuyuan needs a few things, I hope the emperor can help Liuyuan."
"Well, tell me, what do you want?" the emperor asked with interest.
"Seven crystal cups, a small drum, a gong, some water and a pair of silver chopsticks." Su Liuyuan replied.
Su Liuyuan doesn't know if there is glass in this time and space, but glass is transparent. In ancient times, it was generally called crystal. Because the refining of crystals is particularly rare, Su Liuyuan really does not have the confidence to prepare seven crystal cups by her own efforts. Moreover, it is precisely because crystals are rare that she dares to use them to win.
Soon the crystal cups were ready, seven of them, the same size. Su Liuyuan took out the water on the side and poured it in one by one, so that the water in the cup was arranged from less to more. The hall was extremely quiet at this time, with pairs of curious eyes staring at Su Liuyuan's every move. Only Xie Weixing's eyes were moving, and the corner of his mouth was smiling, as if he was thinking about something.
Su Liuyuan adjusted the height of the water, took out a chopstick, and tried to tap the one with the least water. After listening, a crisp and smooth sound came out. Only then did everyone realize that it turned out that water was placed in a crystal cup and silver chopsticks could be used to make such a beautiful sound!
After Su Liuyuan adjusted the water in each cup, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief. He straightened up, held a silver chopstick in each hand, and tried it with a song "Ode to Joy". The sound was very good, which made her very satisfied.
In the hall, there were quite a few people who were knowledgeable about music, and wine glass music was not new to them, but this was the first time they heard a tune like "Ode to Joy", so everyone listened attentively and listened carefully.
However, when everyone was listening intently, Su Liuyuan had already stopped. She placed the snare drum and gong on one side respectively. After getting ready, Su Liuyuan smiled slightly at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, did Liuyuan just Did you say that Liuyuan is not a competition for piano skills, but only for melodies?"
The emperor nodded: "Yes, I did say that. I know what you are worried about, you don't have to worry, just do it!"
Su Liuyuan was relieved.
The drum beat at first was just very slow, and the footsteps that seemed to come from far away gradually came closer, from one footsteps to two footsteps... Gradually, the drum sounds became faster and faster, and became more and more intense. rapid. There were shouts, footsteps, and sounds like weeping.
"Bang!" A gong sounded, and everyone suddenly came back to their senses.
After taking a slight breath, a string of elegant and smooth tones came out, just like a girl's singing voice, praising her victorious husband. Laughter, singing and dancing, voices like complaints.
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Su Liuyuan gradually put away his last words, gently placed the silver chopsticks in his hand on the table, bowed to the emperor, and said, "Liu Yuan is showing off his embarrassment."
Only then did the emperor come back to his senses, he breathed a long sigh of relief, his brows relaxed, he waved his hand and said: "The fifth lady is really Huizhilanxin! You actually know how to combine wine glass music with drums and gongs to play. You are the first person in the world." one person!"
When Su Liuyuan heard this, she was not surprised but felt worried for herself. It turns out that there is already wine glass music in this time and space. It seems that what I just emphasized was right!
"Bah, bang, bang—" a round of applause rang out, and then everyone in the hall clapped along.
Su Mingyu gritted her teeth secretly and hummed slightly, showing disdain. Su Mingzhu on the side looked at Su Liuyuan with a pale face and remained silent.
"Miss Su Wu, what is the name of this piece of music?" After the applause, an old man stood up and asked in a friendly voice.
Su Liuyuan was stunned and replied: "I haven't given a name yet."
The old man didn't expect Su Liuyuan's answer. He paused and then said, "Then why don't Miss Su Wu give this song a name?"
Su Liuyuan frowned slightly, glanced at the emperor who was present, changed his mind, and said: "Liuyuan was just ordered to play the music, why not ask the emperor to name it."
Then, everyone looked at the emperor. The emperor laughed and said to Su Liuyuan: "In that case, I'm not polite!" After saying that, he turned his head and pondered for a moment, stroking his palms, and said, "Yes, the drum sound at the beginning of this song reminds me of After entering the battlefield, the sound of the gong is obviously the sound of victory, and the subsequent crystal tune has a brisk rhythm. It is time for the relatives at home to know that the war has been won, and they are drinking and singing. Then this song might as well be called "Zi Gui"."
The emperor bestows a name, which is a great honor, and the audience shouts that the emperor is wise. The old man also smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
The emperor was happy enough and said to the old man: "Xu Diangle, it seems, what do you think of Miss Su Wu's "Zi Gui"?"
The old man's name is Xu Bin. He is a music master of the third rank in the imperial court and is an authoritative figure in music. He stroked the white beard on his chin and said, "Back to the emperor, I think Miss Su Wu is really talented in melodies."
"Hahahaha, Miss Su Wu, what do you think?" the emperor asked with a laugh.
"Liu Yuan is not good at music. He only knows a few palace merchant tunes. If the tune just now can make everyone laugh, Liu Yuan will be enough."
"You are very humble! Wei Xing, your taste is really good!" The emperor looked at Xie Weixing with a deep look. The latter smiled noncommittally and did not answer.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" The Queen suddenly spoke, as if with regret.
"What do you mean by the queen?" The emperor looked at the queen in confusion.
"Prime Minister Su really has no dogs under his knees. Who else dares to show up now to compete with the young master and daughter of the Su family?" the queen said with a sigh.
"Sister Queen's words make me feel ashamed. I don't dare to criticize my eldest brother's flute, but Mingyu's dance and Mingzhu's piano are indeed excellent. However, Mingyu and Mingzhu seemed to have something in mind just now. Qian Qianjie does not have a tacit understanding of cooperation, so I feel that Mingyu and Mingzhu still need to improve." When Su Liuqian said this, she paused, looked at Su Liuyuan, smiled slightly, and said, "Since Xu Dianle praised Liuyuan's music, I don't dare to criticize it privately."
Su Mingyu and Su Mingzhu couldn't help but look at each other when they heard that their second sister was belittling them like this. Both of them could see disbelief in each other. Yes, how could his own sister speak ill of his sister in front of so many people
"What Sister Qian Fei said makes sense." The queen said expressionlessly.
"Well, I also think Concubine Qian's words are reasonable. So who should I choose between the Su family's young master and the fifth young lady in this round?" The emperor looked at the two of them with some distress.
At this time, Su Huanqing stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Liuyuan is Huanqing's fifth sister. Huanqing voluntarily gave up and let the fifth sister continue the competition."
The emperor nodded appreciatively and said, "Well, then, Miss Su Wu, don't let your eldest brother down for a while!"
"yes."
The first round passed like this. Although she was qualified to continue competing, she didn't care much. However, Su Liuqian would kick her compatriot sister out of the game, which made her a little confused. Why would Su Liuqian do this? And Su Huanqing, although she knew that he was not very enthusiastic about career, but what did he want