The lady of Chongxi has supernatural powers and is favored by the powerful official

Ouyang Hong's flute and Nangong Yu's piano are both famous among the scholars in the capital.

For a moment, the sounds of the flute and the piano of the two people merged in the center of the lake and spread to all directions. Some students who came to Jingyue Lake for sightseeing stopped to listen.

However, Jingyue Lake is quite large, and now their pleasure boats are parked in the middle of the lake, so people in the distance can’t see clearly who is on the pleasure boats.

After just one song, Ouyang Hong looked at Nangong Yu with bright eyes and clasped his fists, saying:

"Today I finally heard the entire piece by Shidan. The sound is indeed pleasant and melodious. I am convinced!"

Nangong Yu laughed and said:

"If your flute sound hadn't aroused my heart, I wouldn't know how to play the piano. They say that Hong's flute sound pierces the sky, and it's really good."

Prince Ning snorted and said:

"Just praise each other, the two of you. If one song isn't enough, try another one."

He An also studied vocal music, and not only could he appreciate it, he also liked it, so he looked at the girl behind him:

"Go ask the boatman if he has a zheng?"

The maid behind He An turned around and went downstairs. After a while, she came back with a zither. She set it up for the young lady, tuned it, and asked:

"What else do you two want to play? How about I play a song along with you?"

Nangong Yu smiled and said:

"Why not? Let's have some fun together today. It's rare that everyone is so interested."

Prince Ning glared, then turned around and waved:

"Bring me a drum!"

Now only Gu Ruoxi was left without a musical instrument.

Gu Ruoxi didn't feel embarrassed. She didn't know how to play the piano or flute anyway. She could still play a few songs on the violin or piano.

Gu Ruoxi ate the cakes intermittently while listening to them starting to work together.

Not being able to play these instruments doesn't mean that Gu Ruoxi can't appreciate them. The prince of her family plays the zither well, Ouyang Hong plays the flute well, Princess An plays the zheng well, and Prince Ning always hits the drums on point.

People can't help but be immersed in it.

As Gu Ruoxi listened, she suddenly picked up the teacup and poured different amounts of tea into it.

Then she took off a hairpin from her head and tapped the cup gently.

These cups are made of top-quality porcelain, and they make a crisp sound when knocked.

Interspersed between their vocals, there was a little background music, which was clearer than the dull sound of drums, shorter than the melodious sound of flutes, more pleasant than zithers, and louder than pianos.

At first, Gu Ruoxi only knocked occasionally. Later, after she caught the rhythm of their music, she also started from knocking one cup to four cups.

The water in each cup was different, and the sounds it made were also different. For a moment, the people listening on the shore couldn't tell what instrument it was.

I craned my neck to see, but could see nothing.

Nangong Yu listened to Gu Ruoxi's harmony and couldn't hide the admiration in his eyes.

This guy gave him another surprise. Unexpectedly, she was illiterate but knew music!

After they finished a song together, Princess He An came over in surprise and tried to knock on the teacup:

"Sister-in-law Ruoxi, this is so beautiful. How do you know that each cup will make a different sound?"

How to explain this? The frequency of vibration? It’s hard to explain clearly, so here comes my skill of playing dumb:

"I don't know either. You all should know that I grew up in a small yard. So, I didn't have any toys. I could only bang and bang things around when I had nothing to do."

"Then when you were playing just now, it suddenly occurred to me that your music has a pattern, and I can just hit one note in the middle."

Ouyang Hong was impressed by this explanation:

"The genius of music is no more than this!"

Prince Ning didn't say anything, but the fact that he didn't twist it into a vicious circle showed that he agreed with someone.

Nangong Yu said with a smile:

"You chorused very well. Moreover, the different sounds of the water cup, when hit continuously, can actually form a melody. This is really great."

The pleasure boat slowly rowed towards the west, where they could see a small hill of medium height. Although they did not go down, there were pavilions and paths on the hill, and it was obvious that it was a well-managed place.

Ouyang Hong said:

"Would you like to go down and take a walk?"

In fact, Gu Ruoxi was thinking that the mountain with green trees was exactly where she wanted to go.

But Nangong Yu smiled and said:

"If you want to get off the boat here, we'll let them dock and let you go home. If you don't want to get off, we'll go back to the first floor. It's almost time for us to go back."

Ouyang Hong looked at them and said:

"Then I won't leave. Let's go together. Maybe we can sing another song together."

So, several people sang another song together, and the boat slowly returned to the center of the lake.

They put away their instruments. The sun had set a little, and there were some shadows on the boat. He An came out and stood on the second floor platform with Gu Ruoxi, looking around:

"Sister Ruoxi, can I invite you out next time I go out to play?"

Gu Ruoxi smiled and nodded:

"I'm more casual. If you have friends who are more particular, then don't ask me out."

He An smiled and said:

"I like being with you, being at ease."

As the two were talking, they heard a voice asking:

"But Brother Ouyang is on the boat?"

Gu Ruoxi and Princess He An both looked back and saw a pleasure boat coming behind them. A young man in white was standing on the platform on the second floor and looking over here.

Gu Ruoxi didn't need to look any further, she knew it was Qin Mingyuan as soon as she heard the voice.

Not wanting to pay any attention to this person, and feeling that it was inappropriate to stand here any longer, He An went back to the cabin with Gu Ruoxi.

Ouyang Hong, who was standing over there, clasped his fists and said:

"Yes, I'm honored to meet Mr. Qin II."

Qin Er was still looking around to see who was here, but he saw two women entering the cabin.

Qin Mingyuan and Ouyang Hong were familiar with each other, and Ouyang Hong also knew the relationship between Qin Mingyuan and Nangong Yu. He looked back at Nangong Yu with a little embarrassment, but Nangong Yu ignored their greetings and just greeted Gu Ruoxi and prepared to return.

Ouyang Hong knew at a glance that Nangong Yu and the others had no intention of saying hello to Qin Mingyuan.

Qin Mingyuan smiled and said:

"After listening to the two pieces of music just now, I knew it was Brother Ouyang. No one else in Shangjing can play such a good piece of music except Brother Ouyang."

Ouyang Hong clasped his fists again and said:

"Thank you for the compliment. This is a collaboration with a few friends, not just me."

"Oh? Which friends are getting together? Xiaoke has a half day off today, so it's a good opportunity for everyone to get together."

Ouyang Hong smiled and said:

"That's a bit unfortunate. We have already played and were about to return, but Brother Qin and I just missed each other."

Someone seemed to be calling Qin Mingyuan from the cabin behind him. He turned his head, nodded, and then looked back and said:

"Brother Ouyang, are you interested in moving your boat over to our side and chatting? We have invited Miss Xixi from Xinghua Tower to entertain us, so Brother Ouyang can enjoy playing the flute."

Ouyang Hong's face changed. What was this? What was that Xinghua Tower? They asked him to accompany the girls in that building?