Reborn imperial concubine

The drum music awards are not held every year, but every two years. Similar to Chunwei, they are held by the Ministry of Rites.

After passing the third round of selection, the final surviving contestants can participate in the Drum Music Awards.

Any contestant who can enter the top three of the grand prize can be awarded the official title of court musician.

No.1封正六品清音，且赏银200两；No.2封从六品游韵，赏银100两；No.3封正七品行云，赏银50两。

After the game, regardless of whether he is in office or not, he can enjoy a court monthly salary thereafter.

People who want to eat imperial food are indispensable, but there are not many materials for reading.

Therefore, many ordinary people who can't be civil servants and military officials will save a fortune and send their children to the capital to participate in the selection of court musicians and dancers.

After all, it is difficult for ordinary people to compete with the nobility and nobility of a natural noble family in terms of strength or appearance.

The venue of the competition was Qinfangyuan, not far from the Imperial College, and nobles and gentry could hand in the posters in advance and watch the competition freely.

It can be regarded as a semi-open selection mode, which can't participate in water, and doesn't need to make money up and down.

This is also one of the reasons why ordinary people feel at ease to participate in the competition.

It was three poles in the sun, and Gu Sheng and a group of competitors were already sitting in the spacious Sanying loft to prepare for the race.

There are a total of 27 people who survived to the final grand prize, half of them are nobles, and the rest are children of ordinary people.

The difference from the previous life is that in this competition, there is one less contestant that Gu Sheng is familiar with——Gu Rao.

Gu Rao didn't participate this time because both she and Gu Sheng entered the Imperial College in this life.

The Drum Department's school is located in one place, and every time they practice the piano, the two of them can hand in hand. Gu Rao has already lost a little confidence, and his skills are not even as good as Gu Sheng's memory in his previous life. .

Therefore, it was a wise move for Gu Rao to give up this match.

Gu Sheng adjusted the strings and looked up.

Outside the porch, the footsteps of the handyman became more and more hurried. It seemed that the game would start soon.

Just as he was about to look away, Gu Sheng saw a girl in a rough round-neck gown sitting next to the porch near the exit. She was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with an extremely thin stature, and her eyes were big and dull.

This girl is actually not ugly, but her clothes are shabby, and the double-knife bun on her head is neatly tied, but only a piece of dark blue is inserted to wipe her forehead.

Such an attire, among this bunch of men and women in fancy clothes, is too easy to be overwhelmed.

Gu Sheng still remembers this girl, she was the No. 3 girl who was inferior to Gu Rao in her previous life.

Her piano skills can be said to be only slightly inferior to Gu Sheng's. Perhaps it was because of her shabby appearance that she ranked behind Gu Rao in the final ranking.

Of course, Gu Sheng didn't remember this person because of her grievances, but after the award ended that year, within a few days, it was rumored that the girl hanged herself in the residence arranged by the Ministry of Rites.

Gu Sheng originally thought that this girl could not stand wronged and was dissatisfied with her ranking, so she ended her life easily, and couldn't help feeling contemptuous, but unexpectedly, soon after, rumors about this girl's life experience gradually spread.

Only then did Gu Sheng learn that this girl is the eldest daughter of a Ye family in Yangzhou. Her family was not bad at first, and her ancestors passed down a shop in a busy city. Later, because her father and brother gambled and the shop paid off debts, the family could only rely on her to teach piano skills. With a meager income, he barely survives.

Not long after, Ye's father and brother owed a huge gambling debt of more than one hundred taels, and because they had no money to repay the debt, they actually wanted to sell Ye to become a Yangzhou skinny horse.

Mrs. Ye wanted to escape, but was tied up in the kitchen by her father and brother. Thanks to her mother's love for her daughter, she was released overnight and sent her away, and even gave her all the five taels of silver left in the family.

I wanted to take my mother to escape together, but the mother couldn't let go of her son and husband, so Ye promised with tears that she would bring 100 taels of silver and come back to help the family tide over the difficulties.

As a result, God's will tricks people, she just won the third place, only 50 taels of silver reward, she couldn't bear to feel ashamed of her mother, and finally hanged herself before leaving the residence of the Ministry of Rites, and left a suicide note, and the 50 taels of silver reward , begged the court to send 100 taels of silver back to her Ye family.

In the end, Ye Shi got his wish.

The officials involved were worried that the matter would become serious, so they rushed to Babaili and sent her family a pension.

What makes people laugh and cry is that at this time, the Ye family can no longer be saved with 100 taels of silver - her father and brother's gambling debts have already doubled.

Gu Sheng was remembering himself, when he saw the girl looked sideways as if she had sensed it, her thin cheeks made her eyes big and dull, but her gaze was calm and calm, with a gentle and elegant expression.

After realizing that Gu Sheng was sizing him up, Ye Shi did not show vigilant hostility, but raised the corners of his mouth, and smiled generously at Gu Sheng.

That is the rare self-confidence and cheerfulness of the poor who have suffered so much.

Gu Sheng frowned slightly, and forced a smile to nod, but he thought to himself: Gu Rao has never participated in this big award, this girl will definitely win the second place, and then she can get the 100 taels of silver reward, which will relieve the urgent need of the family.

But Mrs. Ye didn't know that the family's debt had doubled at this time, and if she went back this time, she might lose money and be kidnapped by her father and brother to sell herself.

For Mrs. Ye, this may be a result that life is worse than death, but it is not as good as the previous life.

Gu Sheng lowered his head to avoid the girl's gaze, and couldn't help sighing secretly.

Although this girl has a poor background, Gu Sheng is also in deep danger now, and it is still difficult to protect herself. She is really powerless to meddle in other people's business, so she can only stop thinking about it.

After noon, the stage downstairs was full of judges, and the chief examiner had already sat down, so an internal servant walked into the attic and invited all contestants to sit down and wait for the competition.

The incense burners placed at the four corners of the private room on the second floor are still emitting white smoke, and the wide lobby is filled with the light scent of sweet-scented osmanthus.

Holding the pipa in his arms, Gu Sheng followed the crowd into the arena. When he passed the private room, he never forgot to glance behind the bead curtain from the corner of his eye.

Gu Sheng didn't know which private room Jiang Han was sitting in waiting at this time, although she expected that Jiang Han would not be absent, she still felt a little uneasy.

Finally, in a luxurious room facing north, Gu Sheng saw a familiar figure.

is her.

Only then did Gu Sheng secretly lower his head and smile, and followed the crowd downstairs with peace of mind.

The game started smoothly.

Ye Shi played before Gu Sheng, and she also chose the pipa for the competition, because the two most favored musical instruments in the court in recent years are the pipa and the zither, and among the contestants, these two instruments also accounted for the most. Eighty percent.

After Ye came on stage, just like Gu Sheng remembered, his demeanor was steady and sophisticated. After the surroundings gradually quieted down, he reported the repertoire. He adjusted his breath and concentrated his attention. With a gentle swipe of his slender white jade fingers, all the VIPs in the audience were absorbed in listening.

As soon as the song ended, there was a burst of applause from around.

Gu Sheng picked up his eyes to look upstairs, the private room where Jiang Han was, but unfortunately the bead curtains were drooping, so he couldn't see the expression of the person inside.

Three quarters later, it was finally Gu Sheng's turn to play.

Gu Sheng kept adjusting her breathing, not because she was nervous about her piano skills, but because she was worried that Jiang Han's reaction would not be as amazing as she was in her previous life.

After all, it was the first time they met, and although they were not familiar with each other at this time, they were considered acquaintances. Could it be that Jiang Han already had an unchangeable impression of her?

Gu Sheng didn't dare to think too much, cleared his mind, hugged the pipa, and entered the arena with a graceful gait.

The aristocrats watching the match seemed to have smelled the most delicious food suddenly, and before Gu Sheng was seated, the audience was already quiet.

Gu Sheng is not surprised by this. Although her body is not yet fully grown, she can no longer hide the unique aura of a nobleman, and this aura will become more and more obsessed with middle-aged nobles as she grows older.

For this reason, Jiang Han also specially made a closed shoulder car for her in her previous life, so that it is convenient for her to go out and play, and avoid the uncontrollable noble harassment caused by body odor.

Gu Sheng was a little worried before entering the arena, but when she entered the arena and sat down, she acted leisurely, as if she was the only one left in the world.

When Gu Sheng posed properly, with his fingers floating on the strings, the audience was so silent that he couldn't even hear his breath.

With a flick of her fingertips, the ethereal and deep sound of the piano spread out, just like a white lotus blooming layers of snow-white petals on the dark lake, instantly lighting up the entire night.

Gently gather, slowly twist, wipe and pick again, and the tunes have entered the realm of perfection.

It seemed that the vicissitudes of life had passed, and it was as short as a moment. When everyone recovered, the tune was over.

It wasn't until Gu Sheng stood up and squatted down to salute that the crowd around him seemed to have returned to the world.

In an instant, thunderous applause and loud praises almost tore the roof off.

Gu Sheng's face was calm and composed, but he couldn't help looking at the private room to the north where Jiang Han was sitting.

Unexpectedly, the familiar figure sitting inside had already stepped out of the bead curtain, stood upright in front of the fence, and was looking down at her position.

Gu Sheng was caught off guard and shivered, lowered his head slightly, but the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up.

In her previous life, she didn't know Jiang Han at this time, so naturally she didn't know Jiang Han's reaction after watching her performance.

However, at this moment, she saw everything clearly!

The gaze of the person upstairs seemed to burn her, and the plain hand that was holding the fence tightly almost pulled the red wood out of the cracks, and the excitement was hard to hide.

Thinking about it, Jiang Han's reaction like this will definitely not lose the surprise of his previous life.

Gu Sheng left the stage contentedly. He was full of joy at first, but when he saw Ye Shi holding a pipa and smiling at her in the seats, his mood sank suddenly.

Ye's pure and kind smile made people feel distressed.

Gu Sheng frowned. She didn't expect this girl to be so calm after listening to her performance. For a while, the feeling in her heart was indescribable.

Just as he was about to pass Ye's, Gu Sheng finally couldn't help but suddenly turned around and sat down beside Ye's.

Ye Shi's slightly sickly little face showed some surprise at this moment, and she looked at Gu Sheng in disbelief.

Obviously, this is a gentleman of noble blood.

From Ye's point of view, this kind of lady from a great family would show disgust even when she approached a poor person like her, but now she took the initiative to sit opposite her, how could she not be puzzled and shocked?

Gu Sheng pursed his lips and smiled, looked at Mrs. Ye and said, "Little girl Gu Sheng, the sheng of the shengxiao instrument, dare to ask the girl's name?"

Seeing this, Mrs. Ye quickly recovered her generous and magnanimous expression, smiled softly, and said: "Caomin Yeqiao, just now I heard the girl play a pipa, I really deserve to come to Beijing!"

Gu Sheng was a little surprised. Under such an embarrassing situation, this girl can still praise her opponent so sincerely. It's really admirable, but it's a pity...

From the moment Gu Sheng turned around and sat beside her, he had already figured it out.

Since the gods let her live again, even if they don't help with all their strength, they should do their best for the foreseeable disaster, so that they can have a clear conscience in the future.

She has two plans.

One is to ask about the hardships of Ye's family, and try her best to persuade her to stay in the court of the capital with peace of mind, to be a musician, and just ask someone to send the reward back home.

Second, if Mrs. Ye refuses to comply, Gu Sheng will not force her any more, but will give her half of the reward she got, so that she can go back this time and save enough to double the family's gambling debts, so that she won't lose money immediately. face that disaster.

If Mrs. Ye could figure it out, her father and brother were bottomless pits. With their current official positions, they took their mother back to Beijing to join the job, completely severed ties with the family, and Gu Sheng would have saved her life.

If Mrs. Ye is still foolish and filial, stays at home to be filial to her parents, and expects her father and brother to return to the right place, then Gu Sheng is too benevolent, so she has no choice but to let her go. Everyone has their own destiny and cannot be forced.