Section 85 The Oiran Assembly (2)(1/2)
"This is played by Liu Shancai!"
Xie Xuan recognized that the person who played the pipa was the most famous musician in the capital.
Only the sound of the pipa was heard, but no one was playing. The person who played the pipa covered a white gauze curtain in front of him, and the white gauze was about one meter high. He blocked the figure playing the pipa behind him, and could only see a shadow.
After the prelude attracted everyone's attention, it suddenly stopped and the singing sounded.
The sound was loud and immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"This is sung by the Willow Turtle Year!"
After Xie Xuan finished speaking, a handsome young man in white came out from behind the curtain next to him. It was not Willow Turtle Nian or anyone else.
Although Liu Guinian is a musician, he is the emperor superstar in the entertainment industry in this era. As soon as he appeared, many of the scholars downstairs were uneasy. At least one-third of these scholars were students of the Imperial Academy. Most of these people have seen Liu Guinian on various occasions.
Even if he had never seen it, Liu Guinian's own strength was placed there. When Emperor Huan was alive, he was a regular visitor in the palace, and the families of the princes and princes lined up to invite him. After the emperor's death, Liu Guinian, who was once awesome, returned to Pingkangli. Because whether it was the palace or the princes and princes, could not be played music for three years. But even if he could not perform in the princes and nobles' houses, Liu Guinian was still popular and began to perform in major brothels. His fame often attracted the princes and grandsons who could not hear music at home. Therefore, each brothel was willing to invite him at a high price, but he might not be played.
The Willow Turtle Nian sang "As graceful as a stunning geese, as gentle as a dragon. The glorious autumn chrysanthemums and lush spring pine", and played the pipa while singing. The tune was different from the past. Obviously, this poem given to Lian Yue by Liu Zhiyi was reorganized again. And the level seemed to be higher. The Willow Turtle Nian was a famous musician and the number one composer of Pingkangli. Perhaps this new song was written by him, which changed the previous sound of the rapid rain and turned into a sad and lingering sound.
With the singing of the Willow Turtle Nian, behind the white curtain he had just walked out, a shadow swayed, and his dance was graceful and dreamy.
After singing the song of the Willow Turtle Year, the scene was silent for a while. His singing style, arrangement and playing were all top notch. Everyone here was experts. For them, this was a feast of hearing.
After singing, the curtain was turned over and it turned out to be supported by a moving wooden rack. Behind the curtain, there was a swing hanging on the rack, and a girl wearing a veil was sitting on it. Who else wasn't Lianyue?
The sighs from the audience were connected.
The "Moon God Fu" adapted from the Goddess of Luo Dynasty has spread throughout the Xiajing in just a few days and is highly sang. Not only is Yichunyuan singing, but some ordinary singers also sang in restaurants and teahouses. But everyone who has heard it knows that this poem was written by Liu Zhiyi, a great talent in the Imperial Academy, who loves Miss Lianyue in Yichunyuan.
Liu Zhiyi's reputation, the charm of the poem "The Legend of Luo" itself, and the richer imagination of the talented men here than ordinary people, made them full of beautiful imaginations about Lianyue's appearance. I was very excited to see Lianyue's true face, but unfortunately Lianyue was always wearing a veil. I didn't expect that it would still be worn at the courtesan conference today, which is regretful. Therefore, many scholars couldn't help but feel regretful, and sighed together, which also shows that Lianyue's popularity was so high during this period.
Lian Yue has been singing all kinds of versions of "The Moon God's Fu", but she didn't sing the courtesan ceremony today. She danced with the Willow Turtle Year throughout the whole process, and she danced with her behind the curtain, only a shadow was seen.
Lianyue was swinging on the swing, and her veil was occasionally lifted up, revealing her handsome face that flashed through the back, and even more attractive eyes. No one even noticed it, and quietly a group of beakers walked to the periphery.
The music started again, the pipa of the willow turtle year, the zither of the spring, the sword of the wind, the fan of the flowers, and the fragrance of the water sleeves set off a cheerful background for the moon swinging. It changed the coldness and dreaminess of the "Moon God's Fu" just now, and brought the audience back to the world.
Lianyue finally started singing: "After the swing..."
New words! No one has heard of them.
Xie Yun immediately looked at Liu Zhiyi. Liu Zhiyi smiled awkwardly, but he copied it. Yichunyuan only took it out to sing.
Lianyue has finished singing the first half of the verse: "After the swing, I get up and tidy up my slender hands. The flowers are thick, and the thin sweat is light and the clothes are clear."
The image of a girl who was having fun without any scruples in her back garden was highlighted. At this time, there was no moon god, there was only one cardamom girl.
"Good word!"
Xie Xuan praised, and the others nodded one after another.
Only Xie Yun groaned, as if he was a little dissatisfied.
Liu Zhiyi ignored him and continued to watch. After singing the first half of the lyrics, Liu Guinian exchanged fans with the pipa and Lianhua, pretended to be a handsome young man, walked around everyone, and walked to Lianyue's side.
Lian Yue was shocked and hurriedly jumped off the swing. I don’t know if it was an accident or intentional design. The veil was hung on the swing rope, revealing his true appearance. The audience in the audience exclaimed.
In fact, Lianyue is not much taller than the courtesans in other brothels. When she has reached a certain level of appearance, she only looks "beautiful". It is difficult to distinguish it by height. She can only look at her personal aesthetics. But after so many days of publicity, Lianyue is known as the Moon God, and the audience's expectations for her are undoubtedly the highest. What she sees at this time is a pretty face and delicate facial features, and she is not disappointed. Moreover, after the lyrics, they see a vivid feeling, which is different from the feeling of being tall. This is the youthful atmosphere of a girl on earth, as if the Moon God has descended to earth and become a girl.
If this poem was not laid out, many people would probably think that Lianyue's appearance was different from the moon god they imagined. It has to be said that Yichunyuan is indeed a professional performing arts place, and they made the most reasonable use of this poem given by Liu Zhiyi.
After Lian Yue's face was exposed, she was stunned for a moment, letting everyone see it, but not letting everyone see it clearly, and then she covered her face and left.
As he walked, he sang as he walked: "When the guests came, they were socks and gold hairpins."
After walking to the curtain behind the swing, he continued to sing: "He walked away with shame, leaned against the door and looked back, but smelled the green plums."
Suddenly, the corner of the curtain was lifted, and his head was exposed. He held a branch in his hand. Green plums were hanging on the branches. Green plums were next to his nose, and the branches and leaves slightly covered his face, appearing and looming.
It was finally over, but when everyone took down, the audience realized it and burst into cheers. The courtesan conference was pushed to a climax.
The scholars who reacted began to scatter the golden flowers in their hands, and the beautiful maids who picked up the flowers were busy for a while, like butterflies flying around.
“This word is great!”
Xie Xuan praised that the other talents were also in line with each other. He also politely treated Liu Zhiyi to drink a glass of wine.
Xie Yun was a little unhappy and always had a gloomy face: "So what if you are talented? How can you be so affectionate about a talented man!"
Why did you come to me?
Liu Zhiyi wondered, he didn't offend Xie Yun. The two had never met several times, and they had no chance to offend him.
Xie Yun frowned: "You did this too? You are so nice to Lianyue!"
Xie Xuan continued, "It seems that the talented man is still affectionate."
Xie Yun snorted: "I'm afraid it's not passionate."
Xie Xuan reported to Liu Zhiyi with an embarrassing and apologetic look, as if he was apologizing for his younger brother.
"Others only sing one song, why can Lianyue sing two songs in a row?"
Chen Quan asked in confusion.
The maid said, "I heard that it was Miss Yukou who gave a song to Lianyue."
"Is this possible?"
Chen Quan frowned, this was obviously unfair.
The maid seemed to be unsatisfied: "What's the solution? The selection of the Huagu League is originally the first to promote the eighth floor of the Jiaofang. The rules are all set by others."
It seems that there are unspoken rules, but when you think about it, it’s no wonder. Brothels are not official, so they won’t talk about fairness.
Wang Shuo said curiously: "What rules?"
The maid said, "In theory, each family can only sing one song, but the time is not limited. But this time, the Jiaofang will be selected on the third floor and Yihongyuan. They promised to only sing one song, but they wanted to let one song for Lianyue. Isn't Jiaofangsi obviously favoring their own people?"
It turns out that Furong Tower, Peony Tower and Shaoyao Tower were mixed with Yihongyuan this time, which means that they only praised one person and sacrificed the quota for three songs. The condition for being willing to sing only one song is to add one more song to Lianyue. It is obvious that they are complimenting Lianyue, and Jiaofangsi is really united?
Liu Zhiyi didn't believe it, and immediately became curious about this jade button. Who was this person? He chose the courtesan to ask the song. Even Princess Jinchuan advised Liu Zhiyi not to have any connection with this person.
The girls on the third floor and Yihongyuan appeared one after another. One of the women in red instantly attracted Liu Zhiyi's attention because the woman held a sword and actually danced a sword dance.
"He's a master!"
Liu Zhiyi immediately discovered that the woman in red danced with her sword dance, and her dance posture was extremely beautiful, but her moves were sharp, and it was definitely not the effect of dance. It was mixed with the atmosphere of martial arts. This woman is a martial arts master!
A martial arts master hiding in a brothel is a problem in itself.
Then I saw a dancing girl swaying in her dance posture, swaying like a willow branch, and her whole body seemed to be boneless.
"Good waist!"
Xie Xuan exclaimed.
Liu Zhiyi nodded. This was indeed the best dance move he had ever seen in his life, no doubt about it. This woman has a deep foundation. Although she can't tell whether she has martial arts skills, her dancing skills are definitely deep.
Xu Jie, who had been silent tonight, suddenly stood up with a worried look on his face.
Liu Zhiyi knew that Xu Jie was worried about Lian Yue.
To be honest, when these two women appeared, Liu Zhiyi also felt that Lianyue was in danger.
As expected, they were well-known on the third floor. They sent their leading actresses to set up a stage for Yukou. These courtesans obviously competed for the strength of the courtesans, but they were willing to give up. Lianyue was indeed a little dangerous.
Seeing this, Xie Xuan made a suggestion probably to disperse Xu Jie's anxiety.
"I see that the courtesan is about to be selected. How about everyone's poem? I'll give it to the courtesan later."
Xu Jie sighed, and at this time, the sound of bells and drums came from afar, and Xu Jie spoke first.
"It was the first time that Linglong Tower was updated."
The beginning is ordinary and only named time. Obviously, Xu Jie didn't have the heart to write poems, but just responded to the situation at will.
Xie Xuan looked at Liu Zhiyi: "Brother Liu is a guest, Brother Liu invites you first."
Motion to him to answer first.
Several people looked at him, especially Xie Yun, with their bright eyes, which made Liu Zhiyi wonder what was wrong with this person. He looks good and a good young man in Jiangnan, wouldn’t he have any special hobbies, right?
The performance downstairs won a lot of lottery, including the dance of swords in red, the dance of soft white, and a girl in green, holding the zither in her hand. Several male musicians around were playing the sheng and flute, and a boy was beating the drum. The drum sound was long and the beauty danced enthusiastically, one hard and the other soft.
The two dancing women seemed to be competing, with their passionate sword dancing running around the clouds and waters, as gentle as a dragon, and their boneless soft danced figures enchantingly, exuding power.
"The beauty on stage fights her waist!"
Liu Zhiyi continued.
"good."
"wonderful."
"high!"
After the three of them praised, they smiled bitterly. They did a good job, but they were not easy to take.
Xie Yun looked at them with a look.
"I'll pick it up!"
After saying that, he opened his mouth and said, "The romantic and talented man is full of affection and kindness, so he will keep it for the poem of eulogy tomorrow."
To be continued...