Chapter 200: One Playing Technique
Qianhuan has always been curious about how extraordinary this God of War general is, who could make a princess and the prime minister's daughter fight over him, and who could also make countless noble ladies in the capital admire him.
She looked at the table reservation booklet and knew that not only the God of War General would come to her teahouse today, but also the Fourth Prince Teng Yaogeng, the third most handsome man in the capital, would come.
Qianhuan had already found the best position to peek at the handsome guy. Standing in this position, she could look at the handsome guy downstairs however she wanted.
In the front row, General God of War had already entered the teahouse. His entry caused quite a stir, and the noble ladies from the capital all stole glances at his table.
After the waiter introduced the tea, he ordered a cup of tea and some fruit snacks.
Then he sat alone at a table drinking tea, and Chiying stood behind him serving him.
Qianhuan was seen hiding behind a pillar on the second floor, secretly looking at the table of General God of War downstairs. After seeing the man's face clearly, she was stunned.
Isn’t this the prince she met when she climbed onto the carriage that day?
She should have thought of it long ago. Who else could be the prince except the most handsome man in the capital, Prince An?
Teng Yu suddenly felt someone staring at him. He looked up and found that it was his junior brother Shanbo who was hiding behind a pillar on the second floor and peeking at him.
Qianhuan and the prince's eyes met. Oh my god, it was so embarrassing to be caught peeking at a handsome guy.
She quickly pretended to look somewhere else downstairs, while silently saying to herself: He can't see me, he can't see me.
But she remembered that she still owed the other party a favor, and she didn't know what he would ask her to do.
The prince couldn't help but feel amused when he saw the man upstairs deliberately looking away.
It turns out that his junior fellow apprentice likes handsome men. He actually hid upstairs and secretly watched him. It seems that he is very satisfied with his face.
Chi Ying saw his grandfather snickering and couldn't help but wonder, why was his grandfather, who was usually serious, always snickering for no apparent reason lately?
It seems that the Crown Prince became like this after Master Shanbo came to the capital.
Could it be that his prince, who is not interested in women, actually likes men?
Chi Ying was shocked by his own thought.
No, no, it’s impossible for his grandfather to like men. I must be overthinking it. Yes, it must be like this.
The Crown Prince and his party entered the Banri Qinghuan Garden. When the Ninth Princess saw Teng Yu, she immediately went up to greet him, "Cousin Yu, you actually came to the teahouse to listen to the opera as well."
When Teng Yu saw the few people, he stood up and saluted to the Crown Prince, saying, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and to the Ninth Princess."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said politely, "No need to be polite, cousin."
When Zhao Yanran saw the prince, she bowed her head shyly and said, "Yanran greets the prince."
Teng Yu replied expressionlessly, "No need to be polite."
Then he never looked at Zhao Yanran again.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invited the Prince, "Zi Yu, do you want to sit with us and listen to the opera?"
Ziyu is the courtesy name of the prince. He refused and said, "No, I like to listen to operas alone."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew that his cousin always liked to be alone, so when he saw that he refused, he took the Ninth Princess and Zhao Yanran to his table and sat down.
After a few people sat down, a servant immediately came over with a booklet to introduce tea and cakes.
The Ninth Princess and Zhao Yanran each ordered a cup of rose tea and some fruit snacks, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered a cup of Longjing tea.
Sitting at the table to the right of the Crown Prince were Princess Ning Jia and Qian Yuying. They had arrived earlier than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Qian Yuying didn't expect that the Crown Prince would come as well. She just wanted to spend more time with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
So she said to Princess Ningjia, "Princess, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Ninth Princess are also here to watch the opera. Should we go over and pay our respects to them?"
Although Princess Ning Jia was angry with Zhao Yanran, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had arrived, she could only go over and say hello.
When the Ninth Princess saw Princess Ningjia coming to greet her, she snorted coldly at her.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince quickly glared at his sister, and the Ninth Princess then calmed down a little.
And the affectionate look Qian Yuying gave the Crown Prince was such that anyone could see what she was thinking.
As a veteran in the love field, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince naturally understood that Qian Yuying was interested in him.
Although Qian Yuying's biological mother was a concubine, she was the only daughter of General Qian.
If he could marry her as a concubine, with the support of his father-in-law, the general, his position as crown prince would be more stable.
He helped Qian Yuying up with both hands and said gently, "Miss Qian, there is no need to be so polite."
Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so gentle to her, Qian Yuying felt so excited that two red clouds appeared on her face.
She wanted to exchange a few more words with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but Princess Ningjia pulled her away with an unhappy look on her face.
"Your Highness, Miss Qian and I will not disturb you any more. We will return to our seats first."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said gently, "Well, go ahead."
Princess Ning Jia likes the Young Master. When she brought Qian Yuying into the teahouse and saw the Young Master, she immediately went over to say hello. However, the Young Master ignored her.
Princess Ning Jia knew that Qian Yuying liked the Crown Prince. Seeing that the Crown Prince was so gentle to Qian Yuying, she herself was humiliated by the Crown Prince.
She felt extremely uncomfortable, so she couldn't bear to see them being so affectionate in front of her, so she pulled her back to her table quickly.
This is a typical narrow-minded person. He doesn't want others to have a good life because he himself doesn't want others to have a good life.
Chu Lan'er and Chu Yichen also came with Du Shaoqing to listen to the opera today. Qianhuan had already reserved a table in the front row for them.
This table is right next to Qian Yuying's table.
All the guests who came in before, regardless of their status, were greeted by the waiter.
It was not until Chu Lan'er and the others arrived that Qianhuan personally came out to greet them at the door.
Qianhuan walked forward and said enthusiastically, "Brother Lin'an, Lan'er, you are finally here."
Chu Lan'er also held Qianhuan's hand and said happily, "Well, Qianhuan, my brother and I have brought my cousin to show our support for you."
Chu Lan'er pointed at Du Shaoqing and introduced him, "Qianhuan, this is my cousin, his name is Du Shaoqing."
Then Chu Lan'er introduced Du Shaoqing, "Cousin, this is my brother and I's friend, her name is Liang Qianhuan."
Qianhuan had actually met Du Shaoqing in Zuixianju and Xunfang Pavilion before, but she could only pretend not to know him and greeted him, "Hello, Mr. Du."
Du Shaoqing also politely returned the greeting, "Hello, Mr. Liang."
Chu Lan'er leaned close to Du Shaoqing's ear and whispered, "Cousin, Qianhuan is a woman dressed as a man. In fact, she is also a woman."
Du Shaoqing quickly apologized, "Miss Liang, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were a woman."
"Mr. Du, it's okay. Just call me Qianhuan like Lan'er and Brother Lin'an."
Du Shaoqing smiled and said, "Okay, Qianhuan."
Qianhuan then led a few people to the table and said, "Hurry up and take your seats. We still need to fill a few tables. Once they are all here, Master Qingyin will be ready to start playing."
Teng Yu felt a little uncomfortable when he saw that his junior fellow apprentice actually ran to the door to greet these people in person.
Because he was sitting some distance from the door and the hall was very noisy, he did not hear clearly what they said.
But he saw several people talking and laughing, so they must have a good relationship.
He did not know the other man and woman, but he knew Du Shaoqing, the son of the Dali Temple's secretary.
He thought that if he told Junior Brother Shanbo that he was actually his Senior Brother Rongyu, he would probably be able to enjoy the treatment of being personally entertained by him, right?
After Qianhuan and a few others took their seats, Teng Yaogeng entered with his entourage.
When he saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Young Master, he also stepped forward to say hello.
When Qianhuan saw this legendary third most handsome man in Beijing, she couldn't help but look up and secretly glance at him.
She was indeed very pleasing to the eyes, and she couldn't help but stare at her with her eyes wide open again.
Teng Yu noticed all his little actions, and he cursed in his heart: He is so promiscuous, he goes crazy whenever he sees a handsome man.
At this time, everyone was present. Qianhuan quickly went to the backyard to change her clothes and then prepared to go on stage to perform.
She wore a veil and a white dress, and went on stage to play a piece of music called "Moyuan".
The whole song has a quiet, beautiful and profound artistic conception, and the melody is as smooth as flowing water.
Every note seems to be a drop of ink on rice paper, sometimes thick, sometimes thin, sometimes fast, sometimes slow. Along with the melody, people seem to see a calligrapher splashing ink with his brush, his strokes moving freely and effortlessly.
The whole hall was quiet and everyone was immersed in the beautiful melody of the song.
After the song ended, Qianhuan had already left the stage, and only then did the audience come to their senses.
I don't know who started applauding first, but then thunderous applause broke out from the audience.
"Master Qingyin is indeed worthy of his reputation. I heard that this master rose to prominence half a year ago. He only played music for Banri Qinghuan Garden."
"Yes, I wonder who the owner of this Half Day Qing Huan Garden is, and how he could know such a powerful master."
After Du Shaoqing finished listening to the whole song, he said to Chu Yichen with some doubt, "Yichen, why does this Qingyin master play the song in the same way as the top girl Hongyu from Xunfang Pavilion who you introduced to me when I went to Qingxi County?"
Chu Yichen knew that Du Shaoqing was extremely good at music and had studied it extensively, so he would not make a mistake under normal circumstances. However, he still asked, "Cousin, are you sure their techniques are exactly the same?"
Du Shaoqing said firmly, "Well, I am very sure. When Miss Hongyu played "Human Fireworks" for us, I carefully observed her playing technique. I am sure that their playing techniques are the same."