Chapter 110 Music Score
"Cousin, if I have the chance someday, I will go to Kyoto to watch the dancing of the best dancer in the capital. I hope you will give me a welcome banquet then." Chu Yichen said to his cousin Du Shaoqing.
"It's a deal. Lin'an, as long as you go to the capital, I will take you to the best brothel to watch the top singing and dancing performances in the capital." The young man in red clothes promised.
Young Master Chu's real name is Yichen, with the courtesy name Lin'an. People of the same generation and close to him call him Lin'an in public, and the people in the brothel also call him Young Master Lin'an. Qianhuan didn't know that Chu Yichen's courtesy name was Lin'an, so when Mother Yang said Young Master Lin'an, she didn't even think of Young Master Chu.
Young Master Chu said to Yuanji behind him, "Yuanji, take the 100 taels of silver as reward and give it to Miss Hongyu."
Qianhuan took the 100-tael silver note handed to her by Yuanji, and her heart was filled with joy. She would have another 100 taels of silver in the small wooden box under her bed.
"Mother Yang, you guys should leave first." Young Master Chu said.
Mother Yang, Master Qin and Qianhuan were about to leave the room.
Unexpectedly, the Red-clothed Young Master suddenly said, "Wait a minute, I heard that Miss Hongyu is better at singing than dancing. It just so happens that I always like to listen to music. Please ask Miss Hongyu to sing another little song for us."
Mother Yang broke out in a cold sweat when she heard this. She only knew that Feiyan was good at dancing, but she had no idea whether this girl could sing or not.
Moreover, Hongyu and Feiyan have different voices. Even if Feiyan can sing, wouldn’t she be exposed as soon as she opens her mouth?
"Sir, I'm really sorry, Hongyu's throat is a little uncomfortable today. How about you come to listen to the music another day?" Mother Yang quickly found an excuse and said with a smile.
"Oh, really? That's a bad timing for you to come down." The tone of the Red-clothed Young Master's words was a little nonchalant, but anyone with a discerning eye could hear that he was a little disappointed.
Seeing that the madam was trying to evade her master, the servant behind him said angrily, "Humph, we invited Miss Hongyu to come to the private room to dance, but she came late. Since she came in, she hasn't said a word. If you don't know her, you would think she is dumb. I don't think her throat is uncomfortable at all, but she looks down on us, so she is unwilling to sing for our master."
"Agui, don't be so rude." Master Fei Se turned around and scolded his servant in a low voice.
"Sir, what Agui said is the truth. I heard that Miss Hongyu just won the title of Oiran a few days ago, and her value has increased greatly. This is our first time in Xunfang Pavilion. I'm afraid she just saw us as unfamiliar, so she used the excuse that her throat was not feeling well and refused to sing for you."
Mother Yang was so nervous that she started wiping the sweat from her forehead.
She said with a guilty conscience, "Oh, young man, you really wronged us. Your young master does look unfamiliar, but this Young Master Lin'an is a distinguished guest of our Xunfang Pavilion. Even if I offend others, I dare not fool the friends brought by Young Master Lin'an. Hongyu really has a sore throat."
In contrast to Yang's mother's guilty conscience, Qianhuan, who was standing next to her, looked calm.
She imitated Hongyu's voice, and even mixed it with a little hoarseness, and said slowly and calmly: "Don't blame me, sir. Hongyu's throat is indeed a little uncomfortable today, so she didn't speak."
Mother Yang was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect that Miss Feiyan not only had good makeup skills, but could also imitate voices so vividly. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Qianhuan thought: Sister is a multi-millionaire internet celebrity, do you think she can only play musical instruments and sing? Sister has many skills, and the art of imitating people's speech is just one of them.
She used to often imitate the voices, tones and expressions of various celebrities in her live broadcast room. She also worked as an announcer and voice actor.
After hearing what his servant Agui said, Du Shaoqing actually suspected that Hongyu was deliberately making excuses not to sing the song, but he didn't expect that her voice was indeed a little hoarse.
He then said, "Since Miss Hongyu's throat is indeed uncomfortable, let's come and listen to the music next time we have the chance. I have behaved inappropriately, please forgive me, Miss Hongyu."
"Sir, there is no need to be so polite. Hongyu is not angry. If you have nothing else to say, we will all leave."
Qianhuan just wanted to run away quickly. After all, she had already wasted a lot of time here, and she was afraid that Ji Feng had already become impatient waiting.
Unexpectedly, Du Shaoqing said, "Please wait a moment, everyone. I would like to ask the musician, what is the name of the piece that Miss Hongyu played when she was dancing just now?"
"To answer your question, the song is called "Human Fireworks"."
"'Human Fireworks', what a good name. Did you create this song 'Human Fireworks' yourself? I have heard famous songs from many places in Dayuan Country, but I have never heard a song with such a unique and beautiful melody. I wonder if this musician can sell the score of 'Human Fireworks' to me. I am willing to pay one hundred taels of silver for it."
Du Shaoqing has loved music since he was a child. He likes to collect all kinds of beautiful music scores. He can also play many musical instruments. He really likes today's song "Human Fireworks".
Musician Qin said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Sir, it's not that I don't want to sell the music score to you, but this piece of music was not created by me."
"Who created that?"
"It was created by Miss Hongyu who just danced. If you really like it, you can ask Miss Hongyu if she is willing to sell it."
Du Shaoqing felt extremely embarrassed when he heard this. He had just mercilessly criticized the other person for his dancing skills not being as good as those of the dancers in the capital, but now he had to beg the other person to sell him the music score. It was really embarrassing.
But in order to get the music score, he risked his life. "Miss Hongyu, although your dancing skills are not as good as those of the dancers in the capital, I really admire your talent in composing music. I wonder if you are willing to sell the music score to me?"
In fact, Qianhuan didn't take Du Shaoqing's criticism of her dancing skills to heart. She wouldn't go against money, so she readily agreed, "Of course, I can write down the music score for you right now."
So Mother Yang asked the maid to bring the four treasures of the study, and Qianhuan wrote down the music score on the spot. Du Shaoqing was overjoyed to receive the music score, and quickly told Agui behind him to give Qianhuan a silver note of one hundred taels.
Qianhuan was a little excited when she received the silver note. She didn't expect to earn more than 200 taels of silver in one night.
"I wonder if the two gentlemen have any other instructions. If not, we will take our leave first."
After Du Shaoqing got the music score, he kept staring at it. Seeing him like this, Chu Yichen knew that he was fascinated again, so he said to Qianhuan, "It's okay, you all can leave."
After Master Lin'an spoke, Mother Yang felt as if she had been pardoned, and quickly pulled Qianhuan out of the room.
Mother Yang later found out that Feiyan could actually sing, and her voice was simply the sound of nature. She originally thought that Hongyu was already a unique singer, but she didn't expect that Feiyan's singing was so amazing that she could never reveal her true colors.
Qianhuan went back to her room and changed her clothes. The maid brought her a basin of clean water. She washed off the powder on her face, drew thick eyebrows, and hurried to Liu's Noodle House.