Uh, Her Royal Highness

Antique Street is not just about selling antiques, most of the antique things are sold here, and there is not a single shop full of modern atmosphere in the whole street, it is all ancient.Standing on this quaint street, and looking at the modern attire of the pedestrians around, it will almost give people a feeling of dislocation in time and space.

Jiang Jiu took Chu Shao to look at several shops that could frame calligraphy and paintings, and finally found one that satisfied Her Royal Highness, so she left all the calligraphy and paintings in her hand for mounting.However, the price of the frame still made Mr. Jiang, who was born as a petty citizen, feel a toothache. Finally, he simply swiped the card. Out of sight, out of mind.

It was still early when I left the framing shop.Jiang Jiu took Chu Shao's hand and walked on this quaint street. For some reason, she felt a faint sense of familiarity in her heart, as if she had led Chu Shao to walk on such a street more than once...

Chu Shao saw the momentary trance in Jiang Jiu's eyes, but didn't say much.Because it was still early, the two of them were not in a hurry to leave. Instead, they wandered aimlessly in the antique street, thinking that maybe they could see something in a while, and add a few things to Chu Shao's unopened calligraphy and painting shop. Sample ornaments and the like.

It's a pity that Her Highness the Princess has too high a vision, and in line with the principle of rather lacking than indiscriminate, she didn't pay attention to anything along the way.It wasn't until the two of them walked outside a shop selling classical musical instruments that Chu Shao gently pulled Jiang Jiu and called out, "Xiao Jiu."

Jiang Jiu blinked, glanced at the musical instrument store, and then understood why Chu Shao called her to stop.After getting along for more than a month, Chu Shao also mentioned that he has a little knowledge of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Presumably, playing the piano is also one of his daily pastimes, but her family doesn’t have any guqin for Chu Shao to play. Seeing it now, it’s probably a little itchy Bar?

Jiang Jiu guessed like this, and he was right, but he was really wrong if he was wrong.Seeing that the musical instrument store really wanted to buy a piano, Chu Shao took the initiative to ask Jiang Jiu to stop.It's just that she didn't play the piano alone when she bought it, and even if she didn't play the piano for entertainment, she just wanted someone to listen to it.

"Let's go in and have a look, is there any good piano that can catch the eyes of Her Royal Highness." Jiang Jiu turned his head and smiled at Chu Shao, and led him to the musical instrument shop.

Compared with the shops on this street, this musical instrument shop seems to have more ancient charm.From the moment I entered the door, I didn't see anything with a modern atmosphere, and there wasn't even a computer on the counter like other houses, but two bound books instead.And the female shopkeeper standing behind the counter was still wearing an ancient dress, and she was practicing calligraphy with a pen at the moment. She looked meticulous, and she really looked like an ancient lady.

When the door of the store was pushed open, a string of copper bells beside the door had already jingled, and the female shopkeeper should have heard it too, but she still smiled after writing the unfinished word in her hand. He raised his head cheerfully and came over to say hello.

When Jiang Jiu came in, he glanced at the shop, and found that the shop looked ordinary, but the inside was really big, with various musical instruments placed in different categories, many of which Jiang Jiu didn't even recognize.

Chu Shao also glanced at the store, and came to a conclusion that was very similar to Jiang Jiu's—the musical instruments in this store are indeed complete.Whether it is the local traditional musical instruments Xun, Fou, Zhu, Panxiao, Konghou, Zheng, Guqin, Se, or the improved flute, 筚篥, Pipa, Huqin and other instruments introduced from foreign countries, they are all in this small room. You can find it in the store.There are even chime bells, but judging by the size and appearance, they probably serve as decorations more than musical instruments.

After Chu Shao and Jiang Jiu had seen it, the female shopkeeper finally walked up to them, and greeted them with a smile on her face, "What do you two want to see?"

Jiang Jiu didn't understand musical instruments, so he shut up and stood behind Chu Shao.Chu Shao raised his lips and smiled faintly. The temperament of a classical beauty on his body was even better than that of the shopkeeper wearing a skirt, making people unable to look away after seeing it: "I want to find a good piano."

The female shopkeeper stared at Chu Shao in a daze, and it took two beats to react after hearing the words.She was a little embarrassed, raised her hand towards the place where the qin was placed with an awkward smile, and signaled: "All the qin are here, you can see if there is something you like."

After being stared at for a while, Chu Shao himself didn't think there was anything wrong.She nodded gracefully, and headed towards the place where the piano was placed, but Jiang Jiu curled her lips dissatisfiedly behind her, but she just stared at Her Royal Highness, so naturally she couldn't say anything. What, I had no choice but to follow along.

Now fewer and fewer people are learning these classical musical instruments. Although there are many types of musical instruments in this store, the number is not too large.There are relatively more common musical instruments such as guzheng and flute, slightly less guqin, and even fewer other musical instruments.

The matter of choosing the violin is naturally still Chu Shao’s. Jiang Jiu stood aside and looked at the brown or black lyres. He felt that there was no difference except the color, and he didn’t understand what Chu Shao could see. doorway.

Chu Shao's hands are slender and fair, with well-defined joints, which are even more beautiful against the black body of the piano.Ignoring her face, which can be said to be overwhelming, just show her hands, which makes people enjoy watching.But at this moment, this hand was moving across the strings without haste, and a clear and melodious sound of the piano resounded throughout the room.

After listening carefully to the tone, Chu Shao shook her head secretly, and then shifted her gaze to other pianos—this piano looked good, but the sound was far inferior to what she used back then.

Of course, Chu Shao also knew in her heart that all her pianos were used by the queen, and they were the best in Chu country.Now it is incomparable with what it was then, and we can only find one that is acceptable and use it as we go.

Just like that, after trying three pianos in a row but still not satisfied, Chu Shao shook his head slightly, obviously a little disappointed.

The female shopkeeper also saw that Chu Shao was really knowledgeable, and she really didn't like these practice pianos used by ordinary beginners, so she pointed to the two long wooden boxes behind the two of them and said: "It seems that these piano customers don't like it. Yes, I have two better ones here."

While speaking, the female shopkeeper had already walked over and opened the two wooden boxes.The wooden box was of course a guqin, but from Jiang Jiu's point of view, apart from being packed in a box and looking more delicate, there was no difference between the two.

Of course Qin can't just look at it, but try it.Swiping her fingers lightly, the sound of the piano played again. Jiang Jiu heard that the sound was slightly different, but the feeling was not obvious, and she naturally didn't hear why.On the other hand, after trying it, Chu Shao obviously felt that this piano was much better than the ones she had tried before, but it still didn't satisfy her so much.

Chu Shao frowned slightly, and Jiang Jiu knew that she hadn't chosen the one she wanted, so she took a step forward and said, "Forget it if you didn't choose one, and just go to another store next time. There are also musical instrument sellers on this street." It's not just this one, don't be unhappy."

Buying a piano is just a trivial matter, and Chu Shao naturally won't affect his mood because of such a trivial matter.But she looked at the guqin on the table, pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Xiao Jiu, how about playing a piece for me?"

Hearing this request, Jiang Jiu was stunned.God knows how hard she has been through these years. Apart from studying, she usually works part-time. How can she have the time and spare money to learn some musical instruments?Especially these classical musical instruments such as Guqin and Guzheng are rarely seen, so how can she play them? !For a moment, Jiang Jiu's entire face turned red.

But after the embarrassment, Jiang Jiu felt a little strange again.Chu Shao has always been gentle, considerate and understanding, and would never embarrass her on weekdays, but today for no reason, how could she say such embarrassing words?

Thinking of this, Jiang Jiu raised his head to look at Chu Shao again, but was surprised to find the persistence and trust on the other side's face.As for the temptation hidden in the deepest part, Chu Shao didn't want Jiang Jiu to see it, so she naturally couldn't see it either.

The lyre is a musical instrument that was quite popular among literati in ancient times. Although the Chu State did not exist in the history here, there are many similarities in the parallel world. For example, the lyre is especially popular among the literati of the Chu State.At that time, scholars from all over the state of Chu gathered together, and there were times when they would play strings. If they said no, it would be embarrassing.

Jiang Jiu was a high school student at the beginning, and then entered a place as noble as the Hanlin Academy, so he automatically entered the literati circle of Chu Jing.At that time, she had just struggled from food and clothing. Apart from the elegant things like piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she had practiced calligraphy for the scientific examination, so it could be said that she could do whatever she wanted.There was a lot of embarrassment in several gatherings, and in the end she didn't want to go.

Learning chess, practicing piano, learning painting, these are all taught by Chu Shao to Jiang Jiu after they got married.Chu Shao always believes that even though Jiang Jiu is not the same Jiang Jiu as before, some things have never changed.Jiang Jiu may have forgotten how to play this piano, but she still wants to try it, whether she forgot that she knew how to play it, or forgot how to play it.

As soon as Chu Shao insisted, Jiang Jiu didn't know how to refuse.Na Na opened his mouth, but in the end he still couldn't say the words of rejection.Sitting down behind the table, looking at the seven strings in front of him, Jiang Jiu felt that his head was getting a little bigger.

The shopkeeper was quite good-tempered, she didn't refuse the two of them to try the piano at this time, she just stood quietly and watched.At this time, Jiang Jiu hoped that she would stand up and say "you can't try it casually", so as not to embarrass herself for a while.

When putting his hands on the strings, Jiang Jiu's hands were naturally placed in the most correct posture.She didn't know it and didn't feel it, and she looked at Chu Shao with pitiful eyes, hoping that she would let her go when the matter came to an end, so as not to be ashamed.The female shopkeeper next to her was relieved when she saw this, and she would not stop people from trying the piano.

Well, it turns out that pretending to be pitiful is ineffective, and Her Royal Highness doesn't accept this at all.Her eyes only glanced at Jiang Jiu's hands lightly resting on the strings, she still smiled softly, and the light of trust in her slightly shining beautiful eyes made it hard to refuse.Seeing Jiang Jiu, she couldn't pretend that she was pitiful anymore, she just felt that she had to bite the bullet.

With drooping shoulders and a sigh, Jiang Jiu finally resigned to his fate and raised his hand to fiddle with it.

At first, it was impossible to adjust the tune, which made the female shopkeeper next to her think that she had misread it, frowned slightly, and began to worry about her guqin in her heart.But gradually, the hands on the strings seemed to have their own consciousness, pressing, hooking and picking, even without the command of Jiang Jiu's brain, they were completed automatically and consciously.

A song that seemed familiar and unfamiliar gradually took shape under Jiang Jiu's hands.The people who played the piano were in a trance, and the people who listened to the piano were out of their minds. The melodious sound of the piano was floating in the whole musical instrument shop, but only the female shopkeeper softened her eyes and listened carefully.

Soon, the song ended, and the previous tranquility was restored in the musical instrument store.

Jiang Jiu raised her hands and stared at her with a bewildered look on her face, as if she still couldn't figure out why she could play the guqin.Afterwards, she lowered her head to look at Chu Shao, but happened to meet the other party's complicated gaze, which seemed sad and joyful.

"As expected, you haven't forgotten." Chu Shao looked at Jiang Jiu with burning eyes, and after a long time, he finally smiled.