After parting with Yuan Jin'er, when he returned to the second floor, the Su family was still discussing how to get Lü Xia to their side. Even though they understood that the Xue family must also have bargaining chips, Su Wengui and the others were actually quite confident. This was mainly because they frequented this Swallow Green Tower. Su Wending was close to the eldest branch, Su Wengui and Su Wenxing belonged to the second branch, and Su Wenluo and Su Wenji were from the third branch. They naturally wouldn't travel together, but at this time, they still chose to team up, combining all the connections they could muster.

As a result, things looked promising. Some knew the influential managers in the tower, some were very familiar with Mother Chen, and some had personally supported Lü Xia several times, feeling that they had a close relationship. Putting it all together, they felt confident of success. At this point, the Su family had been constantly bribing people up and down, and had also taken out a large sum of silver, coupled with Li Pin's poems, they were very confident.

If Lü Xia hadn't already developed a relationship with Xue Yan, as long as they gave enough face and wrote one or two amazing poems or lyrics, there might have been a chance of winning tonight. But at this point, it was no longer a matter of competition. Of course, Yuan Jin'er's suggestion of hiding outside and going in after the singing and dancing was not a good idea. Ning Yi went up and told Li Pin about it with a smile, and Li Pin also laughed.

"Haha, no wonder they look so confident downstairs. I was already wondering why." In his smile, his attitude was open-minded. He joked with Ning Yi for a few words, wrote a second poem, and still gave it to the woman next to him to take down. The poem was neither satirical nor complaining, but still a poem in support of Lü Xia. Then, Lü Xia's second performance began downstairs. After the performance, the Xue family offered two hundred taels of silver, while the Su family offered three hundred taels, along with supporting poems and lyrics, waiting for Lü Xia's choice.

When the final result was announced, the hall was in an uproar as usual, and the Su family was somewhat indignant. Soon after, Xue Yan, Xue Jin, Liu Qingdi, and others brought Lü Xia up to greet them. From Lü Xia's standpoint, she naturally wrote about the Su family's kindness, and Xue Yan and the others smiled happily, saying at this time.

"Haha, today's events must have been extremely difficult for Miss Lü. Choosing one side will inevitably make the other side unhappy. Wenxing and Wenji, we have been family friends for many years, so I will apologize first. If you are angry, be angry with me. A Xia is ultimately in a difficult position, don't take this to heart..."

Xue Yan's words were to shield Lü Xia from the Su family's anger. In reality, it was nothing more than making them feel uncomfortable and forcing them to put on a "I'm not angry" attitude. Everyone laughed and joked harmoniously for a few words, and Wenxing and Wenji could only show an open-minded attitude here, their eyes paying attention to the situation in the entire hall. At this time, most people's eyes had already turned to this side.

Amid Lü Xia's apology and Xue Yan's words, Li Pin also raised his glass and said with a smile: "Xue brother and Miss Lü's affection for each other, we have long known. Today's events, making a perfect match, I am very pleased. I wonder when Xue brother will marry Miss Lü, we can be considered to have made a beautiful marriage, this is a meaningful thing..."

"Li brother... Why do you say this..." Su Wenxing and the others were a little confused by Li Pin's words, naturally putting on a knowing smile on the surface, but Xue Yan and Lü Xia's faces changed slightly. They knew the inside story. If Li Pin really knew the feelings between the two and said this, people would believe it, and others would probably say that the Su family knew they would lose but were willing to make a perfect match, making the Xue family seem petty, while Lü Xia's side would be even more troublesome. If she really married into the Xue family, it would confirm this statement, and if that were the case, it would probably cut off her chances of entering the Xue family.

The light was slightly dim, and Liu Qingdi, after hearing Li Pin's words, came out and raised his glass, saying: "Thank you for Li brother's kind words. Today's events, it is indeed the Su family's generosity. If even Liheng had produced a poem, I am afraid I would not dare to write a poem and show my clumsiness. At that time, which side Miss Lü would choose, I am afraid it would be really hard to say..."

This disruptive remark did not have much effect, because the Ning Yi he mentioned was standing by the railing looking down at the stage. Lü Xia did not feel at ease because of this, and looked at Li Pin with some trepidation. Li Pin then sighed, raised his glass and drank it all, smiling and not saying more. When he turned his head to look at Ning Yi, his gaze also looked down, and soon after, Xue Yan, Xue Jin, Su Wenxing, Lü Xia and others also turned their heads to look down.

The sound of silk and bamboo has been quietly ringing from just now.

The still noisy hall, what appeared in everyone's eyes was the dimly lit stage. A woman in white was sitting in the center of the stage, gently stroking the ancient zither in front of her. Her long hair was tied into a bun behind her head and cascaded down. The white skirt spread out on the stage like a lotus flower. The sound of the zither was tinkling, and a soft and comfortable feeling was mixed in with the voices of the people.

The Xue family and Su family talking on the second floor was already the focus, and more people were now looking at the stage. The noisy sound gradually turned into whispers, as if smoothed out by the soft and slow zither music. Unconsciously, the sound of the zither seemed to be getting clearer and clearer, and the hall became quieter and quieter.

The woman looked as if she had been painted with ink on the stage. Her slender fingers gently plucked, and a clear and elegant temperament was naturally in it. She wore a veil around her face, and only revealed a calm and leisurely look and pink lips when she lowered her head slightly. Although she could not see all of her appearance clearly, she was definitely a very outstandingly beautiful woman. It seemed that she did not pay too much attention to the audience in the hall, but rather played leisurely in the uninhabited mountains or lakes.

Perhaps only a few people could understand the appeal of that figure in a short moment.

"Who is this?"

On the second floor railing, Xue Jin asked softly, naturally asking Lü Xia, but Lü Xia also shook her head with some doubt. Xue Yan looked at the people next to him and whispered: "What is this song?"

Liu Qingdi frowned at this time, and subconsciously glanced at Ning Yi. He saw Ning Yi tilting his head to look down, tapping something on the railing with his fingers, shaking his head and saying: "It seems like I have heard it before, but... it is difficult to determine at this time..."

"It sounds like 'Shui Diao Ge Tou'..." Lü Xia said softly.

"This song has been sung everywhere for a while, I have heard it at least twenty times, this kind of melody..." Someone whispered, "Did she play it wrong?"

These words were not very confident, and before the sound fell, the woman on the stage finally raised her head, her clear eyes swept across the audience, only pausing slightly on the second floor. Behind the veil, the singing was leisurely transmitted.

"When will the bright moon appear..."

Shui Diao Ge Tou. (Title of a song)

This music has been sung countless times in Jiangning in the past year, and for many regular customers of brothels, it is actually no longer novel. But this song is not quite the same as usual. It still follows the musical skeleton of the past, but the feeling of the singing is only leisurely, ethereal, and gentle. During this period, it does not lose the atmosphere of the lyrics, making it difficult to define whether this sound is formal or unorthodox. For a time, there were some whispers in the hall again, and after a moment, they quieted down. These people probably realized that the song was good, and it was always better to talk after listening.

Of course, no matter how the melody changes, the next line of lyrics is always the same.

That is: "Raising my cup, I ask the blue sky."

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"I wonder what year it is tonight in the heavenly palaces... I want to ride the wind back, but I fear the jade towers and mansions..."

There were not many people talking in the hall. The sound of the zither and the singing affected everything around in this moment. The white clothes, the ancient zither, the long hair, the veil, in the clear and gentle singing, this scene seemed to create an infection and impact like an immaculate fairy. The music was different from usual, the singing method was also different from usual, but it was not unorthodox. The skeleton was still unchanged, but every turn, every vibrato, every rise and fall of the melody seemed to have its own soul. With the ethereal and beautiful voice, it created a completely new artistic conception of its own.

"The heights are too cold to bear, I rise to dance with my shadow, how can it compare to being in the mortal world..."

After singing a song, the woman smiled slightly and focused on the zither again. Ning Yi saw her seemingly inadvertent gaze cast from the second floor and shook his head gently. Of course, this did not disturb the tranquility and smile in the eyes of the woman below. She hadn't done these things for three years, and originally there was no need to do them.

Before this, Ning Yi had never really heard Nie Yunzhu sing in the ancient style. But he knew how this song came about. Ning Yi taught her the modern singing method of Shui Diao Ge Tou, and also told her that he liked this singing method. She actually disagreed somewhat, but never refuted it, until this song. It was like combining two songs in an almost magical way, but it didn't give people any sense of abruptness.

"So many floors high..."

"At least in this matter, whether it is various poems and songs, or the folk songs that the young master said just now, if Yunzhu can't do it, I am afraid that there are not a few people in the entire Jiangning city who can do it..."

Remembering the words she said when she was either playful or full of confidence, and the somewhat hesitant expression when she heard his songs, Ning Yi probably understood at this time, but now, he could only listen to the song quietly like others.

"Turning the vermilion pavilion, lowering the carved door, shining on the sleepless... There should be no hatred, why is it always round at the time of parting..."

On the other hand, in a window on one side of the hall, Yuan Jin'er looked at the figure on the stage, listening quietly to the song. Mother Chen was also listening in the back, but at some point frowned and said: "This is Yunzhu..."

She had heard Nie Yunzhu's zither music before, and also listened to it with professional standards. In the past, when she was in Golden Wind Tower, Nie Yunzhu's attainments in this area were excellent, but in fact, at least in temperament, she had some arrogance and aloofness. Originally, this was also a kind of artistic conception that others liked, for example, Lu Caicai also had a similar temperament, but Lu Caicai's temperament flowed to self-pity, and ultimately could not compare to Nie Yunzhu's coolness and aloofness.

But at this time, that coolness was gone, and the once somewhat estranged aloofness had also disappeared. What replaced it was only the naturalness and gentleness like a stream, warmly enveloping everything, moisturizing things silently. There were almost no people who were willing to disturb such songs and artistic conceptions. Her appearance on stage did not need to overwhelm everything with a high-profile attitude, but it was like... there was no need to have controversy about it at all, directly infecting everyone...

There was no need to compare with Lü Xia and others, because it was not at all on a level or system.

"People have sorrow, joy, separation, and reunion, the moon has its waxing, waning, roundness, and incompleteness, this has been difficult to achieve since ancient times..."

The woman smiled and sang this song, and soon after, when she lightly opened her lips and sang "I only hope that we all live long, though a thousand miles apart, we'll share the beauty of the moon together," she seemed to have some reluctance. Her voice and the sound of the zither stopped after a long time. She lowered her head and sat there quietly, waiting for a while, and the applause finally sounded.

Voices mixed in with the applause, and some people on the first and second floors began to ask the women next to them about the origin of the person on the stage, or excitedly began to discuss with the people around them to let her come over.

In such voices, the woman stood up from the stage, smiled and bowed slightly, without speaking, to show her gratitude. Then she walked towards one side of the stage, but not to the backstage, where Lü Xia had just gone down from, and poured a glass of wine on the small stage next to her and sent it to Xue Yan. At this time, the woman also took a porcelain cup on the stage, but did not touch the wine pot, but went to the side and poured a cup of tea.

In the hall, people watched this scene with some incomprehension, whispering and watching the next development...

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