Gongsun Yourou seemed to suddenly think of something, exclaimed, and then whispered to Yu Youwei: "Sister Youwei, when I was looking for the young master just now, there were actually many talented men and Su Lao looking for you, sister. I hope that as the first courtesan and the head of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, you can perform tonight. In this way, the Yunxiao Ya Festival will be considered a real talent coming and the whole hall will be elegant."

"Well... Youwei, you'll have to go on stage to perform later. Since everyone's affection is hard to refuse, and this time it was held by Kuanggong, we should give Kuanggong face..." Cao Yi pondered for a while after hearing this, and then spoke to Yu Youwei. However, there was another sentence he didn't say, that is, "If you don't show it well, I will definitely be caught by Kuanggong and forced to do things..."

After hearing this, Yu Youwei shone with her eyes and looked at Cao Yi. Cao Yi returned with a warm smile, showing a row of big white front teeth, and smiled. Because she had her own little plan, she smiled a little inconveniently at this time, and she didn't look so natural, and her image looked a little stupid.

Yu Youwei looked at Cao Yi's appearance and laughed out loud without feeling. She nodded and said, "Since the young master asked me to perform, I'll perform well. It just so happened that the three lyrics that the young master wrote to Mr. Lu were at home these days. I'll find one of them to sing."

"Mr. Cao, have you written three new poems?" Gongsun Yourou, who was standing beside her, exclaimed. She knew that Cao Yi basically didn't write it, and it was rare that such a poem would be published several months later. However, as long as it was written by Cao Yi, it was basically an absolute good poem and a sentence that could be called "Produced by Cao Yi, it must be a fine product!"

Now, after hearing what Yu Youwei said, Cao Yi actually wrote three poems for Mr. Lu at once. She knew that Mr. Lu was the supervisor of Jiangning Prefecture and was Cao Yi's teacher, so the lyrics written by Cao Yi to his teacher would definitely not be bad. Now she is very curious about the quality of the three poems written by Cao Yi at once, so she asked.

"Well, my grandson has written three new lyrics, but it is difficult to sing these three lyrics no matter which one is good, so I have been practicing the singing method of these three lyrics these days." Yu Youwei said with a smile.

"..." Gongsun Yourou was frightened by Yu Youwei's words. Even Yu Youwei, the best courtesan and good singer, said it was difficult. So what would these three songs look like to make her comment. As a result, her curiosity became even heavier and asked anxiously: "Sister Youwei, do you have a music score? Why don't I come to accompany you and sing it? "

"Ah? Is that OK?" Yu Youwei was a little moved at first, and then asked embarrassedly: "Sister Yourou, have you practiced the copper pipa before?"

The copper pipa is actually a pipa made of silk strings with copper wire. It was created by literati of the Tang Dynasty. It was mainly a reform attempt to pursue a thick and tragic tone, so the finger strength of ordinary players is high. Before, Yu Youwei had always played three lyrics with the guqin, but the effect was not very good. Later, under the guidance of Cao Yi, she used the copper pipa to play, and the effect was indeed much better.

However, because of the copper wire string, this copper pipa needs to be played with fake nails. It is tied to the fingers to make the tone more rounded, and it will not hurt the nails and make it more convenient to exert force. But at the same time, due to the relationship between the fake nails and the copper strings, the requirements for finger strength will become very high during the playing process. Yu Youwei practiced for a long time a few days ago, and it was difficult. So she was afraid that Gongsun Yourou had not practiced the copper pipa before, and she would not be used to playing it when she went on stage and it would be counterproductive, so she asked.

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"Does my sister ask this question because she is afraid that I can't win? Don't worry, I have practiced sword dancing since I was a child. My arm strength is higher than that of ordinary men. I have practiced copper pipa for a while before, so I am very skilled in it." Gongsun Yourou replied with a smile, paused and said, "It's just that I didn't know that my sister should cooperate with copper pipa in the performance, so she didn't bring those fake nails..."

When Yu Youwei came, she had thought that she would play on stage, otherwise the other man would not have written an invitation to herself, so she carried some items such as guqin, copper pipa, iron chub, fake nails, etc.

"This matter is easy to solve. I brought two pairs of fake nails. Then my sister can take one and tie it to her fingers."

"It's so good, I just don't know what the names of these three poems are. I want to get familiar with them first. No matter which song my sister will perform at that time, I can do my best to cooperate." Gongsun Yourou stuffed the last bite of the pastry cake into her mouth. After chewing it, she wiped her mouth and hands with the scarf she carried with her, and said with a smile.

"In fact, the lyrics and music are still old, namely "Linjiangxian", "Jiangchengzi" and "Yongyule". However, the content written by the young master is quite grand. I couldn't sing that kind of charm before, so later I thought about changing it to copper pipa and iron chupang. In addition, I deliberately changed my singing style and techniques, and I rented it for four or five days before I could hear it."

"No, it's because you have too high requirements for yourself, sister, right?" Gongsun Yourou asked in shock.

Yu Youwei smiled and said, "I have brought the lyrics and music here. You will know after reading it later. Well, we also need to find a place to practice it, otherwise there will be a lack of tacit understanding..."

"Jin'er, you should go with me too. Do you still need your iron plate during the performance?" Yu Youwei turned her head and said to Jin'er.

"Ah? Should I stay on the stage then?" Jin'er said timidly.

"Yes, there are all guqins, copper pipas, and iron chao boards like this. Don't you want me to perform better and more perfectly?" Yu Youwei said deliberately.

Naturally, Jin'er quickly shook her head and denied it, and waved her hand anxiously and said, "No, why did Jin'er think so? Of course, I hope that Miss, the more perfect your performance, the better... Jin'er will practice with the lady later..."

Cao Yi looked at Jin'er speechlessly, and was easily tricked by his own lady. It was really simple. It seemed that he would give him some guidance in this area in the future, otherwise he would easily be deceived by others if he asked Jin'er to be responsible for the business affairs of the Taibai Chamber of Commerce in the future.

Then Yu Youwei, Jin'er and Gongsun Yourou took the instrument and went to find a quiet place to practice the repertoire without anyone disturbing them. They originally asked Cao Yi if he wanted to go there together, but Cao Yi refused. Anyway, he was very familiar with these three lyrics, and Cao Yi had listened to Yu Youwei's private practice many times, so he had no motivation, so it would be more practical to stay here to eat.

Since Cao Yi stayed here, it was not easy for Hongxiu to go with Yu Youwei, so he stayed to accompany Cao Yi.

"If you want to go Hongxiu, you can go together. I'll sit here to eat, and I don't go anywhere, so it doesn't matter." Cao Yi said to Hongxiu.

After hearing this, Hongxiu shook her head and said nothing. Cao Yi stopped talking when he saw this and ate some fruits on his own to make him hungry.

"Young Master, after the Lantern Festival, we will arrange a carriage to pick up Sikong Ye and his brother and sister to Jiangning." Hongxiu looked at Cao Yi for a while, and suddenly felt aroused his heart and said.

"Oh, yes, school is about to start again. Hongxiu, if you don't remind me, I've really forgotten it, haha! Before the New Year, I swear to arrange a carriage to pick up Sikong Ye and his sister back. Ha, thanks to your reminder, otherwise I will become a person who doesn't keep my word." Cao Yi smiled brightly at Hongxiu, and Hongxiu felt dazed.

"Let's do this, Hongxiu, you will give Tiezhu two jin of money tomorrow and ask him to drive to pick up Sikong Ye. Anyway, he will go there when he is sent. He is familiar with the road, but you ask him to pay attention to safety on the road, because it is too tiring to run for a day. Let him stay in a hotel for a night on the way, otherwise he will drive tiredly..." Cao Yi ordered.

Hongxiu nodded and agreed. Although Hongxiu did not understand the tired driving that the young master said, it should be literally, letting more rest in the middle of the iron pillar and not being too tired.

"Mr. Cao... Is Mr. Cao here?" Cao Yi and Hongxiu were discussing the matter of picking up Sikong Ye. A servant in the He Mansion came over from outside and shouted as he walked.

Cao Yi was about to lower his head to cover him, but the servant saw this place in an instant, walked over quickly, and said anxiously: "Mr. Cao, it turns out that you are here, let the villain find you very much. Our master asked me to invite you to his side, saying that you, Mr. Su, are you going to see you..."

Cao Yi knew that there was no way to hide, so he had to nodded in a bad mood and said, "You little brother, please lead the way, let's go here." After that, he winked at Hongxiu and asked her to follow her.

Along the way, many people greeted Cao Yi, saying that Kuang Gong had asked him before, but he had never found any other words. Cao Yi responded with a smile, thinking in his heart that according to the current situation of mobilizing troops, Kuang Gong would probably have nothing good to do when he came to him. He had already secretly speculated how to find excuses to deal with it later.

The venue where the Lantern Festival Gala was held this time was actually the venue for the last Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting, so in a short while, he arrived at the location of the old men. Before Cao Yi could reach the distance, he walked forward with a passionate look on his face, bowed deeply, and shouted loudly: "My younger generation, Cao Yi, greetings to all the old men!"

"Hmph! If I don't ask someone to come, are you not going to come? Boy Cao Yi, I tell you that all the other talents have come over to say hello. Toast and greetings. Some people have even come twice. What's up? You, Jiangning's number one, look down on us old men, right? You haven't come over for so long, let alone toast, even if you come over to show your face, it's considered to be a face for us, but the fact is, you don't even want to give this little face, right?" Before Cao Yi's bowing body was stretched out, the mad duke had already said a lot, but the central idea is, Cao Yi, you don't come over, now I'm very angry, you can do it yourself!

Cao Yi touched his forehead and said with a wry smile: "Mad Duke, you can't wrong me. I was really busy with something just now..."

"Come on, tell me, what are you busy with just now? If you don't say that Chou Yin and Mao come out, I will definitely not spare you!" said the crazy man.

"Uh... I was really busy just now. If you don't believe me, please ask Hongxiu. I definitely didn't lie to you." Cao Yi was thinking about what kind of excuses to look for, while dealing with the Kuang Gong's chastity.
Chapter completed!