376: Chapter 386 Stunning Everyone 376: Chapter 386 Stunning Everyone The head of the household musicians glanced over and said with a chuckle, “Our old Marquess used to love all sorts of musical instrunts and collected quite a few at ho.
But that thing…
none of us can na it.
It’s said that the Marquess brought it back from a seafaring voyage before his death.
It has a quite pleasant sound; it’s just that no one knows how to play it.”
He then drew back the black cloth that covered the object, and an ancient and simple piano appeared before Gu Youyou’s eyes.
She walked up excitedly and gently touched it.
It indeed was a piano, the most ancient kind.
Gu Youyou had suspected that the history of Zhuzhao Country possibly corresponded to the Ming Dynasty period.
Seeing this piano only strengthened her speculation.
Although there were so discrepancies in ti, the difference was not substantial.
Besides, in a world of void history, anything was possible.
“I’ll choose this one,” Gu Youyou said.
The head of the musicians looked at her in surprise and said, “Doctor Gu, if you really don’t know how to play it then…”
Gu Youyou interrupted, “Who says I can’t?
Just have soone move it over.”
Well, okay then, the head of the musicians didn’t say anything more.
He thought to himself: Doctor Gu is really clever.
Since no one knows how to play this thing, even if she plays it poorly, no one could say anything about it, right?
Thinking this way, it indeed was far less embarrassing than performing poorly on any other instrunt.
When the piano was moved in, it shocked everyone present.
“Why did you choose this?
Can you play it?” Yue Ruxue asked in astonishnt.
The old Madam was also smiling, thinking that Gu Youyou was about to make a fool of herself, but then her smile stiffened as she had a sudden thought.
This girl was truly…
audacious, knowingly facing embarrassnt yet deliberately choosing an instrunt that no one else could play.
Yue Rujing’s mouth hung open for a long while, imdiately filled with regret.
Had she known this girl was accustod to deceit and trickery, she should have had the instrunt hidden away earlier.
After the initial surprise, the Marquess’s face was filled with admiration.
Such a clever girl, no wonder Ayan took a liking to her.
Jin Zijin, however, looked at Gu Youyou with so expectation.
He didn’t share everyone else’s assumption that Gu Youyou couldn’t play and thus chose an instrunt that no one else could to avoid embarrassnt.
He knew that Gu Youyou harbored many secrets unknown to others.
Since she had picked this item, she surely could play it.
Such a dream.
Gu Youyou sat down, her fingers lightly placed on the piano keys.
She looked around at the people gathered and said with a light laugh, “This instrunt is called a piano, a hit-string style ancient piano.
Its lodies are lyrical and heartwarming, most suitable for a family indoor performance like tonight’s.”
No sooner had she spoken than she closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and the fluid, soothing sounds of the piano began to flow from her fingertips.
The piece was a Moonlight Piano Sonata, not so masterpiece by a famous composer but one written by a piano-loving friend of Gu Youyou’s.
She felt that the lody of this piano sonata was particularly fitting for the tranquil and mild atmosphere following the tumult of battle, an excellent choice to conclude the evening’s performance.
After the soaring piano, drums, and bell chis…
enthusiasm among the audience had already been spent.
Once the battle drums ceased, the soldiers would always grow quiet, reminiscing about the tenderness of their families.
The Moonlight Piano Sonata brought silence to the entire Marquis Residence.
The guards who couldn’t go ho because of their duties were especially moved, their hearts softening, almost to the point of tears.
With her eyes closed, Gu Youyou didn’t look at the keys.
She just let her heart dance to the rhythm of her fingertips and infused all her gentleness into the warm and soothing lody.
After the piece ended, silence lingered in the quiet Marquis Residence for a long ti before the first round of applause erupted.
Then ca the second, the third.
Gu Youyou opened her eyes and smiled gently.
It turns out that people here also enjoy clapping.
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