Chapter 72 Part 1: Stunning
I think I jinxed this chapter with my comment the other day. Got the shock of my life upon seeing the 45 pages displayed in the drive for this chapter. I thought something must be wrong, but of course not! *cry* This chapter is actually 7.33 x longer than usual. Be prepared to read this people.
*PS: JYY hasn’t even started playing in this first part!!! Well, she did pluck a string……. *cries*
Jiang You Yao went up to the examination table leisurely.
It was already the eighth month. Though it was midsummer, today’s weather was actually good. It rained last night but the weather had not cleared up. As the cool and refreshing wind blew, Jiang You Yao was like a budding flower in the early morning, like a pink lotus, attractive, tender and supple, blooming tremblingly.
Ji Shuran had specially dressed her carefully today. The dusk colored clothes came out vivid and lovely on this particular morning. She was genuinely like the n.o.ble well-bred young lady raised in an extravagant family, her every movement was delicate and exquisite.
The surrounding n.o.ble madams cast envious glances at Ji Shuran and she nodded with a smile. Even the other head of the Ji family was proud, her family’s granddaughter was this outstanding, no wonder Imperial Concubine Li was treated differently by Hong Xiao Emperor.
Zhou Yan Bang was also within the crowd. After Jiang You Yao went on stage, whether intentional or accidental, she especially looked in his direction, seemingly very shy, just giving a fleeting glance.
However, those busybodies took all of these in and immediately made fun of Zhou Yan Bang, jeering: “Jiang third miss has gone up!”
Jiang You Yao and Marquis Ningyuan’s heir, Zhou Yan Bang’s marriage matter was known to all the officials in Yanjing. Zhou Yan Bang smiled but his smile was somewhat reluctant.
The beautiful woman was still as lovely as always, but his heart had flown to another place. He couldn’t help looking to another place, Jiang Li’s direction. But he saw Jiang Li was leaning her head and talking to her good friend at the side, totally not discovering his sight.
Suddenly, a layer of sweet and sourness bubbled forth in Zhou Yan Bang’s heart. At this moment, he understood the happiness of loving but unable to obtain. It’s more tormenting than anything else but it was also something to look forward to, more than anything else.
As a matter of fact, Jiang Li really wasn’t aware of Zhou Yan Bang’s sight. She felt both exasperated and ridiculous. Jiang second miss jumped into the water and died at that time because of Zhou Yan Bang. As long as Ningyuan Marquis residence put their heart into this fiancée who hadn’t pa.s.sed through the door, even if it was just a sentence, the days in Jiang second miss’s life would not be this difficult. It’s a pity, they didn’t. Now that Jiang second miss had long since pa.s.sed away, this Zhou Yan Bang still acted like an infatuated person, making people sick for no reason.
Jiang Li didn’t want to pay attention to him.
In the middle of her thought, Liu Xu abruptly spoke: “Look, it’s about to start.”
On the stage, Jiang You Yao just bathed her hands. Her movements as she did all these were naturally graceful. To be honest, Jiang Li felt at least Jiang You Yao’s guqin appearance was still very good.
Shortly after, Jiang You Yao smiled sweetly and her jade fingers fell on the guqin, moved sideways and plucked the first string.
Jiang Li said: “It’s 《Wild Geese on the Shoal》.”
Liu Xu stared blankly: “How do you know?”
As soon as she finished asking, Jiang You Yao’s guqin sound came out, like running water, softly tilting up and down. The tone thumped repeatedly. It was indeed 《Wild Geese on the Shoal》.
Liu Xu was a little dumbstrucked and asked: “Did you hear Jiang You Yao play this at home? So you know in advance that she is going to play this song?”
“I don’t know.”
“Then how did you know that she was going to play《Wild Geese on the Shoal》 when she’s only plucked the first string?”
“Look at her movement and you’ll know. Moreover, just a note is sufficient.” Jiang Li said lightly.