The Moon Festival after the autumnal equinox makes Gucheng particularly lively.

Lu Qian and Liu Muqing came by boat and planned to attend the banquet at Wangyue Tower tonight.

"You are so busy that you kept asking me to come to Gucheng to play for three days. Today you finally got your wish. Why are you still a little unhappy?" Liu Muqing looked at Lu Qian.

Lu Qian naturally refused to tell the real reason, and just said casually: "Then Jiang Jiuxian also chased me."

Liu Muqing said: "Jiang Jiuxian is considered outstanding in the music hall. His family background and taste are not bad in everything. There are so many women who admire him, why don't you like him?"

Lu Qian retorted: "Zong Shichang's family background is not bad, why doesn't Qing'er like him?"

Liu Muqing was speechless.

Lu Qian said to herself: "If you like it, you just like it. If you don't like it, you don't like it. There are not so many reasons. And I don't like the way Jiang Jiuxian looks at me. He is no different from other men."

Liu Muqing shook her head: "I won't argue with you. Since we are all here, don't think about what you have and what you don't have today, and just relax."

Wangyue Tower is the property of the Zong family. Today, the first five floors are overcrowded, but the three floors above have been reserved directly by Young Master Zong.

As the host, Zong Shichang had already arrived, and Zhao Xing naturally followed him as he carried the lynx in his arms.

"Brother Zhao, how do you think I look now?" Zong Shichang asked.

Zhao Xing glanced at Zong Shichang, who was tinkering in front of the mirror: "If you add more powder, you can compete with the girls downstairs in singing."

"What's the meaning?"

"It's so exciting."

"..."

Zong Shichang rubbed his hair irritably, took off his clothes, and paced back and forth in front of a pile of gorgeous wardrobes.

Zhao Xing couldn't stand it any longer: "Are you in a hurry? As usual, just like today, how can you catch Miss Liu if you use too much force?"

"Be natural, don't be too demanding, treat her the same way you treat other women, let nature take its course, be normal, and you will have defeated 90% of your competitors."

Zong Shichang turned around and asked: "Is it feasible?"

Zhao Xingdao: "Then think about it, didn't it work in the past? If that's the case, then why do you still do the same as before? If you change your appearance, maybe it will suit the taste of Miss Liu?"

Zong Shichang hesitated for a while, but finally listened to Zhao Xing's opinion and changed into a plainer set of clothes.

He has one advantage: he always follows the good deeds.

As long as he approves and trusts people, he will be able to listen to his opinions.

After a while, a servant announced that guests had begun to arrive.

Zong Shichang stopped worrying and began to greet the guests.

There were nearly a hundred people at the small private banquet held during the Zong Shichang Moon Festival.

However, there is a difference between closeness and closeness, and those with similar status and family background are all on the lower level.

Zong Shichang held up his wine glass and walked around downstairs, toasting each table with a toast. When he returned upstairs, his face was rosy and veins were showing.

After closing the door between the upper and lower floors and lowering the curtain, the small box on the top floor became quiet, isolated from the lively singing and dancing below, with only a bright moon hanging high in the sky for people to appreciate.

Zong Shichang saw that everyone's eyes were a little nostalgic, and he immediately raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "The rouge, vulgar powder, and extravagant music outside can't reach the elegant hall. Today I invited friends from the county music hall to come over to join in the fun. Everyone."

Listen!"

Zhao Xing sat in the third seat from the lower left of the banquet, and there was a small stage below.

The stage is covered with silk curtains. After opening them, the bright moon in the night sky is the first thing to be seen.

Then there were two men and one woman, wearing curtains and hats, playing harps and music on both sides. However, two of the men used Hengqin, while the woman used Liuqin.

As the smoke filled the air, the three musicians disappeared, leaving only the sound of singing and piano.

"When the emperor comes to the four seas, he sees auspicious clouds every day. His victorious virtues are like clouds, bringing blessings to all people..."

As the music sounded, Lu Qian was already prepared and led three dancers to appear on the stage in a cloud of smoke and dance under the moonlight.

"In 'Cloud Gate', one of the 'Six Songs', I didn't expect that these dancers and musicians invited by Zong Shichang would actually perform a serious sacrificial dance." Zhao Xing stared at the stage.

Sacrifice dance is also a kind of war dance, performed by musicians and dancers to praise the ancient sages and worship their spirits.

"Cloud Gate" commemorates Emperor Xia, the founder of the ancient Qiyun Dynasty, praising him for creating all things, uniting all people, and being as virtuous as clouds.

The peak version of "Cloud Gate" requires twelve first-grade music officers, thirty-two first-grade dancers, and second- to fourth-grade dancers, totaling more than 500 musicians!

The effect is to be able to summon Emperor Xia's 'True Spirit Body'.

However, Zhao Xing has never seen it before. It is said that this war dance could bring out the Dharma Body of Emperor Xia a long time ago, but even if the number of people is gathered later, it will not work.

However, the simplified and low-level versions of "Cloud Gate" also have a variety of effects, such as refreshing the mind, boosting morale, and increasing the endurance of soldiers.

A slightly higher level one can invite some sages and true spirits from the Xia Dynasty to slay demons.

All in all, since the development of this kind of encouragement, the effects have been varied.

For example, now that Zhao Xing heard it, he just felt that the soul of life had become more solid, and it was not of much use.

The dance is over.

Lu Qian took three dancers, Liu Muqing and two other musicians to give a 'thank you' ceremony.

The spectators present all took out the gifts they had prepared to give in return.

If the dancers and musicians receive gifts, this war dance will be improved.

No gift, just a simple return gift will do.

Lu Qian walked to Zhao Xing's case and saluted Yingying.

Unexpectedly, the other party just handed it over.

"Huh, stingy." Lu Qian muttered in her heart and walked away.

The others also looked over.

In fact, everyone brought out jade jewelry pendants as gifts in return, and Zhao Xing was the only one to express his "spiritual gratitude", which was very unique.

Zhao Sinong said, "Your dancing skills are just average, so it's good to thank you mentally. Do you still want to reward me?"

It was Zong Shichang's turn to return the gift.

He gave Jiang Jiuxian, Lu Qian and others jade pendants and other accessories.

What was given to Liu Muqing was a piece of paper.

A piece of paper?

Everyone's eyes moved from Zhao Xing to Zong Shichang.

"Young Master Zong, today Miss Liu and Miss Lu have come all the way to sing and dance for your banquet. You can't favor one over the other."

"That's right, why did you just give Miss Liu a piece of paper?"

"What's written on the paper?"

Zong Shichang cupped his hands and said: "This is a piece of poetry. Zong got it by chance and thought it could be given to a musician to compose music, which might improve Miss Liu. As for the dancer, I haven't found a suitable one."

"Huh? This is biased. There are three musicians. Why doesn't Brother Zong give them to Brother Jiang and Brother Fan?"

"Yes, hahaha, why is Miss Liu unique?"

There was a burst of laughter around them. Apparently they all knew about Zong Shichang's admiration for Liu Muqing and deliberately made noise at this time.

Zong Shichang smiled: "This poem is not suitable for men."

"Oh?" Jiang Jiuxian also joked after sitting down: "What kind of magical poem is it, and it is divided into men and women? Brother Zong, why don't you read it?"

Zong Shichang smiled and said nothing, but looked at Liu Muqing.

At this moment, Liu Muqing was stunned, and it seemed that she had achieved the desired effect.

The poems I bought from Zhao Xing are worth it!

Lu Qian found it strange that Liu Muqing was new to the world, so why didn't she say anything for a long time?

She couldn't bear her temper, so she simply walked over and took the paper from Liu Muqing's hand: "I'll read it."

"There is a beautiful woman, and you will never forget her when you see her. If you don't see her for a day, you will miss her like crazy."

"The phoenix is ​​soaring, and the phoenix is ​​begging for it from all over the world. But the beauty is here, but she is not on the east wall."

"Put the qin in front of you, and write down your heartfelt chats. When will I see Xu Xi, it will comfort me in my hesitation."

"I hope that my words will be worthy of my virtue, and we will join hands to fight against each other. They will not let you fly and cause me to perish."

As soon as I read it, the laughter continued.

Everyone present has some appreciation ability, and this is obviously a love poem.

But when I listened to it, I felt something was wrong.

Why have you never heard of it?

It seems that the level is still high?

As for the other two musicians and three dancers, they were also stunned for a moment.
To be continued...