Chapter 593 - Chapter 593: Shao Yu
Chapter 593: Shao Yu
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He kept saying that the zither that he had personally made was comparable to the extraordinary sound. This made Zhou Linghuai very happy. Those legendary extraordinary sounds had already disappeared into the torrent of time. He had never seen them before, nor could he make comparisons with them. However, he did not think that the zither that he had spent three years making would be inferior to those extraordinary sounds.
Coincidentally, Yu Youyao thought so too.
The smile in Zhou Linghuai’s eyes deepened. “I can’t name it casually, so I’ll think of a good name seriously.”
Yu Youyao frowned. “Cousin, you should name it. You’re a zither player. No one knows it better than you, and no one is more suitable to name it. No matter what its name is, it won’t be a disgrace.”
Was she worried that if she did not give her a good name, she would disgrace this zither?
Zhou Linghuai flicked her forehead. “Don’t be lazy. Think quickly.”
Her forehead was a little numb, but it didn’t hurt at all. Yu Youyao looked at her cousin plaintively. Seeing his indifferent expression, she knew that she couldn’t be bothered to steal it.
She could only pout reluctantly and start thinking hard.
Sigh, naming was really not something a human could do easily!
“Why don’t we call it Shaoguang? Shaoguang has a beautiful meaning. It means young and beautiful…’
“No, no. Although it’s good to be young, it’s easy to age. It doesn’t seem auspicious.”
“In ancient times, there was a martial elephant named Yu Shun. Why don’t we call it Shaoyu? My surname happens to be Yu…”
“Forget it. I’m not the only person in the world with the surname Yu. The name Shaoyu sounds good, but it doesn’t have any special meaning. The “Bell” was named because of the magnificence of the zither music, like the sound of a bell ringing and the blare of a horn. “Burnt Tail” got its name because there were still burn marks at the end of the zither…
Seeing her conflicted expression, it was very interesting.
Zhou Linghuai chuckled. “Shaoyu is not bad. In the future, when others mention this zither, the will sav that it was called Shaovu because its first owner was a woman surnamed Yu…”
Yu Youyao looked at him resentfully. “There are countless women surnamed Yu in the world. I’m just one of them. There’s nothing special…”
“It’s different.” Zhou Linghuai shook his head. “No one else is a zither player’s favorite woman.” The tip of his tongue curled up slightly, and he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
Yu Youyao smiled and looked at her cousin.
Her eyes were bright, and there was a hint of love in her eyes. Zhou Linghuai’s heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously held her hand. “Later generations will say that this woman surnamed Yu is the zither player’s…” Lover. The word rolled on the tip of his tongue again, but when it reached his mouth, he said,
“Most loved woman.”
The others were not people that the zither player valued.
Yu Youyao smiled. “Cousin is also my favorite person.”
He would be happier if she said “loved” instead.
There was no hurry. The time was almost right.
When Yu Youyao left the confinement of the Yu Residence, she would be able to do as she pleased and have no scruples. Unlike now, when she had too many deep feelings and deal with them secretly.
This wasn’t love. It was hurt.
If Yin Huaixi liked someone, he had to do it openly.
And now, he was Zhou Linghuai.
“However,” Yu Youyao changed the topic and frowned. “I still don’t think it’s a good idea to call it Shaoyu. Why don’t we call it Shaoyi? It’s from Shang Shu/Yi Ji. “When the nine songs are played, the phoenix will come. As the stones are hit, a hundred beasts will dance.”
Zhou Linghuai did not say anything. Clearly, he preferred Shaoyu.
However, Yu Youyao felt that Shaoyi was better. “It’s said that the music is intoxicating. If he plays nine consecutive songs, the phoenix will also hear the music and dance with it. In the Zhou Dynasty, there was ‘Shaoyi Dance’. It was created with the harmonies of the ancient orchestra to communicate with the gods, causing auspicious signs to come. Not only does the name Shaoyi have a background story, but it’s also very auspicious. I think it’s very good.”
Zhou Linghuai pursed his lips and said nothing.
Yu Youyao had just said that he was the one who made the zither. No one in the world knew this zither better than him, and no one knew what kind of effort he had put in to make it.
Perhaps back then, when he saw the tree in the Jade Courtyard, he was tempted and decided to cut off the tree and personally make a zither for Yu Youyao.
However, he had never thought that since ancient times, the zither had also been connected to “love.” It was not unfamiliar to use the zither to show feelings and intentions.
The word “attraction” was just the beginning.
In the next three years, for more than a thousand days and nights, he carved the zither, molded it, polished it, painted it, fixed the emblem, secured its feet and so on. There were more than 30 steps.
Every step was divided into many small steps in detail, and each step required a lot of time.
There were hundreds of steps in total. If there was a mistake in any of the major steps, the rare zither material would be ruined. If there was a mistake in any of the small steps, all his previous efforts would be wasted and he would start all over again.
He did not just make a zither.
He wanted to make a good zither that was even more outstanding than Yu Youyao’s “Rare Voice”. It could replace “Rare Voice” that had seven virtues and become a famous zither.
There was almost no one in the world who could make a Seven Virtues Zither.
If Zhou Linghuai wanted to do it, he had to be the best.
This zither was indeed given to the woman surnamed Yu by the zither player. This woman surnamed Yu was the love of the zither player’s life.
He had not thought of the name “Shaoyu” earlier.
Yu Youyao had thought of it herself. He felt that there was no better name than
“Shaoyu.”
Zhou Linghuai said, “Shao and Yu were made popular by Shun. The orchestra plays nine songs in a row to attract the phoenix to the ceremony. It’s similar to etiquette.”
Yu Youyao tilted her head and thought about it carefully. Her lips curled up.
“Cousin, you’re right. Then, we’ll do as you say and call it Shaoyu!”
After confirming the name, she felt that “Shaoyu” sounded better than “Shaoyi. ”
Zhou Linghuai was distracted by the flowers between her brows again. “I’ll carve the name on it.”
As if afraid that Yu Youyao would go back on her word, he took the zither and flipped it over. There were two sound holes at the bottom, one big and one small. The bigger one called a dragon pool, and the smaller one was called a phoenix pond.
Zhou Linghuai took out the Kunwu Knife and carved a calligraphy on the left of the Dragon Pool. “When the nine songs are played, the phoenix will come.”
On the right, there was the word “Shaoyu.”
Then, he carved on the left and right of the phoenix pond. “With the glow of the light, a hundred beasts will dance.”
The first sentence meant that the music was beautiful, and the second sentence meant that when the zither was played, a phoenix would fly over and a hundred beasts danced in front of the palace.
When these two sentences were combined, it was a beautiful scene of peace.
This was the scene Yu Youyao was looking forward to.
After carving, Zhou Linghuai carved seals on the top of the dragon pool.
Yu Youvao leaned over. It was her cousin’s Qingtian pagodite zither seal. She remembered that she had given the Qingtian pagodite to her cousin, and she had also suggested carving the zither patterns on it..