Vol 1 Chapter 3 (1/2)
Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang Vol01 Ch03
Ever since the visit to the shrine with Pingting, Lady Hua beca supply of subjects to talk about with her She was closer to Pingting even irls who had been with her for the last few years Coincidentally, Lady Hua’s o back home so her parents could look after her Lady Hua then requested Pingting to become her personal attendant
Just like that, Pingting rose fro seaes, which surprised everyone
Septeer was quite fierce
The laughter of two girls was often heard behind the trees of the Lady’s main room
“Like this?”
“Nope”
“Then… is it like this?”
“Nope”
Lady Hua had tried to sew for the whole day, but she still didn’t get it She threay her sewing and sighed draers are full of wounds”
Pingting laughed, “I already warned My Lady that seasn’t fun When I first learned it, all ten of ers were swollen My Lady’s wounds are very s’s plan dictated that she was supposed to escape earlier, but since she hadn’t had any news of her Master, she decided to extend her stay
That guqin was really good Though Pingting liked it, she’d have to ask to use it, as it was displayed in Lady Hua’s rooiven to the Lady of Hua Residence
“I wanted to sew so myself for him…” Lady Hua meant her secret lover
“My Lady,”Mrs Hua see for her Her face broke into a smile when she saw them and hurriedly smiled, “Oh, so My Lady was here, I had a difficult ti you Someone wants to see you”
“Who wants to see me?”
“A handso man and the person who delivered you the qin is also there He clainan”
Pingting’s expression darkened “He really came”
“Bring hi around and grabbed Pingting’s hands Her eyes were bright when she said, “See? I guessed right, didn’t I? He really did want to see you”
Pingting laughed, “He’s looking for My Lady, not me”
Lady Hua answered back, “Geez, why are we still idling around? Come with me”
She pulled Pingting into a guest house and sat down behind a blind Soon the housekeeper led the guests inside
“My Lady, Mr Dong is here”
“Okay Mrs Hua, you may leave”
Lady Hua and Pingting peeped at the man
The housekeeper had left There was only a young man left in the roo silk His eyebroere black and a graceful royal air surrounded hi man
Lady Hua stared and then whispered into Pingting’s ear “Your qin skills uy”
Pingting was just as shocked as Lady Hua, though her thoughts were different
She had been in Jing-An Ducal Residence for many years so she knew ie rich man
Could he be an official of Dong Lin?
No, could he even be a member of the royal family?
It wasn’t entirely i Lin’s capital His ave the qin was even more suspicious
“I, Dong Dingnan, have selfishly conan entered the room When he saw the blinds, he knew i He was extrehed a little
His fa’ and his nanan’ He was the current ruler of Dong Lin’s very own brother, the Duke of Zhen-Bei, Chu Beijie He was often out on the battlefield and used to figuring out ene around an outside of a shrine, feeling very bored when he heard a mystical qin music that soothed his heart
Who would miss the opportunity to meet a beauty?
As the brother of the King of Dong Lin and as the most i meticulously First wait and listen, ask to see at a later ti to their Residence
Lady Hua sa Pingting stared at the ood looking gentle what to say, she rolled her eyes, “Since you already kno inconvenient this is, why you still came to see My Lady? My Lady doesn’t usually see outsiders”
Pingting raised an eyebrow, but Lady Hua was clearly pleased with herself
“The sound of qin was memorable and I have come here to ask for another piece,” Chu Beijie replied breezily, giving a radiant smile
Pingting began to analyse Dong Dingnan, but she could not recall a “Dong” fa a fake name, which is extreet into a lot of trouble Seeing that Lady Hua was about to speak, she cut in, “Are you really here for a piece?”
“Yes”
“So you gave me the expensive Phoenix Paulownia-Guqin just to hear me play it?”
“That’s right”
Pingting put the qin in front of her and plucked a string
A soft qin melody drifted froh a
Even people outside were listening, breathing in perfect unison
Theto a slow, gentle and sweet section, finally finishi+ng with a high-pitched trill
After playing one piece, Pingting said, “This qin’s sound indeed seeuessing that Mister would like another piece?”
The so called Dong Dingnan s, yes, I would like to hear another piece”
“I have already returned your favour with the piece I just played” Pingting’s voice was suddenly cold, “Playing the qin is fine witha fake name does not make me feel comfortable”
Chu Beijie seemed to be a little stunned “When did My Lady realise I was using a fake name?”
“Mister does not need to knohen” Pingting knew that her suspicions were right and a sly smile crossed her face “Mister only needs to tell ht or not”
Chu Beijie’s eyes brightened and stared intently into the blinds He had heard that the Lady of Hua Residence was a beauty with one-of-a-kind qin skills It seemed that her skills lived up to her name, and it would be universally hard to find sonan is one of h that”
“Why does Mister use a fake name?”
Chu Beijie thought that the girl in the blinds was very clever Their conversation rese an enehed and asked back, “Then why is Lady hiding behind the blinds?”
“Is my face that important?”
“Then are names that important?”
“How can Mister compare those two? You wanted a piece from me so I did you a favour Of course you should use your real name”
Chu Beijie sat by the table, sipping his cool tea, “Does My Lady not want anything?”
“Eh?” Pingting raised an eyebrow, “What do I want?”
“What My Lady wants is naturally hed, his voice deep
Pingting briefly thought that he was very difficult to guess, but had to adh to justify his arrogance
Heart thu towards the curtain and secretly look closer
Chu Beijie sat there proudly with a s atnoticed the decorative stitches of his clothes, finally letting her eyes fall on his jade pendant that hung from his waist
Her sliure was startled and she stiffened
The jade pendant was shi+ny and smooth, obviously a top-quality product What surprised her though was the Dong Lin royal family emblem
He was so Lin royal family
Pingting’s eyes suddenly lit up She had not heard any news about the Duke of Jing-An ever since co Lin for several ood opportunity Why not ask this ‘Dong Dingnan’?
With that thought in ness
“I see that Mister is a music critic, do you have an opinion after one piece?”
“My opinion?” Chu Beijie stared into the blinds, the corners of hisinto a smile Be through the clouds and like a strong eagle conquering the fields This shows that My Lady is curious towards all aspects of life and does not care for riches My Lady is like a man in more ways than one”
Pingting fell silent