Su Xiaoliu and Zhong Fengyue were both momentarily stunned.
They turned their heads and saw three elegant women in luxurious dresses rushing towards them in a hurry. Their still-beautiful faces were filled with joyful smiles. From afar, they looked like three colorful butterflies.
"Aunt, Second Aunt, Mother..." Su Xiaoliu's face lit up and she stood up and called out.
The three elegant women stepped over the threshold with happy expressions, but suddenly got stuck in the doorway. They jostled against each other and couldn't get in for a while.
"Ouch, my hairpin!" The Second Aunt's hairpin fell off. She quickly reached out to catch it.
The Aunt stumbled and dragged the Mother down towards the inside of the door.
"Hey..."
Su Xiaoliu and Su Yueru's expressions changed simultaneously. Zhong Fengyue's dark eyes flashed. He moved in a blur and quickly reached out to support the two elegant women, thus saving them from falling.
The three elegant women finally squeezed in and all heaved a sigh of relief.
The Aunt and the Mother, who were supported by Zhong Fengyue, were out of breath and sweating profusely. They quickly stood up and looked at Zhong Fengyue together.
The Mother couldn't hide her joy. She grabbed one of Zhong Fengyue's hands and said, "Thanks to the new prime minister. Otherwise, my old waist would have been broken..."
The Aunt was not to be outdone. She grabbed Zhong Fengyue's other hand and praised, "Sure enough, he's a good son - in - law. Xiaoliu really married the right person..."
The Second Aunt was a bit stunned. She also wanted to say something nice, but found that both of Zhong Fengyue's hands were already grabbed. So she walked over and patted Zhong Fengyue on the shoulder, leaned in and said, "The prime minister is so handsome. I like him more every time I see him..."
Zhong Fengyue stood there blankly, letting the three elegant women fuss over him. He obviously hadn't reacted yet. When he finally did, his dark eyes were filled with a helpless smile. He looked at the three elegant women and politely called out, "Mother, Aunt, Second Aunt."
Su Xiaoliu and Su Lou'er exchanged a look, then looked at the three mothers who were constantly touching Zhong Fengyue. They twitched the corners of their mouths and said, "Aunt, Second Aunt, Mother..."
The three elegant women were stunned for a moment. They all looked up at Su Xiaoliu. The next moment, like three colorful butterflies, they quickly pounced on her and surrounded her tightly.
"Oh, my Xiaoliu..."
The Second Aunt took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes. The Mother hugged Su Xiaoliu tightly. The Aunt kept asking her how she had been recently.
Su Xiaoliu looked at Zhong Fengyue helplessly, only to see a trace of a smile in his jade - like dark eyes.
Su Yueru couldn't stand it anymore. She stamped her foot.
"Mother!"
Chapter 30 The Newly Opened Qin Shop in the Capital (1)
Inside the room, sandalwood incense curled up.
Behind the brocade curtain, a man in a dark red robe was sitting quietly in front of a low table. His black cloak covered most of his face, only revealing half of his extremely beautiful face. Under the cloud - sleeves embroidered with Chinese flowering crabapples, a pair of long and slender hands gently stroked the strings of the qin. A clear and melodious sound of the qin rang out.
Beside him, a young girl in a light peach - colored silk dress was sitting on a flower - shaped stool. She was holding a red wooden clapper and singing a little tune in a nasal voice. Her long black hair was gently tied up with a peach - colored cloth strip. Her extremely charming and intelligent eyes blinked from time to time. Her gaze never left Fang Xie behind the brocade curtain.
"All over the green mountains, the cuckoos cry until the flowers turn red. Outside the rosebay willow herb, the smoke - like tendrils are intoxicatingly soft. Although the peony is beautiful, how can it take the lead when spring is gone..."
There were two "dong dong" sounds. Someone knocked on the door.
Fang Xie stopped stroking the qin. The sound of the qin stopped abruptly. Yu Lingyao dragged the last note of her little tune for half a beat. Hearing the sound of the qin stop, she was stunned for a moment and then also stopped.
Fang Xie slowly raised his head and said, "Come in."
The door was pushed open. A scholar - boy in white brocade clothes and wearing a high hat walked in. He stopped not far from Fang Xie, slightly bent over and folded his sleeves and said, "My lord Fang Xie, as expected, Old Master Wei was dissatisfied because the Island Master Tang mentioned Miss Tang Yuyan. The two of them have fallen out because of this. Coupled with the fact that Young Master Wei Feng has just had a serious illness, the long - standing friendship between the two families may be broken."
Fang Xie's hands on the qin looked extremely good in the gentle sunlight, but he didn't react much to the scholar - boy's words, as if everything was within his expectation. After a moment, he slowly said, "Send someone to inform the Tang family and the Wei family that since the person who caused Tang Yuyan's death is Cang Luoyao, Old Master Cang may also be involved in this matter."
The scholar - boy lowered his head and gently pursed his lips and said, "Yes."
The scholar - boy turned around and left, then closed the wooden door.
If the Tang family, the Wei family, and Grand Master Cang Nanyan were to fight against each other, it would really be a good show.
It's just that this scholar - boy, was he still completely devoted to his former master? Every time he seemed hesitant, as if he was dissatisfied with Fang Xie.
Fang Xie sat there quietly. His long fingers lifted up and slowly stroked the strings of the qin. The clear and melodious sound of the qin rang out again.
Hearing the sound of the qin, Yu Lingyao, who was holding the red wooden clapper beside him, was about to start singing the little tune while beating the clapper. Suddenly, a broken sound of the qin rang out. With a "pop", a string broke on the surface of the qin.
Yu Lingyao stared blankly at Fang Xie. She saw Fang Xie gently stroke the broken string and slowly say, "Is it really time to change this qin?"
Yu Lingyao looked up at Fang Xie. The red wooden clapper in her hand trembled slightly, making a soft sound.
On the street, carriages and horses were bustling and people were coming and going.
The stalls on both sides of the street were doing brisk business and it was extremely lively.
There was a relatively remote new store. They didn't even have time to hang up a plaque. They just placed a relatively simple signboard at the door. A pretty young woman in a green silk dress was holding a qin and turned around. She looked at the handsome young master in white beside her. On her beautiful heart - shaped face, her small diamond - shaped lips slightly curled up.
"Si Tu Qianyue, look at this qin. The sound of the strings is clear. I had a hard time getting it from Boss Qin through a transfer deal." She walked up to Zhong Fengyue with the qin in her arms and handed it to him horizontally.
Zhong Fengyue looked down. The wood of this qin was solid and heavy. The silver strings were clear and bright. The carvings on both sides were also extremely delicate. He curled the corners of his mouth. It was really a good qin.
He looked up at Su Xiaoliu and softly asked, "At what price do you plan to sell this qin?"
Su Xiaoliu reached out and gently plucked the strings. A long - lasting and jade - like sound lingered in the air, extremely refreshing. She raised her head and looked at Zhong Fengyue, smiling proudly, "This qin should be sold at the highest price. I plan to use it as the treasure of the store. Moreover... I've even thought of what to say."
Zhong Fengyue found it interesting. A trace of a smile flashed in his dark eyes. He couldn't help but ask, "Oh? What do you plan to say, my lady?"
Su Xiaoliu knew he would ask this. She hugged the qin, cleared her throat, then looked up at Zhong Fengyue, with a bright smile on her face, and said, "My lord, this seven - stringed qin is very fateful to you. Not to mention how good this qin is, just based on your attire and temperament, you must be the one who can master this qin. The qin is for restraint, to restrain evil and correct people's hearts. My lord, with your noble and upright spirit, you must be worthy of this qin. To be honest, I only sell qins to those who are fateful to them. You can look at all the qins in my store first. Then when you come back to look at this one, you will definitely feel that this is the one you want..."