Sui Sui hesitated to speak, and waited for a moment before she continued, "Lian Jiang, I've been out for a long time. I'm afraid my husband will worry, so I'll go back first!"

Lian Jiang was unwilling to let Sui Sui go. She grabbed Sui Sui and said, "Would you please leave after you finish listening to this song?"

"It would be so boring if no one appreciates my good music with me!"

Sui Sui was frozen for a moment, then agreed reluctantly. Then he took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and looked at the stage again.

I saw a pair of slender hands resting on the guqin, and the strings picked by the index fingers made a slight clanging sound, as if they were testing the strings.

Then, melodious piano sounds flowed out from the fingertips. The vague sounds were like the sounds of nature, creating a sense of coolness and tranquility. The three notes intertwined and changed endlessly. As the melody gradually came to an end, the notes were long and the lingering rhythm was like the emotions in people's hearts, ethereal and changeable. It can be seen that the person playing the piano has profound skills.

After the song was finished, the whole audience applauded.

"What a good piece of music! I will give the young man on the stage my only copy of the music!" The noble lady from an aristocratic family, who was wearing a moon-white robe, shouted to her attendants.

"I will give this gentleman a hundred taels of silver!"

"I will give this gentleman five hundred taels of silver!"

The noble ladies from aristocratic families vied with each other for fear of falling behind others.

At this moment, Lian Jiang said loudly: "I will give the jade pendant I carry with me to the gentleman on the stage!"

"Lian Jiang!" Sui Sui was shocked. She tugged at Lian Jiang's clothes, her expression indescribable.

When the noble ladies heard the words "jade pendant", they all turned their heads. Even Qin Biwu on the stage raised her eyebrows in surprise.

The jade pendant is a personal item and can only be given to a future husband for engagement purposes. Lian Jiang's action was too reckless and hasty, causing the noble ladies from aristocratic families to look at her with contempt.

Lian Jiang didn't care. She shook off Sui Sui, walked to the front of the stage with firm steps, and handed the jade pendant over with both hands: "Please accept it, sir!"

A round-faced lady sneered and said angrily, "What is Si Lianjiang doing? She is fawning on a man in public. Is she trying to trample on the face of our noble family ladies with such lowly behavior?"

The lady with willow-shaped eyebrows who was sitting next to him also shared the same hatred and hatred: "It is immoral! She is offering her personal belongings with both hands in front of others. How can a grown woman do that? It is totally outrageous!"

"Is the daughter of the Imperial College's chief priest so superficial? She has learned nothing about poetry, books and etiquette!"

"Why give someone so personal when there are so many other things to give? That's a token of love, how can you just give it away casually?"

"I am ashamed to be associated with this person!"

Every word of scolding reached Si Lianjiang's ears without any disguise. She felt that she was in a difficult situation and was overwhelmed with shame and anger, her face flushed red.

But if I take back the jade pendant now, it would be too embarrassing...

Qin Biwu looked at Si Lianjiang below the stage, frowned slightly, and said, "I have no intention of getting married, please take back the jade pendant, young lady!"

Upon hearing this, Si Lianjiang's face suddenly turned ugly. She clenched the jade pendant, and her fingers made a crisp sound. After a pause, she turned around, glared coldly at the round-faced lady who had humiliated her before, and strode away.

When Miss Suisui saw this, she also wanted to follow him out, but was stopped by Miss Round-Faced.

"Tao Sui Sui! Stop right there!"

Tao Suisui paused, turned around and saluted, saying awkwardly: "Sister Luo..."

"Humph! I dare not call you sister! You know that Si Lianjiang has bad intentions and is always taking advantage of you, so why do you still want to get involved with her!"

The lady with willow-shaped eyebrows at the back tried to mediate: "Shen Luo, calm down. Suisui has been kind-hearted since she was a child and is easily deceived by others. She didn't mean it..."

Although Shen Luo was unhappy, he felt sorry for Tao Suisui: "Simin, look at her. I just said a few words to her and she started crying. It's so annoying!"

Tao Suisui did have tears in her eyes. She was at a loss for words and said, "Sister Luo, don't be angry. I didn't cry..."

I said I didn't cry, but tears fell uncontrollably.

Shen Luo couldn't bear to see her like this, so he came over and coaxed her softly: "Okay, I don't blame you, but you are not allowed to get close to Si Lianjiang anymore..."

"She has bad intentions..."

"Hmm..." Tao Suisui responded sullenly, and replied obediently: "I know... she is not sincere in making friends with me..."

"That's right!" The lady named Simin took Tao Suisui's hand and invited her, "Come on, Suisui, come over and have a drink with us!"

Tao Suisui blinked her innocent eyes and said, "Sister Cui, I'm not good at drinking!"

"That's fine, you can go over and sit with your sister Shen for a while!" Cui Simin pulled Tao Suisui and pushed Shen Luo, and the three of them returned to the original wine table.

The second princess, Wei Yuanyi, was drinking alone, but when she heard the noise, she stumbled out of the private room.

"Who is making noise downstairs?"

Han Shuang followed beside him with a sword in hand. Hearing this, he said, "Your Highness, it was Si Lianjiang, the daughter of the Imperial College's chief academic officer, who started this mess. The people making the noise are Tao Suisui, the daughter of the Chief Censor, Cui Simin, the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, and Shen Luo, the young marquis of the Marquis of Dongping!"

"These noble ladies have nothing else to do except entertain themselves with handsome men!"

Second Prince Wei Yuanyi shook his head and said sadly, "I am no different."

"I am worried about men. How is this different from them?"

Han Shuang didn't dare to say more, fearing that he would offend His Highness, so he could only carefully advise: "Your Highness, why don't we go back to the mansion?"

"There are too many people in the restaurant and they are gossiping. It's not good for your safety!"

"It doesn't matter! I don't care!" Wei Yuanyi, under the influence of alcohol, said what he had been holding back for a long time, "The person I admire now... now ignores me... I feel uncomfortable..."

"I will go find him and ask him right now! Why did he treat me like this? Why..."

"Your Highness! Be careful!"

Wei Yuanyi staggered down the stairs and accidentally tripped over the corner of his robe and rolled down. Han Shuang hurriedly flew over to stop him.

Just at this moment, something unexpected happened. Many masked warriors in black came from nowhere and rushed towards Wei Yuanyi.

Seeing this, the spectators on the first floor screamed and ran away.

As soon as Xu Jining came in, he saw such a thrilling scene. He didn't dare to stay any longer and immediately turned around to ask for help.

Originally, he was going to go to the restaurant to cook a few dishes to improve the food for Song Xiang who was accompanying him to check the accounts, but who knew that he would encounter such a thing.

Fortunately, Huanyanfang was not far from here. He hurried a few steps and rushed to the store, panting and said, "Xiang'er, it's bad. The Second Prince...she was surrounded and assassinated. The situation is critical!"

When Song Xiang heard this, his face suddenly changed and he was extremely anxious: "What? How could this happen? I have to go and save her!"

"Jining, you stay in the store and wait for me to come back!"

After saying that, she immediately put down the account book in her hand and hurried to Zuixianlou with Yunque.

As soon as Fang arrived at Zuixianlou, he saw a man in black being kicked out from the second floor.

When Song Xiang went in, he saw Wei Yuanyi being guarded by two hidden guards in the corner of the first floor, looking very miserable.


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