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The next day.

In the City Lord's Mansion——

"Miss, the musicians you asked me to invite have arrived and are waiting in the hall."

The maid said to Yunlan.

"Well, go and ask her to come to my study."

Yunlan said.

"Yes."

After the maid finished speaking, she stepped out and went to invite the guest to the study.

She is now in her bedroom, sitting in front of the mirror and letting the maid who specializes in combing hair to dress her up. Yesterday, she asked someone to invite Liu Shishi, a famous musician in Yuncheng, to come and accompany her with music. She wants to prepare for the Southern Region Ceremony.

She had told her father that she must take the top spot on the Southern Region Beauty Festival's beauty list, so she had to practice hard from now on. She wanted to dance a dance and make all the talented men fall at her feet.

After Yun Lan finished dressing up, she got up and walked out of the room towards the study. After entering the study, she saw Liu Shishi sitting on a chair waiting for her, with a guqin in her arms.

"Miss Yun, did you ask me to come here so that I can accompany you in your entertainment?"

Liu Shishi asked after seeing Yunlan coming in.

"Well, my maid should have told you that I asked you to come here to accompany me. I will be attending the Southern Region Festival in more than a month. I will be performing a show at that time. I want to perform a dance. You will accompany me. There will be a dance teacher coming over soon. We can get used to each other more by then."

Yunlan explained patiently.

She was always polite to those who were invited to accompany her in music or teach her how to dance, and she didn't put on too much airs. After all, whether she could top the beauty list depended on their help, and being friendly to them was in her interest, and she knew this very well.

Yunlan is actually a smart person, otherwise she wouldn't be able to write good poems and wouldn't be able to enter the door of "First Floor". It's just that she has been used to a life of luxury since she was a child, and her temper is a bit willful and unreasonable.

"Okay, thank you Miss Yun for your kindness. I will definitely cooperate with your performance to the best of my ability."

Liu Shishi said.

When she was found by the maid sent by Yun Lan, she was reluctant to come, thinking that a character like the young master of the City Lord's Mansion must be very willful and difficult to serve. However, she did not dare to offend anyone, so she had to accept the invitation. She only came to Yuncheng and joined the Music House last year. This year, she was selected as the best musician in Yuncheng. She had never participated in the previous Southern Region Celebration.

In previous years, Yun Lan had invited the best musicians in Yun City to accompany her. At that time, the slightly better musicians were also invited by the young ladies of major families to collaborate with her.

Liu Shishi had heard about the grandeur of the Southern Territory Ceremony, but she had never thought that she would be able to participate in it. She was still looking forward to it. At that time, she would be able to cooperate with Yun Lan to accompany her in front of many talented men and beautiful women, as well as people of noble status from all over the place. Such a scene would definitely make her more famous in Yuncheng.

"Miss, the dance teacher you asked me to invite has come to you."

The maid said.

She brought Yuncheng's famous courtesan Meng Jiao, Yunlan's dance teacher, into the study.

"Ms. Yun, can you ask Meng Jiao to teach you how to dance? I will teach you well. What kind of dance do you want to learn?"

Meng Jiao walked up to Yun Lan and asked.

"Should I call you Meng Hua Kui or Teacher Meng? I want to learn your famous dance - the Alluring Dance."

Yun Lan said enthusiastically.

"Miss Yun, you should call me Teacher Meng. Do you want to learn the Alluring Dance? Sure, but it will be hard in the early stages. I hope Miss Yun can work hard and stick with it."

Meng Jiao said.

She guessed that Yun Lan would definitely ask her to teach her the dance that made her famous - the Alluring Dance. After all, there was no girl in Yun City who didn't want to learn it. However, only the young master of the City Lord's Mansion had the honor to ask her to teach him in person.

"Teacher Meng, please sit down and have some tea. You can start practicing after a short rest."

Yun Lan said to Meng Jiao.

"Thank you."

After Meng Jiao finished speaking, she sat down on the chair next to Liu Shishi.

"This is a famous musician in Yuncheng and also the best musician in Yuncheng at the moment—Liu Shishi."

Yunlan introduced Liu Shishi to Meng Jiao.

Liu Shishi nodded to Meng Jiao as a greeting.

"This is Yuncheng's famous courtesan and the best dancer—Meng Jiao."

Yunlan introduced Meng Jiao to Liu Shishi.

Meng Jiao also nodded to Liu Shishi as a greeting.

"You two must cooperate with me in the coming days. I intend to perform the Alluring Dance at the Southern Region Ceremony. With one dance, I will captivate the whole city and take the top spot on the Beauty Ranking!"

Yun Lan said enthusiastically.

"I will do my best to teach you."

Meng Jiao said.

"I will do my best to accompany you."

Liu Shishi said.

The maid brought a cup of tea to Liu Shishi and Meng Jiao respectively. Liu Shishi and Meng Jiao picked up the teacup at the same time, took a sip of the tea, and then put the cup down.

After they sat for a while, Meng Jiao stood up and started to teach Yun Lan to dance, and Liu Shishi also stood up and walked to the piano stand in the corner of the study, placed her piano, and then sat on the chair next to the piano stand.

The accompaniment music for Meng Jiao's stunning dance is the song "Beauty of the Country".

Meng Jiao told Liu Shishi:

"The music I chose to accompany my alluring dance is the famous song Jiang Shan Mei Ren. Miss Shi Shi should know it."

"Well, I can play this piece."

Liu Shishi responded.

"That's good, Miss Yun. I'll dance for you first."

Meng Jiao said.

"Okay, you dance, I'll stand by and watch."

After Yunlan finished speaking, he walked over and stood aside.

Yunlan's study room has a lot of space. After all, she is the city lord's only jewel in the palm of her hand and the young master of the city lord's mansion. She is treated very well. Such a large space is enough for Meng Jiao to display her talents.

“Then I’ll start having fun.”

Seeing that Yunlan had already stepped aside, Liu Shishi said to them.

"it is good."

Yunlan said.

"Thump-thump-thump-thump-thump"

……

As the sound of the piano began, Meng Jiao began to twist her body and dance.

Yun Lan watched Meng Jiao's dance seriously, thinking secretly in his heart that if he could learn this dance, he would be able to top the beauty list in one fell swoop. By then, Gongsun Ze would definitely look at her differently and would gradually fall in love with her, and that Wang Yuyan would not be able to be compared with her at all.

When she thought of Wang Yuyan, her heart was filled with jealousy.

After the dance, Yun Lan walked over to Meng Jiao, and Meng Jiao began to teach her the first move.

Liu Shishi also coordinated with their movements and played a few notes.

Yunlan had studied dance before, so it wasn't difficult for him to learn it now, he just felt very unfamiliar with it.

……

On Yun Tianhe's side, he was sitting in the city lord's study looking at the documents handed in by the head of affairs of the city lord's mansion.

"City Lord, we haven't found any news from Lin Hai yet."

The affairs manager reported.

Yun Tianhe rubbed his temples. This matter was very troublesome to him. Several days had passed and there was no news at all. He had sent people to comfort Lin Hai's wife and children and gave them pensions. He also informed Lin Hai's wife that Lin Hai was kidnapped and the case was being fully investigated.

"It's so flawless, only someone from the Netherworld could do it."

Yun Tianhe said.

"If it was done by someone from the Netherworld, would Lin Hai have already..."

Zhou Zheng, the manager of affairs, said that what he didn't say later meant that Lin Hai had been killed by the people from the Netherworld. The people from the Netherworld were cruel and ruthless, so Lin Hai would surely not survive.

"It's too early to draw a conclusion now. Let's continue to send people to search with all our strength."

Yun Tianhe said.

He was not sure whether Lin Hai was dead or alive, so he could only order them to continue searching. The people of Netherworld were so well-informed that they broke into the interrogation room of the City Lord's Mansion and kidnapped all the prisoners not long after he sent Lin Hai to interrogate the two prisoners about the secrets of Netherworld they knew. This was beyond his expectations.

"Everyone in the City Lord's Mansion, check their backgrounds carefully. I suspect that the City Lord's Mansion has been planted with spies by the Netherworld. Otherwise, they would not have been able to do so much. I arranged for Lin Hai to interrogate the two prisoners, and they came right after to kidnap them."

Yun Tianhe continued.

"Yes, I will do it right away and find the spy."

Zhou Zheng said.

The City Lord's Mansion has been planted with spies by the Netherworld's people. This cannot be underestimated. He has to quickly investigate one by one and find the spy.

"Well, you go down."

Yun Tianhe waved his hand and said.

"Subordinates retire."

Zhou Zheng bowed and said, then retreated.

After Zhou Zheng stepped down, he began to gather a dozen of his close confidants and assigned them tasks.

"The city lord said that there might be spies planted in the city lord's mansion by the Netherworld. The people who broke in a few days ago might be people from the Netherworld. So we have to go and check the backgrounds of the people in the city lord's mansion one by one, and we must find out the spy from the Netherworld!"

Zhou Zheng said to them.

"Yes!"

A dozen people responded in unison.

"Okay, split up and act accordingly."

Zhou Zheng said.

After receiving the order, the dozen or so people split up and began to check one by one.

Zhou Zheng also took action and went to investigate personally.

Gongsun Mansion——

The maid hurried to Gongsun Xue's boudoir and reported to her carefully:

"Miss, please tell me to invite the best musician in Yuncheng. Now the best musician in Yuncheng is Liu Shishi, and she has been invited. Now the best dancer in Yuncheng is the famous courtesan Meng Jiao, and she has also been invited."

With a bang, a teacup fell to the ground and shattered.

"What? The best musician and the most famous courtesan in Yuncheng were both invited away?"

Gongsun Xue shouted angrily.

When she heard the maid's report, she became furious and smashed the teacup on the table in a rage.

The maid was so frightened that she bent over and dared not look up. She said in a trembling voice:

"Miss, please calm down. When I went to invite them, I was told that they had already left. I asked who invited them and said we could offer a higher price than theirs, but they refused. They didn't tell me who invited them either."

"This bitch actually got there before me. Never mind. Go and invite other good musicians and dancers over."

Gongsun Xue said.

"Yes, I will do it right away. I will make sure it is done well for you this time!"

The maid said hurriedly.

"Go down."

Gongsun Xue said.

"The slaves retire."

After the maid finished speaking, she withdrew. She had to hurry to find better musicians and dancers. There was still more than a month to go before the Southern Region Ceremony, and the young ladies from each family who were going to attend the ceremony had already sent people to invite musicians and dancers. She had to go quickly. If she was late and failed to invite good musicians and dancers, she would definitely be in trouble.

Gongsun Xue will also be performing a dance on the day of the Southern Region Ceremony. She also wants to top the beauty list of the ceremony, so that everyone can see how excellent she is. She wants Dongfang Jue to fall in love with her.

That woman Wang Yuyan is also going to attend the Southern Region Ceremony. No one knows what kind of performance she will have. She cannot let that woman steal the spotlight at the ceremony. It would be best if she makes a fool of herself on the stage, loses face, and is ridiculed by everyone, Gongsun Xue thought to herself.

Her possessiveness was too strong. Just because Dongfang Jue treated Wang Yuyan differently, she became jealous beyond recognition and spent the whole day thinking about how to make things bad for that woman.

"After killing one, another one comes. Unfortunately, this one is not that easy to kill."

Gongsun Xue muttered to herself.

"Miss, why don't you keep an eye on the person over there and follow her servants. If she is looking for musicians and dancers, we can pay them not to take them and make it difficult for them to hire anyone. Then when the performance comes, she will definitely not get in your way."

Gongsun Xue's personal maid said.

"Well, let's do as you say."

Gongsun Xue smiled and said.

"Yes, I will tell someone to do it right away."

After she finished speaking, her personal maid left the room and went to find someone to keep an eye on the people coming in and out of Tianxianju, and to tell them what to do if they came to look for musicians and dancers.

The young ladies of Yuncheng all like to gather in a famous teahouse to drink tea and chat.

"Let me tell you, I asked my maid to invite the best musician in Yuncheng, Liu Shishi, but she failed. I heard that she had been invited away, so I invited another better musician."

Miss Liu Yao from a noble family said.

"That's right. I also asked someone to invite Meng Jiao, the best dancer in Yuncheng, but she didn't come. She left. I could only ask other dancers to teach me how to dance."

The young lady from the aristocratic family, Ying Xier, said.

"I heard that Gongsun Xue wasn't invited either. My maid bumped into her maid. With her temper, she must be furious now~ Hahaha."

The rich lady Qiu Mengmeng said gloatingly.

"I think Yun Lan should ask them to leave. She is the most powerful young lady in Yun City. She can ask them to leave at will."

Miss Chen Xiaoxiao from a noble family said.

"I think what you said makes sense."

Another rich lady, Yan Meir, said.

……

Several people were drinking tea, eating snacks and talking in the teahouse.

Now almost all the good musicians and dancers have been hired away.

Wang Naya was thinking of practicing needlework for a few more days before going out to find good musicians and dancers to come to her house to teach her.

It seems that it is no longer possible to hire good musicians and dancers.

However, Gongsun Xue had already sent people to keep an eye on the people in her mansion. Even if there were good musicians and dancers, she would not be able to hire them without Gongsun Xue's instructions.