Bobo's brows were still furrowed, and then the woman began to sing.

It was a tune that Bobo had never heard before, but the content of the song was familiar to Bobo; it was Su Shi's "Prelude to Water Melody".

"...When will the bright moon appear? I raise my cup to ask the blue sky."

I wonder what year it is tonight in the celestial palace?

I long to ride the wind and return, yet I fear the jade palaces and towers, where the heights are unbearably cold.

Dancing with my shadow, how can it compare to being in the human world?

The moon turns to the red pavilion, shines through the low, ornate windows, illuminating my sleepless night.

There should be no resentment, so why does the moon always seem to be full when we are apart?

People experience sorrow and joy, separation and reunion; the moon waxes and wanes, and nothing in this world is ever perfect.

May we all live long and share the beauty of the moon, though separated by a thousand miles.

As soon as the little wind chimes finished singing, applause immediately erupted in the teahouse.

"The little wind chimes sing well."

...

Bobo was still a little puzzled. The pipa playing was just average. Although the tune was novel, it wasn't a particularly rare tune. The lyrics were by Su Shi. When Bobo heard it sung like this, she didn't find it particularly pleasant to listen to. So why did so many people praise it so much?

Bobo was very puzzled.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out, sounding rather lewd: "Miss Wind Chime, you sang well. Why don't you come back to my manor? I promise you'll live the high life, how about it?"

Bobo looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was coming from the stairwell. She had been lost in thought and hadn't noticed.

"Young master, please have some self-respect. This humble woman sells her art, not her body."

Upon hearing this, the young man scoffed disdainfully: "If you don't want to sell yourself, then don't come out. What's the difference between performing and selling yourself? You're not even as good as the girls in the brothel! At least they sell themselves openly."

“If you dislike me, sir, you can say so directly. Why resort to insults? Treating a woman like me like this is not the behavior of a gentleman.”

The young master laughed: "Shunyi, tell this girl Fengling, am I a gentleman? I have never called myself a gentleman, it's ridiculous."

"You...you are truly despicable."

Bobo wanted to laugh after hearing their conversation, but she held it in. Bobo wasn't interested in the little wind chime, but she found the person who said he didn't consider himself a gentleman rather interesting.

Bobo is well-read and knows that the concept of a gentleman is too sacred. His father once told him that he should never consider himself a gentleman, because the actions of a gentleman are not those of an emperor. Yinzhen even gave him examples to prove that those who claim to be gentlemen should be kept at a distance.

In fact, people who truly consider themselves gentlemen would not say it out loud, but it is rare to see someone say that they are not a gentleman.

Bobo became interested.

At this moment, another voice came: "Fei Hong, what you said is not right. Although you are a real villain, you can't bully a young lady like this. Look at what the young lady is saying to you, she's almost banging her head against the ground. Stop talking, or she might really bang her head against the wall, and you won't be able to get away with it either."

Bobo recognized the name of the person who had said he wasn't a gentleman.

When Bobo heard what the later person said, although it sounded somewhat disrespectful to Fei Hong, there was no malice in his tone.

Fei Hong laughed and said, "That's alright. If she really kills herself, it's none of my business. I'll just give her a few taels of silver, enough for her burial."

The girl named Little Wind Chime couldn't stand it when she heard this: "How could you say that?"

Fei Hong smiled knowingly: "I've said it, so what?"

They were quite loud, but the people in the teahouse were already looking forward to watching the show, so no one spoke. When Xiao Fengling saw this, her face turned red with embarrassment, and she immediately ran out of the teahouse with her pipa in her arms.

After Xiao Fengling left, Fei Hong looked at the person who had just called him a real villain and said, "Why did you come here too?"

"I saw you coming over and followed you in. What's wrong? Did you decide to bully a girl?"

Fei Hong scoffed, "I wasn't bullying her at all; she probably couldn't be happier!"

Lu Mian asked curiously, "Oh? What happened?"

Fei Hong found a place to sit down, right next to Bobo. Fei Hong said, "She just wants to hook up with a rich young master. I get annoyed by her cunning ways. I teased her a bit, but I didn't expect her to be so useless. She ran away after only a few words."

"That girl looks so pitiful, yet you don't feel sorry for her. You almost burst into tears when you talked to her."

Fei Hong ignored him: "Why don't you feel sorry for him?"

Lu Mian said, "I can't afford it."

They're all the same kind of people, so neither of them should look down on the other. They're about the same, otherwise they wouldn't be able to hang out together.

Lu Mian said, "What's this? Your old man still wants you to study?"

Fei Hong sighed, his meaning unspoken.

Lu Mian said, "You have talent. Since your father wants you to study, just study. Why argue with him? Besides, with your talent, if you work a little harder, you could become an official. Then your father would listen to everything you say. Wouldn't that make you ecstatic?"

Fei Hong gave him an annoyed look: "Stop talking nonsense, my ambitions lie elsewhere."

Lu Mian knew what he wanted to do, but how to put it!

"Don't blame your old man. Even I think your idea is inappropriate. You're the only son in your family, and he's been waiting for you for so many years. If you really go to sea and something happens to you, your father will be devastated. You should try to think more positively. If I had your talent for studying, I would have worked hard long ago. You're just a well-fed man who doesn't know the hunger of a starving man! It's really infuriating."

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