Chapter 340: The Dinner Bound Qingyu's Sadness

From the moment he entered the music house, although Zhaji was shocked by the furnishings and other new things inside the music house and couldn't take it all in, out of habit, he still paid a little attention to Zhali beside him. He saw that Zhali looked at Lord Ye again and again, and he knew who he was looking at.

Unfortunately, Ye Sifan is in poor health and usually does not attend such banquets.

No, what is he regretting? It would be best if Ye Sifan didn’t come.

Zali and Zaji, one is not interested in women, the other is only thinking about how to make a lot of money. No one cares whether the fairy is in red or blue. But the other men talk about fairies all the time, no matter whether you are in red or blue, you are their fairy anyway.

"How's the investigation going? Have you found anything?" Guo Minglei asked hurriedly when he noticed the warrior he had just sent out had returned. "Have you found out the man's identity?"

"Master, I've inquired, and the blue-robed fairy is indeed a dancer at the music hall. However, she seems to be a very mysterious person. The others in the music hall know very little about her, and she is very wary of her."

Xuanwaiyin means that apart from knowing that the fairy in blue is from the music hall, he didn't find out anything else.

Guo Minglei said unhappily, "You can't even find out?"

It was just a question, but Guo Minglei's military servant felt as if he was facing a great enemy. He broke out in a cold sweat and wanted to kneel down immediately.

However, upon meeting Guo Minglei's displeased gaze, the attendant trembled and said, "Master, aside from last year's water diving performance that brought her to the public's attention, I heard the Blue-Robed Fairy has never appeared in the music hall before. The young masters who saw her perform have tried to wait for her, but no one has ever seen her again. Even those who tried to inquire about her couldn't find out where she is. Today, the Blue-Robed Fairy has reappeared because of Master Xu's order."

Although this music house is under Qin Run's name, everyone outside knows that Qin Run's is actually Xu Yunfan's.

Look, for Xu Yunfan, the snow disaster in Beijin Prefecture, and the previous aid to Pingjin Prefecture, etc., weren’t all the money allocated by Qin Run?

For Xu Yunfan, even if it was just a good reputation, Qin Run spent tens of thousands without blinking an eye.

For this reason, even though Xu Yunfan was an official, it didn't matter that the music hall and even the food city were not under his name. As long as he said a word, no one would dare to disobey.

"So, this person came because of Xu Yunfan?" Realizing this, Guo Minglei was furious, his chest heaving, as if his beloved toy had been touched by someone, and he was extremely unhappy.

Noticing that his master was already angry, the servant gritted his teeth and said, "Yes... yes."

"Xu Yunfan..." Guo Minglei gritted his teeth and said sinisterly, "This man is indeed born to be my nemesis."

The national teacher said that he was a martial arts genius, and facts proved that he really was.

But the imperial teacher had once told his mother that he had the fate of an emperor, but there was a nemesis that would hinder his fate. If the nemesis was not eliminated, he would not only lose his fate as an emperor, but he would probably not live past the age of 26.

And he is already twenty-four this year.

Since childhood, Guo Minglei has been highly regarded by the Emperor of Shang for his extraordinary martial arts talent. He even brought down the Crown Prince. It can be said that he has been smooth sailing. He thought that everything would go smoothly when he came to Dayan, but he didn't expect Xu Yunfan to appear.

Princess Demonno, who wanted to win over Xu Yunfan, seemed to have expressed her dissatisfaction with him several times, but she only said a few words of displeasure. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Demonno was just saying one thing and thinking another, and it seemed like she was putting on a show for them.

It would have been fine if he failed to win over Demonno, but Xu Yunfan also made him lose face. How could Guo Minglei not be angry? He wished he could cut Xu Yunfan into pieces and get rid of him as soon as possible.

Thinking of the humiliation he had suffered yesterday, Guo Minglei suppressed his anger and asked, "Can you find out what the relationship is between the Blue Fairy and Xu Yunfan?"

Wu Shi: "No, but I heard from other dancers that every time the Blue Fairy appeared, it was after Xu Yunfan came over. Moreover, the Blue Fairy was not in the same room with them. She changed her clothes in Lord Xu's private room."

Guo Minglei had a vague suspicion. The thought that the woman he had a crush on might be Xu Yunfan's concubine or a hired helper made him furious. His face flushed red with anger. "What?"

Xu Yunfan!

Damn Xu Yunfan, he actually stole his woman! Damn bitch, she really deserves to die a thousand times.

Xu Yunfan, who had no idea that someone was concerned about his life, was still chatting and laughing with Qin Run. No one knew what he said, but it made Qin Run laugh non-stop.

Fu Qingxu, who was sitting on the other side, was a little embarrassed to watch. He nudged Qin Qingfeng with his elbow and raised his chin towards Xu Yunfan, motioning Qin Qingfeng to look over there. "Qingfeng, tell me, was our eldest nephew simply coaxed into marrying Xu Yunfan?"

Not many people in the capital knew about Xu Yunfan and Qin Run getting together, so some people initially speculated that Xu Yunfan wanted to marry into Qin Run's family because he was attracted by her status.

As for those who had specially sent people to investigate, they only learned from some villagers in Dali Village that Xu Yunfan had escaped once before, but had never run away again after being "caught" by Qin Run.

At first, they also thought that the reason Xu Yunfan stayed was because he was beaten by Qin Run, but after Xu Yunfan attacked several people, everyone understood. With Xu Yunfan's kung fu and the strength of his hand that could knock out a person's teeth with a slap, how could Qin Run "beat" Xu Yunfan?

呵，此事可谓是荒谬绝伦，许云帆又不是喜欢被揍的，所以许云帆会留在小秦家，那绝逼是真爱啊！再不然就是海外汉子估计就是眼'瞎'，不爱娇娇柔柔的哥儿，就喜欢秦润这一挂的彪悍哥儿。

Qin Qingfeng looked at Fu Qingxu and lied without blushing or beating his heart. "How can you talk like that? What do you mean by coaxing? Why can't Run'er be moved by Yunfan and decide to marry him?"

If a boy were to chase after a man, Qin Qingfeng would not tell anyone about it, even if it was just his bedmate, for the sake of his nephew's face.

Fu Qingxu thought about it and agreed. "That's right. Yunfan's actions left most people in the dust. He even put the shop under Runge'er's name before they even got married. He also gave Runge'er the methods for making charcoal and paper, and so on. If it were me, I would probably be willing to give myself to him."

Even a man can't resist such sugar-coated bullets, let alone a brother.

Regarding the pot of everlasting flowers that Xu Yunfan had given to Qin Run, it was said that a lady had said that she was willing to buy it for 20,000 taels, but Qin Run didn't even bother to look at her.

Twenty thousand taels is nothing. You have to know that this pot of everlasting flowers is a royal item of the Great Qi royal family. Just for this reason, it is priceless.

Qin Qingfeng: "You? How could Yun Fan like you? You'd better go back and take a shower. Dreams can bring you anything. Not everyone is as blind as me."

"What are you talking about?" Fu Qingxu was unhappy. "You say that as if I'm terrible."

"A little bit." Qin Qingfeng poked Fu Qingxu's arm. "Don't you remember what the first thing Princess Demeng said when she saw you?"

Fu Qingxu blushed: "...Why are you bringing up such irrelevant issues? Can't you stop saying such embarrassing things? It's really annoying."

The other day, when Demenno saw Fu Qingxu, his first words were not a polite greeting, but rather a surprised tone, "Prince Xu, it seems your stuttering has really healed. You can speak so fluently now. I heard that Prince Xu used to take ages to finish a single sentence."

Isn't this a subtle way of saying that Fu Qingxu is pretending? This guy is really cruel. He has been pretending for so many years. Even when he was pursuing someone, he was still pretending. It is his blessing that Qin Qingfeng likes him.

Qin Qingfeng smiled, "Hateful? Oh, if I'm that annoying, didn't I also have someone squatting at my doorstep every day, following me around like a dog-skin plaster, impossible to get rid of?"

Fu Qingxu was also amused. "So, are you also moved by my perseverance, and that's why you decided to marry me?"

Qin Qingfeng did not answer this question, but just smiled meaningfully.

I don't know what was wrong with Fu Qingxu back then. Since he liked Qin Qingfeng, according to his status as a prince, he could have just asked for permission to propose marriage.

But this guy didn't do that. He had to chase after him every day. He probably knew that he couldn't speak clearly, so he didn't say anything. He just waited outside the door on time every day. He smiled as soon as he saw Qin Qingfeng and followed him like a follower. When Qin Qingfeng asked him what he wanted to do, he smiled and stammered what he liked.

Even so, everyone in the capital knew that the Second Prince liked General Qin's nephew Qin Qingfeng. In this case, who would dare to propose marriage?

Isn't this a blatant attempt to snatch someone from the Second Prince?

Even though the eldest prince faints when he disagrees with something, and the second prince drives people crazy with his words every day, the late emperor still loves his two sons very much. He knows that if they are in other royal families, they are just black spots. The late emperor sighed countless times in anger, but after all, they are his own flesh and blood, so how can he not love them?

Fu Qingxu pestered Qin Qingfeng for an answer, and Fu Qingyu at the next table couldn't bear to watch it, feeling very upset.

He really paid too much for this kingdom.

The eldest brother went to his fiefdom with his wife and children. I heard that he didn't care much about anything and just ate, drank and had fun every day. He was forty years old, but now he looked as young as if he was in his early thirties. He lived a very leisurely and happy life.

As for my second brother, because of the Qin family, although he was made a king, he had no fiefdom. He has been complaining about having to attend court every day over the years, but at least his wife and children are by his side.

The hardships that Fu Qingxu had to endure in her life were, first, pretending, second, chasing her husband, and third, losing her son. Now, all the suffering has paid off.

Looking back at myself...

Fu Qingyu sighed and couldn't help feeling sorry for himself.

No wonder Xu Yunfan said that a wise emperor, who seems to be high and mighty and can decide the life and death of his people with a single word, is also destined to be treated like a slave.

He was under too much pressure. His two elder brothers could not be relied upon, and his son was still young. The left prime minister alone was not enough, so he could only hope to promote a wise minister to assist him.

And this candidate...

Fu Qingyu couldn't help but look at Xu Yunfan and found that this man was smiling sweetly. The music hall manager had said something just now, but Xu Yunfan pouted and didn't say a word. Qin Run didn't know what he said to coax him, but he made Xu Yunfan obedient and smiled like a cat that had stolen some meat.

Looking at Demonno and Guo Minglei again, Fu Qingyu couldn't help but become worried again.

After arriving at Dayan Dynasty, Guo Minglei thought he was acting cautiously, but how could he escape from him who had already made arrangements?

He knew that Guo Minglei wanted to bribe Xu Yunfan and that Demonno had made an appointment with Xu Yunfan.

There are two people who want to poach him, but who knows if they fail to do so, will they go all out?

Fu Qingyu was still considering whether to send a few secret guards over regardless of Xu Yunfan's wishes when the others suddenly shouted.

The music hall tonight was really lively. Many boys and girls went in safely, but when they left, their voices were hoarse.

It’s nothing, he just shouted himself hoarse.

"Do you have to be so exaggerated?"

"Are these guys crazy? Master Xu just played a few tunes and sang a few times, what's the big deal?"

"Hey kid, be careful with your words, or you might get beaten up and not even know why."

The young master who had just said it was not necessary glanced at them like a madman. The boys and girls were no longer as dependent as before and became inexplicably timid. Maybe it is not scary for a boy or girl to get angry, but what about a group of people?

"Master Xu..."

"Ah! Lord Xu..."

Although they were obviously very excited, for some reason, some people started crying inexplicably, leaving the men next to them who were still immersed in the beautiful melody confused.

Before the show started, Xu Yunfan said that during the intermission, they could write a note to designate a dancer to perform. In order to give back to customers, their music hall would give the dancer with the most votes an extra performance.

Just now, they put the notes into the small box brought by the waiter of the music hall, and then the manager counted them. In the end, they found that the girls and boys who came tonight wanted to see the same performance the most, that is, they wanted to hear Xu Yunfan sing again the song he played and sang during the teacher competition interview at the Imperial College.

As for the wishes of most other people, it was nothing more than hoping that the fairy in blue would appear, no matter what, as long as she showed up again.

But not all men have this wish. Some men hope that the music hall can notify them first when buying tickets in the future.

In this way, according to the number of votes, the boy and girl's side won.

The manager had no choice but to interrupt when Xu Yunfan and Qin Run were making out. Xu Yunfan had almost coaxed Qin Run into agreeing to change positions with him, so it would be strange if his expression could improve after being interrupted.

Qin Run teased rudely, "I didn't know who said that just now. He warms my bed every day and I kiss him every day, but I don't know who is sleeping with him and being kissed by him."

"Who is it?" Xu Yunfan said quietly without any shame: "I sleep with my husband, kiss my husband, kiss and talk about love with my husband. That's natural and right. It's legally and morally permitted. Besides, I don't want to do it, but because I like him too much, I can't help myself. What can I do?"

"You're like this again." Qin Run pinched Xu Yunfan, "How can you say such things so easily? You used to say that you were simple, had never been in a relationship, and didn't know anything, and asked me to be more tolerant, but you are obviously very good at it."

Xu Yunfan didn't feel any pain when being pinched. Who made Qin Run reluctant to do that? "How could I do that? These are all from the bottom of my heart. They are sincere words, not sweet words. Anyway, just say it, agree or not, I just want to hear your two-word answer."

"I really admire you. You forgot that tomorrow is the third day of the Chinese New Year. We couldn't go home today. We have to go back to the Qin Mansion tomorrow and can't get up late." Qin Run wanted it more than Xu Yunfan, but he couldn't just take care of himself and ignore Xu Yunfan. In the past, Xu Yunfan had to get up early to go to work, so Qin Run controlled the number of times and didn't let Xu Yunfan make trouble too late. Xu Yunfan probably felt uncomfortable and wanted him to join in the fun whenever he got the chance.

But he had to get up early tomorrow to go back to Qin's house, and he would be busy for most of the day. He was afraid that Xu Yunfan would make a big fuss again and he would not be able to get up the next day.

Xu Yunfan had really forgotten about it and was immediately disappointed. "Well, I won't bother you anymore, or you won't be able to get up tomorrow."

Qin Run couldn't bear to see Xu Yunfan's lost look, so he immediately promised that when he got home tomorrow night, he could let Xu Yunfan do whatever he wanted, even in his room or study. It was up to him.

This time, Xu Yunfan was happy, his smile was subtle and proud, and when he went on stage, he was full of high spirits.

Happy times are always short.

Before they could react, the show was almost over. Xu Yunfan placed his hands on the strings of the piano. When the music stopped, he slowly stood up, holding a black thing that no one had ever seen before, and began to speak. A group of dancers came out from behind the scenes and stood behind Xu Yunfan.

“Hey, hey, hey…”

After confirming that there was no problem with the microphone, Xu Yunfan cleared his throat and said a few closing words to the dancers, causing the audience to grumble, "Is it over already? Master Xu, please prepare a few more performances. We're still early."

Xu Yunfan on the stage pretended to be deaf and dumb, put away the microphone, and went to the back with everyone else. Although the performance was over, he still had a lot of work to do.

Everyone in the music hall today gave 200% of their energy and perseverance. Without them, this dinner would not have been so wonderful.

Xu Yunfan stayed backstage for half an hour. When he came out, he found that some people had not left yet and were gathered in groups of three or five.

"Hmm?" After leaving the music hall, Xu Yunfan looked around and saw only his own carriage, but no Qin Runren. He asked the driver, "Uncle Li, where is Runge'er?"

Uncle Li is from the Qin family. Recently, Lord Qin arranged for him to work as a coachman for the Qin family.

"Sir, the master has been invited over by the prince of the Shang Dynasty."

"When did you go?" Xu Yunfan's face immediately darkened.

Uncle Li: "He's been gone for a quarter of an hour. Don't worry, my lord. Prince Xiao is with him."

Qin Qian and Qian Kun didn't come to tonight's dinner, but all the family members were here. Who will spend the holiday with the children and husband?

With Xiao Hengzhi following Qin Run, Xu Yunfan felt a little relieved. Just as he was about to go over to take a look, Qin Run and his son came back.

"Father-in-law, Run'er." Xu Yunfan ran up in two steps. When he got closer, he realized that Xiao Hengzhi's face was extremely ugly. "Father-in-law, did Guo Gou make you angry?"

"That's right. That bastard made a request to the Emperor, hoping to take you back to the Great Shang." Xiao Heng had never seen anyone so shameless in his entire life, except for the Right Prime Minister. "He's such a shameless person! He's infuriating to the point of irritating me."

The purpose of Guo Minglei "inviting" Qin Run over was just as he had expected. Guo Minglei really liked the fairy in blue, but it was not easy for him to ask for her in the music hall. As soon as the banquet was over, he couldn't wait to ask Fu Qingyu for her.

Guo Minglei boasted of his noble status and that he was the prince of the Shang Dynasty. He was giving face to Fu Qingyu by saying this. Otherwise, he would have kidnapped the person directly.

Knowing Guo Minglei's intention, Qin Run told them the countermeasures that Xu Yunfan had thought of earlier. However, Guo Minglei was even more shameless than they had imagined. After learning that the fairy in blue was the person of Qi Xiu Ze, the third young master of the Qi family, he actually threatened to buy the person over with Qi Xiu Ze, and shamelessly asked them to pass on his message, telling Qi Xiu Ze to make any requests he had.