Chen Jingxi asked, "Is he a star here?"
"What is a star?"
Chen Jingxi didn't answer but asked, "Is he good-looking? Is he popular?"
Lu Ting'an scoffed and said disdainfully, "His pretty face can only attract some unworldly women. The truly talented and charming ones are like this young master."
Chen Jingxi looked at the disappearing carriage and said with a lingering feeling, "Beautiful carriage and beautiful woman, I like it."
Lu Ting'an looked at Chen Jingxi in astonishment, "No way? Are you gay?"
Chen Jingxi said: "You are being discriminatory. Love is not a gender, it is a feeling."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ting'an was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Haha, you feel something just by looking at a carriage. Are you in love with that horse?"
"That horse is obviously a good horse."
——
"Chunmei, have you met Shi Qianmo?"
Chunmei nodded.
"What does he look like?"
Chunmei blushed and whispered, "Mr. Shi is handsome and elegant, just like an immortal in a painting."
Chen Jingxi nodded. Her idea was indeed right. This kind of man is always popular.
"Chunmei, I want to see this Mr. Shi."
"What?" Chunmei exclaimed, "Princess, you want to meet Master Shi, isn't that a bad idea?"
"You've praised him so highly that my curiosity has been piqued. I'm itching to see him."
Princess, if you really feel itchy, I can prepare some corn for you to rub.
"If the prince knew that you had met Mr. Shi so blatantly, I'm afraid that even if you had ten lives, they would not be enough for the prince to pinch.
"Let's go secretly and don't let him know."
Chunmei was still hesitating. It was definitely not a good thing for the princess to meet Mr. Shi secretly like this.
In the past, the princess was content just to watch from afar, and now that she had forgotten about it, she had become bolder. But this was too much, and she might even lose her life.
She originally thought that the princess had lost her memory and had forgotten her feelings for Master Shi.
I never expected that the princess couldn't wait to see Master Shi just by seeing his carriage.
She couldn't bear to watch the princess make a mistake. "Princess, Master Shi doesn't easily see guests."
"I understand. People of this status tend to have tempers. It's understandable. Let him name his price."
"Princess, this isn't about the amount of money. Young Master Shi has his own rules. If he doesn't want to see me, no amount of money will help."
"What rules?"
Chunmei thought for a moment, "No married women, no noble ladies, no women five feet tall."
"How can his rules be applied to my card buff? I got them all."
"There's something a little strange about the princess, so we don't want to see her."
"He piqued my interest, little fellow. I must see him."
Chunmei had a sad face. Now her head was about to be removed.
…
The next morning, Chen Jingxi appeared in the lobby of Huayuefang dressed in men's clothes.
Huayuefang is indeed an important training base for the art performances such as court music, dance, and opera of the previous dynasty.
As soon as I entered the lobby, I was greeted by two handsome young men. They didn't fawn over me like the average person would, but simply asked, "Sir, are you here to listen to music or have tea?"
Chen Jingxi grabbed a handful of melon seeds and said, "I'll eat some melon."
The two men were obviously stunned. They didn't expect that someone would come to Huayuefang to "eat melons".
One of the men responded, "I don't know what kind of melon you like, sir. I'll ask someone to prepare it."
Chen Jingxi lowered her voice, "I heard that the young master went to Chengyang Marquis' Mansion yesterday and didn't come back until late at night."
When the two men heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes. They looked at each other, and then one of them smiled and said, "Young Master is really well-informed. Young Master Shi was sure to go to Chengyang Marquis Mansion yesterday, but he returned at 12:00."
Chen Jingxi gave him an expression that said, "On June 19th, Master Shi and Master Ji went to the Flowing Sand Lake together. On June 25th, they went to climb Yandang Mountain together. On July 7th, they enjoyed the scenery together..."
The man immediately interrupted her, "How do you know this?"
If you are jokingly looking for someone to collaborate with, you must do some background checks.
When she saw a group of people chasing Shi Qianmo yesterday, she came up with an idea to make a fortune.
"Don't worry about how I know, just tell me whether it is true or not."
At this time, many pairs of eyes looked over.
"Sir, our master invites you to come in for a chat." At this time, a young man who looked like a manager came over and bowed to Chen Jingxi.
Chen Jingxi stood up and flicked off the melon seed shells on his body. "Please lead the way."
The young man led Chen Jingxi inside. In the courtyard, flowers of various colors were blooming in profusion, and there were koi playing on the lotus leaves in the pond.
The sound of stringed instruments could be faintly heard, completely different from the noise in the lobby.
Chen Jingxi was taken to an elegant room. The room was decorated simply but stylishly. The window lattice was half open, and a breeze blew on her face, bringing a hint of coolness.
A guqin was placed on the table. Chen Jingxi lightly touched the strings with his fingertips, and a "clang" sound instantly echoed in the air.
She hurriedly pressed the strings and looked around.
Ahem, calm down, the feeling of stealing is too strong.
"Sir, do you like this zither?"
Chen Jingxi was startled and turned around to see the figure behind the bead curtain.
Shi Qianmo lifted the bead curtain and slowly approached.
Chen Jingxi was truly stunned. The man walked slowly and gracefully. He was wearing a sky-blue gown with a moon-white silk ribbon tied around his waist that swayed gently. His collar was casually open, revealing his fair and attractive skin.
The few strands of hair on her forehead added a touch of unruly and casualness. As for her face, how could I describe it? It was a face that even her game modeling couldn't replicate.
It is both stunning and otherworldly.
Shi Qianmo smiled slightly and asked, "Sir, do you like the zither too?"
"I like it." Chen Jingxi blurted out, and he smiled at her.
When Shi Qianmo heard this, his smile widened, "Sir, could you play a song for me?"
"Okay." Chen Jingxi suddenly came back to his senses. "What?"
Shi Qianmo repeated it.
Chen Jingxi realized her own misstep, "Are you sure you want to hear me play?"
Shi Qianmo nodded.
"You asked for this yourself."
Chen Jingxi took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and slowly walked to the piano and sat down.
“Stirrup, stirrup, stirrup—”
"The river flows eastward."
"The stars in the sky are like the Big Dipper."
"Hehe, Shen Beidou."
Shi Qianmo: “???”
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