The zither girl Shi Ran sat down, her fingertips touched the strings and struck the first syllable. The noisy sounds in the teahouse seemed to disappear in an instant, leaving only the sound of the zither echoing.
Li Sisi was enjoying the food while listening to some music, with her arms resting on the table and her eyes squinting.
Pure music without lyrics is not to her liking, but there were not as many musical styles in ancient times as there are in modern times, so she can only listen to it.
Li Sisi finished a cup of tea and poured herself another, but saw that Li Nian was listening very seriously.
Only Nian Nian has the patience to listen to such slow music. She still prefers music with a fast pace.
Oh, it’s a pity that she doesn’t know how to play any instrument, otherwise we would at least form a band and train them to DJ!
As soon as the song ended, the noise immediately became louder as the piano music stopped.
The cheers of the tea drinkers mixed with the dull sound of copper coins falling into the wooden box rang out one after another.
Seeing that Li Nian was still staring at the zither girl, Li Sisi smiled and nudged her: "Are you staring blankly? If you like, I'll ask Chenchen to play the piano for you when we go to Nanyue later."
Li Nian came back to his senses: "No, just help me hold it."
Li Sisi reached out to take Jinhe and held her in her arms in confusion, then saw Li Nian take out a few pieces of silver from his pocket, stand up and walk to Qinnu.
Throwing the silver coins into the wooden box in front of the zither girl, Li Nian said, "The girl plays the music well. She was born to do this job."
The pair of eyes that Qin Nu revealed suddenly filled with anger as she glared at her.
Li Nian smiled and said, "Sorry, I don't mean anything else. Could you please play another song, young lady?"
"I'm busy!" The two words uttered by Qin Nu were full of anger.
"Okay then." Li Nian turned around regretfully.
Li Sisi stared at him in confusion: "What did you say to that piano player? She was so angry that she kept glaring at you!"
Li Nian turned around to look at the zither girl, only to see that she had already left with the zither in her arms.
"Xiaohong," Li Nian whispered, "Follow that qin girl. If you see anything strange, tell Ayu immediately."
"Yes!" Xiaohong saw that Qinnu had already left with the zither, and immediately followed her quietly.
Li Sisi became even more curious. She moved closer to Li Nian, lowered her voice, and asked quietly, "Niannian, what's going on?"
"I suspect that the girl playing the piano is an acquaintance. I offended her with my words just now, and she glared at me angrily. That look was very familiar." Li Nian explained in a low voice.
Li Sisi immediately thought that the poisoning of Jinhe yesterday was committed by an acquaintance!
She frowned and said, "No way? Neither of us has ever been to northern Jiangsu, so how come we meet someone we know?"
Li Nian whispered, "I'm not sure right now. I can only wait for news from Xiaohong."
Li Sisi's face looked even uglier.
Have she and Nian Nian offended so many people?
Li Nian smiled and said, "Don't overthink it, it might just be a coincidence."
Li Sisi nodded: "Well, have you rested well? Should we go back now?"
"Go back."
Jinhe continued to be held by Li Sisi, and the two of them took a carriage back to Liu Mansion.
The sun was already setting, but it was not yet evening, but Xiao Yunchen and Xiao Yunyu had already returned.
Li Sisi ran towards him happily: "Chenchen, you're back so early, have you finished everything?"
Xiao Yunchen nodded: "Yes, the case has almost been closed, and the memorial has been sent to the capital."
Li Sisi pressed on, "Has Zhao Ju also been arrested?"
"His close followers have confessed, and Zhao Ju has been imprisoned. The prefect will arrange for him and Su Muyan to be sent to the capital tomorrow."
Hearing this, Li Sisi's frustration finally relaxed: "That's good, evil will be punished! How dare she plot against my Jinhe!"
"By the way, Nian Nian and I also encountered something in the teahouse today!" Li Sisi took Xiao Yunchen's arm and chattered about everything that happened to her and Li Nian on the street today.
Xiao Yunchen lowered his eyes and looked at her lively and cheerful appearance. The coldness he had shown at work just now was completely gone, leaving only tenderness in his eyes.
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