After a minor disturbance, the elegant gathering went on as usual, with all the musicians from the Jiaofang playing together. Wu Qingye asked several selected musicians to harmonize with the musicians, and finally selected the sheng, drum, and pipa, and recruited three musicians into the Jiaofang.
Xie Hongxing cried with joy, and Xu Jiang was also happy for her.
Afterwards, Wu Qingye arranged for his attendants to present wine and food and invited everyone to a banquet. The musicians gathered together, playing solo, concerto, or singing in harmony, and the sound of heavenly music was endless.
Xu Jiang gave the two sets of music she brought to Wu Qingye as a gift for today's banquet, and once again apologized to him for disrupting the banquet.
Wu Qingye did not blame her, but instead admired her very much.
He took the two music scores and looked through them. One was folk music and the other was a supplement to ancient music. Both were printed books he had never seen before. He knew that she had put a lot of thought into it and came with sincerity.
"Madam Xu, you are so thoughtful." He accepted it calmly without refusing. Then he said, "I wonder if you have anything else in your shop? The music academy is trying to collect and compile new music scores recently. If there are any similar ones, I will find a free time to go to your shop to take a look."
Xu Jiang stared at his smile, trying to find a clue from it, but seeing that he spoke very seriously, she thought: Could it be that she really misunderstood?
Just in case, she politely replied, "The most valuable one is in the hands of the doctor."
In other words, he did, but he didn't want to go alone. Wu Qingye understood what was going on and wisely stopped talking about it. Just then, the chosen musicians came to invite him, so he stopped talking, invited Xu Jiang to have a drink and a feast, and then left with the musicians.
Xu Jiang returned to her seat, touched the collection of Jiang Gu's poems in her bag, sighed lightly, and wrapped it up.
"Shopkeeper Xu."
"Master Mu."
Mu Cong also came over to ask her, "Boss, can you please excuse me for a moment and talk?"
Xu Jiang quickly stood up and said, "How dare I refuse your invitation?" Then she raised her hand and said, "Please go first."
Mu Cong also nodded, walked out of the water pavilion, and Xu Jiang followed closely behind.
The two came to a clump of bamboo and stood by the stream.
Xu Jiang asked, "I wonder why the Lord has summoned me?"
Mu Cong also said, "I want to thank you."
"If it's about your daughter, Madam Mu has already thanked you."
"It's for Jiang Gu."
Xu Jiang paused, remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "Do you know?"
Mu Cong also said, "I knew it early in the morning. I also knew that it was you and Lou Yunchun who saved his life and sent him out of the capital."
Xu Jiang became alert, "How did you know?"
"Jiang Gu said so in the letter."
"really."
Xu Jiang's face turned ferocious for a moment, and she wished she could tie this bastard up and put him back to Feng Miao, leaving him to fend for himself.
Mu Cong also continued: "Don't worry, I haven't told anyone about these things."
"Ah? Oh." Xu Jiang quickly regained her composure and boldly asked, "You called me out, surely it's not just to thank you. Is there something else?"
Mu Cong also slowly exhaled, then bowed deeply to her.
Xu Jiang was startled and immediately moved aside, then stepped forward and said, "Sir, what are you doing? I cannot accept this gift, nor do I dare."
"You deserve this gift." Mu Cong also apologized, "You helped my family, but you were schemed against and suffered losses because of my family. I'm really sorry."
"So it's about this." Xu Jiang lifted him up, then returned his greeting, saying, "This matter has long been over. The Zhou family didn't take advantage, and I didn't suffer any major loss. Let's just forget about it and don't take it to heart."
"Shopkeeper Xu is unwilling to make a fuss, but I still feel bad."
"I guess this is not what Lord Mu wants."
Mu Congye's face was filled with anger and helplessness. "My daughter bought the paper from the shopkeeper, but my student Zhao Xiu saw it and secretly sold it to Zhou Shancai. My daughter was not aware of this matter. Please don't misunderstand her, shopkeeper Xu."
Zhao Xiu? Xu Jiang was cautious, then said, "I know this matter has nothing to do with Lan Jing, and I have never doubted her. Please tell her, Lord Mu, that she has done nothing wrong and not to worry about this matter."
The little girl can't speak to begin with, and if she keeps holding her anger in, she might get sick.
Mu Cong also bowed again, "Thank you, Manager Xu, for your understanding."
Xu Jiang returned the greeting, then said, feeling both amused and helpless, "I'm afraid this back-and-forth between us will never end. It would be better to let all the past go like smoke and clouds."
"Okay." Mu Cong saw that she had an open-minded personality and admired her even more. He also felt it was a pity. If it were in the past, he would definitely make a few friends with her, but now he had no choice.
Xu Jiang saw the unresolved worry between his brows, and thinking of his current situation, she couldn't help but feel depressed. He had originally helped Jiang Gu out of old friendship, but he didn't expect to be constrained, and his weakness was exploited, and he was dragged into this court turmoil. The thought of it was frustrating.
Pipa music could be heard again from the waterside pavilion, and Mu Cong asked, "Was the Pipa Music that Madam Xie just played composed by Jiang Gu?"
Xu Jiang was not surprised to hear this and asked, "Did you hear it?"
"After all, I helped him publish a collection of works, so how could I not know?"
"Has it happened?"
"Well, it's a pity that it didn't spread."
"Where is the engraved collection now?"
"Jisheng Book Bureau."
Xu Jiang was speechless, thinking that those people were using this as a handle to hold him hostage.
"Since the court has already pardoned the Jiang family, why are you still so wary? They are just helping to publish the collection..." She suddenly stopped talking. This matter should not be discussed casually.
Mu Cong, however, didn't seem to care much. He continued, "The conspiracy back then nearly shook the foundation of the nation, forcing the imperial family to be wary. Furthermore, the Jiang family is so powerful and deeply rooted that even if they fall, their connections accumulated over generations will still be a threat to the court, so we can't let them down."
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