"absurd!"
Chen Yue stood up first, her voice suddenly rising: "We are women appointed by the imperial court, and we are actually going to ask a courtesan how to win over men. If this gets out, won't we be laughed at?"
She stood up so suddenly that even Song Qingqing's teacup was knocked over.
Song Qingqing quickly steadied the teacup and agreed, "Sister Shen is right. People of that low status are not even worthy of carrying shoes for His Royal Highness the Grandson. Why should we lower our status?"
But when she lowered her head, a light flashed in her eyes, and she quietly memorized the "Yujing Tower" that Lin Wan'er mentioned.
Beside her, Yang Mingzhu also lowered her eyes and drank tea, hiding the strangeness in her heart, "...despicable."
Everyone seemed righteous on the surface, but when they left the princess's mansion.
Chen Yue first sent her trusted maid to the back of Yujing Tower, stuffed several taels of silver into her pocket, and asked her about the deeds of this "Jade Fairy".
Song Qingqing used the excuse of going to the silk shop to make new clothes and deliberately asked the coachman to take a detour past Yujing Tower. When she inadvertently lifted the curtain of the carriage, she happened to see the noble and distinguished Young Marquis Chen entering the hall, with the servant behind him holding several boxes in his hands.
Song Qingqing's eyes suddenly widened.
This young Marquis Chen is the only son of the Marquis Dingyuan Mansion. He has been doted on since childhood and has an arrogant personality. He even dared to refuse the poetry gathering in the Princess's Mansion.
Now, he came to Yujing Tower in a grand manner and brought gifts?
Song Qingqing clenched her handkerchief tightly, feeling shocked and jealous.
"Stop!" she suddenly said, and the carriage stopped immediately.
"Miss, aren't we going to the silk shop?" the maid asked in confusion.
"You, go and ask around and see who Young Marquis Chen is meeting today?"
The maid looked embarrassed, "Miss... this... isn't appropriate?"
"Go now!"
The maid turned around and tried to leave.
"etc!"
Song Qingqing took out another ingot of silver from her sleeve and stuffed it in: "Go quickly!"
The maid had no choice but to go.
Not long after, the maid came back with a strange look on her face, "Miss, Young Marquis Chen is here to see the 'Jade Fairy'. I heard that he brought a box of South China Sea pearls with him, saying that he wanted to listen to her playing the zither..."
Song Qingqing's eyes suddenly widened and her silver teeth were almost broken.
She prided herself on her outstanding musical skills, but Young Marquis Chen had not even shown up for her coming-of-age ceremony. Now, he was willing to spend a fortune on a prostitute?
Song Qingqing had a cold face, but her stomach was churning.
She wanted to see what this "Jade Fairy" was capable of.
A quarter of an hour later, a slender young man with red lips and white teeth walked out from the silk shop next door.
Song Qingqing adjusted her moon-white brocade gown and tied a jade belt around her waist, which made her figure look even more slender.
"Miss..."
The maid Cui Liu pulled at her skirt and said in a trembling voice, "If the Madam knew about this, she would break my legs!"
Song Qingqing picked up the handle of the fan and knocked it on her head, "Call me Master!"
She took a deep breath, "Isn't this just to gather information? Didn't mother always hope that I could capture the eldest grandson of the emperor? Remember, I'm only here to learn from you, understand?"
The maid swallowed hard, trying not to look too nervous.
Song Qingqing glanced at the teahouse opposite and ordered, "Go to the teahouse opposite and wait. If anyone asks, just say I'm your cousin from Jiangnan. Got it?"
Cui Liu was so anxious that she was about to cry, "But Miss, how can I let you go into a place like this alone..."
"What if I run into someone I know?"
Song Qingqing ignored her and walked straight forward.
As soon as I entered the door, I was stopped in my tracks by the warm fragrance that hit me in the face.
She covered her mouth and nose with a fan and glanced at the faces in Yujing Tower.
The house is magnificent with carved beams and painted buildings.
It was broad daylight, but the building was brightly lit, and more than a dozen young men in gorgeous clothes gathered in twos and threes. She even recognized the table by the window at a glance, and it was Mr. Li from the family of the Minister of War and the second young master from the House of the Loyal and Brave Earl.
These two people usually look down on others at poetry gatherings, but at this moment, they were arguing fiercely over a game of chess.
"Have you heard? The 'Fairy Fairy' is going to perform the 'Rainbow Feather Dance' tonight..."
"Hehe, I brought the jade pendant passed down from my ancestors, hoping to make the fairy smile..."
"Young Marquis Chen has been waiting upstairs for half an hour. He should be coming down soon..."
The whispers of people around soon reached Song Qingqing's ears. She clenched the handle of her fan tightly and quickly found an empty corner to sit down.
She wanted to see what abilities this so-called 'Jade Fairy' had.
Song Qingqing was secretly marveling at the infatuation of all the dignitaries in the room, when she suddenly smelled a sweet fragrance wafting from upstairs, which smelled like orchid but not orchid, and like musk but not musk, which made her heart flutter.
——She is here!
There was a slight rustle of the pearl curtain as a graceful figure slowly walked down from the second floor.
The woman was dressed in a scarlet gauze dress, covered with a snow-white veil, and her skirt was embellished with tiny pearls. She looked like a flowing river of stars as she walked.
Her face was half covered by a veil, revealing only a pair of affectionate and sparkling eyes with a hint of bright red at the corners of her eyes. She looked like she was smiling, but not smiling, which was very charming and captivating.
In an instant, the whole room was silent, and everyone subconsciously held their breath.
"Gentlemen, sorry to have kept you waiting." Her voice was soft, but it seemed to carry some kind of magic that made people's ears numb and soft.
Even though Song Qingqing was a woman, her breathing stagnated and her fingers unconsciously clasped the edge of the table.
She had never seen such a woman before. Although she was wearing a mask, she was more irresistible than any beauty with her face exposed.
Those eyes... seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and seemed to hide countless secrets, making people want to get closer and find out more.
Gu Yanran smiled, walked lightly to the center of the stage, and stroked the strings of the piano with her fingertips.
But before the sound of the piano began, everyone was already waiting with bated breath.
"Today, I will play a piece of music called "Dream of Floating Life" for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of the piano suddenly rose, sometimes like the flow of a clear spring, and sometimes like the echo in a deep valley.
Song Qingqing only felt a flash before her eyes, and the surrounding scenery suddenly changed color, as if she had fallen into a valley full of mountain streams, waterfalls, flowers and flying butterflies.
Turning her sight again, she saw herself standing in the Golden Palace, wearing a phoenix coronet and a bridal robe, while Qin Yuan was holding her hand and whispering softly, "Qingqing, I have been waiting for you for a long time..."
If there were someone present, they would definitely see the expression on Song Qingqing's face, her cheeks were flushed, her breathing was rapid, and her heart was beating like thunder.
——Is this a dream or the future?
However, at the moment when she was about to get lost, the sound of the piano suddenly changed, like ice and jade pouring over her head, which made her suddenly wake up!
call!
Song Qingqing trembled all over, and her consciousness suddenly returned.
She looked around and found that all the guests were in a trance. Some were laughing foolishly, some were crying, and some had fanatical eyes...
Obviously everyone was caught up in their own dreams.
Gu Yanran on the stage also quickly noticed that Song Qingqing in the corner did not seem to be bewitched by her piano playing.
There was a hint of amusement in her eyes.
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