The middle-aged man respectfully cupped his hands and asked.
However, upon hearing the middle-aged man's question, Qin Yu frowned slightly.
He couldn't possibly tell this person that he was the current emperor.
Seeing the hesitation on Qin Yu's face, the middle-aged man's eyes flickered, and he slightly withdrew his respectful posture.
Although his composure prevented him from speaking arrogantly to Qin Yu, he didn't want to waste his time entertaining this person if he didn't have a distinguished family background or an invitation from Wanhua Garden.
"Your Majesty, let's go back!"
Zhao Yan, who was standing to the side, tugged at Qin Yu's sleeve, trying to persuade him to leave.
However, Qin Yu shook his head.
In fact, if he wanted to, he could use any pretext he wanted.
But just as Qin Yu was preparing to use Wang Zhen's name...
"Brother Huang? That's wonderful, it really is you, Brother Huang!"
An excited shout rang out.
Qin Yu turned around and saw Nangong Xiong Ba, dressed in a moon-white scholar's robe that made his face look even more rosy and white, running towards him excitedly.
Seeing his barely concealed excitement, Qin Yu immediately felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy.
But Nangong Xiongba clearly didn't notice this and immediately grabbed Qin Yu's hand happily.
"Haha, Brother Huang, I have been searching for your whereabouts in the capital for the past few days, but to no avail. I never expected to meet you at this autumn appreciation gathering by such a coincidence."
Nangong Xiong Ba laughed heartily, completely oblivious to Qin Yu's slightly flushed face.
Qin Yu realized that he might actually be being turned gay.
If it were an ordinary man, he would have shaken off the hand long ago if you held it like that.
However, when facing Nangong Xiong Ba, although he felt some resistance, he did not have the strong urge to shake off the other party's hand.
"What business does Brother Xiongba have with me?"
Qin Yu forced a smile and silently withdrew his hand.
"Brother Huang, have you forgotten? It's the Wonderful Music Gathering that I told you about before. With such talent, Brother Huang shouldn't let it go to waste."
Hearing this, Qin Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
This guy is still thinking about sending him to that Wonderful Music Society.
However, before he could refuse, a young man next to Nangong Xiong Ba snorted coldly.
"Xi'er, is he the musical genius you were talking about? Ha, I don't think he's all that great!"
The man looked Qin Yu up and down, a look of disdain on his face.
"you!"
Seeing that someone dared to be so disrespectful to His Majesty, Da Hu immediately prepared to teach him a lesson.
However, Qin Yu stopped him.
Qin Yu noticed from the beginning that this person really wanted to get close to Nangong Xiong Ba, but Nangong Xiong Ba always intentionally or unintentionally kept his distance from him.
Coupled with this person's inexplicable hostility towards him, Qin Yu understood what was going on.
Looks like this guy is gay too, she's jealous of him!
However, this person was thin and, although he was quite handsome, his cheekbones were somewhat sunken, making him look weak and frail.
Compared to him, this is nothing but a skinny chicken.
After sizing the man up and down, Qin Yu gave a disdainful smile.
“Brother, with your physique, you can only be a zero at best, not a one. So your jealousy is meaningless. Even without me, Brother Xiong Ba wouldn’t even look at you.”
Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, the young man was taken aback.
What is zero? And what is one?
But he quickly realized that 01 didn't matter. What mattered was that this guy dared to say that Nangong Lexi looked down on him!
"You bastard, you dare to question my feelings for Xi'er!"
The young man roared and raised his hand to slap Qin Yu across the face.
"stop!"
Nangong Lexi tried to stop it, but it was too late.
However, the scene she imagined of Qin Yu being beaten to the ground did not occur; Qin Yu easily caught the man's fist.
"Ahhh! Let me go! Do you know who I am? I am Chen Shaodong, son of Chen An, the Commandant of the Music Bureau! You hit me! My father will not let you get away with this!"
Before Qin Yu even exerted any force, the man screamed in agony.
"idiot!"
Qin Yu snorted coldly and casually flicked his wrist, sending him flying.
He didn't even need to take the Music Bureau seriously, let alone a mere Assistant Music Commandant.
"If you've got the guts, tell me your name. If you mess with me, you can forget about ever getting into the Music Bureau in your lifetime."
Chen Shaodong got up and pointed at Qin Yu, shouting.
"Chen Shaodong, shut up! How come I didn't know that the Music Bureau was a one-man show run by your Chen family?"
At this moment, Nangong Lexi snorted coldly and looked coldly at Chen Shaodong, who was lying on the ground.
She already disliked this man, and now that she saw him daring to threaten Qin Yu, a future master of music, she felt a surge of disgust.
"I……"
Chen Shaodong opened his mouth, wanting to explain.
Seeing Qin Yu watching him with a cold smile, Chen Shaodong became anxious again.
"Xi...Xi'er, I did all this to protect you!"
Hearing him call her Xi'er again, Nangong Lexi stamped her foot in frustration.
"I told you, don't call me Xi'er, my name is Nangong Xiongba. Also, I don't need your protection, you're good enough to protect yourself."
After speaking, Nangong Lexi looked at Qin Yu again.
Seeing that Qin Yu did not show any suspicion, Nangong Lexi breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Yu indeed had no doubts.
In his view, Nangong Xiongba is definitely a male, so it's normal for him to have a somewhat feminine nickname.
Zhao Yan, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but chuckle.
"Alright, Brother Huang, don't let this person ruin your mood. Today, the owner of Wanhua Garden has specially invited me to perform a piece at the autumn appreciation gathering. Since you are here, Brother Huang, you can give me some pointers."
Nangong Lexi was afraid that Chen Shaodong would reveal his identity, so she hurriedly tried to walk into the garden with Qin Yu and the others.
"Ahem, Brother Xiongba, I'm ashamed to say, I don't have an invitation to the Wanhua Garden..."
Qin Yu coughed lightly.
Upon hearing this, Nangong Xiong Ba immediately burst into laughter.
"Haha, this is simple. Brother Huang, you just need to come in with me."
Nangong Xiong Ba patted his chest, looking confident.
When she patted him like that, Qin Yu felt a surge of energy in her chest.
'Could it be that being a "kun" (a term for a man who is sexually active) for too long stimulates the development of secondary sexual characteristics?'
Qin Yu couldn't help but think to himself.
At this moment, Nangong Lexi had already handed the invitation to the middle-aged man at the door.
The middle-aged man's face immediately showed respect upon seeing her invitation.
“Young Master Nangong, these guests may come in with you, but his guards…”
The middle-aged man glanced at the dozen or so Imperial Guards following behind Qin Yu as he spoke.
It's clearly impossible for Nangong Lexi to let so many people in with just one invitation.
"Brother Huang, do you think it possible to have your guards wait outside for a while?"
Nangong Lexi looked at Qin Yu and asked.
Qin Yu nodded.
Today was a sweet time for him and Zhao Yan, and he didn't want to bring a bunch of people with him.
"You're free to do as you please. Come pick me up after the autumn appreciation event."
Qin Yu waved his hand.
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