Liu Mengru quickly stood up, bowed her head and apologized, "Young master, I am not skilled enough and have made you laugh. I will return your money to you in a moment."
A faint smile appeared on Su Ruojin's lips as she sat back down and waved her hand. "No need. The strings will break after a long time. It's not Miss Liu's fault. Miss Liu can just play another tune."
"Thank you for your understanding, young master." Liu Mengru changed her zither and began to play again.
This time, Su Ruojin did not get up, but drank her tea and watched Liu Mengru play the zither.
"Miss Liu, where were you on the night of June 28th?"
Liu Mengru's zither music had not yet ended when she said calmly, "Young master, I am originally from Yuanmeng Tower. Where else can I be at night but Yuanmeng Tower?"
"Does Miss Liu know General Su Wenzhou?" Su Ruojin continued to ask.
"General Su is a hero of our great Chu, how could I not know that?"
"Have you ever seen it?"
"General Su is like a celestial being to me. How could I, of such lowly status, be worthy to meet him in person?"
Su Ruojin said nothing more. After Liu Mengru finished playing the piece, she stood up and said, "Miss Liu's music is indeed extraordinary. I will come to listen to it again another day."
Liu Mengru seemed surprised that Young Master Zhao left so soon. Thinking about the question he had asked, Liu Mengru's eyes darkened.
After leaving the Yuanmeng Tower, Yanluo couldn't help but ask curiously, "Miss, why did you leave like that?"
Knowing her young mistress as she did, she knew there must be a reason for her to come to the Yuanmeng Tower. But why did she leave after only a few words? They had spent a thousand taels of silver!
Yan Luo felt a pang of heartache at the thought of the money.
"No need, I've already found the answer I'm looking for."
At this moment, Su Ruojin was truly grateful to her fourth master for forcing her to listen to music since she was a child and for constantly explaining the meaning and sentiment of the music to her. After listening for a long time, she understood it.
Even the most skilled musicians find it difficult to multitask, let alone focus on what matters most to them.
My fourth master said that to play a piece perfectly, one must be single-minded and completely immersed in the music. If worldly affairs disturb the music, the sound will not be pure.
Having listened to her fourth master's pure zither music many times since childhood, Su Ruojin would start to find ways to disrupt her fourth master's zither music when she was bored.
Unexpected questions and casually tossing small fruits or twigs to distract the Fourth Master are her common tactics.
Once the fourth master starts playing the zither, he completely ignores her little antics.
After playing for a long time, Su Ruojin could discern the emotions of the musician just by hearing the music.
Liu Mengru played the zither well, but how could she compare to her fourth master, let alone her ability to control her emotions?
Liu Mengru not only knew Third Brother, but had also met him before!
Judging from the changes in Liu Mengru's zither playing, her meeting with her third brother was not a casual one-time encounter, but rather an interaction.
There's something wrong with Liu Mengru.
Su Ruojin doesn't fight battles she can't win. She's only here today to test the waters and get to know Liu Mengru better before making any moves, lest she alert her.
Yanluo asked curiously, "Miss, what answer did you get? Why do you want to see this Miss Liu?"
Su Ruojin did not answer Yan Luo; she had only noticed an "S" on the emblem of Liu Mengru's sedan chair.
It wasn't very big; if she hadn't been so close to Liu Mengru's sedan chair, she might not have even seen the mark.
Moreover, she was certain that there was something wrong with Liu Mengru's room, otherwise why would Liu Mengru's zither playing be disordered when she inspected the room?
However, Su Ruojin couldn't examine it herself just now, and couldn't see the problem with her eyes alone.
Back at the inn, An Yi was already back, handing over a stack of documents.
Su Ruojin opened it and took a look.
This Tong Mingshan is definitely no good!
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