Upon hearing this, Liu Mengru was slightly taken aback, but only for a moment. She quickly regained her usual smile and said, "Young Master Zhao is too kind. Please feel free to ask me anything, and I will answer you truthfully."
"Where is he?" Su Ruojin asked directly.
Liu Mengru paused in her pouring of tea, then picked up the teacup and presented it to Su Ruojin. "Young master, please have some tea. I don't know who you are asking about?"
Su Ruojin smiled, took the cup and drank it all in one gulp. "In that case, I won't bother you any longer, farewell."
After saying that, she left the Yuanmeng Tower without looking back, taking Yanluo with her.
Watching Zhao Gongzi's departing figure, Liu Mengru moved her lips, wanting to call out to him, but in the end she held back. She sat back down by the guqin, but instead of playing, she was lost in thought.
"Miss, has this Miss Liu really met General Su?" Yanluo asked curiously.
"I have seen him," Su Ruojin affirmed. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any marks left by her third brother on her sedan chair, and she wouldn't have been so confused when she was questioned.
However, Su Ruojin was unsure whether Liu Mengru was friend or foe, and dared not act rashly against her. In case she alerted Liu Mengru, it might end up harming her third brother instead.
However, if Liu Mengru has someone backing her, she will definitely relay her questions today, and the other party will take action.
Su Ruojin thought that she had already spread the news by testing Liu Mengru for the first time, but so far the other party has not made any move.
She'll try again today!
Liu Mengru sat in front of the guqin for a while, and then tried to pluck the strings, her eyes revealing neither joy nor sorrow.
Xiao Cai'er felt sorry for her young lady and muttered, "This young master Zhao is really clueless. So many people want to see the young lady but can't, and he still puts on airs. It's just asking him to give the young lady some pointers, and he acts like it's something special."
“Xiao Cai’er, don’t gossip behind people’s backs. Young Master Zhao has his own considerations.” Liu Mengru stopped Xiao Cai’er’s complaints. “Go tell your mother that I’m not feeling well today and need to rest. Shilan, light some mosquito repellent incense outside the window for me. No one is allowed to disturb me without my permission.”
"Yes, miss." Xiao Cai'er dared not say anything more and turned to leave.
Another maid beside Liu Mengru took a mosquito repellent incense stick, lit it by the window, and then went out, closing the door behind her.
After Xiao Cai'er left, Liu Mengru continued playing the zither until midnight.
Suddenly, a sound of wooden planks creaking came from inside the room. Liu Mengru remained calm, and her music continued as usual.
The wooden planks opened, and a man emerged from the wall behind Liu Mengru's bed.
Upon hearing Liu Mengru's music, the man was first taken aback, then excitedly rushed to her side, grabbed her hand, and asked, "Miss Liu, where did you learn this piece?"
Liu Mengru was caught off guard and her small hand was grabbed by the man, causing a blush to rise on her face.
The man then realized his abruptness and quickly withdrew his hand, saying, "I'm sorry, Miss Liu, I was too excited."
Liu Mengru blushed even more. "Young Master Su, it's alright. This piece was played by a guest. I liked it very much after listening to it and wanted to try to reproduce it myself."
The man before Liu Mengru was none other than Su Ruojin's third brother, Su Wenzhou, whom she had been searching for.
Su Wenzhou certainly knew that when Xiao Jin's fourth master sang a wedding song to send Xiao Jin off to her marriage, it caused a sensation throughout the capital of the Great Chu.
Many people in Beijing wanted to recreate this piece, but to no avail.
Now, however, he heard it from Liu Mengru. Although it wasn't exactly the same, at least Su Wenzhou could tell what kind of tune it was.
Liu Mengru continued, "It was a young master surnamed Zhao. He asked me twice about your whereabouts, Young Master Su. Young Master, are they people who came to arrest you? I haven't been able to contact you these past few days, so I couldn't tell you about this."
Surname Zhao?
Su Wenzhou narrowed his eyes.
Is that what he thinks?
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