Xiangyue Tower.
At midnight, the hall of Xiangyue Tower was packed.
When the men heard that Miss Lan Meng had a melodious piano voice and was as beautiful as a fairy, they all wanted to join in the fun and catch a glimpse of her beauty.
She was still wearing a red dress today, with a red veil covering her face and holding a red silk in her hand. She descended from the sky in the midst of everyone's anticipation.
The melodious sound of the pipa in her hand occasionally came out, making the once noisy hall quiet in an instant.
Everyone held their breath and listened quietly to the soothing and joyful music.
After the song, Lan Meng was about to leave the stage when someone shouted:
"Miss Lan Meng, could you play another song for me?"
"Miss Lan Meng, please sing another song!"
"One more song, I haven't heard enough..."
“…”
Seeing the crowd's shouts getting louder, Sister Hong came to the stage and pressed her hands down.
"Everyone, Miss Lan Meng has said before that she will only play one piece a day. If you want to hear more, please come back tomorrow!"
"Oh, what a bummer."
"Yes, I came here with joy, but left disappointed."
…
Hearing the indignant voices of the crowd, Sister Hong hurried over to her in a flattering manner.
"Miss Lan Meng, a young man has offered a thousand taels of silver and wants you to play the zither for him. How about giving you a hundred taels?"
Although Sister Hong spoke in a gentle voice, there was a look of disdain in her eyes.
She always felt that Lan Meng was a bit pretentious. She had already entered the brothel, but she still set a rule that only one song could be played every day. This was obviously an act of pretending to be noble.
However, even though she disliked her, she did not dare to confront her verbally. After all, there were people who paid a high price every day to listen to her play the piano alone, and she did not dare to easily anger this God of Wealth.
For example, the young man who was willing to pay one thousand taels of silver just now asked for one thousand taels. When Miss Yue Mo was popular, she only charged five hundred taels of silver for accompanying a guest for one night.
So, even though she disliked Lan Meng, she had to bow and scrape to get her consent. This was such a big client, and a stranger at that. She didn't want to lose this big business.
Luo Lan frowned and pondered for a while. She did not let Ayu and Ahong come to see her, so who would be the person willing to pay one thousand and two taels of silver?
Could it be my husband?
No, he wanted to see her, but he couldn't just climb in through the window like he did last night. There was no need to spend a high price.
But no matter who it was, she had no reason to refuse the business, and besides, the other person just wanted to listen to her play the piano.
Thinking of this, she nodded.
"Okay, I'll go back and change my clothes and ask him to come up later."
Sister Hong nodded in agreement hurriedly.
"well……"
Luo Lan walked off the stage with Acai's support and went straight to her room.
After returning to the room, Ah Cai couldn't wait to ask:
"My Lady, who could this person be?"
She looked at herself in the bronze mirror, frowned and shook her head.
"I don't know, but no matter who it is, I'm in Xiangyue Tower, so I naturally can't refuse this business."
"Then please be careful. I'll be guarding the door. Just let me know if you need anything."
Luo Lan curled his lips slightly, nodded and smiled:
"Generally speaking, people who are willing to spend such a large sum of money to listen to music are not the kind of people who don't know their limits. If he really had evil intentions, he would have found a girl to entertain himself with long ago. Why would he listen to my music?"
Ah Cai nodded, not quite understanding.
"I hope so. I'll go find some clothes for you then. How about that pastel pink one?"
"It's so fresh, take the dark green one."
"good."
After receiving the order, A Cai went to the closet to get clothes. Luo Lan sat in front of the bronze mirror, looking at herself in the mirror, and suddenly felt a little emotional. She had been hiding in this Xiangyue Tower all day long, and all she did was sit there and play music to please others. She couldn't help at all, but what could she do?
She changed into the dark green dress, told Ah Cai to put down the translucent gauze in front of her, and then asked her to go and call someone.
After a while, a handsome young man came into the room. He saluted through the veil.
"Miss Lan Meng, my name is Ling Feng. I've loved listening to qin music since I was a child. I was passing through Yilan County on business and heard that there's a girl named Lan Meng in Xiangyue Tower whose music can help people forget their worries and calm their hearts, so I thought I'd come and enjoy it. I just listened to her music and felt so refreshed that I couldn't help but order a song. Please don't mind my abruptness, Miss Lan Meng."
Such a polite person made Luo Lan like him more.
She opened her red lips and spoke slowly,
"Sir, you are too kind. How about I compose a song called 'Old Dream' for you today?"
"It's all up to you..."
After he finished speaking, Ling Feng sat down opposite her, his handsome eyes looking inside through the gauze.
Luo Lan smiled slightly, and stroked the piano with her fingers. A melodious music flowed out from her fingertips and instantly filled the whole room.
Young Master Ling, who was sitting opposite, narrowed his eyes slightly and did not show any frivolous intention towards Luo Lan behind the gauze.
He just listened to the music quietly, his expression indifferent but with a hint of curiosity.
A piece of pipa music can express the words of several lifetimes and express all the sorrows in the world.
When Luo Lan's fingers hooked the last string, the song ended and Master Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
The sound of panting makes one know that the person on the other side is worried.
People spent one thousand taels of silver but only heard one of her songs. Luo Lan always felt a little sorry for her.
She asked softly,
"Sir, is there anything on your mind?"
Master Ling was about to get up and leave when her question made him pause for a moment. He then sat back down and shook his head in distress.
"I've been feeling a bit bored and a bit down about some things. Today, after hearing Miss Lan Meng's music, I feel like I've finally gotten better. If Miss Lan Meng would do me the honor of coming, I'll come back tomorrow, okay?"
Do you want to spend another 1,000 taels of silver to listen to her play music tomorrow?
She couldn't help but be speechless. It seemed that the Mr. Ling opposite her was not in a bad mood, but his brain was not working well.
How much money does the family have that would allow him to squander it like this?
Thinking of this, she comforted softly:
"A good piece of music can be listened to once and savored. It's unnecessary to pay a high price to listen to it all the time, which wastes money and energy."
When she said this, the person opposite was stunned for a moment, then looked at her with blurred eyes.
"Others are eager for guests to come more often and empty their pockets, but Miss Lan Meng is thinking about saving money for me. No wonder others say you are different. You really are different."
Luo Lan raised his eyebrows slightly and grinned:
"Young Master Ling is quite unique, and he seems to come from a wealthy family. If it were someone else, they would definitely not spend a thousand taels to listen to a piece of music."
"I love listening to music, especially the music played by Miss Lan Meng's delicate fingers. It makes people feel refreshed. The depression that has been pent up in my heart for years seems to be relieved in this moment. It seems that the one thousand taels are worth it. It's a pity that in my country, I can't find anyone with whom I can talk about music."
His insightful words made Luo Lan discover something, and she asked in surprise:
"You are not from Daning Kingdom?"
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