Upon entering the inner courtyard, Lu Li discovered that the furnishings were exquisite and magnificent, with pavilions and towers in abundance, as well as artificial hills and flowing water, green trees and red flowers—truly a quiet and elegant place.
"Mr. Lu, this way please!" the maid said respectfully.
Soon, Lu Li followed the maid to a pavilion.
Lu Li glanced over and saw a woman sitting in the pavilion, her back to him, intently playing the zither in her hands.
She wore a white palace dress, her jet-black hair was styled into a bun and adorned with jewels, and a gold necklace adorned her fair and delicate neck, exuding a gentle and serene temperament.
"Miss, Mr. Lu has arrived!" the maid whispered to the person behind the zither table.
"Okay, I understand," the woman behind the piano table said softly.
This is the Cai residence. The maids call her "Miss," so this woman must be Cai Yan!
Cai Yan, the most talented woman of the Three Kingdoms period, was also known by her courtesy name Zhaoji, but she is more commonly known as Cai Wenji! (Both Wenji and Zhaoji are correct.)
She was a famous female writer, musician, and calligrapher in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and also the daughter of Cai Yong, a great Confucian scholar of the time.
"Mr. Lu, what brings you to my Cai residence?" The woman slowly turned around, revealing a stunningly beautiful face.
Beautiful, very beautiful, but unfortunately too cold and aloof.
Lu Li was momentarily stunned, but quickly recovered and bowed, saying, "I am Lu Li. I was passing by the Cai residence when I heard someone playing Qin music, but unfortunately, one syllable was played incorrectly."
"Oh?" The woman raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Mr. Lu, you understand the zither? This Qin music has been lost for a long time, and only my Cai family has it. How can you be so sure that I played it wrong?"
Lu Li smiled. He was joking. He had been listening to Qin music for decades. How could he possibly misunderstand it?
"As for the zither, I also know a little about it."
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