Minglong

Chapter 53 Let’s have fun!
The silver moon was in the sky, and the laughter in Wuwei Pavilion continued.

Several maids stood in the garden downstairs, and when they heard the occasional silver bell laughter coming from upstairs, they couldn't help but whisper:
"What on earth are you doing, Master Xie? The princess is laughing so happily."

"Maybe he's telling a dirty joke. Didn't you see Master Xie was speaking so softly, not wanting us to hear..."

"I really want to go up and take a look."

"Don't be so reckless. If you see something you shouldn't, be careful that the princess will marry you off to the butler..."

……

Inside the house on the other side.

Xie Jinhuan climbed over the wall silently, and after making sure that no one noticed him, he breathed a sigh of relief. He asked Meiqiu to go back to the house to sleep first, while he straightened his clothes, quietly crossed the backyard wall, and came to the terrace.

The lights were bright inside the sliding door, and I could hear Princess Changning's distinctive, royal voice. Judging from her laughter, she seemed very happy to be accompanied, and even a little shy...

What is Apia doing?
Xie Jinhuan was completely bewildered, but as long as Princess Changning didn't notice anything unusual, he was fine. He stood quietly on the terrace, waiting for just a moment before the ghost wife's reminder rang in his ears:
"Come in."

Xie Jinhuan didn't say much, but quietly opened the sliding door and looked around.

Wow~
The room was filled with the aroma of wine, and there were two empty wine jugs on the carpet, but they were all concentrated on Princess Changning's side, and his position remained unchanged.

Her Highness, the princess in her home dress, was still sitting in front of the peacock screen, leaning against a soft pillow, her face supported by her hand, looking at something unknown, gazing at the air with a sweet smile:

“Hehe~…”

Xie Jinhuan tiptoed over to the opposite side and sat down, and heard a voice in his ear:
"After you finish the wine, just put the other things aside."

Xie Jinhuan drank the whole pot of wine in one gulp. Although his scalp was numb from the choking, he still gritted his teeth and endured it, and gently scattered the wine and gambling utensils.

Princess Changning kept looking in his direction. After a moment, she seemed a little dizzy and closed her eyes, rubbing her brows lightly.

"You idiot, your laughter gives me a headache~"

Xie Jinhuan knew that the illusion had been lifted seamlessly, and acted like he had just finished three rounds of drinks:

"As long as the princess is happy. It's getting late, how about asking the maid to come up and take the princess back to her room to rest?"

"Eh~"

Princess Changning paused for a moment, realizing the dizziness from the alcohol had worn off. She raised her head again, her bright eyes gazing at Xie Jinhuan:
"It's not even midnight yet, how can we end this so early... No, why are you suddenly so serious?"

?

Was I not serious just now?
Xie Jinhuan didn't know what Apia had just done, so he could only follow his words:
"I'm afraid the maid will come up and see us. Since the princess hasn't drunk enough, I naturally have to continue to accompany her."

Princess Changning nodded slightly, sat up straighter, looked carefully, and raised her eyebrows:

"I still like the flirty look you had just now. Take some time to recover."

So sexy? !
Xie Jinhuan was completely confused.

Ye Hongshang obviously knew that Xie Jinhuan would be confused, so he quietly appeared beside the peacock screen, arms folded across his chest, looking quite dissatisfied:
"It'll only take half an hour to kill three people. Did you get lost? It's not easy for me to help you for so long. Hurry up and don't show up."

Wave up?!
Xie Jinhuan had to search for the target, scout the area, and avoid all sights. It was already very fast that he could come back in half an hour.

He knew that the ghost wife had spent a lot of effort to delay, but what should he do now?
Princess Changning saw Xie Jinhuan's hesitation and said unhappily:

"You were so relaxed just now, not taking my status as a princess seriously. Why are you so reserved now? Why do I feel like you've become a different person?"

Because it was a different person!
Xie Jinhuan felt that his image as a "righteous young man" seemed to have completely collapsed. In order to avoid being exposed, he could only quietly ask the ghost wife for help.

Ye Hongshang did not just sit there and do nothing, but started teaching people how to have fun on the spot.

Xie Jinhuan looked up and saw the bright and charming succubus. Her fiery red dress transformed into a gauze dress that revealed her small waist, and her face was covered with a veil. Then, her hips swayed slightly, her hands crossed and wiped across her chest, and she thrust her waist up and down, bringing out a moving rhythm...

I grass!

Was I just dancing to this fucking thing?
Isn't this a stripper?!

Xie Jinhuan thought Ye Da Succubus danced really beautifully and he could give her some lessons at home next time, but he had never learned this before.

Seeing that the princess was waiting eagerly, Xie Jinhuan had no choice but to start playing tricks in order to conceal his tracks and prevent the landlady from getting suspicious:
"I was just dancing for fun. It's boring to keep dancing. How about I play a song for the princess?"

"Oh?"

Princess Changning looked at him with great interest. "You can also play music? How many unique skills do you have hidden?"

Xie Jinhuan had learned a lot, so he didn't say much. He went out and brought in Duoduo's pipa, sat down on the stool, and briefly tested the tone:

"I've been diligently studying and practicing since I was young, and I can play a few instruments. I can't be called an expert, but I'm good enough. The pipa played by a girl emphasizes a clear and mellow sound, like the rippling of water. And a man playing the pipa should have the momentum of the Four Heavenly Kings..."

“Ding, ding, ding—”

After he finished speaking, Xie Jinhuan swept the pipa strings a few times, step by step. The sound of the pipa contained murderous intent, giving people a sense of crisis, and even his eyes were sharp!

Princess Changning was startled by this murderous look. She realized that Xie Jinhuan was really capable and said in surprise:
"Very good, very good. With your background, it would be a waste if you don't become my concubine."

"Your Excellency is too kind."

Xie Jinhuan's talent, acquired since childhood, was meant to crush the locals, but its actual effect was similar to that of "The Self-cultivation of a Concubine." Because he wanted to appease the girl, Xie Jinhuan couldn't play a piece too murderous, so he decided to lightly hook his fingers instead:
“Ding dong~ Ding ding dong…”

The pipa plays a gentle whisper, with a touch of sadness in its gentleness.

Princess Changning listened attentively for a moment, her eyes filled with surprise:
"You played 'Pipa Yin' by Su Baiyu, a great music theorist of the previous dynasty. Your performance was quite good, but it's too elegant and boring. Do you have a more vulgar version?"

A little more vulgar?
Seeing that the landlady insisted on him being playful, Xie Jinhuan had no choice but to change his gesture to "Five Fingers Flying" in order to avoid being exposed.

“Ding ding ding~ Ding ding…”

The tune is lively and full of rhythm.

Princess Changning was startled and tilted her head.
"What song is this?"

Xie Jinhuan raised his eyebrows slightly with pride:

"Daqian electronic music! Do you like it?"

"what?!"

Princess Changning was struck by this sudden look and listened with surprise.

Although Xie Jinhuan's taste still feels a little different from before, Xie Jinhuan's current knowledgeable and talented personality is much more interesting than the effeminate and coquettish personality just now.

"Not bad, not bad. I've never heard this song before. It's quite interesting. But what does 'electronic music' mean?"

Electronic music naturally needs to be plugged in. Xie Jinhuan felt that the pipa wasn't "dry" enough, and suddenly an idea came to him. Qi flowed through his body, and blue-white arcs of electricity burst out from his fingertips. The tune immediately changed to:

"Crackling, crackling, sizzling~..."

You know what, it really feels like that. The flickering light effect is there, but it's just not colorful enough...

Princess Changning was amazed at the scene of the breakdown of rituals and music and the reversal of the Tiangang.

"You're truly a genius! If the music theorists at the academy saw this, they'd probably vomit three liters of blood right there. How can you possibly say such a thing?"

"It's just for fun in private. Who would dare to play like this in a formal occasion?"

Xie Jinhuan held the 'Electric Pipa' and found that the atmosphere was right, but he still lacked a dancer, so he thought of the beautiful little princess:
"How about I teach Your Highness how to dance?"

Princess Changning had just witnessed Xie Jinhuan's dancing and hesitated:

"Dance that one?"

"That's boring. I'll teach Your Highness something nice."

While Xie Jinhuan was speaking, he stood up, holding the pipa in his left hand and keeping the beat with his right hand, and began to teach:
"Dang Dang Dang..."

"Come on, follow the rhythm. Stand on your toes, circle twice, lift your waist and hips, right... relax a little, don't be shy..."

"Uh……"

Princess Changning had been having fun with that group of girls all day, but she had never seen a hot girl shake in a nightclub. She tried the moves Xie Jinhuan had taught her, but her face turned red and she muttered:

"You're so sexy~ What the hell is this?"

Isn't this what makes me excited?

Since Xie Jinhuan could no longer pretend to be a righteous knight, he was not at all reserved at this time. With a bold look in his eyes, he began to teach the landlady a lesson:
"I learned this from my master in the mountains. Don't worry, there's no one else in the room. Come, follow the rhythm... Yes, you're really smart. Move quickly and twist your waist more vigorously. Yes, yes, you're learning really fast..."

Princess Changning's royal aura was completely suppressed, and she felt a little embarrassed at the moment. She twisted a few times following the rhythm, and was so embarrassed that she wanted to beat up this dishonest young man.

But Xie Jinhuan's eyes and behavior didn't mean to tease anyone, and when he praised her, he didn't flatter her with a trace of fear or trepidation. He was just like a close friend. As he coaxed her, she actually relaxed a little and followed his movements and learned...

Ye Hongshang stood aside and found that Xie Jinhuan was really having fun. He was quite surprised in his heart, and his eyes probably meant:

Oh my~ He's really wild, so good at coaxing girls. I don't believe you if you say you didn't have a confidante before...

Look at this look, who is the succubus between us?
However, Ye Hongshang was no pushover. After listening for a moment, he began to dance along with the instructions. His dynamic dance moves were wide and open, his eyes were captivating, and his body was like a plump, boneless, soft snake...

Damn...

Xie Jinhuan's eyes lit up, if he wasn't afraid of being exposed, he would have given a thumbs up and praised him.

However, just as the two men and the ghost were getting into the groove, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded in the back alley, and Yang Dabiao's shouts could be faintly heard:

"Have fun? Have fun?!"

Xie Jinhuan paused in his pipa music, realizing that the incident at the tavern had been exposed. He turned around, opened the sliding door, and looked towards the buildings behind him.
"Brother Yang?"

"Eh? You're still drinking?"

"yes……"

"Who was playing the pipa just now? The window was flickering, like a seizure..."

"Uh……"

Princess Changning put on a long-sleeved coat and came to the terrace to take a look around, looking slightly displeased:
"Is something wrong?"

Yang Dabiao had just jumped onto the wall when he saw the princess appear. He was startled and quickly bowed from a distance:

"Your Highness, a major crime has just occurred on East Street. Captain Zhou He of the Red Scale Guard and two of his followers were killed by the thieves with a single blow."

Princess Changning frowned and subconsciously looked at Xie Jinhuan beside her.

But since dusk, Xie Jinhuan had been drinking with her and having a great time. He had a motive but no possibility of committing the crime. He said in a deep voice:
"When does a person die?"

"A quarter of an hour ago at most."

"Who did it?"

"We haven't found out yet. The thief is very skilled in martial arts. Judging from the traces, he is left-handed and good with a knife. I haven't seen much, so I wanted to ask Jinhuan to go over and take a look."

The Chilin Guards are the emperor's eyes and ears. Zhou He and others were ordered to come to Danyang to assist in investigating the Li family case, but they were assassinated by unknown thieves. If you look at it from a bigger perspective, this matter can be regarded as treason.

Princess Changning knew that this was a hot potato. Whoever got involved would be in trouble. She said unhappily:

"Is the government office full of people? If we rely on an outsider like Xie Jinhuan for everything, what use are you guys? Go ask Lord Tie to come and take a look."

"Yes!"

Yang Dabiao didn't dare to say anything more and quickly jumped off the wall.

When Princess Changning heard the news, she lost interest in drinking.
"I heard you stayed up all night at the government office yesterday. It's getting late, so go back and recharge your batteries. If you defeat me tomorrow at the Peony Pond, not only will you lose the Martial Arts Divine Manual, but you'll also have to play music and dance at the Wuwei Pavilion every day!"

Xie Jinhuan actually didn't mind fooling around with the landlady, but to the outside world, he still had to maintain the image of a righteous young man, and whispered:

"I was just dancing for fun. If it gets out, I'll be laughed at. The princess only needs to know about this..."

"Don't worry, this princess is not ignorant of the ways of the world. If your ability gets out, I will have to queue up behind the wives of wealthy families when I see you in the future."

"?"

Xie Jinhuan felt that his image had completely collapsed, so he bowed and said goodbye, then turned around and returned to his own yard.

Princess Changning watched from the terrace. When Xie Jinhuan disappeared under the eaves, she peeked in and thought to herself, "He knows so much. No wonder Qing Mo follows him around all day..."

After calming down a bit, Princess Changning rubbed her brows and returned to her room:

"Duoduo, what kind of wine are you serving today?"

"Xinghuachun, is there a problem?"

"I'm a little drunker than usual."

"Maybe it's not the wine that makes you drunk, but the wine itself. If it were me and Master Xie alone, I'd probably be drunk after three cups."

"Hmph~ little slut..."

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