I was flattered after crossing

Finally, after we climbed up to the second floor out of breath, the scene in front of us stunned everyone - we saw Mr. Ye holding an antique Ruanqin, with a shy look on his face as if he had been flirted with by a scoundrel, staring straight at Lei Lei. His original elegant and imposing image collapsed in an instant, replaced by the appearance of a little man who had suffered grievances, which was really hilarious.

Lei Lei continued apologetically: "Mr. Ye, I'm so sorry. I've been so busy lately that I can't get away to visit you. Please don't be angry with me~"

Before she finished speaking, she had already reached out to grab Mr. Ye's long sleeves. At this moment, Mr. Ye saw Xiao Zhengxuan and I coming over, and wanted to come forward to ask us for help, but when he saw Xiao Zhengxuan's gloomy and seemingly unfriendly face, he immediately retreated back.

Lei Lei took a step forward, tightly grasped Master Ye's arm, and said with grievance in her eyes: "Then, if Master Ye is no longer angry with Ling'er, why don't you go with Ling'er!"

Hearing this, I felt a strong alcohol rushing to my heart, as if the alcohol was raging wildly in my blood, making me dizzy and tinnitus! My body staggered involuntarily, but fortunately Xiao Zhengxuan supported me in time and I didn't fall to the ground.

"I'm afraid Miss Zhao has misunderstood. I only play music in Fengle Tower to make a living, and I don't sell my body! If my previous conversation with Miss Zhao has caused any misunderstanding, please forgive my rudeness." Ye Lan explained softly, and at the same time carefully pulled back the sleeve that Lei Lei was holding tightly in her hand.

"No, you clearly told me last time that you can play for me anytime I want! That's why I came to you today, just to hear you play the piano!" Lei Lei grabbed Master Ye's sleeve tightly again and refused to let go.

"I just wanted to play the ruan just because I share the same love for it as Miss Zhao, and we feel that we have similar interests. If you are interested in learning from me, you can come here to find me anytime..." Before Master Ye could finish his words, Lei Lei suddenly pulled his arm hard, and the ruan that was originally in Master Ye's arms fell to the ground.

There was a loud bang, which made me stand up straight. I looked up at Xiao Zhengxuan and muttered in a low voice: "Is this a scam?"

"My piano~" Mr. Ye suddenly knelt on his knees and carefully held the broken piano in his arms. Then he raised his head and stared at Lei Lei, who looked confused, with a face full of resentment. He looked so miserable...

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Mr. Ye, I really didn't mean it. How about this, I'll compensate you with some silver? Please get up quickly and stop crying..." Lei Lei was obviously a little dizzy from this sudden situation. She hurriedly squatted down and said anxiously to Mr. Ye who was still sitting on the ground crying.

“Miss, you don’t know... This zither was given to me by my father. It has a special meaning to me!” Mr. Ye’s tone was excited and his expression was sincere, as if the broken zither was the most precious treasure in his life.

"I'm really sorry. I will try my best to repair it and compensate you the corresponding silver, okay? It is true that I was too reckless today and offended you, young master. Ling'er apologizes to you here~" Lei Lei continued to persuade, hoping to calm Young Master Ye's sadness.

However, Master Ye just hugged the guqin tightly in his arms, shook his head and said nothing.

Lei Lei was about to say something when she saw this, but was interrupted by my cold voice: "Shut up! Let him speak first!"

She understood the meaning of my eyes at this time, and stopped talking and just stood quietly aside.

I turned around and saw a stool at the back, so I grabbed Xiao Zhengxuan and pulled him to sit down.

When we saw Master Ye smashing the zither, there were already quite a few people gathered around to watch the excitement, and after my shout, even more curious eyes came.

"Oh my! Dear guests, what on earth is going on?" There was a sound of heavy footsteps, and the shopkeeper walked and shouted, pushing through the crowd of onlookers and coming closer to inquire about the situation.

"Oh?" The shopkeeper naturally recognized Xiao Zhengxuan and me, so he bowed to us and said nothing more.

Xiao Zhengxuan said to the shopkeeper in a gentle voice: "This is what happened. My wife's younger sister has always admired this musician of yours. Just now at the banquet, she proposed to invite this musician to stay at home for a few days, but... it seems that my younger sister acted a little rashly. Not only that, she accidentally damaged the piano that this musician's father gave him. I really don't know what to do!"

The shopkeeper's mind was as clear as a mirror. It was not a piano given by his father at all. It was clearly a new piano that he happily bought just a few days ago after receiving his wages.

The shopkeeper stroked his beard, turned to look at the man holding the zither with an aggrieved look on his face and said, "Mr. Ye, why don't you make an offer and see if you can make this young lady satisfied with the compensation?"

Mr. Ye still shook his head firmly, with tears in his eyes, and said softly: "This zither may be just an instrument for entertainment in the eyes of others, but for me, it has a deeper meaning. It is not only a means of making a living, but also carries my endless longing for my late father~"

Seeing this, everyone started whispering to each other:

"Oh, it's so pitiful... How can the piano given by my father be measured by money?"

"Look at it, it's broken into this state, how can it be repaired..."

"I guess it will cost a lot of money to repair this piano!"

"Ah... this young man has a really miserable life."

However, a discordant voice suddenly rang out from the crowd: "I feel something is wrong... I feel like he might take this opportunity to blackmail me!"

"How could that be! How did you know that?" The person who spoke looked at the other person in surprise, expressing disbelief.

"If it is a family heirloom, it must have experienced the passage of time. Look at the piano in his arms~" another person said in an affirmative tone, pointing his finger towards the arms of the person holding the piano.

"Oh oh oh! Brother, you have good eyesight!" There were bursts of exclamations from all around.

After hearing this, I became even more certain that Ye Lan was committing fraud.

I looked up and asked the boss who was standing beside me with a bit of trepidation: "Boss, how do you calculate the money for Mr. Ye when he works here?

That's right, our house is in need of a musician who is good at playing the Ruan. I thought, if I compensate for the lost silver, then Mr. Ye will have to work here all the time?

If he can follow us back to the mansion, not only will he get more money, but he won't have to show up outside, right? So, I want to ask if this person can be transferred to me. Of course, I will never let the shopkeeper suffer any loss~"

The boss looked at me first, then at Xiao Zhengxuan. Seeing Xiao Zhengxuan nod at him, he replied, "My lord...my lady, there is no problem with such a small matter.

Regarding Ye Lan's indenture, I will send someone to deliver it to your house tomorrow. Do you need to take Mr. Ye back with you today? Or is it better to wait until tomorrow to send them together? "The shopkeeper's voice trembled slightly, and he looked at us nervously.

Xiao Zhengxuan replied: "Tomorrow will be enough."

Seeing Ye Lan kneeling on the ground in a daze, the shopkeeper quickly said, "Master Ye, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and thank this grandfather and his wife! As long as you follow them back to the mansion, you will definitely live a stable and worry-free life in the future!"

Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Ye Lan came back to his senses as if awakened from a dream. He looked at his grandfather and his wife in a daze. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly said, "I... I thank the master and his wife for their gift. Such a great kindness is really beyond my ability to repay."

However, at this moment Ye Lan's heart was still full of doubts and confusion. He had no idea how he had climbed into such a powerful family.

When Ye Lan finished speaking, I once again looked deeply at him who was still kneeling on the ground, then turned to Lei Lei beside me and whispered, "Let's go, it's time for us to go back home." As I finished speaking, the people around me began to whisper to each other again:

"Hey, look at the fate of this little musician. It's really enviable!"

"Yes, yes, starting tomorrow I will be serving those dignitaries!"

"Hey, that's not right. Since the person has been taken back, how can it be suspected of fraud?"

"Humph, how much do you know... Come on, stop talking and drink!"

For a moment, all kinds of noisy sounds intertwined together, and I turned around and left with Leilei and Xiao Zhengxuan, leaving the noise behind us.

After we got on the carriage, Lei Lei looked at me with a puzzled look on her face and asked, "Why did you bring him back home?"

At this moment, there was no one else present, and my tense nerves relaxed a little, but in an instant I felt dizzy.

So I could only respond weakly and slowly: "He is just a scoundrel who is trying to scam people. Last time we gave him some gold, he thought you were stupid and rich and easy to cheat. He is trying to continue to pretend to be pitiful to defraud more money!

You know, with his level of playing, even if his hands are broken and bleeding, he probably can't make that much money in a month! Today, not only is he not grateful, but he is also very reluctant to play the piano for you! This kind of person is a whore and still wants to stand... wuwuwuwu..."

Before I could finish my words, Xiao Zhengxuan, who was standing beside me, knew what I was going to say next and quickly covered my mouth with his hand.

Leilei turned her head to look at me and sighed helplessly: "Your eyes can see through everything, that's why you are always single...ah~" She yawned lazily and leaned tiredly against the car window, closed her eyes and began to rest.

My thoughts gradually drifted back to reality. I looked up at Xiao Zhengxuan, who was leaning on the bed with his arms crossed over his chest. He was staring at me and asked, "Do you remember everything?"

I nodded slightly, then joked to myself, "Fortunately, this incident didn't get out of control, huh? That's not bad, hahaha."

"When the musician comes over later, what does the princess plan to do with him?" Xiao Zhengxuan asked.

"Should we put a sack on him, beat him up, and then throw him out?" I looked at Xiao Zhengxuan, then shook my head and said, "That's not a good idea. Wouldn't it expose our identities? What if he goes to the government and denounces us?"

"Oh? I didn't expect that the princess would also be afraid of the government?" Xiao Zhengxuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, joking with a smile.

"Who said I'm not afraid? Of course I am afraid, otherwise why would I rack my brains to get them into the palace one by one?"

Suddenly, I had a flash of inspiration and remembered something, so I quickly asked Xiao Zhengxuan, "By the way, what exactly is going on with Zhao Wanqing? We had clearly agreed to let her enter the mansion, so how can I take revenge now? I should have known not to let her go!"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhengxuan immediately sat up straight, leaned back, and slowly explained: "Princess, you should have seen it yesterday. Father and mother must be strongly opposed to my taking a concubine. They didn't like it in the first place..."

"Stop! Okay, okay, stop playing pity on me. I understand all the circumstances. Alas, I always feel as if I'm trapped in a complicated royal mystery!" I sighed and shook my head helplessly.

"Hey, which house had a fire yesterday? It seemed the fire was quite big. I even heard the sound of water when our carriage passed by there." I asked casually as I got out of bed and prepared to wash up.

"Princess, can you guess?" Xiao Zhengxuan said lazily.

After turning around and looking at the person behind me, I said, "I don't know many people in this imperial city, so how can I know the name of the family that caught fire?"

After saying that, I lowered my head and spit out the mouthwash in my mouth, but something suddenly flashed through my mind, so I turned around abruptly and looked at Xiao Zhengxuan.

Sure enough, he smiled and nodded at me.

"Has the person been rescued?" I was overjoyed, and immediately ran to the edge of the bed and sat down, unable to wait to ask.

"Indeed, the child is safe and sound, and was still sleeping soundly when Seventeen took him out of the fire. He must still be with Seventeen now." He also laughed very happily.

"Oh, that's great! In this way, Leilei's life is finally saved! I am really grateful. Your Highness, you are really our benefactor! You were able to rescue her just at the critical moment when the Prime Minister entered the palace for a banquet yesterday!" I stroked Xiao Zhengxuan's hand with joy, my excitement beyond words.