Both worlds are like dreams

At this time, a girl in gorgeous clothes in the pavilion next to her spoke up, "Sister Minmin, I heard that you recently composed a new piece of music. Why don't you show it to us first?"

The person next to him also said, "Yes, Princess Minmin is the most talented woman in our Shangyang City. She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs. It would be an honor for me to have the chance to see her today."

Kang Minmin was very modest, "How can I embarrass myself in front of the two princesses?"

"It's okay," Mo Xingyue said with a smile, "I admire Princess Minmin's talent, so please show it to me."

Kang Minmin smiled and nodded, "Since the princess has asked, Minmin naturally dare not refuse." After saying that, she stood up and asked someone to bring her piano.

Soon, the servants carried a piano table, a low stool, and a piano to the platform surrounded by the pavilion. Kang Minmin sat down, stretched out her slender jade fingers and began to play.

Mo Xingyue leaned close to Xue Huang's ear and asked, "How is it?"

"Your piano skills are good." Xue Huang said sincerely.

Hearing this, Mo Xingyue pinched her from below and said, "That's not what I'm asking you."

"Then what do you want to ask?"

"This isn't her home. Why would she bring a zither with her to a flower viewing party?"

"I like it." Xue Huang said calmly. "Just like a swordsman never leaves his sword, a zither player naturally never leaves his zither."

Mo Xingyue was almost irritated by her, and looked at her with some regret, "Are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid? Do you think I brought you here to compliment her?"

Xue Huang picked up a fruit and stuffed it into her hand. "If I had known it would be so boring, I wouldn't have come here with you."

Mo Xingyue motioned her to look at the pavilion next to her. "The two people who were talking just now, one is Ye Xun from the Ruyang Marquis's Mansion, and the other is Du Mengyao, the daughter of the Minister of War. She is not a pushover. She relies on her father being a member of Shen Congfeng's party, and she is usually very domineering among these noble ladies. But she is very close to Kang Minmin."

Xue Huang thought for a moment and said, "The Ye family of Ruyang Hou? Isn't that your second brother's faction? Then is Ye Xun the sister of Ye Yin beside him?"

"You still remember it?" Mo Xingyue expressed surprise.

"King Kangyang is also a member of Shen Congfeng's party?"

Mo Xingyue scratched his head. "I seem to have heard from my brother that Prince Kangyang seems to want to marry Kang Minmin to my third brother, but Kang Minmin refuses to agree. She likes Brother Lan, but Prince Kangyang's attitude is unclear. For this reason, Kang Minmin feels that she and Brother Lan still have great hope, so she holds poetry gatherings, flower gatherings, horseback archery, tea tasting and Taoism discussions every few days, and invites famous ladies and noblemen from all over the city, including Brother Lan, of course, but Brother Lan has never come."

"You've been here too?"

Mo Xingyue thought for a moment, "Since I stopped being so attentive to Brother Lan, she has often invited me, but every time, she would show off her knowledge and talents in front of everyone."

"Where is Du Mengyao?" Xue Huang continued to ask.

"Her father is a member of Shen Congfeng's party. She has already been engaged to Shen Congfeng's son, Shen Shaohui."

"The marriage between the son of General Dingguo and the daughter of the Minister of War is not surprising."

"My second brother wanted to marry Du Mengyao before, but she was too arrogant, so he gave up."

"I'm afraid that if I don't give up, Du Shangshu won't agree."

"That's right," Mo Xingyue peeled a walnut and threw it into her mouth, "Minister Du has already chosen a side. And my second brother has also arranged a marriage with Ye Xun from the Ruyang Marquis family. They will get married next month."

"Marquis Ruyang has always supported your second brother, so it's normal for him to marry his daughter."

Mo Xingyue smiled and said, "Let me tell you another secret. Ye Xun has a good impression of Mo Yunchen."

Xue Huang almost choked, and looked at the girl in a lavender dress, with eyebrows like willow leaves and eyes like lake water in disbelief. Such an elegant, gentle and weak girl would actually have a good impression of Mo Yunchen, a man who kills without blinking an eye. Does this girl have bad eyesight?

Just looking at his face and his status, Mo Yunchen can indeed make countless women fall in love with him, but Xue Huang remembered that when she was trapped in the palace by him three years ago, she had never seen any women in the palace. She did see some women in the palace in Shuanglin City, but they all turned into corpses in the end.

Seeing her looking at Ye Xun, Mo Xingyue said, "She's not that stupid. Over the years in Shangyang City, someone would always send Mo Yunchen some beautiful concubines and singing girls, but they never showed up again. There were rumors outside that he had killed those people, so all the women in the city regarded him as a devil, let alone marrying him. But a year ago, he did take in a concubine, who is still alive. There are rumors in the city that the woman was very special."

"What is the identity of this woman?" Xue Huang asked.

"Shen Congfeng's niece."

“Isn’t this the unusual reason?”

Mo Xingyue didn't comment, "Who cares? That's their business."

Xue Huang didn't expect to hear so much gossip at a flower-viewing party. It wasn't useless. At least through the communication between these noble ladies, she could also see the division of forces among various parties.

At this time, a round of applause broke out, interrupting Xue Huang and Mo Xingyue's gossip. It turned out that Kang Minmin had finished playing the song, and the people around were cheering.

Du Mengyao said, "Sister Minmin is indeed the most talented woman in Shangyang City. Her piano skills are simply amazing."

Kang Minmin stood up and said with a smile: "Thank you for your praise. Minmin's crude talents can only be used to show off in front of you."

"Sister Minmin, you are too modest. When the Xiyue envoys entered the city to challenge you, you defeated Qin Ji twice. Looking at the entire Shangyang City, only Master Qinglan won two games like you."

"Master Qinglan is a man of great literary talent. How can I compare with him?" A hint of shyness flashed across Kang Minmin's face.

"Why not?" Du Mengyao raised her voice a little, and glanced in Xuehuang's direction. "Mr. Qinglan is a man of both literary and martial arts, and his family is noble, but you are also a princess, and you are also known as a talented woman. How can you not be compared? In my opinion, you two are a well-matched couple."

Mo Xingyue listened to her words and immediately retorted: "Ms. Du, are you confused?"

"I don't understand what Princess Xingyue means." Du Mengyao said.