After being reborn, her aloof ex-husband and her crazy deceased husband got into a fight.

Hearing Gan Cai'er's words, Lan Tingzhou looked her up and down, frowned and said, "The fog is heavy there, and your clothes are thin, so you'll easily catch a cold."

"The sun is shining brightly right now, it's so warm, I won't catch a cold. Brother Lan, please take me there." Gan Cai'er pleaded with him in a flattering manner.

The words "Brother Lan" caused Lan Tingzhou's expression to change.

He hasn't heard that title often lately.

Before they got married, Gan Cai'er would say those three words a hundred and eighty times a day, which annoyed him. After they got married, Gan Cai'er changed her way of addressing him and preferred to call him "husband". Only when she was being coquettish and trying to please him would she soften her voice and call him "Brother Lan".

For the sake of that "Brother Lan," Lan Tingzhou granted Gan Cai'er's wish and led her to the fence where there were only men.

Everyone was surprised to see Lan Tingzhou bring a woman with him.

So, Lan Tingzhou introduced Gan Cai'er to everyone.

Gan Cai'er bowed respectfully, then greeted everyone in a cheerful voice with a sweet smile.

She was beautiful and had a sweet tongue. After greeting everyone, she won their favor. Several pairs of eyes were fixed on her, which made Lan Tingzhou's face darken even more.

"Ah Cai, didn't you say you wanted to go closer to the waterfall? Let's go."

With that, Lan Tingzhou led Gan Cai'er away from everyone's sight.

There weren't many people standing by the railing. The area was indeed very humid with a lot of mist; if you stood there for a while, even your hair would get wet.

However, Huang Tinghai remained standing there.

Before him sat a drum stand with a leather drum on it. He held a silver wine jug in one hand and a drumstick in the other, drinking wine while striking the drum to the sound of the waterfall.

He appeared to be a free-spirited and unrestrained person, completely different from the one Gan Cai'er had seen later.

At this point, only a year had passed since Gan Cai'er met him in her previous life. What had happened to cause such a drastic change in him?

Or perhaps, he's just too good at disguising himself?

"Was this the same young master who was playing the drum when Young Master Wu was performing his sword dance?" Gan Cai'er asked.

Lan Tingzhou followed Gan Cai'er's gaze to Huang Tinghai not far away, and then nodded.

"Who is he?" Gan Cai'er continued to ask.

“Huang Tinghai, one of the Seven Talents of Qinchuan Academy.” Lan Tingzhou glanced at her as he spoke. “What, you’ve taken a liking to him too?”

Uh, that sound doesn't sound friendly?

Gan Cai'er glanced at Lan Tingzhou. Hmm, his complexion certainly wasn't good.

It makes sense. Even if you don't like someone, anyone would be angry if their wife showed interest in another man right in front of them.

"Isn't this to let Xiaoxiao take a look? We should at least compare prices from several vendors, right?" Gan Cai'er leaned closer to Lan Tingzhou and whispered.

Lan Tingzhou suddenly smiled and looked at her: "Then what did you compare me to?"

Gan Cai'er's scalp tingled!

"Who can compare to you?! Not to mention Qingshui Town, even in Danzhou Prefecture, no one is as handsome as you." Gan Cai'er blurted out the flattering words without thinking.

Lan Tingzhou lowered his eyes, a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, and his expression softened.

"Brother Huang, may I borrow your drumsticks?" Lan Tingzhou walked over.

Huang Tinghai turned around upon hearing this and saw that it was Lan Tingzhou. He was slightly surprised, but still nodded and said, "Brother Lan, please make yourself at home."

Lan Tingzhou picked up another drumstick that was not in use and struck it on the edge of the drum. The clanging sound echoed the sound that Huang Tinghai had made.

He slightly raised his head. Suddenly, a clear and melodious voice pierced the air.

"The autumn wind rises, the autumn leaves turn red, the waterfall cascades, and the drums resound. To the south there are mountains, and in the mountains springs, and in the springs fish, one forgets to return home in joy."

The crowd on the observation deck fell silent, all eyes turning towards this spot.

Lan Tingzhou is singing?! Gan Cai'er's eyes widened, her mouth agape in shock!

She's known Lan Tingzhou for almost fifty years, including her past and present lives, and she's never seen him sing before!

She stared blankly at Lan Tingzhou, as if in a daze, not daring to blink for a moment. In a daze, she thought she saw Lan Tingzhou smiling?

With a sharp "clang," a sound suddenly rang out in the air, as if brocade were being torn apart, shaking the heavens and the earth.

A melody from a zither joined the chanting at the Orchid Pavilion.

Gan Cai'er looked in the direction of the voice and saw the young man who had invited her to the Lanting Boat earlier. He was sitting on the ground, playing the zither.

Lan Tingzhou exchanged a smile with him, increased the pressure of his drumming, and the drumbeats became more rapid. Huang Tinghai's drumbeats also changed, keeping up with Lan Tingzhou's rhythm.

"Hahaha, the song is great, the drums are great, and the zither is great too. Then this young master will dance another song!"

Young Master Wu laughed loudly, his heroic spirit rising, and then leaped into the air, his long sword once again drawn to the rhythm of the drums and zither. His crimson figure soared across the viewing platform once more.

Many people around were clapping along to the drumbeats and cheering loudly.

The observation deck was instantly bustling with activity.

Seeing the increasingly lively scene, the women in the distance couldn't help but follow Gan Cai'er and Zhu Xiaoxiao's example, squeezing through the gap in the bamboo fence and gathering around to watch them play the zither, dance with swords, and beat the drums.

Many of those who looked at Lan Tingzhou expressed envy.

"Is your Lantingzhou displaying its peacock-like tail feathers?" Zhu Xiaoxiao poked Gan Cai'er's lower back and whispered in her ear.

"Look, eight out of ten women on this stage are staring at him, their eyes practically glowing with lust."

"Tsk, tsk, you're going to have to worry about this a lot in the future."

Gan Cai'er slapped away Zhu Xiaoxiao's hand that was poking her and glared at her: "Aren't you going to tease the bookworm anymore?"

“It’s no fun teasing him. If I say one thing to him, he can stutter for ages. I get anxious for him.” Zhu Xiaoxiao pouted.

"By the way, why did your Lan Tingzhou suddenly start singing? Did something happen to him?"

"Didn't you say it yourself? He's like a peacock spreading its tail feathers."

In fact, Gan Cai'er had no idea why Lan Tingzhou suddenly started drumming and singing.

As the two were talking, the drumbeats gradually subsided, the singing grew quieter, and the zither music stopped; the piece was over.

A burst of enthusiastic applause erupted from the viewing platform, and the crowd surged forward to surround the group. Of the ten people, five surrounded Young Master Wu, four surrounded Lanting Boat, and only one stepped forward to raise a toast with Huang Tinghai.

No wonder he felt jealous. Gan Cai'er sighed softly, then pulled Zhu Xiaoxiao toward Huang Tinghai.