Chapter 1403: A small inn on the border
Everyone set off.
Zhou Heng looked at His Royal Highness Chang Sun, who looked as if he had been struck by lightning, and his mood improved a lot.
There is a saying that goes, although your own failure is regrettable, the failure of others makes you even happier.
Zhou Heng felt relieved when he saw that there were people who were worse off than him.
At least when returning to the palace, Zhou Lingyu will definitely be more miserable than himself. It is such a wonderful thing to have someone to take the blame.
Along the way, Shi Li saw the beautiful mountains and rivers of Shanchao and was in a good mood.
Traveling with Princess Min'an, they had the best food and accommodation. When they were tired, they could sit in the comfortable carriage to rest. When they had rested enough, they could reach out to Xuanyuan Lin, and the two of them could ride together, which was the envy of others.
Even Princess Min'an, who was more familiar with him, couldn't help shaking her head and laughing, and whispered to Shi Li in private: "I once saw Mr. Xuanyuan in the East Palace, and never thought that he would have this day."
When Shi Li heard this, she smiled even more proudly.
In the eyes of outsiders, Xuanyuan Lin is an outstanding figure who is admired for his ability to plan and strategize, but to her, Xuanyuan Lin is just a brother, someone they love each other.
When we arrived at the imperial city, it was noon and the sun was shining brightly. Plain-dressed people were entering and leaving the city gate in a line. There were also peddlers carrying shoulder poles, calling out for business.
The prosperity of the prosperous times is revealed in the ordinary.
Xuanyuan Lin has no official position now, so he wants to take Shi Li back to the Xuanyuan family's ancestral home first, so he separates from Princess Min'an.
There were many people in the city, and there were even little children chasing and playing on the road, so Shi Li and Xuanyuan Lin dismounted and walked.
There is no rush anyway, just take it as an opportunity to get familiar with the scenery of the imperial city.
"Has this place changed a lot since my brother left?"
Shi Li tilted her head and asked curiously. The last time she traveled through time as a eunuch, she had never left the palace. This was her first time seeing the ancient imperial city, and she was curious about everything.
Of course, what I am most curious about is everything related to Xuanyuan Lin.
“It does feel like things have really changed.”
Xuanyuan Lin looked around with emotion in his tone. After all, this was where he grew up, and coming back again felt different than before.
As they walked along, they heard the sound of a piano. The tune was ordinary, but it had a unique sense of elegance and fluency. Shi Li didn't understand music at all, but she couldn't help but be attracted by the sound of the piano and stopped to listen attentively.
Xuanyuan Lin looked towards the place where the piano music came from. It was the most famous teahouse in the imperial city - Lanyue Tower.
It is the favorite leisure place for the dignitaries in the imperial city. In order to show off their elegance, Lanyue Tower would also employ musicians and actors to perform for their enjoyment at a large sum of money.
However, Xuanyuan Lin had never heard such a unique sound of the piano before.
"I'm curious and want to go and take a look. Is that okay?" Shi Li listened to half of the song and couldn't resist her curiosity, so she grabbed Xuanyuan Lin's sleeve.
Xuanyuan Lin blinked his eyes and couldn't help teasing her, "As expected, the flowers are so beautiful that they dazzle the eyes. My young wife has just arrived in the imperial city and she is seduced away by a piece of music."
Shi Li: ...
After a short silence, she smiled brightly, "Of course not, my favorite is only my brother, but this guy's piano playing is really special, I want to see it."
The two of them came to Lanyue Tower, and as soon as they entered, they saw a zither player sitting on a high platform plucking the thin strings.
The zither player was a tall man with long hair like crow feathers scattered over his white clothes. He had dark eyebrows and was unmoved by external things. He just lowered his head and focused on plucking the strings of the zither.
When the song ended, I looked up and saw a pair of eyes like cold stars, deep and bright.
It made Shi Li think of a word for no reason - worldly-wise but not worldly.
A hand suddenly blocked in front of Shi Li. Xuanyuan Lin chuckled and shook his head, "Li Li, if you keep watching, I'm really going to get angry."
Shi Li came back to her senses and didn't dare to look any further. After all, someone didn't even call her "little wife", which showed that he was not joking with her.
Then I heard people around me say, "The person playing the zither is Master Futi, who is an expert in music. Many dignitaries are willing to pay a fortune just to hear him play a piece."
"Not only that, I heard that even the most glorious Princess Min'an is willing to condescend to listen to Master Futi playing the piano."
Whenever you're talking about gossip, there will always be people who come up to you.
Originally Shi Li was just curious, but when Princess Min'an was mentioned, her eyes widened immediately. Then she looked at Futi on the stage and felt that she was even more extraordinary.
It seems not impossible for such a person to catch Princess Min'an's eye.
I just don’t know whether what these people say is true or just rumors and exaggerations.