10

  "Who was the person playing the flute today?" Sima Rui asked lazily.

  He appeared after the departure of the plain-clothed young master, although he didn't see anyone, but heard the sound of a flute, and then heard the lingering laughter of someone leaving. To be honest, he was really curious, who could blow such a beautiful melody.

  This melody he had never heard before, but it was really good to listen to, clear as a spring, elegant as clouds, smooth as the wind. Although he hadn't seen the person, he thought that this person must be extraordinary, otherwise, they wouldn't be worthy of such an elegant sound.

  Yu Jiao shook her head, "I don't know which family's young master he is. Judging from his attire and demeanor, he's definitely not a young master from an ordinary family. But I've also never seen him before. He plays the flute extremely well, but the melody is one I've never heard before, it sounds great, but I couldn't name it."

  Simarui nodded, but didn't say anything.

  For three consecutive days, the white-clad young man appeared every day when Yu Jiao started dancing, but he didn't play the flute again. He just sat quietly, not making a sound, simply sitting and appreciating, occasionally taking a sip of tea, and leaving as soon as the dance stopped.

  Although that was the case, Yu Jiao still found herself being stared at by him with a gaze that made her heart skip a beat. His eyes were not sharp or piercing, but rather warm and focused, without any distractions, yet it made Yu Jiao's mind wander and she almost made mistakes several times.

  On this day, before Yue Jiao started dancing, she suddenly spoke to the elegant young man in white clothes in the noble seat: "Sir, can you play another tune for me? I will dance a new dance for you."

  Su Yi Gongzi smiled and nodded slightly, saying: "Alright, these past few days I've seen Miss Yu Jiao's dance moves seem a bit stiff and unclear. Since Miss Yu Jiao wants to dance a new tune, I'll give her one to untie the knot in her heart."

  Yue Jiao's face turned red, and he was indeed a master, able to see that her dance moves had been stiff for the past few days. Moreover, from his words, it seemed like he also knew she had heart problems. How did he know about the distress in her heart? Although Sima Rui spent every day in Yue Jiao's pavilion, the one he was trying to win over was actually Murong Xue, who had been kidnapped by him. She found this strange and wondered, didn't the Murong royal family care that Murong Xue was missing? Didn't they search for her? But who would have thought that the fourth miss of the prestigious Murong family would be secretly imprisoned in Yue Jiao's pavilion?!

  The flute sound suddenly rose, as if it were a heavenly music, Moon Jiao couldn't help but dance with abandon, her tears flying in all directions, the knot in her heart also bursting forth with the flute sound, painful yet exhilarating.

  Suddenly, the flute sound stopped abruptly. Yu Jiao paused for a moment and saw that Sima Rui was already sitting beside the white-clothed young master, coldly staring at him without saying a word. The white-clothed young master smiled faintly, "Miss Yu Jiao, I'm really sorry, today I can only play half of this song for you, I'll play the rest for you another day."

  Yu Jiao could only lower her head, the onlookers downstairs who knew what was going on had already quietly left, this Sima Rui was naturally not to be trifled with. Although they didn't know where this flute player came from, they were probably not someone to be messed with either. As for those who didn't know, they had also been quietly pulled aside by the shop assistants.

  For a moment, only Sima Rui, Su Yi Gongzi and Yue Jiao, who was neither walking nor not walking, were left, the atmosphere was very strange.

  Su Yi Gongzi looked at Sima Rui, smiled slightly, and said in a very calm tone, "It's not easy to get you out here." He took a sip of water from his cup, still looking at Sima Rui.

  Simarui was born extremely handsome, with a noble temperament. Born into an imperial family, he had an air of royalty even when roaming the jianghu. His sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, straight nose and square mouth, yet his skin was as smooth as condensed fat, like a jade tree swaying in the wind. With a pair of deep, affectionate peach blossom eyes, it's no wonder that so many women were infatuated with him.

  Simarui slightly raised an eyebrow, with his skills, he knew that although there was only this plain-clothed young master in front of him, there must be a master protecting him nearby. This plain-clothed young master spoke very straightforwardly, completely without disguise, which made him feel a few points of curiosity.

  Simarui was not a fool, from the first day he met this Su Yi Gongzi, he sensed that this person came to watch Yu Jiao dance with an ulterior motive, and it was not just because of his admiration for Yu Jiao's dancing skills. Moreover, everyone in Zui Hua Lou knew that Yu Jiao belonged to him, the Fourth Prince Simarui, so no one would be foolish enough to compete with him. Even if this Su Yi Gongzi didn't know about this matter, he should have known something after appearing for three consecutive days.

  "But for a courtesan, this brother is making too much of a fuss." He lazily glanced at the white-robed young master, who had worn white robes for three days without repeating any outfit, looking like a snowy beauty, outstanding and uncommon.

  Su Yi Gongzi still smiled shallowly, looked at Yu Jiao who was still standing on the stage in the distance, then looked at Sima Rui and said with a smile: "Yu Jiao is the beloved of the Fourth Prince, I don't have any intention of stealing her love. However, it's all worth it to see the Fourth Prince, but it really took me three days of effort."

  "Who are you?" Sima Rui asked in a low and severe tone, he didn't like the current feeling at all. The other person seemed to know his secrets completely, but he had no idea who the other person was.

  Su Yi Gongzi smiled lightly and poured a cup of tea for Sima Rui, saying: "Come on, Fourth Prince, the tea here is not bad. Have a sip to moisten your throat. Why get angry? You're just curious about where I'm from, right? Drink your tea and I'll tell you slowly."

  Simarui smiled, "Interesting, I rarely meet someone as interesting as you. Alright, I'll drink tea while listening to your story slowly."

  "It's better this way." Su Yi Gongzi still had a smile on his face, looking as gentle as spring breeze.

  Simarui looked at him and thought: I'm afraid that no matter how incredible the thing is, it won't seem inappropriate if this person says it.

  Su Yi Gongzi held the teacup steadily, admiring the tea leaves rising and falling in the cup. His eyes were as pure as water, his tone calm and serene. "You may call me Bai Min." Suddenly, he looked up at Sima Rui, smiled, and continued, "Can the Fourth Prince give up one of his loves?"

  Simarui raised an eyebrow, his expression somewhat dazed. He had been watching the white-robed young master who called himself Bai Min, and felt that every move he made was carefree and elegant, especially his eyes, which made one's heart skip a beat. Even Simarui, who had seen countless beauties, couldn't help but admit that if this Bai Min were a woman, she would surely captivate the entire world. "What?"

  Bai Min slightly raised an eyebrow and looked at Sima Rui, speaking in a soft and gentle voice: "I, Bai Min, want to ask the Fourth Prince for someone. I don't know if the Fourth Prince will agree?"

  "Yu Jiao?" Sima Rui turned his head to look at Yu Jiao who was still standing there stupidly, then looked at Bai Min and asked.

  Bai Min gently shook her head, smiling and saying word by word: "Bai Min has said that he will not do anything to harm Moon Jiao, the person Bai Min wants is... Mu Rong Xue."

  Simarui almost choked on his water, staring at Baimin with a fierce gaze, as if he wanted to devour him, "What are you, exactly?"

  "I'm Bai Min." Bai Min replied nonchalantly, "You've already asked that just now. I know you have many questions to ask, where are you from? Why do you want to inquire about Mu Rong Xue's affairs? And so on." Bai Min smiled lightly and continued, "However, if you want to know the answers to these questions, you'll have to pay a price."

  Simarui furrowed his brow, "What price? What price should be paid?! It should be the White brothers who pay the price!"

  Bai Min still had a smile on his face, as if chatting with an old friend. Yu Jiao, who was far away, couldn't see what the two were doing, and only saw Su Yi Gongzi's calm and gentle smile. On the other hand, Sima Rui's expression kept changing, sometimes calm, sometimes angry, sometimes quiet, and sometimes violent.

  "If that's the case, then the Fourth Prince really wouldn't know who Bai Min is, where he comes from, or why he's related to Murong Xue and those kinds of questions." Bai Min said calmly.