"Great~~~" Duanmu Yaxin finally fulfilled her wish.
Fu Minghui's smile was even more brilliant in the bright autumn day, but there was an imperceptible cunning flash in his smiling eyes.
The autumn scenery is brilliant and the water is picturesque.
Yujing Lake is connected to the Helan River, the river water is as blue as a thousand miles, and the green mountains on both sides are as dark as ink. The mountains are reflected in the water, which is as charming as an ink painting.
The Fu family's luxurious pleasure boat was sailing above the mountains and rivers. The calm river surface reflected the boat's hull, and the entire pleasure boat seemed to be flying above the river.
Although Duanmu Yankang and Duanmu Ruifeng did not go to the place they wanted to go, Fu Minghui arranged a young lady who was good at making tea on his boat.
Of course, this was actually arranged by Fu Mingsui. The beautiful young lady, with her elegant techniques and graceful posture, successfully kept the Duanmu Yankang and his brother in the cabin.
Fu Minghui pulled Duanmu Yaxin to the bow to fly the kite against the wind, leaving Duanmu Jinhong alone in the other cabin.
The cabin was filled with incense, and there was a zither table with a top-quality paulownia guqin lying quietly on the table. For guqin lovers, this was a top-notch beauty, classical and elegant, with a touch of charm in her dignified state, tempting Duanmu Jinhong to come forward and caress it gently.
"Cen—" The sound of the piano was clear and bright. Duanmu Jinhong loved it and couldn't help but praise, "What a good piano, it's really a good piano!"
"If the Third Prince likes it, I will give it to him." Suddenly, a male voice as beautiful as the sound of a piano appeared. Duanmu Jinhong stopped his hand and looked up coldly, only to see a foreign man wearing a veil.
"I am Gongzi Hong, a retainer of the Fu family, and I'm honored to meet the Third Prince." Gongzi Hong bowed to Duanmu Jinhong.
Duanmu Jinhong looked at this guest of the Fu family with a little wariness. Suddenly, he felt that Fu Minghui's sudden invitation to him today must have other intentions.
"Humph." Duanmu Jinhong couldn't help but sneer, "So you invited me to enjoy the lake today for another purpose."
Gongzi Hong raised her red lips slightly under her veil, walked in slowly, lifted her robe and sat opposite Duanmu Jinhong. Under Duanmu Jinhong's alert eyes, she raised her hand to touch the strings of the zither, and immediately a series of clear and rapid zither sounds like a rushing river arose. The chiselled zither sound was extremely powerful, like a surging wave constantly hitting Duanmu Jinhong's heart, which surprised Duanmu Jinhong.
Suddenly, Gongzi Hong stopped playing and smoothed the vibrating strings. The sound of the zither stopped abruptly, just like the sea surface that was just rough and suddenly calmed down. Then, the sound of the zither, as gentle as the patter of spring rain, slowly flowed out from Gongzi Hong's slender fingertips.
Slowly and leisurely, the sound of the piano lingers in the air.
"Your Highness the Third Prince must be very unwilling." Gongzi Hong said with a smile while playing the piano.
Duanmu Jinhong slowly calmed down in the sudden and gentle sound of Gongzi Hong's piano. He felt a sense of sympathy for Gongzi Hong's superb piano skills. But because of his words, he became alert again and kept silent.
"He came to the human world only half a second later than the Crown Prince, yet he missed the throne..."
Duanmu Jinhong was startled, and his eyes began to grow cold, but this was something that everyone knew. It was not surprising that the retainer of Prime Minister Fu Zuo knew this. The key point was what his purpose was.
"Lord Left Prime Minister is just like you, he is also very unwilling in his heart. If Your Highness can become the Crown Prince and take care of me, Lord Left Prime Minister, that would be great..." Gongzi Hong raised his eyes to look at Duanmu Jinhong amid the sound of the piano. His eyes were seductive and charming, like a charming woman. People instantly ignored the fact that he was a man's voice and were mesmerized by him.
Duanmu Jinhong was slightly startled. What kind of charming and seductive man was this? Although he was wearing a veil, his eyes were enough to seduce people.
Gongzi Hong's charming eyes glanced at Guqin: "If the prince disappears... then Your Highness will be the new prince..."
Immediately, Duanmu Jinhong stood up. Suddenly, Gongzi Hong reached out and pressed Duanmu Jinhong's shoulders, and the purple gauze sleeves fluttered gently on the strings.
"How dare you!" Duanmu Jinhong shouted.
Gongzi Hong had already withdrawn his hand and continued to pluck the strings: "Your Highness loves the zither, but the sound of the zither can penetrate time and space..."
Duanmu Jinhong stared at Gongzi Hong solemnly: "What is your purpose?!"
"During the Kang and Song dynasties, Emperor Huai's concubine, Concubine Jing, committed adultery with the zither player Gu Shaoqing, and Emperor Huai sentenced Concubine Jing to death..." The distant legend was slowly told in the sound of Gongzi Hong's zither, which was like the faint fragrance of tea. "However, the prince who went to execute the sentence disappeared in front of Concubine Jing's palace..."
Duanmu Jinhong listened in confusion, not understanding why Gongzi Hong suddenly told him this legend. How come he didn't know there was such a legend in the palace? Suddenly, he remembered that the current palace was newly built during the Kang and Song dynasties, and the original palace became the current national temple.
"Emperor Huai brought people there and found that there was nothing unusual in Concubine Jing's palace, so he sent a palace maid forward, and the result was..." Gongzi Hong's fingertips rested on the silky and crystal strings of the zither.
"What's the result?" Duanmu Jinhong asked coldly.
Gongzi Hong put down his hands and looked up at Duanmu Jinhong: "As soon as the maid entered Concubine Jing's palace, she disappeared in front of everyone."
Duanmu Jinhong was slightly surprised, but did not believe it. There were hundreds and thousands of such legends in the capital.
Gongzi Hong smiled at Duanmu Jinhong and said, "Afterwards, Emperor Huai discovered that not only Concubine Jing's palace, but half of the people in the palace disappeared, wrapped in a mysterious force. So, the Nine Gates at that time were sent to investigate, and the result was..." Gongzi Hong paused, and said to Duanmu Jinhong who was just listening to the legend, "All disappeared."
Duanmu Jinhong's expression did not change, these were just legends.
Gongzi Hong smiled, her breath slightly lifting her light veil: "Your Highness, you don't believe me? What if I say... all this is true?"
Duanmu Jinhong's expression remained unchanged, and he looked at Gongzi Hong calmly: "This story is very exciting, the prince will like it."
"Hmph..." Gongzi Hong lowered his eyes and smiled, "Your Highness, don't you know what the Nine Gates do?"
This sentence actually caught Duanmu Jinhong's attention.
Gongzi Hong raised his hand and played the guqin again: "There are not only humans in the world, there are also demons, ghosts, and evil spirits... and the Nine Gates are to protect the peace of the capital, drive away ghosts and demons!"
"Huh." Duanmu Jinhong couldn't help laughing.
Gongzi Hong said nothing, but his slender fingers brushed the crystal strings bit by bit. Suddenly, the body of the zither turned into a pair of beautiful women's legs.
"Ah!" Duanmu Jinhong stepped back in shock.
In the blink of an eye, a beauty was lying on the piano table, her cheeks were bronze, her hair was silver like a piano string, straight but slightly stiff. Even though her hair was different from that of an ordinary person, it still couldn't hide her charm. (To be continued)