Miss Lan’s playing was very moving. After the song ended, everyone applauded and praised it. Mu Xiaotian just nodded without saying much. Miss Lan took a tray from the hand of the maid next to her. On the tray was a cup of wine. She walked over with a graceful gait and said, ‘Master Mu, Xiangying would like to toast you and wish you a long life.’ She then bowed lightly and offered the wine to Mu Xiaotian.
Mu Xiaotian took the wine cup and said, ‘Thank you, you’re very kind.’
The fourth brother suddenly stood up and said, ‘Brother, Miss Lan is so good, so why don’t you take advantage of this happy occasion to give her a title, so that we can all call her sister-in-law?’
Mu Xiaotian’s wine glass stopped mid-air. ‘Fourth brother, do you really want a sister-in-law?’
“Brother, a lot happened when you disappeared this time, but Miss Lan has really done nothing but good for you. The rest of us already consider her our sister-in-law, so we hope that you can give her a title.’
‘Second brother, do you agree?‘
’I only hope that you can marry the woman of your dreams.‘
’Xiangying, what do you say?‘
’In reply to the words of the head of the family, Xiangying is willing to accompany you forever.‘
’Even without any official status?‘ Mu Xiaotian was asking Xiangying, but his eyes were on the third brother Cheng Ying.
’Yes.’
‘Good. Come here, someone. Give Miss Lan 100 taels of silver.’ After saying this, he drank the cup of wine, and everyone was too afraid to say a word, not knowing what to say. The fourth son sat down somewhat irritated and took a big gulp. He couldn’t understand why his eldest brother was being so difficult, when it was just a matter of saying a few words. Besides, everyone had long since regarded Miss Lan as their sister-in-law, hadn’t they?
Seeing the awkward silence, Cheng Ying quickly changed the subject: ‘I wonder what you plan to play for us, Mr. Tang?’ Tang Ziyu quickly stood up and picked up the jade flute she had placed on the table. In order to study different jade qualities, her father had had different jades made into jade flutes, hoping to discover the materials that the ancients knew how to use for flutes and whistles, and at the same time hoping to compensate for his own love of music. So, Tang Ziyu naturally became the test user, and as a result, she learned to play the flute.
She walked to the centre of the venue. In the moonlight, her clothes were pierced through, and her delicate curves could be faintly seen. Mu Xiaotian’s eyes grew darker. Tang Ziyu had wanted to just play a tune on the zither, because she didn’t want everyone to pay too much attention to her, but the tune that Miss Lan had played was really good, and she didn’t want to make herself look bad.
After thinking for a moment, she chose Faye Wong’s ‘I Do’. After all, they had definitely never heard it before, so even if she played it wrong, no one would know. As she played, she sang the lyrics in her heart: ‘Missing someone is a strange thing, like a shadow that follows you, silently haunting your heart. In an instant, it engulfs me in silence, and I’m powerless to resist. Especially at night, I miss you so much I can’t breathe, I can’t wait to rush to you and tell you out loud, I’m willing, I’m willing for you, I’m willing to forget my name for you, even if I can stay in your arms for just one more second, I wouldn’t mind losing the world…’
Everything here is really so unfamiliar, and the wood actually has his own woman. All of this makes her feel lost, and she misses Situ Ping even more. Or should I call him Zhao Jiping? Did he really leave himself here like this? I don’t know if he will have a rough time or not, or when he will come to pick me up.
After the song, no one said a word for a long time. Mu Xiaotian walked over and handed her a piece of silk to wipe away her tears. Tang Ziyu forced a smile and said, ‘Thank you.’
She turned around and saw Lan’s suspicious gaze. She suddenly had an idea: ‘Miss Lan, I want to ask you a question: can you name two of Master Mu’s strengths?’ Mu Xiaotian stood next to her and looked at the two women with interest.
‘I can. The Big Boss is the strongest fighter and he is very capable of running such a big manor. He also often helps the weak and upholds the justice of the martial arts world.’ Lan Xiangying spoke these two points without hesitation, while Lao Si on the side kept nodding his head.
Tang Ziyu glanced at Mu Xiaotian and immediately understood his decision. This woman just wants to be the boss’s wife, she doesn’t really love Mu Xiaotian.
‘Miss Lan, you are absolutely right. However, you love the Big Boss, not Mu Xiaotian.‘
’May I ask, Mr. Tang, can you name two good qualities of my brother?‘ The fourth person asked a question for everyone.
’I haven’t spent a lot of time with Brother Mu, but I think I can answer this question. First, he is a gentle and considerate person.’ With that, Tang Ziyu held up the handkerchief in her hand. ’Second, he is someone who treasures brotherly love. You have said so many things that he didn’t like to hear, but he has never really been angry with you, because you are a straightforward person and a good brother to him.”
Everyone stopped talking. Lan Xiangying knew that the battle for status that she had been planning for half a day had failed. She suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart, which was worse than the pain she felt the day Mu Xiaotian pushed her away.
Yue Qing looked carefully at the little woman in front of him. The woman who could look at Mu Xiaotian like this might really be Tang Ziyu in the world. Because when she met him, she didn’t know who he was or what he had, but even so, she still saved him. Maybe she is the beloved person that my brother is looking for, but what about Situ? Do the two of them want to share a woman? Share a woman? ! When he thought of this, he didn’t know why his heart suddenly started beating fast.
‘Brother Yue, Brother Yue!’ Murong Xue pulled her sister Murong Yue over to Yue Qing’s side, and Cheng Ying sensibly pulled the fifth oldest son along and moved to another table. He had intended to let Yue Qing sit with the two Murong girls, because Yue Qing, the number one handsome man in the martial arts world, had always been an idol in the hearts of women from all walks of life, and these two in front of him were especially big fans.