My Wife Is A Sword Immortal
Chapter 594 - 379: This Young Master Zhao must undoubtedly be a gentle and refined gentleman...

Chapter 594: Chapter 379: This Young Master Zhao must undoubtedly be a gentle and refined gentleman...

The Zuixian Building where Sister Moon resided did indeed have a lead clean official named Luo Xiu, whom she had cultivated with great care over the years to make her famous, almost never having Luo Xiu make a public appearance.

Sister Moon had been planning to wait for a suitable opportunity to make a splash with the Zuixian Building’s reputation, it’s just that she had not expected to have to groom Luo Xiu so soon.

However, tonight, Sister Moon must have ’Luo Xiu’ come out and groom herself.

At the moment, the one who had taken Luo Xiu’s place, who seemed to possess the legendary Famous Furnace Pure White Cold Palace, was a mysterious young crescent Li woman whom Sister Moon did not recognize. She had arrived in Xingzi Town along with the Chief Musician and others.

Sister Moon did not know her real name; over the past few days, she gave the impression of being an exceptionally beautiful but silent young girl. Tsk tsk, she was indeed much more attractive than her own lead clean official; truly, the most divine beauties of the Li Territory were all hidden within the Music Workshop...

Sister Moon’s thoughts rapidly twisted and turned as she immediately bowed her head, speaking with deferential tone:

"I report to the Chief Musician, the female official is indeed gentle, quiet, and lovely. She did not speak any words with me. I have gone over the speaking points several times with her, for when she meets the young Master Zhao later on; the female official has been looking in the mirror, silently nodding... She must have been listening."

"Then I attended to the female official, washing away the red makeup marks between her eyebrows and on her shoulders... According to the internal rules, she could have kept one, but... but ’Luo Xiu’ shook her head and refused, so I helped her to wash it all off. The female official remained silent throughout the process."

At this moment, those in the private room witnessed the ground floor stir with a ceaseless wave of sound as a breathtakingly beautiful young maiden with hair styled in a flying fairy bun and dressed in a white Luo skirt gracefully entered the scene, attracting the longing stares of the men as she passed by.

The Chief Musician, with a faint mole by her lips, remained expressionless, her composure unaffected.

She quietly watched the beautiful girl downstairs, now named ’Luo Xiu,’ who had washed away all the markings of a crescent Li woman.

In the face of the eager and even fervent gazes of countless men, and accompanied by the resplendent fireworks in the night sky that told the time, ’Luo Xiu’ pulled up the corners of her lips, bursting into a brilliant laugh.

"Oh," the Chief Musician responded indifferently.

Also witnessing the scene downstairs, where the familiar companion quickly turned cold in the fireworks, the expressions of the other eighteen crescent Li women in the room changed drastically from their indifferent demeanor.

One graceful Li woman looked towards a certain young Confucian scholar with a thinly veiled angry expression.

Another elegant Li woman suddenly closed her eyes, her expression revealing a trace of guilt, staying silent.

One delicate Li woman’s pretty face showed extreme disgust, gnashing her teeth as if thoroughly disgusted by men, while also showing a shade of shame.

Sister Moon dared not speak anymore, carefully observing the expressions of these distinguished women around her.

She glanced at ’Luo Xiu’ on the ground floor, who was now beaming brightly, indeed for the pleasure of a certain young Confucian scholar.

Sister Moon couldn’t help but look towards the young Confucian scholar named Zhao Ziyu, recalling once again the harmless, warm smile he had shown on his way upstairs just now.

The well-dressed matron felt a surge of fear.

Who the hell was this person who had captured the attention of half the Music Workshop and the nearby Regent King of Great Li, all unable to contain themselves from coming here in person, seemingly trying to curry favor by sending lavish gifts?

They had sent over a crescent Li woman. She wondered what level ’Luo Xiu’ had held among the crescent Li women in the Music Workshop before, for there were many intricacies to this situation.

Moreover, she looked so young, and now the distinguished Li women around her had mixed expressions, evidently not simple.

To have such an incident befall the noble and glorious crescent Li women was simply... Sister Moon dared not think any further, only hoping this matter would end soon and that these big shots would leave quickly.

In the Tian-character private room, it seemed that no one was chatty by nature. The usually busy women were all sitting here obediently waiting, clearly not out of boredom, but rather because they had to restrain their unruly thoughts.

Everyone’s thoughts varied greatly, and the room quickly fell cold again.

The silence was restored.

Xue Can, with her slender waist yet voluptuous and graceful figure, couldn’t help but glance at the side profile of the woman in palace attire in front of her.

She saw the woman was still calmly observing the floor below as if she had just asked a question of no importance.

Xue Can sighed softly.

This dignitary of high trust and favor named Mu Jin was the Chief Musician.

A Golden Core Realm cultivator.

The leader of the crescent Li women.

They, the Li women of the Music Workshop, had names but no surnames, all personally named by the Empress Dowager herself.

The Chief Musician was named Mu Jin; her name was Xue Can, and the Palace Chief of Feng Yi Palace who always stayed by the Empress Dowager’s side was named Dou Kou.

As for the most mysterious colorful historian of the Music Workshop, Xue Can had never seen her, nor did she know the name. Probably only the Empress Dowager and Mu Jin knew.

As for the stunningly beautiful girl downstairs playing a lute and enhancing the fun with her poetry, she was named Cicada. For some reason, the Empress Dowager seemed to really like this name.

According to the Empress Dowager, she established the crescent Li women of the Music Workshop also to continue an ancient tradition of the Li Clan ancestors from Ancient Times.

Legend has it that the ancestors of the Li Territory also had a similar selection process, picking only the most excellent women of the Li Clan. They, too, had no surnames but were known by a uniform title. However, this title, together with the Li Clan ancestors who ascended to the Moon Palace, had been lost in the river of history, becoming a kind of secret.

It was at this moment that the man in the Python Robe, who had been standing with his hands behind his back, suddenly said, "Pure White Cold Palace."

He patted his sleeve and nodded lightly, "Your Music Workshop has really spared no expense."

Mu Jin, the Chief Musician, pressed her lips together.

Xue Can remarked with a light laugh, "The Prince must not have come empty-handed either."

Li Mingyi’s expression was authoritative, and he remained silent.

"Moreover, what does this have to do with our Crescent Moon Li Women?"

Xue Can squinted her eyes, glancing at the silent Chief Musician.

Soon, she spoke softly, "This matter was voluntarily undertaken by her, and the Music Workshop did not coerce her nor obstruct her. We merely followed the rules to revoke her status as a Crescent Moon Li Woman and allowed her to fulfill her wish."

Xue Can lowered her gaze, "Besides, this young master Zhao seems to be quite the talent. At a young age, he represented Linlu Academy in the mountain sealing and sanctifying ceremony, undoubtedly one of the academy’s finest scholars, with a bright future ahead. He should be a gentle and jade-like scholar...

"’Luo Xiu’ following him should not be considered a grievance. The two of them are a match of both talent and beauty, seemingly made for each other. Moreover, this can also be considered a connection formed with Master Zhao. Our Music Workshop has no reason to oppose it."

Whomever her words, loaded with implied guidance, were meant for, remained unclear.

At that moment, someone suddenly knocked on the private room door.

After a moment of silence within the room, the observant Yue Niang turned to answer the door.

The door opened soundlessly, allowing an old man with a celestial bearing to enter. His features were gaunt, making a lasting impression, especially his right eye, which carried an odd purple-gold hue that could make one feel dizzy with serious contemplation.

The purple-gold-eyed elder thanked Yue Niang with a smile, then politely bowed to the Crescent Moon Li Women within before making his way directly behind the dignified man clad in a blue damask python robe.

"Your Highness, the old one has divined for Miss Su with the Divination, and I have relayed the results to her without... concealing anything," Chen Er said, stroking his beard.

Thereafter, the purple-gold-eyed elder painstakingly recounted the content of the divination.

Li Mingyi stood with his hands behind his back, gazing down at the grand hall on the first floor, nodding slightly.

The previously silent Crescent Moon Li Women began to lift their eyes, glancing in the direction of the neighboring private room.

As the Ritual Music Master of the Music Workshop, Xue Can’s figure was voluptuous and graceful. As Zhao Rong would put it, she was developed very healthily, without cutting corners. She spared fabric where it ought to be spared and did not skimp where it shouldn’t be skimped, providing great satisfaction and peace of mind, truly a case of ’eat comfortably, stay comfortably’.

At that moment, her makeup was glamorous without being gaudy, and with a slight tilt of her head, she covered her mouth, laughing in a way that was trembling and unsteady.

"Your Ziwei Pavilion is indeed making a grand move this time, even offering up your own prized gem. I have met this Fairy Su, and aside from her poor taste in clothing, her looks and figure are indeed very fetching, and her talent is not bad either, especially her temperament, which is very pleasing to the eyes... It truly is a pity that she cannot join our Music Workshop," she remarked with a hint of jest.

Pavilion Master Chen Er, stroking his beard, shook his head. First, he glanced at the indifferent expression of the man in the python robe ahead of him, and then he said leisurely:

"Thank you for the compliment, Master of Ceremony. However, some of what you said, I find quite inappropriate.

"What do you mean by ’bringing out one’s own people’? Miss Su has recently encountered troubles at home and was targeted by those people in the west... Alas, when she came to me, the grand scheme of the King and Queen Mother takes precedence, and I am powerless to help. Left with no choice, I attempted to aid her by using the life-shortening secret technique of our pavilion to divine who could help her tide over the disaster.

"I never expected that the divination would reveal that her fated true love and future companion is none other than the Zhao Master downstairs. What fate they have.

"This is an event ordained by the heavens, and apart from expressing wonder, what else can I say? I told her everything, allowing her to ponder and decide for herself, and Ziwei Pavilion does not interfere but supports her choice."

Chen Er, facing the audience’s gaze, sighed deeply, carrying a sense of regret and desolation akin to that of a parent marrying off a daughter.

But almost immediately, his expression became serious again and he declared confidently:

"Moreover, in my observation, this Master Zhao has an air of a hidden dragon, with purple energy rising from behind his head, and a Saintly Aura that is extraordinary. He is currently the hidden dragon in the abyss, undoubtedly a modest and elegant gentleman of decorum.

"I have always been extremely accurate in assessing people, and he and Miss Su are indeed a perfect match. He will surely treat her well. Following Master Zhao will be no loss to Miss Su!" The old immortal of the Li Territory was almost going as far as guaranteing it by beating his chest.

"..." Everyone in the private room.

This speech felt eerily familiar to them... Hadn’t they just heard something similar?

Even the normally indifferent Crescent Moon Li Women couldn’t help but exchange glances before looking unanimously at a certain supervisor of theirs.

Xue Can couldn’t help but twitch at the corner of her mouth.

Chen Er was slightly puzzled, "What’s wrong, is there something amiss?"

He had just come in and had no idea that a certain voluptuous woman had, like him, previously discerned with sharp insight that a certain Zhao-surnamed scholar was no ordinary person.

In front of the observation platform, Li Mingyi and Mu Jin silently assessed the ’unquestionably modest and elegant gentleman’ Zhao Rong below.

The two of them paid no heed to the discussions of their subordinates behind them, showing no reaction.

Suddenly, they turned around in unison and left without lingering.

Leaving behind only one sentence:

"Let’s go, this Master Zhao... will meet with us now."

Xue Can, Chen Er, and the eighteen Crescent Moon Li Women were slightly startled, looking up to see the young Confucian scholar sitting in a corner below, facing them and smilingly raising his cup in salute.

An immediate hush fell over the atmosphere inside the private room.

The crowd, with varying expressions, turned and followed the Master of Ceremony and the Regent King...

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