Chapter 207: Willing to Bet and Accept Loss(2/2)
"Sorry, madam, you need to answer five questions correctly today before you can go upstairs."
Xiao Yuanyi pointed at Cheng Shaoshang's back: "That's my daughter."
"Sorry, ma'am, Madam Cheng Si also answered five questions correctly before going upstairs."
The onlookers also started to boo, even though they couldn't get up, but they all had a similar mentality: if I can't get it, others won't get it either.
"You..." Xiao Yuanyi watched helplessly as Cheng Shaoshang disappeared, feeling angry and anxious.
Cheng Shi had no choice but to comfort him: "Don't worry, there is Mr. Yuan upstairs, not to mention they can't do anything out of bounds in full view of the public."
Xiao Yuanyi was still a little worried and had to wait below the restaurant. It was Sang Shunhua who said it was her first time in the capital and wanted Xiao Yuanyi to take her around, so she persuaded Xiao Yuanyi to stop staying downstairs.
Cheng Shaoshang rushed to the third floor and couldn't wait to break into the private room where Qin Hao was. Qin Hao saw that her face was slightly red from the cold, so he pulled her to warm her hands in front of the charcoal fire.
Yuan Shen cleared his throat to remind him of his existence.
"Why are you here?" Cheng Shaoshang looked at Yuan Shen with a look of disgust.
Yuan Shen was left speechless and said depressedly: "I haven't seen you for several years, but you are still so disrespectful."
Cheng Shaoshang retorted: "You are still as annoying as you were a few years ago."
Qin Hao saw the two of them glaring at each other like fighting cocks, so he had no choice but to reconcile.
"Don't forget your cousin's jade flute."
Yuan Shen became even more depressed, especially when he learned that the jade flute he had collected would be given to Cheng Shaoshang by Qin Hao.
"What kind of music does this little girl know? Such a good jade flute was ruined by her." Yuan Shen said sourly.
Qin Hao was happy: "Since my cousin lost the jade flute to me, it is none of my cousin's business who I give it to as a gift."
While joking, Qin Hao took off the folding fan from his waist and handed it to Yuan Shen: "I know my cousin has been coveting it for a long time, so I will give this folding fan to my cousin."
Yuan Shen was overjoyed when he heard this, but he was a little embarrassed: "Even if I lose the bet, I will give you the jade flute. How can I exchange it like this?"
Qin Hao smiled and said: "My cousin lost the jade flute in a bet, and I gave this folding fan to my cousin. There is no need to confuse them."
Yuan Shen was still a little nervous, but Cheng Shaoshang said from the side: "Don't forget my jade flute."
Yuan Shen glared at Cheng Shaoshang: "How can Yuan be the one who breaks his promise? He has already sent his servant to get it and will be here soon."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Saying that, Yuan Shen calmly took the folding fan from Qin Hao's hand and started playing with it.
Qin Hao and Cheng Shaoshang looked at each other and smiled, this guy is too arrogant.
Not long after, the servants of Yuan Shen's family had brought the jade flute over. It was the first time that Cheng Shaoshang saw such a crystal clear jade flute. He immediately felt itchy and put it to his lips to play.
A melodious flute sound sounded, and Yuan Shen was obviously stunned for a moment.
The onlookers who were about to leave after seeing the excitement stopped for a moment, looked upstairs, and started talking among themselves.
"The sound of this flute is so melodious, but I don't know who is playing it."
"There is no need to ask. It must have been played by the Second Young Master of Qin or Young Master Yuan. However, this piece of music is quite new and I have never heard it before. Could it be a newly composed piece?"
"This song only exists in heaven. It is rare to hear it in the human world. It is so wonderful and wonderful."
Xiao Yuanyi's steps also stopped, and Sang Shunhua suddenly smiled and asked: "Who do you think this music was played by?"
"Of course it was played by the Second Young Master of Qin or Young Master Yuan. Niao Niao doesn't know the music..."
Xiao Yuanyi suddenly woke up and looked at Sang Shunhua in surprise: "Have you ever heard Niao Niao play this piece before?"
Sang Shunhua smiled and shook his head at her: "This is my first time listening to this song, but don't you recognize the artistic conception in this song?"
As he spoke, Sang Shunhua looked towards the direction of the restaurant not far away: "When you hear the sound of the flute, it seems like you are about to fly away."
Xiao Yuanyi felt a pain in her heart and murmured to herself: "Does she really want to escape from this home?"
On the top of the city, Ling Buyi was wearing armor and stomach. He faintly heard the sound of a flute and was entranced for a moment. Why didn't he want to escape? But the souls of the entire Huo family were still waiting for him to find out the real person behind the scenes. Fierce, help them seek justice!
"My lord, someone appeared at the door of Qin's restaurant carrying a lantern like Xu Jinzhong's."
Ling Buyi's eyes narrowed: "Who is it?"
"Prince Xiao!" the subordinate replied.
"Prince Yong? Okay, very good! Watch him to death!" Ling Buyi said coldly.
In the restaurant, Yuan Shen looked at Cheng Shaoshang in surprise, looking incredulous.
Qin Hao poured Cheng Shaoshang a glass of warm wine. Anyway, the wine in this period was rice wine, so you wouldn't get drunk at all.
"You played the song "Partridge Flying" more and more superbly."
Regarding Qin Hao's compliments, Cheng Shaoshang accepted them all and said with a smile: "That's because A Hao composed the music well."
Qin Hao scratched the tip of her nose and said fondly: "Okay, the two of us are bragging here, and we are suspected of flattering each other."
Only then did Yuan Shen react and asked Qin Hao in surprise: "Did you compose this piece?"
Qin Hao nodded casually: "Niao Niao likes the rhythm, but also feels that Chu Ci is too depressing, so I composed a few lighter tunes when I had nothing to do."
Yuan Shen no longer knew how to describe it. Such a high-quality piece of music, if placed outside, would be enough to become a music master, but in the end, it turned out to be just Qin Hao's composition for women's entertainment.
It’s simply a waste of natural resources!
At this moment, suddenly there was a noise outside the restaurant, followed by a burst of fire.
When Qin Hao walked close to the window, he felt a wave of heat coming over him and found that the wall of lanterns outside the building was already burning.
"Go downstairs." Qin Hao pulled Cheng Shaoshang downstairs.
Yuan Shen also hurriedly followed. When he arrived on the first floor, the shopkeeper was already organizing people to put out the fire. Fortunately, only the lantern wall was left alone, and the restaurant was not burned. It only blackened the outer wall of the restaurant.
At this time, Cheng Shi and his wife also rushed over with people. They were relieved to see that Cheng Shaoshang was safe and sound, and then ordered their men to help put out the fire.
Qin Hao raised his hand and thanked him: "Thank you so much, General Cheng, for your help. I will definitely come to pay my respects one day."
When Xiao Yuanyi heard this, he had the urge to call everyone back.
After something like this happened, Cheng Shaoshang naturally had no choice but to go back with his family. Qin Hao waited until the fire was out, then rushed to Qin's house with Yuan Shen without staying too long.
As a result, they met a carriage on the way. The two carriages intersected. Prince Xiao opened the curtain and cupped his hands at Qin Hao and said, "Mr. Qin, Mr. Yuan, why don't you meet me by chance? Why don't you find a place to have a drink?"
Qin Hao didn't speak but kept staring at the other person for a long time before he said something pointedly.
"Xiao Shizi just wants to destroy a lantern, so why bother to light up my restaurant? You must know that cleverness can lead to mistakes. Drinking is unnecessary. I will have the bill for the repairs of the restaurant sent to Xiao Shizi's house."
After saying that, he lowered the curtain and the carriage slowly passed the other party's carriage. He did not want to get involved in the trouble between Ling Buyi and King Yong, but this did not mean that Prince Xiao could use the Qin family as a shield.
Xiao Shizi's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
"Go home!"
"promise."
On the other side, on Cheng's carriage, Xiao Yuanyi looked at Cheng Shaoshang holding an exquisite jade flute, with mixed feelings in her heart.
Chapter completed!