Chapter 1184 - 651: Shall We Go Together? (Double-Length)

Wen Li wanted to say something, and Miss Lu understood it very well.

If she didn’t like the zither, Liu Qingluo wouldn’t have such exquisite zither skills as soon as she arrived.

If she didn’t like it, she wouldn’t have slept with the zither by her side for a long time initially.

Liking, disliking, and feeling inferior, that’s the truth.

How could she not understand Qingluo’s insecurity?

Even though she hadn’t really lost her purity, selling her art but not her body, walking this path, she would hate her body and hate the zither skills that please men, which is the most normal thing.

"Qingluo’s issues, there’s really no need to worry much, Ms. Zhu has it all figured out, it will only get better," Miss Lu laughed.

"Hmm, that’s right." After listening for a while, Zhu Pingniang looked at Yun Qian with some guilty conscience and said, "Ms. Yun, I made this decision on my own to have Chang’an send back the zither Qingluo left behind... you’re not happy, right."

Yun Qian: "...?"

A question mark floated above her head.

Why ask her?

This is none of Miss Yun’s business.

As if seeing Yun Qian’s confusion, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.

Miss Lu certainly knew what Zhu Pingniang was feeling guilty about.

Come to think of it, this isn’t something guilt can solve; why can’t she, Ms. Zhu, be at ease with half measures?

Saying she won’t use Young Master Xu, and then turning around and using him to take care of Liu Qingluo...

Anyway, in Miss Lu’s eyes, what her own sister is doing seems really unreliable, indeed, if she had Young Master Xu return Qingluo’s zither to her... then, in an instant, Qingluo’s negative emotions towards the guqin would be shattered. If Zhu Pingniang then had Xu Chang’an say some good things about the Seven Strings... then reigniting Qingluo’s motivation is a certainty.

But then...

Isn’t this unscrupulous?

Miss Yun is still here.

Is it really okay for her own sister to use Young Master Xu’s ’appeal’ like this?

She was relying on Miss Yun’s lack of jealousy, relying on that the young master adored her this sister, relying on Qingluo being content and not overthinking...

Humph.

In truth, now Miss Lu was beginning to think from Yun Qian’s perspective, so even if there wouldn’t be any misunderstandings, as a maid, she still felt a bit aggrieved for her ’miss’.

It’s exactly the case where the miss doesn’t worry, but the maid does.

"Ms. Zhu, you really ought to feel guilty," Miss Lu lightly snorted.

"What does this have to do with you." Zhu Pingniang flushed red: "I’m just worried about Qingluo... her mind is unstable, and she has Immortal Talent... it’s very dangerous, very dangerous, you know? If she could soothe her mind by playing the zither daily, it would be immensely beneficial to her, might even save her life... under such circumstances, what’s wrong with me using Chang’an a little."

Besides, she also apologized to Ms. Yun.

Moreover, she wouldn’t hide it from Chang’an, even if she told Chang’an that she used him, Chang’an wouldn’t be angry or upset, right?

"...?"

Despite the confusion, Yun Qian was intrigued.

She did care about Liu Qingluo.

That girl is also like a cyan rattan, a clinging vine, just like her, someone who will have no space to survive once separated from what she depends on.

It’s just... can playing the zither and cultivating save Liu Qingluo’s life?

No, it’s not like that.

"I like Liu Qingluo," Yun Qian suddenly said.

"Hmm, I know, you said so before," Zhu Pingniang breathed a sigh of relief, smiling: "Ms. Yun also likes Qingluo, so... for Qingluo’s sake, using Chang’an’s standing a little, you also think it’s alright, right."

"I like her..." Yun Qian spoke seriously: "So she won’t die, thus there’s no need to worry."

"..."

Yun Qian’s gentle tone, but her words left the three women present somewhat bewildered.

Because she likes Qingluo, so Qingluo won’t die...? How should this be understood?

Fortunately, Yun Qian frequently spoke things that puzzled people, so her uttering such a statement didn’t draw much attention.

Anyway, it’s probably that because she likes Qingluo, she could use Chang’an, right?

"In any case, I’ve reported it to Ms. Yun, no one’s allowed to say I expertly schemed with Chang’an..." Zhu Pingniang gently squeezed Miss Lu’s wrist: "If Chang’an heard I plotted against him, should I as his sister have any face left?"

"Face..."

Upon hearing this, Miss Lu’s eye twitched slightly.

She looked at Wen Li, then at Yun Qian, and for a moment couldn’t tell whether Zhu Pingniang was joking or being serious.

Face?

Does she have even a shred of face in front of the young master and Miss Wen?

Forget it.

Miss Lu made up her mind that once she entered the Immortal Sect, she must regulate Ms. Zhu’s behavior... otherwise, by then girls throughout the Flower Moon Building would have no face left.

Hmm, she’s doing it for face, not to confine her sister to the Flower Moon Building.

——

When Xu Chang’an and Li Zhibai returned to the banquet platform, the strange topic had ended, and they were greeted by a scene of harmonious joy and laughter.

They saw an empty wine vessel next to Zhu Pingniang, chatting cheerfully with Miss Lu. But upon seeing Xu Chang’an and Li Zhibai return, their smiles instantly disappeared.

"You two still know how to come back?" Zhu Pingniang frowned: "What could you two possibly talk about that’s so secretive, so lengthy that you had to be out so long... It’s already daylight."

Li Zhibai said nothing.