The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 83 Music (First Order)

At dusk, the lights come on.

After finishing a day's work, Su Mu returned to the Nanchengsi Yamen.

Before entering the door, I heard the sound of stringed instruments and orchestras coming from the backyard, accompanied by clear and moving singing.

He knew that this was the beautiful nightlife of the playboys.

Wang Guan did not buy a house in Nancheng, so he now lives in the backyard of the Nancheng government office.

This backyard is actually big enough, even bigger than the yard where Su Mu lives now.

He Yuxing also lived here before.

Su Mu had been at odds with He Yuxing before, so this was his first time coming to the backyard of the yamen.

Wang Guan had just arrived, and the guests for tonight's banquet included Su Mu, as well as celebrities and gentry from South City, and the heads of various forces.

To put it bluntly, even if Wang Guan is a descendant of the Wang family, one of the four major families in the inner city, if he wants to do something in South City, he cannot do without the local tyrants in South City.

Besides, which of these forces in South City does not have the support of the big families in the inner city?
Wang Guan himself may not care about these things, but Wang Lai and the legal advisor were both specially sent by the Wang family. They will naturally help Wang Guan win over these forces.

As Su Mu walked along, he saw many familiar faces and thought to himself.

He has not encountered many such drinking and social gatherings in this life, but he had seen them frequently in his previous life.

The only difference is that there is an extra stage here.

The two-foot-high platform was covered with red silk cloth and large red lanterns were hung all around, making the surroundings as bright as day.

When Su Mu came in, there was a young girl playing the piano on the stage.

Just as I was listening attentively, a voice interrupted the music.

"Brother Mu, you are finally here. I was wondering why you took your job so seriously. Now we have the final say in Nancheng Division."

Wang Guan shouted carelessly, "Come and take a seat, we're waiting for you."

He called out to Su Mu.

Su Mu smiled without saying anything and chose a seat some distance away from Wang Guan to sit down.

"Brother Mu, please sit over here."

Wang Guandao.

"This is the perfect place. We can see clearly."

Su Mu declined, saying that there was a perfect balance between him and Wang Guan, with Si Cheng and Zhu Bu between them.

Wang Guan tried to persuade Su Mu a few more times, but Su Mu refused to move.

The principle is to stay away from playboys with special hobbies.

Si Cheng and Zhu Bu smiled at Su Mu and did not deliberately talk to him.

They were civil servants and had always looked down on crude warriors like Su Mu.

Su Mu didn't have a good impression of these two Shangguans who had little presence.

They are just two parasites who are just sitting there doing nothing. You don't see them when they are doing their work on weekdays, but they are very active when it's time to drink and have fun.

"My brother Mu is here, please come out to everyone."

Wang Guan clapped his hands.

Su Mu's gaze fell on the high platform. The woman playing the piano looked so pitiful. She was not the courtesan that Wang Guan had mentioned?

"I have heard that you are both beautiful and talented. Today we are going to feast our eyes and ears."

Si Cheng stroked his beard and said.

The chief clerk agreed.

The two old perverts smiled with greasy faces.

"I heard that Sima Wang spent three thousand taels of silver to invite everyone to the outer city."

The chief clerk said with admiration on his face.

Su Mu was shocked when he heard this. He captured two criminals on the wanted list, but the total reward was less than three thousand taels of silver.

Wang Guan spent three thousand taels just to invite an oiran?

This is a bit troublesome.

He agreed to Wang Guan's request and indeed came for the courtesan, but he did not want to be the courtesan's lover, but wanted to learn about musical instruments from the courtesan.

Miss Luo didn't care about killing but burying him. She gave him the "Tianlong Eight Sounds Tendon Tempering Method", but forgot that he didn't understand music.

It just so happened that Wang Guan said that the courtesan was proficient in music, so Su Mu wondered if he could learn from the courtesan.

At worst he can just pay some tuition.

Now he heard that this courtesan would cost three thousand taels for each performance. Su Mu felt that with his limited wealth, he might not be able to hire her.

Thinking of this, he suddenly lost interest in staying here.

I should just go back and find a musician in South City. His level may not be as good as the oiran, but he’s cheaper.

"Master Sima, I suddenly remembered that I have an important matter to deal with. I will take my leave now."

Without waiting for the courtesan to appear, Su Mu stood up and bowed to Wang Guan.

"How can that be? If those who should leave don't leave, how can those who shouldn't leave leave?"

Wang Guan blurted out.

The rest of the people all looked embarrassed.

So, they are the ones who should leave?
Su Mu once again experienced Wang Guan's inability to speak. How many people would be offended by this one sentence?

That is because he is the young master of the Wang family, otherwise he would have been beaten to death countless times.

"This is related to the safety of South City. I dare not delay my work for the sake of pleasure."

Su Mu said seriously.

It's not that he is being pretentious, but every one of these people in front of him has no social value.

Instead of wasting time here, I might as well go home and practice martial arts.

"Master Sima, since Captain Su has official business to attend to, let him go."

Si Cheng said, "I think a rough man like Captain Su would not be interested in rituals and music."

"Of course, I can't compare to the courtesy, righteousness and integrity of Lord Sicheng."

Su Mu said with a wry smile.

Si Cheng frowned, a hint of anger flashing across his face.

"I didn't expect Captain Su to be such a sharp-tongued person!"

He said coldly.

Wang Guan was confused, "You two should stop flattering each other."

The lawyer covered his face and pulled Wang Guan's sleeve. This is not flattery at all. They are just swearing at each other. Don't you understand?
Si Cheng scolded Captain Su for being rude, and Captain Su scolded Si Cheng for being shameless.

"Why are you pulling my sleeve?"

Wang Guan glared at his master unhappily.

The master was speechless. I just wanted you to embarrass yourself less.

"Brother Mu, at least listen to everyone's music before you leave. What's the big deal about official business? If I don't say anything, who dares to say anything to you?"

Wang Guan continued.

Su Mu was about to refuse again when suddenly a noisy sound came from outside.

"what happened?"

Wang Guan's face darkened and he said angrily, "Who dares to come here to make trouble?"

"Sima, please forgive me. My subordinates don't know the rules and broke the gift for Sima. I will kick them out now."

The officer went out to check and soon brought back a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man came in front of Wang Guan, bowed his body and spoke repeatedly.

Wang Guan waved his hand impatiently. He didn't care about these little things anymore.

I will turn around and continue to persuade Su Mu to stay.

He spent a lot of money to invite everyone just to please Su Mu. Other people are not worth such a big investment from Young Master Wang.

If Su Mu left, wouldn't his money be wasted?

Turning his head, he saw Su Mu walking out. "Brother Mu——"

Wang Guan shouted.

His address made Si Cheng, Zhu Bu and others frown.

How can a direct descendant of the Wang family, one of the four great families in the inner city, be on friendly terms with a constable who came from a peasant background?

Even if Su Mu has the identity of a white-clothed official from the Taiping Division, he is not qualified.

He is not the Taiping Commander, are you not afraid of losing face?
When Si Cheng and Zhu Bu saw Su Mu reaching out to help the lowly man who had been knocked to the ground, their eyes were filled with disdain.

A peasant is a peasant. It is really a disgrace to one's status to do such things in such an occasion!
"Brother Sun, are you okay? Why don't you say hello to me when you are here?"

Su Mu helped the knocked down man up and spoke with a smile.

Sun Dazhao looked embarrassed and said awkwardly, "I came with the gang leader to give him a gift."

Su Mu took a look at the broken glass on the ground and understood.

"Boss Liang of the Hunter Clan, Sun Dazhao is my friend. I'll take care of the things he broke. How about that?"

Su Mu turned around and said.

"No—I dare not."

The leader of the hunting gang looked at Su Mu, then secretly glanced at Wang Guan, and said hurriedly.

He cursed in his heart, damn Sun Dazhao, why didn’t you tell me earlier that you had this relationship?

This young Constable Su is no longer the same as before!

In the past, he was a chief constable in name only, but now, didn’t you see that the new Sima was treating him as a brother?
"So he's Brother Mu's friend, it's no big deal."

Wang Guan waved his hand carelessly, "Come here, arrange a seat for this brother, so that we can listen to music and drink together."

Soon a servant arranged the seat and asked Sun Dazhao to sit down.

Sun Dazhao looked terrified. Where was his place in such an occasion?

Even their gang leader was sitting at the last seat, and he was sitting in front of the gang leader.

"Since you are here, please sit down."

Su Mu smiled and reached out to press Sun Dazhao down on his seat.

After all this commotion, it’s not appropriate for Su Mu to leave now.

Wang Guan gave him face, so he had to give Wang Guan face as well.

"Everyone sit down, Xiang is coming out to everyone. Let me tell you, Xiang's pipa is the sound of heaven playing tricks."

Wang Guandao.

Everyone: "..."

You want to talk about the sound of nature, right?
At this time, a woman holding a pipa appeared gracefully on the platform.

The woman had a natural charm and a beautiful face. As her eyes moved, the whole audience immediately fell silent.

As expected, she is worthy of being the oiran... Even the knowledgeable Su Mu was amazed.

In terms of appearance and figure, this courtesan is not inferior to Luo An Ning.

However, Luo Anning has more of the beauty and elegance of a lady from a noble family.

This courtesan exudes charm from head to toe.

She bowed gracefully, then sat down on the stool and played the pipa with her slender fingers.

Zheng!
A clear string sound echoed in the air.

Then, her fingers began to move quickly.

For a moment, there was only the tinkling sound of the pipa, and no other sound could be heard.

Everyone was so immersed in it that they even breathed carefully for fear of ruining the flawless music.

Su Mu was amazed in his heart, she was worthy of being an oiran whose appearance fee was as high as three thousand taels, her skills were indeed superb.

If I can learn to play the pipa like this, then it would not be difficult to practice the Tianlong Eight Sounds Muscle Tempering Method.

But it seems a bit difficult.

He felt that he might be more suitable for other musical instruments, such as playing gongs and drums?

I don’t know how long it took, let’s play a song.

Si Cheng and Zhu Bu started to comment one after another, and Su Mu felt embarrassed after hearing their flattery.

The courtesan smiled professionally at everyone and said a few polite and modest words.

"Let me introduce you to everyone. This is my brother, Captain Su Mu. He is also a member of the Taiping Division."

Wang Guan pulled Su Mu in front of everyone and spoke.

The courtesan looked at Su Mu and was a little surprised. It was rare to see such a handsome young man, and he was actually dressed in white from the Taiping Division.

"I have met Su Baiyi."

Best wishes to everyone.

She addressed him skillfully, and it was obvious that she looked down upon a small constable. If Su Mu did not have the identity of a white-clad officer from the Taiping Division, she would have looked down upon him even more.

But it's also true that the courtesan in the inner city usually chats and laughs with great scholars and has no dealings with ordinary people.

Under normal circumstances, a constable from the outer city would have no chance of meeting her.

"Everyone, I would like to ask you for advice on how to play a musical instrument. Is that okay?"

Su Mu pondered.

Rude and untactful!
Si Cheng and Zhu Bu cursed inwardly, how could he want to use this excuse to get close to the courtesan!
"I am not very knowledgeable and I am afraid I am not worthy of Su Baiyi's advice."

He shook his head and refused everyone.

"Brother Mu, I'm a chaste man. Your trick won't work. I've tried it before."

Wang Guan whispered in Su Mu's ear.

Su Mu glanced at him and asked, "Can I be like you? You are ignorant and unskilled, but I really want to learn a musical instrument."

"In that case, forget it."

Su Mu smiled casually. Although Xiang Da's skills were outstanding, he didn't have to learn from him.

She looked at Su Mu with some surprise. She had seen many men who were persistent and thought that Su Mu would also be entangled, but she didn't expect him to let go so easily.

"To everyone, I wonder if we can hear your song 'Song of the Rising Tide of the Blue Sea' tonight?"

Wang Guan said with a smile, "How about letting our brothers broaden their horizons?"

"Since Second Young Master Wang is interested, I will perform my humble duties."

After everyone was silent for a moment, he slowly spoke.

She had just rejected Su Mu, so it would be awkward for her to reject Wang Guan again.

After all, the second young master of the Wang family paid a high price, so she had to give him some face.

"and many more."

Just as everyone was preparing to return to the platform, Su Mu suddenly spoke.

He stopped in front of everyone and looked at Su Mu with a pair of big eyes, slightly puzzled.

"Sima, I have an unwelcome request. Is it possible?"

Su Mu didn't look at everyone, but looked at Wang Guan and bowed.

"Brother Mu, why are you being so polite to me? Just tell me what you have to say. We brothers can do it without hesitation."

Wang Guan patted his chest and said.

Everyone looked at her with even more confusion. She had never seen the second young master of the Wang family be so close to anyone. Is there something special about Su Mu?
The white-robed man from the Taiping Division isn't worthy of such attention from the direct disciples of the Wang family, right?
"Thank you."

Su Mu first thanked them, then turned to everyone and said, "I have a song here, I would like you to play it for everyone."

Everyone looked at Su Mu, wondering if he was deliberately making things difficult for them because of their refusal.

Su Mu did not dodge or evade, his eyes were clear.

She was curious about everyone, but she was not afraid. With her attainments, even if it was a brand new piece of music, she could play it as long as she looked at it a few more times, and she would not make a fool of herself on the spot.

"Su Baiyi wants to test my skills. Although I am not very talented, I am willing to give it a try."

He slowly said to everyone, "Please let Su Baiyi show us the music score."

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