Chapter 44: Is King Rui a human or a ghost?
Huo Aying saw Xie Chengyi saluting the man from yesterday from afar, and was wondering when he saw the man pointing at him with his folding fan...

Xie Chengyi looked gloomy and also looked at A Ying.

"Yu Lu pays respect to His Royal Highness Prince Rui!" Yu Lu saw Prince Rui from a distance.

Ah Ying was shocked. She was the current second prince, Prince Rui Xiao Cong (cong)?
"Your Highness Prince Rui." Aying calmed herself down and saluted with a normal expression.

King Rui raised his chin slightly and leaned over to look at Ah Ying, saying, "I kept my word. Are you happy to come to see you today?"

Ah Ying was stunned and her face gradually turned red. How could she respond? She could still say that she was unhappy. She could only whisper, "How could Ah Ying deserve to let His Highness go all this way?"

Xie Chengyi was a little puzzled and asked, "Your Highness has met Ah Ying before?"

Prince Rui immediately replied, "We met by chance. At that time, I only thought Miss Huo was pretty and simple. I came here specially to meet her today. I wonder if Master Xie will dislike me?"

Xie Chengyi nodded immediately, "I dare not."

Ah Ying asked politely, "Ah Ying, how can I serve King Rui?"

Seeing Huo Aying still being so distant when she spoke, Prince Rui couldn't help but frown slightly, "Why? Can't I come to see Miss Huo just because I like Miss Huo?"

Xie Chengyi: ???

Huo Aying: ...

Yao Jinxian: This——

Only Yu Lu looked delighted, "Does His Royal Highness Prince Rui like Sister A Ying?"

Everyone was stunned by Yao Yulu's words.

Xie Chengyi glanced at Aying.

Yao Jinxian looked at Xie Chengyi.

Ah Ying looked at Yu Lu who was determined to shock people with his words.

And Yu Lu was looking straight at King Rui.

"Please don't joke, King Rui!" Xie Chengyi spoke first.

Huo Aying looked at Xie Chengyi's expression dimly. Is this guy dissatisfied?
But King Rui's eyes were still clearly on A Ying, so A Ying smiled faintly, "Thank you, King Rui, for your mercy."

She neither refused nor flattered him. She was not sure whether Prince Rui was good or bad. It would not be appropriate to be too distant or too flattering.

Prince Rui was in a good mood and asked, "Why? You won't even invite me for a cup of tea?"

While speaking, Prince Rui's eyes were always on Aying.

Ah Ying smiled and said, "I am sorry for neglecting you."

Xie Chengyi was speechless. King Rui came to snatch someone so blatantly. It was really too disrespectful to him. "Zhanli! Tea!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhan Li held the tray steadily and teleported to the front.

That awe-inspiring righteousness can't be seen in Prince Rui at all.

Prince Rui couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "Oh, Master Xie is surrounded by so many experts."

Xie Chengyi naturally took over the topic, "Since His Royal Highness Prince Rui has honored you by visiting the Marquis' Mansion, Chengyi will definitely take good care of your Highness."

King Rui seemed to have discovered something, and turned around and said, "Then can I talk to Master Xie?"

Xie Chengyi made a gesture of invitation, "This way please!"

Then, the two went to the study.

Xiao Cong changed his cynical look and said very carefully: "I came to your house today because I also want to discuss the way of governing the country with Master Xie."

Xie Chengyi replied very carefully: "I have been stationed at the border for many years and only know how to fight and kill. Now I am ashamed to be trusted by your majesty to enter the Shangshutai, let alone how to govern the country."

Xiao Cong seemed to have expected this and didn't mind. Instead, he asked, "Master Xie, do you mind if I pursue Miss Huo?"

Xie Chengyi was stunned by Xiao Cong's sudden change of thinking.

"Aying is just a little orphan girl, and I really can't bear the favor of Your Highness."

Facing Xie Chengyi's modesty, Xiao Cong smiled, "It seems that Master Xie really loves this cousin..."

Xie Chengyi's face was slightly tense, "Your Highness is joking."

"Okay, since Lord Xie hasn't figured out how to reply to me, I'll have to come again next time..." Xiao Cong said meaningfully.

Xie Chengyi clasped his fists and saluted, "Farewell, Your Highness!"

Until Xiao Cong left the Marquis' Mansion, Xie Chengyi had not yet recovered from the incident.

"What does King Rui mean by this?" Zhan Li was also confused.

Xie Chengyi pondered over the words of the King of Rui, and for a moment he did not know whether His Highness was talking about governing the country or A Ying. However, whether it was governing the country or A Ying, Xie Chengyi did not want to have anything to do with the King of Rui, as he was not of the same kind as him.

However, how could I get away so easily if I was targeted by King Rui?

***
When Ah Ying returned to Yimeyuan in a daze, the people in the garden were still in her mind.

"Girl, have some tea." Su Jian said. Ah Ying sat on the chair, still in a daze.

"What are you thinking about, young lady?" Su Jian asked softly.

Ah Ying was stunned, "Nothing." Who could she think of? Life was a mess, she didn't have the energy to think about anything.

"Su Jian can see that Prince Rui is interested in you." Su Jian said with an unclear expression.

"Prince Rui likes me?" Ah Ying sneered and shook her head. Don't be ridiculous. Those are people who play around in the world. She can't do that.

Su Jian really didn't want Ah Ying to be deceived, so she said, "But it's better not to have any contact with Prince Rui..."

Ah Ying was stunned and asked in confusion: "Why?"

Su Jian said with great disappointment, "It is said that Prince Rui is a man who will do anything to achieve his goals. He will do whatever he wants to do, no matter how much effort he puts in! And the women he likes are basically discarded after playing with them for a while. Not to mention the daughters of noble families, even the daughters of ordinary families are taught not to get in touch with Prince Rui."

"Why are you still so arrogant?" A Yingning asked.

Su Jian seemed to have opened up a chatterbox, and said mysteriously, "Miss, you don't know, this Prince Rui has a special ability. Although he is unruly and has amorous feelings everywhere, the women don't say bad things about him. As for Your Majesty, except that his methods are not very praiseworthy, Prince Rui's ability to do things is the strongest among the princes, so Your Majesty just turns a blind eye."

After hearing what Su Jian said, A Ying felt that the Second Prince was very scheming and told herself not to get involved with him.

It was very quiet in the afternoon, so Aying went to the teahouse alone.

As soon as I entered the door, Sister Hua came to greet me with great anticipation, "Hey, you're here!"

Ah Ying was startled, "What's wrong, Sister Hua?"

Sister Hua said with difficulty: "To be honest, I have encountered a difficult problem."

Ah Ying couldn't help but laugh, "Is there anything that Sister Hua can't handle?"

Sister Hua nodded solemnly, "The music you composed is very popular in all the brothels in the capital, and many people listen to it every day."

"Isn't that a good thing?" Ah Ying had heard the news a long time ago and was not too surprised.

Sister Hua said weakly, "But many dignitaries have heard that there is a Miss Wanwan in Yihong Courtyard, who is a stunning beauty and is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. They insisted on asking you to accompany her!"

Ah Ying's heart was shaken, and she shook her head, "No, I still need to save my life!"

Sister Hua was also melancholy, and deliberately looked at Ah Ying and said, "Who said it wasn't true? But some nobles offered a sky-high price of 500 taels for playing a piece of music a night. I refused it and felt painful..."

Ah Ying, who was drinking tea, was stunned.

"You mean five hundred taels for playing a piece of music?" Ah Ying swallowed. Okay, she admitted that the temptation was great.

"But you can't show up, I know that." Sister Hua patted Aying's hand helplessly and said soothingly.

Now, it was Ah Ying's turn to feel disappointed.

Five hundred taels? That's the money Xie Chengyi paid for five months.

Not to mention anything else, if you do this for more than ten days a month, wouldn’t you be rich?

"Sister Hua, are you sure you just want to sing a song?" Ah Ying was a little tempted.

Sister Hua patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, there is absolutely nothing else. There are many dignitaries in the capital, and what they care about most is having fun. To be honest, five hundred taels is hard-earned money that we have earned after several years, but in their eyes, it is just paper to buy smiles!"

"It's not that we can't consider it..." Ah Ying said faintly.

Sister Hua seemed to have been prepared for this. "I knew you would go. Here is the list. Take a look. They are definitely all decent gentlemen."

Ah Ying said calmly: "It doesn't matter whether it's proper or not, and it doesn't require any other energy. As long as you are willing to pay, it's easy to talk about it."

Sister Hua said with some regret, "Aying, if you follow Sister Hua, I promise you will earn much more than this!"

Speaking sincerely, Sister Hua slammed the paper she had just written on the table.

Ah Ying smiled, lowered her head and glanced away unintentionally, but in an instant, her smile froze.

The name of King Rui is prominently written on the list.

"Prince Rui?" Aying looked at him suspiciously.

Sister Hua said proudly: "How is it? Even King Rui has it."

He had just gone into the mansion to tease her, and now he was paying a high price to invite someone to sing for him. He seemed to be a very dissolute man, but Su Jian said that he was not a playboy, and A Ying couldn't help but become interested.

Ah Ying said calmly: "Go and inform Prince Rui. If you can pay me one thousand taels, I can consider playing the zither behind the screen for a night."

Sister Hua was stunned. "Playing the piano for a whole night? But I have to sing a song, right?"

Ah Ying naturally couldn't easily show up in front of King Rui. Her purpose was just to confirm whether this person was good or bad? As for Sister Hua's worries, Ah Ying dared to guess that King Rui was not short of obedience, so how could she easily attract his attention? After all, making money with him was risky but a lot of money.

However, to ensure safety, there are still some things that need to be done.

Sister Hua is very efficient in her work.

As soon as A Ying returned home, she received a message from Sister Hua. They made an appointment to meet at Jiyue Tower three days later.

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