Chapter Seventy-Three Singing in Unison

  On the stage, Chu Hao withdrew his gaze and looked at the young prince and his entourage walking over, smiling: "Who is Little Wang? I suppose there are many familiar faces here, so no need for too much introduction." After a pause, he continued: "Today, Little Wang is very generous, specially came to give everyone some benefits. Knowing that everyone has not had enough of Yao Xianzi's performance, she still has a program to give to everyone later."

  As soon as this remark came out, it immediately triggered a burst of applause, and the scene boiled up again under Chu Hao's few words.

  The old procuress of the Green Moon House turned pale at this sight, and had never expected that this young master would not follow any rules and ran onto the stage to cause trouble. But the other party's identity was too strong, and it was impossible to beat him down anyway.

  The old procuress hastily ran up to the front, then whispered to Chu Hao: "Your Highness, Miss Yao Mengchi will only perform two programs, please don't make it difficult for us at Cuiyue House."

  Chu Hao didn't even look at her, his eyes staring straight ahead as he said, "I promised someone else that they could share the stage with Yao Mengchi and sing together. What's this? Are you trying to make me go back on my word and put me in a difficult position?"

  The old procuress smiled wryly and said, "You are also the young master, we common people dare not make things difficult for you. However, if you want Yáomèng Pool to sing again, shouldn't you ask her? Otherwise, if Yáomèng Pool is unwell and doesn't play the zither, wouldn't that spoil your refined pleasure?"

  This sentence made Chu Hao quite pleased with himself, and he said nonchalantly: "This is easy to do." He then walked over to Yao Mengchi's side, smiling as he gazed at her serene and beautiful face, saying: "Yao Xianzi, I just heard your song a moment ago, it was like sitting on cloud nine, like drinking sweet nectar. Not only do you have the appearance of an immortal, but also the skills of a heavenly being, truly making me admire you deeply. Today there are several noble guests who admire you no less than I do, so would you please take care of them for me and casually sing a duet with them?"

  Yao Mengchi's gaze was fixed on Chu Hao, not speaking. Being admired by a beauty should be a flattering thing for Chu Hao. But Yao Mengchi's face had no expression, neither cold nor hot, calm like the surface of a lake without any ripples. Those eyes were like two motionless bright pearls, pure and unadulterated. Even someone with thick skin like Chu Hao couldn't help but feel uncomfortable after locking eyes for a few seconds.

  "My god, this isn't the gaze of a courtesan, it's simply the gaze of an underage little girl!"

  Chu Hao smiled and said: "If Ya Xianzi feels inconvenient, then she doesn't have to sing. Just playing a small tune on the side will do."

  "Does the young master know why he wants to play the Dreamy Pond?" Yeo Dreamy Pond finally opened her lips lightly, her voice as gentle and moving as her appearance, making people feel serene.

  Chu Hao was puzzled, hearing the 18th touch, Yu Mengchi's face didn't show any dissatisfaction, and even her tone didn't fluctuate at all, calm to the point of being eerie. Chu Hao thought for a moment, straightened his waist, and then whispered beside Yu Mengchi: "It's those few young masters below, the one in the middle wearing a dark gray embroidered long shirt is the ninth master of Yun Tian."

  This sentence finally made a hint of surprise flash in Yao Mengchi's eyes. Chu Hao felt relieved, fortunately this little girl was not really a super detached person who saw everything as floating clouds, otherwise talking to her would be quite stressful.

  Yao Mengchi did not expect that the one who would sing "Shi Ba Mo" would be none other than the Ninth Prince!

  The prince sings "Ten Eight Touch", what a soul-stirring performance!!!

  Yao Mengchi didn't dare think further, she widened her clear and beautiful eyes, staring blankly at Chu Hao.

  "Don't look at me like that, I'll be embarrassed." Chu Hao deliberately put on a serious face and said: "You're sharing the stage with Ninth Master and five other young masters from Beijing who are extremely influential. You won't even give them this bit of face?"

  Yao Mengchi looked helpless to the extreme, and this expression also showed on his face. He shook his head lightly and said, "Mengchi doesn't dare." After a pause, he added, "Your Highness, can I just play the piano?"

  Chu Hao's face lit up with a smile, saying: "Wonderful! Go ahead and play, such a simple tune will surely not defeat the fairy." After finishing this sentence, Chu Hao felt refreshed all over, then turned to the old procuress who had been listening with her eyes wide with wonder and said domineeringly: "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and invite Ninth Master and the others to come up!"

  That old procuress didn't know whether Chu Hao was telling the truth or not, but seeing him so determined, she also felt a sense of unease in her heart. She glanced at the young prince below and then hastily walked down from the stage. Meanwhile, Yao Mengchi had a servant girl bring over another guqin and began to tune it. A tune like "Shi Ba Mo" would be desecration if played on her precious Xi Mu seven-stringed zither.

  There were whispers in the crowd, wondering what this unruly prince was up to. Seeing Chu Hao on the flower stand with Yao Mengchi seemingly flirting, Lin Yue'er's heart was furious, she stomped her foot and said: "Shameless!"

  Soon, the young prince and Chen Ruofan were led by the bewildered old procuress with iron-green faces, walking towards the stage. Their facial expressions formed a stark contrast to Chu Hao's, who bowed slightly towards the audience and took a step forward, shouting: "Ladies and gentlemen, today you are in for a treat! You can listen to an immortal melody, an eternal and unparalleled masterpiece - 'Ten Eight Meters'!"

  Suddenly, the scene fell silent in an instant!

  Quiet!

  Thousands of people at the empty lake, suddenly became extremely quiet!

  The men around the flower stand opened their mouths wide, while the women covered their small mouths, all with disbelieving expressions, staring at Chu Hao!

  These young masters and officials who have come to gather at the flower lantern festival are naturally all frequent visitors to the pleasure quarters. What "Shi Ba Mo" is, everyone is of course well aware. If it's just a matter of drinking some flower wine and singing "Shi Ba Mo", that's atmosphere, but now Chu Hao actually wants to sing this little ditty on the flower stage that symbolizes the highest elegance of the brothel for the whole year - one can't help but say, the young master is indeed extremely reckless!

  However, although Chu Hao's proposal was rude and absurd, after a moment of silence, all the men's faces showed excitement, after all, being able to hear Yao Mengchi's sweet voice sing that kind of soft melody was an exciting thing!

  Chu Hao looked around at the men with shining eyes, knowing what they were thinking in their hearts. He coughed slightly, drawing everyone's attention to him, before saying, "Sorry, perhaps there has been some misunderstanding. This song, Xiang Xiuzi is only responsible for playing the instrument, not singing it. There is someone else who will be doing that."

  The crowd below was stunned, and there were only two people on the stage. If it wasn't Yao Mengchi singing, could it be that Chu Hao wasn't good enough? Someone who had been stirred up by their passion boldly shouted: "Could it be that Young Master wants to sing with the Fairy and act out a romantic tale?" As soon as these words came out, they immediately triggered a burst of laughter.

  Lin Yue'er was staring at him with flames in her eyes.

  Chu Hao shook his head and sighed, "Xiao Wang actually wanted to sing this classic song with the fairy too, but unfortunately, someone didn't give Xiao Wang the chance. Alas, he could only let it go to someone else. This segment was destined to become a legendary love story of Yun Tian, Xiao Wang had no fortune to enjoy it, really ashamed."

  The young prince and others at the edge of the stage heard Chu Hao's shameless words, all with slightly trembling mouths, and Chen Ruofan and Nan Gongjie's eyes flashed with helplessness and anger.

  "Alright, let's not waste everyone's time. Let's give a warm welcome with the most passionate applause and cheers to our performer!" Chu Hao stirred up the emotions of the people around him, fearing that the heavens would not be chaotic. When everyone's emotions reached a climax, Chu Hao retreated, and as he stepped down from the stage, he nodded towards Xiao Huangzi and the others, saying: "You all, do your best!"

  The young prince did not respond to him, to be exact, he didn't even have the mood to respond. Chu Dongliu was really unable to understand why Chu Hao was so arrogant, ignoring his own sister's warning and insisting on carrying out this farce!

  Chu Dong's hands were clenched tightly, his fingers crackling with anger. He really wanted to kill Chu Hao right now, but he knew he couldn't, not only because of their identities, but also because the sect had given orders that Chu Hao was not to be touched for the time being!

  Nan Gongjie, this fat man, at this moment had a face full of grief and indignation. For him, what he was climbing up to wasn't a flower platform, but an execution ground.

  Chu Hao, however, paid no attention to the various thoughts in their minds. At this moment, he was extremely carefree and relaxed. This matter was the most pleasant, satisfying, and comforting thing that had happened to him since his rebirth into this world!

  He has no regrets!

  I will never regret it!

  As Chudong Liu and others took the stage, a sudden gasp of amazement filled the air, and the surroundings fell silent once again. The identity of the young prince might be unknown to some, but people like Nangong Jie and Chen Ruofan were truly the descendants of powerful nobles!

  Singing "Shi Ba Mo De", it's actually them!？

  Everyone thought this was crazy to the point of being unbelievable, until the melody of Yao Mengchi's song slowly started playing, and Nan Gongjie and Chen Ruofan began singing in a dry tone, only then did they believe it was real, all of this was true!

  Although Chu Dongliu stood on the stage, surrounded by the sound of silk and bamboo, he never opened his mouth from start to finish. His gaze pierced through the dense crowd below, firmly capturing the back view of Chu Hao and the Wangfu guard walking towards Shuofang together.

  A fierce killing intent flashed in his eyes for an instant!

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