Chapter 1185 - 094 Retreat to Advance (3rd Update)
Su Qiuyu’s mouth twitched at the corner, famous for her beauty? Was she being mocked for having looks without talent?
The people present could not help but think deeper. What good is beauty if it ultimately loses to a village girl?
"Miss Yao is being too modest. You are the top talented lady of the Capital city, and naturally, I can’t compare with you." Even though Su Qiuyu was reluctant to admit it, she still smiled warmly, with no sign of dissatisfaction.
Lin Yuan, who had been listening quietly, quietly curled her lips. These daughters of noble families in the Capital city were quite interesting indeed—they clearly wanted to outperform each other, yet they had to pretend to be aloof and disdainful.
Shaking her head subtly, just as Lin Yuan wondered who would be the one to stir the pot, she heard Yan Ruchun snicker and say, "Isn’t it just playing the zither? The two of you shouldn’t keep pushing it back and forth. Play one piece each and be done with it! Ah, no!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Yan Ruchun shook her head vigorously, her eyes suddenly lit up as if she had thought of an incredible idea. She straightened her back and leaned forward with interest, "Playing one piece each is indeed troublesome. Why don’t the two of you perform a duet? That way, we can hear who is just a bit better, can’t we?"
Yan Ruchun clapped her hands, delighted with her brilliant idea. However, seeing no one else echoing her, she pouted in disinterest and called out to Xu Muqing who was busily eating on the side, "Fatty Xu! Stop eating and say something. Wasn’t the suggestion I just made good?"
Xu Muqing had an instinctive urge to shake her head, but upon looking up and seeing Yan Ruchun’s slightly threatening gaze, she showed her teeth and ultimately nodded, "Good, quite good. Shall we do it this way, then?"