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"Bing'er does have a cousin, but he left a month ago. Bing'er couldn't find him, so she sold herself to be buried." Bing'er carefully replied to the eunuch. At the same time, he scolded the eunuch ruthlessly in his heart, "Why do you remember so clearly when you're free? and she has to lie now. "

"Is that so?" the eunuch asked Bing-Er while playing with the teacup in his hand. If he remembered correctly, not long ago he met that ugly Liu Bing, the man who kidnapped him. He purposely asked Bing'er to see if she was lying.

"Yeah. "Bing'er was not very close to her cousin to begin with. She didn't even know what her cousin did. Forget about him being away, even if he was in the capital, Bing'er wouldn't be able to find him." Bing-Er glanced at the eunuch from the corner of her eyes. Her small hands clenched nervously into fists. She was worried that the eunuch would continue to question her. If that happened, it would arouse Peony's suspicions. Furthermore, if the eunuch continued to question her, she would no longer know how to reply to him.

The eunuch's hand that was playing around with the teacup suddenly stopped, and his expression immediately darkened as he stared coldly at Bing'er.

Bing'er's heart skipped a beat. She did not think that the eunuch's cold eyes would be so terrifying. She did not dare to raise her head to look at him.

The eunuch slowly stood up from the stool and walked to Bing-Er. He was emitting a cold aura. How dare this girl lie in front of him?! How many times had he encountered this girl? Was it arranged by someone? Was it a coincidence?

Bing-Er felt like she was enveloped by a cold aura, and her heart was beating faster and faster. She took a small step back unconsciously, and suddenly, the eunuch grabbed her arm, staring at her with his fierce eyes, "You!"

Bing-Er's heart jumped to her throat. The aura of the eunuch was too domineering. She panicked, not knowing how to deal with him.

"Miss Bing'er, the hot water is here." Xiao Yun walked into the room with a pot of steaming hot water.

Seeing Xiao Yun enter the room, the eunuch immediately felt that he had overreacted. He let go of Bing'er's arm and sat back down on his stool. He played with the teacup in his hand once again.

Bing-Er felt relieved. She secretly let out a sigh of relief. She secretly and fiercely glared at the eunuch. She did not understand why the eunuch would treat her like this, but it was not like she had done anything wrong!

Bing-Er rubbed her aching arms, took a step forward and took the water basin from Xiao Yun's hands and put it on a stool. At the same time, she ordered Xiao Yun, "Bring me a towel."

After that, Bing'er took Peony's hand and placed her on a stool.

"Bing-Er?" Peony looked at Bing-Er in confusion. The guest was right beside her. Bing-Er didn't care about him and just sat her down on a chair.

"Just sit here obediently." Bing'er gave Peony a faint smile, and then took the towel from Little Yun.

She wet the towel in hot water, wrung it out, and spread it across Peony's swollen red cheek.

A warm current of warmth immediately flowed out from Peony's face. This warm current made Peony feel extremely comfortable. She looked at Bing'er gratefully, "Thank you, Bing'er."

"Little Yun, bring me the osmanthus wine and some high-quality consumables. I want to properly entertain the two noble young masters." While she was talking, Bing-Er glared at the eunuch from the corner of her eyes and cursed in her heart. "Damn eunuch, smelly eunuch, to think that I was so good to you and even picked you up, but you are so fierce to me!"

Little Yun answered hurriedly, "Yes, Miss Bing'er."

After Bing'er had applied a towel to Peony's face a few times, her face became less red and swollen.

She stood up from the stool and walked to the table in front of the screen. Sitting on the stool, her slender hands gently placed the zither on top of it, she looked at the two men in front of her with a bashful smile, "Today, thanks to the two gongzis for saving us, Peony and Bing'er escaped this calamity. In order to thank the two gongzis for their kindness, Peony personally wrote a song for the two gongzis. I hope you two gongzis like this."

The eunuch and the young general looked up at the peony on the table at the same time. Peony's fingers were slender and delicate as she lightly fiddled with the strings of her zither. A beautiful and melodious sound of a zither slowly entered the ears of everyone present, and a beautiful scene appeared before their eyes. They seemed to see a full moon high in the sky, its bright reflection in the pond, hidden in the blossoming lotuses. Beside the pond, on top of the willow tree, if you knew, you wouldn't stop. The breeze asks you for kung fu, and the willow branches sway with the wind, which is very beautiful.

For a moment, everyone in the room was immersed in the beautiful music of the zither. Even Bing'er, who disliked classical music, was immersed in the sound of peonies.

After the song ended, the room was silent. Everyone was carefully enjoying the beautiful music that Peony had just played.

Bing'er and the other two gongzis looked as if they were immersed in their thoughts. With a bashful smile, she slowly walked in front of the young general and eunuch and bent down slightly. "Peony has made a fool of herself." Having said so, she raised her head and looked bashfully at the young general and the eunuch.

The young general turned around and glanced at the eunuch. The two of them smiled at each other, then the young general clapped his hands and praised, "Miss Peony, you are too modest. The sound of your zither is so beautiful that it's even better than the music played by the musicians in the palace."

Peony's expression changed slightly, then she lowered her head in shame. "Peony is a young woman, how could she dare to compete with the musicians in the palace?"

Peony's words immediately made Bing'er unhappy. She took a step forward and looked at Peony with determination, and retorted, "Why can't they be compared to the musicians? You are competing in zither arts, not in status. So what if they were competing in status? You're a brothel girl, yes, but you can't help yourself? Who would volunteer to be a brothel girl and be toyed with by others! Your zither skills are unparalleled by anyone. Don't lose your confidence in your zither skills just because of your identity. What happened to the brothel girl? Do brothels have to be inferior to women? The brothel women were human, and also worthy of respect. In this world, everyone used their hands and abilities to create wealth and earn money. However, everyone's method was different. The brothel ladies rely on their body and their cooking skills. " After a pause, Bing-Er took a step forward and held Peony's hand, asking, "Don't belittle yourself just because of your status. If you want others to look down on you, you have to look up to yourself first. If you look down on yourself, how can others look up to you?"