The next day, the sky was clear.

"What? How could that happen?" Kamagawa Zhushui asked.

In his room, Kamagawa Zhushui was stunned and looked at his follower who he trusted most. Then he looked at the other man who was in a big black coat.

His close attendant realized that Kamagawa Zhushui did not believe what had happened. He and the man in the black coat looked at each other. Then he walked closer to Kamagawa Zhushui and whispered.

"General, you can believe him. He knows the Ninth Prince better than we do because he was in close contact with Imperial Family Huanan. He has nothing to gain by deceiving us. Why not let the Ninth Prince have a try as he says at luncheon?"

Kamagawa Zhushui covered his wide forehead with his hands and frowned.

He said, "How to do? Do we need to collect all the musicians in Yuanya Palace and hold a competition for the Ninth Prince?"

The close attendant tilted his head and then smiled.

He said, "I remember that His Majesty has a precious flute, named 'No-hole Flute'."

Kamagawa Zhushui suddenly realized what he meant. He was surprised.

"Well. I will take it from His Majesty. You go to invite the Ninth Prince to join the luncheon."

Gu Di was led to the first-floor hall of Yuanya Palace by the servants. He passed by a man.

That man was tall and was in a big black coat from his neck to his feet. His face was almost covered by the hat. One could not identify who he was.

The man walked quietly. As he walked quickly, the big coat flapped. He looked like a weightless ghost and floated past the crowd.

Gu Di stopped and turned around to look at the man who had gone away. He felt familiar with that man and had weird feelings.

...

At noon, the gauze that decorated the hall of Yuanya Palace swayed. People were drinking wine. The golden jewels glittered in the sun.

In front of the silk screen that was embroidered with oriental cherry flowers, two girls with their hair in a high bun danced to the music.

The elegant Empress Dowager Yuanya and the mute and silent Ying Emperor, who was only 14 years old, sat in the main seats.

On the left and right sides of them were Kamagawa Zhushui and Gu Di respectively. Besides Kamagawa Zhushui, there were twenty seats. And besides Gu Di, there were also twenty seats.

Gu Di had lived in Ying State for a long time, but he still did not like the insipid meals in Ying State.

He was also not interested in the traditional dancing of Ying State.

The dancers had to powder their faces very white, which looked very scary. The music was very dull and slow, so Gu Di yawned and wanted to sleep.

Today, Empress Dowager Yuanya did not wear black mourning clothes, which would make people feel oppressive. She was in a purple dress, which was embroidered with lotus. She put on little makeup on her delicate face.

When she thought that she came into Gu Di's room to seduce him but was poured with tea, Empress Dowager Yuanya felt depressed.

Like her son, she did not say much in the luncheon. She just drank and had meals. She looked at the handsome and indifferent man softly in a secret way.

Seeing that Gu Di was distracted, General Kamagawa wore a big smile and held a cup of wine towards Gu Di.

"Your Highness, I'd like to propose a toast."

"Thank you." Gu Di replied.

Gu Di was polite and humble and drank all the wine in his cup.

Seeing that Gu Di put down the empty cup, Kamagawa Zhushui looked at him coldly and sneered.

"I have heard that there are many talents in Da Yi. Your Highness, you are also intelligent and equipped with many special skills."

Hearing this, Gu Di wore a gentle smile.

"You flatter me too much."

Kamagawa Zhushui made a gesture of asking the servant to take a green flute to Gu Di.

Gu Di looked at it and said to Kamagawa Zhushui coldly.

"I don't know what you mean."

Kamagawa Zhushui smirked and explained it to him slowly.

"Your Highness, the flute is our national treasure, named 'No-hole Flute'. The music played by the flute sounds beautiful. But there are very few musicians who can play it. As far as I know, Emperor Chengxi of Da Yi is a master of flute. Unfortunately, he has died for many years."

Gu Di held the flute carefully and took it closer to examine it.

The flute was clear green. One could feel warm when touching it. It was made of superior jade.

The twelve holes on the flute were not the real holes, but rather twisted threads that were carved in circles. The holes were just used to mark the location of each hole.

After weighing the flute, Gu Di immediately realized that it was just a flute-shaped jade. And it was not hollow.

How could one play this flute?

Kamagawa Zhushui stared coldly at Gu Di who had changing expressions.

Kamagawa Zhushui said, "You're the ninth son of Emperor Chengxi. So, you must have the same talent to play the flute. Your Highness, please play the flute for our Emperor and Empress Dowager Yuanya to show your talent."

Gu Di thought, "What does this ugly man mean? Does he want to judge whether I am Huanan He?"

"Could it be that I acted wrongly so they found out that I'm not the real Huanan He?"

When Gu Di paused for a few seconds, he thought a lot.

Tianyan Faction had blocked the news that the Ninth Prince had a twin brother.

Gu Yunxi also thought that the envoys of Ying State who knew the news were dead. So, they had no opportunity to bring the news to Ying State.

Therefore, they could not know that Gu Di was not Huanan He.

Seeing the green flute in his hands, Gu Di still could not let his guard down.

Gu Di said, "I am sorry. I am not good at playing the flute."

He put down the flute and looked towards Kamagawa Zhushui awkwardly.

Kamagawa Zhushui pretended to be gloomy, sighing.

"Someone has said that there are so many talents in Da Yi. But now I think they must be bragging. Even Emperor Chengxi who plays the flute to attract hundreds of birds, cannot play the green flute. Ha-ha..."

"Kamagawa, behave yourself." Empress Dowager Yuanya said.

When Kamagawa Zhushui laughed, Empress Dowager Yuanya felt uncomfortable instantly. So, she blamed him angrily.

Kamagawa Zhushui did not care about that. He still looked smugly at Gu Di who was calm.

Gu Di sneered and shook his head.

"Why do you do that? You want to make me embarrassed in public, so you take advantage of my dead Father. You may come across my Father's ghost late at night."

"You!"

Kamagawa Zhushui got angry and had no idea about what to say. He shouted.

"Don't talk nonsense. You should be embarrassed since you have little talent and learning. Take back the national treasure! What a waste of time!"

"Wait!"

Gu Di took the initiative to hold the green flute and he smiled coldly at Kamagawa Zhushui who spoke rudely.

"Such being the case, I will play the flute. General, please listen carefully!"

"All right. That’s it! Please..."

Kamagawa Zhushui laughed excitedly and banged the table.

Gu Di sat down with crossed legs and raised his hands. He put the flute closer to his lips.

His fingertips flicked on the flute, and he was ready to play the flute. Then he blew the holes with internal strength. The air from his mouth broke into four or eight parts, floating in the hall but not dispersing.

At that moment, the strength made the air vibrate, and a light tuneless melody could be heard by everyone.

Ying Emperor shook his head, looked around, and tried to hear clearly.

Empress Dowager Yuanya was stunned. She raised her head and stared at Gu Di. There was endless gentleness in her eyes, which was fervent and passionate.

Kamagawa Zhushui also stared at Gu Di who played the flute enthusiastically. He felt extremely unbelievable.

Kamagawa Zhushui thought, "Could that man tell the truth?"

"This man who plays the flute is not Huanan He?"

When Kamagawa Zhushui became suspicious, the melody suddenly changed.

The sharp sound of objects rubbing against each other came and was followed by a loud bang.

The cups on the tables suddenly smashed and the wine in the cups splashed on others' faces and clothes.

Ying Emperor was shocked and threw himself into the arms of Empress Dowager Yuanya after crying. It was in disorder.

Kamagawa Zhushui rose to his feet immediately and pointed at Gu Di angrily. He shouted at Gu Di.

"Who are you? What did you do?"

Gu Di made his internal strength disappear. He looked innocent.

Gu Di said, "If I am not Huanan He, who else can I be? I have said that I am not good at music. It is you who want me to try. Now His Majesty was shocked, so what will you do to deal with it?"