"Did you notice those few people just now?" Zhu Yu returned the water pouch to Lu Qing, watching as he lifted the curtain to pour the wine from the pouch outside the carriage, and then put the empty pouch back into his sleeve. "Those are the same ones who crushed their cups earlier."
Lu Qing nodded: "Jie people.
The tune I played tonight is a Jie melody. They reacted when they heard it, so I'm quite sure."
Zhu Yu had suspected this vaguely earlier but couldn't be certain, yet Lu Qing's firm judgment surprised him.
"They've deliberately dressed as Jin Country people, but their imposing manner and the savage look in their eyes can't be hidden." Zhu Yu didn't feel comfortable saying it, but the ferocity in their eyes, akin to wolves, is something Jin Country people lack. "Why would they do that? Are they here for the Jie Commandery Princess?
Could it be that the Jie Commandery Princess is unwilling to marry Lu Zhang, so they have other plans?
