The nobles smiled awkwardly, then glared at Tang San before quickly leaving the music room.
The killing intent in Tang San's eyes slowly faded. He cupped his hands toward the Silver-Haired Woman behind him and said, "Thank you, miss, for helping Tang San out of that situation."
Xue Ke waved a hand, not particularly concerned with Tang San's gratitude.
"No need. I simply thought they were too noisy and were affecting this princess's harp practice."
"No matter what, Your Highness still helped me. Thanks are still necessary."
Xue Ke raised an eyebrow, feeling that this person was rather interesting. At the very least, he was better than her big brother, who never showed his face all day, and her fourth brother, whose whereabouts were already unknown.
"Judging by your clothes, you don't look like you come from a noble family. How did you end up at Moonlight Pavilion?"
Xue Ke was somewhat curious about Tang San's origins. Moonlight Pavilion was a place used by noble and meritorious families' descendants to build connections, so why was a commoner like him here?
"I am also interested in music, so I came here to try learning knowledge in that field."
It was clearly impossible to tell the woman before him everything, so Tang San could only briefly explain the more harmless part of why he had come to Moonlight Pavilion.
And Xue Ke also clearly saw that Tang San was unwilling to say much about his background. A trace of displeasure rose in her heart. She had just helped him out of trouble, yet he was actually this guarded against this princess.
However, that bit of displeasure was soon covered up by her new and curious discovery.
"The pavilion master's surname is Tang, and yours is also Tang. Could it be that you're