Chapter 84 (1/2)
Chapter 84
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Yu Linglong didn’t move; she seemed to be asleep .
Lord Xu apparently felt that this news was very fresh, and told the entire situation to Yu Linglong: “Gan Yezhou has been the crown prince and prince for 20 years . Now that he is powerful, it is too difficult to pay . He is only in his 50s . All of a sudden, his son went missing, and the people in the house of Gan still don’t know how urgent it is!”
Yu Linglong knew that Lord Xu always gossiped . He wouldn’t let go of the affairs of inner courtyards of the Yu house, and naturally he knew everything about other people’s homes . Now Lord Xu kept speaking while she was only listening to the cicadas singing outside the window .
Lord Xu was obviously very content, and he told Yu Linglong all the rumors he heard outside: “Did you know? People say that the Blue Lotus Cult has tied up the little son of the Gan family, and they say that they would use this to blackmail Gan Yezhou . They would make Gan Yezhou write a letter to persuade his father to abdicate and give the crown to the prince . ”
Yu Linglong finally opened her eyes: “Abdicate?”
It was the first time that she heard Lord Xu talk about things in the court . Although she didn’t understand ancient rules, she also knew that the throne was hereditary . Now the emperor was in good health . Why do they want him to abdicate?
When Lord Xu saw Yu Linglong speaking, he was even more interested: “Linglong, don’t you know what it means to abdicate? I’ll tell you—”
“Okay,” Yu Linglong interrupted Lord Xu impatiently, “Who will be the emperor, and what does it have to do with the Blue Lotus Cult?”
Lord Xu said nonchalantly, “Probably because they feel that the emperor is old and weak?”
Yu Linglong was really speechless with this lord . As for the prince, she didn’t have any business with him . His father’s throne was unstable, and he didn’t take it seriously .
Yu Linglong said faintly: “Your house is all messed up, and you still have free time to come out and play?”
Lord Xu leaned forward with a smile and said in a low voice: “I don’t care about them . I just want to protect you . ”
Yu Linglong only felt cold all over, even the wind from Lord Xu’s fan felt cold .
There was a lot of chaos outside, and people were panicking, but Lord Xu still had the mood to have a love affair .
Fragments of sunlight came in from the window lattice and sprinkled onto Yu Linglong’s body . A dress embroidered with celestial blue water and a lotus flower was draped on the couch, adding a touch of beauty to her slender body . On her porcelain-white face, her fan-like eyelashes hung down slightly, casting a long shadow and shaking like b.u.t.terfly wings . This scene was really pleasing to the eyes .
The person on the couch turned sideways . With a lazy and charming posture, she said casually: “The people of the Qinglian Cult are really stupid . If you catch a child, could you make the emperor listen to them?”
Lord Xu smiled and said: “You don’t know? This kid is empress Gan’s nephew and the only descendant of the Gan family . Even in the face of the empress, the father is more dedicated . ”
Yu Linglong was sensitive to the estrangement in Lord Xu’s words, calling the emperor father, and only referring to the empress as empress .
Perhaps living in the royal family was not necessarily a lucky thing . At the very least, the people in it were not necessarily happy .
Yu Linglong didn’t care about Lord Xu’s mood, and immediately focused on another matter he mentioned .
“Empress Gan…is Gan Taifu’s younger sister?”
This Gan Taifu sounded very powerful . He was the teacher of the prince, and his younger sister was the empress queen . When this was sorted out, would the uncle teach the nephew?
Lord Xu said dismissively: “Yes, haven’t you heard of it before?”
He didn’t pay attention to Yu Linglong’s thoughtful look, and Lord Xu obviously didn’t care about these twists and turns, and he immediately changed the subject: “Is the dagger I gave you last time easy to use?”
Yu Linglong remembered that the dagger that Lord Xu had sent was indispensable for saving her from danger twice, and the expression on her face relaxed a little: “It’s okay, it’s pretty easy to kill dogs with . ”
Lord Xu was taken aback: “You…you used it to kill dogs?”
Yu Linglong raised her eyebrows: “What’s the matter?”
Lord Xu reluctantly shook his head and sighed: “What a waste . ”
Yu Linglong said coldly: “Who is wasteful? Go and see for yourself, what is in the vacant buildings on the west side of the yard?”
Speaking of wasting things, who was better at that than Lord Xu? She didn’t know where he got it from, she didn’t want him to spend money on her . The vacant rooms in Pinlan Garden were all filled with things sent by this guy, and they were almost piled up to the ceiling .
Seeing Yu Linglong’s anger, Lord Xu hurriedly said with a smile: “Linglong, I was wrong . You can do whatever you like with the things I give you, let alone killing dogs, chickens, or toads!”
Yu Linglong was speechless . She really couldn’t do anything with this guy . She beat him, and he escaped quickly and came back in a few days; she scolded him, and he was always smiling, never getting angry at her; she ignored him, and he went straight through the house, visiting Pinlan Garden to report from time to time .
She thought this little prince would use up his fresh energy in a few days, but who knew that he would persevere in pursuing her .
Yu Linglong sighed, “Leave, I want to rest . ”
He’d never seen Yu Linglong look so pleasant . Lord Xu was almost happy . His eyes narrowed when he laughed . Hearing Yu Linglong saying this, he said, “Linglong, I’ll take you to an opera tomorrow, okay?”
Yu Linglong waved her hand impatiently: “No, I’m not going anywhere on such a hot day!”
The more frustrated Lord Xu got, the more courageous he became: “Then I will ask the theater troupe to sing for you in the house!”
Yu Linglong’s anger boiled over . She grabbed the teacup and threw it: “I can’t talk to you anymore!”
Only when Yu Linglong was furious would Lord Xu obediently pick up his tail and leave . He brushed the tea from his clothes and said with a grin: “Then you rest first, and I will see you tomorrow!”
After finally dismissing the sticky candy, Yu Linglong was lying on the couch, but she was a little impetuous and could no longer sleep .
What Lord Xu had said just now kept circling in her mind . She seemed to think there was something important, but she couldn’t grasp it . After thinking about it for a moment, she suddenly had an inspiration and immediately had an idea .
Turning over and sitting up, Yu Linglong said in a loud voice: “Xuan Cao, Ling’er!”
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Early the next morning, two carriages pulling a pile of large boxes stopped at the back door of the Yu house .
The head person knocked on the door, and a door-keeper poked her head out and looked at them suspiciously: “Who are you looking for?”
The man smiled and said, “We are in the Lubao troupe . The Fourth Lady of your house said that today we are going to sing . ”
The woman at the back door looked at them suspiciously: “Wait here . I’ll go in and report to the mistress . ”
The door slammed shut, and the person behind whispered, “Isn’t it just a general’s mansion? It’s so difficult for even a working woman to speak . ”
The troupe leader hurriedly stopped them and said, “Stop talking . It’s nothing to wait a while . ”
A girl in a floral dress chuckled softly: “Why is the troupe leader so careful? We have served officials bigger than this general, but we haven’t seen the troupe leader so frightened . ”
The troupe leader spat back: “What do you know? When the capital is being searched for Blue Lotus cultists these days, and how can anyone listen to the opera? The theater group hasn’t opened for many days . If we don’t serve them carefully, you’ll all be left cold and hungry!”
The girl turned her back and stuck her tongue out, afraid to speak .
The people in the troupe were chatting in low voices, and no one noticed that in the dark, several pairs of scrutinizing eyes were looking at them .
After a while, the gatekeeper came and opened the door: “Come in . ”
A group of people filed in with the carriage and followed the gatekeeper into the inner courtyard .
The woman led them to a hall and said: “The Fourth Lady has ordered you to just sing here for one hour . Set up the stage first . ”
The troupe leader replied: “Yes, yes . Please rest a.s.sured . Tell the fourth lady we will definitely use all our abilities to serve you n.o.bles . ”
The woman nodded and went to the inner courtyard to report .
In Pinlan Garden, Yu Linglong looked at Xuan Cao in the bronze mirror, carefully inserted the last gold hairpin on her hair, and then faintly said: “People will go to the yards, saying that to welcome the old lady back home, I invited everyone to watch the show . ”
Ling’er was such a child . After hearing these words, she couldn’t help asking: “Miss, can the people in our yard go to the theater?”
Yu Linglong nodded: “Go! All of you! The more people, the better!”
There would be too many people to distract the people in black and make her plans easier .
Hearing that they could watch the show, the maids of Pinlan Garden were all delighted and happily went to each house and courtyard to inform everyone .
In the past few months, this was the first time Yu Linglong invited everyone to watch a show . Who wouldn’t dare to come? Besides, Yu Linglong made it plain and clear that she had invited the theater troupe to welcome Lady Yu’s return home . Even if someone wanted to dishonor Yu Linglong, they still had to honor Lady Yu .
If you don’t go to the theater, do you not welcome Lady Yu?
No one would take this risk, and the excited maids were all urging their mistresses to go, so all the ladies of the Yu Mansion, big and small, agreed to go, and Mu s.h.i.+ was no exception .
As soon as the stage of the Lubao troupe was set up, people had already arrived one after another, taking their seats .
Yu Qianfang’s hair had grown an inch . In the hot weather, the black veil was still densely wrapped around her head, but her blue and white scalp was finally gone .
The scars on Yu Qianjiao’s face remained unhealed, but fortunately, Mu s.h.i.+ did everything possible to find her a pair of ivory dentures, which finally supported her shriveled cheeks without being too embarra.s.sing . [Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse . com]
Yu Qianliu was not hurt, and her hair was nice, but when she saw Yu Linglong, she looked like a mouse who saw a cat, and she didn’t dare approach her even from a distance .
Yu Linglong looked around at the crowd and couldn’t help feeling very satisfied . Now, no one in the Yu house dared to look down on her as a commoner’s daughter, let alone bully her .
Yu Weide and Yu Weiyuan were sitting at the same table . As usual, they moved silently, but they were not very noticeable .
With the support of Concubine Dong, Mu s.h.i.+ slowly walked to the seat of honor . Seeing Yu Linglong sitting on the side, she hurriedly sat down a little farther away and looked at Yu Linglong nervously from time to time .
Was this girl going to invite everyone to the opera?
She didn’t believe that Yu Linglong would be so kind . When she remembered that all the money for the opera was taken from her, Mu s.h.i.+ was in pain .
But she didn’t dare to say anything . Yu Linglong was under the guise of Lady Yu . Even if she was the mistress of the house, she couldn’t do anything wrong .
Lady Yu finally arrived . Everyone hurriedly got up and bowed to her, and said in unison, “We pay our respects to the lady . ”
Lady Yu had lived on the mountain for three years . Now, when she saw the scene full of children and grandchildren, she couldn’t restrain her smile: “Please rise . ”