Chapter 84 (2/2)
Yu Linglong sat next to Lady Yu and said: “Whatever kind of opera the old lady likes to listen to, just request it . ”
The host who had been waiting a long time ago hurriedly offered the playbook . The maid next to Lady Yu carefully took it and gave it to Lady Yu: “Lady, please read it . ”
Lady Yu smiled and said to Yu Linglong: “It’s a bother to show your filial piety, it’s extremely difficult to get this Lubao troupe . ”
Yu Linglong smiled slightly and didn’t take it to heart . Right now, there were more important things to worry about .
Lady Yu flipped through the playbook, ordered a few lively scenes, and smiled, and said to the troupe leader: “Sing well and our Fourth Lady will reward you heavily!”
After speaking, she said to Yu Linglong amused: “Fourth Girl, don’t be stingy . If you don’t have money, I’m afraid they won’t sing with all their hearts!”
Yu Linglong pursed her lips and nodded faintly . The troupe leader looked pleased and respectfully saluted: “Please rest a.s.sured, Lady and Fourth Lady, the younger ones must use all their skills to serve the distinguished guests . “
This group of masters traveled all over . They were knowledgeable, and they could see who was in charge of this mansion at a glance, so naturally they tried their best to flatter them .
Mu s.h.i.+ was left aside . She was so angry that she didn’t say a word, or else she would succ.u.mb to internal injuries .
With Yu Linglong present, the others were even more reluctant to come up . Only Concubine Mei was on the side with Zhang Luoshui and talking to Lady Yu for fun, and finally, the atmosphere warmed .
In a short while, the gong was already on the stage, and the dull atmosphere gradually became lively .
Yu Linglong sat for a while, then got up and walked out . Ling’er and Xuan Cao hurriedly followed, but she waved their hands to stop them .
There were some things she must do by herself .
She saw that the sun was high in the sky, and the Yu house was quiet everywhere . Everyone was watching the show, and no one was to be seen .
Yu Linglong walked slowly in the garden . The sky was scorching like fire, and the ground was full of cherry red and willow green . She did not feel the heat at all but felt that there was a cold and invisible pressure around her slowly approaching .
Sensing a gust of wind behind her, she didn’t turn her head back, and said coldly, “Aren’t you tired after being with me for so long?”
In the blink of an eye, a long black figure appeared on her side . The silver mask glowed with cold radiance in the sun, and the silver eagle on the corner of the robe fluttered in the gra.s.s by the roadside, fluttering like a b.u.t.terfly .
The man’s thin lips were slowly raised, and a pair of brilliant eyes looked down at Yu Linglong with inquiry and sarcasm: “Since you know that you can’t escape my eyes and ears, why don’t you hand them out generously?”
Yu Linglong snorted coldly: “Does anyone who is secretly monitoring others have the face to talk about being upright?”
The man’s eyes suddenly became cold: “You are testing my patience . ”
The tall body suddenly approached with a threatening force . Yu Linglong only felt a familiar smell pa.s.s by her nose . Before she could think of anything, the man’s low voice had already sounded in her ears .
“My patience isn’t very great, so you’d better give him to me immediately!”
Yu Linglong’s expression did not change, and she continued to walk forward slowly: “Don’t follow me anymore . Where is he now? I don’t even know . ”
Her slender arm was suddenly grabbed by the man’s big hand . The man’s suppressed anger sounded like m.u.f.fled thunder in the sky, buzzing in her ears: “So you really let Feng Xuanyuan leave!?”
Yu Linglong’s pink mouth twisted into a sarcastic smile: “Didn’t you already know?”
Two cl.u.s.ters of angry flames leaped in the man’s eyes, and they were about to burn the pet.i.te woman in front of him: “Impossible! I ordered people to keep all exits—”
Yu Linglong raised her pretty face without fear, and interrupted him coldly: “Are you sure you know every exit of the Yu house?”
The man let go of Yu Linglong’s hand, and raised his hand to push Yu Linglong away: “You are too bold!”
Before the palm of his hand touched Yu Linglong’s clothes, his wrist was tightly pinched by a small white hand . Yu Linglong narrowed her beautiful eyes and stared straight at the eyes behind the silver mask .
“If you didn’t catch anyone, how would your master punish you? Huh?”
Feeling the sudden tightening of the man’s muscles in her hand, Yu Linglong slowly let go of his hand: “Chase after him now, maybe there’s still time . ”
A suspicious arc was drawn across the corner of the man’s lips: “Will you help me?”
Yu Linglong sneered: “I am not interested in the grudges between you . All I want is to stay out of the situation and not help anyone . ”
So she only needed Feng Xuanyuan to not die in the Yu house, and then he wouldn’t have anything to do with her . After leaving the Yu house, if Feng Xuanyuan was dead or alive, it had nothing to do with her .
The gloomy eyes pierced Yu Linglong’s beautiful face with a cold light . The man looked at her for a while, then turned around suddenly, and disappeared in the blink of an eye .
Yu Linglong watched the black shadow disappear like a ghost and immediately turned back to the stage .
“Xuan Cao, Ling’er, follow the plan . ”
…
The night finally came .
The leader of the Lubao troupe got the reward and asked everyone to pack their things and walk to the back door .
Several figures in the dark stared closely at the movement of everyone in the troupe, and whispered: “How is it, are there any problems?”
“I checked . When they came in the morning, there were 28 people . Now there are 25 people . There should be three people in the carriage . ”
“There should be? Are you sure!?”
“This……”
“You don’t know the commander’s temper? Are you sure or not!?”
After a moment of silence, the answering voice said softly: “I’m not sure . ”
“I would rather kill someone accidentally than let him go . ” The cold voice said in the dark, “Search!”
The Lubao troupe had just turned the corner when they were stopped by a few men in black .
Feeling that the other people were not good, the troupe leader hurried forward and trotted a few steps: “Dear fellows, what can I do to help…”
They didn’t wait for the troupe leader to finish, but he was pushed aside roughly by a man in black, and several black figures went straight to the carriage .
The people around were so frightened by the sudden situation that none of them dared to step forward .
The thin carriage curtain was suddenly lifted, and several people in the car were startled and raised their faces .
With the dim light of the lantern on the front of the car, the few ink-filled faces in the car looked strange .
Looking at the costumes on them before they had time to change, the head man in black snorted heavily, looked at them sharply, and confirmed that there were only three people in the narrow carriage before lowering the curtain .
The men in black didn’t say a word . They turned and left, and disappeared suddenly like apparitions .
The horrified people looked at each other . The troupe leader recovered and waved in a panic: “Go, go!”
…
Three days pa.s.sed, and the days seemed to return to calm . The only change in Pinlan Garden was that Tong Hua, who was not important, was suddenly promoted to a second-cla.s.s maid, who could enter the inner room to serve Yu Linglong .
In the quiet afternoon, there were only waves of cicadas in the yard . Xiao Qing sat in the shadow under the porch, her nimble hands flying around, embroidering a complicated pattern .
When the curtain in the main room was lifted, Xiao Qing looked up and saw Tong Hua walking out with a basin of water . She hurriedly put away the work in her hands and greeted her with a smile: “Is the lady awake? “
Tong Hua smiled shyly: “Not yet . ”
Seeing Xiao Qing look at the copper basin in her hand, Tonghua lowered her head and explained: “The sky is too dry . I’m afraid the dust in the room is too much, so I wiped the table and bench . ”
Xiao Qing smiled, concealing a trace of jealousy under her eyes, and said: “You have great eyesight and value, and you want to get something like this . No wonder the lady only promoted you . ”
Tong Hua’s face turned red, and she said softly: “It’s just my luck . ”
Xiao Qing cleared her throat and said, “I’ll ask you this, why haven’t you seen Ling’er for several days?”
Tong Hua shook her head hesitantly: “I don’t know either . ”
Xiao Qing looked around and lowered her voice, “Did you ask Xuan Cao?”
Tong Hua raised her head in surprise: “How…how is this easy to ask?”
Xiao Qing smiled awkwardly: “They are sisters who do things together . I just care about her . Could it be that she did something wrong and was thrown out by the young lady?”
Facing Xiao Qing’s questioning, Tong Hua only shook her head apologetically: “Sister Xiao Qing, I really don’t know . ”
Xiao Qing was resentful to her and flicked Tonghua’s forehead: “You, what a problem, I was really blind to this open position!”
Tong Hua hadn’t spoken yet, but only heard a cold voice in the room: “If you can’t mention her, how can you mention yourself?”
The two maids were startled, and hurriedly turned around and bowed together: “Miss . ”
Yu Linglong said in a low voice, “Leave, Tong Hua . Xiao Qing, come in . ”
Xiao Qing groaned inwardly but didn’t dare to disobey in the slightest . She walked in lightly and knelt down as soon as she entered the room .
“I know that I was wrong, and I no longer dare to gossip anymore . I beg you to spare me this time!”
Yu Linglong looked condescendingly at Xiao Qing: “I spared you the first time, and you dared to offend me a second time . Did you forget the punishment last time?”
Xiao Qing couldn’t help feeling a faint pain under her knees, and her tears couldn’t stop streaming down: “I really know I was wrong, and I don’t dare to ask anymore!”
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