si-mexico Chapter 129: Caught a person in a trap?
Chapter 129: Caught a person in a trap?
Damn the Marquis' Mansion!
Did he dig up his family's ancestral grave or did Qi Rui look stupid and easy to deceive? If it failed once, he would try again. Did he have to catch him alone to trick him?
Qi Rui was so angry that he was shaking all over.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He even began to suspect that Sang Shu had deliberately pretended to be drunk and slept with his woman, specifically when he was around.
At this time, intermittent voices floated again:
"As the saying goes, a friend's wife should not be mocked. If my woman was forced to sleep with by someone, even if it was just a nominal one, it would not only disgust me but also slap me in the face. If I don't treat him in his own way and sleep with his woman as well, I'm not a man! A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. Can compensation such as gold, silver, and a random woman be the same?"
"Fortunately you are not a man, what if the other person's wife is ugly?"
"If I can't do it, can't I find someone else? There are no bachelors, no beggars, and no one else. What man can bear this kind of humiliation? He will be stabbed in the back for the rest of his life."
"Well, that's why they say men are afraid of choosing the wrong career and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. If we women find a useless man, we will have to suffer the humiliation."
"Who said it wasn't? So, saving more money is the right thing to do. Let's get to work."
"Hmm~"
As they were talking, the two of them came in front of Qi Rui, and Xia Xiu exclaimed:
"Hey, sir, why are you here? This is the backyard, and the banquet is in the front hall."
At this time, Leng Yun also said:
"Who are you looking for, sir? Have you come to the wrong place?"
Holding his head and covering his stomach, Qi Rui showed a rare sincere apology:
"Sorry, I have to go to the toilet because I feel uncomfortable in my stomach. There are too many people in front of me, so I came here to look for it. Lord Yuchi said there is one in the back garden, and I don't know how I ended up here. May I ask how to get to the toilet, ladies?"
Crouching, the two of them saluted him:
"I dare not. Sir, go back and pass through the two small doors. When you see the rockery, turn right and you should be able to see it. It is outside the back garden of the west courtyard."
"Okay, thank you."
After clasping his fists, Qi Rui turned around and jogged back, soon turning through a small door. Leng Yun and Xia Xiu looked at each other, but without stopping, they continued to move forward and bypassed Yuxiu Courtyard.
After going out of the small door, Qi Rui thought something was wrong, so he turned back and looked out from the porch. He saw two familiar figures disappearing at a fork in the road ahead.
Seeing that the two maids were fine, he stood for a while, frowned and thought for a while, then he turned away angrily.
From beginning to end, he did not notice that not far from the small door he had to pass through, there was Nanny Li slumped on the side of a slightly higher pavilion pillar, with a dark shadow hidden in the shadow behind her.
The sunlight seemed to be extremely dazzling. In her drowsiness, Nanny Li’s heavy eyelids opened a crack and watched the hurried figure of a man stride away.
A thought flashed through her mind:
Qi Rui left, is the job done?
However, it was only for a moment, and soon her eyes closed again.
After stuffing a pill into the gap of the column, Leng Yu returned to Yuxiuyuan in a flash. At this time, Chunmiao had been knocked unconscious and fell asleep on the table in the main hall. She quickly entered the house and stood guard by the bed.
……
In the front yard, the old lady and a group of ladies had just listened to the piece "The Legend and the Heroine" when someone came to report that someone in the front yard was also interested in "The New Drunken Concubine" and wanted to come and listen to the show.
Therefore, with the approval of the ladies around, the seats were immediately adjusted into two areas, with men on the left and women on the right, separated by green plants in the middle. After the song on the stage was finished, the men also took their seats.
Soon, Xiao Baisheng's troupe took over the stage.
When the imperial concubine dressed as a woman walked out in gorgeous clothes, even Mrs. Ling, who had listened to many operas, could not help but admire that the male actor was indeed more beautiful than the woman.
The man waved his sleeves and uttered a few sweet words, instantly drawing applause from the audience.
"Wow, she is worthy of being the beloved concubine. She is so beautiful. If we didn't know that there were no women in the Xiao Baisheng troupe, who would have known that this was a man?"
"I heard that it's not just the concubine that's amazing in this play. The new version is very different and surprisingly popular."
"Really? Could it be that the old emperor also has a surprise?"
"Haha, that's hard to say! Didn't they say that this new version not only has the emperor's role, but also another empress?"
"Hey, I heard about that too. I heard that the actress who plays the empress is different every time, which is really fresh. Anyway, everyone who has seen this new version says it's good."
"Shh..."
It was a scene that was full of excitement. Soon the imperial concubine left and a tall man with a majestic figure and wearing a bright yellow dragon robe appeared on the stage. Amid the floating gauze curtains, he walked together with another graceful and beautiful woman, and then they chased and played around a soft fur-covered couch.
The singing on stage was gentle and emotional.
The audience below the stage were gnashing their teeth as they watched. Some women were even twisting their handkerchiefs, angrily speaking up and wiping away their tears on behalf of the imperial concubine who was waiting for the emperor.
Jiang was so absorbed in the play that her teeth were chattering. On the other hand, although the old lady was also moved, her mind was not so stable. She estimated the time and her eyes would occasionally glance around distractedly.
Finally, after glancing at the courtyard gate for who knows how many times, she saw Nanny Li appear at the gate. Their eyes met and Nanny Li nodded at her, but did not try to squeeze forward.
After confirming twice and seeing her nodding, the old lady smiled, waved at her while fixing her hair, and felt relieved.
Sensing the movement around her, Jiang subconsciously looked over, and the old lady mouthed to her:
[It is done]
Her eyes lit up, and the corners of Jiang's lips instantly rose.
At this time, another round of warm applause rang out, and the two raised their hands and turned their eyes back to the stage. They were finally in the mood to watch the show. At this moment, a man's singing voice with excitement and desire came again:
"Xixi, my beloved concubine..."
When Jiang heard that the concubine Qi, with whom the emperor had broken his promise to meet, was named "Xixi", she suddenly felt as if her nerves were pricked by something and her face turned a little unpleasant.
At this moment, suddenly, with a "hiss" sound, the clothes of the actor who played Concubine Qi on the stage were suddenly torn, revealing the half-naked shoulders and back of the man inside.
Although "Xiao Baisheng" is a Peking Opera troupe, their costumes this time are not of the same Peking Opera style. Instead, they are a fusion of Tang style and Peking Opera, and their necks are exposed.
I don't know if it was because of the poor quality of the costume or because the man used too much strength, but the clothes were torn. The ambiguous and real scene made people feel as if they were there, and it made people fantasize.
Everyone in the audience was stunned and there was a dead silence.
"what!"
An unmarried woman covered her face and screamed. Almost at the same time, the interrupted song on the stage started again. It was a delicate female voice:
"Your Majesty——"