Chapter 53: Anxious!!!!
"What's wrong? Dong Er?" Liu Cheng, the actor, couldn't help but ask, looking at Dong Er who was stunned, his expression somewhat tense: "Should I still go and perform?"
Dong Er suddenly woke up, thinking that Liu Rong might have gone alone to deliver the drawings. If she brought this actor to find Miss and let outsiders know that Miss was sending things to a man, it would be absolutely unacceptable!
If she goes to find the young lady alone, and the young lady asks her to take care of Liu Cheng's makeup while waiting for her, what if the young lady comes back to look for her and wants Liu Cheng? If she leaves, no one will be watching Liu Cheng, and it would be bad if they can't find Liu Cheng later.
Dong Er's team was spinning around in circles, but there was no solution at all.
"Winter girl..." Seeing Winter completely ignoring him, Liu Cheng couldn't help but ask.
"What's the hurry, can't you see I'm looking for my mistress?!" Dong'er was already annoyed, and Liu Cheng's shout made her even more irritated. Originally having a gentle temperament, she couldn't help but lose her temper: "If Mistress wants you to sing opera, of course she'll ask you to sing opera! Since Mistress isn't here, we'll just wait for her to come back!"
Dong Er was anxious and impatient on this side, but some people were extremely happy. Miss Chen Er looked at Liu Rong entering the fake mountain, turned around and quickly left, but didn't go far, just walked to a small pavilion not far from the stage where people could rest when they were tired. Only saw Liu Fu sitting alone quietly drinking tea in there, also don't know what she was thinking about, her face expression was unpredictable, looked slightly ferocious.
"Willow Fuzi?" Miss Chen Er was taken aback.
Upon hearing Miss Chen's voice, Liu Fu regained her composure and immediately put on a smile. In an instant, she seemed like a different person, with a warm expression: "Miss Chen, how are you? Is there any movement behind the fake mountain?"
Miss Chen smiled: "Don't worry, Liu Rong has already entered the fake mountain. I'm here to inform you, so that you can hurry up and inform Liu Xuan, let her quickly take the ladies and grandmothers over, lest it's too late and they miss out on the good show."
"It's okay, don't worry, the person she met this time will definitely be able to stall her for some time." You know that this time she sneaked into the fake mountain was not Chen Erniang's housekeeper, but Pingchang Houfu's second son, Zhong Zhen, who is notorious for his lustful and lecherous reputation.
Liu Fu smiled, but her smile carried a hint of gloom, making one feel an inexplicable chill from the bottom of their heart: "I'll have to trouble Miss Chen Er again to keep watching, I'm going to go find my aunt now."
The two people went their separate ways.
Shangguan Chen listened carefully to Miss Zhen's account of how Chen Er and several others had framed Liu Rong, and his expression suddenly turned ugly. Such a kind-hearted girl, who had risked everything to save her own family member from danger, using all her wits, even going so far as to leave home, only to be betrayed by her own sister!
Shangguan Chen's heart ached with hatred, and he cast a fierce glance at Liu Bo beside him. This is all your family's good deed!
Liu Bo's heart tightened, and he became even more tense. His tension was not only about Liu Rong's safety but also about the safety of her aunt and younger sister. If this matter wasn't true, it would be fine, but if it were true and got exposed again, Liu Rong and Liu Xuan would be finished! The reputation of the Wen Ding Hou Fu daughters would be completely ruined.
For a moment, Liu Bo wanted to go forward and argue for his own sister, but he couldn't say anything. His mind was even more confused, constantly thinking of ways to solve the problem.
"It turned out that Liu Rong wasn't sending things to you." Miss Zhen learned from Shangguan Chen that Liu Rong's gift was not for Shangguan Chen, and she felt a slight relief in her chest, but immediately blushed with shame for thinking about such irrelevant guilt at this critical moment.
Afraid that the two would notice something, Zhen Miss hastily continued: "I followed Chen Er Miss for a long time and went to find my family's servant girl to guide me, and it has already been delayed for a very long time. Liu Rong is probably already in the back garden by now, let's hurry up and go, or else if something really happened..."
Miss Zhen said that in the end, she didn't dare to imagine it anymore. If a daughter's reputation is ruined, she might not be able to survive in this world. A single drop of saliva from one person can drown someone alive! Not to mention those strange and piercing gazes that can drive people crazy.
"I know a shortcut, let's take the shortcut!"
Shangguan Chen reacted to Miss Zhen's words and quickly said, then took the lead in walking towards a small path that was not paved with goose egg stones and overgrown with shrubs.
Liu Bo was stunned and didn't know what to do, but as soon as he heard Shangguan Chen's words, he sprang up like a spring, quickly lifted his head, saw that Shangguan Chen had already walked some distance away, and hurriedly chased after him. At this moment, however, he completely forgot the fatigue accumulated from strolling in the backyard, and his heart was anxious as if he himself was being roasted over an open flame; even though he quickened his pace, the fire seemed to be chasing after him from behind.
But Dong Er was getting more and more anxious as the people in front of the stage seemed to be increasing, and some of the ladies she remembered were already there!
Her feelings in her heart were getting worse and worse. The most important thing was that she had been waiting here for a while, but the young lady still hadn't come back!
"Dong Er girl, otherwise you take me first to perform for your family's young lady's sister, I...I'm worried that if I head back it will be too late!"
Liu Cheng, the actor, watched Dong Er pacing back and forth, his heart also tightening up, remembering what the troupe leader had said about the rear courtyard of the mansion being a place where all sorts of dirty secrets were hidden...
On the other hand, while Liu Rong was stalling for time, the ladies in the main hall were getting bored and also invited each other to take a stroll in the rear garden. At this moment, they arrived at the rear garden earlier than Zhen Miss and were now admiring the plum blossoms not far from the theater stage.
When Liu Fu arrived near the group of people, the ladies were complimenting the exquisite decoration of the Weibei Hou Mansion, and Mei Lin's meticulous care made Madame Weibei laugh so hard that she couldn't close her mouth. Meanwhile, Liu Xuan followed beside her, and when she saw Liu Fu walk in, she hurried to welcome him.
Liu Fu didn't get close, but nodded at Liu Xuan, who thought for a moment and nodded slightly. She then pretended to casually approach the wife of Wei Bei Hou and smiled cleverly: "Madam, I heard that the best part of the Wei Bei Hou estate isn't this Mei Garden, but rather the artificial mountain behind the theater. It's said that it looks exactly like a real mountain, and that it took 100,000 laborers using wooden rollers to transport it here. There's also a story about it, saying that the young master thought it would be too expensive to move, so he spread a message saying that whoever could move the artificial mountain the farthest north would be rewarded with 100 taels of silver. In the end, it didn't cost much silver at all, and the artificial mountain was easily transported back."
The lady of the Northern Wei state heard Liu Xuan's words and laughed so hard that she couldn't close her mouth, and she was extremely impressed with Liu Xuan. This was exactly what she had been looking forward to, and how could she not agree: "Alright, I'll take you there today."
Looking at Madame Wei Beihou leading a group of people ahead, Liu Rong walked to Liu Xuan's side, and the two exchanged a smile.
Liu Rong, enjoy your last moments well!
