Flowers are expensive

Chapter 511
For the time being, Xixi couldn't figure out why Tian Yisheng and Zuo Tian got so close.She just felt that based on what she knew about Tian Yisheng, Tian Yisheng should not be the kind of person who would betray his wife and children.

That night, Mrs. Shu woke up.She was terrified at first, but after Xixi explained her identity, she slowly recovered from the shock.When Xixi asked her what was going on in Prince Qi's mansion, she couldn't help crying, and said intermittently: "The prince and... and the young master... were arrested... arrested... and Prince You... also... He was placed under house arrest... in the Wanghe Tower."

"Wanghe Tower? What's that place?" Xixi asked.

"The tallest small building on the west side of the palace. Prince You always lives there when he comes to the capital."

"When did you see him?"

Mrs. Shu choked up and said: "Yes... It's been less than half a month... I haven't seen each other, but I saw... I saw Zuo Chanyin would send... him food from time to time. I saw him last night She sent it there! Presumably...presumably Prince You is still fine."

Xixi finally felt relieved.Not knowing Yuan Yin's life or death has always made her worry.I heard from Mrs. Shu that Zuo Chanyin delivered food to Yuan Yin last night, which at least shows that Yuan Yin is still alive and well in Wanghe Tower.

"Then what's the matter with you?" Zhuang Yunxian leaned back and asked, "Princess Qi doesn't like you so much? As soon as Prince Qi was under house arrest, he laid a poisonous hand on you?"

Mrs. Shu said aggrievedly: "She didn't like me a long time ago! I was given to the prince by General Guide four years ago. She couldn't understand how the prince treats me well, so she was in a dilemma and would beat and scold me at every turn. Fortunately, the prince has always Protecting me, let me be Mrs. Shu again, so she couldn't kill me! This time the prince and the young master are under house arrest, so she is going to attack me. But she is too ruthless, I You still have the flesh and blood of the prince in your belly!"

Zhuang Yunxian sneered and said, "You're talking vicious to her? She just treats it as a routine!"

Mrs. Shu looked at Xixi and Zhuang Yunxian gratefully and said, "Thank you both! If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I'd be sorry for the prince!"

Xixi comforted her and said, "Don't be too sad, just hide here for now, and I'll send you out of the city when I have a chance."

Mrs. Shu asked strangely: "Then what are you doing in the capital? You know that Lord You is under house arrest, so aren't you afraid of being discovered by the Zuoyu family?"

Xixi smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's very safe here. Outside is the Izumo Club I opened, and the staff in the club are all my own people, and those handymen are also first-class masters in Youwang's Mansion, so don't worry Stay here. As for us, that naturally has our purpose."

Madam Shu nodded and said, "Then I won't ask any more questions. However, if you need any help from me, please speak up as soon as possible."

"There's something I really want to ask you."

"My lady, tell me."

"Don't call me empress, it's better to call me class leader. I just want to know what's going on in the Zuo family."

"The Zuo family and Prince Qi's Mansion were originally in-laws, so they often have contacts on weekdays. Zuo's house is currently in charge of Zuo Tian's third concubine, Aunt An. However, Aunt An is only liked by Zuo Tian, ​​not Mr. Zuo. People like it."

"How do you say that?"

"When you visit the Zuo Mansion on weekdays, you will always see Mrs. Zuo scolding Aunt An, even in front of us. Zuo Tian's original wife gave birth to two sons and a daughter for the Zuo family, and they are all very capable people. , but Aunt An gave birth to two sons one after another, both of whom were not great and idle sons. Once, Mrs. Zuo told Princess Qi that the seeds were not good, and the ones born would only be toads. She was scolding An Aunt."

"Then what about the rest of the Zuo family? Is there anyone that Mrs. Zuo particularly hates?"

Mrs. Shu thought for a moment and said: "There is another one that Mrs. Zuo doesn't like. Zuo Tian has five sons, the first two were born to his first wife, the fourth and fifth were born to Aunt An, and the third is the third. It was born by the aunt of the second room. Mrs. Zuo doesn't seem to like the children born to her aunt, although the three members of the Zuo family are pretty good, they are often scolded by the old lady."

"Why doesn't Mrs. Zuo like the child born to my aunt?" Xixi asked curiously.

Mrs. Shu shook her head and said: "I don't know about that. By the way, there is one more thing. Before we broke up with the Zuo family, the prince once wanted to betroth Mingyue to the third child of the Zuo family. I looked at that The two children are also interested in each other, but now that there is such a commotion, the marriage appointment has not been settled."

"Is there such a thing?" Zhuang Yunxian shrugged and said with a smile, "Fortunately, Prince Qi didn't marry his daughter early, otherwise Dongguo Mingyue would be ruined for the rest of his life."

Just as she was talking, Xiner called Xixi outside.Xixi went out and asked, "What's the matter?" Xin'er handed over a post and said, "Just now a post was sent from the left mansion, and someone is still outside waiting for your reply."

Xixi unfolded the post and saw that it was ordered by the housekeeper of the Zuo family to invite the Izumo Club to perform at Haitang Zhai in three days.Xixi smiled faintly, and said Niannian: "Haitangzhai? What kind of place is that?"

Zhuang Yunxian came out, glanced at the post, and said with a sneer: "It's really hypocritical! As expected of a wealthy family, no matter what, they would not go to our Izumo Club to book the venue, for fear of losing their value!"

"Do you know what Haitang Zhai is?"

"The old house before the Zuo family made a fortune. After Zuo Tian became the Duke of the state, there was another big house built by She, and the old one was changed to another courtyard. How about it? Are you going to go, boss Li?"

Xixi closed the post and said with a smile: "How can you refuse the delicious food delivered to your mouth? Although it didn't come to us as planned, it's okay to move to Haitangzhai, at least you don't have to take the risk of entering Zuofu. Xin'er, follow Zuo People from the government replied, saying that we will make careful preparations and go to Haitang Zhai to perform on time in three days."

Xin'er took the order and went.Zhuang Yunxian asked with a smile: "What skills are you planning to present to Mrs. Zuo?" Xixi said with a sinister smile: "The mountain people have their own tricks, just watch it!"

Three days later, outside the Haitang Zhai in the south of the city, six or seven sedan chairs, large and small, stopped, all of whom were invited to come to enjoy the plum blossoms in the Haitang Zhai.After An went back that day, although she explained repeatedly, she was still scolded by Mrs. Zuo.

Later, Zuo Chanyin came up with the idea that the plum blossoms in Haitangzhai were in full bloom recently, so it is better to take the opportunity to invite relatives and friends to watch them, and then invite the Izumo Club to be considered as an official. You can enjoy plum blossoms and listen to books and theaters.Only then did Mrs. Zuo breathe a sigh of relief, and she didn't see An Shi for two days.

When Xixi brought people here, the housekeeper was greeting guests at the front door.Seeing them coming, he sent a servant to lead them in through the backyard door, and placed them in a side courtyard.After a while, An Shi and the steward came, they refused to talk to Xixi, they just pulled Xin'er and asked, "Where's your list? Give it to me quickly, so I can hand it over to the old lady for review."

Xin'er took out the program list, handed it to An Shi and said with a smile: "It's specially prepared for the old lady of your mansion, I'm sure she will be satisfied! Let's take a look first, okay?"

An Shi glanced roughly, handed it to the housekeeper, and then said: "Today, the old lady invited all relatives to appreciate the plum blossoms. They are all big families in Beijing. You should have some snacks and show some real skills. Don't embarrass the old lady. If it is done well, there will be a generous reward, and if it is not done well..."

"NO! NO!" Xi Xi interjected as she stepped forward with her stomach straight, "It's ok, don't worry, it's ok!"

"Okay, okay, anyway, you just need to cheer up and get better! Let's go first!" An Shi seemed to be afraid of talking to Xixi, and when she heard Xixi speak, she stopped nagging, and immediately turned around and walked away. gone.

As soon as she left, everyone in the room laughed.Zhuang Yunxian nodded at Xixi and smiled and said: "Excellent, you are called disgusting and death does not pay for life!"

In the morning it was plum viewing, after lunch Mrs. Zuo took a nap.After she woke up, she was in a bad mood, and she didn't recruit Yunshe.It wasn't until the lights came on and after dinner that the butler came to tell Xixi that the show could start.

The first one to play is the turnip leaf.Mrs. Zuo clicked on a storybook once, it was "Nezha Naohai".Wuye has been trained by Xixi, and she is not timid at all when she goes on stage, and she speaks happily, which makes everyone laugh from time to time.

Mrs. Zuo liked it very much. After rewarding Wuye, she ordered another play.This play is called "Dou E's Injustice". It is said that it should be written by Guan Hanqing in later generations. The victim is very tragic.

Unexpectedly, the play carefully arranged by Xixi really suits Mrs. Zuo's appetite.The opening of the play caught her attention, she didn't even have time to chat with others, she just stared at the stage intently.When she saw her main wife being slapped and wronged by the concubine, she was very excited, pointing to the stage and cursing: "Such a thief should be put to death!"

Zuo Chanyin, who was sitting on her left, quickly touched her with his arm, and then she realized that she had lost her composure, quickly suppressed her anger, and pretended to drink tea.However, when Dou E was sent to the execution ground and beheaded, she became angry again, put the teacup heavily on the table, and said angrily: "If you really beheaded, it would be a great injustice!"

As soon as the words fell, a wisp of cotton wool as white as snow fell from the air, just like a real snow scene.Xin'er, who played the role of Dou E, burst into tears. The more she cried, the more sad she became, and the more pitiful she was, the old lady Zuo couldn't help but wipe her tears.

Immediately afterwards, Wuye, pretending to be Guanyin, appeared, rescued Dou E in time, and returned her child who had been poisoned to death. They embraced each other and wept, tearing up the women below. !

Especially the old lady Zuo, whose hands trembled from crying.She took Sipa from Zuo Chanyin's hand and wiped away her tears, saying, "This play is so well acted! It's as real as it sounds! It's coaxing me to tears! Chanyin, please reward me! Reward them ten taels of silver! The performance is really good!"

Zuo Chanyin hurriedly handed over the tea and said with a smile: "It's a good performance. I can see that you have coaxed grandma to tears! You should drink some tea first to calm your breath. It's all played in dramas. You are so serious." do what?"

Mrs. Zuo shook her head again and again and said, "What do you know? The jokes in the drama are all made up by capable gentlemen based on real events. Those who are concubines are not good things! Climb up a man's face, create a wicked thing, and even try to swallow the whole family! Shameless!"

When she scolded her like this, everyone's eyes fell on An Shi.An's complexion turned into a liver color in an instant!But Mrs. Zuo was still cursing: "Look at that Dou E just now, how wronged! She is a regular wife, but she was bullied by that hateful concubine. It's really embarrassing! Those who are concubines are just uneasy. What kind of an inferior child, still want to be the empress dowager? Fuck her mother! This kind of person should go to the eighteenth floor of hell after death!"

"Okay, grandma, don't get too involved in the drama," Zuo Chanyin saw that An's face was turning blue, and hurriedly handed him tea to comfort him, "You have a sip of tea first, and we will order some festive troubles later. Don't make such a mess, okay?"

Old Madam Zuo took the tea and took two sips, and let out a long breath, as if she finally got rid of the anger that had accumulated just now.Just as she was about to put down the teacup, she suddenly remembered something and turned her head to An Shi who was sitting on her left and shouted: "What are you still doing in a daze? You have no eyesight!"

(End of this chapter)