"Ming Xian'er?"
"Right, her name's Ming Xian'er. The group she belongs to, the Xifu Opera Group, is quite difficult to book for private performances. Since the Crown Prince is fond of one male-role performer in that group, they usually stay at his mansion and rarely take performance invitations from outside. I didn't expect that they would agree to come this time. It's truly surprising..."
The Old Lady was still talking. Since the matter about Qu Moying was settled, the Old Lady finally had some spare time to consider her birthday banquet. She was in a good mood and started to share this pleasant thing with her granddaughter.
Qu Moying listened to the Old Lady's prattle smilingly. Gradually, the sound faded away as she lost in her own thoughts. This was not the first time she heard the name "Ming Xian'er," and she could even be considered acquaintance in her past life.
Ming Xian'er was known as the star of the Xifu Opera Group, but
"Send her back to the Crown Prince. Tell him she's my gift!" Pei Yuanjun said lazily."Yes, my lord!" A guard came over and dragged the woman out."Thank you, my lord! Thank you!" The woman was staring at the air blankly before. Hearing Pei Yuanjun's words, a trace of shock flashed across her eyes, and then she felt overjoyed.She was not going to be killed!She not only survived but also was sent back to the Crown Prince. Didn't it mean that she became Lord Yun's gift for the Crown Prince?She used to be a music performer that served in the Crown Prince's Mansion. When she was there, she heard that the Crown Prince valued Lord Yun's opinions a lot. Now since she became a gift from the lord, the Crown Prince had to treat her well.Compared to Lord Yun, she preferred the Crown Prince much more...The room fell into silence after the woman was dragged out. Pei Yuanjun stood up and walked to the
In her past life, Ji Hanyue loved reading. For that, her loving father had built an exclusive study in her yard to store many books he collected, including some casual reading ones.Once in a while, she would put on some neat clothes instead of a dress and practice sword dance as an exercise when no one was there.As for embroidery, she was not good at it at all. She could, at the most, do some simple embroidery, not letting the thread ends come out of the pattern. But her embroidery could definitely not be considered a decent gift for the Old Lady.Since Qu Moying had an eye problem in her current life, making embroidery was really harmful to her eyes. People around her didn't let her spend too much time on it, so the embroidery she made was just average, far from being outstanding.The Old Lady's banquet would be the first time for Qu Moying to show up in public as her granddaughter. Many people would attend the event and see eve
The Fourth Lady didn't feel well and almost fainted when she was taking a walk in the garden. When Qu Qiuyan heard the news, she pressed her lips into a straight line - this was nothing new for her. Disdainfully, she said to Yu Qingmeng, who was showing a long face, "Don't be so upset. Didn't Xu Lipeng promise you that he will marry an incompetent wife? You can just get rid of her later when everything is settled."Yu Qingmeng covered her belly with her hands, lowering her head. She clearly knew that she was not pregnant, and sooner or later, Xu Lipeng would be aware of it as well. "Father is furious...that I will become a concubine.""So what? Are you going to give up because of this? I heard Marchioness Yongning is a tough one. You should worry about yourself more!" Qu Qiuyan's tone was arrogant, "You don't have a good reputation right now. But after you become Young Master Yongning's wife, who will still care about all of this?""I'm afraid
"Uncle Yun, you haven't introduced this lady..." Lord Jing asked with a smile as he sat down and glanced at Qu Moying sitting next to Pei Yuanjun.Her face couldn't be seen clearly with the veiled hat on, but he could still tell that this woman was beautiful. When she passed by Pei Yusheng just now, a breeze lifted the end of the veil, exposing her chin and lips. She was wearing bright-colored lip makeup, making her ivory skin more conspicuous. At a glance, Pei Yusheng was already amazed.He didn't suspect Qu Moying's identity at all. Judging by her graceful behavior and elegant movement, he knew that she was born in a noble family that had strict discipline. There's no way she was one of the low-lived and poorly educated girls."She's the daughter of the Guardian General, coming back here to handle some work left about their old mansion. The Guardian General asked me to take care of her while she's in the capital," Pei Yuanjun said lazily. He
"Mr. Qu, the opera group today seems decent. Let them make a performance in my mansion a few days later," Pei Yuanjun said lazily, pointing at the coquettish female performer with delicate makeup.Qu Zhizhen hurriedly bowed to him, "My lord, I'm afraid I can't decide for them. This opera group has been staying in the Crown Prince's Mansion... It's not up to me if they agree to arrange the performance or not.""Do you mean I'm less important than you?" Pei Yuanjun sneered, "Just deliver the message to the group owner. I don't care if they agree or not!"Qu Zhizhen kept nodding in a cold sweat, "Yes... Yes. The message will be well delivered to them, my lord."He realized that even the Crown Prince would agree to any request from Lord Yun. Whether the opera group belonged to the Crown Prince or even the emperor, as long as Lord Yun wanted to watch their performance, they had to agree anyway.Pei Yuanjun had done his job
After Duan Jinxiang fell into the water, she thrashed around wildly as her maid screamed, "Help! Help!"The rail broke because Duan Jinxiang hit it too hard. Her maid tried to pull her up, but she got further away from the shore while struggling in the water. Meanwhile, another two maids from the Qu's Mansion passed by. Hearing the noise, they dropped everything in their hands with fear and started to yell for help together.By the lake, a few young masters passed by with some young servants. They were stunned by the desperate cry for help from the maids. One of the young men in the front realized what happened first, then he jumped into the water immediately, and swam toward Duan Jinxiang, who was still struggling. The rest of the young masters looked at each other with embarrassment, but no one followed the first one and jumped down again."Is there someone calling for help?" Yu asked hurriedly. She had kept an ear out for unusual noises for
When Qu Moying went back to accompany the Old Lady, the Old Lady had known what happened. She held her granddaughter's hand and let her sit down next to her.Many people were staring at Qu Moying when she came up to the pavilion. The rumors about Young Master Yongning saving Second Lady Duan were spread out, and Madam Duan had already headed there. It seemed like the marriage arrangement between the Qu Family and the Marquis Yongning's Family would be broken off.Young Master Yongning did the right thing to rescue the young lady who fell into the lake, but now he had to marry her. With Second Lady Duan's family background, she couldn't possibly be a man's concubine. Her mother, an arrogant and tough shrew, wouldn't let it happen either.It was not anyone's fault but just the rules of society.There was finally a conclusion to this famous engagement between Fourth Lady Qu and Young Master Yongning. Some people sighed, some people fe
Many madams started to give Ming Xian'er small purses as tips, and it took her a while before she left the pavilion. There was another show waiting for her to perform, which was not hers originally but became hers.Ming Xian'er stood under the pavilion as the smile on her face faded away and her eyes darkened. She raised her eyes and let out a deep breath. Right now, she was nothing and had no power to reject these madams. But in the future... In the future, she would let these prideful madams kneel in front of her.After suppressing her rage, Ming Xian'er turned back to the beautiful, polite performer and even showed a faint smile on her face.She turned around and headed backstage."Miss Ming, please wait."Ming Xian'er stopped and looked at the side path where the sound came from. A cute maid was standing there, who looked pretty and wore an amiable smile."What's the matter?" asked Ming Xian'er.