ebookland Chapter 206 The Show
Chapter 206 The Show
Chapter 206 The Show
Wei Qiuci subconsciously turned to look at Wei Dongning: "Shall we go?"
"I'm not leaving. I want to see if there will be another show later."
Wei Qiuci had already sent Xiaohe to inquire, and the next performance would not be until half an hour later.
But she guessed that Wei Dongning was being considerate of her, so that she wouldn't run into the Third Prince and his group after she went out.
A warm feeling welled up in my heart.
However, she suppressed this warmth as soon as it began to rise.
Because of Wei Dongning's current appearance, she really can't feel moved.
Wei Dongning had no idea what Wei Qiuci was thinking. She directed Xiao Fu to pay for another copy of the shadow play for them, then turned around, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and started cracking them open without any regard for her image: "Second sister, after seeing that scene just now, aren't you worried about your married life?"
The things she said to Xiao Wu earlier weren't meant to be gloating; she genuinely felt that Wei Qiuci's future life would be very tiring.
After all, Su Yide's backyard has never been short of people.
Wei Qiuci calmly picked up the teacup, skimmed off the tea foam with the lid, and seemed not to care about the matter at all: "Don't worry. How many aristocratic families are like the Gu family? Everyone has to get by like this. I just need to know my place."
Anyway, she had no feelings for the Third Prince, so it was none of her business who he wanted to favor.
Wei Dongning silently gave Wei Qiuci a thumbs up and said, "Second sister, with this mindset, you will succeed at whatever you do."
In anticipation of the good show Xiao Wu had been talking about, Wei Dongning dragged Wei Qiuci along and chatted about everything from Wei Liangzhe and Bai Suyun to Wei Xiuming and their betrothed sister-in-law, Lu Xinrong.
I have a thorough understanding of what has recently happened in the Marquis's mansion.
Okay, actually Wei Dongning was just making conversation.
Otherwise, she always felt the atmosphere was too awkward.
Fortunately, before she ran out of topics to discuss, Xiao Wu finally told her some good news: "Ningbao, the target has appeared in the crowd to your second sister's right rear and is about to go upstairs."
Who is it?
"You'll see for yourself."
Wei Dongning leaned closer to Wei Qiuci, looking like she was tired of sitting and looking for a support to lean on, glancing out of the corner of her eye in the direction Xiao Wu was pointing.
It turned out that he didn't know those two people at all.
"What's going on? Are you sure these are the two people coming upstairs? They look like a normal couple." At least she didn't see anything unusual about them.
Before Xiao Wu could reply, Wei Qiuci poked Wei Dongning's head with her index finger and pushed her up: "Sit still, we're still outside, what kind of behavior are you in?"
Wei Dongning's eyes darted around, and she clutched the handkerchief she had just used to cover her eyes, letting out a couple of sobs: "I was wrong, I was really wrong. If I had known that my sister wouldn't even let me lean on her for a moment, I wouldn't have bothered her to come out. It would have been better if I had stayed at home, at least I wouldn't have been scolded by my sister. It's all my fault."
As she spoke, Wei Dongning secretly observed Wei Qiuci's reaction.
Just kidding, she's watched "My Own Swordsman" many times.
She had already mastered this trick of Tong's.
At least until now, she hasn't seen many geniuses who can break this deadlock.
"Shut up, you can lean on me, okay?" Wei Qiuci gritted her teeth, hugged his head, and let him lean on her shoulder.
She realized that when it came to shamelessness, she was no match for Wei Dongning.
Xiaohe and Xiaofu looked at each other in disbelief, then turned their faces away.
They all reached a consensus: they hadn't heard anything.
While the two women were talking, the couple from before had already disappeared down the stairs.
Wei Dongning quickly called out to Xiao Wu, "You haven't told me yet, what's wrong with those two?"
"You two didn't even give me a chance to speak." This was the umpteenth time today; it was already used to it. "Those two you just saw weren't a couple at all."
"What?" Wei Dongning subconsciously glanced upstairs again.
They were unable to recover from the shock for a while.
That shouldn't be the case.
The intimacy between those two just now goes without saying. She and Gu Peiyan, even her father and mother, weren't this affectionate.
Even after all this, Xiao Wu still says they're not a couple?
She simply couldn't believe it.
Xiao Wu knew that simply telling her wouldn't convince her, so he sent her the information when the teahouse went dark again.
Wei Dongning only looked at their identities and had no intention of looking any further.
To put it nicely, well, I can't really say it.
Isn't that just them flirting?
The key point is that both of them are quite prominent figures.
Wei Dongning felt that her mind was a bit confused at the moment.
After traveling through time, she saw more Sun Yingying and the madman than she had seen on television before.
Is it really because technology is underdeveloped and people have too few "entertainment options"?
Wei Dongning quietly tugged at Wei Qiuci's sleeve and whispered in her ear, "I'm not watching anymore, I'm hungry. Let's go eat?"
Wei Qiuci was startled by her sudden voice. After realizing what was happening, she lightly patted the back of her hand before asking, "What do you want to eat?"
"I don't know, let's go out for a walk and take a look."
She just wanted to leave first.
Otherwise, her thoughts would keep drifting uncontrollably to those two people from earlier.
Seeing that Wei Dongning was really going to leave, Xiao Wu tried to persuade her to stay: "The show hasn't even started yet, are you not going to watch it?"
"I'm not watching anymore. You can rebroadcast it to me when I get home."
"...Okay, that works too."
Wei Dongning pulled Wei Qiuci and walked outside.
As I passed a table of strangers, I overheard someone saying that the two of them were "wasteful, spending money to leave before even watching half of the movie."
Wei Dongning ignored them all and focused solely on walking out.
Anyway, it's not their money that's being spent.
Unfortunately, even after finishing dinner and returning to the Gu residence, Wei Dongning was still reeling from the shock of the day.
It's mainly her fault for being so impulsive.
Sitting in the carriage, with nothing else to do, I flipped through the documents Xiao Wu had given me.
She then discovered that the two people she had mistaken for a married couple were actually in-laws.
Gu Peiyan heard the door open and put down the book she was holding.
Looking up, he met Wei Dongning's dazed expression.
He quickly went up to her and asked, "What's wrong?"
“Gu Peiyan,” Wei Dongning hesitated, unsure how to tell him the story, and summarized it into a sentence: “When my second sister and I went to see the shadow play, we met Minister Kuang and Madam Yang.”
Wei Dongning didn't consciously control her voice, so Qian Rong heard her words clearly.
She then joined their discussion: "Was the young mistress there at the time? She must have seen Young Master Yang and Miss Kuang causing a scene at the teahouse, right? I heard it was quite a scene, is that true?"
"Huh? What is this all about?"
Wei Dongning had no idea. Could this be the show that Xiao Wu had told her about?
She does regret leaving so early.
I should have stayed a little longer.
"Didn't you see, young mistress?"
"No, stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened."