A middle-aged woman in the audience, separated by a backdrop, manipulated the strings of her left hand. A puppet dressed in a straight robe politely knocked on a thin door. Inside the door was a girl being controlled by the woman. The two exchanged greetings as cousins, and after a brief chat, they entered the hall together and settled down in love.

Shi Lan's gaze drifted to the table, just as she heard Zhu Yi comforting the extremely weak Qian Zhiqing, then frowning and instructing the servants to prepare a carriage to return to the mansion.

Qian Zhiqing quickly said, "Cousin, don't worry about me. I'm happy just sitting here listening to the commotion outside."

Shi Lan turned her eyes to the side again and saw Qian Zhiqing with flushed cheeks, upturned lips, and affectionate eyes staring at Zhu Yi.

Suddenly, Shi Lan felt extremely uncomfortable and immediately said, "The water by the pond is clear, and the green willows are swaying in the breeze. Miss Qian, won't you come and take a look?"

Qian Zhiqing took a deep breath and said, "No, I'll just sit here and listen."

"That's a pity," Shi Lan turned to look at Zhu Yi, "Isn't the young master coming either?"

Zhu Yi was already feeling a little embarrassed towards Shi Lan because he had hugged Xia Wuzhuang earlier, so when he heard that Shi Lan had invited him, how could he refuse?

Standing side by side with Shi Lan, he stared intently at the sign next to the puppet show stage and said, "So this is the Deqing Troupe. Their puppet shows are extremely popular, especially Yingying's Story and The Story of the Actor."

Shi Lan stared intently at the scene below and said, "This must be the story of the actors, but I wonder which part it is. What a lovely pair of cousins!"

Zhu Yi turned his head to look at Shi Lan, who barely reached his shoulder, and suddenly laughed.

Shi Lan turned her head and glared at him, "What are you laughing at?"

Zhu Yi looked up at the puppets dressed in theatrical costumes below and said, "This is just the current trend, but it won't work in my family."