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"I'm fine. Maybe I drank too much fruit wine."
Qing Yunyao suppressed the fear in her heart and spoke out.
But the uneasiness in her heart was growing. There was definitely something strange about Qin Wan. Every word she said seemed to be directed at her.
Does she know something?
Qing Yunyao raised her eyes to look at Qin Wan, but her eyes met hers immediately, as if she had been looking at her. Seeing her looking at her, Qin Wan curled his lips at her, and the smile was cold and mocking, which actually made her break out in a cold sweat.
"you……"
Qing Yunyao was about to speak when she heard a burst of applause. It turned out that after the actors' dance was over, a folk acrobat came on stage and was spitting fire, causing the children of the noble families in the banquet hall to exclaim in surprise.
"Oh, that man spit fire, it scared me."
"Look, he even went through the fire ring."
The noble ladies exclaimed in surprise and admiration.
Looking at the eldest princess who was in the upper position, she was obviously very happy.
"I asked the housekeeper to arrange this show just to liven up the atmosphere. Sister Qing, do you remember one year when we secretly ran out to play and happened to see a juggler performing on the street? He was also breathing fire. I was so mesmerized that I immediately rewarded him with a gold ingot. But I didn't expect that he would be targeted by bad guys and we were almost kidnapped. It was you who whipped them one by one and made them roll on the ground..."
Pingyang's eyes sparkled when he saw something of interest, and he put aside the idea of finding fault with Qin Wan.
Hearing Pingyang's words, Qing Yunyao's eyes were full of annoyance. Why did she find excuses to turn Qing Yunyao down many times when she asked her out in the past three years? It was because she didn't want to hear about the things that Qing Yue had experienced with her. She couldn't explain it, and she felt upset after hearing it.
So Qing Yunyao could only force a smile.
Pingyang saw it and knew that she didn't remember the past. Although he felt lost, he was used to it.
Instead, Qin Wan used the opportunity of drinking to hide the nostalgia in his eyes. "Xiao Pingyang, how could I forget? That was something we did together."
"The acrobatic troupe is over, and now it's time for opera, from the Liyuan Opera. My mother loves it the most, and you used to love it too. We even secretly changed our costumes and sang on stage, but that fellow Qing Er recognized us and went to call Brother Yan over. We were grounded for a month that time, and we weren't allowed to see each other. Sister Qing, do you remember?"
Pingyang became more and more excited as he spoke, and the depressed mood caused by Qin Wan finally eased.
"Yeah, I have some impression."
Qing Yunyao spoke absentmindedly.
Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, Pingyang's eyes lit up.
Qin Wan looked at this scene, a gentle look flashed across her brows. Only by hearing about the past experiences between her and her good friend could she realize more clearly that she was still alive and she was still Qing Yue.
"Here it comes, here it comes... Liyuan Opera, I wonder what repertoire they have prepared."
Pingyang spoke excitedly. Liyuan Opera was a famous troupe in the imperial city. They not only sang songs, but also told stories. They sang, acted, and acted out their lives. The stories they made up were always bizarre and tortuous, very appealing to people's hearts, and were widely sung, thus becoming even more famous.
"Sixth sister-in-law, please pay close attention to the music. I bet you grew up in the countryside and have never seen anyone perform opera, right?"
Pingyang did not forget to sarcastically call Qin Wan twice, and called her "Sixth Sister-in-law" with a mocking tone.
Qin Wan glanced at her and didn't bother to argue with her. He just said, "Yes, Princess You should also watch and listen carefully."
"Humph, what are you talking about? When my sister Qing was watching a play in the opera garden, you were probably digging in the ground in the mountains somewhere."
Qin Wan lowered his brows, his eyes full of sneer.
Just to see if she can sit still for a while.
Babbling.
Dingdangdang~
The Liyuan opera has begun.
The name of the opera is "Story of the Sisters of the Marquis's Family"
"Hmm, the title of this opera is quite interesting. I wonder what story it tells."
Pingyang supported his chin and seemed a little excited, but Qing Yunyao, who was standing next to him, frowned when she heard the title of the opera and was not very interested. She was feeling very nervous at the moment, and always felt that there was something strange about Qin Wan. From the assassination in the alley that day, to the fact that she had no wounds on her body during the trip to the palace, to the fact that she shot ten rings with one arrow today, and the things she said made her feel uneasy.
Boom.
Opera is sung.
The first to appear were two young girls, about five or six years old. One was wearing a red dress embroidered with rich embroidery, looking very noble, while the other was wearing a cloth dress, looking a little shabby. The noble girl in red shook the hand of the shabby girl and said, "Sister, this will be your home from now on."
From then on, the opera begins and the story unfolds.
The elder sister is the daughter of a wealthy and noble family, while the poor younger sister was taken to her elder sister's house because her family fell into poverty. When she first came, the younger sister was timid and introverted. She didn't dare to speak loudly and was always submissive. It was her elder sister who held her hand, ate with her, slept with her, and took her to meet friends and see fun things.
It can be seen that my sister has a good temper, is confident and likes to wear red clothes.
The younger sister is introverted and timid, and doesn't talk much, but under the care of her elder sister, she smiles more and more.
"Eh? These two sisters have such a good relationship. The girl in red is also very kind to the girl in plain clothes, taking her everywhere to play."
Pingyang watched it with great interest.
Keqing Yunyao frowned. She disliked the opera from the beginning, as it inexplicably reminded her of her own life experience.
soon……
The third character appears.
He was a handsome young man of noble status, a descendant of an aristocratic family. He and the sister in red were childhood sweethearts. The sister introduced the sister to the young man, and since then the two girls played together in everything. Whenever the girl in red went out with the young man, the sister would always follow behind them.
The boy is handsome and unparalleled, and he only dotes on his sister. You can see that his eyes are full of tolerance when he looks at his sister.
But in many scenes, the commoner sister would secretly look at the boy.
Everyone was brought into the story.
In the yard, the sound of singing came from the stage.
"Hmm, why does my sister seem to like that boy? But it's obvious that the boy and her sister like each other. Could this be a story about sisters fighting over that boy and eventually turning against each other? That's too cliché."
Pingyang supported her chin and guessed the direction of the story. She watched it very seriously and couldn't help but discuss it with Qing Yunyao in a low voice.
Qing Yunyao was also watching, and the more she watched, the more she frowned, as she felt that these scenes seemed familiar.
She shook her head, thinking that she must have overthought it, as this was a theatre that was held to celebrate the eldest princess' birthday.
"Keep watching."