Chapter 111 [Boring! ]

As soon as they heard that He Lin was going to present a gift, the scene became lively again.

"I haven't seen He Lin today. Could it be that he's been stuck in jail these days and hasn't had time to prepare a gift for the Patriarch, so he's been busy preparing one all day?"

"If you ask me, Young Master He Lin is so handsome, the Patriarch would like anything he gives him."

"This Master He Lin used to be the one who pleased the Patriarch the most, but today he's probably going to be outdone by He Jing."

Just as the guests were drinking and chatting happily, there was movement on the stage and two screens were put up by the servants.

The Lianzhou opera troupe usually performs after dinner, so the guests all looked puzzled and curious. "Isn't the troupe supposed to perform after the banquet? We've just started eating."

Just when everyone was curious, He Lin walked out from behind the screen.

He still wore his usual exquisite style today, wearing a dark green brocade robe with dark patterns, his black hair held up with a golden crown, and the steps he took towards the stage were calm and noble.

He Lin became the focus as soon as he appeared on the stage, and the hearts of all the girls in the audience were moved.

He Lin said loudly: "My fellow villagers, the gift I present to the head of the family today is a wonderful play, which I wrote myself."

"I hope everyone can support and give some applause, and I also hope that my aunt will like it."

As expected of the most popular person in Lianzhou, as soon as He Lin finished speaking, there was a wave of applause and the atmosphere became lively.

"Master He Lin can also write play scripts? How amazing!"

"I really want to be the heroine in Mr. He Lin's play, and be with He Lin under the moonlight~"

"The master of the house really loves to watch and listen to operas, but the troupe's scripts are too old, and they only perform the same few plays over and over again."

As the head of the He family, He Shao is now financially independent and makes a lot of money. In addition to finding some good-looking lovers and objects, her hobbies in passing the time are to listen to operas.

However, there are not many opera troupes in Lingnan, and only one or two troupes perform well. They perform the same scripts over and over again, and He Shao and the He family have almost memorized the contents of the scripts.

Now that they heard that He Lin wrote the script himself, everyone became interested.

Jiang Lili also sat up straight in surprise.

It turns out He Lin can also write scripts. He Lin is so smart, he must have learned a lot from watching and listening to people on the set before. He is really an all-round star...

Wait, Jiang Lili suddenly had a guess in her mind.

The musicians in the audience were already in place, but unlike ordinary operas, they did not use lively instruments like gongs and drums. Instead, they used yangqin, guzheng, and pipa.

He Fengqing scoffed, "Cousin, do you understand opera? Did you leave without permission because you thought the gongs and drums were too loud?"

He Manyu followed suit and shook her head. "The scripts are always the same. He Lin just cobbled one together and said he wrote it himself. How boring."

During the discussion, the screen covering the stage was pulled open.

Everyone could see clearly behind the screen that there was a handsome man and a beautiful woman standing together.

The woman in the orange skirt has a gentle smile and stands next to the plum vase with a round fan in her hand, while the man holds a pen in his hand, as if he is drawing a portrait of the woman.

The storyteller who read the narration introduced the identities of the two actors. The man was Zhang Sheng, the son of a county magistrate, and the woman was Zhang Sheng's wife Xie Yi.

As the two blocking screens were pulled apart, the musicians played music.

The melody is graceful and lingering, creating a subtle and ambiguous atmosphere between the talented scholar and the beautiful woman.

The next moment, a man dressed as a servant came on stage, hurriedly and excitedly said to the man, "Sir, our cousin has come back from the dead!"

Just this one sentence successfully aroused the curiosity of all the guests present.

The music suddenly stopped, and the sudden "clang" sounds of the guzheng made the atmosphere tense in an instant.

Jiang Lili felt that this routine had a familiar flavor.

After hearing what the servant said, Zhang Sheng on the stage dropped the paintbrush in his hand to the ground. Without even saying a word to Xie Yi who was posing, he hurried out with the servant.

Xie Yi, who was left behind, saw this scene and asked with confusion and doubt, "Cousin?"

"Why have I never heard anyone in the mansion talk about this cousin?"

After a pause, she seemed to have figured it out, and a joyful smile appeared on her face. "It's always a good thing that my dear cousin has come back to life. I have to go and say hello to this cousin."

After Xie Yi stepped down from the stage, the screen on the stage was closed again.

After a cup of tea, the screen was pulled open again and the scene on the stage changed.

Zhang Sheng was chatting with a girl who was also wearing an orange dress and had a long bun. "Cousin, what have you been through in the past three years?"

His eyes were burning, and his tone was filled with indescribable emotion.

The cousin shook her head, looking as if she was about to speak but tears were already streaming down her face.

The maidservant beside the cousin answered first, "Master! You have no idea how difficult our young lady's life has been these past three years, and how much suffering she has endured."

"She fell off the cliff to save you!"

"That's enough, stop talking. I don't want to make my cousin worry."

The cousin stopped the maid from continuing.

At this time, Madam Xie Yi came over with a look of ignorance, "Husband, I heard that my cousin is here!"

Then, Xie Yi came in and was stunned by the color of her dress, her hair style, and even her eyebrows and eyes, which were similar to hers.

"Why is my cousin wearing the same clothes and hairstyle as me?"

The cousin saw Xie Yi's face turn pale and bit her lip: "It's all a coincidence, sister, you don't have to take it to heart."

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she said to Master Zhang in a grieved voice, "My cousin is getting married, and I came to see him and then leave. I am being rude to him."

Jiang Lili understood everything about the lines that were filled with the aroma of tea.

He Lin is bringing all those bloody modern dramas to the ancient stage!

This familiar stand-in routine is so classic!

Jiang Lili bet a penny that the man on the stage would definitely say the line "You're just her stand-in".

She was fascinated by this kind of plot when she was in school. Although the routine was basically the same, she couldn't help but read on every time she saw it.

To Jiang Lili, those extremely emotional and melodramatic modern dramas were nothing new.

But for these ancient people, it was a new thing, so keep it in mind!

Look, the girl in blue next to Jiang Lili got excited.

Through the previous conversation, Jiang Lili learned that the girl in blue was named He Shi, and was a member of the He family's side branch, but because of her outstanding performance, she sat in the inner courtyard.

He Shi clenched his wine glass tightly with his fingers and said through gritted teeth, "This cousin's actress is so annoying! Even though it's just acting, I'm furious!"