"There's no show today, and no tickets left. Let's go!"
The ticket seller was woken up, yawned, looked at the familiar faces, waved his hand and said.
The head guard exclaimed in shock, "How could there be no tickets? I checked the performance calendar, and there's a performance today!"
The ticket seller was startled by his fierce appearance, and her drowsiness vanished. She jumped up and moved a few steps away from the guard.
"Gentlemen, it's not that I'm unwilling, but there was a performance scheduled for today, but something came up at the last minute, and the artists were invited by the Yu family!"
"Who is the Yu family? How can they be so domineering? Do they think they can invite everyone over?"
The ticket seller, hands clasped in his arms, said matter-of-factly, "The performers have indeed all been invited. Gentlemen, you may not know this, but today is the wedding of the Second Young Master Yu, and all the prominent figures of Anqing Prefecture are present..."
The Fifth Prince murmured the name "Yu Family," his face showing some displeasure. Just what kind of background did this Yu Family have?
Just then, Lü Yun Shen walked over unhurriedly, and the Fifth Prince immediately said, "Lord Lü, I'm afraid we won't be able to watch the performance today. The Yu family has invited all the performers on stage away."
"I have been here for the past few days. May I ask which lord the Yu family's residence is?"
Lu Yun Shen maintained his smile, but when the Fifth Prince asked, he quickly tapped his head with his fan and said regretfully, "Oh dear! I'm sorry, this is my fault, I forgot to explain it to Your Highness!"
"The Yu family are the right-hand men of our Prince and are highly valued by him. Today, the second young master of the Yu family is getting married, and to celebrate, we have invited the most popular celebrities from Anqing Prefecture!"
"If Your Highness wishes to see a performance, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a few more days!"
"A few days?"
The Fifth Prince frowned slightly, not because he couldn't watch the song and dance, but because he wondered if the Yu family was valued too much by Zhu Yuan.
I wonder what kind of status the Yu family has, that they can hold such an extravagant wedding on Zhuyuan's territory.
He had heard that these artists were paid very high salaries, and it would be difficult to hire even one person. The fact that so many had been hired this time meant that they must be either rich or powerful.
Having just heard Lü Yunshen's introduction, I can tell that the Yu family holds some weight in Zhu Yuan's heart, but I wonder how much weight they hold.
Judging from this one incident alone, the Yu family's style of doing things is quite high-profile, and those in power are often suspicious. If he can use this to sow discord between Zhu Yuan and the Yu family and stir up this mess, he might be able to fish in troubled waters and be like the mantis stalking the cicada!
The Fifth Prince immediately found a breakthrough, and his mood improved considerably.
Looking into Lü Yunshen's ambiguous smile, he quickly concealed his emotions.
"That's unfortunate. In that case, I'll take a break for now."
Lu Yunshen's smile deepened, and he suggested considerately, "I've made Your Highness come all this way for nothing. How about this, there's a teahouse ahead. The storyteller there is quite interesting. Why don't you come with me?"
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Prince did not refuse and followed him.
It's easiest to find out things in a crowded teahouse.
Watching the Fifth Prince's retreating figure, Lü Yun Shen's lips curled up slightly.
After spending the last few days together, he had basically figured out his personality.
This person is cunning, but not deep. If it weren't for luring the snake out of its hole, why would he have so many things to do, spending his days eating, drinking, and having fun with him?
Meizi Village, Guangling County.
The weather has been nice and mild these past few days, perfect for going out.
Zhen Wanwan is preparing to take the children on a picnic.
When she was little, she envied other children who could go on picnics and trips. Nowadays, ancient travel is too expensive, and the children are too young to travel.
As a second choice, Zhen Wanwan would take some time each month to take them out to play, as long as the weather was nice.
It not only brings joy to children but also provides them with physical exercise, achieving two goals at once.
Seeing that the weather was nice today, Tianbao pestered her to go out and play. She waved her hand and told the servants to prepare the luggage.
I plan to take them to fly kites on the lawn not far from Lingyin Temple.
Zhen Wanwan sent someone to pick up Hu Zi, Da Ni, and the others from the Zhen family compound, and also invited Zhang Qinghuai and Fang Kang'an.
Fang Zhelan was worried about so many children going out to play, so she came along.
The children were making a lot of noise on the road, attracting the attention of the villagers working in the fields by the roadside.
Since everyone lived relatively close by, they naturally recognized each other as members of the Zhen family.
Some villagers who were on good terms with Meizi Village also recognized Hu Zi in the car. Zhen's family had two officials and a younger sister who was a princess.
For the villagers present, they were an unattainable figure, but anyone who had even a little contact with the Zhen family knew that they were kind and gentle.
Grandma Zhen may be a bit sharp-tongued and a bit harsh with her scolding, but she is kind at heart.
Whenever she heard that there were kind people in the surrounding villages who couldn't afford medicine or that elderly people had no one to care for them, she would bring her daughter-in-law and rice to visit and take care of them.
There's also the daughter of the Zhen family who's taking a husband; she's a first-rate philanthropist, and I heard she owns the department store in the county town!
Moreover, she also invested in and built the Happiness Home, which has saved countless homeless people.
Most importantly, families with children have the opportunity to study at Rende Academy, giving these families who cannot afford tuition a glimmer of hope for their children to succeed.
Each and every one of these deeds has left a deep impression on the villagers, and the Zhen family has become known as a kind and benevolent family in the surrounding area.
Therefore, all Zhen Wanwan received along the way were kind glances.
Looking at the scene outside, Zhang Zhelan sighed inwardly, recalling the time when the two of them first met.
At that time, Zhenniangzi was heavily pregnant. Apart from her belly, the rest of her body was truly skin and bones, but her eyes were still shining.
At that time, out of a mother's heart, she disregarded the danger she might face and asked Siqin to bring her food.
She never imagined that her small act of kindness would lead Zhen Wanwan to save her and her child, and later help her family.
Furthermore, it propelled her husband's official career to new heights, proving that he had chosen the right ruler.
She admitted that at the beginning, she was kind to Zhen Wanwan without any ulterior motives, but later, she was actually trying to flatter her.
Of course, she wanted to be on good terms with the future Empress!
Although she harbored ulterior motives in their later interactions, she genuinely treated Zhen Wanwan as a sister.
Perhaps Zhang Zhelan had been staring for too long, because Zhen Wanwan followed her gaze and saw that she was being stared at.
I unconsciously touched my face. Could it be that there's something dirty on my face?
"Sister Lan, why are you looking at me? Is there something on your face?"
Zhang Zhelan snapped out of her daze, feeling a little embarrassed at being caught red-handed: "No, I just think my sister is getting prettier and prettier!"
"Especially her skin, it's like that of a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, I'm so envious!"
Zhen Wanwan was stunned when she heard this. She touched her smooth face. In recent years, she had often used the well water in her space to wash her face and take baths.
Her skin is in great condition!
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