Be honest
In the afternoon, everyone had some tea and snacks together. After Eunuch Rong took people to check again, the pastries served finally did not have any trace of Bai Xin.
Queen Dowager Xuan, who was sitting in the main seat, had already known Si Pei's reaction, but she was not very surprised. Her face still had a calm expression, which almost made Si Pei doubt whether she knew about this matter.
However, if Si Jue dared to use her name to do something, he must have informed her in advance. Perhaps the Queen Dowager Xuan acted better than usual today, and no flaws could be seen.
After all, he was sent to the Western Suburbs Palace and treated coldly, so he should learn something.
Si Pei sneered. Wasn't his hypocritical appearance in the past, where he said one thing to one person and another thing to another, forced out by Yue Jinge and the others?
Lying, endurance, and obedience are the ways to survive.
According to Si Pei, they may not understand this principle.
I just don't want to pretend anymore.
In his heart, he sneered at Si Jue's wishful thinking, thinking that it was like an ant trying to shake a tree, which was simply overestimating his own abilities.
Since it is a banquet, there must be performances for people to watch. According to the customary rules of the court, formal dinners must include songs and dances from all over the country, while afternoon tea is more suitable for listening to music and watching performances.
So the Imperial Household Department invited the most famous opera troupe in Beijing at that time. The plays that have been popular in Shanghua City in recent years, such as "Snow City Far Away", "Guanyang Wanderer", "Nan'an Moon", etc., are all plays they created and performed.
Queen Dowager Xuan was still there, so naturally she was the first to choose a play. She opened the script and without even glancing at it twice, she chose the signature play - "Snow City Distant".
"Have you heard this story?"
Jing Yao was holding a handful of melon seeds that he had just picked up from the edge of the table, his eyes fixed on the scene that was being arranged in full swing. The person on the stage pinched the magic formula and waved his hand, and suddenly a layer of heavy snow covered the table like a magic trick.
"Wow!" The girl was stunned. "This spell is really interesting."
"Well, but after thousands of years, these little magic tricks are the only ones left." Si Pei also felt a little regretful. "But in the end, they can be used to amuse the audience, so it's not a grievance."
Jing Yao sighed, thinking that if the magic could be more grand, it would definitely be interesting. Suddenly remembering the business, he turned around and asked, "So, do you know what the story of "Snow City Haruka" is about?"
Si Pei thought that although he was not a genius or a learned man, he had read a lot of poetry and books for many years, and this was the first time he had heard of this opera excerpt.
"Tell me?"
Jing Yao smiled with some pride when she heard that. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also had something to ask her.
"Ahem, come to think of it, it has a small connection with our Jing family." Jing Yao felt a little guilty, but it wasn't entirely her own fabrication. This play tells the story of an immortal who overcame a love tribulation before ascending to godhood hundreds of years ago. At the end, the long steps to godhood were covered with Xuantan flowers, and the Jing family took the opportunity to pick them...
"The story of the immortal and the mortal woman's entangled love and fate is difficult to resolve... Anyway, it's very beautiful, you must watch it carefully and appreciate it!"
When Jing Yao was talking excitedly, he unconsciously slapped Si Pei's thigh several times.
"Okay, okay, let's watch it together."
Si Pei smiled gently and helplessly, and took advantage of the hand-holding action to firmly hold Jing Yao's messy hand.
The scene of the two flirting was fully seen by Si Jue in the back row. The young man concealed his inner rage and raised his hand to take a sip of tea.
"Your Highness, please have some snacks."
Although the familiar sweet voice was deliberately lowered and expressed seriousness and respect at this moment, Si Jue could still recognize her easily.
"What kind of pastry is this?" He gently picked up a piece with two fingers. The pastry was snow-white and sprinkled with coconut flakes, and it faintly exuded an elegant scent mixed with the fragrance of flowers and coconut.
Ningyue leaned forward and raised her eyes slightly: "Your Highness, this is the pear blossom pastry that the Crown Prince personally selected."
Si Jue showed a hint of surprise, then chuckled in relief: "It's quite fitting."
He looked up at the two people in front of him who were showing their deep affection and love. The moment he took a bite of the pear blossom pastry, a hint of elusive jealousy and hatred flashed in his eyes.
"Go down first." Si Jue glanced sideways, his voice not being noticeable against the background of the troupe's singing on the stage, "Everything remains the same."
The maid said nothing and quickly retreated.
The song was reaching its climax on the stage, and the hero and heroine kissed goodbye in the wind and snow. Several little girls sitting in the back were crying as they watched. On the other side happened to be the two people who stole the limelight that morning - Wen Renyou and Jiang Min.
After Jiang Wen finished bandaging her, she went to the side hall to rest. Wen Renyou followed her wherever she went and sat with her until now while watching the show without feeling tired.
Jiang Wen wasn't angry at first. After all, Wen Renyou hadn't done anything to wrong her. But after this happened, she felt uncomfortable and wanted to be alone for a while. After all... after all, Wen Renyou had said in front of the Crown Prince and the others that he only loved her. How embarrassing!
But Wen Renyou was a bit stubborn and simple-minded, and he was so careless that he kept leaning towards Jiang Wen. Seeing that his beloved ignored him, he became even more anxious, and pouted awkwardly to pretend to be cute and innocent: "Awen, please don't be angry, okay~ please~"
Jiang Wen had no choice but to quietly and seriously reply to him: "I'm not angry."
"I don't believe it." Wen Renyou's eyes were red and he felt wronged. "You ignored me and didn't even look at me..."
The girls watching the fun at the back looked at each other and couldn't help laughing, and were still discussing the special relationship between the two.
"You!" Jiang Wen turned to look at Wen Renyou. The shy little girl was cornered and blurted out, "Stop talking! Eat some cakes and watch the show!"
After saying that, she didn't care about her usual elegance and directly grabbed a piece of pear blossom pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, successfully blocking his mouth that kept complaining about his misery.
The shredded coconut suddenly choked Wen Renyou several times. He coughed violently several times and took several sips of tea before he could swallow it.
Even so, there was no sign of anger on his face, instead he looked completely satisfied and happy.
Si Jue turned his head away, his teeth itching with anger.
These people are flirting regardless of the occasion... The world is going downhill!
It would have been fine if I hadn't turned back. Once I turned back, I could see the two people in front of me leaning against each other.
Jing Yao leaned against the man's chest affectionately, her eyes fixed on the actors dancing gracefully on the stage, their sleeves fluttering. The male and female protagonists shed silent tears: "Don't leave me... Don't leave me alone!"
Jing Yao was suddenly stunned. For some reason, he felt a sudden pain in his heart, and scenes from his past life flashed through his mind quickly.
"Yaoyao?" Si Pei panicked when he saw her pale and dazed look. "Are you feeling unwell?"
“No… no.”
Jing Yao didn't know why he suddenly felt so uncomfortable. Perhaps it was because, just like before, his body was forced to carry the souls of two lives after his rebirth, so sometimes he couldn't bear it.
Is it the price of going against common sense?
Jing Yao rubbed his temples and it took him a long time to recover.
The worry in Si Pei's eyes was as real as his own. He was still worried: "Yaoyao, this isn't the first time you've said you have a headache. Please ask the imperial physician to come and take a look."
"No need to call the imperial physician!" Jing Yao called out to him anxiously. Seeing Si Pei's confusion growing, she could only sigh, "There's really no need to call the imperial physician. Even if he came, he wouldn't be able to diagnose my problem."
"Then what exactly is the reason?" Si Peifeng narrowed his eyes slightly, "Yaoyao, are you hiding something from me?"
"Well..."
Jing Yao looked away guiltily, but Si Pei wouldn't let her avoid the question. He gently cupped the girl's face with both hands and forced her to face him: "Yaoyao, is there something I can't know? Tell me, and let's face it together. Okay?"
Si Pei was reluctant to let her bear even a little bit of pressure, and was even more afraid that something might really happen to her.
He would go crazy if he lost Jing Yao.
Jing Yao knew that it would be bad to provoke him further at this point, but looking around, the troupe was noisy and crowded, so it was not a good place to talk.
"This matter is a bit complicated to talk about. It can't be explained in a few words... Besides, you may not believe it even if I tell you." Jing Yao's voice became lower and lower, quietly observing Si Pei's reaction.
As if thinking her worries were groundless, Si Pei squeezed her hand, feeling helpless yet wanting to laugh. He couldn't bear to use too much force, so he could only squeeze and rub it repeatedly: "How could I not believe Yaoyao?"
He would never doubt Jing Yao's words.
Looking into Si Pei's gentle eyes, Jing Yao made up his mind: "After everything is settled tonight, I will explain everything to you from beginning to end."
Jing Yao promised seriously, and Si Pei still nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll wait."
After solving one of the major issues that had been on his mind, Jing Yao suddenly felt that the pain in his heart was not so severe.
It seems that this situation is also related to her own long-term worries. Thinking too much will cause headaches.
After the performance of "Snow City Far Away", the male protagonist was deified, and the female protagonist could only offer him a stick of incense from afar in the mortal world.
"That man is so evil! Why did he lie to her?" No matter how many times Jing Yao has watched the ending, he still feels angry. The hero knows that he can't be with a mortal, so why does he still provoke the heroine, and in the end, he even asks her to understand his difficulties! ?
"The gods only know how to trick innocent girls!"
Jing Yao was filled with resentment and bit off half of the pear blossom pastry viciously.
I watched it with Huo Zhuxin and the others before, and Zhuxin even explained that "immortals don't know what emotions are, and the tribulation of love exists to open their emotions."
If immortals do not know how to love, they cannot love ordinary people. But if they continue to love, they will be deeply immersed in their own lust and lose sight of ordinary people.
There are a lot of profound truths to be said, but who will feel sorry for the girl who is still immersed in the beautiful dreams of the past?
"To weave lies into the illusion of love, I find such gods hypocritical."
Jing Yao doesn't like being deceived. She feels uncomfortable just by putting herself in the other person's shoes for a moment.
"I'm telling you, Xiaoli, you're not allowed to do anything to deceive me." Jing Yao widened his eyes and warned him solemnly, "If you do, I'll..."
"What do you do?"
The harsh words Jing Yao wanted to say were temporarily stuck in his throat in front of his handsome face that suddenly came close to him: "I will torture you well!"
Jing Yao snorted coldly and pushed him away: "You'd better be ready tonight!"
The man was silent, as if thinking about something.
If he tells the truth, can Jing Yao really forgive him?
Jing Yao knew in her heart that she had secrets, and Si Pei couldn't really be completely transparent with her as he said. Was there something he didn't want to say, or was he afraid to say it?
The two sat in silence until the notice for the play selection was handed to Si Pei Jingyao.
"Your Highness, please order a play."
Si Pei took a quick look and gestured to pass it to Jing Yao, who took it, flipped through it, and sighed from time to time.
Finally, Jing Yao chose an act that she and Si Pei were very familiar with and the one she most wanted to tell him - "Tonight Like a Swallow".
"I hope your heart is like mine, and there will be no grudge between us."
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