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“Going to the theater is so boring!” Ye Qingzhu immediately replied. “If you ask me, let’s invite them to our mansion to perform. This mansion is so quiet, I’m about to die of boredom.”
Ye Mozhu was clearly somewhat embarrassed: "This..."
Just as the two were at an impasse, a deep and cold voice rang out from outside: "Since Third Sister wants to hear it, then do as she says."
The newcomer was dressed in black with only a few touches of emerald green on his clothes. He had a handsome face and a robust physique. He was none other than Ye Xiuzhu, the current head of the Ye family.
Upon seeing him, the two sisters immediately greeted their elder brother. Ye Mozhu looked at him and asked, "Elder brother, what have you been up to these past few days..."
Ye Xiuzhu simply raised his hand slightly: "It's alright." Ye Qingzhu carefully observed his face and realized that he looked much more haggard than a few days ago. She guessed it was because he had too many things to deal with recently, but she didn't think she had inquired about what her eldest brother and second sister were dealing with.
“Third Sister’s words make sense. Besides, when the old patriarch was alive, he was on good terms with the former head of the Mirror Flower Stage troupe. They even made a rule that they would only perform for the Ye family. Over the years, the Ye family has never invited them again, which is inappropriate both morally and logically,” Ye Xiuzhu explained. However, Qingzhu secretly took it to heart:
Ye Xiuzhu only cared about what was appropriate and what was not. In his eyes, everyone's actions had to benefit the Ye family, otherwise they were meaningless. She hated that.
He never even saw his father's body when he died. His elder brother was the only one who knew what had happened back then, but he was unwilling to tell the truth. Even Mo Zhu didn't know. All of this was for the so-called "interests of the Ye family".
“In that case, I’ll send someone to invite them.” Mo Zhu immediately understood and gave Ye Qingzhu a wink. Although it felt awkward, she still said to Ye Xiuzhu, “Thank you, brother.”
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The Ye family mansion hadn't been this lively in over a decade. Even passersby who usually kept their voices down were now craning their necks to see what was happening inside. The news that the Ye family had invited the Mirror Flower Stage to perform quickly spread throughout the entire city.
The vermilion gates of the Ye residence were wide open, and the opera troupe's carved trunks filed in. Jiang Yingyue hid in Ye Qingzhu's room, listening intently to the sounds outside. She had been staying with Ye Qingzhu these past few days, and although her shoulder injury hadn't fully healed, catching the suspicious person shouldn't be a problem.
"The opera troupe has arrived. Aren't you going to go and see them?" Ye Qingzhu pushed open the door and walked in.
Jiang Yingyue shook her head: "There are too many people outside right now, and they're everywhere. If I go out and get seen, it might alert them." She paused for a moment, then added, "I can go out after the performance starts."
"Be careful of them. The people from the Heavenly Alliance are very cunning. They might have already figured out our purpose by inviting the opera troupe." Ye Qingzhu had thought about today's plan with Jiang Yingyue a long time ago, but she was a little nervous when the day came to carry it out. "In short, if anything changes, be sure to come to me immediately."
"Um."
Soon, a maid from the Ye family came running over to invite Ye Qingzhu to the stage: "Third Miss, the opera troupe is all set up, just waiting for you to take your seat."
The two exchanged a glance, and after a brief exchange of eyes, Ye Qingzhu left. Jiang Yingyue looked at the Heavenly Alliance jade token in her hand again, and with such force, she actually cracked it.
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