Chapter 428 Because I am the financier of the Umeki Opera Troupe?

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, when the ladies of the imperial court and the imperial family were in audience with the Empress, the news that the Empress personally summoned Li Chunhua for questioning soon spread among the ladies of the imperial court and the imperial family who were present at the time.

The New Year holidays are a time for many banquets, and the number of invitations to the Zhenxi General's Mansion suddenly increased.

There were also some invitations from people who knew that the Zhenxi General's Mansion was going to hold a banquet for guests on the fourth day of the New Year, so they came to deliver the visiting cards. Their implicit intention was to ask the Yu family to send them invitations so that they could attend the banquet.

Even Wang, who had previously wanted to rely on the Yu family and marry her daughter into the family, finally realized that the Yu family was simply not a family she could marry into!

Wang took her daughter Chu Siying to Mrs. Liu's house first.

Madam Liu had long disliked Wang, so she did not even open the door for her. She only asked the doorman to announce that Madam Liu had gone out to visit guests with Tong Yunpeng.

Wang simply brought her daughter Chu Siying directly to the Zhenxi General's Mansion.

However, there were so many officials from various mansions delivering letters outside the Zhenxi General's Mansion that people like Wang and Chu Siying attracted everyone's attention as soon as they arrived.

Wang quickly asked the doorman to pass on the message that they wanted to see Bai Xiaofeng.

The doorman still remembered Wang and his expression changed.

Their old lady had specifically instructed them before that if they met Wang, they should just drive her away!

The concierge waved his hand unhappily: "Get out of here! Our Second Madam won't see you!"

Chu Siying was furious: "Great! You were eager to go with us to the White Horse Temple to burn incense before, but now that the villain has succeeded, you don't want to see us?!"

With tears in her eyes, she said, "Mother, we are ignorant and unworthy of his mansion—"

It sounds like you feel so wronged.

The concierge would not give Chu Siying the opportunity to confuse right and wrong. He shouted, "Young lady, what are you talking about! When our old lady heard about what you did before, she felt that you were not the same kind of people!... What, do you want me to publicize what you did in front of so many people? It's New Year's Day, this is not good!"

Wang's face then changed. She pulled Chu Siying away angrily and left at a rapid speed amidst the pointing and talking of the crowd.

Meanwhile, back home, Mrs. Wei was busy selecting invitations with her daughters-in-law.

——There are really too many posts.

But if you reject all of them, you will offend people.

Mrs. Wei, along with several of her daughters-in-law and the younger one, Xingxing, spent two whole days selecting. They finally managed to pick out a few and quickly sent out invitations to invite them to a banquet on the fourth day of the New Year.

Fortunately, when they prepared the banquet, they had prepared three extra tables, whether in terms of manpower, ingredients, or utensils. It would not be a problem to add a few more at short notice.

"Has the opera troupe agreed on everything?" Mrs. Wei asked Xingxing.

Xing Xing had taken on this task early in the morning. She nodded her head and said seriously, "Yes, I'll do the work. Don't worry, grandma."

Mrs. Wei couldn't help laughing.

Li Chunhua couldn't help asking, "Which opera troupe did Xingxing find? ... Huai'er's colleague's family also has an old lady who loves to listen to opera. When the time comes, we must make sure that the opera troupe we find doesn't make any mistakes."

Xing Xing nodded: "I found the Meimu Opera Troupe. They can perform many operas and will definitely not disappoint the guests."

When the women of the Yu family heard that Xing Xing was looking for the Meimu Opera Troupe, they all became excited: "Meimu Opera Troupe? The one that sang the wrong song at the end?"

"I said before, after we are done with this busy period, we will also listen to how good the final wrong reward is!"

"Oh, our Xingxing is really capable. It's hard to get a ticket to the Meimu Opera Troupe. I heard that there were even more people when it closed two days ago. Xingxing actually invited people on the fourth day of the New Year! It's really our Xingxing!"

The women in the Yu family were all very excited.

Xingxing originally wanted to give them a surprise, but when her aunt asked about it, Xingxing thought that they would know it by then anyway, so she told them in advance.

"I just heard you guys say you wanted to listen to the final performance, so I went to find them." Xing Xing saw her family so happy, she also smiled happily, "We've set it for the fourth day of the first lunar month. The owner told me that he will definitely come then."

Mrs. Wei was still a little bit unbelievable about the happiness, and she felt a little distressed when she thought about it: "...Xingxing, did you spend a lot of money to invite them this time? Come on, come on, grandma will give you some tips."

Everyone knows how hard it is to buy the notes that were never paid. Some people even sold them for tens of taels of silver each.

One can imagine how much money it would cost to invite the Meimu Opera Troupe, which is very popular in the capital, to perform at home on the fourth day of the first lunar month.

Mrs. Wei turned around and asked the maid to open her box and take out the banknotes. Xing Xing quickly held Mrs. Wei's arm and said, "Grandma, don't worry. I'll invite the Meimu Opera Troupe to perform for us. It won't cost you anything extra."

No matter how much Mrs. Wei trusted Xingxing, she was still a little surprised by what Xingxing said and opened her mouth slightly: "Ah? How could this be..."

Li Chunhua also thought that Xingxing just said it casually to comfort Mrs. Wei, so she immediately said, "Don't worry, Xingxing. If you really spent a lot of money, you have some from your aunt, a lot!"

Bai Xiaofeng, Su Rouer, and Ah Wu also said they would give Xingxing some money.

Xing Xing's white and tender little hand gently rubbed one side of her cheek: "I'm serious, I really didn't spend much money... Is it possible that it's because I'm the financier of the Meimu Opera Troupe?"

Quiet

The women of the Yu family were all dumbfounded.

Xing Xing explained with some embarrassment how she had saved the Meimu Opera Troupe outside the city. "...So, I became the financier of the Meimu Opera Troupe. I have to share their revenue anyway..."

Li Chunhua was so excited that she stood up suddenly: "My dear girl, are you telling the truth? Did you really support the Meimu Opera Troupe?!"

Mrs. Wei's face changed, but she was shouting to Li Chunhua: "You are a double, why are you so excited! Sit down, sit down!"

Li Chunhua sat down awkwardly.

Xing Xing pursed her lips and tried to hold back her laughter: "Don't get excited, auntie. I saved the opera troupe earlier because I thought everyone in my family loves to listen to opera. I heard that the wealthy families in the capital all have their own opera troupes. So I thought we should have one too."

"It's just that we've been busy these days, and the troupe also needs to practice their voices and can't skip performances, so we're letting them perform outside for now... I've already agreed with the troupe owner that they'll have to come to our house to perform at least twice a month."

The women in the Yu family were all very happy.

Especially Mrs. Wei, who loved to listen to operas. She chased Xingxing and asked about the Meimu Opera Troupe: "…I heard that the mainstay of the Meimu Opera Troupe, Ruihong, has amazing body movements and singing voice. Is she really that beautiful?"