On the other side, after Sheng Ling got on the carriage, she looked out the window at the bustling streets. However, such bustle still made her feel empty in her heart, as if it would be wrong to just go back like this.
She couldn't help but think about what Ji Xiao said when she was young. She thought that she was just avoiding it now, but it couldn't solve the problem.
If she never had the courage to face it and look directly into her heart, she would still think about it and not be able to let it go.
Because of this, Sheng Ling hesitated and hesitated, and finally asked the people below to stop the carriage and did not let them follow. She walked on the street by herself, walking in no direction for a while, and finally couldn't help but head towards South Street. walked in the direction.
When Sheng Ling passed by, the play at Haitang Theater had just started. Sheng Ling had no intention of actually going in. She just wanted to take a look at the person from a distance.
But the fact is that she waited for a long time and did not see Ayan appear until the first act ended.
Sheng Ling frowned slightly, unable to stand any longer, so he walked into the theater and walked directly to the backstage courtyard.
The people in the theater troupe were very sharp-sighted. When they saw Princess Shengling arriving, they knelt down and saluted Shengling. Just as they were about to say something, Shengling gave the guard a look that told him to shut up. Went in.
Then, she saw this scene.
Ayan squatted in the yard and washed her clothes.
It was clearly a late autumn night. Ayan took some cold water and squatted on the cold stone pier, lowering her head and washing her clothes.
Sheng Ling walked over silently and lowered her eyes to look at him. Ayan was wearing a gray-white cloth, with half-wet cuffs rolled up, and both hands were covered with red marks from being whipped.
She had seen him playing the guqin, and his hands touching the guqin were very beautiful, but now he was squatting here washing clothes...
Sheng Ling suddenly frowned and said, "Get up."
Ayan, who was immersed in her work, suddenly heard a voice coming from behind her. Her back stiffened slightly. She raised her head and saw Sheng Ling standing behind her. Ayan was stunned for a moment. She subconsciously stood up to salute, but just as she was about to He knelt down and was glared at by Sheng Ling. He finally had the memory to stop kneeling down and just bowed his head respectfully towards her.
Sheng Ling pursed her lips, with a cold expression, and reached out to grab his hand without saying a word. Ayan hissed in pain, frowned and bit her lips.
"Who hit you?"
Ayan didn't respond.
"Is it the troupe leader?"
Ayan remained motionless.
"This princess has a question for you."
Ayan finally nodded lightly.
Sheng Ling immediately became angry, grabbed Ayan's hand and walked backstage.
Different from the last time, this time Sheng Ling dragged A Yan in angrily.
At that time, the troupe leader was still arranging people to go on stage, and had long since given up any hope for Sheng Ling's arrival. However, he did not expect that one day he would see Princess Sheng Ling again. As soon as he saw Princess Sheng Ling, he quickly put down what he was doing and went to salute. After paying homage, "Princess, why are you here? I will ask the people below to prepare your seat. You..."
Before he finished speaking, Sheng Ling coldly interrupted what he had not finished saying, "No need, please tell this princess, what mistake did Ayan make to deserve such a beating from you?"
Shengling raised Ayan's hand to him and was very angry.
The troupe leader himself didn't even think that Sheng Ling came here to vent his anger on A-yan, so he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and said, "Princess, this... A-yan has a bad temper and sometimes disobeys, so I took action to teach him a little lesson. If the princess is unhappy, I will definitely not hit him in the future."
"Is this a small lesson?" Sheng Ling was extremely angry when she heard the troupe leader's insincere explanation.
When the troupe leader saw Sheng Ling being so angry, he immediately felt that the matter was far more serious than he imagined. He couldn't even kneel down to admit his mistake, "It was my mistake. I promise that I will never touch a hair of Ayan again..." "
"No need." Sheng Ling pursed her lips, took out a banknote from her body and threw it to the troupe leader, "Bring Ayan's deed of prostitution."
The bank note given by Sheng Ling was enough to buy the entire Haitang Theater, not to mention just one A-Yan. Now the troupe owner dared to make a mistake and quickly went to find A-Yan's deed of sale. Handed it to Sheng Ling.
Sheng Ling said coldly: "Can I take him away?"
"Of course, of course! Princess, please!"
Sheng Ling pulled A Yan out of the yard, and finally stopped and asked A Yan, "Do you want to pack your things?"
When Ayan heard her asking him, she finally raised her head, looked at her, and nodded numbly.
Sheng Ling then let go of his hand and said, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you outside the theater."
Ayan lowered her head and returned to her room to pack her things. Several people from the theater gathered around to join in the fun.
"Ayan, you can do it. When did you hook up with Princess Shengling? You can actually make the princess redeem your life!"
"Tsk, Ayan, are you pretending to be stupid?"
"You don't understand this, I guess. Ayan must be very good in bed, and she served Princess Shengling obediently. The princess redeemed her body for him, and then entered the princess's mansion. The princess must not..."
Before he finished speaking, Ayan, who had always been dull and timid, suddenly rushed over, grabbed him by the collar and beat him hard. Ayan's eyes were red and filled with bloody anger.
The person who was beaten held his head and screamed loudly, "Ayan, are you crazy?!"
Several other people also rushed over to hold Ayan, "Ayan, stop fighting!"
"Oh, he is so proud now that he has Princess Shengling as his backer. How can he take us little actors seriously? But Ayan, let me tell you, you are not qualified. Even if I am an actor, I can only rely on myself. It's not like you to make a living! As a man, you have to rely on those despicable means to please Princess Shengling!"
"Shut up! If one or two of you keep talking nonsense, you won't even be able to perform on stage!" The troupe leader came in and sneered at them, "Ayan is capable of clinging to the princess, what about you? Ayan will become famous in the future, you guys We can only sing on this stage!"
Ayan packed her luggage with an expressionless face, turned around and left.
"Hey, Ayan, wait a minute." The troupe leader chased out and stopped Ayan with a smile. "Ayan, don't listen to their nonsense. You listen to the troupe leader. As long as you can become a master, even if it's Being the male favorite next to Princess Shengling is better than being an actor, don’t you think?"
Ayan looked at him with a calm expression.
"You can go with peace of mind. From now on, you will have a good relationship with the princess. Let her talk to her more and ask her to take more care of our Haitang Theater. Do you understand?"
Ayan finally lowered her eyes, ignored the flattering troupe leader, and walked out quietly.
(End of chapter)