Princess Linjiang smiled, and seeing that Old Lady Xu was talking about other topics very freely, she also changed the topic. Although the Xu family was not as high-profile as the Xia family and the Jiang family before, she knew that the Xu family was not easy to mess with.
This family is by no means as bad-tempered as they appear.
If they were truly a family that abides by the law, it is impossible that they would become active as soon as Prince Linjiang arrived in Beijing, and would not have thought of all kinds of ways to get close to her and become her thugs to help her get rid of the thorn in her side, Shen Chen.
Since they invited Wei An this time, there must be a reason.
She just needs to watch the fun.
The women were almost all present. Madam Xu came over with a smile and asked for Madam Xu's opinion: "The troupe is ready. Do you think we should invite everyone over?"
The Xu family invited a famous opera troupe from the capital to perform. Most of the ladies present had heard of it, and they were all very interested when they heard about it.
Even Old Lady Xu herself sighed, "There was quite a bit of trouble in inviting this troupe. I heard that this morning, for some reason, Li Lanfang from their troupe fell ill, so they almost couldn't come."
Li Lanfang is now a famous actor in the capital. Many ladies even condescend to go to their homes in person just to listen to his plays.
When they heard that Li Lanfang was ill, some people couldn't help but ask, "So Li Lanfang can't sing today?"
Old Madam Xu flicked the non-existent dust off her sleeves and smiled gently, "How could that be? It's all healed a long time ago. It was just a false alarm. We can still watch the show as usual. I know you've been waiting for a long time, so let's all go over."
Princess Linjiang didn't know why she felt something was wrong. She knew that when she got up this morning, this section of the road was under martial law. It was said that several fugitives who were exiled to Lingnan had escaped and sneaked into the capital, so the officials living nearby were on high alert.
Since the situation was so serious that Xu Anying even transferred a group of people from the Ministry of War to guard the place, and there was a commotion in the opera troupe and it was said that the leading actor was so seriously ill, why did they still arrange for the troupe to come in and perform
Aren’t they afraid of someone sneaking in
Or did they do it on purpose
Didn’t Xu Anying say today that someone leaked the military newspaper
She understood a little, lowered her eyes and smiled slightly, hiding the trace of gloating in her eyes.
Well, since the Xu family really can’t swallow that, that’s even better.
She had originally been thinking about how to make Wei An's life as uncomfortable as possible without angering Prince Linjiang after he married into the family. But now it seems that she doesn't need to worry about it, as the Xu family has already been unable to accept the result.
Although I don’t know what the Xu family is planning to do, I can tell from the current situation that it’s not going to end well.
Wei An might really be dragged into this.
She could already imagine Shen Chen's reaction at that time. He valued Wei An so much. If something really happened to Wei An, she didn't know how upset he would be.
No matter whether Qingshuang can be used or not, she will not suffer any loss. This deal is a good deal no matter how you look at it.
The Xu family's stage was well built. Even people on the distant upper floors could see the people on the stage clearly without affecting the field of vision. It was precisely because of this that Princess Linjiang raised her eyebrows in surprise after selecting an act.
Not only her, but also some knowledgeable people were already somewhat dissatisfied: "This performance of Thunder Wrath is clearly Li Lanfang's forte, he should be the one to perform it, why did he change the performer now?"
The others couldn't help but whisper to each other, and turned to look at Old Lady Xu: "Didn't they say Li Lanfang was fine? How come she was replaced out of nowhere?"
Old Madam Xu was also somewhat confused and furious. She asked Madam Xu who was serving beside her: "What's going on?!"
Madam Xu hurriedly asked someone to go and ask, "Go and have a look, what's going on? Our old lady specifically asked Li Lanfang to sing, and she was fine, wasn't she? Why did they change someone else now?"
The purpose of watching a play is to see the leading actor. Now that the leading actor is gone, how can the play continue
The steward agreed, and someone immediately went down to ask. When they came back, they were horrified: "Madam, Madam, something has happened! I heard from the people in their troupe that Li Lanfang felt uncomfortable when he woke up this morning, but later he said he could hold on, and just said he wanted to rest first, so he lay down in the carriage to rest. But just when the show was about to start, they went to invite him, only to find that he was gone!"
Old Madam Xu's veins popped up when she heard this. She asked in a trembling voice, "What do you mean someone is missing?! With the troupe coming in, there should be so many eyes watching. How could someone just disappear like that?! Go find him! Go find him for me!"
Everyone was shocked and confused, and for a moment no one mentioned watching the play anymore.
The opera singer is missing, what does this mean
Everyone looked at each other.
Old Madam Xu hurriedly explained to Princess Linjiang: "I'm afraid that something went wrong with the work of the subordinates, which really ruined everyone's interest..."
The people of the Wei family couldn't sit still. When they heard this, they felt uneasy.
The Second and Third Madams looked at the Fifth Madam, and then they exchanged glances. Then the Second Madam came forward to say goodbye to Old Madam Xu: "Old Madam, since this has happened, I'm afraid there are still many things to do in the mansion. Why don't we... say goodbye first, so that we won't be able to help here and will only cause trouble."
As soon as they started, the others stood up and joined in.
It sounds like it's not a good thing for the men in this troupe to wander around. If they encounter such people, their reputations will be ruined. Besides, they all come with their daughters or granddaughters. If something happens, it will be too late.
Old Mrs. Xu frowned so tightly that her eyebrows almost formed a "川" shape, but she still managed to stand up and apologize: "It's really my fault. I invited you all to have fun, but I have caused you all trouble. It's all my fault for not being hospitable enough..."
The people of the Wei family just wanted to leave quickly, so Madam Wei Er hurriedly said to Madam Xu, "In this case, please help Madam and call Shou Ning out from our family. We will not cause you any more trouble."
Mrs. Xu quickly agreed.
As they were talking, a nanny came running over from a distance, panting and annoyed to Madam Xu and Old Madam Xu: "Madam, Madam... please wait a moment, the master outside sent a message saying that Li Lanfang has been found, she was knocked unconscious and thrown on the street outside our house, and the person who came into our house was not Li Lanfang at all, it was someone else..."
Who are these extra people who sneaked in to sing opera? ! (To be continued)