The private room in Dingxiang Pavilion was reserved, and the troupe steward explained everything in detail.
"We didn't need him to write it originally, because this new play was obviously different from what we usually sing. What if no customers bought it? Then he said, I don't need to worry about the customers, and he can pay fifty taels of silver first.
Give it to me, and if I sing well, there will be a reward."
"No...I just agreed to use it."
Pei Shan asked: "Besides what you sang today, is there anything else?"
The steward quickly took out two books from his pocket, handed them to Pei Shan and said, "Yes, these are all."
Pei Shan nodded and said calmly: "I understand, you can go out first."
The steward left in a hurry, seemingly afraid of getting into trouble.
Pei Shan opened the playbook and read it carefully.
The first book tells the story of an unmarried couple wandering around, and by the time they meet again, the woman is married and has a pair of lovely children.
Another book tells the story of childhood sweethearts. The day before they got married, the woman suddenly disappeared. The man found his lover after wandering around, but the lover lost his memory and no longer remembered him.
Pei Shan closed the playbook and walked out.
These are all unattractive things. I wonder what Zhou Ling wants to do?
Pei Shan decided that he would go to the palace after sending his wife back home later.
If it didn't work, he told the eldest princess the truth. The emperor didn't want people to know Zhou Ling's identity now, so this was a bargaining chip, and he had to use it.
After making up his mind, Pei Shan returned to the box.
Soon, the afternoon passed.
The girls were still unsatisfied. When they got on the carriage, they seemed to have not escaped from the joyful atmosphere, and all of them were smiling.
Pei Shan kept paying attention to the movement on the street corner. The Lu family's carriage was driving slowly. In a secluded alley, a hooded man poked his head.
Pei Shan narrowed his eyes and subconsciously clenched his fingers into fists.
The man raised his head and looked at him. Their eyes wanted to meet, and a sharp energy hit him head on.
Pei Shan stood coldly, unmoved, but a cold air like thin ice appeared in his usually calm eyes.
…
We finally returned to Lu Mansion, and several ladies also sent people to send them back.
Wang Xiu rested on a soft couch without even changing his clothes because he felt so tired.
But before she could squint for a while, Rongrong came back to report that Pei Shan was here.
Wang Xiu suddenly became energetic. Thinking that she had asked Pei Shan to help her cover her lie today, she felt quite embarrassed, so she sat up and said, "Invite him in."
Pei Shan did not change his clothes. He was wearing a loose spring shirt, his hair was black and shiny, his eyes were bright and he seemed to be in good spirits.
Wang Xiu smiled and said: "It's good to be young. Look at you, you don't look tired at all."
Pei Shan pursed his lips, sat down and said, "Master Wife, I have something I want to tell you alone."
Wang Xiu glanced at Rongrong and motioned for her to go out and close the door.
Rongrong nodded and quickly went out, closing the door behind her.
Wang Xiu yawned and said, "Is it because of Zhou Ling's matter?"
Pei Shan nodded.
Wang Xiudao: "I saw that you went to the theater manager, so I guessed it."
"What do you want to ask?"
Pei Shandao: "Master, have you... met Zhou Ling before? Do you know each other?"
Wang Xiu smiled and then shook his head.
"I don't know."
Pei Shan stood up and said seriously: "Then I understand. Master, please rest early and I will take care of it."
Wang Xiu couldn't help but laugh again, feeling happy.
"How would you handle it?"
Pei Shan was stunned, but he said confidently: "I will go into the palace and tell the emperor to restrain Zhou Ling."
"Although my master is not at home, the Lu family does not have men. We will not let outsiders bully our master, especially men!"
Wang Xiu laughed and said happily: "Okay, then you can go."
"But be careful and speak politely to the emperor, but don't be afraid."
"I really don't know Zhou Ling, but I think he is very depressing and heavy. He is like a person carrying a huge weight on his back. Such a person is very pitiful, but I dare not approach him."
After hearing this, Pei Shan immediately said: "Master, don't worry, no matter what his purpose is, he will not succeed."
Wang Xiu nodded, and then sighed: "I wonder what he wants to do? It's so strange."
Pei Shan said: "Master, don't worry, everything will be fine, and I am still here."
Wang Xiu was immediately moved and said: "Yes, and you."
A young man who has just grown up already has broad shoulders that can protect her from wind and rain.
It felt so good, and she suddenly began to look forward to seeing Chengxi grow up.
At that time, will there be one more man to protect her?
Wang Xiu smiled, looking gentle and comfortable.
…
Pei Shan was preparing to enter the palace, but on the way, his carriage was stopped.
He got out of the car and saw it was Zhou Ling.
Only half of his face was exposed. In a daze, he thought it was Emperor Zhengxing and was startled.
But he soon knew that it was not the case because Emperor Zhengxing's eyes were not as strange as this.
He followed Zhou Ling's footsteps and moved to a remote tavern in an alley with a canal next to it.
The sound of water is gurgling, and when you open the window, you can see the stream flowing down, seemingly heading towards the moat.
Zhou Ling took off his hood and sat down.
He said to Pei Shan: "You don't have to mobilize people like this. I just want to confirm something, and now I have confirmed it."
Pei Shan insisted: "You must have recognized the wrong person."
Zhou Ling couldn't help but laugh, and then nodded: "You can also say that."
Pei Shan breathed a sigh of relief. He believed that his wife would not lie to him, so she must not know Zhou Ling.
But Zhou Ling would not be so bored as to write a playbook to tease women from good families, so the only possibility is that Zhou Ling recognized the wrong person.
Now that Zhou Ling admitted it, Pei Shan no longer felt burdened.
He sat down and said seriously: "My master and his wife have a very good relationship. Even if you don't admit the wrong person, you won't have a chance."
Zhou Ling did not refute, but just said: "If you talk about getting back together, then their relationship is very good."
Pei Shan frowned. He knew that the master and his wife were married by the late emperor and had always been very affectionate.
What kind of reunion?
Zhou Ling said: "I have heard a story and I will tell it to you."
Pei Shan didn't want to hear it, but before he refused, Zhou Ling continued: "If a woman reconciles with her ex-husband and has a new lover, but she can't forget her ex-husband and chooses to get back together, will you sympathize with that woman's current husband?
husband?"
Pei Shandao: "I will sympathize."
Zhou Ling couldn't help laughing: "You are honest."
Pei Shan said firmly: "But that woman cannot be my master's wife. If my master's wife chooses to divorce, she will never look back. If she is now her husband, she will never betray her."
Zhou Ling's heart was shocked. He didn't know what he thought of, and his eyes were full of pain.
He said to Pei Shan: "So there must be a misunderstanding and someone is obstructing it."
"What would you do if the person who was causing trouble was your master?"
Pei Shan thought for a while and said dullly: "No way, just accept your fate!"
Zhou Ling sneered coldly: "Don't you feel unwilling?"
Pei Shan said: "The obstruction is the cause, and sincere love is the result. Is it possible to break them up and be happy?"
"I don't know what you think, but I know that my wife loves my master very much."
"If you fall in love with someone who lives with you day and night, even if it's hard to tell, the answer is right in front of you, won't you look at it?"
Zhou Ling was filled with anger, but there was nothing he could do.
Because he knew that what Pei Shan said was right, he had nothing to do with Lu Yunhong now.
He was unwilling to watch Lu Yunhong intercept his happiness.
But so what if you don’t want to give in?
When the fates are connected, hurting Lu Yunhong is hurting Wang Xiu, and he can't do it!
Zhou Ling clenched his fist tightly and said to Pei Shan, "You can go."
"Don't tell your wife, you have seen me!"
"Don't go into the palace, the emperor can't control me."
"Don't tell the eldest princess the truth. The turmoil in the imperial court will have an impact on all places."
"Unless you want to see the news that your master's life is hanging by a thread."
Pei Shan did not speak. He had his own considerations and judgments and did not need Zhou Ling to tell him.
He turned around and left the tavern, wandering outside alone for a long time before going back.
But when he returned, Qian Liangcai took him to the flower hall. Just as he was wondering, he saw the mistress bringing a bowl of hot mushroom noodles.
Pei Shan stood up in surprise, his eyes suddenly became wet, and he choked with sobs: "Why don't you take a rest, Master?"
Wang Xiu smiled and said, "I'm waiting for you. I asked someone to check at the palace gate. You didn't enter the palace today."
Pei Shan trembled and wanted to explain, but found that he could not open his mouth.
When the atmosphere was tense, he heard the master's wife's calm voice: "Have you seen him?"
"Zhou Ling."
Pei Shan was silent, but his heart tightened little by little.