Chapter 575: Chapter 563: Forgot the Man, But Didn’t Forget to Wear His Jade
The streets were bustling with people, exceptionally noisy.
Tea houses, restaurants, pawnshops, and bookstores stood in rows. Ahead, a monkey performance stall was booming with drum music, elevating the atmosphere.
Shen Hua turned her head to look, the white-robed youth behind her, maintaining a distance of three zhang.
Feeling her gaze, Cui Yun glanced over indifferently, showing no emotion.
What could she do, it’s not her private road. Could she stop him from walking on it?
Shen Hua calculated the time, seeing that it was still early, she went to Muchun Garden first.
Muchun Garden is the most famous theater troupe in Fengzhou City. By the time she arrived, the play had already started, with melodious and lingering music from strings and woodwinds.
"Miss Shen, why didn’t you inform us in advance of your arrival? Unfortunately, we didn’t reserve a seat for you, the private rooms are full, please wait a moment, I will arrange something in the hall."
After all, she was a major patron, the hostess was afraid she might lose temper.
Indeed, Shen Hua’s face darkened.
She quickly added.
"Fortunately, today the young actor doesn’t need to go on stage, I will ask him to come out and explain today’s script to you?"
Actually, Shen Hua had seen this play before. No explanation was necessary.
The girl said softly and affectatiously, "Well, I shouldn’t make things hard for you."
The old woman hurriedly laughed, "Thank you, Miss, for your understanding."
She quickly instructed the servant boy.
"Go, prepare an empty table. Choose the best location."
The servant boy was about to say, there are empty seats available, why bother arranging a special empty table alone, but seeing Shen Hua’s haughty and unsightly face.
"Yes, I will arrange it right away."
Only then the old woman smiled again, "Miss, please follow me."
She led the way.
Shen Zhui rarely went out, and now was curiously looking around. The hall was crowded and a bit noisy. There were more than ten neatly arranged tables, each with four stools, a pot of tea, and plates of sunflower seeds and pastries.
The arranged spot had an excellent view. Shortly after sitting down, someone sat opposite her.
Shen Hua thought it was the young actor who had arrived, cracking sunflower seeds, she spoke familiarly, "It’s rare to see you not on stage, what’s the matter, is your voice off?"
"Considering you’ve won my heart, I will have the physician from my residence write you a prescription later."
She was very considerate.
After all, if the young actor ruined his voice, it would be hard for her to find someone else who was handsome, had a pleasing singing voice, and complimented her without seeming sycophantic.
After saying this, she didn’t hear any reply from the opposite side.
Shen Hua frowned and looked up.
"I’m saying, you—"
Upon clearly seeing the person, she was momentarily stunned.
"Why is it you again?"
Cui Yun looked at her coolly, "I’m really sorry to disappoint you."
"Why is he always following?" The little girl was frozen, Shen Zhui nervously jumped off her stool and came close to Shen Hua lowering her voice, "Could this person be..."
"Fell in love with elder sister’s beauty, perhaps."
Shen Hua tugged at the corner of her mouth. "You really think I..."
Before she could finish, Shen Zhui helped her pull out a delicate small copper mirror.
In the copper mirror, the little girl appeared naive and adorable, with skin like a peeled eggshell and bright, glossy almond eyes.
Wait a minute.
Shen Hua sat upright, her face serious, "So, it’s as you say."
The two thought they were speaking quietly, but Cui Yun heard every word.
Actually, some things have signs beforehand.
But sitting here now, the absurdity suddenly struck him; he didn’t know whether to laugh or be angry.
The girl was much more refined than he remembered. Her lips red and teeth white, and she was dressed delicately with beautifully matched accessories.
In her hair, she wore pearl hairpins, her neck hung with beautiful red gold tassels, and further down, a familiar jade pendant.
Very well.
She forgot his person, but didn’t forget to wear his jade.
Not sure whether to say she has a conscience or needs to be dealt with.
Shen Hua snappily: "Did I allow you to sit down?"
Cui Yun acted as if he hadn’t heard: "Why not talk about it."
"What?"
"Talk about how the person in Miss Shen’s dream who acts wildly insane resembles me so I can apologize."
Shen Hua felt that his tone of speaking was so odd and familiar that it alarmed her.
She blinked.
But Cui Yun noticed another person who was sought for, Ying Er, whose movement of his eyebrows signaled his standing up. He curved his fingertips, tapping the table top: "Think of a good excuse."
With that, he approached Ying Er.
The place was noisy, indeed inconvenient for speaking, so the two went to an unoccupied corner.
Ying Er reported everything in great detail. Only then did he bring up the matter concerning the He Family.
"Actually, years ago He Chu had already been showing attentiveness in front of Miss Shen, merely being superficial and with ulterior motives. Now, after this incident, Mrs. He even publicly claims that Miss Shen and her son have turned hostility into peace and kept his clothes as a token, unwilling to return them."
If it weren’t for these changes.
Mrs. He would simply want to take advantage. But if the Shen Family encountered trouble, this kind of villain might just turn his back and even blame Miss Shen for wasting his son’s time.
Either way, she has a point."
"With boldness, I took the liberty to send that Poisonous Woman to the government office."
Cui Yun somewhat regretfully said: "Is that it?"
Ying Er heard his indifferent tone.
"My girl almost had her reputation ruined by her, yet you let her off easy."
Ying Er did not dare to speculate, only respectfully asked: "What does sir imply?"
Naturally, Ying Er did not receive a reply from Cui Yun.
The young man just smiled faintly, straightening his clothes.
"Do I need to teach you?"
He startled: "I will take care of it immediately."
As he left, Cui Yun stood still for quite a while.
The singing on stage was mournful, stirring tears among the audience. His face shone like the bright moon, his presence both cold and indifferent, not fitting in with this place.
Dowager Cui at home was also fond of opera, and although he did not favor it, he had accompanied and listened quite often, thus was not much averse to it. Still, he found it noisy.
He originally planned to leave after the play ended, but unexpectedly, a performer clad in coarse clothing took his original seat, smilingly talking to Shen Hua.
The girl, with her back towards Cui Yun, hid her current emotions from him. Yet without guessing, he knew how happy she was now.
Cui Yun scoffed loudly and strode over.
Meanwhile, just as the performer had settled down, Shen Hua sighed lightly, a worry inappropriate for her age: "You should go back first."
The performer: ???
Every move of those at Muchun Garden was like a play. His eyes and eyebrows conveyed a melancholy distress.
"Did I do something to displease madam?"
Shen Hua could not bear to see him like this!
The girl’s heart ached!
"What are you thinking about now?" It was as if thunder roared above her head.
Then glancing towards the performer, his thin lips moved, cold and cutting.
"Don’t you leave now?"
Before the girl could react, the long bench she was sitting on was abruptly dragged backward, scraping the floor with a harsh sound. Shen Hua, caught off guard, wobbled and instinctively clung to the person’s arm.
"What are you doing?"
She was annoyed.
"I didn’t mean to knock you."
"But you scared me!"
Shen Hua raised her hand
"My little heart—"
She had just started to speak.
When she was interrupted.
Cui Yun straddled his long legs closer, touching the pulse on her wrist with his fingertips.
"Look, it’s still beating."
