Chapter 68 Play
"Miss, Miss Shen smiled. I guess she likes the ointment you gave her very much." The maid hiding behind the rockery took a peek and quickly said to Miss Lu who was walking forward in a hurry.
Miss Lu hummed softly, and the corners of her mouth raised a little: "This is a new bottle, I can't bear to open it, just take it as a thank you for saving my life."
"Miss, please walk slower. Your steps are too big and your hairpins are shaking. If the lady sees you, she will definitely scold you."
Miss Lu listened to the maid's reminder and raised her hand to touch the hairpin on her head.
The smile on her face gradually faded.
The rules that were engraved in her bones in the past, she didn't know when, made her feel a little bored... Why? Because a good-looking posture is always restrictive and uncomfortable.
Because these things that she was once proud of, the rules that she regarded as superior, in the end, were not as good as an arrow that was considered vulgar by the world.
Yes,
The arrow was crude, mean and powerful. It would destroy her beauty, shatter the manners she had learned, and had nothing to do with the phrase "a woman as delicate as a bone".
Can be biased,
That arrow saved her life.
Miss Lu couldn't help but look back at Shen Wei in the distance, and saw Shen Wei carefully put the golden wound ointment into his waist pocket. It didn't matter if outsiders couldn't understand Shen Wei, as long as she could understand it.
Miss Lu retracted her gaze, slowed down her pace, straightened her body, and walked towards the stage gracefully and swayingly.
At this moment, the familiar tune "Wenwan Lan Ning" is being sung on the stage.
"Mother." Miss Lu walked to the front table, greeted and sat down.
The Xiangguo wife smiled and nodded, and taught: "Today, the opera played in the Marquis' Mansion is Wen Wanlan Ning. You are almost getting married, so watch it carefully and learn more from Wen Lan's virtue."
"In the future, you should respect your mother-in-law, support your husband and raise your children, and be a good and tolerant daughter-in-law."
The Prime Minister's wife's words elicited nods of approval from all the wives of officials nearby. Several wives from lower-class families also nodded in agreement with great approval.
Words praising the heroine Wen Lan rang in my ears one after another.
Praise her for how thoughtful she is.
Praise her for how kind she is.
After praising, he would teach his own daughter or concubine's daughter.
After I get married and move to my husband's family, I must take Wenlan as an example and make selfless contributions like Wenlan, so as to gain the recognition of my in-laws.
All these remarks reached Qin Shuyu's ears.
Qin Shuyu had a polite smile on her face, without showing her teeth. Her manner was dignified and elegant, and even a strand of her hair exuded the demeanor of a mistress. She stood beside Madam Hou, showing her filial piety as a daughter-in-law.
now,
The plot of the opera has developed to the point where Wen Lan spends a large sum of money to send Ning Feng to Beijing for the imperial examination.
The voice of the actress Wen Lan sang on the stage: "Ning Lang, please take care of yourself on your way to the capital. I will take care of all the family affairs. I only hope that you can pass the imperial examination and I will be satisfied."
The wives of officials in the audience hated to see this kind of separation the most. Their eyes were red, and many of them took out their handkerchiefs to wipe their tears, saying words of blessing that the clouds would clear and the moon would appear.
Qin Shuyu still maintained a perfect smile.
From Qin Shuyu's pupils, one can see Ning Feng holding Wen Lan in his arms on the stage.
In his hand was a handful of silver bills, which were the money given by the Wen family for his travel expenses and handling fees to Beijing.
Over the years, the Wen family spent all their money to hire the best teachers for him and buy him the best pens and ink, and their wife was very gentle and considerate, taking care of him in every way.
Now that they have to be separated for a while, Ning Feng is really reluctant to let go.
He sighed with reluctance and emotion, wiped away his wife's tears, and said, "Madam, please don't be sad. I am already well-educated and will definitely pass the imperial examination when I enter the capital this time."
"When I return, I will marry you in grand style to make up for the five years of suffering you have endured with me."
"It's just that my mother has just recovered from her illness and still needs the Wen family to take care of her. During this time when I'm not at home, you must be filial and take care of my mother in person until I return."
"Take care, Ninglang. I'll take care of everything at home."
"Take care, ma'am. I'm leaving now."
What a touching scene.
Qin Shuyu didn't even need to turn around to imagine how moved the women present were.
She had been moved by the plot before, and had been impressed by Wen Lan’s noble character, but now... Qin Shuyu now only felt heartbroken and ridiculous!
How similar!
How similar!
Xie Yuchuan is very much like the ungrateful Ning Feng.
After five years of expedition, he was promoted to marquis by relying on the resources of the Qin family, but he brought back the flamboyant and bright Shen Wei.
A man of great learning, who used the money of the Wen family to pass the imperial examination, married the daughter of the Taifu family, who had a prominent family background.
What selfless dedication, what not worthy of better, what a happy reunion, the ending that used to move me so much, but now when I look at it again, Qin Shuyu just feels it is sad, lamentable and ridiculous.
Why do women have to pay so much, even sacrifice half their lives, to gain recognition from their husband's family?
why?
Is this process of giving and enduring really enjoyable?
No, she was not happy. Qin Shuyu felt very uncomfortable. She was not as calm as she seemed. She wanted to be jealous, angry and ask why!
Why did she help Xie Yuchuan achieve his ambitions, and why did he become so cruel to her after he came back from the expedition and was awarded the title?
"Oh, I'm so moved. This is so touching."
"Look, Ning Feng is so filial. As soon as he passed the imperial examination, he immediately took his mother to the capital to take care of her."
"Ms. Taifu is well-educated, talented and beautiful. Ah... Indeed, Ning Feng has already won the third place in the imperial examination. He will be an important official under the emperor in the future. He is indeed worthy of a wife like Miss Taifu."
"Yes! After all, Wen Jia is just the daughter of a low-class merchant. She is indeed not worthy of Ning Feng. It is not wrong for Ning Feng to send the divorce letter back to his hometown."
"........."
"The next scene is when Wen Lan gets the divorce letter and goes to Beijing to look for her husband, right? This scene is well acted, showing Wen Lan's perseverance. When a woman gets married, she will be the ghost of whoever she lives with. In the end, through her own efforts, she moved her husband's family and the family was reunited."
"Look, here they come, Wenlan has arrived to enter the capital."
The women watched intently.
The plot on stage develops to the point where Wen Lan goes to Beijing to find her husband, knocks on the door of the third place winner, and meets the glorious Ning Feng.
Ning Feng was wearing an official uniform and had a stern face. He looked down upon her, the daughter of a lowly merchant. Standing next to her was the proud and arrogant young lady from the Taifu Mansion. What a contrast!
Wen Lan was so humiliated that she said she didn't even want a title and only wanted to serve her husband's family.
In order to make Wen Lan give up.
Ning Feng agreed to let Wen Lan enter the mansion, and then the servants and managers in the mansion began to make things difficult for Wen Lan, bullying and oppressing her in various ways, and gave her the worst food, drink, expenses and work.
last of the last--
The climax of the plot is coming!