Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 329

Their family had a simple population, and the Chinese New Year was no more lively than usual, but because they were reunited in one place, they were already happier.

After that, the family had a reunion dinner and stayed together in the same room to celebrate the new year. 

Throughout the New Year, the only issue, probably the most extensive, was the repairs of the door of Duke Ying’s house. The door was surrounded by curtains, blocking half the street, making it a little inconvenient to get in and out. 

It was also a huge mansion. According to Mrs. Wang, the overhaul started in early November, and it had been repaired until then. They didn’t know who Emperor Zhengyuan was going to reward after the year. 

Fortunately, the mansion was huge. Although the outer walls were next to each other, the courtyards inside were separated. 

Therefore, except for the occasional noise and the need to take a detour when traveling, daily life was not greatly affected at other times. 

The beginning of the year was the busiest time for restaurants. From the second day of the new year, Gu Yin had to go to work. 

Mrs. Wang followed her to the third floor. At first, she definitely liked such a place, but she didn’t want to go there after thinking about it. 

It wasn’t that Mrs. Wang thought it was bad, but that the age group of the women there did not match hers, and only Second Madam Wen could talk to her. 

Second Madam Wen had other friends, and Mrs. Wang also did not want Second Madam Wen to take care of her, giving her less time to play with others. 

Speaking of which, the one who had the most similar interests to her was the old sister with the same surname as Mrs. Wang. 

Just as Mrs. Wang thought of her, early the next morning, the Empress Dowagercame to visit and brought a cart of New Year’s goods. 

At that time, Wu Qingyi took the two children to the street to play. Mrs. Wang was really bored at home. She really made people set up a carriage to go to the theater, so she invited the Empress Dowagerto go with her. 

In the carriage, the two sisters began to talk. 

The Empress Dowagerwas a little disappointed that she didn’t see Gu Ye at first, but when the like-minded people chatted, it was really endless. 

Talking about household chores, they didn’t notice that the carriage had already stopped outside the auspicious theater.

In the theater recently, “The Story of Love” was still being sung. The fans of that play were already familiar with it, but the arias in it were really wonderful and memorable. Every time they listened to it, they had a different experience. It was a good time for the show. So even though it had been on for a month, it was still a big hit, and it was hard to get a ticket. 

That time, the Empress Dowagerdid not need to send guards, because after the drama ‘Food of Heaven’ and Xiao Feng became popular, Gu Ye specially won a privilege for his grandmother -that was a private room for his grandma to go and see it whenever she wanted. 

The owner of the theater, in the past didn’t take the two children seriously, but he just served Gu Ye and Xiao Feng as ancestors. 

Of course, the owner of the theater was not a person who was willing to suffer, so the one reserved was not the best private room with a single room, but the kind that was put out with a screen and placed next to one another. In fact, it was not as quiet as the downstairs lobby. 

However, Mrs. Wang was not particular about it. It was enough to have a place to watch a play. She was not dissatisfied because of that. 

The two of them didn’t even need to buy a ticket. Mrs. Wang took the Empress Dowagerin by showing her face. 

After the two were seated, Mrs Wang said, “It’s the third time I’ve met my older sister and I still don’t know which family you belong to. It’s hard to forget this time, you can’t be the only one looking for me. Whenever I miss you, I don’t know where to find you!” The Empress Dowagerwanted to answer with a smile, but she heard a sudden noise from the elegant room next to her. 

There was a sudden commotion around. 

Two women, an old man and a young man, came upstairs. The man who was serving tea and pouring water turned his back to the stairway. He didn’t notice that someone was coming. When he turned around, some of the tea spilled out, which happened to be on the hem of the old woman’s clothes. 

The guy was busy apologizing, “I have little eyes and accidentally spilled the tea on the lady. Old lady, please forgive me!” 

“Don’t be angry, this guy didn’t do it on purpose. Fortunately, only a small corner of your clothes is wet, and once you cover it with a handkerchief, you can’t see anything.”

“What’s the matter with you?” The old woman turned her head and glared at the woman with her. “If you booked the best private room, how could such a thing happen?” As soon as she opened her mouth, Mrs. Wang recognized the swearing person. It was Mrs. Qin of Duke Lu’s mansion. 

When the daughter-in-law Chen was scolded by her, she did not dare to retort, but she said apologetically, “You are unwilling to reveal your identity, so… But in the final analysis, it is indeed the daughter-in-law’s fault.” 

Mrs. Qin really refused to reveal her identity. She knew that the drama was made by the people from Duke Ying’s house. How could she watch the drama with her identity? 

But at the beginning of the year, when she visited relatives and friends, the female relatives were all talking about the show, but she had never seen it. So many times she couldn’t say a word, so she had to sneak over to see it. 

Mrs. Qin was too lazy to fight. She waved her hand irritably to make him roll away, and then sat down next to Mrs. Wang and the others. 

The two sides were only separated by a screen. 

After Mrs. Qin sat down, her mouth was not idle, and she was very picky. 

At the start of the good show, it was fascinating, and Mrs. Qin’s complaints slowly subsided. 

Mrs. Wang and her friend looked at each other, and they didn’t think much of the evil mother-in-law who scolded her daughter-in-law like that, and naturally lost interest in chatting. 

The two ate snacks and smashed melon seeds, only focusing on the stage, and reminiscing about their favorite operas. 

At the end of the play, the Emperor blocked the knife for the pretty widow, and was on the verge of life and death, and the two finally expressed their sincerity to each other and resolved the misunderstanding. 

Mrs. Chen’s eyes were wet and she wiped her tears with a handkerchief while watching. 

When Mrs. Qin saw that, she gritted her back molars and scolded, “Duke Ying’s family are fighting with us… You are so good, you are crying even looking at it? Which side are you on?”

Mrs. Chen hurriedly wiped away her tears and whispered, “Calm down, this daughter-in-law doesn’t mean that. It’s just that I watched the play today and felt that the traitor concubine is not what you thought at all, and alluded to that one. I heard people say that this play is written by a young master from Duke Ying’s house, such a small child, I think he has no bad intentions.” 

If they weren’t outside, Mrs. Qin might have started scolding Mrs. Chen. 

Mrs. Qin got up and walked downstairs, saying as she walked, “What do you know? You actually speak for that cunning family? That family has a daughter-in-law who shows up and behaves badly. Naturally, what is born from her is not a good thing…” 

Mrs. Wang got up with a black face and had already rushed over. 

It was also unfortunate that at the end of the opera, cheers erupted from the whole place. 

The theater, which had been quiet for a long time, was suddenly full of people and noisy.