Chapter 215: Entering the Palace to Perform
The next day, Wenjie went to school, and Qianhuan specially prepared more than a dozen cups of milk tea for him.
"Wenjie, this is the red bean milk tea that my sister just developed these two days. It also contains crushed peanuts. This milk tea has not yet been sold in the teahouse. Take it to the Imperial College and give the milk tea to those classmates who are usually kind to you. Don't give it to those who bullied you. Got it?"
"Well, thank you sister for preparing these for me. Wenjie knows."
There are only about twenty students in Class C, seven or eight of them have bullied Wenjie, but the other dozen or so children are relatively well behaved.
Wenjie followed Qianhuan's instructions and gave red bean milk tea to those classmates he got along well with as soon as he arrived at school.
After drinking it, the children couldn't help but exclaim, "Wenjie, this red bean milk tea you brought is so delicious. Where did you buy it?"
Wenjie replied proudly, "This is not bought, it is made by my family. This is the latest flavor developed, and there is no place in the capital where you can buy it."
"Ah, is that the teahouse selling milk tea that's been very popular in Beijing recently owned by your family? I like the milk tea there the most. Every time my dad goes to watch an opera, I always ask him to remember to buy a cup of milk tea and bring it back for me."
Wenjie nodded, "Yes, that teahouse belongs to us."
The children who had bullied Wenjie only realized at this time that the teahouse selling milk tea was actually opened by the family of this country bumpkin.
These children were full of regret at this time. Seeing other classmates drinking red bean milk tea, they were also very greedy.
It’s a pity that this red bean milk tea Qianhuan has not started selling in teahouses yet, so there is nowhere to buy it if you want to.
From then on, the children who looked down on Wenjie made a 180-degree turn in their attitude towards him. They all began to curry favor with him, just to have a cup of milk tea with the latest flavor.
On the princess's side, Cai Lian, fearing being punished by the princess, sent many people to inquire about Qian Huan, and finally she found out a lot of things.
"My Lady, I have sent someone to find out that the woman who fought with you for the headdress that day was named Liang Qianhuan, and she is not an actress at all."
The princess asked hurriedly, "Who is she?"
"Princess, she is the owner of the newly opened Banri Qinghuan Garden Teahouse."
"Bah, I thought she was someone important, but she's just a lowly merchant. How dare you compete with me for something? Why didn't you ask someone to bring her back to me?"
"Princess, calm down. It's not that I don't want to capture her, but I found that the young Marquis of Pingyang sent secret guards to protect her. Every time our talents just took action, they were killed by those secret guards. I really couldn't find a chance to take action."
Princess Ning Jia gnashed her teeth and said, "That vixen actually made the young marquis send out secret guards to protect them. She is really capable."
Cai Lian hesitated to speak and said, "My Lady, I have found out something, but I dare not tell you because I am afraid you will be even more angry if you know."
"Don't hesitate to speak to me, princess. If you have anything to say, just tell me now."
"My Lady, when that girl first came to the capital, she was favored by the son of the former Minister of Personnel. Who would have thought that the prince, who usually doesn't like to meddle in other people's business, actually saved her life. Moreover, that teahouse was originally a shop under the name of the prince, but for some reason it was sold to that girl. I suspect that the prince was also seduced by the beauty of that girl."
The princess was furious when she heard this. "That little bitch, it's not enough that she hooked up with the young marquis, she even dared to hook up with the prince. Cailian, I don't care, you have to come up with a plan quickly, I must destroy that bitch."
"My Lady, the Queen Mother's birthday will be in two days. The Ninth Princess has invited the teahouse troupe to perform in the palace. Liang Qianhuan, as the owner of the teahouse, will definitely come to the palace. I have a plan to ruin her reputation. By then, even the young marquis will not be able to protect her."
As Cai Lian spoke, she whispered something beside the princess, who smiled smugly when she heard it.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the Queen Mother's birthday. Early in the morning, the Ninth Princess sent people to the teahouse to pick up the troupe to perform in the palace.
The leading eunuch asked, "Who is the manager of this teahouse?"
Qianhuan saw that the man was wearing eunuch's clothes and spoke in a sharp and thin voice, so she guessed that he was someone sent by the palace.
She hurried out to pay her respects and said, "I am the owner of this teahouse. I wonder what you want, sir?"
"I am here on the orders of the Ninth Princess to pick up the troupe and bring them to the palace for performance. Are you all ready now?"
"My Lord, everything is ready. You can enter the palace now."
"Okay, except for the opera troupe members and the teahouse owners, no other outsiders are allowed to enter the palace."
"Yes, the common people obey the order."
Qianhuan was just about to lead everyone to enter the palace with the eunuch.
Unexpectedly, the eunuch reminded, "Wait, except for the props needed for the opera, no dangerous items are allowed to be brought into the palace. Check them quickly first, otherwise if you are discovered at the palace gate, you will be arrested as an assassin and tortured."
Qianhuan habitually carried a lot of sleeping pills and poison powders with her, and also had hidden weapons in her sleeves. After hearing what her father-in-law said, she quickly took them all out and handed them to Yinhua.
The others also took out unnecessary things from their bodies, and then everyone followed the eunuch and walked towards the palace.
The common people outside the teahouse were talking about it, "This Banri Qinghuan Garden's opera troupe is really amazing. They were even invited to perform in the palace."
"The stage plays they perform are indeed wonderful, and it is not surprising that they are invited to the palace."
When they arrived at the palace gate, the guards checked them carefully to see if they were carrying any dangerous items. After finding nothing unusual, they let them in.
As soon as you step into the palace, a mysterious and majestic atmosphere hits you.
Walking through the long palace corridor and entering the inner hall, Qianhuan couldn't help but raise her head and look around.
The tall palace walls, carved window lattices, and magnificent eaves are like a delicate painting, showing the royal style vividly. The magnificent palaces also look particularly solemn.
The leading eunuch led them to a room in the palace and said, "Wait here first. Don't move around. When it's your turn to perform, I will summon you."
Qianhuan nodded quickly and said, "Thank you for your reminder, Grandpa. Don't worry, we won't run around."
Today's birthday banquet was held in the Imperial Garden. The Emperor, Empress and all the princes had already arrived. The Crown Prince, the eldest princess, the young marquis and all the ministers had come with their families.
After everyone had presented birthday gifts to the Queen Mother, the Ninth Princess said, "Grandmother, I have invited the opera troupe from the Banri Qinghuan Garden to the palace. Let them come in and perform now."
The Queen Mother said happily, "Okay, Shiyao, you are so thoughtful, let's summon them to the stage to perform."
The eunuch hurried over to summon the opera troupe to perform in the Imperial Garden.
The eunuch was afraid that they didn't know the rules, so he scolded them severely, "Come with me to the Imperial Garden to perform. Don't look around along the way. If you bump into the nobles, you'll lose your head. You must perform hard later. If you perform well, the Queen Mother and the Emperor will be happy, and you will be rewarded."
Everyone nodded in agreement, and then the eunuch led them to the imperial garden.
Everyone kept their eyes straight ahead along the way, not even daring to breathe.
Only the daring Qianhuan still looked up from time to time to steal glances at the surrounding scenery. She had finally come to the palace, so she wanted to feast her eyes.
As they were almost at the Imperial Garden, Qianhuan saw from afar that a stage had been set up in the garden. Her father-in-law led everyone behind the stage and they began to perform.
The actors and musicians had already rehearsed the play very well, so Qianhuan didn't need to perform on stage herself today.