novelzi Chapter 137
Chapter 137
Mirrors are good things, but when Mrs. Lu thought about how Fourth Miss Lu had procured it, she felt uneasy. Fourth Miss Lu was likely to enter the Third Prince's Mansion as the favored concubine everyone was talking about.
Mrs. Lu hadn't told her maiden family about this. She knew that if she told the Lu family, given Madam Lu's profit-driven nature, she would want to curry favor. This was something Mrs. Lu didn't want to see.
"Mother, what's wrong?" Li Xin noticed Mrs. Lu wasn't speaking and turned to see her lost in thought.
Mrs. Lu snapped back to reality. "This full-length mirror reflects people too clearly," she said, touching the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.
"I heard An'an say pearl powder is good for the skin. Let's buy some pearls," Mrs. Lu suggested. Since coming to the Capital City, she had been constantly busy and worried, rarely having time to relax. In recent days, her complexion had worsened considerably.
"You and your second sister can go buy some to use. I don't need any," Mrs. Lu said, not in the mood for skincare at the moment.Vissit for updates
Seeing this, Li Xin didn't say anything more and went to find Li Xia to go buy pearls together. Li Xia was happy to accompany her, and the two went to Yongchang Street, entering a shop called "Pearl Pearl."
This shop specialized in pearls, and the Madam Shopkeeper asked the two what they intended to use the pearls for, recommending several options.
Li Xin and Li Xia selected quite a few, and the Madam Shopkeeper placed their selections in separate boxes.
Seeing that they had finished selecting, the Madam Shopkeeper said, "Young ladies, our shop offers a pearl grinding service. Would you like us to grind the pearls into powder here in the shop?"
Li Xin and Li Xia exchanged glances. "Yes," Li Xin agreed, worried that if they bought them whole, Mrs. Lu wouldn't be willing to use them.
"Very well, please sit in the rest area and enjoy some tea and snacks," the Madam Shopkeeper led them to sit down, bringing tea and snacks for them to taste. She took the pearl boxes to the back courtyard to arrange for someone to grind the pearls into powder. Qiu Chan curiously followed, wanting to see how the grinding was done.
Li Xia picked up a cup and took a sip of tea. "Sister, you should try this too. This peach blossom tea is quite nice."
Hearing this, Li Xin picked up her cup and tasted it. A faint peach blossom fragrance spread in her mouth. "This shopkeeper has quite the clever idea."
"Peach blossom tea, peach blossom tea set. If it were chrysanthemum tea, would it be paired with a chrysanthemum tea set?" Li Xia guessed, noticing the peach blossoms on the teapot and cups.
"What Gambling Saint?" Li Xia was still wondering if the mysterious girl might have been Fourth Miss Lu and hadn't paid much attention to the woman in red who had entered.
"The woman in red who just came in, she's the actress who plays the Gambling Saint in that musical," Li Xin hadn't expected her to dress so flamboyantly in daily life.
"Is that musical still running?" Li Xia wondered. The people had been arrested, hadn't the theater stopped?
"Now the theater puts on five shows a day. Two in the morning, two in the afternoon, and they've added one in the evening," Xiao Zhen interjected. She had seen the night show and found it incredibly exciting.
"Why are so many people watching it?" Li Xia didn't understand why so many people would gather to watch a performance that seemed pointless to her.
"Because the Righteous Hero has been arrested, and rumors say the Righteous Hero is actually the Gambling Saint. So everyone is very angry," Xiao Zhen explained, also seeming somewhat indignant.
The person had been arrested, yet people were going to watch the musical. Li Xia thought this plot logic made no sense.
Xiao Zhen was about to say more when she saw the Madam Shopkeeper coming out with the ground pearl powder. She quickly stood up and returned to her position. The Madam Shopkeeper glanced at her before placing three boxes of pearl powder on the table with a smile, asking the two to inspect them carefully.
Danmo stepped forward to check and confirmed there were no issues. She collected the three boxes of pearl powder. Li Xin and Li Xia left Yongchang Street with their entourage and returned to Qingyue Street. The doorman, with a joyful expression, informed them that Li Hui had returned.
Hearing this, the two went to the Wild Goose Pavilion, where they heard Mrs. Lu crying inside. They exchanged glances and decided not to enter yet. They returned to their respective quarters, planning to see Li Hui later.
Li Hui had returned and shared his thoughts with Mrs. Lu. In Liuzhou, he had declared in front of the Wang Family that he would observe a year of mourning for Wang Lan.
"You haven't married yet?" Mrs. Lu was clearly displeased upon hearing this. Her son had already been delayed for quite some time. Now he wanted to delay for another year, which meant Li Xin's marriage would have to be postponed as well.
"Mother, your son has been unfilial, causing you such worry," Li Hui knelt before Mrs. Lu. She looked at Li Hui, noticing the stubble on his chin from rushing back to the Capital City, which made him appear utterly haggard.
Mrs. Lu sighed, "Very well, we'll do as you wish. I'll speak to the Cao Family about postponing Xin'er's marriage for another year."
"Mother, there's no need to delay Xin'er's marriage on my account," Li Hui quickly interjected.