dognovel Chapter 205 Mutual Dislike
Chapter 205 Mutual Dislike
Chapter 205 Mutual Dislike
Xiao Wu was almost stunned by her barrage of questions.
Wei Dongning, however, couldn't wait any longer and grabbed Wei Qiuci's hand: "Second sister, did the Third Prince say what play he wanted to invite you to watch?"
Wei Qiuci was caught off guard and startled by her.
After thinking it over carefully, he shook his head: "I didn't say that. You mean..."
"I don't know, I'm just guessing."
"How about we go somewhere else?"
The two of them were talking so fast that Xiao Wu couldn't get a word in edgewise with Wei Dongning.
Only after Wei Qiuci brought up this idea did the two of them finally quiet down.
"Aren't you two going to talk? Can I speak now?" Xiao Wu crossed her arms, her mournful eyes almost materializing.
Wei Dongning felt a little embarrassed by his stare: "Go ahead."
"You two don't need to change locations; there's still a good show to watch."
"Ok?"
"Believe me."
Xiao Wu has never made a mistake in something like this.
Wei Dongning only thought about it for a second before agreeing with Xiao Wu's statement.
Leaning back in the carriage, she tilted her head up at Wei Qiuci and said, "No change, let's stick to our plan."
Even if the Third Prince were here, what difference would it make?
It's not like he booked the entire teahouse.
She went to see the shadow puppet show, not to see him.
Besides, she didn't want to miss out on the excitement.
When we arrived at the teahouse, more than half of the seats were already occupied.
Wei Dongning habitually asked Xiao Fu to ask the restaurant for a private room, but was told that all the private rooms and elegant seats had already been booked, and only the seats in the main hall were available.
Xiaohe looked at Wei Qiuci, her mouth opened and closed, but she still couldn't utter any words of advice.
Wei Dongning didn't care at all where she sat.
If it weren't for the fear of being seen by acquaintances, she wouldn't mind even sitting on the ground watching.
After choosing a spot with a fairly open view, Wei Dongning began to look around at her surroundings.
He whispered to Xiao Wu in his mind, "Which private room is the Third Prince in?"
"Don't worry, he hasn't arrived yet."
In Wei Qiuci's peripheral vision, Wei Dongning was constantly looking around.
Unable to hold back any longer, he raised his hand and gave her a solid flick on the forehead, asking, "What are you looking for?"
Wei Dongning rubbed her forehead, which was stinging from the flick, and cried out in pain. She then tried to cover up her true purpose: "No, I just wanted to see how many people came today, and also to figure out if this business is profitable. If it is, I'll give it a try."
“I don’t know who it was before, but they would get a headache just looking at account books. Now they’re thinking about making money too.”
"Hey, who would complain about having too much money? If you think you have too much money, then give me some."
"How can you be so shameless?"
"I'm so embarrassed."
Wei Qiuci turned her head away with a pout, picked up a melon seed from the table and put it in her mouth.
She's realized now that talking to Wei Dongning too much is tiring.
It's better to just wait quietly for a while.
"Deng Deng."
As the drumbeats began, the once noisy teahouse fell silent.
The waiter standing by the window wisely lowered the black blackout curtain that had been rolled up on the window.
In an instant, only the light of candles remained in the entire teahouse.
Wei Dongning finally gave up searching for the Third Prince and began to properly appreciate the novelties in front of her.
"Xiao Wu, why do I feel like I'm watching a movie?"
"They do look somewhat alike."
It's just a projection from behind the audience and a performance from behind the scenes.
But putting everything else aside, just the act of controlling that tiny puppet is definitely a skill in itself.
At first, Wei Dongning had the leisure to think about whether the actor controlling the puppet might accidentally twist the strings together, and whether there would be enough time to change puppets each time.
But later she completely lost that time, focusing intently on the curtain in front of her, chin in hand.
When I saw the touching parts, I even shed a few tears.
Fortunately, the surrounding environment was relatively dark, and no one noticed her wiping away tears.
Wei Dongning secretly rejoiced.
The next second, someone stuffed a fragrant handkerchief into my hand.
"Ok?"
"Wipe it off." Wei Qiuci's gaze never left the curtain, as if she wasn't the one speaking.
One sentence immediately triggered Wei Dongning's embarrassment: "Xiao Wu, how did she know I was crying? I didn't even make a sound."
"But you sniffed," Xiao Wu carefully pointed out the detail she had overlooked.
"Ok."
The teahouse was lit again after the shadow play ended.
Wei Dongning handed the handkerchief back to her.
"Don't return what you've used."
"I didn't even complain that you used this, and you're already complaining about me?"
"Who told you I used this handkerchief?"
"And who told you that I just used your handkerchief?"
She had just shed tears, but before Wei Qiuci handed her a handkerchief, she secretly wiped them away with her sleeve.
No snot came out at all.
Wei Dongning stared at Wei Qiuci with a righteous indignation.
The two then snorted at each other and turned their heads away, refusing to meet each other's gaze.
Xiao Wu pulled out a megaphone from somewhere and shouted "Hello, hello, hello!" a few times, like a director giving instructions on set: "Attention all departments, the Third Prince is about to arrive on site."
Wei Dongning's eyes immediately began to dart left and right, finally settling on the man who was coming downstairs.
She reached out and gently nudged Wei Qiuci beside her: "The Third Prince is here. Do you want to hide? He's with a girl I don't recognize."
She recognized the girl, but in front of Wei Qiuci, she decided to pretend she didn't know.
Wei Qiuci quickly glanced in the direction Wei Dongning was pointing, then pulled her aside for a moment: "That's the girl he brought back from Ningcheng. If I remember correctly, she's already a concubine."
The little girl seemed to be well cared for by Su Yide; compared to the last time she saw her, she was like a completely different person.
At least now, he doesn't seem as timid and submissive as before.
Although only a few days have passed.
Xiao Wu recounted the events to Wei Dongning, adding details about how the girl took advantage of Su Yide's affections and acted two-faced in public and private.
Wei Dongning clicked her tongue softly and quietly sighed, "Compared to this, the Gu family is really quite good. Just the rule against taking concubines alone has saved me a lot of trouble."
"Your Gu Peiyan is also very virtuous."
"Hmph, that's true. If Gu Peiyan were like Su Yide, I would never marry her. I can already imagine how exciting Wei Qiuci's life will be in the future."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely forward it to you as soon as possible."
Wei Dongning gave Xiao Wu a thumbs up, then suddenly remembered something else: "You mean this is what you mean by 'there's going to be a good show'?"
"Of course not. You'll find out in a moment."
Xiao He secretly observed Su Yide's movements. When she saw him leave the teahouse with the young girl, she quickly reminded her, "Miss, Madam Gu, the Third Prince has already left. Should we also..."