The Love Imagination System

Part 40: Opera of Seven Forms

Luo Niang had already noisily awakened the entire mansion of King Changle early in the morning. He came in a carriage parked in front of the gate.

The guards did not dare to forbid because this noisy person was their master's cousin, as well as the daughter of their master's maternal companion. As if they had gotten used to it, they closed their ears and let Luo Niang mess up.

“Daughter Luo, what are you fussing about this early in the morning?”

Xiao Junjie who woke up earlier then walked up to him. Luo Niang greeted him with a mischievous smile. His cousin's companion must have woken up because of the noise.

In that case, let him fuss more noisily for all the inhabitants of the mansion, including Qingyi and Baili Qingchen to also wake up.

“I want to meet Qingyi. Little Prince, do you know where he is?”

“I'm not his servant. I don't know where he is,” Xiao Junjie said half-heartedly.

Why is it that this early in the morning this girl has to fuss over looking for Qingyi? Come on, Xiao Junjie couldn't even sleep well last night!

“Then, I'll look for him. He's not in the west yard, maybe he's with A-Chen,” Luo Niang said. Xiao Junji directly rounded his eyes. What did he say just now?

However, Luo Niang directly left just like that. Xiao Junjie followed him in the hope that Luo Niang's words were not true. The two headed towards the eastern courtyard, where Baili Qingchen's residence was located.

Arriving there, Baili Qingchen appeared to be standing under a peach tree that was about to bloom. His eyes looked at the tree meaningfully. There was a variety of buried but unspoken words, stuck in his throat that never dried.

Luo Niang jumped up and made Baili Qingchen forced to endure it. His cousin who arbitrarily has been noisy early in the morning, now he also wants to bother him?

“A-Luo, quiet!”

“A-Chen, where is my sweet and beautiful cousin-in-law?”

Just as Luo Niang finished saying his words, Qingyi walked out of Baili Qingchen's room with a lazy step. Early this morning the eastern courtyard was already noisy and Qingyi who had only slept for a few hours was disturbed.

Apparently, there was Luo Niang who was talking to Baili Qingchen. Luo Niang directly walked up to Qingyi and ignored Baili Qingchen who let out a long sigh for her.

“You stayed here?” asked Luo Niang.

“Oh, I'm too sleepy to go to the west yard. Why did you come so early in the morning?”

“There was a good opera performance today. I want to invite you to watch it together.”

“No. I'm lazy to come out today.”

“Qingyi, opera this time is different!”

Luo Niang then whispered something in his ear. I don't know what they're talking about, but Baili Qingchen can see that the girl changed her mind in a moment.

Luo Niang seemed to have instigated him with something until Qingyi was willing to come along with him. Baili Qingchen was about to interrupt when Luo Niang took Qingyi away, but her hand was held up in midair.

He had forgotten that Xiao Junjie was also here. Xiao Junjie looked at Baili Qingchen with a hard to interpret gaze, as if he wanted all the answers in one word. Xiao Junjie approached him, then changed his eyes in a moment. He smiled at Baili Qingchen, with an alluring smile that was well known to him.

“What Princess Empress screwed up again?” tanyakanya.

“He just took back my room. Did you wake up because of A-Luo?”

“Yeah, that's it. He was making a fuss early in the morning just to find the Empress Princess. A-Chen, are you going to court today?” ask Xiao Junjie.

Baili Qingchen nodded, while Xiao Junjie's expression changed little by little. Realizing the change, Baili Qingchen then asked, “What's the matter?”

“Today is the anniversary of the death of Prince Consort Wang. It's okay, let me go,” Xiao Junjie replied.

If Xiao Junjie had not spoken, he might have forgotten about it. Right, today is the anniversary of the death of Wang Lingshan, his first male wife. Baili Qingchen let out a long sigh, slightly surprised as she forgot the date.

Usually, every year he remembered it the most, then took Xiao Junjie to visit his tomb. Maybe because he was busy lately, he forgot about it.

“Then, sorry to bother you, A-Jie,”, said Baili Qingchen.

Today really came with an inopportune moment. Baili Qingchen could not leave because there was something she had to do in the palace.

“Yes. I'll tell him you're busy. He will definitely understand.”

Baili Qingchen nodded then her smile rose.

...***...

That afternoon, Luo Niang took Qingyi on a walk down the imperial capital. Because their identities were special, they left without escorts and disguised themselves as the noble girl of the capital. Like a prima donna, Qingyi and Luo Niang managed to lure away a group of handsome men who happened to cross paths with them.

However with Luo Niang's gluttonous and sassy nature, the handsome men instantly lowered their faces. As beautiful as a woman, if her temperament is not good then no man will dare to approach her. That was what happened to Luo Niang.

Let alone come closer, they first ran away in a storm when just stared at by him. Qingyi felt safe with the girl. Although in the original story there are not many parts that tell them, but here he can carve his own story.

Qingyi followed Luo Niang to a new building that from fifty meters away had already smelled a distinctive fragrance. Qingyi became curious what kind of perfume could be smelled up to this distance.

“A-Luo, aren't you wrong to bring me here?” qingyi asked in disbelief.

How not, Luo Niang brought her to a place with a handsome man dancing on thousands of flowers!

“Why?”

“With our status, isn't it inappropriate to visit a men's brothel like this?”

Qingyi almost choked on the chewing gum she chewed herself. Unexpectedly, it turns out that in this world there are also brothels that employ men as entertainers.

Qingyi couldn't believe it if she didn't see it in person. Here, dozens of handsome men sell their talents and abilities, please some women who ‘less affection’. This was rather disgusting to Qingyi.

“We are here to watch opera, not hire their services. Follow me!”

Qingyi stayed in place, then turned around about to leave this building. To him, this makes no sense. Seeing many men behaving like comfort women made her eyes itch. Qingyi could not bear it. One Xiao Junjie alone in the mansion had already made him nauseous, how could there be dozens of Xiao Junjie here?

However, Luo Niang held him back. The girl pulled him upstairs, to a special place reserved for special guests. The token made them get the best place to watch the show from the second floor. A pot of wine and its cup came along with some snack plates.

“You know why the opera in this building is so famous?” asked Luo Niang. Qingyi shook her head in an ignorant sign.

“That's because all the players are the most handsome and talented men in the imperial capital. The story is a story that has never been heard anywhere. Although they are men, but their talent is very extraordinary.”

“You often visit a place like this?”

“Of course not. I only came at the Seven Colors Opera. They were invited to the palace during the Queen Mother's birthday banquet two years ago.”

He did not know why it was called the Seven Colors Opera. Obviously, all the players are men. Seven men made their first appearance as the lead, singing and poetry.

The typical makeup of opera performers polishes their faces, accompanied by a variety of accessories that make them look like women.

Qingyi started to drift in the story. He did not realize that the audience of this opera was not only women, but also men. The story is so slick and so well presented, that people think that the play comes from a true story.

Qingyi saw it as a fine performance art, regardless of the player. Luo Niang was right, they were extremely talented. It is fitting that they have been summoned to the palace and served at Empress Dowager Ming's birthday banquet.

“They are prettier than peach blossoms in spring,” praise Qingyi.

“Yeah, these opera performers sell their talent, not sell themselves. That's why many admire them.”

“But, by the way, would it really matter if we came here?”

“Why? You don't think A-Chen scolded you for looking at another man?” the Goda Luo Niang.

“Cih..The man has no taste in me. After all, he would not have time to be interested in women. Maybe he was busy spending time with his lover,” Qingyi wrote.

“Yo, did Princess Consort Changle lose to compete with Prince Consort Changle?”

Luo Niang laughed crisply. Imagining how funny the rivalry of a woman and a man fighting over her cousin makes it tickle, very amused yet fun.

Luo Niang heard the news that lately King Changle's mansion had become more crowded because of Qingyi. Things have changed, including his cousin. People often gossiped that King Changle was beginning to notice his empress.

“For what am I competing with a guy like him?”

Luo Niang again laughed at Qingyi. A few days ago he heard the news that Qingyi made fifteen palace masters from the Inner Palace Division complain about not being able to teach him.

Yesterday when Dowager Consort Sun called him to the palace, Luo Niang happened to be out so he could not come along. However, he heard from the servant that Qingyi was almost humiliated by Emperor Baili and Baili Qingchen defended him and took him away.

He thought something big was really going to happen.

“You want to bet? If A-Chen really changes because of you, I will grant all your requests.”

“No,” treat Qingyi. His eyes were fixed on the entrance, then alarms of danger signs rang out in his brain.

“But, I think we should probably get out of here soon.”

Luo Niang frowned. He followed Qingyi's gaze and found Cui Kong and some of King Changle's mansion guards rushing into the building while searching for their whereabouts. The faces of the two instantly turned frantic.

“Didn't I ask you so many times?” qingyi.

“I didn't really think that A-Chen would send his bodyguards to watch over us. Wait what else? Let's run!”

Luo Niang and Qingyi prepared to escape, but Cui Kong found them first.

“That's them!” yells.

The guards of the mansion of King Changle directly rushed upstairs to capture Princess Empress Changle and bring her home to the mansion, also capturing Princess Luo and returning her to the palace.

“Sial! Why is Hong Kong's vision so sharp?” annoyed Qingyi. He immediately ran towards the window and prepared to jump from there.