My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

"Miss Mei, you are finally here, please come in! I have reserved the best seat for you. Today you should treat everyone as a guest and see if this is okay. If not, I will tell those bastards to change it." Gu Jia came out to greet her.

Liu Piaopiao raised her eyes again and looked at Gu Jia. She remained silent, but her heart was in turmoil.

She was almost completely certain that this Gu Jia was one of the old people she had been looking for!

Gu Jia didn't react at all.

After sitting down, Gu Jia and Mei Xueer exchanged a few pleasantries and then walked away. "There are so many people playing today, and there are a lot of things to do. I have to go to the back to keep an eye on it. You guys can do whatever you want."

Soon a waiter brought tea, a plate of cakes and a small paper bag.

"Ladies, this is a new type of pastry given by our shop, called egg tarts. Please try it. If you think it tastes good, you can take some with you when you leave. You can buy it at the side door."

Mei Xueer: ...

Waiter: "This is called soap. It's a gift to old customers. Just a little bit can make your clothes really clean. Take it home and try it..."

Mei Xueer: ...

This Gu Jia really knows how to do business.

At this time, Mingtang's manager also personally brought the storyteller onto the stage.

"Everyone, starting today, our teahouse is officially renamed Mingtang, Ming for Xiangming and Tang for Haitang. In addition, there is also a branch of our Mingtang on Xuanyuan Street, which tells the story of 'A Dream of Red Mansions'. The stories are just as good and exciting, all brand new, and all written by the most talented woman in the new Dazhen. In addition, during the Chinese New Year, all customers can receive one of our new pastry egg tarts and laundry soap, which are sold in major stores in the city... Please remember our slogan - 'If you want to hear the best stories, go to Mingtang in the capital of Dazhen'. Mingtang welcomes you, and welcomes you to come again!"

The steward said a few words of introduction and then left. The storyteller cleared his throat and said, "In the morning, we talked about the Nine-Striped Dragon causing trouble in Shijia Village. In the afternoon, we will continue to tell the second chapter of the story of the Liangshan heroes. What we are going to talk about is - Lu Tingjie beat Zhen Guanxi with his fists. It is said that there was a Tingjie in the Jinglüe Mansion of Weizhou. His original name was Lu Da. Later, he became a monk because of a crime. His Buddhist name was Zhishen, so he was also called Lu Zhishen, and his nickname was Hua Heshang. Of course, these are later stories. What we are going to talk about today are some stories about him when he was Tingjie..."

Mei Xueer listened and always felt that something was wrong, as if she had missed something when she "copied and pasted" before.

Never mind. No one knows what is going on anyway. If we can’t gather 108 heroes in the end, we can just make up a few ourselves.

For example, add a few more brothers to the three brothers Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, and Ruan Xiaoqi, such as Ruan Xiaosan, Ruan Xiaosi, and Ruan Xiaoda, or give Sun Erniang a few more illegitimate children.

These stories obviously appealed to the audience, and they followed the storyteller's witty and rhythmic tone, sipping tea and eating egg tarts while listening, with bursts of cheers and applause from time to time.

The whole teahouse is filled with the rich aroma of egg tarts.

Mei Xueer looked around carefully and was quite excited.

At least 80% of these people will be repeat customers, and they are liquid money!

Among them, An Ran had the most exaggerated reaction.

This girl, who would wave her thunderbolt palm at any time, usually read masterpieces like The Foolish Girl of the Zhao Family. But when she heard the stories of these heroes, her face was glowing with excitement. She stood up and clapped her hands excitedly for a long time, causing people around her to complain.

"Girl, please keep your voice down. Should we listen to you or to the master?"

Every time, An Ran apologized carefully and sat down slowly. But after a while, she couldn't help but stand up or turn over and sit on the table, clapping her palms.

Then there was another round of complaints and another round of apologies.

The calmest person present was Liu Piaopiao.

She is never talkative and always looks pitiful and cautious.

Mei Xueer always felt that she was not in the right state today. Although she was listening carefully, she had no expression and her eyes wandered from time to time.

You could say she was thinking about something, but she seemed to be very focused and would smile knowingly at everyone from time to time.

However, Mei Xueer had no intention of having a close relationship with this Miss Liu, as they had no common topics at all.

It was just because she was always polite and would apologize to her on behalf of her elder sister that she didn't want to lose face and allowed her to come in with them.

When the gentleman on the stage was halfway through his speech, Liu Piaopiao suddenly stood up and said, "Miss Mei, I drank too much tea before I went out, so I'll be away for a while."

Mei Xueer didn't care too much and nodded and followed her.

Backstage, Gu Jia was busy doing this and that. Originally, these things were done by servants, but today was the premiere, and the original author and the most talented woman in the world were sitting in the audience, so he didn't dare to be careless.

He came out when he heard someone calling him. He recognized that it was the woman who came with Mei Xueer. "My dear lady, are you calling me Mai? What's the matter?"

Liu Piaopiao stared at him for a long time without moving. Gu Jia was a little impatient, but thinking that she was Mei Xueer's female companion, she couldn't get angry, so she asked again, "Miss Mei, what's the matter? Just say it."

Liu Piaopiao looked around and saw that no one was around. She moved her red lips slightly and said something in a very low voice that made no sense: "The miasma in the forest is the best barrier, but we will also be in danger."

Gu Jia's pupils shrank for a moment, he blinked, and then returned to normal in an instant, "What are you talking about, girl? I don't understand."

Liu Piaopiao's eyes caught his moment of loss of control and she lowered her voice again, "Yan Sha!"

The smile on Gu Jia's face froze, and she looked at Liu Piaopiao with an inquiring look.

"I am Asarum!" Liu Piaopiao continued.

Gu Jia lowered her brows and thought for a moment, "Miss, if you really have something to say, let's talk about it after we get through it. Lehaer, I still have a lot of things to do."

Having said this, he turned and left.

Behind him, Liu Piaopiao let out a long sigh of relief.

In the lobby, An Ran was still cheering, "Master, did you really write this? Master, I admire you so much, just like the endless torrent of water..."

Mei Xueer smiled and went to get the teacup to drink water, and Nanxing quickly picked up the teapot to refill it.

Mei Xueer glanced at Liu Piaopiao who had sat down again, and pointed at the egg tart on the table, "This snack is good, Miss Liu, would you like to try it?"

Liu Piaopiao quickly picked up one awkwardly.

"I was mistaken. I thought that there would be all kinds of snacks in the mansion of Marquis Zhongde. Please don't laugh at me, Miss Liu." Mei Xueer said as she took the teapot from Nanxing and filled it for her.

Liu Piaopiao seemed to feel a little unworthy and stood up quickly. She was so nervous that the snack in her hand fell to the ground, and she bent down to pick it up, "I can still eat it if I pick it up. I can still eat it."

Nan Xing sighed secretly. What kind of life does the second young lady of the Marquis's Mansion usually lead? "Miss Liu, if it falls on the ground, how can you eat it?"

Liu Piaopiao stood up even more awkwardly, and took the teapot from Mei Xueer's hand, "I'll do it, I'll do it! I'll do these things."

I don’t know if it was because of nervousness or fear, but the boiling water in the teapot poured onto Mei Xueer’s lapel.

"Yes, I'm sorry!" Liu Piaopiao seemed to be frightened and took a breath of cold air, appearing even more at a loss.

All this happened in a flash. When An Ran, who was wandering in the ocean of violent literature, heard the noise and turned around, she saw Liu Piaopiao pulling at Mei Xueer's clothes. She said guiltily and anxiously, "I'm really sorry, let me see if you're burned."

Mei Xueer quickly pulled at her collar and said, "It's okay. It's cold, I'm wearing thick clothes, so I'm not burned."

Liu Piaopiao, with a look of remorse on her face, came over again and tried to pull her clothes apart.

Mei Xueer quickly dodged, a hint of doubt flashing across her eyes.