After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

"But I've heard that the wife of the Grand Master Zhongfeng has been frequently going to the theater to listen to operas lately, and she's been listening to 'The Meteor Shower.' Moreover, going to the theater isn't enough; she's even invited an opera troupe to perform at her residence. It seems that your wife and us roughnecks also enjoy these kinds of unorthodox things!"

The captain's brilliant counterattack made the Grand Master of Ceremonies' face turn very ugly, and he couldn't say a word. He never expected that it would be his own wife who would slap him in the face.

The light cavalry captain concealed his merits and fame, and walked to the other side surrounded by his fellow military officers.

"Lu Ying! What you said today was truly satisfying! This is the first time we've ever seen these civil officials get their comeuppance! It's so exhilarating!"

The light cavalry captain was so flattered by his colleagues that he was completely wide awake.

No wonder they were so happy and excited.

The main problem is that these military officers have been suppressed by civil officials for too long, and they are not good with words. Every time they are verbally attacked, whether openly or subtly, they can't win a rebuttal.

I never expected to make them suffer today. Just thinking about it makes me happy. Let them taste what it feels like to be seething with anger inside!

"You've become so sharp-tongued today, did you learn it from reading?"

One of his colleagues joked.

Actually, the captain only mentioned it casually this morning when his wife was undressing him, because the ladies would be gathering together to watch a play these days.

Civil and military officials often don't get along, and their wives usually don't hang out together. But by sheer coincidence, when they entered the theater, the Commandant's wife saw the wife of the Grand Master of Ceremonies watching the play. She told the Commandant, and unexpectedly, it came in handy.

But the unsuspecting colleagues were still saying, "See, I told you reading more books really does help!"

"In that case, why don't we all look at the scriptures together? Let's broaden our knowledge, and who knows, one day we'll leave these hypocritical bastards speechless!" someone suddenly suggested, and as soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent.

Haha, no thanks.

Still reading scriptures? Who can actually understand classical Chinese?

"How about..." Suddenly everyone's eyes turned to the captain, "How about we also read this storybook? Maybe we can learn something from it?"

Everyone thought it was a good idea. Even someone as stubborn as the Light Cavalry Captain could understand it, so maybe they could too. As for the claim that storybooks were lowbrow... the most important thing was to be able to read them!

Before they could chat any longer, the palace doors opened, signaling the start of the morning court session. The group immediately returned to their seats and stood solemnly at attention.

After the morning court session, the Grand Master of Ceremonies stormed back to his residence. When his wife carefully offered him tea, he threw it on the ground and began to interrogate her.

The sound of crying gradually rose from the front hall, but no one dared to step forward and ask what was wrong.

Unexpectedly, these military officers actually bought the storybook after court and planned to read it secretly at their residences.

The eldest princess has been living a carefree life lately. Since she read storybooks, became fascinated with listening to storytelling, and discovered watching plays, she has ignored Tang Yizhi for many days.

She had originally thought that she would be sad for a few days after arguing with the prince consort, since this man wouldn't come to comfort her.

She used to think that men were the most important thing, but now she has come to terms with it. Only storybooks can satisfy her emotional needs, so she no longer cares about the prince consort and goes outside as soon as she opens her eyes every day.

If he hadn't gone to a place other than the Xianggu Pavilion, he certainly wouldn't have been so quiet.

However, his indifference does not mean he is indifferent.

Men don't care when they're trying to coax you, but when they're not, you're all they can think about.

He could have remained seated until the Princess invited an opera troupe to perform in the mansion. The troupe left, but one of the men remained, playing the role of Dongfang Shu's pitiful concubine.

This pitiful woman actually moved into the Princess's residence!

Even though this man had been forcibly taken back by the princess, and he harbored hatred towards her, ignoring her advances and affections, he panicked and was eager to do something when she took back all these privileges.

But before he could do anything, she took Lianren into the palace.

To be precise, theatrical troupes also entered the palace.

They entered the palace to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday.

The Empress Dowager loved watching plays, and the palace also kept many actors and dancers who were dedicated to performing plays and dances.

There's nothing new to it; the Empress Dowager has long been tired of it, and the palace is boring.

Princess Yanran, as the Empress Dowager's most beloved daughter, naturally had to prepare an ingenious birthday gift.

After much thought, she realized that Southern opera was currently very popular outside the palace, which was quite interesting and different from other operas. However, few people in the palace knew about it, which she found very regrettable. She thought she could take this opportunity to liven up the palace.

So they specially invited a troupe of Southern Opera performers to come to the princess's residence to give a performance first.

Before inviting the opera troupe, she discovered that Tang Yizhi had hidden the envelopes he had exchanged with Su Xiu, as well as her portrait, in a secret compartment in the study.

The princess was instantly filled with suppressed anger and resentment. If it were before, she would have wanted to kill Su Xiu, but now she didn't know why, she was only angry for a moment, followed by endless disappointment.

Five years have passed, and he still hasn't been able to let go of his resentment and fall in love with her.

She always loved him cautiously and humbly.

She knew she had wronged him at the beginning, forcibly separating them, taking him back to her mansion, forcing him to marry her, and ruining his ambition to become an official. But wasn't she trying her best to make amends?

She cooked for him for the first time, coaxed him for the first time, and when his father was impeached and imprisoned, she asked for help through connections, even pleading with his elder brother. Their child was lost because of him. Even now, with her body damaged and unable to conceive again, she has never blamed him.

She was initially furious when she saw these things, but her anger subsided. She suddenly thought of Wu Qingzi from the storybook. Although her former lover had forgotten her, hurt her, and even had others interfere, she did not wallow in self-pity. She stuck to her principles and eventually became a female official, radiating a different kind of brilliance and being herself again.

Since love can't be nurtured no matter how hard she tries, she'll just give it up.

Therefore, she did not refuse Jian Suyi's deliberate approach and flattery, and even brought him into the palace.

The eldest princess sat at a lower seat in the banquet, watching the singing and dancing below. She took a sip of wine with a blank expression, simply because Tang Yizhi was sitting next to her.

For some unknown reason, Tang Yizhi unexpectedly served her some food. She assumed he was just putting on an act and pretending not to see it, so she stopped eating.

Tang Yizhi was at a loss and didn't know how to coax her, so he put down his chopsticks like her and pretended to watch the song and dance, but actually he was secretly watching her the whole time.

Although it was the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, the Emperor still sat in the center of the seat of honor, with the Empress Dowager and the Empress sitting on either side.

Because the Empress Dowager doted on her daughter, the eldest princess naturally took a seat under the Empress Dowager's command.

After watching the song and dance for a short while, people began to present gifts, each one a rare and precious treasure.

Everyone else has given a gift, except for the princess.

The eldest princess smiled calmly, seemingly quite satisfied with the birthday gift she had prepared.