PDLP Chapter 413 She Decides to Leave
Chapter 413 She Decides to Leave
This scene, a short excerpt from a series of episodes in the biography of Wenbo, tells the story of a pair of childhood sweethearts. The girl and boy reach marriageable age, but war breaks out and the boy is drafted into the army. Years later, the boy returns victorious to find his childhood sweetheart married. However, life is far from easy for the married woman. She is toiled like a slave in her husband's household, often beating and scolding her, and no one in her in-laws treats her kindly. One day, upon accidentally spotting her high-spirited childhood sweetheart, overcome by guilt and grievance, she hangs herself on a calm night.
When Luo Yu saw this story, his eyes almost popped out of his head and he looked at Zhu Jinyou in disbelief: "You don't want to show this play to everyone for free when we get married, do you?"
Zhu Jinyou smiled and said, "Of course we changed the happy ending when we got married, but this time it's the original interpretation."
Luo Yu asked with a smile: "How did you change it?"
"Of course, it's a story about a woman who didn't die and was saved by a man. Then the two of them took revenge together, and in the end, the lovers finally got married."
But Luo Yu knew the real story very well. In order to avenge a woman, a man fabricated a suspense case and killed all the members of the woman's husband's family. Later, he was found to be the murderer and chose to commit suicide to follow the woman.
The stories in the Biography of Wenbo are all quite tragic and very real. Most of them expose the injustice of the world and the difficulties faced by women. Luo Yu thought it could serve as a warning to the world. Now thinking about it, she feels that there are too many tragedies in the world. When writing, she should make it more relaxed and interesting.
Thinking of this, Luo Yu couldn't help but ask, "Why are we performing the original story today? Isn't it a bit too tragic?"
Zhu Jinyou laughed heartlessly: "No problem, let the servants in the mansion take a day off today and come watch the play. The more tragic the love story, the more touching it is!"
Luo Yu always felt that he had ulterior motives.
He seemed to know something, but Luo Yu was not sure how much he knew.
After noon, the stage had been set up and the servants of the palace put down their work and came to watch the show.
The guards strictly guarded each layer, and everyone entering and leaving would be searched.
When Luo Yu discovered this phenomenon, he became even more puzzled.
She and Zhu Jinyou were arranged in a specific location. Apart from the stage, there were no tall trees, and the roof was very far away. It was likely that no assassin could hide there.
All the theatergoers were searched, and I'm afraid no one would carry a weapon and commit suicide.
Luo Yu really wanted to ask Zhu Jinyou, what did you dream about? Did he dream about everything that happened in his previous life and think it was real?
Seeing her looking around, Zhu Jinyou held her hand and asked, "What's wrong with Miss Luo Yu? You seem uneasy."
Luo Yu looked at the crowd of three or four hundred people and exclaimed, "So the mansion can support so many people?"
"This is just a part of it. They are all servants who usually do odd jobs in the mansion. If they all came, there wouldn't be enough for so many people to watch. We will have the actors perform a few more times and watch it in several groups."
Luo Yu twitched his lips and said, "Your Highness needs to support so many people. It must be very tiring, right?"
"What's so tiring about it?" Zhu Jinyou patiently explained to her, "The more people working in the mansion, the fewer people suffering outside. Aside from major matters that require my personal management, other matters are handled by different managers."
This man was born with strong management skills. Luo Luo thought that he must have a lot of people inside and outside the capital. If she, Qin Luo Luo, had not appeared, the Darong Dynasty would probably have been controlled by him long ago.
As long as he doesn't ascend the throne, the Queen Mother will never have peace.
After the play began, Luo Yu was completely absorbed in the plot. She hadn't written it with any strong emotions, purely to solve a mystery, focusing on the moral and rational analysis of the case. However, she had no idea that the real-life interpretation would actually touch her.
Luo Yu stared at the actors without moving his eyes, and suddenly heard many low sobs behind him. It turned out that most people were emotional.
Luo Yu turned to look at Zhu Jinyou. His face was very calm. If he hadn't been staring at the stage, she would have suspected that he was not into the role at all.
Zhu Jinyou noticed Luo Yu looking at him, turned around and asked her: "Are you too sad?"
Luo Yu shook his head. No matter how tragic the matter was, it was not as tragic as him dying in her arms in his previous life.
He reached out his hand, brushed the loose hair from her forehead, tucked it behind her ear, and smiled touchingly: "From now on, Miss Luo Yu, please stop writing these tragic plots and write more romantic and interesting love stories."
"I write a mystery, not a love story."
"Okay, okay. Next time, write about lighthearted and interesting cases, and don't write about people dying all the time."
"..."
After watching one scene after another, it turned out that this time there was really no unrest caused by people sent by the Queen Mother. Zhu Jinyou's move was indeed powerful. Luo Yu instantly fell into deep thought. Had she really escaped this time, would the poison in her body dissipate, and would she be able to survive smoothly in the future?
Or, did she secretly choose to leave him? If she didn't seize this opportunity, she would never be able to leave him again. Even if he said he would let her go, the Queen Mother would never let her go.
Rather than being hunted down and having no freedom for the rest of your life, it is better to start a new life that truly belongs to you.
The night is deep, but the drama is still going on.
Luo Yu was really tired and said she wanted to go back to her room to rest. Zhu Jinyou personally took her back to her room and stayed with her for a moment.
Back in the house, Luo Yu couldn't help but ask him, "You've been acting strangely today. The show has already been performed five or six times, and some people have watched it several times over. What are you doing?"
"Nothing, it's been a while since it's been this lively. Everyone in the mansion is just treating it like a festival today!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Si's voice came from outside the door.
"Master, the Queen Mother has arrived."
Zhu Jinyou's heart tightened. It was already dark. Why was the Queen Mother coming to Prince Ning's mansion so late? Luo Yu was even more surprised. Could it be that the Queen Mother came in person just to kill her?
The news of the opera being performed in this mansion must have already been secretly passed on to the Empress Dowager, who had no way of taking action, so the Empress Dowager had to show up in person to divert Zhu Jinyou's protection from her?
Zhu Jinyou was not surprised when he heard this.
"Okay, I'll be there right away. Please ask the Queen Mother to wait for me in the hall for a while."
After saying that, he put the mink coat that Luo Yu had just taken off on her again, swiftly as if he had expected this to happen.
"Whatever the Queen Mother gives you later, don't take it on your own initiative. It has to go through my hands, okay?"
Zhu Jinyou instructed her as if he were instructing a child. Luo Yu nodded and gently grasped the dagger on her sleeve. She couldn't act rashly, but at the same time, she didn't want to cause any discord between Zhu Jinyou and the Queen Mother, as that wouldn't be good for the country's development. It was so tangled. Even the thought of dying was so restricted.
When they entered the front hall, the Queen Mother was very happy to see the two of them, and was as kind as an ordinary old lady.
"We invited Prince Ning to the palace today, but he showed up after a long wait. Then I realized Miss Luo Yu was sick, and she wouldn't explain clearly. Then I heard Prince Ning's mansion hired a troupe of actors to perform in the palace. What's going on? This old lady is completely bewildered, so I just came to see what you guys are doing!"
She finished speaking with a smile, not seeming to be truly angry. A moment later, another large gift was delivered to Miss Luo Yu.
Luo Yu was stunned. Could it be that he came to give her a New Year's gift?
When she saw the woman who presented the gift, she was even more surprised. This woman turned out to be Concubine Wan.
Concubine Wan smiled sweetly and quickly explained, "I begged the Empress Dowager to bring me here. I heard that Prince Ning's Mansion was performing an opera based on a case written by Miss Luo Yu, and the plot was very touching, so I wanted to come and see it. I'm sorry that Miss Luo Yu was being so reserved."