Rumor Has It That I'm Pregnant with His Highness' Child

Chapter 430: Independence

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The proposal was taken away by Wei Liao, so Yu Niaoniao had no choice but to write another one.

This time, she wrote in greater detail. She even specially marked a few of the more important places with a red pen.

When she was done, she found Yu Pingping.

Yu Pingping was quite surprised when she arrived at the Langjun Imperial

Palace.

“You actually took the initiative to ask me out. That’s really rare!”

Yu Niaoniao drank a cup of strong tea and felt much more energetic.

“Sister, sit down. It’s been a long time since the two of us spoke alone.”

Yu Pingping had goosebumps all over her body when she called her sister. She could not help but shake her arms, looking like she could not stand it. “If you have something to say, just say it. Don’t give me that.”

Yu Niaoniao gave her a meaningful smile.

‘You’re coming of age next year. I suppose Father is going to matchmake you?” At the mention of this, Yu Pingping pouted and complained angrily.

“Previously, Father helped introduce me to a young man from a family. However, after my mother’s accident, that family quickly arranged a marriage for their young man.”

“It was as if he was afraid that I would cling to them. Hmph! They don’t like me, but I don’t like them too. What’s the big deal!”

Yu Niaoniao said earnestly.

“Sister, I’ve been there before. I can understand your feelings very well.” “Actually, you didn’t do anything wrong. It was those people outside who looked at you with prejudice. You don’t have to care about them. You just have to be yourself.”

Ever since Yu Pingping fell out with those sisters, she rarely said such private words to anyone.

In the past, when Madam Jiang was around, she could still chat with her for a while. Later on, Madam Jiang was sent away, and no one talked to her about this anymore.

Although her brother was very good to her, he was a man after all. His thoughts were not as delicate as a woman’s, and he knew nothing about a woman’s thoughts. Yu Pingping could not talk to him about these topics. Hearing Yu Niaoniao’s words, Yu Pingping could not help but feel a lump in her throat.

But she insisted on being stubborn and said angrily, “That’s easy for you to say.

How can anyone completely ignore the gazes of others?”

“Father often said that reputation was the most important thing for a woman. Now that my reputation has become like this, those good gentlemen will definitely look down on me.”

“I don’t know what will happen in the future.”

Yu Niaoniao said encouragingly, “I don’t think Father is completely right. Reputation is indeed important, but it’s not the most important. You don’t have to undervalue yourself because of this.”

“If I were you, instead of placing all your hopes on your future husband, who is not even decided on yet, why don’t you build it yourself?” Yu Pingping was puzzled. “How?”

Yu Niaoniao took out the proposal and placed it in front of her.

“I recently took over an opera troupe and am preparing for a new show. This is my plan. Take a look. If you’re interested, you can consider joining.”

Yu Pingping did not understand. “Even if you want to do business, you can do business like satin teahouses, rouge, and makeup. There’s no need to set up a troupe, right? Acting is a lowly profession. You’ll be looked down upon.”

Yu Niaoniao asked, “Look, this is prejudice. Just now, you complained that people looked down on you. Now, you turn around and despise others. What’s the difference between you and those who are biased?”

Yu Pingping blushed in embarrassment.

This time, she was not stubborn. She lowered her head and did not say anything else.

Yu Niaoniao said, “I naturally have my reasons for buying the opera troupe. You’ll naturally know in the future. Look at the proposal first.”

Yu Pingping opened the plan and read silently.

At first, she was quite calm. The more she read, the wider her eyes became.

After reading it, she was in a state of shock and muttered.

“There are actually so many tricks in a show? Why haven’t I seen it before?”

Yu Niaoniao smiled and said, “There’s naturally no such thing anywhere else.

These tricks will only appear in our Qirui Opera Troupe.”

Everyone had a curious mentality, and Yu Pingping was naturally no exception.

She could not wait to see Cheery’s Theatre reopened.

Yu Pingping said, “You just said you wanted me to join. How can I join?”

Yu Niaoniao explained, “I’m going to Liangzhou with Duke Lang in two days. This trip will take at least half a year.”

“I will not be in the Imperial Capital and cannot take care of Qirui Opera

Troupe, so I wanted someone to help me watch over it. After thinking about it, I think you’re the most suitable.”

Yu Pingping pointed at her nose and asked in surprise.

“Can I do it?”

“It’s not difficult. Liu Qirui is in charge of the opera troupe. You don’t have to worry. You just have to help me do two things.”

“The first thing is to help me hold on to these banknotes. If Liu Qirui needs money, as long as it’s within a reasonable range, you would give it to him.”

“The second thing was to check the accounts at the theater once a month.

Leave a copy of the account book for me to check when I get back.”

With that, she took out three thousand taels of silver and placed it in front of Yu Pingping.

It sounded quite simple. Yu Pingping felt a little more confident. “I did learn from my mother how to check the accounts, but are you sure you can trust me with so much money?”

Yu Niaoniao laughed. “You’re my biological sister. If I can’t even trust you, who else can I trust?”

Yu Pingping was very touched.

It felt like drinking a cup of hot tea in the dead of winter. Her heart was warm.

She promised solemnly, “I’ll definitely help you do this!”

Yu Niaoniao continued, “When you’re familiar with it, you’ll be in charge of

Qirui Opera Troupe’s accounts in the future.”

“I’ll pay you monthly and have a bonus at the end of the year. The amount will definitely satisfy you.”

“When you have your own career and a stable source of income, you can speak and do things more confidently in the future.”

“In the future, if you saved enough money, you could even buy some businesses for yourself.”

“When you don’t have to rely on others and can live comfortably on your own, you’ll really stand tall.’

Yu Pingping was very strong-willed and did not want to listen to others’ arrangements for everything.

The future blueprint drawn by Yu Niaoniao hit her heart.

She had always felt that her mother was too stupid. She had placed all her hopes on her family and thought that her family was her greatest backer. In the end, her family had almost caused Madam Jiang’s son to lose his life.

She did not want to be like her mother. She had to have the right to speak for herself.

Yu Pingping took the banknotes and counted them before carefully pocketing them.

“Am I working now?”

Yu Niaoniao stood up. “You still don’t know where Qirui Opera Troupe is. I’ll bring you to recognize the door and introduce you to each other. It’ll be easier for you to interact in the future.”

Yu Pingping nodded.

The sisters took a carriage to Qirui Opera House.

After Yu Niaoniao’s introduction, Yu Pingping and the Liu father and daughter had a preliminary understanding of each other.

Then, Yu Niaoniao left the plan and script to Liu Qirui and instructed,”l’m leaving the Imperial Capital for a while. I’ll leave Qirui Opera Troupe to you. I hope to see a new scene when I return.”

Liu Qirui promised, “I won’t let you down!”