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

Chapter 535: Trouble

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

On the first day of the new scene in Qirui Garden, it was filled with praise from the audience because of its exciting plot and ingenious stage design.

Their reputation spread throughout the capital.

The next day, the tickets were quickly sold out.

Their powerful rise quickly attracted the attention of their peers.

As the troupe head of the Sky Oriole Acting Class and the owner of the Sky Oriole Garden, Zheng Zaizhou naturally knew about this very quickly.

He couldn’t help but pick up the feather duster and beat up his traitorous son again.

After beating him up, he did not forget to ask his son to write a thousand words.

Zheng Changle held his swollen butt and asked with tears in his eyes.

“What do you mean?”

Zheng Zaizhou said angrily.

“What else can it be? Of course, it’s the review of Duke Lang in Liaodong!”

“You’ve been running to Qirui Garden every day for the past two days and watching their new scene from beginning to end. I can’t let you watch it for nothing, right?”

Zheng Changle said, “But I thought you don’t like to watch Uncle Liu’s shows!” Zheng Zaizhou raised his hand and slapped his forehead.

“I don’t like to watch his shows, but I can’t stop the audience from liking it! Now that Qirui Garden’s new show is famous, can our Sky Oriole Garden only watch?”

“You have to write your review well. You have to write it in real detail. I’d like to see what’s so special about their new play. We might be able to use it when we practice our new drama later.”

Zheng Changle’s eyes widened. “Dad, are you plagiarizing!”

Zheng Zaizhou was almost angered to death. He slapped his son’s head again.

“What nonsense are you talking about? This is called borrowing. It’s a normal spar between peers!”

Zheng Changle did not dare to refute and could only shut his mouth aggrievedly.

Although Zheng Zaizhou was angry, he did not have any other thoughts.

After all, he knew very well that with Liu Qirui’s powerful strength, he could easily take off as long as there was a suitable opportunity. There was nothing difficult to accept.

However, the other theaters were not so open-minded. They watched helplessly with red eyes as the audience surged towards Qirui Garden.

Some of them really couldn’t take it anymore and secretly ran to the Marquis of Yining’s Estate to find the heir of the Marquis’ Estate, Zhu Kui.

Back then, the noble Liu Qirui accidentally offended was Zhu Kui.

The reason was that Zhu Kui had taken a fancy to Liu Qirui’s daughter, Liu

Sixing, and wanted to take her in as a concubine, but Liu Qirui rejected him.

As the heir of the Marquis’s Estate, how noble was Zhu Kui? He was willing to take in the daughter of the troupe head as a concubine. It was a blessing that she had accumulated for three lifetimes.

However, Liu Qirui actually did not know what was good for him and rejected him. This made him a laughing stock in the eyes of the second-generation heirs in the capital, causing him to very angry. He also spread the word that as long as he was around in the future, Qirui Opera Troupe could forget about operating in the Imperial Capital.

After that, Zhu Kui sent people to Qirui Opera Troupe every day to cause trouble. The audience was afraid of getting into trouble and did not dare to watch shows put up by the opera troupe again.

Even if Liu Qirui reported it to the officials, the Imperial Capital could only give a symbolic warning because of Zhu Kui’s status as the heir.

Soon, Qirui Opera Troupe couldn’t continue and was forced to close down.

After more than a year, Zhu Kui had almost forgotten about this.

Now that he suddenly heard someone mention it, Zhu Kui finally knew that Qirui Opera Troupe had made a comeback.

He happened to have nothing to do and immediately went straight to Qirui Garden with a group of servants.

He had to let those lowly actors know how miserable the consequences of offending him were!

When they arrived at Qirui Garden, they were stopped outside the door. Because all the tickets had been sold out recently, they, who had not bought tickets, naturally could not enter.

Zhu Kui was here to cause trouble, so he immediately blocked the door with his men.

If they blocked the door, the audience would not be able to enter. How could Qirui Garden do business?

The shop assistant hurriedly ran to look for Liu Qirui.

When Liu Qirui found out that Zhu Kui was looking for trouble again, his face turned pale.

The others in the theater were also extremely afraid. Even Liu Sixing, who was usually the most talkative, felt uneasy.

The originally lively backstage instantly fell silent.

Everyone was waiting for the troupe master to make a decision.

At this moment, Yu Pingping ran backstage.

Seeing that everyone was standing still, she hurriedly reminded them.

“It’s almost time. Why aren’t you starting the show?”

Liu Qirui squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying. “Miss Yu, I’m afraid I won’t be able to act today.”

He told her about the grudge between the opera troupe and Zhu Kui.

Yu Pingping was not afraid of Zhu Kui, but she also knew that her status alone could not suppress that bastard.

She thought about everyone she could ask for help. In the end, she could only look for her sister.

“Don’t be afraid. Don’t let Zhu Kui enter the theater. I’ll get someone to help.”

Liu Qirui hurriedly said, “Then hurry up and come back!”

The front door was blocked by Zhu Kui and his men. Yu Pingping could only leave through the back door.

She hurriedly ran to the Regional King’s Mansion. Coincidentally, she bumped into a team of Eagle Guards halfway.

If it were any other time, Yu Pingping would definitely not dare to provoke the Eagle Guards. She had to take a detour when she saw them on the way.

However, perhaps because she had watched too much the show these past two days, she had been convinced by how the Eagle Guards in the show risked their lives to save Deoole. Their affectionate and righteous image was engraved in Yu Pingping’s mind, making her feel that the Eagle Guards were not so scary.

Coupled with the urgency of the situation, Yu Pingping actually rushed up.

“Brother Eagle Guards, someone is causing trouble in Qirui Garden. Can you help chase away those bad people?”

Lo Pingsha had been ordered to bring a team of Eagle Guards out on an errand today.

It was unknown if it was their imagination. Over the past two days, when they walked on the road, there would often be commoners looking at them strangely.

In the past, the commoners would hide far away as long as they saw them. They avoided them like snakes and scorpions and did not dare to take another look.

Although Lo Pingsha was puzzled, he did not think too much about it.

Unexpectedly, a young lady suddenly rushed out halfway.

Coincidentally, Lo Pingsha had seen this girl before. She was the half-sister of the Princess Consort of Lang County.

After hearing what she said, Lo Pingsha said calmly.

“The Imperial Capital is in charge of harassment. You should report it to the Imperial Capital.”

Actually, she regretted it after Yu Pingping shouted the first sentence.

She shouldn’t have been so impulsive.

What if these Eagle Guards found her in the way and slashed her?

In the end, not only did the other party have no intention of attacking her, but he also calmly reasoned with her.

This immediately gave her some courage.

Yu Pingping begged, “I know, but the person who caused trouble is Zhu Kui.

He’s the heir of the Marquis of Yining’s Estate. Even if I go to the Imperial Capital to report the case, no one will care. I can only beg you for help. Please save us!”

As she clasped her hands together, her eyes were filled with begging.

Lo Pingsha looked at her steadily.

Just as she thought the other party would refuse, he suddenly said,

“Lead the way.”

Yu Pingping’s eyes lit up.

Her gaze was filled with surprise as if she had seen her savior..