Now, everyone in the courtyard is busy revolving around the birthday banquet. After Mei'er went out to grab the medicine, only her and Xing'er who were lying on the bed with a fever were left in the entire Hanlian Courtyard.

After checking the medicinal materials of Xing'er, while it was still dark, Jinsu hurried to the pear garden to check it.

This pear garden is located in front of the shallow courtyard and is a theater garden. Most of the big families in Kyoto City, like Aifu, have their own theater gardens. It is inconvenient for the ladies and ladies in the house to go out to watch the play, so they can invite the troupe to come in and perform in such a special theater garden.

But it's been more than two months since Jin Su entered the mansion, and this is the first time I've been here.

When you push the door in, the first thing that catches your eye is the stage in the middle. However, it seemed that no one was taking care of it here, and there was a thick layer of ash on the table under the stage, and there were some scattered tiles on the ground.

When you walk on the stage, some of the wooden planks under your feet will creak, looking like they are in disrepair. Jin Su stood on the stage and looked around, suddenly feeling very insecure, as if something bad would happen.

When he went straight to Yunxiang Courtyard and asked the old lady, he found out that the pear garden had not been used for a long time, and the princess and An Yasheng didn't like to listen to the opera, so the Prime Minister's Mansion had not invited the opera troupe into the mansion for many years.

Jin Su also told the old lady about the worries in her heart, mainly because she was worried that something would happen to the pear garden that had fallen into disrepair.

"If Liyuan can't be used, then will the troupe still please?" The old lady asked with obvious expectation.

Jin Su thought for a while and said, "If Grandmother agrees, then we can set up the stage in the garden, so that the ladies and ladies who come to the mansion to celebrate their birthdays will go to the theater or feast and drink, and it will be a lot more lively." ”

The old lady did not respond immediately, but frowned slightly, as if she had doubts.

"Grandmother?" Jin Su called softly.

"Yes, yes, but I'm afraid it's too late, it's not easy to set up a stage now!" The old lady said worriedly.

"Grandmother, don't you know, some countryside don't have a stage, it's all set up by the troupe, the troupe is skilled, and the guys have everything, but in half a day, they can all be set up," Jin Su said.

"Oh? Is that okay? The old lady had no confidence in her heart.

Mama Qi on the side said, "Okay, this kind of stage, the slaves and maids have seen a lot of it before they entered the house, and the stage they set up is almost exactly the same as the one in the garden, old lady, don't worry, the eldest lady will definitely be able to handle this matter well." You, just be down-to-earth and wait for everyone to come to congratulate you on your birthday. ”

"Haha~" The old lady showed a smile at this time, glanced at Mama Qi, and pretended to be angry, "You know!" ”

Jin Su also echoed and pursed his lips and smiled.

Instead, the old lady said to Jin Su, "Then do as you say, go to the garden to find a suitable place, and set up the stage as soon as possible." ”

"Hmm!"

After Jin Su answered, he told Mrs. Zhang what happened in the big kitchen today. Although she knew, the old lady must have known it a long time ago, but what others said was always different from what she said.

In the end, the old lady also asked what she said in the house when she was called by Jin Yan. Only this, others can't pass it on, Jinsu only said that the princess lost her temper at her, specifically, without saying a word. However, fortunately, the old lady did not ask, and she couldn't tell if she believed it.

After returning from Yunxiang Courtyard, Jin Su deliberately paid attention to the terrain in the garden, so that she could find a suitable and relatively open place to set up a stage.

She remembered that at the last banquet, the place where the young ladies were reciting poems seemed to be quite empty, and there happened to be a pavilion there. Thinking of this, I deliberately took a detour to take a look.

The place is indeed a good land, and the scenery is also very good, but the surrounding rockeries are standing, and the sight will be affected, although it is a pity, but Jinsu has to give up here.

Before he could finish the garden, it was already dark, so Jinsu had to go back to Hanlian Courtyard first and make plans tomorrow.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Hanlian Courtyard, Bai Qi greeted him, "Miss, where are you going?" Tell me to be easy to find. ”

While walking inside, he asked Bai Qi, "What's wrong?" Any news? ”

At this time, Bai Qian didn't want to avoid the other maids in the courtyard, and opened his mouth and said, "Alas, I found it, but people said that it didn't come." ”

"Not coming?" Jinsu stopped and turned his head to look at Bai Qi, "What's the call, didn't you say that the deposit was collected!" ”

Bai Qian was angry and anxious, "But people said that the deposit was refunded yesterday, saying that they couldn't do the work of the Prime Minister's Mansion!" ”

Jinsu heard it, just nodded slightly, didn't take it too seriously, and comforted Bai Qian, "It's okay, they can't come, let's just invite other theater troupes!" ”

turned around, and just saw Mei'er walking under the porch with a basin of water, and casually exclaimed, "Mei'er, how is Xing'er?" ”

Mei'er stopped and replied respectfully, "After taking the medicine, I don't have a fever anymore, I just woke up, and I fed some food." ”

"Okay, got it, let's get busy."

After Jinsu finished speaking, he walked towards the house.

Bai Qi followed in two steps, and said anxiously, "Miss, I have asked about all the slightly famous troupes in Kyoto City, but none of them can come!" ”

At this moment, Jin Su was a little confused, she was thinking, could it be that Jin Yan already knew about these?

"Miss~Miss~" Bai Qi called twice, and Jin Su came back to his senses and continued to walk inside, but he was even more worried.

In the house, dinner had been placed on the table in a staggered manner, Bai Qi took her to sit at the table, and quickly wrung a sweat towel from the basin on the side to wipe her hands, and then handed over the dishes and chopsticks.

"Miss, eat something, you are also tired all day, and they told me what happened in the house in the morning. If you want me to say, this Zhan Pozi is deliberately trying to make trouble, they just want us to make a bad birthday banquet and let everyone see our jokes. ”

Bai Qian said indignantly, suddenly as if he had thought of something, and patted his head, "Oh, I know, Shili Hong suddenly didn't come, it must be their idea!" There are also other theater troupes in Kyoto City......"

Bai Qi seemed to have made some earth-shattering discovery, and looked at Jinsu with bright eyes.

Who knew that Jin Su sighed steadily, "Well, yes, it's finally enlightened!" ”

Bai Qian was deflated at once, "Alas, it turns out that Miss already knew, I thought it was ...... Hehe~" After Bai Qi finished speaking, he smiled a little embarrassed.

Then he asked Jin Su, "Is the young lady still going to find the princess about the troupe?" ”

Jin Su shook his head, "If you don't go, it's useless to go, they will definitely say that it is the head of the troupe who does not believe in their words, and they at most just didn't tell us in time." ”

Bai Qian lost her appetite for a moment, put down her chopsticks, and said worriedly, "Miss, what should we do now?" In Kyoto, I can't even find a decent troupe. ”

Jin Su ate some more without changing his face, and then said with little confidence, "That's it, let's go to other theater troupes tomorrow and ask, let's have twice as much silver, I believe that there will be brave men under the heavy reward!" ”

Bai Qi felt that he was not sure, but there was really no better way for a while, so he nodded helplessly, responded gently, and then ate a few bites as if chewing wax.

At this time, Angelica Angelica returned.

Bai Qi immediately beckoned her to come over for dinner, and made a gesture of failure to her mission, accompanied by a crying face.

"Miss," Bai Zhi called, walked up to Jinsu, and said calmly, "Everything went well with the ingredients that the housekeeper and I bought. ”

Jin Su nodded, said hello softly, and pointed to the chair next to him, "You're tired for a day, let's sit down and eat something together!" ”

Bai Qi and Bai Zhi are like Jinsu's family, in the Hanlian Courtyard, if there is no one else, they can basically sit at the same table with her to eat.

Bai Zhi sat down, perhaps affected by Jinsu's low mood, picked up the chopsticks, but did not move, thought about it, or turned his head and comforted, "Miss, don't worry, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and tomorrow I will go with Bai Qi to run a few more troupes." ”

"Well, I'm fine, let's eat something first! Oh, by the way, Bai Qi will finish eating in a while, and send these three birds to Shuqian Courtyard, I already told Su Qing when I came back just now, we are busy going in and out these days, I'm afraid we can't take care of them," Jin Su still said calmly.

Bai Qian was a little reluctant, raised her head suddenly and wanted to say something, as soon as she opened her mouth, Bai Zhi kicked her lightly, and shook her head at her, she gritted her teeth, and had to swallow back the words that had come to her mouth. Frustrated, he looked back at the three birds in the cage, and after a long time, he responded, "Okay, I'll send it in a while."

After dinner, Bai Qi left with the birdcage, and Bai Zhi quickly prepared a bucket of hot water, "Miss, the water is ready." ”

Jin Su got up and walked inside, and said lightly, "Okay, you can go back and rest, I don't have anything to do here." ”

"Well, Miss should rest early!" Bai Zhi responded and walked out.

This night, Jin Su didn't sleep peacefully, and most of the time, he just closed his eyes and recuperated. Although the affairs of the troupe are a little tricky, there is still a way to think about it after all.

What worries her is that now that she and Jin Yan have completely torn their faces, then in the future, open and secret battles are inevitable, she not only has to prevent falling into Jin Yan's trap, but also fight back quietly.

On the third day before the birthday banquet, Bai Zhi still went to help An Xiayu, and she went out with Bai Qi to find the troupe.

Early morning is not a good time for entertainment, so most of the troupes have not yet started business. Fortunately, Jinsu has a powerful intelligence network, so as soon as Qingfeng inquired yesterday, he found most of the theater halls.

Jin Su ran to more than a dozen houses in a row, five of them, and he didn't even come out to see him. finally met the five families, but they all said that they couldn't spare time that day, even if she lured her with a lot of money, she was not moved at all.