"What is this?" Xin Zhanting asked curiously.
"It's Palace Mistress Si's magical treasure." Yue Honghai pulled Xin Zhanting over.
"Palace Mistress Si?" Xin Zhanting was rather bewildered. He still did not know about Si Lingxi being in Tonglin County.
"She's Lao Yue's other mistress, the really formidable kind from Southern Frontier." Yue Honghai waggled his brows at Xin Zhanting.
"Oh, oh!" Xin Zhanting understood this time.
In truth, he had never even heard of Si Lingxi of Phoenix Mountain in the Southern Frontier. But since she was Lu Zheng's wife, there naturally could be no problem.
A moment later, everyone sat down before the projection screen as though they were watching a stage play. Various snacks, pastries, wine, and beverages had been prepared on the tables beside them.
Ning Zhiqi could not help asking Yi QianQian, "Is brother Lu planning to paint on this piece of white cloth?"
Yi QianQian had watched the playback display on the camera and could roughly guess what was going on. She hurriedly replied in a low voice, "No, no. It's the Song of Everlasting Regret and Butterfly Lovers performed by Fairy Shen, Sister Liu, and the others. You haven't seen them before, so you're in for a treat this time."
"They performed them?" Zhu Yushan had also overheard the conversation. He asked curiously, then looked at the women of Five Beauties Manor who were taking their seats, his expression briefly puzzled. "Doesn't look like it?"
Old Master Wang, meanwhile, did not ask a thing. He simply sat leisurely in his chair, took a couple bites of pastry, sipped some hot tea, and waited at ease.
Just then, once everyone had taken their seats, Shen Ying stood up and waved her hand. In the next instant, a pink mist of peach blossoms blanketed the entire