Watching opera was one of the few forms of entertainment available. Once the gongs and drums sounded, the show had to go on, whether there was an audience or not.
Half for the living, half for the dead.
Lu Yuan knocked on his mother-in-law's door. "Mother," he said, "we have nothing to do today. How about we go into the city for a stroll?"
Su Liyan's mother straightened her clothes, opened the door, and welcomed her son-in-law inside.
After sitting down, Lu Yuan repeated his suggestion.
Su Liyan's mother rarely had the chance to wander around a big city, so she agreed readily. "Please wait a moment, I'll just get ready."
Lu Yuan stood up. "Alright. I'll wait for you at the entrance of the Post House."
Lu Yuan took only two of his close followers and waited at the entrance of the Post House.
Aside from a few men left to guard the Post House, everyone else had been given the day off to enjoy themselves.
