The plays at Fuwang Teahouse had been performed for several acts, including "Nezha's Uproar in the Sea," "Chang'e's Journey to the Moon," and "Chenxiang's Rescue of His Mother" and so on...
The performances were excellent, both in singing and acting, eliciting waves of applause from the audience. Lady Du sat in a private room upstairs, listening in a trance. The little children, witnessing the continuous pings and pangs on stage and the graceful dance performed with wide sleeves, watched with wide eyes and rapt attention.
Unknowingly, several lunar-hours had passed, the play had ended, and Lady Du, with a lingering sense of unfulfilled pleasure, left Fuwang Teahouse with the children.
Having stepped out of Fuwang Teahouse, she was still immersed in the plot of the plays, strolling absentmindedly along the street with the children...
