Chapter 97
Chapter 97
The banquet was held to a climax, and the performance in the center of the stage was at its climax. After the climax, the people who played the fire bowed and retreated.Emperor Zhu Song clapped his hands repeatedly while watching the performance, and he kept shouting "rewards, there are many rewards" to see his happiness.After the performance, the people in the banquet had almost eaten, and everyone began to chat in detail.
The third prince who was sitting opposite the prince took a glass of wine from the maid, raised his head and drank it, and laughed loudly at the prince, "Brother, why didn't sister-in-law come here today?"
The prince Song Mochen paused while holding the wine glass, stopped exhorting Lu Chang, raised his head and looked at the third prince flatly, then turned his eyes to Emperor Zhu Song, and replied softly: "Yuping and Ben The king hasn't officially married yet, so you don't need to be careful about what you say, third brother. Besides, my future father-in-law will be drinking and chatting below, so he can represent the Liao family, right? Why should she be a mere woman to show her face?" Song Mochen After finishing speaking, watching Emperor Zhu Song's eyes turn to the back of the banquet leisurely, Liao Yuping's father, Master Liao, just raised his head and drank several cups with his colleagues beside him, and seemed to be in a good mood.
The third prince was pushed back by the prince's words, his heart was so stuffy, he turned his head and yelled at the maid beside him, "Pour the wine! Pour the wine!" Seeing that the wine was about to be filled, he caught sight of the prince's next two from the corner of his eye. The sixth prince's heart suddenly became much brighter.He can't find a good place with the prince, and can't he get back his position from other people?Thinking about it this way, the third prince took the wine cup, gestured in the direction of the sixth prince, and said with a smile: "I heard that the sixth brother has recently fallen in love with a magnificent actor..."
The third prince didn't deliberately suppress his voice, the voice gradually became louder to the point that everyone present could vaguely hear what he said.
"Oh, there are other things like this?" Emperor Zhu Song raised his eyebrows, and his eyes fell on the sixth prince deeply.The word opera is not a good term in today's dynasty. In the hearts of these court officials, opera is like the flower girl in the Spring Tower.
The sixth prince tightened his hands under the table, and the seventh prince's eyes flashed fiercely when he lowered his head to drink.
"Indeed, as the third brother said, my son has long heard of the brilliant performance of the Huitai Opera Troupe, and after seeing Mr. Ling's acting skills, he was deeply impressed, so he stayed in the mansion to entertain him for a few more days." The sixth prince said it completely. The watertightness of the book, on the one hand, cleared up the smear of the third prince's obsession with masculinity, and on the other hand, it also dispelled the little thoughts of Emperor Zhu Song, who had always loved beauties.In a few words, he broke up the relationship between Ling Que and himself. I like to watch operas. This actor is good at acting. He entertained him in the mansion for a few days. Is there a problem?No, no matter how dirty the thoughts are in everyone's mind, they can't express them openly. The sixth prince said it uprightly, but people can't find a place to refute it.
When Emperor Zhu Song heard the title "Mr. Ling", he knew that the other party was a man, so he immediately lost interest in it.The third prince saw that the Emperor Zhu Song, who he had finally attracted, was rubbing hands with Concubine Yuan again. The anger that had just been ignored and ridiculed by the prince had not been extinguished, and now he was slapped in the face by the sixth prince who didn't give him face. rise.
"The Huitai opera troupe has a long-standing reputation among the people. The third brother has long wanted to see it. The sixth brother will give me the honor to let this actor come up and perform for us all?" The third prince gritted his teeth with a ferocious face.
Emperor Zhu Song was already a little bored, but after hearing what he said, he became interested, waved his hand, and said directly to Feng Shengquan, "Shengquan, go down and bring me up for me to see." .”
"Yes." Feng Shengquan bowed, and when he stepped back, he glanced at the third and sixth princes with different expressions, and shook his head.
Xiao Jin and Wen Yelan had already noticed the situation on the prince's side, and they frowned and looked at each other.Wen Yelan listened to the third prince finding fault again and again, and felt a little angry in his heart. Xiao Jin patted his hand that was shaking with anger, and rubbed his palm with his index finger to calm him down.
Hong Xueshi probably sensed the air pressure behind Wen Yelan, tilted his head, and asked curiously in a voice that only three people could hear: "That actor, is Yelan your friend?"
"...Yes." Wen Yelan lowered her head and replied in a low voice.
Xueshi Hong looked thoughtfully at the third and sixth princes, but he never thought that Wen Yelan's friend would have anything to do with the two court princes.
"Your friend may be missed by the Third Prince." Xueshi Hong said suddenly.
Wen Yelan didn't reply, but he quickly figured out the meaning of Hong Xueshi's words with his delicate thoughts.The third prince is a narrow-minded person, and has always had a stiff relationship with the crown prince, second prince, sixth prince and seventh prince, but these people are of similar status to him, the third prince can't make excessive moves, but Ling Que is different, Ling Que is an actor, to put it nicely, he is an actor favored by the sixth prince.
But whether the actor is alive... or dead, what can the sixth prince do to the third prince?No matter how big the grievance is, it can only be suppressed, and this may just be in line with the temperament of the third prince.
"Uncle Hong, something will happen to my friend?" Wen Yelan was even more worried about Ling Que after analyzing this.
At the same time, Ling Que, who was brought to the center of the banquet by Feng Shengquan, was dressed in a woman's gorgeous pink attire, with simple and delicate hair ornaments on her head, and a red and pink flower dress on her face. .Although he is a man, he is tall and slender. Apart from being a bit tall, he is not at all obtrusive in wearing a Huadan outfit. His hands are tucked into the wide long sleeves, and they are clasped by the hip bones. His legs are crossed along with his body. Slightly bent, eyes slightly closed, eyes wandering away, bright red lips seem to be smiling but not smiling.
When Ling Que came out, his pretty face had already made people look sideways. Following his simple movement and lowered eyebrows, some young courtiers in the distance had their eyes shining and their mouths opened.
Emperor Zhu Song was also full of amazement when he saw people at first sight, but after being amazed, it was a pity again and again.It's a pity that it's a man. He shook his head and motioned to Ling Que for him to start performing.
Huadan mostly plays enthusiastic, lively, lively young women.Ling Que played Ye Hanyan in Henan Opera "Luoyang Bridge", with a flexible and light body, bright and sweet speech, and mostly "coloratura" in singing, and "huabang" in stage steps.In order to show the caressing Yanli, the charming and free and easy demeanor.
Emperor Zhu Song was still half paralyzed on the chair at first, but as Ling Que's performance progressed, his back became straighter and straighter. At the end of Ling Que's soft murmur, he had half of his body leaning forward. , has not recovered from the aftertaste.The same was true for the others present, even the third prince was immersed in Ling Que's "Ye Hanyan", who was dressed in pink makeup and jade carvings, red and green dancing, frowning and beautiful, and couldn't extricate himself from it.
"Okay!" Emperor Zhu Song returned to his senses and clapped his hands excitedly.
Ling Que just smiled slightly, lowering his eyes, as if he was still the "Ye Hanyan" with crescent eyebrows, charming and charming.
Emperor Zhu Song and the third prince looked straight at each other, Emperor Zhu Song shook his head, and the sigh in his heart was even bigger.He has always loved beauties, but beauties are only limited to soft women, so beautiful is beautiful, but he is a man, and the itching in Zhu Song's heart can only be dissipated.But the third prince is different, although the third prince married the main wife and concubine, and took a bunch of concubines, but he also tasted the taste of men when he was young and ignorant, not as good as women, but not bad.The third prince's extremely predatory eyes fell on Ling Que who had never left, even if Ling Que left the stage, his eyes still had a strong sense of nostalgia.
The sixth prince caught a glimpse of the undisguised desire of the third prince looking at Ling Que, and his thoughts sank.Song Moran leaned towards him, handed him a glass of wine, and said softly, "Sixth brother, you should put your children's personal affairs behind you."
The sixth prince clenched his fists and then slowly loosened them, because he had listened to Song Moran's reminder.
After the banquet, everyone dispersed.Ling Que quietly followed the sixth prince out of the palace, and when he was about to follow the sixth prince into the carriage, a call stopped him from raising his foot.
"Ling Que."
Wen Yelan's cold voice rang out on a cold January night.Ling Que looked up at the bright crescent moon above his head, twitched his eyelashes, straightened his sleeves, and turned to look in Wen Yelan's direction.
Hearing the sound, the sixth prince who had already entered the carriage raised the curtain, frowned and poked his head out, staring at Wen Yelan, who was dressed as a servant but had an outstanding temperament, for a while, then turned his head to look at Ling Que and asked, "Do you know?" people?"
Ling Que took a deep look at Wen Yelan, turned around and stepped into the carriage, leaving only a sentence of "I don't know" that disappeared into the winter night.
The sixth prince's pretty eyebrows were raised, and he cast a sharp glance at Wen Yelan and Xiao Jin who was standing behind Wen Yelan, put down the curtain, and asked the groom to drive away.
"Let's go back, let's discuss the matter of Ling Que in the long term." Xiao Jin stepped forward and gently stroked Wen Yelan's icy cheek.Wen Yelan stared at the carriage going away for a long time, then sighed.
Both Wen Yelan and Xiao Jin knew that Ling Que had made up his mind to go.
Wen Yelan and Xiao Jin had been tense all night, and when they returned to the Wei's courtyard, they were already tired.Mei Xiang and Mei Lan looked distressed, thinking that they probably hadn't eaten anything all night, so they hurriedly ate some food.However, God always seemed to be testing them. Just after Wen Yelan and Xiao Jin sat down after washing, Eldest Sister Xin brought Qian Xiaoping in a hurry and went straight into the backyard without being notified.
Wen Yelan and Xiao Jin didn't care about the steaming food, so they took Sister Xin and the others to the study next door.Qian Xiaoping was the last to enter the room, looked outside cautiously, and then closed the door tightly.
When Wen Yelan saw the anxious elder sister Xin, she realized that something very serious had happened, and her demeanor became serious.Sister Xin didn't wait for him to ask, and after seeing the door was closed, she went straight to the point and said, "Xie Ziliao discovered our people and pursued us intensely."
Xiao Jin pursed his lips when he heard the name "Xie Ziliao".
"How is Daqing?" Wen Yelan calmly asked about Daqing's safety.
Sister Xin nodded and said: "After our people were discovered, we immediately split up and went to the dungeon built by Xie Ziliao to rescue them. We should be on our way back now. However, if we rescue Daqing this time, we will After clearly telling Xie Ziliao about our identities, what Xie Ziliao will do to us is the most urgent question right now."
"Will Xie Ziliao come to Beijing?" Xiao Jin asked suddenly.
Miss Xin pondered for a moment, then answered calmly, "I'm almost sure that he will come to Beijing!"
"Sister Xin, what do you think?" Wen Yelan turned to look at Sister Xin who was thinking with her head down. Sister Xin just shook her head and did not answer.Instead, Xiao Jin made a sound.
"He won't come to us yet."
Wen Yelan and Sister Xin looked at Xiao Jin who was so certain in puzzlement at the same time, but Xiao Jin just looked back at them without giving an answer.
It was mentioned in Xiao Cishu that the Third Prince had approached Xie Ziliao to seek rebellion. If Xiao Jin's deduction is correct, the time in the book is within these few days!Therefore, Xiao Jin can be sure that Xie Ziliao will not be able to distract them for the time being, but it is possible to send someone to watch them.Thinking of this, Xiao Jin felt that his decision to go to Guangmao Village next year seemed to be on the agenda.But in the capital, Xie Ziliao should avoid Hong Xueshi more or less, and Wen Yelan is safe for the time being.
The person Xie Ziliao was looking for was Xiao Jin, and Xiao Jin's departure from Beijing was also a buffer for the conflict between Xie Ziliao and Wen Yelan.Xiao Jin tapped lightly on the table and silently made a decision in his heart.
The author has something to say: "Ye Hanyan" refers to Du Shou, so don't worry about it.I feel that this article needs to write two more chapters to explain the plot clearly_(:зゝ∠)_
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