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Chapter 78 "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix"

The story written by Qin Lang is called "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix".

It is said that once upon a time, there was a poor scholar who stood up and was injured when he saw a gangster bullying an old lady on the road. Later, he fainted due to his injuries while passing through Jingzhou. Fortunately, he was saved by a woman named Banxia.

After the scholar woke up, he was very moved when he saw that Banxia was as beautiful as a fairy and was kind-hearted and gentle.

And Banxia learned that the scholar was injured to save others, and admired his spirit very much.

The two fell in love at first sight and admired each other, but the scholar later learned that Banxia's origin was actually the Tingyu Tower established by the Imperial Jiaofang Department in Jingzhou.

That is, an official prostitute.

Among the court officials and prostitutes, most were Qing courtiers, and Pinellia ternata was no exception.

Therefore, the scholar secretly made up his mind to redeem his life after passing the examination.

So half a month later, when the scholar recovered from his injury, he resolutely embarked on the road to the capital. Before leaving, he played the only song he knew for Banxia, ​​called "Feng Qiu Huang".

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Later, when he arrived in the capital, the scholar actually became the number one scholar in high school.

Wealth and fame came to him like a tide. At the subsequent celebration banquet, a high-ranking minister even planned to betroth a stunning maid from his palace to the scholar on the spot.

The scholar saw that the maid was also beautiful and fragrant, and then thought about the person in Tingyu Tower in Jingzhou. Even though she was a servant, she was still a prostitute after all, so he happily accepted it and forgot about Banxia.

……

In a blink of an eye, three years passed.

A scholar who was an official in Beijing was demoted to a commoner because he was involved in a major case.

The fame and wealth he gained in the past three years was like a cloud, and the beautiful maid he married left him immediately. It was said that she became a concubine to another minister because that minister liked wives.

The scholar who had returned to his downfall passed through Jingzhou on his way back to his hometown and remembered the woman from Tingyulou, Banxia, ​​who had saved him three years ago.

He originally wanted to see her, but after repeated inquiries, he found out that Banxia was no longer in Tingyulou.

After further questioning, I learned some amazing past events.

……

It turns out that Tingyulou looks elegant on the surface, but in fact he is letting those powerful people do whatever they want.

Many of the so-called clean-blooded people inside are actually just for the outside world to see, and they may have been riddled with holes by various powerful people.

The reason why the scholar became the top scholar in high school was because Banxia begged a court minister who had coveted him for a long time and promised that if the scholar passed the exam, she would devote herself to him.

This minister of the court happened to be the one who betrothed the maid to the scholar.

The minister agreed to Banxia's request and allowed the scholar to successfully obtain the title, but also took Banxia's body away.

After that, Banxia waited day and night for the scholar to come back and redeem herself with half the guilt and half the expectation.

But the minister was not satisfied with this, and still went to Jingzhou to harass her from time to time.

Amid endless intimidation and threats, Banxia forced herself to commit suicide and persisted in resisting for half a year, until she finally learned from the minister that the scholar she had been obsessed with had already married and had a family, and was enjoying prosperity, and had long since forgotten about her. Clean.

At that moment, Banxia was heartbroken and desperate.

She cried heartbreakingly until her tears dried up and her body no longer had any strength. Facing the minister with green eyes, she finally laughed at herself, took off all her clothes, and completely gave up on everything, including herself. everything.

From then on, due to the minister's abuse of her day and night, Pinellia no longer had its original purity, and the fact that she was no longer a shepherd could no longer be concealed. However, the minister was henpecked and did not want to accept her as a concubine. .

Such a "waste" was not worthy of being an official prostitute, so Banxia was kicked out by Tingyu Tower. When she was about to commit suicide by jumping into the river, luckily another private brothel called Ningxiang Pavilion persuaded her and helped her. she.    …

After the scholar learned all this, he regretted it, and when he looked at himself again, he felt even more shameless.

So he spent his last money to buy himself an outfit and hovered near Ningxiang Pavilion every day, just to see the woman who had given everything for him.

It's just that the reason why that woman didn't want to see him again was not out of hatred for him, but because she hoped that one day the scholar could make a comeback, and she didn't want to let her low status being ruined by the ministers damage his future.

After the scholar learned about this, he left a volume of music score of "Feng Qiu Huang" to Banxia, ​​and it disappeared since then.

I don’t know whether he was frustrated and gave up everything, or whether he was quietly preparing to regain his strength and come back to make amends for Banxia one day...

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The story "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix" was written very roughly by Qin Lang.

But those who read it felt as if they had found a treasure, and they refused to miss a single word.

There are only two reasons.

First, Qin Lang still has basic literary skills, otherwise he would not be able to write a book for the storyteller. He spares no effort in writing about the sweet love between the scholar and Pinellia ternata, which makes people giggle while watching it.

Second, in the whole story, although the scenes between the minister and Pinellia ternata are not long, they have the largest number of words.

Qin Lang used his writing skills to write "Young Hero A Bin" and "The Legend of Luo Bing", and wrote extremely vividly the details of the ministers taking away and humiliating Banxia's body, including Banxia's extreme psychological humiliation and physical pain. Compromising again and again, what is portrayed is profound.

At least when Wen Xue showed "Feng Qiu Huang" to Nan Lingyue, the saintly lady looked at it with a mixture of love and hate. Her little face would turn white with anger and turn red with embarrassment.

After finally reading the entire manuscript, the saint's eyes were slightly moist, and with shame and anger, she threw a stack of manuscripts at Qin Lang's vital parts.

"Scumbag!"

"?"

Qin Lang transformed into a master of weapon protection. After protecting his vitals, he leaned back:
  "What does the saint mean by this?"

"Oh, I didn't tell you..."

Scumbag is a word used by Qin Lang in this story. Nan Lingyue thought it was very appropriate, and then said angrily:
  "No, Qin Lang, you are a scumbag too, that's right!"

"why?"

"Who asked you to write about a scumbag like a scholar who wronged Miss Banxia? You and the scholar are in the same group! What is he other than a scumbag?"

"..."

Qin Lang couldn't find a way to refute for a while, so Wen Xue hurriedly smoothed things over:

"The story written by Mr. Qin did not mention Zhuan Lou Gong at all. But at the end, it turns out that every sentence is revealing the background of Zhuan Lou Gong, and by the way, there is a hidden meaning of belittling Ting Yuxuan and exalting Ningxiang Pavilion. At the same time, we use some... overly detailed descriptions... to attract people. Once this spreads, it may affect the entire Jingzhou..."

"No, not just Jingzhou."

Qin Lang was very confident:

"Don't underestimate the power of word of mouth. Soon, even the capital will hear the story of "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix". Oh, yes, speaking of this, there is one thing I almost forgot. I hope Master Wen will hurry up and do it."

"what's up?"

"Find someone to write a song with the same name as the story of "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix". The level doesn't need to be too high. The theme is just about a man who hates a man and hates a woman. Then find a lovable girl in the museum and let her practice the feeling that there is no greater sorrow than death. Whether you are playing the flute or playing the harp, we will practice this piece from today on. After we have completed Zhuan Lou Gong, we will now create a Pinellia ternata."

"Uh-huh!"

(End of this chapter)