Concubine Mengfei

Chapter 285 Going Again
After the shadow play ended, Yu Moying didn't speak again.

The calmer she was, the more anxious the others became. Even Alina, who was her rival in love, asked curiously, "Is it really gone?"

Yu Moying spoke calmly, and said with sideways eyes: "Princess, don't worry, there will be more exciting things in the future."

As soon as the words were finished, the curtain on the stage was pulled aside again and lifted with a soft gold hook, but the palace lantern was not extinguished like before.

A plump woman slowly stepped out from behind the scenes, singing a series of words, she was dressed lightly and looked sad, she looked like an old lady with still charm.

Alina looked at her and couldn't help asking, "Who is she? Why does she look so pitiful?"

It is indeed pitiful, whether it is a man or a woman, they will feel pity in their hearts.

The head of the Baixi Troupe had already come forward to meet He Lianyu and the envoys of the Jiyue Clan. He introduced to everyone present: "This girl's name is Jiao Niang, because Jiao Niang and her husband have been singing in the Bai Opera Troupe for many years. That's it, Cao Min dared to let them enter the palace to show their shame."

After he finished speaking, the woman called Jiao Niang burst into tears, and the lyrics became more and more mournful.

The first song in her mouth is, "Delicate fragrance lightly stained with rouge and snow, mother also wishes you a long life like a cypress, after a hard stay, you will mistake others. Delicate as a flower and light as a willow, your mother's face is clear, and everyone will share bitterness and hatred tear down"

Jiao Niang sang while swinging her water sleeves, while stepping rhythmically.

After singing the first song, she sang the second song immediately, "Jiaoer learns to write human characters, and the mother's nostrils are pierced for a while, and she suffers from being frustrated by passion. Jiao Chunying has a cunning tongue, and the mother's face is uncovered." , Chanting hard is not afraid of losing weight because of poetry."

His voice was like resentment or admiration, like weeping like complaining, and many people in the seat had already shed tears of sympathy.

The meaning of Jiao Niang's lyrics is very simple, from the beginning to the end, it reveals the tone of "Jiao Niang is bitter".

When Jiao Niang sang the last song, almost everyone started to step on their feet, and sang in unison with her tune: "Jiaohan Yixi Ningzuiyu, Nianghuan's old hidden name in the ancient cave, who is bitter and sweet?" More."

The atmosphere suddenly fell to the bottom, and the whole hall was filled with tears and sadness.Even He Lianze was moved by Jiaoniang, and there was a crystal clear light in his eyes.

In fact, a person like him who has been in the Fengyue venue for many years obviously knows a well-known actress like Jiao Niang.It's just that this charming girl seems to have a kind of magical power, and every time he hears her singing, he will feel sad for it.

After Jiao Niang finished singing, the head of Baixi Troupe took a look at Yu Moying, and after she nodded slightly, he came out and clasped his hands together and said, "Jiao Niang's clumsy trick made all the distinguished guests laugh, but Cao Min We didn't want to make everyone's tears today."

"The grass people are ordered by the princess to bring fun to all the distinguished guests."

fun?Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, aren't you talking nonsense with your eyes open?Just now, their tears were almost shed. From ancient times to the present, this kind of music has never been seen.

"What fun?" Arina tilted her head, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes.A cheerful girl like her can be moved to cry by Jiao Niang. Thinking about it, I know that Jiao Niang's ability to make people cry is extraordinary.

The troupe master salivated and said with a smile: "Cao Min just mentioned that Jiao Niang also has a husband, his name is Lai Pi A Si. The two of them singing and running away are wonderful."

After finishing speaking, everyone saw a fat middle-aged man with a beard and big ears scrambling out from behind the curtain.

The man is what the troupe master of the Baixi troupe calls Lai Pi A Si. There is indeed a ringworm similar to toad skin on the large piece of skin that is bald in the middle of his head.

Lai Pi Asi waved a snakeskin whip in his hand. When he saw Jiao Niang, he opened his drunken mouth and shouted: "Slut, because my husband is not at home today, you are going to steal someone again."

Jiao Niang turned her head timidly, glanced at Lai Pi A Si, she kept shaking her head, and said that she did not steal.

"Husband, my lady has always abided by women's morals, and never did shady things."

She stretched out her hand to block her body, as if she had expected that Lai Pi Asi's snake whip would hit her.

Lai Pi Asi didn't listen to her, he raised his snake whip, and lashed at her face, "Slut, don't try to quibble. Of the eight sons you gave birth to your husband, at least six of them are not my sons. Let's see if I won't break your leg today."

As he said that, he really whipped Jiao Niang with a snake whip, Jiao Niang wanted to hide, but because the speed of escape with the three-inch golden lotus was not as fast as that of a rough man like Lai Pi Asi, after three steps, she fell down twice. step.

The image of the two chasing from one side of the stage to the other, hitting and fleeing, running and falling, is very interesting, and it can really make everyone laugh.

They seemed to have completely forgotten the sadness just now, and just kept clapping their hands and applauding.

Arina propped her cheek with her hand, the bell in her hand rang, her face was not very happy.

"This girl is really pitiful." She muttered to herself.

There was another person who was not happy. After Helianze looked at it for a while, the gentle smile on his face had long since disappeared, and the starlight in his eyes had also faded.

He dropped the wine cup and walked away from the banquet without saying hello to the others, frightening the maidservants who were serving by his side.

Helianze's sudden departure also left many people present puzzled.But He Lianyu then said: "When King Ning entered the palace, he told this king that he has an important matter today, and he doesn't know when he will come. If he leaves at this time, he is afraid that the important matter will come. gone."

After hearing what he said, everyone didn't bother to delve into the importance of this matter, and just focused on watching the performance of Jiao Niang and his wife.

"Make another pot of Biluochun." Yu Moying glanced at the direction Helianze was leaving, and then instructed Gong'e.

After Gong'e took the purple sand pot and poured Biluochun tea into her teacup respectfully, she picked up the teacup and sniffed the indifferent tea fragrance.

There is hot water vapor rising from the cup, and the tea leaves are sinking and floating in the tea water.Yu Moying didn't drink it down, she was still thinking about Helianze.

It seems that Helianze doesn't care about anything, because he hides what he really cares about in his heart.Today, it was no accident that she invited the Baixi Troupe, it was to inspire that unforgettable event for Helianze, so as to find his weakness.

In the eyes of others, Helianze's mother and concubine Yi Taifei seemed to come from a distinguished family, and for a period of time she was favored by Helian Yuyang.But few people know that Grand Concubine Yi had a quarrel with Helian Yuyang because of Helianze's background in the past.

When Concubine Yi was still in her boudoir, she had a good lover. When she entered the palace, within ten months, Helianze was born.In addition, there was another informant, and Helian Yuyang also questioned Grand Concubine Yi, but Grand Concubine Yi of course denied it.

Helian Yuyang didn't believe it either, but it was just for Zhang family's face, to put on a show with Concubine Yi.Only Concubine Yi knows the ups and downs of it.Since childhood, Helianze has witnessed Helian Yuyang interrogating Concubine Yi. At that time, he was still a child less than five years old.

Since then, this incident has become a shadow in his heart.Whether it has gotten rid of this shadow has not been known for many years.But today, Yu Moying could see it.

Speaking of which, she would also like to thank Prince Heng, her adoptive father.Prince Heng is Helian Yuyang's most trusted younger brother, there is nothing related to Helian Yuyang that he doesn't know.

The banquet in the imperial garden was still going on, and the famous operas of the Baixi troupe continued one after another.Ever since Arina cared about Jiao Niang, she couldn't get interested anymore.

Finally, when the banquet was coming to an end, Arina couldn't sit still. She trotted a few steps, ran to the head of the hundred opera troupe, and persuaded: "I want to help that girl, can you give her to me? It doesn't matter how much money you pay."

The head of the hundred opera troupe was stunned for a moment, and then he apologized and said with a smile: "My nobleman, you have misunderstood. Caomin has already said that everything on the stage just now was staged. This young lady has a good relationship with her husband."

Alina shook her head and sighed, "But, she has to live a life of being beaten and performing every day, so that's uncomfortable. You should let her out."

The head of the Baixi troupe was even more astonished. He looked at Alina's appearance and guessed that she was a distinguished guest from a foreign land, and he was too unclear about the life of an actress in Beiming Kingdom.

"This..." He was thinking about how to explain, when Yu Moying came towards him.

"Princess Arina, don't think too much, this is just a way for Jiao Niang and the others to make a living." The two people following her were Jiao Niang and Lai Pi A Si.

After stepping off the stage, Jiao Niang and Lai Pi A Si looked as if they were glued to each other, not like the couple who beat one violently and the other was beaten.

"Making a living?" Arina had never heard of this word before. In her life, there was no such thing. Since she was a child, whatever she lacked was given to her by someone, and she never had to think about making a living.

Alina looked at Yu Moying for a few times, thinking of how Yu Moying helped her during the day, her heart was complicated and unspeakable.

She looked at Jiao Niang again, and asked with concern: "Then you are in pain every day, right?"

"It doesn't hurt, it's just that I'm a little tired from singing and performing every day. But, for the sake of making a living, I don't need to complain." Jiao Niang gave a wry smile helplessly, and then she untied her outer garment.

Arina could see that Jiaoniang was wearing a piece of armor under her outer garment.With this armor, a few whips are nothing.

Alina was not so worried at last, but she also thought that forcing herself to cry and laugh every day in order to make a living is also very hard.

After a while, she opened her mouth and said, "How about I help you redeem yourself?"

This time, several people including Yu Moying were dumbfounded.

Jiao Niang straightly shook her head and said no, and emphasized that it was voluntary.Alina didn't give up, so Yu Moying had no choice but to say to Alina: "Princess Alina doesn't need to be so troublesome. Even if you help her redeem her body, what about her future? She still has a big family to support."

"Without the source, what will she have to live on?" She continued patiently: "Besides, there are many people like her among the people. Princess, can you help them one by one?"

"Having said that, they also rely on their own strengths to make a living. There is no such thing as hard work or hard work. We have a saying here, like a fish drinking water, it knows how warm it is. Princess, your kindness may not be what they need. What you like Life is not necessarily what they want."

After some words, Alina had nothing to say.She walked away silently, with turmoil in her heart.It's not that Cheng Jiaoniang was depressed, but Yu Moying's words reminded her of He Lianyu.

Like a fish drinking water, it knows whether it is warm or cold.Could it be that her feelings are not suitable for He Lianyu, and He Lianyu doesn't need them.However, she is not reconciled. Ever since she became sensible, she will get whatever she wants.This time, there will be no exception.

(End of this chapter)