Chapter 6 Chapter Six
As soon as Di Gong and Tao Gan went up to the stairs on the second floor of the east building, they suddenly saw a woman in white dress hurrying away in the semi-dark corridor.
"She's the bear-playing Miss Ouyang." Di Gong said, "I'm going to ask her for a question."
He hurriedly chased after the woman, and called softly: "Miss Ouyang, go slowly."
Miss Ouyang screamed and turned around.Seeing that her eyes were wide open, Di Gong turned pale with fright.This time, Mr. Di took a closer look, and Miss Ouyang was indeed very similar to White Rose.
"Miss Ouyang, don't be afraid. I just want to congratulate you on your dancing skills, and I have no other intentions..."
"Thank you, master, I have to leave now, I must...don't stop me, master."
"Could it be that Momo is going to do something to you again? Why are you so flustered and upset?"
"No, no, I have to feed my black bear quickly." She shook her head and said.
Seeing her blindly protecting her body with her left arm, Duke Di asked warily, "Is your left arm injured?"
"Oh, no, no, I was bitten by a black bear a long time ago, and I'm fine now...I...I have to go."
At this time Zong Li hurried over and said loudly, "Master Di, I'm worried that my poems won't attract your interest."
Di Gong frowned and said: "If I am true wisdom, I will have all the Taoists tie you up and punish you with sticks!"
Di Gong turned around, but saw that Miss Ouyang had already slipped away, feeling very unhappy.
"Zhenzhi dare not do anything to me." Zong Li said again, "My father, Zonggong, was the biggest benefactor of this Chaoyun Temple. Up to now, my family has donated a lot of money to the temple every year to support these Taoist priests who live in groups all day long and have nothing to do!"
Di Gong looked at this self-admired scholar.
"So, you are the son of the former governor Zongfa Meng? Your father's poems are famous all over the country, and the world is famous. I see that you are also very talented. Tonight, your five-character poem is very good. The slogan is really clumsy. The syntax is broken, the energy channels are not coherent, and it is not enough for training."
Zong Li said proudly: "I'm just entertaining my true wisdom. Don't look at him stupid, like a pool of stagnant water, he is quite dirty inside."
What does Mr. Zong mean by this?I don't know what that slogan means, "Insulting Jindan, mourning the test of life", and who is "Yulang"?You might as well speak frankly with your subordinates. "
"My lord, the person with the 'Golden Elixir of Regret' is the former abbot of Chaoyun Temple, Yujing Zhenren, so he is called 'Yulang'. This person is not only very pure and innocent, but also has a beautiful appearance and a clean bone. Strange, definitely not a person in the world of mortals. The most congenial with my father is better than this true wisdom. Two years ago, the real Yujing passed away. They called him "Ascension to Heaven" and "Yuhua". The body was smeared with fragrant ointment and molded into a golden body. Now it is sitting in the underground palace under the temple of Guanhou, preaching and discussing the Dharma with ants and insects in the underworld, can't you "悒悒"?"
Di Gong nodded frequently. At this moment, he had no intention of inquiring about the anecdotes about Chaoyun Guanfa's succession. He only thought about Momo, Miss Ouyang and that strange woman with a broken arm.
He said: "Young Master Zong, I want to go see the actors in the troupe at this moment. I think they have already taken off their make-up."
Zong Li said: "Wan Sheng is going there too, why not lead the way for Master."
They turned into a long corridor with portals on the west side.Di Gong asked: "Is Miss Ouyang's room also in this row of doors?"
Zong Li said: "Go forward. Master, I dare not go into her room alone, that black bear is terrifying."
Di Gong said: "She must be in the room at the moment, didn't you see me talking to her in the corridor just now?"
Zong Li was surprised and said: "What? The master was talking to her in the corridor? How is this possible? Before I came upstairs, I had a serious conversation with her in the hall. She is still in the hall now."
Di Gong was very confused, and Tao Gan couldn't help scratching his cheeks, with a look of surprise on his face.
Zong Li pushed open a door, and Duke Di saw a lot of things piled up in a mess in that room, Guan Laizi and the two women stood up and bowed to Duke Di.
Guan Laizi tremblingly introduced Miss Ding Xiang and his wife to Di Gong.
Di Gong asked: "Where are Momo and Miss Ouyang?"
Guan Laizi replied respectfully: "My lord, Momo probably went to the warehouse to return the costumes." He pointed to a pile of crumpled blood-red paper balls on the dressing table and the red sewage in the washbasin and said: "He washes them here. She wiped off the paint on her face and left. Miss Ouyang, she was still in the hall, she said she had fed the black bear and came over."
Duke Di looked at the red sewage in the washbasin and the red balls of paper, and wondered if the red color might be due to human blood.
Zong Li asked Miss Ding Xiang: "Why don't you help Miss Ouyang feed the bear? Isn't the relationship between you little sisters very good?"
Miss Ding Xiang smiled and said, "You should care more about White Rose! Write more love poems for her."
Zong Li grinned and said: "White Rose, I have poems for her, but I also wrote a love poem for you, Miss Ding Xiang, and it's still true. Listen:
The way of heaven is clear, but only yin and yang.
There are men and women in people, and mandarin ducks in birds.
The phoenix flies thousands of miles, but only seeks its phoenix.
The beauty is like jade, beside me.
The soul is scattered, and the eyes are crazy.
Talking and laughing, fragrant.
Crying and crying baby, beg me for poems.
Scratching one's head in the spider's cupboard, it's intentional and hasty.
If you don't have much ink in your chest, you will do your best. "
Miss Ding Xiang blushed, and said angrily, "Who begged for your poems? You're so shameless! You're still 'out of your mind, out of your mind'."
Mrs. Guan said: "Master Zong, don't just cling to other girls blindly. You can write poems, and go to the present saint to ask an official to do it, so you don't have to live in this Taoist temple like a headless chicken. "
Zong Li said with a smile: "I just want to remind Miss Xiang that time is not forgiving. She is a 24-year-old girl. Didn't you listen to the popular song in the market?
The man is twenty unmarried,
Beautiful appearance March spring,
The woman is twenty unmarried,
The setting sun and autumn wind hurt the flowers. "
Miss Ding Xiang was about to have a seizure, when Di Gong got up to leave, motioned Tao Gan to come out with him, and said in a low voice: "I still have to try to find Momo, and you stay here to explore the situation. I always feel that there is something wrong with this view." There are many strange things. Yes, when Miss Ouyang shows up again, you must ask exactly how long she has been in the hall, it is impossible for her to appear in two places."
Tao Gan said: "It's probably Zong Li who lied. Although the corridor is narrow and dark, Miss Ouyang's white dress is clearly visible. How can he turn a blind eye?"
Di Gongdao: "If Zong Li's words are true, I think that the person who talked to us just now may be the white rose dressed as Miss Ouyang. I saw that her left arm could not move, it seemed to be newly injured, but just now she was behind the embroidered curtain. While watching the play, he was holding on to the railing with both hands, which is suspicious. Anyway, Tao Gan, you have to find out more about the inside story and find out the injustice as much as possible."
Di Gong took the lantern and walked towards the stairs, and Tao Gan went to Guan Laizi's room again.
Duke Di thought as he walked.He found that although Zong Li was laissez-faire and informal, he had a cheerful disposition and a clear heart, and he was very familiar with the actors in the troupe.It seems that he has a good impression of Bai Meigui, but Bai Meigui has decided to become a monk and wear a yellow crown.He also knew that Miss Clove and Miss Ouyang had a deep friendship.But these things don't seem to be what Di Gong cares about at the moment, he only thinks about the strange Momo who hasn't shown up until now.
He knew that he was going to the warehouse, but as he walked, he realized that he was going the wrong way.The corridor became narrower and narrower, and there were no lights. Cobwebs hung down on his head.At the end of the stairs, the sound of Taoist priests singing and drinking in the evening class can be faintly heard.
He was about to turn to the stairs at the end of the corridor, when he heard someone talking.He listened carefully for a while, but he couldn't hear the content of the words clearly, and he didn't know where the speaker was hiding.He shook his head, stepped forward, and suddenly heard three words emerge from the muttering: "Di-Ren-Jie".Di Gong was taken aback and wanted to listen carefully again.All around was the silence of a grave.
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