Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

Yun Wen went to the small hall behind the wing room, and "conveniently" in a corner screened off by a screen, while Yan Wuji and a group of masters took up surveillance and watched. In the wing room at this time, except Ye Sudong and her husband and other shadow eunuchs standing on both sides of the back Outside, only Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Guifei Yuzhen sat together. Chen Yuzhen was as calm as a nun practicing Taoism, without any fluctuations in her face, she just quietly watched the play of "Xiaosheng Worshiping the Temple" on the stage. After being silent for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said: "If Yuzhen and False agree to leave Shan Yuru and never fight against me, I will give you back your freedom."

Chen Yuzhen's delicate body was shocked, she looked at him in disbelief and said, "Isn't the emperor afraid that Yuzhen pretends to promise, but is actually obedient and obedient?" Zhu Yuzhang sighed and said, "How could I be so afraid of you? I just don't want to order you to die!" Chen Yu was really excited. For Zhu Yuanzhang to say such affectionate words, it is as rare as the sun rising from the west, and his thoughts changed, and he bowed his head and said: "Only by the emperor's words, Yuzhen is not willing to hold on , it is best for the emperor to keep Yuzhen under house arrest, and deal with Yuzhen after everything calms down. Whether it is life or death, Yuzhen dare not complain in his heart." More softly said: "Yuzhen really hopes I can serve the emperor all my life."

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. Of course, he didn't want to let Chen Yuzhen go, but he just wanted to prove the relationship between Chen Yuzhen and Shan Yuru. As long as she showed a little joy, or agreed in a hurry, he would immediately execute her and get rid of the complex that was weighing on his heart. Who would have thought that Chen Yuzhen's answer would be so affectionate, so gentle and coquettish that he would not be able to kill him at all. From this we can also see how excellent Chen Yuzhen's charm skills are, and it is difficult to tell the truth from the truth with his insightful eyes.

At this moment, Yun Wen came back to the wing room, and the gongs and drums blared, and the finale of "Scholars Playing with Beautiful Ladies" finally started under the anticipation of everyone. When Lian Xiuxiufu appeared on the stage, her graceful and charming gait immediately attracted everyone's attention. When she opened her jade throat and sang a soupy tune, everyone was completely absorbed and fascinated. I saw her beautiful eyes and bewildering, seeming angry or resentful, with a delicate voice, lamenting that her youth was wasted in front of the Buddha statue, and she still hasn't met a wishful gentleman.

The gifted scholar and the book boy hid beside the Buddha seat, listening to her weeping and pleading love, and they also cooperated with each other with various expressions, which was also very vivid. All the audience held their breaths to appreciate, and some women felt touched and wept secretly.It can be seen how powerful Lian Xiuxiu's appeal is. Just listen to her singing: "The shengge is gone and the tourists are gone, and I feel the spring sky, hanging down, and the two swallows return in the drizzle..." Zhu Yuanzhang was as motionless as a man carved from clay and wood.

Since he joined Guo Zihe's command, he has struggled from a small leader to leading the coquettish, becoming an immortal emperor's hegemony.But even if there is a moment of satisfaction, I always feel that there is an insurmountable distance from what I want in my heart. And in order to maintain the Ming Dynasty, he abandoned all friendship, just to achieve this goal. Seeing that the brothers and subordinates who used to be affectionate and devoted to the world for him were slaughtered one by one by him, and now Lan Yu is not dying well, Xu Ruowu is injured and retires, it can be said that he is responsible for all of this.

After the formal announcement of the reorganization of the six ministries and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion during the ceremony, all the power in the world was concentrated in his hands, making the imperial power reach a peak never seen before. But so what? Lian Xiuxiu on the stage in front of him and Chen Yuzhen beside him, their hearts don't belong to him. Yan Jing'an's soul is gone. Although he has won the world, he can't enjoy the pleasures that ordinary people can't see in ordinary people.I have been intriguing and killing people all my life.He only has a defensive heart towards people, and he doesn't even dare to trust his wife and son.What is the point of all this.The talented man on the stage who is about to meet the beautiful woman is much happier than him.

With the role of the beautiful woman in the play, Lian Xiuxiu's heart melts into a god, expressing her affection for Lang Fanyun selflessly. At this time, she forgot about Pang Ban, and only Lang Fanyun was in her heart. What made her even more heartbroken was that her relationship with Lang Fanyun could only be maintained until the battle against the river. Regardless of victory or defeat, Lang Fanyun will leave him. This is an unspoken contract between the two. In an instant, old grievances and new worries filled her chest, even she herself didn't know what it was like. The whole audience was silent, fascinatedly enjoying Lian Xiuxiu's most mournful and touching performance since her debut.

The Eight Immortals celebrating their birthday just now was just a small test, but now it is the essence of the art of show meat and pity Xiuxiu. The young student Ren Ronglong and the book boy forgot to make the reconciliation, and stood blankly beside the divine seat, staring at Lian Xiuxiu in front of the Buddha, crying like complaining, and forgot that this was a play of wits and beauties full of joy. . No one is overwhelmed by it.But no one can match Zhu Yuanzhang's feelings. He felt the feelings that the man had forgotten before he won the world. All kinds of inexplicable emotions emerged in my heart.

At this moment, he thought of the cannon fort on Zhongshan. Suddenly, as if he was struggling to wake up from a dream, he suddenly recovered. I saw Chen Yuzhen next to him with tears on his face, looking at Lian Xiuxiu on the stage with forgetfulness; Yun Wen on the other side also had wet eyes and was stunned. Zhu Yuanzhang felt weak and tired for a while, just like the battle with Chen Youliang on Poyang Lake, which made him feel like a human again. Han Bai was also confused when he heard it, but he still didn't forget to peek at Yun Su beside him.This little nun, who can be called the most beautiful in the world, has forgotten to count beads and pray to Buddha, her delicate and pretty face showed a dazed look, listening to Lian Xiuxiu singing, "Now I am haggard, my hair is haggard, and I only see her going out at night. How about Xiang'er , listening to people laughing."

But Qi Changzheng forgot to peek at Bo Zhaoru like Han Bai looked at Yunsu. He thought of Fu Bo's Shui Roujing, and also Han Huizhi's empathy. How to change from a life-and-death enemy with Shui Roujing to a lover who shares weal and woe, and how to meet Han Huizhi Xiaolou by chance and pour out his true feelings.All kinds of scenes emerged in the lake of my heart piece by piece, and tears poured down from the corners of my eyes.In the end, he forgot about Han Huizhi, and his heart was filled with the sorrow of the pair of Shuiroujingxiangxiao Wang's death. He broke through the embankment that had been strengthened all the time, and the collapsed sand and stones shattered and disintegrated, containing resentment, remorse and injustice, and the flood It seemed to surge up wildly. Bo Zhaoru's soft voice sounded next to his ear, "Don't cry, okay?" When it came to the last sob of the vocal cords, it was obvious that she was infected by Qi Changzheng, and she couldn't help crying, which also shows that she has been caring and paying attention This is the man she rejected. Qi Changzheng came to his senses, cursing secretly that he would also be moved by Lian Xiuxiu to cry, he hurriedly raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears, feeling extremely embarrassed.Fortunately, Xiao Linglong and the others had pretty eyes and were fully absorbed in the stage, so they didn't notice his gaffe. Suddenly, a snow-white silk scarf was handed to her eyes. Qi Changzheng stretched out his hand to pick it up, but intentionally or unintentionally touched Bo Zhaojia's hand, both of them were shocked, they didn't dare to look at each other, they pretended to be watching a play and passed by vaguely. Gu Zixian cried and fell into Feng Xinglie's arms, remembering that she first fell in love with Lang Fanyun, and later fell in love with Feng Xinglie, in fact, there is still part of her heart occupied by Lang Fanyun, so she has been deliberately avoiding this unparalleled master , afraid to talk to him. Feng Xinglie stroked Gu Zixian's hair, recalling the uncontrollable amazement when he first met Jin Bingyun in the temple. Since then, except for Qin Mengyao, no other beauty can give him such a shock. Xu Yeyue may be the happiest of them, because she has nothing on her mind, and because she is living in happiness, her singing is enough to remind her of the intoxicating scene of fighting with Han Bai and even falling in love. Lian Xiuxiu's singing voice not only aroused everyone's deep emotions, but also touched her own affection. The sound of drum music stopped leisurely. Lian Xiuxiu finally sang the first famous song "Beauty's Temple Complaint" of "Gizi Opera Jiaren". Lian Xiuxiu stands on the stage. There was a moment of silence in the theatre, and the drop of a needle could be heard. At this moment, Ye Xiaoshutong should have dropped something carelessly, startled Lian Xiuxiu, found someone eavesdropping on her confiding her heart to the gods and Buddhas, and she was very angry. Unexpectedly, the person who played the role of the book boy cried so much that he forgot everything and missed this move. Ren Ronglong also forgot to mention something, and stared blankly at Lian Xiuxiu. The emotions of admiration and overwhelming flowed wildly in my chest, and I thought to myself that if the life in this drama can be turned into reality, I will be the happiest man in the world. In this deathly solemn and silent moment, someone suddenly applauded and shouted and drank strangely, it turned out to be Fan Liangji.This old boy was seeing a play for the first time in his life, and he had no idea that the play was not over yet. Then there was thunderous applause from the audience. Lian Xiuxiu turned around, facing thousands of pairs of scorching eyes and waves of admiration, all she could think of was the waves turning clouds, and he would come and take her away later.She finally let go of Pang Ban, and dedicated her fiery love to Lang Fanyun wholeheartedly. While everyone was kneeling and sending them off, Zhu Yuanzhang led Yun Wen and Chen Guifei, under the strictest protection, left the theatre, returned to the inner palace, and prepared to go to the southern suburbs to sacrifice to heaven and earth. The princes, ministers and family members who came to see the play still gathered outside the theater, and most of them gathered in the open space outside the backstage, hoping to see Lian Xiuxiu's demeanor again. Han Bai and the others were still idle for the time being, unwilling to compete with others, they stayed in their seats and waited for the crowd to pour out of the shed. Xu Yeyue complained to Fan Liang: "The show is not over yet, your elder brother applauds indiscriminately, so that we all have no time to watch the show with you." Fan Liangji's old face blushed, but he still persisted and said: "That's your elder brother's clever plan. The people who teach the Tianming Sect have nothing to do because of the error in time estimation, so it can't be used." Han Bicui said: "Don't blame Big Brother Fan. At that time, Ren Ronglong couldn't continue acting. This is the most perfect ending." Chen Lingfang remained in the front seat, and asked Qi Changzheng with his head, "What is the Destiny Sect?" Qi Changzheng said in astonishment: "Don't you know?" He leaned over and explained in a low voice. Zhuang Qingshuang said intoxicatedly: "If Lian Xiuxiu plays again next time, no matter how far away it is, Han Lang will take her to watch it." Han Bai was the only one among the crowd who knew about the relationship between Lang Fanyun and Lian Xiuxiu, he said hesitantly: "As long as you follow the hero Lang, you will see Lian Xiuxiu's play." Everyone was stunned. Gu Zixian felt uncomfortable for a while, and Xuan suppressed it again, and said with concern: "Han Bai, please don't play tricks, please? Tell me what's going on!" Han Bai didn't know about the previous relationship between Gu Zixian and Lang Fanyun, and said: "Just now when I accompanied Lao Zhu on a tour, I ran into Brother Lang, he personally said that he would take Lian Xiuxiu away, and the emperor agreed." After Gu Zixian stayed for a long while, she didn't speak again. Qi Changzheng finished speaking with Chen Lingfang at this moment, and just as he sat back on the back of the chair, someone pulled his sleeves. Turning his head away, he saw Bo Zhaoru blushing slightly, and said embarrassingly, "Brother Qi! You owe him something. !" Qi Changzheng was stunned, and said nonchalantly, "Let me take care of such a meaningful souvenir!" Bo Zhaoru had already thought of this result, so he lowered his head and refused to pursue it.Seeing Qi Changzheng's heart burning. Seeing that the crowd had probably dispersed, Han Bai stood up and said, "Okay! Let's go to the Emperor's Treasure Pavilion to get acquainted with the environment first." At this time, Zhuang Jie, Sha Tianfang, Xiang Cangsong, his daughter-in-law, Wangqing's wife and others came to the crowd from the front row, and after the introduction, they walked out of the theater together. When he stepped out of his seat, Han Bai couldn't help but turned his head and said to Yun Su who was following behind him: "Is the play good? I think the little master is watching it very attentively!" Yun Su's clear and beautiful face had a trace of melancholy that she didn't usually have, she lowered her head and said softly: "Sin! Sin!" Han Bai's heart trembled when he saw it, and his sharp intuition made him know that this beautiful little girl had moved his heart a little. Especially the way she glanced at him before bowing her head was different from before.He suddenly became a little scared, and felt guilty for accidentally staining a clean and flawless white paper. Zhuang Jie came to him, pulled him aside and said in a low voice: "We have mobilized about 200 absolutely reliable masters from the Xining faction, can we link up with the masters left behind by the Ghost King's Mansion, and what will happen in this case? When things happen, they can be used to respond." Han Baixi said: "There is no problem with this, but now we should have the upper hand. I don't believe that Shan Yuru will not fall into the trap." Zhuang Jieyu said earnestly: "A virtuous son-in-law should never underestimate the enemy. It is always good to be well prepared. Hey: Is there any way to arrange for me to have a few secret words with King Yan. Sigh! If it's just this old man, It doesn't matter, the problem is that the fate of the Xining faction is in my hands!" Han Bai understood and said: "There is no problem, now my son-in-law and father-in-law will go to see King Yan immediately." Smiling and laughing, everyone went hand in hand to the crowded square. There was a loud sound from the backstage, and Lian Xiuxiu's carriage left slowly, heading towards the Meridian Gate that entered the imperial city. At this time, Yan Wuhou came up to meet him, and said politely with everyone: "The emperor invites you all to come to the Qianqing Hall for a speech." Han Bai asked, "Where is King Yan?" Yan Wuhou said: "King Yan went to rest in Rouyi Hall, does Uncle Zhongqin have anything to do with him?" Han Bai said in a low voice: "I want to take my father-in-law to establish a good relationship with him first, and then I will leave my brothers and sisters-in-law to your care, and my younger brother will come back soon." Yan Wuwei readily agreed, and led the crowd to go, Xu Yeyue was about to come, but Zhuang Qingshuang knew that Ailang and his father had serious business, so he half-softly and half-hardly pulled her away. Han Bai led Zhuang Jie and Sha Tianfang into the Inner Imperial City through the Donghua Gate, and walked along the corridor of the Imperial Garden to the Rouyi Hall hidden in the trees behind the Qianqing Hall. master. When they reached the stone steps in front of the hall, Qing Yishi, who was guarding the palace, was the general of King Yan. Seeing that it was Han Bai, he sent someone to inform him and invited them into the hall. After entering the hall, Seng Daoyan and Yan Lingna greeted him, the former said with a smile: "Uncle Zhongqin came just in time, King Yan just finished his homework." Han Bai was very impressed with this strange-looking advisor, and respectfully said: "Brother monk, just call him Xiao Bai." Pulling him aside, he explained his purpose in a low voice. Seng Daoyan obviously had a good impression of him, and suggested: "Their relationship in the past was quite bad, and it was difficult to break it for a while. Unlike the Angry Jiao Gang, they can hit it off at first sight, and they love each other with sincerity. But I think King Yan has a special affection for Brother Han. , if you say a few good words first, it will be easier to talk about." Then he said in a low voice: "When we meet King Yan later, brother Han had better be courteous as a monarch and minister, hey! Brother Han understands what my younger brother means. .” Han Baixi said: "Brother Monk is really a good friend, I will meet you again for a drink and have a chat when we leave in the future." After explaining to Zhuang Jie and Sha Tianfang and winking, Yan Lingna accompanied them inside to meet King Yan, while Seng Daoyan chatted with them in the outer hall. Yan Lingna beside him smiled sweetly at him and said, "I was just following orders that day, Zhongqin Bomo will blame me." Han Bai would not hold grudges, and responded with a smile: "Your flywheel stunt is really powerful, I don't think Lan Cui can compare to you. Ha! But I almost took your life, Miss Yan should take some practical actions to make compensation Woolen cloth." Yan Lingna was obviously very interested in him, and said with a smile, "For example?" Seeing her smiling amiably, Han Bai couldn't help scratching his head and said, "For example... Hey! For example, how about drinking with me for a night?" Yan Lingna stopped at the corridor leading to the apse, and said with a "puchi" coquettish smile: "Aren't you afraid that Xu Yeyue and Zhuang Qingshuang will be jealous? I think you are too busy." Han Bai was very excited. I don't know if this beauty is due to her foreign blood. She is enthusiastic and unrestrained. Her words and deeds are more subtle than the women in the Central Plains. She is straightforward and bold without any shyness. What a difference!" Yanling took a white look at him and said: "I only promised to drink with you to apologize, who said that I want to marry you?" She continued walking, but her pace slowed down a lot, obviously trying to give Han Bai a chance to tease her. Seeing that she was charming, Han Bai was not afraid of his own teasing words, and the demon provoked by Yun Su turned to her, and he chased after her and said, "Who can predict what will happen between the two of us after a night of drinking?" Yan Lingna let out a sweet laugh like a silver bell, cast an annoyed look at him and said, "You are the one who catches and bites a woman when he sees a woman. What happiness is there in marrying you? After the novelty wears off, she will suffer every night." Shoukonggui, I, Yanlingna, don't do such stupid things." Han Bai called Qu and said, "I'm not this person. If you don't believe me, you can just grab someone from the crowd at the theater and torture him. I guarantee that he has touched ten times more women than me. Compared to Han, he is the most professional. It's all over." Yan Lingna gave him a look full of love, and said: "The devil will believe you, tell me how many good women you have seduced in a few years!" At this time, at the entrance of the apse, the guards hurriedly opened the gate. Yan Lingna approached him without hesitation and said, "Lingna is waiting for you here, go in and meet King Yan!"