Chapter 143: Fu Clan Incense
The owner of Zhengyu Building is a very elegant man, tall and long-legged, with a good face, only knowing the surname Mo, known as the owner of the Mo Building. This person is not easy to pave, and most of the things in the building are handed over to the maid Gong Ling to take care of, saying that it is a maid, but whether it is a person who levies Yulou or an outsider, he cannot be treated as a maid.
Because this maid is not only the spokesperson of Lord Mo Lou, but also the apprentice of Lord Mo Lou, as long as she can put out the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she can come easily, not to mention proficient in everything, but they have their own involvement, and the most refined ones are full of four musical instruments. Lord Mo Lou is even more extraordinary, so it is no surprise that he has become the existence respected and respected by countless literati and scholars in Dasheng. In addition, he often trains dancing girls for the palace and teaches piano skills, etc., and his identity is even more incomparable.
It wasn't until the end of the day that most of the lights on the platform of Zhengyu were instantly extinguished, and the originally noisy crowd quieted down, and they looked at the glass platform for a long time without blinking.
The middle of the glazed platform suddenly lit up, and Gong Ling, who was wearing a wet red corset dress, stood on the stage with a smile. A pair of smiling eyes full of spring swept over the crowd one by one, and when the chin was slightly raised, he saw a bright light in the private room on the second floor, and only a moment of surprise was not covered by a perfect smile.
The prince's private room is upstairs, and if you look down slightly, you can see the scene of the entire glazed platform, which is in a great location. At this time, it was dark everywhere, and the octagonal lamp that the prince had placed on the table shone faintly. In order to allow guests to see the scenery of the glazed platform without hindrance, the windows are generally flush with the table, so the octagonal light is not bright and can be seen on the table when you look up slightly.
"Gong Ling, thank you in advance for coming." Gong Ling blessed the blessed body with thousands of manners.
"Miss Gongling is polite, hurry up and let Miss Shi Xiang come out!"
"That's it. From the sixth grade to the present, isn't it just to see the true face of Miss Shi Xiang, Miss Gongling, don't be polite! ”
Listening to the people below coaxing the palace bell, I am not annoyed. Quietly smiled and waited for them to finish, and then spoke when it was quiet below: "Xiaobi's flute, Kerong's qin, and Shi Xiang's dance will never disappoint you." ”
After Gong Ling finished speaking, the light suddenly dimmed, and it was dark on the glass platform again.
Suddenly, several lotus-shaped river lanterns floated out of the water around the glazed platform, scattered irregularly around the glazed platform. Everyone was fascinated by it. Suddenly, I smelled a faint fragrance, as if it was really from the shining river lamp. The future and confusion, only to see a light on the glass platform. Tsing Yi was dressed in light makeup and looked a little handsome, Xiao Bi appeared, the green white fingers pressed the blue long flute, the ruddy lip flap moved lightly, and the short and ethereal sound of the flute instantly filled the entire Zhengyu Tower.
When everyone was attracted by the melodious sound of the flute. On the other side of the glass table, another light appeared. Ke Rong, dressed in a red wide-sleeved robe, sat firmly in front of the piano, his slightly curved fingers dexterously plucked the strings, and a big red vertical lantern on the side reflected Ke Rong's black hair, which was elegant and incomprehensible.
Qin Xiao and Ming, only once a year in the autumn evening, can invite two people to accompany the incense who has never appeared, it can be seen how beautiful this incense dance is.
Everyone had great expectations and interest in Shi Xiang, who had not yet appeared, and swirled in the dragon dance. Don't let them down.
Suddenly, the tone of the flute changed. The very natural rhythm of the dragon dance sounded leisurely, and everyone's breathing unconsciously lightened. One by one, they unconsciously stretched their necks to look at the glass platform, and their eyes did not blink, for fear of missing a single point.
The tune got faster and faster, and suddenly a tossing and turning slowed down, and only the glazed platform was left in everyone's eyes, and the middle of the glazed platform that was always dark.
The white light fell, and a woman wearing a white dress with a white veil around her wrist appeared leisurely on the stage, the white gauze in her hand seemed to have life, drawing a sharp and soft arc in the air, and then fell, forming an envelope from bottom to top with the woman's rotation, enveloping the woman tightly inside.
At this point, everyone was amazed by this moment! In their eyes, there is only the woman who appears like a fairy, but moves like a god of war, and has a weak and boneless body. He could only keep stretching his neck, and even someone couldn't stand on the table, which didn't cause any commotion, and he himself still stared at the glass platform intently, not caring about his embarrassment.
As soon as Shi Xiang appeared, the prince's eyes were firmly fixed on her veiled face, and the eyes exposed outside were both familiar and unfamiliar to him, familiar with the eyes, and strange with the eyes.
Once upon a time, his Rong'er was a girl who would blush even when she saw strangers, and the shyness under her eyes couldn't be covered, and Shi Xiang on the glass platform had serious excitement and pleasure in her eyes, as if dancing was a kind of enjoyment, something she couldn't give up all her life. Such a look has never been seen by the prince in Shui Rongfu's eyes.
With the movement of the dragon dance, the fragrance of water hibiscus in the air gradually became heavier, and the prince frowned displeased. On the one hand, he hopes that this incense is Shui Rongfu, and on the other hand, he doesn't want to be his pure and lovely Rong'er who pleases people with his body like this. He thought it was probably an accident, this incense itself has the fragrance of water hibiscus, and it is understandable that he likes the water hibiscus to draw it habitually, and the water hibiscus is about the same, and it is not strange that it is almost the same as what Shui Rongfu painted.
But the prince didn't throw his sleeves and leave, and he couldn't convince himself if he didn't see Shi Xiang's true face.
At that time, the evidence of the Shui family's crime was conclusive and he was sentenced to be beheaded all over the house, and he originally intended to secretly save Shui Rongfu, but he learned that the female relatives of the Shui family committed suicide by taking poison in the prison, and this poison was brought in by themselves.
Five years ago, the Fuzhou corruption case was investigated by the prince himself, and he also listed the crimes of the Shui family one by one, and the evidence of these charges was conclusive and false, and at that time he happened to need an opportunity to make a contribution, so as to block the crowd in the court. In other words, the water family was guillotined by the prince himself. And Shui Rongfu's death is directly related to him.
The prince has always thought that he has done nothing wrong in this matter, because the Shui family's sin is indeed true, and Shui Ying dares to be greedy for 800,000 taels of silver for disaster relief! Even the people of Fuzhou rioted, and the emperor was furious because of this time. ordered the prince to investigate thoroughly, and the prince did not dare to show favoritism. And that's what came after.
The prince thought that five years had passed, and he should forget about that person. But just a similar water hibiscus dug up all the memories of his hard work, and it seems that he still remembers too deeply.
Maybe if you can't get it, you will always be worried, and the prince has a little guilt about Shui Rongfu, this ignorant and pure feeling when he was young coupled with more and more profound guilt makes the prince never forget her completely, and just a primer can make the prince's heart hook out, and then irrepressibly sweep the whole body. Immerse yourself.
The prince was in a trance, and suddenly touched a different gaze, and when he looked down, he saw Shi Xiang, who was shaking his water sleeves, looking up at him, and the moment he met her gaze, the prince was stunned for a moment. The fleeting feelings in Shi Xiang's eyes were too strong, so he wanted to capture it but was too late, and then he looked at it and saw that Shi Xiang was dancing to his heart's content and didn't pay attention to it.
At the end of the last one, the flute and the sound are slow and slow. Shi Xiang's movements also followed the tone, sharp and weak. Even the eyes are two completely different styles, which vividly interpret this whirling dragon dance.
Shi Xiang finished the last movement, then turned around and lowered his hand, the white silk and black hair on his wrist were entwined and slowly fell to the ground in an instant, his eyes closed, and his chest was undulating and shallow breathing.
There is another reason why it is difficult to interpret the Dragon Dance, that is, the dance music spans too much, which consumes great energy and physical strength, so it must be perfected and the facial expressions are in place. It's even more tiring. Shi Xiang can interpret it so perfectly, which is indeed very remarkable.
Xiao Bi and Ke Rong nodded slowly to everyone. Then the candlelight around the two was extinguished, and only Shi Xiang was left on the stage.
Everyone in the audience was still immersed in the music of Xiao Bi and Ke Rong, and their minds were full of Shi Xiang's delicate and boneless dancing posture like a swimming dragon, and they couldn't come back to their senses for a long time.
After a long time, Shi Xiang's chest rose and fell less and less, until he was able to breathe normally, his red lips under the veil were hooked, and his eyebrows and eyes were crooked and he nodded to everyone, and then he threw his sleeves and left without hesitation. It was dark again on the glass platform.
"How did you go?" Everyone who finally came back to their senses was anxious when they saw that there was no one on the stage.
"It's so wonderful, it's a pity that Brother Gu'an didn't catch up!"
"It's a pity, I'm going to regret dying!"
"What about people? Why didn't Miss Gong Ling come out? Is that the end of it? ”
Some of the audience admired tonight's performance, and some shouted to see the real person, and the quiet Zhengyulou was lively again.
The crown prince on the second floor also frowned, but he still waited patiently. The similarity of the water hibiscus painting is a coincidence, and the resemblance of the eyes is also a coincidence, knowing that the water Rongfu is dead, but the prince still refuses to give up. Where in this world did so many coincidences come from? Either it's Shui Rongfu, or it's deliberately arranged by someone else.
But who would dare to levy Yulou so presumptuous?
"Do you think that Shi Xiang is worthy of the name of the first dance of Yulou?" Gong Ling stood on the entire lit up glass platform and looked at everyone with a smile.
"Of course! Miss Shi Xiang's dancing skills are the best in the world! ”
The sound of recognition resounded throughout the hall, and the smile on Gong Ling's face became even more obvious. I only heard her say again: "Since it is worthy, let's set the rules tonight, Xiao Bi, Ke Rong, and Rujin are no strangers to their appearance time compared to you, so Shi Xiang will appear on the stage on the fifteenth day of each month, like Xiao Bi and the three of them, the dance music will be voted by everyone, and the first day of each month Zheng Yulou will send out a post to give the public a view." ”
The prince was even more displeased after listening to Gong Ling's words, he came today to make sure, how could he go back empty-handed without even seeing his true face? Just as he was about to tell the servant to find someone, there was a knock on the door of the box.
The prince motioned for the servant to open the door, and the door opened, and in came a lovely little girl who was no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, dressed in the costume of a maid in the Yulou.
I saw that the little girl blessed the prince inside, and asked cautiously: "Childe is well, Miss Tuo slave maid came to ask, can the octagonal lamp on Childe's table be sold to my young lady?" ”
The little girl asked timidly, and looked at the prince with wet eyes, full of pleading.
The prince was handsome, sitting there full of nobility and not angry and arrogant, no wonder the little girl was frightened.
"Who is your young lady?" The prince thought for a moment and asked.
"My young lady is Shi Xiang of the first dance of Zheng Yulou, the son just met." When the little girl talked about Shi Xiang, her eyes were full of admiration and pride, and her face was also full of smiles.
The prince coldly hooked the corners of his lips, his voice was a little cold, and said, "If you want it, ask her to ask for it in person." "If you can't hold your breath so much, you're coming to the door, I want to see who dares to calculate Prince Ben like this!
The prince instinctively thought that this was a trap set for him by someone by the little girl's actions, and the person who set this trap was still a person who knew the things of the year very well, and the things of that year referred to the matter between him and Shui Rongfu. But basically the people who know these things are his henchmen, and even the current crown princess and his father-in-law don't know, so how did others know?
Thinking of this, the prince's pupils shrank, in addition to the prince's own people, there was also Shui Rongfu and her maid, and the people who knew the Shui family did not except Shui Rongfu, because the situation was unclear at the beginning and they had not yet reached the point of talking about marriage, so they asked Shui Rongfu to hide it. But now this matter has been taken advantage of. But is it really just a use? Coincidental?
The prince felt that his brain was a little messy, so he shook his head and simply didn't want to, and when Shi Xiang came, he would know it as soon as he tried it.
But the prince waited left and right, but he couldn't wait for Shi Xiang to come, and the little maid didn't know where to run before he came. Seeing that the people in the hall gradually walked away, the prince couldn't bear to pull his legs anymore and walked towards the backyard of Zhengyu Tower.
"Childe, please stay." The backyard is the place where the people of the Yulou practice and rest, it is better to say that it is the backyard than the garden, it is very large, and the layout is very elegant, the pavilions, pavilions, small bridges, and flowing water have everything. The room is divided into two floors in the style of an inn, and there are classifications in the east, west, north and south, and the places where the identity is not allowed are naturally different.
The prince also knew that he couldn't break in, but asked, "What about Lord Mo?" ”
He is a prince looking for a palace bell and a maid, but he will inevitably lose his identity, and he has already given Zheng Yulou a big face.
The little guy who guarded the door was obviously trained, and he was blessed and said without being humble or arrogant: "Can the son leave his surname, the villain can go and report to the palace girl." ”
"Meng."
"Childe, please, wait." As he spoke, he turned to leave, his steps were a little hurried, as if he had heard something unusual from this surname.
The prince felt that the patience of his life had been used at this moment, and seeing that the little girl would not be able to do so for a long time, he insisted on resisting the urge to break in. At this time, he had too many questions in his heart, and he was afraid that the emotions of joy and anticipation and resentment would turn back and forth, so that he had to meet Shi Xiang to get out of this emotional circle. (To be continued.) )