Chapter Forty-Three: Dancing in Poison
Dancing in poison
At night, Fan Market Street, Xiangfei Pavilion, the innermost elegant and exquisite small hall.
Zhu Xuanzhi, Yu Wenruo, Dugu Zhen, and Murong Qingshan sat opposite each other.
A light breeze sent in a burst of fragrance, and a shadow was already reflected on the ground. Everyone turned their eyes and saw a beautiful woman dressed in gold and red, Lianbu came in, smiled and curts, and said, "I've seen Yu Gongzi, Dugu Gongzi, Murong Gongzi, and this one isββ"
"Yun Niang, this is the distinguished guest that the three of us invited today. Today, you have to show your housekeeping skills to entertain, not bad money. Yu Wenruo got up and said.
Yun Niang heard that the gang leader came to the Xiangfei Pavilion in person, and she had just been informed, so she rushed over to meet the ceremony in a little panic. stepped forward and pretended not to know, Shi Li said: "Since it is the distinguished guest of the three sons, it is also the distinguished guest of my Xiangfei Pavilion, dare to ask what the prince is called?" β
"In Xia Lanjun, I have seen the girl." Zhu Xuanzhi got up and saluted back.
"It turned out to be Mr. Lan, it's a blessing, Childe, please take a seat." Yun Niang said, and then Yun Niang instructed the following: "Hurry up and serve tea." β
"What's the matter, just invite Brother Lan to sit down, and don't invite us?" Aoyama quipped.
"Aoyama Gongzi, you are all my Yun Niang's guests, quick, quick, please take a seat." At this time, a dancing girl brought a brand new white jade tea set and set it up for the four guests. Yun Niang took the teapot and said, "You came in a hurry, you didn't have time to prepare, fortunately, there is a set of white jade pots that have just arrived and haven't been used, this Lan Gongzi is new here, and he just happened to use it." As he spoke, he took the lead in making tea for Lan Jun.
"Brother Lan is so blessed, we have come to the Xiangfei Pavilion many times, but we don't have such treatment." Yu Wenruo seemed to be jealous.
"You don't want to see you anymore, and you still want to be taken care of?" Dugu Zhen snatched Yu Wenruo's sentence.
"Where is Dugu Gongzi, am I not happy that you come often? It's just that today I saw three people inviting a friend at the same time, I think it must be an extraordinary person, and I just happened to come in a batch of cups, so I gave it to you first. Yun Niang said, and poured tea for the three of them.
Yun Niang finished making tea and said, "What song do you want to listen to today, and what dance do you want to watch?" β
"Any new dance music?" Yu Wenruo seemed to be looking forward to it.
"I just happened to hit Jinling, there were a few songs from the south of the Yangtze River, the lyrics and songs are beautiful, you might as well try it? Lan Gongzi is new, arrange a few more of our best tunes here to listen to? Yun Niang introduced, deliberately glanced at Zhu Xuan, and seemed to be longing for something.
"Very good! Very good! Brother Lan, what do you think? Yu Wenruo asked.
"Okay, let's see the stunts of this Xiangfei Pavilion." Zhu Xuanzhi looked at Yun Niang and said.
"Okay, come on, call the girls from Shuanghua first, and let them play "Drunken Mansion Sleeping Moon"" Yun Niang ordered.
"Yesβ"
"Huh? Is it "Drunken Mansion Sleeping Moon"? Did Yun Niang play the gong hou herself? Dance a little more "Blue Waves and Shadows" later? Yu Wenruo asked.
"As long as the guests don't dislike it, it's okay to play, but as for dancing? I'm old, so let the young girls come. Yun Niang said.
"Huh? Where is Yun Niang old, just in her prime, graceful and graceful. Aoyama said on the side.
But it was said that this Yun Niang was originally a dancing girl, because she was unwilling to wait for a child of an official eunuch, she designed to be injured and escaped, and then she was almost killed when she was pursued, but she was rescued by Zhu Xuanzhi.
In order to repay her kindness, Yun Niang voluntarily came to Chang'an to open this Xiangfei Pavilion to find out the news for Zhu Xuanzhi's establishment of a rudder in Chang'an. Yun Niang is just over 30 this year, and she has the charm of a mature woman. is born again as a dancing girl, and is also proficient in the instrument of Konghou. In addition, he is beautiful and moving, and has outstanding talents, and then he lingers in this land of fireworks, which has a little more charm, which has attracted many people's attention.
But this Yun Niang is unmoved, and has a background in the rivers and lakes, and the means are ruthless, many people can only be afraid of this thorny flower, as for the opportunity to play the piano and dance in person, it is even rarer, and today it is an exception for Zhu Xuanzhi to play.
Everyone was talking and laughing, and saw seven or eight girls come in, all of them with good temperament, delicate but not charming, holding all kinds of musical instruments. Two of them carried a gong hou in the middle of the hall, and Yun Niang said, "Go get a bottle of aged osmanthus brew, and I'll play it." β
I saw Yun Niang sit down, stretched out the ten slender jade fingers and stroked the strings, closed her eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and the ten fingers moved, and the music fluttered in the hall where the candle flame was bright. This beautiful music, as if to make the white clouds in the sky condense, no longer floating, that Xiang'e sprinkled a little teardrop all over the bamboo, and the fairies in the nine heavens were also full of sorrow. Like the crisp sound of Kunlun Meiyu's impact, like the passionate and loud singing voice of the phoenix; Like a hibiscus sighing and crying in the dew, like an orchid laughing softly in the wind. The cold light of the cold air in the middle of the night seemed to be completely dissolved by the sound of the gonghou. The night was deep, and the music brought everyone to sleep......
Zhu Xuanzhi, Yu Wenruo, Dugu Zhen, and Murong Qingshan were all drunk in this obsessive tune. Zhu Xuanzhi is a person who is proficient in music and rhythm, and he even pinched the cup in his hand, closed his eyes, and fell into a few deep memories. I don't know when the music has stopped, and everyone still hasn't moved for a long time, until Yun Niang got up and asked, "Childe, why don't you taste the osmanthus brew here?" β
Zhu Xuanzhi opened his eyes and said slowly: "The girl's piano skills are superb, and she is fascinated, and I am fortunate to be here." β
"Childe has won awards, if you like the music, you can listen to it often in the future." Yun Niang said.
At this time, Yu Wenruo looked at Yun Niang and Zhu Xuanzhi and said with a smile: "Yun Niang is holding the piano, I still listen to it for the first time, it is really different from others, today I only stained Brother Lan's light." β
"Yu Gongzi is polite, it's all the same tune, where is it different, I don't know what else you want to hear?" Yun Niang asked.
"Qingshan and I are both rough people, we don't know much about this, so let's do it with Brother Lan." Dugu Zhen said.
"Hey, we're humility." Yu Wenruo drank a glass of wine and said: "Qingshan, when Brother Dugu and I traveled to Jinling, we also went to the music shop there to see it, and went to a music shop called Yingwan Pavilion, which has a top brand named Lu Weixi, the dignitaries and giants in the land of Jinling, in order to order Miss Lu to sing a song for herself, actually began to bid in the hall, whoever called the high price, who won the jackpot, the night I went with Brother Dugu, the price was called 1,500 taels, tsk......"
"No wonder it's been a few months, and you still miss that Miss Lu now." Aoyama quipped.
"Lu Weixi's name is still well-known in this industry. Yu Gongzi's admiration for him is inevitable. Yun Niang said.
"But in my opinion, this Miss Lu is a person with a noble heart, there is a wonderful story in this, related to a Mr. Lan, Qingshan must not know," Dugu Zhen looked at Zhu Xuanzhi and said,
"Tell me about the good news." Qingshan asked, Yun Niang also looked at it, and wanted to hear it.
Dugu Zhen seemed to be asking for his opinion, Zhu Xuanzhi just smiled, Dugu Zhen saw that he didn't object, so he told such a story: When Lu Weixi performed, there was a rule, that is, first at the Yingwan Pavilion Hall Singing Platform for all the guests while playing and singing a song, and then the guests were bidding on the spot, and whoever called the price was most satisfactory to her, she would come to a song for whoever she wanted.
As a result, one day a Lan Gongzi came, and after everyone had finished bidding, he threw out two copper coins on the table and ordered a song "Bai Lu Weixi". Everyone laughed and laughed at this Mr. Lan, and some people in Yingwan Pavilion even thought that Mr. Lan was here to stir up the situation, and they were ready to take action to drive Mr. Lan out. Mr. Lan didn't pay attention to these wanton ridiculers, got up and prepared to go out,
Lu Weixi, who had been watching coldly, shouted: "Slow! Today, the little woman played and sang a song "Bai Lu Weixi" for her son, and the son asked her to sit inside. β
Everyone was stunned. It turned out that this Mr. Lan wanted to use these two dollars to humiliate these people who were spendthrift and drunk on money. The girl Lu knew her intentions and happily invited Mr. Lan to listen to her play and sing. From this fact, it can be seen that Miss Lu must be a person with a noble heart.
Everyone understood in their hearts that this Mr. Lan was the Zhu Xuanzhi in front of them, and only Yun Niang sighed: "Yes, Miss Lu is the same as us, although she is in the Qinglou, she is chaste and shameless, and those who ignore the suffering of the people and squander it wantonly. β
Zhu Xuanzhi saw that someone mentioned himself, and he didn't seem to want to say anything, so he changed the topic and said: "This Xiangfei Pavilion is a unique music and dance, and the wonderful sound has been appreciated, so let's see the dancing posture next." β
Yun Niang saw Zhu Xuanzhi's command, so she said: "Okay, since Lan Gongzi is interested, then there were a few girls from the Western Regions who happened to come to the Xiangfei Pavilion a few days ago, I don't know if you are interested in this exotic style?" β
"Okay, good, I heard that all the girls from the Western Regions are very beautiful, and their eyes are quite big, which is the type I like." Yu Wenruo was the first to shout.
Everyone didn't laugh, only to see Yun Niang clapping her hands, six men and six women came in from outside the door, all wearing four-lined small flower hats, leather boots, women wearing long skirts, holding a small drum in their hands, and men's short robes and wide trousers. All of them are brightly dressed and vibrant.
After a slight salute, he moved. I saw that the women's dancing posture was beautiful and stretched, and the men's dancing posture was vigorous and powerful, sometimes raising their eyebrows, shaking their heads and moving their necks, sometimes clapping their hands and flicking their fingers, raising their hands to beat the drums, and the changes in wrists and dancing postures were extremely rich. This characteristic exotic atmosphere amazed everyone here.
Zhu Xuanzhi also admired the different styles, but he found that one of the beautiful women seemed to be paying attention to him, consciously or unconsciously, and she was writhing her bewitching body. Leaning in this way with a nimble dance move......
In an instant, a hint of cunning flashed in the woman's eyes, and then she raised the small drum in her hand towards herself, and two silver needles shot at her like lightning......