Chapter Twenty-Three: The Butterflies Are Classmates
Finally, Ishikawa's curiosity was completely aroused, and he humbly asked Xiao Yan for advice.
"You can teach!" After Xiao Yan praised Ishikawa, he shook his head and continued: "The story of this "Double Butterfly" has been circulated among the people in the form of miscellaneous dramas since the Yuan Dynasty. According to legend, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, everyone wished Yingtai women to dress up as men to go to Hangzhou Hongluoshan Academy to study, on the way, met the young scholar Liang Shanbo, the two had similar interests, and became brothers under the shade of the willows. ”
The two of them have been classmates for three years, and their friendship is sincere and deep. Along the way, Zhu Yingtai borrowed things to chant poems, implying that she was a woman and wanted to marry Shanbo for life, but Shanbo turned out to be an elm head, but he couldn't understand Yingtai's intentions. ”
When Xiao Yan said this, he deliberately stopped, wanting to hang Ishikawa's taste.
Sure enough, Ishikawa was addicted to it again, and asked repeatedly, "Why is this person stupider than me?" And what about later? What happened next! ”
"Later, Zhu Yingtai was very helpless, so he pretended to say that he had a little ninth sister in his family, hoping that Shanbo could come to hire and marry the ninth sister, and Shanbo was full of promises."
However, when Zhu Yingtai returned home, he learned that his father had promised him to others, and he was very painful and helpless. When Shanbo came to the door at the invitation and met Yingtai Loutai, he realized that the ninth sister was Zhu Yingtai, and he was surprised and delighted. At first glance, when he knew that Yingtai had promised to marry others, he regretted and was depressed, and after returning from a depressed soul, he fell ill and died with regrets. Xiao Yan's voice was low, and he told sadly.
"Oh my God, this elm head is too pitiful! What about Zhu Yingtai? She knew that Brother Liang was dead, she must be very sad, right? ”
"What more than sorrow? It's just grief-stricken! She proposed to her father that she should wear filial piety clothes and go to Shanbo's grave to pay respects before she could get married. When Yingtai came to the tomb of Shanbo to pay respects, suddenly the wind was fierce, lightning and thunder roared, the tomb cracked, and Yingtai jumped into the tomb. Soon, after the rain, a pair of butterflies flew out of the tomb and danced in the air. Xiao Yan is like a storyteller, and he talks about things in a good way.
"This ...... That's impressive, isn't it? After hearing this, Ishikawa looked at Xiao Yan in a daze, and almost shed two heroic tears.
"Indeed, very touching and poignant! So, I've been wondering, why did he love this book so much? Could it have something to do with his background? ”
This time, Xiao Yan was seeking to solve Mu Qing, who had been silent.
"He's obsessed with men dressing up as women, so he's also interested in women dressing up as men!" Mu Qing said without raising his head.
"Yes, it makes sense, in the book, Zhu Yingtai has been playing a man for three years, and Liang Shanbo is facing each other day by day, but he has not been discovered. And this Yu Qiukong may often pretend to be a woman, and he may not have been noticed. That's why I became very interested in this play! "Ishikawa's serious analysis is still reasonable.
"Yes, that's right. So, is Shi Zhutou going to listen to the play with us tomorrow? ”
"Go, you have to go, but do you say that he will definitely go when Yu Qiukong is empty?" Ishikawa still asked uneasily.
"Not necessarily, let him be, we will listen to our play by ourselves, and we don't have to care if he comes or not!"
"Ahh The co-authorship is purely to listen to the play! Ishikawa's tone was full of disappointment and helplessness.
Xiao Yan patted him on the shoulder, but still couldn't hold back, "Don't worry, your grandfather has other arrangements, we just have to listen to the play quietly, and if it is, we will keep the unexpected surprise for you!" ”
"Humph! Earlier you said you wanted me to arrest someone? Now he told me to just go to the play, and the master has other arrangements, and he wants to give me an unexpected surprise! Phew, I really don't know which one of your sentences is true? Which sentence is false? Ishikawa angrily grabbed the steamed bun and threw it at Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan dodged and jumped to Mu Qing's side, looking at him Although his eyes were looking at the page, his brows were frowning slightly, and his mind was wandering, looking like he was in a daze, and he seemed to be in some kind of predicament, thinking hard about how to get out of the predicament.
His demeanor startled Xiao Yan a lot, stretched out five paws, and shook in front of the former's eyes, "Little Wangye, little Wangye, don't think about it if you can't figure it out, I am a little scared when I look at you like this!" ”
Xiao Yan was not wrong, when he and Ishikawa were arguing back and forth, playing treasure, Mu Qing did think of one thing, a big thing that happened in Yangzhou five years ago.
One day five years ago, Mu Qing was urgently summoned to the palace by the saint, and was ordered by the emperor to supervise the Yangzhou "Yelang" case, and rushed to Yangzhou overnight.
And that day was also the first time that Miss Wen's family went to the palace to greet Yufujin after returning to Beijing.
But Mu Qing was busy until dusk before returning home for this case, and then hurried to Yangzhou.
Because of this, I missed the opportunity to meet Miss Wen again.
Why did you miss it again? Because before......
Mu Qing sighed slightly, indifferently, and then used his hand to remove the five fingers that kept swaying in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Do you remember the case five years ago, the "Yelang" case that happened in Yangzhou. ”
The latter frowned slightly, and said affirmatively: "Of course I remember." At that time, overnight, the treasury of the three wealthy families in Yangzhou was stolen, and the thieves left the name "Yelang" and flipped away, and the government tracked it for months, and even the shadow of this Yelang was not seen. Later, you went to the prison in person, and within a month, you solved the case, which is very impressive! ”
"The two of them are talking about the "Yelang" case, when the master solved the case, the big thief Yelang who committed the crime was also sentenced to 30 years in prison, and the case has been over for many years? Why did it suddenly bring it up again? Ishikawa was puzzled.
Xiao Yan was also silent, and looked at Mu Qingdao again: "Do you mean to suspect that Yu Qiukong is also related to this case?" ”
The latter nodded and recalled: "At that time, this Yelang admitted that he had indeed robbed the treasure house of the rich man's family, and according to what he pointed out, he dug up the treasure hidden in the ground, and there was all the evidence. But I was still puzzled by a question at the time, so I casually asked him why he called himself "Yoro", and he replied at the time......"
Mu Qing stopped suddenly, and Ishikawa was anxious, "What did he say?" ”
Mu Qing's eyes were deep, "He only said lightly: The east wind blooms thousands of trees on the night, and he doesn't say anything more." But now that I think about it, there is a mystery in his words! ”
"The east wind blooms thousands of trees at night, and blows down, and the stars are like rain. BMW carved cars are full of incense, the sound of the wind flute moves, the light of the jade pot turns, and the fish and dragon dance all night.
The moth snow willow is golden, and the smile is full of dark fragrance. The crowd looked for him thousands of times, and suddenly looked back, but the man was in the lamplight. Xiao Yan followed Mu Qing's words, read the poem softly, and repeated the two lines of the poem: "The laughter is full of dark fragrance." The crowd looked for him thousands of times, and suddenly looked back, but the man was in the lamplight. ”
Ishikawa understood this poem, so he interjected: "Could it be that this Yoro committed the crime at that time, and there was a mastermind behind him, and it was possible that he was a woman with a fragrant personality." ”
Mu Qing suddenly raised his head and ordered: "Shishi, you immediately send a message and ask the person who visited Yangzhou to immediately go to the Yangzhou prison to see what that Yelang is doing in prison now." ”
"Order." Ishikawa immediately turned around and went to make arrangements.
The remaining two looked at each other silently. I feel that Yu Qiukong really told the truth to Lao Dao: he is indeed from Yangzhou.
So, go your separate ways and go hand in hand.
……
Two days later, inside the Yuelai Teahouse.
For the Spring Festival, the Spring Festival Class has carefully arranged the folk legend of "Double Butterflies" and launched it ceremoniously, hoping to take the lead in this year's Spring Festival.
At the beginning of the play, everyone looked at the pair of wonderful people on the stage, and they all held their breath and did not dare to make a loud noise.
Sure enough, the story of "Double Butterflies" itself is expressive and fascinating, coupled with the cleverly conceived lyrics, as well as the expressive interpretation of Liang Zhu and the two on stage, the audience is obsessed with listening to it, and it is also pleasing to the eye.
Soon, the classic eighteen phase send-off clips were sung on stage.
Because Hongluoshan Academy went to Zhu Yingtai's home, there were eighteen miles, and Liang Shanbo took her home with his hand, and the scholars of the two also followed.
On the way, Zhu Yingtai kept borrowing things to metaphor people, wanting to show his identity, so as to wake up Liang Shanbo, so the lyrics along the way were tactful and interesting......
Zhu Yingtai sang: A plum in front of the study, the birds on the tree are fighting against each other, and the magpies are chirping all over the trees, reporting good news to your brother Liang.
Liang Shanbo sang: The two brothers went out, and the magpies in front of the door were in pairs. The magpie has always reported good news, congratulations to the virtuous brother on returning home safely.
……
Zhu Yingtai: After mountain after mountain,
Liang Shanbo: The front is to Phoenix Mountain.
Zhu Yingtai: Flowers bloom on Phoenix Mountain,
Liang Shanbo: There is a lack of peony and peony.
Zhu Yingtai: Brother Liang, if you love peonies, return home with me, my family has good peonies, and it is not difficult for you to pick them, Brother Liang.
Liang Shanbo: Although your peony is good, it's a pity that it's a long way to climb?
Zhu Yingtai: Qingqing Lotus Leaf Clear Water Pond, Mandarin Ducks are in pairs and in pairs, Brother Liang! If Yingtai is a woman with red makeup, Brother Liang, would you like to wear mandarin ducks?
Liang Shanbo: With mandarin ducks, with mandarin ducks, it's a pity that you are not a woman with red makeup!
……
The lyrics are clever, the metaphors are appropriate, and they are full of deep meaning. Coupled with the fact that there are two scholars in the back, adding fuel and vinegar, this paragraph is really interesting and exciting.
The two on the stage interpreted Yingtai's intelligence and Shanbo's cuteness vividly and wonderfully......
In the box on the second floor, Ishikawa was really listening to the play seriously, and when he saw this paragraph, he beat his feet and lamented: "Liang Shanbo is really a stupid goose?" I can't wake up, I'm really worried about him. ”
Xiao Yan on the side said with a smile: "It's very stupid, but it just reflects that Liang Shanbo's outstanding gentleman's style and pure heart are so that I have to wish Yingtai to pay for each other." ”
"Yes, he is indeed a humble gentleman." Ishikawa involuntarily nodded in agreement, turned his head, looked at Mu Qing, who had been sitting upright, and asked with some unease: "Master, you have already arranged the affairs outside, I shouldn't have talked too much, but that Yu Qiukong is cunning, let me go out and have a look." ”
Without waiting for Mu Qing to answer, Xiao Yan hurriedly replied: "It's useless for you to go out, that guy is good at disguise, even if he stands in front of you, he may not be able to recognize it!" So, wait. ”
"Hey, when is that going to be?" Ishikawa muttered dissatisfied.
"Wait until there's a noise next door!"
"Next door, do you mean next door to this box? Could it be that Yu Qiukong is really going to die and listen to the play next door, why don't I believe it so much? Ishikawa's eyes widened.
"Don't say you don't believe it, and I don't believe it either? But your grandfather's arrangement, you should always believe it! Xiao Yan spoke, and snorted Mu Qing, who was sitting quietly, with the corners of his mouth.
"Okay, then sit quietly and listen to the play!" Ishikawa sat down and said with Mu Qing's calm expression.