Chapter 70: Falling
"Li Xiangyun?"
Looking at Lu Gongbi strangely, the old mother's face was full of doubts.
If it was in the past, it was normal for guests to come to Li Xiangyun in the secluded house, and even the old mother would say proudly: I'm sorry, Miss Xiangyun has been a little tired for the past two days and can't see guests!
Even the old mother would deliberately be pretentious for a while, because Li Xiangyun had a lot of admirers at that time, and Li Xiangyun naturally couldn't handle them all, so she had to screen them.
But now, Li Xiangyun has been ignored for a long time, and suddenly one or two well-dressed guests call her name, and the old mother is really a little unaccustomed!
"Why, is there any difficulty?"
Seeing the old mother's expression, Lu Gongbi asked.
The old mother hurriedly replied: "That's not it, it's just a misfortune that the two guest officers came, we were wrapped up by those talented men here tonight, Xiangyun girl's rules, and never serve guests alone, if the two want to see Xiangyun girl, unless they give her name and let her come to the stage!" ”
"And such a rule?"
Lu Gongbi frowned, and then he didn't think about it, so he took out two strings of money from his arms, handed them to the old mother, and said, "Are these enough?" ”
"Enough, enough!"
The two strings of money hangers are at least a few hundred yuan, just let Li Xiangyun come on stage to sing a tune, if it was in the past, the price may have been a little less, but with Li Xiangyun's fame now, this money is enough.
The old mother arranged Ye Heng and Lu Gongbi into a good seat, and then she took the money and left contentedly.
In the back hall, the old mother came to Li Xiangyun's door, not to mention how happy she was, and shouted before she entered the door: "Xiangyun, Xiangyun." Come on, there's something good! ”
The door opened, Li Xiangyun was indeed much haggard than before, and her emotional frustration and life were downcast, which made her completely lose her former elegance and a little more vicissitudes.
She was wearing white underwear. It seems to be ready to rest.
Over the years, she had become accustomed to being left out in the cold, and the girls in a painting boat often pointed at her, and some people sneered at her face.
If it weren't for the old mother in the secluded boat who treated her very well and took her in, I'm afraid she would be living on the streets now!
"Mom, what's good?"
Forced to ask, Li Xiangyun said, "I was just about to sleep!" ”
"What do you sleep?"
The old mother said: "Hurry up and dress up, someone has come up with 800 Wen for you to take the stage!" ”
"Huh?"
Li Xiangyun couldn't believe it. I thought I had heard it wrong, so I asked, "Mom, what you said is true?" The man...... Who is it? ”
"I don't know!"
The old mother said, "Oh, what do you want you to do?" As long as someone calls your name, it's a good thing, wait for you to behave well and win some guests, this is the opportunity that Mom and I spent a lot of effort to find for you! ”
Hearing the old mother's words, Li Xiangyun misunderstood that the old mother was helping herself. Deliberately looking for someone to come to the show, there is a lack of interest. However, she also knew that she really needed such a performance to attract some popularity, so she nodded and said, "Mom, don't worry, it's ......"
In the hall of the painting boat, near the stage, Lu Gongbi and Ye Heng were sitting at the table, and someone had already brought hot wine and side dishes. There is also a stove under the table.
The noisy atmosphere, coupled with the fact that there was a cranberry cloth wrapped in the outside of the painting boat, so it was a little hot inside, Lu Gongbi and Ye Heng took off their cloaks, while drinking. Ye Heng said to Lu Gongbi: "You are fooled, what is the rule that you can't order a girl alone if you charter the venue?" It's not like that at all, is it? ”
Lu Gongbi said: "You treat me as a fool, can't you see that this old mother wants to give Li Xiangyun a chance to come to power and save some popularity?" I'm here to help you do a favor......"
Feelings: Lu Gongbi, this guy is not stupid at all, he can see it!
"Speaking of which, this old mother is also a good person!"
Ye Heng smiled noncommittally, and then quietly listened to a girl singing on the stage.
At the end of the song, the audience burst into warm applause.
Someone commented: "Yes, yes, Miss Miaoqin's skills are worthy of being the best ...... in the whole secluded house."
"I'm afraid it's the best one in the whole of Hangzhou, right?"
Listening to the praise from the audience, Miaoqin's heart was a little proud.
She is only fourteen years old this year, and she has just arrived in Hangzhou, almost three or four days of performance time, and she has already played all her fame, and the most important thing is that Li Xiangyun, the former Oiran in Hangzhou, was also suppressed by her, and with this, she was quickly accepted by people.
Among the Oiran candidates in Hangzhou next year, Miaoqin's voice can be said to be getting higher and higher, and whenever she is proud, she always thinks of Li Xiangyun, who is now frustrated, and then lets out a contemptuous sneer.
She didn't get off the stage after singing the tune, but was about to stroke the piano and sing the next song ordered by the guests, when her mother came up and said to Miaoqin: "Good daughter, you go down to rest for a while and drink tea to moisten your throat, and then someone else will sing it!" ”
"Okay!"
Miaoqin nodded, but she was a little dissatisfied in her heart.
At this time, whoever came up stole her limelight, so she pretended to be unintentional and asked: "Mom, I don't know which sister was ordered?" ”
The old mother replied casually: "Oh, it's Xiangyun, Nuo, she's up!" ”
With that, the old lady walked to the front, and then announced to the guests who would sing the lyrics next.
"Humph!"
Miaoqin snorted coldly, she glared at Li Xiangyun when she retreated to the back of the stage, and then said: "I can't imagine that someone can look at a broken flower and a willow, it won't be someone I paid to invite at my own expense, right?" ”
When Li Xiangyun heard this, she immediately felt a little annoyed in her heart, but she also felt that tonight's events were a little unusual, how could someone who had already been given a cold reception suddenly be willing to spend eight hundred yuan to name them?
She herself estimated that this was her mother's arrangement, so she didn't have the confidence to argue with Miaoqin.
So I had to bow my head aggrievedly, the situation is stronger than people, just a few months ago, she was still a popular figure in Hangzhou, but now it falls to a new debut woman can ride on her head!
sighed inwardly. Over there, my mother had already retreated, and when I passed by Li Xiangyun's side, my mother confessed: "The guest who called your name will sit at table No. 3, and remember to go down to thank you after you finish singing......
"Got it!"
Li Xiangyun casually agreed, but at this time, there was a commotion in the painting boat.
"Li Xiangyun?"
"Hmph, the remnants of the flowers and the willows also come out to entertain people?"
"Who ordered it? You come out. I promise not to kill you! ”
Some people even shouted: "I'll just beat you half to death!" ”
The man happened to be sitting at table No. 2, and judging by his dress, he should be a son with a good family background.
However, for this person's arrogance, neither Lu Gongbi nor Ye Heng took it to heart.
But the girl Miaoqin, who had just retired, came over to thank her, and then the man's words said: "Su Gongzi came from afar, why should he be angry for such a person? Just now, thanks to Su Gongzi, Miaoqin is here to replace wine with tea, and toast Su Gongzi with a cup! ”
"Tea instead of wine?"
That Su Gongzi frowned, and only after seeing the embarrassed look on Miaoqin's face did he smile and said, "It's okay." Replace the bar with tea, but drink with the beauty, my son can not drink tea, only drink! But Miss Miaoqin, you have to feed this glass of wine! ”
"Yes, yes, yes!"
"The beauty is in her arms, just like that!"
"Miss Miaoqin, can't you refuse Su Gongzi's hospitality to charter you for you!"
was coaxed by the people for a while, and Miaoqin's face turned rosy. She half-pushed and half-fed Su Gongzi to drink, and at this time, Li Xiangyun also walked onto the stage.
Her eyes swept off the stage. found Ye Heng.
"Ah......h
I don't know if it was because of excitement or other reasons, Li Xiangyun seemed to lose consciousness at that moment, and then ......
Bang!
The piano in her arms was thrown on the stage, her body hit the piano platform, and the person also fell.
The sudden sound on the stage made people stunned for a moment. Then the guests started laughing.
"Tsk, you can't even walk, and you're still embarrassed?"
"Hmph, hypocrisy! thought that she was highly respected in Hangzhou at the beginning, but she chose to retire at a critical moment. Now it comes out to usher in again, but it is still a broken flower and a willow......"
"It's just that this remnant flower is ruined, and I want to set up a memorial arch, and I don't sell my body to sell my art, tsk...... Deserves to be left out in the cold! ”
People's words became more and more unpleasant, and Ye Heng's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
On the stage, Li Xiangyun couldn't help crying.
After seeing Ye Heng again, she remembered all the things in the past, remembered that she was in pursuit of greater fame and fortune, and then ran to the Qinhuai River, but because of Ye Heng's words, she fell into an ice cellar!
Later, she finally looked down on fame and fortune and chose to retire, just wanting to be a good wife and mother and find a sincere person to live her life, but she couldn't imagine that she would be harmed like this by a negative person!
Until now, Ye Heng has come again, which has also aroused the remorse in her heart, when facing Qianfu's finger, how can she be a weak woman, how can she not cry?
Ye Heng didn't know when, he had already slowly walked towards the stage.
"Get up!"
Ye Heng stretched out his hand to Li Xiangyun with a smile, and in his hand was a handkerchief, wiping Li Xiangyun's tears, and his face was also smiling, while comforting Li Xiangyun: "There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, people have good and bad luck, temporary gains and losses, why should you take it to heart?" You can do it, right? ”
Hearing Ye Heng's words, Li Xiangyun stopped her tears, and also took the handkerchief and wiped her face, then she looked at Ye Heng and asked, "...... How can you come...... The person who called my name tonight, is it you, Childe? ”
"It's not me!"
Ye Heng shook his head, then pointed at Lu Gongbi and said, "The person who called your name is him!" ”
With the direction of Ye Heng's finger, those people in the audience who were disgusted with Li Xiangyun all looked at him with unfriendly eyes! (To be continued......)