Chapter 16: The Only Audience

After a long time, when her sad mood eased a little, she slowly opened the door, and by this time the door was already empty.

Zhao Huiyi returned to the room, carefully dressed up in the mirror, and waited for the moon to rise in the 'Jade Corridor'. This 'Jade Corridor' is a secret that only she and Qiao Youqing know, and it is from the poem she gave back to Qiao Youqing at that time.

Seeing that the sky was about to darken, Zhao Huiyi walked to the door and raised her hand to open the door, who would have thought that the door could not be opened, she shook it vigorously, and she could clearly hear the impact of the lock. She immediately became anxious, and kept shaking the door vigorously while shouting out the door.

At the staircase downstairs on stilts, a man and a woman were standing there whispering, and those two were Yuexiu and Yuan Jie. Yuan Jie has a small scar on the left cheek and jaw with a long Dow knuckle, bronzed skin, a well-proportioned and strong body, and looks a little simple and handsome. I just heard him say to Yuexiu: "Isn't this not good?" I think you'd better give me the key, right? ”

Yuexiu said: "No, the master has specially explained, this is also for the good of the young lady!" ”

Yuan Jie said: "But, you have to think about it, is this kind of good that Miss wants?" As a man, I can understand Qiao Gongzi. They have affection for each other, if we artificially obstruct it, you say, is this a stick to beat the mandarin ducks? ”

Yuexiu said: "But, I don't want to see Miss so sad anymore!" Besides, in case...... What if Miss goes out and doesn't come back? ”

Yuan Jie sighed and said, "Alas...... Seeing that you are about to meet the person you want to see the most, but you are locked in your room, and you don't know how sad it will be? It is no wonder that in ancient times, many women fell ill for the sake of lovesickness, and may even end up depressed...... Ask what is the situation in the world, and the direct teaching promises life and death......"

Yuexiu was simple-minded, how could she know Yuan Jie's intentions, but she was frightened by his words. Hearing that "lovesickness" and "depression ends", such serious consequences, how can she not be afraid?

Yuexiu pulled Yuan Jie's sleeve and kept dragging it around, and said anxiously: "Then what should I do?" What should I do? ”

"With Qiao Gongzi's personality, he will definitely not do such a thing as abducting Miss, Qiao Gongzi acts above board and is an upright person. My suggestion is to open the door, you give me the key, and I will explain it to you, master. ”

In the end, Yuexiu still twisted and handed the key to Yuan Jie, and Yuan Jie asked again: "By the way, did they say when and where did they meet?" ”

Yuexiu said: "That Qiao Gongzi always speaks in front of the young lady, what does he say 'moon birth', and what kind of 'wolf' ......"

Yuan Jie nodded and said, "It should mean when the moon rises, it's bad!" I'm afraid Miss won't be able to catch up! ”

Qiao Youqing stood alone on the wind and rain covered bridge, letting the evening breeze blow, still wiping his brows slightly raised.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, the lights of the ancient town were lit up one by one. Far away in the sky, a bright moon peeled off the clouds, revealing a white and flawless body. That pure and cold appearance, I don't know how many elegant people have been provoked?

Qiao Youqing was looking up, and it was shining on all beings......

"Does she still not want to see me?" After a long time, Qiao Youqing sighed and muttered to himself, and then slowly turned around.

When he left the wind and rain covered bridge, just after turning the corner of the street, Zhao Huiyi ran out of another alley on the side and went straight to the direction of the covered bridge. The two of them happened to miss it skillfully, and when she arrived at the covered bridge and found that it was empty, her excited and expectant heart sank instantly.

She ran anxiously from one end of the bridge to the other, and back from the other end, knowing that she was too late. But the wind of that night touched her sour nose again, and touched the heartstrings that were fragile at all. The heart was choked to his chest, and two lines of tears finally couldn't help but burst out of his eyes and slowly slid down from the corners of his eyes.

Is it the person who is infatuated, but also the person who is most vulnerable? Zhao Huiyi is the same, and so is Qiao Youqing. He walked through the streets and alleys in a depressed mood, aimless, not knowing where to go. The ancient town after nightfall is quiet! Serene! Pedestrians are particularly scarce, the lights are as sparse as the stars on a winter night, but fortunately, there is still a bright moon shining.

Unconsciously, he had passed through the stone archway, and he was about to walk to the position of the entrance of the ancient town. Suddenly, he heard a singing song floating in the night sky, like a ribbon, inadvertently pulling him forward. The style of the song is slightly similar to the emerging Sichuan style of singing, and it is also like the folk music songs of the Tujia and Miao peoples, or it is a new singing method that combines the two.

He walked in the direction of the sound, and finally saw a woman dressed in a plain curtain on the stage not far away. I saw her combing her big head, green silk braids, plain face, sideburns bangs, and seven-star bubbles. Down there are long skirts and colored pants with embroidered shoes.

"Solid with it, Hugh makes lies and guesses. Unbelief is a harm to I. Who has seen it in the season of evil? I can't hide the belt from the main waist......

Stuffy into the lonely house, quietly cover the heavy door like burning. The text window is silent, and the painting screen is cold and dark. I was tired of hearing the knocking of the bamboos nearby, and I couldn't bear to listen to the sound of the anvils in the neighboring yard. The scenery is boring, and the idle steps and fallen leaves are swept from the wind ......"

Over and over again, she seems to be tireless, and if there is someone who understands opera, she will definitely find that she doesn't know how to sing at all. Even the movements are not skilled enough, and the dusting, sprinkling, ending, and whisking of the water sleeves always lack the beauty of flowing water.

"Song Yu is sad and depressed, and Jiang Yanmeng is lonely. There is no success or destruction in the world, if you want to part with emotions, there is only one ...... in the world"

These are all ancient famous songs, but the last paragraph is indeed sung emotionally, and the sad mood is enough to move most people with emotions. Especially the sentence 'I am the only one in the world', as if it was talking about herself.

Under the moonlight, Qiao Youqing stood quietly, and the woman on the stage finally stopped and looked at him quietly. Neither of them spoke, probably they are the loneliest two in the world! One is a lonely performer who has no audience, but is extremely stubborn; One is a single, depressed, heartbroken listener.

After standing stiff for a long time, Qiao Youqing slowly turned around and prepared to leave. Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the stage.

"Qiao Youqing!"

Qiao You cleared his body for a moment, turned around, and was sure that it was the woman on the stage calling him. He approached slowly, and there was only a lantern except for the moonlight, which was really not easy to identify the woman with stage makeup.

He ran two steps and kicked with his strength, and one jumped onto the stage, and he finally recognized her.

"Yan ......"

Before she could call out her name, she exclaimed excitedly: "Young Master Qiao, is it really you?" ”

"It's me, why are you here?"

Yan Ling approached him and whispered, "I found my sister, right here!" I really didn't expect to see you again, I'm not sure if it's you, so I tried calling your name. ”

Qiao Youqing replied: "I didn't expect to see you again......"

Yan Ling looked left and right and said, "Young Master Qiao, you come with me!" ”

Following Yan Ling to the backstage, Yan Ling whispered to a piece of curtain: "Little sister, come out!" ”

After the curtain was lifted, a woman who looked exactly like Yan Ling came out, but compared to Yan Ling, she looked slightly more delicate. After the spirit in her arms saw Qiao Youqing, she was like a child who saw her mother, and she was about to pounce.

Yan Ling introduced: "She is my sister, her name is Yan Yu!" ”

After introducing Qiao Youqing again, Yan Yu handed over the restless spirit in his hand to Qiao Youqing, and the spirit twisted his head and body to continue to be cute.

Yan Ling said that after she found Yan Yu, she found that Yan Yu had been living a bad life, being bullied, and now that she has grown up, she may one day become the object of fun for those rich bosses. She has been teased a lot before, but fortunately, the class owner is a distant relative, and she has a good relationship with the local rich people, and there is nothing major for the time being.

So, Yan Ling discussed with Yan Yu, saying that she wanted to learn to sing, and after learning it, she could steal beams and change pillars. Let my sister get out of here and leave her behind. Although Yan Yu is reluctant to her sister, she is indeed fed up with this kind of living environment, to say that she must have a little resentment in her heart, why was she the one who left home in the first place? Because you are poor and afraid that you can't feed yourself? Or is it because she's a girl? What if it was a boy? But she complains even more about God's injustice, why is the fate of girls so different from boys?

Yan Yu finally agreed, she wanted to go out and see the world, she wanted to survive without relying on anyone and with her own efforts......

Yan Yu hates those rich sons, but it doesn't include Qiao Youqing, because under Yan Ling's description. Qiao Youqing is already about to be mythologized, and unfortunately, they are planning to let Yan Yu leave tomorrow after singing the last show. Because tomorrow the Wang family has a happy event, and the opera troupe is contracted, if Yan Ling comes on stage, she will definitely wear a goof.

At that time, many people will come to congratulate you. If there are many people, it will be more chaotic, and Yan Yu can take the opportunity to 'retire after singing'.

As a friend, Qiao Youqing certainly had no position to stop them, but should help. Qiao Youqing thought that he could only send Yan Yu out first, and then try to get Yan Ling out later.

The plan was finalized, and the mood of several people seemed to be stretched for the most part, Yan Yu asked Qiao Youqing: "What do you think of my sister on stage?" ”

Qiao Youqing said: "It's still ...... Not bad! ”

Yan Yu smiled: "Is it a good person or a good singer?" ”

Qiao Youqing also smiled: "Haha, it's all good......

Yan Yu said again: "I'm leaving, I want to sing a piece for you alone, just take it as a gift, I have nothing but this." ”

Qiao Youqing came to the square under the stage again, and he said that this is like an audience. Yan Ling hid in the background and it was difficult to come out, if she was seen by others, she would think she had hit a ghost.

"People are quiet at the beginning, and the moon is bright. The jade plum is obliquely reflected outside the screen window. The plum blossom laughs and plays with the shadow, and when the moon sinks, it is lonely ......"