The two walked slowly in the garden, and because of the lowly status of the play, Furong Yu was slightly half a step behind Lu Tang.

"What do you want to say to me?"

Lu Tang turned his head slightly and asked softly.

"Presumably Miss also knows that the slave is staying here on purpose."

Furong Yu hooked her lips slightly and smiled, and the red mole between her eyebrows also rose with her expression, which was bright and dazzling.

"Hmm."

Lu Tang snorted lightly, indicating that he did know that he was waiting for him on purpose.

"If you take it seriously, in fact, the slave doesn't have anything to trouble Miss. After thinking about it, I just want to tell a story to the young lady. ”

Furong Yu still maintained that faint smile and continued.

At this time, Lu Tang felt that he should be angry - after all, he was inexplicably stopped by a lowly servant, and he didn't explain the reason, and he had to tell a story to himself.

But she couldn't get angry, maybe because of the surging sadness hidden under that calm tone, or maybe it was the melancholy that shrouded in the strange face behind her that didn't know her gender and age.

But in the end, it's because he's beautiful.

- Such a beautiful person, who can refuse ruthlessly.

"Tell me and hear it."

Furong Yu paused, her voice was slightly cool, and she said slowly.

"The slave came out at the age of ten, and when he was thirteen years old, he took up the girder and became the pillar of this Dexi class. And then it was seven years. ”

"Last year, the queen mother had a big birthday, and she summoned the opera troupes of various state capitals to Beijing, and the slaves came to the capital with Dexiban. After the birthday banquet, the teams took root in the capital. It's just that there will be disputes in places with a lot of people, and after a few quiet days, the troupe will compete for the leader of the pear orchard, and they will fight in the ring all day long. ”

When he said this, Furong Yu laughed in a low voice for some reason, Lu Tang was puzzled, but still waited patiently for him to wait for the laughter to stop.

"But the teams that entered Beijing are all famous and surnamed in the state capitals, and no matter which pillars are topped in various places. Therefore, Nan Yunsheng, a veteran troupe from Fuzhou in the south, saw that it was not a problem, so he took the lead in holding a competition. In the end, the five major singers were selected, namely Xue Yanqin in the Wansheng class, Xiao Peony Flower in the Rongtian Cai class, Xiao Juxian in the Lao Yongfeng class, Bai Lingzhi in the Nanyunsheng class and me in the Dexi class. ”

Lu Tang only felt that the sound of Furong Jade in his ears was getting colder and colder, and couldn't help but signal him to go to the Coupling Fragrance Pavilion next to him to sit down.

Seeing this, Furong Yu smiled again, but there was still no trace of blood on her snow-white face: "Miss is really a kind person." ”

The two of them entered the incense pavilion together, although there was no charcoal basin in it, but it was a place to rest.

Furong Yu sat lightly on the stone bench, and continued: "The five famous Dans were in the limelight in Beijing for a while, but in less than half a year, three of the five of us died. ”

"What?" Lu Tang's eyes widened in shock.

Furong Yu seemed to be very satisfied with Lu Tang's reaction, and smiled slightly.

"Xue Yanqin of the Wansheng class, Xiao Peony Flower of the Rongtian Cai class, and Bai Lingzhi of the Nanyunsheng class all died of sudden illness, and the little Juxian of the old Yongfeng class went crazy. Among the five famous Dans, only I am alive and well. ”

Lu Tang's somewhat pale face was reflected in his dark eyes, and a biting cold wind suddenly blew through the garden.

"It's ...... Why? ”

Lu Tang felt that he was talking in a trance, but it was not like his own voice.

"The drama is low, and when it's time to die, you have to die."

Furong Yu lowered her eyes and smiled, and said softly.

"The rich and noble and official eunuchs in the capital love to listen to operas, especially the Zhou school manager in Nianfeng Lane, who will invite the opera troupe to sing in the house every three or five days. Because of the other five famous Dan's dead and crazy, I am the only one left. Zhou Xiaoli, who is obsessed with drama, sent people to invite me again and again, but unfortunately every time I was preempted by others. ”

Lu Tang was a little frightened for some reason, so he bit his lip and said, "Don't say it again, I don't want to hear your story." ”

"Don't be afraid, Miss, there's nothing in this story that you can't hear."

Furong Yu smiled at Lu Tang as if soothingly, and continued to speak.

"After all, Zhou Xiaoli is a senior official in Beijing, how difficult can it be to invite a play? In the end, I still have to go to that Zhou Mansion to see the world. Therefore, when Zhou Xiaoli celebrated his 60th birthday, he still invited the Dexi team to sing for three days. ”

"The three-day drama is full of people coming and going, and it is very lively. There are often ignorant little maids who come to peek at me putting on makeup, and when they see the appearance, they can't walk in shock. At the end of the last day's play, Zhou Xiaoli rewarded us with 500 taels of silver in the Dexi class, and separately rewarded me with a pair of excellent old pit jade bracelets. ”

"But Zhou Xiaoli didn't let me go, he just said that he loved me very much and looked handsome, and wanted to buy me with the class master. Because I entered the class at the age of four to learn art, the class owner treated me like a son, and was reluctant to sell me. Zhou Xiaoli said that he would pay another 500 taels, and buy me to sing for three days, and only one of them. ”

Lu Tang only felt cold all over his body, and insisted on sitting.

"I stayed overnight, but at noon the next day, I saw the little son of the Zhou family and the third son of the house, Lu Jiu, in the garden. Lu Sangongzi is handsome and handsome, which is really eye-catching. It's a pity that he saw me, and sighed that it was really a shame to have a lowly person like me in the garden, so it was better to throw me out of the door. The little boy of the Zhou family found four or five little men and carried me through the back door of the Zhou Mansion and threw me into the street. ”

Lu Tang was a little angry when he heard this, and suddenly stood up and said, "My third brother is not such a person!" ”

Furong Yu only looked at her with a smile and continued.

"Although Zhou Xiaogongzi ordered someone to throw me on the street, the old housekeeper of the Zhou family knew that I was invited by Zhou Xiaoli to sing at a great cost, so he called a few tall servants to carry me back. Lu Sangongzi didn't allow it, only said that he had just been polluted by a lowly person like me, and he angrily called his own groom to whip me a few times, and finally threw it far away before stopping. ”

"Don't talk nonsense anymore, or I'll let people tear your mouth!"

Lu Tang couldn't bear it anymore, he shouted angrily, and felt very aggrieved for Lu Jiu in his heart, and his eyes were unconsciously filled with tears.

Furong Yu was still smiling, obviously wanting to continue, so Lu Tang stomped his feet and turned out of the incense pavilion.

After taking two steps, he turned back and said: "If I hear you slandering my third brother in other places in the future, whether others believe your lies or not, I will definitely send you to the yamen and put you in prison!" ”

After saying that, he walked towards Lan Fangxuan angrily, and threw the hibiscus jade to stay alone in this incense pavilion.

The cold wind in winter is biting, and the branches of the trees are rustling.

The hibiscus jade in the pavilion sat upright, and when she saw Lu Tang's back gradually disappearing, she restrained the smile on her face. The eyes are deep, and the emotions cannot be seen clearly.