Chapter 21: Nongben's Affection (II)

"Smashed? When, do you know who? "I looked at the singers who were sobbing and sobbing and wiping away tears, some of them with blood on their hands.

"When we brought musical instruments and clothing and accessories, the owner of the garden took all the men to carry large objects, and soon after leaving, a group of people rushed in, smashed and kicked, and everyone who went up to stop them was injured." She looked at the owner of the garden and whispered to me: "Eighty percent is the opponent of the owner of the garden, knowing that we have been preparing for this show for a long time tonight, and deliberately called us unable to go on stage before it started." ”

Returning to her normal standing position, she sighed softly: "It's okay now, it's all over." ”

If this theater cannot be performed tonight, its credibility in the canal will be damaged, and the owner of the theater will most likely be opponents from other theaters, and will be able to take this opportunity to make a name for himself, so that the theater will no longer have a place in the canal. After a moment's hesitation, I walked up to the owner, whose eyes were slightly reddened, and I thought of this.

"Aren't there any spare props?" The owner of the garden looked at me suspiciously, and then glanced at the clothes on my body, and saw that it was not as simple as ordinary people, and thought that I was wearing a costume, so he turned his head and pointed casually: "There are five pipas over there." But they are like this now, even if they are on stage, they can't play well, if they are applauded......"

After carefully examining the five pipas to make sure that nothing went wrong, I picked them up, and the idea in my heart was already formed. Zong Zhengxu can't be found left and right, so it's better to use this to attract attention.

After making up my mind and turning around, I spoke aloud: "Among you, are there any uninjured people who can play ...... "Moon Height"? ”

The crowd that had been waiting for a long time under the stage had begun to disperse, and they were gushing and complaining. There are also those who still don't give up, trying to stand on tiptoe and look inside, trying two or three times and about to give up, but they see that someone seems to have walked out.

On either side of the stage, two women walked out, both wrapped in veils, and their faces could not be seen clearly; But he didn't go to the center of the stage, he just stood and sat down at the edge, and began to play. The scattered board is introduced, and the melody slowly closes and rises layer by layer, creating a hazy sense of change. Then the song is like a song, and the charm is extraordinary.

The moonlight is bright tonight, and this song "The Moon is High" also complements each other. I waved my hand and motioned for the singers behind the stage to sing along with the piano, making sure the veil was encircling and dancing to the melody.

There was an exclamation from the audience, I raised my eyes slightly, and people gradually gathered again, and at the moment they gathered their minds, and spun to the stage with the pipa in their arms. Holding the pipa while dancing and playing is a stunt of Lan Bufang, in the Lianghong harem when I had nothing to do and followed to learn some fur, but in the end it is not fine, or looking for opportunities to only play the pipa.

As she was thinking about it, the strings of a lute on the left side suddenly broke, cutting the hand of the piano her, and she couldn't help but let out a low breath. Hurriedly rotated a few times in the middle of the stage to attract his gaze, turned the pipa behind him with his backhand, and took the opportunity to glance at the four Qin Ji when he turned sideways. At this time, "Moon is High" has come to an end, and I have an idea, and I directly turn to play "Spring and White Snow" along the strings.

This is my opportunistic approach. When I was young, I learned to play the pipa with my mother, because this song "Yangchun White Snow" was too proficient, I always wanted to string it over. Today is the right time to break the siege.

Picking up the strings and sitting on the chair, I looked around the stage and finally found Zong Zhengxu in the second circle. There was rarely a smile on his face, and he reluctantly pulled the corners of his mouth when he saw that I found it. Seeing that he stretched out his hand and pointed to the side, knowing that he wanted me to look for him there later, I stopped looking at him and continued to play intently.

For a while, no one in the audience spoke, only the sound of the wind was clear and the night was swaying, the sound of the pipa was like a pearl falling on a jade plate, and the warbler at the bottom of the flower spoke. There were no more waves, and after playing this piece smoothly, I stepped down from the stage amid full applause, and the owner of the garden explained it himself.

I found a hidden path, and I didn't care about the slight mess of my hair in the wind, and I only thought about it, go to him, and look him in the eyes while the courage that was not yet dissipating, and tell him the decision I had already made.

When I walked towards Zong Zhengxu step by step, what suddenly appeared in my mind was the sentence "Flying flowers are as light as a dream", thinking that it was the joy of love. But I didn't know that it might be a kind of subtle wake-up call, warning me at that time not to forget that those so-called affection are just rootless flowers, even if they are light, but in fact they are not even dreams, not to mention that there is a thin and boundless sorrow like rain.

Ji Die's face was a little red and swollen for some reason, and Zong Zhengxu's body was also shrouded in a depressive atmosphere, and it was inconvenient for me to say much on the way back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, so I had to keep silent.

Zong Zheng Gengfu is said to be absent from the house for important matters, and he is missing some false courtesy, and after saying goodbye to Zong Zhengxu, he went to the wing room with the maid. However, I couldn't sleep because I had something in my heart, so I decided to get up and walk after a while, and unconsciously walked to the backyard where I had my first conversation with Zong Zhengxu.

It's been a few months. was recalling the scene at that time, but a familiar voice came from behind him: "Why is Emperor Ji here?" ”

I turned around, Zong Zhengxu was wearing a coat, not far from me, because the sky was cloudy and blocked the moonlight, and I couldn't see the expression on his face clearly. Hesitantly took a few steps forward, and his tone revealed a hint of worry: "You...... You okay? ”

He smiled noncommittally, and I had a faint hint of uneasiness in my heart, and answered his question first: "I can't sleep, so I get up and walk." ”

Gently responding, Zong Zhengxu was silent. I stood there at a loss, knowing that now was not the right time to say this, but I always felt in my heart that if I didn't say it at this moment, I would miss it permanently. The hand hidden at his side grabbed the corner of his clothes, and I raised my eyes to look at him: "During the time I was separated from you, I thought a lot. ”

As if he didn't expect me to speak suddenly, Zong Zhengxu was taken aback, and then motioned to me that he was listening.

"Since I was a child in Lianghong Palace, I have seen all kinds of hypocrisy and deliberate use. Over time, I became wary of preconceived doubts about people and things I didn't understand. At the end of the day, I'm being arrogant. ”

Zong Zhengxu's lips moved slightly, but he didn't say anything. I went on and said, "Therefore, when you ask me if I would like to marry......

After all, he still lacked courage and secretly scolded himself for being cowardly, but he had no choice but to skip this, anyway, he wouldn't understand: "...... , I will think that you are for military power. I've been thinking about what you said since that night. Until tonight, backstage, I asked the person who pulled me if she would leave if she failed, and she said no, because, "Looking directly at Zong Zhengxu, I gently spit out those five words, "'Cherish the people in front of you'." ”

"'Cherish the people in front of you'?" Muttering and repeating, Zong Zhengxu was a little distracted. I nodded, only to feel my cheeks hot: "So I'm finally sure, your question that night, my answer is-"

Forcing myself to see him, my voice trembled with nervousness: "I am willing to stay in the night and watch the hibiscus flourish." ”

When did I have such thoughts about Zong Zhengxu? Is it a glimpse of the toast at the first sight, or is it the aggressiveness in the backyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion? Was it the slight jealousy when he heard that Fanjin wanted to marry him, or was it the anxiety in his heart when he wrote for Lan Tang? Is it because of his gentleness and smiling against the light, or because of his amazing talent in strategizing and doing everything like a god? The only thing I can confirm is that the string of rock sugar gourds this afternoon did indeed go directly to my heart.

These many moments are like flashes of light, and the white horse passes through the gap in a fleeting moment, but I hold on to the water, hold the flying shadow, and hold on to this past like smoke. I feel that it is easy to forget, and I call myself cold, so I really forgot that the word "love" that I don't know is not ruthless, or it is affectionate, but I am afraid that it will go deep.

After waiting for a long time but no reply, he looked at him in a panic, but was startled by Zong Zhengxu's eyes. I can't tell you what kind of emotion this gaze is, but it looks at me so unabashedly that it makes people feel a palpitation.

Something is wrong with Zong Zhengxu tonight. I understood this, and was just about to speak, when my dark voice sounded first.

"It was a cozy gibberish that night."

"I still hope for the emperor, don't take it to heart."

In the distance, there seemed to be a hoarse and wailing of night birds in response to the scene, floating and floating, but it was not real. As if I was frozen by some strange spell, I froze in place, listening to the night wind whimpering, smelling the fragrance and waking people, feeling the rain in the sky and the moonlight.

After a long time, I tried to move my lips, and found that my ability to speak seemed to be restored, so I spoke intermittently, but it was obscure and stiff, and the question was not written literally: "So you are talking casually...... Are you lying to me...... Make fun of me? That is the case...... Why do you mention it over and over again, as if it were true......

"What is Xu's true intention, the emperor has already seen through it that night." His voice seemed to come from a long distance, vague and clear, soft and sharp: "It's just like the choice of official position, Xu hasn't considered whether the most important thing at this time should be Fanjin or Diji. I also want to thank Di Ji for saying 'cherish the people in front of you', so that Xu is finally clear. At the moment, the first place is the Panye Emperor, not Lianghong Zhongshu. ”

After saying this with a blank face, Zong Zhengxu stopped speaking, he knew that for me, this explanation, or the truth, was enough.

It's a summer night, but it's so cold. I sighed and couldn't help but laugh softly: "It turns out that I am not arrogant, but delusional, and a foolish dream." ”

I looked up and wanted to look at him, but even I didn't know where my wandering gaze had fallen after all: "I actually forgot that whether it was Fanjin or me, it was actually not me, but Fanye and Lianghong." I actually thought that I was different from Concubine Shu, different from Fanjin, and had the right to live for myself once. It's because I'm stupid and have been ignoring it, you've always called 'Emperor Ji', not Xiao Yuemu. ”

Inhaling the cool air deeply, letting the cold air cold my whole body, I slowly spoke, sad and joyful: "The night has sunk, and the hibiscus flowers have failed, so Lingyue will go back to the house first, so as not to block the bright future of the son." ”

The moment I passed by him, I felt that the sky was finally completely overcast, and my face was wet, and it was the coming heavy rain.

The candlelight in the house flickered, and it seemed familiar. Scattered on the table were all the things he had bought for me this afternoon, except for the sweet and delicious string of rock sugar gourds. Tears finally overflowed his eyes and fell down, splashing a tiny splash, less than one-ten-thousandth of the pain in his heart.

It was my own ignorance and stupidity, knowing that Zong Zhengxu was a cliff that was unfathomable, and I knew that as long as I approached, I would be crushed, but I still moths to the fire and went to pick the most demagogic poppy on the edge of the cliff. Xu is since the time we met, I avoided it, I couldn't avoid it, I was cursed and lost my heart, forgetting that although the sunrise glow is brilliant and shocking, it is even more life-threatening, and it can make people irreversible.

The only warmth in this world for me has long since gone before me, so why should I hope for a consummation. From beginning to end, all I could do was not think about it, I didn't want it, I didn't want it, I was persistent.