Almost at the same time as the red silk banquet in the Dengwen Hall of the Imperial City, a big drama was also being staged in the West Market and Tilou of Wuyun City.

In the past, it was the largest green building in Wuyun City, known as "ten thousand famous flowers, and the evening and the night", which was a place for rich people to have fun every day, and was known as the "ecstasy nest". After the establishment of the Republic, the Qinglou was banned, and the Dilou was directly converted into a theater because it had a stage. When the Great Qi Empire was established, although it was not as strict as the republican period, it did not encourage this industry, so it became the largest theater in Wuyun City. At this time, it was the "Concentric Record" that was staged in the building, and the actor who played He Muxue was Liu Xianzhu, who ranked second among the popular eight little immortals in Wuyun City. Liu Xianzhu is the most handsome among the eight little immortals, He Muxue is really heroic and suave, and half of the people watching the play in the audience are women. And the building is not as restrained as the memorial hall, the gongs and drums are loud, but every time Liu Xianzhu makes an appearance, the audience applauds in unison, and even some rich women wrap gold rings and the like in handkerchiefs and throw them on the stage. At this time, Liu Xianzhu was singing a fold of "Inspection" of "Tongxinji", which tells that He Muxue tracked a suspicious person to an abandoned safflower temple, and happened to meet the county lord on an autumn trip to enjoy the flowers. In addition to being amazed, He Muxue also suspected that the county lord was the mysterious person he was tracking, so he pretended to be a son to talk to her. There is a long section of singing here, which is extremely hard, and it is known as the first of the "three fears" among the servants, but Liu Xianzhu can sing this section in one breath without a pause, so it is highly praised. At this time, he was singing the three sentences of "I saw that the flowers and trees in the garden were once favored by the spring light, and now they have paid the west wind, and the drizzle has fallen red to the dusk". These three sentences are long and lingering, and it is because of these three sentences that the county lord has a deep affection for He Muxue in the play, and the tune of these three sentences is also extremely beautiful, so when Liu Xianzhu opened his mouth, more than half of the audience sang along. Not only the women, but also some of the gray-bearded ones, also humming and chirping, and the sound filled the whole building.

The first floor of the building is a flat seat, which is crowded, but the second floor is a private seat, which is a small box one after another. Rich people buy a private room, ordinary spectators sit flat, and the well water does not interfere with the river water, which can also be enjoyable. Therefore, "Tongxinji" is already popular, and Liu Xianzhu is the second among the eight little immortals, so not only is the box full, but the flat seat is not empty, and there are still many people in the back who would rather stand and buy tickets to come in.

In the third box on the east side of the second floor, the two spectators sitting were both young women. The two girls were dressed in ordinary clothes, but they both had blonde hair. Fog Cloud City is the best area of the empire, and many foreigners have settled here, and such blonde women are not uncommon. It's just that these two girls are born with snowy skin, and some young prodigal children will inevitably take a few more looks, and they can't wait to get closer to Xiangze. It's just that they are high up, sitting in the box, and others can't turn around, and they can only swallow two mouthfuls of saliva secretly, and say in their hearts: "These two little ladies are really good, but I don't know whose family they are." ”

The girl on the left was wearing a pale yellow dress and was only fourteen or fifteen years old, while the girl on the right was dressed in white and looked four or five years older. The girl in yellow could see that she was fascinated when she watched the play, and suddenly whispered: "Annie, why didn't this person named He Muxue explain it directly, but pretend like this?" ”

She didn't speak in the middle of the tongue. The people of the Central Plains are afraid that they can understand very few of these words, but the voice is extremely crisp and beautiful. Anne, the woman in the white dress on the side, said, "Princess Rosamon......"

Before Anne could finish speaking, Rosa Meng had already interrupted her and said, "Anne, don't forget what to call me. ”

Anne smiled slightly, and immediately said, "Yes, Rosa Dream." Because the people here are very particular about etiquette, the lord of the county is a nobleman, but He Muxue is not. If he was in his true identity, if he spoke directly to the county lord of Huanchan, it would be offensive. ”

Rosa dreamed: "Oh, the nobles of the Central Plains are equivalent to our celestials there." ”

Anne nodded, "Almost." It's just that the nobles of the Central Plains are not as wise as our celestials, but more similar to our Bolou people. ”

Rosa dreamed, "But we Bethles do not have such a precept that the Ubi do not speak directly to us!" ”

Anne laughed: "Yes, in fact, there is no such thing in the Central Plains now, but it was like this more than a hundred years ago." ”

At this time, the play "Observation" on the stage has come to an end, and it is already the turn of the lord of Chan to sing. This section of singing is very tactful, and when it comes to the last appearance of this fold, it is the two who are separated, looking back at each other in front of the gate, and singing together: "I just met someone like this, it is not destined for karma in the previous life." I couldn't help but stop and look back at the side of the road, watching the falling flowers blowing like rain on my shoulders. ”

"The Story of One Heart" has to be sung for several hours, and Tilou will only perform it here today. This duet is very beautiful, and the people who play the violin in the background are even harder, and the accompaniment is very moving, and almost everyone in the audience is singing along. Although Rosa Meng and Anne couldn't sing, they listened to it with a heartbeat, and when the curtain was closed, Liu Xianzhu and a few main servants came out for a curtain call, and Rosa Meng whispered: "Anne, the drama in the extreme east is so good!" ”

Anne laughed, "yes." The Far Easterners are not worth mentioning, they are lazy and timid, but because they are lazy and happy, these dramas are refined. She looked at the visitors downstairs who were going out one after another, and said, "Rosa Meng, let's go too, His Royal Highness must have made arrangements." ”

When the two of them walked out of the building, there was already a crowd of people waiting to go back. The Autumn Lantern Festival is the second largest festival in the empire after the New Year, and on this day, almost all the nearly one million residents of Fog Cloud City go out, and everywhere is bustling. Anne and Rosa Meng came by car, and their carriage was parked outside, and now that the show was over, the coachman would come to pick them up at once.

Anne was looking at the car looking for her, when a voice suddenly sounded behind her: "Two young ladies, do you want to take my Qixiang car?" ”

Anne turned her head to look, but saw a beautifully dressed young man standing behind her. This boy was born like this, but he was very well dressed and his hair was not messy. As soon as he saw Anne looking at him, the young man immediately stood up straight and said with a smile: "In Xia Li Yilin, my uncle is Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, I don't know if I have the honor to meet the two young ladies?" ”

Li Rongtang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was a high-ranking official of the dynasty. Li Yilin didn't say who his father was, but he talked about his uncle, because his uncle's official position was far greater than his father's. It turns out that this Li Yilin has always been pretentious, and he always feels that he was born in the wind and loved by everyone, so he always likes to talk to young women when he sees them. He also came to watch the play today, but the primary purpose was not in the play, but the woman watching the play. The people in the scene were all watching the play, but he had already seen all the women in the building. Looking at it, only the two women in the upstairs seat are the most beautiful. Rosa Dream is still a little childish, but Anne is as glamorous as a peach, and he can't help but sing "Just meet someone like this, isn't it destined for karma in the previous life". As soon as the scene ended, he immediately rushed to find these two girls, for fear of missing the opportunity.

He accosted him like this, and Rosa Meng felt novel, and looked at this person with wide eyes. Li Yilin only said that she was interested in herself, and she was even more attentive, and said in her heart: "This little lady in the yellow dress is really one point higher than the white dress, but it's a pity that she is a little younger." ”

Although he is good at fishing, he is also a son of a family after all. The laws of the Great Qi Empire are very strict, and anyone who rapes and cheats women, no matter what their origins are, is guilty of one more degree and punished very severely, so Li Yilin never dares to talk nonsense, even if this is a joke, but it is still polite. Anne didn't care, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Li Gongzi, no need, we have a car." ”

She refused like this, Li Yilin was pretentious, and he would not force it. But Rosa Meng heard what he said about the "Seven Spice Car", and was very curious, and asked, "Anne, what kind of car is the Seven Spice Car?" ”

Li Yilin saw that both of them had blonde hair, either Hu or Di, but Anne was very fluent in Mandarin and couldn't hear anything unusual, but Rosa Meng's accent was a little stiff, but her voice was delicate, and her accent was more beautiful. Hearing her ask about the seven-incense car, he immediately said: "Miss, the seven-incense car is newly made, and it can't be seen outside. ”

It turned out that there was a kind of Ruyi car in Wuyangcheng, which was driven by boiling mercury. However, mercury is poisonous and too heavy, and it is unsafe to light a fire on the car, and it is not safe to carry many people, but it has to carry firewood that is several times heavier than a person. Li Rongtang is quite ingenious, and after getting the drawings of the Ruyi car from Wuyang City, he thought that if he could improve it, he was afraid that he could replace it with a carriage, so he organized skilled craftsmen to tackle key problems. However, progress was very slow, and it was not until recently that it was initially successful, with the elimination of mercury and the use of spirits as fuel. Although the price of spirits is much higher than that of firewood, it burns smokeless, and it is easy to add, and the heat released is far from being comparable to firewood. Because there is no longer the smoky smell of the old-fashioned Ruyi machine, it is named "Seven Spice Car". Li Yilin himself is also an idle position in the Ministry of Industry, and he took advantage of his uncle's position to get a test ride, and only today drove out of this Qixiang car, thinking that with this car, Lieyan will definitely be caught. Unexpectedly, Anne rejected him in one bite, and was annoyed, when she heard Rosamon ask, she immediately took the opportunity to brag.

When Anne heard him say this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said, "Really? Don't lie to me. ”

Li Yilin heard what she said seemed to have a door, and hurriedly said: "How dare you deceive Miss, I'll go and drive the Qixiang car over immediately." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to brush his sideburns, realizing that this action was extremely chic, and then said, "The two young ladies are here for a while, and I will come over immediately." ”

When the building was originally in the Qinglou period, there was a garage in the backyard, so that those who had deep pockets and had their own cars came to park. The Qixiang car was extremely valuable, and Li Yilin parked in a garage. Now that Anne agreed to take his car, Li Yilin did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly ran to the backyard. Watching him leave, Rosa Meng whispered, "Annie, let's take his car, okay?" ”

Anne smiled slightly and whispered, "Of course it's not good, so let the black rat take you back first, and I'll go alone." ”

Rosa Meng said "ah" and said, "Annie, you want to see what the Seven Spice Car is, right?" ”

Anne nodded: "Wuyang City's Ruyi machine is not inferior to our engine, but if it is improved, it will outperform us." ”

Anne has always been the ignorant appearance of a glamorous woman, but at this time her expression is strangely wise. Rosa dreamed, "That's right. But I don't think he's a good man, Annie, if you go with him alone, will something happen? ”

Anne laughed: "He's also a person, don't worry about me." I met His Royal Highness the Prince and told him that I would come back when I had an eyebrow. ”

At this time, a man came in a car. Rosa Meng and Anne are both blonde and blue-eyed, and this man is completely from the Central Plains, born very burly, but very dexterous in driving a car. Before the man got closer, Anne said, "Black Mouse, you send Rosa Dream back, I still have something to do, and I will come back." ”

The black rat knew that although this Miss Anne was not very old, she was extremely smart and very capable, and she didn't talk much, so she nodded and said, "Obey." Your Highness Rosamon, please get in the car. ”

Rosa got into the car in a dream, but she was still a little uneasy, and whispered, "Annie, don't kill him." ”

Anne was stunned, and immediately smiled: "Of course." ”

In fact, Anne really had the idea of getting rid of Li Yilin and getting the seven-incense car back. But I immediately thought that since Li Yilin could test drive such an important thing in the Ministry of Industry, his status must not be low, and the Qixiang car was not easy to take out, and if he did so, it would cause trouble, so he still looked for an opportunity to see if he could get the drawings of the Qixiang car.

Not long after the black rat took away Rosa Meng, Li Yilin had already come over in a seven-spice car. In fact, there is a Ruyi car in Wuyun City, but as soon as the Ruyi car comes out, the smoke is billowing out, and there is a lot of firewood behind the car, and it can only be driven on a smooth and hard road, so it is too impractical. Although the speed of the Qixiang car is not very fast, it is light and smokeless, which has attracted the attention of many people, and some children are even crowded aside. Li Yilin was afraid that those beauties couldn't wait to leave, so he coaxed and scolded all the way, so he drove those children away, and when he got closer, he saw that Anne was still there, but Rosa Meng was gone, and hurriedly said: "Miss An, where is the young lady?" ”

Anne said: "She went home first, can't I take Li Gongzi's car?" ”

Li Yilin saw Anne's big watery eyes like resentment, as if she could speak, and people were like snow lions on fire, almost melting, and said: "Where is it, Miss An is willing to sit in the light, it is really a great honor." Miss Ann, please get in the car. ”

The Qixiang car is not big, with two seats in the front and rear rows. The front seat was occupied by the driver, but Anne did not sit in the back seat, but sat next to Li Yilin. As soon as she got in the car, Li Yilin smelled a very faint strange sweet fragrance in her nose, and she couldn't help but feel like she was in her heart, and said, "Miss An, you sit tight, I'll drive." ”

He had just heard Rosa Meng call her "Annie", so he said that her surname was Anny. But Anne smiled and said, "My surname is Ba, Ba Anne." ”

Li Yilin said: "It turned out to be Miss Ba. But I thought in my stomach, my surname is Ba and my surname is An, and it doesn't matter if I sit down, I can't let you go down easily.