Chapter 3: The Unpredictable World (1)

If it is said that the victory of contemporary Changzhou is largely due to the famous Yong'an Street, which almost spans half of Jingxi, the end is full of traffic, tourists are weaving, and business travel is endless. Located in the center of this street, the Agarwood Courtyard is the largest Fengyue place in the south of the Yangtze River, and its construction cost is huge, and the number of guests is enough to compare with the four famous buildings Tengwang Pavilion, Yueyang Tower, Yellow Crane Tower, and Yuejiang Tower. At a time when the war is raging, the Qing soldiers are just around the corner to break through the capital, but the Agarwood Courtyard is singing and dancing every night, and countless heroes and princes and grandsons are happy to be drunk and dream of death in this gentle township with soft words.

During the Ming Longqing period, there was a generation of famous Mu Qingyan here. This woman's life experience is extremely secret and bizarre, she and Princess Yongan of the current dynasty were twin sisters, both the daughter of Empress Xiaoding, that is, the sister of Emperor Wanli, but when she was born, she was sent to the rivers and lakes because of a conspiracy to gain power, and fell into the dust. Mu Qingyan is still young, but he is very sophisticated and knows how to stabilize his position with beauty. Whenever he had a glass of wine with all the guests, he had to pay enough price, and he did not refuse to come, and soon became the pillar of the Agarwood Temple. But she sings every night, just to make a scene, so as to obtain a lot of hidden information in the rivers and lakes. However, even such a smart woman, after all, could not escape the fate of being at the mercy of others, by mistake, entered the palace and took the name of Princess Yong'an, who was secretly sent to the Jurchen, and it was precisely because of this relationship that later generations named this street "Yong'an Street". The identities of these two women are difficult to determine, so there is no record in history.

Needless to say, Yong'an Street is lively, and the jade shops alone are lined up one after another. At that time, Li Yijie and Nangong Xue did not remove the silk and satin after falling on Wudang Mountain, Jiang Yanchen and Chu Menglin's clothing and accessories were also extremely gorgeous, and the owner of the jade shop also said that this is back to the big customer, and he couldn't wait to put the smile of the whole family on his face, and he talked endlessly, and introduced attentively: "Look at these, guest officers! These are all Cong, Huang, Bi, bracelet, and ring unearthed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period; these jade cups, buckles, and plates are things from the Sui and Tang dynasties, and it is said that this hosta was given to Empress Xiao by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty; The jade carvings dominated by dragons and phoenixes are precious cultural relics that reflect the social trend of thought in the Song Dynasty......!

Chu Menglin was impatient, waved her hand and said, "Can there be a small form of red jade?" The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, although the sparrows in our shop are small, they are also complete, and the guest officer has everything he wants, so you are satisfied!" Chu Menglin sighed: "Well, it's a shame that he didn't talk about the three emperors and five emperors, otherwise I'm afraid that it will take another seven days and seven nights, and it will be endless." ”

After a while, the shopkeeper had already walked out with another box of jade, and when he looked at it, the box was full of jade glowing with red light, as if forming a rainbow-like film, which was very beautiful. The shopkeeper rolled up his sleeves, and was waiting to continue the mouth of the river, spitting everywhere, Chu Menglin hurriedly said: "Stop, we will see it with our own eyes." Hey, this sparrow is not small, but there are so many, and I don't know which one is the Soul Breaking Tear!"

The shopkeeper was an idle man, and it was as if he were going to die if he was to be silent. Hearing his words at this moment, he suddenly lifted his spirits and asked enthusiastically: "What the girl said is the Soul Breaking Tears?" Chu Menglin Qi said: "Exactly, do you know it too?" The shopkeeper smiled: "If the girl is looking for the treasure of today's martial arts, if I know, will I still keep this jade shop running a small business?" Chu Menglin thought that what he said was indeed reasonable, but he had such leisure to entertain himself, gave him a blank look, and said unhappily: "Then shut your mouth!"

The shopkeeper smiled, "I don't know about the treasures. But the soul-breaking tears I am talking about, that is a song sung by Miss Yun recently, which is much more valuable than Jinshan Yinshan. Chu Menglin said: "How come I have never heard of any rhyme girl." Yes, if you fall in love with her, then there is something strange about Xi Shi in the eyes of the lover?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "That's true, but the girl can go to the street to inquire, who in Jingxi doesn't admire her very much?" Miss Yun only entered the Agarwood Courtyard not long ago, it is said that she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and those who have heard her sing music will no longer pay attention to the vulgar fans next to her. We all say like this, 'You can't eat if you're hungry, you can't drink if your mouth is dry, and you have to listen to the song of the girl Weiyun every day', how many rich children are willing to spend a lot of money for her, and the limelight is comparable to Mu Qingyan, the flower of the year. ”

Li Yijie is very curious, he wants to speak clearly, but he doesn't want to be called lustful. After thinking about it for a moment, he made up his mind and said: "The girls in the Agarwood Courtyard must be very fond of dressing up, and the Broken Soul Tears are also very suitable as ornaments, so let's try our luck." Moreover, since there are many martial arts heroes gathered there, the worst should be able to find out some news. ”

Chu Menglin said with a smile: "Ah, there are so many taboos for famous and decent disciples, but if you want to see the girl, you have to be dignified." Xue'er, let's go in and take a look generously, the children of the rivers and lakes should be informal, and if others go, can't we go?"

Nangong Xue was terrified, she grew up in the Huashan faction since she was a child, and the door rules were extremely strict, and it was needless to say that she had never been to those Fengyue places, and she didn't dare to mention it on weekdays. But because of this, she added to her curiosity, and at the same time, she and Chu Menglin had a sense of hating each other, not only admiring her casual and free-spirited, but also envious of her being able to do what she didn't dare to do, so she immediately turned her heart sideways and said, "It's okay, I just want to see where this Yun girl is sacred!" glanced at Li Yijie and pulled Chu Menglin. I could only hear the shopkeeper behind him cursing loudly. Thinking that he had spent so much effort in vain, Li Yijie couldn't help but laugh.

When I first stepped into the agarwood courtyard, a thick smell of fat powder came to my face. A few girls on the stage wore heavy makeup, their breasts were slightly exposed, and they were dancing happily, only wearing a light veil as light as mist. Each hand holds a handkerchief with incense, and the dance posture is extremely charming and delicate. Li Yijie only looked dizzy, and couldn't help but cheer loudly: "Okay!"

This compliment caused his three companions to be disdainful, and a big man said coldly: "So it's okay? Compared with the song sung by Miss Yun, this dance is only an appetizer at best." Li Yijie said: "Is this rhyme girl really singing so good?" The big man seemed to regard this question as a great sin, snorted, and stopped paying attention to him. Li Yijie was bored, but he didn't care very much, just watched the dancing intently.

After a while, the dancers stood in a row and bowed to the guests, who had been waiting impatiently for only a few applause. Those dancing girls were not annoyed, and they kissed everyone and stepped off the stage. On the stage, two women dressed as maids stood up, slowly pulled up a curtain, and the guests' emotions reached their peak in an instant.

It was in the midst of this noisy sky that a few notes were euphemistically heard. The sound of the piano is not high, making people feel like a mountain spring winding from a deep valley, flowing slowly, and the body and mind are relaxed like never before. The melody turns sharply and repeats a few times, like a spring breeze green over the fields, like a bamboo forest with bamboo shoots falling into the shell of a rain, like the sound of frogs responding to harmony, like the sound of lapping waves on the shore, and like a bright moon shining in the dark night. Although the face of the woman behind the gauze tent is not real, I saw that she was dressed in a pale pink dress, long and dragged to the ground, with a green silk combed into a bun, her skin was like clotted fat, white and snowy, and her slender jade hands gently picked the strings, giving people the feeling of supporting the willows in the wind. Hearing this, she opened her lips lightly and sang a song "Poppy Beauty" by Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty:

"The wind returns to the small courtyard and the courtyard is green, and the willow eyes continue in spring. With a long day of silence, the sound of the new moon is still like that year. The sheng song is not dispersed, and the ice on the pond surface is first solved. The candle fragrance is dark, and the temples are full of green frost and residual snow. ”

At the end of a song, all the guests are still immersed in it, if the sound of the right piano is enough to make people swoon, there is a way is "the aftersound is around the beam, three days endlessly", then her singing is the real nature, just in response to "this song should only be in the sky, the world can get a few times". The audience was silent for a long time, and suddenly burst into thunderous applause. Li Yijie sighed: "Now I finally know why the people of Jingxi said her so vividly, but I always feel that there seems to be some sadness in her singing. ”

Jiang Yanchen said: "Yes, didn't you listen to the song she sang? Then Li Yu is the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, as the king of the dead country, the poems contain his sad feelings for the lost country. Li Yijie praised: "Miss Yun can accompany the sorrow of her predecessors with the song of the present and interpret it so perfectly, and it also makes the listeners can't help but empathize, good! Great!" Chu Menglin sneered: "Brother Li, when did you become so proficient in music?"

The rhyme girl didn't greet the guests, she got up, hugged the piano and turned around to leave, as if the response to this song was good or bad, and how the guests in the audience thought it had nothing to do with her. only shows a light and light back, just like the fairy in the sky who is not contaminated with the fireworks in the world.

Suddenly, I heard a man dressed in a fancy costume laughing: "Miss Yun sings well, I have admired your name for a long time, and I really didn't disappoint my uncle." But just listening to one song, just on the head of the addiction, can be said to be not full of fun. The little maid in the audience stepped forward and bowed down and said, "Please forgive me." Miss Yun has a rule: only sing one song a day. If Childe is willing to support her, he can come back tomorrow......"

The man laughed, "What a mess of rules? I want her to break it for me today." As he spoke, he strode forward and opened the curtain roughly, and the girl Yun exclaimed, he had already grabbed her wrist.

The man smiled and said, "Miss Yun's song is like being in the clouds, if you stop halfway, you will have nowhere for me to land." Yun'er said coldly: "Please be respectful." The two dancers who had been snubbed twisted the waist of the water snake to the stage, grabbed the man, and said coquettishly: "This Yun girl has a big shelf, and our sisters can also make the son happy." Come on......"

The man flicked the sleeves of his robe, threw the two dancing girls straight out, and said to Yun'er: "You are just a dusty woman, but what kind of stinky stand you have come to put on, and what is the difficulty of singing a tune, you are not allowed, you will follow me to the house today." Let's be honest, little beauty, I can't bear to see you buried here, as long as you follow me, I will ensure that you can enjoy endless food and clothing. There is no more frivolity in the words. Yun'er shook her head and said, "No, I don't want to, you let me go!" began to be mixed with a little panic in her voice, and she lost the spotless and lofty charm she had before.

He lifted the curtain this time, and everyone had a good opportunity to take a closer look at Yun'er's appearance. But seeing her beautiful melon seed face, slender willow eyebrows, her skin can be broken by blowing, her eyes with hidden tears are hazy like cold stars in the mist, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows are even more infinitely amorous, and her demeanor is pitiful but not delicate and pretentious, which is really a stunner carefully created by God. Li Yijie blurted out: "It's her?"

Chu Meng Linqi said: "Do you know her? It turns out that the famous and decent disciple has a constant and chaotic relationship with the girl of the Agarwood Academy!" Li Yijie said: "No." Do you remember, I once told you that when I was in a hurry, my money bag was touched?" Chu Menglin said: "Yes, so what?"