Chapter 116: The Last Performance
Three days later, the carved beams and painted buildings, singing and dancing in the Sarnath Garden.
"She's ...... Is it a 'gift' specially prepared by the lord of the country for the lord of Jiangcheng?" Several burly people standing on the outside looked at the stage not far away, turned sideways, probed slightly, and discussed in a low voice.
Today's Sarnath, compared with the usual, the luxurious level seems to have been raised to a higher level, which is very exaggerated.
There was no one else in the hall except for the important guest and the accompanying lord of the Jiyun Kingdom, and it was a little deserted compared to usual. A few personal guards, dressed in civilian clothes, stood outside the door, looking around vigilantly. The road outside Sarnath was also sparsely populated, and plainclothes guards were everywhere, holding their arms and sleeves together, secretly pressing their knives in their hands. They cleared the crowd in a rough voice, with a fierce face not to let people approach.
Today, those who appear on this occasion are the elite of the Sarnath elite. Each of them is a sweet-looking and troublesome master.
Sitting directly below the pompous stage, the city lord of Jiangcheng was a fat man with small eyes and a big nose, with dark skin, pimples on his face, a mustache like catfish whiskers, and a big mole just below his lips, which was extremely ugly, like a big pufferfish. He is dressed exaggerated and gorgeous, as if he is showing off his prominent status, this appearance, thanks to being born in the royal family, if it is an ordinary person, it is estimated that he will not be able to please a wife for the rest of his life.
Previously, after being entertained by the lord of Jiyun Kingdom, he drank some wine, and at this moment, his face was full of red light, and his big round face was like a pig's urine bubble filled with water, glowing with greasy light. He hugged two women with bewitching faces left and right, and there was one in front of his knees, looking at Lu Yingchen who was singing leisurely on the stage with great interest, with a squinting look on his face, and he couldn't wait to stare at him.
Those women warmly fed the city lord to eat grapes, and their eyes were full of tenderness, as if they were looking at their Langjun. The city lord of Jiangcheng sat on the gorgeous and ostentatious seat like a puddle of rotten meat, enjoying this extravagant and erosive offering.
In the face of absolute power, what is clean and self-conscious, whether you sell your art or not, is nonsense. He absolutely looks down on these servants, maybe he even looks down on women, he knows that he is ugly, greedy and obscene, but what does it matter?
Hey! Ladies and gentlemen of Jiyun Kingdom, take a look! Only power and money, what kind of love can't you get? The woman you dream of and can't desire is singing for me on stage, and you young and beautiful girls are snuggling up to me! Even though I am not ugly and not like a normal person, there are many women in the world who don't care about their appearance!
It's just the one on the stage, but it's a stunning one he's never seen before.
She has a peerless gentle posture, soft as a boneless, and the red robe is like a frozen rose, isolating her from the people around her with cold and resolute ice. She has a beauty beyond mortals, cold eyes, and soul-piercing red lips. Even though the whole event was held for him, she never looked down, did not squint, concentrated on the piano, and babbled and sang the music that made his heart numb, but her face was expressionless.
How could there be such a woman in the world? The lord of the city felt an unprecedented desire to conquer.
He raised his hand and beckoned to a minister who was following him. It was the person who was arranged by the lord of Jiyun to be next to the lord of Jiangcheng, because the lord of Jiyun was in trouble and it was inconvenient to go out, this person was responsible for entertaining him for eating, drinking, and playing tonight.
"This beauty..... Who's it? What a talent. "The city lord of Jiangcheng is very good at pretending in front of his subordinates, and he quietly probes the person's tone.
The minister bowed respectfully, rolled up his sleeves, and whispered to the city lord: "His Royal Highness the city lord is the number one singer of this Sarnath Garden, known as the first beauty of Jiyun. ”
"The first beauty of Jiyun ....." the city lord narrowed his eyes excitedly. Then he said, "Can you-"
The minister was very observant, and immediately arched his hand and said what the city lord was thinking: "Your Highness, please rest assured, the lord of the country..... It's all arranged for you. ”
The city lord was still a little puzzled: "I heard that he is the general of your state—"
"The actor is just a servant, his status is low, and his death is not a pity, and he is not enough to worry about. The general knows that you want to be blessed with her, and he will definitely give it away. After all...... And so many, isn't it?" he said, smiling as he glanced around at the people around him.
The city lord's small eyes burst out with excitement, and he said yes, yes!
Lu Yingchen on the stage was still singing expressionlessly, looking forward to an early end.
At the end of the song, Lu Yingchen stood up, gave a slight blessing as before, lowered his beautiful eyes, didn't look at anyone, and got off the stage by himself. She packed up her lute, changed into her clothes, and was about to leave, but was blocked by Cui'e.
She excitedly stepped forward and held Lu Yingchen's hand: "Good daughter..... You've behaved so well!The lord of the castle is very happy!hahaha..... Now our Deer Wild Garden is going to be famous, it's going to be famous! The city lord of Jiangcheng has praised it personally! Hahaha!" She couldn't suppress her excitement, and almost took Lu Yingchen's hand to dance, Lu Yingchen's face was expressionless: "What you promised me, you have to do it." ”
As if she remembered something, Cui'e nodded again and again, and said, "That's no problem, although we are a woman, but what we say must be counted, my good daughter, you can rest assured." ”
Lu Yingchen nodded and prepared to leave.
But her sleeve was pulled by Cui'e.
Lu Yingchen's heart sank, and he turned around and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Cui'e looked embarrassed, thought for a moment, and said with an innocent face: "Good daughter, you can't leave for the time being." Castle Lord..... I invite you to meet in the courtyard later. ”
Lu Yingchen's brain buzzed, and he lost his voice: "What?!You are obvious-"
Cui'e shrugged her shoulders very helplessly, and her indifferent appearance made Lu Yingchen want to slap her: "I didn't expect it either..... As soon as the lord of the city saw you, he looked like he was lost and depressed....., and immediately put aside all the girls, and as soon as he opened his golden mouth, how can we have the right to choose? The lord of the country asked you to come forward by name, and after paying so much money, you just sang and sang..... I'm afraid it won't work..."
Lu Yingchen trembled with anger, and his eyes were dizzy. It turned out that everything was a scam, everything was fake, how could there be any Sarnath that was forced by the lord of the country to entertain the lord of Jiangcheng City, and they came to the door because the lord of the country of Jiyun paid a large sum of money! She felt that the world was spinning, and it seemed that she would never be able to escape from the moment she entered this place.
Her fate, her happiness, and her future are really like cheap commodities that can be exchanged at will?
"Silly girl.... This is a good thing! The city lord has taken a fancy to you, but you can directly ascend to the sky and become a princess in one step! Alas..... You've met two noble people one after another, why haven't I met them when I was young?" she shook her head and sighed with regret.
"Hehe, but if you want me to say, General Jiyun is not a little worse than the city lord. If you marry a general, you are the general's wife, and if you marry the lord of the city, then you will be a princess! When the time comes, the entire Jiangcheng will be yours! When the time comes, you will be prosperous and rich, and you will not be able to enjoy .....it at all."
"Shut up!!" Lu Yingchen turned pale with anger.
"Hi..... Why are you angry? Do you think that the general is sincere to you? He is in a high position, and he is extremely handsome, and no number of women want to be upside down! The higher authorities sent him to regain the frontier, and must have captured some foreign women at this moment, and are spending the night together—" She said, laughing, her pale face switching between the brilliant lights and the cold darkness, like the face of a demon. Lu Yingchen was so angry that he threw down the pipa in his hand and raised his hand to slap her Cui'e!
Cui'e was blinded by this sudden slap, and she couldn't get back to her senses for a long time. She gently stroked her cheek with her hand in disbelief, her body trembled slightly, becoming more and more intense, her eyes, which were already a little yellow, slowly widened, her pupils contracted angrily, she gritted her teeth, and slapped Lu Yingchen back with her backhand!
Lu Yingchen, who was weak, could withstand Cui'e's blow, covered his face and fell backwards again and again, tripped by something behind, and sat on the ground like petals beaten by rain, his beautiful face hidden in the dark, leaving his shoulders trembling in the faint light.
"What kind of thing are you!