Chapter 2: Brothels are always where the plot unfolds No.12 Performance
" Shou'er, take the brocade box on the table to Qingqing." I drew my eyebrows and instructed Xiao Shou's reflection in the mirror.
"Hmph!" Mou Shou uttered a single syllable, without moving or even looking at me.
I put down my eyebrow pencil helplessly and said, "What's wrong with you? You have been looking so grumpy ever since you came back from the street, as if someone owed you five hundred taels!"... I remember it seemed like you owed me five hundred taels!
Mou Shou stood up suddenly, pushed aside a table full of cosmetics, pulled my sleeve over my shoulders, stared into my eyes, and asked word by word, "Who is Zhiyuan?"
So that’s why…
Just now on the street, I grabbed the man in black tights and said, "Zhiyuan! Is that you? How did you travel through time? This is incredible..."
The man's glance back instantly froze my excitement!
This person is definitely not Zhiyuan!
It is indeed the same face.
However, Zhiyuan would never have such a cold expression, such a distant and indifferent look, or such inhuman words...
"Take your hands away," he said, without a single unnecessary word.
"Ah..." I came to my senses, "Yes, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I recognized the wrong person..." I hurriedly let go of his hand and took a step back.
Looking closely at the back of the man walking away, it was indeed a different person. This person was much taller and stronger than Zhiyuan. Zhiyuan, like all modern boys, liked to wear loose T-shirts and thought that walking with a hunched back was the most handsome, but this person had a straight back... a different person...
Then, I returned to Zangchunlou in a daze under Xiao Shou's constant questioning...
"...Hey! Hey! Come back to life! I'm asking you a question!" When I came to my senses, Xiao Shou's angry face was swaying in front of me, "You look like you're out of your mind when I mention this name... If you don't want to say it, forget it!" He grabbed the brocade box on the table and broke out.
" Hey! You must go to see the show tonight! I have a gift for you!" Minmin yelled at the disappearing figure of Moushou. Minmin turned around and touched the door panel that was broken by Moushou. What a bad kid! Why is he so bad-tempered recently? Is he in the rebellious period?
At the same time, a man called King Luo was standing leisurely in the water pavilion, looking at a group of koi in the green pond with a smile.
Without even the sound of footsteps, a man dressed in green, dressed as a servant, landed gently behind King Luo, knelt on one knee respectfully, and reported: "Master, the Third Prince is hosting a banquet in the front hall, please come and have the honor of attending."
King Luo seemed not to have heard it and continued to look at the green pool. The servant also knelt there like a statue, not moving at all.
After a long while, a pleasant voice like the sound of golden drums and music said, "Just tell him that Prince Luo has already eaten it, and the Third Prince appreciates his kindness. By the way, Lian Zuo, tell the chef to prepare dinner, I am a little hungry too."
"Yes." After a brief answer, Lian Zuo immediately disappeared from the pavilion .
"Pfft!" The green-clothed servant who had been standing next to King Luo and holding a basket of fish cake crumbs laughed.
"Lian You, what are you laughing at, you clever fellow?" Prince Luo grabbed some biscuit crumbs in his hand and fed the koi slowly and elegantly.
"I'm laughing. The Third Prince is really trying every possible way to curry favor with you, but unfortunately his efforts are in the wrong place. The chefs in the palace are no match for the skills of our Weiyang Sect's master chefs, and they are even using it as a show of shame! Today he even said he would invite you to Cangchunlou to watch singing and dancing, but how could he know that Cangchunlou originally belonged to Weiyang Sect, and it was his turn to invite you? I think that apart from the title of King Luo, the royal family has nothing else to keep the master. I wonder what tricks the other side can come up with to win you over~"
"Lian You, you are wrong." Luo Wang said slowly, "There is no 'except'. No matter which side, nothing can stop me."
The master doesn't even care about the prince's official title?
Yes, now that he has become the master of Weiyang Gate, what else in the world could be more attractive? Lian You looked at his master with admiration, and then hesitantly said, "But... the singing and dancing of Cangchunlou... Lian You really want to see it!"
"Oh? " Prince Luo raised his eyebrows. "You want to meet Minmin, the most famous woman in the Later Ming Dynasty?"
“Hehehe…” Lian You scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, “Although this Cangchunlou belongs to our Weiyang Sect, my master has been in the capital all year and hasn’t been there. People say: ‘If you don’t see Minmin, the singing and dancing champion, your trip to the human world is in vain!’ Lian You is just curious!”
"Okay, then go and take a look. It will also be a favor to the Third Prince." Prince Luo said nonchalantly, "If you really like her after seeing her, I will give Minmin to you as a reward."
Lian You quickly knelt down to express his gratitude.
A handful of bait was scattered on the lake, and countless koi fish rushed forward to grab it...
"Lian You, you know, the fun of feeding fish is that I can sit on the shore and watch them fight each other for a little bait..."
When I first saw Prince Luo agree to Lian You, I really didn't expect this result.
The singing and dancing that night was a beginning, the beginning of beautiful yet cruel memories in some people’s lives.
The singing and dancing took place in the courtyard. The lights were off and the courtyard was silent. There was only a bright moon overhead and a sky full of stars...
"The name of this song is - Beauty." Just as the lady in green finished speaking, a melodious flute sound suddenly came from all directions.
The sound of the flute was desolate and melodious, appearing and disappearing from time to time, like the sound of the ancient times, as if it brought people to the vast riverside, or like a swordsman standing alone on the top of a cliff...
A desolate male voice that blends perfectly with the sound of the flute slowly begins to sing:
"The sword boils the wine, but it tastes nothing. Who do you want to drink this cup for?
You bid me farewell You bid me farewell
Rouge Xiangfei can love but cannot give
How long is the sky, how far is the earth"
Suddenly, all the lights came on and flowers flew all over the sky!
A charming and graceful piano sound suddenly sounded, which matched perfectly with the desolate and distant flute sound...
Amid the falling petals, the girl in the center of the stage slowly stood up, and her every movement seemed to be in tune with the music...
The girl was wearing a long white dress with a long silk ribbon tied behind her neck, revealing her slender and graceful shoulders, arms and back. Her exposed skin was covered with mysterious and charming golden tattoos, winding down her slender arms and waist like ancient vines, and forming a whole with the two golden swords in her hands, flashing a dangerous and beautiful faint golden light...
I don't know what material the white skirt is made of. It's layered, and the light and shadows are shifting, as if it's extremely gorgeous. But when it's still, it's just white, just white, pure white...
The girl raised her head, her face was as rosy as spring breeze. The girl opened her lips, and the sound of silver bells rang out.
The song soars into the sky, like steel tempered a hundred times, turned into something soft and pliable...
"If you are a hero, you are destined to have no tears and no regrets
How dangerous is this smile? It's like a poison that penetrates the intestines
Only you know how beautiful these tears are
It's ridiculous to live without you in my heart."
Singing came from all directions, countless people, countless voices, no one could tell whether they were men or women, as if they were born as one...
"I don't want fame in this life.
Just want a beautiful smile
If I can reincarnate again
I would like to be a cow or a horse in my next life
I want to be with you all the way."
Naked and tattooed, the most outrageous outfit, but the most beautiful...
Purity and seduction, the most opposite temperaments, yet the most harmonious...
A dance that has never been seen before. Every stretch and every bend is done to the limit. As soft as a girl, and as tough as a boy... The most enchanting dance, the purest eyes...
What a combination! What a song and dance! What a woman...
I don't want fame in this life
Just want a beautiful smile
If I can reincarnate again
I would like to be a cow or a horse in my next life
I want to follow you all the way
The song gradually stopped, the dance gradually stopped, but my heart was not at peace...
I don't know where the fan in my hand fell. I slowly came to my senses and realized that I could lose my composure like this... But if it was for this woman, it was worth it.
Looking back, everyone was still immersed in the singing and dancing that had long stopped. The eyes of Prince Luo were still clear, and the desire in the eyes of the third prince was obvious. Yes, who wouldn't desire such a woman? For a moment, I even felt proud, because this woman that everyone in the world desires belongs to Zangchunlou, and this Zangchunlou will be mine sooner or later.
However, a word from the girl on the stage instantly shattered my pride.
"Thanks to all of you for your support over the past year, I am here today. I would like to thank you for this." I bowed. There was no reaction from the audience. Everyone was still immersed in the shock of what had just happened. I couldn't help but smile. The excitement was about to begin.
"Today is Minmin's last performance for you all. This song 'Red Beauty' will be my farewell song. I hope you will be satisfied~"
