Zhong Lishuo led Su He into the house together, and first ordered his servants to prepare dinner tonight in order to entertain the prince. Later, Zhong Lishuo and Su He explained clearly, and ordered the guards at home to escort the troupe captured by the warriors to the firewood room, and then entered the study together with the Duke of Zhenbei.
"Tell me, what do you want to tell me?" Zhenbei Hou took the seat, looked at the frowning young son, and asked equally seriously.
"Father." Zhong Lishuo bowed his head and recounted what happened today: "Today, I went to the Chunfengyilou Building with my son to play. On the way back, I happened to meet this opera troupe performing a witch show. The son was curious, so I accompanied him. After watching it for a while, who knows, I saw a big rebellion."
"Oh?" Zhenbeihou was puzzled, and listened intently to Zhong Lishuo's words.
Zhong Lishuo said: "This troupe played the scene where the first emperor came out of the east to rule Kyushu, and when the first emperor expelled the barbarians to defend the state of Chu, they added a new role. That is a female general, the general helps After the first emperor expelled the wolves, the emperor gave the general the title of Great General and married her. On the night of the marriage, the general assassinated the emperor with a sharp blade and took off the emperor's crown."
The Duke of Zhenbei's face became serious, and he heard Zhong Lishuo continue: "Father, as everyone knows, the present His Majesty is the wife of Emperor Zhao, and before becoming the empress, he was the general of the state of Chu. , what is it that is not a rebellion?"
"I haven't asked how this group of people planned this play, and who ordered them. I couldn't send people to the capital government office, and thinking that my father and eldest sister are both important officials in the court, I tied them up. Arrived at home." Zhong Lishuo said in a very serious tone, "Father, this matter is no trivial matter, please ask father to investigate clearly, and don't want someone with a heart to smear Your Majesty."
When Zhenbei Hou heard her words, he was surprised by Zhong Lishuo's sharpness, and even more surprised by her sudden enthusiasm for political affairs. While he felt happy, he became serious about what Zhong Lishuo said just now.
Zhong Lishuo thought for a while, and then said: "No matter whether there is anyone behind these people's orders, just because of the play they are performing today, they will be imprisoned for a month according to the law. Father, after inquiring about the matter, I will return Please escort people to Yuanzhou Mansion."
The Duke of Zhenbei nodded, looked at Zhong Lishuo and said warmly, "You have done a good job in this matter, and your father will ask people clearly." He stared straight at Zhong Lishuo, and saw Zhong Lishuo I just thought there was something wrong with me, so I secretly looked down at myself.
"Oh, you've grown up too." The Marquis of Zhenbei sighed, stood up, put his hand on Zhong Lishuo's head, and said warmly, "When you were young, you always told me that you would go to the barracks with your father. Joined the army to fight. Now that you are old, you haven't asked what your plans are?"
"Your elder sister is now in the Ministry of War, and she is deeply obliged by His Majesty. I am very relieved to her. Now you are in good health, and father is at ease, but the future is not yet secure, father thinks..." The Marquis of Zhenbei said a few words , While talking, he felt that no matter what he said, it seemed a bit redundant.
He will not influence the children's thoughts, but he still hopes that the children will have a good future. The Marquis of Zhenbei paused and said to Zhong Lishuo, "I have discussed with your mother and elder sister before, and I want to invite you to be the heir, are you willing?"
"Father..." Zhong Lishuo's eyes widened, he looked at the handsome man in front of him, and said, "Isn't it more suitable than me to let the eldest sister inherit the Hou residence?"
She has already occupied a lot of favors from the Lezheng family, how could she even inherit the family business.
Seeing her like this, the Hou Zhenbei encouraged him to pat her on the shoulder and said, "You are a good boy like your sister." After that, the Hou Zhenbei pushed her and took her out the door. Pushed away, "Today, the prince is coming to be a guest at home. It's not good for you and my father and daughter to talk for a long time here. It's important to receive distinguished guests. Okay, let's go out."
In this way, the Marquis of Zhenbei settled the long-hanging matter in his heart and ended the conversation with Zhong Lishuo.
Zhong Lishuo, who was in this room, tied someone back home, while Le Zhengying, who had not returned from outside, also encountered a similar thing.
In the afternoon of this day, Le Zhengying and Yang Yuting made an appointment to go to Xinghualou for a drink. The two went upstairs and met Qian Cheng without thinking. The three met face to face, and the very enthusiastic Yang Yuting greeted Qian Cheng for a drink. Qian Cheng smiled, pointed to Le Zhengying beside him, and said, "If you have a beautiful woman, I won't bother you anymore."
Saying so, he walked into a private room in the corner of the third floor.
Yang Yuting watched him walk away with a smile, his eyes fell back on Le Zhengying, filled her wine glass, and picked up cold dishes with chopsticks, and said, "It's hot today, so it's suitable to use cold dishes to accompany wine. You are cool. I've had so many appointments, so drink more today."
Le Zhengying turned the wine glass in his hand and smiled at Yang Yuting: "Why, do you want to get me drunk?"
Yang Yuting was fascinated by her smile, she was stunned for a moment, then she covered her eyes, and exaggeratedly said: "Don't smile at me, my heart can't take it anymore."
Le Zhengying snorted lightly and said no more. Yang Yuting let go, his eyes fell on her, and then he said solemnly: "You were born very beautiful, and if you smile again, it will not kill you."
Le Zhengying thought to himself, has this kid changed his sex today? But it was rare to hear the other party speak like this, and Le Zhengying, who was very useful, didn't plan to bully this little Lengtouqing again today.
Just thinking about this, he heard Yang Yuting say: "Yo, it's strange, does a big ice cube even go out to drink?" Hearing this, Le Zhengying followed Yang Yuting's gaze, but saw Xu Renqing coming up the stairs. Under the guidance of the waiter, I sat on the seat leaning against the railing overlooking the stage downstairs.
Perhaps because of the childhood friendship between Le Zhengying and Xu Renqing, Yang Yuting did not like to see Xu Renqing. The title of this big ice cube is his unique name for Xu Renqing.
Xu Renqing, who was seated, obviously also noticed Le Zhengying, and he nodded lightly as a greeting. Le Zhengying saw that the servant brought a pot of wine for Xu Renqing, and after a few dishes of side dishes, Xu Renqing took the side dishes and set his eyes on the stage on the first floor.
At that time, the stands on the first floor were already full of people, all waiting for the opening of today's good show in Xinghualou.
The red curtain hung down, blocking everyone's sight. The announcer dressed in yellow cedar came on stage, looked at everyone in the audience and said, "Today, I, Xinghualou, will perform a new play for you. The play written is called "Ru Yi". This play tells the story of a general."
Xu Renqing heard the words, poured a glass of wine and put it on his lips and took a sip. The musicians played the music, and in the impassioned music, the red curtain opened, and a female general in armor and half makeup jumped into the middle of the stage with a spear.
Barbarian warriors in black robes surrounded her, the general opened the crowd with a shot, and started a fight amid the fierce sound of gongs and drums.
Xu Renqing looked at the woman in the stands, put down the cup, took a mouthful of cold vegetables and put it in his mouth. The defeated samurai receded like a tide, and the emperor in royal clothes appeared on the stage and gave the general token.
Such a plot hit Xu Renqing's mind with a strong sense of familiarity, and Le Zhengying, who was occasionally watching the stage here, unconsciously cast his eyes on the stage when he noticed the general in armor.
There are romantic flowers as if a red curtain is falling, and a young man in white clothes slowly descends on the stage with a white silk hook. It was an extremely beautiful young man. He painted half-face makeup and glanced back at everyone under the stage, with peach blossoms in his eyes and romantic eyebrows. With just one glance, the hearts and souls of everyone in the stands were captured.
The young man on the stage is the emperor's crown prince, a handsome and romantic figure.
The emperor conferred the marriage and ordered the general to marry the prince. At this point, Xu Renqing knew who the general in today's play was referring to. He drank a glass of wine and set his eyes on the stage again.
Le Zhengying, who is also as bright as a mirror, chuckled lightly, looked at Yang Yuting and said, "This Xinghualou is really bold." There were only a lot of witch operas performed by the emperor of the state of Chu, but during the dynasty, there were not many. Dare to act like that.
This is still the story of Jinshang and Emperor Zhao. Le Zhengying thought, what follows should be a poignant love story. She stopped watching and continued drinking with Yang Yuting.
But Xu Renqing, like all the audience in the stands, watched the play seriously.
Like Le Zhengying, there are a lot of people who don't like this kind of drama. In the Accord in the corner of the third floor, the guest sitting opposite Qian Cheng was like this.
It was an old man, dressed in a brocade robe, in high spirits. He sat upright in front of Qian Cheng, watched Qian Cheng looking intently at the audience, and asked with a smile, "The first time I met the prince, the prince entertained me with this, dare to ask the prince what he meant?"
"Shh." Qian Cheng put his finger on his lips, moved his eyes to the old man, and said, "I once heard from the father and king that adults like watching dramas the most, so I specially wrote this play for adults. Why? , do you think it is not good-looking?"
"Thank you for your kindness, the good-looking is good-looking, but... it is not suitable for those of us who are older." The old man sighed and said, "Children have a long relationship, these are things that young people like."
"That's right, people like adults still prefer the drama of making meritorious deeds and defeating pirates." Qian Cheng said, moving his eyes to the stage, and said, "So these will come soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, the general in armor stabbed the prince who was on the throne with a sword, and sat on the supreme throne. There was an uproar under the stands, and the general's voice was uploaded from the stage: "I am the king of destiny, this country should have been handed over to me."
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a sound of cups smashing from outside the house.
"Damn it!" The man yelled in an angry voice.
"Nonsense!" The woman's voice was frosty, and in the noisy voice, the golden-robed guards rushed into the Xinghua Building and captured all the people on the stage.
Screams, panicked and fleeing sounds mixed together. The old man sat steadily and frowned when he heard the noise coming from his ears.
Qian Cheng, also known as Zhong Licheng, clapped his palm and sighed: "Killing the king for the sake of great cause, such a spirit is the same as when he was on the battlefield. The adults must admire such a character very much."
Zhong Licheng said this, looked at the old man in front of him, and said, "So sir, do you want to be such a character?"
"Do you want to be the emperor again? Master Xu."
In the dim Accord, Zhong Licheng's voice fell into Xu Mingyi's heart like a ghost.