Bo Ruoyou let out a soft "hiss" while wondering what she couldn't listen to. Huo Weilou frowned and let her go, and then lifted her cuff up. This time, the burn was exposed.
His eyes darkened, "Did you burn yourself too?"
Bo Ruoyou shrank her hands, "It's not in the way." As she spoke, she leaned forward, "Is there anyone in the room?"
As soon as the words fell, she also heard the sound in the house. It was a woman's groan, soft and gentle, and she didn't know what she was doing. She frowned slightly and said in a low voice: "If there is someone, please knock on the door and ask, then The child may be here."
Huo Weilou changed places to hold her back, and took two steps back, "If it was a child, it would be impossible to be in this room."
Bo Ruoyou was suspicious, "Why?"
Huo Weilou looked at her angrily, as if he was very dissatisfied with her questioning, Bo Ruoyou didn't dare to say any more immediately, and looked towards the door on the other side, "That's in this room."
Huo Weilou walked to the door of that room, and stopped listening, raised his hand and knocked on the door, soon there was a rustling sound inside the door, after a while, someone behind the door opened the door, and the door only opened Opening a crack, a face with the same childishness was exposed from the inside, seeing Huo Weilou and Bao Ruoyou outside the door, the people inside were a little surprised.
"Who are you? What's the matter?"
Huo Weilou glanced at Bo Ruoyou, and Bo Ruoyou took a step forward and glanced behind the girl, "Are you alone in this room?"
The insider hesitated for a moment, "Are you looking for Yueniang?" After speaking, he turned around and shouted: "Yueniang, someone is looking for you—"
The girl looked at Huo Weilou and the two of them again, and seeing that they were extraordinary, she didn't seem to dare to neglect her, and opened the door a little wider. At this time, another person came out from the darkness, and it was Shicai who collided with Bo Ruoyou. on that girl.
Seeing Bo Ruoyou, the girl frowned slightly, but this time there was Huo Weilou, she didn't seem to dare to get angry, she just pursed her lips and said nothing, and Bo Ruoyou handed over the small box containing the ointment, "You must be scalded just now!" Yes, this is an ointment that can cure burns, just take it and apply it for two days, it will definitely be cured after two days."
Yueniang frowned and didn't move, but the girl next to her was a wink, she immediately pushed her, "The nobleman gave it to you, you still don't take it..."
Only then did Yueniang move her feet, took the ointment, and thanked her in a low voice, but her voice was like a mosquito, not very willing. Bo Ruoyou didn't care, just bent her lips and said: "One morning and one night two Again, don't forget."
After saying this, she turned around and left. Huo Weilou glanced at Yueniang and the girl unhappily, and they were so frightened that they took half a step back. When the two of them walked away, the girl pinched Yueniang "Damn you, there are noble people on this boat, sister Mei Niang and sister Hui Niang are going to perform on the stage, but you don't have the slightest bit of winking, could it be that the master values you now, so you don't know how high you are?"
Yueniang covered her arms and glared at the girl, then turned and ran in, got on the bed and pulled up the brocade quilt to cover her head.
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Hearing that the girl was called Yueniang, Huo Weilou knew that she was also a member of the Yuchun Class. After reaching the third floor, Huo Weilou said, "It's just an actress, and it's worth it for you to deliver the medicine yourself. That girl doesn't appreciate it at all."
Huo Weilou's tone was serious, it was not a joke.
Bo Ruoyou followed behind him, hearing the words and said softly: "She is young, and she must have suffered a lot from being raised in an opera troupe since childhood, so she is quite wary of strangers. It was burned, so I should go there."
Huo Weilou shook his head, "Since she has suffered a lot, she won't care about this small injury, and since she is humble, she should learn how to deal with the world. Seeing her appearance, she will suffer more in the future."
Bo Ruoyou didn't agree with his words, but she didn't refute her face. She just said in a low voice: "It's only after some hardships that you will know that there is nothing wrong with the world. It's just that no matter how humble a person is, he still wants someone to treat her well. Regardless of her If others treat her kindly, she will feel less wronged, people don't always feel grateful for no reason, if everyone treats her badly, maybe she will also have evil thoughts in her heart?"
Bo Ruoyou usually didn't dare to say much in front of Huo Weilou, but now that she has been together for nearly a month, she has gradually become a little presumptuous. After saying this, she looked at Huo Weilou cautiously, and she saw Huo Weilou staring at her with his dark phoenix eyes , obviously disagreed with her words, "The Buddha is also angry, but you are more temperamental than the Buddha."
It's not Bo Ruoyou's fault to burn someone. She sent medicine with good intentions, but others didn't appreciate it. Huo Weilou was used to not asking about ordinary things. It was the first time to follow her to care for these common people, but he still met with a cold face He doesn't know what's good and what's wrong, so of course he's not a good talker. Seeing that Bo Ruoyou doesn't complain or blame and lose his temper, the unhappiness in his heart is almost caused by her.
Bo Ruoyou frowned and didn't dare to argue anymore, seeing the two of them approaching the door, Huo Weilou stopped and looked down at her, "I gave the medicine to others, so what about you?"
Bo Ruoyou hesitated for a moment, before he could speak, Huo Weilou said as he entered the door, "You come in."
Bo Ruoyou hesitated to speak, but saw that Huo Weilou didn't turn his head back, so she had no choice but to follow in, closed the door, and the cold wind howling outside was blocked out, she covered her cheeks, and the chill on her body dissipated by two points.
Huo Weilou quickly found a bottle of wound ointment, pointed to the couch, "Sit down."
Bo Ruoyou was puzzled, she was stunned for a moment before she walked over to sit down, soon, Huo Weilou walked up to her, grabbed her wrist involuntarily, lifted her sleeves, and poured out some ointment, not lightly Gently rub on top.
Bo Ruoyou's painful teeth trembled, but she was overwhelmed by Huo Weilou's trip. She didn't know what to say for a moment. Huo Weilou looked up at her, "Pain? This Marquis wants you to remember that repaying grievances with virtue is not advisable." .”
Bo Ruoyou's painful eyes were filled with mist, and she wanted to argue that she was not as soft-tempered as she thought, but felt that talking back would annoy him, so she gritted her teeth and nodded, Huo Weilou looked at her again At a glance, his hands are only a little lighter, but his palms are rough and he is used to being careless, the medicine really makes Bo Ruoyou restless.
Fortunately, the medicine was very effective. Just after taking it, Bo Ruoyou felt a layer of coolness wrapped around her arms. The burning pain had subsided a lot a while ago. She stood up and thanked her. Huo Weilou handed the ointment to her, "Sooner or later Twice, don't forget."
This is the same as what she said to Yueniang, and I don't know if she is mocking her. Bo Ruoyou took the ointment in response, blessed her body again, and then walked out. She quickly went back to her room and washed up a bit. Then lie down.
As soon as he lay down, he heard intermittent singing amidst the wind of shouting outside.
"All over the green hills... the cuckoos are singing red..."
"The outside of the tea... shredded tobacco... drunk soft①..."
The intermittent singing is more melodious and melodious. Accompanied by the cold wind on the river, it also adds a third of sadness. Bo Ruoyou was about to take a break. Not only did she not feel the noise at this moment, but she felt that the night was a little colder. .
However, this chanting has not yet settled down, but another voice continued.
"Although the peony is good... how can he take advantage of the spring return..."
"Listen to the words of the swallows that are as clear as scissors, and the sounds of the warblers to be heard in the circle ②..."
The first voice was already clear and pleasant to Bo Ruoyou's ears, but when the second voice came out, it instantly surpassed the first voice. This song is full of affection, even in this cold night, Those who can listen have their hearts soft and intoxicated, as if they have really seen the splendor of spring and the singing of swallows, and listen to the long and melody of his voice, every word and every breath, and then know that this person has a deep singing skill.
The first person sang for self-entertainment, but the second person had the intention of being inferior, and seemed to feel that he was no match. After the second person sang two lines, the first person fell silent, Bo Ruoyou didn't need to After thinking about it, I knew that it was the two members of Yuchun class who were fighting. I sighed helplessly in my heart, turned over and fell into a deep sleep.
Early the next morning, Bo Ruoyou woke up at the usual time. Although the boat traveled slowly at night, it traveled tens of miles that night. What was seen outside the window was quite different from yesterday. The upwind was much weaker, and a vast white mist shrouded it, and the buildings and boats sailed in it, quite a feeling of flying through the clouds and fog.
Bo Ruoyou stood up and looked out, only feeling novelty, and as she moved around, most of the pain in her arm had disappeared, she couldn't help but rolled up her sleeves to look at it, this time, she couldn't help remembering that it was Huo Weilou who applied medicine for her last night, She blinked, still feeling like a dream at the moment.
Recalling the first time I saw Huo Weilou, the noble Marquis Wu Zhao ordered her to kneel on the snow for half an hour, and then treated her coldly, which was even more frightening. But now, Huo Weilou can apply medicine for her with his own hands. Unbelievable. It can be seen from this that Huo Weilou's imperial servants are indeed quite different, he is really lenient to those who are able to handle errands.
This thought made Bo Ruoyou feel a little relieved, thinking of Huo Weilou, he couldn't help feeling that his brows and eyes were a little gentle.
On the second day of the boat trip, even Huo Weilou felt a little bored in the group. Except for the Xinying they raised, they didn't receive any other news when they sailed on the river. For him who wanted to be on a business trip, it was really torture. Huo Qinghong could still think about what the troupe would sing, but he didn't think about it.
When his thoughts are idle, Huo Weilou always thinks about the jade arm that was in front of his eyes last night. He is indeed different. He used to not allow women to get close to him. Now that he is close, he would never do such insignificant things before. Now that he has done it, he just wants to give her a memory, but this method is a bit too gentle.
Huo Weilou frowned, and didn't think clearly about his thoughts for a while.
Fans of the authorities.
While having breakfast, the fog on the river had dissipated, the warm sun climbed into the air, and the golden light filled the whole building. Ming Guilan did not move his place yesterday, and today he was carried to the balcony on the second floor to see the river view , Bo Ruoyou wanted Cheng Yunzhi to come out and walk around for a while, but he seemed to avoid it, and just stood in the corridor.
Mr. Fu ordered someone to bring refreshments to Cheng Yunzhi, and said with a smile at the door: "Mr. Cheng, come out and have a look around too. It's really boring to be in the room all day."
Cheng Yunzhi covered his lips and coughed, "I'm sorry to trouble my eunuch, but I'm sick and weak, and I can't see the wind."
Eunuch Fu looked at Cheng Yunzhi, smiled and left.
On the east and west sides of the second floor, there is a vacant building. Firstly, the upper part of the hull should not be too heavy. Secondly, it can provide a place to enjoy the scenery and provide some entertainment for the passengers. This is the building of the wealthy Shen family. Nature has to be refined everywhere.
The view from the east side of the building is the widest. When Ming Guilan and Huo Qinghong arrived, they saw the men and women of the Yuchun class practicing their postures. Seeing them coming, everyone retreated, only in the cabin not far away. There was an intermittent singing with a hanging voice.
Huo Qinghong said quickly: "There was someone singing last night, did you hear that?"
Ming Guilan nodded, and Huo Qinghong said, "I don't know who the second person is, but he sings better than the first person."
As soon as the words fell, someone came out of the corridor of the cabin, "Young master said, but is it a civilian girl?"
It was Liu Huiniang who walked out.
Liu Huiniang is still wearing a blue dress today. In the weather at the end of the first month, she came here with a gentle gait, as if a touch of spring made people's eyes bright. She sang as she walked, and it was still the two lines from last night, Huo Qinghong His eyes lit up slightly, but he didn't look very happy on his face. In front of his own people, he laughed and scolded rather childishly. How could he act like the son of Huo Guogong in front of outsiders.
"It's really you." Huo Qinghong raised his chin slightly and asked, "What is your name?"
Liu Huiniang blessed her body, "The surname of a civilian girl is Liu, and her name is Huiniang."
Huo Qinghong raised her brows, without showing any signs of mountain or dew, "You sing well, since you are here, do you want to sing for us?"
The corners of Liu Huiniang's lips curved slightly, "What do you want to hear, Master?"
Huo Qinghong's eyebrows and eyes are full of arrogance, "Sing what you are best at."
Liu Huiniang smiled slightly, "Ministers are good at a lot—" her eyes rolled, "Ministers will sing "Si Fan" for you."
Huo Qinghong looked indifferent, raised her chin and asked her to sing, Liu Huiniang moved her hands and eyes, and immediately put on a posture, and when she spoke, Huo Qinghong raised her eyebrows again, a woman who can be called "everyone", Nature is no small matter, she speaks softly, her voice is pure and delicate, her hands, eyes and body are all precise and graceful, which is really pleasing to the eye.
Although she sang Jiangnan soft language, it is not difficult to distinguish, and the charm of the period is long and melodious, beautiful and charming, it really makes people feel two lingering feelings, Huo Qinghong narrowed her eyes, waiting for Liu Huiniang to sing After finishing, I couldn't help clapping my hands, "Wonderful, it's really wonderful, it's strange that your troupe has some reputation, come here, reward—"
The guard standing beside him immediately offered the reward, Liu Huiniang was stunned for a moment, her face was a little embarrassed, "You don't need to reward me, my daughter..."
Huo Qinghong raised his eyebrows, "Singing well, of course it should be rewarded. Young master is feeling bored at the moment, but you have added two interesting things to young master."
The guard presented the reward, so Liu Huiniang had no choice but to accept it. Seeing that Huo Qinghong looked away and stopped looking at her, she knew that it was time to step down. She looked a little unwilling, but she didn't dare to make a mistake, so she turned around and went back. within the corridor.
After walking a few steps, a door opened wide, and Song Meiniang stood at the door with a mocking face, her red lips moved slightly, "Damn."
There was an extremely bewitching smile on her face, but she opened her mouth as if someone had been slapped in the face. Liu Huiniang's complexion changed, but she didn't look angry, she just raised her chin and brushed the black hair beside her ear, "Sister heard it, "Si Fan"③ If you want to sing like my sister just now, can my sister still sing?"
After Liu Huiniang finished speaking, she sneered and walked back to her room.
On the balcony, Huo Qinghong listened to the commotion in the corridor for five or six minutes, sneered for a while, and said to Ming Guilan: "These opera actors really have a lot of thoughts, and the young master hasn't opened his mouth yet, and they come here just after smelling it." gone."
Ming Guilan laughed, "Isn't it just what you want?"
Huo Qinghong spread out the folding fan in his hand, "It's boring to do it deliberately, but the song just now is really good, and I don't know what good notes to listen to when it will be displayed in the hall."
Soon, even Eunuch Fu knew what was going on on the balcony, and he talked to Huo Weilou again. Huo Weilou was noncommittal, and read it again with a military book in his hand. Seeing that he was not interested, Eunuch Fu looked at him suspiciously for a moment, then turned around Come out to find Bo Ruoyou.
"Youyou, Lord Hou seems not to be seasick today."
Bo Ruoyou said: "If people are too tired, they will easily feel uncomfortable. Today, Lord Hou, please rest."
Eunuch Fu was still skeptical about yesterday's situation, so he asked again: "Yesterday our family saw that you were also very concerned about Lord Hou. In the past, Lord Hou was a little shy of strangers, but now you think Lord Hou treats you more kindly?"
Bo Ruoyou didn't realize he was there, "Naturally, he's very friendly."
Eunuch Fu wanted to ask but didn't know how to ask, so he finally said, "Master Hou was very vicious in the past, you don't blame him, do you?"
Bo Ruoyou laughed, "How could it be that Master Hou has a high position and authority, and it is right for him to be strict with his servants. Minnv met Hou Ye for the first time in the past, so it is impossible for Hou Ye to treat Minnv as he treats his father-in-law."
Bo Ruoyou looked ordinary, Eunuch Fu didn't see the shyness of a daughter at all, and she didn't have any intention of probing, she really didn't have any thoughts about Huo Weilou, although Eunuch Fu couldn't see through Huo Weilou, he still didn't look at it Do you understand Bo Ruoyou? He thought it was funny for a while, if his Lord Hou really thought about it, but Bo Ruoyou didn't have any distractions, that would be too funny!
"Eunuch, what are you laughing at?"
After thinking about it, Eunuch Fu put a smile on his face. When Bo Ruoyou asked, he just came back to his senses, and hurriedly coughed to cover it up.
In the afternoon, Shen Ya actually ordered someone to set up a stage on the east side of the building. In the evening, he went up to the third floor to invite Huo Weilou and his party to listen to the play tomorrow night. , Huo Qinghong had already agreed for him, Huo Weilou was a little helpless, it could be seen that he was very interested and did not stop him.
That night, the roof was busy all night, and there were occasional babbling sounds from the cabins on the second floor. When everyone got up early the next morning, they saw that the stage on the roof had been set up. There was no need for a big stage, but it was enough, because the evening was about to start, and just after lunch, there were already people rehearsing on the stage below, with these movements, the whole building was a bit lively, When the night fell, the boat slowed down, and the church was ready.
On the boat, besides Huo Weilou and his party and Yuchun Class, there were also many other passengers. When the crowd went downstairs, they saw a lot of people sitting in the hall. Shen Ya reserved the best seats for Huo Weilou and his party, and even the embroidered envoys who followed him arranged it very carefully. After everyone sat down, the musicians Dang first brought the drums, zither and flute to the side of the stage. Amidst a burst of clear flute sounds, today's play began.
Song Meiniang's "Si Fan" is the first to appear on the stage. Today Song Meiniang is wearing a costume, with pearls and hairpins shining in her hair, red and rouge on her face, and a moon-white costume. Bright and gorgeous, it made her more charming and charming. I saw her walking up in small steps, her hands, eyes, and body were graceful and attractive, but when she opened her mouth, Huo Qinghong, who had heard Liu Huiniang sing, frowned slightly.
Song Meiniang did not sing as well as Liu Huiniang.
He drank tea in a dispirited mood, and said softly to Ming Guilan: "It really is going to be replaced."
Boss Yu was not far from the stage, staring closely at the performance on the stage, while watching the reaction from the audience, I don't know if he saw Huo Qinghong's expression in his eyes, and when he looked at Song Meiniang again, his expression was already a bit ugly .
And Song Meiniang didn't know why, the more she sang later, the harder it was. After she finished singing, her face was sweating profusely, and even the rouge was going to be spent. She thanked the stage in a hurry, walked quickly to the side and covered herself in the makeup account.
Boss Yu followed, and there were many servants in the tent who were dressing up Liu Huiniang. Boss Yu scolded without hesitation: "What were you singing just now?! The complexion of the young master has changed! If I had known about this trip, I would have kept you In the mansion, it's really embarrassing!"
Song Meiniang blushed, but Boss Yu's expression changed to coax Liu Huiniang, "Huiniang, your "Yaotai" sword dance must not be wrong, otherwise the business we got will be lost."
Liu Huiniang said coquettishly, "Master, don't worry, it's up to me."
She had finished dressing up, stood up at this moment, glanced arrogantly at Song Meiniang, and stepped out of the tent.
The play music started again, and soon, Liu Huiniang, wearing a pink fringed scarf, stepped out. Her makeup was brighter than Song Meiniang, and her figure was softer and more dexterous. The two swords came riding the wind like a fairy in the sky. Before they could open their mouths, there was a dazzling sword dance. The movement was as graceful as the wind returning to the snow, and the sword dance was as graceful as a dragon frightening a dragon. Just like this opening, everyone present was shocked. As soon as their expressions brightened, even Huo Weilou's eyes fell on the stage.
Bo Ruoyou watched without blinking.
The sword dance was about to rest, but Liu Huiniang opened her mouth out of breath, and it was the lingering and melodious voice from last night again, with delicate steps and passionate voice, sometimes clear and clear like rings striking each other, sometimes soft like swallows humming and parrots , the elegant diction slowly sang from her mouth, the already lovesick and affectionate story became more and more lingering and sentimental, which made everyone present fascinated.
The song is over, but it's not over yet. Liu Huiniang thanked the gift and added another episode of "End of Love"④. Yi Xiaosheng came on stage with a supporting role, mourning a big show, singing so that everyone present was heartbroken, and when the last song came, they were still addicted to it for a long time and couldn't recover.
Bo Ruoyou looked at her with watery eyes, and was quite sentimental. Huo Weilou stared at her for a moment, and there was a little depth in his eyes, but really all the audience were emotional, and he was the only one sober.
After the play, all the actors came to the stage to call the curtain, but Song Meiniang was the only one missing. Boss Yu's face changed slightly when he saw this, and he was about to get angry, but he held back in public. After the curtain call, he brought Liu Huiniang to the stage again When they came to offer tea, Huo Weilou drank half of the cup, and Huo Qinghong sealed the reward for saving face.
When he got up to leave, he saw that there were boat passengers rewarding money behind him, and there were actually rich people, so that the Yuchun class would perform again tomorrow. Boss Yu was very happy to see that everyone listened today, especially Huo Qinghong changed his expression later, so he simply agreed Come down, thinking about singing a few more times, it will always make them pay more attention to this business. When they arrive in the capital, the business will definitely be completed.
This side was about to discuss with Shen Ya, but suddenly heard the sound of "plop" falling into the water at the end of the ship's side. Boss Yu felt strange, and a horrified voice suddenly sounded—
"Help, sister Mei Niang has jumped into the river!"
Everyone around was startled by the sound, and Huo Weilou and his party had just walked up the stairs on the third floor, and they all stopped and looked this way, and Boss Yu yelled again, "Meiniang! Why did you jump into the river?" !Help, help—”
The author has something to say: Notes:
①②: An excerpt from Kunqu Opera "The Peony Pavilion", the original work "The Peony Pavilion", authored by Tang Xianzu.
③: An excerpt from Kunqu Opera "Nie Hai Ji".
④⑤: "End of Love" and "Yaotai" in the article are excerpts from Kunqu Opera "Nanke Meng", the original work "Nanke Ji", authored by Tang Xianzu.