Bo Ruoyou felt a chill down her spine almost instantly.
She couldn't help but say, "Who's outside?"
The voice echoed in the narrow corridor, but the only response to her was the soft "squeak" of the small door. Bo Ruoyou frowned, grabbed the teapot in her hand, and walked to the balcony.
Pushing the door open, the stinging cold wind on the terrace suddenly came oncoming, Bo Ruoyou was suffocated, but there was indeed no one on the terrace, and the swaying flame was in the corner, someone came here to burn something .
This is the place where Li Yuchang fell to death. Could someone come here to worship
Bo Ruoyou was a little puzzled, at this moment, Jiang Feng blew out the flames, Bo Ruoyou thought it was some kind of paper money talisman that was burning, but when she glanced over, she saw half of it in the dim light. Frowning slightly, she stepped forward to pick up the unburned book, and when she held it in her hand, she realized that it was not a book, but a handwritten book.
She looked at the ground and saw a lot of ashes, so she knew that more than this book should have been burned, but this book was pressed at the bottom and the river wind was too strong, so that the fire was only half burnt and then extinguished.
What other people want to burn has nothing to do with her, but Li Yuchang fell into the river from here. It stands to reason that this place is not auspicious. Ordinary people just want to burn something, so why would they come here? Although she couldn't see what was written in the brochure, she felt that it must be related to Li Yuchang.
Bo Ruoyou shook the ashes on it, and walked out with the scripture book. When she reached the corridor, under the dim light, Bo Ruoyou saw that it turned out to be a booklet of scriptures, and on the title page , a big "Huan" in the handwriting Yazheng imprisoned, and half of the second character was burned, but Bo Ruoyou still recognized it, it was a "soul".
Seeing the word "Resurrection", Bo Ruoyou immediately thought of "Resurrection" mentioned by Steward Qian. "Records" has not yet been finished, but even so, how could the script be burned? !
Nowadays, most of the plays in the north and south are based on the legends of the former dynasty. If there are new plays in the market, they will become the magic weapon for each troupe to win. Although "Resurrection" is not finished, whether it is the actors or the Li family People shouldn't burn it so easily. The story book hasn't been burned yet, and the person who burned the story book must have just left. So who is the person who burned the story book just now
Bo Ruoyou turned her eyes to look at the corridor in the distance, it was not too early, and the doors of the cabins were all closed, as if no one had come out. And tomorrow morning when the boat arrives at Changfeng Ferry Yuchun Class, the people will disembark. It seems that she doesn't have to ask why the playbook was burned.
Looking at only half of the script left in her hand, Bo Ruoyou was a little at a loss. It seemed that she didn't know who to turn to for the people in Yuchun class to return it. Besides, since someone chose to burn it, there was probably a reason for it, and if she It didn't seem good to just throw it anywhere, so she couldn't help but smiled wryly, then turned and went downstairs to fetch water for Cheng Yunzhi.
After delivering the water, Bo Ruoyou went back to the house and threw the playbook into the wastebasket in the house, thinking that the boatman would take it away tomorrow, but for some reason, she looked at the playbook that fell into the wastebasket, and unexpectedly Suddenly, two points of curiosity came.
What kind of story should Li Yuchang write for Liu Huiniang
By coincidence, Bo Ruoyou picked up the playbook again. Half of the playbook was burned, but the remaining half was still clearly written. She flipped through two pages at random, and was actually attracted by the incomplete story. Because Li Yuchang's words are gorgeous and elegant, just looking at the rhetoric is already pleasing to the eye. Although each page is only half, Bo Ruoyou still pieced together the story.
"Resurrection" tells the story of a young man and woman who fall in love but cannot get married. The young man in the play is named Chen Lang. He is handsome and gentle, with outstanding literary talents. He met Miss Liu at the poetry meeting, but he was hindered Due to the disparity in status, he was forced to die by Miss Liu's relatives. After death, his obsession could not be dispelled, and he could not fall into reincarnation. He only turned into a ghost and wandered the world. But I saw the ghost of Chen Lang.
Because of this, Miss Liu recovered from her serious illness. Since then, she has seen Chen Lang’s ghost every night. After several months of meeting with ghosts, Liu’s relatives forced Miss Liu to marry again, and even invited Taoist priests to catch ghosts and eliminate filth...
Bo Ruoyou seldom read the story books in the past. She thought they were all beautiful stories about talented men and beautiful women, but she never expected that "Resurrection" would be so twists and turns. Sometimes it makes people exhilarated, and when they write about the separation between life and death, it makes people sad and heartbroken. Bo Ruoyou only read more than ten pages, so she wanted to find the complete play, and she couldn't figure it out, even she, who doesn't like southern opera, thinks this play is excellent, why would someone copy its burned.
Do you have a copy or do you want to completely destroy the script
Bo Ruoyou was 30% suspicious, 50% fond of the story, and continued to read, because each page was only half, and the further you went, the more itchy and painful to read, especially when many key points were lost. The story also lost its original interest. Gradually, Bo Ruoyou's thoughts faded. She flipped through the book a little faster, and soon finished reading the whole book. But just when she was about to put down the book, She frowned.
Because the handwriting on the last few pages of this storybook is a little different from the beginning. Although it is equally elegant and upright, it can be seen through the back of the paper, but it lacks the previous sense of flowing and flowing water, as if... as if someone deliberately imitated it.
Bo Ruoyou shook her head first, thinking that maybe the last two pages were written by someone else, but when she started to read the contents of the playbook, her eyes suddenly changed.
This storybook is written in the playbook. In addition to the lyrics, there are descriptions of how the actors enter and leave the stage, as well as their expressions and intonations in each scene. This last twist is the most heartbreaking part of the playbook.
I only watched half of it, and I knew that Chen Lang was captured by a Taoist priest, and the Taoist priest wanted to make his soul fly away. In order to save Chen Lang, Miss Liu finally agreed to marry her family members. The lyrics of the scene were extremely sad and painful, but what made Bo Ruoyou's expression solemn was the description of Chen Lang's departure.
Chen Lang entered the gate of the underworld and stepped on the road to the underworld. As long as he crosses the river of forgetfulness, he can forget Miss Liu's fall into reincarnation. He looked at Miss Liu outside the gate of the world, step by step He was reluctant to retreat, but Miss Liu's stern words forced him to fall into the river of forgetfulness. It's a pity that he only thought that Miss Liu was empathizing, and didn't know that she was about to be forced to marry.
The second half was burned, and the libretto was cut off abruptly. Bo Ruoyou could no longer see the next play, and Steward Qian said that Li Yuchang hadn't finished writing the script, and Bo Ruoyou didn't know whether Miss Liu would marry in the end. She only felt that there was one thing that was extremely weird.
In this script, Chen Lang fell into the river of Wangchuan, and Li Yuchang fell into the river, there is a strange sense of fit.
Huo Weilou said that debris piled up on the side of the ship, stepping on those canvas masts, he could fall into the river with almost no effort, and Huangquan Road when Chen Lang left was also in a strange rock. On the path surrounded by jagged ghosts.
Bo Ruoyou originally wanted to feel sad because of this sad and beautiful story, but when she saw this place, she somehow felt a chill down her spine. After Li Yuchang fell into the river, the folding fan made for singing "Resurrection" also disappeared. Is it really the Jiang who is singing this libretto
It would be fine if the whole script was written in the same handwriting, but this last twist happened, and the handwriting was different. Then, was this last twist written by Li Yuchang himself, or was it added by someone else without his knowledge
A chill came up from the soles of his feet. Bo Ruoyou looked at the burnt drama booklet, and then at the last scene, and felt that Li Yuchang's fall into the river might not be so simple.
Li Yuchang is a drama idiot, if someone deliberately wrote such an aria, and then used the terrain on the building to make him perform on the building and then fall into the river...
Bo Ruoyou suddenly stood up, no, of course it can't be that simple, no matter how much Li Yuchang likes to sing, there is no reason for him to fall off the boat, but he drank that night, it was different.
Drunk people may be confused and stumbled.
But isn't this the script written by Li Yuchang himself? Someone added a verse but he accepted it calmly? But why do they have to write in similar handwriting? If Li Yuchang wanted to pretend that he wrote it himself, why didn't he write it himself
Bo Ruoyou's mind was in a mess, and she couldn't help picking up the script to read it again. She suddenly thought, is it possible that this script wasn't written by Li Yuchang himself? Or, the person who added this aria was already good at imitating himself, and he was someone Li Yuchang trusted very much, so he asked this person to write it according to himself.
Bo Ruoyou instantly thought of Liu Huiniang.
The person who drank wine with Li Yuchang was Liu Huiniang, and the person who played with Li Yuchang that night was also Liu Huiniang...
Bo Ruoyou began to pace back and forth in the room, she spent a lot of time watching the play, now the whole building was quiet, Huo Weilou must have rested too, with such suspicion, who could she go to? And tomorrow the Yuchun class will disembark.
After hesitating for a while, Bo Ruoyou felt that there was no other way but to go to Huo Weilou. She picked up the script, adjusted her dress and went out.
Walking to the door of Huo Weilou, Bo Ruoyou raised his hand and knocked on the door. After a few knocks, footsteps could be heard inside the door.
Soon, the door was opened, Huo Weilou was wearing a black cloak, the skirt was half open, he seemed to have rested, seeing Bao Ruoyou, he was also slightly surprised, "What's wrong?"
Bo Ruoyou blessed the body, "Master Hou, the daughter of the people thinks Li Yuchang's death is strange."
Huo Weilou's eyes narrowed slightly, "Is there any evidence?"
Bo Ruoyou hesitated for a moment, and said with some confidence: "There is no evidence."
Huo Weilou stared at her, turned around and walked into the house after a while, "Come in and talk."
Bo Ruoyou entered the door, and first showed Huo Weilou the playbook, Huo Weilou was surprised that she found it, Bo Ruoyou smiled wryly and said: "Minnv didn't think so much at first, because she didn't know how to deal with it, so she brought it back When I got into the house, I was about to throw it away, but I couldn't help but look through it, and this made the girl find something unusual."
She first recounted the story written in the playbook, and then turned to the last fold, "Please look, Lord Hou, the handwriting here is different from before. When the girl read it, she almost didn't notice it, but there are a few words too Obviously, Minnv has seen someone imitate other people's handwriting before, Lord Hou, please take a look—"
Huo Weilou took the playbook and looked at it for a while, and it turned out that the handwriting was not the same person, "So what if the handwriting is not the same person?"
Bo Ruoyou asked him to read the script, "In this play, Chen Lang fell into Wangchuan and Li Yuchang fell into the river, which is almost the same, and the handwriting is different from the previous ones. Don't you think it's strange, Lord Hou?"
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou, the case was settled, there was no need to investigate too much, and even if there were doubts, it would have nothing to do with them when Yuchun's class disembarked tomorrow, but Bo Ruoyou didn't seem to have even the slightest suspicion let go.
"It's really strange, but even if he fell into the river because of breaking the play, it's hard to say that someone deliberately murdered him, because he sang the play himself, drank the wine himself, and he walked along the pile of debris up, rather than others pushing him down."
Bo Ruoyou frowned, she was in favor of Huo Weilou three points in her heart, but she felt a little unwilling. Although she didn't know Li Yuchang well, it was a good thing that a living person suddenly died beside her. Could it really be that?
She clenched her cuffs tightly, lowered her eyebrows and stopped looking at Huo Weilou, she also fell into conflict and hesitation. As the author, she does believe that it is the responsibility of the deceased to seek justice, but she is not a Bodhisattva who saves the world, and it is impossible for her to investigate the cause of each death, and now she has to trouble Huo Weilou. And guess, what confidence does she have to ask Huo Weilou to come forward to investigate this matter
"Why don't you talk?" Seeing that she seemed discouraged, Huo Weilou asked her.
Bo Ruoyou raised her eyes and glanced at Huo Weilou, her expression was rather dejected, "Minnv only felt suspicious here, so she wanted to report to Lord Hou, but the autopsy was carried out by Minnv, and Minnv speculated that this method is also It's too weird and ingenious, just like what Master Hou said, even if it was true, he didn't force him, or, the last scene was indeed written by others, but others didn't think that he would get too involved in the play, Then fell to death..."
Bo Ruoyou sighed, "Xu Shi Minnv took it for granted. Minnv worked for her for a few years, and she seems to have developed a habit. Whenever someone dies for no reason, she will always go to the bottom of it. Now it is possible to imagine a A murderer who didn't exist."
Seeing her upset, Huo Weilou softened his eyes, but asked softly, "Then forget it?"
The corners of Bo Ruoyou's lips were pursed, as if making a very difficult decision, Huo Weilou asked her again, "If you really forget it, what will you do?"
Bo Ruoyou's face became even more bitter, but she just said: "It's nothing, at most... at most, I can't sleep well."
The tenderness in Huo Weilou's eyes turned into an indescribable depth, he looked at her for a moment before saying: "Yuchun class will be disembarking tomorrow, once they leave, there will be no further investigation on this matter."
Bo Ruoyou clenched her fists slightly, her face even more distressed, but Huo Weilou suddenly said, "Although Li Yuchang is a theater idiot, he hasn't often performed on stage for many years, and he can be regarded as a businessman now. Therefore, if it is said that he is so obsessed with operas that he sings and acts by himself, he can enter the opera to the point of disregarding his safety and then fall into the river, I really don't believe it."
Bo Ruoyou suddenly looked up at Huo Weilou, and Huo Weilou looked at her with deep phoenix eyes, and continued, "But if someone is with him and invites him into the play, it will be very different, and if someone Watching him fall into the river without calling for help, and then trying to cover up the matter, then she can undoubtedly be called a murderer."
Huo Weilou spoke slowly, but in a low voice, and his eyes reflected the lights in the distance. At that moment, Bo Ruoyou almost felt that she was going to be caught in his eyes. She swallowed hard, and heard her restrained and cautious words Ask, "Then Houye... But do you want to investigate?"
"check."
Huo Weilou said one word neatly.
Looking at Huo Weilou, Bo Ruoyou felt that at this moment, the lanterns in the corner of the wall exploded with a "crack", and something seemed to move in her heart, joy flooded her eyelashes, because Huo Weilou believed her And it fulfilled what she wanted, and because Huo Weilou held a high position, he didn't treat the lives of ordinary people as nothing.
"Master Hou is wise!" She flattered happily.
Her expression of joy was obvious, Huo Weilou saw it in his eyes, and the strange satisfaction in his heart came again, as if seeing her happy could also make him feel better, he stood up and looked at Bo Ruoyou happy beyond words Looking at the appearance, but there were other thoughts in his heart. While arranging his half-open skirt, he said casually: "Change clothes for me."
His words were very natural, as if he would give such an order to anyone around him, Bo Ruoyou was feeling happy, and knowing that Huo Weilou acted resolutely, so he was about to go down to question him, so he immediately went to the side to grab his robe.
Huo Weilou turned sideways, raised his hand, Bo Ruoyou unfolded the outer robe for him to put on, and then went to get the jade belt on the side, Huo Weilou didn't want to move at all, but seeing Bo Ruoyou's clear eyes, there was no Continuing to bully her, he took the belt and tied it on himself.
The cloak inside him is very loose, and now that the belt is tied, it immediately circles his thin waist, and because of his tall and straight figure, the thin silk and satin sticks to his waist, inexplicably outlines a well-defined and stiff body Gu, Bo Ruoyou originally watched him with great interest to go out after changing clothes, but when she saw this, she felt her heart skip a beat for some reason, and her back cheeks became strangely warm, she hurriedly turned her eyes away and dared not look at him again. look.
After Huo Weilou changed his clothes, he called Lu Ke when he went out. Mr. Fu had already fallen asleep, but he got up immediately when he heard the movement. Hearing that there might be doubts about Li Yuchang's case, he immediately regained his energy.
In the cabin on the second floor, everyone in the Yuchun class packed up their boxes and cages and waited to disembark tomorrow, but they never expected that the embroidered clothes envoy would come uninvited at night, and everyone panicked for a moment.
The first person to be taken away was Steward Qian. He was taken away, which naturally alarmed the others. They followed and wanted to take a look, but the embroiderers guarded the corridors on both sides of the second floor, forbidding them to move around at will.
Liu Huiniang's hair had been untied, she was wearing a cloak, her black hair was draped over her shoulders and she stood at the door, seeing this, she said, "Don't panic, nothing serious will happen, if there is a summons, everyone should answer Now, if there is no summons, I will go back to my room and rest, and I have to disembark tomorrow morning..."
"Sister Liu, it's very good. Why did Lord Hou suddenly pass on Steward Qian? Nothing will happen, right? Or is it because of the master? We won't be unable to get off the boat tomorrow, right?"
A timid little girl couldn't help asking, and when she asked, the others also looked at her. Now that Liu Huiniang is the most prestigious in the theater troupe, and Steward Qian was taken away, everyone naturally listened to her.
Seeing everyone staring at her earnestly, Liu Huiniang was very calm, "What can happen? Master's death was an accident, we just need to take care of ourselves. Steward Qian is now in charge of our entire theater troupe, maybe it's something else."
Her words comforted everyone a bit, and soon, most of the people in the corridor returned to their rooms.
Everyone left, only Yueniang and Chunqin were left standing at the door, Liu Huiniang looked at them, "Go back and rest, what can you do?"
Yueniang looked at Liu Huiniang coldly, but went to Song Meiniang's room next door. Liu Huiniang lived diagonally across the door from Song Meiniang. Seeing this, she snorted and went into her own room. Chunqin watched the scene and closed the door without saying a word. superior.
The empty teahouse on the first floor became the place for Huo Weilou to interrogate, and Shen Ya was also alarmed in the middle of the night. Seeing Huo Weilou's aggressive momentum, he knew something was wrong, so he just quietly waited outside for orders .
Inside the tea shop, Huo Weilou looked at Steward Qian who was kneeling on the ground and asked, "How long have you been in Yuchun class?"
Butler Qian was inexplicable at first, but with Huo Weilou staring at him like this, a thin layer of sweat soon appeared on his forehead, "The villain has been in Yuchun class for thirteen years, and he is the big housekeeper next to the master. Help manage the accounts."
"You have been here for so long, do you want to know anything about Li Yuchang?"
Steward Qian's eyelids twitched, and he said cautiously: "Everyone knows about general affairs in the class..."
Huo Weilou said in a low voice, "Then do you know that the play "Resurrection" is really written by him?"
Steward Qian's expression changed instantly, "Yes... it was done by the master... it was done for everyone Liu..."
His voice was trembling when he spoke, and his eyes dared only to look at the place in front of him. Huo Weilou glanced at Lu Ke, and Lu Ke stepped forward and kicked Steward Qian's lower back. He cried out in pain, and immediately He collapsed on the ground and couldn't get up.
Huo Weilou raised his hand to play with the black jade finger on his knuckles, but Lu Ke shouted coldly: "You dare to tell lies when Master Hou asks you? Do you know what will happen if you lie in front of Master Hou?"
Steward Qian followed Yuchun's class from all over the world, and he had already developed a slippery heart. If he didn't speak harshly, he still had some Tai Chi to play, but now Lu Ke's attack is fierce, and he is not a person with a firm heart, so he was terrified immediately Unable to bear it, he reluctantly climbed up, kowtowed and said: "I don't dare to lie, I don't dare to lie, it's just... It's just that the master just died, and the villain is really scared..."
Huo Weilou didn't even look at him, but asked coldly, "Who made "Resurrection"?"
Lu Ke was full of evil spirits, still standing beside Qian Butler, as if he could kill him by telling a lie, Qian Butler immediately said in a crying voice: "Resurrection" is indeed not made by the master, it is because the master likes it too much, That’s why he took it under his name.”
Huo Weilou glanced over, "Who is the author?"
Steward Qian didn't dare to hesitate and said: "It's Chen Hanmo, that idiot... He was originally a scholar, but later he failed to pass the exam, and because of his poor family, he couldn't go up for the exam. The old man's garden not only raises opera actors, but also raises musicians and many literati. Some of these people are responsible for composing music and some are responsible for writing play books. Chen Hanmo is one of them. The play book of "Resurrection" is originally He wrote…”
Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes, "Where is Chen Hanmo now?"
Steward Qian's face changed a little when he heard the words, as if he had thought of something taboo, "He...he died of illness half a year ago..."