I can tell fortunes, so I’m not easy to mess with [Cross Book]

In the middle of the flower hall is a well-known theater troupe in Kyoto called Yuefang Troupe.Unlike other opera troupes who rely on their beauty to attract high-ranking officials and dignitaries, the Wusheng and Huadan in Yuefang's troupe are quite ordinary in appearance, but they all have a unique skill, that is, changing faces.

Face-changing was originally a unique skill in Sichuan opera, but it is rare among opera troupes in Kyoto. Everyone saw it as a novelty, and the reputation of Yuefang troupe gradually increased.

At this time, the gongs and drums on the stage were blaring, silk and bamboo were in full swing, and the surrounding dancers retreated, and then a danjiao in a rose red costume stepped up from the backstage and sang:

"Spring and autumn come and the sun moves and the moon turns, welcome the new and send the old flowers to bloom..."

The person sitting next to Bai Yiling was Sheng Duo, the eldest son of Princess Duanjing. After hearing a few words, he turned his head casually, and said to Bai Yiling who was sitting next to him: This play is about "Peach Blossom Fan", right?I saw that the appearance of Danjiao is okay, but the singing is just that, not as authentic as the one in Liubotai, and it is so popular in Kyoto. "

The two of them knew each other's identities, but they only met a few times and had no friendship. Sheng Duo's words were obviously arguing.Bai Yiling turned his head to look, and saw that the county king had a friendly smile on his face, probably because he was afraid that sitting here alone would feel awkward and boring, so he came here for a conversation.

Although this kind of kindness was unnecessary for Bai Yiling, he appreciated it very much and replied with a smile: "I heard that this troupe uses the unique skill of changing faces in all performances. I don't know what kind of performance it is." Fa, probably fresh."

Ze'anwei usually has a reputation for viciousness, but after Bai Yiling took office, he was tough and straightforward. Sheng Duo didn't know what he really was like.But when the other party spoke and smiled, they showed friendliness and amiability.

Sheng Duo had a good impression of Bai Yiling, so he smiled and said: "If Commander Bai likes to watch operas, there is a special theater troupe in my residence. When you are free, you are welcome to come and sit."

Welcome to come and walk around is not an ordinary show of goodwill. Seeing the puzzled look on Bai Yiling's face, Sheng Duo's tone was very sincere: "Nie Taishi's residence and my family are distant relatives, and Nie Sheng's child is my family's junior. Once Commander Bai saved Nie Sheng's eldest son, we are all very grateful to you."

After Sheng Duo mentioned it, Bai Yiling suddenly remembered that Lu Yu had mentioned this before when he told the story.

Sheng Duo is the eldest son of Lord Zhen Guo, and his mother is Princess Duanjing, the empress dowager's favorite righteous daughter, with a high status.But unfortunately, Princess Duanjing suffered a mutiny when she was pregnant. Unfortunately, she was separated from her family and was exiled in a village, where she gave birth to her youngest son.

The delivery went smoothly, and the mother and child were safe. Originally, it would take a few days for guards to come and take them back to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, but during these few days, something happened in the village—the village head's son For no reason, he accidentally fell off a cliff and died in the middle of the night.

At that time, the rebel army was rampant. For the sake of safety, Princess Duanjing did not disclose her real identity. A Mr. Yin Yang in the village insisted that the child she gave birth to was a murderous ghost. If she did not get rid of it, everyone in the village would die die.

Princess Duanjing tried her best to stop her, and even told the villagers that she was a princess and would give a lot of money as a gift when she returned, but no one believed her. In the end, she could only watch helplessly as the child was taken away.

Later, Princess Duanjing was successfully rescued, but the youngest son had already been killed. This incident became a great shame to the Zhen Guo government.Sheng Duo was only ten years old when his newborn brother died, and he witnessed the pain of his parents, which also made him extremely disgusted with similar things.

Seeing Bai Yiling now, one reason is to save relatives' children, and the other reason is because he recalls the past, Sheng Duo felt unusually kind when he saw him.

Bai Yiling said: "The prince is too polite..."

He didn't finish his sentence when suddenly there was a burst of applause from the surrounding crowd, Bai Yiling and Sheng Duo were startled at the same time, looking towards the stage in front of them.

It turned out that it started to change face.

I saw the woman in red who was singing on the stage suddenly waved her sleeves and flicked her face. When she took off the sleeves again, her round face had turned into an oval face, and her originally delicate and charming appearance instantly became beautiful. melancholy.If it wasn't for everyone watching helplessly that it was the same person, they would have almost thought that a different character had come up.

This person just played the role of Li Zhenli, the prostitute of the brothel, and now the role has become the popular girl Li Xiangjun. She changed her voice and sang Li Xiangjun's libretto: "I can't sleep in the annoying spring, and the yellow oriole in the building is urging..."

This is rather interesting, even Bai Yiling's attention was suddenly attracted——

The Yuefang troupe sang the face-changing of Sichuan opera together with other operas. He knew this, but even the face-changing of Sichuan opera used the cover of movements to tear off the layers of makeup on the face, or blow off the powder. Shaped cosmetics, thus changing the makeup.

What is being performed on stage now seems to be different from the face-changing skill that Bai Yiling knows.

He changed his makeup, but this person actually seemed to be changing his appearance. Even though Bai Yiling had practiced martial arts since childhood and was proficient in concealed weapons, he didn't see any clues with his vicious eyes. It is indeed a miracle.

Bai Yiling was watching intently, when he suddenly felt something hitting his shoulder, it was almost a conditioned reflex, he tilted his body slightly, stretched out his hand to copy it, and when he took the thing in his palm and looked down, it was a piece of candy.

This familiar candy made Bai Yiling frowned slightly, got up and left his seat, and walked a few steps towards Meilin not far away, and he saw Lu Qi standing there with his back turned to him.

Bai Yiling didn't know what was going to happen to him again, so he went up and saluted: "I've seen the prince."

Lu Qi turned around and glanced at him, then snorted coldly: "You have been quite tempered recently, I thought you wouldn't come here today."

In fact, if it wasn't for the purpose of giving the impostor Mr. Han a place to play, Bai Yiling really didn't plan to participate in this plum appreciation banquet.He couldn't figure out what Lu Qi meant, so he explained casually: "Everyone wants to enjoy the magnificent scenery of the Plum Garden. I was lucky enough to receive the invitation from the prince, so I came here."

Lu Qi frowned and said, "Are you here to see plum blossoms?"

Wasn't it after what happened last time that he regretted it and came to show his love to him?

Bai Yiling said: "In addition to looking at flowers, you can also watch theater."

Lu Qi said coldly: "This king didn't intend to send you an invitation, but my servant was negligent and sent it by mistake. Didn't you see? Your position has been assigned to Liu Bo by this king."

Bai Yiling said indifferently: "So I changed to another place to sit."

Lu Qi: "..."

He was angry from the first time he saw Bai Yiling, and he was holding it a little bit, but this kid is hard and stubborn, and he doesn't let oil and salt in, it's really hard to hold back the anger in his heart.

——Actually, Lu Qi knew that Bai Yiling was handsome. In fact, his bad temper had never changed since he was a child. It was just that he used to regard himself higher than the sky, and if he wanted to be angry, he would be angry with others.

Lu Qi couldn't tell whether his anger was due to Bai Yiling's contradicting, or because he treated him with the same attitude as others, so he said coldly, "I think you are getting bolder now."

Bai Yiling was also tired, and sighed: "My lord, you are always like this."

Lu Qi was startled for a moment.

Bai Yiling said: "The seat next to you, because I have never coveted it before, so you think I have a sense of proportion and know how to advance and retreat, so you treat it as a reward and give it to me. Later, I sat on that seat for a long time. , I started to miss it, and wanted to sit by your side all the time, but you felt that I wanted too much and would become a burden to you, so you took it back and gave it to Liu Bo."

His tone was calm: "You don't give what others want, and others don't want it voluntarily, but Wang Ye feels unhappy in his heart. Wang Ye, as I said, your way of doing this is actually only suitable for holding Bones tease dogs, but not everyone is willing to be a dog."

He looked directly at Lu Qi, without a smile on his face, but his eyes seemed to be affectionate.The sun shines through the branches above the head, casting the scattered shadows of plum blossoms all over the body, but the bright light and beautiful shadows are not as beautiful as the face in front of me.

Lu Qi's heart suddenly softened.

In fact, after the two broke up completely that day, he has been thinking about some past events.

When I first met Bai Yiling, the child was seven years old, and he was not too old, just a 14-year-old boy.Partly because he thinks this little guy is interesting, and partly because he intends to cultivate a few loyal subordinates for himself, Lu Qi often brings some gadgets to visit him in the dark guard.

Bai Yiling said just now that he was treating him like a dog. In fact, after thinking about it, Lu Qi might not be wrong. At that time, in his heart, he really regarded this child as some kind of pet that he raised.

Because after bringing things a few times, Bai Yiling became familiar with him, knowing when he came, he would sneak to the place where the two met for the first time when they were not training, and waited for him eagerly, as if he was afraid that Lu Qi would not be able to find him. to like.

The master who trained Bai Yiling severely punished him a few times at the beginning, but later he knew that he was waiting for the King of Linzhang, so he didn't dare to punish him anymore. No matter it was cloudy, rainy or snowy, Lu Qi didn't necessarily go. When Bai Yiling had no tasks and training, But they will all wait.

In fact, after getting along with him, Lu Qi knew in his heart that this child was not very interested in the things that ordinary children like, and he might not even look at the things he brought him.And what Bai Yiling wanted was probably the feeling that he was being looked for and visited by someone - no relatives had ever come to see him.

This kind of life lasted for a period of time, when the first emperor was still alive, and now the emperor has also appointed the crown prince.Once, one of Lu Qixiang's favorite horses was bought by the prince's family first, he was very unhappy, and naturally he didn't have the mood to feed such an insignificant little thing, and he didn't go for about seven or eight days. , and this matter gradually faded away.

As a result, when he went out a few days later, the guards outside were yelling at a familiar little beggar. On a whim, Lu Qi went over to have a look, and found that the person was Bai Yiling.

He saw himself running up quickly, but instead of asking for something, he took out a wax pill from his arms and handed it to him.

Lu Qi didn't know what he was thinking, but he actually took this thing over.

Bai Yiling was handsome when he was a child, his face was a bit dirty, but his eyes were black and white, shining brightly: "You haven't been here for a long time, are you sick? My lord, after taking this medicine, you will be cured of any illness."

After he said a few words, he turned to look behind him, a little reluctant to leave, but he was in a hurry to avoid being discovered: "Master said, this is a panacea that can bring the dead back to life. If you are seriously injured or tortured by the enemy, As long as you eat it, it can be cured, you take it, I have to go."

After Bai Yiling left, Lu Qi's entourage couldn't help but said: "My lord, this is obviously... poison, right? That child seems to have been deceived."

Lu Qidao: "Not bad."

Seeing the blood seal the throat, it is extremely poisonous, so if you are seriously injured or arrested, you will not become a burden to your companions, nor will you reveal any secrets.

Although the poison was sealed in wax pills, it would only count if it was eaten, but the attendant was still very nervous and said: "My lord, you should throw this thing away, don't hurt your body."

Yes, he is rich in gold and jade, how can he keep such things?So Lu Qi raised his hand, and the wax pill was thrown into a pile of dead leaves.

But the next day, Lu Qi still went to the dark guard.

In a flash, it has been 12 years.

Lu Qi didn't want to admit it, but in fact he had to admit that he was really moved by Bai Yiling.

There have been many people around him, men and women, obedient, loyal, gentle and small to please... Facing these people, he can feel the excitement, but he can't fill the emptiness.The feeling of being tempted is only for one person, for a person who is stubborn, unenlightened, and unwilling to give in.

But Lu Qihui's only instinct is to be tempted, he won't give, he won't love.

When Bai Yiling grew up and finally learned to express his feelings to him tremblingly, Lu Qi felt more anger than surprise.

On the one hand, he always felt that what he cared about should not be the poor man in front of him who lost his pride and stubbornness and begged for a relationship. On the other hand, he was also annoyed by his confusion and inability to control himself.

——Losing his mind and showing weakness, this is really a dangerous signal for Lu Qi, which is not conducive to establishing achievements and achieving great things.

He is used to selfishness, he doesn't blame himself, he can only blame Bai Yiling, keep him away thousands of miles away, and use his love for others to hurt him, as if to say——

"Look, in fact, he can't affect me, and I can treat him cruelly."

But Bai Yiling chose to leave after all, and he...but couldn't sleep or eat.