The Royal Merchant of the Red Chamber

A bright moon hangs in mid-air.

A beautiful woman in a white feather gauze is sitting on the crescent moon holding a pipa.A head of black and thick hair hangs loosely on his chest and waist, and he plays the pipa with his ten fingers, with a sad and mournful expression.

Crouching and singing saw the stunned scholar below, raised the corners of his lips and gave a gentle smile, got up and walked down.Step by step, with a slender body and a calm expression, as if stepping down a ladder.

Everyone was dumb for a moment, and the sound of exclamation was endless.

The emperor even knocked over the teacup in his hand in a daze, stared dumbfounded for a moment, then suddenly turned around and asked Xue Pan, "What, what, what is going on?"

Xue Pan smiled mysteriously, and said softly: "It's just a little trick, and it's more than one mention. But it's meaningless if you put it bluntly."

The emperor nodded in surprise.Go back and continue watching.

In the meantime, on the stage, the woman in white had already walked to the ground, moved her lotus steps lightly in front of the scholar, and said with a coquettish smile: "In the dead of night, in the barren mountains and wild mountains, isn't the young master lonely and chatting alone, it is better for the young girl to shoot for the young master." Play a piece, how about Liao Jie being bored?"

The actor dressed as a scholar immediately cupped his hands, gossiped, said a few words of humility and admiration, and finally said with a smile: "Respect is worse than obedience."

So Nie Xiaoqian sat down in the air like this, plucked the pipa, and sang softly: "The hills overlap and the golden light fades away, and the clouds on the temples want to burn the fragrant and snowy cheeks. I am too lazy to paint Emei, and it is too late to make up and wash..."

The singing voice was full of emotion, and the woman's eyebrows were lingering, and a pair of eyebrows flowed, and she looked at the scholar with a mixture of anger and anger.After singing for a while, he got up and floated to the scholar with the pipa in his arms. With a movement of his body, he sat in the scholar's arms and sang softly.The bright red lips were close to the scholar's ears and the side of his neck.Ears and temples rubbed together, and the ambiguous and lingering romance caused the faces of everyone in the audience to look hot.A little unbearable, he became emotional and moved, raising his glass frequently to cover up his gaffe.

At the end of the song, the scholar immediately got up to avoid the three feet.Standing with bare hands, he said respectfully to Nie Xiaoqian, "It's getting late, the girl should rest. The scholar should also go to sleep."

Nie Xiaoqian smiled coquettishly, and asked with a charming look: "It's been a long night, sir, isn't it cooler to be alone, why don't Xiaoqian accompany you to read at night!"

The scholar immediately arched his hands and lowered his eyebrows and said, "No need, no need, the scholar can just go and rest."

After finishing speaking, Nie Xiaoqian was not allowed to set her beak, turned around and entered the temple.

As soon as the scene changed, there was a sudden wind blowing in the gentle and tender ancient temple just now, and the sound of ghosts crying and howling wolves continued.And Nie Xiaoqian also lost the coquettish and flirtatiousness just now, and a ghostly look suddenly appeared on her stunningly handsome face.

A gust of wind rang out, and a woman in red with loose hair flew over from the sky. The red gauze enveloped her enchanting body, revealing her jade-like skin faintly.A pair of white and tender jade feet were exposed, which stood out against the bright red feather gauze skirt.The bells on the wrists and ankles jingle in the wind, becoming more and more charming and alluring, and such a half-covered dress adds countless charms.

Everyone in the audience couldn't help but exclaimed again. "She actually flew over—"

The woman in red flew in front of Nie Xiaoqian, rolled her eyes, and said with a smug smile: "It is said that Nie Xiaoqian is peerless, and if she is a man, she can't refuse. Seeing you today is nothing more than that."

Nie Xiaoqian glanced at the woman in red coldly, and said coldly: "It's just a trick of wanting to greet and rejecting. I have seen the girl a lot. Just wait, in just three days, I will make him willingly bow down to me Under the pomegranate skirt."

The boldness of the language and the unrestrained expression made the princes and nobles who have been in the court for a long time shout too much.Many people even inquired about the reputation of these two Xiaodans in whispers.

After hearing Nie Xiaoqian's words, the woman in red couldn't help but sneered and said, "You said it lightly, but grandma ordered that twenty men's souls must be handed over within two days. If you can't complete the task by then, can you bear the responsibility?" ?”

When Nie Xiaoqian heard the words, she asked coldly, "Hongluan, what do you mean?"

Hongluan laughed coquettishly, and said: "It's nothing interesting, but I just want to say that I have no ability to quit, leave the person to me and it's over."

Nie Xiaoqian smiled contemptuously, and said, "I can't even do it, do you think you can?"

"How do you know if you don't try?" Hong Luan said, and her figure flashed into the room where Ning Caichen was sleeping.At this time, there was a sudden ambiguous moaning sound in the field, and the ecstasy and emotion in it made people blush and heartbeat.

Hong Luan danced slowly to the music.She has a delicate figure, and her limbs are slowly stretched out, her arms and thighs like suet white jade are faintly visible in the red veil, and the bells on her arms and ankles jingle with her figure, which is extraordinarily charming.The sound of the music suddenly accelerated, and Hongluan's movements became more and more bold.The waist and hips swayed wildly, her gestures and movements, her twisting her waist and hips all revealed a strong unrestrained charm, and then slowly stuck to Ning Caichen's body, entangled on Ning Caichen's body like a beautiful snake, His expression was unrestrained, his eyebrows were tender, not to mention Ning Caichen who was on the scene, even the court ministers off the court saw his mouth dry.

At the end of the song, although Ning Caichen was short of breath and his clothes were messy, he still looked clear and behaved politely when he opened his eyes and spoke.

Hong Luan saw it, curled her lips and said angrily, "Are you a man?"

At the same time, all the men in the audience couldn't help asking in their hearts.Hearing Hongluan's coquettish drink, she felt that this woman was really straightforward and cute.Moreover, the dresses of the women in this play are not as exaggerated as in the previous plays. Although they are also heavily made up, they look more and more regular. Even some concubines and wives can't help but quietly ask who the lady who is dressing up is.

The story on the stage continued, followed by Nie Xiaoqian's three trials, and was finally convinced by Ning Caichen's gentlemanly demeanor. She wanted to help him escape from Lanruo Temple, but was chased and killed by her grandmother.At the critical moment, Taoist Yan Chixia appeared on the stage and fought with Grandma Heishan.Finally, Ning Caichen was rescued.

Grandma Heishan was furious and wanted to marry Nie Xiaoqian to another demon in exchange for practicing the secret method.Ning Caichen had a deep affection for Nie Xiaoqian, and begged Yan Chixia to help rescue Nie Xiaoqian.Yan Chixia repeatedly refused to help.He also advised Ning Caichen that shemale and demon would go the other way, and there would be no good ending if they were forced to be together.Ning Caichen insisted on begging and even forced him to die, but Yan Chixia had no choice but to help.

In the end, everyone entered into the endless hell transformed by Grandma Heishan in the depths of Lanruo Temple. Hong Luan watched coldly, and was finally moved by the love between Nie Xiaoqian and Ning Caichen.In the end, it was discovered by Grandma Montenegro, and died tragically under her vine branch.

The time has come, Yan Chixia has no choice but to take Ning Caichen back to the underworld.Prepare to work harder on the road to getting married.

On the day of their marriage, Yan Chixia took Ning Caichen to Yinyang Road.As a result, he fought with the Montenegrin grandma who had been prepared for a long time.It's just that there was a bit of emotion and frontline in this fierce fight, and everyone was watching in confusion, and suddenly there was a burst of singing in the field.

Grandma Ning in Heishan sang softly in mid-air: "The green mountains are emerald, and the river is full of water. Charming from generation to generation, falling flowers and haggard..."

Then the scene changed suddenly, and it turned out to be the past events of Yan Chixia and Grandma Heishan.But it turned out that Yan Chixia had a relationship with Heishan's grandma when she just finished her studies and came down from the mountain. Later, she knew that Heishan was a monster, and Yan Chixia, who insisted on being a monster, abandoned Heishan to go outside to hunt monsters and kill ghosts.At that time, Grandma Heishan was already pregnant with Yan Chixia's flesh and blood, but in the end she died miserably in her womb because she lost her yang energy and could not give birth.

Grandma Heishan swore to absorb a man's yang energy for the purpose of cultivating herself, and also to avenge the evildoers in the world.Blunting these grievances during the fight with Yan Chixia, Yan Chixia felt remorseful, and she really had Grandma Heishan in her heart, so she agreed to renew her relationship with Grandma Heishan.I only hope that Grandma Heishan will help Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian after their tragic ending.

The root of Grandma Heishan's transformation from demon to demon was because of Yan Chixia's betrayal. Now that Yan Chixia has repented, Grandma Heishan's resentment has been eliminated.Naturally, Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian were also happy to help.It's just that another demon who admired Nie Xiaoqian's name for a long time finally embraced the beauty and wanted to marry Nie Xiaoqian disagreed. In the end, he even stained Nie Xiaoqian's ashes with demon energy, making Nie Xiaoqian imprisoned in the Yin and Yang Dao for life and life, unable to reincarnate.

Seeing a pair of lovers, Lao and Yan, fly apart, heaven and man are separated forever.Grandma Heishan regretted secretly, thinking that it was her own fault that caused the beating of mandarin ducks.So without telling Yan Chixia, she devoted her demon power to draw a world in a painting and put Nie Xiaoqian's soul into the painting. Ning Caichen was afraid that Nie Xiaoqian would be lonely, so she put her soul into the painting to accompany Nie Xiaoqian for life and life. (Here is the background music "The Fairy in the Picture")

And grandma Montenegro, who lost all her mana, turned into a prototype of acacia tree and stood quietly blooming outside Lanruo Temple.After this incident, Yan Chixia broke off her relationship with the world and became a monk at Lanruo Temple.Day and night, I chanted scriptures and crossed over, and stayed with my grandma in Montenegro for the rest of my life.

At the time of the curtain call, "A Chinese Ghost Story" sounded on the field.The sad and lingering tune aroused everyone's sigh.Some concubines and concubines who were soft-hearted and worried burst into tears.

After half a day, the emperor was the first to wake up, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Okay."

So the applause in the field sounded like thunder.Except for a few decadent hypocrites who criticized Nie Xiaoqian and Hongluan's birthday party behavior when they first appeared on the stage, everyone applauded.

The emperor asked Xue Pan with great interest: "I just saw that they were hanging in the air, flying around, and those endless hells where the wind is blowing... What's going on?"

Xue Pan chuckled and said, "It's just a small blindfold."

So he tapped twice with both palms, and immediately, palace maids carrying lamp oil entered the arena and lit all the palace lanterns.In an instant, the field was as bright as day.Everyone looked intently at the stage, and suddenly saw a black-painted terrace on the stage, covered with a thick black curtain.Just because the light was too dark just now, Xue Pan was able to find a good angle to cover it up, but everyone didn't notice it.

Xue Pan stood next to the emperor and explained loudly: "This is why Nie Xiaoqian stepped down the steps while hanging in the air."

The empress dowager on the side asked, "Where's the moon?"

Hearing this, Xue Pan clapped his hands again and again.

Only a "creaking" sound was heard, and a round of moon-shaped lanterns slowly fell into the air.

Xue Pan continued: "It's just that I ordered the craftsmen to make a half-moon-shaped lantern with an iron frame, filled it with candles, and the strong men pulled the rope behind the scenes to choose the lantern in mid-air. If you can’t see it clearly, you think it’s the bright moon.”

The empress dowager nodded in amazement.

The queen couldn't help asking: "What happened to the flying Hong Luan just now?"

"That's even simpler. It's just a rope tied around Xiaoxi's waist, which is pulled and moved by the handyman behind the scenes." Xue Pan explained with a smile: "As for the scenes such as the endless hell that appear, some craftsmen have prepared them in advance. There are slidable wheels on the bottom, because the movement is very light, and the distant mountains and other scenery are played by shadow puppets."

Although it is easy to say, but if you really want to make an intimate cooperation, you need to look at it from the audience, otherwise it would not have been rehearsed for more than half a year to achieve this effect.

Everyone nodded their heads and couldn't stop admiring: "The ingenuity is astonishing, the ingenuity is astonishing!"

Xue Pan took advantage of the opportunity to advertise for his own nightclub: "Weichen and Prince Zhongrui have jointly built a theater on Zhangtai Street, and all the plays like this are staged in it. If everyone likes it, they will come to support it when it opens. ah!"

So those who have good things responded again and again: "That must go."

"Young Master's business, of course he wants to support it."

"Such a wonderful opera, if you don't watch it a few times, it will be a waste of money..."

After a lot of noise, Tu Zhen looked very different.Immediately shook his head and shouted softly: "You regard the Longevity Festival as your own stage, how can you celebrate the birthday like this, don't hurry up."

Xue Pan responded with a grin, and retreated quietly.

The emperor called Jiang Yuhan, who played Nie Xiaoqian, and Yun'er, who played Hong Luan, to him with great interest, asked them a few words, rewarded them, and then let them go to rest.He also ordered the maids serving below to deliver a few plates of fresh melons and fruits along with some exquisite pastries to the performers of the two small plays.Naturally, it caused a lot of praise and praise.

Next was the singing and dancing in the palace, but after the two rounds of bombing by Xue Pan, everyone's lingering interest was still there, and they were whispering and discussing those two plays in private, so what's happening on stage now is a bit dull.

Banquet until the third watch, let's have fun and leave.

Xue Pan and Xue Baochai followed the well-dressed Xue couple into the carriage, chatting all the way about how hot the nightclub would be after it opened, making Xue Zhizhang's brain ache from the noise.It wasn't until after returning to Zhongxinhou's mansion that he washed and undressed that he settled down, and there was nothing to say all night.

Early the next morning, Xue Pan had finished washing under the service of Hongxiu, and went to Ruirong Hall to accompany the Xue couple and Baochai to have breakfast, then Shi Shiran went to listen to Yuxie.Everyone performed very well yesterday, so he, the boss, naturally wants to reward him.It was only after arriving that I heard a piece of news that wasn't good or bad from Liu Xianglian's mouth——

Yun'er stayed in the palace last night and did not turn around.

When Xue Pan heard about it, he was taken aback for a moment, then sneered, and told Liu Xianglian: "You just need to know this, and tell the people in the team to watch their mouths carefully, and never spread it. If What a disaster, I won't keep you guys."

Liu Xianglian nodded, expressing her understanding.

Xue Pan handed out the rewards that he had prepared long ago, chatted with the team members again, and then Shi Shi ran out of Ting Yuxie.

Entering Fuxia, the weather becomes hot and dry.The sweltering weather seemed to distort the air, and people were often covered in stinky sweat, sticky and greasy, and even became irritable.

After the Longevity Festival, many princes from aristocratic families who admired Nie Xiaoqian and Hongluan came to visit with many excuses to find out the truth.Because Qi Guaner, who played Nie Xiaoqian, was just a small play in Prince Zhongshun's mansion, everyone didn't dare to make many mistakes.After hearing that Yun'er, who plays Hong Luan, is just a singer who has just been redeemed, she begs to come to her door.Xue Pan was so annoyed that he couldn't stand it, so he simply closed the door to thank the guests, and fell asleep every day with a veil in his arms.

This mess lasted for more than a month, only to the point where I gained a few catties and became too tired.It was only then that Tu Huang dug them out of the bed.

"You are so tired every day, thanks to you can endure loneliness." Tu Huang smiled lightly, shaking his fan. "Could it be that I'm spending the spring night in the Furong tent at home?"

Xue Pan glared at him without saying a word, just drinking the iced watermelon juice.

Seeing this, Tu Huang became more and more interested, and kept teasing with words.In the end, he asked maliciously: "That Yun'er hasn't appeared since the Longevity Festival, so it's not your new house, is it?"

Annoyed Xue Pan couldn't do it anymore, so he had to sneer and replied: "I'm ashamed to say, don't you know where the pillars of our house have gone? They are all cats who have seen the fishy smell, and they are yelling "stop the thief." !"

The disciple who looked on coldly saw that Xue Pan was really annoyed, so he interjected with a smile, "We don't like to talk about private matters of the Tian family. I came to see you because I was afraid that you would restrict yourself so much that you would be ill."

After a pause, he continued: "Xiao Wang's recovery now is all thanks to the master's ingenious design. I should have come early to thank you, but there were so many trivial matters when I first entered the court, and I was implicated in visiting today. Please invite me Lord Hou, don't see him."

Xue Pan was startled when he heard the words, and quickly stood up and said, "Why is your lord so polite? My actions are nothing more than a little effort, and besides, these are all orders from the sage, and I am just a person who follows the rules. Even if the lord If you want to thank you, you should also thank the Holy One. Why did you pay homage to my small temple with a big Buddha, you really killed me."

Hearing the words, Wen Run said with a smile: "Young Master doesn't have to be like this, Xiao Wang is sincere."

"Then I don't dare to bear it." Xue Pan scratched his head irritably, and said, "You are a nobleman, the son and grandson of the emperor. To put it bluntly, even if the emperor is dissatisfied, he will break his bones It’s still connected! There’s no room for me, an outsider, to meddle. Arranging this scene is nothing more than taking advantage of the trend, and it’s really not credited.”

Seeing this, Tuju knew that Xue Pan had too many scruples, so he nodded with a smile, and said according to Xue Pan's words: "You and I are in love. If there is anything in the future, Xiao Wang will be able to help you. Yes, just open your mouth."

Xue Pan nodded repeatedly, and after thanking him again, he didn't want to continue the topic, and deliberately asked, "What is the prince doing now?"

Hearing the words, he smiled and said, "Officials supervise."

"Official supervision?" Xue Pan was a little sluggish, and couldn't help but said, "This is a thankless job!"

Tujue shook his head and smiled wryly, hooked the corners of his mouth, and said in a somewhat solemn voice: "Although it is a bit difficult, there are things to do anyway. It is indeed one of the things that the Holy One is most concerned about. Thinking about it differently, the supervision of officials, even if Offending some people, but it is always good for me, Dayong. It is good for the country and the people, and it is also an opportunity for me. It depends on how I handle it. I will go to Jiangnan next month, and I am afraid that by the end of the year Only then can I come back. If the young master has something to do, feel free to send someone to send a letter to the south of the Yangtze River! If you can help somewhere, you will definitely not refuse."

It is rumored outside that Prince Zhonglian is used to winning people's hearts, making people feel as if he is enjoying the spring breeze.Therefore, in just a few years, the cause of loyal and honest party members dominating half the dynasty was formed.Xue Pan didn't take it seriously before, but now that he heard Tu Tiao's sincere words, even though he knew in his heart that this was just a trick by Tu Tiao, he was inevitably moved.

Immediately sighed, and said: "The officials in the south of the Yangtze River have a good relationship with the prince. It is much more convenient for the prince to do things than other imperial envoys when he goes to Jiangnan. But it may not be possible to solve the problem if the prince has any difficult things. Why don't you go to the Jiangning Weaving Mansion to look for Master Zhen Yan. This person is very close to my father, and he is quite famous in the south of the Yangtze River. Maybe he can help the prince."

Hearing the words, he sighed with some emotion: "In this way, wouldn't it be more troublesome for the young master?"

Xue Pan shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. The next official asked me to say that Liu Ye and I are partners in the first place. Since this is the case, you can be regarded as people on the same boat. We all help each other. It’s just a matter of affection.”

After finishing speaking, he got up and walked to the desk, and wrote a letter with a pen and ink.After air drying, I handed it over to Tu Tun and said, "Your Majesty, please help me pass this family letter on to Uncle Zhen Yan!"

Just nodded, took the letter with great care and put it in his arms.He clasped his hands and laughed, "Young Master is Gao Yi, Xiao Wang definitely dare not forget it."

Xue Pan waved his hands and said with a smile: "It's just a letter, if the prince is so polite, I will feel uncomfortable."

Tu Huang nodded and said, "That's right. Brother Wu doesn't need to be polite to him, just keep this affection in mind, and just repay him when there is a chance."

Xue Pan smiled and said, "Then you can remember to pay me back in the future."

Tu Huang immediately responded with a few jokes.After laughing and making noise for a while, he said seriously: "I came here today, I really want to ask the young master something, I wonder if it is convenient for the young master?"

Xue Pan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is it that makes you so solemn?"

Tu Huang pondered for a moment, and said: "We know that Mr. Ling Shizhuang is a great Confucian handed down from generation to generation, and he has great prestige among the Confucian scholars. This time I went to the south of the Yangtze River, and there are naturally many famous scholars. After making friends, I am afraid that these famous people will dislike me because of my family background and fortune, and they will not meet each other."

Xue Pan smiled and said, "Do you want me to introduce you?"

Tu Huang nodded and smiled, "Of course."

"It's not a difficult task. I'll just ask the master to edit a book later." Xue Pan said, and said: "On the contrary, you, those celebrities who claim to be romantic, have some weird temperaments, don't piss you off." Blame others."

Tu Huang immediately interjected: "If I were myself, I'm afraid it would be really hard to mind being humiliated by others. But Fifth Brother has always been magnanimous and courteous, so this kind of thing will never happen."

Xue Pan said thoughtfully: "Are you trying to use the influence of Confucian scholars to put pressure on the Jiangnan officialdom?"

Tu Jue and Tu Huang looked at each other, and finally praised: "People in the world say that the young master is a dandy, but now it seems that the rumors in the market are full of fallacies. The young master is decisive in his actions and has a clear vision. In fact, ordinary people can compare with them?"

Xue Pan raised his eyebrows in a leisurely manner, and said with a smile, "Even if you put a high hat on me, you won't faint me."