Chapter 20 It's hard to fool
"Madam, you are wronged! You guys are just opera singers, how dare you have any evil intentions?" Both the class leader and the deputy class leader looked aggrieved, "I brought the wrong outfit, indeed It's our fault, otherwise the money for today's opera will be halved, and we will all apologize."
"You two must have been opera singers in the early years, no wonder the acting looks so real." Wen Mingqian looked at it in amusement. Looking at them, "I don't want to deduct your wages, I just want to know who instigated you to trip me up?"
"Madam, where do you start talking about this? This is absolutely impossible. !" The class leader and deputy class leader were still complaining, "Young people don't know where they are, but your government asked us to come to perform, so we came without anyone's instructions!"
" I still have to entertain guests, so I’ll keep the story short." Wen Mingqian put away his smile, and his eyes turned frosty, "This is your newly arranged drama, and it must have been specially prepared for today. You have been watching me leave Beijing for a long time, so there is no news. Muddle through.
Fortunately, I read the script and found that there is much to it. On the surface it is a play, but in fact it is a satire on Mrs. Jiang Xiahou. If you admit it honestly, I will leave a way for you to survive.
But if you still deny it blindly, then I will hand this manuscript to Mrs. Jiang Xiahou now and see if she will let you go! ”
It turns out that this play is about a rich girl named Jin Qichun who falls in love with a poor scholar Liu Xianqing. Regardless of the objections of her elders in the family, Miss Jin uses her own money to help the scholar go to Beijing for a barbecue.< br>
Of course, in the end, the scholar got his wish, returned to his hometown in fine clothes, and married Jin Qichun.
This does not seem to be very qualified at first glance, and other dramas such as "Huizhen Ji" and "Feng Qiuhuang" also did not. They are all similar content.
It's just a story about a talented man and a beautiful woman falling in love at first sight and finally reunited in a beautiful way.
But if you knew some inside information, you wouldn’t treat it this way.
Mrs. Qian, the Marquis of Jiangxia, had a niece from her natal family named Qian Suqiu. She stayed with her father in Yingzhou until she was fifteen years old.
When she returned to the capital a few years ago, Qian, as her aunt, often took her into her home and loved and taught her as if she were her own daughter.
I never thought that when this girl Qian reached the age of first love, she would have an affair with Yang Mubai, the private school teacher at home.
Of course, Yang Mubai knew that the Qian family would not agree, so he made an agreement with the young lady to elope.
Unexpectedly, Ms. Qian’s maid informed her about it, and the family locked her up.
Mrs. Qian even took the initiative to drive Yang Mubai out and not allow him to live in the capital.
Unexpectedly, Miss Qian couldn't think about it anymore and committed suicide.
So Mrs. Qian blamed herself very much, and it became a worry for her.
As for the names in the play, Jin Qichun corresponds to Qian Suqiu, and Liu Xianqing corresponds to Yang Mubai.
Obviously this was intentional.
And this Liu Xianqing is also a teacher. He knows the scene so well that if you still can't see the allusion, you must be a fool.
What is even more sinister is that there are several lines in the play that mention the two of them as husband and wife, which clearly means that Miss Qian is no longer innocent.
Although the play has a happy ending, in reality Miss Qian is already dead, so what happens next?
If this drama were to be performed, it would be like stripping off Mrs. Qian's clothes in public. No matter how well-mannered she was, she wouldn't be able to bear it.
When the two people heard Wen Mingqian pointing out the key point, they were so frightened that they broke into a cold sweat.
They had noticed something was wrong before, but they did not know the inside story and were greedy for the benefits, so they did not delve into it.
“You still haven’t explained the matter now?!” Zhang Ma said angrily, “Why don’t you just wait until you see the coffin?” “You should be lucky that I noticed it before the play started, otherwise this would Will you be able to get away with it after the show?" Wen Mingqian hit them, "I also know that the person who instigated you must have given you benefits in advance, but the money can't buy your life, right?"
When the two heard this, their faces turned pale with fear and they were dripping with cold sweat.
"Madam, after you had just decided on the opera a few days ago, someone came to us and asked us to sing this one instead. We were indeed given two hundred taels of silver." The class leader honestly explained, "Little He was hesitant at first and didn't dare to accept it, but he said it didn't matter, it was just a drama, and we were just making up the drama, so why should we take it seriously? "
"Yes, yes. Besides, we have also read the play, and there is nothing really inappropriate." The deputy leader also said, "So we agreed. We didn't know anything about the Qian family, so naturally we didn't expect it. Go up there, otherwise we won’t even dare to do it even if we have a hundred taels of courage.”
“I’m really blinded by the vixen’s butt!” Zhang Ma cursed, “What can I do with these two hundred taels of silver?” ? You have offended the powerful people in the capital. Although it will not cost you your life, it is easier to accuse you of being exiled or exiled than to kill a bed bug!"
"That person will definitely follow you! What I’m saying is, if there’s something wrong, just push it on me, after all, I invited you here, right?”
By now, Wen Mingqian already knew the Song family's entire plan.
She first found someone to bribe the theater troupe and asked them to change the show temporarily.
If you want to catch yourself off guard, after all, it is impossible not to sing enough songs, and it is not impossible to change the scene temporarily.
Wen Mingqian was busy greeting the guests and probably didn't have time to examine it carefully. Besides, she had just returned not long ago, so she probably didn't know about the Qian family's affairs.
As long as this play is sung, Mrs. Jiang Xiahou will be offended.
At that time, it would be extremely difficult for Wen Mingqian to recover her. After all, the people in the theater troupe would try their best to push against her in order to protect themselves.
Just say that the master asked to sing this way, and they just obeyed. Who would argue with this?
"Madam, we realized our mistake and never dared to do it again, so we changed the script." Seeing that they couldn't fool Wen Mingqian at all, these two people begged bitterly, "I just ask you to do it. Okay, let us go!"
"Mother Zhang, I'll leave the rest to you. I have to go back and greet the guests," Wen Mingqian said.
"Go ahead, girl! I'll take care of everything." Zhang Ma said, "I'm sure nothing will go wrong again."
The play had reached the fifth scene. Wen Mingqian smiled and said to everyone: "It's getting late, let's have a feast!"
Before he finished speaking, the maid who had been following Feng Tianzhu hurried over, panting. Said: "The prince is nowhere to be found."
Wu became anxious upon hearing this, and hurriedly said: "Didn't I tell you to take a closer look? Why is he missing?"
"Where is Chang'an? "Wen Mingqian also asked.
“I can’t find them all.” The maid shook her hands and said, “Originally, the prince and the fourth young master were painting facial makeup under the shade of a tree. I just went to relieve myself, and when I came back, they were gone. Ask more people to look for it!”
Liu Cuiyi hurriedly said: "I think the two children are hiding somewhere to play. There are no dangerous places in this house, so don't be afraid."
But Mrs. Wu knew what was wrong with her children. If he was frightened and it was not a joke, he said to Wen Mingqian: "Second Madam, call some people to look for him quickly. Children are naughty, and it will be bad if they bump into each other."
Wen Mingqian said hurriedly: "Don't worry, I will take people to find it myself."
Wu was worried, so she naturally followed. Liu Cuiyi also followed out, wanting to help Wen Mingqian find someone.
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