Luofan walked over and got into the carriage and asked, "Why are you here?"
Huangfu Tianrong waved his fan again as usual, leaned over and asked with a smile: "I'm not worried about you. You killed so many people in Longcheng yesterday, who didn't know that today the four major families will join forces to deal with you. Hey, How did you escape? Didn't Sima Yue and the others want to kill you?"
Luo Fan shook his head with disdain: "They are not enough. This matter has been settled. Besides, if I really encounter danger in the palace, you can't help me outside? If you can run to the palace to stand up for me , then we can be considered true brothers."
Huangfu Tianrong said with a smile on his face: "That's Sima Yue. I saw that her legs were weak. I don't dare to go to the palace to confront her face to face. Anyway, I know you are capable. Look, don't you escape with your body intact?" Come on. Tell me, it was very lively in the court today, how did you survive?"
Luo Fan: "Good luck. You know that Quinoa has a long way to go, right?"
Huangfu Tianrong folded his fan and said with a smile: "Who doesn't know about that old man? There is a 140-year-old monster. During festivals, my father always takes us to kowtow to him. He says that we are blessed with the old man's blessings. . He won’t come to court, will he?”
Luo Fan: "Yes, I invited him here yesterday. This old man has an upright character and is responsible for the laws of the Tiandu Dynasty. The King of Tiandu is also afraid of him. He punished Sima Yue in court today, which made Sima Yue was disgraced and had no power to fight back. That scene was extremely majestic."
Huangfu Tianrong said happily: "Ah, I can't tell. One hundred and forty years old can still shock Sima Yue. Then I really have to go and find out, how can I ask him to teach me some tricks? Also, City Protector Xu Isn't Ran one of yours? My spies from the Inner Palace told me that the Inner Palace and King Tiandu unanimously disagreed with sending troops to suppress the rebellion. Why would Xu Ran dare to help you?"
Luo Fan responded casually: "Don't I still want to thank you? Xu Ran is Zhang Ruoxu's confidant, and he has long hated Yin Shaozheng. In addition, I rescued Zhang Feiling yesterday, and he was willing to help me. Without him, yesterday I’m really in danger.”
Huangfu Tianrong smiled proudly and said: "Look, how can I say it? A family that has accumulated good deeds must have Yu Qing! Look, the good thing we saved Zhang Feiling came right after. This Xu Ran has now offended the four major families. , maybe if we work hard, we can drag him to Taiping Pavilion. However, with the vicious characters of Yin Shaozheng and Sima Yue, Xu Ran will definitely be killed in the next few days. Zhang Ruoxu can't escape, but Xu Ran can escape ?"
Luo Fan: "Don't worry. I will arrange for Xu Ran to leave Longcheng for a while, and then let him come back after cleaning up the four major families. But you, with your noble status, try not to get close to me. Don't let Sima Yue see it. If you don't keep it together, you have to deal with it." You take action."
Huangfu Tianrong smiled nonchalantly and replied: "Don't worry. The coachman has changed his appearance, and the carriage has been reskinned. Others have seen it and don't know who is in the carriage. While it is still early, I will take you to a good place." place."
Seeing Huangfu Tianrong's joyful expression, Luofan guessed the real purpose of his visit and said with a smile: "It seems that he wants to take me to see my future sister-in-law. Let's go and see what kind of fairy she is." The second young master of our Huangfu family is so obsessed with him."
The carriage drove the two of them to the most luxurious area of South Street. In the middle was a two-story theater, which looked majestic from a distance. There is a gold plaque hanging on it: Northern Flower Opera, Xixiao Tower.
Luofan and Huangfu Tianrong were in the carriage. They each put on black robes and white masks before entering the theater.
Entering the building, you can see sorghum carved dragons on all sides, flower windows carved with phoenixes, solid boxwood floors, and wenge wood tables, chairs and benches. Colorful flags are hung everywhere, adding a touch of tackiness to this luxurious building. As for those sitting and watching the show upstairs and downstairs, there were no wealthy businessmen, officials or gentry. They were all poor people, street gangsters, and even many beggars lying on the ground. In this scene, adults scolded, children cried, and the audience laughed. One spit on the ground, and the other threw a fruit peel into the sky. It was a dirty and messy scene.
Luofan took a look and saw that this was a beggar holding a golden bowl to beg for food! With such a good location, such a good Fugui Building, and such good decoration, the monthly rent should be several hundred taels. That's good, what kind of show is this? This "Northern Flower Opera", to put it bluntly, is a poor opera gang begging for food in the countryside, making a living by telling vulgar jokes.
Let’s look at the drama being played on the stage. What’s it called: Sister Lu’s third marriage? There were about ten people on the stage, performing wonderfully. The protagonist on the stage was a tall woman, wearing a floral dress with half exposed shoulders and a slender waist, with heavy pink and white makeup on her face. She showed off her enchanting figure with all her movements, attracting continuous cheers from the crowd.
Huangfu Tianrong pointed at the woman and smiled at Luo Fan: "See, the most beautiful one is my woman. Her name is Chen Yuling. She looks good!"
Luo Fan took a look and saw that this woman was really good-looking. But apart from looking good, there seems to be nothing else. After all, Huangfu Tianrong was also a son of a wealthy family and a scholarly family, and his father had the gentlemanly nickname of "Sword Fortune Lord". Why does he like such a superficial woman?
Luofan despises it in his heart, but he can't say it outright. After all, everyone has their own preferences for radish and green vegetables. Besides, the girl may not have a good family background, but she can work hard to make a living on her own, which is considered a great thing.
Luofan replied to Huangfu Tianrong: "The appearance and appearance are both first-class. Marrying someone home is also a beautiful thing."
With Luofan's approval, Huangfu Tianrong was even more happy and said with a smile: "My brother still has the vision. The first time I saw this girl, my soul was sucked away by her. I will not marry her unless she is the best. You can get it." Think of a way for me to marry her into my family as soon as possible."
Luo Fan wondered: "If you like her so much, why do you still let her show up?"
Huangfu Tianrong looked embarrassed and said: "I told her many times. But she didn't listen to me and said that unless I married her, she would continue to act. I have no choice but to do it in a hurry. Come here and give me some advice."
Luo Fan understood it as soon as he heard it. This girl didn't want to act. She was just using her beauty to seduce Huangfu Tianrong and forcing him to marry her into a wealthy family. Sure enough, everyone in the world has the same idea, which is nothing more than living in wealth, sex, and power. But it is understandable that whoever encounters the opportunity to ascend to heaven would not want to climb up.
Luo Fan thought for a while and said: "Give me three months, and I will let her marry into your Huangfu family. But there is a condition. From today on, the theater will be closed and everyone in the building will be dismissed forever. You are not allowed to show up in Dragon City."
Huangfu Tianrong was very happy when he heard Luofan agreed. Then he asked, "I knew you had a solution. But why did you send them away? Yu Ling may not agree."
Luo Fan shook his head and was speechless: "If you don't send them away, a group of opera singers will go to congratulate you on your wedding day. The nobles in the city asked your father, who are these women? How do you think he should answer? You can't say that the daughter-in-law of the Huangfu family is a beggar opera singer. So I plan to give your sweetheart a new wealthy status, at least worthy of your family. "
Huangfu Tianrong smiled and said: "So that's it. Why didn't I think of this method? You are still smart. Then what identity are you going to give her? There are not many people in this world who are worthy of my Huangfu family."
Luo Fan: "You don't need to think about it. Anyway, hurry up and get rid of this mess. The less people know about Chen Yuling's background, the better."
Huangfu Tianrong smiled and said: "Okay, I can rest assured that you can do things. But what if Yu Ling doesn't agree? She is very stubborn."
Luo Fan shook his head: "She will agree. Unless she doesn't want to get married. I have something urgent to do, so I'll leave first. You hide her for a month first. After a month, I will arrange her new identity."
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Luo Fan left the theater, wore a black robe and a mask, and walked towards Zhang's house.
Walk to the east entrance of South Street. I saw a group of craftsmen busy building a high platform in front of a large house. There is also a couplet hanging on a bamboo pole beside the high platform. Many people have gathered around.
Luo Fan glanced curiously and saw the plaque on the door of the mansion saying: Wu Mansion
He muttered to himself: "It turns out to be the residence of Wen Xiang Wu Sanwen. If Ruoxu just died, the Zhang family didn't set up a stage to sing. Why did his family set up a stage? This is too strange." At this time, he raised his head and glanced at the bamboo pole again. The couplet I picked up made me admire the good words in my heart and even made me smile!
I saw that the couplet was written in wild cursive writing, full of the detachment of immortals and Buddhas, a wonderful penmanship rarely seen in the human world. Such good calligraphy must have been written by Wu Jiuzhen, the literary leader of Longcheng. And the content of this couplet is even more unusual:
The king of clothes is proud, the beggar has a chill in his spine, and his fate is full of possibilities.
Wen Guanshi, Wu Xiongjiang, choose a son-in-law.
