Night in the capital city.
The prosperous place is full of life and luxury, but the residence of the common people is filled with bitterness, joys and sorrows——
A farmer's house built with loess bricks got into an argument at night, causing the chickens and ducks in the yard to quack, and the big yellow dog watching the door to run around in circles.
"Please return the money to me, mother. Mother Xuan is already pregnant with my child. We are at the end of our rope...ah!"
A man in his late twenties was pushed to the ground.
Although his face was full of tears from crying, he had a delicate and fair face, and it was not difficult to see the graceful elegance of his youth.
A woman wearing common clothes with a bulging belly came forward crying.
"Brother Lan, did you fall somewhere? Brother Lan!"
Yulan cried and climbed up: "Mom, in the past ten years or so, I have earned so much money by singing in theaters. Didn't you tell me to keep it and pay it back to me when I get married? I don't want it. You can give me half of everything! Just half!"
Xuan Niang was about to give birth, and Po Wen said that the fetus was in an abnormal position and needed a lot of money for treatment.
If he hadn't been forced to do this, he wouldn't be begging like this.
"silver?"
The forty-year-old woman rolled up her sleeves and put her hands on her hips, her face full of arrogance: "What money? You white-eyed wolf, I raised you so big, don't you need to spend money!"
Yulan cried and begged: "Mother!"
I dare not forget the kindness of raising me, but...
When he was eight years old, his family was poor. In order to keep his mother and brother fed, he was sold by his mother to a theater to fend for himself.
It wasn't until he was fourteen years old that he sang the song "Shang Nv Hate", earned a lot of money, and became famous, so his mother took him back.
"Mom, I have given you no less than ten thousand taels of silver over the years. You can give me back one hundred taels, just one hundred taels. I am in a hurry to save the lives of Xuan Niang and the child!"
The woman waved her hand impatiently: "All the money has been given to your brother to find a wife and build a new house. How can I have any money in my hand?"
"Besides, you have been in a place like a theater for more than ten years. Who knows if you earned all this dirty money by selling yourself?"
Yu Lan was shocked and looked at her extremely eccentric mother in disbelief.
"Since my mother thinks I earn dirty money, why should I take all my money and give it all to my brother! My brother has the skills and abilities, so he can't make money by himself!"
"Asshole!"
The woman slapped him away.
"He is your biological brother, how can you say such things!"
"I really spent my life raising you in vain!"
Yulan covered her face and shouted hoarsely: "But my brother took all my money away!"
"As a younger brother, isn't it your duty to help him? Besides, your brother does serious work and does serious things, worthy of the ancestors of the old Lin family. Look at you again. You are just an opera singer. How can you still Do you want another little actor to come down and make people laugh?"
"But you were clearly the one who sold me into the theater back then!"
"You go after I sell you? Won't you resist with all your might and die to prove your innocence?"
"you you--"
Yu Lan was so angry that she was trembling all over, and Xuan Niang couldn't stop crying even with her stomach bulging. The woman felt that it was noisy, so she picked up a broom and chased people away.
"Get out, get out!"
"Our Lao Lin family doesn't have any actors, so don't mourn here! Get out!"
Just as the broom was about to be swung down, a strong gust of wind hit her, causing the woman to stumble back seven or eight steps and fall to the ground in a panic.
"Who? Who!"
Outside the wooden door, a pair of figures walked side by side.
The man's appearance is extremely beautiful, as seductive as a snake or a scorpion; the woman's brows are cold and her posture is dignified; the two of them appear in this loess brick house, like immortals descending, and are incompatible with their surroundings.
The woman was shocked: "You are..."
Ye Jinxiao tilted his head: "Friend Lin Yulan."
"Hurrah!"
The woman stood up, as if she had grasped a handle, and pointed at Lin Yulan angrily: "I knew all you earned was dirty money!"
"You're not only selling your body, you're also selling your butt! Why did I end up giving birth to such a shameful person like you...ah!"
Jun Wuji fluttered his sleeves and used an internal force to slap the woman several meters away. She hit the wall and fainted.
"Noisy."
Ye Jinxiao nodded: "It's indeed noisy."
Lin Yulan protected Xuan Niang and couldn't help but look at the two strangers warily: "Do you two know me?"
He stopped singing opera nine years ago.
As he gets older, his appearance is not as beautiful as when he was a boy. Logically speaking, no one should remember him.
Ye Jinxiao: "I want to ask you something."
"I don't know what's going on! I don't know anything! I'm afraid you have the wrong person!"
"You haven't asked anything yet, why are you excited?" Jun Wuji raised her eyelids, "You want me to slap you too?"
Lin Yulan: "..."
Ye Jinxiao glanced at Jun Wuji and found that he seemed lazy, but in fact he was impatient. As long as he was not surprised, he would not be reasonable at all and would directly take action.
Forced questioning is indeed one of the interrogation techniques, but there is a better way.
She dug into her sleeves and took out two hundred taels of silver notes.
"It should be enough for their mother and son's medical expenses."
Lin Yulan raised her head in shock, unable to believe that she could get help from a stranger despite crying and begging her mother, who just sat there and did nothing.
Even though he knew that the two came with a purpose, he had no second choice for Xuan Niang and the child.
With a heavy sigh, he accepted the banknote.
"I wonder what you two want to ask?"
"Nine years ago, Xinya Theater."
Lin Yulan reacted calmly, as if she had already guessed that he was timid by nature and had only done this one wrongful thing in his life.
"Back then, Mr. Lu loved to hear me sing opera."
He spoke in a heavy tone, recalling that year:
"I used to be the top star of Xinya Theater and had a relationship with Mr. Lu, but Boss Zhu threatened my mother's life and asked me to get Mr. Lu drunk and perform a show in public without Mr. Lu's knowledge." Mr. Lu has taken a liking to me, and the drama of “I don’t want you unless I am the one you want”.”
As a result, the next day, rumors spread that Mr. Lu spent five thousand taels of silver in a rage for the actor.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor ordered a thorough investigation by Shuntian Prefecture. Mr. Lu was charged with corruption and his home was ransacked and exiled.
"Master Lu has a gentle personality and is a gentleman. He has never looked down upon my status as an actor. He also gave me many books and taught me how to read and write. But I...but..."
But in order to save his snake-like biological mother, he framed the gentle and upright Mr. Lu.
Recalling that year, Lin Yulan's eyes turned red.
Ye Jinxiao asked: "Do you know why Boss Zhu wanted to frame Mr. Lu?"
"I'm just an actor, how can I know about Boss Zhu? And every time Boss Zhu comes to the theater, he is protected by a master. Ordinary people can't get close to him."
Lin Yulan said, and suddenly remembered something:
"correct!"
"I suddenly remembered that one time when I went to serve tea to Boss Zhu, I seemed to hear him say that Mr. Lu was too stubborn, rigid in his rules, and had no access to oil and salt, so some of his goods were seized."
Ye Jinxiao heard this and understood instantly.
Mainland people are responsible for the inspection of the city. They have the authority to manage people entering and leaving the city on weekdays, inspection of the city and public security.
The problem lies here.
He was too upright and upright as an official, so Boss Zhu designed to get rid of him for his own benefit.
"Anymore?"
Lin Yulan thought about it carefully and shook her head: "Boss Zhu's whereabouts are mysterious and he is vigilant. He rarely leaks any clues."
Ye Jinxiao and Jun Wuji looked at each other.
After a quarter of an hour, leave.
"Master Lu has committed a crime that requires a thorough investigation by Shuntian Mansion. The case file must be reported to Dali Temple. The final decision will be made by the emperor. The rules of the court are strict. If Boss Zhu is just a theater owner, how powerful can he be?"
Moreover, his 'goods' were discovered by Mr. Lu.
What kind of person is it that requires such cruelty?
What kind of outrageous things can a mere theater owner do, what kind of shady goods can he transport?
Jun Wuji tilted her head: "What Xiao Jin'er means is that this theater is not as simple as it appears. Is there anyone else above Boss Zhu?"
Ye Jinxiao nodded: "Besides, he is from the imperial court and his position is not low. Only by cooperating with him inside and outside can we easily get rid of Mr. Lu."
Many officials like to go to Xinya Theater to listen to music.
I'm afraid this Boss Zhu is not simple.
"Xiao Jin'er is so worried about Chunjing."
"she is my friend."
When she was in the epidemic area, she was thrown into the seriously ill area by Chu Yuci and framed by Liu Mingyue. No one believed her. It was Chunjing who ran for her to prove her innocence.
Being in a different world without any sense of belonging, even if there is someone to talk to, it feels very lonely.
Like a tree without roots.
No one can understand this feeling.
"What about me?" Jun Wuji smiled and leaned forward, "What am I to you?"
Ye Jinxiao said without hesitation: "Immortal enemies?"
After all, he once wanted her life. If Ye Qi hadn't appeared in time to save her last time, she would have died long ago.
The smile on Jun Wuji's lips condensed slightly: "Aren't we good friends now?"
Ye Jinxiao gave him a look and said nothing.
His smile disappeared immediately.
"What about Chu Yuci?"
"There is no sworn relationship either."
Jun Wuji instantly showed her face and regained her psychological balance.
