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There is such a place where everyone is trying their best to compete and follow the trend. For this reason, they have to coyly make a gesture and show their best advantages to others, like a commodity for sale. However, some people are selling their unconventional ideas, and some are selling their still young bodies.
This is not the first time that such a flashy night banquet has been held. This trend has been prevalent in China for many years and has narcotized the Central Plains for a long time. It not only makes the brave cowardly and the wise pedantic, but also blurs the boundaries of morality and ignores human ethics. Society was in chaos as a result, and the rule of clan clans was consolidated.
Beautiful women and men in all kinds of gorgeous clothes and makeup came to the stage one after another to perform for the dignitaries sitting at the banquet. Then, one by one, the gentlemen, who looked like mature and noble men who had spent their youth, pointed at the actor and geisha who came up to them and said what they were talking about.
Some people say that the posing woman in front of them is too vulgar, claiming that with a wave of his hand, hundreds of similar wives, concubines, and slaves will come up to flatter him; some people are showing off that they once snatched love from a farmer with a knife, and snatched love from a farmer. Telling the story of a peerless beauty, not only did he not feel any regret about this incident, but he was amazed...
Their eloquent talk and joking attitude towards life will be considered by their colleagues as a sign of intellectual wit. Those who are willing to be inferior will be unable to help but flatter and praise their taste, saying: "Whoever is lucky enough to be selected by you will have the opportunity to fly to the branches." , from a wild bird to a phoenix!"
The officials and dignitaries under his command were chattering away, but Mei Lin, who was sitting in the center of the banquet, remained silent behind the curtain.
However, at such a dinner party, two uninvited guests came.
This pair of mysterious actors arrived in a hurry at the last moment of the dinner, and their attire was very vulgar and disrespectful. Because one of the two was veiled and the other was wearing shabby cloth clothes, compared to the other actresses and actresses who were dressed up in exquisite and coquettish clothes, it seemed that they did not take this invitation very seriously.
In the minds of ordinary singers and actresses, every time they attend a night banquet like this, it is equivalent to an opportunity to reinvent themselves. But such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was actually so despised by the new couple? Therefore, not only the dignitaries sitting at the dinner table, but also lowly people like them all felt an inexplicable hatred in their hearts, and they all cast different looks at Bai Feng and Murong Yan.
"Chuang Yao Gu, Niu Li!" The waiter stood outside the door and shouted several times, and two different actors immediately walked to the middle of the dining table.
Perhaps they had never thought about it before this moment: How could they end up pretending to be a real person when they were clearly just pretending to be a tourist artist? The most dangerous people are behind the curtain, with life and death hanging on a thin line.
The seemingly mature Niu Li played a long tune on the flute, and the high-pitched and distant prelude unfolded.
Just the beginning of this movement shocked those present with the so-called superb taste. The reason was not because of any peerless divine music played by Bai Feng, but because Mei Lin, who had been hiding behind the curtain, suddenly ordered someone to After the curtain was lifted, the bureaucrats and dignitaries calmed down when they saw Mr. Mei's face.
I saw him dressed up today. He was wearing a satin dress embroidered with a golden python. He wore a green emerald finger on his right index finger and wore a wide silk belt around his waist. There is also a pretty beauty waiting beside her, that is Mei Xinghe, who is decorated in a fashionable off-shoulder dress. With her beautiful skin and collarbones, and a double-ringed bun on her head, her beauty is not inferior to that of any famous actress, attracting countless attention. But her eyes would only stay on Mr. Mei.
Yaogu, who was sitting side by side with Niu Li, immediately grasped the silk string, and her chirping voice, one string and one note, was sharp and angular, and she sang quickly: "The swallows are far away and gather in the Western Qiang. The mountains are high and the rivers are strong." Father comes and mother comes, the road is long. How sad, sad and sorrowful... I compose a pipa song, sighing for the eternal glory!"
After the song was finished, everyone pondered for a moment. Many knowledgeable people argued and said.
"Isn't this the story of Han Zhaojun going out to the fortress?"
“The music is haunting and moving, with a rather alien atmosphere, but it is adapted from the Han musical system, which is wonderful!”
"I didn't expect that there are still people outside the Great Wall who remember the Han Dynasty, but we Han people born in the Central Plains are drinking and enjoying themselves here? It's really a shame for our ancestors..."
What's more, some people hid their faces in the hall and cried bitterly, all wanting to remember the great man who had passed away for hundreds of years.
At this time, Mei Lin suddenly asked: "Do you really want to restore the Han Dynasty?"
After saying that, everyone was in an uproar, and the dignitaries under Mei Lin fell to their knees one after another, saying in unison: "We are just on a whim, we never dare to think about this!"
"Those vulgar fans in front of me probably failed to arouse your interest. It seems to be due to the superb skills of Yao Gu and Niu Li. Otherwise, it wouldn't have caused the whole house to be filled with grief and anger, right?" Mei Lin played with the finger on his hand. , while jokingly saying.
At this time, an old man took the lead and responded: "Yes... that's it. This Yao Gu is highly skilled. I have long wanted to see her true face. Why not take advantage of this opportunity and let us blind people grow up?" world?"
In this way, these down-and-out nobles of the Han Dynasty just escaped the disaster of killing. However, their greedy and cowardly behavior made Mei Lin chuckle.
"Why did the people in this hall compose this song?" Mei Lin said.
Murong Yan replied: "This little girl has little talent and knowledge. She only knows that there is such a person who sacrificed her life for righteousness. I really don't know the details..."
"Then do you know that you almost committed a crime that required beheading?"
"Please spare my life, Mr. Mei!" Bai Feng, who was beside him, stepped forward and knelt down repeatedly: "We are just a wanderer. We only know how to compose and play music. We really don't know anything else!"
"Niu Li, shut up!" Mei Xinghe angrily shouted. He walked up and kicked Bai Feng aside and said, "Ms. Mei didn't ask you. If you say one more word, don't blame me for being rude!"
Mei Lin then asked: "I'm asking you, do you want to recover the Han family's empire?"
"No, there is no need to recover!" Murong Yan replied: "In my humble opinion, we are still giving Han music, performing Han rituals, and speaking Chinese, so why do we need Han people to rule the country?"
"Okay!" Mei Lin said: "Basically, your temperament doesn't look like that of people from the Central Plains, but you are also far from Xianbei people. Can you take off your veil so that you can see clearly, and let's settle this little matter today?"
"This..." Murong Yan hesitated for a while, looking flattered, and said, "The little girl's appearance may frighten all the adults, how dare you show your shame at will."
"Don't hesitate, I tell you to take off the veil, just do it!"
Faced with Mei Lin's pressing steps, Murong Yan had no choice but to take off her veil. Everyone present thought that Yaogu was a peerless beauty with both talent and beauty. Little did they know that the moment the veil was removed, many people made strange whimpering sounds on the spot, expressing their disgust.
Half of Yaogu's face was covered with burn marks, and her bright red flesh was exposed, as if she had been scratched by wind and sand and had to endure inhuman pain.
Murong Yan couldn't help feeling aggrieved when she saw others' disgusted expressions on her. She immediately covered her face and burst into tears, and replied: "The little girl had an accident when she was young, and half of her face was burned away... Let all the adults see such a thing." Open your face, the little girl is really... really sorry."
Seeing this, Mei Lin had no choice but to give up and not pursue the matter any further. He ordered Niu Li and Yao Gu to go down quickly so as not to ruin the elegance of all the gentlemen.
