Nowadays, watching operas and listening to music is very popular in Beijing.
Among them, the wealthy merchants who have taken root in the capital are particularly willing to delve into these fads.
In addition to having enough money and leisure, one of the main reasons is to use this opportunity to favor the powerful.
In other words, although Lixiangyuan’s fame is due to the powerful, these wealthy businessmen are the real major patrons of Lixiangyuan.
In all the major opera troupes, whether they are famous actors or unknown apprentices, they all hope to be favored by big patrons, or even just for their own performance.
Although Danyang didn't listen to opera, he had some idea of the actors' thoughts. That's why it seemed casual, but after careful screening, he chose the weak opera boy in front of him to talk to.
It doesn't matter if the other party is clever, but anyone with a little bit of ambition will probably not let go of her as a "big fish".
In this way, she could make a quick decision without alerting the class leader or manager.
But often times, people’s calculations are not as good as God’s calculations.
The slender and even a little too slender opera boy dressed in Tsing Yi turned his head after hearing this, and Danyang knew that he had chosen the wrong person.
The eyebrows are like distant mountains, the eyes are like stars, and the eyes are like flying stars in the autumn water, as if it can capture the soul and make people unable to take their eyes away.
Such a beautiful boy, even if he is weak and not good at studies, he is not afraid of losing his future...
Danyang shook her head and immediately became alert.
Tsk, this kid is not good enough!
How could he be the kind of person who would treat her as a "big fish"? It would be great if she could be treated like a little shrimp.
"...Uh, go ahead and do your work. I..."
Just when Danyang was about to turn around and find another person to lead the way, the actor with an overly stunning appearance spoke calmly, distantly but politely:
"Miss, do you want to see the elegant room with your own eyes? I happen to have nothing to do and I can show you the way. Please come with me."
With that said, he turned around and started leading the way.
Danyang blinked and paused for a moment before raising his feet and following up.
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Along the way, the two of them walked one behind the other.
One is leading the way attentively, and the other is meditating secretly, which is quite harmonious.
In fact, Danyang was secretly surprised for a moment because of the silent atmosphere.
Just because she has seen quite a few actors. Although it is not a stereotype against this industry, generally speaking, they left the impression on her that they were all smooth-talking people who rarely let the atmosphere cool down.
Not to mention, even self-recommendation was omitted or forgotten?
But this kind of situation is exactly what Danyang wants.
Although on the carriage when she arrived, she had already smoothed over the memories of her previous life twice.
But no matter how she searched every corner of her mind and broke apart all the related things and analyzed them, she still couldn't find any clues that could provide evidence.
At the moment, all she knows for sure is the location where the evidence was found and the identity of the prisoner - Prince Anyang, who is currently living in Honglu Temple. Her uncle and cousin, one of many cousins.
In my memory, Prince Anyang was a fat little man with a very kind smile. Every time he came to Beijing to visit the princess' mansion, he would bring her various snacks from Anyang.
Could a boy who smiled so harmlessly have evil thoughts and hire a murderer to kill someone?
However, if you really care about it, the rabbit will bite people when it is anxious, let alone a young and vigorous boy.
If she remembered correctly, Prince Anyang's visit to Beijing this time was to inherit the title of the old Prince Anyang who died of illness. But this matter has been delayed from years ago until the beginning of spring.
It was just a small thing that was just following the old routine and going through the motions, but I don't know why it was put aside for so long.
Some people in later generations speculated that it was the new prime minister who took office, and the new official's three main goals were to target the easy-to-bully Prince Anyang.
Some people also say that the old King Anyang occupied a piece of good land, but his descendants were struggling and had only one seedling and no ability, so Emperor Xuande wanted to take the opportunity to take back the good land.
It was even said that Prince Anyang was too dandy and made the emperor unhappy.
There are even stories of jealousy between the crown prince and the prime minister's relatives.
There are various conjectures and opinions.
Anyway, the crown prince's reputation in the assessment is the first to judge his moral character. The power of whether he can succeed or not is in the hands of the prime minister.
However, the matter of succession has not been finalized for a long time. The prince of Anyang angered the prime minister and lost his mind. The motive of hiring murderers was logical.
Although Danyang had no basis, he felt that Prince Anyang was wronged from the beginning to the end, even if it was just his intuition.
But no matter what, the mother, who had always been somewhat reclusive from the world, came to the palace to intercede for Prince Anyang, whom she was not familiar with, despite being ill after a miscarriage in her previous life.
Although I don’t know if my mother’s eventual death is directly related to her efforts this time. But for this reason, she couldn't let the situation develop like in the previous life.
If she personally verified that the prince was the murderer, she would definitely do everything possible to prevent her mother from entering the palace. But if after reading it, she still felt that the prince was wronged, she would secretly help him to avoid the fate of being framed.
And she always felt that this murderous case, which initially alarmed the capital but ended in an anticlimax, was the trigger for all future chaos.
"arrive."
"Most of the people who have reserved the elegant rooms on this floor are relatives of the emperor. The second room from the left has been reserved for the long term by Prince Anyang. You can look at the others at will, as long as you avoid the others and reserve them first..."
Danyang was concentrating on thinking when she was startled by the sudden greeting. Especially when the person in front of her stopped suddenly, she was unable to react in time. Her footing became unstable and she almost missed the step and fell downstairs.
"Woo!"
Instinctively, he grabbed the cyan sleeve in front of him and stabilized his figure, when he suddenly heard a burst of laughter coming from upstairs in front of him.
Danyang frowned, thinking that he met other spectators and let them watch the fun.
Humiliation is secondary. If it is too eye-catching and impressive, it will be a big disaster!
Unexpectedly, among the ridicule, more sharp and harsh ridicule and sarcasm soon came.
"Tsk tsk, who is this? It can't be Mo Yang who practices in the winter and summer, right? You actually learned to be lazy and go to the main theater to climb high branches?"
"How could it be? It's all the rich ladies from various families who take the initiative to pester them, so there's no need for him to go through all the effort on his own?"
"That's right, that's right! It's not just the noble ladies. Last time I saw a rich man chasing after him. That's like asking for something but not getting it, hahaha..."
Amid the roar of laughter, Danyang glanced at the man in blue's downcast face, his tightly pursed lips, his closed eyes, and his pale complexion.
This resigned look, this familiar scene, suddenly made her chest feel tight.
But it is obvious that the opera children who ridiculed the Tsing Yi woman on the stairs did not take her seriously at all...
Danyang's mind started to heat up, and when he looked around for a moment, he happened to see a familiar dark official robe and sword scabbard exposed at the corner of the stairs.
She rolled her eyes and leaned forward without hesitation.
When he saw that the man in black was actually a "young talent", he immediately became overjoyed. Without saying a word, he stretched out his hand to grab the man, pulled him to his side, and whispered at the same time:
"Do me a favor and let me climb down from your high branch. I'll treat you to a show later."
