The Delicate Lady Coroner

“Save people.”

Huo Weilou did not hesitate to give instructions, and Luke immediately hurried to the ship’s side with embroidered clothes.

On the side of the ship, only the two little girls looked at the Lancang River with horror. They were the closest to Song Meiniang. They saw her jump into the river, and her eyes were red with fright.

Luke asked, “Where did you jump from?”

The little girl pointed to the footstool in front of her, “I jumped down from here.”

Lu Ke and the embroidered clothes envoy around him looked at each other. Several people untied their swords and jumped into the river. There was a mess on the terrace. Shen Ya frowned, and ordered the insignificant passenger to return to the cabin to rest. The Yuchun class was left in front of him.

Boss Yu lay on the side of the ship with frowning brows, only seeing the dark river waves raging underneath, but nowhere to see Song Meiniang’s shadow, Liu Huiniang was standing beside her wearing a cloak, gritted her teeth when she saw this. “Sister Song is too unconventional. Tonight was a complete consummation, but she was looking for life and death.”

“Why are you so vicious? Sister Song is your half master. Without her teaching you, how can you be where you are now? She taught you everything. You are not half grateful, but you always want to replace it. Now she is unclear. But you only care about looking good in front of the nobles. How can there be an ungrateful person like you in this world?”

The drama ended, the corners were toasting tea and wine, while others were cleaning up the objects on the left and right of the stage. When Song Meiniang had an accident, the Yuchun class members gathered on the stage. At this moment, the voice of words was slightly childish, but There was a loud noise, everyone looked back and saw that it was a little girl about ten years old, and it was Yueniang.

Liu Huiniang turned her head and saw Yueniang at a glance. She sneered, “It’s because she can’t sing when she gets old. What is the relationship with her without her?”

While speaking, she pointed to the side of the ship, “In order to save her, several escorts all jumped down. If anything is good or bad, I don’t know if she is walking peacefully on Huangquan Road.”

Yueniang turned her face pale with anger, and she said, but Boss Yu shouted angrily, “Shut up to me. Isn’t that embarrassing enough?”

Huo Weilou and his party returned back again. How dare Boss Jade let the crowd go, the rescuer was sent by Huo Weilou, and Boss Jade immediately came forward and said, “Thank you, my son, for helping me out of righteousness. I really don’t want to repay him.”

Huo Weilou ignored the boss of Yu, and stood on the side of the ship. When he looked down, he saw that the surface of the river was completely dark, and he could vaguely see that Luke and his colleagues were struggling to search, “Ignite the fire.”

Hearing this, Shen Ya immediately ordered the boatman, “Go to the first floor deck to light the fire and give them some light…”

The torch was ignited, and the river side by the ship was illuminated for a few minutes. Luke was also in the water. At this moment, he saw only four or five shadows in the river, but he did not see Song Meiniang’s figure for a while. Luke looked around. Suddenly, a fierce boy plunged into the river water. Someone on it was so scared that he was crying. Boss Yu shook his hands anxiously, not knowing whether it was because of Song Meiniang’s life, or he felt that the Yuchun squad caused such things in front of the nobles. nice.

Soon, a low drink rang out, “Found—”

Everyone leaned forward and looked down. Sure enough, they saw Luke dragging a person to the side of the boat. Someone on the deck lowered the rope. Soon, Luke took Song Meiniang, who was soaked all over, onto the deck, so he was on the second floor. Everyone rushed to the first floor deck again.

Song Meiniang was lying on the ground with a white face, her voice was extremely weak, Bo Ruoyou walked to Song Meiniang as soon as she followed Huo Weilou on the deck, she first detected Song Meiniang’s voice, and then squatted down to press Song Meiniang’s chest.

Boss Yu and Shen Ya followed. When they saw the situation, they stopped talking. Luke said: “Our girl is half a doctor.”

Of course, the doctor who is good at medical management can also be said to be a half-doctor. Seeing this, Boss Yu and Shen Ya stopped asking more questions. At this time, Ming Guilan was also lifted down. Seeing Bo Ruoyou was saving Song Meiniang, they just Holding Song Meiniang’s wrist to ask for pulse, she quickly ordered: “Boil two large bowls of decoction according to the most commonly used prescription for treating typhoid fever, and you have to feed it as soon as you wake up.”

At the end of winter, it was night again, and the river was bitingly cold. After all, Song Meiniang was a delicate woman and she jumped to the river to beg her death. She naturally didn’t dare to be careless. Just after Ming Guilan had given her orders, she woke up after hearing Song Meiniang’s cough.

Her face was as white as paper, her eyes were red, and she opened her eyes vacantly, but she saw everyone around her, and her expression was a little confused for a while. At this moment, Yueniang came up in the crowd and saw Song Meiniang like this, her eyes blushed slightly, “Sister Song , Everything has to be alive, how can you not think about it like that?”

Knowing that Song Meiniang was not dead, she closed her eyes, a line of tears flowed from the corner of her eyes, but she didn’t speak any more.

Boss Jade’s angry look was not good, and he hurriedly said, “Thank you, my son, for helping me. Several strong men have been frozen. I am really grateful—”

Now that the person woke up, Bo Ruoyou clapped his hands and stood up. Yueniang glanced at Bo Ruoyou, but she felt a little grateful in her eyes. Bo Ruoyou said, “Send people in now,” Frightened and frozen, typhoid fever is indispensable. Give her medicine according to the son’s instructions to avoid serious illness.”

Although Bo Ruoyou is a woman, she can speak calmly and unhurriedly. She is also the person following Huo Weilou. Bo Ruoyou hurriedly responded. Seeing that the servants of Yuchun class took Song Meiniang away, Bo Ruoyou breathed a sigh of relief. .

The wind on the deck was piercing, and Huo Wei Building didn’t stay much. He took everyone to the third floor. Huo Qinghong was a little bit distracted. “It was a good night and almost killed someone, so I can’t sing anymore and I shouldn’t dance. Jiang.”

Seeing Lu Ke and the others getting wet, Huo Qinghong urged: “Go back to the room and change clothes, lest you also fall ill.”

Bo Ruoyou said: “I’ll drink a bowl of soup and medicine to go to the cold later.”

Luke scratched his head and smiled, “The girl doesn’t need to worry about us, this cold is nothing.” After saying goodbye, he stepped back quickly.

When I returned to the third floor, I heard the noise in the cabin below. I thought it was the unpleasant incident of Song Meiniang jumping into the river, but the noise soon subsided. Quieted down.

Cheng Yunzhi’s legs and feet were not good, and he did not go to listen to the drama at night, but the movement underneath still alarmed him. When Bo Ruoyou came to talk to him in the evening, he said: “The actress is relying on his throat. It’s all gone, no one appreciates it, no one values ​​it, and the livelihood is still secondary. If you can’t be on the stage again in the future, it will be fatal.”

Bo Ruoyou sighed, “Everyone in Song jumped down in front of everyone like that. It’s really a bit of an uproar.”

Cheng Yunzhi shook his head, “Everyone has their own destiny, and this time is considered dead once. If you want to open up after suffering, you will be fine. If she has such a reputation as an actress, she will have enough in the past few years. For the rest of my life, I will always be able to live without any worries.”

Bo Ruoyou remembered Song Meiniang’s figure when she debuted. He really could see that she was so perfect in shenfa and kung fu. It was just that she had a bad voice when she got older, and she wanted to fight for the first place. The so-called hero’s end, beauty is twilight, nothing more than this, but there are very few people who are thinking about retreat in the blooming time.

Thinking of Song Meiniang’s desperate appearance, Bo Ruoyou felt inexplicably that she would not easily want to think about it.

Her worries became reality early the next morning. After breakfast, she was about to deliver meals to Cheng Yunzhi, but she was blocked by Yueniang at the corner from the first floor to the second floor. The first two days she was still facing Bo Ruo. Yueniang, who is very guarded, looked at her pleadingly at this moment, “Sister, can sister help us?”

Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly, “What’s the matter?”

Yueniang’s eyes were red, “Sister Song is not very good, she doesn’t need food, and she doesn’t use soup medicine. I don’t know what to do. Master doesn’t care about Sister Song, others will welcome high and low…”

Bo Ruoyou found an embroidered dress ambassador to deliver meals to Cheng Yunzhi. He followed Yueniang to see Song Meiniang. As soon as she walked to the door, Bo Ruoyou was taken aback. The place where Song Meiniang lived was actually next to Yueniang’s cabin. The place where she and Huo Weilou were hesitant that night.

Pushing the room, a smell of soup and medicine came oncoming, but when she heard the movement, the person lying on the bed was motionless, Yue Niang whispered, “Sister, I brought the doctor sister who saved you last night to see you. “

Yueniang walked to the bed and stood still, Song Meiniang lay lifelessly, her eyes closed slightly, her eyelashes were clearly trembling, but she never opened her eyes, Bo Ruoyou came forward, only seeing her face with some abnormal hair. Hong raised her hand and touched her forehead. Sure enough, she was a little hot, and she looked at her neckline again, only to see a lot of sweat.

Bo Ruoyou said badly, “I can’t leave her alone like this. It’s better to let her drink medicine anyway.”

Yueniang’s small face was wrinkled, and her eyes were red again. Bo Ruoyou looked at Song Meiniang and sighed, “If you are not convinced, you have to raise your body to compete with others. If you are unwilling, you will not be able to compete with others. It’s like this, and you’re like this. Not only will it not make you sympathetic, but it will make others mock you. Why do you do that?”

Yueniang lay on the bed, “Sister, did you hear that? If you die, Yue’er will not live…”

Song Meiniang moved her finger, although she did not open her eyes, she seemed to be a little touched. Bo Ruoyou saw that there was a pen and paper in the house, and turned around and wrote a prescription to Yueniang, “Take this prescription three times a day, decoction in cold water. , She is extremely hot and can’t be careless.”

Yueniang said hurriedly: “Thank you, elder sister, if my elder sister gets better, she will go and thank you in person.” She said sadly and glanced at Song Meiniang, “It’s just that her heart is dead now, and her body is half dead, and she doesn’t know what to do. Time can be better.”

Although Song Meiniang suppressed Liu Huiniang, this Yueniang was loyal to her, and Bo Ruoyou couldn’t help asking, “Are you sisters?”

Yueniang shook her head, but said again, “It’s not a dear, but it’s the same as her dear.”

Bo Ruoyou is an outsider in the end. It is not easy to inquire more, and after a few words on how to take medicine and take care of her, she will leave. Yueniang personally escorted her out when she saw the situation. When she just went out, she saw Boss Yu and Huiniang Liu coming here. Behind them was a handsome man who seemed to be a niche who sang “The End of Love” last night. This man is a double ten-year-old, born handsome and tall, Xu Shi has practiced his body and mind all the year round. Merry state.

“Huh, why are you here?” Boss Yu saw Bo Ruoyou’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Yueniang stood beside Bo Ruoyou, muttering with her eyebrows down, “Sister, come to see Sister Song.”

This sounded like Bo Ruoyou came by herself. She glanced at Yueniang and didn’t reveal it. Boss Yu was a little flattered, “Oh, you were tired last night, and you still remember it today. I really bother you.”

Bo Ruo faintly smiled, “She is not in good health, and she needs to have a good life. I have told Yueniang to leave.”

Bo Ruoyou quickly let go. After Bo Ruoyou took a few steps, Bo Ruoyou turned his eyes and looked at Yueniang. He looked at Yueniang with a pleasant face, “You have been here with Meiniang? There is still a meeting tonight, so should you I’m going to rehearse, I don’t have to stay here for a long time.”

The corners of Yueniang’s lips pressed slightly, and Liu Huiniang smiled, “What are you doing in a daze? The master valued you, so **** you on stage. We didn’t have such a chance back then. Are you still ignorant?”

Yueniang raised her eyes, stared at Liu Huiniang fiercely, turned and ran away.

Bo Ruoyou went back to the third floor, and just happened to see Huo Wei Building coming out of the room, and when he saw her, he asked, “How did you go for such a long time?”

Bo Ruoyou said about meeting Yueniang, Huo Weilou frowned, “She didn’t appreciate your affection at the time, but now she has found you by herself. Over concern.”

Bo Ruo faintly nodded, “Don’t worry, Lord Hou, the girl is well-measured. In fact, she is still a child. It is always pitiful to see.”

“You have always been very patient with these children.” Huo Weilou thought of the young man in the Anqing Hou Mansion. She was also very kind to others.

At this time, the sound of the fife came from the stage downstairs. They looked down, and they saw someone walking on the stage. Then they fixed their eyes. The singer in the front, who is not Xiaoyueniang? Although she is young, she is extremely delicate and flexible. She is made of a few lying fishes, and she has the style of Liu Huiniang’s sword dance last night.

Bo Ruoyou knew that the actors and actresses had developed good skills since they were young, so they sighed two more points. Huo Qinghong and Wu Yu in the cabin also heard the movement, and they also came out and stood on the corridor. Huo Qinghong raised his eyebrows, “I didn’t have much interest last night, but now I hear this song, but I feel a little bit interesting.”

There is still a meeting tonight, but I learned about the battles in the Yuchun class and saw Song Meiniang jump into the river. It was somewhat disappointing. However, Huo Qinghong loves lively, and Wu Yu likes to listen to dramas. I will never miss it. But Bo Ruoyou didn’t want to go to see it, so when the night settled and the stage underneath was well prepared, Bo Ruoyou told Father Fu that he wouldn’t go down tonight.

Father Fu did not force himself, and only accompanied Huo Weilou and Huo Qinghong downstairs. Huo Weilou had little interest in the Nanxi opera at first, and sitting in the elegant seat this time, his thoughts were even more erratic. I thought that I could just sit down and listen to the play, but Liu Huiniang and others spent a while in the makeup tent. This kind of thing made Huo Weilou a little less interested.

After a stick of incense, the performance of “Lianxiang Companion” sung tonight ① started, but as soon as she appeared, there were two people, one tall and one short. The taller one was naturally Liu Huiniang, and the one beside her was the younger Yueniang. .

Wu Yu was slightly surprised, “Even this little girl was on the stage. This “Lian Xiang Compan” was originally a story about two beauties of similar talents becoming confidantes, but now this one is a little bit disagreeable.”

Although it was a disagreement, when Yueniang spoke, she was quite amazing. Wu Yu immediately praised her, “Okay! Although the singing at a young age is childish, but the foundation is not weak, this must be extremely talented. Okay, I have only taught since I was a little girl. This little girl will be amazing in the future, maybe even better than everyone Liu.”

Shen Ya waited on the side, and said with a smile: “”Lian Xiang Companion” was originally a masterpiece of Song and Liu, but last night, Song everyone had something like that, today I can’t sing anymore, don’t look at the young girl’s age. Young, but it was also taught by everyone in Song.”

Huo Qinghong remembered what Yueniang had said last night, and asked, “Is this the Liu family also taught by the Song family?”

Shen Ya said with a smile, “Everyone in the Song Dynasty was the earliest member of the Yuchun class. Later generations of Guimendan were taught by her. Boss Yu is a Nanxi opera idiot, and he can sing and act and write legends. He searched for talented actress seedlings, so other theatrical troupes had only been top-notch girls in 20 or 30 years, but he was here to succeed, and when everyone Liu retired, the little girl could take over. “

On the stage, there are two beauties, one big and one small, with graceful hands, eyes, body and steps. Liu Huiniang is passionate and Yueniang is charming and aura. With Yueniang Rongyin’s figure, not to mention five years, I am afraid that another two will be passed. In three years, he will stand shoulder to shoulder with Liu Huiniang. The audience was full of clothes because of the two of them in the show. When the first fold was finished, the hall was full of splendor.

When it came to the second fold, it was not the beauty that cherished each other, but a pair of spring mandarin ducks.

As soon as the show started, Wu Yu looked at the hall, and then said: “Fortunately, today’s thin girl is coming, and the female guests who came last night have not arrived tonight, otherwise it would be a bit rude.”

Huo Weilou was puzzled at first, but his expression changed slightly after the lyrics were sung.

“…The sky keeps people away, the grass borrows flowers to sleep, then the clouds are spotted, and the red pine is green…”

“Seeing you snuggle up and stay together slowly, I can’t wait to be flesh-like, with you, to make a piece, funny, the sun is rouge, the rain is fresh ②…”

Xiaosheng’s singing is melodious, Hui Niang looks shy and half-faced, and the audience is full of spectators below, and the faces are bright and red. Today’s spectators are all men. What these words are talking about, everyone naturally understands Hui Niang. In the eyes of everyone, the figure is still beautiful and soft and elegant, and most of the people present have lost most of their souls.

Wu Yu clasped his palms together and sighed, “It’s really a three-point rain in spring, and a cloud in Wushan…”

Huo Qinghong smiled, “Wonderful—”

On the stage, Hui Niang and Xiaosheng were flirting with each other. The flounder was deeply affectionate, and the lingering chants melodiously came out of her two people. The people who sat down really attracted the heart to sprout, Huo Weilou rubbed his finger on the black jade and pulled some on the table. He picked up the cold tea and took a sip, and he inadvertently looked up to the third floor, somehow he couldn’t sit still.

As soon as the play ended, Huo Weilou got up and left the table before Liu Huiniang and others came to offer tea. Boss Yu was a little disappointed, seeing Huo Qinghong and Wu Yu not moving, hurriedly brought Liu Huiniang forward to show her good.

Huo Wei went upstairs to the third floor. There was silence in the corridor. Only a dim light swayed and cast a mottled broken shadow. He walked to the door with some heavy steps, but he didn’t hear any movement next door. He stood for a moment. Suddenly he slammed the door open heavily, and there was a loud noise. This startled Bo Ruoyou sprinted out of the room—

“Master Hou?” Bo Ruoyou was the wind blowing the door open, but he didn’t want Huo Weilou to stand upright at the door. She even drank in Huo Weilou, but when he took a closer look, his eyes were clear.

Huo Weilou stood at the door, staring at her condescendingly, without answering or moving, Bo Ruoyou blinked, “What happened to Lord Hou?”

Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou, watched her loose a few strands of shredded hair in a bun, watched her eyebrows more delicate in the dim light, and watched her slightly moist lips just after drinking tea. , He entered the door without saying a word, and then closed the door with a “bang”.

Bo Ruoyou stood outside in a daze. He didn’t know what Huo Weilou was going crazy. After a while, he shook his head and turned back into the room. Didn’t he listen to the show? Why do people become weird after listening to a scene?

Although Bo Ruoyou could hear the sound of the drums, but the lyrics were quite unreal. Naturally, she didn’t know what Huo Weilou was doing. It was too late at the moment, and she didn’t care about it, so she quickly stopped.

Not long after I lay down, the sound of singing sounded in the cabin on the second floor, and the lyrics were still unrealistic, but the clearer and more lingering singing must come from Liu Huiniang’s mouth, half-dreaming and half-awake, thinking about it, this Liu Huiniang today Leading the brilliance alone, it’s so late and still doesn’t stop, I’m afraid Song Meiniang can’t sleep tonight.

When Bo Ruoyou fell into a deep sleep, the Huo Wei Building separated by a wall was a bit difficult this night. At first it was difficult to sleep, but then he had a weird dream. In the dream, he slept on grass as a cushion with flowers, and the ground fell red. It was bright and beautiful on the skin of Deception Saixue, almost making him lose control. Before dawn, Huo Weilou woke up amidst a damp brocade.

He got up and changed his clothes, drank another cold tea, and couldn’t sleep anymore.

When the sky was faintly light, the sleepy-eyed boatmen also got up. It was easy to go wrong at night, so they had to lower the mast and overturn the anchor to make the boat go slower. The sky will be bright, and the canvas needs to be raised. The anchor must be taken up too. The two shipmen who were responsible for collecting the anchor yawned and went on the deck. This is what they do every day. You don’t need to open your eyes to know where the thick rope is hanging the anchor. The two squinted their eyes and fumbled for the rope. Start to pull up.

Pulling and pulling, just halfway through, but the anchor is stuck by something and can’t be pulled again. A boatman cursed in a low voice and walked towards the side of the ship with an impatient look. Wu, but when he leaned forward to look into the river, his dim sleepy eyes suddenly woke up.

The surface of the river was foggy, but the water was still clear. He saw at a glance that it was not aquatic plants that was tangled with the anchor ropes, but a floating corpse with a blessed face down and floating on the surface for an unknown period of time…

The boatman screamed in horror.

The author has something to say: Notes:

①: Kunqu Opera “Lianxiang Companion”, original author Li Yu [Qing].

②: Excerpts from Kunqu Opera “The Peony Pavilion”, the original author Tang Xianzu [Ming].