Years of ignorance of wine and dipped lips

Chapter 84 Spring and Autumn Coexistence

For some reason, despite the turmoil, the Yanshi standing on the side of the boat and the Yanshi behind the screen tacitly did not light up the lights, maintaining the dim atmosphere needed for the performance.

In this case, it is even more difficult to pull people up.

To make matters worse, Xiaochao is one of the masters who manipulate the puppet. When she made a mistake, Hua Xu, who was about to meet Lei Ze God, was pulled off the stage for a moment. The puppet and the girl were stuck on the boat one after the other. Between the masts, the carefully sewn wedding dress could not withstand such a toss, and was torn into pieces during the pull, causing Xiao Chao to fall down another section.

Her face turned pale, knowing that she had made a big mistake and ruined the good festival, the more she thought about it, the more afraid she became, her body was so stiff that she dared not move, she looked at the puppet with dimpled red faces and sweet smiles on both sides, looking at each other. In contrast, she, wearing simple clothes and facing the sky, is like a lowly sand in the dust.

At that moment, a trace of envy was strangely felt in her heart.

The flower boat has seven floors, and the height is not low. If it really falls into the river, it will definitely be injured. The crowd watching on the bank sweated, but the emperor on the beacon tower did not respond, and was still with the eunuch beside him. Chatting about something.

The rough rope rubbed bloodstains on Xiaochao's palm, she was almost exhausted, her thin arms could no longer support the weight of her body, she simply closed her eyes, decided to count down to three in her heart, and then Jump down by yourself, so as not to continue to make a fool of yourself.

However, the second he let go of his hand, what he was holding was not the misty wind, but the warm palm of another person.

The other girl who manipulated Thunder God came out from behind the screen with a calm expression. She threw the rope high without hesitation, hung it on the tallest mast, tied the other end around her waist, and then jumped down, throwing her pull up.

The wind in her ears suddenly increased, and she was fascinated by the petals. It turned out that Qin Sanchu took out the brocade fan at his waist to block the faces of the two of them. Although the waterfowl on the fan had gorgeous feathers, they were soaring in the sky.

Just like them, after briefly stepping out of the screen, they came to the stage and stretched freely.

Until his feet were on the ground, Qin Sanchao still felt that it was unreal, and stared blankly at the golden longevity lock hanging on the neck of the visitor, and the engraved Chu character on it was shining brightly in the darkness.

Wanting to say something, he opened his mouth for a long time and didn't utter a syllable. Qin Sanchu was not surprised, handed the doll to her, and said: "The costumes are all torn, go back and sew them up, remember next time Be careful, don't make any more mistakes, or the emperor will blame you."

Qin Sanchao nodded his head like a pounding garlic, and gestured thank you in sign language not very proficiently. Qin Sanchu chuckled lightly, left without saying anything.

She is the backbone of the performance team and must ensure the smooth progress of the process.Not long after, the Yanshi came on the stage as substitutes, and the Yanshi returned to the screen and performed a new repertoire. Everything went well, the emperor was very happy, and the people went home satisfied.

No one seems to remember the episode just now.

But that night, Qin Sanchao was still scolded.

"I think your wings are hardened. The emperor is kind, and he really likes to watch your performances, so you dare to be arrogant? It doesn't matter if the performance is delayed for a while, but the emperor hates seeing your faces during the performance. If you are a poor and lowly actor who is not male or female, if you really spoil the emperor's interest, you will not be able to lose a few heads!"

The eunuch's tone was harsh, and the whisk in his hand almost pierced her eyes, completely forgetting that he was also the "neither man nor woman" in his mouth.

Qin Sanchao didn't dare, and had no right to be wronged, so he could only listen silently. The eunuch was tired of scolding, and finally threw a sentence, "You should fall directly into the lake, and you will be clean if you can't see it", and asked him to go down to receive thirty big boards. up.

The stick and stick hurt her body, she gritted her teeth and endured it, and finally the punishment was over, and she was panting on the stool when she heard the eunuch continue to order Qin Sanchu in a domineering tone. "The emperor said, you have a good idea about the fan dance today, you can add it to the puppet show next time, remember to let the puppets dance the fan, Yanshi must not come out from behind the screen."

Qin Sanchu agreed without emotion, and then, footsteps came towards him.

Qin Sanchao got up in a hurry, she didn't want to make a fool of herself in front of Qin Sanchu twice a day, so she limped out of the door, a court lady passed her by in the long corridor, and cast a slightly curious look.

"Here, is this the dumb Yanshi they mentioned?"

"Not only dumb but also deaf, it seems that people are not very clever."

"Isn't it? Today is the Lantern Festival flower boat parade. She can make mistakes on such an important day."

"Can you become a celebrity in the eyes of the emperor?"

"You know, the emperor likes to watch puppet shows, not to mention she has a good sister who can take care of everything for her. Let me tell you, the most important thing for this person is a good life."

"It's not just him, the entire Yanshi clan was lucky enough to enter the palace. I heard that they originally lived in an extremely cold place under the sea. , just play with the puppets."

"To be honest, what I'm most curious about is how they changed their sex. Could it be that they have everything from men and women?"

"Stop it, it's disgusting."

"Anyway, she can't hear it."

As expected, Qin Sanchao walked over without looking sideways.

It's just that the maids don't know that although she can't hear the voice, she can basically read lips after years of observation.

Qin Sanchao didn't take the gossip and gossip she read at ease. Her master taught her since she was a child that with a down-to-earth personality like her, not listening or speaking is the secret to being safe in the deep palace.

So she went back to her room, straightened the puppet, and dexterously spun the costume with her dexterous hands, with almost no trace of repair.

She let out a long sigh of relief, but the door was pushed open roughly, Qin Sanchu walked in with a cold face, threw the fan at the puppet's feet, and cursed bitterly: "This damn eunuch is really a bully."

Qin Sanchao grew up with her since she was a child, and understands her temperament, and knows that she suffers no less aggrieved than himself every day, and needs to vent properly.So he helped her pick up the fan in a good-tempered manner, helped her sit down again, and poured tea to calm her down.

Qin Sanchu saw that the blood of the stick was still faintly visible on her back, so he didn't vent his anger, and only complained: "Why are you like a piece of wood, and you suffer even when others beat you and scold you?"

Qin Sanchao told her in sign language, "We were originally made of wood, and we will turn back to wood in the future."

"Deceive yourself! I don't believe you don't have hatred in your heart." Qin Sanchu snorted coldly, "How can puppets shine brightly on the stage, but us real performers can't even come out of the screen? The emperor has indeed given us Qin and three characters are used as the first and last name, but in fact he doesn't care who we are or what we are called."

Qin Sanchao looked confused, "I don't understand what you mean, Chuchu."

"I don't want to do a puppet show anymore, Xiaochao, I want to be seen, do you want to come with me?" Qin Sanchu took her hand and asked seriously.

But the dull girl in front of her didn't answer.

Qin Sanchao is a person who is easy to be content with the status quo. When he lived on the bottom of the sea, although life was hard, he got used to it.After entering the imperial palace, although she no longer had to worry about food and clothing, she was regarded as a different kind by others, and she finally got used to rehearsing plays every day. Now that Qin Sanchu proposed to change, she didn't know how to respond for a while.

During the time of hesitation, Qin Sanchu left disappointed.

She carried a lantern and walked aimlessly in the huge palace, silently remembering the appearance of every plant and every courtyard. The Yanshi were not allowed to come out during the day, so she could only go out after the emperor fell asleep every night. Free for a while.

As she walked, an extremely tall palace appeared in front of her. It was even more gorgeous than the place where the emperor lived. The sound of the piano was melodious, and countless fish with magnificent scales were swimming among the bricks and floating clouds. Those fish for human consumption are completely different, like stepping into another world.

Before she knew it, she had walked up the stairs to the top floor.

A blindfolded handsome man was playing the piano as if no one else was there, and the golden vertical pupil on the black satin seemed to see right through her soul.

It wasn't until she realized that she had accidentally bumped into the most mysterious national teacher in the rumors. Although his name had long been imprinted by him, when she saw him for the first time, she still knelt down in panic and apologized for her abruptness. Enter and apologize.

"I'm sorry, Master San, maybe I have a predestined relationship with this song, and I was so fascinated by it that I unconsciously..."

The national teacher smiled faintly, "How can there be any fate in this world? Everything is preordained long ago, but many people will never understand this in their lifetime. It's like I am playing the piano here to attract you."

"But I'm just an insignificant actor, why did Master Guoshi..."

"No, you are very important and the key to unfolding the plot."

"Plot? What plot?"

No. 3 naturally wouldn't explain this to her. To him, these NPCs were just some insignificant data, so he stretched out his sleeves, and there were two more items on the piano table.

A pestle made of white jade, smooth in texture, but mixed with a few traces of red and variegated, like a claw on slush.

A silver fan covered with frost, the surface of the fan is exquisite, but the fan bones are sharper than ice blades, if it is not for dancing, it is for killing.

Qin Sanchu's eyes fell on the fan, she felt that the pestle was not something she would use.

The national teacher nodded slightly, "That's right, the pestle is used on His Majesty. Just pour the blood of you and your people into the pestle, and then give it to Your Majesty, he will become very obedient, indulge in sex all day long, forever Only obsessed with the body of the Yanshi tribe."

Then he pointed to the silver fan, "And it can freeze the yin and yang energy in your body so that it will no longer be confused, so that the girls of the Yanshi tribe can grow up into women normally."

"You need both things, which would you choose?"

Qin Sanchu was silent for a long time, and replied: "Since the national teacher said that everything has a definite number, then you must know my choice, so there is no need to choose one or the other."

She stretched out her hand, put the jade pestle on the fan, and said, "I will choose both."

No. 3 showed a playful expression, "You are right, these two things are autumn plague and spring plague, and they must be activated at the same time."

"how do I say this?"

"Autumn Plague makes people entangled in obscenity and poison. If there is no Yanshi to continue their lives, they will soon die suddenly; Spring Plague damages people's yin and yang, and their lifespan is also shortened. Yanshi who died for the emperor can pass on the rest of his life to other clansmen, so the two plagues must coexist."

Qin Sanchu frowned and said: "But, Master Guoshi, in this way, no matter what, someone from the Yanshi clan must sacrifice."

"The way of yin and yang has its own definite number, and if it is forced to reverse, of course there will be a price to pay." No. 3 still smiled calmly, "After all, the recovery of all things in spring is the season of life, and spring plague will naturally bring unavoidable withering." However, strictly speaking, your Yanshi clan does not have a clear boundary between life and death, you just turned back into puppets, so you don’t suffer, right?”

Qin Sanchu fell into a long silence again, No. 3 didn't rush, just said "you decide", and disappeared together with the whole cloud palace.