The queen must start from the head

Chapter 11 The Weird Puppet
"First, the person you killed in Honghe Tower that day was named Heichan. He was a prefecture-level expert in our Northern Qi Kingdom who was less than 40 years old. The reason why he came to kill you is probably because of the influence of the imperial city. Instigated by the owner of Zhongxiu Nufang, I can't say the name of this person. But I don't think she really wants to do anything to you, because if she really spread the word to kill you, I'm afraid you won't be able to stand on my side. In front of you. Second, Heichan also has a younger brother named Heishan. As an official of the prison department in the court, this person has always been extremely cruel to his enemies, and his hands have been stained with the blood of countless people. You can stop the existence of Yexiu in Zhongneng. If you kill his elder brother, he will definitely come to take revenge on you, so you only have two ways to go now."

"Which two ways?"

"First, you go to participate in this year's Autumn Festival and stand out from the crowd and show your face in front of the monarch, so that Montenegro will not dare to touch you at will. Second, you find the person who lives in Room No. 11 of Luoliu Lane in Tianhai City. Master. If he is willing to protect you, then neither of these two people dare to touch you."

When Mu Lian heard this, she couldn't help but feel a little complicated.

Originally, she just wanted to stay in Heshui Village, plant the fields, embroider, occasionally complain about the system, and do some tasks by the way.But he didn't want his little life to be missed by others.What's more, she can't even know the name of the enemy.

The prefect knew that Mu Lian was thinking about what he said, so he paused for a while, took a sip of tea, and then continued.

"Thirdly, I have selfish motives for enclosing the land outside Heshui Village to you. As early as 100 years ago, there was a famous fortune teller in our country of Northern Qi, who was given the title of 'Tianji Taoist' '. This person is best at divination, measuring good and bad luck. Back then, he had divination in that mountain for seven days and seven nights in a row, and calculated that it was a place of great auspiciousness and auspiciousness. But he didn't tell anyone, and he didn't leave a single word. So..." The prefect didn't finish what he said, but Mu Lian understood what he was going to say.

That's why he agreed to enclose that piece of land to her. As for whether it will be a blessing or a disaster, it's up to her to bear it.

This world is really full of malice towards her.

Thinking of this, Mu Lian couldn't help feeling a little bit downhearted.

How could the prefect fail to see the state of mind of the person in front of him?So she quickly spoke to encourage Mu Lian.After the two talked for a while, Mu Lian was ready to leave.

The prefect sent her to the door of the mansion and informed her that the title deed to the mountainous land would be delivered to her soon.

After the eunuch returned to the hall in the house, one of his confidants had already come out from the back hall, waiting for him to come back.

"Yuanzhi, what do you think of Mu Lian?"

At this time, the prefect who was sitting on the main seat pointed to the embroidery, soap and glass balls that were still on the table, and cast a questioning look at He Yuanzhi.

He Yuanzhi looked like a middle-aged man in his early forties, with a very upright appearance, and his Confucian uniform was cleanly washed.He twirled his beard and said, "This woman's origin is very mysterious, but she is not a brainless person based on her behavior. With her embroidery work and the magical supplies she brought out, I will think of it in the future." It is not difficult to gain a place in the Northern Qi Kingdom. My lord, do you want to bet on this woman?"

The eunuch nodded slightly, "That's right. I, Yan Tao, have been in the officialdom for more than 20 years, and I still have a little sense of seeing people. Mu Lian is definitely not a woman in the pool. Although there are still many disasters and disasters in front of her right now. , but as long as she crosses over, she will be transformed into a dragon. At that time, I'm afraid it's time for me to rely on her."

Seeing that his lord seemed to have made up his mind, He Yuanzhi couldn't say anything more, so he continued, "I hope so."

Mu Lian, who left the prefect's mansion, quickly got into the carriage.

Wu Mei saw that her expression was not right when she came out, so she didn't dare to ask anything, so she patted the horse and hurried back to the village.

In the carriage, Mu Lian stretched out her hands and patted her cheeks, relaxing the tense face just now, and at the same time communicated with the system with her consciousness.

"System, how was my acting just now? Was it a very serious and worried look? Since the prefect said the matter so seriously, as a young man, if I didn't express my fear, wouldn't it mean that I have something wrong? It's all over, the eunuch should be relieved of me. If you want me to tell Grandma Mu, the eunuch, and the one hidden in the back hall of his house, are the real young people in front of me."

System: You are right.They are all young, but you are the most mature, so mature that you are talking to a system.

Mu Lian didn't expect the system to answer her anything.

In fact, the three things the prefect just said were of great reference value to her.

But she is a person, when encountering big problems, she prefers to rely on her own strength to solve them, instead of thinking about letting others take care of her.So although she was very interested in the person who lived in No. 11 Luoliu Lane, now was not the time to meet him.

Not long after Wu Mei left Tianhai City in her carriage, a man was carrying a huge wooden box, his whole body was tightly wrapped in linen robes, and even his head was surrounded, with only a pair of eyes exposed. Came to the gate of Tianhai City.

The man looked carefully at the mottled city wall in front of him, then paid five Wen to enter the city, and stepped into the city.

The sun in the sky is setting in the west, and the heat left in the air by the midday sun has almost subsided.

The man in hemp robe came to a three-way intersection in a bustling shopping street and put down his big wooden box.

Because of his weird outfit, many people looked at him curiously along the way.After putting down the big wooden box, he took out a large piece of curtain and some neat sticks, and tied the curtain around the wooden box in a three-sided shape.Then, he took out two palaces, several small rockeries, pavilions, flowers and trees from the wooden box, and placed them on the stage.

At this time, many passers-by had already seen that this person was here to perform on the street, so they all came forward to watch curiously.In their eyes, the hands wrapped in linen seemed to have a special magical power at the moment. It took out the emperor, ministers, generals, and concubines dressed up in fancy clothes from the cloth bag carried by the owner.

"I came to your place for the first time today. I am penniless. I rely on some handicrafts of performing puppet shows in exchange for a bite of food. If you enjoy watching it later, you can throw three or five cents on the stage. If you don't If you are satisfied with the performance below, you can also say it."

After the linen-robed man's voice came out through the cloth, the people who were attracted to the scene applauded in honor.

"The next thing is the first play of the day: the drunken concubine."

After the man in hemp robe finished speaking, he turned around and went behind the curtain he had set up. I don't know how he operated in the rear. Suddenly all the characters on the forbidden stage seemed to come alive.

First, the puppet wearing the emperor's clothes smiled and asked the ministers to sit down loudly, announcing the start of the banquet.Then a group of gorgeously dressed court ladies floated over and began to dance.These court ladies are all beautiful and slim. When they dance, they are accompanied by graceful female singing, and the crowd of onlookers are fascinated by it for a while.

However, after a while, the scene on the stage changed, and a woman with the most outstanding appearance appeared in front of another palace. Her face was full of anxiety, as if she was waiting for something. people.

Comparing this scene with the scene of singing and dancing on the other side, the audience immediately understood what happened.

"It seems that the emperor is drinking and having fun at the other end, but he forgot about the beautiful girl at the other end!"

"I really don't know what the emperor thinks, don't want this woman who is as beautiful as a fairy, but watch those vulgar fans dance such a boring dance! If I were the emperor, I would give all those court ladies to me, and I would also No, it is enough to have this stunning beauty!"

The person next to him glanced at the man's short figure, as well as the moles and freckles all over his face, and couldn't help thinking that even if he wanted to be the emperor, I would be more suitable than him .

On the stage, the gorgeous concubine never waited for her emperor's husband.Until an eunuch came to tell her that the emperor had transferred to the West Palace and would not come to her East Palace again, the concubine was immediately ashamed and angry.

"Your Majesty, are you humiliating your concubine?"

The charming and melodious female voice was full of shame, anger and sorrow. Many people present were heartbroken and wished they could go on stage to comfort this beautiful concubine.

At this time, the imperial concubine was in a very bad mood, so she ordered two of her eunuchs to bring her cups of wine.She had prepared these for His Majesty. Since His Majesty is not here, she will drink it herself!

It's just that how much better can a woman's drinking capacity be?After she drank several jugs of wine in a row, she was finally drunk and staggered back to her palace with the help of the maid.

Just at this moment, a man wearing clothes with a different style from the others quietly appeared, and then he walked into the bedroom where the imperial concubine was resting as if no one else was around.

At that time, the singing and dancing on the other side also stopped.

The audience didn't realize what was going on for a while.

When the man in hemp robe came out from behind the stage, everyone realized that the first play had been performed.

The scene was quiet for a while, and then there was a burst of "ok" and thunderous applause.Many wealthy spectators took out a lot of coins and threw them on the puppet stage. After a while, the stage was covered with a layer of coins.

The man in hemp robe bowed down and bowed to everyone, telling everyone that he would come here tomorrow to set up a stage for a performance, then turned around and began to pack his things.

After hearing this, everyone dispersed.

In the afternoon of the next day, it was still at this place. At this time, the man in hemp robe came again with his big wooden box on his back.This time, he performed a puppet show in which young and strong men joined the army, and many new faces appeared in the play.

The audience in the audience originally wanted to shout "The Concubine Is Drunken", and they wanted to know what happened after the mysterious man entered the concubine's bedroom yesterday.But after the "military march" was over, they were already looking forward to what the next puppet show would be.

After seven days in a row, the puppet show performed by the people in hemp robes attracted a large number of people to watch every day. Sometimes even the whole street was full of people, and the windows of the buildings on both sides were also crowded. people watching.

However, just when the puppet show became popular all over the city, the prefect Yan Tao encountered something that left him at a loss - many people in the city disappeared inexplicably, and they disappeared quietly and without any movement. , as if the world has evaporated.

(End of this chapter)