HLnovel Chapter 111 This is all nonsense
Chapter 111 This is all nonsense
Since he had tricked Wu Kun yesterday, Ling Chuan was too lazy to report to the Criminal Investigation Bureau. The affairs of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion alone were enough to give him a headache, so how could he have the energy to find fault with himself?
He arranged for his men to hang around Xu Hongtu's house every day, while he took Chuyi to the Jiaofangsi.
However, he did not go directly to find Tao Ran, but went to find Feng Luan.
Ling Chuan went straight to the point and mentioned the performance form of drama. Feng Luan said that he had heard Tao Ran's report and that Tao Ran had already selected several dancers and was just waiting for his script.
Ling Chuan smiled awkwardly: "To be honest with you, Master Fengluan, I am not very knowledgeable. I cannot write a storybook if you ask me to. I can only provide a general idea. Otherwise, Master Fengluan can invite a learned person, and I will dictate and he will write..."
It must be said that Feng Luan's cleverness was not in vain. From the fact that Lingchuan came to the Jiaofangsi to look for himself instead of Tao Ran, it was clear that Lingchuan was trying to avoid suspicion.
But how could he not see that Tao Ran had already had someone in his heart for a long time? Although he couldn't figure out the reason why Ling Chuan was avoiding suspicion, in his opinion, Ling Chuan must have a good background. For a young man of such status, it was understandable for him to marry a concubine.
It is difficult to strike the right balance between helping Tao Ran and not offending Ling Chuan, but this does not pose a problem for him.
"Brother Ling, if we talk about learned people, it has to be Tao Ran. Not to mention my Jiaofang Division, there are only a handful of people in the entire capital who can compare to Tao Ran. She is one of the three most talented women in the capital, and she is not just a name."
Hey, this old guy is really cunning. What Mr. Jin said is right. The place with the most cunning people in the world is this kind of place except the palace.
But what they said was not wrong. Tao Ran's grandfather was a Confucian scholar, so her knowledge was naturally top-notch. Ling Chuan could only bow and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Master Fengluan."
"Okay, okay, Brother Ling, please take a seat. I'll go and ask Tao Ran to come over."
Looking at Fengluan who was leaving, Lingchuan felt a lump in his throat. As Fengluan of the Jiaofangsi, do you need to go and invite Tao Ran in person?
Tao Ran came soon, with a maid beside him carrying a basket filled with the four treasures of the study.
As soon as Tao Ran entered the room, he gave Ling Chuan a murderous and resentful look: "Mr. Ling, if you have something to do, just come to Lotus Garden to find me. At worst, you can send a servant to summon Ran'er, and Ran'er can go to the mansion to wait for instructions. Why bother Master Fengluan?"
Ling Chuan didn't dare to respond, and could only hold his forehead with his hand: "Well, Master Fengluan has told you, let's just get started."
Tao Ran didn't say much. He sat upright in front of the coffee table. The maid beside him spread out a piece of paper, dripped a few drops of water into the inkstone, and then began to grind ink.
When Tao Ran picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and turned to look at Ling Chuan, Ling Chuan was stunned at that moment.
Tao Ran's temperament as she sat at the table holding a brush was different from her previous styles. She was a typical lady from a noble family, and her intellectual beauty was displayed to the fullest.
After Ling Chuan was distracted for a moment, he smiled awkwardly and coughed twice: "This story is about what happened in the previous dynasty in Yangzhou Prefecture. At that time, women were not allowed to show their faces in public, but there was a woman named Zhu Yingtai who loved reading, so she disguised herself as a man..."
As Ling Chuan was talking, Tao Ran was taking notes. Ling Chuan was not any slower than when he was speaking orally. However, Ling Chuan only knew the general plot of Liang Zhu. Whenever he talked about the details, he was a little vague, so he discussed it with Tao Ran.
Since this reception room was located in the center of the Jiaofangsi, people came and went from time to time. Soon someone discovered that there were two people talking, and gradually more people came over to listen.
Then, whenever Ling Chuan got stuck on the details, a series of sweet voices would be heard, urging him to speak quickly.
Ling Chuan also retorted without any hesitation: "Why are you so anxious? I just made up this story. You have to think about it. How about you come?"
The women had already been attracted by the story and began to speak.
"Isn't this Liang Shanbo a fool? He didn't know Zhu Yingtai was a woman after three years of studying together?"
"That's right, so Zhu Yingtai doesn't have her period every month?"
"Zhu Yingtai is also a fool. She obviously has feelings for Liang Shanbo, but why doesn't she just say it? If it were me, I would have let Liang Shanbo climb into my bed on the third night."
The people of Lingchuan were all stunned. What kind of vicious words were these?
The plot soon came to the scene where the Zhu family and the Ma family were engaged, which made the women watching so anxious that they almost stepped forward to grab Ling Chuan and stop him from speaking.
"Hey, hey, this is just a story. It's fake. I made it up." Ling Chuan was surrounded by a group of ferocious women. He didn't know how many times he was touched. Fortunately, he protected his vital parts, otherwise he would have made a fool of himself.
Tao Ran was still able to calm the situation at the critical moment: "Everyone, leave. Master Ling is a distinguished guest of the Music Bureau. If you are so rude, I will tell Master Fengluan and punish you with three days of confinement."
The women suddenly fell silent and stepped aside.
When the plot reached its climax, Lingchuan was left with a deep impression. Liang Shanbo visited the Zhu family and learned that Zhu Yingtai was a girl. He then expressed all kinds of emotions and decided to propose marriage to the Zhu family.
However, Zhu Yingtai had already been betrothed to a powerful family, so Liang Shanbo could only be depressed all day long. Finally, he fell seriously ill and before he died, he said that he wanted to be buried in Jiulongxu just to be closer to Zhu Yingtai.
When he got to this point, all the women in the room burst into tears, including Tao Ran, who had already heard this story once and was crying as he wrote.
When Zhu Yingtai got married, she passed by Liang Shanbo's tomb to pay respects. The sky and earth changed color, the tomb collapsed and cracked, and then Zhu Yingtai jumped in...
At this point in the story, Ling Chuan deliberately paused, and when everyone could no longer help asking about the result, he told the ending of the butterfly transformation.
Although this ending was not perfect, it fascinated everyone. Everyone in the room was immersed in it, leaving only the sound of Tao Ran writing furiously.
After a long time, someone asked, still unsatisfied, "What about below?"
Ling Chuan shrugged: "There's nothing below. They both turned into butterflies and flew away together. What else do you want?"
There was no more words below, which immediately attracted the fierce eyes of the crowd to look at Lingchuan's vital points.
Ling Chuan was so scared that he quickly stood up and retreated behind the chair: "What are you going to do?"
The room was suddenly filled with earth-shaking laughter; even Tao Ran laughed out loud while wiping away his tears.
This commotion still attracted Zhang Fengluan: "What are you all doing here? Go away."
Everyone turned into birds and beasts and scattered. Zhang Fengluan then sat down and said, "Brother Ling, how is this story?"
Ling Chuan glanced at Tao Ran and said, "It should have been finished. Maybe the details still need to be considered, but it doesn't matter. We can change it during the rehearsal. But I have a suggestion..."
Zhang Fengluan said quickly: "Brother Ling, please speak."
"I think the Jiaofangsi is big enough. We can set aside an area and open a new section to perform the stories in this script. The Liang Zhu script is more suitable for women, so it is best to separate it from the Jiaofangsi. As long as this one is a success, the Jiaofangsi will definitely make a lot of money in the future."