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Chapter 95 A Fire

Fast forward to the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Jiang Yixi took the Buddha statue to Ruyi Hall in advance.

The old lady heard that this Buddha statue had been consecrated by Ji Cang and specially given to Li Zhenbao. She narrowed her eyes with a smile, quickly brought it into the small Buddhist hall, put it on the incense table, and bowed several times to the Buddha statue.

After that, Jiang Yixi made a request, "I heard the news from Grandma Wu that Princess Zhenbao is in very bad health. I'm very sad. I want to go to the medicine hall tomorrow to buy some tonics and cook a jar of medicinal food.

Send it to Zhaoming Nunnery. Oh, and I also need to honor my grandmother with a jar. If my grandmother likes it, my granddaughter will always honor her."

It is unlucky to buy medicine before the tenth day of the first lunar month, but it will be fine after the eleventh day.

Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. The old lady thought she understood what her granddaughter meant. She wanted to go out and have fun.

The old lady was so happy that she couldn't bear to refuse. She said, "Let Xun'er go out with you, buy some tonics and eat outside for a long time. Don't wait to watch the lantern festival at night, the streets will be chaotic, and rush home before dark."

Don't tell your sisters either, lest they all make a fuss and go out."

In the evening, Jiang Yixi quietly told Jiang Xun about going out to buy medicine and eat tomorrow.

Jiang Xun shook his head like a rattle, "No, tomorrow will be too chaotic. Don't get lost. I'll go out with my sister another day..."

A brief thought.

Jiang Yixi frowned and said, "I'm sixteen years old, not six years old, how could I lose... Do you want to go or not? If you don't go, I will take Shuiling alone."

Jiang Xun had no choice but to compromise and decided to take Jiang Da, Shui Ling, and Wang Fu with him. Of course, he also had to take Hua Hua, who liked to watch the fun, with him.

After Jiang Xun left, Jiang Yixi held Huahua's ears and told her what would happen tomorrow and how she would do it.

Huahua's eyes widened, and she covered her mouth with a small paw and said, "There is still this matter. I need help, I must help." He also talked about the conditions, "I have helped so much, you have to let me in again."

A few days of fun in the mountains..."

The next day, Jiang Yixi was afraid that little girl Jiang Yirou would come to her early, so she hurriedly finished her breakfast and took Huahua and Shuiling to the outer courtyard. After meeting up with Jiang Xun, she went outside to take a carriage. Today, Jiang Da drove the car, and Wangfu and him

Sitting outside the car together, the two masters and Shui Ling were sitting in the car.

After Jiang Yixi went to the medicine hall to buy tonics, she went to Defuquan Restaurant on Luofu Street to eat roast duck.

Although it was still daytime, there were many more pedestrians and vehicles on the street than before, and the cars moved very slowly.

Huahua opened the car curtain with one paw and looked at people wearing festive clothes and strings of lanterns hanging on the trees and outside. She meowed happily, "So happy, so lively..."

A vendor selling candied haws on a stick came over shouting, "Candied haws on a stick, sweet and fragrant candied haws on a stick..."

Meow meow meow, "I want to eat."

Jiang Yixi stopped the car and bought three bunches of candied haws, one for herself, Jiang Xun and Shuiling.

Her bunch of flowers.

Huahua quickly stretched out her pink tongue and licked the candied haws. It only ate the outer candy. After licking it, Jiang Yixi threw away the hawthorn in the middle.

When we arrived at Luo Fu Street, it was already late noon.

After Jiang Xun got off the car, Jiang Yixi put on men's clothes, a green satin cotton robe with a belt loosely tied around the waist, and a dark green cloak. Her hair was scattered and tied with a hairpin.

Okay, let’s put on a black melon-skin hat again.

This outfit is all Jiang Xun's, and the robe can still be worn if it is rolled up.

Even though she was wearing men's clothes, no one would really think of her as a man, she was too cool and pretty.

Shui Ling also put on men's clothes, and the clothes were from Jiang Da. She is already tall, and her facial features are relatively tough. If you don't pay attention, you will think of her as a teenager.

In this dynasty, men and women were not strictly guarded. When visiting the capital, it was fashionable for ladies to wear men's clothes to go shopping or go to the theatre. Even though it was obvious that they were women, they just liked to dress up like this.

In Li Zhenbao's words, it is "Fan'er".

As soon as they got out of the car, Jiang Xun and Jiang Da both became happy and praised them for being "handsome".

Jiang Xun and Jiang Da opened the way ahead to prevent pedestrians from hitting them.

At this time, many people had finished eating and went to play on the street. They asked for a private room on the second floor with a small window facing south.

After entering the room, Jiang Yixi asked Jiang Xun to order, while she held Huahua and walked to the window to open the small window.

Outside the window is Nanfu Hutong behind Defuquan Restaurant. It faces a theater that was rented by the Shuanghongxi Theater Troupe that had just moved to the capital.

Although the Shuanghongxi Troupe has only come to Beijing not long ago, it has become famous as soon as it comes because it has several very good actors.

There is a big sign at the door, with several big characters written on it - Caiyun Chat, Taoyuan Horror. On the left is a column of small words - the last two performances of the farewell show.

"Terror in the Peach Garden" is a play in which Wang Sheng's soul lingers after his unjust death and entrusts his dream to the Marquis's daughter, Xia Niang, to help Wang Sheng avenge his murder. It is also one of Cai Yunqing's best plays.

Jiang Yixi looked up at the sky. The sun was so bright that it was hard to open her eyes. There was not a single cloud in the blue sky, and the strong wind was blowing, as if it could knock off the roof of the house.

Most of the houses on this street are of wooden structure, and there are four cloth shops and restaurants. Because of the Lantern Festival today, there are many lanterns hanging on the trees in front of the door. Coupled with the terrible weather, it is impossible to save the house if it burns down.

Jiang Yixi's eyes slid towards the big sign again.

Caiyunqing!

Jiang Yixi had an impression of this name, not only from the memory of his previous life, but Jiang Jin also mentioned it not long ago.

Jiang Jin told the old lady that Caiyun Liao was a Wudan actor who was very good at singing and acting. He was much better than Bai Yujiao from the Qingfu Opera Troupe and Yu Changxiang from the Jixiang Opera Troupe. He was sought after by many people. He was just older.

Now that I am older, I am twenty-six years old this year. I will stop singing after the first lunar month, so I can take care of my disciples or get married.

Jiang Jin wants to invite Caiyun Liao to sing at home during the Chinese New Year.

The old lady didn't want to, saying that the New Year was a family reunion, so why call an actor? We could wait until Uncle Jiang's birthday in April.

Jiang Yixi also knew that if nothing unexpected happened, the troupe would be compromised this afternoon and the entire troupe would be burned down. Caiyunqing saved Princess Li Jiao when she was escaping. King Wen repaid his kindness and wanted to marry Caiyunqing as his concubine to the emperor.

If he didn't agree, he placed Caiyunqing outside as his outer chamber...

Later it was found out that the leader of the Qingfu Opera Troupe was jealous of the Shuanghongxi Opera Troupe who had robbed them of their customers and financial sponsors as soon as they arrived, and bribed the people of the Shuanghongxi Opera Troupe to set the fire.

Unexpectedly, the fire not only burned the Shuanghongxi Theater Troupe, but also burned the second prince Wen Wang Li Shao and his six-year-old only daughter Princess Li Jiao who came to the theater in disguise. More than thirty people were burned to death and one person was burned.

More than a hundred people burned down half of the street, including Defuquan Restaurant.

People watching the lights in other places heard that there was a fire on Luofu Street, burning half of the street. They were frightened. People rushed home. Another stampede occurred, killing many people and injuring many people, and many children were lost...

This incident was a big deal at the time, and the emperor was furious. He punished many officials and people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Department, and sentenced the arsonists and those who ordered the arson to death. If you like Chun Man Jinghua, please collect it: (https://www.myxls.net) Chun
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