142 Weird Theater 13
You are a hero
We were separated by a wooden door and never met. I said in a hoarse voice, "Mr. Fan, I hated you at first. You should never have given me hope and then let me down. If you had not said you wanted to marry me, but told me the truth, I would have happily agreed."
Fan Li was silent for a long time, and he seemed to be crying: "I never thought of giving up on you, I have no choice... Do you understand? I have no choice, I can't give up my country because of my own selfish desires, so I can only give up on you temporarily. Wen Zhong promised me that as long as you can return safely, we can still be together, and then no one will stop us, and we will be happy."
I covered my chest, which was aching slightly. I smiled bitterly and said, "Master Fan, you don't have to be like this. I don't blame you. Your choice was correct when the country was facing life and death. If it were me, I would make the same choice. We are not destined to be together after all."
I know that if everything goes well on this trip to Wu, I will never be able to return to being the innocent and simple washerwoman I once was. Every inch of my body will be defiled by the King of Wu and become dirty.
I couldn't believe him.
I can't trust anyone.
Even if he is confident now, when I am lucky enough to come back, will he still keep his original intention?
I dare not bet.
My only fate is to die in Wu State or live out my life alone. My fate was determined from the moment I agreed to Wen Zhong.
Fan Li did not give up. He told me: "I know you are afraid. No matter how others look at me, my true love for you will never change. You will always be that pure and flawless woman in my heart. I don't care whether you believe me or not. Anyway, I will definitely marry you!"
People always have fantasies about beautiful things, but my fantasy had already ended on the night he married me.
Over the past three years, I have come to understand that beauty is a curse, and that begging for protection from others is not an option. Men are unreliable after all. It is better to use beauty as a weapon, maximize its effect, and do my best to buy the country a chance to breathe. This is also a good thing.
After making up my mind, I said coldly, "Mr. Fan, please go back."
On the day I set out for the Kingdom of Wu, Wen Zhong came to see me off. On the city wall, he shouted, "Take care on your journey!"
There were so many emotions in Wen Zhong's eyes: pity, apology, nervousness... and finally all of them were expressed in these four short words.
I understand what he meant. I still remember what Tianwenzhong said to me: "Success is a hero and failure is a hero. Who says women are inferior to men? If you are willing to step out of the city gate and give up the love in your heart, you will be a hero of the country!"
In a sense, Wen Zhong means a lot to me. He is both my teacher and my friend. I once hated him, but after hearing him open up to me that day, I only have respect and gratitude for him.
He changed my destiny. Originally, I would have left nothing but a beautiful body, but from now on, I will serve the country. When people talk about me, they will say that the woman dedicated herself to the country, which is commendable and a role model for women all over the world.
And these are all my comfort and hope in this life.
After I went to the State of Wu, things went more smoothly than I had imagined. The King of Wu loved me very much. He did many things for me at great expense and labor cost. He built many places for me, such as the Guanwa Palace, the Chunxiao Palace, the Xiangzhe Gallery, etc. He wanted to see me every day and night. Many ministers were dismissed, expelled or had their properties confiscated in order to dissuade him. Even his most trusted Lord Wu Zixu was sentenced to death for dissuading him from doing so.
I never thought that King Fuchai of Wu would love me so much. Although I was in the limelight many times and was scolded as a beauty who brings disaster by thousands of people and ministers of Wu, the King of Wu still saved me, and the gap between the two countries gradually widened as one grew stronger and the other lost.
In the King of Wu's harem, I personally dragged Fu Chai into the land of cannibalistic gentleness, making him a truly tyrant. These have been the motivations that have kept me going over the years. I hope that my country will completely defeat the State of Wu and bring me back to my homeland.
I didn’t have to wait long for that day. On the day when Wu was conquered, I stayed in Chunxiao Palace for a long time until the people from Yue took me back to my hometown.
I don't know how I got on the carriage, and I don't know how I got back to my hometown.
I only remember that Wen Zhong smiled at me on the city wall and said to me, "The hero is back."
After returning to Yue State, I was full of expectations for the future. I really did it. I used my beauty to make the King of Wu indulge in the gentle arms of his wife. I won a respite for the country. The country lived up to expectations and successfully defeated Wu State. All this happened like a dream.
A few days later, Wen Zhong brought me to meet King Gou Jian of Yue. He said that the king of Yue would reward me well, because I had performed very well in this operation, and perhaps he would grant me a hundred acres of fertile land and let me return home in glory.
But that day I was kneeling in the main hall, and the King of Yue and Echihou were standing on the high platform together. The King of Yue's eyes were complex and deep, and Echihou pursed her lips tightly.
There was silence in the hall for a long time. The monarch thought for a moment and said, "The credit for the fall of the country must go to Xizi. She should be generously rewarded and return home in glory." He slightly turned sideways and straightened his back, as if there was something he couldn't say.
Echigo took over the conversation, speaking in a high voice: "A woman who brings disaster to the country is indeed an ominous sign. In order to prevent Xizi's beauty from bringing disaster to Yue, and also for the sake of Xizi's innocence as a woman being tarnished, she should not be rewarded."
After hearing Echigo's words, I was stunned. My heart, which hadn't felt pain for a long time, began to ache violently. This was completely different from what I had imagined. I should have been praised by the monarch, but how could I become the woman who brought disaster to the country?
Or is it because of her beauty that she became a disaster to the country?
How ridiculous.
This is literally the funniest thing I have ever heard.
To the people of Wu, I am indeed a disaster to the country and its people, but to the people of Yue, I am definitely not a sinner. Why should I be defined with false charges!
Wen Zhong knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this is not possible. Everyone knows that Xizi is patriotic and will never overthrow the Kingdom of Yue. Please let her go home and she will not appear before your Majesty."
The King of Yue looked down upon everyone, his imperial majesty fully revealed.
Echigo said bluntly: "A man is innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure. Her beauty is her fault. How can Wen Zhong not understand such a simple truth?"
Wen Zhong was horrified, his words showed his murderous intent.
Echigo asked again, "What do you think, Master Fan?"
Fan Li was sweating profusely. He lowered his head to look at the tip of his shoe. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Echigo, "Could it be..."
Under the gaze of the crowd, Fan Li's hand loosened and he said slowly, "What Echigo said makes sense."
Although I had given up hope on him, I still almost vomited a mouthful of blood after hearing what he said.
Echigo said in a solemn voice: "In this case, I will punish Xizi by having her heart cut out. Please show your gratitude."
I knelt on the ground for a long time before I could figure out what Echigo had said.
It turns out that my final result was the punishment of having my heart cut out?
For the first time, I looked up at my monarch, and a sneer appeared on my lips. "You have already achieved hegemony, so you put me on a high platform in a pretentious manner. You decide my life or death with a sentence of innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure. It's really ridiculous."
Looking back on my life, beauty has never brought me anything, but instead was the beginning of my misfortune.
"I accept your command and thank you."
"Thank your father for nothing!" Suddenly, a little palace maid in the hall angrily smashed the palace lantern.
She pointed at Fan Li and said, "I've been fed up with you for a long time! You useless coward! Still waiting for you? Even if I wait till the end of time, you won't even give me a fart!"
Sang Mian put her hands on her hips and said, "I really can't stand it anymore! You ungrateful people, I worked so hard to help you, King Zhou Xuan Wu, and this is how you treat me?"
As she said that, she rushed forward, grabbed Xizi's shoulders and shook them vigorously: "Don't let them fool you! Still think that beauty is the root of trouble? In our eyes, you are a hero!
Sister, listen to me!" Sang Mian took out the Green Dragon Crescent Blade from his waist and said, "Kill Fan Li first and then Gou Jian, so that they know how dangerous the world is."
Xizi was dumbfounded, looking at the two-meter-long sword in her hand. No... can this thing be carried with you?
Sang Mian really endured for a long time. From the first second of the play, she was arranged to be an unimportant extra beside Xi Shi. She was a village woman when the girl washing silk, a slave when Xi Shi practiced dancing, and became a palace maid of the King of Wu when she went to the State of Wu. She witnessed Xi Shi's tragic life.
After reading about Xi Shi's life, she thought to herself, no wonder Xi Shi was depressed, who wouldn't be depressed?
She devoted her life to the country, but was finally sentenced to death and was labeled a woman who brought disaster to the country. She finally understood why Xi Shi's heart was in someone else's hands.
How painful it is to be torn out the heart.
At the last moment when Xi Shi was about to die, she suddenly realized that life is like a play. If she wanted to succeed in the main mission, she must change the ending where Xi Shi was slandered as a woman who brought disaster to the country and give her a fair ending.
After realizing this, Sang Mian finally broke free from the shackles of drama.
"Well said!" Another maid also smashed the palace lantern, "You are not a beauty who brings disaster! You are a hero who serves the country and the people!"
Bai Tang also broke free from the constraints of the plot. Then, the lights in the palace were smashed to the ground one by one. Xia Qing's eyes were red. "Xi Shi, don't be afraid. We support you!"
Zhou Jianyi, Zhou Jiayi, Luo Jiangjiang and Yan Ming all walked out from the extras and helped Xi Shi up from the ground. No matter what history was, at this moment they just wanted to stand behind Xi Shi.
King Gou Jian of Yue frowned: "How dare you! Are you planning a rebellion?"
In fact, he was very panicked. The play was almost over and he was about to go off work. What the hell was going on when a bunch of strange actors suddenly showed up?
Not only him, but also the actor who played Yuehou, Fan Li, and Wen Zhong were all dumbfounded.
"Forget about treason. I think a beating will be enough." Sang Mian sneered: "What do you think?"
"Great, let's do it!" Zhou Jian rubbed his hands together, he had disliked this group of people for a long time. Not only did they take advantage of them, but they also wanted to kill them in the end. How shameless!
The King of Yue slammed the table and said, "How dare you!"
Xia Qing couldn't stand it anymore. She pointed at the group of people in the hall and said, "Can you stop taking advantage of your mental problems to do whatever you want? Look at what you are doing, are you human? What's wrong with beating you up?"
Bai Tang rolled her eyes: "I've seen people with bound feet, but I've never seen people with bound brains." She waved her hand: "Don't waste time talking to them, just do it!"
Echigo shouted, "Come quickly! Protect the emperor!"
Sang Mian was speechless. Did she really think she was the mother of a country just by acting in a play?
"Fuck! Director, save me!" The actor who played Fan Li cried after his hair was grabbed. She really cried. Can anyone tell her why these people...
Among all the actors, only Xi Shi was still immersed in the play. She was stunned by the scene in front of her, especially the maid who rushed out first. She pulled her and said sincerely: "You are not a woman who brings disaster to the country. You work for the country and the people. What's wrong with that?"
Sang Mian once again took out the silver heart and placed it in Xishi's palm, "Don't punish yourself with other people's mistakes. Your suffering is over."
This time Xishi did not reject her, but held Sang Mian's hand and said with relief: "Okay."
With Xi Shi's two lines of tears, the play was forcibly ended and darkness enveloped the stage.
The theater's radio also sounded, and the voice on the radio became noticeably more impatient.
[The Secret History of Xi Shi——End of the Play]
[Actors please stop fighting each other! Leave the stage one by one! ]
The radio broadcast the news several times before Zhou Jianyi and the others slipped off the stage. Sang Mian secretly glanced at the palm of her hand. Just now, when Xi Shi held her hand, she stuffed a thin piece of paper into her hand. Then, the system prompt sound rang in her mind.
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the special item - Silver Ghost Eye Map Fragment]
It was such a pleasant surprise. Sang Mian quickly collected the map fragments and then walked off the stage among the crowd of extras.
…
The dean was already waiting for them backstage. For some reason, his expression was very distorted.
Sang Mian felt inexplicably guilty, but then she thought about it and realized she had nothing to feel guilty about, so she straightened her back and said, "Yi Guang's illness has been successfully cured, why are you still not happy?"
Xia Qing muttered to the side: "Men are all like this, they like to be petty."
The dean suddenly got furious at Xia Qing's words. He pointed at the stage with trembling body, "You...what did you do! Now all the audience members want to get their tickets refunded, saying that the actors were fighting on the stage and ran away without even performing the ending! What on earth did you do!"
Sang Mian looked confused: "Ah, what did we do? We are just extras, what can we do?"
Bai Tang also played dumb: "Yes, yes, I really don't understand what you are saying."
"Okay." The dean glanced at everyone with resentment, then sneered: "If that's the case, don't even think about having an easy time. Three audience members just came to see you, and they'll be here soon after you finish your performance."
Needless to say, it must be Lou Zangyue and the other three. Sang Mian spread his hands and said, "Oh, it's okay. Xishi's illness has been cured. We will leave soon. They can't find us."
"Heh." The dean raised his hand with a trembling hand and said viciously, "Who said Yi Guang's illness is cured? You have failed. Get ready to be punished! You still want my theater? Dream on!"
“…”
Sang Mian looked up carefully: "You lied to me."
The dean pointed to the back and said arrogantly: "If you don't believe me, go ask yourself."
The dean didn't look like she was lying. Everyone panicked. Yan Ming almost cried, "Is her disease so difficult to treat? She hasn't recovered yet? Woohoo... How unlucky am I to meet her."
Zhou Jian slapped him on the back of his head: "Stop comparing yourself. Look at how useless you are. How did you survive until now?"
Luo Jiangjiang asked Sang Mian worriedly: "What he said seems to be true. Normally, the panel will send a prompt after completing the main task, but our panel has not moved so far."
Sang Mian didn't understand either. When they were acting just now, Xi Shi had clearly promised her that she would no longer suffer. Why did she go back on her word?
She glared at the dean and said harshly, "Don't even think about having an easy life if I die. I'm telling you the truth. The oldest of the three people who just came to find us is a fugitive. If you harbor a fugitive, you'll be put in jail!"
【Author’s words】
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