Chapter 1198

The good time is coming.

The wives of the other residences all avoided the side hall next door. The Birthday Ceremony of these mansions had already been offered in the front yard.

Xiao Ni and others, who had been entertaining girls from other houses in the side hall, also came to the open hall. A large number of relatives of the royal family were waiting to pay homage to the Zhennan King's birthday.

In a moment, mother Luo respectfully led the king to come in.

The king of Zhennan still wore that red silk robe, but his face was not as red as before.

Although Zhennan Wang was still smiling at the moment, many people were keenly aware that his smile was a little stiff, and they exchanged a look with each other secretly. The wives of the Xiao clan guessed that it was aunt Niu's private wearing of Dongzhu that disturbed his good mood.

But before in the side hall of the Xiao family girls are confused, do not know exactly what is going on. Immediately, a smart servant girl went to inquire about it, and quietly told his master.

After they knew about it, they all looked at each other. For a while, the atmosphere of the open hall, which should have been jubilant, became a little strange.

Zhennan Wang rushes into the open hall, Xiao Luan follows him, and several servant girls in green walk at the end.

After the king of Zhennan sat down on the top of the chair, Xiao Luan was waiting.

After that, Nangong Yue, the highest status of all the women's wives, came forward first and saluted him: "my daughter-in-law is celebrating his father's birthday! I wish my father happiness like the East Sea

Several servant girls beside her helped to present the birthday ceremony, a pair of purple purlin wood elephant ivory carving crane picture and a pair of shoes embroidered with the word "Fu".

After that, Wei's wife, several girls of the Xiao family and the relatives of the ancestral hall of the Xiao family all came forward to celebrate their birthday, and the maids presented birthday gifts.

"I wish you a happy life

"My daughter wishes my father a long life in heaven, and the pines are not old!"

"My niece, I wish my uncle every year the present and the present year after year!"

“……”

In the open hall, shouts of birthday were heard one after another. The women's wives presented their birthday gifts one by one. A servant girl in green was singing and drinking the list. The atmosphere was very lively.

It took more than half an hour for the women's family members to finish their birthday worship and present their birthday gifts.

After that, the king of Zhennan said a few words, and asked Nangong Yue to greet the guests, so he walked away in a hurry. It seemed that he was not very interested.

After counting the birthday gifts, the maids in green worked together to carry them away.

At the end of the birthday call, those women who had previously avoided returned to the open hall and sat down in their original seats with a smile.

After Nangong Yue was consulted by Nangong Yue, she opened the banquet with a loud voice, and the banquet was about to start.

The servant girls, with their bright blue dishes on both sides, walked into the hall with their hands full of fish and meat After a while, the delicious dishes with all kinds of colors and fragrance were put in front of the guests.

The dishes, dishes, cups and cups are all blue and white porcelain of the same color.

This dish is even more abundant than the small banquet of Bixiao hall before. There are all kinds of delicacies and seasonal vegetables from all over the world, and they are delicious and delicious.

The seats for the ladies were in the open hall, while the three tables for the girls were in the side hall. Xiao Fei had a lot of conversation with Miss Zhou before, so she simply ordered the maid to arrange her and Zhou's girls at the same table, and let the girls on Tuesday and Wednesday get stained with light.

Xiao Fei and Zhou roujia, the eldest girl of Zhou, are talking in a soft voice while having dinner.

“…… Is the music of Qin and Xiao ensemble Zhou roujia asked in a low voice.

"Yes," Xiao Fei nodded. "My sister-in-law and I inferred from the remnant music that there are three piano and Xiao ensemble tunes that are slightly different. We have carefully pondered for a long time, but the progress is still slow But what has been done is wonderful

Zhou Rujia hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Miss Xiao, I wonder if you can borrow me..."

Before she finished her words, Zhou rouhui, a girl next to her on Tuesday, suddenly called out in a low voice: "Ouch!"

Zhou roujia turned her head subconsciously. Zhou rouhui, with her round face, bit her lower lip and exclaimed, "big sister, I'm sorry!"

A small bowl of soup on the table was knocked over, and half a bowl of soup was spilled, and the soup flowed on the table Some splashed on Zhou Rujia's sleeve, and the honey soup stains were particularly striking on the green cloth.

Zhou roujia frowned slightly. This new dress was specially made by her mother for her birthday party. She only wore it for the first time. This soup stain should still be washable, right?

"Big sister, blame me for my carelessness and splashing the soup on you! Don't be angry with me, big sister Zhou rouhui said quickly and quickly. She looked at Zhou roujia timidly and twisted her handkerchief nervously.

Zhou rouhui's servant girl quickly knelt down and tried to dry the soup stains on her clothes with a handkerchief.

There was so much noise at this table, not to mention the girls at the same table. The girls at the next two tables also put down their chopsticks and looked around one after another.Zhou roujia smile, light clouds, gentle voice, such as spring breeze: "what do you say, my sister, a dress is just a small matter."

Several girls at the same table laughed, and ate their own meals and chatted.

Xiao Fei glanced at the girl on Tuesday and said to Zhou Rujia, "Miss Zhou, why don't I ask the maid to take you to change your clothes. There is no big difference between us in stature. I think you can also wear my clothes

Her side of the Bai boat with a smile to walk forward, respectfully said: "I would like to trouble Miss Zhou to go with the maid."

Zhou roujia also understood that the birthday party had just begun, and that her dirty clothes would only make her more eye-catching. So she pondered for a moment, and then got up to thank Xiao Fei: "thank you very much, Miss Xiao."

On Tuesday, the girl breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest, and thanks Xiao Fei.

At the same time, the two servant girls quickly came up to clean up, dried up the soup, collected the overturned bowl, and in the blink of an eye, everything was in order.

No one noticed that Zhou rouhui's servant girl quietly retired.

Seeing that all the girls had eaten enough, Xiao Fei made a gesture to the maid who was waiting on the side. At once, two rows of servant girls went into the side hall. A group of people collected some empty dishes and bowls neatly, while another group served various snacks for the girls.

Rose rice cake in the shape of rose, Golden Horse rolling, plum blossom carving in the shape of plum blossom, rose taro with light purple honey juice, and round dumplings with egg blossom and wine fragrance

The girls who thought they were already full were not only eating their fingers, but also tasting these delicate and beautiful snacks and commenting on them from time to time.

Before long, Bai Zhou led Zhou roujia back to the banquet in the side hall. Miss Zhou changed her dress into a brand-new blue and blue color woven golden lotus flower and carved silk figurine. The color was very suitable for her skin color, which made her look as smooth as snow, delicate and moist.

They went to Xiao Fei again. Bai Zhou bowed her knees and said, "elder girl, I'm afraid that the soup is not easy to clean for a long time. I've sent Miss Zhou's clothes to the starch washing room. When they are washed and washed, they will send them to the general's Office."

Xiao Fei answered and asked Zhou Rujia to sit down and start with her heart.

By the end of the banquet, it was already half of the time, and people moved to Dehe and Lou one after another.

Dehe tower is a theater building built in the southwest corner of the inner courtyard of the prince's residence. The Nanwang couple in the old town are not interested in watching opera. Therefore, the location of Dehe tower is somewhat biased. On weekdays, the female family members of the mansion prefer to set up a simple stage in a small garden.

However, this kind of stage is only suitable for singing Wenxi. If you want to see martial opera, you have to go to the theater.

Walk through several hand copied corridors, and then around a small lake, through several Ruyi doors, along a blue stone path down is Dehe tower.

Dehe building is a two-story building. In the first floor, the stage facing south is the stage. The front stage is separated from the backstage by the purple hardwood carved partition fan. The two-story corridor is built on three sides around the building, with carved low railings beside it.

As soon as you enter the door, you can see a large plaque hanging above the stage, with three large characters in gold paint: "Dehe tower".

Under the guidance of the servant girls of the palace, a group of female dependents went up the corridor on the second floor from the three stairs. A set of armchairs and tables were arranged in the corridor for guests to sit down.

These seats were also arranged in advance according to their status and family relationship, and the women soon took their seats.

The girls were very excited. A little girl with pomegranate and red lotus patterns said excitedly, "I heard that the Cheng family troupe was invited today. Now it's Luoyue city. No, the most famous opera troupe in southern Xinjiang. I heard that their little boy Cheng Zisheng was both literate and martial arts. From childhood to Huadan, they were all vivid, and no one could be better at martial arts Right, all of them applauded Last time my grandmother was on her birthday, she also wanted to invite Cheng's troupe to sing all day. Who knows, Cheng Jiaban said that they had been appointed by other governments in the last two months, and finally they had to invite the whole spring to come over. Ah, the singing and singing are the babbling songs, which are very boring. "

The girl in yellow beside her said with a smile, "well, finally, as you wish, you can listen to Cheng Zisheng singing today!"

The little girl in pomegranate red was overjoyed.

Another girl said, "Cheng Zisheng really has both color and art. Last year, I saw Cheng Zisheng sing opera in general Yao's mansion. It's really amazing..."

“……”

Girls, you said everything, and you sat down on the corridor on the second floor of the theater.

Soon, with the sound of powerful gongs and drums, a female general in military uniform and heavily painted on her face appeared on the stage. As soon as she appeared, she played a wonderful long spear. The guests were dazzled and excited. They applauded and applauded. As soon as the opening ceremony started, the atmosphere was heated. The guests were all excited and focused Play

At the same time, a piece of gilded opera fold has been presented to Nangong Yue. After he randomly ordered the book Mulan in the army, he handed it over to Wei's family, along with Mrs. Tian, Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Qiao

When the script was delivered to Mrs. Fang Sitai's hand, it was already after the incense sticks. The stage below had already begun to sing the second play, which was the "Mulan in the army" by nangongyue.Mrs. Fang Sitai watched the play absentmindedly. Beside her was a girl in Pink Butterflies and flowers. She was about 14 or 15 years old. She had a melon face and a willow eyebrow. Her big black eyes were clear and clear, like two deep pools.

But at the moment, although she was smiling, her eyes showed a trace of impatience, and quietly looked at the theater in the direction of nangongyue, and looked around at the theater in a calm and curious manner.

Seeing that Mrs. Fang Sitai was staring at the opera fold for a long time, the girl in pink gently pulled the sleeve of Mrs. Fang Sitai and called in a coquettish voice: "grandmother..."

Mrs. Fang took a glance at her granddaughter and said, "don't worry, sister man. Wait until grandma finishes reading this play What kind of play do you want to see? Grandmother helps you

Fang Ziman stares at a pair of big eyes and doodles his mouth. He looks innocent and weak. She rubbed her handkerchief and said, "grandmother, you'd better order some of your favorite plays."

Mrs. Fang looked down at the stage below, and said meaningfully, "sister man, grandmother, do you remember that you like the story of jade pillow? Grandma will give you a discount. "

Fang Ziman's eyes flashed, and the plaited jade teeth bit her lower lip and nodded. A faint blush appeared on her pretty face.

After Mrs. Fang ordered the play, she passed on the trick.

On the stage downstairs, several actors are singing to the climax. Mulan has changed into a man's dress with great vigor. She also bought a horse and saddle, trying to persuade her father to let her fight for him

The girls were all subconsciously pinching their handkerchiefs, and their beautiful eyes could not be seen for a moment.

Only Zhou Rujia seemed to be in a state of uneasiness. She adjusted her sitting posture from time to time, and her eyes drifted.

At this time, Xiao Fei felt that her mouth was dry and she turned half way to get the tea cup on the table. However, she saw that Zhou roujia's expression was not right. She quietly asked, "Miss Zhou, what's wrong?"

Zhou Rujia hesitated in her eyes, hesitated for a moment, and finally made up her mind. She looked at both sides and saw that no one was paying attention to them. She lowered her voice and said, "Miss Xiao, the ring I used to hold down the corner of my skirt is missing. Maybe it was just when I changed my clothes. Can I have Bai Zhou accompany me to look for it? "

Just now when she was singing the first play, Zhou roujia found that her girdle was missing. Both the master and the servant were in a panic. The servant girl searched all over her body, but she still couldn't find it.

The master and the servant were almost frightened. They were not in the mood to watch the play.

You can't throw away the private property of the girl's family. If one of them fails to make good use of, or falls into the hands of some men, it may be a crime of giving and receiving in private, and the reputation will be destroyed. What's more, the jade pendant is still the dowry of Mrs. Zhou.

Xiao Fei was startled when she heard the speech and quickly comforted her: "Miss Zhou, don't panic. I'll ask Bai Zhou first..."

Xiao Fei quickly motioned to Bai Zhou to listen and asked in a low voice whether she had seen Zhou Rujia's huanpei.

Bai Zhou is also unable to hide his surprise. Knowing that this matter is of great importance, he tried to think about it for a while, and whispered, "big girl, I don't remember much before, but when I was in qingranju to serve Miss Zhou to change her clothes, the ring pendant should have been gone."

There were many visitors to the town's South King's birthday this time. Those old Mrs. Tai were easy to get tired. Nangong Yue asked people to clear up two small yards so that the guests could have a rest. One of them is qingranju.

At that time, Bai Zhou took Zhou Rujia to qingran house, and asked a second-class servant girl to go back and take Xiao Fei's clothes and change them for her.

In other words, Zhou Rujia's ring pendant may have fallen on the way from the side hall to qingranju

There are other guests here. Xiao Fei, as the host, can't walk away, so she has to say, "Bai Zhou, you can follow Miss Zhou to look for it again along the way last time."

Zhou Rou Jia Mu Lu looks at Xiao Fei gratefully, thanks in a low voice, and goes with Bai Zhou.

Soon, the other two girls of the Zhou family also noticed that the elder sister was missing. They looked at each other with a smile, showing a trace of significance on their faces.

"Girl."

At this time, Zhou rouhui's maid called her gently. She looked up to the north of the theater. She seemed to have noticed something. Her eyes lit up, she stood up and walked along the corridor

"Mulan in the army" was finished on the stage, and then "naotiangong" started again. The monkey king, dressed in armor and dressed in gold, appeared on the stage with several neat somersaults, showing the monkey's mischievous and smart. Compared with the previous "Mulan in the army", the style was lighter and more joyful.

Madame and girls were teased to smile from time to time. Nangongyue and several servant girls of thrush were also amused.

"My son's concubine..." Zhou, sitting at the next table, suddenly spoke to Nangong Yue.

"Cousin." Nangong Yue turned his head and looked at the Zhou family. He saw that Madame Qiao left the table. A young girl with a round face was sitting on Mrs. Qiao's chair. It was the girl on Tuesday.

Zhou introduced the Tuesdays girl next to him, and said, "princess, this is the cousin of my mother's family, sister Hui. I always get along well with me in boudoir. My cousin is knowledgeable and reasonable, filial, virtuous, gentle and quiet, and she is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting... " Zhou tried to use all the words she knew on the girl on Tuesday, hoping to impress Nangong Yue.The more Zhou said, the more stiff her face became. She also knew that this cousin was not flexible and intelligent, but she didn't want to get married for many years. She didn't even make any progress. My mother is really entrusted to me!

Zhou's heart was bitter and bitter. She never wanted to go through this muddle. She married into the Qiao family for several years, but her mother-in-law, Mrs. Qiao, was sarcastic and did not say anything. Half a month ago, her mother-in-law had given an ultimatum. If she still had no news within half a year, she would stop the soup and medicine in the concubine's room and the whole room.

In a panic, Zhou went back to his mother's home to ask for advice from his mother and sister-in-law. Who thought that the second aunt of Dingyuan's general's residence was also there on that day, and asked whether her son's concubine was helping young master Xiao see each other. Zhou's family had heard Mrs. Qiao talk about it. The second aunt immediately expressed her interest and asked her to help make peace and see if she could marry Hui cousin into the palace.

Generally speaking, the Zhou family was born in the Zhou family, while the Dingyuan general's house was actually a one-way house. However, because Zhou's great uncles and sons had made great achievements in the battle field, and even that uncle died in the battle, this was the title of general Dingyuan. As a girl of her family, Zhou didn't want to rely on Dingyuan general's house. However, her second aunt said that she couldn't write two "Zhou" characters. If the two families could support her together, Mrs. Qiao would not dare to embarrass her too much.

Zhou's family was really desperate, so he gritted his teeth.

Nangong Yue glanced at Zhou rouhui. Although Zhou didn't mention marriage for half a word, Nangong Yue guessed what the Zhou family had planned.

To Xiao Luan see each other is that she deliberately let people out, so that when she inquires about the girl, if she cares about Xiao Luan's concubine's family, she can also express it implicitly.

She would not comment on whether the Dingyuan general's office and the two rooms were in line with the rules, but the Zhou family was not under her consideration, which is certain.

Nangong Yue also pretended to be confused and said with a faint smile: "Miss Zhou is really dignified. What do you like to do on weekdays?"

Seeing Nangong Yue's question, Zhou rouhui bowed gracefully and said in a soft voice, "back to the princess of the world, I read some classics and history in addition to Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting and needlework." Zhou rouhui thinks that Princess Shizi is the legitimate daughter of Nangong aristocratic family. She comes from a scholarly family, and Xiaoda girl is also a famous talented woman. That's what she likes.

"It is wise to learn history." Nangong Yue seemed to praise a word, picked up the blue and white porcelain bell cup on one side and sipped a sip of hot tea.

Zhou rouhui thought Nangong Yue would teach himself a few sentences, but he didn't want to have the following.

Zhou was a little embarrassed from the beginning to the end. From time to time, he looked up at Mrs. Qiao's seat. She took advantage of her mother-in-law just went downstairs to the clean room, which quietly brought Zhou rouhui to see Nangong Yue.

After calculating the time, his mother-in-law is expected to be back soon. Zhou's heart is anxious and worried. If her mother-in-law comes back and sees that she has been involved in these matters without her consent, she does not know what she will become angry.

Zhou rouhui saw that Nangong Yue did not speak any more, and it was not good to take the initiative to talk to Nangong Yue. The Chou family winked at him and indicated that she would pick up another topic with Nangong Yue.

However, her flattering eyes were thrown to the blind, and the restless Zhou family did not receive it at all.

From the corner of his eye, Zhou caught a glimpse of a man in a bean green dress entering the theater. His heart leaped suddenly. Without thinking about it, he said to Zhou rouhui, "sister Hui, I think your sister is looking for you. Maybe something is wrong..."

It's an order to yourself?! Zhou rouhui was so angry that her face was red, but she could do nothing about it. In full view of the public, she always had the cheek to stay, so she had to leave. She said to her mother when she went back to the house. This cousin is so useless that she can't help at all!

Nangong Yue did not put Zhou rouhui's careful thinking in his heart and continued to watch the play.

After the performance of naotiangong and two or three martial arts operas, the style of a certain play suddenly changed from martial opera to literary drama. Some girls who are good at martial arts feel bored, but some ladies like to watch this graceful long sleeve dance.

For a while, there was a lot of silence in the theater. Both gongs and drums and cheers were suppressed.

The play is called "the story of jade pillow". It tells us that a scholar and his wife have been married for several years without any children. Therefore, the scholar takes two concubines under the control of his parents. From then on, a good wife and a beautiful concubine will accompany him. In the next ten years, his concubine gave birth to three sons and three daughters. In the year of ear Shun's reign, scholars were already full of children and grandchildren. On the day of the scholar's 60th birthday, the mansion suddenly received a report from the mansion that his eldest grandson had won the first place in the imperial examination. The scholar was overjoyed. He didn't get on well for a while and fainted When he opened his eyes again, he found that he had just fallen asleep on a jade pillow with only his wife over 60. Only then did the scholar react. All the beautiful things in just a dream were just a dream. In fact, he only married an old wife, the old wife had nothing to do, so that the husband and wife lived a lonely life, even if they died, no one broke the pot. The old scholar burst into tears and repented!

At this time, the performance is the last part of the story of jade pillow. The opening ceremony is the 60th birthday of the old scholar. The descendants come to the mansion to celebrate the birthday of the old scholar. The atmosphere is harmonious and harmonious

At this age, Mrs. Tian is not as young as she is. She loves to be lively and noisy. She is fascinated by a literary drama.When the actors on the stage were singing wonderfully, Mrs. Tian couldn't help but clap her hands and praise: "this Cheng family's troupe is really good at singing. Although his family's martial arts are more famous, according to my experience, their literary drama is not bad compared with that of" full spring. "

"Mrs. Tian said so." Mrs. Yao nodded, "I've heard the whole spring sing in the story of jade pillow. His family's singing skill is not better than that of Cheng Zisheng."

Ladies, you have a good conversation.

Looking at the bustling scene of Qiqi, the descendants of the old scholar on the stage, it seems that if Mrs. Fang is touched, she starts to sigh: "only when the wives and concubines are in harmony, and the children and grandchildren are prosperous, can we have both good fortune and wealth."

With that, Mrs. Fang Si Tai looked at Nangong Yue and asked, "princess, what do you think?"

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