Chapter 369: Misfortune comes out of the mouth
Bai Qingyun smiled and quickly knelt down, raised her head slightly, and looked at the Queen Mother.
"As long as the Queen Mother likes you, you can watch the performance at any time. Master Zhou has left you a private room. Look, it is in the upper position, there is a separate passage there, not affected by the guests below."
Following the direction of Bai Qingyun's finger, the Empress Dowager and others all looked back.
Sure enough, there was a small second floor above the audience seat, but there was a curtain blocking it. With Bai Qingyun's introduction, the curtain in the compartment was opened and a huge room was exposed.
The Queen Mother was so happy. In this position, they sat here and watched the drama for more than an hour but didn't find it. It was really secret. If the passage was still separate, I wouldn't it be that the drama would be watched at any time without anyone noticing it.
Thinking of this, he quickly looked at Zhou Heng.
"You've all been bothering. Girl, get up quickly and tell the Ai family what your name is? Where are you from?"
Zhu Yunmo was a little worried and looked at Zhou Heng. Zhou Heng smiled slightly and signaled him to rest assured.
Zhu Yunmo then felt more at ease and stared at Bai Qingyun and the Empress Dowager. At this moment, the Empress Dowager had already pulled Bai Qingyun's hand and let her sit on the brocade pun in front of her.
The princes and concubines behind them also came over excitedly. After all, the role Bai Qingyun interpreted was very tense. At this moment, they all felt very happy to listen to her at close range.
Bai Qingyun smiled awkwardly on her face, glanced at Zhou Heng, and then said:
"The daughter of the civilian Bai Qingyun is from Tongzhou. She was abandoned by her family since she was a child. Her adoptive father took me in and taught me to perform. On the way back to Beijing, her adoptive father was ill and rescued by Mr. Zhou, but he was already in a terminal state.
After burying his adoptive father, I heard that Mr. Zhou recruited personnel to rehearse a new drama, and the girl came here to see the script. She was really moved, so she volunteered to perform Li Xiangjun. But this new drama is not like various operas. I wonder if the empress dowager likes it?"
Bai Qingyun spoke very sincerely, and the empress dowager felt even more sorry for the girl in front of her. When she heard her last question, she smiled even more.
"I like it, I like it very much. The Ai family said that I will support you in the future. The Ai family can't see enough!"
The wise king was not standing far ahead, but he also said with a smile:
"What the emperor's grandmother said is that the "Peach Blossom Fan" starring Miss Bai and others really opened their eyes. It can present various scenes completely different from ordinary operas. It can only be described in the word "shock".
The Queen Mother glanced at the wise king with appreciation.
"It's still Bingxun has a good eye. The Ai family also feels the same. By the way, what did you just sing? Why is it so nice?"
Bai Qingyun felt a little embarrassed and bowed slightly and said:
"This is a lyric written by Mr. Zhou. We changed it to a tune and used it in the whole play. We also hope it can be catchy. Many poems can be sang in this tune."
The wise king probably has a musical verse. After humming two lines, they were all the poems in Zhou Heng’s previous collection. Although the artistic conception was different, it was not inconsistent at all when singing it through this tune.
In an instant, the Queen Mother suddenly realized, "What did you just say this is called, Qupai?"
Bai Qingyun quickly leaned over, "Yes, this is the tune, one tune and one tune. We have written three tunes now, and the performance will be gradually launched in the future. After all, the new drama has just been rehearsed, and there are still many places to be more perfect."
The queen mother was surprised, "Isn't this good enough?"
Xue Fan, who was standing behind, quickly stepped forward and knelt down with a look of panic on his face.
"Reply to the Empress Dowager's words, the little one was a little nervous and showed his timidity. In the last show, he forgot the words and did not meet the original expectations. Please punish the Empress Dowager."
The Queen Mother quickly signaled Madam Cui to help her up.
"Get up quickly, the acting is already so good. Don't belittle yourself. The Ai family didn't see what you missed. It's already very good to have such an effect in the first performance."
Xue Fan quickly got up and the empress dowager looked at Madam Cui.
"There are rewards. The Ai family was very moved. The turbulent court situation made the people so painful. It was really a disaster for the court. When you go back, you will also give a memorial to the emperor. If you want the people to be safe, the court situation must be stable. If you don't understand, come and take a look at the "Peach Blossom Fan" to see the ending of Li Xiangjun and Hou Fangyu."
The wise king quickly claimed yes. The prince was unwilling to participate. Seeing that everyone said so, he quickly bowed to say yes.
Zhou Heng hurried over and looked at the Queen Mother with a smile on his face. He would rather talk less about it. Entertainment is entertainment. You cannot lead a war, otherwise you will be used by these princes in the future. Wouldn't that pull himself and Zhu Yunmo into the vortex of the party struggle?
"It's getting late for the Empress Dowager, otherwise we'll go to the farm to have a meal and they'll be ready."
The Empress Dowager smiled instantly, looked at the wise king and the prince behind him, and naturally understood what Zhou Heng meant. She stretched out her hand at Madam Cui, stood up and ordered:
"Let's go, see what food Mo'er and Zhou Heng have prepared. After saying that, the Ai family is indeed a little hungry. Miss Bai, please accompany the Ai family!"
Zhou Heng was stunned. Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager asked Bai Qingyun to serve him. Without saying much, he quickly called everyone out of the theater.
The carriages and horses were already parked in front of the door at this time, but the Queen Mother did not get in. Looking at the lush scenery outside, she shook her head and said:
"If you don't take a car, the Ai family wants to walk around. Every day you see the square sky in the capital. Now that you have come out, it's better to walk outside."
After saying this, the concubines who were already ready to get on the bus quickly followed behind.
Even though the road in Beishan has hardened the road, when I walked on the roadside in such an luxurious dress, I lost my previous elegance for a moment, and the corners of the skirt and shoes were inevitably stained with mud, but no one dared to complain.
Everyone walked to the village in a mighty manner, and there was no order here to keep people away. So at noon, the village houses were cooking, and some women were still in front of the door, chatting while doing their work.
When he saw Zhu Yunmo and Zhou Heng bringing people over, he was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly fell to his knees, but he didn't know what to call him, but he just knelt down and didn't say anything.
The Empress Dowager waved to everyone. Such a pastoral atmosphere was the most popular among the old man in the deep palace. The smile on his face increased instead of decreasing, and he quickly signaled everyone to get up.
"Don't kneel down. It was me, the old woman, who disturbed you. What food are you doing?"
When the empress dowager saw the silky object in the woman's basin, she actually rubbed it with white flour. The queen mother asked with interest.
The woman always saw the prince and Zhou Heng. When she saw these two people were there, she suddenly felt no restrained and introduced with a smile:
"This is a golden potato pancake. The prince and his benefactor taught us to plant a lot of golden potatoes. When we harvested the last time, some of the small ones were not dug up. We picked them up and inserted them into shreds, and then mixed them with flour. They baked them out like cakes in the oil pan. My little grandson could eat four of them at a meal."
When the empress dowager heard this, she quickly got closer. She couldn't tell what it was. She seemed a little hungry and looked at Zhu Yunmo with a smile.
"After she said this, the Ai family really wanted to eat it."
Zhu Yunmo was stunned and looked at Zhou Heng, not to mention that they were really not prepared.
"this......"
Seeing Zhu Yunmo stopping, the woman quickly wiped her hand on the lapel, stood up happily and ran home. After a while, she brought out a bamboo basket covered with white cloth, and lifted up the oily potato shredded cake and appeared in the bamboo basket.
Zhou Heng was closest to her and was about to pick her up. Huang Changsun, who was following behind, rushed up and reached out to block the woman's hand.
He probably was afraid that the woman would do something unreasonable and wanted to stop her, but the woman was walking, holding the bamboo basket with one hand, and was blocked by this. In an instant, the bamboo basket was crooked and a layer of potato shredded cakes rolled down.
Zhou Heng quickly reached out and took it. The bamboo basket was held in his hand, but many cakes were rolling down from the ground. The crown prince disagreed and blocked the woman horizontally, stepping on the cake under his feet and said to the empress dowager:
Chapter completed!