Chapter 68 The First Daughter Is Not Vicious 9
Chapter 68 The legitimate daughter is not vicious 9
Yuan Qiniang and Bai Wei were very happy that Wushuang went to Princess Pingning's flower-viewing banquet and got a female official named Fengyi when she came back.
Bai Zhexi said with an envious look: "You have already graduated from the fourth rank. If those scholars knew about this speed of promotion, they would be jealous to death."
Wushuang, however, didn't care much and said: "Female officials are incomparable to the male officials in the court, so there is nothing to envy."
Bai Zhexi immediately said angrily: "You must be angry with me on purpose, because you got an advantage and acted like a good boy.
Even if you are a female official with no real power, the salary you receive from a fourth-grade official is not fake. You have paid it.
No, you are already a salaried person, you have to treat us and make our family lively."
In this way, before Wushuang even received his salary, Bai Zhexi cost him several meals.
Fortunately, Wu Shuang had no shortage of money. Yuan Qiniang was generous with her money, and Bai Wei, being a loving father, gave him a lot. Even if he invited guests a few times, it would only be a drop in the bucket.
In the following days, Wushuang would go to the princess mansion almost every day to accompany Princess Pingning to practice martial arts.
After another sweaty fight ended, Princess Pingning became interested and insisted on dragging Wushuang to take a bath together.
Princess Binh Ninh Palace has a man-made hot spring with a huge bathtub and a stove underneath to heat the water.
Taking a bath like this would naturally cost a lot of money and be an absolute luxury.
However, soaking in the water is the same as enjoying a hot spring, and it is definitely a great experience.
Wushuang and Princess Ningping lay on the wall of the white jade pool together, eating fruits and pumpkin seeds.
Princess Pingning sighed a little boredly and said: "I always feel that our girls' family is very boring every day.
There are very few entertainments that can keep us entertained, so we spend most of the day in a hurry."
Wushuang said casually: "If the princess is bored, she can hold a banquet and recruit some ladies to accompany her.
Or just play ball-hammering, horse-drawing, pot-throwing, etc.
Even if I can’t enjoy incense and arrange flowers, I can still pass the time by painting and playing the piano.”
Princess Pingning said without interest: "I don't like having banquets because there are too many people.
But everyone was wearing the same mask, and I was annoyed to see them scheming in front of me.
I have no fun playing hammer, horse, hanging and throwing kettles by myself, and my servants don’t dare to play with me either.
If you invite other ladies to play together, what's the difference between having a party?
As for tasting incense, arranging flowers, playing the piano and painting, do you think I am someone who can like these things?"
Wu Shuang thought about Princess Ping Ning's temperament of wielding swords and guns. She was indeed not a person who could stay calm.
But people in ancient times had no Internet, mobile phones, or TVs. Apart from these, they could only watch movies.
But after watching too many dramas, it’s just the same thing, and I get tired of watching it.
But when thinking about watching a show, Wushuang suddenly remembered that she had told Bai Zhexi before that she wanted to play a big game to make money.
Compared to Bai Zhexi, it is obviously more convenient to cooperate with Princess Pingning, who is more influential.
Wushuang immediately said to Princess Pingning: "If the princess wants to be lively but doesn't want people to make noise around her, I have a good idea here."
Princess Pingning looked at Wushuang and said with some interest: "What's a good idea?"
Wushuang said enthusiastically: "Everyone in the capital loves to listen to the opera, and there are also many wealthy and idle people who like to dress up and go on stage to sing a few times.
In this case, we might as well treat these people who are proficient in opera and the wealthy and idle people as judges, and convene opera troupes from all over the world to come to Beijing for a big competition.
Choose the best old student, the best Hua Dan, the best Qing Yi, etc. Each one will be awarded a gold medal, with the name of the winner engraved on the gold medal.
With such fame and fortune, countless theater troupes will definitely flock to the capital. We can build a huge venue in advance to accommodate these people.
Then let people who are interested in watching pay for tickets to come in and watch, turning this event into a grand event that the entire capital participates in. Not only is it lively enough, but it can also make a fortune."
This point of view put forward by Wushuang is the popular talent show in the entertainment industry in later generations.
Numerous popular talent shows and variety shows in later generations have proved that this is definitely a hugely profitable business that can make people excited and spend money like water.
In particular, there are many rich people in Beijing, and the people are much wealthier than those in other places, so more people are willing to spend money on entertainment.
Of course, this is even more attractive to people like Princess Pingning who have money and leisure.
She was immediately intrigued by Wushuang and said, "Tell me in detail how to do this."
Wushuang explained all the various processes of future drafts.
Because modern methods are not completely applicable to ancient times, Wushuang also discussed with Princess Ping Ning to change the process to suit ancient conditions.
However, after discussing for a while, Princess Pingning became a little worried: "To accomplish this, we need a lot of manpower, and I don't have anyone useful here."
Wushuang immediately said: "If the princess lacks manpower, you can ask my brother Bai Zhexi to help.
Although my daughter's brother is a playboy, he is good at eating, drinking and having fun, and he has a group of friends who like to listen to operas.
These people may not be good at other things, but when it comes to watching operas, listening to music, and judging the quality of operas, no one is more proficient than them.
Let them be responsible for these lively and fun things, it will not be a problem."
The most important thing is that with something to do, Bai Zhexi no longer needs to live in the academy, and he can still make use of his group of dandy friends.
Princess Pingning also arrived: "In this way, I also have two young boys who are good at acting. I can also ask them to help manage some trivial matters."
The two actors that Princess Pingning mentioned were actually the faces raised by Princess Pingning.
The two of them were famous actors carefully cultivated in the largest theater troupe in the capital, and they were taken care of by Princess Pingning.
Wushuang was not familiar with these two people, because Princess Pingning was not particularly fond of them, or else she did not think of them in the first place.
After solving the problem of his subordinates, Wu Shuang and Princess Ping Ning continued to discuss other details.
The two of them were so excited that they didn't notice the passage of time.
When the two of them felt a little dizzy, they realized that they had soaked for too long and the skin on their bodies was wrinkled.
Because they were dizzy, the two of them lay down on the couch outside the bathroom to rest.
Princess Pingning's maids were so frightened that they fell to the ground and trembled, begging for forgiveness in fear.
When the princess took a bath, the waiters made a mistake, causing the princess to take a bath for too long and become unwell. This was a serious crime.
Fortunately, Princess Pingning was not a master who liked to punish her servants, so she waved her hand directly and said, "I don't blame you.
I was so absorbed in the discussion with Wushuang that I forgot the time. It’s also because I don’t like having someone to serve me when I’m taking a bath. Please step aside.”
The palace people wept with joy and bowed their heads to thank him.
Although there was an idea in advance that the princess did not like to criticize the palace people harshly and might not blame her.
But when they heard that the princess didn't blame them, they still felt lucky to survive the disaster.
Chapter completed!