The person in charge of the Liyuan is the seventh-rank Cui Gong. Below Cui Gong, there are two sets of editors and Kuiling. The current Kuiling Gongsun Meiniang of the Liyuan is a very extraordinary woman. She has retired long ago and only works as a teacher.
She is the tutor of the five-part pear garden. But today, Hong Yan’s birthday, the queen personally ordered Gongsun Meiniang to re-choreograph the sword dance that made her famous in the past.
Feng Hongluan was also lucky enough to open her eyes. She only heard her father say that if she watched Gongsun Meiniang's sword dance, she could give up food and drink for three days.
In order to watch Gongsun Meiniang perform the sword dance, she even didn't have to eat or drink water. Naturally, Feng Hongluan had been yearning for it for a long time.
The group of people arrived at the pear garden and sat down in the open air. The surrounding area was filled with the fragrance of pear books, which gave it a unique flavor.
At the Queen Mother's order, all departments in the Liyuan began to perform performances.
There are five parts of the pear garden, namely the sitting part, the standing part, the small part, the male part, and the female part.
The sitting part is usually made up of outstanding actors, the musicians sit in the hall and perform, and the dancers are probably 3 to 12 people. They dance elegantly and are accompanied by silk and bamboo music;
The Libu are ordinary actors, and the musicians stand in the hall to perform. The dancers range from 60 to 80, and the dance is majestic and majestic. The accompaniment of the instruments includes drums, gongs, etc., with a loud volume:
Xiaobu is a children's performance team, basically no more than ten years old.
In addition, the men's and women's divisions are basically those who have some talent and are recruited into the palace to be taught before being divided into divisions.
In the harem, there is a strict hierarchy. Even this small pear garden has to start from a low level in order to rise step by step. From a student with nothing, step by step to Cui Gong's position, it does not take thirty or forty years of cultivation.
, which is impossible to achieve.
This further achieved the miracle of Gongsun Meiniang.
There were concubines whispering nearby, and they were talking about Gongsun Meiniang.
"I heard that as soon as I came in, there was a performance in front of the emperor, and they danced a dance of colorful clothes and feathers. The late emperor made an exception and personally ordered the appointment of ministers."
"Yes, he is the first person in history who entered the opera house directly and was promoted to Kuiling soon. If not for the empress dowager's deliberate suppression, I am afraid that the Cui Gong in the opera house must be Gongsun Meiniang.
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The two of them always talked down to each other, but Feng Hongluan had practiced martial arts and had sharp ears and eyes, so what he heard was true.
It seems that this Gongsun Meiniang is really extraordinary. She has achieved achievements that others may not be able to achieve in thirty or forty years. She enjoyed the honor not long after entering the palace.
Just as he was talking, it was just a song, and only sonorous and powerful music was heard. A woman in elegant clothes suddenly descended from the sky, wielding a long sword. Many petals flew from nowhere, and she was among the petals.
In the middle, a common instrument is used to cut all the petals into powder piece by piece. The key is that the movements are vigorous and powerful, but not rude at all. You can see a dancer's soft waist, leg strength, wrist strength, and balance during rotation.
feel.
The dance is really beautiful, a sword dance, the dance is bold and unrestrained, as bright as Yi shooting at the nine sunsets, as powerful as emperors flying dragons; when it comes, it is like thunder and then withdraws its wrath, and when it ends, it is like the blue light of the river and sea.
Feng Hongluan couldn't help but want to clap her hands, but someone shouted before her. The voice was very loud and disturbed everyone.
"Okay, you danced well. As expected, Gongsun Meiniang is still a treasure."
Everyone turned around, only to see the general, taking his son and his wife, striding towards the Queen Mother.
In his eyes, looking at Gongsun Meiniang on the stage, there was clearly a faint light flashing through her eyes.
Feng Hongluan looked at Gongsun Meiniang on the stage, but she was focused on her own dance, turning a blind eye to the arrival of the general.
Feng Hongluan withdrew her gaze and fell on Xia Rongling. Seeing her father, Xia Rongling's always gentle expression became a little more cheerful.
"I give my regards to the Queen Mother, to the Empress, and to all of you ladies."
"Get up!" The Queen Mother smiled brightly and pointed to an empty seat next to her: "General, since you like it, there is still more than half of it, so sit down and watch."
But the general held up his hand and said: "How dare you, how dare you, a humble minister, sit next to the Queen Mother. Someone moved the chair behind the Queen Mother."
One seat behind the Queen Mother happened to be the Concubine Xian, one of the four concubines.
I saw that Concubine Xian's face was a little ugly again. If the chair was withdrawn, Concubine Xian would be squeezed in. Even if Concubine Xian stepped back further, and her hands were behind her, it would be Shuyuan Shuyi. She, a dignified Concubine Xian, would have to be with Concubine Xian.
Are these people equal?
Feng Hongluan was shocked in her heart. This general said he didn't dare, but in fact, he was more daring than anyone else.
Before the Queen Mother gave the order, he actually took it upon himself to squeeze out the Concubine Xian.
Not to mention that he didn't put the Concubine Xian in his eyes, nor did he put the Queen Mother in his eyes at all.
Where to sit? Don't let the general make his own decisions.
The music on the stage became more intense, but the Queen Mother's smile remained dignified and noble, and she waved her hand to the person who came to move the chair: "Come on, since the general doesn't have the guts to sit next to Ai's family, don't move this chair around, so as not to disturb Concubine Xian.
If you step back, the people behind you will have to step back again, which may cause trouble.
Otherwise, General, please stand next to the Aijia! The General is a martial artist, and there should be no problem if he can stand for a while. As for the Madam and the Young Master, there are still a few seats in the back, so please sit down.
Bar."
The Queen Mother's words were very sharp. She was warning the general not to drink a toast or eat as a penalty.
Feng Hongluan couldn't help but smile in her heart. Although the Queen Mother looked like she didn't care about worldly affairs and always looked at ease, her heart was more transparent than anyone else. The general wanted to show off his power in front of her, but he was probably looking for the wrong place. The Queen Mother could be in the presence of Shu Fei.
In the age of pampering, even though he was firmly in the back seat, his methods were not comparable to those of ordinary people.
The general's eyes visibly darkened, he looked at Gongsun Meiniang on the stage, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid I'm blocking the ladies behind me from watching the dance."
"You don't care what they do, just stand still." The Queen Mother smiled lightly and took a sip of fragrant tea, "Hongluan, are you blocking me?"
Feng Hongluan was sitting on the side, so how could he block her? The Queen Mother asked no one but should not ask if he had blocked her, but Feng Hongluan knew clearly in her heart that the Queen Mother was trying to show off to the old man and the little girl.
A lesson to let the old and the young know who is qualified to see this dance clearly.
"As far as the Queen Mother is concerned, no."
"Well, that's good."
To put it bluntly, the sword dance on the stage has reached its climax. Feng Hongluan's mood before watching the dance has now turned into looking at the general's face.