The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

"Go and see what's singing there!" Sheng Xiangxun asked Sheng Jing to go quietly.

This former book boy, now the steward of the Marquis of Yongxing hurried past with people, and then hurried back to report: "Master Hou, it's the people of Kyoto who are here to entertain themselves and set up a stage!"

"Ah?!" Sheng Xiangxun was curious.

"Ordinary people entertain themselves? Do ordinary people have such leisure?! Going to sing a big show outside the inn?! Could it be the innkeeper's way of attracting customers?!"

"It's not just singing big operas! There are also drummers, allegro players, and storytellers! And this big opera singing is not real singing, but is accompanied by instruments such as huqin, and the people on the stage speak vernacular in time. !"

"Oh? It's so lively! Let's go, Master and Madam, go and have a look!" He took Zheng's hand and walked forward, saying as he walked, "It's a pity that sister An and Sister Yuan didn't follow, otherwise we can also see the western scenery Son!"

"Sister An is fine, but I can't say, that girl Yuan is also watching the fun with this girl!" Mrs. Zheng thought of her little daughter who was getting older and more dandy on the road, and was very grateful for Jing Hedi's wise edict. If there were no imperial examinations, this girl would have become a street dandy who walks the dog with hawks.

While muttering about the little girl, Zheng Shi and Sheng Xiangxun squeezed into the front row with the help of the guards.

I saw a big circle drawn with lime in front of the inn. Inside the circle was a singing stage, and the spectators consciously stood outside the circle.

At this moment, the big show on the stage has already begun.

"Huh? Why is this big circle divided into two?" Sheng Xiangxun just looked a little confused, and found that two groups of people who were almost identically dressed appeared on the stage, and he was a little strange.

"You don't know it now!" A young man dressed in expensive clothes next to him said with a smile, "This is the style of theater that has appeared in Beijing recently! People call it a stage play."

"A stage play?!"

Sheng Xiangxun had heard this word before, but it didn't mean that.

The young master smiled and said, "Now this stage play is different, the left and right actors in the same scene are interpreting the development of the same story in different dynasties.

Because the dynasties and countries are different, the development of the story is also different.You'll know it when you look at it, it's interesting!I don't know who came up with it! "

After he finished speaking, he stopped talking and watched the play quietly and seriously.

It was Sheng Xiangxun who made him talk more excitedly, and started discussing with Zheng Shi in a low voice.

It wasn't until halfway through the play that he saw some tricks.

"The story of Sanniang selling wine today is quite interesting. She is also the only daughter of a wealthy businessman, her family is in decline, and her fiancé's family is not a man. But in the land of Dachu, she can take over the family business with her own ability, step by step. Accomplished the reputation of Empress Shang; but on the front line, even though she is amazingly talented, far surpassing men, she still let the rules of the world drive her crazy and throw herself into the river step by step, it is really admirable!"

"This play sounds like it should have come to an end, why does it seem like the story is only halfway through?"

Just as Mrs. Zheng finished speaking, the actors on the stage changed positions, and the two groups of actors faced each other.

The people on the scene of Dachu all chanted the ballads that came from outside Beijing recently.

"Isn't this the one Sister Yuan recited when she was debating with students from outside Beijing?" Although Sheng Xiangxun was not there at the time, there was someone from the emperor who specially helped to reproduce the scene, so he was very familiar with the scene at that time.

"It seems that this means that the big Chu girl can study for the imperial examination." Zheng felt that the style of this play was somewhat familiar.

Sheng Xiangxun resisted the impulse to speak and heard the last, looking at the scene of Dachu, Tu Sanniang abandoned business and went to literature, and was admitted to Jinshi at the age of 45, wearing a hairpin on her head and riding a horse through the streets, so unhappy; while the scene of Qianqi changed Tu Sanniang, who has become a ghost, seems to see this scene, and her emotions of surprise and surprise are constantly changing. In the end, she shed tears and denounced the torture of the former Qi on the woman.

"This line is quite cruel! Look at it like this, I'm afraid it's not just scolding Qianqi!" Sheng Xiangxun shook his head with a smile, and said, "If those students outside Beijing hear this, I'm afraid they will faint!"

"That's right, this inn has sent several dizzy students from outside Beijing to the medical center recently!" The young master who explained to Sheng Xiangxun before answered.

"Ah? This inn!" Sheng Xiangxun looked up at the inn's plaque.

I didn't want to, but at first glance, I saw many students from outside Beijing with pale faces standing in front of the upstairs window of the inn.

"..." Sheng Xiangxun took a deep breath, "Who is so hurt! Running to sing in front of the inn where students from outside Beijing gather? This is a slap in the face!"

"Sheng Jing." Mrs. Zheng had a guess, and asked the steward to take a look around to see if there were any familiar people, "Not only in our house, but also to see if there are people from Mr. An and Lu. "

Sheng Xiangxun shut up immediately when he heard the sound.

"Ma'am, it's not enough!" Sheng Xiangxun deliberately stayed away from the sharp-eared young master, and whispered to Mrs. Zheng, "Our family's sister, Yuan, is not going to be here. It's not here, but it's full of her handwriting." so much?"

"Hehe, if you have the ability, don't be weak in your tone, and speak sonorously!" Mrs. Zheng looked at the excitement on the stage, and was already thinking about how to talk to the little guy.

"Haha, no way! No way!" Sheng Xiangxun broke into a cold sweat with a laugh.

"Master Hou, madam." Sheng Jing came back not long after, looking at them hesitantly.

Sheng Xiangxun: "..."

Well, it all goes without saying!Sister Yuan, Sister Yuan, please be blessed!
"Let's go back!" Zheng Shi was also afraid of breaking the news here, so she asked her daughter to be covered with a sack.

"The next child's exam will start soon." After getting away from the crowd in the inn, Mrs. Zheng said this suddenly.

Sheng Xiangxun heard the sound of strings and knew the meaning: "Yes, yes, the county examination is about to start."

"Since you plan to participate, you must have a good ranking. Students should study in retreat."

"..." Sheng Xiangxun said awkwardly, "Ma'am, can't it be like this?! It is said that the exam is coming soon, but that will be after the beginning of spring. If you imprison that little girl for several months..."

He quietly looked at Zheng's face, and whispered, "She's going to cry!"

"Hmph! If she has no ambitions and only wants to be a noble girl and a leisurely official of the Hanlin Academy, I naturally don't care about her like this!"

Mrs. Zheng is not angry, it's just that this little girl of her family has too many ideas, but not enough magnanimity. If she is put outside to take up an official position, with her audacity, I am afraid that there will be a lot of trouble.

"I don't know why such a child is so arrogant!" Sheng Xiangxun regarded the little girl as a child, "However, this may not be all because of our sister Yuan, and the two boys didn't get along either." Good job!"

"You are a calf protector, and you are ashamed to say that the two gentlemen are the main ambassadors!" Mrs. Zheng turned to look at him, "It can be seen that Sister Yuan is so naughty!"

Sheng Xiangxun: "Ahem!"

Some are speechless.

I can only cough as respect!

Sheng Xiangxun, who was coughing, quietly wiped away the tears for the little girl.