Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 452 The Story of Jade Screen

Yinhong, the maid of the Bai Mansion, brought back several story books, and the sixth lady, Bai Zhiliu, couldn't wait to read them.

While reading, I asked if it was the latest and best-selling storybook.

"They must be the latest and best-selling ones. I asked the clerk, and he said that these copies are bought by the most people and have been reprinted several times."

Yinhong didn't know how to read either. After selling Miss Sixth's story book from Prince Yue's Mansion, she quickly ran to the bookstore. She didn't know which ones were selling well. She asked the shopkeeper and the clerk, but she still didn't believe it. She squatted in the store and read the books with her own eyes. It turned out that the most people bought them, so she bought them.

He ran back quickly and slowly, for fear of being seen by people in the house. Fortunately, there was no one checking along the way.

Seeing that Miss Six was looking at it seriously, Yinhong sat down next to her and drank a large cup of herbal tea. Then she let out a big sigh of relief. She was worried all the way, fearing that it would be reported to Madam and Miss Six would be scolded. .

Seeing that the Sixth Miss was reading with gusto, she took a breath and asked: "Miss, do you think the janitor in Prince Yue's Mansion also knows how to read? The servant just asked them who they should talk to if they wanted to talk to the Princess, and they called The servant gave it to them, and after looking through it for a while, I didn’t know if it was just a pretense or not, so I gave the money to the servant.”

I remembered that the doorman was flipping through the pages of the young lady's book quickly. He probably couldn't understand it. He estimated how many pages were written and whether they were worth two taels of silver.

"But even after writing so many pages, it really took so much ink, but what if the content was written randomly? Princess Yue is not afraid of being defrauded of money."

I heard that Prince Yue’s Mansion is not poor now, but it can’t afford to spend so much money. I heard that a lot of people come to sell storybooks every day. Two taels of silver is enough for a family to spend a month in the capital.

Bai Zhiliu didn't take his eyes away from the book, but just smiled and scolded: "Are you stupid? Can you think of something that Princess Yue can't think of?"

"But the boy guarding the door didn't read it carefully. Even if he knew the writing, he didn't understand what was written inside. He just flipped through it quickly in front of this slave."

After a few shakes, he gave me the money. This money is also easy to earn.

"You didn't register your home number?"

"Reported."

"That's it."

Just what is? Bank looked at Miss Six, who took a moment from her book to glance at her, as if she was a fool and refused to explain and let her think on her own.

Yinhong thought for a while, "Miss, are you saying that the slaves reported their status, so they happily gave us money, so they are not afraid that we will deceive them? But there are some who make false reports, right, but there are no scammers?"

"It's possible, but it's very rare. Who dares to go to the Prince of Yue's palace and cheat openly without fear of being caught and slapped with a blackmail? And the liar must be literate and able to write. I have never heard of a literate man who can read and write to cheat money. Of course, the most likely reason is that the content is not very good, so Princess Yue spent two taels of silver to buy it back."

But that's not a lie. At most, the content doesn't match the two taels of silver.

But this is also what Princess Yue is praised for. I spent two taels of silver to buy the dignity of a scholar. For some students from poor families, saving two taels of silver is enough to cover their expenses in the capital for one or two months.

Moreover, most people who sell notebooks do not care about the two taels of silver, but hope that the notebook they write will be noticed by Princess Yue, rehearsed, and seen by the general public.

So they all reported their homes, leaving their names, surnames and addresses.

Yinhong understood it as soon as he thought about it.

"I like this princess."

After Yinhong left, the two servants at the gate of Prince Yue's Mansion looked through the two storybooks.

Zhang Liang said to Mo Nan: "I think these two story books are very well written. I think the princess will like them. It's not a waste of four taels of silver."

Mo Nan nodded, "If it is rehearsed, everyone will love watching it."

Seeing that Zhang Liang was still reading the storybook fascinatedly, Mo Nan glanced around the door with a burning gaze, not forgetting his job.

But the janitor job was too boring, so I started chatting with Zhang Liang again, "Now I finally understand why our prince even needs someone who can read as a janitor."

They are illiterate and can't even read the script. If they were deceived and spent more money, the princess would not feel bad, but they themselves would feel bad.

"Of course you have to be literate. In our palace, people send us posts every day. If we can't read letters and posts, how do we receive them? How do we register visitors?"

Mo Nan glanced at him, and what he said seemed to make sense. But I have never heard that every concierge is literate.

Originally, he consciously recognized some words and was sold to the palace, thinking that he could get a good position. However, the supervisor said that he was quite smart and sent him to see the gate again.

He was disappointed for a long time.

But now, Mo Nan touched the bulging purse around his waist and smiled.

Since the princess received the storybook, there have been waves of people coming to sell the storybook every day, and he and Zhang Liang have benefited a lot from it. The benefits collected in this day can cover their monthly income for two to three months.

Tsk tsk.

Good job guarding the door. He likes to watch the door.

Over there, Zhang Liang had already finished reading two story books. He looked at the time and said, "The princess said that she would deliver the story books every hour. I'm going to deliver the story books. You stay here alone first and don't go away."

"Okay, I'll be watching over you, so you can go without worries."

There were so many people selling storybooks door-to-door that Lin Zhaoxia stipulated that the concierge should deliver the storybooks once an hour. Don't rush to deliver the storybooks to the inner courtyard as soon as you received them. Those who came here and there did not have to run away. thin.

In the study, Lin Zhaoxia was draped in a thin blanket, leaning on the soft couch, reading the storybook with relish.

On the low table in front of her, there were two large stacks of storybooks, one shorter pile that she had read through, and one taller pile waiting for her to look through.

Zhao Guangyuan came in and sat next to her on the soft couch. He also picked up a book and flipped through it. After reading two pages, he put it down again.

Lin Zhaoxia glanced at him, "Doesn't it look good?"

Zhao Guangyuan pursed his lips. He didn't know if it looked good or not, but it was just that the family members and the internal quarrels all over the paper gave him a headache.

Lin Zhaoxia was still waiting for his help in choosing a good book. More than a hundred story books were delivered every day. She had to see when she was going there. She didn't do anything else every day, just read the story books.

"There are also those who write about strange stories, and there are also those who write about mysterious cases and follow the affairs of the court. Can you help me take a look? I feel dizzy." Not all of them are talented people and beautiful women, fighting in the back house.

Lin Zhaoxia put down her book, leaned over, grabbed his arm and shook it again and again, "Please help me, my eyes hurt." She leaned into his arms.

When Zhao Guangyuan heard her say that her eyes hurt, he gently lifted her chin with his index finger and looked into her eyes.

The eyes are dark, with many black beads and few whites. They are like two black gems embedded in the river bed. At a glance, they seem to be able to suck people in.

Zhao Guangyuan kissed her eyes, then rubbed his palms together to warm them, and gently covered her eyes. Lin Zhaoxia sighed comfortably, "Come again."

She came again several times, and Zhao Guangyuan was not annoyed at all and allowed her to be driven patiently.

After the new year, both husband and wife became busy.

The snow is melting. Zhao Guangyuan is very concerned about whether the winter wheat on the Huangzhuang is still alive after this winter and whether there will be a harvest this summer. He spends time in the Si Nong Department every day. He also goes to the Huangzhuang every two days. While running.

From Sinong Si to Sinong Qing down to the handyman, everyone was in the same mood as the King of Yue, and they ran to the Imperial Mansion as soon as they had free time.

No one can be idle.

In the few free moments that Zhao Guangyuan had, he didn't go anywhere else. He just stayed in the palace, either checking the progress of the palace's renovations, or accompanying his beloved wife to sift through story books. Sometimes I would go to the rehearsal site and give some advice.

Lin Zhaoxia originally rehearsed the show just to attract more customers to Huixian Tower.

Originally, as soon as Huixianlou opened, she invited kabuki actors to perform, sing and dance on the stage. But later, there were too many performances and everyone got tired of them. So she invited folk opera performers to perform on the stage in different styles.

Inviting folk artists such as Baixi, storytellers, and ventriloquism is just to take care of other guests who don't like to watch singing and dancing, and to prevent the number of diners in Huixian Tower from decreasing. Afterwards, after finishing it, I invited the troupe to rehearse the show.

It was also because there were so many children coming to Huixianlou that I originally wanted to do a program to warn children about being abducted. That's how "The Adventures of Little Stone" came about. Unexpectedly, it became an unprecedented success.

Families with children in the capital, those with a little money, and those with many children, invited their troupes to perform at their homes. The performances continued every day.

In order to maintain vitality and popularity, Lin Zhaoxia rehearsed the story of a wealthy lady being tricked into elopement.

As a result, this "Elopement" was even more popular among the ladies of the house. Only then did she get excited to collect the story books, but as a result, half of the warehouse was filled with the story books.

She couldn't win just by reading the script every day.

I wonder if all the noble ladies in the capital have written books for her.

Now that he had a lot of books, Lin Zhaoxia seriously treated this matter as a serious business.

He also gave the troupe a nice name, "Yuefu Opera Club". Originally it was just a temporary team, but now there are dedicated people responsible for everything from the team leader to the character actors, to the handymen, to the drums, to the makeup, to the scenery, to the props, etc.

There are actors of all ages, men, women and children. And there’s more than just one cast.

No longer does one person play multiple roles like before.

Originally, Zhao Guangyuan felt sorry for Lin Zhaoxia for giving up her modern life and work to stay with him in Daqi. Finally, she found something she liked to do, so he indulged her and just used it to kill time, so as not to miss her modern life.

Unexpectedly, the income from the February and March Opera Club was no less than the income from his shop in the capital.

Now there are more than a hundred people in the theater club, and it is truly a big theater troupe.

Lin Zhaoxia also purchased a lot of props, scenery, musical instruments, songs, etc. from Hyundai. Even if a troupe imitated them, they wouldn't be able to imitate them. The theater club has more shows scheduled, more and more people invite them to perform, and their income soars.

"Husband, I have to let them repair the palace as soon as possible. Otherwise, there will be no place to rehearse with so many of you."

"You said you would leave some yards for me, and you also said you would build a stage for me."

With so many people, there must be a place to live nearby and a place to rehearse. Moreover, the current Yue Prince's Mansion was formerly the Prince's Mansion of the Jin Dynasty. Because of its large space, many gardens, and different scenery in the four seasons, many dignitaries even borrowed the gardens to go there. Have a banquet.

Lin Zhaoxia thought about repairing the palace and setting up a theater by herself. There were also performances at fixed times every day. There were all kinds of plays. People who came to the theater were charged admission fees, tea fees, and extra You can make a lot of money by giving rewards.

If someone wants to rent a place or rent a garden, it will be another source of income.

Just let people outside think that she and Zhao Guangyuan were not doing business and indulged in singing, dancing and enjoying themselves. It is also convenient for Zhao Guangyuan to act.

"Don't worry, I have never fulfilled my promise to you. The courtyard has been reserved for you. I will also build you the best stage in the capital."

"My husband is the best, and I love you the most!" Lin Zhaoxia stood up on tiptoes and hugged his neck, giving him a kiss, which received an enthusiastic response from Zhao Guangyuan.

Everyone who was rehearsing nearby was stunned. When they came back to their senses, they were so embarrassed that they had nowhere to hide.

The relationship between the prince and the princess is so good, so enviable. Young men and women also begin to long for their future partners.

The back house of the White House.

Bai Zhiliu learned that the storybook she wrote had been adopted by Princess Yue, and it was scheduled to be rehearsed. She even thought of a name, "Jade Ping Ji", and sent someone to ask for her opinion. Bai Zhiliu was so happy that he almost jumped up.

"If you don't sell it out, you have to share it. If the name Princess is right, let's call it Yupingji! She changed the content so that I don't have any objection, and I listen to Princess Yue!"

Bai Zhiliu was so excited that he couldn't even speak properly.

She has just tried to write two storybooks, one of which is about to be rehearsed by the princess, which is so exciting!

She wrote about a little-known concubine who lived in the back house of a certain family. Her life was not satisfactory at home, and she was suppressed by her aunt and sister in various ways. In the end, she repaid evil with kindness and gave away a priceless double-sided door left by her own mother. The embroidered jade screen was given to the eldest sister as a dowry, and later saved the family from danger several times, and finally moved the aunt's aunt's mother to find a good marriage for her.

Lin Zhaoxia received a lot of stories like this, and none of them stood out.

She is nothing more than a concubine who wants to make a name for herself, hoping to gain the attention of her family, get a good marriage, and marry well.

To talk about the highlights, the only highlight is that the author is the sixth girl of the Bai family, the concubine of Bai Ruolan, who almost became the concubine of the Yue King.

It is said that in order to compensate the Zhan family, the King of Yue recommended Zhan Ting to concurrently serve as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. Then the other Bai family, who almost became a concubine, got nothing?

Lin Zhaoxia combined several storybooks, kneaded the homogeneous inner house stories into one story, and re-adapted Miss Bai Liu's storybooks. The main character changes from a concubine to an aunt's mother, and the story unfolds from the aunt's perspective.

This aunt's mother originally had a hostile and indifferent attitude towards the concubines in the family, but later, a concubine ignored the past and gave a double-sided embroidered jade screen as a dowry to her own daughter, just so that her aunt could show her love in front of her future mother-in-law. It's good to be able to ask for it.

This aunt re-examined these concubine children, taught them according to their talents, trained them to be talents, and married each of them as she wished. In the end, these concubine children became the help of the family, and her family became the leading family in the capital. .

This kind of perspective and this kind of story are in line with the wishes of noble people. I believe that many noble ladies will be happy to invite their theater company's "Jade Screen" to go home and perform it.

Who doesn’t look forward to family harmony and being looked down upon by outsiders?

The wife of the housekeeper likes to watch these shows that cover up peace.

After rehearsing for half a month, this play "The Story of Jade Screen" has indeed become popular all over the capital.