green bamboo dream

After getting acquainted for a while, Mrs. Chen is not stupid, thinking that Mrs. Mrs. Cui's husband is a subordinate of her lord, and he just came here to make friends, so she sold her face and started talking with Mrs. Mrs. Cui with a smile. 【26nbsp;】

The three girls beside Shen could not sit still after waiting for a while, and the two daughters were more courageous, and they were already whispering quietly.Yu Zhu also felt a little bored, but this was the first time she saw Cui's social side, she was alert and enthusiastic, and she didn't talk much, but every time she opened her mouth, she would definitely make Chen smile knowingly, and Shen's attitude changed after a while. Obviously a lot more intimate.Silently remember those clichés in my heart, at least to pass the time.

"Forget it, you two girls of mine are really wild, and I'm impatient after sitting for a while." As if she had just noticed the movement around her, she turned her head and said angrily: "Look at how the young lady describes her behavior, you guys Can't make me worry less."

Cui once again smoothed things over with a smile, so the two started the cycle of bragging about each other's daughter again...

Yu Zhu rolled her eyes, just in time to see Mrs. Zheng's eyes move away, she immediately understood, secretly admired Mrs. Shen, it's hard for her to spend time watching for her daughter while chatting and laughing with a smile on her face. The mind of one mind and two purposes has really been cultivated to a certain extent.

"Old lady, the stage has been set up, and the eldest lady asked the servants to invite the ladies and ladies over." At some point, a maid wearing a blue-and-patterned bija came in and replied with a smile.

Mrs. Zheng looked at the people in the flower hall, her smile became wider, she stood up with a smile and said: "She is very lazy, she just sent a little girl here, I don't know where to hide Go, look back and I will punish her."

The little girl who came came forward to support Zheng Shi, and said with a smile: "The eldest lady knows that the old lady is going to say this, and she told the servant girl that it is worth the merits and demerits, so she wants the servant girl to tell the old lady."

Mrs. Zheng narrowed her eyes with a smile, stretched out her other arm to hold Mrs. Yang and walked forward slowly, her words revealed intimacy: "Old sister, I let you see a joke, my eldest daughter-in-law is not a proper person. , I don’t know how to restrain myself when I see a guest today.”

Yang patted her hand and said with a smile: "You just pretend, I don't know you yet, what do you like about this niece on weekdays, why are you pretending in front of me?"

The two old ladies walked away laughing and laughing, and the people in the hall gathered together in twos and walked towards the stage hand in hand.

Yuzhu was not interested in Yiyi Yaya's opera, but she had to go, so she had to move out slowly. When she reached the door, she saw Yulan and Hongdou walking together again. She felt that nothing good would happen, but Thinking that it was not easy to drag him back, he had to chase Cui in a hurry.

The stage is set in a small open space in a garden, facing a two-story building. On the second floor, all the wives and noble ladies are already present. The room is full of jewels, emerald green and golden, but it is different from the singing of Yingying and Yanyan just now. , it's much quieter now, naturally there are a few old ladies with silver-haired temples in the middle, and then there are many lamp-hanging chairs neatly placed on both sides, and every four chairs are covered with a black lacquered ball with auspicious cloud pattern On the foot strip table, there are teacups and various kinds of melon and fruit snacks on the table. Among them, there are seven or eight maidservants with blue and white patterns, interspersed with refilling tea or adding melon and fruit snacks to the female guests.

Yuzhu sat down next to Mrs. Cui, and whispered the news that Yulan and Hongdou were together again, Mrs. Cui was taken aback for a moment, then sneered again: "Don't worry about that one who is out of tune, she just thinks she's having a good time. That's great..." Cui didn't feel burdened at all, it's fine for her to be confused like this, it's very difficult to marry a concubine, but it's not easy if the marriage is not good, and it saves herself a lot of thought.

With the sound of a gong, the play began. This time, the company did not invite the famous Deqing troupe in the capital, but a Yu Nian troupe who had just entered Beijing and had yet to sing. Many theater fans and wives were very dissatisfied. This Yongchang Hou's Mansion is not so poor that it can't even afford to hire the Deqing Opera Troupe, it just shows displeasure on the face because of the embarrassment of the master's family.

But after singing for a while, everyone's views changed. Mrs. Huang Jiasan, a die-hard theater fan, couldn't help but tapped a finger on the table to beat the beat.

The eldest wife, Mrs. Zheng, has been snuggling up to Mrs. Zheng for a long time, and she is peeling melon seeds for her with her well-maintained hands. After peeling a handful, she holds it in a handkerchief and offers it to her. Her almond eyes are shining, and she looks around. Seeing this, he couldn't help grinning and said, "Well, I just don't believe this troupe and my eyesight. Their Yuyao tune is the most interesting, better than the Yiyang tune of Deqing troupe. There are many, and there is one more, I am tired of listening to the plays of the Deqing Troupe over the years, and listening to new plays is also a change."

Mrs. Zheng obviously loves her daughter-in-law and niece very much. Hearing this, she couldn't help laughing and scolding: "You are shameless, how can you boast yourself in front of others, and still keep your mouth shut and listen to the show."

Zheng Shi pouted in reluctance, but a smile flashed in his eyes.

The two ladies standing beside were silent. One was slender and wore a dark green silk beige with plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum patterns, and the other wore a pea green two-flower beaded beaded embroidered beaded beanie. The two of them stood beside the ostentatious Mrs. Zheng, they were very green... They were both daughters-in-law, and Mrs. Zheng was too partial to her niece...

Yu Zhu didn't bother to study the "classics" of other people's families. She finally discovered that she can understand operas, at least the one in front of her is called "Wujiapo"——

In fact, it is an ancient version of the story of Bai Fumei and Qiong Ai.Wang Baochuan is the third daughter of Prime Minister Wang Yun. She is beautiful and virtuous, and has a good reputation. When she is married, many princes and aristocrats come to propose marriage, but she happens to love Xue Pinggui who does rough work at home.After throwing the hydrangea in Cailou, she chose Xue Pinggui as her husband.But her father resolutely refused to allow Wang Yun to be poor and love the rich. In desperation, she broke off the father-daughter relationship after three high-fives with her father, married Xue Pinggui and lived in a cold kiln... Later, Xue Pinggui joined the army and went to Xiliang to fight On the battlefield, he finally became the king of the Xiliang Kingdom, came back 18 years later, and made Wang Baochuan the queen... After that, everyone was happy.

There were ups and downs in a play, and the ladies and wives below sometimes burst into tears, sometimes blushed with excitement, and their emotions were completely mobilized.

"Hey, this Wang Baochuan is really blessed, marrying a servant can make him a queen" This is Yulan with shining eyes.

"Fortunately, she persevered. If Xue Pinggui found out that Wang Baochuan had remarried after returning to his hometown after becoming a rich man, it would be the end of it." It was the serious Miss Zou who spoke.

"It's a pity, why did she die after being the queen for eighteen days, the princess of Xiliang Kingdom for nothing." Miss Zou Jiasan blushed with anger, wishing to change the ending.

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Yu Zhu was silent, as if... no one had noticed: For 18 years, Wang Baochuan was impoverished and sick. He dug up all the wild vegetables around him and could only bear to starve to death. A poor peasant woman with her young son lived through the sun and the moon, gritted her teeth alone for 18 years, and finally became a queen for only 18 days. The [-]-day queen and the [-]-year-old poor woman... It's like a joke.She would rather abandon her family and relatives to hold the man's hand, so she naturally chose the shortcut to success - to marry Xiliang Princess Daizan. While she was waiting in the cold kiln, the battlefield outside was unfolding. It is a good story about a beautiful woman saving a hero and promising her with her body.

Yu Zhu drooped her head sullenly, she hated this kind of life of great sorrow and joy, although she didn't know what Wang Baochuan's mood was in the end, she was relieved?grief?regret?But it doesn't affect Yu Zhu's dislike for Xue Pinggui. If God can give her a chance to meet Xue Pinggui face to face, she will definitely jump up and point at his nose and yell: Your conscience was eaten by a dog?How can you not go back for 18 years?How can you let your woman suffer like this? ... If God could give her another chance to meet Wang Baochuan face to face, she would definitely jump up and shake her violently: Are you brain pumped?That man is just like this. It is worth marrying him without your father or mother. If you can’t get rid of poverty by yourself, you have to be cheeky and beg your father. If Zhuo Wenjun can do it, you can’t. Do you know what women want? Be kind to yourself...

It's a pity that these words can only be roared in my stomach, and I have to endure the smartness of some young lady "This Wang Baochuan is so stupid, she doesn't know how to bring two dowry maids to marry, it's fine if the maids can't do all the work." Why do you have to work so hard that you are dying of exhaustion?”

... Eldest sister, the maid also costs money to buy, and if you don't give her money, you will be willing to work for you for nothing...

This kind of legendary opera is obviously in line with everyone's taste, even Mrs. Yang, who must order "Five Girls Blessing Birthday" and "Mu Guiying in Command" every time, can't take her eyes off her.As soon as the play was over, the copper plate for rewards was filled with various silver nuggets, silver ingots, and silver pancakes.

After the play came to an end, it was time to start the banquet. Due to the hot weather and the unbearable heat, the banquet for the female guests was set up in the square water pavilion by the lake, so the group of people walked into the garden again.

The water level in the pre-garden of Yongchang Hou Mansion was so high that it reached the platform under the water pavilion, and the supporting columns were almost invisible. The roof of the Xieshan rolling shed on the top was very powerful, and everyone felt a burst of coolness after entering.

"It's better if it's next to your house. It's really a good place to go in summer." Mrs. Yang breathed a sigh of relief, and took the lead to sit down very bluntly.

Mrs. Zheng was about to joke, when she suddenly saw a little maid rushing in, Yu Zhu recognized her as the bright and eloquent one who led her way when she came in, but now she was no longer as smart as in the morning Calm down, even the body is trembling slightly.

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