The concubine is so charming

Chapter 980
These ladies and ladies were a little confused, so it was not easy to ask at the moment, so they each prepared to get in the carriage first, and then sent someone to inquire about the news.

It's just that they didn't want to ask, but some of the onlookers couldn't help it. Someone asked loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the legend of the fox that was sung in the theater just now really said that a male fox demon seduced officials. Miss Jia's story?"

Several ladies couldn't help frowning.

"Your words are too ugly. What do you mean by a male fox seducing a lady from the official family? They met by chance, and then got to know each other, and then gradually got to know each other..."

"After all, the male fox demon seduced the lady of the official family. No wonder Madam Miaoyang left in anger just now. It turns out that the content of this play is really unsightly."

When Mrs. Miaoyang was mentioned, the faces of the ladies present gradually turned ugly.

"What did Madam Miaoyang say?"

"Mrs. Miaoyang is just telling the truth. She is well-known in the south of the Yangtze River as a virtuous and well-behaved person. She never bothers to tell stories. Just now she said that the play was not sung very well. We didn't quite believe it. But we didn't expect that. It's really so difficult to put on a play. There are many ladies from the official family who are watching the play. Could it be that they also expect a handsome male fox demon to come and seduce them?"

"Shut up! What nonsense!"

When some official ladies heard this, they were instantly ashamed and angry. They were just moved by the relationship between the fox demon and the lady. When did they want to break the rules and wait for someone to seduce them?
Seeing that something was wrong, many ladies got into the carriage and left in a hurry.

After returning to the mansion, the more I thought about it, the angrier I became.

But before they could do anything, various news came from outside one after another.

Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Minister of the Ministry of Rites, returned to the mansion with a rather ugly look on her face.

Meng Changqin, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was strolling slowly in the yard. Seeing her expression, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "Ma'am, what's the matter? Didn't you just go out to listen to the play happily? Why did you come back full of anger?" gone?"

"Master doesn't know something, what happened today almost drove me crazy."

"tell me the story."

"Master, do you still remember the Legend of the Fox that you saw a while ago?"

"I see, the writing is quite good."

"The Legend of the Fox has been adapted into an opera, and now it has been moved to the theater. We originally invited Mrs. Miaoyang, who had just arrived in Beijing, to watch it together, but I didn't expect that Mrs. Miaoyang was very disrespectful. Seeing this Then she was very angry, saying that the official lady on the stage violated women's precepts and women's virtues, and even walked away in the end."

"It's normal for everyone to have different opinions. It is said that Mrs. Miaoyang is also very respectful of rules in Jiangnan. Maybe she doesn't like this drama."

"If she just didn't like it, I wouldn't be so angry. But after she left the theater, she talked nonsense to the people waiting outside to watch the theater, so that when we came out, someone asked loudly , why do we like to watch the drama where the official lady is seduced by the beautiful male fox demon? At that time, many people around laughed, which made many ladies who went to the theater with their mothers full of embarrassment, and some fell down on the spot. Weeping, it made the onlookers laugh even louder..."

The Minister of Rites frowned tightly: "Is this really the case?"

"Yeah, I remember there was a play before, it was about the story of a poor scholar and a lady from the official family, but it was about the scholar getting help from the lady from the official family, and then he worked hard to get the first prize, and finally got married to this The lady from the official family tied the knot, this play has been sought after by many people, isn't it also about the love between men and women? Why was it so popular at that time, and no one jumped out to say what was wrong? "

"Ma'am, don't be angry. In the final analysis, it's on Mrs. Miaoyang." The Minister of Rites frowned tightly, "If it wasn't for her instigation, there wouldn't be such unpleasant rumors."

At this moment, a servant came in to report: "I have seen the master and madam, something happened in the theater."

"What happened in the theater?" Mrs. Zhang asked.

"It's said that some people didn't like the operas sung on the stage, so they beat the opera singers directly. It is said that most of the theater was also smashed."

"What?" Mrs. Zhang looked at the Minister of Rites, "Master, is this a big deal?"

"It seems so, let's let people take a look at the situation in the theatre."

"Yes."

The servant retreated, and the Minister of Rites took two steps slowly, and then looked at Mrs. Zhang: "Madam, please enter the palace and tell Concubine Meng about this matter."

"Tell Rou'er what to do?"

"Ma'am, even though it's just you and me, we still should call our daughter Concubine Meng."

"Don't worry about these details, tell me first, tell our daughter what to do?"

"It was originally a play, and it doesn't matter what you sing, but if it becomes like this today, it will definitely cause waves in the capital. If everyone agrees with Mrs. Miaoyang's statement, they feel that watching such a play is against women's virtues, women Quit, maybe you will give up eating because of choking. Nothing can be seen in a short time, if this time is longer, the requirements for women must be more and more stringent."

Mrs. Zhang frowned tightly: "Is it so serious?"

"Don't be afraid of [-], just in case. Madam has never set foot in the officialdom, so I don't understand some things clearly. I heard that Madam Miaoyang's husband is quite pedantic, and he even reprimanded his daughter for getting married. , because after his daughter got married, she had some conflicts with her husband, and then came to stay at her mother's house for a few days, but was kicked out by Mr. Zou. Afterwards, Mr. Zou brought Mrs. Miaoyang in person Go ahead and apologize to your in-laws, saying that you did not teach your daughter well."

Mrs. Zhang raised her eyebrows: "If that's the case, how can this married daughter still have a place in her natal family?"

"I don't know what happened after that. Anyway, Master Zou and Mrs. Miaoyang gained a lot of good reputation because of this incident."

"Taking advantage of my daughter's reputation to climb up, it doesn't matter if you don't want it, I'll pass the sign to the palace right away, and then I'll go see Rou'er."

"Ma'am, I've said it all, I want to call you Concubine Meng."

"Master just said that Mr. Zou is pedantic, now I see that you are almost becoming a pedantic old man."

"How can it be the same? Didn't I let my wife enter the palace to see the empress? I am on the side of my daughter's house. After you enter the palace, don't talk nonsense in front of your daughter." Meng Changqin stroked his beard and stared slightly. His eyes were closed, and he looked like he was jumping anxiously.

"Understood, I can still ruin your reputation in front of my daughter? Didn't you just call your concubine Meng Niangniang, and now you change your name to daughter?"

"Ma'am! Don't you want to lose face, old man?"

"Okay, then you just keep your face."

(End of this chapter)