Chapter 668: The Eight-Year-Old Prince (15)
The second talent competition was about cooking, singing and dancing, musical instruments and other skills. www.biquge.info It may be that everyone didn't pay much attention to it when they were in the first and second competition, and the eight girls who stood out as a result all became teachers and learned that they didn't take it seriously. Who doesn't want to climb up, and being promoted by half a step is also a promotion, so the second game is very important. Because the number of people who teach Mama Xi is saturated, it is impossible for all people to come to teach Mama. Someone said that this Xuan Wang Ye has a lot of eyes at a young age. In fact, Xuan'er didn't touch any of these talent competitions, and they were all manipulated by the two mothers.
Then there was a third competition, this time for the purpose of choosing the cooks. There were 1,500 people living in Xuanwang's mansion, and cooking became a problem. It can be ten days and eight days, and the original chef and cook will not be able to stand it for a long time. As a result, 30 palace maids were selected to work as cooks in the big kitchen, and eight palace maids became members of Fujin's amateur performance team, four of whom were good at dancing with long sleeves, one of them played the flute well, and the other played the guzheng well. Mama Li and Mama Gong from the palace both sang Kunqu Opera, and they also participated in the talent show this time. Not to mention, both of them are forty years old, and they are full of confidence in singing, and their voices are bright. Maybe it's because I didn't get married and didn't have children, right? Now they are both selected as members of the performance team. They usually make cloth art in Xuanwangfu, and they need to be sent out to train before performing. Looking at it this way, there are still a lot of talents. But Yun'er thinks that there should be a few actors who sing, sing Peking Opera, Yue Opera, and Huangmei Opera, and cultivate them slowly. Some people may still have some concerns, but they don't dare to sign up, and they can't adapt to the environment.
Gelong told Fujin and Yun'er about the two grandmothers who taught Xi to sing. Fu Jin immediately asked Gelong to find them both to sing a section each.
When I was a child, I studied opera for a few years and worked in the palace for more than ten years to teach Mama Li, and Mama Gong were the Han palace maids who stayed in the palace when they followed the troupe into the palace to perform, but they never sang again after entering the palace, but became an ordinary actor in the song and dance division, and later became a palace maid and taught Mama Xi. In the past 20 years, she has slowly changed from a teenage girl to an old girl in her forties. I didn't want to participate in the talent competition, but I felt that I was too old to be on the stage, and I was very ashamed of myself. Looking at others, the palace maids who can fry a few dishes have all entered the kitchen to become chefs. just let out this old face to compete, and the result was really valued by the two Fujin. The two of them probably let themselves train young ones in the future, which is not bad. Tong Fujin said: One labor gives one pay, and more work gets more. They don't want to get married, they just want to save a few more money, it's easy to use when they're old, and it's not useless to have no children or daughters, so it's worry-free.
So before the competition, the two began to practice, discussing how to show their skills, and trying their voices behind their backs was not bad, and they sang in their room after dinner one day, attracting the girls in the courtyard to listen. The two of them sang a passage from the Kunqu opera "The Palace of Eternal Life":
"That king looks like a pearl, he is in the palm of his hand all day long, and he has competed in Zhaoyang......
After participating in the competition, he was reported to the chief manager by the Gelong guards, and the chief manager said good things in front of Fu Jin, so he was called to Tong Fu Jin's Yiran Tower to sing, singing and dancing at the same time, which can be described as singing and dancing.
After the two grandmothers sang, Fu Jin and Yun'er both applauded warmly, and at the same time gave a reward: a piece of silk brocade cheongsam material for each of them, and told them to practice hard and it will be useful in the future.
The two happily took the reward and went back, Fu Jin told Yun'er that Kunqu Opera inherited the advantages and advantages of ancient poetry, Tang poetry, Song Ci and Yuan Qu in the literary language, and adopted the method of long and short sentences. The rhythm of Kunqu opera is slow, soft and graceful, and the singing is mellow and graceful, melodious and slow. It is best to sing in the hall of the house or in the garden pavilion. In addition, it has the characteristics of delicate, soft and elegant.
"Before my sister got married, she often watched Kunqu opera performances in the Commander's Mansion, and after she got married, the prince didn't like this."
Yun'er smiled: "What are you doing according to the prince?" Isn't it a luxury to listen to Kunqu Opera? ”
"It's not that it depends on the prince, he doesn't want to see it, what's the point of me watching it myself? After a long time, the interest faded. If we have our own performance team, train hard, and add the Peking Opera, Yue Opera, and Huangmei Opera you brought back, we will definitely make the Beijing stage prosperous. However, the performance of this drama must be nodded by the emperor and the queen mother, in case something goes wrong in any link, we will be charged with a trumped-up crime, and the gains outweigh the losses. This matter is slow and unhurried. My sister is very fond of Peking Opera, Yue Opera and Huangmei Opera, and must find a way to put them on the stage. ”
"Yun'er believes you can do it! Come on! Yun'er cheered for Fujin with confidence, and Fujin was moved to hold Yun'er's arm: "Thank you!" Thank you sister for your encouragement! ”
Fu Jin gave full affirmation in front of Mama Li and Mama Gong, and told them that while making cloth art, they should learn opera, and next year there will be a few commercial houses and restaurants of their own in the house, maybe there will be their own stage, and when the time comes, they will perform on stage and make money to give them a commission. But learning opera is not necessarily Kunqu opera, there may be other dramas or songs, and you want to use this to make money for the emperor.
Mama Li and Mama Gong didn't believe their ears anymore. Earn a share of cloth art, and you can earn a share of singing, which is no worse than being in the palace. This is to make money with your own ability, which is much more justified than taking the filial piety of others! The drama of rapping is the lowest of the three religions and nine streams, so they don't care. A person in his thirties and forties is not a little girl, no matter how many people he teaches, it is good if he can make money. I really can't get married, and the money in my hand is also a reassurance.
Originally, the two of them were idle and had nothing to do and sang a few mouthfuls, but who knew that even the two Fujin were shocked, and not only praised themselves but also gave them a reward. also said that he might perform on stage in the future, and it seems that he really has to have a skill. How did they know that Fujin was going to organize a performance team, and the masters were looking for talents in this area.
When Mrs. Tong came to visit the house, she told Fu Jin that she had a best friend and wanted to invite Mama Jiao Xi from the palace to her house to train and train her daughters, including the concubine's concubine. The marriage of that era was very particular about "the right family", and the best friends Mrs. Tong knew were all first-class and second-class court officials, and the marriages of sons and daughters could not be low, especially the girls who came out of the family, all of whom married into high-ranking families, and even entered the palace as concubines. Almost none of them married into the family of the peddlers' pawns, so they had to learn needlework women, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and etiquette rules from an early age. After getting married, she is also the wife of a wealthy family, or the young grandmother of the young master. Needlework women must be able to understand piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and etiquette must be learned. The righteous teaching in the palace is not good to invite, and there is no effort. It's the best for Mama Kuyala and Mama Sa to go out of the palace, and they have enough time to teach you the rules and etiquette of the daughters. Not otherwise, they are very good at training girls.
When Sister Peach entered the mansion, the prince gave her a position of "etiquette teaching" to teach the new maids and mothers-in-law the rules. The monthly example is higher than Fujin's accompanying Mama, after all, she is a person who has served the prince. At that time, Sister Peach (Mama Ning) was also invited to teach Miss Qianjin in a high-ranking household. But Peaches gave her resignation, one was that her health was not very good at that time, and secondly, the prince had already given such a high monthly example, and it seemed that she didn't know how to advance or retreat when she went out to earn extra money. And Peach's son and daughter have errands, Peaches has fifteen taels a month, Tang Jun is five taels, Jing'er is two taels, and the monthly income is twenty-two taels, which is more than the income of a year when he was suffering. Peach and Ku Ya La's two grandmothers are not the same, she has children and daughters, and she has no worries in the future. So Mrs. Tong's request was agreed. Because the maid in the house has Sister Peach to teach, she doesn't need these two, and she can't squeeze out Sister Peach's errand. In addition to participating in fabric processing, the two of them can go out of the house for half a day every day to earn extra money for future use.
Just this matter moved these two enough: the restraint of going out of the house to teach is not low, how can the monthly income be ten taels or eighty taels, and the fabric processing fee is more than the income in the palace.
Xuan'er rarely comes to his Xuanwang Mansion, and he is still at the age of study. Every day, I have to learn orthodox knowledge and learning from my grandfather, learn painting with Xiaoeniang, and follow my uncle Tian Liang and Nalan guards to Yulong Cloth Village to deliver cloth, and I have to learn to ride and shoot when I have time, which is also very busy. Occasionally, I also sneak up at the house to have a look. Once brought Xue'er and Rui'er here, Xue'er said bluntly: "This is also called Wangfu?" What! ”
Rui'er said more implicitly: "Why is it all grass here?" ”
Xuan'er said: "There is a Tang poem that says well, 'Fangcao is desolate and parrot island', and this place will be called Parrot Island in the future." This king's territory is still not small! In the future, there will be a garden, a rockery, a fish pond, a pavilion, and a place to store books. ”
"Brother, when will you be able to build this place?"
"The emperor said that the construction must be completed before the king marries."
"Then when will you get married? Why don't you marry now, and let Sister Rui'er be a blessing for you. ”
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who got married at such a young age? Shame on you. Rui'er is used to calling Xue'er Gege, and Xue'er doesn't care.
"Men's and women's rooms, people's hearts. Rui'er will definitely be the king's woman. ”
"I'm not ashamed." Rui'er already knows to be shy.
It turned out that the two little eunuchs Liang Zi and Zhuzi, who had been following Xuan'er, were also promoted to consul eunuchs, not only had official qualities, but even the clothes they wore were a lot more gorgeous, with river cliffs and sea water.
and Mama Jiang, the grandmother of the prince, also had a lot of scenery, and the prince gave her a set of courtyards. Mama Jiang's husband undertook the enlightenment and education of the children of the high-ranking people in the house. He is a showman, he has always wanted to gain fame, and he doesn't do anything except study. Mama Jiang was born as a child daughter-in-law and has been in her husband's family since she was a child.
Since Jiang Tao and Xuan'er fought, many people thought that it would be difficult for the two to get along in the future, one is the opposite personality, Jiang Tao is a wild child, the son of the world, and now he is the prince of Xuan. Prince Xuan has been polite since he was a child. However, Jiang Tao seems to have changed into a different person in such a short period of time, he began to understand politeness, and he was not so crazy, and when he was free, he pulled the tensile machine, arm strength device, dumbbells, and barbells given to him by Xuan Shizi (who was not yet crowned king at that time). The small physique is very good.
Xuan'er is a child with a title, but she does not have the aristocratism of being high and unapproachable. His toys are all played with by everyone, and he is gregarious with everyone. Where has Jiang Tao seen a tensile machine, an arm force, and those balls, he is going crazy.
Mr. Chen found that Jiang Tao loved to listen to stories, so he told them to the children. loves horseback riding, so he asked Tian Liang to take Jiang Tao with him when he was training Xuan'er. Now Jiang Tao and Xuan'er are good friends.
Mama Jiang's husband, Jiang Qinghe, came to the palace as an enlightenment teacher, and now he also serves as a teacher in the school's male illiterate literacy class, waiting for the goods in the courtyard to be sold so that they can be freed up to teach these people. Now there are about 2,000 guards, personal soldiers, and eunuchs in the palace, and four-fifths of them are illiterate. The prince has given Mr. Jiang a specific task, to teach these people to recognize at least 3,500 words, to be able to recognize all the commonly used words, to write down their own names, to be able to read letters, to read the notices at the city gate, and to settle accounts. In the future, I will be able to take charge of myself. Who doesn't learn such an opportunity, and there is no need to hand over the restraints, Chen Fujin is responsible for everyone's pen and paper when he reads.
In the Yiran Building of Fujin, the great cause of tasting dishes is still ongoing, and Master Xu and his family have already begun to take apprentices. Mrs. Chen's disciples also arrived one after another.
Xuan Wang Ye lived here for a few days with the big Eniang, a few days with his grandparents and a few days with the little Eniang, and became a guerrilla fighter. The main reason is that he is very interested in these three places to eat, play and books.
Maybe it was allowed by the emperor, the third prince Xuanye often came to the mansion to play, and went to the Xuanwang Mansion several times, and after returning to the palace, he told the queen mother and the emperor that the Xuanwang Mansion was too desolate, and there was no lively vegetable garden of the emperor's uncle.
Xuan'er doesn't have those feelings, how can there be a fat man in one bite? Take your time, you won't have to worry about the site, what do you want to build in the future?
The inscription on the plaque given by the emperor to the palace of King Xuan has been written, called "Lingbo Palace". Just wait for when the hall is built to hang the plaque, the word "Lingbo" is very interesting to Buddhism, and the emperor also believes in Buddhism; In addition, the ancients had the meaning of water as a source of wealth, and Ling Bo meant that the source of wealth was rolling, and Xuan'er would definitely be a good businessman when he grew up. It's a pity that the emperor didn't see Xuan'er in the shopping mall with his own eyes. Xuan'er is a boy of good wealth in the holy world, not because he is very good at business, but because he has the ability to gather money. Wherever he appears, there will be a lot of customers here. The reason why Xuan'er can have the title of prince is not all because he fought for Emperor Shunzhi and kept the national prestige of the Qing Dynasty, but because he has the title of prince, he will have the prince's mansion, that is, he will have a place to make money. What does desolation have to do with it? If it's a large area of private houses, it's troublesome. (To be continued.) )