Chapter 10 (31) The Night Banquet in the West Garden (Part II)
Sang Xiu pressed his hand on his forehead to block the strong sunlight, raised his face and looked at Shang Cheng and said: "The adults of the Mufu specially ordered the major tune "General's Order", I can't sing and compose alone, I have to ask the real slaves to help, I hit the tooth card, and the real slaves beat the drums." It's been more than a year since I left Yanshan, and I didn't get along much with the real slaves when I came back, so I was afraid that if I closed the beat with each other for a while, it would be ridiculous and generous. That's why I wanted to close the drum before the feast. As she spoke, she covered her forehead with her hand, glanced at the hot sun, and glanced at Shang Cheng by the way. Seeing Shang Cheng listening to her with a smile and a very attentive expression, and there was no impatient expression on his face, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said, "So the adults asked me if I came here for the evening...... Preparations for the evening banquet, I just said yes. But it's not all ......" At this point, she paused and left an end of her sentence.
Shang Cheng had a smile on his face and asked very cooperatively, "Why do you say 'not all'?" At the same time, he frowned slightly, as if he was puzzled and extremely curious.
"Because today is the birthday of the real slave."
The real slave's Hua Dan? Shang Cheng really frowned at this time. He could not in any way associate the name "Hua Dan" with a kabuki named Shinno. As far as he knew, the division of roles in drama seemed to have appeared very late, at least until the Yuan Dynasty, when miscellaneous dramas were prevalent; Why is there a Hua Dan now?
But he didn't ask. As soon as this topic is opened, it may be extended to the origin of the major key. He just smiled, and his mind raced to the thought: in this situation, should he wave his hand and say goodbye, or should he say goodbye? None of them seem to fit. Or, "You get busy first, and I'll go around." ”?
"You ...... first"
"Ha, look at me! Patronizing and seeing the adults happy, I forgot a big thing! Sang Xiu suddenly whispered in frustration. It seems as if she's forgotten something very important.
Well forgotten! Shang Cheng suddenly showed a heartfelt smile on his face. He was still struggling with what to say next after saying "you are busy first", but now it's okay, Sang Xiu himself forgot something important! No need to ask, she's going to have to get it done first! It would have been better if she had forgotten to bring her tooth tag, or had simply left the formal attire she had to wear at the feast. He opened his mouth with a smile......
"Zhennu said that she had seen the adult twice, and said that the adult had praised her singing and dancing! I met with her a few times after I came back, and she mentioned you to me every time. Sang Xiu said. She really forgot one thing now: she just told Shang Cheng that she came back this time and "didn't get along much" with Zhennu.
The smile condensed on Shang Cheng's face. That kabuki named Mano had seen him, and he had praised that kabuki for his singing and dancing? That's impossible! He is usually busy, and he basically has little free time to listen to singing songs and watch songs and dances. Not to mention those major and minor tunes, as well as long chanting and short songs, as well as puppet shows that only change the paper and face makeup, not the clothes, and not the actors, all use the ancient pronunciation of the Central Plains, commonly known as "Tang dialect", and mixed with some local dialects of the birthplace of drama, listening to the ears of him, a real "foreigner", it is no different from the book of heaven! Let him go to the singing and dancing theater, it is simply a kind of torture. How could he run to enjoy the singing and dancing of that kabuki, and how could he praise her for singing and dancing well?
But he couldn't say that reason. He could only wait for Sang Xiu to say the following.
“…… Zhennu said that at the end of last year, several big yamen in the state city celebrated the New Year in Xiyuan, and she was lucky, and she got the lottery twice when the sisters drew lots. The New Year's celebration of the Yamen of the Inspection Division, as well as the New Year's celebration of the Yamen of the Border Military Division, are all the lamps she supports for adults. ”
Shang Cheng remembered that during the Chinese New Year last year, he did come to the West Garden of the Teaching Workshop a few times. At the end of last year, he felt that everyone had been busy for a year, regardless of whether there was merit or not, Yanshan Sanzhou always seemed to have improved a little, so there should be some activities to celebrate. As a result, several directly subordinate yamen of the Health Department all chose to set up a banquet in the West Garden, and everyone ate and drank a meal. He is the admiral of the first guard, and if he goes to one house, he has to go to the second house, and if he eats one meal, he has to eat the second meal, and if he doesn't eat a meal, he will be misunderstood as having opinions and opinions on this yamen, so the governor's mansion, the pastoral mansion, the inspection department, the guard mansion and the border military mansion, the seats of the five yamen have all run over one without pulling it. Since they all held banquets in the workshop, and the workshop was a subordinate branch of the yamen under the Health Department, it was natural to send kabuki dancers to perform songs and dances...... It seems that he may have really praised the Kabuki named Shinnu at the time.
Since the real slave knows himself and has helped him up, it would be too much for him to say that he doesn't know: "The real slave is it, right?" I remember. She sings very well and dances very beautifully. And because the real slave "mentions himself every time", then he has to show his concern in two words: "...... Is she okay now? ”
"She's in there right now." Sang Xiu pointed to the side door of the workshop. "I made an appointment with her to join the tune and tune before the feast."
"Oh...... Is it? Shang Cheng squeezed out a smile and said. Damn, how could I forget what Sang Xiucai said before!
However, there is nothing wrong with that. He had already seen two horses coming at the end of the street, and immediately there were two people talking and laughing, both wearing the green robes of the Jiupin petty officials, who were probably the little officials sent by the pastoral government to Xiyuan to do the first thing. As long as these two people come over, they will inevitably recognize him, and then they will definitely come over to greet and salute, and then he will be able to find a reason to get out. Therefore, he pretended to be sorry and said: "Actually, since I said goodbye to the annual banquet of the Patrol Department at the end of last year, I have always thought of her. Although many months have passed, her singing and dancing are still in my sights. It's just that I'm usually too busy to squeeze in the time to come. This delay has dragged on for more than half a year......" said with a sigh of great melancholy. Seeing the two little officials approaching on horseback leisurely in a hurry, he really wanted to go up and do a favor, and whipped two whips on the horse's buttocks. Come over and salute, and help me get out, even if you two do a great job! He searched his stomach and continued: "...... It's rare that I'm a little bit idle today. Since she happens to be in Xiyuan, it's unbelievable, I must meet her! Listening to the singing of real slaves is really an artistic enjoyment, and the beauty of its singing voice is a lingering sound. The tone is sonorous and powerful, the verve is tactful and melodious, the momentum is majestic, and the dance posture is ......" The more he talked, the more chaotic it became.
He was surprised to see that the two little officials of the pastoral mansion who were getting closer and closer were still talking and laughing hotly, but just when they met him, they were all stunned and frightened, and they didn't remember to dismount and salute when they grabbed the reins, so they rode on horseback and passed by him with six eyes. The horses had passed, and the two of them turned to stare at him on their backs......
Shang Cheng's anger suddenly jumped up. How did Lu Ji discipline his subordinates, didn't the Jiupin officials have to salute when they saw Shangguan? No, no one can persuade him, he has to set up a rule for Lu Bofu and the good students of the Mu Mansion today!
But before he could take advantage of the situation to get angry, the two little officials had already woken up. The two men looked at each other, without discussion, buried their heads in their bodies, raised the whip in their hands in unison, and whipped it hard on the horse's buttocks. The two horses were violently ached, raised their heads and neighed, and then spread their hooves and castrated, and in the blink of an eye they jumped to the end of the street, and in the blink of an eye they were gone......
Shang Cheng opened his mouth and watched the two little officials beat their horses and run away, and they didn't react to what happened in a hurry. If the two guys were chatting happily and didn't recognize themselves in time, it would be fine, but they already recognized themselves, so why didn't they come to meet them? If you don't see you, you won't see you, anyway, he doesn't care about these false courtesies, but what are these two people doing? Maybe he's a tiger, and he wants to eat them? As for it? He just wanted to get out of it......
Sang Xiu graciously grabbed one of his arms and said happily, "That's great! When the real slave sees you, he will be overjoyed! ”
What else can Shang Cheng say? He had just spoken too much, and no matter what he did, he couldn't get it back. What is cocooning? The scene before his eyes is a cocoon! He only realized now why the two little officials saw him not only did not come to greet him, but also escaped faster than a rabbit Some time ago, Bao Kan had just publicly punished two fools who slapped the horse's hooves, and within two days, Yushi Fangzhi went around saying that he wanted to please Sang Xiu, and the two things were combined, and most others thought that he had deep scruples about this matter. Now it's okay, Bao Kan lifted a stone and smashed him Shang Cheng's foot, and as soon as the two little officials saw him and Sang Xiu on the way, they naturally felt that they were in danger, so they ran away without saying a word......
He was pulled by Sang Xiu and walked towards the workshop.
He is now disappointed in the pastoral palace, the head of the five major yamen of the Health Department. Even with it, he also had an opinion about Lu Ji, the head of the pastoral house. Look, what did Lu Bofu do with a good yamen? There was a small official in front of him who could even tell the wrong word at the time of the banquet, and now there were two officials who did not do their duty at all, obviously asking them to come over to prepare for the send-off banquet in the evening, but they went to Nanshi to do private affairs during the time of the official office......
That's why I do private things during working hours! He turned around and confessed to Bao Kan, carefully checked the names of these two guys who were trapped in danger, and then deducted their wages!