On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the capital was lively, and two well-known troupes entered Beijing.

The pear orchards in the capital are bustling.

One is the Qingxin class of the Yue faction, and the other is the Ansaiban of the Shaanxi faction.

These teams from other places have always been unpopular in the capital, because there are Beijing-style operas in the capital, and the people in the capital themselves love to listen to them, and no matter how good they are, they can't compare to the Beijing-style ones.

However, it is different during the New Year's Festival, especially during the New Year, when the imperial court hangs the seal, the officials are resting, and the people in the capital are also idle to carry out various activities.

At this time, when the leading groups from other places entered Beijing, not only would they not be excluded, but they were very popular.

Although the popularity is at most a month, this month is enough, enough for those famous teams to make a lot of money.

There are also dramas in the palace.

Su Youyi didn't think that when she was a concubine in the past, she found out that there were a lot of entertainment activities for the queen mother and concubines.

Going to the theater is one of them.

About the concubines are busy with intrigue and have no leisure to watch any drama and listen to any music, and the queen mother concubines do not have to fight for favor, so there are a lot of such activities.

Su Youyi listened to a play invited by Concubine Yan, and then listened to a play in Xu Guiren's hometown, which was a bit interesting, different from what she usually watched.

Xu Guiren said that it was called Pingdan, as if only two corners stood on the stage and spoke, and did not make those bells and whistles.

Su Youyi thought it was quite interesting, so Duofu took advantage of the situation and said: "The Queen Mother is tired of listening to Peking Opera, do you want to listen to operas from other places?" Recently, there have been two teams from other places in the capital, and the servants heard that they are very popular, so why don't you come into the palace and sing to the queen mother? ”

"What team?"

"One is the Qingxin class of the Yue faction, and the other is the Ansaiban of the Shaanxi faction. The slave listened to the old ticket friends in the capital say that the singing was really good. ”

"Okay."

Su Youyi didn't think about it, "You will invite them into the palace when you catch Ming'er, and let the emperor listen to them when the time comes." The emperor is pitiful, busy with government affairs all year round, and still doesn't let him rest during the New Year? ”

"Yes."

Duofu went down to arrange, and the pear orchard in the capital quickly posted a red list to leave, and the class owners of the two teams were very proud on the one hand.

"I waited for the invitation of the palace to sing for the queen mother and the emperor, I really can't perform for the past two days, and I ask for your forgiveness!"

Heh, enter the palace to sing for the Queen Mother?

This reason was taken out, and those who loved to listen to the drama did not have any accusations, but congratulated the two class masters, "You have good luck, if you behave well this time, you may not be left in the palace to sing in the future!" ”

How can there be such a good thing?

The two of them just hoped that nothing would go wrong on this trip, and they didn't even care about the reward.

After all, as long as there is no mistake on this trip, they can straighten their backs when they go out in the future, saying that the Queen Mother has heard their plays, so don't they still have face?

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Because the pear orchard in the capital is missing these two teams, the original liveliness is less than half.

For a while, most of the ticket holders in the capital who love to watch dramas heard about it, and the housekeeper of Su Mansion also heard the news and turned around to tell Su Qing that he knew.

Su Qing sat in the lobby, one leg crossed on the other, and proudly unveiled the teacup, "The Queen Mother is just talking to the women and dependents this year, and now she is watching dramas for fun, it seems that she doesn't take the affairs of the court to heart." ”

The butler flattered: "So the master doesn't have to worry." Thinking about the Queen Mother, she is a young woman, how can she not be lively or fun? She can manage the affairs of the court, and she can't manage them too ruthlessly. If there is no evidence or evidence for this matter like the ministry, even if she is suspicious of the master, she can't do anything. ”

Su Qing shook his head, "Don't underestimate the Queen Mother." ”

From the time when Su Youyi was still a nobleman, Su Qing often heard her name from her daughter's letters, and knew what a smart woman she was.

The mind is more than a stem, and that's probably it.

He put down the teacup and said slowly: "This is also my fate, just in time for the Chinese New Year." Now that the DPRK and China are sealed, they can't do political affairs, and the Queen Mother is worried about it for a while, and she can't stand the time of this year. When this period of time has passed, after the eighth day of the first month is copied and opened, the heat of this matter will be much smaller. ”

The housekeeper took advantage of the situation and said: "When the time comes, the lord will have nothing to do, and there will be no Lord Shoufu in the court, so naturally the courtiers will propose to make up for this shortage. ”

Su Qing smiled slightly, and naturally understood this truth.

But he wasn't as optimistic as the butler thought, "It's not that easy." Now that the cabinet is not used, the queen mother and the emperor may not think of me. But even if you can't think of me, it's okay, the cabinet still has some prestige in that week, and the rest are a group of mediocre talents, even if you become the first assistant, what can you do? ”

At that time, without Zhou Shoufu's control, he will only be more prosperous in the court.

Su Qing thought in his heart that the marriage of the second prince was rushed by so many major events and no one mentioned it again, and when the time came, he must try to get Su Youyi to marry Miss Su to the second prince, so that his power in the court could be further consolidated.

Thinking of this, he looked up at the housekeeper, "How did you find the daughter of a good family to enter the mansion as a concubine?" ”

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "I have found two families, both of them are ordinary people under the root of the imperial city, although they don't have to worry about food and clothing, they may marry a senior member of the court as a concubine, which is also something they dare not think of." ”

"Two households are not enough."

Since Su Qing's little aunt incident, none of the aunts in the backyard are pleasing to the eye, if he wasn't afraid of attracting people's eyes, he couldn't wait to send everyone away.

It's a bunch of hens that don't lay eggs anyway.

He said: "Those aunts in the backyard are just raising the situation now, and if you really want to make Su Fu have a queen, you have to rely on newcomers." You'll have to find a few more suitable candidates, and find the time to bring them in secretly, so that no one outside knows. ”

The housekeeper had a bitter face, "This ......"

It is not easy to find two suitable families, Su Qing's conditions are harsh, not only for the woman to be innocent, thoughtful, and gentle, but also to have a small number of people in the family.

He can't openly bang gongs and drums to find him like marrying a wife, he can only do it quietly, and he has to find a way to quietly carry him into the house without being known by others.

This is not an easy task.

Seeing his bitter face, Su Qing became serious, "Huh? What's the problem? ”

"No, no."

The housekeeper reluctantly smiled and retreated silently, but what he thought in his heart was that Su Qing had a problem with his fertility when he was wearing it outside, and those women would inevitably hear rumors.

I don't know if Su Qing really has a problem, if it is, then it's useless for him to find a hundred innocent women......