Chapter 037: Famous Capital (1)

?? On the field, an open-air stage was set up on one side of the stage, and the people of the plum blossom troupe had already prepared, just waiting for the time to come and start the gong performance.

"Su Lang, are you all ready? The second young grandmother said, there are distinguished guests today, whether our plum blossom troupe's new play can be a hit depends on today."

Zijuan was dressed in men's clothes, and the long hair of the crow was combed into a simple ponytail, she looked at the rows of low couches set up in front of the stage, and the female soldiers who shuttled in the camp from time to time, she couldn't help but feel apprehensive and asked worriedly.

"Lady, don't worry, we have rehearsed this scene more than a hundred times, and the actors and actresses can sing it upside down," Su Zijian comforted his wife in a deep voice, but clenched his fists to reveal his mood at the moment.

It's not that he's too timid to see the world, it's just that the current situation doesn't allow him not to pay attention to today's performance. You must know that his drama troupe has been reorganized for nearly half a year and has been tepid, and the second young grandmother has a lot of business in her hands, so she doesn't pay much attention to the drama troupe at all.

Several times he wanted to teach the second young grandmother to stage the new play in advance, but the second young grandmother sternly refused every time, and warned him that he was not allowed to expose the new play to anyone before her permission, let alone perform it publicly, but let them keep rehearsing this "Red Detachment of Women" in the idle yard.

There are no new plays, and there are no popular horns, which makes their plum blossom troupe's business mediocre, and they are almost crushed by the Peony Opera Building next door.

Alas, endure it, endure it, he can easily endure the third princess class teacher, this strength accumulated for half a year, and finally about to explode, how can he not be excited and nervous?

At this time, Zizhu rushed over at a trot, and after muttering twice in Zijuan's ear, Zijuan hurriedly gave Su Zijian a look, Su Zijian nodded knowingly, and then clapped his palms vigorously and shouted:

"Come on, brothers, the hour has come, let's get ready to start the gong."

"Good to open the gong"

After the class owner shouted, the actors and musicians in the background began to move, touching up their makeup, and holding musical instruments, each busy.

“…… Brother Liu's speech is too biased, who said that women enjoy leisure...... Many heroines have also built their credits and killed enemies for the country, and they have produced heroes from generation to generation——"

"Okay, what kind of drama is this, it's the first time I've heard it."

"It's so good to sing, aren't we like that?"

"Wow~~~"

On the stage, the actress wearing the costume of the Women's Army, her voice was crisp and loud, coupled with a beautiful melody and sonorous rhythm, as well as the drama that was close to her life, which attracted the applause of the Women's Army watching from the audience one after another.

"Hehe, Qi Niang, your play is really interesting, what kind of play is this? It's not like the singing and dancing sketches that Lord Li admires, nor is it like the Qin dialect in our Guanzhong, but this singing tune is also catchy."

The third princess did not wear a military uniform, but wore a half-worn Hu suit, with black boots on her feet and a Ugin horsewhip in her hand, standing behind the crowd with great interest, and asked the woman next to her with a smile.

"This is Bangzi Opera, and it is also a new drama launched by the Plum Blossom Opera Troupe," Wang Qifang saw that the third princess was very satisfied with the new opera, and the big stone hanging in her heart finally relaxed, smiled slightly, and replied.

"Well, that's right, it's the right time," the third princess listened carefully and nodded, "I heard, you still wrote this script?" Hehe, I can't see it, Qi Niang, you are still a talented girl."

"In front of the third princess, where is the concubine a talented woman," Wang Qifang heard the third princess say, and hurriedly waved her hand and smiled, "Besides, this play originally borrowed from folk legends, and combined with the real deeds of the women's army, strictly speaking, it can't be considered a concubine." ”

This "Red Detachment of Women", from the title to the story, from the tone to the lines, is all the essence of Wang Qifang's plagiarism of later generations, and in this play, if you let real opera lovers know at a glance, this is a hodgepodge of patchwork, and it is okay to fool the ancients who have no foundation in opera at all, if it is placed in front of connoisseurs, it will not stand up to scrutiny at all.

To be honest, she is embarrassed enough to come up with a nondescript opera, how dare she be cheeky enough to say that this is her creation?

"Okay, this palace is very satisfied, don't be modest," the third princess patted Wang Qifang's shoulder, as if she suddenly thought of something, and asked in a low voice, "By the way, what about those injured women's soldiers?" What is the status of their injuries? ”

"Back to the third princess, the ninety-three women's army, except for eleven who are seriously injured and have not yet recovered, the other sisters have all recovered from their injuries. According to their specific circumstances, the concubines listened to their wishes and assigned them to different jobs...... Now, they have all fully adapted to their current life, and the third princess can go and see if she has time. ”

"Very good, Qi Niang, you are doing a good job"

The third princess sighed faintly, swept the people in front of her who were watching the play with great interest, and looked a little depressed - alas, in the first battle in the northwest, the women's army under her command lost nearly half, nearly 4,000 female soldiers slept in that barren land, and nearly 1,000 sisters were injured to varying degrees, and only one-tenth of them were sent to Wang Qifang, and she still had hundreds of people in her hands to be resettled.

"Don't worry, you have done Bengu so much, Bengong won't treat you badly...... In two days, there will be a reward from the imperial court, so get ready. ”

Bounty? What bounty? I won't give some money or cloth, so I'll send it away.

Wang Qifang thought of what she planned a year ago, she gritted her teeth and decided to give it a try.

Just as she was about to open her mouth, a female soldier in armor hurriedly came to the third princess, knelt down on one knee and saluted, and then whispered back.

As an unofficial person, Wang Qifang naturally can't eavesdrop, and when the female soldiers saluted, Wang Qifang did her duty to take a few steps back to avoid it.

However, after the optimization of the space, Wang Qifang's ear power was extremely sensitive, and Rao is female soldier lowered her voice, but she still heard her words clearly-

“…… It's time to go."

Today? Isn't that the big *, the emperor today?

Wang Qifang's eyes lit up suddenly, it seemed that Steward Liu didn't fool her that day, and the fifty taels of silver were too worthwhile

After the third princess heard the report, she didn't care about greeting Wang Qifang, so she hurried towards the gate of the camp.

A quarter of an hour later, Wang Qifang saw the third princess and a middle-aged man in a royal blue lapel beard walk in, followed by a dozen sharp-eyed guards.

Belch? Tiny?

Wang Qifang saw that the middle-aged man's bearing was extraordinary, so he guessed that he might be Jinshang, the Emperor of Longqing of the Great Zhou. Looking at his outfit carefully, I was ecstatic, it was like God helping me

"Hehe, third sister, what kind of new drama are you talking about?"

Emperor Longqing is not tall, and his body is slightly blessed, he turned around the camp of the women's army with great interest, and then came to the stage of the school, stood next to the women's army sitting on the ground, listened attentively, and asked with a smile.

"Yes, second brother, the camp was originally a military place, and no idle people were allowed to enter, but the little sister saw that this play was quite appropriate, thinking that the soldiers would easily return safely from the bitter cold land in the northwest, even if they couldn't celebrate greatly, they should have a good life and rest, so they took it upon themselves to invite the opera troupe," the relationship between the third princess and Emperor Longqing was irreversible, and she didn't have too many scruples when she spoke, she pointed to Wang Qifang, who was standing not far away and listening to the play, and said: "By the way, this play was arranged by this second grandmother Zhao, she is the second daughter-in-law of President Zhao's family of the Confucian Business Association." ”

"Oh? Isn't it the second young grandmother who donated cotton clothes? ”

Emperor Longqing vaguely heard the third princess mention it, and the nine girls seemed to beg him to give a reward.

"Well, she also helped to settle a lot of wounded, and also did a lot of good deeds for me and Xiao Jiu in the name of the royal princess."

The third princess didn't expect Emperor Longqing's memory to be so good, and she actually remembered a little thing a few months ago.

"Hehe, what a Zhao Yongnian, he is so blessed to marry a good daughter-in-law for his son," Emperor Longqing nodded with a smile, and then walked over, "Let's go, I will meet this second young grandmother who was praised by the princesses in the past."

Yes, yes, he remembered that when Jingwei's girl entered the palace a few days ago, she seemed to have mentioned this second young grandmother, it is said that this second young grandmother is very magical, she can actually make the Bodhi tree bloom, and she can also grow her own medicinal herbs, she is a rare capable person.

"Qi Niang, this is-"

Seeing that Jinshang's interest was so high, the third princess was worried that Wang Qifang was not only the identity of the other party, but she collided with the emperor, and was about to make a statement to inform her of Jinshang's identity, but when she saw Emperor Longqing wave her hand, she said to Wang Qifang with a smile, "This is Zhao Er's grandmother, I heard that you wrote this play?" ”

"Back to this master's words, it is the concubine body"

Wang Qifang held back the excitement in her heart and said as indifferently as possible.

"And the cotton clothes on these women's soldiers, which you also gifted?"

When Emperor Longqing saw that Wang Qifang heard his question, he only owed slightly, and his expression was not flustered or nervous, so he knew that the other party did not know his identity, and he was very happy.

To tell the truth, sometimes sitting in the court, you can't hear the truth at all. And at this moment, he wants to hear the sincere words of this young grandmother of the Confucian Business Association who is 'happy to donate'

"Back to this master's words, yes" Wang Qifang saw that he finally mentioned the matter of cotton clothes, and knew that the opportunity had finally come, she turned to the side and said to the third princess, "When it comes to cotton clothes, the concubine has something to say to Her Royal Highness the princess." ”

"Oh, what's the matter?"

Although the third princess has a deep relationship with the imperial brother, she also knows that there is a difference between the monarch and the minister, and when she saw Emperor Longqing prevent her from revealing his identity, she knew that this imperial brother was going to listen to the truth again, and she didn't dare to remind Wang Qifang in front of him, so she had to pretend to ask normally.

"That's right, the concubine heard the injured women's army mention that when they fought in the northwest, thanks to the cotton clothes to keep out the cold, they were able to withstand the harsh winter in the northwest. It's a pity that the number of cotton clothes is limited, and there are still many soldiers with frostbite," Wang Qifang paused, glanced at Emperor Longqing's reaction, and saw that he really frowned, and seemed to think of this headache, so he continued: "The concubine ran a cotton plantation in Qingzhou, and also hired a group of craftsmen who knew cotton planting technology...... The concubine wanted to donate the plantation to the imperial court and persuaded the craftsmen to spread the cotton cultivation techniques. ”

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