Chapter 199 Good News

The New Year is approaching, and the people are in a hurry to purchase New Year's goods. Department stores are getting busier and busier.

In the second month, the price of department stores was basically the same as the price of Hu's stores, and some goods were even cheaper than Hu's because A Xing deliberately lowered the price.

Seeing that the business of his store was getting worse and worse, Hu Lingxuan gradually lost his breath. He has already failed once, the last time the Qingyun Theater incident has made his father quite a little whispered about him, this time it is his repeated promises, the opportunity he finally begged for, if he fails again, his future position in the Hu family is only afraid that it will be difficult to protect!

It can be successful! He has been planning for so long and has spent so much effort, he can obviously use this to let the Hu family rush out of Jincheng and carry it forward, and he is about to succeed, but he kicked Ah Xing's iron plate. He had planned something that took him a year to complete, but she did it in a month, opening this department store, and the endless business methods made him tired of coping. So that Ao's current bleak situation, the opposite side is overcrowded, but his side is (the hall is full of birds), not to mention making money this month, even whether the expenses can be paid is still a problem.

For Ah Xing's protection, although he hates itchy, he has to admire her talent.

The biggest problem now is that none of the goods have been sold this month, and a large number of goods will be purchased next month according to the contract, otherwise you will lose money! But where did the money come from to buy goods and reach out to my father? I was afraid that my father would immediately order him to close the shop, and he would never trust him again.

Hu Lingxuan naturally didn't want to lose the position of the Hu family, so he had no choice but to reduce the price again, and the profit was almost minimal, he only wanted to be able to sell the existing goods now, and then use the silver to enter the next month's goods, in order to last a little longer, to see if he could think of a solution.

The method of reducing the price has attracted a lot of customers to come back, but it always fails to reach the initial popularity. And the profit is only enough to pay the rent, and the monthly salary of the employees is still a problem.

Ah Xing scoffed at his approach and said, "He only has this trick when he comes and goes, how much profit can he make at such a price?" I'm going to see how long he can last? ”

At this time, Tingsong Theater unexpectedly welcomed a distinguished guest.

The distinguished guest was the palace chief of internal affairs, Huang Gonggong, who brought good news to the theater, the emperor heard about the reputation of their theater, and this Chinese New Year's Eve, the emperor wanted to see their performance. Although the time was rushed, they were also invited to prepare in time to attend the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet at the palace.

The news immediately made the theater boil.

Perform for the Emperor! That's a great honor! There are also a few folk operas who can go to the most honorable places and perform before the most honorable people! This once is the glory of a lifetime. If you can make the dragon's heart happy and get the emperor's reward, your value will be different immediately!

Everyone was overjoyed, only Ah Xing was mixed.

Among the clouds, she frowned, and asked, "Ah Xing, don't you want to go to the palace?" ”

Ah Xing sighed lightly and said, "Yunduo, I really don't want to go yet, if I can shirk it, I will definitely push it off, now the theater has gained a firm foothold in Tiandu, even if I don't go to the palace, it is already the best theater in Tiandu." You don't have to rely on performing at the palace to enhance your fame. That's the palace, it's not the Jin Palace, there is really no way to miss a little, our lives are all in the emperor's thoughts, if you provoke the emperor upset, you can ask for the lives of everyone in an instant. Clouds. You say, how could I want to go? ”

Yun Duo listened to Ah Xing's words, her originally fiery heart suddenly became cold, her expression became panicked, she looked at Ah Xing, and stammered, "That...... So what to do? ”

Ah Xing frowned, with a solemn look on her face, "What else can I do, if I don't go, I will resist the decree, and it will be a capital crime!" You can only be cautious, careful and careful. From the repertoire to the lines to the actors, you have to be cautious and don't tolerate the slightest mistake. I have to ask Zhang Zhao for help in this matter. "Where do they understand the rules and taboos of the palace, they can only consult Zhang Zhao in these aspects.

A Xing sent a letter to Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Zhao arrived as promised the next day.

As soon as Zhang Zhao arrived, he bowed his hand to Ah Xing and said: "Congratulations to my brother first, congratulations to Miss Ah Xing for being able to perform in front of the palace, this is a great honor!" ”

Ah Xing invited him into the study and asked the maid to make a pot of good Tieguanyin. She personally poured a cup of tea for Zhang Zhao and handed it respectfully with both hands, "This is indeed a great honor, but in Ah Xing's opinion, it is also full of hidden dangers." How can we get out of the palace safely, we have to ask Lord Zhang for advice. ”

When Zhang Zhao heard this, he gradually smiled, and his expression became serious: "It's rare that Ah Xing thinks so far-reaching, don't be too nervous, the emperor is not a moody person, as long as you can take care of your eyes and mouth, act according to the rules, and be cautious in the content of the play." There shouldn't be any problems. ”

Ah Xing sat down next to Zhang Zhao and said modestly: "Ah Xing is just a folk girl, and she has not seen much of the world, and I also ask Lord Zhang to bring the rules of the palace one by one, so that Ah Xing can be prepared." ”

Zhang Zhao smiled and said, "Ah Xing, don't worry, I will make it clear to you for my brother." ”

Now I will tell you who will usually be present at the dinner that night, and what they say they should pay attention to.

"The Chinese New Year's Eve banquet is a family banquet, the emperor and empress, concubines will attend, and some close ministers and family members will also be invited to attend. You should be performing in Tianyin Garden, and as soon as the night banquet is over, the emperor and they will come to Tianyin Garden. ”

"The content of the play is naturally as joyful as possible, the queen doesn't like to watch fights and kills, so it's best not to have this kind of content."

"The minions in the palace are the most profitable, if you want to be safe, it is best to spend more money, all the minions who have contact with you must be dealt with, especially the minions and stewards of Tianyin Garden, it is even more sloppy, you must know that as long as they are a little difficult for you, you don't know what kind of situation will encounter, these people, all of them are human spirits. You won't be able to catch any of them. ”

She couldn't help but complain a little: "It's only ten days before Chinese New Year's Eve, and there are so many things to prepare." Didn't the emperor make a temporary move? Otherwise, it would never have been so hasty."

Zhang Zhao hurriedly made a gesture for her not to continue, looked at the door with a cautious expression, and then turned around and lowered his voice and said: "It's just a matter of saying this in front of me, don't say it in front of others, the emperor's mind is not something you and I can speculate and discuss casually!" ”

Ah Xing covered her mouth, her face turned a little pale, and her heart became even more nervous.

Seeing her nervous look, Zhang Zhao pretended to smile easily and said, "It's okay, it's okay." There's no need to be afraid, but you're right, the emperor did have a temporary idea. I heard that someone praised you in front of the queen to listen to the Song Theater, which made the queen very moved, so she gave advice to the emperor. ”

Ah Xing thought hatefully in her heart: Who is this person? Isn't that hurting me? Don't you have a grudge against me?

Then Zhang Zhao also said some rules of the palace, and when he saw who was doing what ceremony, Ah Xing carefully wrote them down one by one, and cold sweat couldn't help but flow from his forehead. This palace is really a place where every step of the way is terrifying.

An hour passed, Zhang Zhao took a sip of tea, put down the teacup and said with a smile: "That's all, as long as you do what I say, you will definitely be rewarded!" ”

Seeing that he explained so wholeheartedly, Ah Xing's voice was hoarse, and she was inexplicably grateful. She stood up, walked to the desk, picked up a painting that had already been prepared on the desk, turned around and handed it to Zhang Zhao with both hands.

"A few days ago, Ah Xing sold a painting on the street, and asked Master Zhang to appreciate it."

"Draw!" Zhang Zhao loves Danqing, and his eyes light up when he hears the painting. He wiped his hand on his body before taking the scroll and carefully unfolding it.

"Eh!" Zhang Zhao's eyes shone with excitement, "This is the true work of the former pilgrimage painting saint!" Look at this landscape, how bold the painting is! As he looked, his fingers were depicting on the painting, imagining the brushwork of the painter, and he was completely immersed in the artistic conception of the painting.

"Ah Xing, you actually bought it on the street, why have I never seen it." The tone was envious.

"It's just a coincidence, a person sneakily sells this painting to me on the street, it should be a stolen thing, I don't actually know how to paint, but I bought it because it looks good, but it's only 10 taels of silver!"

"Ten taels!!" Zhang Zhao's eyes were about to fall, "This painting is worth at least 1,000 taels!" ”

"Since the adults like it, give it to the adults, A-Xing doesn't know how to appreciate it, and it's just a waste to put it here for me!"

Zhang Zhao raised his eyebrows: "A-Xing really wants to give me this word!" This is a genuine painting of the saint, which is rare! ”

A-Xing shrugged: "For me, it's just a hole in the wall." ”

"Tyrannical things, tyrannical things!" Zhang Zhao shook his head with a sigh. "In this way, thank you for being a brother."

Ah Xing smiled, she spent two thousand taels to resell this painting from someone else. Zhang Zhao helped her so much, she had long wanted to thank him. However, she knows his personality very well, and gives him gold, silver and jewelry, not only will he not accept it, but he will also blame her, only if he gives him his favor, he will not refuse, but if he gives it clearly, even if he likes it, he will not accept such a valuable gift, only let him know that she only came for a small price, he will gladly accept it.

A long time later, when Zhang Zhao was at a banquet at home, and when he took out this painting and displayed it in front of everyone, one of them said: "Isn't this painting the one in my house?" Someone bought it from me for 2,000 taels of silver, and it turned out that you bought it, Master Zhang. ”

Only then did Zhang Zhao know Ah Xing's hard work, and from then on, he was more concerned about Ah Xing's affairs.

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