A few people entered the mansion, ordered someone to bring the grill, ate beef and mutton, and a few bowls of mutton soup, and ate and drank heartily.

Well, it still tastes quite good.

There was faint music and singing outside, and at first I didn't think it was close, but when it was close, Sima Shao heard that it was a little familiar.

Looking out from the open window, Sima Shao saw Ruoyun and Soho.

The two women walked slowly along the street one after the other, Ruoyun in front and Soho behind, gently pulling Ruoyun's clothes and belts in their hands, singing softly.

Some days are gone, Sima Shao found that Ruoyun was on a xylophone, and the song actually had a bit of rhythm from the original song of "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night".

"Aren't the two girls singing in the Smoke and Rain Building?" Sima Shao was a little puzzled, as if talking to himself: "Didn't I let people tell the old bustard to take care of the two girls?" ”

Ruoyun got up and replied, "We just played the piano and sang outside the Yanyu Building in the afternoon. The bustard also invited another geisha, and our sisters could only come out to perform. ”

Sima Shao thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with the bustard doing this, the resident singer Geisha couldn't always be one, and the audience would get tired of listening to it.

Glancing at Ruoyun a little strangely, Sima Shao didn't expect this guy to know quite a lot.

But he didn't pay much attention to it, turned his head to look out the window, and ordered, "Go and invite Miss Ruoyun to come over." ”

Gu Chang didn't say a word, as if he had already meant this, just waiting for Sima Shao to speak, got up and strode out.

Soon, Miss Ruoyun and Soho were ushered in.

Sima Shao invited them to sit at a table with him, and ordered some beef and mutton and mutton soup.

"It's really just right, I don't know if you have eaten Miss Ruoyun and Miss Soho."

Sima Shao said with a smile: "These taste quite fragrant, you don't have to be polite, you should also give face to the next place." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Ruoyun didn't push too much, but it didn't look like he was hungry and panicked, and after thanking Sima Shao, he divided the mutton into small pieces, put it on a plate and pushed it in front of Soho.

Soho opened his misty eyes, reached out casually, and ate and drank skillfully.

"If Miss Yun is unsatisfactory in Yanyu Building, how about going there to perform when the theater in the south of the city is built?"

Sima Shao said as he pushed the mutton soup in front of Soho and reminded: "Be careful, the mutton soup is very hot, don't burn it." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Su He pursed the corners of his mouth, turned his head with a smile, and faced Sima Shao with a smile on his face.

Ruoyun pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness invites, the slave family has nothing to do." I'm afraid that the slave's piano skills are rough, but no one likes to listen to it. ”

Sima Shao shook his head and said: "Miss Ruoyun doesn't have to be presumptuous, your piano skills, coupled with Soho's singing voice, will definitely be full of applause when you perform." ”

"Your Highness has praised it."

Ruoyun lowered his head a little stunned and said: "The slave family is stupid, although I also want to play a famous tune like His Highness, but it is the class that makes the axe, and he is smiling and generous. ”

Sima Shao laughed twice and said, "It's not your fault, the repertoire of famous artists has always been quite difficult. ”

Ruoyun frowned slightly, raised his head and asked, "I see." Can Your Highness elaborate, the slave family is grateful. ”

Sima Shao scratched his head and said, "This is not something that can be explained in one or two sentences. It's better to make an appointment like this, if Miss Ruoyun comes to me, I will explain with you while playing. ”

Ruoyun bowed his head lightly and said: "As long as His Royal Highness does not suspect that the slave family is from a humble background and insults the reputation of your mansion, the slave family will come to the door to ask for advice." ”

"Miss Ruoyun doesn't have to care about her background."

Sima Shao waved his hand and said, "In the eyes of this king, people are not noble or low, and their professions are different. ”

"No one is noble or low, and the profession is different."

Ruoyun muttered and repeated, sighing with a wry smile, "It would be nice if everything was like this, Your Highness." ”

Soho ate cakes and drank soup, but listened carefully to Sima Shao's words.

Slowly blinking his big godless eyes, he felt something in his heart, and he also sighed lightly.

There is no high or low person, but the profession is different.

It's easy to say, but how many people in this world see it that way?

......

"Father, my daughter wants to live in the eldest brother's mansion for a few days, and I ask my father for permission."

Emperor Jin Yuan was stunned for a moment, looked down at Xunyang, and then at Sima Shao.

"I want to go to my big brother's house for a few days."

Xun Yang blinked his eyes and pleaded: "I've been there two or three times, and I've almost forgotten it." ”

Sima Shao looked at Emperor Jin Yuan and said, "I don't have any problems. ”

"Well..."

Emperor Jin Yuan hesitated and did not agree for a while.

Xun Yang blinked his eyes and said, "Father, let me go and have a look, it's okay to stay for a while." ”

Emperor Jin Yuan nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, just go sit for a while, you can't stay too long." ”

"Yes, yes!"

Xunyang was the most cheerful, and couldn't help jumping up.

Emperor Jin Yuan smiled, although he felt that this little girl might have other thoughts, but he couldn't bear to refuse, so he turned his inquiring eyes to Sima Shao.

Sima Shao said with a smile: "Erchen originally came to ask his father for peace today, but I didn't expect Sister Xunyang to make this request, thinking that she was depressed in the palace. It's better to let her go to Erchen's Mansion to live for a few days, and Erchen will take good care of her. ”

Emperor Jin Yuan pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Even if he went to the prince's mansion, he really had no excuse to refuse, although he guessed that Xunyang still had something to tell him.

Alas, staying in the palace is indeed very boring, but Emperor Jin Yuan quite understands his daughter's thoughts.

Going out to play, with Shao'er to take care of you, there should be no problem, it's a big deal to secretly send guards to protect it!

Emperor Jin Yuan and Sima Shao chatted for a while, and Xun Yang had secretly watched it a few times, obviously impatient, which made them laugh.

Seeing that the eldest brother finally got up and retired, Xun Yang breathed a sigh of relief, and he was particularly excited, and he didn't know how to hide the joy of leaving his father.

Standing at the gate of the palace, watching Sima Shao holding his little sister, talking while walking, with an intimate attitude, and cheerful laughter from time to time, Emperor Jin Yuan showed a relieved and cheerful smile.

"Big brother, the day after tomorrow is the day of acting in the theater."

Xun Yang's eyes flashed with urgency, and he said, "Let's go and have a look together, if it's too late, there may be no place for the box." ”

Sima Shao nodded with a smile and said, "That theater was opened by your eldest brother and my friend, and when the time comes, it's not like you can go to whichever box you want." The day after tomorrow is the premiere, and I heard that it is hard to get a ticket. ”

Xunyang grinned and said, "We don't have to buy tickets, how good." Listen to the maid, and there are songs and dances. ”

"The day after tomorrow, I will go to the store I opened to take a look, there are other good things, and you can eat and drink as much as you like."

"Didn't you go to the theater the day after tomorrow?" Xun Yang asked a little puzzled.

"The shops and theaters are not far away, they are all in the city."

Sima Shao explained: "Let's either leave early, or go back after watching the play." ”

"Yes, yes!"

Xunyang likes fresh things, and at this time, he smelled the aroma of the food again, and he was even more excited.

......

The stage is wide and large, and there is not much difference from later generations.

The background is a winter snow scene, goose feathers and heavy snow, cold wind, and covered in silver.

Hey, Xunyang seemed to have discovered some secret, and pointed to the floor and exclaimed, "There are small eyes on this." ”

As she spoke, she crouched down and looked in.

Sima Shao introduced with a smile: "Inside is a loudspeaker, and the sound on the stage can be amplified when it comes down." ”

"Really?"

Xunyang rolled his eyes wide, opened his mouth and called twice.

The voice of the little girl echoed in the empty theater, and the effect of the echo bar, coupled with the amplification of the loudspeaker, the effect was really obvious.

Hahahaha, Xun Yang let out a crisp laugh, and it was also amplified and transmitted to all directions.

Sima Shao was quite surprised, and looked around at the structure of the theater, wondering how the sound had become louder and had an echo.

In the era when there were no loudspeakers, it was okay to perform indoors, close to each other and shielded.

But if it is outside, there is a big stage, and the singing and playing on it are estimated that only the people in the first few rows can hear clearly, and the back can only be heard intermittently.

So, in ancient times, if you wanted to be a singer or something, you had to hoss your voice.

And in historical records, there are few such singers.

In addition to the amplification facilities, there are also lights, more than a dozen bronze mirrors on both sides of the stage, reflecting the light, although it is very simple, but it also makes up for the defects of slightly worse indoor light.

Xunyang and Sima Shao jumped and screamed on the stage, but fortunately, it was still early for the audience to enter, and no one saw Xunyang's frolic.

"Let's go, let's go, it's almost time, let's all go to the box!" Sima Shao couldn't stand it anymore, for fear that there would be too many people and mixed eyes, and it would not be good to spread it, so he took his little sister and beckoned him off the stage.

The theater is divided into two floors, and there are a total of nine boxes on the second floor, and the middle one is reserved for Xunyang, unless she doesn't come, this box is her exclusive one.

In front of the first floor are seven or eight rows of ordinary seats, and in front of the seats is a row of long tables where you can place food and drink;

Behind the regular seats, there are a row higher, and there are nine private rooms, all covered with curtains.

It can be said that the theater can accommodate not many people, and it will not exceed three hundred people when it is full.

Such an arrangement also shows that it is not something that the general public can often come in for entertainment.

It's not often that you can come in, but it's not impossible to save some money and watch two shows a month.

In fact, even if they have money, ordinary people don't have so much time to watch dramas and listen to songs, they are all busy with life, and there is no stable and idle citizen class at all.

In such a metropolis, the situation is even better, there are more rich and noble families, gentlemen, and the entertainment industry is more developed, so there is no worry that no one will come to see it.

Sima Shao took a few people up to the second floor, entered the box, sat around the table, ate melons and fruit snacks, and laughed and chatted casually.

As time passed, the audience gradually entered and the noise gradually became louder.

A few waiters who looked like little two were shuttling around the theater and bringing small snacks and drinks to the audience.

There are also people in the box next to it, although the seats are not expensive or cheap, but the ticket price of the box is indeed higher, the second floor is more expensive than the first floor, and those who can afford it are either rich or expensive.

Several people ate, drank, talked and laughed, and Sima Shao picked up the excerpts and slowly flipped through them.

At this time, the voices outside were louder, and more people came. But it didn't take long for the show time to arrive, and the seats were filled with the audience.

The ordinary singing and dancing performances in the theater a few days ago paved the way, and people are still looking forward to this premiere of the new play.

Of course, there are many idlers in Jiankang City, and the atmosphere of the Jin Dynasty is also open, and women are not like the later dynasties that do not go out of the gate, and the second gate does not step, and there are really a lot of female dependents of princes and nobles, wealthy businessmen, and families.

With a ding-dong piano sound, the performance officially began.

The bands on both sides of the stage played an ancient music, which was a sign of the opening and gradually stopped the noise.

As soon as the song ended, Soho slowly walked onto the stage from the side in a pale green dress.

I was already familiar with walking, and I didn't need to be helped when I got on the stage, but I probably counted the steps to the center, turned around and bowed to the audience.

After a few moments, the melodious music sounded, first the guqin played the sound of waves and waves, and then the flute and the three strings, and the steady drum beat also sounded, striking an unhurried rhythm.

Sima Shao looked through the curtain cage and looked at Soho under the focus of the lights on the stage, smiling and churning.

This voice, this singing, is indeed refreshing.

Yu Wenjun, Xunyang, and these two guys also listened quietly, and they also liked her singing.

As soon as the song stopped, the music at the end was still lingering, and Soho bowed to salute, and the audience realized that the song had stopped.

There was applause, first a few people, then a majority.

Even if you don't know who Soho is, you will be moved by this beautiful song and applaud it.

......