Chapter 41: Lady Mingzhen's Plan
Only Princess Wu wore a light tea dress and a pretty woman who had just passed the age of standing, although she was dressed plainly, she could not hide the enchanting in her eyes, and she was laughing with the concubines. She is Mrs. Wu Wangfucha - Xi Shi. King Wu is now the oldest man in the royal family, the brother of the first emperor, the uncle of Song Yingche, and the emperor Zongzheng.
But he is low-key, I haven't heard that he has made great achievements above the court, but at the end of Wu Wangya is good at Kunqu Opera and has very high achievements, Chang'an knows this matter, which opera troupe will be praised by King Wu, and he will be worth twice tomorrow. But King Wu praised this "drama idiot": "This woman is loved by Song Yuxuan, and she is not comparable to other women!" This is a well-known thing in the world. But is this praise true? Now Princess Wu is not the original match, but a continuation of the strings, and the husband and wife were originally born because of the play, and they both indulged in this. Concubine Jingren is known for her age, and she is also deeply attracted, and often summons Princess Wu to accompany her to listen to the play.
The two talked about forgetting each other in the rivers and lakes, coupled with the excitement of Concubine Jingren today, she couldn't take care of losing her manners, her voice suddenly rose, and even after being separated by five or six seats, Song Yuxuan understood: "I specially invited the opera troupe from outside the palace gate to change my taste, although my posture is bewitching, I can't grasp the singing voice well, and my kung fu is basically not good." "Really? That's you! Jing Ren said, "The performances are good these days, right?" "Yes!" Song Yusui was stunned. "Of course!" He laughs. The concubine just rewarded the servant on the stage, but at this moment she found a fault.
Princess Wu fanned the concubine and said with a smile: "Not everyone can get the concubine's good ear blessing. Song Yuxuan is also stained with the light of the concubine, so she will often hear some good excerpts. But they all raise Diao ears, and now a little bit of it will make Song Yuqiu feel very difficult to get into his ears. Isn't this the old man of Song Yuqiu's family who thinks Song Yuqiu is picky? Listen to the play and refuse to call Song Yuxuan? ”
The concubine couldn't help laughing when she saw Princess Wu's sad face, and she was very useful for this, Mrs. Mingzhen stood up and came to the concubine's side, and said: "The princess can't come to complain to the concubine, no one in Chang'an knows, King Wu's husband and wife love deeply, and the concubine can't believe these bluffing words." ”
Princess Wu did not argue, smiled calmly, Mrs. Mingzhen took the fan with the tuan-patterned tassel handed over by Princess Wu, kept shaking the fan, and said to the concubine: "Speaking of good voices, why look for them outside the palace? In addition to Yunshao Courtyard, there are many experts in the palace, didn't the concubine forget? ”
Without waiting for the concubine to speak, Princess Wu said with interest: "Song Yuxuan doesn't believe it, saying that the experts in the palace who listen to the opera will take several years to talk and sing!" ”
The concubine said: "It's only been more than two years since you entered the house, no wonder you don't know!" There are a lot of good voices in the palace! ”
Mrs. Mingzhen's tasseled fan lit the distant concubine and continued: "The song "Garden" sung by the concubine is really breathtaking, but it is a pity that she has not sung it for a long time. ”
The good songs of the concubines, I have heard them one or two. After Concubine Yi sang a song "Ling Song" that year, she was included in Lu Zhaorong's account, and it has been fully displayed in the past two or three years. Now, she is a big star at home and abroad. This year, she was named one of the top ten female heroes in China. Her name is closely related to Song Yuxuan's lover Ye Qianwen. More than a year ago, it was the season when the newly selected show girl entered the palace, and it was human nature for newcomers to laugh and talk about the joys and sorrows of the old, and her favor gradually declined, coupled with Lu Zhaorong's deliberate cultivation of his sister-in-law, so it was rare to see her name in the history books of Tong for more than a month.
Today, the concubine has not sung and harmed for a long time, probably because Song Yingche did not listen.
The disturbing eyes suddenly focused on Lu Zhaorong's first concubine, who was amusing Princess Changle with joy, but she didn't notice that there was something strange around her, and Lu Zhaorong swept around vigilantly, and her eyes disappeared suddenly.
Mrs. Mingzhen deliberately sowed discord, did she want Concubine Yi to come back from the dead? However, her answer was: Song Yuqiu didn't believe it! However, even Lu Zhaorong didn't believe that Mrs. Mingzhen had any good intentions, let alone everyone?
"There is another person who is afraid that you have not heard Qiu Yan," the concubine's words were profound, obviously not sensationalizing for the concubine, "Zixin's voice is not inferior to the famous ling".
Everyone was still speculating about Zixin's character, and Min Xiuyi, who was already laughing with the palace maid behind the big screen, suddenly stood up and went to the concubine's side, and after doing ten thousand blessings, she smiled and said: "Niangniang doesn't need to lift Zixin, Zixin hasn't sung for a long time, and her throat is lazy." ”
Concubine Jingren is not very trusting, but Min Xiuyi's eyes are very tenacious, and it is difficult for the concubine to force it, so it is a pity that this opportunity will be occupied by the concubine. "How do you say Song Yuqiu should sing?" "Then let Song Yuqiu sing a song first, okay?" Min Xiuyi said: "Yes! Song Yuxuan just sings a song, you just listen to it. She sang again. When Fang was talking in detail with the Queen Mother, Song Yingche put down the wine cup at this moment and said: "Shouning and Lu Li are hard to have, you can sing according to the concubine's wishes!" ”
Min Xiuyi smiled and froze, changed to a cold and sarcastic expression that she had never seen before, and fell to the ground again, Ling Ling said: "The concubines who should be forgotten have been forgotten, and I can't remember anything about these songs." ”
The two looked at each other, and the coolness was against the ice floes in the hall, and suddenly the Queen Mother thought: "Min Xiuyi's health is not good, under the blowing of the wind, she is just talking nonsense, Song Yingche asked her to retreat!" ”
The Queen Mother gave a step at the right time, Song Yingche waved her sleeves to signal Min Xiuyi to retreat, but the Queen Mother's warning eyes were fixed on Min Xiuyi, and the fierceness in Min Xiuyi's sight disappeared suddenly, and returned to the gentleness of the past.
It is hard to imagine that Min Xiuyi, who faces Song Yingche with a smile at the palace maid on weekdays, will speak coldly, but the queen is not so innocent, and has an unusual influence in the harem.
The women looked at each other and smiled, and several people had already whispered a few words unceremoniously, and Mrs. Mingzhen said, "I can't listen to Min Xiuyi's words, and I can't listen to the words of Concubine Yi." What does the concubine think? ”
The sparkle in the concubine's eyes was like a candlelight lighting up a gold vessel, and she couldn't hold back her excitement, and immediately stood up and agreed with hatred. But looking at Lu Zhaorong hesitantly, Lu Zhaorong hugged his daughter and didn't take a fancy to it, and just nodded lightly when he waited. This is in front of the emperor, can he still agree? It's not that the emperor doesn't understand this truth, but he still doesn't feel at ease, after all, he still has children! Concubine Yi looked at Song Yingche with a hint of affection, and knew what she was thinking at a glance, but Song Yingche nodded calmly, which could be said to be in response to Mrs. Mingzhen's plan.
Only then did Concubine Yi happily thank you and leave, thinking about the question of time, she should also retreat to Lan Ruotang to prepare for related matters, so she told Xie Changan about the headache and was about to leave quietly.