Family Has a Concubine

Chapter 100: Listening to the opera (one more)

In June, the heat makes people fidgeting.

The Chu family had only two carriages, one Zhu Lunhuagai large carriage that could seat six people, and the other a small carriage that could seat four people. Qin took sister Chu Miaoshu in the big carriage, and Ye Tangcai in the small carriage.

Chu Yunpan rode his horse outside and walked along the east street in the city.

Ye Tangcai opened the curtain and looked at Chu Yunpan: “San Ye, the front is Deming Ban.”

Chu Yunpan was startled, then turned to look at her: “Well, that’s right.”

She squinted and said with a smile: “Don’t you say that the third master loves to listen to dramas? I have been listening in Huaifang Building, but Huaifang Building is not well-known for the Deming Class. Let’s go to the Deming Class to listen to it.”

Chu Yunpan suddenly remembered that when she first married in, she hadn’t noticed that he was working with King Liang. At that time, in order to deal with her, he ate with her every day. Once she came back from her natal house and saw him on the street, she asked him to go after returning home. where. He said he loves to listen to dramas and went to Huaifang Tower. She said that Deming class is better, and next time he has a chance to go together.

He knew that she wanted to promote the relationship between husband and wife, and had always been enthusiastic about him.

Then a lot of things happened. She found out that he was doing things with King Liang, and she also made it clear not to be a husband and wife…

I never thought that she still remembers the things she listened to.

Chu Yunpan felt very subtle in his heart, and the corners of his lips couldn’t help but lifted up slightly: “Okay.”

Then he tightened the reins and drove the horse to the Zhulunhuagai carriage where Qin and Chu Miaoshu were sitting in front.

“Mother, I will go shopping with Tang’er.” Chu Yunpan said.

Qin’s face was heavy, too lazy to care: “Yeah.”

“Thanks mother.” Chu Yunpan said.

“Big sister, we…” Chu Miaohua also wanted to follow Ye Tangcai and the others, but she didn’t dare to be too close to Chu Yunpan in front of her aunt, so she pulled Chu Miaoshu into the water.

Chu Miaohua was about to tell Chu Miaoshu to go shopping. Who knew that she looked up but saw Chu Yunpan scan her coldly. Chu Miaohua’s small face stiffened, and when she reached her throat, she swallowed alive and did not dare to make a sound.

“What are we doing?” Chu Miaoshu stared at Chu Miaohua, shaking his fan with heat.

“Let’s… go home and eat iced watermelon.” Chu Miaohua said more and more quietly.

“I need you to say it! Didn’t people put the watermelon in the well before leaving the house?” Chu Miaoshu gave her a fierce look, and the hot angel was annoyed.

Ye Tangcai’s canopy carriage had stopped in front of Deming Class, and Chu Yun climbed over and got off the horse.

Ye Tangcai had already held Qiuju’s hand and jumped out of the carriage: “Qiuju, take Sanye’s horse to stop. You didn’t say that the nanmu comb tooth was broken last time, and you should buy it for me. Bar!”

“Yeah.” Qiu Ju pouted. She also wanted to go to the show, but the girl asked her to buy a comb, so she could only buy a comb.

“Let’s go!” Chu Yunpan said.

Ye Tangcai smiled and nodded: “Okay.”

Qinger drove the carriage, Qiu Ju led Chu Yunpan’s horse, and went to the stable where the carriage was parked in Deming Class.

The Deming Class is the most famous theater group in the entire capital. There are two extremely powerful Huadans in it. Nowadays, the Queen Mother loves to listen to operas, and Deming Ban will be invited into the palace every year of her birthday.

Outside, I saw that it was a three-room high building with black pillars and cornices, and a large plaque with the words “Deming Class” hung in front of the gate, which was quite elegant.

When the two walked into the gate, they saw a large shadow wall of Liyuan with black and red faces, and bypassing the shadow wall, it was the lobby of Demingban.

In the lobby, there are a number of Eight Immortals tables, which are already full of people. Some people are drinking and chatting, some are listening carefully to the opera. On the big stage, they are already babbling and singing. I don’t know what they are singing.

“Two guest officials, I don’t know where you want to sit?” At this time, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young and beautiful Xiaoer stepped forward with a smile.

His eyes turned on the faces of Chu Yunpan and Ye Tangcai, marveling at the faces of the two, but immediately lowered their heads and did not dare to look at them.

“Second floor elegant seat.” Chu Yunpan said.

“Okay, please here.” Xiao Er quickly walked to the front to lead the way.

The two followed the young man through the lobby, and finally walked up a staircase, which was the second floor.

It is a private seat, but it is not a wing room, but a semi-private space separated by a screen on three sides, and the last side is naturally facing the stage. Inside is a long table for drinks or snacks, and behind the long table is an ink lacquer folded plum pattern couch with four armchairs on both sides.

Ye Tangcai and Chu Yun sat on the couch, with a small Kang table in between.

“Two guest officials, I don’t know what wine or snacks?” Xiaoer said.

Chu Yunpan wanted to call for tea, but he blurted out: “A pot of Begonia is drunk.” After finishing speaking, he regretted a little. I wonder if she can drink?

“Okay! Do you want a refreshment?” Xiao Er smiled.

“Give me cloud cake and rose cake.” Ye Tangcai said.

“Add another duck cake.” Chu Yunpan said.

Ye Tang Cai’s small face stiffened, thinking of the duck cake that Chu Yunpan bought last time, the big yellow table.

Chu Yunpan took out a small silver ingot and put it on the small kang table. It was ten taels of silver, and Xiao Er quickly took it away with a smile.

The Deming Class is the best theater in the theater. You only need five coins per person to enter the theater. In addition to the drinks ordered by Yajian and Chu Yunpan just now, there are more than ten taels, but the rules of the theater are the first time. There is no change for money. Many are all tips from the second, so the second is very happy.

“Go now!” Xiao Er smiled more, and immediately turned to go out.

Ye Tang looked at the stage below, only to see a horn wearing a wedding gown and a raw horn in a groom’s suit were babbling and babbling. The horn was crying crookedly on the ground, and the people in the lobby were bursting. Moving, and the woman wiped her tears.

“Guguan.” Xiao Er came up holding a tray with a white jade jug, two cups, and Sandie dim sum. He put these things on the long case.

“Unexpectedly, you also sing “Cry Flower Lotus” here.” Chu Yunpan smiled.

“Yeah!” Xiao Er nodded, his face stiffened: “Everyone loves to listen, so let’s sing here too.”

“What is “Cry Flower Hibiscus”?” Ye Tangcai was curious.

“It’s Huaifanglou’s play.” Chu Yunpan said.

“Huaifang Tower is the theater that San Ye often goes to, right?” Ye Tangcai said.

“Yes.” Chu Yunpan nodded: “Huaifang Tower is a less well-known theater in Beijing, but it has become very popular in recent months, because there is a play in Huaifang Tower called “Sing Flower Lotus”. , It’s a drama of idiotic male and female complaining.”

“Oh.” Ye Tangcai nodded, then looked down: “Why do I look at the elders so focused?”

This kind of idiotic drama is generally loved by women or girls, and the elders don’t look down upon it.

Chu Yunpan narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled, “I don’t know, anyway, “Cry Flower Hibiscus” doesn’t know why, even the elders think it’s good.”

Ye Tangcai looked at Xiao Er again: “Since this is a play in Huaifang Tower, why can we sing here too?”

Xiao Er looked a little embarrassed: “Because the play “Cry Flower Lotus” was not written by Huaifang Tower, and there was another author behind it. When she sold the play to Huaifang Tower, she signed the contract, and Huaifang Tower sang it for three months. , If you want other buildings, you can also sell them to other buildings. This is only the first episode, and the second episode has not yet been released. At that time, you will have to sing in Huaifang Tower before you can sing again in other buildings. I don’t know this. What the ending will be, it must be more brilliant.”

Chu Yun raised his eyebrows and smiled: “What else? It must be the idiot who blames the girl for not being able to go together, going to each other, and then grief and sorrow, otherwise, where would this drama be.”

Xiao Er frowned: “We are all looking forward to a great reunion!”

Chu Yun looked down, and Xiao Er had to look at Ye Tang for a sense of identity: “This little lady, don’t you think?”

Ye Tangcai: “I don’t know! But it should be done!”

The corners of Xiao Er’s mouth twitched. There is no such wicked one, and I don’t see how miserable the male and female horns are, how lamentable, and all of them are looking forward to a reunion. How can this handsome young man open his mouth and curse the tragedy of others end. This fairy-looking little woman opened her eyes and sang her husband and wife.

Xiao Er said again: “Regardless of the result, everyone is looking forward to the next episode. Our Chunrong girl is the most famous Huadan in Beijing. At that time, the second episode of “Cry Flower Lotus” will come out. Please come here to listen to the two guest officials. play.”

Chu Yunpan said, “I think the Huaifang official’s Ruolan girl sings better.”

Xiao Er’s heart was struck in an instant, and she had to leave with a smile.

Ye Tangcai watched Xiao Er go around the screen and leave with sympathy.

This Deming Class is the first theater in the capital, but I didn’t want to be robbed of business by the little-known Huaifang Building because of “Sing Flower Lotus”. It must be very uncomfortable. But in order to attract the fans of the old drama, I had to buy this drama. I was already trying to follow the trend. I wanted to sing “Sing Flower Lotus” better with the famous Hua Dan Chunrong girl, so as to suppress the Huaifang Tower.

No, Chu Yunpan opened his mouth and said that the lesser-known Ruolan girl from Huaifang Tower sang better, and Xiao Er naturally got a heartbreak.

Ye Tangcai looked at Chu Yunpan with a smile: “Girl Ruolan…does she really sing so well?”

Chu Yunpan said: “If you talk about singing skills and voice, girl Ruolan is naturally inferior to Girl Chunrong, but this “Singing Flower Lotus” is tailor-made for Girl Ruolan, with her slightly dumb voice and sorrow. Sang out all his feelings.”

Ye Tang was taken aback: “Really? When this sub-set comes out, I will also go to the Huaifang Tower to enjoy it.”

“It will be the end of Lao Yan’s split, I advise you not to watch it! It’s not uncomfortable.” Chu Yunpan said affirmatively.

“Why, San Ye knows the author of this play? Did you know the next episode in advance? Please San Ye introduce me to know me.”

“It’s a acquaintance, but I won’t introduce it.” Chu Yunpan said.

“San Ye goes to the theater all day long… Isn’t it at work?” Ye Tangcai said suddenly.

Chu Yunpan was startled, and said coldly: “Yes. Don’t ask too much.”

Ye Tangcai was very obedient, and didn’t ask much about the theater, but he asked others very unobservantly: “Does San Ye have to do things for His Highness King Liang? Why… choose King Liang?”

Chu Yunpan felt that today’s Ye Tangcai was a little different. She used to actively avoid these things, but today she moved up.

Chu Yunpan said: “Since you know it, it’s okay to tell you. His Royal Highness…for me…you will find it strange to say it. To me, he is also a father, a teacher, and a friend.”

Hearing this, Ye Tang Cai was really surprised. King Liang was no more than twenty-three or four, seven or eight years older than Chu Yunpan, but Chu Yunpan had an admiration for him.

“When I was young, the family had not fallen. Almost all the men in Chu’s family were in Yingcheng. My grandmother and some powerful aunts were also in Yingcheng. My mother didn’t like me. Others were learning to ride and shoot things, but I was in Kneeling or copying the scriptures, when I was nine years old, the family experienced great changes, and it was impossible to learn anything. My father forced our brothers to go to school all day long, but I did not intend to do this. However, my family fell down and I was a bastard. I was humiliated all day long. There are no ladders going up, and it’s muddy all day long.”

“When I met King Liang at the beginning of twelve years, I was just a humble child who settled down and was humiliated in front of the academy, but he picked me up. From piano, chess, calligraphy, abacus, riding and shooting, everything is He taught by himself.”

Speaking of this, he didn’t speak any more.

Ye Tangcai understands that without King Liang, there would be no Chu Yunpan now. Between them, they are no longer ordinary subordinates. Regardless of King Liang, his future, life and death, Chu Yunpan will definitely stand by King Liang. If King Liang’s life is in danger, he will even step forward to block him.

Chu Yunpan picked up the chopsticks and put a duck cake on her small plate: “Eat it!”

Ye Tang Cai was very worried, and she lowered her head and saw the duck cake on the plate was orange, and she was looking at her with round eyes.

Ye Tangcai was in a bad mood when he stared at it, grabbed the chopsticks, and whimpered, biting off the head of the duck cake in one bite! The mouth was sweet and waxy, but Ye Tangcai felt boring in her heart.

“Is it delicious?” Chu Yun climbed.

“good to eat.”

“Pack when you leave.”

Ye Tang twitched the corner of her mouth.

The drama on the stage downstairs was still singing, Ye Tangcai had been talking to Chu Yunpan just now, and I didn’t know what was acting on it, but the female actor and the male actor sang with sorrow and sorrow while shaking their sleeves. With joy, passion and meaning.

The woman in the audience was crying with her veil covering her nose and mouth! Even the elders burst into tears.

Wow, so awesome? Next time you must take a good look at what it is, it is so magical!

The scene on the stage ended. Chu Yun poured two glasses of wine. He took a sip and said, “It’s delicious.”

Upon seeing this, Ye Tang picked up the wine glass and sipped it lightly, only to feel that the mouth was spicy, and then the mouth was full of pure fragrance, long and long.

“Do you still want to watch?” Chu Yun climbed.

“Don’t watch it, let’s go!”

The couple went downstairs, Xiao Er hurriedly greeted him, Chu Yunpan asked him to pack duck cakes, Xiao Er asked if the Yunpian cakes and rose cakes on the table should be packed too, Chu Yunpan said no, just duck cakes.

Ye Tangcai was a little speechless.

The two left the lobby of the theater building and walked to the stable where the horses and wagons were parked.

I saw her little canopy carriage parked in the corner, Qing’er was dozing off on one side, while Qiu Ju was sitting on the other side shaking her feet.

Seeing them coming, Qiu Ju hurriedly jumped down: “Girl, you are down.”

He took out a pearl-studded mahogany comb from his arms: “Do you like this?”

“I like it.” Ye Tangcai smiled and nodded.

The master and servant got into the carriage, and Chu Yun climbed on the horse, and then left the stable and headed north of the city.