Chapter 554: The Imperial Concubine's Promise (7)

Yuan Chun rated Daiyu's "Apricot Curtain in the Eyes" as the top one without hesitation, and rewarded everyone with prizes.

It’s just a meaning, everyone involved has a share.

The poem writing is over and the play begins.

In order to welcome Yuanchun back to the province, the twelve young actors specially purchased from the Su and Yang areas were already ready downstairs in Daguan. After Yuanchun personally ordered four plays, they Rehearsals began in the compound.

Of these twelve little actors, the oldest is only eleven or twelve years old, and the youngest is only nine years old. In terms of opera performance, they are naturally a little inferior to other famous troupes, but the advantage is that all of them have beautiful and lively looks. When they rehearse lively dramas, they are played by famous actors from famous troupes, and there is a different joyful atmosphere.

This is undoubtedly more in line with the scene of reunion inside and outside the Jia family tonight.

After the four plays were performed, Yuanchun valued one of the girls who played Xiaodan and specially ordered to go to the palace to express his condolences.

　“What’s your name?”

　“Report to the empress, Lingguan.”

Yuanchun took a closer look at the colorful decorations all over his body in front of him. , but she was a girl who couldn't hide her beauty, and said with a satisfied smile: "Reward."

It turned out that when the Jia family was buying these twelve little actors, they had deliberately selected those with excellent looks. , which cost a lot of money. And this young official is at the forefront among the twelve young actors. In addition, his singing voice is clear and melodious, so he can make people look at him without adding much polish. He can just stand on the stage and sing a cappella with his hand.

Moreover, this young official is not unimpeachable. On the contrary, she has learned drama very well, and she has been taught by Shen Paner and others who are very good at showing off the beauty of the body. It is even more impressive. With the increased development of her own strengths, she was able to show sufficient excellence on stage. It is not surprising that Yuan Chun was delighted when she saw her.

After being given money and snacks, Yuanchun ordered the Lingguan to perform two more plays. The Lingguan did not shirk and acted as ordered.

Sometimes the two little plays were finished, and the performance of the young official was still very good. Yuan Chunyin said to Jia Mu and others: "Teach this girl well and don't make it difficult."

Everyone Everyone saw that Yuanchun really liked this child, so they all agreed with a smile wherever they dared to disobey. He even asked Yuanchun if he wanted Lingguan to produce two more plays for viewing, but Yuanchun objected.

It turned out that Yuanchun had returned home for several hours at this time. After the excessive excitement, a feeling of desolation could not help but arise, but it was difficult to express it to Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.

Suddenly I heard a long and low sound of music. Although I don’t know where it came from, it was brilliant and neat.The main hall became quiet because of this.

Yuanchun heard the sound of Xiao, but did not know who was playing it. Although the others had some guesses, they were not sure because they looked at Wang Xifeng and You who were responsible for arranging the affairs here.

Sister Feng stood up and bowed to her: "Your Majesty, the moonlight is beautiful tonight. Please go to the backyard to enjoy the moon."

Appreciate the moon? Yuan Chun nodded, tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, it’s time to enjoy the moon with the family. Then he looked at Jia Mu and others, and saw that Jia Mu and others had already stood up, so he followed Jia Mu and others and walked towards the backyard.

Before I left the palace, I felt that the sound of the whistle was getting clearer and clearer. I knew that the person playing was indeed in the backyard, so I stood under the eaves and followed the sound, and saw a graceful figure under the moonlight. The beautiful figure stands on the eaves of the turret.

She was wearing a long white dress, holding her hands in her hands, and the silver moonlight flashed across her slightly raised cheeks, perfectly showing her beautiful outline.

From Yuanchun’s perspective, the full moon above the peerless beauty seems to have been born just for her. All the moonlight is just to declare the girl’s beauty to the world.

Yuan Chun couldn’t help but be stunned. The sweet sound of Xiao was reflected against this peerless beauty. Are there really immortals in the world?

Jia Mu and others who came from behind Yuan Chun saw Yuan Chun standing quietly and watched, but they did not dare to disturb him, so they voluntarily dispersed to enjoy the scene with Yuan Chun.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of the jade flute stopped, and the beauty who merged with the moonlight seemed to glance at the people at her feet, but without waiting for everyone's reaction, she turned around and disappeared.

Yuanchun came back to his senses, pondered for a moment, and asked Sister Feng: "Who is this?"

Sister Feng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is the teaching in the mansion. The twelve girls just invited Mr. Leyi back."

Mr. Leyi?

Yuanchun frowned. Naturally, actors also need to be proficient in music. It is common for little girls who are not yet proficient in their studies to ask Mr. Xi for guidance.

It’s just that the woman just now was so stunning to her when she first saw her, so how could anyone else be so stunning? With such beauty, she is an infinite treasure and wealth, so why should she condescend to teach Meng Tong?

"Who invites you back?"

"Yes, it's Marquis Zhenyuan..."

When Sister Feng lowered her head to reply, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly. Hey, I don’t know what I’m thinking.

Sure enough, it was him...

Yuanchun understood clearly and glanced at Sister Feng, with a specious smile in the corner of his eyes, but he did not intend to interfere in the couple's affairs. He smiled happily and said: "Since there is such a person in the house, why not invite him to meet him?"

How could Sister Feng and others not obey the order? After asking Yuanchun to take a seat, they immediately sent someone to invite him.

Yuanchun and everyone were sitting in the hall of the cloister, and they felt that this place was spacious and suitable for admiring the moon. Looking around, he realized that Jia Lian had disappeared for some time, so he asked about his whereabouts.

"I would like to express my gratitude to the Queen, this program was all designed and presented by Marquis Zhenyuan. He must be making the arrangements himself at this time."

Yuan Chun nodded, she Let’s just say that the simple and extremely beautiful scenes we just saw are not something that ordinary people can imagine and arrange. If they were written by Jia Lian, it would be explainable.

…

But it is said that Jia Lian took the opportunity to exit the main hall and came to the corner tower of the Grand View Tower as early as Yuanchun when he let Ling Guan perform alone.

"Master Hou..."

An unusually delicate and beautiful woman with her head tied up, dressed as a servant of the Jia family, dedicated herself to greeting Jia Lian.

Jia Lian glanced at her and asked, "Are you ready as I ordered?"

"You have been prepared exactly as the Marquis ordered. The girl in Tsing Yi is also ready. She can appear on the stage just after the show stops. By then, the imperial concubine will be able to see an unforgettable scene."

　"Well..."
< br /> Jia Lian nodded. Seeing that the beauty of this woman was now washed away, and she even spoke more and more like a servant, Jia Lian sighed inwardly, feeling a little pity.

This woman named Jiang Yun was originally a beauty who had won the title of the first courtesan in Jiangnan. However, she had a poor life and a bad fate. After experiencing several times at the hands of men, she fell into the big family. In the hands of the salt merchant Zhao family.

When Jia Lian raided the Zhao family in Yangzhou, he originally wanted to sweep her into the Jiaofang like other female family members of criminal officials. Later, Jia Lian gave it to his confidant Zhao'er because of his pleading, and ordered the two to get married a few months ago.

According to the rules of the Jia family, slaves bought from outside are different from slaves born at home. Although Jiang Yun married Zhaoer, he was not a slave of the Jia family as a rule, and the children he had with Zhaoer in the future did not necessarily have to be slaves of the Jia family.

However, on the second day after they got married, Zhaoer took Jiang Yun to Jia Lian and his wife and begged for Jiang Yun's slave status. His words were so sincere that Sister Feng couldn't bear to refuse.

Sister Feng was originally a kind and respectful person. She knew Zhao'er's position around Jia Lian. If she wanted to ensure her loyalty, she and her husband would sell themselves into the family together. In the future, their children and heirs would also belong to Jia Lian's family. Having children at home can make you feel more at ease.

Because the girl’s appearance is so good, Sister Feng doesn’t want to place her too close to home. It just so happens that the twelve officials, teachers, and four vocal teachers of Lixiangyuan are all mixed together., there is no manager to serve the public.

It just so happened that Jiang Yun was also a courtesan and Zhao's daughter-in-law, so she was perfectly suitable to manage those "low-class" people.

Jia Lian did not veto Sister Feng’s proposal, which made her a little relieved.

Speaking of which, ever since she saw Jiang Yun's appearance, Sister Feng was puzzled that Jia Lian could give this girl to Zhao'er.

Having been together for so long, she still couldn’t figure out Jia Lian’s habits? Although most of the old problems have been eradicated, the only problem with her is that she has not changed at all, and sometimes it even goes beyond that.

Especially when it comes to the one-in-a-million beauty, the more the merrier is almost always the attitude!

This often made her both comforted and secretly annoyed.

The problem is that there are too many beauties, and her favor will naturally be less. The consolation is that you don't have to feel disgusted because some dirty, smelly things are juxtaposed with you.

Therefore, Jia Lian left a beauty like Jiang Yun unmoved, which somewhat made Sister Feng think highly of her. In Sister Feng's eyes, this kind of woman who has served countless dirty men is just right to be given to a servant.

Having said that, Jia Lian just felt a little pity and had no regrets. After all, there were too many beauties around him, including those who were pure and pure, those who were lively and pretty, those who had beautiful figures and looks. There are all kinds of beauties that are rare in the world.

Jiang Yun is not alone.

"The Marquis is so partial."

As soon as he entered the room, he was snuggled up by an extremely soft body, and he spoke coquettishly.

Jia Lian smiled helplessly. This Shen Pan'er was extremely dignified and elegant in front of outsiders, especially Sister Feng. Once there were no outsiders around, she started to babble. Many times, Jia Lian felt that it was too much.

"Sure enough, in Mr. Hou's heart, Sister Qingyi is the number one. So on such an important day today, I only let her go alone, leaving the three of us aside."

Shen Pan'er didn't dare to run out from Lixiangyuan privately to find Jia Lian, so once she got the chance, she would pour out all the words she had accumulated.

"Didn't I explain to you a long time ago that today is unusual. There is a reason for letting her go.

Humph, if I let you Come on, with the way you look now, I guarantee that the imperial concubine will reward you with a good meal!"

Being scolded like this by Jia Lian in front of several good sisters, Shen Pan'er looked very aggrieved. He suddenly took a step back, straightened his face, straightened his feet, raised his hands, and said: "Is this what Mr. Hou wants to do? He can act dignified and elegant, and others will do the same."Well, look, how am I worse than her? "

Don't tell me, this girl really looks like a different person when she straightens up. Jia Lian looked sideways and then remembered that she can become the number one dancer in Yangzhou, and the appearance fee alone is one hundred. Fifty or sixty taels of silver cannot be obtained by relying on charming girls.

Even Wan Qiyun and Wei Shishi admired Shen Paner's ability to control her freely.
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No wonder they couldn’t get more attention from Jia Lian no matter how hard they tried, but Shen Paner was able to outdo each other in front of Jia Lian by virtue of her looks and talents, which were lower than those of Gu Qingyi.

Gu Qingyi despised Shen Pan'er for showing off in front of her, so when she saw the opportunity, she held a jade flute in her hand, respectfully told Jia Lian that she was going down to prepare, and then left the place.

Gu As soon as Qing Yi left, Shen Pan'er became even more unscrupulous. She regained her composure and took Jia Lian's arm and said, "Sister Qing Yi was able to perform in front, but the Nu family also took Sister Qiyun and Sister Shishi to rehearse the dance. Since The Marquis refuses to show it to the Queen, how about we jump and show it to the Marquis? Our efforts are not in vain..."

Seeing Shen Pan'er looking at him expectantly, Jia Lian was embarrassed to refuse.

He had already warned him Shen Pan'er and the four daughters asked them to rehearse several elegant and refined programs in advance so that they can choose one as a special program for Yuanchun to watch during the wedding ceremony.

In order to achieve the same level as when he bribed Daiyu , allowing the four of them to appear in front of Yuan Chun to strengthen their foundation.

However, Jia Lian changed his mind and only allowed Gu Qingyi to appear. Although there were some necessary considerations, but in Shen Pan'er's case In the eyes of others, it was still unfair after all.

So he nodded.

Shen Paner and others became happy. They had even changed their clothes long ago. , then he said: "Oh, when we choreographed the dance, there were four of us, but now Sister Qingyi is not here, what can we do? ”

A complete dance, if one person is suddenly missing, will naturally need to be adjusted. But now Jia Lian is obviously busy and has no time to correct them.

She is famous for her singing voice. Wan Qiyun, a famous courtesan in Jinling, said: "Sister Jiang Yun has won the title of No. 1 Oiran, and her talent is no worse than ours. She used to guide us when we rehearsed. Now that sister Qingyi is not here, why not ask her to take her place? "

Shen Pan'er's eyes lit up and she looked at Jia Lian.

Jia Lian was noncommittal. He never stipulated that his servants could not learn vocal music and dance. Jia Lian wanted to enrich Jia Lian. If possible, he would even want all the maids and young wives of the Jia family to be good at singing and dancing!

Otherwise, he would not have suggested that Qin Keqing learn to dance from Shen Paner. It is said that the two women get along very well.

A few days ago, Qin Keqing quietly told him that she was about to learn a dance and was ready to show him...

"I'd better forget it, my Identity..."

Jiang Yun was pulled in, but he was still resisting.

"Sister Jiang Yun, please don't refuse. Didn't you arrange music and dance with us before? Mr. Hou is not a harsh person, what are you worried about?" Shen Pan'er asked. This persuaded Jiang Yun to expose his concerns.

Seeing that Shen Pan'er had betrayed her, Jiang Yun did not dare to quibble anymore, but glanced at Jia Lian who was sitting upright with some anxiety.

"If you can, help them fill a gap. If you dance well, I will be rewarded."

Although Jia Lian did not inquire about the relationship between Zhaoer and his wife, Emotional issues, but thinking about Zhao'er's worthless appearance, it must be a treasure to get such a beauty.

He has followed him for many years, has a good position in the government, and has enough money to start a family. Therefore, even if Jiang Yun is reduced from a concubine to a servant, her life will be more comfortable than before. In this way, it is easy to understand that she cherishes this identity very much and does not dare to cross the line easily.

Seeing that Jia Lian really didn’t feel dissatisfied, Jiang Yunfang breathed a sigh of relief, and Yingying bowed and said: "Since the Marquis has a destiny, I, I can only try my best..."
< br />So Shen Pan'er and the other two people just waited for Jiang Yun to change into dancing clothes, and then they started dancing silently in the backstage room.

Although it was just an elegant dance performed by Shen Paner and others in accordance with Jia Lian's requirements, and there was no orchestra to accompany it, it benefited from the superb appearance and skills of the four women, and the fact that each one was better than the other. The moving dance is also a beautiful visual feast.

Suddenly they heard the sound of rustling outside, and the dancing beauties all understood that Gu Qingyi had appeared.

So Shen Pan'er, under jealousy and other emotions, could not even care about Wu, and fell into Jia Lian's arms with a dive.

The other three people didn't know Shen Pan'er's intention, so they could only reluctantly gather together to dance together, and then ended the dance while watching Shen Pan'er playing in Jia Lian's arms.

Because the venue was not spacious, after the three of them finished, they could only watch Shen Paner making trouble in Jia Lian's arms.

Suddenly, Shen Pan'er came close to Jia Lian's ears and whispered something. Then she turned back to them and said, "What are you still doing in a daze? Sister Qingyi is showing off the superb skills of Xiao Jia Lian to the imperial concubine. As for our skills, we can’t fall behind. We have to let Mr. Hou see our skills so that we canDon't let him look down upon you. "

Wan and Wei had long been obedient to Shen Pan'er, but seeing her repeating her old tricks aroused Jia Lian's interest. They were not willing to cooperate, so they both leaned over, one on the left and the other on the left. Kneeling on the ground with his right hand, he started massaging his legs and feet with Jia Lian.

So, Jiang Yun was left standing alone in the entire dressing room.

This kind of Even a fool knows that something romantic will happen next. But her status is embarrassing, and it is neither a temporary advancement nor a retreat.

Advance? When Zhaoer captured her and presented her to Jia Lian, She was rejected by Jia Lian. How dare she humiliate herself at this time?

Retreat?

She has seen many promiscuous men. If she has evil desires at this time, Not being satisfied, he was afraid of being angered, so he didn't dare to retreat.

Suddenly Jia Lian took his hand away from Shen Pan'er's chest, waved at her casually, and then took advantage of the situation to pick up his age. Wei Shishi, who was the youngest but had an unusually round and plump figure, snuggled into Shen Pan'er's arms and became intimate with her.

As if she had received an amnesty, she quickly gave her a blessing, then turned around and ran out of the inner room to the room. Leaning against the pillar behind the door, he caressed his heart gently to express his gratitude.

When his mood calmed down, he couldn't help but listen to what was going on inside, but other than some trivial sounds, no one else could hear anything. I felt lost again.

Immediately I regained my composure, warned myself secretly, quietly walked into the side room, changed the servant girl's clothes back, and then hurriedly returned to my post, and started to be on guard dutifully.< br />