Chapter 1198 (1/2)
The good time is coming.
The wives of the other residences all avoided the side hall next door. The Birthday Ceremony of these mansions had already been offered in the front yard.
Xiao Ni and others, who had been entertaining girls from other houses in the side hall, also came to the open hall. A large number of relatives of the royal family were waiting to pay homage to the Zhennan King's birthday.
In a moment, mother Luo respectfully led the king to come in.
The king of Zhennan still wore that red silk robe, but his face was not as red as before.
Although Zhennan Wang was still smiling at the moment, many people were keenly aware that his smile was a little stiff, and they exchanged a look with each other secretly. The wives of the Xiao clan guessed that it was aunt Niu's private wearing of Dongzhu that disturbed his good mood.
But before in the side hall of the Xiao family girls are confused, do not know exactly what is going on. Immediately, a smart servant girl went to inquire about it, and quietly told his master.
After they knew about it, they all looked at each other. For a while, the atmosphere of the open hall, which should have been jubilant, became a little strange.
Zhennan Wang rushes into the open hall, Xiao Luan follows him, and several servant girls in green walk at the end.
After the king of Zhennan sat down on the top of the chair, Xiao Luan was waiting.
After that, Nangong Yue, the highest status of all the women's wives, came forward first and saluted him: ”my daughter-in-law is celebrating his father's birthday! I wish my father happiness like the East Sea
Several servant girls beside her helped to present the birthday ceremony, a pair of purple purlin wood elephant ivory carving crane picture and a pair of shoes embroidered with the word ”Fu”.
After that, Wei's wife, several girls of the Xiao family and the relatives of the ancestral hall of the Xiao family all came forward to celebrate their birthday, and the maids presented birthday gifts.
”I wish you a happy life
”My daughter wishes my father a long life in heaven, and the pines are not old!”
”My niece, I wish my uncle every year the present and the present year after year!”
“……”
In the open hall, shouts of birthday were heard one after another. The women's wives presented their birthday gifts one by one. A servant girl in green was singing and drinking the list. The atmosphere was very lively.
It took more than half an hour for the women's family members to finish their birthday worship and present their birthday gifts.
After that, the king of Zhennan said a few words, and asked Nangong Yue to greet the guests, so he walked away in a hurry. It seemed that he was not very interested.
After counting the birthday gifts, the maids in green worked together to carry them away.
At the end of the birthday call, those women who had previously avoided returned to the open hall and sat down in their original seats with a smile.
After Nangong Yue was consulted by Nangong Yue, she opened the banquet with a loud voice, and the banquet was about to start.
The servant girls, with their bright blue dishes on both sides, walked into the hall with their hands full of fish and meat After a while, the delicious dishes with all kinds of colors and fragrance were put in front of the guests.
The dishes, dishes, cups and cups are all blue and white porcelain of the same color.
This dish is even more abundant than the small banquet of Bixiao hall before. There are all kinds of delicacies and seasonal vegetables from all over the world, and they are delicious and delicious.
The seats for the ladies were in the open hall, while the three tables for the girls were in the side hall. Xiao Fei had a lot of conversation with Miss Zhou before, so she simply ordered the maid to arrange her and Zhou's girls at the same table, and let the girls on Tuesday and Wednesday get stained with light.
Xiao Fei and Zhou roujia, the eldest girl of Zhou, are talking in a soft voice while having dinner.
“…… Is the music of Qin and Xiao ensemble Zhou roujia asked in a low voice.
”Yes,” Xiao Fei nodded. ”My sister-in-law and I inferred from the remnant music that there are three piano and Xiao ensemble tunes that are slightly different. We have carefully pondered for a long time, but the progress is still slow But what has been done is wonderful
Zhou Rujia hesitated for a moment, and then said, ”Miss Xiao, I wonder if you can borrow me...”
Before she finished her words, Zhou rouhui, a girl next to her on Tuesday, suddenly called out in a low voice: ”Ouch!”
Zhou roujia turned her head subconsciously. Zhou rouhui, with her round face, bit her lower lip and exclaimed, ”big sister, I'm sorry!”
A small bowl of soup on the table was knocked over, and half a bowl of soup was spilled, and the soup flowed on the table Some splashed on Zhou Rujia's sleeve, and the honey soup stains were particularly striking on the green cloth.
Zhou roujia frowned slightly. This new dress was specially made by her mother for her birthday party. She only wore it for the first time. This soup stain should still be washable, right?
”Big sister, blame me for my carelessness and splashing the soup on you! Don't be angry with me, big sister Zhou rouhui said quickly and quickly. She looked at Zhou roujia timidly and twisted her handkerchief nervously.
Zhou rouhui's servant girl quickly knelt down and tried to dry the soup stains on her clothes with a handkerchief.
There was so much noise at this table, not to mention the girls at the same table. The girls at the next two tables also put down their chopsticks and looked around one after another.Zhou roujia smile, light clouds, gentle voice, such as spring breeze: ”what do you say, my sister, a dress is just a small matter.”
Several girls at the same table laughed, and ate their own meals and chatted.
Xiao Fei glanced at the girl on Tuesday and said to Zhou Rujia, ”Miss Zhou, why don't I ask the maid to take you to change your clothes. There is no big difference between us in stature. I think you can also wear my clothes
Her side of the Bai boat with a smile to walk forward, respectfully said: ”I would like to trouble Miss Zhou to go with the maid.”
Zhou roujia also understood that the birthday party had just begun, and that her dirty clothes would only make her more eye-catching. So she pondered for a moment, and then got up to thank Xiao Fei: ”thank you very much, Miss Xiao.”
On Tuesday, the girl breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest, and thanks Xiao Fei.
At the same time, the two servant girls quickly came up to clean up, dried up the soup, collected the overturned bowl, and in the blink of an eye, everything was in order.
No one noticed that Zhou rouhui's servant girl quietly retired.
Seeing that all the girls had eaten enough, Xiao Fei made a gesture to the maid who was waiting on the side. At once, two rows of servant girls went into the side hall. A group of people collected some empty dishes and bowls neatly, while another group served various snacks for the girls.
Rose rice cake in the shape of rose, Golden Horse rolling, plum blossom carving in the shape of plum blossom, rose taro with light purple honey juice, and round dumplings with egg blossom and wine fragrance
The girls who thought they were already full were not only eating their fingers, but also tasting these delicate and beautiful snacks and commenting on them from time to time.
Before long, Bai Zhou led Zhou roujia back to the banquet in the side hall. Miss Zhou changed her dress into a brand-new blue and blue color woven golden lotus flower and carved silk figurine. The color was very suitable for her skin color, which made her look as smooth as snow, delicate and moist.
They went to Xiao Fei again. Bai Zhou bowed her knees and said, ”elder girl, I'm afraid that the soup is not easy to clean for a long time. I've sent Miss Zhou's clothes to the starch washing room. When they are washed and washed, they will send them to the general's Office.”
Xiao Fei answered and asked Zhou Rujia to sit down and start with her heart.
By the end of the banquet, it was already half of the time, and people moved to Dehe and Lou one after another.
Dehe tower is a theater building built in the southwest corner of the inner courtyard of the prince's residence. The Nanwang couple in the old town are not interested in watching opera. Therefore, the location of Dehe tower is somewhat biased. On weekdays, the female family members of the mansion prefer to set up a simple stage in a small garden.
However, this kind of stage is only suitable for singing Wenxi. If you want to see martial opera, you have to go to the theater.
Walk through several hand copied corridors, and then around a small lake, through several Ruyi doors, along a blue stone path down is Dehe tower.
Dehe building is a two-story building. In the first floor, the stage facing south is the stage. The front stage is separated from the backstage by the purple hardwood carved partition fan. The two-story corridor is built on three sides around the building, with carved low railings beside it.
As soon as you enter the door, you can see a large plaque hanging above the stage, with three large characters in gold paint: ”Dehe tower”.
Under the guidance of the servant girls of the palace, a group of female dependents went up the corridor on the second floor from the three stairs. A set of armchairs and tables were arranged in the corridor for guests to sit down.
These seats were also arranged in advance according to their status and family relationship, and the women soon took their seats.
The girls were very excited. A little girl with pomegranate and red lotus patterns said excitedly, ”I heard that the Cheng family troupe was invited today. Now it's Luoyue city. No, the most famous opera troupe in southern Xinjiang. I heard that their little boy Cheng Zisheng was both literate and martial arts. From childhood to Huadan, they were all vivid, and no one could be better at martial arts Right, all of them applauded Last time my grandmother was on her birthday, she also wanted to invite Cheng's troupe to sing all day. Who knows, Cheng Jiaban said that they had been appointed by other governments in the last two months, and finally they had to invite the whole spring to come over. Ah, the singing and singing are the babbling songs, which are very boring. ”
The girl in yellow beside her said with a smile, ”well, finally, as you wish, you can listen to Cheng Zisheng singing today!”
The little girl in pomegranate red was overjoyed.
Another girl said, ”Cheng Zisheng really has both color and art. Last year, I saw Cheng Zisheng sing opera in general Yao's mansion. It's really amazing...”
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