Ring Lord of the Red Chamber

"It's hard to donate beauty by nature, and it's a year to entertain and serve banquets and wine; there are three thousand people in the six palaces, and three thousand dote on one body..."

On the stage, the danjiaoer in a python robe and a phoenix crown has a melodious singing voice, a light and graceful figure, flowing eyebrows, gestures, and gestures, showing charming and charming.

Prince Zhongshun was sitting in the elegant seat on the second floor facing the stage, squinting a pair of slightly elongated phoenix eyes, his slender white fingers tapped the beat with the melodious singing of the people on the stage, even his head kept shaking, It was as if he had given his whole mind to the peerless beauty on stage.

But this is not a strange thing, everyone in the capital probably knows that Prince Zhongshun is a fanatic who loves to listen to operas, especially the role of Dan.Not only does he raise a huge theater troupe in his own home, but he also hosts all kinds of young actors.That's not counting, but anyone who hears that a Danjiao in the capital has sung famous tricks will definitely come to join him.

If any of the dan roles caught the eye of the prince, then the whole troupe could be regarded as a step up to the sky.

Of course, different people have different opinions on Prince Zhongshun's jokes.At least, in the minds of most people, it is false that King Zhongshun loves opera, but his love for opera singers is probably true.Otherwise, why are all the female roles he admired, especially Tsing Yi and Hua Dan who are beautiful in appearance, charming in figure and melodious in singing.

Sure enough, a moment later, the first scene of the play ended, and Nadan Jiaoer was helped down coquettishly and timidly after drinking.There were only two wrestlers left on the stage. Although they were both skilled singers, they failed to attract the prince.

With a low admiration in his mouth, Prince Zhongshun picked up the teacup at hand, took a sip, and said as if talking to himself: "As expected, it is like hearing the sound of nature! The graceful and graceful, like the spring breeze of willows, is really a stunning beauty of a generation. Appreciate it! "

"To be able to get into your lord's eyes, this ring official is really blessed." Waiting behind King Zhongshun was Li Ping, the chief official of his palace.He was already there with his waist slightly bent, so although King Zhongshun's voice was low, he could hear it clearly.At this time, he looked at Wang Ye's face, and said: "Wang Ye, speaking of it, this ring official has some background."

"Huan Guan'er? The name is quite interesting. Tell me, what is his history." Prince Zhongshun had heard that a play suddenly became famous, so he found this Guanghe Building on purpose, but he never paid attention to the actors in it. .It's just an actor, for the prince, if he feels better, it's not too late to take care of it.

However, today's "The Drunken Concubine" really amazed him, especially the role played by Concubine Yang just now, as soon as he came out, looked back, and opened his mouth, he had already hooked him, making him unable to take his eyes off .He has already made a decision in his heart, and he must take him back to the mansion later, get along with him and have a good talk.

Therefore, when he heard Chang Shi intending to say something at this moment, he didn't take it seriously and asked a question instead.

"My lord, speaking of which, this ring official has an extraordinary background. His ancestors were the founding fathers of our dynasty, one of the four princes and eight princes." Chang Shi Li Pingfu lowered his body, leaned into Prince Zhongshun's ear, and looked at him. Looking at his face, he said in a low voice: "My lord, do you know what is the name of this ring official?"

After getting an eyebrow raised by his own prince, he hurriedly continued: "The official Huan is Jia, his name is Jia Huan, my lord. What's more, he is not a distant relative, but a relative of Jia Daishan, Duke of Xianrong. Grandson. It is Jia Zheng Jia Cunzhou who was confiscated two years ago and later returned to the world, and he is the biological father of this ring official."

After Li Ping finished speaking, although he bowed his back, the corner of his eyes did not leave his prince.Since the prince left the palace to open the mansion, he has been working in the palace of Zhongshun. Naturally, he knows that his prince has always been at odds with the Jia family, so he must be interested in the private affairs of this mansion.The majestic young master of the Duke's mansion has now become an actor, which must make the prince smile.

Hearing this, Prince Zhongshun didn't have any abnormal expression on his face, he just twitched his brows slightly.However, in Li Ping's eyes, he could clearly see that the prince's eyes fluctuated.It seems that he did not make a mistake this time.

Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng Jia Cunzhou?

The life experience of this ring official was really unexpected to him, Prince Zhongshun frowned in his heart.It would be fine to say that the Rongguo Mansion was completely defeated, but Brother Huang had assigned his post to Jia Zheng again, so how could he let his son be reduced to a troupe.

This is unreasonable.

"Jia Huan... Tsk, I remember that there seems to be a Baoyu in their family, who said that Hanyu was born or something, and he fooled the king with Qiguan back then, didn't he? It's the Huanguan who only has it now. fame." Prince Zhongshun pondered for a moment, then recalled the past, patted his palms and said.It's just that the fame is not what everyone wants.

"That's not it. Jia Huan is a concubine, and Jia Baoyu is Jia Zheng's son-in-law. When he was born, he was born with a title of jade, and everyone in the capital knew it. He even named it 'Baoyu'." Son, I heard that all the servants in his family called it that, saying that they were afraid of difficulties in supporting themselves or something." Li Ping hurriedly echoed.

"At the beginning, when the Rong and Ning mansions were raided, the entire Jia family was imprisoned. Later, Jia Zheng's elder brother on the Rong mansion and his nephew on the Ning mansion were both sentenced. Exile and exile, the family members and servants of the two prefectures also ended up being sold. Because of the support of the King of Beijing and others, the Jia family was not sold to that dirty place. Later, they waited for the grace of the Holy Majesty to resume their duties. .”

Li Ping knew that his lord had taken his heart, bowed his body and explained: "Only this Jia Huan, I don't know if it was some kind of bad luck, or he was deliberately targeted, and he was dropped into the theater troupe on the first day of sale. Presumably, he felt that he had insulted the Jia family's reputation. Even though Jia Zheng was restored to his post, he didn't take him out. Instead, he held a hasty funeral and treated him as his son."

"This Jia Zheng is rather cold." Prince Zhongshun only sighed when he heard the outline of the matter.All because, the second round was over, and the Huan Guaner who played Yang Yuhuan came on the stage again.At this moment, the others are not as important as listening to the opera and watching people.

As soon as "The Drunken Concubine" was sung, all the judges in the seat applauded loudly, and the rewards came one after another.Since appearing on stage at the end of last month, this ring official has become an instant hit with this "The Drunken Concubine", and in just over a month, he has become a well-known Beijing actor.

"Prince Zhongshun's bounty rewards are [-] pieces of silver curly each, and two bolts of Shu brocade and tribute satin each." Amidst the rewards, Li Ping's voice was particularly loud.This is not only a reward to Guan'er Huan, but also a signal to him that Lord Zhongshun has taken a fancy to him.

Sure enough, when his voice came out, the whole theater fell silent.The ring official seemed to be stunned for a moment, but soon he obediently blessed Fushen in the direction of Prince Zhongshun, and then went backstage after getting up.

At this moment, another voice sounded from the private seat on the second floor, saying, "Prince Beijing appreciates a string of wagtail incense beads." Although it is just a string of rosary beads, it is worth a lot, not at all compared to that of the loyal prince. Rewards are cheap, even worse.

Hearing this, Prince Zhongshun just raised his eyebrows, but Li Ping frowned.He realized that the person who was speaking was the long history of the Beijing Prince's Mansion, what was he trying to do?

In other words, what does Prince Jing want to do? !He didn't even think about his identity, he was just a king with a different surname who could not be successful in military affairs, so he dared to compete with his lord?

Huan Guan'er on the stage also paused, and after a little hesitation, he blessed his body in the direction of King Jingjing, and Fang stepped back slowly.Because he kept his head down, no one saw the indifferent sneer at the corner of his mouth clearly.

The two kings are fighting, but they don't know what the end result will be.He is such a lowly actor, if he can attract two princes to fight, he is afraid that he will really become famous in the future.Heh, this is a blessing for an actor like him! ?

Jia Huan didn't care how the two princes in the private seat were arguing, and took off his makeup when he returned to the backstage, with only a girl dressed as a maid to help.Jia Huan saw her worried face, hesitant to speak, knowing that she had heard the reward from the two kings just now, and was worried that he would become a plaything, so he patted the back of her hand, smiled and comforted: "It's okay, and Let them fight."

"Master..." But the servant girl couldn't rest assured, she called him dully, but she didn't know what to say.Seeing that although his face is gentle and smiling, his eyes are indifferent and calm, obviously he doesn't care about himself, his eyes are red, and he tries not to shed tears.After all, this is still in the backstage of the opera garden. If she shed tears, she might be hanged by her master again.

The two of them were busy taking off their make-up, when they saw the steward of the theatre, walking over quickly with an apologetic smile on his face, holding two name cards in his hands and handing them to Jia Huan, "Guan Huan, take a quick look, Prince Zhongshun and Prince Beijing are both down." I posted a post asking you to go to the house to sing at the church tomorrow. It’s just a coincidence that both houses choose the same day, so you can choose.” After finishing speaking, he looked at Jia Huan with a hint of sarcasm.

He wanted to see how this kid would choose, and what would happen in the end.Hmph, it's just that I have just sung something famous, so I put on airs, it's time to learn a lesson.

Jia Huan was still working on his own makeup, and didn't even take a moment to look at those two posts.After he took off all the ornaments on his head, he said: "Everything comes first, first served, and the court is respectful and orderly, so what's there to hesitate about?" His indifferent eyes glanced at the class leader, and he couldn't tell that it was A pair of eyes that are full of charm on the stage and look forward to the sky.

In fact, the meaning of stewardship is the same. After all, the prince of Beijing Jing has a much more benevolent reputation than the prince of loyalty and obedience.However, it would be better for him to come forward for something that would offend the nobleman.

When the manager of the theater came out to answer, the two princes had already left, leaving only the two elders sitting opposite each other.Although the two of them chatted and chatted with Yanyan, only they knew what they were thinking.

When he learned of Guaner Huan's choice, Li Ping couldn't help laughing, patted Beijing Wang Changshi on the shoulder, and said: "I'm really sorry, this time it's our prince who took the lead, but we should call Beijing Wang I've been waiting for a few more days. If that's the case, then I'll take my leave, there will be a meeting in the palace tomorrow, and there are many things to be busy."

Then, he turned to the steward again, and ordered: "Officer Huan, take a good rest today, and the palace will send a car to pick it up tomorrow morning." After finishing speaking, he took another look at the stinky face of King Changshi of Beijing, haha Smiling and shaking his sleeves away.