Rebirth: Yu Haishengbo

"I haven't seen you for a few days, and your mouth has started to be so polite... Don't talk nonsense, just say what you have to say, I can help." Mei Qiongsheng glanced at Wei Huaisheng with that charming look, but his mouth It still has the straightforwardness and crispness unique to Beijingers.

Shrugging his shoulders, Wei Huaisheng moved close to Mei Qiongsheng's ear, and briefly explained the original intention of his coming. Mei Qiongsheng glanced at Qi Miaoyi, who was still in a trance, with a half-smile, and tapped Wei Huaisheng's With a smile on his forehead, he said, "It is possible to help, but it still depends on his understanding."

"Uncle Mei, is there anything you can't figure out? I'll leave my junior brother to you." Wei Huaisheng stood next to Qi Miaoyi again, smiling gracefully.

"Stinky boy... Get lost, don't bother me." Mei Qiongsheng smiled, coupled with that peerless imperial concubine face, it was even more beautiful and captivating, but it was a pity that the words in his mouth did not match his face, It was very shocking. He himself didn't seem to know how great the contrast between his honor and his tone was, so he just went his own way and pointed at Qi Miaoyi who was in a trance, "Come here, little guy, let me take care of you." Look at you."

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Qi Miaoyi looked at Mei Qiongsheng inexplicably, not understanding what he was going to do, Wei Huaisheng patted him on the back lightly, signaling him to go over, Qi Miaoyi walked slowly into Mei Qiongsheng, his heart began to bleed == this is him He was a stillborn idol just after he was born... Although it looks very beautiful up close, it still can't hide the fact that he is a man!I thought she was a beautiful woman...

Mei Qiongsheng didn't know the haze in Qi Miaoyi's heart. He pulled Qi Miaoyi past him, looked at him carefully with a smile, patted and touched him with his hands, and his eyes were full of admiration: "You don't move your brows when you are calm, and you can see the innocence if you look up to the sky." , plump red lips and plain teeth, delicate texture and even flesh and bones...It is as bright as spring flowers, as bright as autumn moons, and it really is a beautiful, romantic appearance~" Both male and female, male and female are indisputable, there is definitely something A child of great fortune, how could Ah Sheng be so caring~~

==What kind of comment is this... Are you speaking classical Chinese? !

Wei Huaisheng chuckled, and looked at Qi Miaoyi's frightened little face quite interestingly, keeping this funny expression in his heart, turned around and left the plum house, and gently closed the door behind him.

Leisurely leaning against the door, Wei Huaisheng had already begun to think about what he would look like when Qi Miaoyi came out.

In the room, Mei Qiongsheng was also amused by the little guy in front of him who showed all his emotions on his face, and said mischievously: "Oh, sorry, I just like to say some inexplicable things, little friend, don't take offense~~ After saying that, she covered half of her cheeks with her wide white sleeves, Mei Qiongsheng blinked her eyelashes lightly, and looked straight at Qi Miaoyi, her tone was soft, charming, shy and romantic.

Qi Miaoyi's frightened soul immediately left his body.

"Okay, okay, stop teasing you, little guy, just wait a moment, let's talk about it after I take off the makeup." Mei Qiongsheng resumed his male voice solemnly, no longer irritated Qi Miaoyi, and turned his head to remove the make-up. The makeup on the face is gone.

Patting his chest, Qi Miaoyi wanted to leave quickly, but he didn't know Wei Huaisheng's intention of bringing him to see Mei Qiongsheng, so he stood aside cautiously, watching Mei Qiongsheng wash off the makeup on his face bit by bit .

The room was quiet for a while, and Mei Qiongsheng saw Qi Miaoyi's restrained and patient expression from the mirror, which was quite funny. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Little guy, do you know about 'cross-dressing'?"

Qi Miaoyi nodded when he heard the words, and at the same time suddenly understood: "The Concubine Yang you played is a cross-dressing, right?"

Mei Qiongsheng said with a smile: "Yes, but it's not a cross-dressing."

Qi Miaoyi was confused and didn't understand what he meant.

Mei Qiongsheng used a special makeup remover to wipe off the makeup on his face little by little. Looking in the mirror, Qi Miaoyi didn't understand what he said, so he pursed his lips and smiled: "Do you know the word actor?"

Qi Miaoyi nodded and said: "I know, it seems to be someone like musicians and dancers in ancient times."

Mei Qiongsheng explained while removing makeup: "You, comedians; Collectively, also known as comedians, actors, advocates, etc. It was not until the Yuan and Ming Dynasties that opera actors began to be called actors. That is to say, the current opera actors are originally ancient actors.”

Seeing Qi Miaoyi's listening appearance, Mei Qiongsheng continued: "In ancient times, because of the feudal society at that time, women were not allowed to be actors, so actors were basically performed by men. There is a word for "work" in agriculture, industry and commerce. You must know that before the Tang Dynasty, actors were eating royal meals. Even among the people, they were earning a decent living. Therefore, women were very few actors in ancient times. However, since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, opera Gradually becoming the popular mainstream in society, female actors began to appear, but most of them were still dominated by men."

Qi Miaoyi listened carefully, knowing in his heart that Mei Qiongsheng was talking about the origin of the backstory in the Peking Opera world, and he had a vague feeling that this conversation with Mei Qiongsheng would yield unexpected gains.

Just listening, Mei Qiongsheng Feitian said: "You often watch TV."

Qi Miaoyi replied subconsciously: "Look."

"Did you know that there is a TV series "XXX Biography" about famous Peking opera masters in the Qing Dynasty?"

"...Hmm."==Actually, he hadn't seen it at all...

"In TV dramas, all actors are men. Even if there are women in the troupe, most of them are doing odd jobs. This is very in line with historical facts... In the feudal heyday of the Qing Dynasty, women had no status at all, so the opera The dan roles and Tsing Yi in the troupe are basically played by men. It was not until Emperor Guangxu advocated equality between men and women that women gradually gained a place in the opera world, so the dan roles began to be divided into two types. The male dan roles were called "Qian dan". The female Danjiao is called 'Kundan'."

"So, 'Qiandan' has gradually become an ancient cultural and art form. It has been passed down from ancient times to the present. In dramas, especially Peking Opera, it is normal for men to play female roles. The founder of our Meijia School, my Zeng Grandpa Mei Lanfang was famous all over the world for playing various female roles at that time, and even created the "Mei School" belonging to our Mei family. Unfortunately, in modern society, with the change of the overall social system, "Kundan" is becoming more and more The more there are, and the 'Qiandan' is becoming less and less, even if there are, only the Mei family faction is still circulating, and the rest are just reversed..." At this point, Mei Qiongsheng sighed Tone: "...and the reverse role, it's just that my friends occasionally play roles of different genders. It doesn't refer to professional 'Qiandan'. There is still a difference between professional and non-professional, and I am a professional 'Qiandan'"

When Mei Qiongsheng said this, Qi Miaoyi already understood that men disguised themselves as women in opera circles since ancient times. This is also a unique cultural form, but...

"Mr. Mei, as a man, if he often wears women's clothing and acts like a woman, wouldn't, wouldn't it be..." Although Qi Miaoyi hadn't finished speaking, Mei Qiongsheng understood the meaning between the lines in Qi Miaoyi's words. After finishing the makeup, he turned his head to look at Qi Miaoyi, and said with a smile, "Little guy, look at my face, what do you think of my face? ——Take a look honestly, see if I have the charm of a woman."

Although Qi Miaoyi was puzzled and didn't understand his intentions, he still carefully looked at Mei Qiongsheng's face after removing the makeup according to his words: this is a very tasteful face, and the owner of the face is only about 35-[-]. Delicate and handsome, his eyebrows are not the thin and curved willow-leaf eyebrows used in makeup, but short thick eyebrows that are unique to men; his eyes are bright and energetic, but there is no trace of feminine charm, and his nose is high. The lips are rosy, and the facial features are integrated, revealing a light and moist elegance. How can there be that kind of charming and romantic on the stage? !

Qi Miaoyi was surprised, and said what he had observed honestly. Mei Qiongsheng laughed and said, "Look again."

When Qi Miaoyi looked at it again, he was shocked. Although Mei Qiongsheng's face was still the same, Mei Qiongsheng's demeanor had changed. It was only a matter of a moment. No matter from which angle Qi Miaoyi observed it, Mei Qiongsheng in front of him, She was clearly a rather masculine-looking woman, so how could she still have a trace of masculinity just now? !

"This, this—" Qi Miaoyi didn't know what words to use to describe it... How did he do it? !

Mei Qiongsheng recovered his expression, and said seriously: "Being born from the heart, appearances and so on are just illusions, the key is to see what is inside you."

"Inside...?" The connection between the inside and the appearance?

"Yes, appearances can be faked, just like my performance just now, you thought I was a woman at that moment, right? But my essence is still a man... As for why I have such a big change in Shen Yun in a short time Well, this is related to the tradition of our Mei family." Mei Qiongsheng summed up the wording, and then said: "According to the purpose of the Mei family school, Mei family apprentices, regardless of gender, start practicing the basic skills of the Mei family since childhood. How to be a Danjiao and Tsing Yi, learn their steps, figure, charm, singing, etc. I still remember when I was a child, I couldn’t tell whether I was a man or a woman, and even faintly felt that I was born with the wrong gender, and I should be a woman The child is right."

Isn't this normal to me now?Qi Miaoyi opened his almond eyes wide: "Then how did you adjust it?!"

Mei Qiongsheng, who had returned to normal, smiled and touched Qi Miaoyi's head, and said warmly: "A play is like life, and life is like a play. To put it bluntly, people are just coming to the world for a while, like us who are acting different people on stage. People in life will inevitably have troubles of losing themselves in one way or another, but as long as you keep your heart, then everything is just a realistic illusion, it depends on what your heart thinks, keep your heart, whether you are a man or not Female, whether it is Yin or Yang depends on your mood."

Qi Miaoyi's body trembled slightly, and his head was in a state of confusion. He seemed to have some clues, but he still couldn't figure it out.

"Silly boy... Do you know that the "Book of Changes" classifies everything in the universe into two elements, yin and yang. It is oneness, there is yang in yin, and yin in yang, this is nature, and what is in line with nature is right, and what is right is beautiful. Whether it is male or female, even if the male is feminine, the female is Masculinity, this is also in line with the way of yin and yang, its existence is also reasonable, yin and yang are compatible, after seeing through the illusion of human skin, how can there be any distinction between men and women?!"

For a moment, Qi Miaoyi had a feeling of enlightenment: "So, it doesn't matter whether you are a man or a woman, as long as you look at your heart..."

"Yes." Mei Qiongsheng nodded appreciatively, and said: "Although most people think that men belong to yang and women belong to yin, it is actually not the case. If a woman's yang energy is strong, she can be king and emperor. For example, the empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty It is a person with strong yang energy. Although she is a woman, she has the ambition of a man who swallows mountains and rivers. Can you say that after seeing through the appearance, she is just a simple woman? No, her heart is stronger than that of a man. So, the appearance of a person is just an illusion, the key is to look at your heart."

Mei Qiongsheng once again reiterated his point of view just now. This time, Qi Miaoyi had understood the meaning of his words, and the troubles that had been troubling him for the past few days suddenly disappeared. He looked at Mei Qiongsheng gratefully, and said: "Teacher Mei , thank you... I-"

"I don't dare to take the word thank you. I am ashamed of it. These words are just some superficial truths. People in the Liyuan have such and such theories. You are just young and no one is ordering in the fog. Now It’s good if you understand.” Patting him on the shoulder, Mei Qiongsheng said with a smile: “The person you should thank should be your senior brother.”

"Brother?!" Qi Miaoyi finally realized that today's meeting with Mei Qiongsheng was arranged by Wei Huaisheng. Could it be that Wei Huaisheng helped him? !

"You are very important to Ah Sheng~~ At least he has never asked me for anything, only today is an exception."