The consular eunuch of the Shengping Department was full of red faces, stepped forward to salute a thousand times, and wanted to invite the Empress Dowager and the emperor to order a play, the Empress Dowager Ci'an called the emperor to order, and the emperor knew that the Empress Dowager Ci'an liked to do good plays, so he ordered a "Persuasion of Kindness Jinke", and ordered a "Mulian Save Mother", all of which were auspicious and auspicious, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an was very satisfied. ", the emperor invited the two concubines to order a play, and both of them stopped, Li Guifei smiled, "This play is the same every year, but this Shengping Department has been on a lot of new plays over the years, no matter which one, we all love it."

Emperor Tongzhi said with a smile, "This high-minded person is in charge of the Shengping Department, the drama in the palace is a lot more popular, the repertoire is new, unconventional, and now it is a change of feng shui, what is played in the palace, and the outside follows to learn, Li Niangniang wants to listen to the new play, and ask them to do it." It's just that the horns in this palace are not very good, so they are not as good as the ones outside. ”

"So that the Lord of Long Live knows," the chief eunuch hurriedly agreed, "I have already invited Sanding Jia, Mei Qiaoling and Zhu Lianfen to come in and serve, just waiting for Lord Long Live to order a play." ”

"Oh? It's a blessing for the ears," "Sanding Jia" is: "champion" Zhang Erkui "Bangyan" Cheng Changgeng "Tanhua" Yu Sansheng. are all extremely outstanding masters at that time, "Then come to a play "Lost Space Chop", this is Cheng Changgeng's play," and ordered the other two people's plays, and "The Drunken Concubine", "The Legend of the White Snake" and "Mu Guiying is in charge", this is Mei Qiaoling's play, the emperor smiled at the Empress Dowager Ci'an: "These scenes that the emperor's mother asked people to arrange are really good." "The drunken concubine was sung by the Empress Dowager Cixi, and Mu Guiying sang a section in command, all of which made Gao Xinkui organize people to make up for it, "The Legend of the White Snake" before only Youhu borrowed an umbrella and broke the bridge to meet in two folds, and after the painstaking addition of the Shengping Bureau, the thieves of the treasury, the silver thieves, the fairy grass water, the Jinshan Town Tower, the sacrificial tower, the broken tower, etc., were ten out to make up the whole book. Once the performance was a sensation in the world, several big opera gardens of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were full day by day, this drama should be complete, singing, chanting, doing and playing must be full of heat, and no one in the opera team outside can perform this play in its entirety to prove that they are complete.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an nodded, and the emperor ordered the Shengping Department again. "It doesn't matter who you are, take your turn, so as not to be so tired that your throat is not good."

A play of losing the air can be performed, and another play of the drunken concubine, the Empress Dowager Cixi still did not come, the emperor knew that he was afraid that there was something unpeaceful over there, the emperor took Shengwen, Chen Shengwen knew that the emperor had something to order, and relied on the emperor. "What the hell is going on to go to the Heart Cultivation Palace."

"Huh."

"The Legend of the White Snake" was originally a Kunqu opera repertoire, and now it is placed here, it is also very pleasing to the eye, playing Xiaoqing is Yu Ziyun, who is only thirteen or fourteen years old now, very delicate and cute, and Tsing Yi is not afraid to play Wudan at all. A few figures down, attracting praise from the audience.

Chen Shengwen returned to the emperor after a while. "I've inquired, and this is to discuss Zuo Zongtang's excerpt." The emperor put it down for a while, and after discussing it for so long, it must be something annoying, and the queen mother will naturally tell herself when the time comes, so she settled down and concentrated on the "broken tower" of "The Legend of the White Snake", and the eunuch shouted loudly, saying that the Empress Dowager Cixi had arrived.

The Empress Dowager Cixi strolled in and saw that the court clothes worn by the minister had been changed into the auspicious clothes of the bright red five phoenixes and chaoyang. The tenant wearing a red gold and ruby on his head, the people on the stage immediately stopped, just stayed on the stage and did not move, everyone hurriedly got up and saluted, the Empress Dowager Ci'an was also blessed, the emperor stood up and took the hand of the Empress Dowager Cixi, "Why is the emperor so long now?" But what's upset? ”

"The New Year, what can be troubled, it's nothing more than Zuo Zongtang's folds are tangled," the Empress Dowager Cixi took the emperor's hand and walked to the big table in the east, "The palace is going to reprimand him, and the New Year's Day is not worry-free." Empress Dowager Ci'an saluted Cixi, "Sister." ”

"I'm tired of you, sister, let's all sit down, there will be common opportunities in the future, and there is no need to be formal today. Let's start," the Empress Dowager Cixi said to everyone with a smile, the gongs and drums sounded, and the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled at Concubine Li again, "Concubine Li, who is this person?" ”

Concubine Li's eyes flowed, "Queen Mother, there are a few people, but I don't know, what will happen next." "The two princesses are shy, and they will never dare to come today.

"Then again," the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled, and didn't say much, but since this dynasty, the boundaries between the inner and outer dynasties are very blurred, and there was no such pro-noble children sitting in the same hall in the previous dynasty, and several pro-noble children stepped forward one by one to toast to the empress dowager of the two palaces and the emperor, the emperor originally wanted to borrow wine to kill his sorrows, but he drank a few cups of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, and did not drink much, and instructed Zaicheng, "You drink for the emperor." ”

Zai Cheng responded with a bitter face, so a cadre of people and others toasted to Zai Cheng, not everyone is as prominent as Prince Gong's family, not only Zai Cheng was crowned the king of the county, but the daughter was incubated in the palace, and the name of Gu Lun was added that could only be the queen's concubine, Prince Gong is the king of the government, naturally there is no need to say much, I heard that the queen mother is rewarding Prince Gong's meritorious service, and I am afraid that she will become the hereditary replacement of the iron hat king in the first month! Everyone had their own thoughts, and poured a lot of wine towards Zaicheng, Zaicheng was caught off guard, and poured a lot of wine firmly, but then he couldn't support it, and quietly went out to vomit, and came back tremblingly and toasted to the Empress Dowager Cixi, and the Empress Dowager spoke, which made everyone no longer embarrassed Zaicheng, and Zaicheng relieved himself.

The Empress Dowager Cixi said thoughtfully to the Empress Dowager Ci'an on the side, "This Zaicheng is also of age, so he should be picky here." ”

"It was supposed to be picked." Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "Prince Gong's meaning is important, but it is my sister who makes the decision." ”

"Yes, this Zaicheng is married, and he won't be frizzy anymore, and it's also excellent to help the emperor."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an said casually: "There is just one thing, he is younger than our emperor, if Zaicheng picks it, what should the emperor do, he always has to go before our emperor, after all, it is young and orderly." ”

Empress Dowager Cixi's wine glass was slightly condensed on her lips, "It's the same." The emperor seems to be too late, and he always needs the emperor to be strong before he can pick people. ”

"Yes, let's hold on to the two princesses for now." The Empress Dowager Ci'an hurriedly said, "The two princesses are married, and there is no hurry to talk about the emperor." ”

"That's what it means, I sit in the Palace of Nourishing Heart all day long, and my sister pays more attention to the things in the palace," the Empress Dowager Cixi drank a glass of wine, and the Bai Suzhen family reunited after going up the broken tower, "Those palace maids are not allowed to serve in front of the emperor in a bewitching manner." ”

The Empress Dowager Ci'an's heart was cold, and she hurriedly responded, the emperor was very fond of the green snake played by Yu Ziyun, pointed to a plate of Chenzhou snow pears in front of his table and asked Chen Shengwen to give it to Yu Ziyun, and ordered not to come up to thank him, the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled slightly, noncommittal, and asked the Empress Dowager Ci'an, "I see that my sister, your father is very low-key, and the people in the family are not arranged to be officials, and other people's families are looking for many people to come out to do errands, I have told him a few times, but I just said that the children and grandchildren of the family are useless, and I am afraid of embarrassing your sister, They are not allowed to come out, and I am asked to say, this is too cautious. ”

"That brother of mine can't study, and his kung fu is not good immediately, in front of an eight-grade pen post style in the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, relying on his sister's face, but he doesn't dare to bully him," the Empress Dowager Ci'an said anxiously, "Father also said that a person like him is useless to break the sky, and the third boy of the brother went to serve in front of the Xinjiang army, except for this, other people are not successful, relying on the queen mother to run several properties in Tianjin, the father's meaning is enough for them to chew for several lifetimes, the gentleman's Ze, the fifth generation and beheaded, It's also nice to be able to take care of the grandchildren. Don't dare to have other ideas. ”

"That's right, that's right, now that there is an industry, it's more nourishing than being an official," the Empress Dowager Cixi said with a smile, "In the old years, your father had military merits in purchasing muskets and artillery, and he had a knighthood, and he had some money and rice every month, and his children and grandchildren were not short of money, since he was so cautious, it was just that." ”

"The Queen Mother takes care of her sister's mother's family, and my sister is really grateful, but why doesn't the Queen Mother's own family take care of one or two?" The Empress Dowager Ci'an smiled, "Over the years, I have been wronged for Chengengong? "The Empress Dowager and the Queen's father can be crowned Duke of En, Empress Dowager Ci'an said that the Empress Dowager Cixi's biological father is a first-class Cheng En Gong Hui Zheng, "In these years, my sister I am cold-eyed, in addition to the emperor's ascension to the throne in the first class, now Cheng En Gong is still in the Honglu Temple, Cheng En Gong is old in political affairs, and he also made great contributions to quelling the rebellion in the south of the Hong Yang Rebellion, as the saying goes, the virtuous do not avoid family enemies, why did my sister forget her father? ”

"Father's body has not been very good since he came back from the south," the Empress Dowager Cixi said lightly, "Let him be in the Honglu Temple is also my meaning, peace of mind will be raised, must have been hit by an arrow, hurt the vitality, moreover, it is difficult for their own people to talk about their own family affairs, what is my father's talent, I know, I am afraid that I can't afford other big responsibilities, if I go to a place of high power, it will be good, if I can't bear the big responsibility, but it is said that the palace is too partial, blocking the official road of others, so why bother? He likes to expand and the like, and he also likes to chat with Qingke, Su Ri is relaxed, I can't envy it, how can I bear him to be out of office? Besides," the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled and pointed to Gui Xiang, who was sitting steadily, "Isn't there someone who serves in front of the emperor?" At this time, Mei Qiaoling's "Yanmen Pass" had just finished singing, Mei Qiaoling was especially good at performing flag costume plays, and the Empress Dowager Xiao in this "Yanmen Pass" was vividly acted, and the Empress Dowager Cixi was greatly appreciated, "Take the stone blue Five Dragons Regiment supplement from the palace to Mei Qiaoling, and sing this play in the future, just wear this!" (To be continued......)