Chapter 673 The one with one hand per person?
"Yes, Xiaoyun is now Sister Yun." Xiao Jiuyue praised, looking at the skinny and small Xiaoyun who has grown into a graceful young lady now. Wherever she stands, she has the demeanor of a famous actor.
"Thanks to the Empress!" Xiao Yun said a little embarrassedly, "Empress, can I sing the new opera I learned for you?"
"Okay." Xiao Jiuyue responded. Xiaoyun changed into her costume. Yang Ling said, "Your Majesty, here's a script. Your Majesty, please take a look. Can we stage it?"
"Who wrote it?" Xiao Jiuyue asked casually.
Yang Ling replied, "It was written by a scholar. I don't quite understand it, but the troupe owner said he wanted the Empress to take a look."
"Oh?" Xiao Jiuyue opened the script and took a look. It was a love story between a poor scholar and a young lady from an aristocratic family. It was an old-fashioned story, very plain and simple. She glanced at it and said, "This script is so cheesy, but the common people love to watch it!"
"You guys can do whatever you want. If you want to shoot, then go ahead." Xiao Jiuyue pointed out the general direction for the future development of the Shang family troupe. The rest depends on the troupe leader Shang himself!
"The Queen said that the people like to watch it, so it must be okay!"
After Yang Ling completed her task, she began to report on the current accounts of the Shang Clan. She took out the account book from her arms and handed it forward: "Your Majesty, it's just right. Last year's account book, during the Chinese New Year, you were too busy to look at it. It's just right that I brought it here today."
"Didn't you send money here?" When Xiao Jiuyue collected her dividends at the end of the year, she felt like she was going to be a rich woman. The money she earned from Yanjing, Fengchunlou, Ruyu Pavilion, the Shang family troupe, and the Fu'an Village workshop...
Xiao Jiuyue was quite excited at first, but later on, she let Luokui, Huaqing and the other three take note of all these things. After all, Lianxin and Donggui were the most meticulous.
They also kept her huge warehouse in good order. No matter when she needed to find something, the two of them could always find it as quickly as possible, and it was not messy at all.
"The money has been delivered, but the account books must be delivered too!"
Yang Ling stepped forward, holding the account book in both hands, and said, "The Shang family troupe has grown from a dozen people at the beginning to over 200 people now. There are countless people in Hongdu and Shengjing who want to invite us to perform!"
Yang Ling smiled and asked, "Does your Majesty know who we met when we went to Hongdu at the end of last year?"
"Hmm..." Xiao Jiuyue pondered for a moment and shook his head: "Who?"
"Miss Mengzhi." Yang Ling said excitedly, "Last year, there was a play. Our Shang family troupe and Miss Mengzhi's Dong family troupe performed together. However, there were very few people on Miss Mengzhi's side!"
"Your Majesty, do you still remember what happened at Fengchunlou?" Yang Ling remembered it clearly. It was her first time on the stage in Hongdu Prefecture. Shopkeeper Zeng said that they had invited Miss Mengzhi, but Miss Mengzhi stood him up for some reason!
The newly opened Fengchunlou was extremely anxious.
"I remember." Xiao Jiuyue remembered the girl Mengzhi who stood up Fengchunlou at its grand opening. Fengchunlou was just an unremarkable restaurant back then. He had clearly agreed with girl Mengzhi to perform several operas together, but in the end, he stood her up!
"Back then, Miss Mengzhi was the most famous celebrity in Hongdu." Xiao Jiuyue remembered that at that time, she experienced the feeling of chasing stars in ancient times.
Xiao Jiuyue said, "I remember that Miss Mengzhi was also very pretty."
"She is indeed very pretty, just like what is sung in the opera, delicate and graceful. However, I heard that Miss Mengzhi followed the former prefect. What a pity..."
Yang Ling sighed and said, "I heard that she couldn't get pregnant, had several miscarriages, and was tortured by the wife. She's not as pretty now as she was when I first met her."
When she married the son of the troupe leader Shang, many people said she was stupid, saying that she could pick a husband from an official family or a rich young man while she was becoming a famous actress!
When she was in Hongdu, there were people who showed interest in her and wanted to marry her, but Yang Ling firmly refused!
Yang Ling knew very well that no matter the childhood sweetheart relationship between her and Shang Ming, or the kindness of Shang Banzhu in raising her, she would not choose anyone else!
Being Shang Ming's principal wife might seem poor, but she believed it was better than being someone else's concubine and having to live under the control of someone else's principal wife.
"People always have to pay the price for their choices." Xiao Jiuyue's eyes flashed. She had talked about this with Miss Meng Zhi back then. Unfortunately, she was so immersed in the prosperity at that time that she completely ignored the bloodiness underneath.
"How are you and Shang Ming?" Xiao Jiuyue looked at Yang Ling. After a few years, Yang Ling has become a mother now. She has become more charming, with a rosy face, like a blooming beautiful flower.
"Very good." Yang Ling was a little shy.
After changing her clothes, Xiaoyun ran out like a happy butterfly. She stood among the flowers, singing and dancing gracefully. It was a beautiful enjoyment no matter how you looked at it.
"Okay, it's a rare opportunity to visit the palace, go see your aunt, she's pregnant." Xiao Jiuyue listened to Xiaoyun singing and asked Donggui to lead Yang Ling to see Hua Qing.
With Xiaoyun by his side, Xiao Jiuyue felt that half a day had passed in a flash.
While waiting for Jun Lie to come and have dinner with her, Xiao Jiuyue still felt unsatisfied.
"If she likes to listen, you can summon her to the palace every day from now on." Jun Lie said with a smile as he looked at her reluctant look. As long as she was happy, he would be willing to summon the opera troupe to the palace, even the dragon and lion dance troupe.
"No." Xiao Jiuyue quickly refused upon hearing this, "It's nice to listen to it occasionally, but if I listen to it every day, Xiaoyun and the others won't get tired of singing, but my ears will get tired."
Xiao Jiuyue's gaze fell on Jun Lie.
Jun Lie looked down at himself in confusion: "Is there something dirty on my face? Or am I not dressed properly?"
"Jun Lie, two children, no, three children want to hear you play the piano. How about it, would you like to play it for me?"
Without waiting for Jun Lie to answer, Xiao Jiuyue continued, "Music is the best prenatal education for children. Little Xingxing never heard you play the piano in your belly, but now two younger brothers and sisters can hear you play. How wonderful is that?"
Xiao Jiuyue placed a large piece of braised pork in his bowl, the kind with more fat than lean meat, and said encouragingly, "Now, it's your turn as the father. Show off."
"Okay." Jun Lie looked at her with a smile, picked out a piece of lean meat for her, and said, "But, should we try a combo?"
"Yu'er's piano skills are the best in the whole Shengjing. I wonder if I, as your husband, have a chance?" Jun Lie remembered hearing Xiao Jiuyue playing the piano in Fu'an Village, on the hill behind the Xiao family's old house. The ethereal piano sound was pleasant and nice to the ears.
"Joint piano?" Xiao Jiuyue was curious and eager to try: "The kind where each person uses one hand?"
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