After the performance, there was no sound around the stage except for some suppressed crying. It was quiet and the people on the stage didn't move. They even forgot to take a curtain call.
Until a powerful voice came from a cubicle next to Qin Qingyao, "Good! Well done!"
This was followed by loud applause.
Qin Qingyao recognized that this was the voice of the old lady from the Yang Mansion.
The old lady clapped her hands, walked out of the compartment, stood by the guardrail outside the door, looked at the quiet stage below, and said again, "Well performed!"
At this time, the actors hurriedly stood up and bowed to take their bows, and thunderous applause rang out around the stage!
Qin Qingyao was also mesmerized by what she was watching. Their performance this time was really great, better than any rehearsal in the palace. They were very dedicated and serious throughout the whole process, and no one laughed.
It made her cry!
She wiped her face, jumped out of Dugu Yu's arms, ran down to the stage, took the hands of the actors and bowed with everyone.
"Thank you, everyone! I believe everyone is familiar with the man next to me. He is the shopkeeper Wan, known for his bravery. His leg was severed while he was killing the enemy on the battlefield!"
"Let us all once again give a warm round of applause to those heroes who fought in the battles to defend our country!"
Dugu Yu also walked out and stood by the fence, looking at Qin Qingyao, who was on the stage with red eyes but a beautiful smile, bowing to the audience with the servants.
It is really hard to imagine that this cheerful little girl who was as cheerful as a butterfly was crying just now. She is really unpredictable and unpredictable!
Dugu Yu was staring at the little girl who was talking incessantly below when he suddenly felt a strong gaze beside him. He turned around and saw the old lady looking at him with a smile.
His face was full of an expression of "What do you think of this daughter-in-law? I hope I, an old man, didn't cheat you."
Dugu Yu's ears warmed up and he nodded slightly to the old lady as a greeting.
Qin Qingyao expressed her gratitude to a lot of people, from actors to hosts, and to the audience who came to watch the gala today.
Finally, he said, "There is a small charcoal pencil and a few small pieces of paper on each of your seats. Now, please think carefully about which of the entire evening party you like best?"
"According to the order of the performances, the fifteen programs are numbered one to fifteen. You can write down the numbers. If you remember the program names, you can also write down the program names. If you remember the actors' names, you can also write down the actors' names."
"We will select the first place winner of the audience vote in all programs to win first prize, second and third place winners to win second prize, fourth and fifth place winners to win third prize, and the rest will receive participation prizes!"
"Now, please move your hands and vote for your favorite show. The prizes are very generous, and there will be mysterious big-name guests to present the awards to the winners!"
In order to be fair to those who performed first, Qin Qingyao invited all the actors to the stage to canvass for votes for herself.
As a result, the twenty girls in Zuihonglou lifted their skirts, leaned on the fence, blew kisses, cast seductive glances, and twisted their bodies like snakes, acting coquettishly.
Qin Qingyao was full of black lines on her face. Girls, you are obstructing the fairness of the referee. This is blatant cheating!
After everyone had finished writing, a little girl came with a wooden box with a small hole in it and collected the tickets from everyone.
"Everyone has the right to vote, but each person can only write one vote in support of one program!"
After the ballots were collected, Qin Qingyao once again handed the stage over to the eldest son and Yao Hualing. The two of them continued to make jokes, tell jokes, give riddles, and give gifts to liven up the audience.
Qin Qingyao carried a box of ballots and brought Baizhi and Baiji back to the small cubicle where Dugu Yu was.
After all the statistics were counted, Lin Xiafeng's solo and Zhao Jinghan's stage play tied for first place!
Qin Qingyao was very angry. This was definitely the result of the heroine's buff!
There are so many programs tonight, some are novel and interesting, some are sexy and seductive, some are joyful and colorful, and some are touching and tear-jerking...
In the end, Lin Xiafeng's standard guzheng piece was the most popular? Are you kidding me?
Over twenty girls from the Drunken Red Mansion all took to the stage, singing, dancing, lifting skirts, and flirting, yet they still lost to this Lin Xiafeng, dressed in mourning and looking like the whole world owed her eight million?!
Everyone could see that Qin Qingyao was angry, so no one dared to say anything.
Then Qin Qingyao calmly grabbed a handful of ballots for Lin Xiafeng and threw them into the trash can.
"Now count again!"
Everyone, “…”
Dugu Yu said very unconfidently, "Isn't this unfair of you?"
Qin Qingyao, "This is called a backroom deal! As the chief planner and director of this gala, shouldn't I have some privileges? I'm already being very humble by not giving myself a veto!"
"You guys learn from this!"
Dugu Yu nodded, "I'm grateful for your advice!"
Counting again, Lin Xiafeng became seventh.
Qin Qingyao said, "Since she's beautiful, let's rank her fourth."
Dugu Yu: So what’s the point of counting the votes?
However, he really didn't expect that Qin Qingyao didn't directly step on Lin Xiafeng to death, but gave her a third prize.
According to psychological research, among the competition rankings, the first and third place have the strongest sense of happiness, while the second and fourth place are most likely to feel regretful, annoyed and unhappy.
Among them, the fourth place is usually in the worst mood, because everyone only remembers the first three, and no one cares about the fourth, but the fourth place is just a little bit away from third place.
How could she not feel upset and regretful?
So, Dugu Yu, a grown man, will never understand the little thoughts of a girl.
If she doesn't dare to confront the heroine head-on, can't she disgust her secretly?
Qin Qingyao had sorted out the list, and the stocks in the stomachs of the eldest son and Yao Hualing were almost empty.
She finally walked onto the stage amidst everyone's anticipation. "Hello, dear audience friends! I have a list of your favorite programs from the entire evening!"
"Well, let's first announce the most popular program of this Spring Festival Gala. The fifth place is - the Bai sisters' magic show 'Seeing is Not Believing'!"
The Bai sisters held hands and ran onto the stage happily, waving to everyone as they walked, and then bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle.
"The fourth place is our most popular figure in Fenghuaxueyue, the most famous beauty for a long time, the sixth young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Miss Lin Xiafeng!"
As soon as Qin Qingyao finished speaking, there was a wave of applause from the audience below the stage. Qin Qingyao smiled very sincerely. Look, look, Miss Lin got the fourth place, which is absolutely what everyone expected!
"Now, please welcome our most popular and beloved eldest son of Fenghuaxueyue to present the awards to our third-place winners!"
The eldest son said, "Our third prize is! A box of deluxe New Year's goods!"
"It contains a thirty-year-old ginseng root, which you can give to your elders; a piece of fine silk, which you can make into new clothes; and five boxes of signature cakes from Weifangzhai, a famous cake shop on West Street in Yulin City, which you can take home to comfort your children!"
"besides!"
Qin Qingyao kept it a secret for a while before announcing loudly, "One hundred taels of silver worth of a large ingot! You can go home and have a prosperous New Year!"
Lin Xiafeng stood with the two little girls, his expression calm the whole time, like a white lotus that was not contaminated by the world.
On the other hand, the Bai sisters jumped for joy every time Qin Qingyao mentioned a prize. When the last one hundred taels of silver came out, the two of them hugged each other and jumped for joy with their eyes shining.
The joy made the audience in the stands happy and envious. One hundred taels of silver!
Those present, especially the ordinary spectators from the outside, are busy from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, but they may not be able to earn a hundred taels in a year!
The sisters Baizhi and Baiji followed Qin Qingyao. Their wages were definitely among the highest in the entire maid circle of Yulin City, but their combined annual wages were less than one hundred taels!
In addition, the two sisters had no idea what was in Qin Qingyao's New Year's goods box, so their excitement at this moment was completely from the heart and particularly contagious.
The two little girls took the box and opened it. On the top was the big gold ingot. They held up the big gold ingot without any reservation and showed it to the audience. Everyone was envious!
"The third prize is so generous, what are the second and first prizes?"
"Yes, Princess, please keep going!"
"Ahem, next up, our second-place winner! The third-place winner for the audience's favorite performance at this year's Spring Festival Gala is..."
"Who is it? Princess, tell me who it is!"
"The girls of the Drunken Red Mansion!"
"Okay!" As soon as Qin Qingyao finished speaking, the people below started to cheer. At this moment, what they were most looking forward to was the twenty beauties releasing their hormones on the stage, rather than any prizes.
"Don't get excited! There's still a second place winner! Our second place winner is Princess An Li's sword dance 'Wen Zhan'!"
In fact, this was also Qin Qingyao's secret manipulation, because according to the order of the audience, the song and dance of Zuihonglou should have been second, and Princess Anli was originally fourth.
However, Qin Qingyao felt that Princess Anli was a royal relative, and she might get angry if she was placed behind a group of brothel girls, so she swapped the order of the two programs.
Anyway, the girls in Zuihonglou won’t care, they are already very satisfied.
Not only did I attract a lot of attention today, but I also won generous prizes and stood on the same podium with the princess. What a blessing this is! I couldn't even dream of this before!
The prizes Qin Qingyao prepared for them were also very substantial. Not only was there a box of identical New Year's goods, but there were also New Year's lucky bags. The lucky bags of the twenty girls were very heavy.
The girls who were quick to open it saw that there were five silver ingots worth one hundred taels each, a full five hundred taels!
The girls, who were originally in high spirits, suddenly became quiet.
Qin Qingyao, "That's right, it's that simple and crude! This princess is so anxious to help others and to meet their needs. Is there anything more practical than pure silver? It's better to go home with a full pot of money to celebrate the New Year!"
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