Chapter 2331 New Year's Eve 4
Chen Lianxiang blushed with joy.
She looked at the playbill in Eunuch Yu's hand—
Although she was just a beautiful girl from a small family, her father was a scholar after all. She knew some people from childhood and could understand the plays on the playbill. Some of the ones that were marked with a pen had already been performed.
There were still some empty ones for her to choose from.
She looked it up and down, and her eyes fell on three words -
Hall of Eternal Life.
Previously, when Concubine Ling talked about the play "The Palace of Eternal Youth", Concubine Yi vaguely said "I don't like it". So, was it her who didn't like it, or someone else who didn't like it?
However, after thinking about it, there are still people who don’t like it.
There is no need to offend Concubine Yi, nor is there any need to offend someone who doesn't like this play.
After all, it is unwise to attract dislike for no reason.
With this thought, she watched the other plays again and pointed to the "Killing Dog" play below "The Story of the Thorny Hairpin" and said, "Then, let's choose this one."
Eunuch Yu immediately said, "Yes."
Then he turned around and said to the back of the stage, "Concubine Shen's choice of play - Killing the Dog."
The people behind the stage immediately began to dress up.
The accompaniment on the side also sounded. The drum beats were slow at first and then fast, and became more and more frequent, as if urging this wonderful show to begin.
Just as the actress was about to come on stage from the backstage, a young eunuch suddenly ran in from the gate of Qingyin Pavilion.
In his hand, he was holding something, covered with a piece of cloth.
When Eunuch Yu saw this, he immediately stepped forward and seemed to be asking questions.
Zhu Feng and Nan Yan also saw this scene from the corner of their eyes. When Eunuch Yu asked, they immediately showed joy on their faces. Turning back to look at the emperor, Zhu Feng had already said, "What is it?"
Eunuch Yu hurriedly led the young eunuch to the emperor.
Said: "Your Majesty, news has come back from Zhejiang."
"oh?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
Immediately raised his hand: "Stop!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him immediately shouted to the people on the stage: "Stop! Stop! The emperor said stop!"
The sound of gongs and drums stopped immediately. Even the actor who had walked onto the stage and was about to start singing immediately shut his mouth. He stood in the middle of the stage with his hands on his sleeves, looking down awkwardly.
Chen Lianxiang, who was sitting in the back, also heard this and subconsciously stood up and looked over here.
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice: "How?"
The young eunuch said, "In reply to the emperor, the Jinyiwei arrived in Zhejiang and released Magistrate Shen with the emperor's order. He has been reinstated."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng's expression slightly brightened.
As for Chen Lianxiang, a huge stone in her heart seemed to have fallen to the ground, and she breathed a long sigh of relief.
My legs went weak and I almost fell down.
The concubines sitting beside her, including Concubine Ling and Concubine Yao, immediately congratulated her and said, "Concubine Shen, you can rest assured."
She nodded hastily.
Zhu Feng also nodded and said, "Okay, this is well done."
The young eunuch said with a smile: "Your Majesty, there is something even better."
"Um?"
Zhu Feng turned to look at him: "What?"
The young eunuch said, "Although Magistrate Shen was imprisoned by the Provincial Administration, the looms he supplied to the mulberry farmers have never stopped working. Although the first batch of silk produced by the mulberry farmers only contains 300 bolts, they worked tirelessly day and night to produce it. It has now been sent to the capital by express horses and is being presented to the emperor for inspection."
After saying that, he lifted the cloth in his hand.
A piece of silk comes into view.
Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.
It was a piece of snow-white silk, shining brightly under the illumination of the surrounding candlelight, gleaming with a luster as white as ice and jade.
Zhu Feng's eyes were also illuminated by the snow-white silk. He slowly stood up, looked at the silk, reached out and touched it, and felt that it was as smooth as water and as moist as jade. It was indeed the best silk.
He said in a deep voice: "You just said, how many horses are there in total?"
"Three hundred horses."
"What about the others?"
"The others have been put into storage overnight."
"Okay, very good."
Zhu Feng nodded repeatedly and said, "In just half a month, we've produced 300 pieces of silk. And that's just in Feng'an County. If you add it up over the whole year, the increase in silk production would be considerable."
As he said this, he laughed.
Repeatedly: "Good! Very good!"
“…”
"This Shen Yaozong really did a good job for me!"
When he looked up, he saw Chen Lianxiang standing beside him. It turned out that when the silk was displayed just now, she couldn't help but stand up and walk towards him. At this moment, she was looking at the snow-white silk excitedly, her eyes were a little red, and her lips were trembling slightly.
It seemed like he was whispering silently: That’s great, that’s great.
Zhu Feng said to her, "Your father is doing very well!"
“……!”
Upon hearing this, Shen Lianxiang was stunned for a moment, and immediately knelt down, kowtowed repeatedly and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "No need to thank me. He did a great job for me. I just released him from prison when he was innocent. It's nothing."
“…”
"I should reward you and your father well."
At this point, he thought of something and turned to look at Nan Yan: "Noble Concubine, do you think I should mention her status?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Of course."
“…”
"I have already mentioned this to the Emperor long ago. There are too few concubines in the harem now. It's really a mess. Besides, Concubine Shen is smart and clever, and she acts... steadily. Now, her father has done such a good job for the Emperor, so naturally she should be rewarded well."
When she spoke, there was a pause in the middle. Although no one else felt anything, Shen Lianxiang, who was kneeling on the ground, paused slightly in breathing.
She suddenly felt nervous.
Zhu Feng glanced at Nan Yan, then looked at Shen Lianxiang who was kneeling on the ground.
Then he said: "Well, I will make you a concubine."
Then he ordered, "Come here."
Eunuch Yu immediately stepped forward: "The servant is here."
"Concubine Shen is canonized as a concubine, with the title of Jing. She will move to Xianfu Palace. The canonization ceremony will be held in three days."
Eunuch Yu said, "Yes."
Chen Lianxiang's cheeks flushed with excitement, and she kowtowed to Zhu Feng in thanks: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The concubines around saw this, although they had different feelings, but now that the emperor was present, they immediately came forward to congratulate Chen Lianxiang.
Nan Yan sat next to him and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Sister Shen."
After Chen Lianxiang stood up, she gave her a meaningful smile and said cautiously, "From now on, I hope your Majesty will give me more advice."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "What can I advise you?"
“…”
"There is one thing I would like to mention to the Emperor."
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