The two of them took their own carriages to the dance hall.
When we arrived, it was already dark. The dance hall was brightly lit and the hall on the first floor was extremely bustling.
The dance hall has three floors, each of which is divided into several large private rooms, each housing different types of performances.
For example, if you want to watch opera, you can choose to go to the opera private room. The opera is divided into several private rooms, and each room sings different songs. If you want to watch dancing, you can choose to go to the dance room. There are more types of dances, and they are divided into male and female dancers. Each large private room has private seats.
This kind of business model is quite common for Su Li, who comes from the present day in his previous life, but for the people here, especially the women in the inner house who seldom go out and have few entertainment options on weekdays, it is undoubtedly a very novel experience.
"Dear guests, do you have a reservation?" As soon as the two entered the hall, a handsome waiter came over to greet them.
Su Li replied: "No."
"Then you two come with me over here and you can choose the show you want to watch."
The waiter led them to the bulletin board on the left side of the first floor lobby and said respectfully, "Dear guests, you can choose the program you want to watch here."
"Wow!" Pei Mingyue looked at the various program notices on the wall and couldn't help but feel very curious. "There are so many programs, they look so interesting!"
Then he called out to Su Li: "Ali, my eyes are dazzled. You can pick which one you want to see."
Su Li asked with a smile: "Isn't there anything you like to watch?" This mode is actually a bit like going to the cinema to watch a movie in the previous life.
"Hey, I'm fine with either. I'll take a look at whichever one you choose."
The main reason is that she has little interest in dancing or singing, she just likes to join in the fun.
Su Li laughed: "Okay, I'll choose it then."
As she spoke, she began to look at the names of the programs one by one. She said she was looking at the names of the operas, but in fact she was looking at the names of the actors. She looked for a long time, until she saw a familiar actor's name under an opera program, she pointed with her finger and said, "This is it."
"Dear guest, are you sure you want to see this?" the waiter confirmed again.
"Um."
"Then please follow me..."
The opera program that Su Li chose was about love. The private room was on the third floor. They originally wanted to have a private seat, but the dance hall was very busy today and all the private seats had been booked in advance. The waiter also suggested that if they come next time, it would be best to come to the dance hall in advance to reserve a seat.
When the two arrived, the seats in the private room were almost full. Su Li took a look and saw that most of the people in the room were women. As expected, women are always emotional.
The two were arranged to sit in the last row, which was the only available seat. She and Pei Mingyue each brought a maid. Since there was room, Su Li simply let Xiao Ye sit next to her. Seeing this, Pei Mingyue also let her maid sit next to her and paid the waiter for the two maids' seats.
The opera had not started yet. After waiting for a long time, the lights on the stage in front came on, and then various erhu, moon guitar and other music started to sound, followed by the actors gradually appearing on stage.
When the male lead of the opera, an actor in a white robe, appeared on the stage, there were many voices of surprise and praise in the private room.
Pei Mingyue's face was filled with astonishment, and she said excitedly, "Ali, this actor is so beautiful!"
Su Li nodded in agreement: "It is indeed beautiful."
The actors in white robes are good-looking to begin with, and because they wear makeup when performing opera, their facial features become even more delicate and their eyebrows and eyes look more picturesque.
She knew that in the original novel, this white-robed actor would soon become the most popular male actor in the Benyue Dance Hall, and he was also the person she came to the dance hall to find, Yu Fengzhu.
As the actors performed, the crowd gradually shifted from admiring the appearance of the actors in white robes to being attracted by the wonderful opera.
The opera was about the heart-wrenching love story between a rich boy and a poor girl. Everyone in the private room was mesmerized by the opera, sometimes crying and sometimes laughing.
Two hours later, the opera ended, and everyone was still savoring it for a long time, and said they would come back to see it tomorrow.
Pei Mingyue was just average: "It would be great if that white-robed scholar was a young general, that would definitely be great!"
Su Li understood. She didn't like the character of the white-robed scholar. She smiled and said, "Then let's choose an opera with a young general next time."
Pei Mingyue smiled and said, "That's settled then!"
As soon as they left the dance hall, Su Li said, "Ayue, I just drank too much tea in the private room. I have to go to the dressing room before going back."
"Oh," Pei Mingyue said, "Then I'll wait for you."
"No, you go back first, I'll go back by myself later."
Thinking that they were going home by different routes anyway, Pei Mingyue said, "Okay then. I'll be leaving first."
"Um."
After watching Pei Mingyue walk out of the dance hall, Su Li took Xiao Ye back to the third floor. They stopped at the door and said to Xiao Ye, "Xiao Ye, I'll wait for you here. Go backstage and find Yu Fengzhu. Give him the thing. Remember, do as I say."
"Yes." Xiao Ye answered and walked towards a corridor.
At the backstage door, a man stopped her immediately when he saw she was unfamiliar: "Miss, this is the backstage of the actors. Outsiders are not allowed in."
Xiao Ye took out some silver and stuffed it into his hand, begging, "Brother, please let me in. It will only take a moment. I promise to come out right after seeing Yu Fengzhu."
The man who stopped the man's eyes lit up, and when he heard that the other party came for Yu Fengzhu, he was not surprised. When he was in the west, Yu Fengzhu was very popular among the ladies and girls, and people would often come backstage to look for him.
So he quickly put away the silver and said, "Go in quickly. Remember, it will be fine in a moment."
"Yes, yes, thank you, brother!"
Backstage, more than a dozen male actors were putting on makeup in front of a bronze mirror. Xiao Ye looked around and finally found Yu Fengzhu who was taking off her makeup in the corner.
She walked over and asked, "Excuse me, are you Yu Fengzhu?"
Yu Fengzhu didn't even turn his head. He just glanced through the bronze mirror at Xiao Ye standing behind him. She was a half-grown girl, and judging by her clothes, she looked like a maid from some family. He said in a light tone, "What's the matter?"
Xiao Ye stuffed a piece of paper into his hand, and according to what Su Li had taught her, she leaned close to him and whispered, "This is what my wife asked me to give to you. Don't worry, my wife is not attracted to you. You will know it when you see it."
There were too many people around, so it was definitely inconvenient to say some things directly. Moreover, the lady said that Yu Fengzhu must be admired by many people, so she asked her to say it as she said, otherwise he would mistake the lady for someone who admired him and throw away the note without even reading it.
Sure enough, Yu Fengzhu looked at Xiao Ye in surprise when she heard that. Xiao Ye said, "I have delivered your message. Goodbye."
Only after watching Xiao Ye walk out of the backstage door did Yu Fengzhu open the note in his hand. The moment he saw the contents clearly, he was shocked and quickly closed the note.
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