The appearance of his little radish head, calling others a "child", made Gu Yin laugh.
She pushed him lightly and smiled, "You don't have to pretend to be weird? Tell me, what the hell are you doing?"
Having said that, Gu Ye didn't hide it from his mother anymore.
When he was in Hanshan Town, he was the king of children who responded to every call. When he arrived in the capital, he was naturally not used to being alone.
Especially when he knew that he was going to open a restaurant and needed manpower, Gu Ye still imagined that he would make a group of friends to help his mother promote it.
The difficulty lies in the fact that most of the people living near Taibai Street are either rich or expensive.
Such a family would not let their children run all over the street, and even if they let their children go out, they would be equipped with maids and nurses.
It was difficult for Gu Ye to even get close.
Moreover, even in the nearby common people's homes, because they know that there are many dignitaries here, they will not let their children go out by themselves for fear that their children will provoke great people.
"Carefully let people treat you as a little villain with ulterior motives." Gu Yin saw that he was not in high spirits, and comforted him: "It's alright, I'll figure out how to do business by myself. If you're just making friends, you don't have to be so anxious."
Gu Ye touched his nose a little embarrassedly, because he said it to his mother, he said bluntly: "Oh, the taste of this right is really good."
Gu Yinkui was amused by him until she died of laughter, "Do you know the taste of power when you are a child king?"
Gu Ye also laughed.
Later, he added: "Actually, it's not nothing."
There is a theater near Taibai Street, where storytellers, singing, and operas are held every day.
Gu Ye had always loved listening to books, and knowing that there was such a pastime place close to home, he would go there from time to time.
After going back and forth, I met the young head of a troupe in the theater.
This young class leader is not very old, just nine years old, but it is said that he is a prodigy of opera. At this age, he can take charge of his own team, which is very impressive.
Although the two were three or four years apart in age, there was no doubt about Gu Ye's communication skills, and they were already brothers by now.
"It's a pity he's a show nerd. He only stays in the theater every day and has no other friends. Anyway, I didn't help my mother this time."
Gu Yin heard what he said, but suddenly thought of something, her eyes lit up, "No no, you really helped me!"
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Wang Shi finished lunch that day and was idle at home, and was about to go to see his own restaurant.
Just after changing clothes, the concierge said that a woman came to look for her from outside, saying that her family's surname was Wang, and that she had made an appointment with the Wang family to listen to the play together.
As soon as the concierge said it, Mrs Wang remembered it.
She doesn't have any friends in the capital either. Wasn't it the old sister whom she met at the last banquet in the palace
She immediately greeted her in person and saw her as expected.
The queen dowager came here in a carriage. It seemed that she only brought a coachman with her, but in fact, there was a team of guards hidden in the dark.
"Old sister can teach me to wait!" Wang shi went up to her affectionately and took her arm, "I've finally hoped for you."
Several days have passed since the banquet in the palace. Although people often say "two days" is an approximate time, but Wang really feels that she has a good relationship with her, and can't wait to play with her again. After returning from the palace banquet, I told the concierge not to miss the news that others were looking for her.
After waiting for these days, the other party has not come to find her for a long time, and Wang shi doesn't know where to look for her, so she can't help but start to wonder, is it just that she is shaving her head and picking her up? The other party was just chatting.
Speaking of this, the Queen Mother immediately patted the back of her hand apologetically and explained, "I'm really sorry, something happened at home and it was delayed."
Of course, it's not that Wang's head is hot. The Queen Mother went back that day to open the box and choose clothes. It just rained a little later, and it suddenly became cold.
Although she is not young, she is from a poor family, and her body is still very strong, but it is not a problem.
It's just that the little prince who was born to Queen Zhou was seriously ill.
This child was born prematurely. As the old saying goes, "seven lives and eight lives," he was born at eight months. When the body is small, it is worse than the average child.
However, because when he was born, the Rebels were already winning, and the Queen Mother and Empress Zhou were taken to Lu Shouyi's side long ago. The old doctor and immortal showed the child and said that although he was weaker, the situation was not serious. After being raised at the age of two or three, it becomes the same as ordinary people.
Later, Lu Shouyi successfully ascended the throne and entered the palace, and the imperial doctor took turns to guard it, which is also the same as the old medical fairy.
When the weather suddenly cooled down, Queen Zhou built several charcoal basins in his house, and people were not allowed to open the windows every day.
The child did not catch a cold, but had a fever and a cold, and a prickly heat appeared on his body.
The Queen Mother was really overwhelmed, and persuaded Queen Zhou to adjust her mentality and not raise her child like this.
The three-year-old child is still unsteady in walking down the ground, and can't speak very neatly. He is like a baby in his daily life, and is held by Queen Zhou herself.
Queen Zhou did not contradict her, but looked at her gloomily, unable to say a word after seeing the Queen Mother.
After all, it is her own grandson, and the Queen Mother is concerned about her children, so naturally she has no intention of going out of the palace to have fun.
It's not easy to tell the public about these things, so the Queen Mother only said that her grandson was sick.
When Wang Shi heard about such a thing, he didn't complain any more, and asked with concern: "The child is ill, can it be big or small, but now it's raised?"
"It's already healed. He's healed, that's why I came to you."
Only then did Mrs Wang feel relieved, and sighed, "At our age, we don't think about anything anymore. We just hope that the children are well."
These words completely spoke to the Queen Mother's heart.
On the way to the theater together, the last two people exchanged their experiences in raising children.
Although the Wang family has only been in the capital for a month and a half, she is familiar with all the places near the British government. The Queen Mother listened to her and went to the nearest auspicious theater to listen to the opera.
Before the show started, the fans were already waiting inside, and there was no space to stand inside. The people standing outside blocked the door.
Wang shi can only sigh: "It's late, let alone the private room, I'm afraid there is no room for the lobby!"
If this was just handed over by Mr. Wang himself, or with Mrs. Xu, as long as the two of them could occupy a place to stand, they would be able to finish the game even if they stood at the door.
But her old sister is not young anymore, and it is the first time that the two of them have come out to play together. Naturally, it is not so casual.
"I'll ask someone to ask." The Queen Mother said, and after a while, a guard who changed into casual clothes came over, saying that she had already found a private room.
Wang Shi was still confused by the second monk, and while entering the theater with the Queen Mother, he wondered: "Today is really strange, there is still a free private room at this hour?"
The queen dowager did not answer, but asked her, "Why are there so many people in this theater?"
Although it was the first time Mr. Wang came back, it had already been made clear.
She explained: "This auspicious theater is an old garden in Beijing, where you can sing, tell, and tell everything. They have a troupe of their own, and they will also recruit other good troupes to perform on the stage. The business is very good. It was here a few months ago. There was a new opera troupe, and there was a half-old boy named 'Xiao Fengge', whose voice was as clear as a young phoenix, and there was also a Hua Dan named 'Sai Diaochan', who also looked like a figure and could not pick out a single fault in singing. This is more of a play.”
The two took their seats in the private room on the second floor. The man brought tea and melon seeds and peanut snacks. As long as they talked, the good show on the stage was about to start.
The noisy theater was quiet, and the parents who brought their children pulled the children back to their seats.
Wang shi's eyes did not leave the stage, but out of the corner of his eye he saw a familiar figure.
There was a waiter at the entrance of the elegant room. Mrs. Wang went out and asked the man to pass a message. After a while, Gu Ye trotted up to the second floor.
"Why did you come to listen to the play?"
Mrs. Wang pulled him back to the private room, "You said that as if you opened this theater. I should ask you, why are you here?"
After speaking, he introduced it to the Queen Mother, "This is my eldest grandson, called Xiao Ye."
Gu Ye first saluted the Queen Mother, and politely called out, "Good morning, mama," before turning around and answering, "I'm here for business."
Wang said that you can pull it down. "Your mother is not here, so just come out and play. Why are you talking about it? My mother won't take you home."
Gu Ye smiled and said, "Why don't you trust people?!"
When the gongs and drums sounded on the stage, Mr. Wang couldn't care about him anymore, so he grabbed the melon seeds in his hand and prepared to watch the play.
Gu Ye sat down next to Wang's, and also reached out to get the melon seeds.
Then he found that the old grandmother on the other side was looking at him without blinking.
"What's wrong, grandma?" Gu Ye asked in a low voice.
The Queen Mother looked at the child in front of her with good eyes. She was six or seven years old, wearing a small robe with a raw edge and a stand-up collar, and a small furry cap on her head. His complexion is a healthy wheat color, and he has big, glowing eyes with a black mole under his eyes.
No matter how pleasing it is, she can't take her eyes away.
The Queen Mother's thoughts were not interrupted until a clear chant on the stage, and Gu Ye didn't even care about looking at her, so he looked at the stage.
Brother Xiaofeng dressed as a little girl appeared on stage. In the play, he was the second young lady of a big family. He sneaked out of the house and went to the street. He was blinded by all kinds of novelties outside. The thief was watching.
When he noticed it, not only the money bag had been stolen, but the way home was forgotten.
The house leak happened to rain overnight, and he was also targeted by kidnappers.
It was a couple of kidnappers, and when they came up, they said that Brother Xiaofeng was a naughty daughter who ran out of the family.
Brother Xiaofeng naturally refused, but the passers-by who were watching listened to the couple's words and persuaded her not to get angry with her parents.
Just then, a scholar appeared.
The scholar methodically analyzed the dress differences between Xiaofeng and the couple, and also said that Xiaofeng was a young lady from the capital, but the husband and wife were from other places. In the end, he stopped in front of Brother Xiaofeng and asked the couple to tell the characteristics of Brother Xiaofeng.
The couple felt guilty, they were hesitantly questioned by him, and they quickly turned away from the crowd and ran away.
In the end, the scholar rescued the second lady, originally wanting to take him home first, when he heard him cry out of hunger.
At this time, the scholar took the young lady to dinner, but unfortunately the young lady came from a wealthy background and couldn't eat the food from the roadside stalls.
Then the setting on the stage changed, the signboard of "Food is Heaven" appeared on the stage, and the small low table on the street was replaced by a large square table.
This is the scholar taking the young lady to the big restaurant on the street.
The little girl played by Brother Xiaofeng had a good time eating in the restaurant, while the scholar didn't dare to move a single chopstick, and sighed while sneaking into his purse.
Finally, when it was time to pay the bill, the scholar was ashamed that he didn’t have enough money. He thought it was going to be ugly, but the guy in the restaurant was very polite, saying that their boss knew what happened just now, and the scholar saved people by righteousness. please.
Moreover, the owner still has some impression of Brother Xiaofeng, and has already asked the staff to inform his family.
After that, Brother Xiaofeng's family came.
Not only his parents, but also his eldest sister, who is the heroine of this play.
That is really a very beautiful Huadan, standing with a scholar makes people feel pleasing to the eye.
At the back is a more clichéd, but never-tiring drama. The scholar and the young lady fall in love at first sight, and Brother Xiaofeng acts as the little matchmaker to match the two.
There was still a bit of bloody drama at the end. Although the parents of the young lady were grateful to the scholar, they did not look down on him as a son-in-law.
The scholar Han Chuang studied hard and finally became the champion in high school. He also refused the emperor's offer of marriage and insisted on coming back to marry the young lady.
At that time, the young lady had been kicked out by her family because she insisted on not marrying another person. She was a weak woman who was lonely and almost became a beggar. Fortunately, the owner, who was good for food, met her and hired her to be the back chef of the restaurant. Small worker.
The two hadn't seen each other for many years, hugged each other and cried, and finally a lover got married.
A play has a beginning and an end, with laughter and tears, although the plot is not novel, but the back and forth of the play is just that. Fans mainly look at the appearance and listen to the singing, especially the clever and lovely Xiao Feng, who is like a goddess. Both of them have very clear voices, which makes people like how they look, how they listen, and how they like them.
After watching this play, Wang finally knew what Gu Ye's so-called "business" was.
"Come on," Wang shi nodded his forehead amusingly, and said narrowly, "Don't miss your important business."
Gu Ye squeezed his eyebrows at Mrs Wang, then cupped his hands at the Queen Mother, and ran down the stairs with a smile.
The spectators downstairs were still in the middle of the play, and someone said in a trance: "I have an impression that the restaurant that has just opened on Taibai Street is called this name!"
Someone who was with him laughed and said, "Brother Zhao, don't be a fool for watching dramas. You all know that the drama is fabricated. How can you compare what you see in the drama with reality?"
At this time, Xiao Feng, who had changed his clothes and ripped off his hair, came out from the backstage, just when he heard someone say this, he smiled: "You are right, the play is indeed fabricated, but this Shiweitian Restaurant is real, And the food inside is really delicious. If you trust me, you can give it a try."
Although Xiaofeng brother's days in Beijing were short, and because of his young age, he couldn't act as a big actress, but his reputation was already resounding.
As soon as he said this, the spectator who mentioned Shiweitian laughed and said, "Brother Xian also said that I was crazy, but now Brother Xiaofeng has personally confirmed that the restaurant in the play is the one I said! That one! The business is really good, and the roasted meat is very fragrant. Yesterday, I saw a lot of people, so I didn't go. Brother, can you have a meal with me today?"
After watching a good play, the fans of the show are in high spirits, and they usually don't go home directly, but will get together with their friends again to discuss today's play together.
The party is naturally to find a place to eat. Taibai Street is not far from the theater, so the two of them will go together.
There were other spectators in the back who saw Brother Xiaofeng coming to talk to him, and Brother Xiaofeng also said the same thing.
So soon everyone knew that there is really such a place in the drama of Shiweitian!
Although this restaurant has not many scenes in the play, it runs through the whole play, and the owner, who has not yet shown his face, also plays an important role in it.
Anyway, it's close, so let's go and take a look.
Thinking like this, another group of people was led over.
When Brother Xiaofeng was completely busy, Gu Ye stepped forward to greet him and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Brother Xiaofeng didn't have that kind of pretended, mature smile on his face, but he really laughed and slapped Gu Ye on the shoulder, "Why are you being polite? I took your money!" He hesitated again and said: "But this method is really new, I have never tried it, so I don't dare to guarantee the effect."
Gu Ye smiled and said, "My mother said this is called 'advertising', which itself serves as an advertisement. And you have also tasted the things in my house. They can't run away if they go there!"
The day before, Gu Ye and Gu Yin talked about the troupe, and Gu Yin thought of this.
On the same day, he invited Gu Ye to the class leader of the trick troupe, and was going to discuss this matter with Brother Xiaofeng's elders.
Afterwards, Brother Xiaofeng passed by himself.
He explained to Gu Yin that the opera troupe he was currently in was run by his master, who passed away last year when he became ill, and he became the young master of the troupe.
Now that there are less than ten people in the entire troupe, he can make up his own mind.
Gu Yin did not despise him because he was young, and discussed the details of the cooperation with him carefully.
She just wanted to place advertisements in the play, and it happened that she could add it in this play, so it wasn't too much trouble.
Brother Xiaofeng was also short of money. In the past, his master's troupe was very beautiful, but now there are only a few people left, and it is not easy to support them. Especially that Hua Dan, who looks and sings very provocatively, and is about to be poached.
And don't look at him now that he is a little famous, but singing in such a big garden as Jixiang Theatre can make a lot of money for the theatre. In addition, he is young, and he will be liquidated in two years. It is not known what the situation will be.
Therefore, Xiaofeng brother is very happy to earn such a sum of money that does not need to be shared with the theater, not to mention that the other party belongs to Gu Ye's family.
As for the specific advertising fee, Brother Xiaofeng didn't ask for much. They could sing dozens of times in the theater a month, and they received 10 taels of silver a month.
As for the set, Gu Yin is naturally responsible for it. Because the scenery of the opera is simple and straightforward, it does not cost any money.
Later, the two parties signed the contract, and Gu Yin invited him to stay for a meal, and they started a pleasant cooperation.
Brother Xiaofeng was going to sing the next song, Gu Ye didn't talk to him again, and went upstairs to look for Wang.
Wang Shi was explaining it to the Queen Mother with a smile, saying: "My daughter-in-law is very smart, I don't know how to think of this. I almost laughed out loud when the front set changed..."
The Queen Mother listened to her with a smile on her lips, but her eyes were still down.
When Gu Ye came over again, the Queen Mother's eyes lit up again, "Good boy, come here, let's talk."
Older people usually like children, and Wang didn't care, so he let Gu Ye go.
The queen mother asked him how old he was, whether he had read books, and what he liked to eat and play.
Gu Ye answered his age first, and then said, "Don't dare to deceive grandma, I haven't studied much, I can only recognize a few simple words and count within a hundred. There are a lot of people who love to eat and play. Not finished."
"Hey!" The Queen Mother was reluctant to look away from his face, she took his little hand and rubbed it again and again.
This overly affectionate attitude is actually a bit abnormal, but Wang Shi didn't think much about it, thinking that this old sister is Aiwu Jiwu.
Gu Ye didn't think much about it, anyway, he was originally so likable.
There was another play later, and the spectators downstairs changed groups. Their private rooms were reserved for a whole day, and naturally no one came to urge them to go.
The Wang family listened to it beautifully again, and the queen dowager talked to Gu Ye the whole time.
After that, another game ended, and it was noon in the afternoon. Mrs. Wang and the Queen Mother got into the carriage for the return journey, but Gu Ye didn't go home yet.
"I still have to find my mother," Gu Ye smiled and waved goodbye to them, "Mother said that this part of the advertisement will be my responsibility in the future. I don't know if this advertisement is successful or not, I have to go to the store to watch it. Check the account."
"This little money fan! Really your mother and son!" Wang Shi laughed and scolded, and told him and Gu Yin to go home early.
"Your home is so nice." The Queen Mother looked at Gu Ye's disappearing little figure with admiration.
Wang Shi smiled and waved his hand, "Our children and grandchildren are all debts. We have to worry about it for a day."
The carriage returned to the gate of the British public mansion again. Mrs. Wang said goodbye to her. She got out of the carriage and took two steps, but she suddenly remembered that they had been together for most of the day, but she still didn't ask who the old sister belonged to!
She quickly stopped and turned around, only to see that the inconspicuous carriage had already left the street.
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The palace from which the queen dowager rushed out of the palace, and came back with a heavy heart.
The guards naturally reported this to Emperor Zhengyuan.
Later that day, when Emperor Zhengyuan finished his official duties, he went to the Cining Palace.
After the palace servant was screened out, Emperor Zhengyuan asked directly, "Why is my mother unhappy after going out? But it's not good to play outside?"
The Queen Mother said no, "My old sister and I have similar interests and get along very well. The play we watched today was also good, but... ah, I met the child of the British government. The child is beautiful and clever, I don't know why, It suits my eyes very much. I can't see enough. You say that we are still here, right? I'm incompetent to be a grandma, but it's only four or five years ago, and I can't remember our family. What does Lie look like?"
Speaking of this, the Queen Mother choked up, and the tears she had held back for a day finally fell.
The eldest son is also a knot in Emperor Zhengyuan's heart. Hearing this, he also had red eyes, but soon he turned his back and wiped his eyes, adjusted his emotions, and did not mention the eldest son, but specifically changed the subject and said: "Again It was one winter. In retrospect, it was exactly eight years ago now. I met the British father and son. It will be the ninth year of Qingyi's service for me, and I have not seen his children. If my mother likes it Child, let him come to the palace often."
The Queen Mother's sobbing stopped abruptly, and she said something wrong with a trembling voice.
That kid is the wrong age!