Mrs. Jiang, perhaps because people are in high spirits during happy events, unexpectedly did not face Fu Qiuning with her thousand-year-old iceberg face, and asked lightly: "Brother Yi is at your place now, right? How are their brothers and sisters doing?"
Fu Qiuning smiled and said: "In reply to my wife, Brother Yi has become much more sensible after this incident. Although the third girl is very talkative, she doesn't speak easily, so it's okay to live in Fengya Building."
Mrs. Jiang nodded and looked at Fu Qiuning for a few times. She saw that she was still dressed as plainly as before, but she was wearing a beaded hairpin on her head. Although her tone of reply was also light, far less clever and lovable than Jiang Wanying and her own daughter, she was such a plain woman, making people want to trust her and rely on her. In her slender body, she , also seems to contain some power.
Thinking about how well she had taught the Jin Zangfeng brothers and sisters, her usual dislike for Fu Qiuning disappeared. She stood up and said, "It's getting late, old lady, let's go there now."
Mrs. Fang also stood up, with some envy in her eyes. Logically speaking, she was also the wife of fate. If she went to meet the Queen Mother, she should have been a part of it. However, the Queen Mother named her yesterday and only asked Mrs. Jin and Mrs. Jiang to go. In fact, this was because the Queen Mother was too happy at the time, and the name was just to express her kindness. Even if Mrs. Fang went to see her, she would only be happy. However, it was a verbal decree. How could anyone dare to disobey her? Naturally, we follow the rules.
Because all the young people in the palace were away, Jin Shi also went to court, so Jin Yu, who was now on a job and free at home, escorted his mother and wife outside the palace gate, but saw that there were already eunuchs from Chengci Palace waiting here. , so Jin Yu said a few words to him and handed the person over to him. The eunuch led the sedan chair away. Here, the Duke watched his mother and others' sedan chair disappear into the distance, and couldn't help but smile with relief on his face. .
As soon as they entered the Chengci Palace, there was no need to announce. Two old ladies came up to greet Old Mrs. Jin who had just got off the sedan chair. One of them smiled and said, "Old Mrs. Jin, I haven't seen you for a while. , This body is still strong."
Mrs. Jiang and Fu Qiuning did not know this nanny, but Old Mrs. Jin did. She was the old nanny who was brought into the palace by the Queen Mother that day. She was the most trusted confidant and reliable person in front of the Queen Mother. Since she did not dare to neglect, she also hurriedly He smiled and said, "I dare not say that. I remember that grandma is two years older than me, but she seems to be much more energetic than me."
While they were joking, the two nuns led them into the side hall of Chengci Palace. On the way, Aunt Feng smiled at Fu Qiuning and said: "Grandma, this play really made the Queen Mother like it so much, but she didn't finish it. I didn't sleep well last night. I kept asking me over and over what kind of play it was. Unfortunately, my old lady has no talent and couldn't make up a story. As a result, she didn't go to bed until the middle of the night. This morning I got up early again and told you that I should have asked you to come earlier. I was afraid that you might be worried about something. If I come before noon and I have to wait all morning, what should I do?"
As he said this, he entered the house and saw that the layout of this house was similar to that of the main house of Kangshou Yuan, except that it was much larger than the old lady's main house, and the furnishings and decorations were naturally much more exquisite and noble. Entering, Fu Qiuning felt dazzling. Looking carefully, although it was luxurious, it did not give people a sense of vulgarity. He couldn't help but secretly thought that it was indeed royal. If these antiques were in modern times, they might not be priceless anymore.
As soon as I turned around the screen, I saw the Queen Mother sitting on the couch. When she saw them coming in, she smiled and said, "I heard you chattering inside. It must be this old guy who arranged for me again. She is not allowed to say anything to you." Xin, the Ai family had a good sleep last night."
Fu Qiuning was very surprised. The Queen Mother she saw today was not as majestic as she was yesterday. Moreover, such joking words as "old thing" were actually spoken by the Queen Mother of a country. It was really awkward to hear it. Just as she was thinking about it, the Queen Mother over there probably saw her surprise, so she smiled and said: "What? Does it mean that this Queen Mother is different from the one yesterday? Don't worry, there is no change. It's just that yesterday in Qingbi Palace, it was the Emperor again. I am a minister again, and I, the queen mother of a country, have to carry the air of being a mother to the world. But now I am on my own territory, holding the score, isn't it exhausting me to death?"
As she spoke, she ordered someone to give Mrs. Jiang a seat. Then she patted the small table on the couch and said to Mrs. Jin, "Please come and sit across from the Ai family. We two old bones are no match for each other." We young people, sitting here, can even tilt their heads when they are tired, and no one would dare to laugh at us."
Old Mrs. Jin hurriedly smiled and said a few words, then went to sit on the couch. The Queen Mother forced her to sit inside, and said with a smile: "Since I have respect for the Ai family, I will sit a little further inside. When you see me leaning, you are not allowed to sit up straight, which makes people laugh at me for being old. If you lean before me, then I will be happy."
Fu Qiuning fell in love with the Queen Mother who returned to her true colors almost at that moment. Seeing the maids and maids around the Queen Mother with their heads lowered and holding back laughter, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, secretly thinking that it was no wonder that this woman could survive the intrigues in the palace and become the Queen Mother, enjoying the unlimited glory now. This is all because of a good attitude, which shows how important a good attitude is. If you only look forward to being in high places and have a cold heart, even if you become a queen mother, what fun will there be in it
The old queen mother couldn't wait to ask Fu Qiuning to sing "The Match of Heaven", which only made Qiuning burst into laughter. She said to the queen mother: "When I taught this play that day, my master told me how many people should sing this play." , Now although I can sing it myself, it is not interesting after all. Let me choose some outstanding female plays, rehearse them and then show them to the Queen Mother. Then they will be good. Now let’s sing a few verses a cappella first.”
The Queen Mother said: "That's fine. It's really a bit worse if there are no musical instruments or anything to accompany it at this time." So Qiu Ning sang a few verses and then told the Queen Mother the content of the whole play. Needless to say, Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies' The story naturally won the Queen Mother's sympathy and sighs. But the old man thought about it and couldn't help but wonder: "How come the Ai family remembers that this story is not like this? It is about a family of two brothers. The older brother is vicious and drives the younger brother out, giving him only an old cow. The old cow So he told his younger brother to go to the river, and at night, several extremely beautiful women came to take a bath... "
When Fu Qiuning heard it, she knew it was the story of "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl", but she didn't dare to interrupt, so she had to listen patiently to the end. Because she was surrounded by adult palace maids and there were no unmarried young ladies and princesses, the old queen mother had no scruples. , after she finished speaking, Fu Qiuning said with a smile: "To return to the Queen Mother, this story is not about Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies, but about the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. There is also Huangmei Opera, but it is just too difficult to rehearse a play. In these four months, can I It will not be easy to sing this play well. After the Civilization Conference of All Nations, I will order others to rehearse other plays for the Queen Mother."
The old Queen Mother laughed and said: "No wonder, it turned out that the Ai family remembered it wrong. I vaguely remembered that I had heard the story of Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies, but it was too far away and I really couldn't remember it. There were other dramas. That's good. Can you sing this song, Mrs. Fu, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl? If you can, just sing a section for the Ai family to listen to."
"The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl" is also a classic piece of Huangmei Opera. The famous Huangmei Opera actors Yan Fengying and Wang Shaofang also performed this story, so Fu Qiuning is also familiar with it. When he heard what the Queen Mother said, he slowly spoke: "There are many hanging melons on the shelf. "Fruit, the wind blows in the rice sea, and the golden waves are stirred, and people's laughter is still heard in the quiet night. After all, there is so much joy in the world..." is the most famous excerpt from "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl".
After the song was sung, everyone was intoxicated. There was no sound of breathing in the huge room, but at this moment, footsteps sounded, and then a palace maid came in and said a blessing: "Back to the Queen Mother, Music Master Zhang and Music Master Liu I've come here, and I didn't let the slaves speak out before, but now after listening to Madam Marquis's music, I let the slaves pass it on."
Fu Qiuning's heart moved, and he thought to himself, "Yes," Jin Fengju said that he wanted the musicians to compose a music score based on my piece of music. The two of them are probably masters of this piece, but I don't know if they can really compile a music score for a play. After all, it is too complicated and requires the cooperation of multiple instruments. It is of course impossible to expect it to be like modern times. It would be good to have a 60% to 70% charm.
While thinking about it, I saw two palace maids lowering a bead curtain, and then two people walked in and knelt down behind the bead curtain. One of them said: "Returning to the Queen Mother, I have been ordered by the Emperor to come and compose music for Mrs. Houye." , I just listened to a song outside the door, and it was really melodious and sweet. The music is just a little difficult, but if I give the official two months to wait, it can be completed. I wonder if Mrs. Hou Ye has any requirements for musical instruments. Tell your subordinates that we will go back and select personnel right away.”
Fu Qiuning tried her best to recall the musical instruments played in Huangmei Opera and Yue Opera, including pipa, dulcimer, guqin, guzheng, gongs and drums, cymbals, flutes, dongxiao, etc. After finishing speaking, she added: "I estimated this. When it comes to writing When writing the score, you can see what instruments need to be added or subtracted, and you can all do it. There are still four months until the All Nations Civilization Conference, so everyone still has time to adjust."
When the two musicians heard what Fu Qiuning said, they all breathed a sigh of relief and then left. After a while, another female official came in and said that the singers and dancers were ready, and asked Qiu Ning to choose the singer herself.