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After all, it was spring, and no matter how warm the wind was, there was still a feeling of chilly spring, so Guan Yujun finally set up the venue for the banquet and the opera indoors.

The venue for the banquet was set in the central building - Foxiang Pavilion.As soon as he entered the door, Han Yin Chubian looked around calmly:

Although it is not shabby all the way, it is by no means as grand as the previous dynasty; Xiaoguanzi does not make him too shabby, at least the money is used wisely!
On the first floor of the huge Buddhist Incense Pavilion, brocade mantles hang high, the color screens cover each other, and the lights are illuminated by candles. In front of the gauze partition, there are some long-necked vases placed on slender shelves, dotted with several red plums; Some are a quiet landscape painting hanging beside the gauze.

If you look carefully, the porcelain and paintings are masterpieces of famous masters, and even the red plums are carefully selected and handled before they can be put on the table.

There are not many indoor utensils, and the freshness of the house will not be affected by too many foreign objects; the same selection of furniture is simple and tasteful, and will not steal the limelight from the real birthday man, nor will it let the The guests underestimated the family background and taste of the royal family.

The room is full of fresh aromas of flowers, herbs, vegetables and fruits, and there is no incense burner.Isn't that right, there are so many people, and they are noisy; if you smoke incense again, and stay for a long time, you must let people shut up your breath!
Going up to the second floor along the scarlet felt, the scenery is more open and quiet, and you can have a panoramic view of the stage on the first floor;

There are also more personal things prepared on the second floor, such as the three-legged gilt enamel brazier for the queen mother to keep warm, the fox fur coat hanging on the coat hanger of the brand in the huanghuali pattern...even as small as the carved copper basin The petals of the flowers, the cashmere cushions on the rose armchairs, are full of details.

Looking in the direction of the stage, there are two "Birthday Words" pasted on the left and right like couplets, connected up and down, it is exactly:

Peacock double flying open painting screen.Pingting dances on Jinhua Yin.The red silk sleeves are warm and glazed, and the golden duck stove is fragrant with peppers and cinnamon.

Dan's face is full and his eyebrows are green.The Yin and virtue of his life are in his age.Now it's easy to add turtles and cranes. Yuan is Nanji's first birthday.

Judging by the handwriting, it seems that it is not dry yet. I must know that the Queen Mother likes others to praise her for being young and beautiful, so she asked someone to write it now.Han Yinchu looked at the side face of the queen mother who couldn't close her mouth and thought about it.

There were already maids filing in and starting to make tea, Han Yinchu helped the queen mother to sit up, and then sat down on the lower yellow flower pear chair.

"Queen, let's order a play first!~" As soon as the words were finished, the fat man surnamed Lan appeared out of nowhere, holding a stack of playbooks, and knelt down to greet Han Yinchu and the Queen Mother.

"Yo!~ That big fat grandson of the Lantian family! It's been a long time since the Ai family has seen you, but you have grown stronger!" The queen mother was talking to the juniors of the Lan family with a smile.

"Where is it! I'm just getting fatter and stronger, but the empress dowager is always youthful and youthful, and she always seems to have the same appearance when she made everyone famous many years ago..."

The Queen Mother covered her mouth and laughed "giggle": "You child, what nonsense are you talking about!? Aijia is 'Aijia', old one!"

Although she said she was old, the lines on the corners of her eyes and brows seemed to stretch even more...

Han Yin curled her lips at the beginning, gotta~ now everyone knows that you have to say that you look good to flatter your mother! ...

Impatiently, Han Yinchu casually picked up a repertoire, opened it and looked at it: "Why are you here to give it?"

Little Gongye Lan said proudly: "Little Eunuch Guan gave the Empress Dowager the full power to 'sponsor' the business of performing operas in the Foxiang Pavilion!"

"What is 'sponsorship'?" The Queen Mother and Han Yinchu asked at the same time.

"Hmm... Xiao Guan Gonggong's original words are, 'Through your generous help, let the emperor, queen mother, and all the officials praise you'..."

For the first time, Han Yin felt a little admiration for Guan Yujun: Guan Yujun is really the No.

"Then how did your Lan family get this 'sponsorship'?"

"Hey~ Huang'er's words are wrong, this is called 'what everyone expects'! His mother is crazy about opera, and there is no other opera singer in the Forbidden City who can speak and sing better than the opera raised in the Lan Mansion!"

The queen mother and adults have spoken, what else can a son say?
Han Yinchu flicked through the repertoire in his hand, and chose what he wanted to hear. He first selected "Nanke Meng" from Tang Xianzu's classics "The Peony Pavilion", "Nanke Meng", "The Purple Hairpin", etc. The lively "Jiang Taigong Kills the General and Confers the Gods" was selected from "Yiyang Opera Records".

He casually threw the playbook on the table beside him, picked up a piece of Longjing tea cake to eat, and waited for his mother to order and start the play with Erlang's legs crossed.

But he waited for a long time, and he never put down the playbook.

Han Yin was surprised at the beginning, raised her body slightly, and saw the word "Gao Ming" written on the top of an opera book held by the Queen Mother.Then click on "Apologizing for a Thorn" or "The Story of Min Ziqian's Single Clothes"!What is the mother hesitating about? !
But what Han Yin didn't see at the beginning was that the young master Lan sneakily slipped an opera book with only one piece of music under the Empress Dowager's hands.

The Queen Mother thought it was really interesting!

And she didn't know why, but she secretly opened the book under the cover of the repertoire composed by Gao Ming, and there were three large characters in it - "The Romance of the West Chamber".

At the bottom, there is a line of small words: Guan Yujun five-star sincere recommendation.Next to it is a hand with a thumbs up.

For some reason, the Queen Mother felt that Guan Yujun would definitely give her a steady stream of surprises as he has always done today...

So without the slightest doubt, she handed the booklet to the palace servant who was going to the front, "That's it—"

Little Grandpa Lan smiled wantonly, and took the rest of the play book to find the adults to order plays...

Han Yin clapped his hands at the beginning, and the eunuchs waiting outside began to serve dishes one by one. The prepared appetizers were served first, and then the freshly cooked cold dishes, hot dishes, soups and snacks were served indirectly.

Both the emperor and the queen mother had four appetizers, eight cold dishes, six hot dishes, two soups and some dim sum; while the servants on the first floor only had appetizers, snacks, wine, cold cuts, four dishes and one soup.

The queen mother looked down and frowned slightly: "My lord, will you be treated differently like this..."

Han Yinchu took a mouthful of "Tianjian Sanshuang" and put it in his mouth: "No, mother, they can't finish eating so much, isn't it a good thing to avoid extravagance and waste?..."

The queen mother ate sweet and sour lotus root, and did not speak.

"Oh, by the way, this year's meal is also very different!" After the Queen Mother finished her appetite, she suddenly discovered something belatedly...

Not only have the dishes become fewer but more refined, even the details on the table are quite different...

Part of the writing material comes from: What operas are involved in A Dream of Red Mansions?How does it affect the plot development of the novel? - Zhihu (zhihu.com)