Chapter 49: Zhang Chang?(1/2)
After having dinner with Xichun, she sent her back to Rongguo Mansion. Jia Qing did not stay in Rongguo Mansion for too long, and then went into the garden as usual to check if there was any place that needed repair.
Yesterday, because Jia Mu wanted to visit the garden, she temporarily retreated the irrelevant people. Now, batches of craftsmen and servants entered the garden in an orderly manner under the arrangement of managers at all levels to make the final and perfect decoration.
All this must be completed before July, leaving enough room for Yuanchun to visit his relatives. Now, there is not much time left.
With Qinfang Creek as the center, I walked the main road of the garden and stopped for a few important attractions for a while. Jia Qing left the garden from the east gate.
Outside the east gate is Ningguo Mansion.
This is a gate that directly connects Ningguo Mansion and the Garden. From Ningguo Mansion, Rongguo Mansion, you can come through the Grand View Garden to facilitate the exchanges and movements of the family members in the two palaces.
When you left the east gate, next to it was Tianxiang Tower, which occupied a considerable area. At this time, the sound of Xiao Guansheng's flute spreading in all directions with a sing of praise for the prosperity.
Jia Qing couldn't help but slow down and slowly headed towards the front building.
Since Tianxiang Tower is called a building, it is different from the next building, with the main building as high as three floors.
In the houses of the Marquis and Dukes like the Jia Mansion, there are usually no second floors of houses. Pavilions like this are used for leisure.
Tianxiang Building is no exception. At the beginning of its construction, it was a place for the family to entertain and watch operas, so the yard in front of the front building was very spacious.
Jia Qingzheng chose this and placed the twelve dancers who had brought back from Jiangnan here. Anyway, there were enough houses in Tianxiang Building for them to live in.
With the arrival of these more than a dozen dancers, and with the little girls who serve them and the few tutors, Tianxianglou quickly transformed from a pile of miscellaneous items into a veritable singing and dancing venue. The music of dancers' dances can be heard at any time.
Soon Jia Qing walked to the main entrance and took all the scenes inside into his eyes.
A series of graceful figures faced the melodious music, sometimes slow and sometimes fast, sometimes scattered and sometimes gathered, dancing in the yard very lively.
On the eaves of the second floor on the front, four or five beautiful figures stood still, either playing the guzheng, playing the pipa, or playing the flute.
The voice was melodious and the dance was graceful. Jia Qing liked this mood very much, and did not disturb him. He just stood outside the door quietly and listened and appreciated.
Suddenly, a little messy sounded on the second floor, and the dancer who was sweating profusely danced below was slightly lost.
Due to this incongruity, the person who was originally quiet in it returned to his senses, and soon the person inside appeared Jia Qing outside the door.
A figure walked over quickly and said with a little surprise: "Second uncle, are you here?"
It is Qin Keqing.
Jia Qing nodded, walked into the yard and said, "Are you watching them rehearse in person?"
Qin Keqing nodded: "I'm idle and have nothing to do, so I'll come to see them practice dancing. Each of them dances so well, it's so amazing."
Jia Qing heard the hint of envy in Qin Keqing's tone and said, "Do you like dancing too?"
Qin Keqing was stunned, and then said a little shyly: "Uncle Second was joking, I just thought they danced very well."
No matter how she said that she was the young grandmother of Ningguo Mansion, how could she dance? This is a skill of a noble class.
Jia Qing did not argue that the bondage on women in this era was too great, and this was not in accordance with etiquette and law, and that was not in accordance with etiquette and law. Only women in the world could do these things that later celebrities do openly.
Singing, dancing, acting (actor).
Jia Qing always felt that with Qin Keqing's figure, if he learned to dance, he would definitely look good. So, when Qin Keqing was very interested in these twelve dancers, he directly handed over the errands to her to manage them.
After Jia Qing came in, all the music and dance stopped, and all the girls looked at Jia Qing who was walking in.
Jia Qing also looked at these girls. Obviously, the eight girls who were originally dancing in the middle were wearing dance skirts and long yarn, which was the most eye-catching.
It was June day at this time. Their outfit was thinner and more attractive than what Jia Qing saw on the Slim West Lake for the first time.
Speaking of which, because of Jia Qing's own reasons, he rarely goes to Tianxiang Tower and is not familiar with these girls. He only knows Murong Yanran, the only one who knows.
"I have met the master."
Seeing Jia Qing's eyes falling on her, Murong Yanran bowed gently.
The girl next to her also said, "I've seen the master."
Jia Qing nodded and looked at the four dancers who were slightly different in the corridor in the distance, who were dressed in a slightly graceful manner. Seeing this, the four of them bent over to Jia Jia Qing.
So many beauties gave him a tribute carefully, which made him feel like a lion king. All females must be dominated by him!
"What's the name of the dance you just danced?"
Jia Qing asked Murong Yanran, who was extremely charming.
"Go back to Master, the dance we just practiced is "The Mingjun"." Murong Yanran replied softly.
"So this is "The Mingjun", no wonder it is so sad and melodious."
Although Jia Qing did not get involved in singing and dancing research, he had heard of these famous historical songs.
Like "Lingbo Wu" and Xie Aman, "Mingjun" also comes from the famous ancient beauty - Luzhu. "Mingjun" dance should have been called Zhaojun Wu, because Shi Chong wrote a poem praising Wang Zhaojun at that time and asked Luzhu to choreograph it. Later, in order to avoid Sima Zhao's name, he changed it to "Mingjun".
Speaking of which, there is a story in all the famous songs, all involving a peerless beauty.
Hearing Jia Qing’s praise, Qin Keqing smiled and said, “Since the second uncle likes to watch it, why not let them dance again and serve the second uncle to sit upstairs and watch it. How good is that?”
"Forget it, I've read it once just now, it's very good. I'll leave it behind later, so I won't leave much."
After hearing Jia Qing say this, Qin Keqing's expression of regret appeared, but he still said in a gentle voice: "Then, I'll give it to my second uncle."
Jia Qing nodded, looked at the beautiful yard again, turned around and left, and Qin Keqing followed him out.
Waiting for Jia Qing to leave, the field started to stumble.
Of course, it was Jia Qing who was talking about it.
Speaking of which, they are just 16 or 17 years old girls. When they went to Beijing, they were both worried. Now, after a few months in the Jia family, they slowly emerged. It seems that this place is not as dark as the predecessors said, but it looks better than the Jiaofangsi.
All the food, clothing and consumption are of the best! No one dared to make things difficult for the people in Ningguo Mansion to bully them. The dancer was originally more noble than the people. Because no one could tell when they could fly up the branches and turn into phoenixes!
In other words, the dancer is the best servant.
Even the few mothers who were Rong Mama stayed in Ningguo Mansion for several months and fully saw the grandmother of the Duke Mansion, she was already weak in her heart. She also saw that the young grandmother of Ningguo Mansion treated these girls differently and no longer dared to scold and teach them as before.
Nowadays, they have become one of the few people who are located between the master and the slave.
However, Jia Qing rarely comes here with them, which makes them not very clear. It is not right to say that Jia Qing doesn't like them, because every time Jia Qing sees them, he is always kind.
If you say you like it, it's almost half a year, and they've seen Jia Qing for a few more times
Moreover, Jia Qing did not allow them to perform at the banquet in Ningguo Mansion. However, there were two times when Jia Mu and the sisters of the Jia Mansion came, they were asked to dance two dances in public.
I saw Jia Qing again today, which naturally aroused their interest in discussion.
"Sister Yudie, do you think we danced well just now, is it not good? Do he like it?"
"Hehe, Master, really looks good when he smiles."
Listening to the whispers of their sisters, Murong Yanran sighed in her heart. Obviously, these sisters have already had a certain sense of belonging to this place after just a few months.
Jia Qing, who has a noble status but always gentle face, has already developed a certain degree of curiosity and favorability.
Yes, they were originally rootless duckweed. This place is indeed a paradise for them.
However, Murong Yanran has different concerns about the outcome.
Although this is the most prosperous and glorious place on earth, it is more like a solid cage for them. Although life is stable and peaceful now, no one knows where the critical point is.
However, Murong Yanran knew that such days would not last forever, but she just didn't know which day of fission was.
Perhaps, she should take the initiative to do something.
Murong Yanran looked outside the yard and had a thought in her mind.
Because the two maids Ruizhu and Baozhu followed, Qin Keqing didn't dare to do anything to him, so he just sent him to the right path.
So Jia Qing walked directly outside the second gate.
He wants to go to the management office to arrange the matters related to the next important day.
He called the most important officials in Ningguo Mansion together. After just saying the important things, Wang Shun suddenly hurried in, walked to him, and whispered:
"Second Master, Ma Jun said he saw Brother Zhang in the back street"
Jia Qing frowned, not understanding Wang Shun's meaning for a moment. Seeing this, Wang Shun lowered his voice again and said, "Brother Zhang Chang and Zhang!"
Jia Qingning thought he had heard it wrong for a moment. But seeing Wang Shun's solemn look, Jia Qing paused for only two seconds, stood up and said to the butlers: "You guys discuss it first, I'll go out if I have something to do."
"When did it happen?"
Following Wang Shun out, Jia Qing kept asking.
"I don't know either. It's just that Brother Ma found me and asked me to tell the second master that he met a strange-looking person on the back street. It seemed that he was Brother Zhang. But he just wanted to go up and see clearly, but the other party avoided it, but he didn't even follow."
Perhaps because he was afraid that Jia Qing thought they were making a big fuss, Wang Shun continued: "But Brother Ma said that he thought that person must be Brother Zhang. Brother Ma said that they had eaten and worn together for a few years. Although the other party changed his outfit, the aura on his body could not be changed."
Jia Qing was silent. If the Ma Army was not sure, he would definitely not dare to disturb him with such a thing. Besides, if it was an irrelevant person, why should he hide when he saw the Ma Army.
Zhang Chang has been traveling from Ningguo Mansion to Beihai to collect ice in May last year. Now he has been more than a year. There has been no news from several hospital guards who went with him at the time, as if a few people were steaming in the world.
Jia Qing also used his connections to inquire, but no one succeeded.
At the corner gate, Ma Jun was waiting there anxiously. When he saw Jia Qing coming, he hurried over and said, "I have met the Second Master."
Then he was not too humble and said directly: "Second Master, I really saw Brother Zhang just now!"
Jia Qing waved his hand to stop him and said, "Let's go, let's talk about it when I'm here."
"yes."
To be continued...