Trinh Phuong Dai is Not Thuong Te Nhi.
Chapter 6
Except for the tortuous rumors, Trinh Phuong Dai had actually made indirect contact with Thuong Te Nhuy once. Once he led the business on behalf of others, it was a group of high-class silks from Jiangnan to Manchuria. Silk was sent to Bac Binh, until that day, treasurer Li of Thuy Phu Tuong, under the scorching summer sun, personally traveled to Cheng Fu to retrieve his goods. Cheng Fengtai asked the worker to prepare a ladder for him to open the box to inspect the goods, treasurer Li waved his hand wildly, saying he took nothing, only took two sets of clothes.
Cheng Fengtai smiled and said: "It's okay to send Xiao Er to get it? Two sets of clothes are also worthy for you to wear in the sun, isn't that the Empress Dowager's dress?"
Treasurer Li wiped the sweat off his forehead, and the huge fan rang out loudly: "Almost like that. That year, serving Queen Wanrong was no different than this."
Cheng Fengtai was very curious and wanted to open his eyes. Treasurer Ly had someone move a wooden crate with a red seal down, a wooden crate so large, it was a, inside were only twelve sets of Chinese women's clothes and two towels to wipe the sweat and two handkerchiefs. Treasurer Li put on his glasses, placed them one by one on the table, carefully inspected each needle and thread, and said to the porters from Hangzhou: "You should check the fine sheets, you should check, old rule, please return the original coffin. ."
The porter laughed and said: “I know, I know! Old rule! This outfit has been embroidered by the mothers in our embroidery ward for nine months, please see treasurer, this luster is also real gold, not fake at all, see peacock feather ... "
Cheng Fengtai became increasingly curious, leaning closer to pull the tip of his shirt slightly, this dress was truly luxurious, the top was a red brocade embroidered with phoenix needles, every phoenix feather was extremely delicate; There were beads embroidered on the tassels, other pearls looked real. Pham Gia can be considered as the richest man in the world (land to the east of Son Hai Quan or land to the west of Gia Coc Quan, China), that year when Aunt Hai and her got married, he had never worn it in such a fancy costume. In the other set, there were hundreds of butterflies flying around, surrounded by nice clouds. The butterfly wings glowed with a soft light of silk, appearing to be alive like living beings. The embroider must have used all of his life skills to go inside and cut a piece of cloth randomly, all of which were beautiful and beautiful paintings.
Cheng Fengtai praised: "Too many! The emperor will bring his wife back to court?"
Treasurer Li smiled and said: "That's possible! How is the second family invisible? This is the show costume.”
Trinh Phuong Dai said it was hard to blame such bright colors, not knowing which talented celebrities were suitable to wear such beautiful clothes: "I heard that Bac Binh has a famous singer, not knowing which talented celebrities are suitable for wearing such beautiful clothes, originally in the band theater. Namfu, now leaving the palace, is next to the Finance Minister of the Bat family Ky Vuong, is that him? Shouldn't she go back and stop singing?"
Treasurer Li said: “No. You just said that it was Senior Secretary of State Ninh Cuu Lang! The owner of that year, Ninh, was a confidant next to the old Buddha, out of the palace, his face was not as big as this one - The second family, guess what, just this costume alone, how much was it worth? ?”
Cheng Fengtai thought for a moment and said, "So, it must be about a thousand ..."
"About a thousand, enough money for these pearls and luster!" Treasurer Li was heartbroken, held his head and stretched out four fingers, making fun of it in front of Cheng Fengtai. Cheng Fengtai let go of the corner of his shirt and smiled in shock: "Who is so stupid? Spending money is wilder than me. ”
“As a newcomer singer. Love Te Nhuy. The second family must know him." Treasurer Li found no mistake, folding the clothes in their original form into the crate.
“Thuong Te Nhuy is in Binh Duong? Hah, you know that!" Cheng Fengtai sighed: "In this world, working hard can't eat a plate of rice, singing and dancing are forever very rich!"
Treasurer Li looked at him, thinking in his mind that a poor employee could still say this, how could Cheng Fengtai have the face and face to lament the path? If it were not for this world, the soldiers and horses were in chaos without the king's law, he would not have been able to save money, laughing and saying: "Thuong Te Nhui, another matter, on the contrary, he would not have been able to save money, laughing and saying: "Thuong Te Nhui, another matter, on the contrary, don't brag. , just spend money on entertainment. As long as the clothes are beautiful, you can spend any money!"
Cheng Phuong Dai forgot that he had met Thuong Te Nhui, at some meetings and gambling. But everyone knows the hatred between Trinh My Tam and Thuong Te Nhui, also know the aggressive temperament of Trinh Phuong Dai and the madness of Thuong Te Nhui, fear of mistakes, the two are quarreling, not easy to solve. Therefore, no one dared to let them meet, even in the same place, purposely obstructing them.
Thuong Te Nhui took off her makeup, just a calm and graceful teenager, because she was young, her face still had a slightly immature and feminine look on her face, she said, wearing clothes that are all half new, not old, pure one color, very unattractive. Several times passing by, Cheng Fengtai did not notice him. Thuong Te Nhui, on the other hand, knew that Cheng Phuong Dai, the younger brother of Trinh My Tam, was listening to him flirting with people and joking loudly. Wherever he went, the place was bustling with excitement. A man, who had nothing to do, had a three-part smile, two charming, glowing eyes, compared to a singing peach, they were similar to a singing peach, like the kind of person who relied on his face to earn his bread.
The two met for the first time, on the floor of Hoi Tan.
That night, Trinh Phuong Dai brings Tra Tra, fostering feelings for two parents who work together in business. It was just gathering to drink wine, eat, and chat. The old men could not eat much and could not drink much. They cancelled the meal early by saying they wanted to go listen. Cheng Fengtai was not interested in listening to all kinds of music, not his hobbies, so he wanted to find a place to play two mahjong games, or look for beauty to drink a glass of wine. But I rarely meet, and I don't like to go against the will of parents. When asked where they wanted to go, the men seemed to be getting ready soon, both mouths pointing to Hoi Tan Lau's name: "Tonight is the drama or expertise of Thuong owner Quy Phi Tuu, absolutely unmissable. . ”
Another said: "That's right, me, I haven't heard Thuong Te Nhui's voice for three days, and I don't eat well."
Cheng Fengtai took the old man's staff, smiled and said, "OK. Let's listen to it."
Zhu Zhu looked at him with wide eyes, as if asking where he was going, but still did not want to open his mouth. In fact, after coming to Bac Binh to follow the custom, the Cheng family had also performed many times on stage, the actual theater, but Tra Tra had never seen it. Cheng Fengtai touched the back of his sister's neck: "Take me to a very new and pleasant place."
Hoi Tan Lau had just turned on the lights, at the sign on the doorstep, "Thuong Te Nhuy" three words stood out, like an insider rumored spreading his fangs and dancing wildly, wildly, next to him was the name of the actor who collaborated with him The little girl stood to one side, very rude and pitiful. In a theater filled with poison, smoke, and waves of support, people were shocked and excited as if they could explode at any moment. The Old Cat driver just got out of the car, immediately seeing the notice on the ticket sales desk "Sold out", whispering to Trinh Phuong Dai: "Second family, you didn't listen to me. Thuong Te Nhuy performed, there were still tickets left to buy, the ticket party shouted up to twenty-eight dong a piece and sold out."
Cheng Fengtai asked: "Can't buy anymore?"
The Old Cat said: "Of course you can't buy it anymore."
Cheng Fengtai looked at the two old men in the car for a moment and said: "Go to the room and ask everyone, as long as you are willing to give up your seats, money is not a problem."
The Old Cat at the door spoke to the ticket inspector for a while, then spoke to the tea guard for a while, and for a long time, reluctantly replied: "I've asked all of you, everyone said, no matter how much. money you give, no matter what happens, give way.”
Cheng Fengtai frowned and said, "No way. Is it not good to discuss the price?”
“Money doesn't work, Second Master! Vice Minister Ha and Director Ly both listen inside, don't give up!"
That capital, Thuong Te Nhui acted but had a character that could sit in the room, his talent was also good, it was completely unreasonable for a little money to sell a seat halfway through. Cheng Fengtai Corps went south to north, China never went anywhere his hands could not reach, even in the eyes of the Japanese, he also had the ability to go back and forth several times, he said, unexpectedly today again. Little singer, it was too embarrassing.
An old man behind him placed his hand on Cheng Fengtai's shoulder, smiled and said to him: "Master Shang's ticket says that you can buy it, you can buy it, but the Cheng Er family was not as good as borrowing a little breath from Commander Cao. "
Cheng Phuong Dai heard and understood, so these two old men were also unable to reserve a room, deliberately scheduling him to come out today, wanting to rely on Commander Cao's brother-in-law to listen. Thuong Te Nhui was no ordinary celebrity, only money could not compete for seats, definitely had influence.
Cheng Fengtai was Commander Cao's brother-in-law, borrowing a little of his brother-in-law's reputation, there was nothing to say. Given his identity in front of the theater manager, he was immediately given a special room for TNI commanders to receive orders. Some people sat in their chairs in the second floor room, tea and fruit snacks arranged on the table. Trinh Phuong Dai began to look up, looking in the room across the diagonal corner of the house Vice Minister Ha was sitting crowded, the last seat also had Thinh Tu Van. Thinh Tu Van and the four sons of the Ha family were classmates in college, and they definitely could not afford the tickets, thanks to Tu Ha, he brought her more, and they were definitely unable to buy the tickets, he's still wearing an antique school uniform, like listening to a lecture. It's just that other expressions like being drunk, not being able to control themselves, and the illness is not mild.
Pham Lien said Thinh Tu Van chanted and sang, this time completely caught on the spot. Cheng Fengtai sharply glared at him.
Thuong Te Nhuy's opening play has not yet come out, and they give a comedy show on stage. Cheng Fengtai snapped and bit his seeds, biting the sunflower seeds, and then biting the melon seeds again, he could not understand a single sentence in his singing, nor was he interested in understanding. When his father was alive, on Sunday, a man in a beautiful costume came out to listen to the concert, and when the lights in the hall darkened, he fell asleep. His mother's musical genius was not passed down to him at all. But there were times when Cheng Fengtai also liked to listen to Chopin and Beethoven, and even invited him to teach the piano to the girls, not to cultivate a good interest, he said, just to replicate the situation at home in Shanghai before. She bit the melon seeds for a long time, realized the good part of the Chinese opera, acted on stage, ate on stage off stage, free and free, unlike Western opera rules such as proper dress, sitting upright, is perfect for her.
The two old men who were drunk, closed their eyes, nodded, and hummed humming, on stage and under the stage like background vocals. Cheng Phuong Dai bit the melon seeds and started chewing until he was hungry. After chewing, he was hungry. Just now, he had only served a few elders to drink and talk, eat and drink. Turning the cup to order a cup of fried noodles with soy sauce, the lieutenant lowered his head to listen to the wrong history, Cheng Fengtai finally felt embarrassed and did not open his mouth.
Cheng Fengtai smiled and said: "To be honest, I don't really understand."
Another parent said: “That's true. Cheng Erjia is from Shanghai, do you like to hear the emperor of Shanghai and neighboring Shaoxing?" (Than Huang: traditional Chinese art form)
Cheng Fengtai said: "It was also inaudible. Tien belongs to a group of people who have returned from studying abroad in the Atlantic, our sisters and I have been listening to Western music since childhood. This type of joke —— not so understand. On the contrary, makeup, with the same person, looks very lively, very attractive."
The old man touched his beard and smiled, "After saying this, I have already understood half of it." Once again sighed and said: "The world has changed, you young people don't like to listen to neighs anymore. The young lady in my house did not want to listen to her, instead, she liked such a non-singing genre, what was her name?"
Others added: “The drama said. It's a charade, isn't it?"
“That's right, drama, drama! Tell me, what their ancestors left behind no longer like, go to the West, won't it lose the country."
Two old men were talking about pitiful things, lamenting the battle. After the opening act was over, Thuong Te Nhui came out, the whole person was wearing colorful costumes, and the jewelry on his head was glittering, making people dizzy. Cheng Fengtai looked at him, and said that this was Thuong Te Nhui, how could it be of all colors, look so thin and small. Instead, Zhuo Zhu was quite excited, holding a cup of tea, looking at Thuong Te Nhui without blinking, feeling that she was full of people, her eyes were like stars, and she was extremely beautiful.
As soon as Thuong Te Nhui came out, someone threw money and jewels, a shout of praise took turns, he still did not sing, the bottom was already a good look, only Thuong Te Nhui had this treatment.
Zhuo Zhu saw this way of playing for the first time, and his eyes twinkled as if he was very interested. Cheng Fengtai laughed, touched his body, didn't bring any money, let alone threw away unattractive money. The watch, the watch is broken once thrown. Remove the jade-encrusted gold ring on the middle finger and drop it onto Tra Tra's hand: "Come, Tra Tra also come to one."
Zhuo Zhu walked to the fence next to him, stretched his body, grabbed the ring, aimed at Thuong Te Nhui and threw it forcefully. In his eyes, he only saw Shang Te Rui, throwing one at him and throwing it too accurately. The ring hit Thuong Te Nhui's brow bone, tilted his head slightly, and his eyes quickly swept through Cheng Fengtai's room.
Cheng Fengtai thought for a moment that he was dead, the gold ring was very heavy, hit like this, I was worried it would bruise. Tra Zhu also panicked, running back to pull up his sleeves, panicking a little. The two old men, on the other hand, laughed and said: "The third woman has very good hands! The strength of this hand is not small, and its accuracy is not small!"
Cheng Fengtai thought it was very strange, in his mind he thought that they were not lovers of Thuong Te Nhui? How could it be so happy to see Thuong Te Nhui being beaten up? Think a little more, huh! Again, this place is the Shanghai theater. In this place, peaches and prostitutes come from the same class——not people, toys, toys that can be manipulated with money.
When Cheng Fengtai thought about this, his heart was very unhappy, when at home in Shanghai, under his father's education, the servant brought him a cup of tea, he had to say thank you, he said, because So in my heart, I don't like the sense of hierarchy of the people in this country. Patting Tra Zhu's back asking him to sit down, saying: "It's okay, our Zhu Zhu was unintentional, I'll take you to apologize later."
The two old men also quite understood Trinh Phuong Dai's style, silently laughing, saying sorry it was fake, was this Cheng Er family looking for an excuse to meet and sing?
Thuong Te Nhui was beaten up a little now, like Thinh Tu Van's heart, he suddenly stood up and saw the oligarchy on the other side. Cheng Fengtai was talking with his head tilted, his face not very clear. He continued to look at her again and again, Cheng Fengtai finished speaking and suddenly turned his face away, and immediately met with his eyes, Thinh Tu Van could not help but go to say hello.
"Second Song."
The old men pushed their glasses and asked, "Who is this?"
Cheng Fengtai said: "The younger brother of my old friend, Lu Gongzi of the Sheng Family in Shanghai, Sheng Ziyun, is now studying at a university in Beiping."
A few old men devoted to the reputation of the Thinh family, raised Thinh Tu Van to praise a handsome young man, Thinh Tu Van timidly spoke to everyone.
Cheng Fengtai said: "Okay, the show is about to start, Young Master Yun is returning to your seat."
Thinh Tu Van said, just turning around, Cheng Phuong Dai pulled him down with the tip of his shirt, leaned against his ear and gritted his teeth and said, "I'll ask you soon!"
Thinh Tu Van's heart skipped a beat.
On stage, Thuong Te Nhuy Y Nha Nha sings, her voice high and clear, as flexible as a song. Quy Phi Tu Tu Tu Tuu (1) This drama, Trinh Phuong Dai, helps others to watch it many times, and, but only comprehending a few sentences in it—— “The crescent-shaped island island island turned around, seeing the jade rabbit and jade rabbit flying back soon again. Eastern. Ice leaves islands, the universe is clear."
(1) Duong Quy Phi is also an avid drinker and a good drinker. He often joined the king in parties constantly. Duong Huyen Tong also sent a skilled craftsman to make a special cup for him. One day, Tang Xuanzong was dating Consort Gui and ordered a party to be held at Bach Hoa Dinh ( ⁇ ), to see flowers and drink wine together. The next day, Consort Duong Quy went to Bach Hoa Dinh first to prepare a feast for the king. Who wishes to wait forever and not see, the cross does not come, waits forever, waits forever. When she heard that the Emperor was having fun in Mai's palace, Empress Quy was very sad when she heard that and did not want to live anymore.
Concubines are basically narrow-minded or jealous, but in the case of waiting women, it is easy to show flirtatiousness. His heart was full of love, but there was nowhere to immediately comfort him, so he immediately drank wine to dispel his sadness, only three drinks and he was drunk, overflowing with love, unable to control himself. So he ignored everything, sexually contorted, made a drunken gesture in front of two eunuchs, Cao Luc Si and Bui Luc Si, to satisfy his lust, until he was exhausted, willing to return to the palace.
The above parable is called Gui Fei Tuu ( ⁇ ; Gui's Drunk Concubine), especially famous among Peking operas, often used to describe it and is considered one of the most classic plays.
A short while later, Cheng Fengtai could not remember him anymore. But even though Cheng Fengtai did not understand his words, he listened to this voice quietly, gradually feeling a little interesting, humming along. Therefore, I found another advantage of Chinese opera compared to Western opera - - the high-pitched sound of the lake kept people very awake, even if they did not understand it, he said, they cannot sleep, they can nod.
A melodious song was sung, and suddenly there was a stir on stage. Many people left the theater angrily, and some people cried too loudly.
Cheng Fengtai did not know the reason, the old man next to him regretted and lamented: "Haizz! Where did it come from! Nice game of Confucius!"
Another said: “Don't watch anymore, don't watch anymore. We'll be back too!" After finishing his speech, he immediately bid farewell to Cheng Phuong Dai, arranging for the time to meet next time, his face deeply disinterested.
Cheng Fengtai followed the path to see them off, smiling and saying: "What's wrong with this drama? Making the two elders lose such interest? ”
An old man said: "Thuong Te Nhui's, because he is a famous singer, edited the script for seven or eight parts, so that his peers and box office patrons don't take him seriously anymore. I've never seen it, today I saw it!"
"First, when she went to perform in Shanghai, the Shanghai people saw this bad habit, all calling her 'Hi Yao' (demon drama), instead, she thought it was an honor! Good job from your Majesty's Concubine! It also dares to repair! It's gonna lose the country!"
Guests watching and exiting the door heard this, agreed in unison, and made many complaints and comments. Cheng Fengtai did not understand their comments, politely sent the old men to the car, returning to the room to look for his sister.
