Dressed as an actor in the Qing Dynasty

The merchant family has a big business, not to mention the mothers-in-law, maidservants and servants in the family. The pavilions flying around the theater, the continuous flower corridors, the red-sleeved green skirts, and the jewels and jade hairpins are surrounded by the owners of the merchants.

Shang Rushan and Mrs. Shang are located in the open pavilion in the center, with several handsome maids and young servants standing on each side.Shang Chengen and a young man sat in the pavilion on the left, and the pavilion on the right had a pair of romantic eyes. Needless to say, the handsome man with squinted eyes was Shang Chengjun.On the other side where the flower gallery connects, sit the brothers and sisters of the Qiu family, as well as several accompanying servant girls.

The gongs and drums are banging on the stage, and there is a lot of flying and rolling.

In the acting room, Su Qingchi carefully rubbed makeup on his face, Hua Jingzhao only half-applied the oil paint, sitting on the dressing table, bent over, and was painting Su Qingchi's eyebrows, with a relaxed appearance.

"If you want me to say, this drawing has ruined your eyebrows. It's better not to draw."

The surrounding performers who were dressing up were all picked out from the West Temple Building. These clever little performers only covered their mouths and snickered. While drawing their eyebrows and lips, they looked at Hua Jingzhao and Su Qingchi. With endless ambiguity.

"Tell me, Boss Hua and Boss Su are together, who goes up and who goes down?" A little actor was smearing powder on his face with his little finger up.

Next to him, Xiao Wujing, who was wearing a lace-up robe, glanced over there, "It goes without saying, it's Boss Hua."

Xiao Zhengdan laughed, "I think it's Boss Su."

"Oh? How do you say it?" Another little actor named Rui Guan'er came over.

Xiao Zhengdan smiled mysteriously, "Think about it, Boss Hua has to juggle knives and guns on the stage every day, but he is extremely tired? If you do this physical work at night, won't your waist be weak the next day?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all laughed together. Some poked his fingers between the eyebrows, and some laughed and said that he was right. After this nonsense, everyone looked at Hua Jingzhao and Su Qingchi more and more ambiguously. .

Hua Jingzhao only smiled when he heard this, and leaned on Su Qingchi's shoulder, "It turns out that I can't do this physical work."

Su Qingchi took the eyebrow pencil from his hand, and began to trace in the mirror, with a calm tone, "The show is about to begin."

Hua Jingzhao lifted the curtain and took a look outside, then turned around and said with a smile, "There are a lot of people today."

Su Qingchi had already taken off his outer robe, and changed into a light pink opera gown with fringed fringe. The one-foot pinched flower belt slenderly cinched his slender waist, which further complemented his coquettish posture. His own yellow silk robe was on the shelf, and after some preparations, the gongs and drums outside had already started beating.

"They dare to come." Qiu Zhongwen said calmly.

Qiu Ling'er was fascinated by the play, she couldn't help turning her head when she heard the words, "Brother, what did you just say?"

"It's nothing, let's listen to the play." Qiu Zhongwen picked out a plate of hot chestnuts that had been shelled, handed it to the servant at the side, and ordered, "Give it to Cheng Jun, and let him drink less wine."

The servant went down with a light-bottomed pink saucer. Qiu Ling'er turned her gaze back from Shang Chengjun's flower hall, looked at his brother, opened her mouth, and swallowed the words in her mouth again.

Lowering her head and taking a sip of tea, Qiu Ling'er said, "Brother, why didn't Big Brother Shang come out to listen to the play?"

"Maybe I'm still in the room to check all the income and expenditure accounts. I don't know why these days. I shut myself in the room all day long. I heard that three meals a day are delivered to the room. Let alone us, even It is also very difficult for the servants in this mansion to see him."

A trace of regret flashed in Qiu Linger's eyes. She naturally knew that it was not easy for Shang Chengde and Su Qingchi to meet each other, so she couldn't help but whispered, "It's rare that Boss Su came to the house."

Fu glanced at the stage again, and couldn't help sighing, "Boss Su is so handsome, if I were a man, I'm afraid..."

Qiu Zhongwen put the tea bowl aside, "Hmph, he's just a boy."

Qiu Ling'er's complexion changed slightly, she felt annoyed in her heart, she couldn't help frowning, "Brother, when did you learn this vulgar language in the market?"

Knowing that he lost his composure, Qiu Zhongwen quickly laughed and said, "It's my nonsense."

"Boss Su is different from the other actors, so don't say that about him in the future."

Qiu Zhongwen just waved his fan, didn't speak, his eyes drifted to another flower hall.

Mo Rui is a servant bought by Master Shang to serve in Shang Chengjun's room, but because of his good-natured appearance, Shang Chengjun likes him because of his cleverness and flattery. As a servant, the senior official is also a licentious person, extremely masculine, he has been in the mansion for two years, and he is really good at serving people on the bed. bed.

After a few days, it was inevitable that Mo Rui would be proud of being favored. However, although he yelled and shouted in front of other servants, he was very obedient in front of Shang Chengjun. Therefore, even if Shang Chengjun knew that he was The little tricks in the mansion to seduce the superiors and bully the inferiors are just ignored.

Mo Rui picked up a hot chestnut and brought it to Shang Chengjun's mouth, "This is sent by Master Qiu, it's hot, burn your mouth carefully."

The fingertips were taken advantage of by the hot tip of the tongue, Mo Rui withdrew her hand as if it was scalding, and said angrily, "It's better for people to see."

"What's so scary about it? I'm teasing the people in my room, so what do I have to do with others?"

Mo Rui's charming eyes slanted, "I'm not afraid, but it's different when I'm young. Just like this, some people are jealous, and they wish they could eat it alive."

Mo Rui's words meant something, how could Shang Chengjun not hear it.

"Are you afraid of what he will do? It's just a male tiger. Under the bed, he looks like an upright gentleman and a nobleman of a family. He can make waves in the bed. He comes to the Shangfu every now and then. Besides letting me sleep with him, has he done anything else?"

Shang Chengjun lazily said, "Oh, how do you think he is different from the husbands in the hall? Those people are just fake and noble, and they have to ask three or four times to get a taste of the money, what about him? No need to pay the money Wouldn’t it be ridiculous if you don’t say it, and post it yourself?”

Mo Rui reminded him to pour a cup of tea, "Since the master said so, why leave him here, but leave him early."

Shang Chengjun's eyes were still fixed on the people on the stage, and he heard the words, "We don't have to worry about this matter. After a while, his father went to the Qin family to propose a marriage for him. He became the son-in-law of the Qin family. We have a happy life, but now we can use him, let him have a little more time."

"What's the matter with the master, the younger one can't do it, so I have to entrust him?"

Shang Chengjun pinched his buttocks, "You are only a little clever, and in terms of viciousness, you are not as good as him."

After finishing speaking, a pair of slender eyes slowly moved to the stage, with a half-smile on his face.

When the east wing courtyard is quiet now, in the central wing room, there is only the clear and crisp sound of wave abacus.

Lu Qing stood aside, studying ink, and looked out of the window from time to time, as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. The man sitting across from him was so calm and composed that he gritted his teeth.

"What are you doing all the time, if you don't want to serve here, you should go out earlier." Shang Chengde didn't even lift his head, he set his abacus on his own, and raised his pen to take notes from time to time.

"Master, the show outside is almost over. If you don't take a look, Boss Su may be leaving." Lu Qing stomped his feet anxiously.

Shang Chengde continued to flip through the thick account book in hand, and proofread it carefully, as if he had never heard of Lu Qing's words.

Lu Qing became anxious, and walked over and snatched the brush from his hand, "My young master, I beg you, if you continue to look through these ledgers day and night like this, if you are not crazy, I must go crazy first. I know you're feeling bitter, now that Boss Su has come to the mansion, you should go out and have a look at him anyway, okay?"

"If you think it's boring here, no one will stop you, so why bother me." Shang Chengjun took another brush and dipped it in the grinder, and lowered his head to copy according to the old account book.

On the desk, there are several thick plates of ledgers, some of which are already moldy, and some of which are covered with cobwebs.

Shang Chengde carefully transcribed every account book, and calculated after transcribing it. Every sum and every item of account was clearly remembered, including the daily money used by the Shang government. Those who paid the accounts, they called the stewards of the various commercial firms, the housekeepers in the mansion, and the accountants of each house, together with the old accounts, to check them one by one, and they couldn't tolerate the slightest mistake.

Those accountants ran back and forth every day, and they were extremely tired and miserable. But Shang Chengde didn’t know how tired he was, and buried himself in these piles of ledgers all day long, day and night. When he was extremely tired, he boiled a cup of strong tea. I couldn't help it, so I squatted down at the desk with my clothes on, and after a month, I was as thin as a robe with a breeze, and a ray of wind could blow it.

Master Shang persuaded him a few times, Mrs. Shang cried a few times, but he still pretended he hadn't heard of it, and softly comforted him. After sending him back to his room, he closed the door again and was busy day and night with his clothes on.

Seeing this, Lu Qing felt pain in his heart. He knelt on the ground to persuade him for a long time, and finally moved Su Qingchi out, saying that if he was exhausted, what would Boss Su do?Shang Chengde was quiet for a long time before someone brought food in.

Afterwards, every day, without any persuasion, he would eat on time by himself. As long as it didn't interfere with his business, he would accept the tonic soup sent by Mrs. Shang's maid, and he took a few sips before picking up the account book again.

Lu Qing didn't know the current situation of the two of them. Master Shang didn't say anything about it at first, he just said, "If he is willing, I will give him a yard in the mansion in the future. You became relatives with her and left incense for the merchant, and in the future, even if you spend the night in his house every day, it will be up to you."

Shang Chengde smiled wryly, "Father, you have insulted Qingchi and the child's heart for him."

Master Shang never knew that his most beloved son was so stubborn. He took a few steps in the hall and promised Su Qingchi some benefits. For example, he would not treat him badly in terms of food and clothing. Shang Chengde still knelt straight In the middle of the hall, Mrs. Ren Shang tried to persuade her, but she still couldn't get up. In the end, Master Shang was forced to lose his temper.

Master Shang was so angry that he was bedridden, Shang Chengde suddenly came to his senses after that, knelt in front of Master Shang's bed, said that he would not see him again in the future, and only asked Master Shang to forgive him for being confused for a while.

Since his son knew that he was wrong, Master Shang was naturally happy, and he recovered from his illness in a few days, so he invited an opera troupe into the mansion to sing operas. Just as the third son, Shang Chengjun, said he wanted to hear the play of Hua Jingzhao, a famous student in the capital, Master Shang thought Without even thinking about it, he agreed, and someone sent a post to Xicilou, naming Su Qingchi and Hua Jingzhao.

First, to take a closer look at what Su Qingchi looks like, and second, to test the eldest son.

The theatrical troupe has entered the mansion, and Shang Chengde sent someone to say that he is busy with business and cannot be free, so he pushed it away.

Only then did Master Shang believe that the eldest son had truly repented.His son has been sensible since he was a child, and he never made them worry about anything.

However, when he was 14 years old, his distant cousin Suwan, who had a good relationship with him, married a prince's grandson as his wife. Unexpectedly, the man had a romantic nature. After marrying Suwan, he took in three and four bedrooms Poor Su Wan is a weak woman, how can she win against those concubines.

She usually can't speak, she doesn't like her in-laws, and she doesn't dare to cry to her husband when she is bullied, for fear of offending him.I didn't dare to go back to my mother's house when I was free, so I ran to the merchant's house with all my injuries, and stayed for two days before going back.She and Shang Chengde grew up together, and Shang Chengde took pity on her timid nature and always protected her. Even so, Su Wan never told him about the suffering she suffered in her husband's house.

It wasn't until later, when she didn't come to the Shangfu for a long time, that they realized that the scent of fragrance was gone long ago.

Suwan once left a letter to Shang Chengde, only a few words, saying that she would never be a daughter in the next life.

A small line was left at the end of the letter, warning Shang Chengde that the word love is the most selfish thing in the world. If he finds the person in his heart in the future, he will guard him and protect him for the rest of his life. Don't let him follow in her footsteps.

The two of them did not meet each other in the end, and after the play ended, the boy received the reward from the merchant, and the group packed up their belongings, boarded the carriage, and returned to the West Temple Building after bumping along the way.

Inside the carriage, Hua Jingzhao tied the silk ribbon for rewarding silver and threw it aside. Just now when the boy from the Shang Mansion brought the rewarding silver, he didn't hand it directly to Su Qingchi, even if he said it was handed over to him. , Hua Jingzhao smiled and said, "Thank you, Third Master, for me."

Su Qingchi looked outside the curtain, slightly lost in thought.

"this is for you."

Su Qingchi turned his head, and Hua Jingzhao was holding a red-glazed and gold-rimmed teacup in his hand, "I just saw you looking at this teacup, and I knew you liked it, but unfortunately that teacup was taken away, so I will hide it elsewhere." Here is one, although it is not the one you used before, but it looks the same, how about it, do you like it?"

Su Qingchi pushed it away, "You keep it for yourself."

Hua Jingzhao smiled, and put the tea bowl aside, "I got a lot of rewards today, how about we go out to eat tonight? Just now I asked someone to bring a message to Xiao Baoer, tonight you and I, Xiao Baoer, Baiming, Liu Guaner, let's go to Baishanlou to have a good meal and order a few signature dishes, anyway, they are all grown up, so let's serve a few bottles of wine, so how about we come here today without getting drunk?"

"Tomorrow I have to go to Mr. Zhang's residence to sing a concert, can you do it?"

"What's wrong with this, you still can't trust my drinking capacity? Hehe, I didn't tell you, I already asked someone to go to Baishan Building to book a box. Baishan Building doesn't have those small stir-fried dishes that you like to eat on weekdays. I also ordered someone to go to another restaurant to order it, and I just need to send someone over to pick it up."

Hua Jingzhao tapped his shoulder with his fan, "The few flips on the stage today made my shoulders sore. If I don't give it a good reward, I won't obey."

Su Qingchi was silent for a while, then suddenly shifted his gaze to the money bag beside him, "Aside from money, is there anything else in there?"

Hua Jingzhao hooked the string on the purse with the fan handle, "Do you want to see for yourself?"

"Forget it, if there is something, you would have hidden it long ago." Su Qingchi turned to look at him, "Just, don't hide anything from me."

"It's natural."