After having their fill of wine and food, the group set off towards the Taoyuan Grand Theater under the leadership of Fang Zhengyi.
It was already dark at this time, and many officials were still wondering what kind of show they could watch at this late hour.
As soon as I entered the Grand Theater, I suddenly realized that the interior space of the theater is huge, similar to a modern theater, but it only has one floor.
There were several huge lamp stands with oil lamps on them, and the surrounding walls were also covered with oil lamps.
Moreover, lenses were placed on the wall behind the oil lamp to reflect the light to the stage.
The seats in the theater are even more unusual. They are all dark-colored sofas with cloth covers on the outside. They are extremely soft to sit on.
The emperor naturally sat in the middle, with Li Miaohan and Li Yuanzhao on both sides. Fang Zhengyi naturally arranged for himself to sit next to the princess.
Emperor Jing sank in as soon as he sat on the sofa.
I was a little scared at first, but I soon discovered the beauty of the sofa. It was soft and comfortable, as if it was floating in mid-air.
Then he narrowed his eyes and said: "Fang Qing... I am far inferior to you in terms of enjoyment. What is this chair called?"
Fang Zheng smiled and said, "This is called a sofa. I prepared it specially for Your Majesty. If Your Majesty likes it, I will order a few more to be made and sent to the palace after I return to the capital."
It was said to be specially prepared, but it was actually a new sofa cover.
In order to improve people's living standards and solve their boring personal lives, Founder spent a huge sum of money to build this theater.
The cost of the entire Taoyuan Theater was second only to the Taoyuan County Government Office, but after the repairs were completed, Fang Zhengyi regretted it.
He didn't like to watch the things performed by the people in Taoyuan. He was very boring when he was wearing opera robes and babbling. After watching a few performances, he stopped coming. On the contrary, the people in Taoyuan watched with gusto.
Later, when he saw that theater tickets were selling well, he even wrote a lot of stories himself, such as a simplified version of Journey to the West and the Legend of White Snake.
The box office was also good, but that was a long time ago. He didn't know what was popular in the theater now. Before coming, he just asked Ao Chen to arrange a few good shows in the letter.
Baiguan was also surprised when he sat on the sofa, touching left and right.
I wanted to ask Fang Zhengyi but I was too embarrassed to ask.
Li Yansong leaned on the chair and let out a long sigh of relief: "Oh...it's really nice. It's really nice here. I want to get two chairs like this at home."
"It would be better if there was one in the public apartment. My waist has been hurting all these years, and sitting on this chair actually makes me feel a lot more comfortable."
Zhang Dongxiang whispered: "Mr. Li, why don't you ask Fang Zhengyi where he can buy these chairs? I want to buy two of them too."
"Why don't you ask yourself?"
"I am at odds with the villain!"
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After everyone was seated, the maid began to serve tea. Naturally, the emperor's family drank the tea that Fang Zhengyi usually drank, and the others drank the high-grade Tianxian tea.
Fang Zhengyi specially prepared another small dessert for the princess. Li Yuanzhao revealed a pair of red eyes through Emperor Jing and locked Fang Zhengyi tightly.
Fang Zheng ignored it and said to Li Miaohan: "Your Highness, today's show is very exciting, especially the Legend of the White Snake at the end, which tells the story of the beautiful love between man and God... I guarantee that your Highness's trip will be worthwhile."
Li Miaohan smiled and nodded. She was very happy to be able to leave the palace today. Apart from being a little uncomfortable on the road, everything made her feel very fresh after arriving in Taoyuan County.
As soon as Fang Zheng finished speaking, he came closer to Emperor Jing and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the show will start soon. I will go out and make arrangements first."
Emperor Jing agreed.
Then he walked straight out of the theater and directly found Ao Chen who was guarding the door.
He started asking: "How are the sweet potatoes in the field doing?"
"Don't worry, sir. After I received the letter, I ordered people to guard it day and night. There will be no problems. I have left you the best piece of land to ensure a good harvest!"
Fang Zheng patted him on the shoulder: "Well done! The guard watching the ground has a piece of ginseng for dinner!"
"How are you preparing for the show? What have you prepared?"
Because I didn’t know what programs were popular in the county, I just gave Ao Chen a rough instruction in the letter, and then chose the Legend of White Snake by name.
Sitting with a beautiful girl princess, isn't that a poignant love story?
After hearing this, Ao Chen suddenly slapped his thigh and said in annoyance: "Oops! I forgot to inform the troupe that today is a performance for His Majesty. I only told the theater to clear out today..."
"But don't worry, sir, we have seen the program list and all the programs in it agree with your request, so we forgot to explain it in particular!"
Fang Zheng frowned: "It doesn't matter, just follow the usual performance, but what show are you performing today?"
Ao Chen thought for a while and said: "Well... the first children's show is High School Musical, the second show is Fang Qingtian angrily beating Chen Shimei, and the third show is The Legend of White Snake, that's all."
After listening, Fang Zheng frowned.
Fortunately, these programs are indeed quite suitable. Moreover, His Majesty and the officials will definitely not see these programs normally. They will definitely be refreshing and feel particularly fresh.
"Not bad! That's it, just act normally."
"One more thing. Have anyone from Prince Wu's mansion been to the county recently?"
"I've been here. I bought a batch of wine as usual, no more, no less. Nothing special. Just like usual. Is there any problem, sir?"
Fang Zheng thought for a moment and said: "Pick two good players from the county to the capital. Don't let anyone know about it. When they get to the capital, check on King Wu."
Ao Chen's expression was serious: "Don't worry, sir, I'll go back and make arrangements."
Since entering the capital, I have dealt with King Wu's people twice, and once I came to him myself.
Another time, the other party took the initiative to come to the door.
But when she went to Cangxiang Pavilion, Luo Ningxin's attitude towards her was a bit too enthusiastic.
Although King Wu had no ill intentions, this feeling of being hidden behind the scenes had made Fang Zhengyi deeply unhappy.
When he was in Taoyuan County, he asked to see the King of Wu but was not able to do so. Now when he arrived in the capital, he came to see him... What kind of trick was this?
The most important thing is that King Wu is obviously a notoriously idle prince in the capital.
His abilities in private are probably far beyond ordinary people's imagination... The problem must be huge.
Then Fang Zheng asked many questions about the county one after another.
In the middle, I returned to the entrance of the theater and took a look at the performance on the stage through the crack in the door. A group of children dressed like flowers were jumping around.
It looked like a Spring Festival Gala performance. It was stupid as hell. I didn't know why the people of Taoyuan were willing to watch such a bad show. When they saw that they were bored, they backed away and continued to chat with Ao Chen about the situation in the county.
Time passed bit by bit, and most of the time had passed.
When Fang Zheng rushed into the hall in a hurry, he realized that the Legend of White Snake had already reached an advanced stage.
Fang Zheng was stunned at the door at the back of the theater.
The emperor and his ministers slowly looked back at him, their expressions full of complex emotions.
Then he slowly turned his head back, neatly...
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