Chu Mu and Ruan Tang stayed in the study all day, and they came out of the study in the evening.
After changing their clothes, they left the palace together, got on the carriage and went to Tianxiang Tower.
When the two arrived, it was completely dark.
The shopkeeper of Tianxiang Tower knew Chu Mu, and when he saw him suddenly arriving with a woman, he immediately politely welcomed the two of them to the best private room upstairs.
The private seats here are far away from the hustle and bustle downstairs and are elegantly decorated with flowers, calligraphy and paintings.
In order to allow the customers inside to see below and hear the storyteller's speech, a window was opened facing the lobby downstairs.
If you want to listen to the instructions, you can open the window and you can see and hear.
If you are not interested, just close the window and most of the noise outside will be cut off.
There is also a larger window on the street side. If you want to see the street view, you can come here to see it.
When you go to Beijing at night, especially before Hai Shi, the lights are brightly lit outside and there are many people shopping.
After Ruan Tang entered this private room, he couldn't help but run to the street, lie on the window sill, and look at the bustling crowd outside.
Chu Mu sat at the table and ordered. After ordering and the shopkeeper exited, he walked to Ruan Tang.
Seeing him coming, Ruan Tang pointed to a spot outside the window and said, "It's so lively over there. After we finish eating later, how about we go shopping there?"
"Okay, you can go wherever you want."
The two of them tugged here and there, and soon the shopkeeper and the waiter brought the food in and filled the table.
Ruan Tang has never been able to resist food. When he saw a large table of delicious food, he sat down and started to feast.
The shopkeeper, who had finished serving the dishes and had not yet left, saw Ruan Tang acting so casually in front of Prince Ning and couldn't help but look at her again.
Rumors have been circulating that there is a beautiful woman beside His Highness Prince Ning, who is very favored by Prince Ning.
When I saw it today, it was indeed the case.
Otherwise, this woman would not dare to be so wanton in front of Prince Ning.
What surprised the shopkeeper the most was that Prince Ning had just personally picked up the food for the woman and wiped her mouth.
That expression, that appearance, how could he look like a sycophantic king who was not close to women and had a fetish for Longyang?
He is clearly an affectionate and infatuated species.
The shopkeeper peeked for a while and couldn't bear to interrupt them.
But thinking that Mr. Hua Ben was going to start talking soon, they had to interrupt their love.
"Your Highness, we are about to start speaking. Do you have a story that Your Highness would like to hear? Or does this girl have a story that you would like to hear?"
Ruan Tang put down his chopsticks, thought for a moment, and then said: "Just tell me the most popular one, and I'll take a look."
"Do as she says." After Ruan Tang finished speaking, Chu Mu directly ordered the shopkeeper.
"Okay, Your Highness, the younger one will leave first."
After the shopkeeper retired, Chu Mu opened the window facing the lobby, which happened to be in front of the table where they were eating, so they could listen while eating.
A lot of people have gathered below the lobby, and the seats are almost full. I think everyone comes here for the service of Tianxiang Tower.
The shopkeeper came downstairs and said to everyone, "The storytelling time begins now. Everyone applauds to welcome our storyteller, Mr. Xu."
As the shopkeeper finished speaking, thunderous applause broke out. Ruan Tang, who was sitting above eating, was also infected and couldn't help but clap along with them.
After the applause slowly died down, a young man in white walked onto the stage in the center of the lobby and bowed deeply to everyone around him.
"Is this storyteller so young?" Ruan Tang couldn't help but sigh.
The storytellers she had seen on TV before were all elderly, either uncles or grandpas. She had rarely seen anyone so young.
Moreover, Mr. Xu is very handsome and personable.
What amazed Ruan Tang the most was that after he came on stage, the boy actually moved a guzheng up.
Mr. Xu sat directly in front of the guzheng and began to gently play with the strings with his bare hands.
Ruan Tang thought he was playing the piano to entertain him before telling the story, but he never thought that he was playing the piano while telling the story.
This surprised her, because this method was quite similar to the dubbing style of her time. Although it only used one auxiliary tool, it made boring storytelling become elegant and interesting.
After Mr. Xu spoke, Ruan Tang truly understood that so many people came to Tianxiang Tower to listen to books, not because of anything else, but because Mr. Xu's stories were well told.
He has a mix of ups and downs, sadness and joy, and all kinds of emotions are just right.
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