The struggle of the reborn prince

Zhao Tun's mansion was also very lively at this time, the gongs and drums rang to a point, the deputy on the stage pretended to be dumbfounded, the deputy made gags and made jokes, and another person pretended to be an official, and four or five people talked and learned to sing and perform funny performances. The people in the audience leaned forward and back together, and the applause continued.

"Jianxi, what's this called?" Zhao Tong asked curiously as he looked at this thing that looked like a sketch from later generations.

"Second Master, this is called Zaju, and after they perform it, it becomes a movie, and that one is even better!" Jian Xi said without taking his eyes off the stage.

"Oh!" Zhao Tong nodded, he still doesn't understand the "Mandarin" of this era, just like northerners who go to the south to listen to Pingtan. Followed by a smirk, he looked at it for a while with little interest.

Suddenly there was a burst of laughter, Zhao Tang turned his head to look, and frowned, the people around him were laughing loudly regardless of their appearance, and a banquet was set up in the mansion at noon, and the heads of the various villages in the mansion were invited. Baochang, Dabaochang, Lao Lao and several local gentry.At noon, Zhao Tang didn't hear a few words from them, he was busy drinking and eating vegetables, the sound of Siri snoring at the banquet greatly reduced his appetite, and now he ate up all the candied fruit on their table, That is, several pots of tea have been served!

"Second Master, they are just a bunch of local rich people, they have never seen the world, and they have never eaten any good food!" Seeing that Zhao Tun was a little unhappy, he said with a contemptuous look at them.

"Oh, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse!" Zhao Tang sighed softly, "Jianxi come with me for convenience!" He stood up and said, these people are all respectable people on the ground, and it is impossible for them to follow the basic rules. I don't understand, what he sees in the eyes of these people is different from Jianxi, it is greed and unscrupulous, they see the huge mansion, but the owner is a child, it is inevitable that they have the desire to take advantage of it, the matter in the mansion has just been settled, Trouble outside is coming soon!

Zhao Tang hadn't finished urinating when he heard a commotion from outside and scolding from the nurses in the mansion. He hurriedly finished his work, pulled up his pants and ran out, "What happened to Jianxi?" He hurriedly asked Jian Xi who was guarding the door.

"Second Lord, it seems that the urchins in Zhuangzi are trying to come in to watch a play, but the guards are chasing them away!" Jianxi replied.

"Go over and have a look, don't let the nurses hurt them!" Zhao Tun ran over there as he said that, and when he got there, a group of children were "fighting guerrillas" with the nurses, bombarding the nurses here. After leaving, they climbed up from there again. The guards ran around and couldn't cope. Some people were already in a hurry, so they picked up their crossbows and loaded them with projectiles to shoot.

"Stop, don't hurt anyone!" Zhao Tang hurriedly shouted. In this day and age without TVs and computers, it is a big deal for the village to have an opera troupe. If they are not afraid of them, adults may come to join in the fun. Not to mention these children with excess energy.

"Second Master, these little bastards are too difficult to deal with, they deliberately make trouble, don't give them a little bit of power, and treat our mansion as their vegetable garden!" Yang Feng said angrily, sweating all over his head.

"Second Master, we're not making trouble, we just want to watch a play!" A child shouted while riding on the wall. I don't know how they climbed up the five or six meter high wall.

"Second baby, why is it you, come down quickly, don't fall!" Zhao Tang recognized the second son of Lei's family who spoke, "Jianxi, quickly find a ladder and take them down!"

"Second Master, I don't need a ladder, I can come down by myself!" Erwa said, hugging a big tree by the wall and slipping down, followed by several half-grown children.

"Is there anyone else outside?" Zhao Tong asked.

"Second Master, there are still some small ones, they can't climb up, and they are crying anxiously below!" Erwa said embarrassingly, rubbing her head.

"Master Yang, open the side door and let them in!" Zhao Tang turned his head and said to Yang Feng who was standing behind him.

"Second Master, this is not good, they don't know the rules, if they destroy things in the house, the little ones can't afford it!" Yang Feng frowned and advised.

"No, no, I will take care of them when the time comes, and I won't touch anything in the mansion!" Seeing that Yang Feng disagreed, Erwa hurriedly said.

"Let them in, won't my words work?" Zhao Tang said with a sullen face.

"Second Master, I... I'll open the door right away!" Jian Xi saw that Zhao Tang was already annoyed, and poked Yang Feng to signal him to hurry up.

"Second Master, the chief manager said that it's getting cold, the Nuan Pavilion has been prepared, and the theater troupe has also moved there. I want you to watch a movie there, and I'll wait for you to start the show!" At this moment, a young man came running over and said.

"Okay, tell Zheng Da that I have a group of friends here, don't let others go up the second floor, and then tell the kitchen to prepare more fruits and candied fruit to send up."

"Yes, let's do it, little one!" The servant immediately went down and ordered, and while talking, a group of children poured in, there were more than a dozen of them, big and small, and Erwa immediately went over to gather the 'team' and introduce him to Zhao Tong. Friends were nothing more than nicknames like Big Dan, Ergou, Sanmao, Sihu, etc. He couldn't remember them for a while, so he led them to the warm pavilion.

There are braziers everywhere in the warm pavilion, which is much warmer than the outside. There are flowers and plants in the pavilion, veils on the walls, and the tables, chairs and coffee tables inside are all exquisite. They also feel luxurious.These children have never seen these things, don't look at Huan who is tossing around outside, they are dumbfounded when they go upstairs, and they don't know where to put their hands and feet.

"Don't move, behave yourself!" A four or five-year-old child seemed to be greedy, and when he saw the candied fruit on the table, he reached for it, but was slapped by the second baby, and the little boy deflated his mouth and wanted to cry .

"Second baby, the food is for everyone to eat, why beat him!" Zhao Tang hurriedly grabbed some candied dates and put them in his hands, "Jianxi, and every one of them will share the food with everyone!" A little restrained, but the child is still a child after all, unable to withstand the temptation of delicious food, he quickly let go.

"Second Lord, this fruit is so delicious!" Erwa said vaguely with her mouth full.

"Of course, these are all made by the cooks from Beijing, and they all use high-quality ingredients, so they are delicious!" Jianxi said with a smile, "This is a chrysanthemum cake made with chrysanthemums picked just this year. , better than that!"

"Master Xie Xi, my mother must have never eaten this chrysanthemum cake, can I take it home and give her a taste?" Erwa asked with her face raised, as if she had long forgotten the past 'grievances' between the two.

"It's... okay, I know I love my mother, he's a good boy!" Jian Xi was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said, at this moment he found that there was an older child, holding all the food in his hands and reluctant to eat, sure It's also the same thought as Erwa, wanting to take it home to honor the adults and leave it to the younger brothers and sisters.

The clappers rang repeatedly, the show started, and the venue became quiet. In order for people to see clearly, the handymen covered up some lanterns.The chief steward was thoughtful, knowing that the master was for children, and the movies were all 'children's shows', intended to be lively, the children's eyes were all attracted, and the upstairs became quiet.It was only at this time that Zhao Tang noticed that despite looking at these children from the countryside, they knew how to behave better than those downstairs. Maybe they felt that their clothes were not clean, and they all sat on the floor. No one sat on a chair. We found some futons for the children to sit on and keep them from getting cold.

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The play lasted until the moon was high, and the guests were sent away. Zhao Tong invited Erwa and the others to come to the play again tomorrow.After tossing and tossing for a few days, he ended his fast and moved back to the summer courtyard from the Taoist temple. He was also tired, and he was already yawning in the bathtub.

"Second Master, the young one hosted something by himself today, please punish him!" Seeing Zhao Tang coming out and pouring him a glass of water, Jianxi stepped aside and apologized.

"What's the matter, what did you do?" Zhao Tang sat cross-legged on the bed and said with a smile.

"Second Master, I gave Er Wa and the others all the fruits left in the kitchen to take home, and I didn't tell Second Master!" Jian Xi said with his head drooping.

"Why did you do this?" Zhao Tun said calmly after taking a sip of water when he saw that they had paper bags in their hands when he sent the children out.

"Second Lord, when I was young, my family was poor, my parents died, and my sister and I were left. The family had run out of food for a long time. One night, she was arguing that she was hungry. I asked her to wait until dawn to find food for her. The next day Early in the morning, I went to the street and asked for two biscuits, and when I got home, my sister was... already starved to death!" Speaking of this, he couldn't help crying, "Today I saw a child secretly I hid the food and left it to my younger siblings, and when I saw the second child still thinking about his mother, I thought of my younger sister, and couldn't help but decide in private, and gave them all the food!" Jian Xi said, sobbing.

"Hehe, that's why, if you give it, you don't need to ask me about this kind of thing in the future, you can do it yourself, you have to remember, good deeds will always be rewarded!" Zhao Tian said with a smile.

"Second Master, I remember!" Jian Xi nodded vigorously and said, he suddenly had a strange idea, the prince is so young, he should be coaxing him, but now he has become the one who accepts the prince every day As for 'education', who is older and who is younger!