Chapter 853 A Good Show (1/2)
”The Su Mansion?” Frowning slightly, Xia Huanyu subconsciously glanced at Empress Hua. Seeing that Empress Hua had been looking at the stage, he kept silent for a while and asked softly, ”Who are in the Su Mansion?”
Li Qianmo replied in a hurry, ”Su Qi's concubines, his daughters-in-law and his grandchildren are in the mansion.”
”Send someone to check the casualties.” Xia Huanyu answered indifferently. When he turned his head, he saw Yun Shang looking at him. He paused for a while and then turned to the stage.
The beauties on the boat had already boarded the stage. Each of them held a Pipa in their hands. They danced gracefully while playing the Pipa. Their clothes fluttered in the air, which was breathtaking.
When the Pipa dance was over, Luo Qingyan stood up and said, ”Today is my son's full moon party. Thank you for coming. I'll drink three cups of wine to express my thanks to all of you.”
After he drank the wine, Liu Wenan took the imperial edict and stood aside with a smile. ”His Majesty has an imperial edict.”
Everyone hurriedly knelt down to listen to the imperial edict, which was the same as what Xia Huanyu had said before. The Emperor named the son of the Crown Prince Chengye and bestowed him with a prince title, Ming Jin.
As Yun Shang expected, everyone present looked at each other in dismay and bowed to the Emperor.
Yun Shang smiled and asked Hua'er to prepare the second performance, which was an opera called Success and failure are both due to Xiao He.
Yun Shang had asked someone to add this opera on whim. Looking at the actor on the stage whose face could not be seen, the corners of Yun Shang's mouth slightly curled up. She turned to Empress Hua and said, ”This opera is my new favorite. Do you like it, Your Majesty?”
Hearing this, the Empress turned to Yun Shang and said with a smile, ”It's a classic. Success is due to Xiao He, downfall is also due to Xiao He. But I'm wondering who is Xiao He?”
Empress Hua definitely knew who Xiao He was. What she asked was who the Xiao He in the play implicate.
Yun Shang smiled and said something that had nothing to do with the opera, ”I've heard a saying before. Noble clans could keep their prosperity for at most three generations, but there is a family in the State of Xia that has been favored by the emperors for a long time. However, the recent generation went into a rapid descent. Although there were still some people in the clan who were in high positions, they did not achieve much in both literature and martial arts. But even so, the family was still powerful in the court. I think the reason is that there is such a Xiao He among the family.”
Hearing this, Xia Huanyu, who was watching the opera, turned to Yun Shang, lost in thought.
Yun Shang smiled again, ”I don't know if the fire of the Su Mansion is extinguished or not. It would be a pity if the foundation of the Su clan is destroyed in this way.”