Turmoil In The Palace. (Huahua)
Entry code: "Duo"
The next days come and the girls from the Peony pleasure house are all ready to entry the stage.
Fei Xuan is also awaiting the beginning of the big party in a secluded corner of the back of the stage.
The guests are arriving one after another at the Peony house and take the places that were prepared for them.
Madam Hu comes to calm down the agitation inside the hall and announces the start of the feast.
Madam Hu Die
Girls, are you prepared?
I hope that everyone knows what to do! Our rehearsal yesterday was quite good. Girls, you just have to play your part well and the gold ingots will fall at your feet!
One of the most promising girls of the house replies to madam Hu in a low and lovely tone.
Hui Lan
Yes, madam!
I'll definitely entertain them well! (and she glances at the crowd of men through a small opening in the curtain with a sly smile on her red lips.)
Fei Zhai
Don't worry Madam Hu, no one will leave the Peony house unsatisfied!
Madam Hu Die
I know, I know! With you two here, I can calm down my nerves a bit. In case that the new arrivals will spoil the mood of our clients, you two will definitely save the day.
Fei Zhai
Yes madam, rest assured! We'll do a clean job!
The girl get out of her dark corner and shows up in front of the house's owner.
Fei Xuan
Yes, madam Hu!
Do you need something?
Madam Hu Die
Just a pice of advice for you; you must enter the stage with Fei Zhai and Hui Lan and play the guqin, while they dance. I saw that you're quite skilled. Unfortunately all the attention will be on them and you'll be their shadow but don't worry, some of our customers come here for the good music and wine. Well, that's it...
Saying this, the girls disappear in their corners and only madam Hu goes up on the stage.
Madam Hu steps forward...
Madam Hu Die
Dear guests, I welcome you to the Peony pleasure house's party! I hope that everything is to your taste and we'll have a lovely time together.
Customer of the pleasure house
Madam Hu, everything is exquisite: the wine, the food, the music...but where are the girls? Who's going to pour our wine and drink with us? Who's going to dance and sing?
Madam Hu Die
Patience, patience! They're right behind me!
At these words, a group of seductively dressed girls enter the room and spread through it, one at every dining table.
Customer of the pleasure house
Madam Hu, this is more like it!
The crowd starts to laugh and becomes noisy.
Madam Hu Die
Dear guests these are some of our old girls. We also prepared some new arrivals who will dance for you.
Madam Hu Die
I hope you like them!!!
Customer of the pleasure house
We like them! We love them! Thank you madam Hu!
Everyone enjoys the good wine, food and company. The new dancers entertain them till the evening comes but madam Hu realizes that some of them are a bit uninterested in what happens around them, so she orders Hui Lan and Fei Zhai to perform their number.
In a corner, quietly, with a veil on her face, Fei Xuan starts playing the guqin. The love ballad ,"Thousand petals of peach blossom", wraps the room into a romantic scene.
Hui Lan and Fei Zhai, one dressed in red and one dressed in white, descends on the scene from the air and dance back to back.
After, they spin many times carried by the guqin's sweet tonality and surrounded by thousands of pink petals. The room becomes like a huge peach plantation and the girls seem to be the peaches.
The satisfaction on the guest's faces is immesurable.
Everyone applauds and shouts the name of the two dancers.
Customer of the pleasure house
Fei Zhai...
Customer of the pleasure house
Hui Lan...
Customer of the pleasure house
More...
Customer of the pleasure house
More...
Customer of the pleasure house
We want more...
Hui Lan gets close to the noisy group of men and whispers in someone's ear: "WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR MORE?"
The man gets up from the chair and pulls a heavy bag out of his sleeve.
Customer of the pleasure house
I'll give you more if you continue...
He opens it and throws it on the stage at their feet...
The gold ingots roll on the stage.
The others follow their example...
A servant comes and gather all of them.
When the task is finished, the two gorgeous dancers start to dance on a different melody.
They continue to dance on five melodies.
At some point Hui Lan puts an end to their performance saying that her legs are tierd.
Customer of the pleasure house
Please my queen, can you dance one more?
Hui Lan
Mister, don't insist, otherwise our feet will be doomed forever! Don't you want to see us next time?
Customer of the pleasure house
Of course, of course! I'm sorry, I'm too greedy.
The crowd asks for more wine and food, so many servants come to replace the empty plates.
Meanwhile someone from the crowd notices the guqin player and asks madam Hu why is her face covered. Madam Hu gives them an explanation...
Madam Hu Die
She's a new girl and I want to give her the chance to perform in front of everyone one day. If she shows up her face now it will ruin the surprise.
But the person from the crowd insists on seeing her face...
Madam Hu Die
I'm sorry but I can not satisfy your curiosity my lord! All of you came masked today at our Peony pleasure house because you're influential personalities from our society and don't want to expose your identity. You can't ask me to unveil her if I don't want to do it today, otherwise I'll ask you to expose your identity. If you really insist, she can show you her face in private but you have to pay a price that you can't afford. Are you still going to ask for that?
General Zhao Yun
It seems that I can't afford to pay today, madam! I really enjoyed her guqin skills, it reminds me of a place!
Can you please give this token to this lady?
Madam Hu Die
Of course! I'm pleased to hear that you're satisfied with her skills. Give me the item, I'll give it to her!
He gives madam Hu a white jade token.
Madam Hu smiles and tells him to come again.
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