New Return of the Pearl: A Different Qing Er

The next day, Shufangzhai

"Qing'er, why hasn't anyone come yet? I've posted this notice for more than half an hour." Xiaoyanzi said boredly while sitting on a chair.

"Do you think everyone is as free as you? Most palace maids have to work, and their time is limited. They won't come so soon. Wait a little longer." Song Qing said with a smile

"Hey, listen, it seems someone is coming, I heard it!" Xiaoyanzi suddenly jumped up from the chair and said

As Xiaoyanzi's voice fell, a lot of palace maids gathered in front of Shufangzhai's door.

"Then let's get started now!" Song Qing said

As soon as the first person came up, Xiaoyanzi couldn't wait to ask, "What are your specialties?"

"Reply to Princess, I can sing Kunqu Opera." Then the maid began her performance. It must be said that she sang this song very well, at least Song Qing listened with gusto, but now we are not recruiting singers, so it is useless to sing Kunqu Opera!

"Do you have any other specialties?" Song Qing asked, and the maid shook her head. "Then you can go back first. We are looking for someone who can play Cuju this time, and your specialties don't quite fit the bill."

The first contestant unfortunately failed to make the cut. There was no way. She couldn't be allowed to sing a Kunqu opera on the court! Thinking of this scene, Song Qing shuddered. The scene was too beautiful to imagine.

In the next hour, there were various talent shows, including singing, dancing, crosstalk, and storytelling. Song Qing was the only one who could think of nothing they couldn't do. After sitting for so long, Song Qing felt her butt was going numb.

At this time, a very short palace maid walked in. Song Qing's eyes lit up. This must be Xiaoxiao in the original drama. She finally waited for a great general!

Xiaoyanzi asked, "What's your name? What's your specialty?"

"In reply to the princess, your maid Xiaoxiao can do somersaults." After saying this, Xiaoxiao began to do somersaults smoothly, one after another, and her skills were indeed quite good.

"It's really impressive that you can do somersaults, but you're a little too short!" said Xiaoyanzi regretfully.

Song Qing was afraid that Xiaoyanzi would miss this general who dared to endure the humiliation of being kicked in the crotch, so she hurriedly said, "Xiaoyanzi, although she is short, she is still quite skilled. Maybe she can be our secret weapon! And this is the best one we have found in half a day."

"Well, Qing'er, what you said makes sense." Xiaoyanzi thought about it and decided to keep Xiaoxiao. So far, she has only found one. The road ahead is long and difficult! !

Then the next contestant walked in, and it turned out to be a girl who was taller than the four talented men. "Wow, this short one is so short! This tall one is so tall! They are trying to match me up with a tall, short, fat and thin one!" Xiaoyanzi sighed casually. But what she didn't expect was that she was right. In the original plot, she really did match him up with a tall, short, fat and thin one!

"Do you have any special skills?" Song Qing asked

"In reply to your question, Princess, I can play shuttlecock. As long as it is something similar, I can play with it!"

Then Xiaoyanzi asked Mingyue to bring the shuttlecock and the balloon, and let her try the shuttlecock first. As she said, she was very proficient in kicking the shuttlecock, and she had a lot of tricks. Xiaoyanzi saw that she played the shuttlecock well, so she asked her to try the balloon as well. As expected, she was just as good at it. Xiaoyanzi was getting more and more excited, and she almost went up to give her a reward!

After watching the balloon show, Xiaoyanzi exclaimed: "This palace is really, really..."

"It's really a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!" Ziwei added when she saw Xiaoyanzi was speechless.

"Yes, yes, it's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!" Xiaoyanzi asked excitedly, "What's your name, and where do you work?"

"My servant Qiu Qiu works in the weaving and dyeing workshop." Qiu Qiu replied.

"Okay, then remember to report to Shufangzhai tomorrow," said Xiaoyanzi, "Next!"

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"Alas, after looking at so many, they still only recruited two people. The tiger and dragon in the palace should come out soon!" Xiaoyanzi sighed after looking at all the palace maids who came to apply for the job.

Song Qing thought of Ruyi whom she met in the imperial kitchen in the plot, and said, "Don't worry, let's go out and move around first! We are tired from sitting here all the time, maybe we can meet a master when we go out for a walk!"

When Song Qing and Xiaoyanzi arrived at the imperial kitchen, they saw Master Zhuang and a group of people chasing a fat girl. "You fat girl, you're still eating! I just made this rice." Master Zhuang shouted as he chased her.

The fat girl was seen running and eating at the same time, but Master Zhuang and the others couldn't catch up with her. When Xiaoyanzi saw this, she felt that he had indeed discovered this crouching tiger, but it would be more appropriate to say that it was a "hungry" tiger.

"Master Zhuang, remember to ask this fat girl to report to Shufangzhai tomorrow!" Xiaoyanzi stopped Master Zhang and said.

Having received another great general, Xiaoyanzi and the others returned to Shufangzhai contentedly. Not long after, Concubine Ling arrived.

"Good luck to Empress Ling Fei" Song Qing and Xiao Yanzi greeted everyone together

"Xiaoyanzi, Qing'er, Ziwei, how is your recruitment going today?" Concubine Ling asked

"We are still short of two people," said Xiaoyanzi. "It just so happens that I have brought someone for you today, Zhai Zhai." As she spoke, Concubine Ling asked a very thin maid behind her to step out.

"Can she do it if she's so thin?" Song Qing asked worriedly.

"She was named Zhai Zhai because she is thin. Although she is thin, her footwork is still very good," said Concubine Ling

After that, Zhai Zhai started to play like a tiger, kicking the ball with a whirring sound, and he was really good at it. Xiaoyanzi immediately decided to hire Zhai Zhai.

Afterwards, Song Qing returned to the Cining Palace and had dinner with the old Buddha. "Qing'er, you are also going to participate in Xiaoyanzi's Cuju competition. Isn't it too tiring?" the old Buddha asked.

"Master Buddha, don't worry. If Qing'er can't hold on, she will bring it up herself, and I will do my best." Song Qing looked at Master Buddha and replied with a smile.

In the original drama, the old Buddha really loved Qing'er, but unfortunately, Qing'er married and moved to Dali in the end, and had no chance to come back to visit the old Buddha. Perhaps she also had regrets.

"That's good. I'm relieved that you know your limits." The old Buddha held Song Qing's hand and said with a smile, "How is the matter I mentioned to you before? Have you found anyone who suits your taste after these few days of contact?"

As soon as she saw that the old lady mentioned this matter again, Song Qing got a headache. Could she say that she didn't see it? Those people who were outstanding were all in the protagonist group. Who could she choose?

"Master Buddha~ Qing'er hasn't understood it clearly yet, and Qing'er doesn't want to think about it so early. I just want to spend more time with you, Master Buddha." Song Qing said while leaning against Master Buddha.

"You, you, there's really nothing I can do about you. When you find someone you like, Qing'er, remember to tell me as soon as possible." The old Buddha said with a smile after being coaxed by Song Qing.