The weather in May was just right, and the garden was full of flowers, and the lady sitting in the pavilion couldn't help but smile when she looked at the girls who were frolicking in the garden from a distance.

Princess Ning held a banquet in Changchun Garden in the annex during the Dragon Boat Festival, invited the women and ladies of all families in Beijing to visit the garden together, and gave a post to the women of various famous families in Beijing half a month in advance.

The Shen family's post is directly given to the Feng family, but this kind of post organized by the princesses to enjoy the flowers and gardens is mostly a sign of respect for an old lady of some age like the Feng family, and it is usually the daughter-in-law of the family who brings the juniors to participate. Originally, the three ladies of the Shen family went with the girls from each room, and they didn't want the Ma family to accidentally catch a cold a few days ago, so the eldest girl Shen Junxuan insisted on staying to take care of the Ma family, so Xiao and De'an brought a few girls to the banquet.

Changchun Garden is a royal courtyard, a garden that was rewarded by the first emperor of King Ning's mansion. This garden is just outside the city three hundred miles of place, occupies the area is not large, the only advantage is that it is a rare imitation of the Jiangnan garden style in Beijing to build the layout of the garden, the pavilions are exquisite, the flowers and trees are numerous, the scenery of the four seasons is different, it is the famous place of the flower viewing garden banquet in Beijing.

Although it was a banquet set up by Princess Ning, Princess Ning basically did not come forward, and the housekeepers entertained the women of each family were Princess Ning's daughters-in-law, Xiao and De'an and several other ladies were personally entertained by Princess Ning, and they were sitting in the pavilion enjoying the scenery and chatting.

When the eldest lady of the Ma family saw that the Shen family was from the Xiao family and De'an, she asked with a smile: "The weather is so good today, and this garden also has a unique style, I wonder why the eldest sister didn't come?"

Xiao Shi said with a smile: "The sister-in-law was originally coming, and she didn't want to accidentally catch a cold a few days ago, so she didn't come, and Xuan'er's child was worried that her mother would have a family illness, so she also stayed at home." ”

The eldest lady of the Ma family nodded and said, "This is really not a coincidence, I don't know how the eldest sister's illness is, but it is better?"

"It's not a big deal, it's just that the weather is occasionally cold and hot in this spring, and my sister-in-law didn't pay attention to it for a while before she caught a cold. De'an was talking to the princess of Ning Wang, and when he heard the conversation between Mrs. Martha and Xiao Shi, he took the time to reply.

Mrs. Ma didn't care much about Ma's, she was going to ask, but she said: "That's good, the weather in this spring is indeed changeable, and it is easy to catch a cold if you don't pay attention to it. ”

The princess of King Ning also came to make fun: "The Shen family has always been able to teach children, look at the few young ladies of the Shen family I saw today, yo, it is really a top one, I don't know which kid will be cheaper in the future." ”

"No, I also think that the girls of the Shen family are very outstanding today, the fifth girl of the county lord knows how to take care of her sister at a young age, and even the sixth girl who is only three years old is also full of aura, and it looks like a doll from a painting, so I can't help but take it home secretly to raise." "The Huang family in Liuxiang has always had a good relationship with the Shen family, and Mrs. Huang does like a few little girls from the Shen family, so she also praised it.

Xiao Shi smiled happily, but still said modestly: "Coriander can't afford the praise of the ladies, she just looks well-behaved, I don't know how naughty she is on weekdays, every time I am angry, I can't wait to grab her and beat her, but our master loves to spoil her, and she is used to lawlessness." ”

"It's still a few of you who are blessed, and you have all the children, I just got those two stinky boys, and the master of the family is also in charge, and I have been studying with my brothers all day long, and now I am almost two little nerds. Although Mrs. Kong Da, the daughter-in-law of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Rites, said that she was envious of other people, her face was also proud of her own children and honor.

When it came to the children of each family for a while, these usually reserved ladies also chatted hotly.

Although Princess Ning's Dragon Boat Banquet only invited famous families in Beijing, but in the capital, where a brick can hit one or two royal relatives, there are a lot of people, plus each family has children, basically all the people who are familiar with each family and their own family are together, and the girls are no exception.

Shen Junluo is the granddaughter of King Ning, and King Ning and Princess Ning often take her to Ning Wangfu to play on weekdays.

In King Ning's mansion, daughters have always been rare, and there is only one of her in the generation of the county lord of De'an, and in Shen Junluo's generation, King Ning's five sons only have two granddaughters, plus Shen Junluo's granddaughter, there are only three girls in this generation.

The two girls in King Ning's Mansion now. One is the concubine of the princess, Wen Renyun, who is ten years old this year, and the other is the concubine of the third room, Wen Renyu, who is eight years old this year. Wen Renyu and Shen Junluo intersected generally, I don't know where I went with the girl I knew at this time, Wen Renyun has always been with Shen Junluo's cousin, and is accompanying her and a few girls who are familiar with each other on weekdays.

Because Shen Junqian had only returned to Laizhou not long ago, this was almost the first time to participate in such a large gathering in Beijing, so Shen Junluo introduced her one by one. When the others saw that Shen Junluo brought such a little sister over, they were also curious, and surrounded Shen Junluo to tease her for a while.

"This is Arlo's sister? I haven't seen it before, and she looks so cute. "The one who spoke was the Min County Lord of King Kang's family, the youngest daughter of King Kang, who was only six years old this year.

Shen Junluo said with pride on her face: "Of course, Sister Qian is my second uncle's daughter-in-law. ”

Shen Junqian knew that since he had returned to Beijing, he would always have to integrate into this circle, and he didn't need Shen Junluo to say more, so he said crisply: "I was born in Maozhou, and I have been staying in Maozhou before, and I only came back to Laizhou during the Chinese New Year." ”

"Maozhou is there, is Maozhou fun, it's boring to stay in the capital all the time. Shen Junqian looked over and saw that it was Huang Shiyao, the sister of the twin sisters of the Huang family, and it was her sister Huang Shiqi who stood next to her and had a style of clothes with her.

When Shen Junqian was in Maozhou, it was not convenient to move, and he basically didn't go out of any yard, where did he know if it was fun, and said: "I don't know, I was still young at that time, and I basically didn't go out much, but I heard my fourth brother say that there are many very interesting temple fairs in Maozhou, and there are many cheap and delicious snacks." ”

Huang Shiyao said with some envy: "Really, I haven't been out of the capital since I was a child, it's better for my brother to go out to study, and next time my brother travels to Maozhou, let him bring me some delicious food." After speaking, he remembered that Shen Junqian might not understand the meaning of the study tour, and explained to her: "Do you know that the study tour can only be done by boys, saying that it is to do learning, hum, in fact, it is the brothers who borrow the name to go out to play, but unfortunately we don't even have the opportunity to borrow this name." ”

"I haven't been out of the capital either, but I think the capital is also very good, there are also a lot of temple fairs and festivals in the capital, there are all kinds of food, I followed my father to visit the lantern festival during the Lantern Festival, but it was fun. Lord Min said.

Wen Renyun is the oldest in this group, and because of the favor of his grandfather King Ning, he went out with the family, and said: "Actually, there is nothing outside, I have been to Guizhou with me, there is nothing fun, when we went, there was a drought everywhere, and it almost led to a riot, fortunately, my grandfather pressed it down there, and then the government opened a shed to give porridge better." ”

Huang Shiqi seems to have a completely different personality from her sister, and she is not interested in listening to a few people, and silently interjected: "I came to the garden to enjoy the flowers today, why do you all say this, I heard that there will be a dragon boat race in a while, is it true?"

Shen Junqian is actually a little boring, she is not really like these boudoir girls who don't go out of the door, she has never seen anything, she was keen on travel in her previous life, and she is a person who has to save a little money to go out to play, otherwise she would not have come to this dynasty inexplicably on the plane to travel. Shen Junqian is very eager to go around, this garden looks really beautiful, even if you go to visit Suzhou gardens in your previous life, you may not be able to feel this antique elegance.

It's a pity that Shen Junqian is young and everything is restricted, so she can only be obediently led by Shen Junluo to the side in a daze, hearing Huang Shiqi's straightforward words, she couldn't help but praise and asked, "What dragon boat race?"

Wen Renyun blushed when he heard Huang Shiqi's words, and looked at his younger sister here, he just took care of his own happy chat, forgot about hospitality, and hurriedly remedied: "Some of them are held in the Bixin Lake in front, there is an attic on the west side of the lake, and a platform has been set up in front of the lake, and we can go to the attic to see it when the time comes, and we can also go to the platform to see it." ”

"Bixin Lake, that lake is not small, but didn't it build a lake pavilion and a small half of the corridor?" Shen Junluo was also very interested in dragon boat racing when she heard about it, but she had also been to Changchun Garden, so she had some questions.

Wen Renyun smiled and said: "Sister Luo hasn't come these days, I don't know, because my grandmother is going to hold this Dragon Boat Banquet, my grandfather specially found someone to tear down the pavilion and corridor on the lake, and rebuild it after the banquet." ”

"Who are the players in those competitions?" Lord Min didn't care so much, she was only interested in who the competition was.

"Of course, it's the young masters who came today, there are two to four people in a boat, one goes back and forth, whoever arrives first will win, and there will be a reward. I don't know what the reward is, but I don't think everyone cares too much, but let's have some fun together. Wen Renyun said.

Shen Junqian was a little puzzled and asked, "Will my brothers participate in the competition?"

Huang Shiyao said with a smile: "I will definitely participate, I secretly heard my brothers say that they also specially invited their classmates and friends to participate together, saying that they want to show their faces in front of the ladies and ladies in Beijing." Saying that, the handkerchief covered his mouth and smiled, looked around, lowered his head slightly, and whispered: "I heard that this Dragon Luncheon Banquet is not ordinary." ”

Huang Shiyao's words raised everyone's interest, and they asked with their eyes, Huang Shiyao gestured in the direction of Wen Renyun with her chin: "I don't know the specifics, I should ask her." ”

Who knew that Wen Renyun hadn't answered yet, Lord Min opened his mouth first: "Hey, what's this, the banquets we hold in Beijing, a few of them are just playing, Fei is that old-fashioned, how can there be such a simple banquet, they are all blind dates in disguise, they must look at each other, but we are still young, just play with us." ”

Shen Junqian still wanted to ask a few more words, but when he saw Lord Min say this, he changed the words that came to his mouth: "Where is Bixin Lake, can we go and see it first?"

This mention was immediately approved by Huang Shiyao: "Yes, yes, we can go over and have a look first, that place has the best view, and we will look there when the time comes, isn't it right?"

Wen Renyun and the others nodded in agreement when they heard this, and then went to the direction of Bixin Lake together.