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When it rains in the valley, the peony blooms. At this time of year, it is the most lively time in Danluo, the imperial city of Chu State.

Peony is the national flower of Chu, in Chu, whether it is a rich businessman, a beautiful official family, or a poor and poor people, they are proud to be able to raise a peony.

There was once a poem: "The imperial city is in the twilight of spring, noisy and noisy; The high and low are priceless, and the reward depends on the number of flowers: scorching a hundred reds, and the bunch. …… Every family is customary, and everyone is confused. ......"1 Chu people's good peony temperament can be seen from this.

However, the territory of Chu is northern, the four seasons are distinct, and it is not as good as the Jin Kingdom in the east, which is near the sea, and the temperature is higher and the water vapor is sufficient. Therefore, the peony flowering period of each year has to be a few days back.

Jiangnan peonies are at their peak in late April every year, and from early May to early May, even if there are still peonies blooming, they are not beautiful enough. At the beginning of May, it is the most beautiful time for Danluo peonies to bloom.

Because of the imperial capital, the most precious flowers of the Chu State are gathered in Danluo, and every time it comes, there will be countless people and inkmen vying to watch. Confucian scholars and talented people are good at chanting poems against each other, and countless amazing and amazing sentences are sung and recited in this season when the peony blossoms bloom.

There was once a humanitarian: "Danluo is the most prosperous in spring, with 100,000 families in red, green and yin." Who is like a group of flowers, people will be splendid and learn from the flowers. ”2

At this time, the peony flowers in Danluo are full of flowers, the whole imperial capital is full of this rich fragrance, there are many women in the people, take advantage of the good sunshine, take out the quilt in the house and dry it, only half a day can be contaminated with this luxurious fragrance, mixed with the warm taste of the sun, you can have a good night's dream.

There are two florists in the state of Chu, and this peony flower is the best cultivated.

One is the Danluo Song father, the Song father and ancestors have been good at gardening for generations, and the peonies he planted, red and white, with thousands of variations, were respected by the people of the time as "flower master", and he was surprised that he had "the art of the illusory world". Song's father is a peony flower master, but all rich people ask him to graft peonies, flowers in autumn, and pay for flowers in the spring of the next year, and pick up a plant, worth 5,000.

One is a flower master surnamed Ou Mingyang in the south of the Yangtze River, he once cultivated the white peony under the root of the medicine, the next year the flower bloomed light blue, known as "Ou Jiabi", this flower is extremely precious, every year as a tribute, offered to the imperial court. 3

Song's father Ouyang and Ouyang were both famous florists at that time, and their floral art was famous and comparable, so there was often a saying that "North Luo Song father South Ouyang".

And now what the queen is ravaging in her hands is the rare flower species "Ou Jiabi" cultivated by Ouyang Huashi.

I saw the light blue juice slowly soaking out from between her green fingers, and even the emerald armor was dyed with a layer of turquoise.

The queen seemed to be unaware, kneading one blooming peony after another. Mama Qi followed her cautiously, for fear that she would accidentally anger the angry master in front of her.

Even though he watched her grow up since he was a child, he couldn't figure out the character of this queen mother, lest one accidentally brush her scales.

"Mama, what do you say this palace should do?" The queen crushed the last blooming Ou Jiabi in front of her, threw it on the ground, turned around and soaked her hands in the rose water that the maidservant Juan Er had been holding, as if gossiping, and lightly asked for the opinion of her old girl.

Mama Qi lowered her head slightly, her eyes had been on the broken flowers all over the ground, and when she heard the queen say this, she slowly raised her head and glanced at the juan'er standing next to her: "According to the old slave's opinion"

The queen looked at her speechless appearance, took the handkerchief and wiped her hands clean, and motioned for the maidservants on the side to leave, only to hear her continue:

"Your Majesty's golden mouth, now that the holy decree has been issued, if you want to withdraw the holy decree again, it must be very difficult" Mama Qi slowly spoke, but when she saw the queen's darkening complexion, she hurriedly changed her words: "But if you want your majesty to change your will, it's not impossible." ”

The queen glanced at her, stepped over to another cluster of blooming coral, picked up a shovel, and helped it to cultivate the soil.

"Niangniang thinks, Your Majesty will marry the eldest princess, but if King Ming and other princesses cook raw rice into cooked rice, no matter how much Your Majesty is golden, for the sake of the royal face, you should regret this family matter, right?" Mama Qi followed the queen step by step and spoke softly beside her.

"You mean to let other princesses and King Ming" The queen frowned and shook her head slowly, "This plan doesn't work, not to mention that Your Majesty has no princess of the right age to marry, it is the niece of the princess who sealed Princess Guning in this palace, and my father is even more reluctant." If Jia'er is married to King Ming, in case Daddy helps King Ming ......"

"Niangniang forgot, there is also the one from the Yongluan Palace. Mama Qi seemed to know that the queen would definitely say this, and as soon as the queen finished speaking, she listened to her reply.

"She? she's the niece of Prince Ming, that's the big one" The queen seemed to think of something, turned her eyes to look at the humble old man in front of her, and a treacherous smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "You mean"

"Niang Niang Mingjian. Mama Qi smiled and kowtowed to the queen.

Throwing away the shovel in her hand, the queen leaned over the coral platform where the red-petaled astragalus bloomed warmly, and her eyes were soft, as if looking at a magnificent treasure and unparalleled supreme glory:

"This peony famous coral platform, from a distance, the flower shape is dignified and plump, layer upon layer; Ye Xiaohuayan is the real king of flowers. The posture of the Ou family's mountains and wilderness, the color of the bleak, it is really difficult to get into the hall of elegance, and it is really a joke to be held into a strange flower among the flowers. ”

Hearing this, Mama Qi trembled, and had to bury her head lower.

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Luan Ge let people pass the word, so he stayed at the concubine's place for lunch.

Qi Mingxiang was in a good mood because Luan Ge agreed to her request, and even added a little more food, and Aunt Yun was very grateful until she sent Luan Ge away, her eyes were full of reluctance, and her mouth kept saying that she would come back to see the concubine more often if she was okay on weekdays.

Luan Ge looked at her joyful appearance, although she knew that she was just for the concubine, and not really happy herself, but she was also inexplicably happy.

Xiang'er has suffered for more than ten years, and having such a person around her who treats her sincerely can be regarded as God's compensation for her, right?

Coming out of Yong'an Palace, Luan Ge did not go back to Yongluan Palace directly, but walked around and walked to the Imperial Garden. I found a non-eye-catching place and sat down, broke off a turquoise wicker, and tore off the leaves on it one by one. Watching them drift away with the flowing water under their feet,

It wasn't until the last leaf was left that Luan Ge looked at it for a moment before he slowly raised his hand, put it to his lips, and blew it slowly.

Blowing willow leaves after thirteen years is still a little rusty. After blowing intermittently for a while, I slowly got a tune.

The person in my memory was humming this song softly on the stone bridge of the Qi Palace on such an afternoon, right?

There are arbors in the south, and there is no rest. Han has a wandering girl, unthinkable. The breadth of the Han is incomprehensible. Jiang Zhiyong is incomprehensible.

The wrong salary is wrong, and the words are clear. The son of Yu is home, and his words are his horse. The breadth of the Han is incomprehensible. Jiang Zhiyong is incomprehensible.

The wrong salary, the words are wrong. The son of Yu is home, and he is a horse. The breadth of the Han is incomprehensible. Jiang Zhiyong is incomprehensible. 4

The sound of the song gradually became clear and continuous, but the face of the person who played the music was already damp.

Lotien

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1 from Bai Juyi's "Buying Flowers"

2 Song father: Song Dan, a native of Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty. This person is good at gardening, he planted peonies, red and white, mutated thousands of kinds, was respected by the people of the time as the flower master, and was surprised that he had "the art of the fantasy world". It is a pity that this superb art has not been recorded and handed down. Song Ouyang Xiu's "Luoyang Peony Chronicle Customs and Customs" contains, Song Shi has a person surnamed Dongmen, known as "Gate Garden", is a peony flower master, rich people ask him to graft peony, autumn flowers, next spring to see the flowers and then pay, live a plant, worth 5,000.

Ouyang: Zhang Bangji's "Mozhuang Manlu" also contains, during the Xuanhe period of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, there was a flower master surnamed Ou in Luoyang, who used medicine to cultivate white peony roots, and the flowers bloomed light blue in the following year, known as "Ou Jiabi", which was extremely precious, and was offered to the imperial court as a tribute every year.

Oujiabi and Coral Terrace are both peony varieties.

3 Sima Guang "Looking at Flowers"

4 "The Book of Songs: Han Guang"

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