Chapter 24 Thousands of Trees Bloom on the Night of the East Wind

After the Laba Festival, the year is near.

The Guogong Mansion was busy with the New Year's affair for a while, but Wan put Wei Jiu, Jin Ze and others in the back of her mind.

The New Year was lively, and it was the Shangyuan Festival in a blink of an eye.

When there were still two or three days before the Shangyuan Festival, Qingyun and Dongfang Xiaolan, the young aunts and nephews, couldn't sit still.

On this day, everyone had just had dinner in Mrs. Li's room, and when they were all sitting and drinking tea, Dongfang Xiaolan quietly pulled Dongfang Yi's sleeve and said in a low voice: "Uncle, when are we going to build a lantern tower, I heard the third son of the Jiang family say that they will also build a lantern tower on Tai'an Street when I pay New Year's greeting......s."

Before the words were finished, Zhu Huan scolded his son: "I don't read a good book, I don't pull the bow, I am worried about what lamp tower!" Working hard is your business! ”

When Dongfang Xiaolan heard this, she lowered her head aggrievedly and whispered: "Back to my mother's words, my son has finished the homework left by my husband." Bows and arrows don't dare to be lazy. ”

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Huan slammed the tea cup of Yue Yao on the table with a calm face, and said angrily: "Who learned from the people so unruly!" I actually talked back to my mother! ”

She has always been in charge of the family feed, and in previous years, she had already made up for the matter of building a lantern tower. But this year, because Dongfang was at home, she felt uncomfortable, and she thought that the lantern tower was just for others to amuse, so she took advantage of her busy work and deliberately ignored it.

Mrs. Li coughed lightly and said, "Lan'er is in a hurry. If you want to say that this lantern tower should really be erected. The saint decreed, saying that the Shangyuan Festival should be closed for three days, and the whole world celebrated, and I heard that even the palace sent people to build a lamp tower on Tai'an Street. Our family can't be compared to the royal family, and we can't be too far behind...... Yi'er will take someone to find a place on Tai'an Street tomorrow, so let's set it up. ”

Dongfang Yi looked at Zhu Huan and said, "It's better to ask your sister-in-law to send someone, in previous years, my sister-in-law was doing it......"

Mrs. Li interrupted him gently: "This year is not as good as in previous years, your sister-in-law is not as big as your man's eyes after all, so you should do it." ”

Zhu Huan also laughed and said, "That's what Mother said." In previous years, the palace did not build a lantern tower, but this year the palace took the lead, if we built it too well, we swept the royal face; It's too shabby, and I'm afraid of losing my identity. It's not easy to twist this measure. It is also because of this that I have never been involved in building a lamphouse. Now with the help of the second brother, the second brother is a man, and this vision will be wider than mine, an uninformed woman......" The words were extremely sincere, but Dongfang Yi couldn't refuse, so he had to agree.

Zhu Huan smashed the cup when he returned to his room. "The goblin didn't know what tricks he used, but he bewitched the lady too! Now I'm the only one in this mansion who is a bad person! ”

Her personal maid Weiyang picked up the cup and said in a low voice: "No matter how charming and seductive she is, she can't go beyond Mrs., no matter what, you are also the eldest daughter-in-law of this mansion, the wife of the prince of the royal seal, and also gave birth to the eldest grandson, no accident, most of this business is also yours, why should Mrs. be angry?" ”

Zhu Huan thought about it, it was such a reason, so he endured his anger and asked someone to take a pair of cards to Dongfang Yi, and took people to build a lamp tower on Tai'an Street.

Wei Wan spent the Shangyuan Festival for the first time in the middle of the week, I didn't know what the customs were, and after returning to the house, she asked Bihuan: "Shangyuan Festival, what is the way to get here?" ”

Bi Huan laughed and said happily: "If you want to talk about the Shangyuan Festival, it can be lively, it can be said to be the first lively and fun festival." On this day, in addition to fireworks and lantern watching, there are also all kinds of acrobatics, float parades, and beautiful dancers and prostitutes perform on the floats. People had to go out, meet friends, put on masks and walk around the streets, and the streets were full of people...... I can't finish saying a few words, and Madame will know when she sees it. I heard that this year, Qingyun Temple and the Big Buddha Temple have borrowed hundreds of sets of women's clothes from the people, and they are going to dress up to parade in the streets......"

As the saying goes, Wei Wan's heart is excited, and she can't wait for tomorrow to be the Shangyuan Festival.

Early in the morning on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Wei Wan watched the girls hang lanterns under the porch.

The lantern was made by Pan Zi with the girls. I didn't expect Pan Zinuhong to learn it, but she could make lanterns, flowers, birds, fish, and insects, all of which were vivid and cute.

Pan Zi commanded the girls to hang the hand-copying verandah full, and after hanging the last koi lotus leaf lamp, Pan Zi jumped down from the small pestle, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "Madam, the lanterns hanging under this porch, and the candles are on the dark point, how beautiful should it be?" Look, the lanterns of the Shangyuan Festival are the best in our yard. ”

"If you are not ashamed, you know that you are boasting." Wei Wan smiled and nodded Pan Zi's forehead.

Wei Wan was sincerely delighted.

On the first day of the first lunar month, all the women must enter the palace to worship and eat the imperial meal, which means that the royal family and the people are happy. How many courtiers and women should be honored, but in Weihuan's opinion, it is simply a crime, according to the ceremonial official's singing, drinking, and saluting like a puppet, the food served is already cold no matter how exquisite it looks, where can I catch up and live comfortably at home?

Looking at the rows of lanterns under the porch, I only feel warm and steady, this is the feeling of home. How can those cold glory and wealth warm people's hearts? It still feels like home, and it makes people feel peaceful and joyful.

Pan Zi was unconvinced: "The maid is just telling the truth. Uncle also took two lanterns from our yard to decorate the table, which shows that our yard is still doing well. ”

The lantern tower has been built for two or three days, and it has been built, and Dongfang Yi is just going to make the final decoration. Seeing that it was almost noon, Wei Wan called Biyun: "...... Send someone to see, when will the uncle come back? ”

As soon as Biyun left here, Taohong came to report: "Madam, the Houfu has sent someone to see Madame." ”

When Wei Wan heard this, she hurriedly called for please.

Taohong went out, and after a while, she led Mrs. Zhuang's mother and a little girl carrying a big food box into the yard.

Weiwan smiled and welcomed people into the house and invited Zhang's mother to sit: "I also work my mother to run." ”

Zhang's mother smiled and saluted Wei Huan, and then sat on the brocade brought by Pan Zi, and said with a smile: "Madame specially asked the slave maid to remind Wan Niang, saying that today is the first Shangyuan Festival after the mother's marriage, combined with the lady's birthday, it is not conducive to the lamp, and the lady has to stay at home today, and it is good not to go anywhere." ”

Wei Wanqi said: "How can there be such a thing? ”

Weiwan has been displaced for many years, and has no fixed place, although she has settled down, she is under the fence, how can she be in the mood to live the Yuan Festival? The only time I remember going to the Yuan Festival was when I was a child, I wore men's clothes with my brother, sneaked out, and I had to be constantly guarding against being discovered. I wanted to swim today, but I didn't expect to let it out!