Chapter II
In the blink of an eye, it was winter, and the weather was getting colder and colder day by day, so the queen adopted the suggestion of the crown prince Liu Xie, and opened a small kitchen for us in the small courtyard behind the upper study. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
At noon on this day, the sky suddenly fell with goose feathers and heavy snow, and after a while, the sky and the earth were white, Chen Huan and I got out of school early and were waiting for lunch in the main hall of the small courtyard. Standing in front of a half-hidden window, the two of us looked at the snow outside together, discussing that tomorrow would be the time for Mu Xiu to get up early to build a snowman.
was talking lively, and saw Chen Xie, Chen Pu, Chen Xing and Liu Mao walking into the courtyard together talking and laughing.
I followed Chen Huan and hurriedly greeted them, smiled at the door and greeted the salute, and a maid had already greeted them, helping them pat off the snowflakes on their bodies and take off their cloaks. Everyone entered the house and sat around the table of the Eight Immortals.
In our group, the crown prince Chen Xie and Liu Mao are both eighteen years old, the second prince Chen Pu is seventeen years old, the fourth prince Chen Xing is eleven years old, I am fifteen years old, and the second princess Chen Huan is also fifteen years old, but three months younger than me.
When a few people were talking lively, An Fu, the chief eunuch in the study, came in and reported that Liu Lezheng, who taught music and rhythm in the afternoon, was sick and asked for leave, so the afternoon class was canceled. Chen Huan and I couldn't help but be overjoyed, Chen Ying cheered even more, and the rest of the people were also happy.
"I don't go to school this afternoon, it's snowing heavily, why don't we have a few drinks at noon, so as to drive away the cold, I still have two jars of osmanthus nectar there." As soon as Chen Xing's proposal came to pass, it was immediately despised. "Osmanthus nectar is counted as wine, that's what women drink, but you can drink a few more glasses, Xiaosi." The second prince pursed his lips, and Chen Xing's face immediately turned red: "I want to drink pear blossom white, can you get it?" "Pear blossom white is the palace treasure wine, it is said that the taste is sweet and long, although the stamina is great, but it is rare that the wine is not on the top, so it is quite popular, but the output is very small, only a few people can get the king's gift during the New Year's Festival. The fourth prince said this, obviously to earn back face and compete with the second prince.
The second prince smiled and patted the fourth prince's shoulder with his hand: "Fourth brother, how about we make a bet?" We bet on whoever loses and who drinks two bowls of wine. Chen Huan hurriedly clapped his hands and shouted, "Okay! Okay! I'm here to testify. Everyone knows that Chen Huan is a lord who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and seeing Chen Xing's face flushed, the palace has never given the princes to drink the faint and watery fragrance of the palace and the sweet osmanthus nectar like ****, where they have drunk such a strong wine as pear blossom white, and it is estimated that the fourth prince will not be able to find the north after two bowls, right? Chen Xing was not convinced, gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and shouted that he wanted to make a bet with the second prince, saying that he must pierce the second prince's cowhide.
The few jars of pear blossom white stored in the palace this year have been sent to the mansions of several princes as a reward at the end of the year, and everyone knows that there is indeed no pear blossom white in the womb. Obviously, the second prince was bound to lose, but he seemed to be confident again, Chen Xie and Liu Mao just smiled and watched and did not participate.
After the two negotiated the gambling contract, the second prince instructed his entourage to fetch the wine, and the fourth prince did not forget to let people take the osmanthus nectar, and Chen Huan proposed to put the banquet on the big kang in the East Warm Pavilion, which was unanimously approved by everyone. The people hurriedly moved the banquet to the kang in the East Warm Pavilion, and everyone took off their coats and shoes, and sat cross-legged around the kang table. No one noticed that Liu Mao's entourage had been ordered by his master to leave quietly.
After a while, two jars of osmanthus nectar and two jars of pear blossom white were taken over, and they were about to open the wine, when the queen's side of the green Qi came, but they sent two jars of osmanthus nectar, and passed on the queen's words, saying that they knew that they didn't have to go to class in the afternoon, so that everyone could get together and play, and if the snow was big at night, they could directly stay in the Liuchun Hall next door to rest for one night.
Everyone was very happy to hear this, thanked Lu Qi, and followed her to lead people to clean up the Liuchun Palace. Everyone sat around the kang table, the fourth prince didn't believe that the second prince brought pear blossom white, and hurriedly opened the wine seal, and a fragrance suddenly permeated the entire Dongnuan Pavilion, I squinted my eyes slightly and sniffed gently, it was so fragrant! When I opened my eyes, I saw Liu Mao, who was sitting opposite me, staring at me, and the expression on his face that seemed to be smiling made me blush, and I turned my face away from him, and seemed to be a little embarrassed in my heart.
I have secretly drunk this pear blossom white before, although this pear blossom white is a special product of Yan Kingdom, it has also been sent to the palace in Korea as a national gift, I used to sit on my father's lap when I was very young, and secretly drank a cup when my father didn't care, and fell drunk in my father's arms. Well, that's the scent! I let out a long sigh of joy.
The fourth prince poured a glass of wine for Chen Xie and Liu Mao each without admitting defeat, and asked them to identify whether it was a real pear blossom white, "Smell the smell and know that you must have lost, fourth brother." Chen Xie took a sip gently, but Liu Mao drank it all, "It's really good wine!" He put the cup down appreciatively.
The fourth prince asked the second prince where he got the pear blossom white, but the second prince just laughed but didn't explain. Seeing that the question could not be answered, the fourth prince took the wine jar and was about to pour it into his bowl, but was stopped by the second prince: "How can I have such a good wine that is so cheap for you, not to mention how boring it is for you to get drunk as soon as you come up." Isn't it true that everyone said? I hurriedly nodded yes, "Anyway, there is a lot of osmanthus nectar, so don't use osmanthus nectar instead!" "Wouldn't it be nice to stop punishing the fourth brother to break a few plum blossoms for us, and we can enjoy the plum blossoms while drinking?" Chen Huan also coaxed.
"This proposal is good, I'll let people warm up the wine first, and we'll all be waiting for you here." Chen Xie smiled and sent his subordinates to warm the wine, and the subordinates hurriedly took the wine down to warm it, and the fourth prince simply jumped off the kang neatly, kicked on his boots and let the subordinates put on his coat and cloak him, "Wait for me to come back in a while" The person rushed out with a gust of wind.
Everyone was waiting for him while eating vegetables, fortunately, there was an excellent plum tree in the front yard of the study, and after a while, Chen Ying came back with a few plum blossoms, and the two little guys behind him were also full, everyone couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and estimated that the old plum tree had been destroyed by him.
Chen Ying held the flower and looked at it with a smile, "I folded a few more, and it would be good for the sisters to take the smoked house when I went back." Chen Huan and I couldn't help but smile and thanked him.
Finally can sit down and drink well, Chen Huan and I drink osmanthus nectar, the men are drinking pear blossom white, I itch and can't bear to pout Chen Huan and I to ask for pear blossom white, they don't allow but can't stand me and Chen Huan's soft and hard grinding, and finally Chen Xie agreed to let each of us taste a small cup, in return I happily gave him a piece of goose paw, he was slightly stunned, I also froze, every time I accompany my father to drink, I like to pick up vegetables for him, today I am happy to do it, simply give everyone a piece of food, I sandwiched the dishes for everyone, it is estimated that no one has done this, they were all stunned, and soon Chen Huan did the same to serve the dishes to everyone, and the atmosphere immediately became more lively, and everyone shouted thank you in their mouths. Even Liu Mao, who has never been very smiling, smiled and drank, I think he seems to be a different person today, and he doesn't seem to be as unsociable as usual.
After a few more drinks, everyone's faces were flushed, Chen Xing rolled up his sleeves and pulled Liu Mao and shouted to make a fist, Chen Pu wanted to make a drinking order, but Chen Ying laughed at the sissy, and the angry Chen Pu knocked twice on his head with chopsticks, and finally couldn't beat Chen Xing, so we decided to punch. The loser will be fined three glasses of wine, and then the loser will continue to compete with the next one in turn.
In the first round, it turned out that the initiator lost the most, Chen Ying drank more than a dozen cups, and I also drank three cups. Chen Pu was reluctant, saying that he couldn't let the fourth brother drink all the good wine. Chen Huan and I also felt that just drinking was boring, so we met and decided to change the rules, the winner of the guessing box would drink, and the loser would be punished for singing a song.
Liu Mao: "I have Liang Guo's wine, do you want to taste it?" His entourage brought two jars of wine to the table, and a smell of wine came to his nose, and the rich fragrance actually covered the pear blossom white, Chen Xing's eyes lit up and he immediately shouted: "What kind of wine is this?" I must try it! Chen Pu clapped his hands: "Hurry up and send the wine warm." Turning his head to look at Liu Mao: "Could it be that this is Liang Guo's tribute wine Yulou Chun?" This is not Yulou Chun, it is the folk Liu Ling drunk, although it is not a tribute wine, it is also a very rare wine, the entrance is refreshing, the wine is full of strength, and the aftertaste is long. He smiled lightly: "But my daughter's family is afraid that she will get drunk after just one cup, so the two sisters can't drink it." Chen Ying slapped the table: "I want to taste this wine today, come and come, everyone will not get drunk today!" ”
The warm Liu Ling was drunk, and Chen Huan ordered his subordinates to withdraw the osmanthus nectar and put the pear blossom white in front of us. Chen Xie stretched out his fingers and rubbed his eyebrows, you two girls, you really don't let you take a step, look at how the drunk queen mother will punish you! "Good brother" Chen Huan rushed over and hugged his arm, "You are at our will, please!" Hurry up and make a dress for my brother "Chen Xie leaned forward and leaned back" to stop quickly, only this once, not as an example. "I knew my brother loved me." As he wished, Chen Huan, who was fulfilled, finally let go of his brother's arm and sat back.
Three musicians came, one playing the piano, one playing the flute and one playing the pipa. Soon the glass in front of everyone was full, Chen Ying and Chen Pu raised their fists and compared, this time it was Chen Pu who won, he drank three glasses of wine, Chen Huan and I shouted for Chen Ying to sing, he laughed and said okay.
"The white horse is decorated with golden fetters, and it gallops northwest. By asking who the son is, the ghost and the ranger ...... "This is Chen Xing's song."
"There is a lesbian car, Yan Ru Shunhua. Will Ao Jiangxiang, Pei Yu Qiongju, Bi Mei Meng Jiang, Xun Mei and all ......" This is Chen Huan's song.
"Rank and rank, secluded South Mountain. Such as bamboo buds, such as pine trees. Brother and brother, the style is good, and there is no phase...... "This is Chen Pu's song."
"When you sing about wine, life is geometric! For example, the morning dew, the days are bitter...... this is Chen Xie's song
"Ride my big horse and stroke my weak bow. The long sword crosses the nine fields, and the high crown blows the Xuanqiong...... "This is Liu Mao's song."
As for me...... I'm already drunk, babbling I don't know what I'm singing, I just remember laughing silly all the time, I'm really drunk, hehehe...... Pear Blossom White ......