For longevity, as usual, you have to eat a bowl of longevity noodles. Houfu's longevity noodles are filled with a large bowl of gold edged bone china colored uranium with a thick bottom and placed in the middle of the round table, and the soup base made of clear soup is accompanied by shiitake mushrooms, quail eggs, braised pork knuckle, accompanied by cloves, cinnamon, and the fragrance is overflowing.

The longevity noodles are thin and long, and they can't be broken if they are clamped, and Yingning actually got a small porcelain bowl full of them. Thin noodles, picked with a chopstick, the entrance is smooth and tendonous, between the teeth is rotten, because you can't make a sound when eating, this bowl of noodles is sucked in a small bite, and the wine banquet is also over half.

During the banquet, Yan Yu, who was drinking outside, toasted to the women's table through the clear water screen, and the girls were naturally ashamed to say a word, only Mrs. Shizi took the lead in speaking: "The eldest prince is polite, how to get your toast, we should toast you." As he spoke, he asked the maid to fill the girls' wine cups, "We have dried this wine, please greet the concubine on my behalf." ”

"That's nature." After toasting, Yan Yu returned to the table, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The eldest prince is personable, young and talented, and many girls from the family secretly promise that although there is a county lord in front, it is also an undecided matter, and the prince's concubine is not comparable to ordinary concubines, and it is very possible to become an imperial concubine in the future.

After the banquet, Wei left the ladies and ladies to drink tea, ": There is a stage in the garden, you all drink tea and then leave, otherwise my old lady will blame me for not being well entertained." "Naturally, everyone is respectful, rather than obeying.

The maid is Pu'er, which is the most suitable to eat after meals, light and greasy, and the huge waiting house is exquisite.

The stage is singing Wangjiang Pavilion, Wei is a fan of the opera, drinking Pu'er, listening to singing, and humming a couple of sentences with Xuanzi from time to time. The wives also talked about the wisdom and courage of the Tan family in the play, and the hard work, and hated the traitor's bad luck when he was in power, and from time to time he married his children in a family, and the scene was harmonious.

Lingluo didn't know where to go after the banquet, thinking that he had changed his clothes, and without the county lord, the sisters' words were all on the clothes, jewelry, embroidery, and female red.

Yingning sat and sat a little sleepy, today the sky is clear, the sun is soft and sunny, it is almost the middle of August, the weather is not as hot as before, the breeze in the pavilion is blowing, crispy and cool, people can't help but squint and doze. Just as Yingning was in her dream, she vaguely saw the girl in the garden smiling, and her body was light and fluttering, not to mention how comfortable, but when she dreamed that she had brought a cup, before she could enter it, her hand slipped, and with a bang, Yingning woke up.

I only heard a mother-in-law playing a round field": broken peace, broken peace, good luck......" The mother-in-law chattered in her mouth, and her hands and feet were also sharp, and she picked up the broken porcelain pieces in three or two clicks, and wiped the tea along with it.

Jingzhu stood aside, her skirt sprinkled with tea stains, and she looked at a loss.

When the wives at the front desk heard the reputation, they only heard a sister reply, "I only knocked over one cup of tea, and it was not in the way, and it was already cleaned up." ”

Wei nodded and said, "If anyone gets their dress wet, go to the back room to change their clothes." Then he sent a maid over, and watched the play again.

When you go out as a guest, you have to prepare two sets of clothes, one for the other to change. Jingzhu called Mrs. Qian to go to the carriage to get clothes, and she took the maid to the back wing room with the maid of the waiting house.

The maid then served some tea and fruit snacks, lotus root crystal cake, lotus buns, and kidney bean rolls...... The presentation is delicate and small, and it is pleasing to the eye when it is not eaten, and it is very different from the pastries in the Ji Mansion, and I heard that the cook of this Hou Mansion is an old imperial chef who came out of the palace.

The sixth sister could still comment on a paragraph while eating, and she squinted her eyes and only said that the taste could catch up with her aunt.

After singing a song, the dim sum was eaten, and the fifth sister had no intention of mentioning it": Sister Zhu hasn't changed her clothes yet, and the refreshments have been on for a long time. ”

This sentence reminded Yingning, thinking of Jingzhu's previous style, she only felt bad, and immediately wanted to ask Qingqing to go to the back wing room to take a look, and thought that this was the Houfu compound, which is a little girl who can break into it casually, in case something happens, she can't be the master, so she found an excuse and took Zitang to the inner garden.

Walk through the wind and rain corridor and follow the path around the pond to prepare for the back wing. Just as Yingning was about to pass by a rockery, he heard a male voice in front of him. How could there be a man in this mansion, Ying Ning took advantage of the situation and pulled Zitang to hide behind the rockery.

"I don't mean to entangle, only you should know my mind, Luo'er I ......" was the voice of the eldest prince.

Lingluo interrupted directly": I understand the affection of the eldest prince, but the matter of this man and woman is not your own business, if there is nothing important, Lingluo will retire. ”

"You...... As long as I ask my mother to marry you, she will definitely be able to ask for the decree of marriage, and I will not fail you. Or are you ...... with my imperial brother" Yan Yu didn't respond to his enthusiasm, feeling hurt, and looking at Lingluo's eyes made people unbearable to say heavy words.

"The eldest prince must not talk nonsense, I and the fifth prince are innocent. Only the eldest prince said to come to the garden to enjoy the flowers, the brothers are waiting, should go back earlier, in case someone bumps into our lonely men and widows, I am afraid that it will be gossiped, Shu Lingluo retired first. Lingluo blessed the blessing, and left in a hurry without waiting for the eldest prince to respond.

Yan Yu clenched her hands, she didn't talk about lonely men and widows when she was with her fifth brother, she only hated that he was not the first man to appear by her side. He has always been high-spirited and said the same, but he couldn't take a little girl alone.

Yingning leaned in again, and only slowly came out when the eldest prince walked away, giving Zitang a look that could not be said nonsense, Zitang would understand, she had always been at ease with the maids beside her.

Ying Ning didn't expect this to happen to herself, male and female defense is an insurmountable rule of death, this accidentally spread out that it would damage the reputation, the eldest prince kept saying that he loved the county lord, but almost pushed her into the limelight. I know that the county lord of Linghui has a great relationship with several princes, but I didn't expect the eldest prince to be so affectionate, and he talked about a fifth prince between the words, the relationship is complicated, Yingning has no intention of exploring, just think that he has never been here, and leave quickly so as not to be caught, so he and Zitang hurried to the wing.

I didn't see Sister Zhu all the way, Yingning made up her mind, the so-called not afraid of the same is afraid of what if, if there is a case, then it's too late to say anything.

Entering the porch, Ying Ning was still thinking about what had just happened, and someone came out of the door, almost bumping into her arms, and when she looked at it, it turned out to be Sister Zhu.

Ying Ning breathed a sigh of relief, and only said, "Sister Zhu, you have been here for a long time, I don't worry, come and take a look, but you have encountered difficulties." ”

Jingzhu smiled: "Don't you just change your clothes, what can be difficult, you still think about me." ”

"We're having refreshments ahead, let's hurry over." Ying Ning only felt that she had wronged Jingzhu, so she took the initiative to take Sister Zhu'er's hand and walked back together.

Zitang and Qian's mother followed.

"Why has it taken so long to change this outfit?" Zitang asked in a low voice.

"This is not good for me, after going to the carriage to get my clothes, I got lost in the Hou Mansion, and then I was interrogated by the housekeeper of the hospital, so I was delayed." Mother Qian replied, and then added: "Sister Zhu didn't make a big mistake this time, she sat obediently when I arrived in the wing." ”

"I know, Mother Qian is working hard."

"It's my business to share the worries of my master."

Ying Ning returned to the banquet, only she saw that Lingluo was already sitting and listening to the play, but she didn't listen to it, and only she knew.

Lingluo looked at the crowd of people on the stage, the sound of gongs and drums was sonorous and powerful, and he only thought about the words of the eldest prince just now, if the saint really gave her marriage, what could she do, obediently obey or break the net? It would be nice if it was Yan Chen who was asking to marry......

After watching the play, some of the ladies and ladies of the families retired, and some still accompanied Mrs. Shizi to drink tea.

Mrs. Ji, the old lady of the Ji family, took the young lady out of the inner garden, and got into the carriage with Master Ji to return home.

In the carriage, Yingning sat with her mother and talked.

Mrs. Ji already had something to ask": The tea cup in the banquet was knocked over by Sister Zhu? "Ning'er didn't know, I only heard a sound, and when I woke up, I saw a mother-in-law cleaning up the broken dishes. Later, I went to the wing room to find Sister Zhu'er, but there was nothing wrong, presumably the tea cup was not connected, and I unintentionally fell to the ground. "What happened on the way to the wing, Yingning naturally skipped it.

"Sister Zhu'er's mother went early, and many things still need to be trained well. She has no home and no relatives, and it is normal for her to be worried and anxious and do things out of the ordinary, the second sister is as old as her, in fact, I look at everyone together. ”

"Mother is tired, you have to take care of everything inside and outside here, I should grow up quickly and share your worries."

"Silly boy, you were old then, and you were going to leave me." Mrs. Ji caressed the head of the seventh sister lovingly.

"I won't leave my mother, I will be with my mother for the rest of my life." It's rare to talk in one place, Yingning is coquettish, holding Mrs. Ji's arm happily, and she only feels good to have a mother.

"You little girl, if you don't marry, you won't be an old aunt, so I won't keep you." Yang gave her a fake look.

Ying Ning only smiled back sweetly.

Yang said again: "In five days it will be mid-autumn, and I miss my relatives every festival, thinking that I have just been married for the first two years, and I think of your grandmother every New Year's holiday, and secretly shed a lot of tears." Since ancient times, it is not easy for a woman to marry and obey her husband, I am not worried about your second sister's temperament, but you and I can't rest assured......"

Ying Ning listened to her mother's murmur silently, and she didn't know how to speak about her marriage.

It's mid-autumn in the blink of an eye.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a big day, and on the 15th day of August, an altar was set up in the courtyard early to pray for the moon on the day of the full moon. The peanuts and beans used to make mooncakes were also soaked last night. The house gave the maids a new set of clothes, rewarded each person with 200 Wen, those girls who did not serve by the master's side gave a holiday early in the morning, and there was a family to go home for reunion, and there was no home to eat at a table in one place, and then there was a festive atmosphere.

The garden is full of golden cinnamon fragrance, and the sky is as clear as water. The maids came and went and were busy arranging the incense table, putting on the watermelon cut into the shape of a lotus, a few plates of fruit snacks, a pair of big red candles, and placing the moon god in the direction of the bright moon, and a big moon cake that had just been baked in the middle.

This moon worship man is not allowed to be in front, Mrs. Ji brought a few sisters and aunts, lit three incense sticks, folded her hands, and bowed to the moon god three times.

Everyone closed their eyes and thought about it, hoping that the moon god would appear.

Ying Ning looked at the bright moon in the sky, silently thinking in her heart that her grandmother was healthy and long-lived, her mother was comfortable every day, and the second sister could find a good person...... The old lady looks forward to the eldest brother's title on the gold list, and the Ji family will prosper from generation to generation; And the second girl was thinking about her marriage, and hoped that Miss Zhao's matter was hurrying; Jingzhu paid attention to Ji Sangongzi behind her, hoping that he would pay attention to her eyes......

The main mother took the lead in praying for blessings, put incense on them, and began to divide the moon cakes. As many people have to cut a few pieces, not more than one piece.

The mooncake is filled with chestnuts, peanuts and almonds ground into fine sand, and the crispy gold noodles are the skin, and the auspicious pattern of the full moon is printed with a group of flowers. The skin is thin and oily, and the filling is sweet and fragrant. On the round table on the side, osmanthus brew has been prepared, and the moon cakes are greasy to eat, and it is most suitable to be paired with sweet osmanthus wine.

In the mid-autumn of Kyoto, there is also a lively custom, that is, the lanterns of white paper paste are painted with auspicious patterns of birds, beasts, insects and fish, and red candles are burned inside, hanging high on the eaves, and the higher the hanging, the better. Usually, people don't have a high courtyard, and most of them set up a bamboo pole in the courtyard and hang it on it. The Zhong Ming Ding Food House hangs the lantern several feet high, showing its status. Tonight, Kyoto is full of lights, lit with candles and the bright moon.

The family sat around the stone table, tasting wine and admiring the moon, which was also warm. Mrs. Ji was old and couldn't stay up late, so she went back first, and then Mrs. Ji and Mrs. Ji also left one after another. In the end, a few sisters were left in a lively place in the garden.

Jingzhu sat alone beside the osmanthus tree, drinking osmanthus brew, thinking that she missed her relatives. The second sister was a little unbearable, so she went and pulled her over to drink together.

"This osmanthus brew is delicious, but it's boring, or I'll get pear blossom white, brewed this spring, it's exciting." The second sister proposed.

The fifth girl was a little hesitant": If you get drunk, you will be scolded. ”

Yingning wanted to taste the taste of good wine.

The second sister instigated: "It's okay, today is a festival, and it's only this time to drink to help the fun, and my mother and aunt are also asleep, let's drink and clean up, and sleep again, and there will be nothing to do tomorrow." ”

Just waited for a few sisters to nod, and the second sister immediately got up, called the mother-in-law and maid to set a table of good dishes, and brought a pot of pear blossoms.

Before the mouth is eaten, a smell of wine wafts in, not like the sweet and greasy taste of osmanthus brewing. Ying Ning pouted lightly, spit out her tongue spicily, smashed her mouth, the aftertaste was sweet, and it was a pot of good wine.

The mother-in-law dared to teach the wine guessing order and received the reward, and several sisters began to draw their fists. Jingzhu only looked at the moon in a daze, and drank the soju one after another as water, and the second sister staggered and snatched the wine cup from her hand, ": Drink to cheer up, what are you doing." ”

Jingzhu didn't say anything, and when she was halfway through, she howled and cried.

"Oh, my aunt, you're trying to hurt us." The second sister hurriedly covered Jingzhu's mouth.

Jingzhu said while crying: "You rich young lady, your parents are blessed, and you are all high and high, and you don't even allow me to cry." ”

The second sister was a little overwhelmed, Jingzhu wiped her tears and continued, ": My mother loved me the most when she was alive, although she was not as rich as you, but she was also spoiled. She allowed me to take me to see the lights during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I love the moon cakes of lotus seed seed the most, she said to make them for me by herself, my mother said that she has no father, I am her baby, but even my mother died, and my grandfather's family never came to see ....... ”

The second sister was a little moved, took Jingzhu's hand, and said some comforting words in a daze.

"I swear to be better than them, and let them regret it one by one......" Sister Zhu'er's tears fell down, and even the second sister sobbed, and then talked nonsense: "Your mother is a good one, but why can't you make your own decisions about marriage matters, what kind of difference between the family, what kind of matchmaker's words, all of them are harmful and deadly......"

In a daze, Ying Ning only heard someone howling a wolf, and fell asleep on the stone table.