The 56th Banquet (2)
Wan Rou saw that the county lord seemed to be a little interested in the pastries on the table, and in order to please him, she said that she would help taste them. This pastry is made of pure egg yolk and milk and noodles, and fresh chrysanthemum petals are mashed into it, waterless and sugar-free, the taste is dense and sweet, and it has a unique fragrance. Wan Rou felt that this pastry was the best dim sum she had ever eaten in her life, so she naturally praised it, pleasing the county lord and flattering Mrs. Li.
Unexpectedly, a girl next to the county lord actually laughed mockingly, but the county lord, who has always been very strict with the people around him, did not speak.
Seeing this, the girl continued: Don't be angry, girl, the slave and maid have no disrespectful meaning, but suddenly thought of an allusion.
Oh, I don't know a basket of big characters, do you still know allusions? When the county lord heard this, he asked with interest.
Seeing that the county lord was not angry, the girl replied with a smile: When the slave saw Miss Li taking the initiative to taste the pastries for the county lord, she remembered the allusion that Gou Jian tasted the stool of King Yue. But the slave maid thought about it, and the truth was 108,000 miles away, and she felt that her analogy was ridiculous, and she couldn't hold back her laughter for a while.
Sure enough, it's a thousand miles away. There was a blue girl who came with the county lord, her father was the prince and the young master, and she often played with the county lord when she was a child, but she was very angry.
This blue girl is very knowledgeable, looks gentle and lovely, if she doesn't speak, she will laugh first. From the beginning of entering the Li Mansion, she didn't say much, and simply greeted everyone and quietly followed the county lord. If she hadn't spoken now, everyone would have almost ignored her.
If I talk about allusions, I think of a suitable one, but it is also a golden thing. Her voice was soft, sounding like a spring breeze.
Her speed of speech is not fast or slow, everyone can hear it clearly, there is a-eating imperial history in the historical records, called Guo Ba.
Ten of the ladies here* have read a few books, and they know these two allusions, but they seem to be a little ignorant about the two sisters. When they heard that these two allusions were related to filthy things, they guessed that they were not good things, but they did not understand how bad they were.
Wan Rou glanced at everyone's faces, trying to see some clues. But all of you here are human spirits, and no one will put their thoughts on their faces. She set her eyes on Yuyi's face again, and the sisters are Yuyi's knowledge, and they must know the meaning of these two allusions, but unfortunately, she still got nothing. Could it be that she is too careful, an allusion is an allusion, and she didn't mean to insinuate and laugh at herself? But there is clearly an undercurrent surging.
Don't look at Wanrou's books, she doesn't read much, but she has a lot of eyes. In an instant, my heart will turn a thousand times. Even if there is sarcasm in people's words, what can you do? Not to mention the daughter of the prince and young master, she can't afford to offend even the girl next to the county lord.
Thinking of this, she tilted her head and replied with a smile: I am only a shallow learner, so I don't know the meaning of these two allusions. But one is the king of Yue, and the other is the imperial history, I would never dare to compare. How can such a big character like to eat that disgusting bara thing? Could it be that there is something wrong?
Giggle...... When the little county lord heard this, he laughed out loud regardless of his image, it was really interesting, this trip was the right one.
The county lord was happy, and the others naturally laughed along, and some of them were really laughing instead of coping.
Feng's face was red and white, as if he was sitting on pins and needles, and secretly complained in his heart about Wan Rou and his sister. This person is a big loser, not only Wanrou has become a joke in the aristocratic social circle, but even he has no face to come out to socialize again.
Mrs. Jin's face is ugly, is she uncomfortable? Otherwise, you will go back first, and a few girls in the house will stay. When they've had enough, I'll make sure they'll go back unscathed. The county lord spoke, and the Feng clan didn't dare to disobey, and had to say something to thank Dade.
Before leaving, Feng deliberately glanced at Yuyi a few times. Yuyi immediately understood what her mother meant, which was to warn her to keep a low profile as much as possible, to reduce her sense of existence, and not to let the county lord seize the opportunity to ridicule and embarrassment.
Yuyi Bingxue is smart, how could she want to be in the limelight at this time! It was a living joke for her cousin to sit next to the county lord, and it was normal for her to be embarrassed as a cousin. The three sisters of the Jin family all held their breath, and even Yunyi, who has always been lively and funny, had a small face. Everyone laughed and they didn't say anything, and they nodded to their heads before they said a perfunctory word. But everyone present was watching the county lord's reaction, who took the three sisters to heart.
Mrs. Li saw that no one moved the dim sum on the desk, and when it was time for lunch, she asked the county lord and the duchess to order someone to prepare. It's not that those dim sum are not delicious, it's because of the two allusions just now, who would stuff it into their mouth without eyes? But Wanrou didn't care, and ate two more pieces, and the county lord thought it was very interesting when he saw it.
Whenever they socialize in the inner house, either to enjoy flowers or listen to plays, a large group of women of all ages and children gather together, and they can't talk without clothes, jewelry and gossip, and the county lord has long been tired of it. Originally, she had no intention of coming to the Li Mansion to enjoy any chrysanthemums, but because she was entrusted by someone, she temporarily changed her mind. I didn't expect this trip to be in vain, I didn't know that the three girls of Lifu who came out of that poor mountain and bad water were even more amusing than those storytellers.
After a while, the food and drinks were served. First, there are a few places on the case, and secondly, it is to eat fresh and hot, so the wine is served in a small silver kettle, and there are only two plates of dishes. One serving next to each person, and then change to a new dish after eating. Mrs. Li was meticulous in the end, and recorded many recipes, each guest had a copy, which detailed the order of serving the dishes, the raw materials for cooking and the simple methods. lest you eat too much in the front, and you can't eat your favorite dishes in the back; Or they didn't dare to eat more in front, but in the end, they didn't eat the dishes in front of them.
These dishes were all set by Mrs. Li after painstakingly inquiring about the preferences of the county lord, such as milk soup and pu vegetables, pansi cakes, steamed beef, and stewed pig's trotters with lotus root and corn...... Almost all of them are dishes that are commonly cooked in the Prince's Palace.
The county lord didn't move his chopsticks much, and the things that can be seen for three meals a day are not greasy but not new, and they are not as interesting as the three girls around him!
It's not fun to sit and enjoy the flowers like this, so let's write a few poems, and take the chrysanthemums in front of us as the theme. Wouldn't it be beautiful if there was a masterpiece to record it and leave a certificate for enjoying the flowers! The county lord mentioned yƬ, everyone said yes, and Mrs. Li hurriedly prepared.
After a while, there was an extra desk in front of everyone, on which were pens, ink, paper, inkstones and other things.
I'm a big old man, and I don't have the elegance of your girl's family. I also know that this flower is blooming beautifully, and if I want to describe it, I can't describe it, let alone chant poetry. Stir up the county lord Yaxing, I will drink three cups by myself, and do it first as a respect! The Duchess of the Kingdom has a good temperament, and she drinks three glasses in a row, and her face is not red or panting.
Seeing this, the county lord took a closer look at the Duchess of the State, and felt that although she was vulgar, she was not very annoying, so he nodded and said: The Duchess of the State is an elder, and she should be casual. We were children messing around, but it made Madame laugh.
See what to laugh at. The Duchess of the Kingdom was busy talking, although I was not very literate, but I was very envious of those women who could write poetry and songs, so I invited a female master for my own girl. It's just that this girl's qualifications are dull, and she hasn't made any progress after studying for a year. It's just time to ask the county lord for more guidance today, which is also a blessing for this girl.
Wen Run, who was sitting next to his mother, stood up and bowed to the county lord, and after a while, he received more advice from the county lord.
Since the county lord came in, his attention has been on Wan Rou, and now he has carefully looked at the daughter of the national family. I saw that her eyes were like water, with a sense of tenderness, ten fingers were slender, her skin was like clotted fat, and she was pink in the snow-white, as if she could wring out water, a pair of red lips, and a smile like a smile.
She wears a white dress, rusty butterfly dark lines, a green silk with butterfly tassels shallowly up, a butterfly carved from a night of pearl on the forehead, exuding a faint light, Emei lightly swept, no powder on the face, a crystal necklace around the neck, more and more called the collarbone clear, and the white jade bracelet on the wrist lined with snow skin. What a beautiful woman!
The whole body is magnificent, and it deserves to come out of the Guogong Mansion. It's just that how can such a beauty be ignored by herself? In an instant, the county lord figured it out. She often goes in and out of the harem, and the most important thing in the palace is a stunning woman. This gentle girl is beautiful, but she is so beautiful that she has no personal characteristics, and people who have seen too many beautiful women will naturally not pay too much attention to it.
When the Duchess saw the county lord looking at her daughter carefully, there was a look of expectation in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. Then he saw that the county lord just nodded slightly, and glanced at his daughter.
Forgive me, my sisters, who are not proficient in poetry. As if he hesitated for a while, he still mustered up the courage to stand up and confess.
Oh? There was obvious displeasure in the county lord's tone, and naturally there was no reason for a strong man to be difficult. As he spoke, his face turned cold.
Seeing this, Wan Rou hurriedly smiled and said: It's just for fun, isn't it bad to write if it's not good? My sister is afraid that the county lord will blame her, but it will ruin people's fun.
It's like my sister is thinking too much. Wen Run pursed his lips and smiled, although I don't often come out to socialize, but I have also heard that the county lord is an elegant and refined person, and he is the most kind and generous. How can a person like Hollow Valley Youlan blame her sisters for not being able to write good words and sentences? If this is spread indiscriminately, it will ruin the reputation of the county lord, so in this case, my sister should not say it again in the future.
is obviously a face like a spring flower, and the words spoken by the partial life are like the cold wind in winter, but people can't catch the mistakes, and they can't find a reason for the attack. Such a hidden needle in the cotton is very similar to those women in the harem, in the palace? The county lord's heart suddenly moved, his eyes became deep, and in an instant, he returned to normal.
It's like her mouth is stupid, although she doesn't mean to be disrespectful to the county lord, but she can't think of any rebuttal for a while. Yuyi's eyes look at her nose, her nose looks at her mouth, and her mouth looks at her heart, looking like she is in a fugue, and Wan Rou is silent. As if he saw the county lord turn his head to talk to the blue girl, he had to sit down with a red face.
The boat lady rocked the boat to the pavilion and tied the rope to the pillar. Several small boats were parked side by side, and they were filled with chrysanthemums, and they seemed to grow out of the lake. These chrysanthemums are excellent varieties with long stems, large flowers, multiple layers of petals, and a very complete variety of colors.
Leng Yan, Pink Queen, Dianjiang Lips, Green Water Autumn Waves, Fairy Lingzhi, Shy Girl, Snow Sea, Yaotai Jade Phoenix, Jade Ling Tube...... You name it!
Although Yuyi doesn't love chrysanthemums very much, she is also conquered by this beautiful chrysanthemum. She especially likes the Yaotai jade phoenix, the white petals surround the yellow flower center, layer by layer, there is a graceful beauty, like a Yaotai fairy. The tail of the petals of the pot of fairy lucidum next to it is orange-yellow, slightly curved, and the petals are very thin, which is very beautiful. Looking at the sea of snow again, it is pure white, and the petals are gathered like snowflakes. Although Jinfu also raises chrysanthemums, there is no such pot of the best. After appreciating these, the chrysanthemums at home should be thrown away.
Looking at such a shocking chrysanthemum, I naturally have a lot of feelings in my heart, but I can't express them all. Yuyi resisted the surging in her heart and wrote an ordinary poem, which is not vulgar but not a novelty. Since it is done casually, it naturally takes a lot less effort.
She glanced at Wen Run, who was sitting next to her, and saw that she was writing intently, and the small plum blossom seal in one hand was beautiful. Reading her poems carefully, it makes people feel bright.
Poetry and drama are not crazy, is it a contest between Danqing and Fei? The poly leaves are splashed with thousands of inks, and the flowers are dyed with a few traces of frost. The light and thick spirit will be in front of the wind, jumping off the fragrance of the autumn wrist. Don't recognize the East Fence as idle, sticking the screen to chat to comfort Chongyang.
There is grace in the atmosphere, without losing the little taste of the boudoir woman, and there is a rare heroic and open-minded. It is said that reading poetry is like looking at people, it seems that this daughter of the Guogong Mansion has great ambitions in her heart!
Yuyi looked at Li Yue'e on the other side, her poems were chic, with a high flavor between the lines, but she couldn't help but look arrogant and unsociable. Yunyi and Xiuyi don't need to look at the pen and ink of the two sisters, she naturally knows it in her heart. Even if the two of them tried their best, it is estimated that they will not be able to write any good sentences.
She stretched her neck to try to look at the county lord's masterpiece, but saw that the paper in front of the county lord was blank. The county lord was admiring the chrysanthemums on the railing, and she seemed to be particularly fond of red peonies, so she ordered someone to move closer to take a closer look. When a stick of incense was about to burn out, she picked up the pen and began to write without even thinking about it. In a moment, it became three poems, and the book was finished, and the time was just right.
Mrs. Li and a group of ladies were the supervisors, and they unanimously praised the county lord's "Yongdai" as the top of the list, and Wen Run's "Painting Chrysanthemum" was slightly inferior.
The county lord's "Yongdai" has a new idea, delicate and not exposed. Especially this sentence 'Milli end Yunxiu is written in frost, and the mouth is fragrant to the moon', it is wonderful! Mrs. Li is also from a beautiful background, and she knows a little about poetry and songs, although she can't write good sentences, she will appreciate the taste.
Everyone nodded when they heard this, although there was flattery, but the top spot was well deserved. The county lord shook his head and said with a smile: I like Lan Shan's "Memories of Ju", "Autumn Without a Trace", "Dreams of Knowledge", and the words "Memories are perfectly brought out." It's just that it's a little sad in the end, and I don't respect it.
Lan Shan next to her smiled and said nothing, her face was full of sincerity, and her eyes were clear. She is the daughter of the prince and young master, and she entered the palace as a companion to the princess and the county lord when she was a child. said that it was to accompany the reading, but in fact it was only better than the palace maids and eunuchs who grinded and laid paper, carried schoolbags and fans, and waited closely. In the study, the princesses and county lords angered the princess, and they accepted the punishment instead; Outside the study, the princesses and county lords competed with each other, and they couldn't tear their faces on the surface, so they naturally let them come forward. If you get face, the other party will inevitably hold a grudge and find a way to find an opportunity to stumble and punish him; If you lose face, your own princess and county lord will naturally be disgusted. In short, accompanying reading is a thankless job, and looking at the scenery is actually aggrieved.
Lan Shan was born in a scholarly family, and she was well-read and remembered Bingxue when she was a child. She was the companion of Princess Yongle, and after a few years by the princess's side, she gradually gained a firm foothold and became the first favorite person. Because Princess Yongle has a deep sisterhood with the county lord, her relationship with the county lord is also very good. She knows the temperament of the princess and the county lord very well, and she has long learned how to protect herself wisely and how to please so that there is no trace.
The county lord's poems are full of gentleness, but the poems of the blue girl are mostly poignant. I'm just a little tricky with this second, and I voted for the psychology that the ladies like auspicious Fury. Gentle and humble smile, looking forward to the west wind and thinking about it, when the red reeds are white and broken. It sounds embarrassing and sad, and it is inevitable that you will fall into it if you taste it, and the proud ones will be just that, and if you are disappointed, you may be unable to extricate yourself from the scene.
Miss Wen is too humble, this "Painting Chrysanthemum" is indeed a rare masterpiece. 'The poly leaves are splashed with thousands of dots of ink, and the flowers are dyed with a few traces of frost. 'One' splash', one 'dye', is the most accurate. 'Thousand Points' vs. 'A Few Marks' are so subtle that I want to change the word, but I can't think of it. Lan Shan only read it cursorely, and then memorized all the poems.
Don't give in to humility, the top three are the county lord, Miss Wen and Miss Blue. My daughter Yue'e is not talented, barely in fourth place. There are also good sentences in the poems of the three girls of the Jin family, "Who planted", "Where is the autumn" really asked a chrysanthemum speechlessly, which is in line with the title of "Ask Chrysanthemum". The short sideburns are cold', 'kudzu scarf fragrance dyeing', and the hairpin chrysanthemum is gone. 'Sitting', 'hugging knees and groaning', can't be avoided for a while, if the chrysanthemum knows, it must be tired. Mrs. Li said this and everyone laughed.
The Duchess turned her head, glanced at the case, and said with a smile: I just said that Miss Li said ugly things in front, even if she is a person who advocates Confucianism, she now makes the girl literate and hyphenated. Although he is not proficient in poetry and songs, he is not so good that he can't write a sentence. Let me see, I don't know if there is a good sentence. As he spoke, he picked up the paper and began to read it.
The autumn light is stacked and repeated, and the latent sneaks into the three stems. The window is separated from the lamp and depicted far and near, and the fence screen breaks the moon and locks exquisitely. Although she can't compose poems, she knows how to read, and she is better than anyone else in reading the account book on weekdays, but why didn't I hear the shadow of chrysanthemums? It's writing about the night again, and there are only two sentences, and it seems that I haven't finished it.
It was as if his face was flushed again, and he desperately lowered his head and didn't dare to raise it. She racked her brain to remember these two sentences, one of which was borrowed from a poem. It's just that the poem was found in an inconspicuous miscellaneous book, and not even the name of a poet was recorded.
The Duchess of the Kingdom doesn't know, Miss Li's title is "Chrysanthemum Shadow", so naturally she only looks at her shadow and doesn't see the deity. These two sentences are www.biquge.info high, so it is not easy to go down. I'll give it a try. Yue'e only won the fourth place in her poetry just now, and she has a lot of unwillingness in her heart, so she naturally wants to seize the opportunity to show her talent.
When he heard this, he raised his head. She just dealt with things indiscriminately, and now when she heard that she was praised like this, she was vaguely confused in her heart.
Li Yue'e thought for a moment and said: The autumn light is stacked and repeated, and the latent sneaks into the three stems. The window is separated from the lamp and depicted far and near, and the fence screen breaks the moon and locks exquisitely. The cold fang should stay in the soul, and the frost seal conveys the dream of the gods. Cherish the dark incense and smash it, who is drunk and hazy.
Well, well continued! The county lord nodded, and there was no half of the word 'chrysanthemum' in the whole text, but there were chrysanthemum shadows everywhere, which made people imagine endlessly. The four sentences before and after are very consistent, and they seem to come from the mouth of one person. The first two sentences start well, and the last two continue even better. Everyone knows that continuing poems is more difficult than writing poems, and it is the best way to see people's writing skills. Sister Li is hiding it deeply, so she must have not done her best.
There are times when foolish people are smart, and I'm just a whim. If I were to honestly make a whole song by myself, I am afraid that I would not even be able to write the previous "Chrysanthemum Dream". Yue'e felt a little unhappy when she heard Sister Li's three words, but she didn't dare to show it on her face. She and the county lord are cousins, but now they are very unfamiliar, and she still has to be a little flattering and flattering. This made Yue'e, who had always been arrogant, very uncomfortable, and couldn't help muttering secretly in her heart.
She felt that the county lord was just a good fate, obviously the daughter of the concubine, but she was born into the eyes of Prince Rui and the princess, and rushed to the hearts of the queen mother and the queen. Who wouldn't be a good man to please and sell well? If she were to be replaced, she might be more coaxing than the county lord.
Only Sister Leigh's masterpiece we haven't read yet, I don't know if we can read it to listen? Wen Run's words interrupted her thoughts.
She was stunned, raised her head and looked at Wanrou who was sitting opposite, but she was sneering in her heart. I don't know where the dirt buns came from, they are obviously vulgar, but they have to be elegant. She has already become the object of everyone's ridicule, and she still sits next to the county lord with a dignified face, could it be that this Lisan girl really thinks that she has the blue eyes of the county lord?
At this time, Wan Rou had already stood up. She looked at the county lord and smiled embarrassedly, only to hear that the county lord and the girls had a good work, and I felt that my own writing was really unorthodox. Don't read it, lest you laugh!
In order to watch jokes for fun, naturally Wanrou will not be fooled around like this. Yue'e and Wen Run are both clever mouths, and one or two sentences made Wanrou have to read out the poems she wrote.
I wrote a poem with one lyric. She explained, and then read it.
But as soon as she read it, she heard someone laugh out loud, and she ignored it and read it louder and louder.