The sun is very hot in May, and the days of May are also lively.

In this year's half a year, everything gradually calmed down, and in May this year, Emperor Wen became interested in holding a dragon boat race on the Xianghe River in the eastern suburbs of the capital on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival. The most lively thing is that there are several princes and teams, the second prince and the fifth prince did not participate because they are not good at this column, the seventh prince said that he likes to watch the excitement, so the seven princes also do not participate, and the other two princes are too young to say, so the prince team has four teams.

Emperor Wen has had this intention since April, and the clear will was only conveyed in mid-April. However, because of the participation of several princes, the dragon boat race is unprecedentedly prosperous and lively, and many people are looking forward to it.

It's just that the scale of this dragon boat race may be large, and the moat is afraid that it will be too small, so it was decided to be on the Xiang River on the outskirts of Beijing.

In this way, it is not easy to determine the positioning of those who want to watch the dragon boat race.

It's just that there are many capable people in this Beijing, and soon hundreds of officials and wealthy households in Beijing will build a long corridor around the Xianghe River. It's just that the seats under this corridor of course still have to be related to get it, and the rest is standing at the back or front of the corridor, but if it is standing by the water, it must be reported in advance, otherwise the seats in this corridor are all dignitaries, and it is not good to collide. In the middle of each corridor is a large two-story pavilion, which is said to have been specially prepared for the royal family.

The people of Liu's Mansion came to the edge of the Xianghe River early, Liu Qingsu had only heard that a long corridor had been built on the side of the Xianghe River, but he didn't expect that there were still many pavilions erected in such a short time. The corridor was much better than he imagined, although it was not very elegant or luxurious, but the corridor was almost a small private room, at least it looked safe. It's no wonder that on the way here, I still met a lot of officials' families, and the ladies of Liu's Mansion all wore hats when they came out, but Liu Qingsu still didn't want to come out a little bit in his heart after all, feeling that there were too many people, and it was inappropriate to mess around. But under normal circumstances, what little girl doesn't like this grand excitement, and besides, what if she doesn't go alone? What's more, Bixiao also told her that Sun Haoyue asked her to go too. Although Liu Qingsu doesn't know what Sun Haoyue means?

After a while, there were more and more people. There were also many guards standing on the side of the Xiang River. It's a little reassuring to look at.

At this time, the people from Chu Mansion had just arrived. Chu Xinyue is still very interested in dragon boat races, she has seen them on the news in her world, but she has never seen them with her own eyes, and in her opinion, the dragon boat races of the ancients should have a different taste.

It's just different from Liu Qingsu's exclamation. Accustomed to the mechanized high-speed production of modern society. Chu Xinyue was not very satisfied with the corridor on the side of the Xianghe River.

The sun is rising higher and higher. By noon, all the people were almost complete, and there were too many people, and it was not easy for them to move around, but at this time, people were busy. The people under them are also the most well-informed. Listen to the people say that no one is allowed to come in on the side of the Xianghe River now, and there are too many people today, and people are afraid that there will be accidents if they come again. Chu Xinyue, who also got the news, thought deeply that how many casualties caused by stampedes were exposed on the news in modern society. It was the annual Lantern Festival in ancient times, because there were many people, but many people's children were lost during this period, and even women lost a lot, and Chu Xinyue also heard about them. Now it is said that there are too many people, and it is afraid that there will be an accident, but in fact, it is afraid that there will be too many people and collide with the nobles.

At noon, I saw people running around in a hurry.

"Old lady, the emperor will be here soon."

As soon as the old lady and everyone heard the news, they immediately began to check their makeup, and sat up.

After touching a cup of tea, I heard the drum music outside, and then the old lady and the ladies in the house knelt down at the door, and then shouted one after another: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

The Xianghe River is such a big place, so what everyone hears is a "rising" elongated by the eunuch, and this sound has lasted for a while.

The old lady got up and sat down when they heard the word.

The place they were in was relatively good, and there was also a small foundation under the pavilion, just enough to avoid blocking the view of the people standing on the far edge of the Xianghe River. At this time, everyone saw the scene of the Xiangjiang River outside from the open window outside the pavilion. At this time, I don't know who shouted outside: "The dragon boat is coming!" ”

Then Liu Qingsu and the others saw a huge and gorgeous dragon boat coming slowly from the river.

The old lady said, "The estimation of the saint is also above. ”

Xue said, "Didn't you say that the Holy Lord would be in the Lanyue Pavilion in the middle? ”

The old lady shook her head.

"Looks like we're going to have to catch up again."

As soon as the old lady finished speaking, she heard another voice outside: "Don't kneel!" No kneeling! ”

Liu Qingsu didn't feel much of it.

Chu Xinyue felt relieved in her heart. I secretly said in my heart: This dragon boat race is not good-looking. The rules of ancient times are really powerful, and this dragon boat race has not yet started, and Chu Xinyue also feels a little tired at this time.

Not long after the dragon boat passed, someone came to Liu's mansion and said, "Old lady, the queen mother invites the old lady and the second lady of the mansion to come on the boat to talk." ”

When the old lady heard this, her heart was first stunned, and then she said to the little father-in-law who came to pass the word: "The father-in-law is tired of leaving." ”

At this time, Mama Sun also handed over the purse in a timely manner, and the father-in-law gently pinched it and then showed a satisfied smile on his face.

Only the Xue family and the Liu family were left in the house, and the old lady glanced at the Xue family and the Liu family when she left, and nodded.

When Liu Qingsu and the old lady walked out of the pavilion, they were led by the eunuch to a step on the edge of the Xiangjiang River, and then Liu Qingsu saw that a small boat had already stopped there.

Because the father-in-law was very satisfied with the purse he received, he took the initiative to explain at this time: "The queen mother is also on the dragon boat, and the dragon boat can't stop on the side, so old lady, Miss Liu Er, let's take this small boat to the big boat first and then get on the big boat." ”

Liu Qingsu had been to Sanqing County before, and he could be regarded as having taken a boat. There's nothing to be afraid of. The calmness on his face made the father-in-law who came to deliver the message a little satisfied.

Soon Liu Qingsu and the old lady arrived at the dragon boat.

"Queen Mother Chitose Chitose!"

Although Queen Hu's style of acting is not a very qualified mother of a country, she even faintly reveals a trace of childishness. But the eldest prince is angry, and Emperor Wen still respects Queen Hu, and the queen's position is still stable. Even though Queen Hu had been silent for a while because of the matter in Heyuan, the old lady and the Queen Hu they saw after they asked for peace still looked graceful and luxurious, and her complexion was good. I don't know if it's an illusion, Liu Qingsu feels that Queen Hu is much better than before.

"Time flies so fast, this blink of an eye, Miss Liu Er is so beautiful."

The old lady actually had some reluctance to Queen Hu's words. Although it is really a good thing to be good-looking, the real wife of everyone must choose the virtuous, and marry a wife to marry a virtuous person. Concubines are self-sufficient. Liu Qingsu is going to marry the Seventh Prince and be the Seventh Prince's concubine. How can there be a servant in the main room of Israel? But Queen Hu's tone is also sincere, and Liu Qingsu is indeed good-looking. The old lady said: "The queen has won the award." ”

Liu Qingsu smiled decently from beginning to end, showing her shyness when the queen mother praised her, and also saluted Queen Hu when the old lady replied.

"Old Madam Huang is really good at education. Miss Liu Er is not only good-looking. That's a good rule. ”

The old lady didn't want Empress Hu to say this. Although Empress Hu's prestige is not very great. Even in front of the eldest princess of Yushan, she is sometimes half a head shorter, but after all, she is the mother of a country, and the mother of this country is an excellent compliment for Liu Qingsu.

So the old lady said unprecedentedly: "The queen mother is graceful and luxurious. The mother of the world is a good teacher of the queen. ”

The old lady can also say this in the past. Every year, all the women have to enter the palace to ask for peace, and accept the teachings of the queen mother, the mother of a country, although it is only a symbolic two sentences, but there is always such a process. Moreover, the mother of a country is supposed to set an example for thousands of people in the world, and all the female dependents can be said to have been educated by the queen's mother.

So the old lady's half-truth and half-false compliment made the flower queen feel very happy. Originally, it was Sun Haoze who gave Queen Hu a little better to Liu Fu, because recently Sun Haoze was courting Sun Haoyue, and Sun Haoyue was about to marry Liu Qingsu. Moreover, the forces behind Sun Haoyue are actually mainly because of Liu Qingsu. Therefore, after listening to Sun Haoze's words, Queen Hu had the kind words and lust she had just said to Liu Qingsu and the old lady.

It's just that what the old lady said made Queen Hu really feel like the mother of a country, and she was very happy in her heart, and she couldn't help but feel that Sun Haoze really said it well. So Queen Hu's attitude towards the old lady and Liu Qingsu was much better, and even asked the two to watch the dragon boat race on the dragon boat.

The dragon boat has two floors, and Queen Hu is on the second floor, and the scenery seen near this high place is naturally different.

Soon the gongs and drums were noisy, and the dragon boat race began.

Empress Hu smiled and said, "Old lady, let's lean to the side and see clearly." ”

After a while, I heard the sound of a loud trumpet.

Although Liu Qingsu didn't see the panorama, just listening to the sound also knew how wonderful the dragon boat race was.

"When do the princes play?"

Mama Tao said: "If the queen mother will say, she will wait for the winners of the other queues to come out and then several prince teams will compete." ”

Empress Hu nodded.

Liu Qingsu knew that the dragon boat race was divided into three races. Now it seems that the first game is the civilian team, the second game is the official team, and the third game will be the prince team. In fact, it is still the prince team who is cheap. In the last game, although it was a match between the prince team and the other winning teams, because the winning team was also selected after winning or losing the game, it was naturally at a physical disadvantage. But the prince teamed up to compete for everyone to watch, and no one said anything.

Because it is not from the prince's team, Queen Hu is not very interested in the dragon boat race, and others naturally won't talk much. Liu Qingsu still felt very bored at this time, and even felt a little tormented.

Maybe Queen Hu also felt that the atmosphere was a little boring, so she said: "Let's have some fun, there is still some time for the dragon boat race." ”

The old lady smiled and said, "Everything is arranged by the queen's mother." ”

Empress Hu said: "The palace is old, why don't you let the young girl talk about any new ways to play?" ”

At this time, everyone looked at Liu Qingsu.

Liu Qingsu said with a smile: "The queen mother said that she was laughing. No matter how the queen looks at it, it is the time when she is in her prime, to be honest, the courtiers don't know the birth date of the queen's mother, I guess the queen is in her thirties. ”

Empress Hu said with a smile: "I thought you were an honest person, but who knew that you were also a narrow ghost." This palace is all a grandmother and grandmother, where is it still so young? ”

The old lady also said with a smile on the side: "If it weren't for the fact that the courtiers were a little older than the queen's mother, the courtiers would also have the same opinion as the granddaughter of the courtiers." ”

Empress Hu became more and more happy when she heard this. There is no woman who doesn't like to be praised for being young and beautiful. Especially in this palace, there is no shortage of beauties, and everyone is afraid of the twilight of the beauties.

"This palace sees that Qingsu is changing the topic, what are we playing, but we are waiting for Qingsu's idea."

Liu Qingsu said with a smile: "The courtier's careful thinking is not worth mentioning in front of the queen mother. The courtiers usually play some drumming and passing flowers, as well as composing poems and the like, presumably the queen must have played them. However, in your Chu Mansion before, the sister of the Chu family thought of a new idea. It is first divided into two groups, a group of at least four people, and then one of the four people at a time to choose a representative to say some sisters, the sky, ducks and the like, and then another group of people to choose a representative to come out against these words, until it can't come out, who will be eliminated, and finally see the people in that group are eliminated first, which group will be punished. This punishment for marrying a sister is to let the blow come up with the best thing. ”

Empress Hu said: "But the daughter of the Chu family? ”

Liu Qingsu said: "Exactly. ”

"The girl is a lively person, too. It sounds interesting, but we don't have enough of them. ”

Liu Qingsu knew it, and originally planned to play such a game with Hu after marriage. In fact, the number of people serving on the side plus the palace maid is enough, but it is not good for the dignified queen to play these shouting games.

So after all, everyone became a piece of talking about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Finally, when it came to music, Queen Hu saw that Liu Qingsu's music for the flute seemed to be more transparent, and she usually played the piano more, so the queen said that she wanted to listen to Liu Qingsu's flute.

Liu Qingsu had no choice but to blow a tune.

The whole cabin was filled with a happy atmosphere, no one knew that the emperor would come, and no one knew that something like that would happen next that would catch everyone off guard. (To be continued.) )