Empress Liu also knew what was going on, so she said: "Mingyue, aren't you clamoring to see this Beihai Hou all day long, and if you see him today, do you still want to treat him for the crime of great disrespect?" Meng Ming now knew that this was Zhao Mingyue, the daughter of the county lord and King Jing Zhao Yuanyan. Meng Ming hurriedly stepped forward to plead guilty, Zhao Mingyue hurriedly avoided it, and said with a red face, "Beihaihou, I have some Meng Lang, please forgive me." I saw the queen quip, "How did Mingyue change sex today, usually eccentric elves, today she is a lady, and the charm of Beihai is not small." It made these two people blush. Zhao Mingyue begged me to write a poem for her, but Meng Ming wrote a poem for her "Drunken Whip":

Double butterfly embroidered skirt. East Pond Banquet. See you for the first time. The vermilion powder is not deep and even. Idle flowers are faint spring.

Take a closer look at everything. Everyone's humanity. Willow waist. Yesterday was chaotic. When he came, he was dressed in the clouds.

Liu E also said: "It's so good to write Mingyue, like the fairy in Wushan, you will have to embroider a skirt with double butterflies in the future, don't dress up like a tomboy anymore", Queen Liu is from the folk, and she often says some slang in her mouth. I saw Zhao Mingyue's face flushed like an autumn apple, looking at this poem and not speaking.

In the end, before Liu E asked Meng Ming to go home, he asked people to take him out of the palace gate, Meng Ming went out of Xihua Gate, and returned home after a while, and his heart finally calmed down. After returning home, I began to write the book "Strange Tales of Liao Zhai", and I finished it in two or three days, and then wrote "Journey to the West". The manuscript of Meng Ming's "Strange Tales of Liao Zhai" was secretly read by my sister and sister, and I was obviously scared to see it, and I didn't dare to sleep alone at night, but the more I read it, the more addicted I became. I didn't write during that time, so I came every day. In the end, his father and mother also watched it and were all attracted. If you say that this is going to be published, it will definitely be a big seller, and it will be so good. In the past few days, Jade Cicada has been by Meng Ming's side every day, and they often talk about their previous lives. sighed, sighing that creation makes people.

The seventh day of the first month of this year is the beginning of spring, and the tenth day of the first month is the beginning of spring. The day before the beginning of spring, the spring ox enters the palace to whip spring; Kaifeng, Xiangfu two counties, set up spring cattle in front of the house. On the solstice, the government officials beat the spring and beat the spring ox with the whip, which means to welcome the arrival of spring, so it is called the whip spring. The day before, the ruler of the hundred officials all gave gold and silver flags to win, and the next day, hanging on the head, into the court to congratulate.

The Shangyuan Festival is coming soon, "Tokyo Menghualu" contains: from Dengshan to Xuande Gate Tower Heng Street, about 100 zhang, surrounded by thorns, called "thorn basin". There are two long rods inside, dozens of zhang high, ending with a silk color, the papier-mâché characters of a hundred plays, hanging on the rod, the wind moves like a flying fairy. There is a music shed inside, and the musicians in front of the yaya make music and acrobatics. On the south side of the palace, East and West Avenue, on both sides of the street are hundreds of meters long lantern exhibition area. People use thorny branches to weave a fence, and a huge pole dozens of zhang high is erected in the fence, and the papier-mâché gods, Buddha statues, and opera characters are hung on the poles, and when the wind blows, the gods and Buddhas are moving, just like the living. In the middle of these two giant poles is the stage, where the government sends artists to perform.

At night, Meng Ming led the jade cicada to travel, from the door to the most lively Xuande Gate opposite the royal street, all kinds of lights are dazzling, "I saw in front of the house, set up a lantern shed, hang lanterns, there are lantern riddles, there are many stories painted on the lamp, there are also ribbon-cutting flying white peony lanterns, and hibiscus lotus flowers are different lights." The jade cicada also jumped up and was shocked by this dazzling night scene.

The night market offers a wide range of snacks at inexpensive prices. The geese, ducks, chickens, rabbits, belly lungs, eels, steamed buns, chicken skins, kidney and kidney chicken minced (chopped) sold by the Mei family and the Lu family do not exceed 15 yuan. In summer, there are hors d'oeuvres and cool desserts such as "mochi curd, chicken skin and sesame drink, fine powder vegetarian sticks, sugar ice and snow cold yuanzi (balls), crystal soap, raw flooded papaya, sugar mung bean licorice ice and snow cold water, lychee paste, pickles, apricot slices, plum ginger" and other appetizing side dishes and cool desserts; In winter, it serves nourishing meat such as "pan rabbit, moxibustion pork skin, wild duck meat, dripping crispy crystal fish, fried tongs, and pig offal". The Zhouqiao Night Market not only deals in snacks, but also boils tea and sells it, and drinks to guess coins. The daily buying and selling here is done "until the third watch". The Mahang Street Night Market, located in the old Fengqiu Gate, is a hundred times more prosperous than the Zhouqiao Night Market. "Tokyo Menghualu" volume 3: "The night market (Mahang Street) was not reopened until the third watch. If you want to go to a place, you know endlessly. "Tokyo never sleeps tonight.

Meng Ming and Cao Ning met when they were in Fan Louxu, it was still early, Meng Ming was a foodie, and he hadn't eaten the snacks in the night market. , and Jade Cicada bought some small playthings. The two of them came to the vicinity of Daxiangguo Temple, there were many young men and women, many in pairs. The Lantern Festival is still the ancient Valentine's Day, and at this time, women are allowed to travel, or they can't be casual. Especially the unmarried girls, but on the day of the Lantern Festival, the young girls are dressed up beautifully, and they come out to play and guess the lanterns together, and the sons are ecstatic, taking the opportunity to hunt for beauty, those smiling girls, graceful and tingting, sultry apes, so that young men and women look for their sweethearts in this light and shadow, and have achieved countless good relationships and beautiful families, and also nourished the hungry and thirsty hearts. Meng Ming also saw a lot of frustrated men and women wandering in love, and there would be unforgettable love that they missed in any era. A young scholar in a green shirt said to himself: "Mo Niang, I met this Daxiangguo Temple today last year, we are happy with each other, and we agree for life, who expected to make people, you will be imprisoned by your father, we are not allowed to meet, I heard that you are going to get married, I don't know what to do." Why can't a lover become a dependent?" Meng Ming and Jade Cicada couldn't help but be moved, in fact, there is no one in life that is wishful, and cherish it, cherish the people in front of you, I held the Jade Cicada in my arms, and chanted a poem "Shengchazi • Yuan Xi":

"On New Year's Eve last year, the flower market was lit up like daylight. The willow tops on the moon, people about after dusk.

On New Year's Eve this year, the moon and lights are still the same. I didn't see last year's people, and my tears wet the sleeves of my spring shirt. ”

But I heard a shout: "Good words, can Xiao Langjun write it down and take a look", I saw a young bachelor in a brocade shirt walking over as he spoke. Arched his hand to Meng Ming and said: "Under Li Yunqing, the prisoner of the country, dare to ask Xiaolang Junzun's surname", Meng Ming hurriedly returned the salute, reported his family name, and wrote out this first life check. The people around applauded, only to see a little maid as big as Meng Ming walking forward and saying: "Little official, can you give this word to our young lady, I will pay a hundred taels of pen fees", Meng Ming saw a familiar figure, Zhao Mingyue who had changed into women's clothes, with bright eyes, red lips and white teeth, really like a pearl, although green, but it is a stunning beauty embryo. Looking at her delicate appearance, Meng Ming felt funny. Meng Ming said: "Forget the pen fee, I am going to give this poem to this Brother Li Ren, then I will write another one." With a wave, he left with the jade cicada. But I didn't see Zhao Mingyue looking at the jade cicada beside Meng Ming, a little surprised.

Meng Ming went to Fan Lou to meet with Cao Ning and others, and in the private room, he led the jade cicada upstairs, and Cao Ning and they had just arrived, and they actually asked the dancing girls and singers to accompany the wine and cheer. When they saw the jade cicada beside Meng Ming, they all looked like a pig brother, and they all coaxed Meng Ming to introduce them. After learning that Jade Chan was Meng Ming's fiancée, they were all envious, jealous and hateful, and even said that Meng Ming was blessed. Meng Ming was in the seat near the window, heard the voice of his sister Jiawen downstairs, and hurriedly looked at it, sure enough, even his father and sister were there, and the jade cicada didn't like this banquet occasion, so he went downstairs to meet his father and mother, and walked along the street. Meng Ming followed up with a song by Xin Qiji's "Qingyu Case. Yuan Xi blurted out: "

Thousands of trees bloom at night in the east wind. More blows down, stars like rain. BMW carved cars are full of fragrance. The sound of the phoenix flute moves, the light of the jade pot turns, and the fish and dragon dance all night.

Moth snow willow golden wisps. The laughter is full of dark fragrance. The crowd is looking for him thousands of times. Suddenly looking back, the man was there, and the lights were dim. ”

Everyone present stayed in their seats and lost their minds, and all the singers and dancers also stopped singing and dancing, and the scene suddenly fell silent.

Suddenly, I heard a "good word" outside the door, it was a woman's voice, and then a group of women came in, not very old, Yingying Yanyan. The leader was a girl wearing a pink skirt, twelve or thirteen years old, "bright eyes and bright teeth, light sweeping Emei, glamorous and refined", I saw Cao Ning and other ordinary people, hurriedly stood up, bowed before and said: "See the eldest princess." Meng Ming stood there stunned, and then he was sure that he would be in a god, and he was ready to bow down. I saw the princess smile and said, "No need to be polite, I am very happy to see all the talents." She asked, "Who made this poem, can you introduce it?" Cao Ning and the others all pointed to Meng Ming, and a voice sounded behind the princess: "Sister, this kid's name is Meng Ming, I don't know anything else, but I write poems well", Meng Ming glanced at Zhao Mingyue. She grimaced at him, and Meng Ming was quite helpless. I saw the princess cover her mouth and exclaimed: "You are Beihai Hou Meng Ming, Jiu Yang, I thought it was an old Longzhong person, it turned out to be a childish young man." After saying that, Meng Ming was surprised, and Meng Ming also had a black line. The princess said and teased: "This poem is written for the woman she likes, who is it, Meng Qing, she is so emotional." Everyone in the house also followed suit, Meng Ming wanted to leave, but was stopped by the princess: "Meng Qing's face is so thin, you see that your face is red, you want to leave, then please leave Mobao first."

Meng Ming had no choice, so he waved his pen and left in embarrassment.