The Flower Dynasty Festival is a traditional festival of the Han nationality, in the second month of the lunar calendar, the date of the Flower Dynasty Festival also varies from place to place, Luoyang is the second day of February, Kaifeng is the twelfth day of February, and Jiangnan is generally on February 15.

The custom of the Flower Dynasty Festival was formed in the Tang Dynasty, mostly outing and elegant banquets, the participants were mostly some sao people and ink writers, and sometimes there were relatives and friends, drinking and writing poems in the scenery and enjoying the flowers, laughter and laughter, continuously.

Since the Song Dynasty, the Flower Dynasty Festival has gradually expanded to all walks of life by scholars and other intellectuals, and has added activities such as planting flowers, planting trees, and picking wild fruits.

The eastern suburbs of Nanjing City are located in the south of the Temple of Heaven outside the city, a piece of the south section of the Qinhuai River, where the willow color is every year, Nanjing people send guests to the east, and many of them fold the willow to give farewell.

On the day of the Flower Dynasty Festival, men and women travel, have to go out of the city to the Qinhuai River in the suburbs, swim in the spring and flutter butterflies, and some young men and women are ready to find their favorite people here.

Early in the morning, Zhu Cihong and his entourage rode out of the city in plain clothes, and as soon as they left the city, several people ran all the way like wild horses that had escaped the reins.

On the bank of the Qinhuai River in the eastern suburbs, it is already as lively as a city, with an endless stream of men and women in pairs, coming and going.

Most of the people here dress up and travel, and there are literati and scholars who invite three or five confidants, enjoy the flowers, drink and have fun, sing and harmonize with each other, and chant for the sun.

There are girls who cut five-colored paper and stick them on the flower branches to enjoy the red, and there are many people chasing happily, folding willows and playing in the water, laughing and having fun.

The two princes and the eldest princess rarely went outside to play, and at first glance, their eyes were full of green, blooming flowers, and there were so many people, such a lively scene, the four of them broke out at once, cheering and cheering.

The eldest princess Kunxing led the eldest princess Zhaoren to play and pick flowers on the side, and King Ding pulled King Yong to learn from the people around him to dig wild vegetables and cook, and several plainclothes of the Royal Forest Army followed far behind.

In such a grand and cheerful scene, Zhu Cihong was also in a good mood, especially the young women dressed up in the distance, which was pleasing to the eye.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, women's activities in festival outings were quite free, and ancient books recorded that "men and women dressed up beautifully and worshiped the eastern suburbs"

It can be seen that the women of the Ming Dynasty were dressed up brightly, dressed in gorgeous clothes and makeup, and enjoyed the fun of youth travel.

Zhu Cihong walked and looked, only to see that there were more women than men around, some of them were walking in the spring and wilderness, and when they met famous flowers, they set up a banquet and hung each other in red skirts, thinking that it was a feast.

Maybe it's because Zhu Cihong's tall and handsome appearance is too attractive, and along the way, many girls around him who enjoy the flowers set their eyes on him, with eager and excited eyes in their eyes, and they frequently express their eyebrows.

There are also some men who have a look of jealousy in their eyes, just because the female companion next to them looks at Zhu Cihong twice......

Zhu Cihong straightened his chest and accepted everyone's attention, but he sighed secretly in his heart: "It's too handsome, there's no way." ”

At this time, a girl dressed like a maid ran towards Zhu Cihong, causing the surrounding plainclothes royal forest army to quickly approach, and Xu Sheng quietly blocked the front.

The maid was a little shocked when she saw this, and after a while, she bypassed the tower-like Xu Sheng, blushed and sent a letter to Zhu Cihong, and then ran away shyly.

Suddenly, Zhu Cihong opened the simple origami letter, and at a glance, it turned out to be a love letter, and there was a flower petal hidden in it......

He looked up and saw a young lady in costume smiling at him not far away, and the person beside him was the maid who delivered the letter.

Zhu Cihong bowed slightly, politely rejected the girl who boldly showed her love, and turned back to the place where her younger brothers and sisters were.

The first time I came to the suburbs, the two eldest princesses had a lot of fun, and the eight-year-old Zhu Yujiao was even happier, she picked flowers and grass, chased butterflies and dragonflies, and called happily.

The two princes didn't know what to do with the picnic, but the king Zhu Cijiong swept around from time to time, obviously very interested in the girls around him, but he was embarrassed to talk.

Zhu Cihong, who was dressed as an old man, watched from the sidelines, and finally followed a piece of wild vegetables......

In the end, because the two princes came to open their mouths for dinner, their ability to survive in the wild was extremely poor, and their faces were covered with soot, Zhu Cihong felt ashamed, so he no longer joined them and walked alone by the river.

In the distance, there are beautiful people cooking tea by the flowing water, passing the flower order, drawing lots, fighting grass, writing poems, appreciating flowers and poems, laughing and laughing, continuously, very elegant.

attracted the young men on Zhu Cihong's side to look at him frequently, and Zhu Cihong also looked at it a few times, and his heart was a little impatient, wanting to find a beautiful woman who could make him fall in love at first sight......

After a while, the young people gathered here showed some signs of dispersion, and Zhu Cihong obviously heard someone whispering: "Miss Xu, the first talented woman in the capital, is over there, go and have a look!" ”

Zhu Cihong was also a little surprised, what kind of woman can be called the first talented woman in the capital, so that she attracts people? It's not the first beauty......

Seeing that there was no one around, Zhu Cihong trotted a few steps and jumped onto a treetop, looking at the area where talented women gathered.

Due to the distance and the fact that there were more than a dozen women gathered there, Zhu Cihong could only see their silhouettes, and could not judge which one was the most talented woman in the capital.

"Fetch my telescope!"

"Yes!"

Xu Sheng took the military telescope seriously and threw it to Zhu Cihong to help him reconnoiter the enemy......

With this artifact, Zhu Cihong's control of the enemy situation is more thorough, and at a glance, it is clear!

Suddenly, Zhu Cihong's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had found a new prey, and fixed his gaze on the face of one of the peerless beauties.

Through the telescope, Zhu Cihong clearly saw that the woman's cherry lips and nose in the mirror, her delicate facial features were almost perfectly matched, without the slightest flaw, her phoenix eyes were bright and soft, revealing grace and quietness, and she looked like a disaster to the country and the people.

Looking down further, she is slender, delicate and timid, walking among the women, wearing a moon-white skirt, pure and flawless, like a fairy who is not touched by the smoke and dust of the world.....

Zhu Cihong's eyes were full of shock, and the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, this face seemed familiar!

picked up the telescope again and looked at it over and over again, Zhu Cihong became more and more sure of the conjecture in his heart, isn't this Brother Yu Xian!

Jumping off the treetops, Zhu Cihong threw the telescope to Xu Sheng, straightened his robe, and walked away quickly.

"Emperor, where are you going!" Wu Zhongdao.

"This girl can't stay, I went to take her ......"

Under the peek gaze of a group of young men from afar, Yu Chen and a group of talented women talked and laughed, and set up a table among the flowers, as if they were preparing to hold a poetry meeting in the circle.

"Brother Yu Xian!"

Suddenly, a voice came, causing all the women to look sideways and look surprised.

"Yu Chen" looked back, and saw that "Brother Zhu", who had been separated for a few days, suddenly appeared in front of him, looking at himself with a smile.

"Who is this son? So handsome......"

"It seems to be a friend of Yunyun......

“......”

Several talented girls peeked at Zhu Cihong and whispered to each other, and even some girls suddenly became inexplicably shy.

Several talented women present knew that "Yu Chen" was just a pen name, and even knew that she often dressed as men, because all the talented women present had this experience.....

"Zhu Gongzi ......"

The stunned "Yu Chen" got up in a daze, his peach cheeks were slightly red on his snow-white and delicate face, his black hair was scattered over his shoulders, his eyes were like diamonds, shining brightly, and he looked at Zhu Cihong with faint joy in his eyes.

Zhu Cihong bowed slightly to the talented girls in the circle, and then looked at Yu Chen and said, "Is it convenient to go over there?" ”

Yu Chen's face was shy, he hummed softly, and said to his companions: "This is my friend Zhu Gongzi...... You play first, I'll come when I go......."

When the two left, the girls whispered again, giggled, and asked each other about gossip, and some talented women full of hope were slightly disappointed......