Chapter 5 Under the Fence
Taichangqing Yang Shidao and Princess Changguang's concubine brother is located in Yongchangfang, Chang'an, which is opposite to the Yongxingfang where Mrs. Yang originally lived, but unfortunately the Yongxingfang mansion has long been given to other officials.
Mrs. Yang came to Yongchangfang, looked at the high-end atmosphere and high-grade Fumafumen, and couldn't help but sigh: "Life is like a spring dream, turning around and returning to the starting point." ”
Mrs. Yang often said to her daughter when she came: "Your cousin's concubine's family has the same etiquette as the palace, you must pay attention to every step, always care, and don't be as presumptuous and frolicking as in Jingzhou and Wenshui." ”
Although the three sisters chattered and pointed out the scenery along the way, they kept A-Niang's words in mind, so after entering Chang'an City, they didn't dare to show their heads, and only looked out of the screen window.
But see the streets of Chang'an City are horizontal and vertical, the layout is neat, open and smooth, the Suzaku Avenue at the foot is the central axis of the whole city, very wide, can be parallel to the appearance of 30 carriages, paved with square bluestone, clean and tidy, the car does not raise dust.
Soon, the carriage passed through Suzaku Gate, Anmenmen, and Yanxi Gate and arrived at Yongchangfang.
Yang Shidao received the report in advance, stepped forward, and said, "Sister has worked hard all the way!" Don't come unharmed? The appearance is still the same, followed by three flowers, isn't it a niece? After looking at the Yang mother and daughter, they exchanged pleasantries, and said, "You are tired, so rest first." "Arrange for them to live in a row of houses to the west.
In the evening, Princess Changguang held a banquet to wash the dust for Mrs. Yang's mother and daughter, and prepared very pleasantries as soon as they met, and then introduced their families to know each other one by one.
The banquet of the princess's family is not lost to the palace, although it is only a family banquet, it is also rich and luxurious. Eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, tributes from all over the world, wearing silk silk, child servants shuttling, and dancing girls to help the fun, so it is not lively.
Although the three Wu sisters are also from official eunuch families, it is the first time they have seen the royal style, so they are very fresh and excited.
Princess Changguang asked Mrs. Yang about her life in Wenshui County, Bingzhou, and Mrs. Yang replied a few words, shook her head and sighed and said: "The ugliness of the family should not be publicized, and this matter cannot be said in too detail!" ”
Princess Changguang nodded in understanding, and then asked: "The nieces of the couple family are all so beautiful, and the lady teaches her children well, what books have you read?" Wu Shun replied: "I have read four books. Wu Yue also replied: "I have read the Book of Poetry and Zhou Li!" Wu Ling was young and timid, and she didn't make a sound.
Princess Changguang smiled and said to Wu Yue: "I've read the scriptures at such a young age, I don't know how to read?" Recite a poem to listen to? Wu Yue sat upright, raised his head and recited: "The peach is dying, scorching its bloom." The son is home, and it is appropriate for his family to ......"
Princess Changguang nodded and said, "Okay! The voice is loud, the words are round, and there is not a single typo. What is the first chapter of the Weekly Rite? ”
"Tianguan Tsukasa is the first."
"What is the duty of Dazai?"
"Take charge of the six canons of the state, and govern the state with the king."
"Which six canons?"
"Governing codes, religious codes, ritual codes, political codes, criminal codes, and affairs codes."
"Good!" Princess Changguang stretched out her thumb and exclaimed, and asked: "Ban Zhao continues the history, Wen Ji endorses, I don't know if you can write poems on the spot?" ”
"Yes." Wu Yue replied, looked at the fragrant roasted geese in front of him, and said, "Let's take the wild goose as the theme." Shaking his head, he chanted: "In the bushes, looking at the top of the snow-capped mountains." Accumulate Lingyunzhi for a long time, and wait for the time to go straight to the sky. ”
"It's so aura, hee-hee."
"It's too sharp. My three children, the eldest daughter is hardworking and calm, the third daughter is quiet and introverted, only the second daughter is lively and active, bold and spicy! Mrs. Yang said.
"Although Taoguang is the way to live in the world, it helps to stand out. The children's family is still really good! "Princess Changguang admires Wu Yue a lot.
Mrs. Yang's mother and daughter settled down in the Horse Mansion, and the three sisters heard that their uncle was Taichangqing, in charge of the state of ritual music, suburban temples, Sheji and other major affairs, and wore a three-beam Jinxian crown when he went to the court, wearing a purple robe, a gold leather belt around his waist, a goldfish bag, and a black leather shoe on his feet, very majestic and handsome, so he pestered his uncle to learn etiquette and dance.
Yang Shidao arranged for Le Zheng and the dancers to teach them to learn. Wu Shun learned to play the sheng, Wu Yue learned to play the drums, and Wu Ling learned to play the zither, all of them learned very seriously, and his cousin Yang Yuzhi often admired them on the sidelines.
Although the princess and her husband took good care of their mother and daughter, Mrs. Yang always felt uneasy in her heart, so she asked the princess and her wife to pay attention to the young talents and find a good family for the three sisters. This year, Wu Shun was fourteen years old, Wu was about twelve, Wu Ling was ten years old, and Mrs. Yang planned to marry her eldest daughter that year and marry her second daughter next year.
Wu Shun and Wu Yue are in the cardamom years, slim and elegant, rich and beautiful, but because of the restrictions of the etiquette system, they can't show their heads in the streets and alleys, so they didn't cause a sensation after arriving in Chang'an. However, the princess's mansion has a wide range of contacts, and there are many talents such as Taiyi, Lezheng, and Wulang under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Department of Taichang Temple, so they don't worry about the blind date.
After several blind dates, Wu Shun took a fancy to Helan Anshi, the prince of Yue's palace, who was an official in charge of personnel and government affairs, and was a more dignified and decent profession. Helan Anshi went to the princess's mansion for business, and Mrs. Yang saw that he was extraordinary, suave, and very satisfied, so she decided on a family affair.
After the eldest daughter Wu Shun got married, Mrs. Yang began to arrange the blind date of the second daughter, but this time she hit a nail, and Wu Yue made it clear that she could not marry an ordinary man, and she must enter the palace according to Aya's wishes and serve the Son of Heaven, which is destined.
Mrs. Yang pulled her to the secret room and persuaded her bitterly: "Daughter, I know that you are worried about Yuan Tiangang's words, but Yuan Tiangang has died in April of the eighth year of Zhenguan, and you don't want to think about it, if he is really a living immortal, why can't he live a hundred years old?" He counts you as the life of the Lord, and you really believe that you will be the female emperor? There has never been a female emperor in history, isn't this idea ridiculous? ”
Wu Yue replied: "Ah Niang, Er knows that there are no immortals in the world, and Er just wants to enter the palace to sharpen his temperament, realize his life value, and live a different life from his eldest sister." ”
Mrs. Yang said: "Don't be delusional, find an ordinary family to live a peaceful life, you don't know the danger in the palace, once you enter the palace, it is like a flower falling into the abyss, and there will never be a day!" ”
Wu Yue replied: "You understand these truths, you can let the eldest sister and the third sister realize your ideals, and the son will be responsible for realizing Aya's dream, how about it?" Mrs. Yang thought about it, and it made sense, and she didn't force it for several days.
One day in Jixia, the princess's mansion suddenly stirred, and Yang Shidao did not return to the court, so he sent his servants back to tell him that the eldest grandson queen was in the Taiji Palace to establish a political hall, and ordered the women inside and outside the palace to mourn. Princess Changguang and Mrs. Yang were both foreign wives, so they hurriedly prepared, put on their robes, and entered the palace together to mourn.
When Wu Yue heard this, he thought to himself: "I just made up my mind to enter the palace, the virtuous queen has ascended, and the middle palace is vacant, is it really the will of heaven?" Waiting for me to fill the back position? "The more I thought about it, the more I longed.
When Princess Changguang and Mrs. Yang returned, Wu Yue immediately told them about their determination to enter the palace, and asked the princess to match up and recommend them to enter the palace.
Mrs. Yang expressed her worries on the side, and Princess Changguang counted the sinister ones in the palace one by one, and suggested that Wu Yue marry the eunuch family, live a sweet life, and have a day of soaring in the future.
Wu Yue resolutely refused to obey, and only wanted to serve the Son of Heaven. Mrs. Yang and Princess Changguang were very puzzled, they couldn't understand this super girl, and persuaded her to think twice.
Half a year later, Wu Yue still insisted on his own ideas, and the desire to enter the palace was more urgent, and once said to Mrs. Yang: "Others enter the palace crying and crying, and the son has the destiny of heaven. Mrs. Yang said, "Son, don't be delusional, it's time to eat brain fragments!" ”
Princess Changguang saw that Wu Yue had made up her mind and insisted on entering the palace, and considering that she was ambitious and talented, maybe she could really get ahead, so she agreed to match her.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, Princess Changguang entered the palace to pay respects and said to Li Shimin: "Fuyan New Day, celebrate life without borders!" ”
After the salute, he said: "The second daughter of the warrior is thirteen years old, and she is better than Ban Zhao, and her appearance is better than that of Zhaojun, and she is born with eyebrows like green feathers, and her muscles are like snow. Recently, he has been living in the Mansion, deeply admiring His Majesty's virtues, and voluntarily entering the palace to serve His Majesty! ”
When Li Shimin heard this, he agreed to announce the appointment of Wu to enter the palace.
Subsequently, a lively and wonderful opera was held in the palace, where Jin Wuwei put on painted pants and red clothes, put on monster masks, marched in four queues, beat drums and danced, in order to drive away ghosts and epidemics, reward the god Najib, and scare away the beasts and increase the festive atmosphere of the New Year!