On the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month of May, the people of the Prime Minister's Mansion got on the carriage early in the morning and drove towards Mochou Lake, and the house was not fortunate enough to go with the master.

In Moyu Zhai, Meng Xiaoran and Xiaocui are embroidering in the house, Meng Xiaoran has been practicing for many days, the stitching has been good for a long time, this time she specially picked a piece of light blue embroidery cloth, embroidered two lotus flowers on the cloth, and the pattern was specially let Xiaocui describe.

And Dilian is not very good embroidery, Meng Xiaoran started embroidering yesterday, and now she has only embroidered one, although it is not very exquisite, but the stitching is neat, it is not bad for beginners, Xiaocui looks at the work in her hands from time to time, and sometimes purses her lips and snickers, "Sister, this purse is going to be embroidered for the young master, right?" ”

Meng Xiaoran's hand moved, her face suddenly turned red, she glanced at Xiao Cui with some embarrassment, and said angrily: "You girl, you are getting bolder and bolder, but you can tease your sister." ”

Xiao Cui grinned, "My sister and my cousin are a couple, Xiao Cui didn't talk nonsense, why is it flirting?" ”

Yes, in the eyes of outsiders, the two of them are a couple, and she is just a concubine without a name for him, thinking of this, her mood suddenly became much heavier, and then looked at the half-embroidered and Dilian in her hand, and suddenly lost interest, she put the embroidered frame into the basket and put it aside.

"What's the matter, isn't my sister embroidering?" Xiao Cui saw that her words made her stop, thinking that she had said something wrong, and looked at her with some concern.

Meng Xiaoran smiled, "I've been embroidering for too long, my eyes are a little painful, let's put it first, and embroider it another day, you too, rest and rest, let's go to the yard to sit?" ”

Xiao Cui saw that she didn't look unhappy, so she was relieved, and also cleaned up the work in her hands, and the two went out of the room together and came to the yard, at this time the sun was very good, a little strong, but it was very cool to be blocked by the big trees in the yard, and the two sat on the side of the corridor, quietly enjoying the leisurely time.

After a while, Meng Xiaoran said, "Xiaocui, do you have any favorite food for the Duanyang Festival?" She remembered that in modern times, during the Dragon Boat Festival, every household has to wrap zongzi, and the fragrance of zongzi leaves can be smelled everywhere on the street, as well as delicious mung bean cakes, and wormwood is placed at the door, which means to remove disasters and keep peace.

Xiaocui tilted her head and thought for a while and said: "In previous years, during the Duanyang Festival, zongzi would be made in the house, and there would be cold cakes, the zongzi made by my mother were very delicious, and she must have quietly sent some to us today." ”

It turns out that even here, the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival are the same, and there are even zongzi, she couldn't help but smile, Xiaocui was a little surprised when she saw this, "Sister, what's wrong, what are you laughing at?" ”

Meng Xiaoran thought about it and came up with an idea, "Xiaocui, you go to the street to buy some materials for making zongzi, let's make zongzi today, what flavor you like, just buy it back, let's make it ourselves." ”

"Hey, I'll go!" Xiaocui was naturally happy, she had nothing to do, she would finally be able to find something to do, Meng Xiaoran looked at her back happily, and shook her head with a smile.

After Xiaocui bought all the items back, the two of them got busy in the small kitchen, and after getting busy, Meng Xiaoran gradually forgot what she had in mind, as for how Shen Qian taught Liu Ruxue a lesson, she had already left it behind.

At this time, on the shore of Mochou Lake, the crowd is boiling, the dragon boat race that has just ended, and the prince team wins, every year, even though everyone has known that this result is the result, but it is still very enjoyable to watch, such an event is to be lively, but it is not necessary to compete.

After the dragon boat race, the emperor and queen took the concubines on the flower boat, and then everyone also got on the flower boat where they should go.

Liu Ruxue is always particularly outstanding at such a time, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is the daughter of the prime minister, the niece of the queen's mother, the identity is extremely noble, naturally there are many people who stutter, and she is already talented and artistic, and was named the first beauty in this Yujing City, although there are reasons for her identity, but also because of her talent and appearance.

After sitting in the flower boat for a long time, Liu Ruxue felt a little depressed, so she stood up and walked out of the cabin, Chunya and Xia He immediately followed, today Liu Ruxue only took the two of them, because Chunya was clever and Xia He was steady, and the two of them followed to serve her.

Standing on the bow of the boat and blowing the wind, Liu Ruxue is comfortable, there is a cool breeze on the lake, there is a lotus flower in the distance, it is beautiful to be released, she stood at the bow of the boat and looked fascinated, and did not find that there was a flower boat not far away slowly approaching.

The flower boat was sitting on the young sons, at this time everyone was drinking and composing poems, very lively, Liu Ruxue was attracted by the sound, was about to turn around to look, suddenly felt a burst of flying towards him, at this time the two bows somehow collided together, "plop" sound.

"Oh no, the eldest lady has fallen overboard!" Chunya and Xia He screamed, the two of them were so frightened that they softened, fell on the bow of the boat, and shouted for help, "Come on, save my young lady, my young lady has fallen into the water." ”

"Plop" There was another sound of falling water, Xia He and Chunya immediately looked over, and there was no one in sight at the moment, but it was vaguely visible that it was the person on the flower boat next to him, Xia He's face suddenly turned pale, and he grabbed Chunya's arm with one hand, "It's over, if the man rescues the eldest lady, what if it is good?" ”

Chunya came to her senses in an instant, her face was pale, because the two of them cried for help just now, and at this time two more flower boats came, one was for the queen to entertain the ladies, and the other was for the emperor and the ministers, and the four boats gathered together for a while.

Xia He and Chunya sat there, muttering to themselves, "It's over, it's over......"

After a while, there was movement in the water, a cyan figure surfaced, holding the unconscious Liu Ruxue in his arms, with the help of everyone, the two were finally successfully pulled onto the boat, Liu Ruxue wore a white gauze skirt today, soaked and clinging to the body at this time, it was a breastless outfit, at this time, it was naturally a little unbearable, Xia He immediately took off the coat on her body when she saw this, and covered her with it, but today their outfits are simple, and it is summer, where are the thick clothes, and after covering it, it is just a little covered.

At this time, a group of people came over from the flower boat on the side, the emperor and queen all heard the news, Liu Yingyuan and Chen also hurried over, Liu Yingyuan saw that his daughter was in a coma, and immediately his blood was churning and he almost couldn't stand, and Chen immediately helped him when he saw this.

"Master, are you alright?"

Liu Yingyuan shook off her hand and shouted hatefully: "Why don't you ask someone to take care of Ruxue, what are you doing in a daze?" ”

Chen lowered his head, looking aggrieved, and hurriedly beckoned Zhang's mother and Lu Yi beside him to come forward to help, but the corners of his lips hooked up an imperceptible arc.

And the emperor and the queen were also very surprised to see such a scene, especially the queen, with a touch of dissatisfaction in her eyes, and left with the emperor after a few words of care.

"Oh, Song Gongzi, your clothes are also soaked, so hurry back home and change into clean clothes to avoid catching a cold." I don't know which young lady spoke out and attracted everyone's attention, but everyone found out that it was the third son of the Song Shangshu family, Song Qingcheng, who had just jumped into the water to rescue the eldest lady of the Liu family.

Everyone's faces couldn't help but be a little subtle, this Song Sangongzi only made trouble with the third young master of Prime Minister Liu's family in Fenghua Xueyue Building last year, and also broke the third young master's leg, he is also a suave lord, this time he saved the eldest lady of the Liu family, I'm afraid this eldest lady can't marry anyone else except him, it's really ......

The ladies who watched from the sidelines, some shook their heads in regret, some gloated, and the young ladies on the flower boat were all happy, without Liu Ruxue, a fierce rival, their future road was much brighter.

Liu Ruxue was quickly sent back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Ruxue Pavilion was a burst of chickens and dogs, Xia He and Chunya knelt on the ground, Liu Yingyuan sat on the top with a blue face, if you look closely at this time, the green tendons on both sides of his temples are bursting up, and it seems that he is angry.

"Say, what the hell is going on? How could the eldest lady fall into the water if she was so good? After speaking, he slapped the table again, the tea cup on the table was shaken and jumped, the lid of the cup bounced up and fell, and the sound of the porcelain hitting was like a talisman, hitting the hearts of Chunya and Xia He.

Although Chunya is sharp and sharp on weekdays, but at this time, he was so frightened that the six gods had no owner, and when Liu Yingyuan asked him like this, he couldn't answer for a while, he only knew that he was crying, and Xia He had to come up at this time.

"Back to the master's words, the eldest lady felt that the cabin was stuffy, so she came out to breathe, the slave maid and Chunya also followed the side to serve, but unexpectedly the flower boat on the side collided head-on, the eldest lady accidentally fell into the water, the slave and the maid and Chunya wanted to save, but the slave and the maid did not know the water, so they had to shout for help, and the rest of the matter ...... The lord and the lady came, and they all knew. Xia He paused after speaking, and then knelt on the ground.

"The slave didn't take good care of the eldest lady, she knows that she is guilty, please punish the master." Xia He did this, and Chunya immediately learned from her when she saw this, "Please punish the master." ”

Liu Yingyuan snorted coldly, "You think I'll spare you?" Drag it down, fifty boards per person, and after the fight, they will be locked in the firewood room, and they are not allowed to ask for a doctor. ”

After saying that, a few people came over and dragged them up, Chunya was so frightened that she didn't know what to do, fifty boards, and didn't want their lives?

"The old man spares his life, the old man spares his life, ......" Before he finished speaking, he was blocked, only the sound of squeaking and whining was heard, and after a while, there was the sound of wooden planks hitting the flesh again and again in the courtyard, but there was no sound.

After a while, the chamberlain came in and reported, "Master, the fifty boards have been played." ”

Liu Yingyuan waved his hand, "Drag it down!" Do what I was told. ”

"Yes!"

Two people who were beaten and covered in blood were dragged away, and they didn't know what fate awaited them.