Chapter 295: Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet (1)

August 15 of the first year of Qiande (963 AD)

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the lights are on.

The streets and alleys of Jinling City are full of people, and the people have dragged their families out to play, crowding several streets lined with shops.

A convoy of chariots and horses moved slowly towards the east gate of the palace.

Qi Jiuniang lifted the curtain and looked outside with great interest. Qin Wanlan behind her whispered, "Sister, it must be very lively outside, right?" I really want to go out for a walk, but unfortunately I can't do it tonight. ”

Qi Jiuniang turned around and said, "What's not okay, when we come out of the palace, I'll take you to the market." ”

Qin Wanlan whispered: "This is not good, can Mr. and your Cui Gongzi agree?" ”

Qi Jiuniang said confidently: "It's okay, my son-in-law is most afraid of his sister pestering him, as long as I ask for good words, he will definitely agree." As for Na Zhe, he is also a person who likes to be lively, and when everyone goes shopping together, he will definitely follow. What's more, he likes you very much now, and he will definitely agree to whatever you ask. ”

Qin Wanlan asked again: "Sister, how many times have you entered the palace, tell your sister, what is the palace like?" ”

Qi Jiuniang put down the curtain and said to Qin Wanlan: "Sister, the palace is very large, and many palaces are built magnificently, showing the royal bearing. There are also some delicate and small buildings, most of which are where the concubines lived. After a while, you follow your sister closely, don't run around, understand? ”

Qin Wanlan nodded obediently: "Sister, the slave family will not run around, and will definitely follow you." But I was a little scared, and the thought of playing in front of the emperor and empress made the slave family very nervous. ”

Qi Jiuniang comforted her: "It's okay, the emperor is still very amiable." He's suave and doesn't get angry, so you don't have to worry. The queen is a beautiful woman, she likes poetry, music, singing and dancing, and she is very good to me. The last time I entered the palace, she gave me a lot of things. ”

Qin Wanlan's anxious heart calmed down a little and became less nervous. Qi Jiuniang said again: "Sister, you also know this "Water Tune Song Head", which can be said to be a swan song for the ages. Our performance today will definitely be a sensation for the audience. When the time comes, Na Zhe will get the title of Hanlin Bachelor, and he will also be a petty official.

When he marries you, he is not a white body, but a great official. Your life is better than that of your sister, you are a wife when you marry in the past, and you are not controlled by your mother-in-law. It's not like my sister, it's just a concubine of my son, and there are mother-in-law and eldest lady to take care of me. ”

Qin Wanlan was shy, and she whispered: "Sister, can a humble person like the slave family really be a wife?" There is one more thing, I became a wife, what should I do with Fang Juniang? After all, she had been with the gentleman for a long time. ”

Qi Jiuniang explained: "Sister, in our Qishan Island, their brothers don't pay attention to etiquette, Na Zhe once said that you and Fang Juniang are his wives, regardless of size. So you don't have to worry. ”

Qin Wanlan was surprised, she felt incredible, there can be two wives, so who has the final say in the family?

Qi Jiuniang saw Qin Wanlan's puzzled face, so she said with a smile: "Sister, their brothers are a little eccentric, and they all respect women very much, and they are definitely different from other men."

Let me tell you about it carefully, eldest brother Zhao Zizhong, the person she likes is called Jiang Wuniang, she is a widow with two children. It was their brother who brought it back from Liao.

The eldest brother has never disliked Jiang Wuniang, and he will marry her this winter. ”

Qin Wanlan was very shocked, their eldest brother was the leader of the Seven Seas Company, such a high-ranking and powerful figure was going to marry a widow!

Qi Jiuniang continued: "Second brother * Ye, I am now in love with my son's sister, Cui Xiaoniang, and I am going to have a happy event this winter. ”

Qin Wanlan asked, "Sister, what is falling in love?" ”

"You and Na Zhe are in love now, and men and women are happy with each other and love each other, which is called falling in love."

Qin Wanlan suddenly realized that the second brother was still relatively normal and was ready to marry the little lady of the Cui family.

Qi Jiuniang said with a smile: "That Zhe is the third, and the fourth Du Dalei is a living treasure, and he is the topic of conversation on Qishan Island." He is courting a female teacher named Fu Hongyu.

Like my sister, this Fu Hongyu is also a singer, and she is very beautiful, just a little worse than you. ”

Qin Wanlan was a little shy, she said awkwardly: "Sister, don't praise the slave family, let's continue." ”

"Sister, this Fu Hongyu has a cold personality, and she didn't pay attention to Du Dalei at all. But Du Dalei is stubborn, and he uses all kinds of methods to curry favor with Fu Hongyu.

The funniest thing is that once Du Dalei annoyed Fu Hongyu. Fu Hongyu was very angry and didn't talk to him for several days. Du Dalei actually invited Fu Hongyu to the woods and knelt down to apologize to her. Funny, you say, isn't it funny? ”

Qin Wanlan felt very incredible, in this patriarchal era, there were men kneeling to women! Can this be true? Qi Jiuniang has never told a lie, she will not make up nonsense to deceive herself.

"Sister, the fifth is named An Dalang, he is a peerless brave general, and his martial arts are very superb. He took Xia Rongniang, a singer from Mingzhou, and at the end of this year, their child will be born.

The sixth child's name is Boris, and he is a Hu man from the Western Regions, and he has not yet had a good woman. But they're trying to match him with a female teacher. ”

Qin Wanlan asked: "Sister, how come the good women of their brothers, except for the second brother, are all singers?" Why don't they look for some women from big families? ”

Qi Jiuniang smiled: "Sister, you don't know, the cause of this incident is because of my son-in-law." At this time last year, when the five brothers first came to Mingzhou, my son-in-law bought a girl for each of them to be a handmaid in order to take care of their daily life.

These women are all singers from Mingzhou, and they are all very beautiful. If it had been another man, they would have coveted them and taken them into the room.

But their brothers were different, and no one forcibly took these women away. But I respect them very much, An Dalang married Xia Rongniang, which is the matchmaker for my eldest lady to come forward to protect, and after Xia Rongniang's consent, it was only after Xia Rongniang's consent that the media was marrying.

Du Dalei fell in love with Fu Hongyu, and he also pursued it hard, and did not use his power to occupy Fu Hongyu.

Your Na Zhe has also been with Fang Juniang for a long time, and they fell in love with each other before they got together.

Their brothers respect women very much, and they pay attention to looking at each other so that they can talk about marriage, and they will never force any woman to marry them. and will not occupy anyone, and make them concubines and maidservants. ”

Qin Wanlan asked again: "Sister, how did you follow Cui Gongzi?" Tell me about the slaves? ”

Qi Jiuniang was surprisingly shy, bit her lip and said, "Sister, this matter is a bit embarrassing, don't tell others." ”

"Sister, don't worry, the slave family is not a mouthy person, and she won't say it."

"Okay, my sister will tell you today, I took the initiative to give me a hug regardless of shame, so I followed my son-in-law."

Qin Wanlan was shocked: "Sister, you are so bold!" What the hell is going on? ”

Qi Jiuniang leaned in Qin Qianlan's ear and began to tell her the whole process of that incident.

After a while, Qin Wanlan, who was red-faced and red-eared, said with a smile:

"Sister, the slave family didn't expect that you are really a character who dares to love and hate. You have also met a good person like Cui Gongzi, if you meet some Yannei in Jinling City, after they sleep with you, it is very likely that they will run away the next day, and they will definitely not come to see you again. ”

Qi Jiuniang said triumphantly: "That is, my sister's life is good, and I met a good person like my son-in-law." In fact, although my sister is a concubine, she is still very comfortable. The old lady of the Cui family doesn't care about me, the eldest lady has a good temper and never gets angry with me. The little lady in the family is a kind-hearted girl, who has never looked down on me, and even learned to sing with me.

I go to the school every day to teach, and I have a lot of fun with those children. In addition to your Na Zhe, there are also Du Dalei, the two second goods, no one makes me angry, my sister is still very happy. ”

Qin Wanlan pursed her lips and smiled: "Sister, why do you always quarrel with that gentleman?" Also, what exactly is a 'second cargo'? ”

"Sister, Na Zhe and Du Dalei call each other 'second goods'. I've heard Childe say that 'second goods' means to describe a person who is a little stupid. ”

Qin Wanlan asked again: "I heard you say that the teachers in the school are all singers and dancers, why don't their brothers find some well-educated people to teach the children to read?" ”

"You don't know, the textbooks in their academy are all compiled by these brothers themselves. Much of the content in it is somewhat deviant and out of step with the Confucian classics. Therefore, they were afraid of finding some scholars, and they refused to teach these materials. But it doesn't matter to us singers, I feel that I have improved a lot while teaching children to read and write, and learning these new knowledge.

The funniest thing is that when Cao Yongxian, the eldest son of the Cao family, and his four classmates first went to Qishan Island, they thought that they were all students of Jinling Academy, and everyone was a well-educated person, and they were very disdainful of our school.

Na Zhe immediately gave them a lesson and convinced them. ”

Qin Wanlan asked curiously, "What lesson?" ”

"Sister, Na Zhe found a genius student named Tian Renfeng. He was only twelve years old, but he was an unforgettable fellow, and an absolute genius in arithmetic.

Na Zhe asked the five scholars to compete with Tian Renfeng, and this kid won easily. So Cao Yongxian and they were completely convinced. ”