Chapter 41: Tanabata Poetry Meeting (2)
Although the Qixi Festival is not a major festival of the year. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info but it is a very emotional festival.
A few years ago, there was also the custom of "worshipping the Weaver Girl", that is, girls or young women made an appointment with their friends in advance, and several or more than a dozen people jointly held a ceremony.
Set up a table under the moonlight, and place tea, wine, fruits, five seeds (longan, red dates, hazelnuts, peanuts, melon seeds) and other offerings on the table; There are a few flowers, a bunch of red paper, inserted in a bottle, and a small incense burner in front of the flowers.
Make an appointment to worship the young women and girls of the Weaver Girl, fast for a day, stop bathing, and come to the host's house on time, and after burning incense in front of the desk, everyone sits around the table together, eating peanuts and melon seeds on the one hand, and silently reciting their own thoughts towards the Weaver Girl constellation. For example, girls who want to be beautiful or marry a wishful man, young women who want to have a noble son early, etc., can pray silently to Vega. The play didn't end until midnight.
Although there is still the custom of worshipping the Weaver Girl, it has gradually evolved into a gathering organized by some celebrities to invite some talented and beautiful people, celebrities and scholars, and dignitaries to gather together, and some famous prostitutes in Qinglou will be invited to perform some singing and dancing programs to help the fun. The poems and songs written during this period will be appreciated and discussed with others. Every year, there will be several good poems that are suitable for the occasion to be widely praised, and there will be many romantic stories that are favored by beautiful women or famous prostitutes. There are also many places to choose from, either at home, or in the Qinglou painting boat, or in a place with a good view. Of course, the same is true for other holiday gatherings.
There is such a gathering in the palace of King Qin's prince today.
At this time, the night has begun, and the lights in the palace of King Qin's prince are bright.
In the reception hall of the Shizi Mansion, except for Yang Yaozong, the more than 30 people invited by the great prince Jingmin were all present and had already taken their seats. Several of these people were also people known to Yang Yaozong. It is the second son Jingyu, Yin Ruxin, Mu Qinghan, and Qin Xueyao. At this time, Yin Ruxin was sitting in the main seat of the hall with the side of the great prince Jing Min. The others sat behind the low tables on either side of the main hallway leading to the main hall. The low table is one for two people, and the table is full of wine, pastries, fruit plates, and preserves.
Yang Yaozong has the highest status among the guests invited by Jing Min, the great prince of the world, and was arranged by Jing Min to sit in the first position on his left side. And the position next to Yang Yaozong is Mu Qinghan.
The banquet had already begun, and since Yang Yaozong's position was more attention-grabbing, everyone noticed that the most important person invited by the Great Prince had not yet come.
Then an ordinary-looking, fair-skinned, and slender genius asked: "I don't know who this important person invited by the great prince is, and he is so dragged on, the banquet has already begun, but he wants the great prince and me to wait for him alone." This person is Xu Qiuhao, the champion of last year's imperial examination.
The old man also wanted to know where this person was sacred, and he could be so loved by the great prince. If this person is really a famous Confucian, it is not in vain for us to wait here. This person is the contemporary poet Confucian Dai Yuan, who is in his fifties, with a ruddy complexion, thin eyebrows, narrow eyes and thin lips, and a kind of fairy style when he squints and touches his beard. Good at lyric poetry. His masterpieces have been widely praised in the Great Zhou.
After Dai Yuan finished speaking, all the invited people present, including Yin Ruxin, cast curious glances at Da Shizi.
Dashizi Jingmin smiled mysteriously and said: "Everyone here should have heard of this person, it is the teacher that the emperor personally found for the emperor's grandson a few days ago, the grandson Yang Yaozong!" Lord Yang. He bit the three words of Yang Yaozong very hard and clearly.
Yin Ruxin heard that the most important person invited by the Great Prince turned out to be Yang Yaozong, she was originally smiling at the face of the Great Prince Jing Min, but suddenly her smile froze and she stared at him. looked at Dashizi with a very surprised expression. Fortunately, it was only a moment before she realized that her actions were inappropriate. The complexion returned to smiling again. In her heart, she was frightened, and in her recent interactions with Da Shizi, Da Shizi never mentioned to her that Yang Yaozong would be invited to the Qixi Poetry Club. She was nervous, but she still had to force a smile.
In the days when she couldn't see Yang Yaozong, whenever it was quiet at night, she always thought about Yang Yaozong's tossing and turning and couldn't sleep.
She was annoyed that he hadn't heard anything for so long. But I want him to worry about him.
Therefore, she still asked Ruyi to go to Nangong Mansion every day. And she herself has been there a few times when she has nothing to do. It's just that I found that there was nothing abnormal in Nangong Mansion, so I was relieved.
She even thought about letting Yin Ruyun go to the palace to explore. But after thinking about it, I felt that it was very inappropriate. Not to mention that Yin Ruyun had secretly gone to Yang Yaozong before, trying to threaten to kill Yang Yaozong. Let's just say that this palace master is like a cloud, if Yin Ruyun is in danger because of her own affairs, then she will not be able to face Yin Ruyun's own sister.
Although she thinks that she is not a good person, she will never harm her relatives and friends. Not to mention his own sister.
So he could only endure the pain of daily lovesickness, and when he thought about it, he covered himself in the quilt in the middle of the night and secretly cried, scolded him, and annoyed him.
When she heard the eldest prince say that the person she was waiting for was Yang Yaozong, she looked forward to it in her heart and couldn't wait to see Yang Yaozong. I was afraid, afraid that Yang Yaozong would see him by the side of the great prince.
At this time, she sat beside Da Shizi like a pins and needles. A pair of beautiful eyes looked out of the hall door with a complex color.
Mu Qinghan heard the eldest prince say Yang Yaozong, and he was also a little surprised in his heart, it turned out to be him! Looking at Da Shizi's gaze, he unconsciously turned to the empty position beside him.
As soon as Qin Xueyao heard that it was Yang Yaozong, her delicate little face immediately flushed, and she said in annoyance, how could it be him?!
Jing Yu, the second son of King Qin, turned the corners of his mouth upwards on both sides, and narrowed his thin Danfeng eyes slightly, as if he was waiting to watch a good show.
The other people in the hall heard that the person they were waiting for was Yang Yaozong, but they all showed some displeasure and disdain.
A middle-aged man with a white and chubby beard saluted the eldest prince and said, "I don't know if you have heard of it, but I heard that the Taisun Taifu Yang Yaozong is a mediocre person. I heard that he is still a sick seedling. β
Yin Ruxin heard the fat man say something slanderous to Yang Yaozong, and his smile remained unchanged and looked at everyone in the audience, but he squinted his beautiful eyes and glanced at the fat man with a cold color.
When some people in the hall heard the fat man say this, some people immediately chimed in.
"Zhang also heard about it, and said that Yang Yaozong was named the grandson of the emperor by relying on the prestige of Nangong Mansion."
"Li also heard about it, and said that Yang Yaozong is a person who sells his reputation and reputation."
A few other people also said that they had heard about Yang Yaozong, and Yin Ruxin was already angry in his heart at this time. Her fists clenched, her nails digging into her palms. She's spurring herself with pain to keep herself calm. But his face was still somewhat distorted, with an expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and his eyes were cold looking at the people in the field who were talking about rumors about Yang Yaozong. It's just that at this time, everyone's eyes were focused on the people discussing below, and no one noticed Yin Ruxin's gaffe.
Mu Qinghan's tone was cold at this time, frowning and his lips slightly opened, and he stared coldly at those people who were chewing the root of their tongues: "It's strange that the little girl is so critical of him behind the back of the Taisun Taifu, have you seen him, or are you very familiar with him." How I listen to what you say, it's all what I hear, hear, hear, hear You are also people with the ability to discriminate with knowledge and connotation, why are you still so partial to listening to and believing those hearsay, just listen to it, and still talk casually in front of His Royal Highness the Great Prince. You really deserve the name of a genius! β
The few people who participated in the slander of Yang Yaozong just now were said by Mu Qinghan at this time, and they had no way to defend themselves. Who told people that what Mu Qinghan said made sense. They don't know Yang Yaozong, and they haven't seen Yang Yaozong, they think that they are no worse than Yang Yaozong, and even better than Yang Yaozong, why can a son-in-law of Nangong Mansion be so appreciated by the emperor and the eldest prince. It's just a son-in-law, who is willing to be a son-in-law with a little talent and knowledge? Therefore, they believed the words they had recently heard in the streets and alleys about slandering Yang Yaozong, and felt that it was a righteous and bright move to discuss and even spread it. In fact, it is just to satisfy their own jealousy.
From the moment Mu Qinghan began to speak, Yin Ruxin stared at her carefully, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She remembered that on the day of the Red Temple Festival, the person who was called Miss Mu by Xiaohua slapped Yang Yaozong.
Yin Ruxin looked at Mu Qinghan, who was not inferior in appearance to herself, but her face was a little cold, she nodded and smiled. She had already determined that Mu Qinghan was the woman who slapped Yang Yaozong. This woman's temperament looks cold, but she is righteous and outspoken, and she has a warm heart. Yin Ruxin looked at Mu Qinghan's tone of voice was neither humble nor arrogant, and he blushed and didn't dare to say anything more. I have a good impression of her in my heart.
"Well, although what Miss Mu said makes sense, but I am afraid that Miss Mu will not be willing to be the son-in-law if she has some ability, so please Miss Mu not reprimanded the brothers just now. And Wang still knows some things, I heard that Yang Yaozong's health is very bad, and he was still supported by people to worship on the day of his wedding with Nangong Qingyi. After worshipping the hall, before the round house, Nangong Qingyi left him behind and went to the border with General Nangong. If you want me to say that Nangong Qingyi also doesn't want to marry Yang Yaozong from the bottom of my heart. I'm afraid that Yang Yaozong has a cowardly temperament and no talent, so he is easy to control. Anyway, it's a son-in-law, but it doesn't matter. But it's a pity that Nangong remembers this beautiful woman of the country! "This person who calls himself Wang is Wang Youwei, the eldest son of Wang Xiankui, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites. This Wang Youwei really has some talent, and he was the eye of the imperial examination in the past few years. In Tianjing City, it is also a merry and talented man. Now the Ministry of Rites is in charge.
As soon as Wang Youwei finished speaking, the gossip atmosphere that had been suppressed by Mu Qinghan's words before was rekindled. The people who were reprimanded just now stared at Wang Youwei with burning eyes in their eyes, and they all seemed to admire him.
Yin Ruxin was stunned for a moment after listening to what Wang Youwei said. Think about the talent and temperament of Nangong Qingyi and Yang Yaozong. shook his head lightly and denied what Wang Youwei said. The King of the Heart Dao must be using the fame of Nangong Qingyi to slander Yang Yaozong. She really wanted to inflate this Wang Youwei's mouth, pull out his full teeth, cut out his tongue, and make him unable to speak. She was angry in her heart, staring at Wang Youwei with serious words.
"Brother Wang, what you said is true or false, but don't hear it from you." The talented man surnamed Li, who had been reprimanded by Mu Qinghan before, confirmed curiously to Wang Youwei.
"Of course it's true, if you don't believe it, ask Brother Qin, Brother Qin is the one who participated in the Nangong Remembrance Wedding Banquet!" Wang Youwei looked up at the talented man surnamed Li and said.
Everyone looked at Brother Qin as Wang Youwei said, this Brother Qin is Qin Haizhou's younger brother, Qin Xueyao's elder brother, the second son of the current Hubu Shangshu, and Qin Haifan in the current official worship department.
Qin Haifan didn't speak from the time they started to criticize Yang Yaozong, just listened. He has also heard these rumors about Yang Yaozong. He had also seen Yang Yaozong's appearance in Nangong Mansion. In his heart, he decided that Yang Yaozong was a talentless and cowardly person. And he has always admired Nangong in his heart, listening to those people say all kinds of negative words about Yang Yaozong. He was very happy in his heart.
It's just that when Wang Youwei asked himself to prove that what he said was true, he hesitated a little. If Wang Youwei confirms that what he said is the truth, he can indeed confirm all the negative rumors of Yang Yaozong. But his father had specifically instructed that the events of that day should not be publicized. And at that time, they were basically Nangong Zhan's friends and generals. Naturally, these people will not reveal what happened on the wedding day of Nangong Qingyi. Therefore, Nangong Qing remembers what happened on the day of the wedding, and there are people outside who know it, but they only know that Nangong Mansion has recruited a son-in-law.
Qin Haifan saw so many people looking at him, waiting for his answer. He smiled and said, "Actuallyγγγγγγ β
"I want to ask Wang Gongzi, where did you hear about this!" Without waiting for Qin Haifan to continue, Mu Qinghan was anxious. She saw that Qin Haifan was going to tell the truth about the day. She was there that day. Of course, I also knew that Qin Haifan was present. If he is allowed to account for the events of the day. That is not only for Yang Yaozong, but even Nangong Qingyi will be implicated. What's more, she thinks that Yang Yaozong has some talent, although she doesn't know how talented Yang Yaozong is, but he is the husband of Nangong Qingyi after all. If Yang Yaozong also thinks that Nangong Qingyi went to the border with the army because he didn't like him. Wouldn't that worsen the relationship between Nangong Qingyi and Yang Yaozong. Then Nangong recalls how to live in the future. So she hurriedly spoke out to stop her.
Yin Ruxin saw Mu Qinghan ask the talented man surnamed Wang, as if he didn't want Qin Haifan to speak. I couldn't help but be a little curious about what Wang Youwei said.
"Miss Mu, don't ask me where I heard it. You just need to let Brother Qin tell the truth. Wang Youwei retorted.
Everyone in the hall moved their eyes from Mu Qinghan to Qin Haifan.
Qin Haifan saw Mu Qinghan's appearance and said, "Actually, Miss Mu was also present that day. Day...... β
"Taisun Taifu Yang Yaozong, Lord Yang has arrived!" In the hall, there was the shout of a small Si outside.