Early in the morning of the second day, the crescent moon lay down on the bed, and her eyes were open all night, but she could not close them for a moment, so as soon as the day dawned, the crescent moon sat up, put on her cloak, and walked slowly outside, out of the bedroom, and into the courtyard behind.

It snowed heavily last night, and before I walked to the flower hall, I saw that the medicine field planted by someone on the side was a little messy, and I thought that when Liang Wei went to his bathroom, the herbs he was dragging in his hand were picked from here.

Xinyue frowned, she didn't expect that there were people with medicine waiting to be saved. Sitting on a boulder on one side, the crescent moon hung her head and her hair fell. When I was in the Yuwang Mansion in the dream, Xinyue was always like this, with her hair scattered, and the people in Yuwangfu only thought she was crazy, Xinyue stretched out her hand and gushed her long hair, and picked a lock to play with in her hand.

Before the ass was hot, the crescent moon looked up and heard Feng'er and Fei'er shouting loudly to the crescent moon, "Girl, girl." ”

When the crescent moon looked up, they saw the crescent moon and walked this way.

"The girl can make it easy for the slaves and maids to find her, why did you get here?" Feng'er walked over and saw that Xinyue was still wearing a cloak and snow-proof boots on her feet, so she was relieved.

"I can't sleep, so I go out for a walk. It's still early, so let's go and rest. Seeing that Fei'er and Feng'er were tired, Xinyue asked them to rest.

"The slaves and maids all get up at this hour, but they are used to it, but the girl, why do you get up so early." Fei'er tore off the strip of cloth on her wrist and tied up Xinyue's long hair, which was like a waterfall, and Xinyue had explained, and the woman had to comb her hair well.

Feng'er said to Xinyue, "Girl, tomorrow is the third day of the new year, and it is agreed with the Jiang family to go to the horse race, but we haven't received the Jiang family's post yet." ”

"Sister Feng'er, don't talk about this so early in the morning." Fei'er fixed the new moon's hair and said to Feng'er.

Feng'er also felt that she had lost her words, "Yes, yes, the slave should not say this." ”

Another thing, Xinyue stretched out her hand to support her forehead, how could she always encounter one thing after another, Xinyue sighed, "It's just right that he didn't come to deliver the post, I'm okay with this incident." ”

Back in the room, changed clothes, in order to show his face in front of everyone today, but also a long time ago, in the hair pinned a soft branch orchid hair crown, pure gold inlaid with rubies, very luxurious, when Feng'er took out of the box, but let Fei'er's eyes shine "In the past, I saw the girl dressed elegantly, but she was also very simple, never liked to wear anything gold and silver, the first time I saw the girl wear such luxurious jewelry." ”

"When the princess went, she left all her jewelry and other things to the girl, and when the lady went, she also thought about many things, but the girl never liked to wear them. This soft-branched orchid crown is nothing compared to those. ”

Xinyue touched the crown of her hair, she didn't like to wear her mother's and aunt's things, those things were also piled up in the library one by one, the beads hanging down from it, fell between her hair, looking at herself in the mirror, Xinyue couldn't help but say, "It is said that people rely on clothes, but this decoration makes my dark face radiant." ”

"When the girl was in the Yuwang Mansion, although she combed her sideburns, she didn't like to wear crowns, and in the future, the girl still had to dress up like this." As she spoke, she decorated a circle of plain velvet flowers around the crown, and wore pearl earrings between her ears, which was delicate and beautiful.

"Let's go," she said, and Crescent stood up and went to the flower hall inside.

The flower hall is facing the main hall in front, which is a place to receive guests who are close to each other, family members, and a place to eat.

As soon as she sat down, before the food was served, Xinyue had a little cough, but Mama Wang brought a bowl of lily soup that moistened her lungs and put it in Xinyue's hand, and Xinyue saw that she was tired and jumped on her face, "Mama, go and rest." ”

"Today is the first meal that the girl eats seriously after the New Year, and the slave must accompany you to use it up." Saying that, Cui'er, Mo'er, and the two girls in the kitchen all walked in with food boxes, and put the food in the box on the table in front of Xinyue.

The dishes in the box, not to mention, are rich, and there is a pot "Eating these in the early morning seems luxurious." ”

Mama Wang looked at the new moon and asked her to drink the lily soup, and said, "It's okay, from now on until night, it's enough for you to eat." ”

As soon as Xinyue picked up the chopsticks, she heard the rumor outside, "Girl, the king steward has brought the people who are serving in the Zhuangzi to greet the girl." ”

"Come in," she said, and Crescent Moon put down the chopsticks in her hand and let people in.

In this way, Uncle Wang took Wang Da, Hao'er, Cui'er and a group of maids, and there were guards standing outside, and thirty or forty people were kneeling on the ground to "pay New Year's greetings to the girl"

Xinyue smiled and said to everyone, "Everyone, get up quickly, this year is also hard for everyone, Xinyue also thanks everyone for their care, the reward is naturally indispensable to everyone, and I hope that you will still be this year." ”

Mama Wang has already prepared a gift, which is considered the original reward, and today's one is extra, so everyone is naturally very happy.

Seeing that everyone was leaving happily, Xinyue was in a much better mood, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the fish closest to her, and before she put it in her mouth, it was rumored outside, "Girl, General Jiang Yangjiang is here." ”

"Please come in." The crescent moon leaned against the side of the pot where the fish was on the side, so that the fire could warm the fish and not get cold.

After a while, Uncle Wang welcomed Jiang Yang in, and saw Xinyue standing aside waiting for her.

Looking up at her, she was wearing a peach blossom pollen and a cross-collared skirt with clear water, flat sleeves hanging down on the brocade jade belt around her waist, folded her hands, and curtsied, "The general is here." ”

"You're today... Very good" Jiang Yang never pays attention to women, and when he thinks that the clothes are good, they must be very eye-catching. Xinyue raised her sleeves, looked at the clothes on her body, touched the beaded jewelry on her head, and smiled, "Thank you for the compliment, general." ”

"Give" said, Jiang Yang took out the post from his arms, "This is what my mother asked me to send to you, along with the gift that my mother gave you, after Chinese New Year's Eve, a small incident happened at home, but it was also delayed." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, you can come over in person, just find someone to send it." Saying that, Xinyue Jin led Jiang Yang in, and Xinyue saw that Jiang Yang was wearing a wide-sleeved regular suit with light grass gray, which was different from the riding and archery suit he usually wore, but it looked a little like a young man.

"Today's Beiying is suspended, I also came back from Beiying, and I came by the way, are you eating?" Jiang Yang looked at the dining table behind Xinyue and sat down next to Xinyue with his sleeves raised.

Seeing these two people, Xinyue regarded this place as her home, and she sat down without being invited, and she was not allowed to eat, so she picked up her chopsticks.

Jiang Yang waited for a while, saw that Xinyue was still standing in place, looked up and asked Xinyue, "Can't I eat this meal?" ”

Xinyue frowned, "Naturally, it's eaten, I have Xia Lu brewed with lotus flowers here, and I'll ask someone to get a pot for the general." ”

With that, Xinyue turned around and walked out of the dining room, and saw Feng'er coming over with a wine jug, Xinyue looked at the wine in the green jade bottle with some reluctance, "It turned out to be cheap for him." ”

"Girl, you have been reluctant to drink, this is why you want to eat the pot today, why don't you take it down and mix it with some water?"

Seeing that Feng'er was already in action, Xinyue smiled, "Aren't you a waste?" Since this wine is good, it is natural for everyone to drink it separately, bring it in, and bring it to the shallow cup. ”

"Yes" As she spoke, Xinyue walked in with wine, and Jiang Yang asked, "Is this mixed with water?" ”

"I..." Xinyue accidentally remembered that Jiang Yang was fighting very strangely, and he could hear the sound of the enemy's horses' hooves and the number of soldiers from a few miles away, not to mention the conversation between himself and his handmaid outside this door.

Xinyue smiled a little embarrassedly, "What's the matter, this is just revealed, the general, you gave me so many skins and gifts, this pot of summer dew wine can still be drunk for the general." ”

As she spoke, Feng'er brought a shallow wine cup, and Xinyue personally poured wine for Jiang Yang.

"It smells so good." Jiang Yang frowned, the lotus flower has no big fragrance, and the clear bamboo liquor is made into wine, the original subtle fragrance is magnified, and the aroma of bamboo, as he said, Jiang Yang picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and sure enough, it was like a fragrance, it always entered the throat, and the fragrance was also very appropriate.

Xinyue also picked up her cup and took a sip, it was really good wine.

"Why do you eat these early in the morning" Jiang Yang picked up the chopsticks, looked at the dishes on the table, and suddenly didn't dare to put down the chopsticks.

"On Chinese New Year's Eve, after I came back, I encountered some small things, and after returning home, I raised them for a day, and today I recovered. My grandmother said that I would eat my Chinese New Year's Eve dinner today, so I prepared these. This is my grandmother's best crispy meat pot, it should be no worse than the mutton pot in the house, try it" just right, the pot is boiling, and the stomach of the new moon also grunted.

The two began to eat, Xinyue stretched out chopsticks, added a chopstick steamed yellow croaker, and put it between the lips and teeth, fortunately, it has not become fishy, and the fish is tough and fresh.

"I listen... I heard Zheng Xiao Zheng say that something like this happened last time, and if you come back late in the future, you don't have to come back, or I'll see you off. Jiang Yang tasted a bite of the meat slices wrapped in slippery powder, soaked in the aroma of the soup, and it was really more flavorful than ordinary meat pots, and the meat was also tender.

The stewed meat was sent by Liubao Zhai in the morning, and this season Feiyu will do what he likes, and always send someone to deliver food.

"It's not necessary, when the New Year is over, I will ask myself to pray for the Queen Mother in Zhuangzi, and I won't go out more. Again, if we discussed it at the beginning, there was something wrong with the Queen Mother, and as soon as the three-year mourning period fell, everyone was clean. "Speaking of the Queen Mother, Xinyue has no appetite.

"You don't have to worry, my mother sends someone to ask about the situation of the Queen Mother every day, and the Queen Mother is in good spirits today, she ate an extra bowl of porridge and drank the medicine." Although he said that, the queen mother's limit, the new moon is very clear, and she can't do anything.

In this way, the two began to eat, but they were all right.

Xinyue is not in a hurry to drink, Jiang Yang is also a drinker, and halfway through a meal, the two of them drank the smooth wine first.

Xinyue smiled, "It is said that Liang Guo is very early because of the bitter cold, and the Liang people have to drink wine for breakfast to keep out the cold, and we also learned from Liang people once." ”

"Liang Guo's wine is spicy and strong, I can't even finish a pot, but when I drink that wine, it is very warm, and when I drink it in winter, I can indeed keep out the cold." Jiang Yang tasted the last sip of wine in this lamp, which was very different from Liang Guo.

"In this Liang country, isn't there a warm place?" Xinyue remembered what she had said to Liang Wei again, and asked with some confusion.

Jiang Yang nodded, "The territory of Liang Country is vast, which is the sum of us and the Yu Kingdom in the north, but it is vast and sparsely populated, and there are snow-capped mountains and snowfields, which do not melt all year round. It will not thaw until April and May every year, and it will freeze in October, and when it is suitable for human life, it will only be half a year. And it's cold, just like our early winter. Only hardy wheat is cultivated, and animals such as cattle and sheep also have thick fluff. However, two hundred years ago, there were still some good places, such as Yanzhou, Yunzhou and other places, when they were stolen by the dignitaries at that time, they became Yan Kingdom, until Yan Kingdom was destroyed, and now Yanzhou, in our hands, their lives are even more difficult. ”

"In this way, it is no wonder that Liang Guo tried every means to recapture Yanzhou."

"Yes, Yanzhou is not only an important town, but also a large area of fertile land. If it is taken away by the Liang State, which is now victorious, then the Great Sage is afraid that there is... What do you do as a woman who knows so much? Jiang Yang was halfway through speaking, and then looked at the new moon.

After the new moon raised her eyebrows, she was naturally concerned, and these were all in the book of my brother and father, and my uncle also talked about it by chance. ”

"No wonder" The two of them ate about the same meal, and Xinyue left Jiang Yang to drink tea, and halfway through the tea, Jiang Yang suddenly remembered, "Where is your Dunma?" I'll take a look. ”

"It's tomorrow's race, I'll let the groom scrub it, and it should be warming up." With that, Crescent Moon told her to tell the coachman to bring the horse.

After a while, Xinyue heard the sound of horses' hooves, and then looked at Jiang Yang, and sure enough, there was a light between his eyebrows, and he heard the sound of horses' hooves, and he appreciated it very much.

This chestnut horse, after a winter feeding, has a shiny fur, fat and strong, and the new moon has not seen this horse for more than ten days, frowned, and said to Jiang Yang, "This horse is a little thinner in winter, why is my horse getting fat." ”

Jiang Yang couldn't hold it anymore, walked down the steps, looked at the horse in front of him, heard Xinyue say this, patted the horse's buttocks, and paused, "This Dunma itself is not an emaciated horse, it is precisely because of its uniform body that it will have strong limbs, this nasal cavity is long, breathing is fast, and the heart is larger than that of ordinary horses, so it will have speed and endurance beyond ordinary horses, you... is still a little woman's heart, and she will dislike such a good horse and be fat. As he spoke, Jiang Yang patted the muscles on the horse's legs, and it could be seen that the horse breeder was very attentive, the horse was quite fat and thin, and it was in excellent condition.

"Fetch the saddle," Jiang Yang commanded, and Hao'er glanced at Xinyue, who nodded, and Feng'er did the same.

Seeing that Jiang Yang liked this horse so much, Xinyue couldn't help but say with some pride, "I thought I would take a look at you again tomorrow, look at my good horse, let you see it in advance today, but it will be cheaper for you." ”

"General, saddle," he said, and the little servant brought the saddle that the crescent moon used and the saddle that the crescent moon brought back that day.

Jiang Yang didn't speak, but checked the two saddles repeatedly, picked up the narrower saddle he had picked for Xinyue, tied her personally, and said to Xinyue, "Ride it and try it." ”