On the third day of the third month of March, Shangsi.

In late spring, the outskirts of the Imperial City are a good sight. The young people are freshly dressed and angry, and the girls are in their prime, and the girls are graceful and in their prime. There are also people by the stream, and the famous poems and good words are all sung like flowing water, and they are sung by the singers on the lake not far away.

The people of Daliang are open, and the women's room is not as regular as the previous dynasty, there are girls who have not yet left the cabinet on the street, and there are more women with handkerchiefs around their waists to sit in front of the hall along the streets. In addition, there is also a "dancing elephant banquet" held in June to spread the name of women.

The capital city of Daliang is called the middle capital, the north of the city is where the imperial palace is located, the south of the city is the commercial area, occasionally you can see the blue-eyed alien race buying and selling goods, the west of the city lives the common people, the east of the city is the residence of the dignitaries, and there is no white ding.

On that day, the streets in the east of the city were bustling with young boys and girls riding horses or cars to the suburbs for a feast. Sweep away the depression of winter. The Ming Shang Mansion opened the side door, and two small servants were chatting here. There was a voice of conversation coming from the inner house.

Mingyue, the eldest girl of the Ming Mansion, received the post of this year's banquet early in the morning, she put the post away, and said to the maid Qin: "Although I have the heart to accept the invitation, but this time is different from the past, you only reply that I want to serve my mother and not be empty." ”

Ziqin retreated.

Mingyue sighed, too many things happened in the winter of last year, her handkerchief when she was a child handed over to the daughter of the Tian family died of illness, the daughter of the Zhang family married far away from Luzhou, and the daughter of the wealthy businessman Chen lost the news because of the defeat of the family as an official slave...... The rest of the poetry club is just sighing and sighing when they see each other now, so it's okay not to go.

Seeing that the daylight in the courtyard was just right, Mingyue went to her mother's yard, and she said that it was not for nothing that she wanted to accompany her mother. She was walking with her heart full of concerns, and a young man suddenly turned out of the corner in front of her, holding a folding fan but not being romantic, she circled around the bright moon and praised: "My fair lady, the gentleman is good, the ancients are honest and do not deceive me." ”

Mingyue pursed her lips and smiled, and called: "Second sister-in-law." ”

The young man was stunned for a moment, and then put away the folding fan: "Huiniang, you are too boring." ”

Mingyue's second sister-in-law is the youngest daughter in the family, and the husband she married is not the son of the clan, although her husband and wife have been married for more than a year, they still have that girlish heart, and it is not the first time that this woman disguises herself as a man and flirts with her sister-in-law, but she must be careful to avoid her elders, otherwise she will inevitably be reprimanded.

Mingyue grinned and said, "It's not that I'm boring, it's just that someone in the concierge just now handed over the news, saying that the eldest brother is coming back." ”

Yang blinked, and immediately hurriedly looked for the maid who was following behind, and hurriedly spoke: "Go back and change your clothes!" No, let's send someone to inform my husband not to drink today! ”

Before the words fell, the master and servant had already fled. Mingyue smiled, her eldest brother is the eldest son of the family, and he has a noble character, his literary and martial arts are all superior, and he is a character who can inherit a sect, so the younger brothers and sisters in the clan are naturally in awe of him, and Mingyue's second brother is the most.

The courtyard of the Ming family's housemother is called Cun'an Hall, which is not far from Mingyue's residence, but when she saw the courtyard from afar, Mingyue slowed down, and a young man was standing under the laurel tree in the courtyard, this young man was none other than Mingyue's eldest brother Mingjing.

Mingyue called out to the eldest brother as soon as possible, and then her eyes fell on the young man's wrist, which was a string of Buddhist beads. When Mingjing was fifteen years old, he exchanged tokens with Tian Xuanji's daughter, and the clan originally planned to propose marriage after Tian Xuanji and Lu, but he didn't expect Tian's daughter to die of illness.

The parents can use righteousness to suppress their brother, but Mingyue has nothing to say, Tian Xuanji has known her for a long time, how could she not know her friendship with her brother. What's more, Tian Xuanji is the female champion of the "Dancing Elephant Banquet" in the past, she can read a thousand words at the age of three, become a poet at the age of five, be good at writing at the age of ten, and the six arts are not inferior to men, and at the age of twelve, she has won the country by half. The poems are unparalleled among their peers, and they are really strange women.

Mingjing turned his head to look at his sister and nodded, "Sister." And he said, "Go in, and your mother is inside." ”

Mingyue should get down, and under the guidance of the maid, she entered the room, and asked her mother first: "Mother, the eldest brother is in the yard." ”

Shen handed the pair of cards in the house to the housekeeper's mother-in-law, glanced at his daughter, and said, "I just didn't want to see him so I asked him to wait outside." "The eldest son of the dignified Shangshu Mansion is now opening his mouth and closing his mouth to the Buddha, isn't it a joke to spread it.

Mingyue had the heart to play a round, but she didn't dare to disobey her mother, so she said: "Daddy is resting today, let's let the eldest brother go to the outer door to greet him." As he spoke, he gestured to Shen's maid with his eyes, how could Shen not see the movements of the two of them. But after all, it's your own parent-child, just dry it.

Waiting for the maid to go out to spread the word, Shen said: "Hui Niang, the show girls from the state capitals have been in the palace for three months, I'm afraid that the capital is not far here, if you regret it now, the master can still take care of it for you, after all, ...... Not a good place to go. ”

Shen is not Mingyue's biological mother, just because Mingyue's biological mother died early that year, and Shen only had two sons, so he sent Mingyue under Shen's knees as a concubine. She can say this sentence today, which shows that the friendship between the two mothers and daughters is not shallow.

Mingyue shook her head and said, "My daughter is willing to give it a try." ”

Shen sighed: "Since this is the case, there are some things I have to tell you." ”

Mingyue sat upright, Shen said: "Your Majesty ascended the throne at the age of seven, and it has been eleven years since the Queen Mother lowered the curtain to listen to the government, and the status of our women is becoming more and more different. ”

Mingyue Dao was taught, and Shen replied: "Our country in Daliang was the fief of Pingling Jun in the past, so his descendant Ji surnamed Zhao is the first of the five famous families, do you know which of the remaining four families are?" ”

Mingyue said: "It's the Queen Mother's mother's family, the Jiang family, the Lu family, the Ren family, and ...... Tian. ”

Speaking of this, the Shen family has a sense of embarrassment, although Tian Xuanji was born in the famous Tian family, he is not arrogant in dealing with people, but it is a pity, a pity. Shen stabilized his mind and said, "I'll tell you this, just because the master is from a poor family. ”

Shen's point is about to stop, and Mingyue's nickname "Hui Niang" naturally knows it. Looking at his sixteen-year-old daughter, Shen selfishly didn't want her to enter the palace: "This year is the first general election since His Majesty ascended the throne. Now the middle palace Niangniang is the niece of the Queen Mother, the boudoir name is Jiang Yu, last year Ren's Ying entered the palace as a virtuous concubine, and there is also a Xiao Chongyuan in the palace. ”

Mingyue was about to ask, but something came from outside: "Madam, the master is back." ”

Shen glanced at Mingyue, got up and said, "Let's have dinner with your father first, and our mother and daughter will talk about the rest." ”

When Mingyue got down, when he went out of the yard with his mother, he met his second sister-in-law Yang Ruyi, and the two looked at each other and smiled, and Yang Ruyi's appearance of Meng Lang just now could not be seen in front of his mother.