The next day, the Zhiyong Mansion Brigade went out, and Mrs. Zhu took a group of grandchildren to play, but this time there was no Wei Yiwan.

Bao didn't follow, saying that there were still many things to be done in the house, and there was a lady from the Sienhou family who came to visit today.

The most lively place during the Duanyang Festival in Zhaoyi City is the Fujun Temple by the Yonghe River, this temple has been there since the previous dynasty, but the incense has not faded.

Because it was built on the edge of the Yonghe River, there were many ships passing by, and traders often gathered here, so a large market was gradually formed on both sides of the Fujun Temple.

The Duanyang Festival advocates playing in the water, and the boats on the Yonghe River are like weaving, and the people on the shore are endless.

The banks of the river are planted with thick willow trees, and there are stone tables and chairs everywhere in the shade of the willows for people to rest.

The vendors all hold large green cloth umbrellas, and the goods are neatly stacked.

Rouge gouache, fruit pastries, and even needlework, antique toys, and some spices, gold and silver wares from other countries.

Mrs. Zhu would never enter the temple to worship the Buddha, so the Wei family got on the boat directly when they arrived at the shore.

Wei Yimi's autumn eyes stared at the passing ships tightly, her eyes ranging from eagerness to melancholy to disappointment.

There is no boat of the Yan family.

Wei Yimi fell in love with Yan Kentang, the "first son of the capital", and she never confided in anyone.

Wei Yining sat on the low side by the window, the silk curtain was half lifted, and the breeze carried fresh moisture.

"Sure enough, it's cooler near the water," Mrs. Zhu was in good spirits: "Your little aunt likes to take a boat when she is not out of the pavilion, and when the weather is fine, she must shout rowing." Who wants to get married and go to Jiangnan with her husband's family and walk tens of thousands of miles of waterway. ”

"Grandmother, when the little aunt's family comes back, let's keep her in the house for a few months, and let her tell her about what she has seen and heard in Jiangnan." Wei Yining's eyes narrowed slightly, and his goose egg face was as white and tender as fine porcelain.

"Of course," Mrs. Zhu said with a smile: "After so many years, I have saved a lot of words, but I want to talk about it to my heart's content." ”

A painted boat rowed close to the Wei family's boat, and Wei Yining saw that there were seven or eight girls standing or sitting on the boat, with beautiful faces and noble bearings.

"Whose ship is this?" Wei Yining couldn't help but ask out loud.

"It's the ship of the Wei family," Ruyi said, "The seven young ladies of his family are Yanguan Jinghua, known as the Seven Fairies." ”

"I've been away from Beijing for a long time, so I don't know anything." Wei Yining said with some regret: "Sister I don't want to tell me!" ”

What she has to do is difficult to accomplish on her own, and she must fully understand the grievances and entanglements between these dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital, so as to take advantage of the situation and achieve her goal.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was established for nearly a hundred years, in addition to the princes of the royal family, the most prominent position was the four kings and eight dukes, and the titles were hereditary.

Four kings: King Zhudong, King Qingxi, King Dingbei and King Funan.

Eight Princes: Benevolence, Wisdom, Wisdom, Loyalty, Righteousness, Virtue, Faith, and Diligence.

Because these twelve are the founding heroes, the hereditary titles are the most honorable.

But now, one of the four kings, the Dingbei Wang Fang family, was convicted of rebellion and won the title, and it has been almost 30 years since this happened.

The Funan Wang Tian family was removed because he had no son.

Only the Yan family of Zhudong Wang and the Wei family of Qingxi Wang remained.

The Yan family is prosperous, and there are many handsome children, and they are the most prosperous.

The Wei family has been four generations so far, it has been three years since the death of the old prince, the old princess is frail and sickly, the little prince is only six or seven years old this year, and there are seven sisters above.

None of the seven daughters of the Wei family are married, and the eldest daughter, Wei Lanpei, is twenty-one years old and is now the head of the palace.

"Although my younger brother is young, Miss Wei's youth is not a good strategy." Wei Yining asked puzzledly, "Could it be that the old princess just let her do this?" ”

"Well, there's no way around it." Mrs. Zhu sighed and said, "The little prince of the Wei family has grown up to be so big, he doesn't cry or laugh, and no one has heard him say a few words. Everyone said that he was a fool, and it was unknown whether he would grow up or not. But he is a lone seedling, if he is gone, isn't this Qingxi Wangfu following in the footsteps of the Tian family? I heard that this eldest lady and the little prince are the closest, and the so-called eldest sister is like a mother, so she must not be able to give up. ”

Wei Yining knew that the Tian family that Mrs. Zhu said was the king of Funan among the four kings, and his family was removed because there was no queen.

Although Mrs. Zhu didn't elaborate, Wei Yining also knew that the eldest lady of the Wei family refused to marry, firstly, because she was thinking about her widow's weak brother and those younger sisters. Second, it's also because her marriage is actually very embarrassing.

She was born noble, and it was impossible for her to marry into a family that was too ordinary. And the people with the same door will consider that her family's title is difficult to last long, and the dignitaries in the capital have the most refined calculations in marriage.

Like the daughters of the Wei family, in the eyes of some people, they have become chicken ribs - admiring their appearance but hating their family background.

As for the Pingnan royal family that Wei Yujue (born to the old husband Wei Xun's original partner with the lord of Deyuan) married, it was actually a later seal, not one of the original four kings.

Looking back, let's talk about the eighth duke, Renyonggong Zhu's family is Mrs. Zhu's maiden family. Now the whole family is in Jianzhou, which is thousands of miles away from the capital.

The Zhongyong family served in Beijing, although it was not as prosperous as the Yan family, but it was reasonable.

It was already decades ago that the Qin family of the righteous and brave prince had no son to be removed.

The enemy of Xinyong was convicted and dismissed for fraud in the field a few years ago, and was exiled to Salmon Island.

Shao, the son of the Qinyong Gong Shao family, was a knight, and he was a waiter in the Ministry at the time, and his official reputation was very good.

The second son, Shao Tianzi, is Mrs. Zhu's east bed and is about to be her son-in-law.

In addition, there is the Li family of Deyong Gong, and the whole family is in office in Yongzhou.

The most embarrassing thing is the Zhong family of Chaoyong Gong, only Zhong Ye is left alone, although he has a title, he was fined for 20 years.

As a father-in-law, he lived even worse than the people in the market, which can be regarded as a strange story in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

At this time, there was a small and dilapidated fishing boat between the painted boats on the Yonghe River, which did not even have a canopy, like an abandoned boat abandoned by fishermen.

Zhong Manlang was lying on his back on the bed, his stature was extremely tall, and he almost occupied an entire ship.

Two of his attendants, the winter melon, squatted at his feet, and the gourd sat on the side of his head.

Zhong Manlang was holding a jar of soju in his left hand, which was obtained by gourd selling an embroidered handkerchief to him. The appetizer is dried loach and comes from the release pond of Soshin-an.

"Grandpa, our boat has been crowded to the shore," Winter Melon said with a bitter face, "When will we be able to sit on such a majestic painting boat!" ”

The gourd still rolled his dead fish eyes and said, "Grandpa is really, why do you have to respond to this scene!" At the time of the Shangsi Festival, other wealthy families dried their clothes, and the yard was full of silk satin and silver mouse mink. We don't have a few coarse cloth clothes, and my grandfather also has to dry his clothes, so he picked out three crotch pants with a big long pole and stood in front of the court, which is really enough. ”