Chapter 33: The Feast (II)
"Actually, someone taught me this, not I realized it myself." Wan Zhao said lightly.
Even if no one has said this, they can rely on the actions of Zhao Rui and others to understand themselves. The emperor's heart is as deep as the sea, and Yun Zhao has learned more than a little bit from him, even if she is more lamenting that her life is not long.
"Hey, at a young age, who will teach you this?" Pei Xu asked.
Wan Zhao bit his lower lip and remained silent.
"Forget it, forget it. I also want to eat another piece of crystal dragon and phoenix cake. He smiled slyly.
The crystal dragon and phoenix cake is a dumpling made of glutinous rice, and the jujube rice is steamed to see the flowers. Only glutinous rice and red dates are gone. ①
"Huh? Why are you obsessed with crystal dragon and phoenix cakes? There's a lot of article in it. ”
Yun Zhao has never liked to eat glutinous rice sweet cakes, and Pei Xu mentioned the crystal dragon and phoenix cake more than once, which made her suspicious.
"Of course it was given by your brother Feng Zhan." He finally told the truth.
Yun Zhao said in surprise: "Feng Zhan? He sent pastries? ”
"yes. The story inside is not to mention fun. He laughed. If I have a chance to see you in the future, I'll talk about it then. ”
Yun Zhao smiled: "Then I will leave first." ”
"Wait," he leaned over. "I'll give it back, and I won't say anything like that in the future, please rest assured, girl."
"Hmm."
Walk as fast as the wind, and walk away.
Stopped in place for a long time, "Hey, the hour is almost up, it's time for a feast." ”
When I went back, the people gathered one after another, it was originally a family banquet in Feng's house, because the son was twenty years old, and Mrs. Zhou's wish was fulfilled, and it was extremely festive. It was noon, and it was approaching early summer, and the sun was warm. The incense burner that is offered spit out a thin layer of smoke and smoke people are intoxicating. Beaded curtains embroidered curtains, jeweled tortoiseshells, and delicate bonsai are placed everywhere. The living utensils have always been decorated with and pedicle flowers, mandarin ducks, parrots, cranes and old pines and other auspicious ornaments, all in harmony and perfection.
Begonias are charming, just like floating red clouds.
There was a lot of noise, and the place was quiet.
The crowd of guests surrounded the neat prince Feng Zhan.
Wan Zhao didn't look at him much.
Feng Zhan has never been a fuel-efficient lamp, not to mention that he has caused a lot of trouble. still relies on him everywhere because he is a relative of the emperor and the country, so he dares to beat and scold people. He doesn't grow up, and he begs others to give him an official body every day.
Fortunately, the relatives did not sit with the men, otherwise it would be unappetizing.
Mrs. Zhou said with a smile: "Zhao'er, Mrs. Pingyang County has just arrived, you go and accompany her." ”
As soon as she heard the name of Mrs. Pingyang County, she was shocked into a cold sweat, Mrs. Pingyang County Jia had a bad temper, and she had a straight face when she saw everyone.
"Yes, I'll go."
She smiled bitterly, went out and slowly walked up to Mrs. Jia and greeted her respectfully.
"Madame, Wanfu."
Mrs. Jia looked at her carefully, her eyebrows and eyes were supple, her shoulders were thin, her waist was thin, her clothes were extraordinary, she was not very old, and she was the daughter of the Feng family. She said with a spring breeze on her face: "Okay." But the daughter of the Feng family. ”
"Yes."
thinks she is not very old, but she does not fit the appearance of the beloved daughter in Mrs. Zhou's mouth, she should be the younger brother of Shangshu and the daughter of Feng Tao in Neishi. ②
"Take me to the Lady of River." Mrs. Jia said with a smile.
"Please come with me."
Yun Zhao went all the way down, his demeanor was relaxed, and he was generous.
Mrs. Jia asked like an ordinary woman, "How old is the girl this year?" Have you read any books? ”
"In the year of the general, I went to school for a few years." She smiled.
"It's good to be able to read the general situation and understand the general situation."
She has always liked to be well-behaved and calm.
"Madame is overrated." She was obedient and obedient.
Mrs. Jia saw Mrs. Zhou, and the two saluted each other and said hello in unison. Even if Jing Niang does not want to be bound by etiquette, she has to respectfully greet all ladies, daughters-in-law, and aunts. Although she is used to being presumptuous, in front of others, she has to pretend to be a girl with a clear eye.
Feng Zhan first came to greet Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Zhou, but because Shangshu was not here, he was exempted from saluting his father.
"Greetings to the old lady, the lady." He bowed and bowed, and grinned.
The old lady teased: "Birthday star, it should be us to give him a birthday." She called Linlang, "A gift to her grandson." "There are so many exquisite gifts, and the weight is immeasurable.
"May my brother's achievements be profitable." "May you have a bright future." "There are many words like stars.
Jing Niang was the same, she toasted several times and drank dozens of glasses.
Mrs. Zhou smiled: "Have all the guests been received?" ”
"We're all seated, just waiting for the feast."
"Alright, let's have a feast."
It is almost the same as the time set by Yun Zhao, just noon, taking the meaning of the day in the sky, in order to be the fortune of the Feng family.
The soup is served first, followed by the golden brewed dishes. Looking at the recipes, you can know the delicacies, and the aroma of the food wafts over, arousing people's appetite.
The dance started with the banquet, and Yun Zhao specially made people choose the best excellent singers and dancing girls.
The jade arms are smart, the clothes are fluttering, and the steps are as fast as the wind. The red lips lightly move to convey the fragrance, and the dragon moves in all directions.
I thought of talking about beauty with my drinking friends. The world only talks about the character and appearance of beauties. But I don't want to be well-behaved, and women with good looks can be found everywhere, and truly perfect, pure and flawless beauties may only exist in imagination or in the words of the ancients.
Beauty is hard to find, how can you meet a real beauty just by being graceful on the surface and elegant in conversation?
Looking for beauty must meet in person, it is better to meet than to be famous, whether it is true or false has to be judged. Pei Xu was miserable by this at that time, and later stabbed Lou Zi because of this.
His amorous can write a love history.
Pei Xu loves to talk about beautiful women, and he never hides his love for beauty. It's not uncommon to talk too much about this.
Seeing Miss Feng today made him even more happy.
For example, he said: A woman is raised in a deep boudoir, and her virtue and skills are all based on the one-sided words of her parents and matchmakers, if she is well versed in music and art but is not known to the world, the matchmaker will say a few nice words of praise to others, is it not to bury her talent.
Moreover, when it comes to high-quality women, they must not be judged by nobles.
Some women are of noble birth and their families are prosperous families. Fang is famous in the world, and the sound is clear. People love it for a long time, and they are fortunate to meet it, but they suddenly feel stunned. The women taught by the Zhong Ding family, according to common sense, must be talented and beautiful, and have the ability to operate, but there are frequent people who meet ordinary women, who are very hateful and their hearts can be punished. The royal princess is still acting obscenely, not to mention those who are pampered by small families.
But some women have lived in poverty all their lives, and even if their fate is tragic, they still stay with others all their lives. Although she is an ordinary woman, she has the lofty ambition of a cold man.
(1) "Crystal Dragon and Phoenix Cake (Jujube Rice Steamed and Broken to See Flower Naijin)" is the nineteenth dish of the "Roasted Tail Banquet" in the Tang Dynasty. The production characteristics of "retort cake" are that glutinous rice and red dates are used as raw materials, stacked on top of each other, and spread three or four layers. However, the "crystal dragon and phoenix cake" explained by Wudai Taogu is "jujube rice steamed and broken to see the flower is in", which means that the jujube rice is steamed together, and it can only be served when the jujube is steamed and the flowers are seen. This is completely similar to the artistic conception of the southern dim sum blossom bag.
(2) Internal History: Sui, the initial reform of Zhongshu Province to "Inner History Province". "Sui Shu Baiguan Zhixia": "The Ministry of Internal History, one person each in prison and order." ”