In the past few days of early March, the weather in the whole capital has become warmer and warmer.

Every year at the end of March, a spring festival is held in the capital.

All families are required to participate, and the location is in the woods on the outskirts.

At that time, each family will bring their own spring vegetables and go to the suburbs to participate in the festival.

In the past, Emperor Qianyuan would personally come to participate in the sacrifice, and would also take the queen to sacrifice to the sky and participate in spring ploughing, hoping for a good year.

I'm afraid I won't be able to come this year, the second prince is the elder, and he will take the nobles to hold a sacrificial event.

Shen Yuzhu got up early to freshen up and dress up, and changed into a rusan skirt with a pale yellow coat on the outside, which added a little more playful spring.

But she wasn't in a good mood.

Since he left the capital with Dongmu Xiuhan and followed the Seventh Hall to Yuzhou, he has not quelled the riots over there until now.

It's been more than a month, and the flying pigeon has never received it again, and her mood has gradually become restless.

"Yunxiang, have you seen any birds such as pigeons stopping?" Shen Yuzhu looked at Yun Xiang, who came in with a food box.

According to the past practice, even if Mu Xiuhan's pigeons come, it is almost this time.

Now it's like there's no news.

Yun Xiang hurriedly walked over and bowed down and said, "Back to the master, there is no news from the prince." ”

"The slave sent two little girls to guard in the backyard in turn, and they never saw the carrier pigeons."

"The slave maid also asked Li Quan to go to the shopkeeper Wu to ask, but he didn't receive any news there."

Shen Yuzhu's brows frowned slightly, and he waved his hand and said, "That's it, the situation in Yuzhou is complicated, not only the plague, but also the bandits who are making trouble, I'm afraid I'm busy for a while." ”

"Have you brought everything with you?" Shen Yuzhu is the young lady of the Mu family, this kind of sacrificial big thing, because Mrs. Wei is not there, she has to take the ladies of the Mu family.

Even if it is annoying, there is nothing I can do about it.

"Master, you have a look! This is the spring plate prepared by the slave maid! ”

The spring plate is also a tribute brought to the suburbs for sacrifice, and all kinds of small dishes that can only be found in spring are neatly arranged on it.

In the middle is a thin spring cake with a circle of spring vegetables around.

Lettuce leaves, white radish, coriander, rape seedlings, leeks, and garlic sprouts.

It looks fresh and green, and it looks extraordinarily good.

After the sacrifice, these things are eaten and prayed for a good year.

Yun Xiang was properly prepared no matter what she did, and Shen Yuzhu nodded with satisfaction.

"Let's go!" Shen Yuzhu took Yunxiang and Chunxi, who had been cleaned up outside, and walked out of Moyun Hall together.

The spring festival is very important from top to bottom.

Mu Hou Ye is also going, Shen Yuzhu naturally didn't dare to be late, and his face was dull when he was told by the family.

As soon as she walked out of the courtyard, she saw Mu Yiyi and Aunt Jiang waiting there.

Mu Hou Ye has not come out yet, and several female dependents are standing in one place gossiping.

After Mu Yiyi bowed to Shen Yuzhu, she said in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, Sister Lu's funeral, Yiyi didn't go to it." Please greet Mrs. Shen on behalf of your sister-in-law. ”

"I heard that Mrs. Shen is sick, and I still have some old ginseng over there, so I will send it to my sister-in-law, please give it to Mrs. Shen on my behalf."

Shen Yuzhu nodded hurriedly and said, "Thank you, third sister, for your concern, my mother has been much better recently." “

Shen Yuzhu felt that Miss Mu San had been really worry-free recently, and she didn't let her be busy with the affairs of the eldest brother, and there was any fire here.

She rarely said with a smile on her face, "Now that the Shen Mansion is a little chaotic, I have time, I will take my sister to be a guest." ”

"That couldn't be better!" Mu Yiyi hurriedly laughed, and there was a hint of flattery in her smile.

While the two sisters-in-law were talking to themselves, there was a sound of footsteps at the main door.

Then Mu Houye, who was dressed in a lilac official robe, walked out, followed by a silver-haired and white-clothed young man.

Mu Xiuming's face is a little more ruddy than before, he looks good, and his recuperation has achieved initial results these days.

He was still the same tall and arrogant appearance, and after seeing Shen Yuzhu, he just nodded as a courtesy.

Mu Houye's face was cold, because of the ugly things his daughter had done, he hadn't appeared in front of outsiders for a long time, and this was the first time he had participated in the sacrifice.

Shen Yuzhu took Aunt Jiang and Mu Yiyi and got into the carriage at the moment.

After a short time, they arrived in the forest outside the city gate, next to the official road.

Before Shen Yuzhu got off the carriage, he saw from a distance that a high platform for sacrifice had been built in the open space in the middle of the forest.

There are scattered sheds built by each family to eat spring cakes and spring vegetables, and the sheds are decorated with colorful colors and are exceptionally beautiful.

The female dependents stayed on the other side, the front was the royal family led by the second prince, the back were the civil and military officials, and then the children of the family were behind.

The second prince Zhao Guang and the third prince Zhao Ze were both wearing dark purple princely dresses, and their expressions were also majestic and clean.

In addition to the high platform for sacrifice, a piece of cultivated land is set aside on the other side.

After the second prince read out the sacrificial speech, he took the third prince to the side of the cultivated land, holding the hoe and waving it a few times.

As soon as the words of the eunuch Li Cheng came out, the nervous look on the face of the second prince Zhao Guang, who had been tense, relaxed a little, and resumed his previous cynicism.

Shen Yuzhu took the daughter of the Mu family into the Mu family's shed, took out the spring cakes and spring vegetables used for the sacrifice, and carefully divided them.

She held the white jade plate and handed the divided spring cakes to the hands of Mu Houye, who was sitting on the main seat.

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