032 Tanabata
Tanabata is Valentine's Day, but it's more of a Daughter's Day.
After Mingzhu and Wei Ci used the morning food, they suddenly didn't know what to do.
Si Chai and Si Wei are in the pharmacy, mixing the impatiens juice and fat powder that are appropriate for today's situation. Yingluo and Rose moved books out of the study together, and the books spread out to dry occupied almost half of the courtyard. The other half of the yard had been almost taken up by the clothes and quilts that had been sunburned, and Si Jin and Coral were still moving out. Liuli and Jinyu prepare the utensils for the night in the embroidery room. The back garden is full of scurrying girls, and they are busy looking for the brocade box where the happy spiders were placed the day before. The kitchen chef tea and amber are making Qiaoguo, flower melon, and five-seed soup......
Only Linglong and Linlang are waiting in front of him at this time.
Mingzhu was bored and spread out on the recliner under the porch, unable to do anything, and now no matter what she did, she was making trouble for the girls. Even Wei Ci was arranging his battle armor and handsome robes on the side. "Hey...... It's boring...... It's boring...... It's boring......"
After all, the time of boredom is not too long. Hai Lan hurriedly walked in from the courtyard gate: "Your Highness Qiqi, just now the news was spread in the palace, today the palace will hold a Qixi feast, and there will be a moon worship ceremony in the evening." The Queen Mother asked if you wanted to dissipate and dissipate. ”
Mingzhu's eyes lit up, but it dimmed again in a moment, and he touched his oversized belly: "Forget it, although it is only more than seven months now, it may still be launched at any time." I won't add to the mess. ”
Hailan didn't know how to comfort her. This is Linlang suddenly proposed: "Why don't you go and see it for you?" I'll tell you about it when I come back tomorrow. ”
Mingzhu didn't have much interest, but seeing Linlang's eager look of anticipation, she still nodded: "In this way, you and Linglong will go to the account room to pay one hundred taels and have a good time for me." Auntie also go with her, and go to Aunt Jade to play with them. ”
Linlang was so happy that she was about to jump, although Linglong didn't have any special expectations, she was still a little happy.
Not long after the three of them left, Si Hai walked over with the freshly prepared impatiens juice.
"Your Highness, you see, I have added some Du Ying pollen to the impatiens juice to create a very light pink. Coupled with these different shades of flower juice, we can outline more colors. As he spoke, he asked with some doubts: "What about Linglong Linlang?" Why don't I serve by your side. ”
Mingzhu looked at the bright colors of these flower juices, and was very happy, and finally could start doing some things that should be done during the Qixi Festival. "Oh, I heard Aunt Hailan say that the palace is very fun today, so I sent the two of them to see it for me." Mingzhu was worried that Si Hai would blame Linlang, so she didn't mention that she took the initiative to ask for this stubble.
"What?!" Sure enough, Si Hai was about to jump to his feet.
Mingzhu raised her eyebrows, and Si Hai could only hold back his breath. I don't know why, she has been thinking about it since then, and she frequently makes mistakes when dyeing her nails for Mingzhu.
"Oh, today is a holiday after all, and you're too strict with Linlang. I know that she is your apprentice, but I don't know, I still think she is your daughter. Besides, you're four or five years older than her, don't make yourself an idle old woman. Mingzhu advised.
"No...... Si Hai wanted to speak and stopped, "Forget it, let her go." It's just that if she doesn't do well in the future, Your Highness, don't blame me for not teaching well. ”
Seeing Mingzhu nodding, Si Chai settled down a little.
In the afternoon, Mingzhu woke up from a nap under the porch and found that the girls in the house had gathered in her yard. Just when she was confused, Mrs. Tai also came in with a swarm of maids.
"Girls are going to test their skills today, and I think you must be boring now. Let them come here, and let us judge them. Before Mingzhu got up, Mrs. Tai hurriedly stepped forward to help her. Don't dare to bend over! Let's sit here. ”
As he spoke, he helped Mingzhu and sat in the shade of the only plum tree in the courtyard. There are already five dim sum and all kinds of flowers and melons. The books, books, and quilts in the courtyard have long been packed up.
A table was placed in front of the two of them, in direct sunlight. Then he put a fist-sized bowl full of water on the table, and pulled a red and blue colored silk three feet in front of the case.
Mrs. Tai said, "That's it, which of you will come first?" ”
Si Jin stepped forward, "I'll come." As she spoke, she stood in front of the silk and tossed an embroidery needle, which was not much thicker than a hair.
"Wow!" There was a round of applause.
I saw that the embroidery needle floated steadily on the water surface of the small bowl, and the sunlight only reflected a ray of smoke on the water surface.
Mrs. Tai was very appreciative and asked Mingzhu on the side: "Mingzhu, you say, is she coincidental?" ”
Mingzhu raised her head proudly, "Of course, you don't look at who she is." ”(^0^)/
Mrs. Tai nodded Mingzhu's forehead, "You, you, don't forget to put gold on your face." Mingzhu pursed her lips and snickered.
took the lead, and then the girls stepped forward one after another to challenge. But I don't want to, most of the time there are frequent jokes.
The girls in the Guogong Mansion, except for a few first- and second-class girls who know how to needlework, are mostly rude. Some threw needles under the table; Some directly sink a large needle to the bottom of the bowl; Yes, he also splashed water on the outside of the bowl...... Slightly better, barely able to make the needle float on the water, also rippling. A little description of literature and art is: "into clouds, flowers, birds, beasts, shadows". Anyway, it can barely be regarded as a begging coincidence.
During this period, Mingzhu got up many times, but there was no way, the closer the pregnant woman was to pregnancy, the more frequent she would go to the toilet. Moreover, walking back and forth can also avoid cramps.
This activity did not end until dusk, and everyone did not move their places, and went to the main courtyard for dinner.
After dinner, Mama Li brought a plate of bean sprouts.
Mrs. Tai pointed to the tray, "This is a kind of birth and child, although it is very likely that you will have a dragon and phoenix fetus, but it is also good to ask for a safe and smooth birth." ”
Mingzhu nodded, since the crossing, she no longer mentioned any feudal superstitions. It's better to be in awe of the gods. Reverently took the red and blue brocade threads on the tray, put all kinds of bean sprouts neatly together, and put them back on the tray with both hands.
Mama Wang put the bean sprouts on the incense table that had been prepared in the courtyard for a long time, and there was no god on the incense table, only three incense sticks were inserted on the incense burner.
Mingzhu was inconvenient, so she asked the four big girls in the main courtyard to worship the Weaver Girl Kuixing for her.
Looking at the end of the brief ceremony, Mrs. Tai said, "You can see the joy of the spider, let's also take a look at the cobwebs that everyone knots, right?" Seeing that Mingzhu's face turned pale, Mrs. Tai said again: "Release all the spiders first, and then bring them in." ”
Mingzhu was a little grateful for Mrs. Tai's care, so she participated in this show with peace of mind. There is no way, the fear of this kind of insect has definitely not been alleviated in the slightest by the change of time and space.
"When the needle was tested at noon, Si Jin won the first prize, at this time, let Si Jin come first." Mrs. Tai commanded.
Si Jin opened her brocade box and sent it to Mrs. Tai embarrassedly. Mingzhu leaned over and saw that there were no cobwebs in it at all. If it weren't for the lone spider silk hanging there, the brocade box would be as if it had never been used. "Ah, this happy spider also knows that it can't weave Si Jin's skill, so it's abstaining, right?"
Mrs. Tai laughed: "If it is really her own girl, there is only one spider silk left, and you can also make up for her." ”
Si Jin was a little ashamed, but he still responded generously: "The slave maid is so coincidental, my Royal Highness, what you said is not wrong at all." ”
"Yo yo yo, this Si Jin's face is almost ready to catch up with Mingzhu. It's promising. Mrs. Tai teased.
The courtyard burst into laughter.
This time, Mingzhu found that the more rough the girl, the more complete the cobwebs in the brocade box. It's also surprising.
It wasn't until the middle of the moon that Mingzhu leaned there, laughing and falling asleep, and then everyone quietly dispersed.
Wei Ci gently carried Mingzhu to the bed in the inner room, dismissed the girls, and lay down to sleep on the side of the bed.
From the day Mingzhu began to cramp, Wei Ci returned to the master bedroom. Mingzhu did not refuse, and in this way, the two snuggled together tacitly.