Wen Qingwu's heart moved, looking at Li Mingda, who was innocent and innocent and dignified and elegant at a young age, and suddenly felt a little guilty.

But this guilt was quickly hidden in reason, she looked at Li Mingda and said gently, "I heard you talk about Yuan Ri yesterday. Although I can't go to the first day, I don't know what His Highness thinks of the Shangsi Festival? ”

"Kamitsu Festival?" Li Mingda thought about this festival that she had only heard about once or twice in books or in the mouths of her sisters, and said suspiciously, "I know about the Shangsi Festival, March 3." However, they are all folk spring bathing days, and they are cleansed by the river. Spring outing. Saying that, Li Mingda asked strangely, "Sister said that this is to be done in the palace?" ”

"You said that it is a folk spring bath day, and the palace will not do it alone." Wen Qingwu said.

On the day of the Shangsi Festival, the folk is also known as the Daughter's Festival. But in fact, after the Song Dynasty in the last generation, the Shangsi Festival was slowly forgotten along with the "Flower Dynasty Festival". In the past, this Shangsi Festival and the Flower Dynasty Festival are extremely grand festivals, especially the Shangsi Festival.

It can also be counted as a serious festival once a year. In the future, the rules became stricter and stricter, and this festival was naturally banned.

Speaking of which, she only saw the excitement of the Shangsi Festival of the previous dynasty in books.

"Then why did my sister tell me this?" Li Mingda asked again. Aya next to her came over with a bowl of black medicine, "Your Highness, it's time for medicine." ”

Wen Qingwu watched Li Mingda take the medicine and drink it, and then continued, "After hearing about His Highness's regret yesterday, I said a little in front of everyone today. He allowed us to go out for a walk. ”

Li Mingda's movements slowed down as he drank the medicine, and then he looked up at Wen Qingwu incredulously, "Sister is saying, I'll go with you?" ”

Wen Qingwu nodded and said gently, "Yes." ”

Li Mingda hiccuped, then took the handkerchief handed by Aya and dipped the medicinal juice on the side of his mouth, burped again, and asked again with some uncertainty, "Sister is saying that on the third day of March, can I leave the palace?" ”

Wen Qingwu looked at Li Mingda's cute appearance and did not answer again. only said, "I heard that there is a peach blossom mountain on the outskirts of Luoyang, there is a peach blossom nunnery in the south of the mountain, and there is a Buddha Temple in the north." This season is the time when the peach blossoms are all over the mountain, and I heard that the monks have sprinkled a lot of peony seeds on the mountain, and I am afraid that there are more flowers. ”

The more Li Mingda listened, the more happy he became, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but ask: "That's more lively than Yuan Ri?" ”

"It's all lively." Wen Qingwu thought for a while and said: "Actually, the first day is similar to the Shangsi Festival, both of which are festivals for men and women to meet, one is in the winter when the moon is on the willow tops, and the other is in the season when the sun is full of peonies. ”

In fact, the most important flower in the Shangsi Festival is the peony. On that day, in addition to the men taking off their shirts and bathing in the river where the ice melted early, they would also pick peony flowers and give them to the women they liked.

If the woman picks it up, they will be able to swim together that day. It's what it means to be in love.

As soon as Li Mingda heard that it was a date day for men and women, the joy on his face condensed. She frowned in embarrassment, "Is it a married man and a woman?" ”

Wen Qingwu shook her head, "It's just an ordinary boy and girl." ”

Li Mingda was stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise: "Young boys and girls who don't have a marriage contract?" ”

Wen Qingwu nodded.

Li Mingda fell silent.

"Actually, it's the same when you go to Yuanri. The willow tops on the moon, people about after dusk. His Royal Highness was taught by the former queen in the palace to pay attention to the rules and make no mistakes. But the people have their own laws. Now that the people are civilized, it is rigid to use these rules to restrain mortals. Just take a look at the joy of the people and the peach blossoms of the Peach Blossom Mountain. Wen Qingwu admonished.

Before that, she and Li Mingda thought differently. Speaking of which, she should be more disciplined than her. After all, the dynasty in which it is located advocates the saying of "preserving heavenly principles and destroying people's desires". Not to mention the outskirts dating between unmarried men and women these days.

But now that I've been here for a long time, I'm used to this kind of joy and debauchery in the suburbs.

Li Mingda's face was complicated, yearning, curious, and embarrassed.

"I heard that there is also a peach blossom nunnery on Peach Blossom Mountain, and there is a place for special people to chant sutras. Doesn't Your Highness often read Buddhist scriptures on weekdays, and it's good to listen to scriptures inside. Wen Qingwu said.

Li Mingda often reads some books on weekdays, mostly scriptures. I learned this from Empress Wende, and her ability to meditate at a young age is amazing.

Li Mingda listened to Wen Qingwu's words, "Then you can go and light an ever-bright lamp for the queen mother and chant sutras." ”

Seeing Li Mingda relieved, a light smile appeared on his face after convincing himself.

Wen Qingwu suddenly understood that what she followed was never faith, but shackles. Let her go against the shackles of her heart.

But it was all taught by her mother, and she couldn't say right or wrong, and she was not qualified to put her beak in anything. Wen Qingwu didn't say anything more, then got up and saluted Li Mingda, "Then Your Highness will rest earlier, and Sumire will retire." ”

Li Mingda got up to return the salute, the joy and expectation on his face looming in the light.

Liu Ye lay on the window and waited for his master, and when he saw the person coming back, he went to make hot water. But every time he thought that the master turned around and went to the west hall next door, he lay on the window of the dormitory and looked at the apricot blossom forest outside, and whether the afterglow slipped through the door of the west hall.

As soon as Wen Qingwu walked out of the west hall, he saw the willow leaves lying on the window with beads in his eyes, and his eyes couldn't help but soften.

Liu Ye jumped out of the main hall happily, "Master, master, how are you on duty today?" She asked as she eagerly picked up Wen Qingwu's arm and squeezed it.

"Everything is fine." Wen Qingwu said and stepped into the hall.

Liu Ye hurriedly followed, "Did the master tell the emperor anything else?" She asked with a grin.

Ruyoshi walked around the screen and walked in, "She spent a day reading the peach blossoms on the outskirts of the city." Looking forward to the return of the master, I hope that my eyes are about to fall. ”

Wen Qingwu walked to the dresser and sat down, Liu Ye went up to take the hairpin on Wen Qingwu's head, and looked at Wen Qingwu in the mirror carefully.

"Don't look at me like that, just think about what I'll wear the day after tomorrow." Wen Qingwu took the hairpin and took it off his head.

Willow Ye first paused, then jumped up happily, and circled around the table in the dormitory, jumping to the ground.

Liuji waited for Wen Qingwu to get up and wash, looking at Liu Ye's appearance and couldn't help complaining, "Master, look at what kind of person she is used to, where is there still a little girl." Ruyoshi said and glanced at the willow leaves, which is more comfortable than many little masters in the palace.

Isn't that right, there is a master behind him, who has more capital than those little concubines.

"It's a bit of an eye-catcher." Ruyoshi couldn't help but say.

Wen Qingwu covered his face with a handkerchief, and turned his head to look at Liu Ye when he heard the words. At this time, she didn't stumble anymore, she only looked at Wen Qingwu with a smile, her eyes full of joy and dependence.