Chapter 9: On the Way to the Banquet
The three days of hard work passed quickly, and in the early morning of Princess Yikang's 'spring' banquet, the incense carts in the city were like clouds and rain, and they all rushed to the east of the city 'gate', and they all went to the Princess Yikang Villa on the original Leyou to go to the banquet.
Zhuo Zhaojie lifted the curtain and saw the vast convoy outside, and couldn't help but be speechless, and said, "How many people did the princess post to?" β
A Xing, who went to the banquet with her, covered her mouth and smiled: "Lady, Princess Yikang loves to be lively, this 'spring' banquet is basically from the four grades upwards, the knighted house, and the slightly more brilliant Langjun and Niangzi can receive invitations." β
Alone from the four official positions and the people with the title, although it is not possible to talk about such a scene of the 'tide' like a sea, but an official or a descendant of the title that meets this standard can be more than one, only the Minping Marquis Mansion, today there are three Lang Jun and four ladies, seven people, three Lang Jun riding horses, four ladies in the car, plus the entourage, out of the house 'door' Zhuo Zhaojie even felt quite public, but not out of the workshop, first met the same fang A few other families who took the invitation to go to the banquet convoy, all of a sudden were washed away, and now on the avenue, Zhuo' Because the carriage of Jade Niang and Zhuo Zhaoshu has been close to Zhuo Zhaojie's carriage, they can still be seen nearby, as for Zhuo Zhaocui and the others, they don't know where they were squeezed into for a long time, and even Zhuo Fangdian's carriage is gone......
And so on, you can imagine the number of people who went to the banquet.
Zhuo Zhaojie couldn't help but say: "There are so many people, does Princess Yikang recognize them all?" β
"The princess's 'spring' banquet has been held since the fall, and the people invited are people who have the opportunity to enter the palace, in the past few years, they can basically look familiar, and occasionally there is a first time to go, such as the lady, the princess will also pay special attention to it." Ah Xing said crisply, "And the princess likes a lot of people, but she doesn't care if she can know them all." β
It's the first time I've heard of such a boisterous princess, but then again, it's not common for someone to be so boisterous.
Zhuo Zhaojie thought that Princess Yikang that Ah Xing said would pay special attention to it, and he didn't know if he was going to summon him in particular? However, everyone said that this princess was kind and generous, and she was not expected to be a difficult person, so the audience should not be tight......
The convoy of Minping Houfu is sandwiched in the traffic of the mighty "swing" and "swing" through the Yanxing "gate" out of the city, Leyou was originally in the north of the Qujiang River, since ancient times it is the land of abundant water and grass, the scenery is gorgeous, and now it is the time of 'spring', it can be said that the grass is green, the hesitant convoy is on the plain, looking at it like a stream, Zhuo Zhaojie grows in the south of the Yangtze River, or the first time to see the 'spring' day in the north, this endless flat and vast is densely populated and the mountains and rivers depend on the Jiangnan does not have, she can't help but call A Xing high roll curtain, lying on the window to see with relish.
Suddenly, the curtain of a carriage next to him was lifted, revealing a pretty face, and beckoned: "This lady looks at her eyes, I don't know whose family it is?" Isn't it the first time I've been to a princess's banquet? β
Zhuo Zhaojie looked at the person who took the initiative to greet her, and saw that she was the same age as herself, wearing a "flower" pattern Shujiang brocade "spring" shirt with a pinched gold wire paving stone and folding branches - this material she heard from Ban Shi is a tribute, and ordinary people can rarely 'get' it, in the past, there were so many horses in the New Year gift of the Zhuo family, and Ban was reluctant to give it to others, so she cut it all and only made two sets of dresses, and she was too young to wear it in less than a year...... This little lady is well-dressed, decorated and expensive, with pearls shining on her hair and tortoiseshell streamers, lined with snow skin 'flowers', not like the 'daughter' of ordinary officials, so she said politely: "My grandfather Min Pinghou, I have fostered my grandfather's family in Jiangnan since I was a child, and I returned to Chang'an a few days ago, and it was indeed the first time I went to the princess's banquet." β
"Huh?" The little lady heard that she had only returned to Chang'an a few days ago, and there was some surprise in her eyes, but before she could say anything, there was another little lady in her carriage and said, "Ah, there is still a little lady in the Minping Hou Mansion, so that my cousin can pay attention to it like this?" β
The little lady who was talking to Zhuo Zhaojie before introduced herself with a smile: "We are the granddaughters of the Duke of Chu, I am ten, named Sang Ruo, and in the same car is my sister Eleven Niang, named Sang Yu." Later, the little lady who spoke also came to the car window to greet Zhuo Zhaojie, their sisters looked very similar, and their outfits were similar, but Sang Yu's cheeks looked more rounded.
The Duke of Chu is the title of the queen's brother Chun Yujia, who in Da Liang does not know that the queen Chun Yu and the present are in love and harmony, the princes and princesses are all out of the queen's not to say, the six palaces are all in vain, although the queen Chun Yu does not come to the court to listen to the government, but it is enough to influence the decision-making of the present in court affairs...... With such a queen here, Chun Yu's family has always been labeled as unprovoked in Chang'an, and even some idle clans dare not offend the people of the descendants.
"It turned out to be the lady of the Chunyu family!" Zhuo Zhaojie hurriedly said, "I am seven, famous Zhaojie, the word is early." β
Chun Yu Sang Ruo said: "It turns out that you have already passed the word Lujia, and I asked you before I said that you are young, and it is the first time to go to the banquet." He also said that he and Chun Yu Shi Niang's words, Chun Yu Sang Ruo word Mo Jiao, Chun Yu Sang Yu is the word Mo alcohol, this word is from the allusion of "Yu Yu Mo on Sang, Jiao Yun Yue".
Both the names and surnames are common, and the elders and young, the Chun Yu sisters are one year older than Zhuo Zhaojie, and Zhuo Zhaojie also knows that they are cousins, and there is only a month difference between them.
After a few words of greeting, Chun Yu Sangruo asked curiously: "You just returned from Jiangnan, why did you receive the post?" β
When she asked like this, Zhuo Zhaojie couldn't help but be stunned and said, "This post is not ...... Do many people have it? β
"I'm not saying you're not qualified to take the post." In the end, it is a member of the descendant clan, Chun Yu Sang Ruo spoke very directly, and said, "It's just that you just went back to Chang'an, where does Princess Yikang know about you?" No one told you before Princess Yikang, so how could Princess Yikang think of posting to you? It is said that the people who can make Princess Yikang pay attention should also have heard about it. β
Zhuo Zhaojie was a little displeased, and said: "I just went back to Chang'an, how do I know this?" Since I received the princess's invitation sticker, I came, if it was ......"
Speaking of this, Chun Yu Sang in the car said with a smile: "Tenth sister, what you said offended people. I saw Chun Yu Sang Yu leaning over Chun Yu Sang Ruo's shoulder and leaning towards the car window, leaning forward to Zhuo Zhaojie and saying, "My tenth sister is such a straightforward 'sex'....... Let's just be curious, ask casually, don't go to your heart. β
Chun Yu Sangruo was reminded by his cousin, and he was also a little embarrassed, so he turned around and scolded her: "You didn't mention it yet?" Turning his head to Zhuo Zhaojie and nodded, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to question you, I was just curious that you were invited by the princess so soon." β
Seeing them like this, Zhuo Zhaojie's expression also eased, and he apologized: "It was me who was stingy and made you laugh." β
I heard Chun Yu Sangyu clapping his hands and laughing: "Isn't it good to talk like this?" We have no grievances, what's the point of arguing on the road for a sentence or two......" Before this sentence was finished, it happened that there was a depression on the road, because of the crowding in the road, the carriage suddenly deviated - but Chun Yu Sang Yu In order to talk to Zhuo Zhaojie, the whole person pressed on Chun Yu Sang Ruo, so suddenly, she was caught off guard, and her whole person flew out of the carriage at once!
"Eleventh sister!" Chun Yu Sang Ruo was still laughing 'groaning' and 'groaning', but he was taken aback when he saw this! Hurriedly reached out to grab it, but only caught a handful of skirt corners!
Zhuo Zhaojie was also taken aback - she had the heart to save her, but she was just an ordinary little lady, and she subconsciously leaned out half of her body to pick it up, but she was still a step late.
Seeing that Chun Yu Sang Yu was about to fall to the ground and was pressed by the carriage that followed, suddenly a red shadow flashed, brushed up Chun Yu Sang Yu, and pulled her up!
Then with a shake and a wave, she saw that Chun Yu Sangyu was put into the middle of the road by a soft energy, and at the same time, the carriage that was rushing towards her suddenly stopped, and then everyone saw clearly that the red shadow turned out to be a pomegranate-red long silk, which was being taken into the stopped carriage.
Seeing this, Chun Yu Sang Ruo and Zhuo Zhaojie both asked the coachman to stop the carriage, and both ran out of the car to see her, but saw that Chun Yu Sang Yu was good and upright, and the corners of the skirt were not stained with dust, which showed that the long silk was rescued in time.
Chun Yu Sangruo breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly pulled his cousin, turned around and thanked the carriage: "Sister Shijia, thank you very much." It sounded like she knew the man in the carriage behind her.
Sure enough, a cold voice came from the carriage, saying, "Since there is nothing to do, let's continue to move forward, so as not to delay the people behind." β
Although Chun Yu Sangruo is the queen's nephew's 'daughter', she is very convinced of the sister of the Shi family in this car, and she doesn't care at all about the other party's attitude of not even showing her face, but says with an almost respectful attitude: "Yes." Then he pulled his cousin, who had woken up and couldn't thank him, back to the car, and let the trembling coachman continue to hurry.
After such a while, the two sides didn't dare to continue chatting across the carriage, so they obediently sat in the car and helped the carriage to avoid any more accidents.
In this way, I arrived at Princess Yikang's other garden - this forest garden called Nu 'Spring' Garden is located in the east of Leyou Plain, the location has reached the bank of the Chan River, and further east, it is Bailu Plain.
Lin Yuan is in the position of the high cliff, although it is not the highest place, but at the 'gate' of the garden, the curtain is raised, and the slope is obvious, and the lush forest is heavy and heavy, as if it is pouring all the way down......
There is another majestic pavilion on the high cliff to the east of the Nu 'Spring' Garden, which covers the forest, but it is not within the garden wall of the Nu 'Spring' Garden.
Ah Xing replied to Zhuo Zhaojie's question: "That pavilion was originally not Princess Yikang's, so naturally it is not easy to be encircled." β
"Whose house is that?" Zhuo Zhaojie asked curiously.
Ah Xing covered her sleeves and smiled: "That's the Moon Lantern Pavilion, which was originally built for the nobles to put the lanterns on the Chan River, but another use is more famous - that is, the club." β
Zhuo Zhaojie said: "Club? β
"After the 'spring' festival, the new Jinshi and the first celebration, there are cross-horse parade streets, Qujiang feast, wild goose pagoda name, and there is another, which is this pavilion to bow down." Ah Xing knew that Zhuo Zhaojie was a little lady and didn't need to be famous, so she naturally wouldn't pay attention to these, and explained with a smile, "There is also a banquet after the bow...... It is said that every time a new jinshi bows here, the audience is like a cloud, and the colorful sheds are lined up, and it is very lively! Usually, people often come to bow, although it is not as crowded as when the new jinshi is finished, and it has always been in an endless stream. β
Zhuo Zhaojie pursed his lips and smiled: "Really? No wonder Princess Yikang's Lin Yuan was so close to the Moon Lantern Pavilion. β
ββThe servants of the princess's mansion, who had long been accustomed to the banquet, got out of the car and went to the garden with their entourage, but saw the little ladies and pretty ladies in the carriages, like clouds and forests, gathered like a river, at this time there was still half a moon before the real hundred 'flowers' bloomed, and the colorful silk brocade clothes on everyone's bodies added a lot of 'color' to Lin Yuan.
Zhuo 'Yu' Niang and Zhuo Zhaoshu were told by the elders to take care of Zhuo Zhaojie, and they came to look for her as soon as they got out of the car, but they saw that the Chun Yu sisters were already standing beside Zhuo Zhaojie and talking, although the Marquis of Minping was one level lower than the Duke of Chu, but he was also an important minister of the Son of Heaven, and the two 'doors' were similar to each other, and they often went to the banquet of Princess Yikang together, although they couldn't talk about deep 'friendship', but they were no strangers, and they greeted each other, Zhuo 'Yu' Niang said: "Have you all known each other?" β
Chun Yu Sang Ruo said: "I already met on the road. β
Zhuo Zhao nodded, Chun Yu was taken aback on the Sangyu Road, in the end, he forgot that his 'sex' was big, and he had already recovered by this time, and said with a smile: "Originally, I could have been more familiar, but unfortunately I was unlucky, if it wasn't for the sister of the Shi family in the back, I would have been miserable today." β
Although Zhuo 'Yu' Niang and Zhuo Zhaoshu's carriage was near Zhuo Zhaojie, it was noisy in the road at that time, and the two of them were not as novel as Zhuo Zhaojie when they first arrived in Guanzhong, they kept hanging curtains to block dust and noise, and they were all the way to raise 'essence' and accumulate sharpness, and they didn't even bother to look outside, so they didn't know the scene when Chun Yusang Yu almost had an accident, and they couldn't help but ask a few words when they heard it at this moment.
Sister Chunyu roughly said what had happened, and suddenly said happily: "Look, Sister Shijia!" β
Zhuo Zhaojie looked curiously in the direction they pointed, but saw a fierce 'woman' in red, with black hair and clouds, with red silk wrapped around her arms, facing away from them, standing in front of a young man in brocade with her hands.