On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the festive atmosphere of festive and noisy singing reaches the climax with the Son of Heaven coming to the Ping'an Gate to be congratulated by all the people, a round of bright moon in the sky is higher than the clouds, the lights of ten thousand households in the world are bright like day, the lights and the moon are shining, the visitors are like weaving, the eaves and drum towers on one side of the Ping'an Gate are brilliantly lit, just like the gods and Qionglou, the ironclad guards on duty are wearing the lamps and wearing the moon, the eyebrows are solemn, the majesty is like the heavenly soldiers and gods.

The dragon and phoenix lanterns of more than 20 zhang in front of the safe gate are vivid, attracting people to kowtow and worship, praying for good weather and peace in the country. At the intersection of Ping'an Long Street and Qingque Avenue, there is a huge lantern wheel, dressed in brocade, decorated with gold and silver, and 50,000 lantern clusters are burned as flowers and trees, which is reflected in the long street.

Every two moments, there are red and colorful palace people and feather crown and cold armor guards scattered happy money like rain, reward the people, long live the praise rushed into the nine night clouds, and more teachers and musicians played the sheng flute and the festival of the festival, that is, carved a high seat on the gate of peace, and the ears were also full of this endless celebration and song.

The reincarnation of the two generations of Yijing is the first time to receive an edict to participate in the royal family's Lantern Festival family banquet on the Ping'an Gate.

said that it was a family banquet, and the people who participated in the banquet were naturally all nobles, even ordinary idle clans were not invited, except for the royal family, only a few family members of the prince's mansion were invited.

Compared with the large and small palace banquets he had participated in, this Lantern Festival family banquet did not make Yijing feel as boring as usual.

It's not because it's spectacular to overlook the splendor of the market, and it's not because the singing and dancing of this banquet are more wonderful than usual, but because of the "family banquet", the beautiful scenery is sitting in the same case as Yu Feng.

Although he wants to be reflected in the virtuousness of his wife, he constantly takes care of the wine, food and soup of the people around him, and he is very happy with the beautiful scenery.

The family banquet did not take too long, with the Zhengzheng, the emperor accompanied the queen mother to the city tower outside the gate to watch the first round of fireworks tonight, by the people to worship, all the concubines and relatives are driven out.

When the Son of Heaven sat not much, he drove to the thousand-step corridor in front of the Chengtian Gate and the civil and military courtiers and nobles of the noble family who came to the edict today, and on this day the Son of Heaven evaluated the literary talents of the children of the family is also a custom, and the talents are all exhausted, and they study and think hard, in order to give poetry to the praise of the Son of Heaven and Longkou, naturally there are several splendid words every year, copy it with Jinping, stand in front of the safe door and be appreciated by the people.

The princes naturally followed, and Yu Feng couldn't escape being appointed by the Son of Heaven as a judge, and Yijing and the ladies still stayed in the Ping'an Gatehouse to accompany the Queen Mother to enjoy the lanterns.

The queen mother sat in the middle of the case with the old princess and the eldest princess, and this time she also specially named the name of the county lord of Pingle and asked her to accompany Yijing on both sides.

The county lord of Pingle suddenly felt as if he was wrapped in thousands of shackles, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.

Later, even the Queen Mother felt sorry for her, and shook her head again and again, so she pardoned Pingle and let her find her own happiness.

No matter how you look at the Queen Mother, she has a bit of regret, and she feels very strange.

Especially when the Queen Mother suddenly asked about Enron.

For a while, Yijing was even surprised that he didn't answer in time.

The queen quipped: "The Queen Mother has always loved Jing'er the most, and this time she suddenly asked about An Ran, and Jing'er looked like she was jealous." ”

The concubine raised her eyebrows slightly, pursed her lips and smiled, but she heard Concubine Qin's words that were more like sour and jealousy-

"The imperial grandmother should have loved our granddaughters-in-law even more, and Ah Jing has been stealing the limelight, this time it's okay, it's really feng shui in turn, and Ah Jing deserves to taste the taste of sour vinegar." If this is said by someone else, it will naturally be a joke, but it is the fourth princess......

Everyone at the banquet was smiling, only Concubine Qin's sad face was cold, which had caused the Queen Mother to frown several times, and she didn't look at her, Chen Guifei secretly glared at her several times, but was ignored by Concubine Qin, until this time, what she said seemed to be funny, and it was also a smiling look, more like sarcasm.

If it weren't for everyone's eyes, the concubine almost couldn't help but scold.

I have more and more grudges in my heart, and I "lost" the queen a lot of hard work back then, so that my son could spread such an absurd and narrow daughter-in-law, which is simply a shame on the face of a noble daughter of the family, and the open-mindedness is not even as good as that of a down-and-out woman.

Yi Jinghun didn't mind, and she really sprinkled with Concubine Qin's words: "The Queen Mother asked Sister Pingle for warmth today, and the concubine was full of sour vinegar, and finally looked forward to Sister Pingle leaving the table, and before she could please a few words, the Queen Mother remembered the second ......sister again, and the nobles laughed, and eased the atmosphere of a slight stalemate because of Concubine Qin's "joke".

An Ran and An Jin are concubines, neither of them has been edicted today, although they have participated in the palace banquets in previous years, but the Queen Mother has never paid attention to it, and Yijing only feels that today is too unusual.

"I want to come to the mourning family and I haven't seen An Ran for many years, and they all say that she has a quiet temperament, and sure enough, I haven't seen her come forward to join in the fun during the Fanglin banquet." The Queen Mother said with a smile, and then instructed to go down and let Aunt Ru go on a trip in person and bring An Ran to "make fun".

An Ran hadn't arrived yet, and there were a few pieces of writing from the chamberlain, but they were ordered by the Holy Lady to be used for evaluation by the Queen Mother and the concubines.

The Queen Mother asked that today's review was headed by Wei Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, and she mentioned casually: "The Wei family in Qingzhou is the first family, and the talent of Wei Shilang is second to none, Jing'er, I heard that Wei Shilang's two daughters also went to Beijing with him?" ”

came, it seems that the premonition of that day is really good, and Yijing's heart is heavy, but this time it didn't float on the surface, and said yes with a smile.

The Queen Mother asked about the age and character of the two girls.

Yi Jing noticed that the queen was very concerned.

"The eldest cousin has already passed away, and this time I came to Kyoto with my aunt because of the family affairs in Tianjin." Yi Jing first mentioned Wei Yun's marriage "unintentionally", and then returned to Wei Zhao's situation, and praised his cousin a few words.

Although she understood that the Queen Mother had some intentions, Yijing naturally couldn't "slander" Wei Zhao because of this.

The Queen Mother didn't say much, only nodded with satisfaction, and diverted the topic.

Yijing was extremely worried.

She discussed this matter with Yu Feng earlier, and they all thought that the Queen Mother originally intended to Wei Yun - even if the Son of Heaven had the heart of Yi Chu, the Queen Mother still valued the concubine, and Yi Jing talked to the Queen Mother about the Zhen family last time, and felt that the Queen Mother was biased towards Zhen Liuniang.

Although Zhen Lian was ruthless and could not be liked by the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother still agreed that the best candidate for the crown princess was still in the Zhen and Xing families, and Mrs. Zhen had no way to teach her daughter, and she was also a vicious person, so that the Queen Mother questioned the Xing family's tutor, so when she knew that Mrs. Zhen framed her niece, she would be furious, and she would understand that the Zhen family would deal with the Xing family.

But Zhen Liuniang has such a scandal, even if the heavenly family forgives, they will not consider anything else.

The queen mother is moved to choose another famous lady for the prince, the Qingzhou Wei family is not only the premier family, but also the Chu Wangfu is in-laws, now Uncle Wei into the office, although only a squire is not a secretary of the Ministry of Rites, it is also a matter of time to be promoted, the imperial examination will be resumed in the future, the duties and powers of the officials of the Ministry of Rites will become heavier and heavier, and the Wei family will sooner or later become a powerful person, which can undoubtedly help the prince.

The Queen Mother may want Wei Yun to be the crown princess, and Wei Zhao may want to point it to the third prince.

In this way, the crown prince and the third prince will be more "working together".

However, Wei Yun has already made a marriage, which made the Queen Mother a little disappointed.

Wei Zhao has not yet reached the end of the year, although the Dalong law does not stipulate that a woman can marry at fifteen, but most of the worldly people follow this rule.

If Wei Zhao is registered as the crown princess at this time, it seems that the "utilitarianism" of the heavenly family is too much, and it will hurt the reputation of the royal family.

But without a queen, it is really not a good thing that the crown princess is vacant.

The Queen Mother was thinking at this time, if she waited for Wei Zhao and Lu to marry again, the three princesses should consider which lady was beautiful.

There is a major event of the marriage of the two grandsons in her heart, and the Queen Mother's attention is not on the few words in her hand at all, but the waiter on the side thinks that the Queen Mother appreciates the article in her hand for a little longer, and says with a smile: "Niangniang, this article is not made by the children of the family." ”

The queen mother came back to her senses, only to hear the attendant continue: "It's also interesting, Xiangfu Qi Niang actually disguised herself as a man today, followed a few brothers to Chengtianmen, and made this long poem got the comments of the saints. ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "It turned out to be Ziruo's girl, and she was weird." ”

Concubine Qin saw that the Queen Mother did not blame, but seemed to appreciate it, so she sincerely smiled a little, glanced at Yijing proudly, and said with a smile: "The seventh sister has a big heart, so she hates to be born as a daughter, and she has talked to her concubine many times that she wants to go to the examination room and experience the imperial examination. ”

The Queen Mother was intent on moving, and said in her heart that since the fourth prince married Concubine Qin, Qin seemed to have clues about her intentions, but Concubine Qin was really unbearable compared to Qin Qiniang in terms of intelligence and bearing, and Qin Xiang also seemed to attach more importance to Ziruo's granddaughter.

Although it is not customary for a family of famous families to marry a brother separately, the Heavenly Family clan is naturally not restricted here.

Ziruo is also a good choice for the crown princess or the third princess.

The two daughters of the Prime Minister's Mansion are married to different princes, and they are not afraid that Qin Xiang will also be involved in the battle for the throne, as long as he maintains neutrality, it will be beneficial to the crown prince.

The Queen Mother is thinking about who is more suitable for the position of crown princess between Qin Qiniang and Wei Zhao, and she has to find a suitable opportunity to meet Wei Zhao to be sure.

The "protagonist" involved in the governor appeared.

The three princes walked up to the city tower with great dignity, not caring about the surprised looks of many female dependents, and stepped forward to salute the queen mother and the queen, and sat down next to the queen mother without any scruples, and flattered and behaved.

Yi Jingzheng is worried about Wei Zhao's marriage, in her opinion, the crown prince is definitely not a good match, as for the third prince......

Sooner or later, this demon will have to act and trap the prince at a disadvantage, if his cousin is really married to him by the heavenly family, how can the Wei family be alone?

The heart of heaven is unpredictable, even Yu Feng is not sure what the holy will is at this time, and Yi Jing really doesn't want Wei Zhao, a straightforward and hearty cousin, to fall into the smoke of this "big position competition".

was absent-minded, so I listened to the queen mother quipped: "Xiangfu Qi Niang is a boudoir, but a woman disguises herself as a man to compete with the children of the family, why San Lang is a seven-foot man, but he hid in our group of women to please and sell well, the mourning family looks at you in the past two years, and you finally know how to share your worries with your father, but you are still lazy." ”

The third prince said with a smile: "Those who are truly talented will not be grandstanding, and they will show off the ink in their stomachs with all their hearts, let alone Houfu Qi Niang...... At the Fanglin banquet, he didn't win the championship with poetry, but he dared to show off in front of the scholars, a good girl's family, and learned to sell his reputation like this. ”

As soon as these words came out, the Queen Mother also stopped thinking about letting the third prince comment on Miss Ziruo's words, and said angrily: "You poured out your breath, it is obvious that you are lazy, and you are ruthless, Qin Qiniang is just a whim, no matter how beautiful it is, she will talk nonsense." ”

The third prince's voice is not high, and most people didn't hear his comments, but Concubine Qin was next to the queen and the concubine, and she heard it in her ears, her face had already been pulled down, and she couldn't help but blurt out: "It is the words of the Queen Mother, the third brother is too mean, let the children of the family celebrate the New Year, but the holy royal decree, how can it be said that everyone is grandstanding and selling fame." ”

The demon ignored Concubine Qin's righteous words, and raised the corners of her eyes: "I didn't say everyone, just referring to the seven mothers of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the imperial decree is to let the scholars show their talents, but I didn't let the women of the boudoir dress up as men for a long time, isn't it grandstanding and fame?" There are many famous ladies who are outstanding in the four arts, and she doesn't know how much she can't do...... By the way, that poem didn't get praise from the saints, and I said it when I tasted it, why does it smell like fat powder...... When I asked, I realized that it was the boudoir who made it, and the saint laughed it off...... The four brothers and sisters think about it, the Fang Lin banquet is to test the talent of the ladies, if which Lang Jun pretends to be a woman to participate in it for the sake of fame, wouldn't he also laugh and be generous? The fourth brother and sister are strange, I have always been tactful, especially for a lady like Houfu Qi Niang, whose heart is higher than the sky and does not know the severity. ”

Concubine Qin was choked by these words, but she glared at the really innocent Jingjing with hatred, and was about to sneer at each other, only to hear Chen Guifei beside her coldly warn: "If you want Qin Qiniang's reputation to be ruined, you might as well make it known to everyone." ”

Concubine Qin came to her senses at this time, clenching her fists and her face full of cold frost.

Chen Guifei scolded secretly in her heart: It's really ignorant, the Queen Mother obviously moved the idea of letting Qin Ziruo become the third princess, fortunately, the third prince is stubborn and stubborn, otherwise if it really happens, how can Qin Xiang still be dead to Shiro, even the Qin family's little help has been taken away, Shiro asked Bai to marry such a stupid woman, I don't know what to say!

Seeing that the third prince was talking to the queen mother, Yijing looked at her frequently, and she felt uncomfortable, so she easily looked forward to Anran and followed Aunt Ru up to the city tower, and hurriedly "got up and let Xian" and let An Ran sit in this "high-eyed" seat, and she only talked to Yichen and a few other clan ladies.

When it came to the beginning of the year, the north wind was more urgent, and everyone gradually felt the unstoppable coldness on their bodies, and the queen mother drove back to the palace.