In the seventh month of the lunar calendar, it is also known as the ghost month.

Legend has it that on the first day of the seventh lunar month every year, the ghost gate will be opened and evil ghosts will be released, and the ghost gate will not be closed until the 30th day of the seventh lunar month.

Therefore, in order to let the people and ghosts of the two worlds of yin and yang go their own way and not hurt each other, the folk have always had the custom of setting up Jiao Pudu in the seventh month of the lunar calendar. That is, on the first, second, fifteenth, and last day of the ghost month in the seventh lunar month, paper burning is performed.

There are also many taboos about the Ghost Moon, such as: women, children, the elderly, and other people who lack yang energy are not allowed to go out at night, do not wear clothes embroidered with their names, do not pat others on the shoulder, and do not look back when walking at night......

In the past few days, because of the affairs of Lai Guofu and Lai Feiyan's father and daughter, the entire Baifu was overwhelmed, so there was a slight deficiency in the "Pudu" ceremony on the first and second days of July.

Now that it is almost the midyear festival on the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the Baifu is bound to make the "Pudu" ceremony of the midyear festival decent. On the one hand, it is to help those lonely souls and wild ghosts who are unable to enter reincarnation and wander abroad due to sudden death, to be reincarnated as soon as possible and become new people. On the other hand, it is also hoped that it can be transcended for the souls of the dead, hoping that they will no longer disturb the living.

Just when the Baifu was busy for the sacrifices of the Midyear Festival, there was an unexpected gossip in the palace: The emperor has taken a concubine!

The emperor is now nearly half a hundred, and he is in the year of his destiny, it is said that in these years, there are not a few harem concubines, and there is no shortage of young and beautiful people, why did he suddenly accept newcomers?

The emperor's acceptance of a newcomer into the harem is not a new thing, and it shouldn't have been such a big move, but it's strange that the emperor's concubines are from the people! And according to people familiar with the matter, it's still a maiko! And, it is rumored that as soon as this woman entered the palace, the emperor attracted the emperor to linger with her every day, and she was pampered in every way, and in just a few days, she was crowned from an unknown maiko to a five-grade concubine!

This makes people have to find out, what is the charm of this woman, who can lose the three souls of the emperor who is nearly half a hundred years old!

Different from the streamlined folk customs, the palace attaches great importance to the custom of setting up Jiao Pudu in the ghost month! After all, in that deep palace compound, there are countless ghosts who died unjustly and in vain! Therefore, since the beginning of July, the palace will send people to the folk to collect opera troupes, perform plays to reward the gods, and hold a "Pudu" ceremony on a large scale!

And the legend that in just a few days, the folk woman who jumped to the concubine position was introduced by the opera troupe, and after the opera troupe sang the play, she danced to relieve the lack of everyone. Just because of her dance, the emperor saw it, and since then there has been a matter of concubines!

In fact, the emperor's harem is a royal affair, and to outsiders, it is just a conversation after dinner! But the reason why this incident alarmed the former harem is that the "concubine" of the emperor is a maiko!

Accepting a maiko is a common thing for ordinary merchants, but for the royal family, it must be said that it is not a big deal!

Since ancient times, the former harem has moved the whole body, and the emperor's harem has never accepted useless people. Looking at the concubines in the entire harem, the mother family behind them is either rich or noble, and they all have something to use in the imperial court. Now, the emperor suddenly favored a maiko with no identity background, which is a big or small matter! To put it bigger, if this harem turns upside down, the former dynasty will not be stable. To put it mildly, it's just the emperor's own selfishness, and it can't hinder others!

However, in Bai Yanqing's opinion, it doesn't matter what kind of concubine she has, it has nothing to do with her. Such a small episode is not very important to the Bai family.

Midyear Festival.

On the day of the Midyear Festival, according to custom, it is to worship ancestors. One is to remember the deceased relatives, and the other is to burn some paper foil for the lonely ghosts.

Early in the morning, the whole Baifu was busy, preparing rich offerings, paper foil, incense, and so on......

Under the leadership of Bai Jingxuan, Bai Yanqing cleaned the Bai family ancestral hall, and the ancestral tablet was also wiped by their father and daughter, without pretending to others at all!

At noon, Bai Jingxuan's father and daughter respectfully invited the ancestors' tablets. Then the offerings are placed on the offering table, and then incense is inserted in front of the tablet of each ancestor, and finally a brazier is placed in front of the ancestral hall, and a futon is placed on the ground.

After everything was ready, under the control of Bai Jingxuan, the only male of the Bai family, the Bai family, according to the order of generation and seniority, all knelt and kowtowed, prayed silently, and prayed that the ancestors of the Bai family would bless the Bai family with peace and success!

Although Bai Furong is the daughter of the married out, after she and the Lai family reconciled, Bai Jingxuan was in charge, and she was also included in the Bai family's sect, so the ancestors of the Midyear Festival, she and Lai Bizhi, were also called over by Bai Jingxuan.

"Yan Qing, come here, order paper."

After kowtowing, everyone stood on both sides. At this time, Bai Jingxuan suddenly opened his mouth and called Bai Yanqing to go over and count the paper money. This move is unreasonable, because since ancient times, only men have lit fire paper to worship their ancestors, and they have never heard of a daughter's family doing this.

Besides, because of Ren's presence, she has never let women touch these things. In Ren's view, when a woman marries and obeys her husband, she can't enter her mother's family, and she can't get the incense of her mother's family and the blessing of her ancestors.

But now, Bai Jingxuan only has Bai Yanqing's daughter under her knees, don't say that she is not married yet, even if she marries in the future, she will still be a descendant of the Bai family! Bai Jingxuan does not have so many taboos, so in his opinion, his daughter, like his son, can inherit the family's incense and bloodline.

"No! How can the daughter's family defile the ancestors? ”

Ren really opened his mouth to stop it.

Bai Yanqing was stunned for a moment, her eyes looked straight at Bai Jingxuan, and before he could speak, Bai Yanqing suddenly opened her mouth.

"How did my daughter's family defile their ancestors? Don't say that now, even in the future, I am also for our Bai family's glorious ancestors, and since I am the daughter of the glorious ancestors, how can I defile it? Grandmother is in front of her ancestors, you still have to be cautious! Be careful...... Today, it's the Midyear Festival! ”

After Bai Yanqing finished speaking, he squinted his eyes, glanced at the Ren family, turned his head again, and looked at the Bai family as the ancestors and ancestors, and that look inexplicably made the Ren family feel a little chill from the soles of his feet! Ren was so frightened that he didn't speak anymore!

Bai Yanqing stepped forward without hurry, and together with Bai Jingxuan, listed the Bai family as an ancestor, burned paper money, and kowtowed, until the end of the ancestor worship ceremony, Bai Yanqing followed Bai Jingxuan throughout the process.

After worshipping the ancestors, it is time for the family to gather for dinner.

Just when everyone sat down and was about to move the chopsticks, there was a commotion in front of the Baifu Gate! Not long after, there was an urgent report from the family, saying that it was the concubine in the palace who came to Baifu!

Who is Li Concubine? Why come to Baifu?

Everyone looked at each other, and they were all at a loss! This concubine who came to visit suddenly, came to Baifu, what is the so-called? Besides, the Bai family, except for Ji Jinchu, who went to the immortals, and Ji Jinchu who were old acquaintances, no one knew the concubines in the palace anymore!

Just when everyone was puzzled, there were already palace people shouting at the top of their voices, shouting, "Concubine Li Niangniang has arrived!" ”

Seeing this, Bai Jingxuan led everyone in the Bai family to greet him.

When he saw that "Li Concubine", not only Bai Jingxuan was stunned, but the entire Bai Mansion was stunned!

This concubine is not an outsider, but Lai Feiyan, who left in a hurry before!

Lai Feiyan...... Concubine Li!

Bai Yanqing suddenly seemed to have figured out something, she raised her head sharply and glanced at Bai Jingxuan, the father and daughter both tacitly understood each other's meaning in each other's eyes!

Could it be that the legendary favorite concubine who was favored by the emperor for many days, the folk woman who jumped from an ordinary maiko to a six-grade "concubine" in just a few days, is actually Lai Feiyan!

And so, it makes sense!

"Bold! When I saw Concubine Li, I didn't hurry up and kneel! ”

The palace people behind Lai Feiyan pinched their throats and scolded.

Bai Yanqing suddenly felt a little pain in her head, she didn't want to kneel on Lai Feiyan!

"Who is bold? This father-in-law, my father is the prime minister of the first rank of the court, how can he kneel down a little concubine of the sixth grade? When these words are spread, isn't it to make people laugh at the emperor? ”

As soon as Bai Yanqing's words came out, the eunuch who was choked suddenly had nothing to say.

"Oh? Then then, you, you, will not be able to kneel? Well? ”

At that time, Lai Feiyan had already faded away from the deference of the previous days, and there was a bit of arrogance all over his body! She stared at Bai Yanqing, her eyes full of pride. Lai Feiyan probably thought that this time, she would finally be able to win against Bai Yanqing, right?

"We? My mother is the daughter of General Zhengyipin Zhenguo. My father is the prime minister of the dynasty. I am the emperor's hand-picked candidate for the crown princess! Concubine Li, guess what, are you going to kneel me, or am I kneeling to you? Do you think you can afford to kneel on my knees? ”

Bai Yanqing sneered.

Lai Feiyan is back to Baifu today, won't he want to come to show his majesty? Then she, really, miscalculated! She thinks that the current Bai Yanqing is still as young and pitiful as when she was a child, let her bully her?

"How many people in front of you, one is your maternal grandmother, one is your biological mother, and the other is your sister-in-law, who do you want to kneel to you?"

Bai Yanqing countered Lai Feiyan's army, forcing Lai Feiyan to have nothing to say!

Of course it is impossible for Lai Feiyan to really let her mother and sister kneel in front of so many people! Isn't that the death of her?

"I guess, Concubine Li chose to go back to Baifu today, I'm afraid it's not just to stage a family drama of 'family reunion' with us, right?"

Bai Yanqing didn't think that Lai Feiyan would be able to do anything good when she came to Baifu on the day of the Midyear Festival.

As if Bai Yanqing's thoughts had been punctured, Lai Feiyan's face was red and white. She waved her hand and dismissed everyone behind her, and then entered Bai Jingxuan's study with Bai Jingxuan's father and daughter, Ren's family, and Bai Furong's mother and daughter.

Bai Furong's mother and daughter and Ren obviously hadn't recovered from Fang Cai's shock, until Lai Feiyan stood straight in front of them, they trembled and wanted to kneel and kowtow, but Bai Yanqing grabbed and stopped them.

Lai Feiyan chose to come back today, there must be something, Bai Yanqing doesn't want to waste time on these red tape, if they want to worship, then they go in private, right now Bai Yanqing doesn't want to see them grovel so much.

"Concubine Li, please tell me if you have something."

After Lai Feiyan made a clear relationship with the Bai family last time, Bai Jingxuan could be regarded as seeing through this niece, and he didn't bother to deal with her, so he opened his mouth straight and went straight to the point.

"It's ...... Nothing else...... It's just that I want to catch up with my uncle, mother, and grandmother! ”

Lai Feiyan squirmed, and tried to find something to say, trying to open the topic first under the pretext of reminiscing.

Seeing Lai Feiyan twisting like this, Bai Yanqing really felt that she didn't have eyes!

Dogs can't change eating, that's really true!