On this day, the city of Tokyo is still cold, and the streets are sparsely populated. But when you enter the imperial city, especially around the Great Xiangguo Temple, there are more people.

Looking north from the Great Xiangguo Temple, you can see the towering buildings one after another. These buildings are located outside the Xuande Gate of Miyagi, but they are even taller than Miyagi.

These buildings range in height from five storeys to three storeys at the shortest. There are Hongqiao corridors and pavilions between each floor, and outside the bridge, there are high-quality animal skins in Liaodong, and there is a warm stove inside, so that no matter the bridge, the corridor or the large and small halls, and the single room are warm and smoked. The colorful flowers raised in it are also undefeated all year round, with a charming fragrance and even more vibrant.

These buildings have a common name - "Fan Lou", which is the property of the Song family siblings.

On this day, the Fan Tower was very lively. Diners flocked to the restaurant. They wore thick jackets, hats sewn from precious animal skins, and their hands were cloaked in their wide sleeves, and when they saw their acquaintances, they greeted them with a grin, and bursts of white mist came out of their mouths.

"Liu Erlang, Song Wu's sister-in-law is holding a banquet today, and we big-bellied diners are invited, what is it for?" A chubby middle-aged man inquired about a friend next to him.

This Liu Erlang wiped his nose with his arm roughly, and said with a smile: "Brother, you don't know, how do I know to go?" But now it's still in the 'national funeral', Song Wu's sister-in-law is so swaggering, she is not afraid that the people from the Imperial City Division of Soldiers and Horses will come to find trouble? ”

"Hey! Look at your heart! The middle-aged man smiled disdainfully and explained: "The Fan Tower is on the edge of this palace city, and the ears and eyes are not better than you and me?" Besides...... he pouted in the direction of Miyagi: "Isn't there a letter from inside, King Duan is officially in the palace today, and he is receiving congratulations from hundreds of officials in the Zichen Palace." Song Wu's sister-in-law held a banquet at this time, and she also had a speech to congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne. The people of the Imperial City Division are not stupid, so why bother to make this trip. ”

Liu Erlang nodded again and again when he heard this, and said with a smile: "It's also true." It's just that Fan Lou has always spent money, but today he doesn't take a penny, which makes people a little panicked. ”

"Hey! Poor! The middle-aged man teased, the two looked at each other, they both laughed, and then they gave each other hands and stepped into the gate of the Fan Tower together.

The hall on the first floor of the main entrance of Fan Lou is luxurious and magnificent, and it is not known how many times wider than Changfeng Lou and Ming Lou. Despite this, it was already full of friends at this time, and it was a lively and noisy scene.

"Here comes the fish!" One after another, a few forty-year-old suckers shuttled through the crowd with steaming fish plates. Their steps are extremely fast, their bodies are steady, and their mouths are constantly shouting: "Vinegar fish! Vinegar fish! Fresh fish in the Bianhe River! "Some of them hold a fish plate in each hand, and some of them have a one-handed tray, but in any case, they are all flat and stable, and not a drop of soup is spilled.

Look at the fish bright red and translucent, the eyes of the fish are round, the mouth of the fish is slightly opened, and the fragrance is fragrant lightly. The fish is surrounded by small green onions and carrots carved into flowers, which complement the beautiful color.

"Hey! Song Wu's vinegar fish is famous in Jinghua! I can't afford to spend this money on weekdays, but now we have a good mouth! The diners were shouting loudly, laughing and making noise.

An old man in his fifties came from the second floor, and behind her were dozens of young women in plain clothes.

Lao Yan stood on the edge of the cloister on the second floor, and the women spread out to the wings like water patterns, forming a fan-shaped arrangement around the cloister on the second floor. They are condescending, overlooking the entire hall on the first floor.

"Mother Cao! What day is it today, Song Wu's sister-in-law called people to eat and drink, but she didn't come out to see people, what is the reason? Downstairs, diners were already asking loudly, causing a chorus of echoes.

This Cao's mother smiled knowingly, stepped forward slightly, held the railing with one hand, and teased at first: "You Zhao Dalang talk a lot." With the same surname as you, shouldn't you be more serious? ”

This was a joke, and everyone laughed "uproar", and the laughter boiled, as shocking as a cannon battle.

Her words were passed through the young women to every corner of the hall on the first floor, where everyone could hear them clearly.

"Your fifth sister-in-law will come out, and I'm just a walk-through." Cao's mother said with a smile: "I think everyone knows that a few days ago, Mo Helu, the daughter of the Mo family in Minglou, accidentally fell into Jinmingchi and almost killed her. And not long before this incident, the brother of our fifth sister-in-law refused to marry Mo Helu. This incident is in an uproar throughout the city of Tokyo, and no one knows about it. However, this is reasonable, in the end, our Fan Lou's words are short. So today, our five sisters-in-law specially held this river fish banquet in Fan Lou to invite guests from all over the world, just to apologize to the Mo family. ”

"Oh......" After Cao's mother finished speaking, there was a burst of thunderous cries downstairs. Everyone looked at each other, but no one said anything.

Cao's mother clapped her palms with a "snap", raised her voice again and said, "Okay, okay, that's all I can do in my plays." The next words have to be talked about by the fifth sister-in-law and our brother Xuan'er. ”

After she finished speaking, she turned and left, and the women who had followed her also walked away gracefully, like fairies.

When Cao's mother and this group of women retreated, they were greeted by more than 100 musicians. They gathered at the front of the cloister, and diners on the first floor, no matter what direction they were in, could see them when they looked up.

The musicians were dressed in plain clothes, holding instruments such as flutes, huqin, zheng, se, and pipa, but they all leaned on their shoulders and did not play immediately.

I only heard a "bang", and the door of a private room, also on the second floor, was suddenly opened. This private room is directly opposite the musicians, and those who sit in it can enjoy the musicians playing most clearly.

Then all the diners turned their heads to look at the house. In this room, two women were sitting. One sitting, one standing.

The seated woman wears a felt hat, a blue and white jacket, crimson flared trousers, a pair of silver and white boots, and a fragrant belt around her waist.

Although the gauze curtain of the felt hat drooped slightly, almost covering her entire face. But the diners can still recognize her at a glance, she is Mo Yunxiao, the daughter of the Mo family. And standing beside her was the personal envoy Huan'er.

Mo Yunxiao was sitting at the table obliquely, holding a wine glass in her hand and sipping it carefully, without looking at the diners.

All the diners were at a loss, and some even felt a little afraid. But at this moment, a familiar voice came: "All distinguished guests are here, my Fan Lou is shining!" ”

Everyone turned their heads again, only to see Song Wu's sister-in-law appearing beside the musicians with Song Mingxuan's hand.

Song Wu's sister-in-law was wearing coarse cloth clothes, an apron tied around her waist, and a pink headscarf like a peasant woman wrapped around her head, looking extremely simple. But even so, her red face and upright and pretty face are enough to attract attention.

Fifth sister-in-law Song took a few steps forward, held the railing in her hand, and said, "Alas! It's a joke to put this row out today. The Fan Lou Song family and the Ming Lou Mo family are generations of friendship, and my father and mother were originally engaged to the Mo family. But my brother ......"

As she spoke, she pointed to Song Mingxuan behind her. Song Mingxuan also lowered his head and took a few steps forward.

"My younger brother doesn't know what to do, so he wants to refuse to marry." Fifth sister-in-law Song patted the railing as if annoyed, and sighed: "This big girl is beautiful and delicate, even Zhao Feiyan and Yang Yuhuan have to compare if they see it." Moreover, as a woman, she is old-fashioned and warm-hearted, and she has the style of an ancient ranger. Such a standard talent, Jiaxing didn't know how to care for it, but it was a thunderous blow, which greatly damaged the face of the Mo family and greatly hurt the harmony of our two families. ”

She paused for a moment, and looked up at Mo Yunxiao, who was silent: "Sister Helu, Jiaxing and I will make amends for you in Fan Lou!" ”

After she finished speaking, she lifted her long skirt and knelt down on her knees. Song Mingxuan also knelt down with Song Wu's sister-in-law.

As soon as they knelt down, the music began. The music was like a flock of birds flapping their wings, and the hula sounded. Although the music is loud, it is also graceful to listen to, which makes people linger.

Mo Yunxiao looked at the Song family sisters and brothers who were kneeling opposite, and was very uneasy. She thought: "It's that Mo Yunxiao who people offend, and it's not me, how can I accept this big gift?" ”

So she looked sideways at Huan'er behind her and said, "Go and pick up the Song family sisters and brothers for me." ”

Huan'er was still angry, and pouted: "It's so easy to spare them?" ”

"So what's going on?" Mo Yunxiao said: "It's not easy for people to kneel down in front of so many people to apologize, and put on such a big show." If we don't forgive, it will seem petty. ”

Huan'er smiled and said, "Big girl, this doesn't look like words came out of your mouth. ”

"Oh?" Mo Yunxiao asked, "Then what kind of words should I say?" ”

"Then according to your temperament, make sure you don't say a word, just hang them like this." Huan'er smiled: "Otherwise, it is not enough to show the majesty of Miss Mo." ”

"Hey." Mo Yunxiao smiled bitterly and said, "The majesty is not at this time. Listen to me, go and pick them up. ”

"Yes." Huan'er answered and walked slowly over there.

As Huan'er gradually approached, the musicians' voices changed from strong to weak. The diners on the first floor all stared at Huan'er with round eyes and held their breath, wondering whether she was going to make things difficult or sarcastic.

Huan'er came to the side of the Song family and stopped walking, and the sound of music was also faint, and if you were not careful, you could hardly hear it.

Huan'er glanced at the diners under the porch before slowly speaking: "I'm here to spread the word of my girl." The girl said that it was not easy for the sister-in-law of the Song family and Brother Jiaxing, and kneeling in front of so many people to apologize showed their sincerity. Come, I'll take my sister-in-law and Brother Jiaxing up. ”

As she spoke, she bent over and hugged Song Wu's sister-in-law and Song Mingxuan.