On March 3, the spring grass is green, and the song is drunk.

Revival of the two years of the Shangsi Festival, the hibiscus garden has not seen the broken wall scorched eaves, but this imperial garden, also no longer see the palace continuous, the pavilion undulating magnificent, the water temple mountain pavilion has not been rebuilt, just a fire at the beginning, although it also makes the orchid begonia scorched, apricot willow decadence, after two years of spring and autumn, wind and rain moisturized, after a lot of gardener garden workers repair and maintenance, finally in this year, glow with vitality, once the imperial garden, now also open to the subjects, only in the apricot garden and the old site of the purple cloud building, the new two pavilions corresponding to each other, A Hanzhang and a Kangfu, one is still prepared for the spring of the coming year, the Gongshi Qujiang banquet of Dengke and the first, and the other is a place for the emperor to give a banquet to the ministers.

But this year, although the new atmosphere in Chang'an City is more visible, but outside Yangguan, there are Turkic thieves who do not die, the north of Chiling, still for the invasion of Tibet, the restoration of the former prosperity is still far away, when today's son does not think that it is enough to be ashamed of blood, you can sing and dance on the site burned by the so-called three princes of different races, and the activities of giving the banquet to Qujiangchi are still suspended, and the focus is on making great efforts.

Therefore, this year, although there are still many tourists gathered on the shore of Qujiang Pond, most of them are scholars and monks, ordinary women and children, and most of the officials are busy with official business, so they have no leisure to go to the spring to play.

In the Hibiscus Garden, Little Lady Zhang's excited mood has not calmed down for a long time.

Her family lives in Yongpingfang, her father is just an ordinary craftsman, to be serious, she still has seven days to reach the fifteenth birthday, but today has officially performed the ceremony, the dress she wears is brocade texture, the hairpin on her hair is even awarded by the queen herself, such a glory makes her dream, no, she can't even dream that this life can be so glorious.

She is the youngest daughter in the family, and her two brothers have married sisters-in-law, because of these two marriages, almost all the family's savings have been exhausted, and the family is poor.

Although Wu Dalang's family has good land, his age is nearly 20 years older than her, he has married three wives, the first two have not been at the threshold of giving birth, the latter gave birth to two daughters, three years and no longer pregnant, then was abandoned, Wu Dalang has a very violent temperament, and the Wu family's mother treats her daughter-in-law very harshly, this is not a secret, there are many discussions in the neighborhood, knowing that her father wants her to marry Wu Dalang as a continuation, looking at her eyes have become extremely pity, it can be seen that this is indeed not a good marriage!

But Zhang Xiaoniang is timid, she usually speaks softly, where she dares to disobey her parents, even pleading, she can only go through her brother.

Her aunt can't be the master, her father makes the decision on all matters in the family, she doesn't dare to plead with her father directly, but fortunately, there is still a brother who pities her.

On this year's Shangsi Festival, the queen ordered to choose the ninety-nine women in Chang'an City, who have reached the age of 15 in March this year, in the Furong Garden, to hold a unified ceremony, and the elder brother came forward to inform the fang official that his sister met the standards, but he didn't expect to be selected as one of the lucky ones, and the brother was overjoyed, and told her again and again -

Vested in the queen's gift, such a glory, since the children of a good family asked to marry after hearing the news, and then did not need the rest of the dowry, just the palace gave dresses and hairpins, which is the first one of our Yongping Fang Hengwuli, Aya does not have to worry about Amei's dowry, of course he will refuse the Wu family, Amei, Aya is willing to let you marry that Wu Dalang, in the past, it was forced by family circumstances, there is really no way.

Zhang Xiaoniang feels that after today, her life may be really different.

She also has the queen to give the word, called the puying, saying that although she was born thin, like a pampas grass, but the puchong flies, multiplies, and is affected by the spring wind and rain, it has to grow, and the strength of life is far better than the hibiscus peony.

Zhang Puying, she muttered to herself, overjoyed, and felt that she could finally get rid of the title of "weak girl".

Suddenly, a few more people came, and Pu Ying recognized two of them, the daughters of the neighbors who had come out of the cabinet, and she couldn't remember which family they married to, in short, they would not be rich families, but now they could wander around the hibiscus garden.

"Is it Sister Zhang?" One asked.

One had stepped forward and sat down next to her, took her arm affectionately, and introduced her to her companions: "No doubt, it is indeed a weak mother, I recognized it from afar, we live in a lane, it is a neighbor, I am five years older than the weak mother, she was still a little girl when she got married, and in a blink of an eye, the weak mother is really lucky, and she can let the queen personally preside over and the ceremony for you!" ”

As soon as the young woman shouted, Hulala actually surrounded a group of people, obviously all civilians in cloth, all women, and with children, a middle-aged woman, with a girl who looked twelve or thirteen, not without envy holding her clothes to see, and then looking at the hairpin in her hair, full of longing to treat herself and Lu, whether she could also enjoy this luck.

The women immediately asked, some people asked about the scene of the ceremony, some people asked if the queen was really as beautiful as the rumors, some people asked the queen if she revealed that the next year's Shangsi Festival was not for the women to preside over and the ceremony, Pu Ying felt that she could not answer, she was in a hurry, she looked at the woman who shared the luck with her, and found that almost all of them were surrounded by a circle of people, and she seemed to be not afraid of being born, although she was busy, but there were still questions to answer, and suddenly I heard a woman in her thirties, and asked her directly if she was allowed to marry someone, Pu Ying blushed and lowered her head and didn't know how to respond.

Provoked a good-natured laugh.

was shy, and heard another ask: "You are a puying, right?" ”

The queen only gave the word earlier, why did someone call her so?

The girl raised her head blankly, and saw five or six women in skirts, who were dressed differently from the commoners in cloth clothes, and asked the person with delicate eyebrows, delicate nose, and a shallow pear vortex on one side, who seemed to be a little kind.

"Earlier, I was watching the ceremony." Seeing that Pu Ying didn't remember herself, the woman didn't think she was angry, and laughed again: "They don't believe that I can remember your words, I bet with them, if I really remember wrong, I will lose to them a host." He pointed to his companions.

Pu Ying remembered that the woman seemed to be sitting next to the queen earlier, and hurriedly replied: "Zhang's Pu Ying, see the nobles." As he spoke, he was about to salute, but was supported by the woman: "Don't be restrained, my surname is Liu, the second line in the clan, I am slightly older than you, so I call you A-Ying, and you call my second sister." ”

Another noble girl quipped: "Ah Liu will really take advantage of others." ”

The woman who was called Ah Liu pointed to the one who spoke: "Her surname is Wang, you are older than her, you don't need to be polite, just call her the seventh sister." ”

The woman who asked Pu Ying earlier was blushing, and then she boldly asked, "Is the lady the second mother of Chongrenfang Liufu?" ”

After receiving a definite answer, the woman clapped her palms: "It's amazing, this lady is the eldest granddaughter of the princess of Yuanping County, the niece of Her Royal Highness the Queen, when the concubine was in the old days, she had seen her in Pingkang Fang Shantang from afar, and she didn't dare to conclude, but she didn't expect it to be a nobleman." ”

The prince of Yuanping County has only one son, that is, Liu Yan, this woman is Liu Yan's eldest daughter, and her boudoir is called Qinglan.

Seeing that their identities were revealed, and the women were busy saluting, Qinglan hurriedly smiled and said, "I have disturbed you, how dare I take the salute again?" On the contrary, I didn't dare to stay long. She didn't see outside, beckoned her companions, sat down next to Pu Ying, discussed to play games, and those who lost should be punished for drinking, although some of the women liked to be lively, because of the restrictions of age and status, they couldn't help but feel restrained, and did not stay here, but there were a number of young people who were not afraid of life were invited, and they all sat down and joined the ranks of fun.

Suddenly, there was a burst of singing, and everyone looked over, but they saw another woman who was participating in the ceremony today, and she did not know who was instigating her, singing a poem, and her voice was very clear, I don't know who composed it, but the words were familiar.

Wang Qiniang clapped her hands and smiled: "It was made by my uncle." ”

This uncle is Qilang Wang Ningzhi.

"Then you should go to the Singer for a drink." Qinglan quipped.

"My uncle is not also your uncle, if you want to toast, you can't run." Wang Qiniang gently hit a willow tip in her hand to Qinglan.

Suddenly, I heard that there was a singing voice, but it was a man's voice, everyone followed the sound and looked around, and it took a long time to see the water's edge, and on the table set up by several children of the clan, there was a young man in Tsing Yi singing.

The woman who sang just now was pushed and shoved by her companions, and she didn't know whether she was shy or excited, and her cheeks turned red.

"I know the woman." Here, a group of young girls came to Qinglan: "She lives in Jiahuifang, she and I are neighbors, and she wants to marry the children of the big family, this time it's a dream come true." ”

Qinglan smiled kindly: "Let's listen to how she responds next." ”

As soon as the words fell, I really heard the woman open her voice again, but this time it was an old poem written by Lu Li in his early years, Wang Qiniang directly pushed Qinglan: "Your uncle is hit again, this time, you should really go to toast." ”

Qinglan sighed: "My Aya often boasted to himself, saying that he was also a talented man back then, but he didn't see half of his supporters, and he was still an uncle and uncle." ”

This group of people is harmonious, and a group of people a little farther away obviously do not appreciate the bursts of poetry and singing on the shore of the spring willows.

A woman wrinkled her brows: "Now in the Furong Garden, anyone can wander around, and in front of the public, she actually sings and sings with men, does she think she is from a Qinglou?" I really don't know what to say, the queen actually personally intervenes for such shameless untouchables! ”

Another woman held the corners of her mouth, as if with a smile: "Poor girls, naturally do not know the etiquette, it is funny that there are still children of the family who should be peaceful, Your Majesty and the queen opened the Hibiscus Garden to encourage the subjects to have fun, it was originally a good intention, but yes, it was corrupted by these lustful people and greedy vanity." ”

There is a rare woman in this group of people, who listened to the song with great interest, and when she heard this, she was not happy, because the man who should be with her surname was Feng, who was her cousin.

"Who is a womanizer, Ying and poetry were originally an elegant thing, but in your mouth, it has become a filthy and obscene, I think you are not right-minded, don't be born in the door of poetry and books, but jealous of poor women."

The words are so direct, it is Feng Lianshuang.

The two women were originally choked with embarrassment and wanted to refute, but their fathers were Feng Jizheng's subordinates, and they also knew Feng Lianshuang's temperament, so they were afraid that they would make trouble and be blamed by their parents when they went home.

The atmosphere seemed to be stiff, but there was a woman smiling and playing a round.