Looking from the rooftop of the apricot orchard, the distance is a little farther away, and the facial expressions of the riders are not very clear.

This is for the safety of the crown prince and the queen.

It's a pity that there are no telescopes in this era.

King Jin rarely participated in such grand folk scenes, he stood beside the prince, dancing with excitement no one.

"Brother Huang, look, it's so exciting, it's too worth it to run out of the Double Ninth Festival this year, I knew it was so exciting, we should have come out last time during the Mid-Autumn Festival, what do you say, the queen mother!"

Cao Feiyan on the side glanced at him dissatisfiedly and reprimanded: "As a prince, you must be reserved in your words and deeds, didn't your grandfather teach you?" ”

Yuan Xuan suddenly spit out his tongue, lowered his head quite aggrievedly, and stood to the side.

Yuan Zhi really couldn't look past it, he stroked Yuan Xuan's head lovingly, and whispered to Cao Feiyan:

"Queen Mother, don't take Yuan Xuan too seriously, he is only ten years old, and it is his nature to be lively and cute."

"You..."

Cao Feiyan was suddenly choked by the crown prince and was about to get angry, but when she saw Su Zhesi, Guo Xing and the others looking at them, they suppressed their anger.

She went back to the couch and sat down, sipping her tea.

Yuan Zhi didn't pay attention to the queen's move, he glanced around with a smile and continued to watch the game.

……

Night falls.

"Woo..."

A melodious horn sounded on the side of the Qujiang Pond.

As the horn sounded, the entire Qujiang Pond, and even the entire Chang'an City, suddenly burst into firecrackers.

Nowadays, firecrackers are really firecrackers.

At this time, the whole territory was lit up, and all kinds of large and small poetry clubs, lion dances and dragon dances began to be active.

Qujiang Pond is sparkling under the lights.

On the wide lake, painting boats cruise, boats are like shuttles, and laughter is constantly heard from the boats.

There are aristocratic children who gather together to drink and have fun and enjoy the scenery.

There are also princesses, daughters, and noblewomen, laughing in the painting boat, playing the piano and composing poems, which is so lively.

Some scholars and aristocratic sons stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the flower boat on which the beautiful woman was riding, revealing a fisher-colored and longing expression.

Some coquettish beauties and deep ladies also want to take the opportunity of the festival to witness the demeanor of those romantic talents in the capital of Chang'an.

If you can meet a beautiful man like Pan An and Song Yu, why not step forward and pluck a few love strings?

Some gentlemen saw a painting boat coming over, and immediately turned into a flower.

They do not squint, fold their fans and shake gently, pretend to be high, sing poems, and enjoy themselves.

During the festive season, there are often romantic events.

Today, when it comes to talent, that is, literary talent and military strategy.

The so-called literary talent is to write poems and articles.

These ladies and ladies witnessed their idols competing for literary brilliance.

In the ancient entertainment culture and social field, the talented and beautiful people who became famous also had their own 'fans'.

And those talents, celebrities, in order to become famous overnight and have thousands of 'fans', will not let go of this opportunity to attract attention.

In ancient times, when there was a lack of entertainment, from the emperor to the Li people, they were not exempt from vulgarity.

More than a dozen painting boats on the surface of Qujiangchi Lake are connected into a huge palace.

The main programs in it have also begun to play.

Some anxious literati have already handed in their poems.

Some of these well-written poems will even be sung by the singers in the painting boat.

People come from all directions one after another, and the whole Qujiang pond is hung with lanterns hanging high, brightly lit, and it is very lively.

In the center of the lake, there is a large and delicate painting boat.

The upper and lower two floors, about three zhang high, the eaves pavilion, the lantern hangs high, very noble and magnificent.

Outside the cabin, disguised guards with knives lined up, their eyes blazing outward.

In the cabin on the second floor of the ship, a group of distinguished women sat around.

At the top sat a noble lady in her thirties, wearing a silk shirt with large sleeves and plackets, the neckline was not very large, but the chest under the white swan-like neck also showed a shallow furrow.

She is plump, graceful and luxurious, and she is the current queen Cao Feiyan.

This Double Ninth Festival is Cao Feiyan's first appearance to participate in civil activities and make a public appearance when she married into the palace.

Tonight, she invited a total of ten main female dependents of the Yuan and Cao families to have a dinner on the painting boat and enjoy the night view of the lake.

Those who were invited to a table included Yuan Zhi's two sisters and a younger sister, namely Princess Xiangguo, Princess Guangping and Princess Lanling.

Cao Fu has seven female dependents, namely her two sisters-in-law, two brothers-in-law, and one sister-in-law.

The other two have special identities.

One is her cousin, the crown prince's concubine Cao Feilan.

The other is Cao Qichang's fifth wife, Xiao Yuru.

The people they married were all talented people of the gate lords and nobles of the Final Jin Dynasty, and they were important ministers of the court, and the relationship was complicated.

What a scene.

It is rare for the queen to be invited, and everyone naturally appreciates it.

Yuan Xuan, the king of Jin, who was inseparable from his mother, followed the emperor's eldest brother Yuan Zhi this time to play on the painting boat where the prince was.

It can be said that the identities of the women on this painting boat are the most noble figures in the Final Jin Dynasty.

They gathered on this pleasure boat, and it is conceivable that the identity of this painting boat is noble, and no one dares to approach and disturb it.

"The hymn that the queen mother sang just now can be described as a masterpiece, I sigh to myself, this bottle of wine, we salute the mother together."

Princess Lanling smiled and complimented.

"Good..."

The women raised their bottles together, covered their faces with wide sleeves, and raised their hands to drink.

They are either the prince's sisters or the housewives of the Cao Mansion, according to the current situation, no matter how much they are competing for, who wins and who loses, they want to continue to be prosperous and rich, and they will not be suspicious and excluded, so they must please the queen mother.

"Lanling, don't be polite, everyone on this boat is noble, they are all a family, let's drink and chant poetry together!"

Cao Feiyan's cheeks were fragrant and smiled faintly.

She was docile and elegant tonight, and she didn't put on the queen's shelf at all, and proposed to drink and have fun together.

After drinking, Princess Quang Binh suddenly spoke:

"Today's Chongyang night, I don't know if those scholars in the capital, whether there are good works, I have been established for more than 40 years, and I have entered a prosperous era, when the prosperity is right, but these years, it seems that there are not many literati who can write any good works."

Princess Xiangguo continued:

"Having said that, I heard that tonight Qinglou is going to have a talent competition, the lineup is strong, in addition to the support of the financial master, there are also many talented people who write poems and compose music, which should be good-looking."

When Cao Feiyan heard the word Qinglou, she couldn't help frowning slightly.

Qinglou prostitutes, such vulgar things, now dare to ascend to the elegant hall in front of the public and in front of everyone?

Offend public decency!

"I heard that three of them have the most energy, what Fengfeitai, Linchun Pavilion and Hongjian Fang, I heard the one in the family say that the most disadvantaged this time is Hongjian Fang, Linchun Pavilion and Fengfeitai have the greatest chance of winning."

Princess Quang Binh interjected.

Their young ladies are the representatives of the new fashion of the final society, and they are not as 'elegant' as their predecessors, but pay attention to elegance and common appreciation.

"Ouch, isn't the backstage of Fengfeitai King Zhao? The backstage of Linchun Pavilion is Cao Sangongzi, and as for the backstage of Hongjian Fang, it seems to be rumored to..."

Princess Xiangguo was quick to speak, and when she said that she glanced at the fifth lady Xiao Yuru, she stopped abruptly.

Her husband, Zhao Min, is the general of the military hall tunwei who has just come to power, who is responsible for the military intelligence of the entire empire, and is also the detective and security of the Beijing division, and Ji Hong's secret guard is one bright and one dark.

Naturally, he had a clear grasp of these secrets.

Princess Lanling looked at Cao Feiyan after hearing this, and said indignantly:

"Queen Mother, this King Zhao has gone too far outside the palace, and his father's dragon body is not good, you have to take care of it."

"King Zhao's father is still alive, and there is also the prince of the prison country, the eldest brother is the father, and there is a woman in this palace, how can he manage this kind of thing."

Cao Feiyan immediately smiled and said sullenly:

"Aren't you annoyed? In the affairs of these men, we women should inquire less and intervene less, and take care of our own affairs. ”

The chattering in the painting boat are the three royal princesses, who look like they are high and tall.

Looking at the housewives in Cao Mansion again, they bowed their heads and laughed silently.

They are her mother's family, why are they inferior.

Cao Feiyan really couldn't stand it, so she opened her mouth to scold.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuru, the fifth lady of Caofu, hurriedly diverged and said:

"It is said that in this evening poetry competition, the third lady of Guo Fufu and the third son of our family came forward to form a cabinet, and specially invited the jury to judge and score, there are three grades of A, B and C, and the winner is the Kuixing."

"My family is just a foil, and it is mainly Miss Guo San who is leading the review." Mrs. Cao Yanqiu explained.

Since the last Wangchun Pavilion incident, Cao Yanqiu was reprimanded by Cao Qichang, and agreed on three chapters of the law, and he was no longer allowed to make a big show in Beijing and swagger through the market.

Therefore, the Jingshi Literati Poetry Association recommended Miss Guo San to come forward to form a cabinet, because she is the future crown princess, and her character and appeal have nothing to say.

As for Guo Xiuniang, she was originally the initiator of the New Culture Movement.

Because on the eve of mid-autumn, she got the promise of the crown prince, so she did not shirk the establishment of the Double Ninth Festival poetry contest this time, and invited Cao Sangongzi to participate together.

This kind of bizarre behavior can't be understood by outsiders, I'm afraid only the prince can understand it.

Seeing Xiao Yuru mention Miss Guo San, the expressions of Cao Feiyan and Cao Feilan were surprisingly consistent.

It's all overshadowed.

In the center of the lake, in addition to the queen's boat, there are also several giant boats, which are very luxurious.

Most of the people sitting inside are noble people in the capital.

Of course, most of them are young people, and elderly ministers, like Cao Qichang and others, all walk around the house and visit each other.

Yuan Zhi was dressed in a python robe and jade belt in the prince's regular clothes, sitting in the pavilion of the giant painting boat, drinking tea and chatting.

There were more than 30 people around him, and everyone sat and talked about the past, talked about the past and the present, and wrote poems and lyrics.

In addition to his cronies and ministers, such as Xu Xinchun, Shi Shenyi, Wei Changjin, there are also new-faced Ma Feihai, Su Zhesi and other officials.

Great Confucian scholars like Confucius Xuesi, officials above the third rank of the six ministries and temples of the three provinces, and bachelors of the Hanlin Academy are naturally there.

Here, Yuan Zhi was very open, and he actively participated in activities such as talking about the past and the present, and reciting poetry.

These contents, of course, were "plagiarized" by him from later generations.

Like Su Shi in the Song Dynasty, Xin Qiji, Li Qingzhao and other famous poets, the masterpieces about the Double Ninth Festival, Yuan Zhi came at his fingertips and won full applause.

Why is the prince keen to show up and support folk celebrations?

He has his own ideas.