The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival again, the Liu family has already hung the red lantern high, in the past, Lishu and others were at home to eat a meal at will, this time Liu Chengxu came back, promised to take them to Xuande Gate to watch the lantern festival, everyone cheered together.

Fu Shi and Lijia both said that they would not go, but Mrs. Liu said, "What are you not doing at home?" Let's go together today, your father has already set a good place. ”

I heard that during the lantern release on the eve of every year, the Xuande Gate of the Imperial City will be built into a huge lamp mountain with bamboo and wood colored silk early, the lantern shed is 16 zhang high, 365 steps wide, there are two pillars in the middle, the momentum is magnificent, extremely magnificent. At night, all the lights are lit up, as if it were day.

Yuan Xi two drums ten ten, the emperor will also come to the Xuande Gate, together with the people to enjoy the lanterns, the Xuande Gate downstairs has already set up a platform, there are all kinds of performances.

Lishu and the sisters were very excited, and when Mrs. Liu saw this, she couldn't help but say to Mrs. Xu, Fu and Xiao Fu: "There have been a lot of strange things in the family recently, let's go out and relax, and wait for the weather to get warmer, and then go to the temple to incense, to get rid of this filthy atmosphere." ”

Hearing this, of course Mrs. Xu was noncommittal, there was nothing wrong with their big room, they were all from the second room, she hung high, but the Fu family and the little Fu family asked for guilt again, Mrs. Liu waved her hand and signaled them not to say more.

Everyone rushed out, Xiao Fu took Lishu and her two sons in a carriage, Mrs. Liu took Lirou and Lizhen, Fu and Mrs. Xu took Lijia and Liwan, and the other two boys followed Liu Chengzong and Liu Chengxu.

Along the way, Lishu lifted the carriage curtain and marveled at the excitement outside, but Xiao Fu did not stop it, and said with a smile: "There are sumo wrestling, shadow plays, puppet shows, you little guys, don't fall asleep carelessly, then you can't see it." ”

Lishu promised: "Mother, I will never fall asleep." Yes, I heard that the Zeng family is also coming, I don't know if Sister Lu is here. Mother, let me tell you about Sister Lu, you have to take it to heart. ”

"Dead girl, she will send trouble with me, you don't want to think that she lives in the Zeng family, if we rush to say kiss, wouldn't it mean that the Zeng family is not well taken care of. However, since you told me, I also helped to find out, don't you know, if this marriage is good since ancient times, everyone will be happy, and if the marriage is not good, then the two families are enemies. Xiao Fu said.

Lishu said: "It's the daughter who is reckless, but I think the eldest lady of the Zeng family and Sister Lu have no blood relationship, so they may not care, and the old lady of the Zeng family will not care." The only thing that can still talk is only Grandma Zeng, but she is nothing more than this to Yingxiu, where can she care about these idle things, not to mention that this marriage, she has to pay a dowry. I think if you keep dragging it out like this, if the Zeng family says goodbye hastily in the future, Sister Lu will definitely not be happy, you should do good deeds and accumulate virtue, right? ? ”

Xiao Fu couldn't help Lishu: "Okay, well, when there is a suitable one, I will ask the Zeng family on the right occasion." ”

Lishu was coquettish again: "My mother is so good." ”

Xiao Fu pointed to Shurui Shulin and said, "I see that your brothers are all looking at you here, and they are still coquettish, not ashamed." ”

Lishu saw Shurui and Shulin using their hands to shame their faces, and immediately went to itch, and the three of them made a mess.

"Ahem." Xiao Fu was afraid that the children's clothes would be loose, so he immediately coughed lightly.

Lishu sat up straight again, coaxed Shulin to play with a handkerchief, and the laughter along the way reached the ears of Mrs. Xu in front of her, and she felt more and more harsh.

On the day of the New Year, the ancestral hall was opened, and his husband discussed the matter of the succession with the little uncle, the little uncle is a sincere person, he said that the book should be more like to read and more motivated, the book scene is not as good as the book, if you can, he is willing to pass the book.

If Mrs. Xu really wants to have another one herself, she is not willing to step other people's children at all, those people were not born to her, why should she get the position of the master of her family, why should she occupy this family in a grand manner, she does not want to have one more person who is not related to her to call her mother.

But if she doesn't agree, I'm afraid the Xu family will scold her. "The Analects of Yao": "Rise and destroy the country, and follow the peerless." ”

Because she went too early, the journey was smooth, and when Lishu got off the carriage, she could still feel the cold wind howling, but it did not reduce her excitement at all. When you go out to play, you have to be happy.

The Liu family entrusted the blessing of several elders, although the location could not reach the front, but there was a good grandstand, and the Liu family was full of people. The Liu family actually has a very heavy literary style, even if it is the old lady Liu and Uncle Liu, one is also a martial artist, and the other is a martial artist, and the literary style is also very good.

Therefore, as soon as she sat down, Mrs. Liu chanted: "The east wind leaves bloom thousands of trees." More blows down, stars like rain. BMW carved cars are full of fragrance. The sound of the phoenix flute moves, the light of the jade pot turns, and the fish and dragon dance all night. ”

This is Xin Qiji's "Qingyu Case Yuan Xi", which is naturally very appropriate.

After he finished reading, he said to his grandsons and granddaughters: "You will take Yuan Xi as the theme and make a song that suits the occasion." Naturally, it is okay to write a previous work. ”

This request is completely for Lizhen Liwan, and Lishu is not able to quickly write a very famous, Tang Dynasty Su Wei "The Fifteenth Night of the First Lunar Month", the fire tree and silver flowers are closed, and the iron lock of the star bridge is opened. The dark dust goes with the horse, and the bright moon comes one by one. The wanderers are all plums, and the songs are all plums. Jin Wu can't help the night, and the jade leak is not urging.

"Grandfather, I've written it." Lishu quickly handed in the poem.

Lijia also wrote it very quickly, and she wrote "Kyoto New Eve", which is also excellent. In addition, Liwan begged Lijia and Lishu for help, and the two said a few words before she started writing. Li Rou said in her heart, fortunately, my aunt told me yesterday that the Liu family likes these poems the most, and there are a lot of literary meetings, so she asked her to recite a poem to suit the occasion.

But what she memorized was Lishu's "The Fifteenth Night of the First Lunar Month", no way, this song was too famous, so Lirou also sat down and meditated. Later, she still wrote "The Fifteenth Night of the First Lunar Month".

But when her words and Lishu's words are put together, the gap is too big, and she hides her face and leaves.

Of course, no matter what, the second room can still write the difference, but Lizhen scratched her ears and cheeks, looked left and right, and paused for a moment when Liu Chengzong saw it, he didn't think that his daughter couldn't even write a poem written by her predecessors, and I heard that Lishu and others were already able to compose poems by themselves.

Fortunately, Mrs. Liu didn't judge, just looked at it and knew it.

At this time, Master Zeng and others came over with their families to meet Mrs. Liu, and the two sides met, and Master Zeng has now been promoted from Shaoqing of Taichang Temple to Shuntian Mansion Yin.

Hearing that the Liu family was writing poems, he said: "Uncle, our Zeng family and the Liu family are both scholarly families, and now all the children are here, it is better to give orders and try the knowledge of the future generations." ”

The Liu family has nothing to do, Master Zeng said: "Several virtuous nephews and virtuous nieces, since they have all studied the Four Books and Five Classics, it is better to practice the historical orders." ”

"It's up to you to make a connection order first." Liu Chengxu smiled.

Master Zeng bowed his head, Lishu thought that this order had actually been relaxed, and the Lian Li order was the same as the first word of the last sentence of the next sentence.

The first to stand up was Zeng Sangongzi, who said: "Madame doesn't say anything, and her words must be true." ”

Lishu looked at Shujing, Shujing was hesitant, obviously she couldn't say it, she wanted not to say it at this time, let alone when, besides, she couldn't let the Zeng family look down on it, so she didn't give in: "The gentleman is the first, and the original is born." ”

Liu Chengxu pinched his beard and smiled, very proud, and listened to the fourth son of Zeng over there: "Good knows its evil, evil knows its beauty." ”

At this time, Liu Shuyi quickly stood up and said: "What good people are evil, what evil people are good about." ”

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Lijia and Zeng Yingxiu also stood up one after another to answer, Zeng Sigongzi was quick-witted, and immediately took the next sentence after Lijia finished speaking. Lijia fell into thought, and Lishu immediately said: "There is Buddha learning, and learning can be learned." ”

In the end, it was actually the fourth prince of Zeng and Lishu who faced off, and the two did not give in at all, or even paused.

"Sincerity is form, form is writing."

Seeing that half an hour had passed, Lishu decided to stop here, so she only said the last sentence: "The king makes the minister, the minister makes the king." ”

Zeng Sigongzi took the next sentence again, Lijia felt that Lishu was too presumptuous again, the Zeng family saw the third girl of the Liu family with dark clouds and beautiful hair, her face was like a beautiful jade flawless, she seemed to be delicate when she spoke, her face was lined with morning glow, her lips were broken jade, she was graceful, graceful, and responsive, very energetic, and radiant.

Just when everyone thought that Lishu would take the next sentence, Lishu smiled and said: "Little sister admits defeat, I really admire Fourth Brother Zeng, and her thoughts are springing." ”

The Zeng family breathed a sigh of relief, and Lishu knew that she was just a good diary, which was innate, if she really wanted to quote scriptures and write articles, she was not as good as the fourth son of Zeng.

"Oh, it's already good for a little girl to do this. If you are a man, you are very unusual. Master Zeng boasted.

Lishu got up again and said generously: "Uncle Zeng praised it falsely, I am far worse than the third brother and fourth brother Zeng, that is, I have a better memory, if I really make a fuss, then I am really laughing and generous." ”

She spoke crisply and sweetly, neatly, without dragging mud and water, and there was no smug in her expression.

Master Zeng couldn't help but nod secretly.

For Lishu to be in the limelight today, Xiao Fu doesn't think there is anything, she herself was very aggrieved when she was in her mother's house, and her daughter is not stealing the limelight from others, she just expresses it normally, which is no better.

Liu Chengxu was even more emotional, and Lishu didn't care.

The Zeng family went to their stands, and Liu Chengzong personally sent them over, waiting for the Zeng family to finish. Old lady Liu looked at Lishu and said: "On weekdays, I heard that you work hard, but now it seems that you are really hardworking, you are only nine years old, and you are already familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, which is not easy." Second, when the time comes, you can bring the third girl to my study to choose a few paintings. ”

Liu Chengxu hurriedly responded, and Lishu also quickly got up and thanked him.

The sisters all looked at her with envy and jealousy, you must know that Mrs. Liu is a very famous collector, and the few paintings he said may be very famous ancient paintings, and a painting is worth a thousand gold.

But this is Lishu's own earnings, and no one can say anything.

When night fell, Xiao Fu peeled oranges for his daughter, Lishu took it and handed half of it to Shurui, as for Shulin, he was too young to let him eat something too cold.

"Mother, this orange is so sweet." Lishu hadn't eaten such juicy and sweet oranges for a long time.

The old oranges tasted no taste in the mouth, and some of them simply dried up inside, Xiao Fu smiled, someone here was selling all kinds of snacks, and Lishu's eyes lit up when she saw it. In the eyes of the Liu family, such things are not elegant, and their families bring their own preserved fruit snacks and even honey wine, but Lishu wants to eat hot food, so she begs Xiao Fu.

"You, you, you're really a Heavenly Demon Star." Therefore, Xiao Fu called someone again, and Lishu asked the person to report the order, and then said with a smile: "Then I want sugar gourd, so I will buy eight strings first." And the spicy vegetable cakes you just mentioned, I smelled the smell, and I picked six for me. ”

This kind of folk food, Lishu is also afraid of eating everyone's stomach, so she was originally going to eat it herself, at most she gave it to the maids to eat, especially the spicy vegetable cake, which is filled with mustard root, which is the most popular civilian snack nowadays, but it can't be on the table of the rich and noble.

"Everyone, it's not that I don't give it to everyone, these are all sold outside, and my mother said that she was afraid that it would not be clean. I am not afraid, for I am an iron stomach, and I will not give it to you. Lishu smiled.

Lizhen also looked down on these foods, and bit her ears with Lijia: "Big sister, you see her eating so many things, she is a little childish, and she has never seen good things." ”

Lijia frowned: "Fifth sister, this is not what you said. ”

Seeing Lirou in a daze, Lizhen approached again and said, "What are you thinking?" Don't you worry that you lost to Lishu, hey, you just look at these sour and fake vinegar things, you don't know yet, Lishu loves it so much, and the third wife of Zeng has a dark face, which is really like a crow calling. ”

In fact, Lirou is not worried about these, she is more sober than Lizhen, Lishu is indeed very good at learning, just like her biological mother, very talented. But she is not right-minded, and she is weak and weak, what is she doing so hard to create fame, not to marry a good family in the future, but to be the best person to marry among the sisters of the Liu family.

Therefore, Lizhen's jealousy is useless at all, this kind of going around saying bad things about Lishu will only harm herself after a long time.

The cousin hanged herself, the uncle's family came home in a hurry, and the aunt fell out of favor, Lirou had to be more and more cautious, and when she really stood up, she had to shrink first, no one could offend, and she would be killed with a blow in the future.

So, Lirou pretended not to hear.

Of course, they all sat so close, Lizhen jumped up and down like this, Lishu had long been used to it, this person had been forced by himself to even dare to throw a pot jumping clown, jumping up and down was just ugly.

Xiao Fu saw it for the first time, and she heard it, and her face couldn't help but sink: "Does she often say that about you?" ”

"Yes, one year when my grandfather was on his birthday, several of us sisters had to come out to show off our talents, and she also cut off my guqin, which was later told to me by a little maid. The eldest uncle and aunt spoiled her like that, and I couldn't say anything more, besides, I had no evidence, and even if I did, it wouldn't be good. Lishu is very open, of course, she also has to tell Xiao Fu about Lizhen's evil deeds, otherwise, Xiao Fu still thinks Lizhen is really naïve.

Xiao Fu said: "If there is anything in the future, let Weiniang be your master." ”

Lishu nodded: "I know." ”

When night fell, the lights on the mountain were colorful, the gold and blue were shining, the splendid intermingling, the hot spicy vegetable cake Xiao Fu didn't eat anything, she didn't like to eat spicy food very much, but seeing her daughter's fragrant food, she took a cake, and felt spicy after eating half of it, but after the spicy taste, she felt that it was really delicious, better than sweet and greasy pastries.

When Liu Chengxu and Mrs. Liu were talking, they saw that Xiao Fu's mother and daughter were eating spicy vegetable cakes, so they also came over to get them, but they were stopped by Lishu.

"You girl, why are you so stingy?"

"Daddy, this is what the poor family loves to eat, what if you eat it and your stomach hurts?" Lishu was also afraid that Mrs. Liu would blame him at that time.

Liu Chengxu said with a smile: "You girl, your father is still afraid of this, I haven't eaten anything in Jiujiang Henan at that time." ”

This person, the more you don't let him eat anything, he still wants to eat, Lishu had to give it to two of him, Liu Chengxu was eating spicy vegetable cakes in such a cold day, and he actually sweated and felt much more comfortable.

Lishu finished eating the cake and ate the sugar gourd, Shurui looked at her with blank eyes, and Lishu said, "Okay, okay, you eat one first, it's a little sour." ”

At this time, someone on the stage had already started to sing "Shengping Le", these women who sang and earned money were all graceful and charming, with peach faces and cherry lips, and their singing voice was like a yellow warbler out of the valley, even Lishu was stunned, and when she came back to her senses, she found that her sugar gourd was eaten by Liwan.

There are also jugglers, shadow figures, and of course, the most anticipated is sumo.

After watching sumo, there are still many performances, such as sand painting, boxing, kicking, dancing knives and guns, everyone is wonderful, and the children like to watch the excitement the most, but under such excitement, Lishu saw that Lirou didn't seem to have much fluctuation, it seemed that these couldn't attract her, just like that Chi Nuguan, Gujing Wubo.

Shulin fell asleep at this time, and Lishu took one of her own cloaks to cover her little brother, for fear that he would be blown by the wind.

Xiao Fu served tea at Mrs. Liu's place again, originally Mrs. Liu couldn't hold it anymore, but after eating this cup of tea, she was much more sober again, and she still planned to see the end.

After serving the tea, she asked someone to send a blanket over, and she waited very thoughtfully, for fear that the soup woman would be insufficient, so she kept doing her best. Liu Chengxu is very affectionate by the side, his wife has always been very considerate, and when she is sick, she is also reluctant to take care of her day and night.

Lishu always felt that her mother was planning something, but she didn't tell her about it.

There were a lot of people outside, the fireworks were very beautiful, and Liwan murmured: "It's really brilliant, I love fireworks the most, they are so gorgeous and colorful, if you want me to watch it all night, it's very good." ”

Lishu looked at her, although the fireworks were gorgeous, but they were fleeting. I thought that Liwan's personality was very practical, but I didn't expect that she still longed for this kind of ethereal thing in her heart.

I'm afraid that today, many things are really in the mirror for her.

Because Lishu has guessed that today is probably the best time for the tassel to do it, Xiao Fu is helping the tassel delay time without a trace, with Lishu's understanding of her mother, she can't even stand Lizhen bullying herself, not to mention that Aunt Su sent clothes with acne, wanting to make herself sick and the fetus in her mother's womb.

It's just that the tassel is a girl in the end, and without Xiao Fu giving her this opportunity, it will be difficult for her to go further.

But it was said that the Liu family was still here, and the people of the Zeng family went back first, specially sent someone over to say goodbye, and politely sent a lantern to the girls and young masters here.

Especially with Lishu being the best-looking, Lishu doesn't know why.

Xiao Fu smiled: "If you give it to you, you will accept it, maybe it is because you can match so much with the famous little genius of the Zeng family today, and finally let him go, so ah, people sent it." ”

"Mother, don't be kidding." Lishu didn't think that Mrs. Zeng San liked herself, especially her father, who was supposed to come back to serve as an official above the fourth grade, but he was not afraid of offending people and punishing the gentry in office, so returning to Beijing was the official of the sixth grade. That Mrs. Zeng is a famous snob, and the Zeng family is now in a higher official position than the Liu family, so she definitely wants to marry someone with a higher position.

Xiao Fu rubbed her daughter's head, and suddenly had a plan, the Fu family is sanctimonious, if Lijia's marriage is really to marry Minglun, it is just right to let the Fu family know what these Fu family members really do to her, and tear off the hypocritical faces of the so-called Fu family.

Finally the Lantern Festival is over, Lishu still has two strings of sugar gourds left, she saw Lizhen stretching out her hand to take it, Lishu hid it back: "You belittled my sugar gourd before, but you actually ate a bunch of it, so you are not ashamed." ”

Lizhen stomped her feet when she heard this, and Lishu made a grimace, so she didn't care so much!

Along the way, Lizhen was complaining to Mrs. Xu about Lishu, "Mother, if you look at that dead girl, you know that you are against me." ”

Mrs. Xu knew in her heart that Lishu was a very ghostly girl, Lizhen was not polite to her before, she just walked away silently, at most she ridiculed each other, but most of them would not conflict with Lizhen in front of her, but now she didn't expect to start making trouble in front of herself.

Speaking of which, it's not that Lishu's mother is back, and she feels that she has a backer.

Therefore, Mrs. Xu said to her earnestly: "Don't talk about her at every turn, you see that Lishu likes your grandfather a lot, and your second uncle also likes her talent and personality, that is, your grandmother, she spends a lot of time with Lirou on weekdays, but she is still the most Lishu, every time a distinguished guest comes, she calls Lishu to go out to meet people." Don't always be on the same page with her~"

"However, she always wants to target me, not only deliberately won the pitcher in front of outsiders, but also said that I can't afford to lose, and encouraged Mr. Gong to beat my hand, and always wants to press me on weekdays, hum." Lizhen was also unconvinced.

Mrs. Xu was about to say something, but she heard a noise outside, only to hear her maid Pan'er go down to inquire, Pan'er got out of the carriage, and then came over and hurriedly said: "Mrs., it's not good, the Aunt Su in the second room fell into the pit and suffocated to death." ”

"What?" Mrs. Xu felt disgusted when she thought about it.

Pan'er continued: "Speaking of today's Lantern Festival, Aunt Su used to love to eat non-stop, especially today, and then she ran to the back garden alone to go to the thatched toilet and accidentally fell into the thatched pit. When it was discovered, it was already out of gas. ”：，，