Near the Mid-Yuan Festival, the Xiadu can see signs of festive celebrations everywhere.
Because Miss Lan Caier is still closed, this time on the Mid-Yuan Festival, Lan Yingwu took his beloved wife, Mrs. Lan, and the newly recognized Miss Lan Er, and went to the palace to participate in the feast of Zhong Yuan.
Xiadu has entered autumn, this season, Dangui fragrance, and Xiadu, the fragrance is everywhere.
Early in the morning, Lan Lingyue was carefully dressed by Mrs. Lan, and even General Blue, who didn't trim the edges, shaved his beard clean. Around the evening, a family of three kicked in the carriage, and the horses and horses were busy. go with.
Outside the gate of the palace, inside and outside the palace, lanterns have been hung, and according to the grade of officials, the carriages were parked outside the palace wall in turn.
The Xiadu Royal Palace was built over a thousand years, and it is a palace covering an area of hundreds of acres.
Over the years, it has been constantly renovated and repaired, and the atmosphere is full of antiques.
"Lingyue, the feast of the Central Festival of the Royal Palace is divided into a female banquet and a male banquet. You and your mother-in-law will attend the female banquet in the harem. This year's female banquet is hosted by the queen mother, you only need Just follow the mother. ”Outside the palace, Lan Yingwu separated from the two.
Mrs. Lan, dressed in Mrs. Sanpin's life, took Lan Lingyue's hand and got on a chariot.
In the summer palace, the winding path is deep and the colored lanterns are like a long dragon. The entire harem is illuminated brightly.
The wives of each family took the women in the family, dressed up brilliantly, and got off the car in turn.
For the ladies of Xiadu, the annual Mid-Yuan Festival is not just as simple as a banquet. At the banquet, in addition to the relationship, it is also a good occasion to show yourself and your daughter. The Empress Dowager or the head of the Hou House took care of it and settled in a good relationship.
As soon as Mrs. Lan and Lan Lingyue were in the chariot, they met a group of beautifully dressed ladies and ladies of the official family, who were walking towards the Empress Dowager.
It ’s been more than a year since Mrs. Lan left Xiadu. He was about to say hello to several husbands who had known him in his early years. Where do I know that the ladies and wives of the minister, as soon as they saw her and Lan Lingyue, were like cats and mice , Hastily evaded.
This is true even for several old acquaintances, which made Mrs. Lan a little embarrassed.
"Mrs. Lan." Just when Mrs. Lan didn't know what to do, there was another chariot next to her, and a woman and a girl came down.
"Lingyue, I met you. I mentioned you to my mother earlier." It was Feng Xue and her mother, Mrs. Feng, who got off the car.
Mrs. Feng looks very kind-hearted and optimistic.
She had no relationship with Mrs. Lan, but after her daughters Feng Xue and Lan Lingyue became friends, she, as a mother, also had a good impression on the family of Lan Fu.
It did n’t take long for Liu Cheng ’s mother to come, and she brought two young ladies from Taishi Mansion, and Liu Cheng followed Liu Taishi to a banquet in the main palace of the palace.
The relatives of the two are very respectful to Mrs. Lan, but they chatted in a moment.
"Just before, I saw everyone hiding from me. Is this what happened?" Mrs. Lan wondered.
"This ... Mrs. Lan, the other ladies ignore you, I'm afraid it's because of this post." Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Liu both know about this matter, and they both took out a post.
The post was sent by Hong Fu the day before the feast of the Zhongyuan Palace. The husbands of officials with more than five ranks in the city all received this post. They arrived at Hong Fu by appointment and participated in the tea banquet.
Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Liu did not go to the banquet because of their normal relationship with Hongfu. However, the husbands who were with them said that at the banquet, there was some unfavorable news about Mrs. Lan.
The general idea is that Mrs. Lan is a cowardly and useless person. Even a wild seed of unknown origin makes her recognize her ancestor.
The second daughter of the Lan family, a rough village woman, seduce the man to be unsuccessful. A few days earlier, he and the young lady of Hongfu openly competed for the eggs in the beast pet shop.
It ’s okay. This year, no one has a few daughters who have not been married. If they have a relationship with the second lady of the Lan family, they will be damaged if they are damaged. Even the girlfriend ’s name will be damaged. How to get married.
Therefore, other officials' husbands would see Mrs. Lan, and they would avoid it.
"A good Hongfu, really narrow-minded, but robbed them of a few eggs, and actually used this method." Feng Xue on the side listened, and suddenly burned in anger, making an upset for Ye Lingyue.
This matter, needless to say, is also related to Zhugerou's mother and daughter.
"Lingyue, this kind of thing is not uncommon in Xiadu's circle. The mother doesn't like to be friends with those who casually listen to rumors. Let's go to the banquet." Mrs. Lan listened, and didn't care too much. .
Her mind was admired by Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Liu. The three talked and laughed and took their respective daughters into the Baifeng Palace.
Upon entering the Baifeng Palace, most of the positions were already full.
Originally according to the grade, Mrs. Lan and Ye Lingyue should be sitting in the middle position. At this time, their positions have been robbed by several ladies of the official family. The mother and daughter can only sit at the bottom.
At the banquet, Ye Lingyue suddenly felt two unsightly glances. Looking back, she saw Hong Yuying and Nangong Qinglin.
Nangong Qinglin and Hong Yuying were handkerchiefs. The two were sitting at the table at the moment, biting their ears and do n’t know what they were talking about, but they looked at their teeth and teeth, and at the same time they glared fiercely. Ye Lingyue can see that the two of them must have said nothing good.
However, at the palace banquet, Ye Lingyue did not see An Minxia. She wanted to come to her daughter. After being bitten by the poisonous bee, she had not recovered and she dared not attend this public event.
"Did you see it? The second lady Lan Lan just recognized. Look at that look. There is no decent jewelry."
"Isn't it that Miss Lan did not want to come to the banquet, it must be that she didn't recognize this wild species."
The black lamp was blind, Ye Lingyue heard all kinds of buzzing and squeaky words, and she felt emotion in her heart. Fortunately, Lan Cai'er didn't come in retreat. Gong scolded.
Seeing the mother and daughter of the Blue family, and ignoring the other people's comments, the ladies and ladies were gradually disinterested, and the topic shifted to some of the favorite topics among women.
For example, who's old master and young master have been promoted to another, and which one has received a concubine, from clothing and jewelry to maintenance products, the content of women's conversation can be described as diverse.
"Mrs. Lan, you look really young, but what beauty cream did you use?" Mrs. Feng on the side looked at Mrs. Lan with the dim light.