Lan Liancheng's dragon boat race is held at night. When the sun sets in the west and the night falls, all kinds of colorful lanterns arranged in the morning on both sides of the Lanlian River are lit up, reflecting in the river, and the dazzling and charming sky is full of stars. Both sides of the bank are crowded with people watching.
People, on the night dragon boat, with lanterns and colorful decorations, shuttle through the river, it is very moving on the water and under the water.
When the big drums made a loud sound, the five colorful dragon boats, ready to go, shot forward like arrows. The clattering sound of the oars was uniform and powerful, and the voices of cheering people on the shore rose one after another.
Emperor Zongzheng brought his queen, his concubines, and more than a dozen concubines, as well as the princes and princesses, and sat on a high-rise building on the bank of the middle section of the Lanlian River to watch with great interest. Some ministers brought their families, either sitting downstairs or simply riding on the moored boats.
night dragon boat viewing.
Ming Xixi saw her father, his two concubines, and Ming Xiulin sitting downstairs watching. Because of the attention of everyone, she went over to show courtesy and sneaked out to find Hua Xiaoxi and Cheng Dieyun. Mu Min had a sharp eye.
When he saw it, he followed her and ran away.
Hua Xiaoxi and Cheng Dieyun had been waiting at the agreed third pier for a long time, with four male servants following them. They were very happy to see Ming Xixi coming. When they saw the sixth princess also coming, Hua Xiaoxi and Cheng Die
Yun was about to salute, but Mu Min stopped her. It turned out that Hua Xiaoxi had attended the women's hall to study. Later, in order to accompany Cheng Dieyun, she quit the women's hall and went to the Cheng Mansion every day to listen to the master's lectures with Cheng Dieyun.
Ming Xixi was moved by the friendship between Hua Cheng and the two, and asked puzzledly: "Sister Min, why don't the daughters of other ministers go to the women's hall? Why doesn't sister Ting go to the women's hall?"
Mu Min said: "Not all ministers have daughters. Children of officials below the fourth rank can only send their children to the Taiyuan Academy and the Girls' Hall through application. As for the fourth sister, her mother and concubine are not allowed to go, and there is a dedicated person to teach alone.
"
Hua Xiaoxi said: "When I went to the girls' hall, the number of people was the largest, thirteen in total. Later, there were fewer people. Because I didn't want to get up too early, I simply quit the girls' hall and asked my master to teach me at home. Anyway, we girls
I don’t learn anything, it’s just about being a good woman, being a good husband, being a good woman, being a good woman, and being a good woman.”
"Don't you want to learn chess, calligraphy and painting?" Ming Xixi asked.
Hua Xiaoxi smiled and said: "Princess, the princess must learn. Like us, we can learn or not, just understand a little bit."
"Then Xi'er's two sisters are also unwilling to get up early and leave the concubine?"
"Well, it seems that they left earlier than me." Hua Xiaoxi said and led them to a night dragon boat. "Let's go to the boat. My parents are on the boat."
"Young Master, the fifth lady is on that boat." Tan Jun was watching the dragon boat race, and secretly noticed the night dragon boats going around. The wind blew through the curtains, and a white figure was blurred, and Ming Xiuhao's sweet voice came from the cabin:
"The night dragon boat in Washington is no problem." However, he suddenly missed the little girl. What was the purpose of the emperor letting her live in the palace?
On the high-rise building, Cai Ziming looked coldly at the audience on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. When a few small figures broke into his sight at the moored night dragon boat, he quickly opened his eyes wide, then raised a smile at the corners of his mouth, and thought to himself: Master, Master, this is such a great opportunity, don’t you think it’s time for you?
come out?
When the Sixth Princess arrived, Mr. Hua, his wife, his concubine and others were quite frightened. The nursing home who came quickly stepped up maintenance on the ship. Jinzhiyuye was on his own ship. If anything went wrong, his head would not be protected and he could not afford to pay for it. How many children were there?
Understanding the thoughts of adults, he moved the table to the deck in a daze, commented on the dragon boat, and each cheered for the team he was optimistic about.
"Sister Hua, Xi'er needs to pee." Ming Xixi didn't know where the toilet was, so Hua Xiaoxi pointed to the cabin: "Go straight through. There is a small green door at the end."
After passing through the main cabin, Ming Xixi saw the small green door. She quickly pushed it open and went to the toilet with a wooden bucket. She thought to herself, the ancients were very concerned about hygiene and caring for the public environment. Unlike modern people, they just go straight into the river.
Go and cause direct pollution.
"Xixi, why do you live in the palace?" Hua Xiaoxi asked Mu Min's question. Ming Xixi also looked puzzled: "Xi'er doesn't know, the emperor said that if you live in the palace, you can eat every day
To Royal Cuisine.”
Hua Xiaoxi said: "Xixi, you are a little pig. You have to live in your own house just to eat royal delicacies."
"That's not true, Xi'er has no home." Ming Xixi's mood suddenly dropped, and her eyes were filled with sadness.
Mu Min and others were shocked. In their eyes, Ming Xixi was just a pistachio. How could she not have a home?
Ming Xixi glanced towards the high-rise building and said melancholy: "Xi'er's mother is still in Hancheng. Xi'er will go back to Hancheng in a while."
"Why? Doesn't Xixi like eating delicious food very much?" Mu Min asked puzzledly. Now that she is here, every day is lively and happy. I am not so tired of holding books.
"Where there is no mother, all the delicious food will be in vain."
"Xixi, if you leave, there will be no happiness here." Mu Min sighed quietly. Hua Xiaoxi said: "Let's find a way to get together more times. I'll ask dad for help so that Dieyun and I can go into the palace to find
You guys play." Ming Xixi nodded.
The dragon boat race came to an end. In order to prevent being caught leaving the party, Mu Min took Ming Xixi to say goodbye to the Hua family and hurriedly disembarked from the boat and headed back. Mr. Hua was afraid of something going wrong on the way, so he sent four people to escort him.
"Xixi, what's wrong with you?" As he was walking, he suddenly saw Ming Xixi falling back and staring at an old beggar lying on the roadside. Mu Min frowned, covered his nose and said to Ming Xixi: "
What's so good about beggars? Let's leave quickly."
"Oh..." Ming Xixi turned back as she walked, and the more she looked, the more she felt that he was the same person as the old beggar she saw that night. When she turned back again, she saw the old man grinning at her, and she didn't know what he said.
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