Early in the morning, the priest presided over the great ceremony of exorcising evil spirits.
Cang Xilin took Cang Xiyao and Mu Yuntian, as well as the concubines and civil and military officials to Fuxi Nuwa's temple.
Fast, bathe, and worship ancestors.
But among the people, this day is an excellent day for an outing.
From the princes and nobles to the common people, everyone put on newly sewn spring clothes and went out for invitations.
They may go to the banks of rivers to play and bathe, or go to deep mountains and valleys to pick orchids, or go to the countryside to feast and have fun.
Young men and women who are not yet married are the protagonists of the festival. They sing, dance and date their lovers.
"The Rites of Zhou" says: "The moon in mid-spring brings men and women together, so at this time, those who run can't help themselves."
So later, Wang Xizhi gathered in the Orchid Pavilion, drank wine in a meandering stream, and wrote the "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion" while drinking.
There is also the fragrant scene in Du Fu's poem "Beauty's Journey": "The weather is new on March 3rd, and there are many beauties by the water in Chang'an".
Even Confucius, who was always serious, had a sentence: "The spring clothes are ready for those who are in spring, five or six people are crowned, and six or seven boys are bathing in Yi, dancing in the wind, singing and returning."
In the Shengguo Palace, it is naturally impossible to hang out and play like in the private sector, but there are also celebrations.
The palace ladies who had nothing to do were allowed to go to the Taiye Pond, wear new clothes and hats, and sing songs until sunset.
As for Cang Xilin, who went to Renzu Temple to worship Fu Xi Nuwo, Chaoyang Palace was naturally among those allowed to travel.
Early in the morning, some little girls couldn't wait to put on new clothes and trousers, with flowers on their hair, and left noisily.
Bai Yuyue voluntarily stayed on duty.
It wasn't because she wanted to express herself in front of Xiyun.
Rather, I simply feel that since there are already so many people by the water, what does it matter if I am missing one?
Besides, she always prefers silence to movement.
She feels upset in places with many people.
But Hanshuang is restless.
When she heard that there was some fun, she hurriedly took leave, put on new clothes and ran away.
Bai Yuyue watched her leave with a smile, then turned around and finished all the work she had not finished yet.
A man returned to the palace, faced a chessboard, and wrote the score by himself.