Xizhou Qu

Cangyun 12 years, spring.

Spring is the time when all kinds of flowers are in full bloom and vying for the beauty of the spring. Since the previous dynasty, Xizhou, the capital of Cangyun Kingdom, has had an unknown custom, that is, the feast of singing and singing. The feast is held on March [-]th in the early spring. The feast of joyous songs is funded by the royal family, in order to set an example to drive all regions of Cangyun Kingdom to open feasts of joyful songs, to help all sexes get married, and to achieve the effect of rapid population growth.

Organized by the officials of the current dynasty in the form of lottery, the venue for the feast of singing and singing is located in Yunshui Bieyuan on the east side of the city gate. Whoever draws a red lottery will host it.

At that time, ladies and gentlemen from all over the city will be invited to perform in the feast of singing, and many young men and women will also be invited to watch.And at the annual singing feast, there are many talented beauties who fall in love with each other at first sight. After the singing feast, there will be a frenzy of marriage proposals and marriages. , Since the feast of singing and dancing, you can invite a matchmaker to talk about marriage, and thus match up many couples who are in love.

In addition, the princes occasionally participated in the feast of singing in the past, and selected his favorite side concubine or concubine from among many ladies from official families or ladies with excellent family backgrounds. Therefore, the feast of singing in Xizhou City, Every year, it is more prosperous than some other cities in terms of scale, because there will be many ladies from official families and ladies with excellent family backgrounds, and even some daughters of merchants or poor ladies will try their best to squeeze their heads out and want to come to Xizhou. City, to participate in this annual feast of singing.

Therefore, this time of year is the most crowded and lively time in Xizhou City. Those who are rich will buy yards in Xizhou City, and those who do not buy yards will live with relatives and friends. outskirts.And Xizhou City is also because of this feast of singing and dancing, which directly leads to the rise of housing prices. Those who can have a house and a tile in this Xizhou City are all people who are neither rich nor expensive.

In this feast of singing and dancing, the one who got the red lottery was Minister of Rites, Ye Ziyu. Ye Ziyu had three daughters, Ye Jingyi and Ye Yixue, who were exiled, and Ye Xiaorou, who was born as a concubine.Ye Jingyi, the daughter of Ye's patriarch, has never shown up at the singing feast. I heard that she was sick and weak since she was a child, and was sent out to rest. Ye Xiaorou did not appear at the annual singing feast because she was a concubine. Under the leadership of Ye Ziyu, all three women will come out to perform. This is also one of the rules that cannot be shirked.

Because neither of the two daughters of the Ye family had ever shown their faces in front of people, many people had expectations for this feast of singing and wanted to block the demeanor of the three daughters of the Ye family.

Ye Ziyu, who got the red lottery, started to arrange the layout in Yunshui Bieyuan in mid-February. Because there were few servants in the family, she went to other officials' homes to invite many servants to help. But fortunately, Ye Ziyu's command is strong, so there is no need to be in a hurry. The arrangement was completed on March [-]th, and the rest is only three days later, inviting all the ladies in the city to come and perform their skills.

March [-]th came in a blink of an eye, and the dusty Ye Jingyi received a letter from her father Ye Ziyu early and hurried back to Ye's house, but the journey was far away, and walking in the snow-covered valley for several days inevitably delayed some time.

When he returned home, his relatives had already gone to the Yunshui Bieyuan, and when he arrived at the Yunshui Bieyuan, the ladies' performances had already started, so he could only choose whether to use it or not. Pay attention to the way to the place where the Ye family is.

As soon as you enter the Yunshui Bieyuan, there is a scent of flowers, mixed with countless rouge scents, which makes the air feel decadent like a land of fireworks, as if you have stepped into a fake happy place in the alley of smoked willows. Amidst the countless songs and laughter, he only felt a little noisy.

Ye Mu Wei Lu is a middle-aged woman who is usually well maintained. Although he is over forty, he still looks like he is in his early thirties.Wei Lu looked at the long-lost Ye Jingyi, with obvious displeasure in her eyes, and said angrily, "You only came at this time, are you deliberately trying to make our Ye family a joke? For the red ticket of the feast, according to the rules, the master's children must be the first ladies to perform, for you, the master spent a lot of time to push you back."

His eyes glanced at his blue-gray dress, and there was an unconcealable disgust in his eyes, and he was about to get angry in front of Ye Ziyu, "Look at you, what clothes are you wearing? It's a shame, you have lost all the face of our Ye family."

Ye Jingyi lowered her eyebrows and said nothing, but Ye Ziyu was a little displeased, and said to Wei Lu: "You just don't say a few words, Jingyi is usually not at home, and she is not in your eyes." Turning her head and said to Ye Jingyi tenderly, "Do you want to change your clothes? You have been wearing the clothes of Ciyun Temple for several years, so it is not suitable after all."

He raised his head and said to Ye Ziyu: "Let's forget it, Jing Yi didn't intend to show off at this feast of singing and dancing, such clothes are very good."

Ye Yixue, who was sitting on the other side, showed contempt in her eyes, but said to him with a smile: "Sister, please sit down first, father has ranked you [-]th in the order of performing skills, and it will be sister's turn next time." It's just why my sister chooses to perform martial arts, isn't it better for female celebrities and piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?"

Ye Jingyi didn't answer, she knew that she would never serve female celebrities, at most she had put in some effort in calligraphy, usually in Ciyun nunnery, besides studying medicine and poison arts, she also practiced martial arts, so how could she choose something she didn't know? , looking at the posture of the mother and daughter, no matter what he chooses, there is a possibility that he will be criticized again, so she just smiled and said politely, "The younger sister is better at these things, and the older sister only knows these low-level things. .”

The three words "not into the stream" were extremely pleasant to the ear. Hearing what he said, Ye Yixue showed a satisfied expression, but the expression in her eyes was even more contemptuous.

Ye Jingyi sat on the side of Ye Yixue's position. Because there were so many ladies, they arranged for a few people to share the same stage for each match, and there was a time limit. Each match ranged from a quarter of an hour to two quarters of an hour. There are nine ladies who are wielding the pens in the hands of those who write, some draw, and one plays the piano. Even if there are nine people on the same stage, the venue is still a bit spacious, so that everyone sitting can watch it. , so as not to miss good talents and beautiful jade because of the large number of people.

Seeing the ladies in the field standing with smiles, their expressions indifferent, gracefully waving the brushes in their hands in front of the desk, their appearances may be beautiful and elegant, or pretty and delicate, or glamorous and sensual, all of them are pleasing to the eye and make people feel happy. The young masters and talents present here are distracted.

As time passed, only the sound of the gong sounded, and then a strong voice said: "It's time for the fifth show, ladies and gentlemen, please show your works for everyone to watch."

I heard from the ladies, some were disappointed, some were proud, and some were still unfinished, but they all put away their pens and inks in a very orderly manner, raised the things in their hands, faced all directions, and showed each of them.

Everyone's eyes seem to have the traces of spring kisses, full of spring, but once you look at the places where the eyes sweep, you can know where the lady's favorite person is.Even though Cangyun Kingdom, like other countries, is a very old-fashioned country where men are superior to women, but this man loves concubine-like sons and daughters, but he is very passionate and bold, unlike other countries, coquettish and shy, and he wants to talk about it. cover up.