Daily life of noble ladies of the Three Kingdoms

After entering April, the weather gradually warmed up.After Si Qi sat there with a group of cousins ​​and had tea and cakes, a thin layer of sweat broke out on the bridge of his nose and cheeks.

A Fei came in from the porch outside, and whispered to Si Qi: "Girl, servant, let me help you change your clothes."

Si Qi glanced at A Fei, then turned to Liu Qin's cousins ​​and said, "Everyone, sit down, I'll come as soon as I go."

After leaving the gate of the flower hall, Si Qi asked A Fei, "What's the matter?"

A Fei said: "Sister Ah Qing from the front yard sent someone to invite you. It is the king who invited you to his study. His Highness Chang Wang is here."

Chang Wang is Liu Yun's cousin. Counting from the previous generation, Chang Wang's father and Si Qi's grandfather are brothers, and they are very close to their lineage.

King Chang's fief is in He'an, some distance away from Xuchang, and it's rare to come here. It's only natural that Liu Yun wants his children to come and see Uncle Wang.

When Si Qi entered the living room, the two elder brothers were already there.

Si Qi walked up to King Chang, saluted and greeted King Chang Liu Wei.

The last time Si Qi saw Chang Wang was two years ago, when he saw him today, he found that he had gained a lot of weight, sat on it with a big belly, and said cheerfully to his little niece: "Oh, second brother's family is small. The girls have grown so tall."

After Chang Wang finished speaking, he turned his head and gave the attendants a wink.

The entourage understood, and according to King Chang's previous instructions, he brought a big gold fish to Si Qi as a meeting gift.

The fish was carved out of red gold and weighed four or five catties. Siqi's wrists were a little sore when he hugged his chest, but it was Ah Fei who had good eyesight and helped him catch it and rescued it. Si Qi.

Si Qi thanked him: "Ah Ying thanked Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang spent a lot of money."

Chang Wang waved his hand: "You child, why are you so far away from Uncle Wang? Don't bring up such trivial matters in the future. We are relatives and nephews. We will see each other in the future. We dug a new big one in our garden. The pond, let your father take you to my house to go fishing tomorrow."

After hearing this, Si Qi felt very puzzled. Chang Wang used to be a fief, and Xuchang was a new capital. Although he once bought a house in Xu's capital city, he felt that it was not comfortable enough to live in and not very popular, so he didn't live in it much. He came to Xudu to do business in Liu Yun's mansion, so why did he say he wanted to live permanently and dug a pond?

Under Liu Yun's gesture, Si Qi sat down next to the two elder brothers Liu Heng and Liu Cheng, and listened to the two elders chatting about homework.

From the conversation between the two, Si Qi learned.He'an, the fiefdom of King Chang, has been in a bad situation recently. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are now fighting like a raging fire outside the house. Not to mention the greatly reduced quality of life, there are often incidents that threaten personal safety.

Chang Wang is not a person who likes to wrong himself, so he bought a ready-made house in Xudu and built a garden in the suburbs, planning to move to Xudu.

Although the current situation is not very friendly to Chang Wang, but he has a good mentality, he is not complaining, but humorous, and has profound research on Taoism. It is said that there is a complete set of alchemy furnaces at home, as well as professional alchemists.

In the Han Dynasty, Confucianism was most admired, and because the Yellow Turban Army revolted in the name of Taoism, the imperial court has not been very optimistic about Taoism in recent years, especially those Han family clans, who have almost arrived and are even taboo to mention it. To the extent that Chang Wang, as a Han prince who had experienced the Yellow Turban Uprising, could still be so obsessed with Taoism, he was indeed a "character" in Si Qi's view.

After chatting for a while, it was time for the banquet. Si Qi left the door and went to Zhang's table.

Mrs. Zhang is lacking in talent in biting Wen Jue's words. There are many people who came to celebrate her birthday today, many of them are wives of aristocratic families. , I am afraid that it will spread in Xu capital city tomorrow, and it will be bad for the reputation of the palace. Si Qi is really not at ease if he does not go to the banquet to stare.

Fortunately, Mrs. Zhang has experienced many things in the past few years, and she has grown a lot compared to when she first came to Xudu. Mrs. Bian, Cao Cao's wife, made good friends with her, and also defended her very much. Now the banquet wants to befriend the Cao family. The wife was willing to carry Zhang's sedan chair, and the banquet ended smoothly in a friendly and harmonious atmosphere.

After the banquet was over and the guests left, Liu Cheng deliberately made a detour to Zhang's side, saying that he had just had wine at the banquet and was thirsty, and wanted to drink the best plum soup in the grandmother's kitchen.

Mrs. Zhang loved her two grandchildren the most, after hearing Liu Cheng's words, she didn't disagree, she hurriedly asked Zhu Cui to go to the kitchen to find someone to prepare soup, and serve a bowl for each of the two children.

Brothers Liu Cheng and Liu Heng have always had a good relationship, and they usually go in and out together, but today Liu Cheng came to the Zhang family to pay his respects but Liu Heng was not there. Si Qi felt strange, so he raised his head and asked Liu Cheng: " Where's the elder brother? Why didn't you come with you?"

Liu Chengdao: "Eldest brother has already gone to rest. He drank a lot during the banquet, and he may have fallen asleep at this time. However, the wine you brewed is different from the wine in the previous mansion. Eldest brother is concerned about the drinking. It's always not bad, but this time I can drink it down, it's because of the change of wine."

Liu Cheng said again, at the banquet today, Liu Yun focused on showing off Siqi's newly brewed wine, which got a lot of applause from the banquet, and everyone's envy for Liu Yun was beyond words, in order to be able to drink more Fuchu The wine brewed by the little lady tried her best to please Liu Yun, and it also made him a lot of face.

Si Qi believed Liu Cheng's words.

These days, all the ancients with a bit of culture are more romantic. In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, literati and celebrities drank in the altar, even though some of them acted to curry favor with Liu Yun, but this kind of unusual Baijiu with higher alcohol content and more mellowness is undoubtedly the most popular.

But as far as Si Qi is concerned, the quality of this wine is quite average, far from the good wine she drank in later generations, and the first wine making did not achieve the effect she wanted.

There is still a long way to go to brew wine that really makes Liu Yun look good.

In addition, Liu Cheng also brought a piece of gossip at the table in front of him. A male guest passed out after only drinking a glass of wine, and he has been sleeping until now and still can't cry.

It has been almost two hours since the banquet started, Si Qi felt that something was wrong when he fainted like this after only drinking a glass of wine.

After all, the wine she brewed had a much higher alcohol content than usual. This person was probably not drunk, but had an alcohol allergy.

Si Qi frowned and said: "That gentleman is important? Have you checked with the doctor?"

Liu Chengdao: "Father just felt that something was wrong, and ordered someone to invite a medical officer named Hua Tuo, and now he has arrived, and he is in the front yard for diagnosis and treatment."

The one who drank was also a real relative at the head of the family, the cousin of Mrs. Zhang Tai, the birthday star today.

Because the wound that Hua Tuo bandaged Liu Yun last time was very beautiful, Liu Yun liked it very much, so this time when someone had an accident in the house, he sent someone to find Hua Tuo to take a look.

After Hua Tuo finished the diagnosis and treatment for his cousin and prescribed the medicine, Liu Yun invited Hua Tuo to drink tea in his study to express his gratitude for the two incidents.

There were two medical books on the top shelf of Liu Yun's desk, which easily attracted Hua Tuo's attention.

Seeing that Hua Tuo was interested in the book, Liu Yun took it from the table and handed it to Hua Tuo, explaining with a smile: "I didn't sleep well a few days ago, and I had some headaches. My youngest daughter picked it out specially and sent it to Hua Tuo. Someone sent it to me to see, but it made my husband laugh."

Seeing that Hua Tuo couldn't put it down, Liu Yun got drunk and couldn't help bragging to Hua Tuo. His youngest daughter, Si Qi, was the most considerate and thoughtful. These are just two of the medical books collected in the Han Palace in the old days.

Hua Tuo euphemistically expressed that he wanted to admire the elegant demeanor of your library, and wondered if the king would allow it.

Liu Yun shook his head vigorously, then raised his hand and gently rubbed his temples: "You are welcome, sir, but it's just a child messing around at home. It's not worth anything. I'll ask Ah Ying to take you there."

The wine made by Si Qi is too good, he thinks it's better to lie down first and take it easy, and let Si Qi take care of taking Hua Tuo to the library first.