Daily life of noble ladies of the Three Kingdoms

The new year is the fifth year of Jian'an, and Si Qi is about to grow one year old, from six to seven.

Seven years old has different meanings in the eyes of the ancients. There has always been a saying that men and women have different seats at seven years old, which basically means saying goodbye to childhood.

After entering the twelfth lunar month, Xiaoxi, the maid beside Siqi, proposed to redeem her body and marry someone.Si Qi thought about how this girl would serve him, so he begged Mrs. Zhang to release Xiaoxi's body deed as soon as possible, and rewarded her with money to add makeup.

After Xiaoxi left, the queen heard about this from nowhere, and even offered to reward the maidservant, but of course she was politely rejected.

Mrs. Zhang didn't say anything, but Liu Yun took the matter to heart, and two days later, he picked a girl to add to Si Qi, and because he felt that Si Qi was old enough to start going out to socialize, the two were even worse. .

Now the number of maidservants in Siqi's room has increased to six.

Si Qi is still used to A Fei and A Yu in the front room.

After entering the twelfth lunar month, the manor began intensive preparations for the New Year.

On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the Lord Stove was sent off, and on the 24th, the house was cleaned up. By the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, the house has been completely new.

After noon, light snow began to float in the sky.

Si Qiwo slept in the room for a long time, and when he woke up, he sat on the dressing table and looked out the window, and found that a thin layer of white snow had accumulated on the ground outside.

Ah Qing came from the front yard on snow, it was said that the king had set up a family banquet in Fuyuxuan, Mrs. Tai asked the young lady to dress warmly and go there. "

When Siqi arrived at Fuyuxuan, everyone was already there.

Liu Cheng sat on the outer seat, and when he saw Si Qi, he got up and welcomed her in, calling his sister to come and sit.

Although it was a family banquet today, it was more casual. Liu Yun didn't ask to prepare any complicated dishes, but directly prepared shabu-shabu.

When Si Qi came in, there were already dishes and dipping sauces on the table.

Siqi's grandfather used to be the head chef of a big restaurant in Beijing. Later, he returned to his hometown and opened a restaurant in the outskirts of the city. However, in just one year, it developed into the most famous private restaurant in the city, and there are countless politicians and wealthy businessmen. I drove here from a long distance, just to eat a meal cooked by Siqi's grandfather.

Although my father is the director of a securities company, he also inherited his grandfather's talent and can cook excellent home-cooked dishes.Si Qi learned a lot from her father and grandpa. A few months ago, when the green plums were ripe, under her guidance, Zhu Hong and Yang Shi, who was in charge of the kitchen, made two pots together, and the taste was unexpectedly amazing. good.

During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a famous idiom "Looking at plums to quench thirst", which tells the story of Cao Cao who was short of water when he was marching and fighting. He encouraged the soldiers to have plums not far away to quench their thirst, and finally found the water source.

Si Qi didn't know if Cao Cao liked to eat plums as the rumors said, if it was true, he would make plums next year, but he could ask his father to bring two jars of plums when he went to Sikong Mansion to give gifts.

At this time, the productivity is low. After the season of eating plums this year, if you want to eat candied fruit, you have to wait until next year's plum production season.

Although hot pot is a relatively common ingredient these days, the taste of the dipping sauce is far worse than that of later generations.

After Si Qi traveled to this world, he was a baby for a long time. The first time he was allowed to eat hot pot was last spring.

Zhang's raising children has never been meticulous, and the sauces that adults often eat are what they ask people to give Si Qibei.

After Si Qi ate the dipping sauce, it was dry and too salty, so he said he wanted to make some by himself.

Zhang was born in a poor family in the past, and his parents had to go out to work in the fields. At Si Qi's age, he had to take care of his younger siblings and cook for the family. Although the wet nurses and maidservants thought it was inappropriate, Zhang Shi feels that raising a child does not have to be so expensive.

After hearing Si Qi's thoughts, Mrs. Zhang found it very interesting, so Dang even asked the kitchen to put the sauce in a small bowl and send it over.

Unexpectedly, Siqi adjusted it casually, and it tasted surprisingly good. The dry dish with sliced ​​meat, and the oil dish with green vegetables are rare and delicious.

Mrs. Zhang remembers that when she was young and brought her siblings to light a fire to cook at home, the taste was always better than that of others. It is no wonder that Siqi has this talent at a young age, and she is worthy of her granddaughter.

Zhang Shi, Liu Yun and others all praised her sauce, and used it on barbecue and other dishes by analogy.

During the banquet, Liu Xie's capable servant Pang Jian came to the mansion and brought New Year's goods to Prince Li's mansion.

Liu Yun was polite to Pang Jian, and Pang Jian was even more courteous and enthusiastic to Liu Yun: "It's been a long time since I saw Your Highness, and His Majesty misses you very much in the palace. How are you doing at the mansion recently? Are you used to it?"

Liu Yun responded with a smile.

Pang Jian greeted Mrs. Zhang Tai, the two sons and a female son on behalf of the queen, and then got into the main topic: "Your Majesty sent the servants to ask His Highness, is this year the same as previous years? Or should I bring my family to the Yinghua Palace on New Year's Eve?" Next, go to worship heaven together on the first day of the first lunar month?"

According to clan etiquette, Liu Yun was indeed Liu Xie's closest elder, and it was only natural for Liu Yun's family to live in the palace to celebrate the New Year with the emperor and his family.In the past few years when the capital was moved to Xuchang, Liu Yun indeed entered the palace to spend the New Year with Liu Xie.

But the situation in Beijing and China is not good recently, the war between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is imminent, and at the end of the new year, Liu Yun still wants to keep a low profile and try to keep a low profile, and try not to go out if he can stay at home.

It would be wrong not to go to worship the heavens and ancestors with the emperor on the first day of the new year. It would be tantamount to slapping the emperor in the face and disregarding the family law of the ancestors. But there was no clear statement on New Year's Eve, so Liu Yun thought that he could avoid it.

Liu Yun turned around and played Tai Chi with Jian Pang.

Mrs. Zhang Tai has not been in good health for the past few years, the children are young, there is no mistress in the house, and the landscape garden is in a mess... Thinking that the house is full of troubles, it is really not suitable for the Spring Festival Still running around, it's better for their family to get up early on the first day of the new year.

Pang Jian knew that although Liu Yun was easy to talk to, once he made a decision, it would be difficult to turn around, so he could only nod in agreement: "Then His Highness will have to get up earlier. That's good too, how can I attend at home?" Take it easy, since that's the case, I will return to the palace to report to His Majesty, and I will kowtow to Your Highness on the first day of the new year."

Pang Jian came out of Jingyuan without delay, and soon returned to the palace to report to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie's face darkened after hearing Liu Yun's reply.

Jian Pang stood there with his head sullen, watching Liu Xie's expression gradually cooling down, he felt more and more embarrassed.

Liu Xie put the bamboo slips in his hand on the table, frowning and thinking.

Dong Cheng once went to Liu Yun to find out about his uncle. Liu Yun made it clear that he didn't want to stand in line. Liu Xie knew this uncle's temperament, and he didn't like to meddle in things. There is nothing wrong with this.

Letting Liu Yun come to the palace on New Year's Eve was part of the plan, but since Liu Yun didn't want to come to the palace earlier this time, he had to be taken out again.

Although in this way, it will be difficult to drag Liu Yun into the water.

The plan to launch a palace change to capture Cao Cao was set on the first day of the new year.

Over the past few years, Liu Xie has really endured enough of Cao Cao and the others.

Although his father, Liu Hong, was absurd, he was still a decent emperor after all, and he would never be oppressed by a courtier like him.

Now he feels that he is precarious, and he is afraid that one day Cao Cao will be unhappy and destroy him.

The emperor's uncle Liu Yun has a reputation for excellent contacts no matter whether he is in the court or the clan. I believe that as long as he stands on his side, the people in the clan will also be willing to stand on his side.

Liu Xie believes that blood is thicker than water.Liu Yun is his own uncle, no matter what, if something really happens, he will definitely not turn to outsiders.

After all, there is much help for good reasons, but little help for unjust ones.

Cao Cao went against the sky and disrespected the emperor, as it should be.

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The first day of Jian'an's five years is coming soon.

Si Qi woke up early, changed clothes and washed, and then went to the palace with Zhang Shi to meet the queen.

When Zhang woke up early in the morning, he was lazy and had no appetite, so he just asked the kitchen to prepare simple pancakes, noodle soup and pickles, and had a meal with his granddaughter.

Just when the grandparents and grandsons were halfway through eating, Ah Qing walked in in the cold, hurriedly saluted Zhang and Si Qi, and said: "Just now, General Zhang Liao Zhang came in person The mansion brought the king into the palace, saying that he was going to sacrifice to heaven on behalf of His Majesty the emperor. Before he left, the king left a message, asking Mrs. Tai and the young lady to wait for him to return in the mansion, so that there is no need to go to the palace to meet the queen."

Si Qi felt a "thump" in his heart.

Zhang Liao is Cao Cao's closest general, and he came to take Liu Yun into the palace to sacrifice to heaven on behalf of the emperor, but he didn't explain why the emperor couldn't sacrifice to heaven... Si Qi felt that something must have happened in the palace, so Liu Yun couldn't explain it in time What, just let her and Mrs. Zhang stay, and don't go to the palace to give away the head.