Chapter Nineteen

Plum Blossom Banquet

The Plum Blossom Banquet was held under the Jun Mountain in the outskirts, on a wide flat land, originally a long river built of snow and ice, but slaves came to dig the ice and remove the snow as early as two days ago.

Break the ice at the foot of Junshan to take the road, and put a few small boats for the noble girls to cross the river to Meilinhuo to play in the river. When you look up, you will see the white top of Junshan, rolling up and down, and the endless ups and downs.

Junshan formed a natural moat twenty miles away from Capital. Apart from the official road, there was no way to enter the city from the west of Capital.

Emperor Zhou once said that this is the Mocheng Mountain, connected to the canals in the inner city, connected by mountains and rivers as one, and guarding Qinzhou for more than a hundred years.The mountain is majestic, but the foot of the mountain shows a different style in a winter chilling scene.

The plum red is ten miles away, against a red cloud, and the stars are decorated like fluffy white snow, which has become a gentle spectacle in the harsh cold wind that chills the green mountains.But there is a little difference in this gentleness, the ten-mile plum grove is scorching and blooming, outside the plum grove, the guards in iron armor and black clothes stand solemnly, and a cavalry in fine armor is patrolling the riverside on horseback, guarding against those who do not want to do anything.

The handyman held a banquet and built a tent in the plum grove, cut out an open space to light a fire and barbecue, jars of fine wine came one after another, delicacies decorated with plums were piled up on ice trays, and even the maidservants who served here were wearing elegant long skirts.

The tall chariots and horses were parked outside the forest, and the ladies and gentlemen came together, chatting and laughing happily. The strange thing is, they didn't enter by boat when they arrived, but all gathered on the other side of the river and waited eagerly.

Qin Jun was helped off the horse, and was blown by the cold wind, and suddenly sneezed, "Aqiu!"

"Princess." Xiaotao quickly stuffed a hand stove, and helped Qin Jun look around, "This place is really lively."

Qin Jun lifted her skirt, afraid of slipping on the hem of the skirt.

Qin Jun was supported by two palace maids. As soon as Qin Jun got off the carriage, he was surrounded by a white cloud.

"The princess is here."

"Princess."

"Meet the princess."

They were all seen during the court meeting in the Central Palace. Naturally, a large number of people had seen them. Now they gathered around and saluted Qin Jun in unison.

"The princess is a thousand years old."

"Wait!"

A few miles away from the long river, a team of guards guarded the entrance to the river.

"Whose carriage doesn't have the imprint of the official residence!" The guards stopped Ji Si's carriage.

Xuan Zhi stomped his feet and snorted, and impatiently spit white mist on the guard's face.

Uncle King steered the horse, handed over a jade pendant, and said, "Let someone tell you to come."

The guard frowned, and entered the Merlin with the jade pendant.

On the bank of the Changhe River, a group of noble ladies are surrounding Qin Jun to cross the river.

Taifu's concubine's daughter is the host of the plum blossom banquet, named Sun Mei, who is supporting Qin Jun and talking in a low voice.

"I heard that the princess doesn't like to come to these banquets very much after entering the first lunar month. Why are you here again today?" Sun Mei said in a respectful tone, but there was a weirdness between the lines.

Sun Mei's father held the official position of Qin and Zhou Taifu, a powerful minister among civil servants, his descendant Sun Yu was a dude, and Sun Mei was a domineering and arrogant girl.

Qin Jun pursed her lips and said, "I didn't want to pretend to be Fengya in this cold weather, but I resigned tomorrow, but two days ago I received more than a dozen invitations in succession, which seemed to be engraved with plum characters.Why don't you come, wouldn't it appear that I don't know etiquette if you don't come?"

There were low laughs all around, Sun Mei was displeased by Qin Jun's embarrassment.More than a dozen greeting cards asked the princess to come out of the palace to add face to him, and people came with a few words of yin and yang. If they were exposed this time, they would be scolded for relying on the power of the Tai Tuo to be lawless in the future.

Sun Mei loosened her hold on Qin Jun's forearm, "The boat is too narrow, so the princess can take one."

As soon as Sun Mei finished speaking, she was squeezed away, "You don't get in the way!"

Someone else said: "That's right, how can you neglect such a delicate guest as the princess?"

"You—" Sun Mei snapped, looking at these people—one is the princess from Yong'an, and the other is the daughter of a third-rank official.

Among the officials in the court, there is no civil official bigger than the Sun family.The place is powerful, and it is nothing to lead a fiefdom. In this Qin and Zhou Dynasties, only Capital is the most prosperous, and only the status of a princess can compete with him.Sun Mei scolded secretly, it's really eating shit to join in the fun, so you should try your best to curry favor.

Sun Mei said loudly: "Who will ride with this lady?"

None of the ladies responded, and they all crossed the river in small boats in twos and twos.

Sun Mei was at the end, her complexion getting worse and worse, and she kept stomping her feet, "I organized this plum blossom banquet!"

"Miss." The guard came forward with a jade pendant.

Sun Mei glared: "What are you doing!"

The guard handed over the jade pendant: "There is an unmarked carriage outside the river."

Sun Mei took the jade pendant and took a look. The front of the jade pendant was the golden bird Golden Crow, and the back was the rising sun. The golden crow and the rising sun represented power.Just go and apologize!"

The guards led the way, and Sun Mei trotted all the way, only to see a black horse pulling a broken cart, and the old man who drove it could only be considered clean.

The son of heaven is equipped with eight fine horses, the princess travels with six horses, first-rank ministers and princes can also be equipped with four or six horses, and the wealthy and noble among the common people can also use two horses.What is the meaning of this horse-drawn cart in front of you?Could it be the concubine of the Li family?No wonder there was no image on the day of the court meeting.

Sun Mei showed contempt: "Who is it?"

Uncle King: "Miss, Li's Mansion."

Sun Mei was displeased when the car curtain was not lifted, "You still don't come down, do you want me to invite you?"

The Uncle King reached out to pick up the curtain, and Ji Si was dressed in a brocade dress, resting on it with her chin propped up for a while. At this moment, she was sleepy, and she would open her eyes to show a bit of obsequiousness, and she was waking up.

Sun Mei was taken aback, and blushed unconsciously: "You, you..."

Ji Si raised her hand gracefully, Lingding raised her wrist, and the slender fingers were carefully held by Uncle King's hands.After getting off the carriage, Ji Si rolled up her sleeves, "Here we come."

"Ah," Sun Mei realized, "Here we come."

Ji Si smiled at her and said, "Let's go now."

Sun Mei was so intimidated by Ji Si for a moment that she forgot to ask her identity, and walked side by side with her in a daze, taking one step at a time and looking at three steps, staring at Ji Si bewilderedly.

The Uncle King led the horse aside, showing the backs of the two leaving.

Sun Mei's demeanor is far from that of Ji Si's. Sun Mei's appearance is not outstanding, but after hearing too much praise, her eyes are deceived and she thinks that she is a rare beauty, but more unique than traditional beauties.When I saw Ji Si today, I knew what kind of elegant beauty she looked like with a nodding head and lowered eyebrows, a coquettish look and a smile, and a waist like a willow.

All the horse-riding patrolmen by the riverside had trained for ten miles and came back to change shifts. They happened to see Ji Si and Sun Mei. The snow-white and plum-red dresses were very eye-catching. It was very different from Capital's ethos of pursuing empty talk and wearing plain white clothes.Same.

Governor: "Who is that?"

Guard: "Captain, that's Miss Sun and the female family members of the Li family. Miss Sun came to pick her up in person because there was no name card."

The governor scolded angrily: "There is no name post, so ask the origin!"

The guard was taken aback for a moment: "The little one thinks about Miss Sun..."

"Trash!" the governor yelled, and turned his horse to chase after him.

A small boat slid out of the glacier suddenly, and the maidservant on the pole was shaking the oars, and ripples appeared on the water.

Sun Mei: "Who is shouting what?"

Ji Si smiled softly: "Is there?"

Sun Mei turned her head in amazement, and saw the governor abandoning his horse on the bank and wading through the water with Qinggong.

"what"

Sun Mei exclaimed, Ji Si didn't turn her head back, turned her clothes lightly, and quietly hit the water surface with a palm of internal force, the water surface sank, the winter fish at the bottom reacted greatly and wagged their tails, and the boat quickly scooped out and docked on the shore.

The maid was holding the oar, and she looked dazed. Sun Mei watched in amazement as the governor fell into the water and became a drowned chicken.

In the depths of Merlin.

Sun Mei brought Ji Si to the tent. She got Ji Si's invitation the night before, guessed that she was from Jiang Prefecture Li's family, and after a long thought, she placed her table under the princess.Unexpectedly, it was a concubine's room, so she wanted to point to a random place, but Ji Si raised her foot and walked straight to the empty table.

"Your place is at the end, heh—" Sun Mei went to grab Ji Si, and slipped a piece of her sleeve from her hand.

There is a brazier roasting in the snow-proof tent. In front of the noble lady, everyone has a small plate of freshly cut roast lamb. The chopsticks are also carved with gold and silver, and the small cups for drinking are even more exquisite and compact.

Only the excitement from before was gone, they were all curiously looking at the woman Sun Mei brought in.

Those who rushed to the plum banquet were all noble women, all of whom were distinguished.At the moment, Qin Jun was in the high seat of honor, holding the stove with her sleeves in her hands, sleeping sleepily on the low wool-covered couch. Although she didn't sit, she seemed to be a bit more dignified than these girls.

When Qin Jun was drowsy, she thought she was dreaming when she saw Ji Si.

Unexpectedly, Ji Si got closer and closer, narrowed her eyes slightly, and smiled at her, Qin Jun was so caught off guard.

Qin Jun: "..."

"Cough." Qin Jun sat upright, rubbed her eyes, and asked, "What's wrong?"

The governor chased in with ice water all over his body, his teeth chattering from the cold, and he pointed at Ji Si and shouted, "Be careful, princess! This person has no name card and wants to sneak into Mei Yan!"

The audience was in an uproar.

The ladies whispered: "Who is it? Is it an assassin?"

"It's not like it's not like it."

Because it was too different, the noble ladies started chatting with each other.

"Hey, you—" Sun Mei originally thought that Ji Si would sit in the first row, but she unexpectedly walked towards the most distinguished chief seat here.

Another person dragged Sun Mei to sit down: "Shh."

"what?"

"Which prince's first daughter?"

The governor stared, and knelt down in panic and kowtowed: "It was the humble minister who bumped into your lady! I beg you to make amends!"

Ji Si is wearing Qin Jun's newly made clothes today, a floor-length toga with big sleeves, a red and white skirt blooming like flowers, and a water-blue shawl hanging loosely on her arms, making her look like a flower.Jiao.

She is suitable for red. Qin Jun still remembers meeting her in a dream. The woman on horseback, with a red cloak and a cape, has loose black hair.Jun's power swept over.

At this moment, Ji Si became the most eye-catching Xuemei in the plum garden.

Qin Jun raised her buttocks a little and moved out half of the low couch for her. Unexpectedly, Ji Siwu picked up a futon for slaves, knelt down at Qin Jun's feet, rolled up her sleeves and warmed the wine for her.

Qin Jun: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Sun Mei: "..."

Hey, is he actually a slave?

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