Wealth and glory seek stability

Jian Xi was wearing a silver-red dress that she had just made some time ago today. It had a moon-white lining inside and her favorite gardenia was embroidered on the cuffs. She wore a pink and blue sachet around her waist. The sachet was made for her by Caixia herself. The pattern on it was also very auspicious. It was a magpie standing high on a willow branch. It was filled with spices and there was a faint medicinal fragrance when she walked. On one side of the sachet was a colorful broom that they had tied together.

This should be the Dragon Boat Festival with the most festive atmosphere she has ever had.

Xia's group set out in the morning and returned in the afternoon.

The stage in the mansion has been set up, and the show will begin as soon as Xia returns.

As the red firecrackers crackled, Butler Zhang shouted, "Let the show begin!"

The first scene was "Expounding the Dao and Eliminating Evil". Jian Xi said hello to Qiangwei, and then she and Caixia followed Xia to attend the Dragon Boat Festival banquet at the palace.

As soon as Xia entered the palace in the afternoon, the eunuchs in the palace brought the emperor's Dragon Boat Festival gifts.

As usual, Steward Zhang took the servant to accept the reward, sent someone to call Baili Yanchen over, and together they went to the ancestral hall to pay their respects to the ancestors. Only then was the matter concluded.

Baili Yanchen is thirty-four years old this year. He inherited Xia's looks and is a very elegant middle-aged handsome uncle. He is wearing a golden court robe that is extremely expensive.

Today, Jian Xi finally got to know everyone in the palace.

Xia changed out of her court dress and put on a light brown casual dress, which was embroidered with large pieces of pine, cypress and bamboo leaves in gold thread. It was the one that Jian Xi and Ding Xiang had embroidered together.

Qian had sharp eyes and could tell at a glance that the clothes Xia was wearing were embroidered in a different style from those in the royal palace.

"Mother, the bamboo leaves embroidered on the dress you are wearing today are so lively, and the stitches are graceful, as if they were painted. It doesn't look like Ding Xiang's work. Is it the embroiderer that mother found recently?" Xia loved to enjoy herself the most. She was good at everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation, and she especially liked to study how to wear clothes.

Xia touched the bamboo leaves on her cuffs and liked them very much. She never liked complicated patterns. The bamboo leaves on her cuffs were simple but had a sense of freedom.

"You are really attentive. This was embroidered by a new maid in my room. You saw it a few days ago. It's Jian Xi. I didn't know she had this skill. Ding Xiang showed it to me right after she finished it. As an old woman, I don't care about fancy things. It's fresh and simple like this."

After Xia finished speaking, Qian's eyes immediately focused on Jian Xi.

Jian Xi was originally standing at the back slacking off, but unexpectedly she became the focus all of a sudden.

Qian just had an idea, so she stepped forward with the wine cup, "Mother, I just want to make some simple and elegant clothes recently, but the maid in the room is not very good. I am not satisfied with the embroidery and weaving work on the outside and inside. This little girl has this skill. Mother, why not lend her to me for a few days?" After saying that, she picked up the wine cup and drank it all.

Xia is too old to drink, so the younger generation only needs to give a little toast.

"In that case, after the Dragon Boat Festival, you can follow Second Madam to help her for a few days. Don't forget to ask for more tips." Xia instructed Jian Xi who was stunned behind her.

Qian was overjoyed when she saw this, and she kept flattering him, "Thank you very much, mother, for your help. I have some Yunwu tea that the shop below gave us as a gift. I'll send some to you."

Xia was holding a pair of crystal glasses and looking at the actress on the stage. "Cloud Mist Tea is hard to come by, you should keep it for yourself. I tend to suffer from summer heat. This kid Jian Xi took out her family's ancestral herbal tea recipe. I feel better after drinking it, but now I can't live without it. This tea is wasted on me."

Baili Yanhua, who was sitting on the left, took the opportunity to say, "Sister-in-law, you have this good tea, why don't you give it to me? I'll take it to the army to drink with my brothers." He always said what he thought, and Qian had long been accustomed to his temper.

"Okay, okay, I just happen to have plenty of tea. The tea gardens in Jiangnan have just received a lot of tea. I'll send some to my eldest brother and third brother. Are you getting used to being in the army lately, third brother?"

"It's good, but not as comfortable as at home."

Xia ordered a famous

Jian Xi observed the nose with her eyes and the heart with her nose. This Second Madam Qian was really born with a very smart mind. She could deal with everyone in the mansion calmly and knew how to handle things just right.

Qin had been hungry for a long time. She picked up the Qibao sweet cheese on the table and ate it with relish, without any jealousy that a sister-in-law would feel for being liked by her mother-in-law.

She always thought that there must be intrigue in the wealthy families.

This family seems to be very harmonious.

This should be the feeling of family love.

There aren’t so many complicated twists and turns; it’s just honesty between family members.

Qiangwei and Chunyan, who served Xia closely, went to the palace with her. The clothes they wore were much better than those of the other maids. The hairpins and accessories they wore were all of appropriate shades and very elegant. Perhaps it was because Xia's taste was simple and elegant, and even the maids around her were influenced by her. At first glance, they did not look like maids in a big house at all, but more like girls from a wealthy family outside.

Jian Xi looked at her skirt, which was a silver-red color. She liked such bright colors the most. It made her feel good just looking at them every day.

The show began. The Hua Dan walked to the center of the stage with delicate steps, her voice melodious and moving.

Jian Xi couldn't help but admire, what a good voice, and clear pronunciation. She didn't have a good appreciation ability, but her intuition told her that this person's skills were extraordinary. In her previous life, she had never watched a performance of this level at such a close distance, but she had seen quite a few on TV dramas. Some people sang without clear pronunciation, and it was impossible to hear what they were saying.

This play tells the story of a famous female general in the history of the Xuanyuan Dynasty.

Female general Lan Ji had been killing pigs since she was young and had developed a lot of strength. When Emperor Taizu Xuanyuan Zhaoyi started an uprising, she relied on her abilities to rise to the position of Grand Marshal of the Army in a military camp dominated by men.

Xuanyuan Zhaoyi was fair in selecting talents and did not look down on Lan Ji because of her identity as a woman. Instead, he entrusted her with important tasks. Eventually, the world was settled and Lan Ji was made the only female duke of the Xuanyuan Dynasty. She was given military power to guard the border. After Lan Ji's death, two princes were asked to carry her coffin and offer incense in the Taimiao.

There are many versions of the story about Lan Ji among the people, and there is also an opera specially adapted based on Lan Ji's deeds.

The Lan family has strict family precepts. They did not forbid some opera troupes from changing the story of Lan Ji, but instead vigorously promoted it.

Are you kidding? A butcher finally became the commander-in-chief of the army and was granted the title of Duke, which was hereditary. Such an achievement would be worthy of being listed in the family tree even if it happened to a man. What's more, Lan Ji was just a woman. It was the honor of the family for her to have such an achievement. Everyone should know that the Lan family had a proud existence like Lan Ji.

The Xuanyuan Dynasty did not have so many restrictions on women, perhaps because there were many women like Lan Ji.

In places where technology is not well developed, people will always pursue art in a very rigorous way. The Huadan has a slender figure, but she managed to perform the heroic feeling of Lan Ji, which shows that she has a solid foundation.

Jian Xi couldn't help but stare at her in a daze. Is there really such a woman in the world?

Live freely and unrestrainedly, without being hindered by any external things.