Old Gong always wants to feed me fat

There are still more than ten days before the Queen Mother's [-]th birthday, and Cang Doushan is slowly filling in the lead draft of the word "Shou".In all fairness, the Hundred Shou Tu is not a rare thing, it is very easy to write, even with the blessing of his fame, it is just a dispensable ornamental object, not as valuable as the draft he wrote casually.

Mingru's invitation to write the Hundred Shoutu is just an introduction, what she really wants to talk about with Cangdoushan is the artifact.

It was a pity that nothing was said about it except what she already knew.

Just think about it.

Miss Qiu didn't know what was going on, and she ran more and more frequently at Huxianju, and she didn't feel bothered.He chattered around Candou Mountain every day, and after wrapping Cangdou Mountain around Weisheng, he even learned how to weave baskets from Hu Liao.

The days went smoothly and peacefully.When Cangdoushan was writing, he finished reading the "Shu Yu Ji", which is really good.

Three days before the birthday, Diche Palace sent someone to urge them, and Cangdoushan handed over the written [-]-year-old picture to the eunuch. The eunuch squinted his eyes and said, "Your Highness said that she hopes you will come to the Luming Banquet on the Empress Dowager's birthday. This is an invitation."

Cang Doushan took the invitation card in one hand, but the other party did not let go of it. He suddenly realized, nodded and smiled: "Elder-in-law has worked hard, this small amount of money is not a respect."

When the eunuch got the money, he let go and made a bow, smiling openly: "Waiting for everyone."

"Go slowly." Cangdoushan's smile collapsed in an instant when the eunuch walked away with his sword: "Old man, shameless!"

"Come on, isn't it just a few pennies?" Weisheng leaned over, "Hey, let me have a look, what does this invitation to the Luming Banquet look like?"

Cangdoushan turned it over to him and said, "It's okay." The big red invitation card, with the gilded pattern of a deer in the forest, only wrote the name of Cangdoushan on it, which made Weisheng a little unhappy: "Obviously I am the big one." Shopkeeper!"

"I'll take you there when the day comes, what's the rush." ​​Cang Doushan put away the invitation, "What do you think we should wear?"

"Just those clothes from last time, I think it's okay."

With a few days left, the imperial court granted amnesty to the world, opened Enke, reduced taxes, and allocated funds to the homeless people in Dongkang to open a porridge shop, and the Taoist bells in the city continued to ring.Imperial edicts were posted everywhere, and the bustling atmosphere on the street was accumulating, as if it was Chinese New Year.

Cangdoushan turned out the good clothes at the bottom of the press box to wash, wash and dry them in the sun. The clothes, which cost more than 100 silver, were of good quality. After half a year of pressing, they were still as bright as ever, but a little thinner. They were originally worn in early spring.

Cang Doushan put on the blouse and turned around, "It's too thin, no way."

"Are you cold?"

Cang Doushan smiled: "It's not cold, it just seems out of season."

"Then buy it!" Weisheng began to count the money, thinking that it would take at least ten taels of silver to buy a matching one, and while counting, someone knocked on the door outside, and it was the Zhao family who came to pick him up.

Humbly: "No."

The butler who came to pick him up turned a corner, looked at Cangdoushan and Weisheng: "May I ask you two to go to the Luming Banquet?"

Cang Dou Shan understood and nodded.

Sure enough, the housekeeper persuaded Hu: "Look, ma'am, the two storekeepers have gone, you are not safe here alone, and the young master can't rest assured, don't think about others, just think about yourself, you should go. "

Hu Liao put down the basket and thought for a while, feeling a little helpless: "Okay."

Weisheng watched Hu Lie board the carriage and waved him off.He turned around and asked with a smile, "What's for dinner tonight?"

Cang Doushan looked at him: "Eat less, vegetarian dishes, prepare for a hungry meal and free up your stomach to eat something good."

Weisheng smiled openly, "Young Master is the one who knows me."

Cang Doushan said: "Or don't eat. Cultivators who have entered the dual realm of Xuanyu don't need to eat under normal circumstances."

Weisheng dissatisfied: "That's not good, I haven't had enough good things in the world!"

Cang Doushan laughed, "You, you."

The Empress Dowager’s birthday is held three times, the first is a royal family banquet, the second is a banquet for court officials, and the third is a Luming Banquet: entertain scholars from Taixue, Hanlin Academy, painters, calligraphers, and famous people all over the world. A person with a poetic name and a talent name shows the courage of the imperial court to seek talents.However, as the troubled times approached, the Lu Ming Banquet became more and more deserted year by year, and it gradually became a good place for fame-seekers to eat, drink and praise each other.

On birthdays, the level of the Luming Banquet has finally recovered. At least [-]% of Dongkang’s well-known talents and scholars have reached [-]%. It is a rare event in the academic world.

The dishes on the natural table are also very rich, all produced by the imperial kitchen, fresh and hot, which attracts the index finger.

"When will you eat it?" Weisheng salivated as he stared at a plate of birthday peaches kneaded from flour noodles. The birthday peaches were small, pink and tender, and there was a big pink and white rabbit on the plate, holding a huge birthday peach My face is full of peach blossoms with a smile, I don't know if it is good or not.

Cang Doushan bumped his arm: "Hold on, the Queen Mother hasn't come yet."

The mother came not too late, and did not keep the scholars waiting long.She was dressed in a bright red Di dress, elegant and luxurious, surrounded by more than a dozen court ladies, and Princess Mingru was supporting her.After getting off Fengjia, everyone at the Luming Banquet stood up and saluted: "Long live the Queen Mother."

Cangdoushan didn't know much about the queen mother, only that she was the most powerful woman in the dynasty, who hid behind the emperor's curtain and controlled everything. They can only clamor repeatedly about "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics", but they are not dead yet.

"Today is sunny and sunny, the sky is bright and the air is clear. My dynasty followed the old practice and held a feast of deer crowing. It coincided with the Ai family's birthday, and the joy was added to the joy..." Weisheng couldn't hear what the queen mother said at the back, and just stared at it. Drooling over Shoutao, he suddenly heard the eunuch's drawn out sentence: "A congratulatory message—" He woke up suddenly.

Meals are not free, at least all the students present will present their birthday congratulatory speeches, which will be recited by the female officer.The Queen Mother was happy to hear it, and would briefly comment on it.Cang Doushan could tell that the Empress Dowager's knowledge was quite profound, and if she wrote poetry, her level would definitely be much higher than his.

Cang Doushan was nervous for a while at first, but he soon found out that the congratulatory messages were all famous bachelors, at least bigger than his simple book titles, so he was relieved and waited for the banquet to start.

After the recitation of the congratulatory message, the Empress Dowager said with a smile: "It is the honor of this court, all students and talents, to come to the Luming Banquet. Today, I invite you to drink as much as you want, have fun, recite poems and compose Fu, if you can write a few poems handed down from generation to generation When the classics come, that’s even more joyful!”

Everyone laughed, and the Empress Dowager said: "You young talents are having a banquet here. Ai's family still has important matters to worry about, so let's go first."

Weisheng was so excited: "It's time to serve dinner!"

Cang Doushan rolled his eyes: "It's not like the family has never eaten meat before!"

Weisheng pointed to his long-awaited Flour Peach and Big Rabbit: "I want to eat that!" As he said, he picked up his chopsticks and was about to pick up Fenfen's rabbit ears, Cangdoushan lightly slapped him on the arm: "Then Is it edible? That’s just for show! It’s not tasty!”

Weisheng was not discouraged: "Then I'll eat a birthday peach." He picked up a birthday peach and put it in his mouth, took a sip, and chewed: "This taste..."

Very average, very average...a bit uglier than steamed buns, no, dry ones, steamed buns are even tastier than it!

"I told you to show off!" Cang Doushan was angry and funny, Weisheng put down his chopsticks resentfully, chewed his birthday peach and muttered: "This cook is not good, why do you want to make something that is not tasty. "

"Auspicious." Cang Doushan put a piece of pickled meat with preserved vegetables in his bowl, "Of course there should be peaches at the birthday banquet."

"Then it should be a real peach! He made a fake one to bluff people!" Weisheng felt that his body and mind had been greatly hurt.

As soon as the words were finished, two little servant boys in Tsing Yi came over carrying a large basket of watery, pink and tender peaches.The peaches seem to be freshly picked, with leaves on the stalks, green and verdant, and dewdrops rolling on the fluffy peach skin, sending a burst of peach fragrance from afar, smiling slightly: "Peaches are here!"

"Be quiet!"

Every time the little servant boy shared a peach, he would say: "I wish the queen mother a long life and no worries." For those who got the peaches, the younger talents would respond with "All wishes come true" or "It must be as you wish", which has been famous for a long time. Daru didn't even bother to look at Taozi.

In front of Cangdou Mountain, the servant boy in Tsing Yi suddenly said: "The Empress Dowager likes your calligraphy very much."

Cang Doushan was immediately flattered: "The Empress Dowager Xie looks at you with green eyes, and Cang's shallow knowledge is really not worth it."

The waiter didn't say anything, walked to the next person, Weisheng got a peach, and hurriedly took a bite: It's delicious!With a mouthful of sweet juice, all the injuries he suffered before were healed at once.

After all the peaches were finished, the Luming Banquet officially began.Talented scholars competed in poetry and wine, or threw quiver, or competed in the six arts on the spot. The rituals that should be played were all prepared. Many people knew each other and chatted very warmly.Cang Doushan glanced around, only one Le Zhengying knew, Le Zhengying also found him at the same time, came over and complained with a sigh: "I haven't met a nobleman to pay me any attention!"

Cang Doushan chuckled: "Master Lezheng, why are you so impatient, there is no such thing today, there is still tomorrow."

Le Zhengying sighed and shook his head: "Age doesn't treat people!" After drinking a cup of bitter wine, he complained about Yang Zhibai: "Since Yang Gou was promoted, except for writing a few letters when he took office, it has been a year and a half now. It’s passed, and there’s no news at all, and I sent a letter to him, but he didn’t reply, as expected, he forgot his friend!” Speaking of anger, he slapped his thigh fiercely.

Cang Doushan had no choice but to comfort him: "Maybe he is too busy. Wenjin County is waiting for prosperity, and everything depends on him."

Le Zhengying complained: "No matter how busy you are, you still have the time to write a letter, right? Is it better to reply four words and everything is fine than not reply? I don't believe he doesn't have the time to write four more words! He just forgot about me." Humph!" He gnawed on the peach angrily, until the juice splashed everywhere.

Cang Doushan had no choice but to chat with him about something else.Weisheng focused on eating, and while eating and chatting, there was a sudden noise in the direction of the imperial city, which was deafening.Looking up, the sword light soared into the sky.

"Who started the fight again? Dare to fight on birthdays, you are so brave!" Someone snorted, and the atmosphere of shock immediately faded away, and the wits continued to play their own games.

Dongkang hides dragons and crouching tigers, and there are many strong men overhauling the streets, and conflicts are so common.It's just that today is a bit special, and it's obviously inappropriate to fight at this time, but it's natural for Dali Temple to worry about it.

Cang Doushan didn't take it seriously at first, but while chatting with Le Zhengying, he suddenly felt something was wrong and stopped.

Le Zhengying saw that his expression was different: "What's wrong?"

Cang Doushan frowned: "Do you think there is anything wrong with what the Queen Mother said today?"

Le Zhengying couldn't remember what the Queen Mother said: "What did you say?"

"She said that she is involved in important matters, so let's take a step first..." Before the words finished, there was a phoenix cry from the other side of the imperial city, and a fiery red phoenix shot straight into the sky, with thousands of shooting stars hanging down, it was extremely gorgeous.