Chapter 325 Yucheng Trivia
The Lu family’s wives and concubines fought each other, which made outsiders laugh. Chen Danxia didn’t pay much attention to the follow-up. I think with Shi’s methods, Li Bai would definitely not be able to get it well. There are too many women in the backyard, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind or the west wind overwhelms the east wind.
Although Yucheng does not have so many powerful people, there are as many gatherings as possible. As one of the second-ranked wives in Yucheng, Chen Danxia will not go to every invitation, but she is not a cold and arrogant person, nor will she like Shi like she likes to be arrogant. She will always attend three or four gatherings a month and have fun with others.
On the eighth day of the fourth month, the Buddha's Bath Festival, also known as the Buddha's Birth Festival, the Buddha's Revitalization Association, etc. Chen Danxia was invited by the host of Jingci Temple to be the bean caster. When Chen Danxia learned that Shi was also going, Chen Danxia was a little unwilling to go. Shi hated his concubines and even pretended to be virtuous. She wanted to pretend to be virtuous and went to pretend to be virtuous, but she didn't know what she was crazy about. She repeatedly advised Tao Jie and Shen Danxia not to monopolize their husbands, saying that those who are wives should be virtuous and kind, and not to take concubines for their husbands is jealous. There is jealousy in the seven-part article, so that Tao Jie and Shen Danxia should not be misled by themselves, so as not to be spared from their parents' homes and wait for a bastard.
She said that Tao Jie and Shen Danxia were too lazy to care about her, and they just pretended to be in the wind. But who would have thought that Shi was so arrogant that he would bring two 16 or 7-year-old girls to them in public, "You two are young and ignorant, and you can't bear to leave the girls around you. I have two girls here, one is Qili and the other is Ziyan. They have been trained by people. Take them back one by one. What titles do you want to give me will be arranged by you."
Tao Jie and Shen Danxia were both stunned at that time. Who did Shi think she was? Even if she was a second-rank lady, she couldn't control other people's houses. It was unbearable to send her concubine so blatantly. Tao Jie grabbed the cup and was about to pour tea on Shi's face. Chen Danxia reached out to stop her and asked calmly: "Madam Lu, what do you belong to?"
Shi was stunned for a moment and replied, "I am a horse."
"I thought you were a dog, otherwise why would you meddle so much?" Chen Danxia sneered. For no relatives or reasons, whether Cheng Yu and Xu Lang took a concubine, what does it have to do with her Shi family?
Shi's face flushed, "I'm kind to help you, how can you scold me?"
"We can't bear your kindness. You should take them back to serve Lord Lu. I think Lord Lu will definitely be moved by your virtuousness." Chen Danxia said sarcastically.
"Madam Lu, do you want to do something when you put eyeliner into our mansion?" Tao Jie also calmed down and asked in a cold voice.
"Are you going to monitor the imperial officials?" Chen Danxia slapped the table.
"Madam Lu, you are so brave." Tao Jie sternly said.
"Don't convict me randomly." Shi said with a harsh look on his face.
Chen Danxia snorted coldly and said, "You are the second-grade lady, we cannot determine your crime. I will ask my master to write a letter to the emperor to decide on this matter."
Since then, the three women have broken up. Tao Jie and Shen Danxia will not be present when Shi attended the occasion. Similarly, Shi will also avoid the place where Tao Jie and Shen Danxia are.
"This is to give beans to make good connections and get good rewards. Why don't we go and let her go?" Tao Jie forced Chen Dan Xiajingci Temple.
The purpose of bathing in the Buddha with fragrant soup is to seek blessings and avoid disasters for your family. Giving beans and receiving beans is to make connections. Those who give beans have the intention to pray for good deeds in order to reward them, while those who receive beans are proud to get to know those who do good deeds.
On the day of the Buddha Bath Festival, not only monks, nuns, but also monks gathered in Jingci Temple. At the beginning of the Si hour, the monks held a golden plate more than four feet long and placed it in front of the Buddha Hall, covering it with purple curtains, embroidering dragons, phoenixes, flowers and trees; incense tables were placed in front of the Buddha, and incense plates and other objects were placed. When the auspicious time came, they blew snails and drums, and the lamps and candles reflected each other, and arranged incense flowers. From the temple, a Buddha about two feet high, one finger pointed to the sky and the other fingers were placed in the golden plate.
The monks recited scriptures and chanted Buddha, and the believers respected him and knelt down to pray for blessings. The Buddha in the golden plate walked seven steps around the golden plate. The observer was amazed and said straight: "The Buddha appeared." Chen Danxia did not believe in the saying that the Buddha appeared. She knew that the Buddha could walk seven steps around the golden plate because the mechanism was designed.
A monk took off the purple curtain and saw the Nine Dragons next to the golden plate spraying water, and went straight into the plate, and the fragrance filled the air. When the water in the plate was full, the Nine Dragons stopped spraying water. Jingfu Temple hosted a long-handled golden ladle, scoop the water in the plate, and bathed the Buddha. After bathing the Buddha, he hosted the water into a small bowl and ordered the monks to serve it to the audience.
Chen Danxia frowned slightly, took a sip for no reason, rinsed it, and spit it out. Although the water looked clear and dust-free and had a fragrance, she couldn't swallow it. Shi and Mrs. Liu were the opposite of her, and they drank the small bowl of water happily. Chen Danxia twitched lightly, hoping that they would not have diarrhea because of drinking unclean water.
April 14th is Lu Xiandan, commonly known as the birthday of the gods. On this day, the people eat five-color cakes and men wear immortal hats. The wealthy families either invite actors to sing operas, kill animals to reward gods, or drink flowers to celebrate the gods. Buddhism and Taoism in Yucheng coexist, and the people worship Bodhisattvas and believe in the Tao, the day is also lively, and there are many people, and all the alleys are empty.
On the stage, the actors played orchestra, one song after another, and the onlookers were so happy that they could not return. The roosters crowed and the moon was in lingering in the west. They prayed to the gods, the weather was good, the country was peaceful, and the people were prosperous.
The temple fair of Niangniang on April 18th, this god is born, and the people regard her as a god who sends her children and protects her children. The festival of Buddha Bathing belongs to the Buddha Festival, and Lu Xiandan belongs to Taoism and is in charge of their own affairs. However, the temple fair of Niangniang is combined. During the entire event, people beg for their children and pray for their wishes, either burning incense to fulfill their wishes, offering sacrifices to them, burning paper to make gold and silver, or burning substitute clothes.
Chen Danxia was a little uncomfortable and did not go; Shi arrived and took her daughter-in-law, Grandma Lu, who had been married for ten years and was still weak since now. A few days later, news came that Grandma Lu was seriously ill. It was said that she had eaten Fu Shuisheng's illness from the Niangniang Temple.
Chen Danxia shook his head and sighed, "Ignorance." In addition to Grandma Lu, he also has three concubines, but none of the four women are pregnant. This shows that the problem lies with Grandma Lu. What's the use of Grandma Lu to eat talisman water? Mr. Lu should be asked to see the doctor.
Chen Danxia would not remind Shi about this matter. Not to mention that they had a bad relationship, they had a good relationship. Who would be a mother who would like to hear others say that their son was in poor health? Apart from sympathizing with Grandma Lu, Chen Danxia could do nothing.
On April 28th, the Medicine King Festival, people eat grains and get sick all kinds of diseases. The Buddha Bath Festival, Lu Xiandan and the Temple Fair of Niangniang are all folk activities, and only the Medicine King Festival is held by the government. On this day, all the officials wore official uniforms, and the wives went to the Medicine King Hall according to their makeup.
In the middle of the Medicine King Hall, an old man with a red face, a kind face, five long beard, a square scarf, and a red robe, a simple manner, stood beside him two medicine boys, one holding a medicine bowl and the other holding a medicine bag; in front of the left, there was also a white-headed tiger lying on the left, which was said to be the Medicine King's mount.
Shi knelt step by step, and prayed to the King of Medicine for her seriously ill daughter-in-law. Chen Danxia saw it and frowned. When she was sick, she should find a doctor to take the pulse and prescribe it according to the symptoms. If this King of Medicine can cure the disease, what else should the doctor do?
In mid-May, bad news came from the Lu Mansion, Grandma Lu died of illness. Although he had any objections to Shi, the deceased was the great one, and Chen Danxia still went to the mansion to pay condolences. When he entered the Lu Mansion, he saw the second grandma Lu. It is said that Shi was bedridden because of his excessive sadness, and Lu Yuan could only let his concubine's daughter-in-law come out to take charge of the overall situation. Chen Danxia comforted him for a few empty words, sat for a while, and left with Tao Jie.
The sun rises and sunsets, and it is the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th. The day for family reunion, Lu Yuan held a banquet at Changlefang again. Xu Lang had already refused a few times, but this time he couldn't refuse, so he had to go to socialize. Chen Danxia led his maids to celebrate the festival at home, after dinner, and went to the yard to worship the moon.
"Madam, I'll make riddles, you can guess what you can get." Chen Danxia was lying on the rocking chair, holding the pot with fruit wine in one hand, and holding a small wine glass in the other hand, with his eyebrows and eyes curling.
The girls sat around and looked at her with a smile.
"First come out a simple one, sometimes falling on the hillside, sometimes hanging on the treetops, sometimes like a round mirror, sometimes like a sickle." Chen Danxia smiled.
"It's the moon." The little girl answered quickly.
"The answer is normal, I'll give you a golden melon seed." Chen Danxia said generously.
"Mrs. Thank you." The little girl took a golden melon seed from the small table.
Chen Danxia gave a few more riddles for the girls to guess, all of which were very simple riddles. The little girls guessed them all. Chen Danxia admired their golden seeds and made them smile. The yard seemed very lively because of their laughter. The master and servant were having fun. When Xu Lang came back, he saw Chen Danxia holding a cup and saying to the bright moon in the sky: "When will the bright moon be there? Ask the sky with wine."
Xu Lang raised his lips and smiled, walked slowly over, and said, "On the day of the full moon, it's better to drink on the roof."
Chen Danxia looked at him with clear eyes and asked with a smile: "Young Master, are you going to invite me to go to the roof to have a drink?"
Xu Lang raised his eyebrows and asked softly: "I wonder if the girl is willing?"
Chen Danxia smiled playfully and said, "I dare not ask for help, I am sure I wish."
Xu Lang ordered people to bring a wooden ladder and cashmere blanket, spread the blanket, take the fruit dots and wine, then hugged Chen Danxia's slender waist and jumped onto the roof. Xu Lang sat down on the blanket and wrapped Chen Danxia in his arms. Chen Danxia looked up at the night sky and said, "Looking at the moon on the roof seems to be bigger, rounder and brighter."
The night breeze was gently blowing, cool and comfortable. Chen Danxia brought the pot and poured a glass of wine. Xu Lang fed her a sip, and then drank the wine in the cup. Chen Danxia, who had drunk a small pot of wine, had a rush of wine, and his white face was flushed and pink. Seeing Xu Lang was distracted, Chen Danxia was still rubbing in his arms. Xu Lang had almost no self-control in front of her, turned her body sideways, put her lips firmly on her lips.
Chen Danxia stretched out his hand and wrapped it around his neck, allowing him to swim deeper. After kissing for a while, Xu Lang, who had been empty for several days, couldn't control himself. He started to get tired of his hands and feet, panting and said in her ear: "Jiuer, can we do it on the roof today?"
"Not good." Chen Danxia is still a bit conservative in this regard, and she never thought about field battles or something.
"Maids, I've sent them away. Is it okay if I go back and forth?" Xu Lang begged.
"No, no, let's go back to the room and go to bed to do it. I'll let you do that position." Chen Danxia stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.
The couple was intimate on the roof, which was indeed too shocking. Xu Lang was just a moment of drunkenness and was just a mess. Chen Danxia refused, but he didn't insist. He hugged the person and jumped off the roof. He quickly returned to the room, put her on the bed, and covered her. In the hibiscus tent, he was flirting with phoenixes. After the clouds and rain stopped, Xu Lang hugged his wife's body and looked satisfied.
The four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter are reincarnated. Two years have passed in the blink of an eye. In the middle of November, it is the day when Xu Lang returns to Jindu to report his work. "Wife, do you want to continue to stay in Yucheng or return to Jindu?"
Chen Danxia stared at her and said, "You should seek re-election." Although she missed her mother and sons very much, she did not want Xu Lang to participate too much in the battle between King Yan and Empress Zhao, and from the Dragon Road, opportunities and risks coexist; they have made great contributions to find the treasure for King Yan, so they don't have to make any more money, so as not to make a big contribution and attract suspicion. It would be better to wait until the dust settles and return to Jin again.
"If you want to go back, don't worry about me." Xu Lang knew what she was worried about, "I will arrange everything."
"Yucheng is warmer than Jin, so it's good to stay in Yucheng." Chen Danxia laughed, "It's settled."
Xu Lang kissed her lips and said, "Okay, then we will stay in Yucheng for another three years."
"Yeah." Chen Danxia nodded, and gave the King of Yan three years. Even if he couldn't succeed in seizing the throne, he should have a huge advantage.
Three days later, Xu Lang took the Chang brothers to Yucheng and rode a fast horse to Jindu. On this day, the Minister of Works gave a famous courtesan to the King of Yan. The courtesan was named Xiuxiu. She was proficient in both piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she was not a good person. She was a noble person.
Thousands of miles apart, Chen Danxia had no way to know about this. If he knew, he would curse, "You are so noble."
Xu Lang went to Beijing, and Chen Danxia stayed at home and did not go out. He led the maids to play cards for fun. Tao Jie came over to visit him every now and then, "You are so lazy and unwilling to move, so you will be happy again, right?"
"No way." Chen Danxia sat up in shock. She didn't want to be an elderly maternal woman!
"Maybe, it's better to ask the doctor to take the pulse." Tao Jie said and sent the maid to invite the doctor.
After a while, the doctor came and diagnosed Chen Danxia's pulse. He was not pregnant, but he had a little cold. The doctor did not prescribe the prescription and said, "Madam, just drink some ginger soup these days to drive away the cold."
When Mingxiang asked her to get the doctor's medical fee, Chen Danxia patted her chest and said, "I'm scared."
"You are still young, it doesn't matter if you have one or two more." Tao Jie smiled.
"Don't joke, okay, in a few years, Pangpang and Zhuangzhuang will marry each other. I'm both going to be grandmothers and having children. This is too unreasonable." Although Chen Danxia was a little upset about being grandmothers at the age of 40, he thought about it, it would be nice if his daughter-in-law could have a granddaughter for her to play with.
Tao Jie laughed loudly, and the two sisters chatted for a while. Chen Danxia left Tao Jie to take her out after lunch.
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