March 3rd is the Shangsi Festival, which is said to be the birthday of Huangdi Xuanyuan. It was designated as a festival in the Han Dynasty. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Etiquette Chronicles" says, "On the Shangsi Festival, the officials and the people were all cleansed on the east flowing water. It was said to be washed and purified to remove old dirt and diseases.
For hundreds of years, it has gradually developed into customs such as drinking and feasting by the water, going out and admiring flowers, meeting men and women, and even begging for children and praying for blessings, etc., all on this day.
Yesterday evening, an officer from the Zhang Mansion came to report to Gu Kaizhi that Zhang Tongyun, Zhang's daughter, and dozens of people had arrived in Meilong Town and would enter Jiankang early this morning.
Gu Kaizhi was overjoyed and asked Chen Caozhi to accompany him to meet Zhang Tongyun tomorrow. However, Chen Caozhi hurriedly ordered Huang Xiaotong to call the Zhangfu officer to turn around and asked, "Have you notified the Lufu about Mrs. Zhang's arrival in Beijing?"
The head of the Zhang Mansion said: "The head of the family did not ask the servants to report to the Lu Mansion."
Gu Kaizhi already understood Chen Cao's intention and said with a smile: "Mrs. Xiao Lu Shangshu is the aunt of Miss Tongyun. How could we not inform her early and let her go out of the city to meet her and have an outing? You can go now." He ordered his servant to reward her.
The official of the Zhang family received five hundred yuan. The official of the Zhang family was very happy and left happily.
In the misty night, Gu Kaizhi walked with his hands behind his back in the small courtyard where Chen Caozhi lived. He said with a smile: "Zizhong, you are trying every possible means to find an opportunity. I will pick up Zhang Tongyun, and you will be very happy to see Lu Weirui."
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "How can we meet each other otherwise? I am no better than you. I am the Morning Glory and the Weaver Girl. Silver men travel far away in secret."
Unexpectedly, Gu Kaizhi said: "It's very interesting for Zizhong and Miss Lu to meet secretly like this. I'm very envious of it. The so-called song of the Qing Temple is sighing three times once it is uttered, but Zhang Tongyun and I are stable and less interesting."
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Chen Caozhi couldn't bear to laugh and said: "Chang Kang's words are comparable to why not eat minced meat."
Gu Kaizhi didn't understand, and asked with distant eyebrows: "Do you want to eat minced meat?"
Chen Cao said: "During the time of Emperor Hui of Jin, the world was in chaos and the people were starving to death. The emperor said, 'Why not eat minced meat?'"
Gu Kaizhi laughed and said: "Zizhong deceives people too much. How can I match Emperor Hui's madness!"
Chen Cao said: "It's not impossible for Changkang to go through twists and turns with Mrs. Zhang. Tomorrow I will see Mr. Zhang Andao and ask him to give you some problems, such as writing a poem in seven steps and painting a statue of Vimalakīrti in three days.
, move Jiangling Lake to the backyard of Zhang Mansion in seven days, otherwise Mrs. Zhang will not be allowed to marry you——"
Gu Kaizhi laughed wildly and said: "You can imagine a poem in seven steps! I painted the image of Vimalakirti in three days, even if I didn't eat or drink; I moved Jiangling Lake to the backyard of Zhang's Mansion. Do you think I am a god?"
!This is not a problem, this is purely bad for my marriage, damn it!”
On one side, Chen Shang, Ran Sheng and Xiao Chan all laughed.
Suddenly I heard someone outside the courtyard shouting: "It's so happy. I can hear laughter all over the courtyard. I am envious of this lonely wanderer."
Gu Kaizhi shouted: "Shangzhi, come and comment quickly, Zizhong is making fun of me."
Liu Shangzhi walked into the courtyard with his concubine Gillian, smiling, and asked what happened. He also laughed and said: "Zizhong is unfair. He wishes that the marriages of all people in the world were as twists and turns as his, so that he could be happy."
Chen Caozhi laughed and scolded: "The heart of a villain! The heart of a villain!"
Gu Kaizhi said: "Well, when I finish the painting of "Three Heroes of Jiangdong" and the two surnames Gu and Lu are reconciled as before, then I will advise Xiao Lu Shangshu that if you want to marry Miss Lu, I don't want you to move mountains and fill the land."
Lake, I don’t want you to call upon the wind and rain, but it is indispensable to write a makeup-inducing poem in seven steps. Also, copy the poem "Guan Guan Sui Jiu" ten thousand times! Ten thousand times!"
Everyone laughed again.
Gillian and Xiao Chan were holding hands on the corridor and whispering. Xiao Chan wanted to hear what Gillian said but didn't want to hear it. When she heard it at the time, she thought it was bold and absurd. But after thinking about it, it made sense. It's just that those things
It’s just that she can’t do it——
Gillian used the light in the room to look at Xiaochan's face carefully and said with a smile: "It seems that Xiaochan is still alone in the empty bed."
Every time Gillian comes here, she will inevitably gossip with Xiao Chan. Xiao Chan is used to it, so she listens to it and asks: "Gillian has poisonous eyes, can you tell whether I will keep the empty bed or not?"
Gillian stared at Chen Caozhi, who had an outstanding figure in the small courtyard at dusk, and said with a chuckle: "If Xiao Chan goes to bed with your young husband, her expression will naturally be different. I'm afraid she will smile from ear to ear all day long -
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"As for that!" Xiaochan smiled and pinched Gillian's waist.
Gillian twisted her body around, covered her mouth and laughed, and after a while she said: "Xiao Chan is thin-skinned, it seems that we have to wait until your husband and Miss Lu get married. Miss Lu has a very gentle temperament, and she will never talk about it again."
I will treat Xiaochan badly, even if Chen Langjun has a good temper, in fact, Xiaochan is luckier than me, and my good days will not last long!"
It was rare for Gillian to feel depressed, so Xiaochan asked her what was going on? Gillian said: "My husband has been promoted to the rank of official in the Zuo Min Shangshu Department, and he is a ninth-grade official, so he wants to settle down and settle down in Jiankang.
My young wife will enter Beijing next year, and by then, my life will be difficult."
Xiao Chan comforted her: "Life is not like that. Gillian, don't be too conceited. If you want to compete with your young lady for favor, you will certainly be asking for trouble."
Gillian smiled bitterly: "We, as maids, are inherently inferior to others. We only rely on rewards from others. How can we dare to fight? What can we gain by fighting!"
At this time, the steward of the Gu Mansion brought in a person, who was the steward of Wang Xizhi's mansion. The steward handed a letter to Chen Caozhi, but it was Wang Xizhi who invited Chen Caozhi to attend tomorrow's Tianque Mountain Elegant Gathering, Qushui
Drinking wine and composing poems in the wind, recreating the grand occasion of Shanyin Orchid Pavilion gathering in those days——
Chen Caozhi asked the steward to wait while he went into the study to write a reply. Gu Kaizhi and Liu Shangzhi followed him in. The three of them passed around the letter written by Wang Xizhi. The flowing and elegant calligraphy made people marvel.
Chen Caozhi was filled with emotion when he thought about the "Quick Snow and Clear Tie", "Chu Yue Tie" and "Seventeen Tie" which were regarded as priceless treasures by later generations.
Gu Kaizhi said: "Zizhong, Tianque Mountain is eighteen miles away from Qingxi Gate. You can visit Tianque in spring and enjoy Qixia in autumn. These are two major scenic spots in Jiankang. The scenery is excellent. But if you want to attend the Tianque Mountain Gathering, you can't accompany me."
I went to pick up Miss Zhang, but what?"
Liu Shangzhi said: "The elegant gathering initiated by Wang Youjun has attracted many celebrities from Jiankang. The grand event will definitely surpass Shi Chong's Jinguyuan Collection and Lanting Collection. This will be a good time to become famous. Wang Youjun has a very high vision, and few young people have done so.
Those who can penetrate his Dharma eyes will only appreciate Zi Zhong. Don’t miss Zi Zhong.”
Chen Cao said: "I have promised that I will not go to the Queshan Elegant Gathering today in the presence of Changkang."
Gu Kaizhi smiled and said: "I trust people very much and love deeply. Let's see how you write a reply to Wang Youjun."
Chen Caozhi studied ink and thought, and wrote:
"Cao Zhijing: The world is not over yet, the worldly affairs are complicated, and I can't go to Tianque Mountain. I think of all the sages drinking wine in the winding water, and gathering in grand gatherings. I am so happy about the things, and the good time is in my arms. I am yearning for it, so I drafted a poem with hundreds of words.
, chatting with Young Master Boyi for a moment. Cao paused."
He also took another piece of Zuo Bo paper and wrote a four-character poem in cursive:
"The good fortune comes from Mu Muliang's dynasty. He wears my spring clothes and talks about the eastern suburbs.
The mountains are covered with mist, and the sky is warm and gentle. The wind blows from the south, carrying new seedlings.
The ocean is flat and the water is clean, and the water is washed. The scenery is beautiful, and the scenery is full of joy.
People also say that it is easy to satisfy one's heart. Take a glass of wine and feel contentedly.
The stream is flowing in the eyes, and the thoughts are clear. The child's crown is the same as the work, and the leisure chant is returned.
I love its tranquility and sleep in peace. But I hate the world and cannot pursue it.
It's morning and evening, and I'm talking to my hut. The anthers are arranged in rows, and the forest is covered with bamboo.
A clear harp lies across the bed, and a half-pot of turbid wine. In the Yellow and Tang dynasties, no one can catch you, and you can only be generous."
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Mrs. Lu, Zhang Wenwan, was quite surprised when the servant of the Zhang Mansion came to report that Zhang Tongyun would be arriving in Beijing tomorrow. She thought to herself, "Do you want me, my aunt, to greet her?"
The man here immediately smiled and ordered someone to reward the servant of the Zhang Mansion, saying that he would go out of the city to meet the young lady Tongyun early the next morning.
Zhang Wenwan took two maids to Lu Weirui's boudoir. Seeing Lu Weirui embroidering under the lamp, he asked with a smile: "Does Rui'er also learn to be a female embroiderer?"
Lu Weirui couldn't hide it, stood up and saluted and said: "Why did my mother come so quietly in front of me? I was shocked."
Zhang Wenwan saw that Lu Weirui was embroidering a sachet, and he knew that it was for Chen Caozhi, so he did not point it out and said: "The Zhang Mansion sent someone to report that Tongyun will come to Beijing tomorrow. Please prepare and follow me out of the city early tomorrow morning."
Pick her up."
Lu Weirui's sachet is almost finished, and she is thinking about how to give it to Chen Caozhi. Of course, she cannot send this sachet with chestnuts. She has to hand it to Chen Langjun in person. Unfortunately, tomorrow is a single day, and Chen Caozhi can't go.
Waguan Temple was painting, and he responded: "Okay, tomorrow is the Shangsi Festival, so I can take a spring trip to enjoy the flowers." Then he said, "Mother, let's go to Waguan Temple to worship the Buddha the day after tomorrow?"
Zhang Wenwan couldn't help laughing when he thought of what Gu Kaizhi said that day, and asked: "Do you want to go with Tong Yun to help others paint?"
Lu Weirui's pretty face turned red and she was speechless.
Zhang Wenwan said: "Tomorrow is the Shangsi Festival, and we can't go to Waguan Temple the day after tomorrow." Seeing Lu Weirui's disappointed look, he couldn't bear to tease her, and said, "Tomorrow Gu Changkang will also go to meet Tongyun, do you understand?" Seeing Lu Weirui, he
Like a wilted flower suddenly blooming, delicate and beautiful, and incomparably pure and beautiful——
"Thank you, mother!" Lu Weirui was overjoyed.
Zhang Wenwan stroked his fingertips over Lu Weirui's delicate eyebrows and said, "Rui'er is so beautiful, just like a flower. I hope it will never wither."
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Since meeting Lu Weirui unexpectedly at Waguan Temple that day, Xie Daoyun has never gone to see Chen Caozhi. Two days ago, he heard from his fourth uncle Xie Wan that Chen Caozhi had exchanged a book of chess records for forty acres of Jiang Sixuan's land. He couldn't help but
Smiling secretly in her heart, she also got the volume of "Thirteen Chapters on Yi Li", which seemed to have taken advantage of Chen Caozhi.
Wang Xizhi sent someone to invite Xie Wan and his nephew to attend the Tianque Mountain Gathering on the Shangsi Festival. Xie Daoyun thought that Chen Caozhi would definitely attend, so he begged his fourth uncle Xie Wan to take her with him. Xie Wan agreed, and Xie Daoyun was very happy.
On March 3rd, at the end of Mao hour, Xie Daoyun, his fourth uncle Xie Wan, and his younger brothers Xie Lang and Xie Shao took an ox cart out of Wuyi Lane. When they left Qingxi Gate, they heard the servant beside the cart say: "In front of you is Gu.
The government’s motorcade must also be going to participate in the elegant gathering, but they actually mobilized troops and blocked the road like this. This Wu people are really luxurious!"