September 9, Chung Yeung Festival.This day is a very important festival for the people of Datang.Whether it is in the noble house or in the palace, they are the same as ordinary people, appreciating chrysanthemums, eating flower cakes, drinking chrysanthemum wine, and celebrating the Double Ninth Festival.For Chinese, celebrating the holidays often means reunion, and people in a foreign land will also have the sorrow of "thinking about relatives every festival".And Zhao Yunze, as a traverser, was even more sentimental on this day.However, now it is different from the past, in addition to himself, there are three other people in his house, so Zhao Yunze is very good at hiding the sadness in his heart, and together with Mingyue Caixia, he is busy preparing various things for the festival early in the morning.As for Cheng Chumo, after being repaired by Zhao Yunze yesterday, he was honest, and he didn't dare to put on that kind of appearance in front of Zhao Yunze.At least, on the surface.I don't know what Cheng Yanjin thinks, but today is a holiday, but he didn't send anyone to pick up Cheng and go home.Cheng Chumo didn't care about this, but looked very indifferent."
Chu Mo, don't you want to go home for the holidays" Zhao Yunze asked Cheng Chu Mo curiously.Cheng Chumo touched the bloody scabs on his forehead and the tip of his nose, and said: "I'm like this, go back and ask my father and my mother, what do I say" Zhao Yunze was a little embarrassed, he started a little heavier yesterday, and broke Cheng Chumo's face."
If you don't go back, don't go back, Master, it's also a festival.Come on, let's drink chrysanthemum wine. ”Zhao Yunze picked up his wine glass and greeted Cheng Chumo and Mingyue Caixia.At that time, they were sitting around a bunch of chrysanthemums in the middle of the courtyard, with oiled paper on the ground and chrysanthemum cakes made by the bright moon.Smelling the fragrance of flowers, the four of them drank chrysanthemum wine together with chrysanthemum cakes.The so-called chrysanthemum wine is actually brewed from rice wine mixed with kneaded yellow chrysanthemums, the wine is yellow, and there is a faint floral fragrance when drunk; The chrysanthemum cake is steamed with small red chrysanthemum mixed with glutinous rice and millet flour, eaten in the mouth, sweet and glutinous, and also has the fragrance of chrysanthemum.When Mingyue and Caixia first came, they were resolutely unwilling to eat at the same table with Zhao Yunze, saying that they had broken the rules.But Zhao Yunze doesn't care about this kind of "master and servant are different" rules, the round table he designed is for everyone to sit around and eat together.If he sat and stood with Mingyue Caixia and watched Mingyue Caixia by himself, he was afraid that he would not be able to eat comfortably.So, at Zhao Yunze's strong request, Mingyue Caixia had no choice but to give up the so-called rules and eat at the same table with Zhao Yunze at every meal.Fortunately, what was snatched away by Cheng Yanjin that day was only the furniture in the living room, the round table and matching chairs that Zhao Yunze used as a dining table, because they were not placed in the living room at that time, so they were spared.Today's autumn is crisp, the weather is neither hot nor cold, Zhao Yunze simply put the place for the dinner in the courtyard, and the four of them sat on the ground, drinking and appreciating chrysanthemums, which was also interesting.Just when the four of them were drinking and talking, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded outside the courtyard gate, and then the sound of horses' hooves disappeared, and the courtyard door was knocked on from the outside.Mingyue hurriedly got up and trotted to open the courtyard door."
May I ask Zhao Yunze, Captain Zhao is at home" A man dressed in the costume of a eunuch in the palace stood outside the door and asked Mingyue with a smile."
My Langjun is at home, why is my father-in-law looking for my Langjun" Mingyue was neither humble nor arrogant, and asked the eunuch generously.It is worthy of coming out of the Guogong Mansion, and when I saw the eunuchs in the palace, I was not nervous at all."
Your Majesty gave flower cakes and chrysanthemum wine, and the slave specially came to send them to Captain Zhao's home."
The eunuch replied.Zhao Yunze saw that it was the eunuch in the palace who came to the door, and hurriedly walked over.As soon as he heard that he was here to give a reward, he hurriedly bowed his hand to the eunuch: "There is this father-in-law." ”"The slave is just running errands, and he shouldn't be so polite as Captain Zhao."
The eunuch responded, then returned to the carriage and took a tray from it.In the tray, there is a square chrysanthemum cake wrapped in red paper and a small jar of chrysanthemum wine.The eunuch didn't enter the courtyard, so he handed the tray to Mingyue at the door.Zhao Yunze originally wanted to solemnly place the incense case to receive the reward, but when he saw that the handover was completed so simply, he was a little surprised."
How about having a drink together in the courtyard," Zhao Yunze politely invited the eunuch.The eunuch waved his hand lightly and said, "There are still several slaves to run, so I won't bother Captain Zhao." ”After speaking, he said to Zhao Yunze with envy: "Captain Zhao, the flower cake and chrysanthemum wine given by His Majesty are not shared by every official in Beijing, and most of them are ministers above the fifth grade, and those below the fifth grade are only you and Fang Zhi next door, as well as Lord Yan Liben." ”When Zhao Yunze heard this, his heart also became happy, it seems that his brother's arsenal has a lot of weight in His Majesty Li Er's heart, and the three main officials have all been rewarded."
I will enter the palace on a certain day, thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
Zhao Yunze solemnly arched his hand in the direction of Taiji Palace.The eunuch smiled slightly and said, "There is no need to choose a day, Captain Zhao can see Your Majesty this afternoon." ”"What do you mean by that," Zhao Yunze wondered."
Your Majesty still has a will to be conveyed to Captain Zhao, before four o'clock in the afternoon, Your Majesty wants to go out of Chang'an City to ascend, please wait outside the Xuanwu Gate in the north of Chang'an City, Your Majesty wants you to drive.""
Your Majesty wants me to climb with you" Zhao Yunze was slightly surprised, "I don't know who else is driving" "This slave is not clear, the slave only knows that the two adults who live next door to you, Fang Zhi and Yan Liben, were also named by His Majesty. ”"I have written it down, and I will not miss it" "In this way, the slave will leave" The eunuch bowed his hand to Zhao Yunze, got back into the carriage, and went elsewhere.It is not surprising that Li Shimin wants to go out of the city to climb the heights, after all, climbing to play is also an important activity of the Double Ninth Festival, and he originally planned to take Cheng Chumo and Mingyue Caixia out of the city in the afternoon.But Li Shimin actually ordered himself to accompany Fang Zhi and Yan Liben, which is a bit imaginative.Could it be that Li Shimin has something to explain about the arsenal and other offices, "Lang Jun, how to deal with these things rewarded by His Majesty" Mingyue asked on the side at this time.Zhao Yunze smiled and said, "How to deal with it, naturally it's time to eat and drink."
Let's try the flower cake and chrysanthemum wine in the palace to see what the taste is different from ours.Hahahaha" Temporarily suppressing the doubts in his heart, Zhao Yunze laughed and walked towards the place where they had dinner.Mingyue held the tray and followed closely behind."
The flower cake and chrysanthemum wine rewarded by the palace taste like that, and they can't compare to what Mingyue makes."
Cheng Chumo said with a disdainful face."
Have you tasted it?"
Zhao Yunze asked curiously.Cheng Chumo said: "Every year during the Double Ninth Festival, the palace will give Baiguan flower cake and chrysanthemum wine, my father is the prince of the country, and my family is naturally indispensable." ”"Then don't taste it, it's just that there are not many of them, and Mingyue Caixia and I are not enough to stuff our teeth."
Zhao Yunze said with a smile.Cheng Chumo: "":