Xia Kingdom is an ancient agricultural empire, with agriculture-oriented traditional festivals that symbolize sowing and harvest. It becomes very important and meaningful to welcome the spring and autumn evening.

The Spring Festival is on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year. It marks the end of the severe cold and the beginning of spring. From this day, the earth revives, all things grow, and sowing season comes. The emperor begins to fast for the first three days of the Spring Festival. On the day of the Spring Festival, he also personally leads the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers to the Hall of Prayer for Spring and prays for good weather throughout the year.

But among the people, the Autumn Festival on August 15th is more popular. In the era of fire plowing and knife planting, the Autumn Festival represents a bumper harvest. Only when the harvest is good can everyone survive the long winter and continue to survive. Therefore, whenever the Autumn Festival comes, everyone will celebrate it. This is also the last opportunity for the tribesmen to gather before the cold winter. This day is also the birthday of the Moon Goddess, who is in charge of fertility and marriage. Every household will set up incense tables to celebrate the birthday of the Moon Goddess, hoping that it can protect the family’s prosperity, safety, and prosperity. At this time of year, the government will organize lantern festivals, and some juggling artists will also perform traditional programs such as dancing fire dragons, picking lotus boats, building pagodas, etc. in the market, and the teaching workshop will also provide traditional programs such as dancing fire dragons, picking lotus boats, and building pagodas.

A stunning beauty will be chosen to play the role of the Moon Goddess to travel on a float. Usually, some gentry ladies who never go out of the door will put aside their reserve and go out to play like the girls from poor families to watch the lanterns and watch the moon. On this day, it is also popular to write their wishes on the lanterns to the river to put the sky lanterns, praying that the Moon Goddess can bring a good marriage for themselves. Married women also like to put the sky lanterns, hoping that the Moon Goddess can see their prayers, bless their marriage life, or give birth to a male heir to have a family of men and women to spread their branches and leaves for their husbands... Of course, this is also a good opportunity for talented men to meet, which has led to many good marriages. There is a widely circulated drama "Hualing Pavilion Meeting" based on this.

All in all, this is a carnival show.

These are what Gu Xiyan saw in the book "Luxuan Night Talk".

The current of the Xizhao Dynasty is a bit like the middle of the Ming Dynasty in history. Although commercial trade is active, under the influence of traditional concepts and the restriction of the dictatorship, the status of merchants did not receive the due respect, and they were subject to strict hierarchical restrictions. Usually they were not qualified to attend or participate in the Spring Festival. In this way, the autumn festival, regardless of men, women, old and young, and high and low, gradually became a good opportunity for merchants with huge sums of money to show off their capital. They often organize lantern festivals or play tricks in the name of their families.

The team performed the performance and expanded its reputation. So although there were more than twenty days before the Autumn Festival, the maids and nannies at home were talking about the performance of this year's Autumn Festival evening, talking about whose lanterns were the most interesting, whose juggling team was the best, what kind of clothing was popular last year, what kind of clothing might be popular this year, etc. Gu's mansion also began to clean up, hang lanterns, and arrange sacrifices to worship Moon Goddess. The maids and nannies in each room in the mansion also began to receive autumn clothes for the Autumn Festival one after another.

Gu Xiyan can already feel the atmosphere of Qiuxi Festival strongly.

Madam Song came to discuss the matter of Duanniang Gu Xiyan Qiushang: "...The master spent 1,000 taels of silver just by buying Huanling in the first half of the year, which was really a bit stretched... Curry also had a gauze of four seasons, which was a tribute from the previous year. Do you think it would be okay?"

Duan Niang was indeed surprised when she heard this. Unexpectedly, life in Gu's mansion had already passed like this. She couldn't help but ask: "Why did a little boy spend a thousand taels of silver? This is too..."

A hint of unnatural flashed in Madam Song's expression, and she stopped talking: "I heard from Liu'er that the girl has been reading books these days, haven't she rested yet?"

Duan Niang smiled and said, "The girl is older and can sit still more like a girl than she was when she was a child."

The two of them spoke a few more greetings, and Madam Song said goodbye.

Gu Xiyan also listened to a piece of lyrics in the house and kept stroking the books and thinking about them.

Duan Niang entered the room and saw Gu Xiyan leaning against the big couch by the window in a daze, then walked out quietly.

Gu Xiyan opened the pages of the book again, holding a small note with a few short words written, "Downhill, the forest of the moon". This was sent by Deacon Ding's little boy.

Should I take someone there? After all, in ancient times, it was important that men and women were not taught clearly, if...

After dinner, Gu Xiyan decided to go alone.

There are no such tricks in this world.

She told Hengyue: "I'll take a walk outside."

Hengyue and the others had to wait until Gu Xiyan finished their meal before they started eating. After hearing what Gu Xiyan said, Hengyue immediately put down the bowl and wanted to go with her. Gu Xiyan smiled and said, "I just walked around in the inner courtyard, but I would still lose it."

She left Wuyuan and slowly walked into the woods beside the trees. When she arrived at the corner gate, she was indeed in a vain.

Gu Xiyan smiled coldly.

It seems that it is not difficult to open these corner doors of the Gu family!

After leaving the corner gate, there was a man standing on the path, which was Deacon Ding.

He heard the sound and turned around and saw Gu Xiyan, and immediately stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "I don't know what the girl is asking for me?"

Gu Xiyan asked straight to the point: "You often walk outside and talk about what you have heard about the royal family today."

Deacon Ding's face changed slightly, and he asked cautiously: "Most rumors in the market are inconsistent..."

Gu Xiyan interrupted him: "I'm not going to write a biography, why do I want it to be so suitable? You just say it."

Deacon Ding hesitated for a while and asked, "I don't know what the girl is going to ask?"

Gu Xiyan asked: "How many princes do the emperor have today? How old are they? Have you married a princess?"

Deacon Ding was silent for a while before answering softly.

The conversation between the two lasted for about ten minutes, and Deacon Ding's heart fell.

It seems that some news came from the palace, and the girl wanted to know about the situation.

Thinking of this, the conversation between the two people became easier.

The two of them were in a state of excitement, and a sound of broken branches and leaves came from the woods.

Gu Xiyan and Deacon Ding looked at each other in a tacit way. The two of them stopped in a tacit way, nodded to each other, and dispersed.

As soon as Gu Xiyan took a few steps, she heard a low begging for mercy. The voice was panicked and sad, as if she had heard it somewhere.

She couldn't help but look around curiously and found that a pair of white and tender little feet stretched out from a bush not far away, and it was climbing towards the sky.

Gu Xiyan hesitated for a moment and quickly walked towards the corner gate.

Who knows what it is? Sometimes I pretend not to know, but everyone still has a love affair when they meet. They confirm the conversation face to face, and they can only force everyone to tear their faces and make a decision...

When she returned to the house, Gu Xiyan quickly threw the matter behind her mind. She lay on the bed and carefully sorted out Deacon Ding's words in her mind.

Yang Tao, the eleventh monarch of the Xizhao Dynasty, is 44 years old today. He is the only son of the Empress Dowager Fang and the former emperor, so he ascended the throne without any objection. According to the rules of the Xizhao Dynasty, the harem was equipped with one queen, four concubines, six concubines, nine concubines, 18 concubines, 36 beauties, and several beauties were selected. None of the previous monarchs of Xizhao filled this quota, and the current emperor is no exception. He has one queen, Li, who was married to Duke Feng's legitimate daughter, two concubines, Wang and Gu, Gu is Gu Chaorong, Wang is the niece of the Empress Dowager Fang; one concubine, Lian, is Gu Xiyan's mother's cousin, and he is Gu Xiyan's aunt; one beauty Wu

The prince was the daughter of the emperor when he was the crown prince, and the girl from the Wu family in Huzhou, Jiangnan, and several other candidates. Among the monarchs in Xizhao, there were not many or few. He had five sons and three daughters, but he had not yet decided to have a crown prince. Among them, the eldest son was born to Meiren Wu, the second son and eldest daughter were born to Kangbin Lian, the third son, the fourth son and the second daughter were born to the virtuous concubine Wang, the imperial concubine Gu did not have children, and the youngest son and daughter were born to the queen. Among the five sons, the eldest son, the second son and the third son all married the princess. The eldest son gave birth to three sons, the second son gave birth to one son, and the third son gave birth to five sons. The fourth son got engaged with the daughter of Zheng Pengfei, Duke Liang last year, and the wedding was scheduled for next spring...

Choose a concubine? Who should I choose? Is the emperor or the fifth prince?

Gu Xiyan thought.

What is Gu Chaorong who married the emperor? No wonder the most dirty place in the world is the palace... She couldn't help but curl her lips.

In the next few days, Gu Xiyan buried her head in memorizing the book "Sound and Rhyme Enlightenment". She set a down schedule and must memorize the book before going to Cui Baoyi for class.

Soon, Gu Xiyan's clothes for Autumn Festival were made. She wrapped her breasts in white, and her jewel-blue high skirt was neatly scattered on the pomegranate skirt. The pomegranate flowers were outlined with gold and silver threads on the balls, which were very beautiful.

Duan Niang looked at the skirt but sighed. Everyone's face was not good either, and none of them showed the excitement of a woman when she saw her new clothes.

Gu Xiyan was a little strange. She held the skirt in her hand and looked left and right for a long time, but she didn't find any problems. When she was sleeping at night, Gu Xiyan pretended to ask Mo Ju who was sleeping with her by chance. Mo Ju told her angrily: "The clothes on Qiu Xi Festival are particular. Girls who are not married should wear fancy skirts that are not falling on the ground, and tell others that this is the girl's home. The girl's skirt is not in accordance with the rules."

Gu Xiyan asked: "Is it very unruly?"

Mo Ju hesitated: "It's not all. Only those poor families who can't afford new skirts will wear them indiscriminately..." When she said this, she felt a little confused and hurriedly changed the topic, "Why would the girl wear the silk sand we brought from Shuzhou that day?" As she said that, she buried her head in the closet and took out the skirt.

Gu Xiyan only felt that the flower in front of her was really a flower that never fell to the ground, without a gap or a leaf, all of which were hand-embroidered large flowers, colorful and of different shapes, like sunset and silk, shining brightly under the faint light, showing a luxurious beauty. Mo Ju said happily: "Miss, let's wear this one!"

Gu Xiyan *** the uneven embroidered patterns on her skirt and pondered: "Put it away and wear the one given by her wife."

Mo Ju said in a lost voice: "Miss Two..."

Gu Xiyan smiled and insisted: "That's it."

Mo Ju put away her skirt with a dull look. When she looked back, Gu Xiyan narrowed her eyes, as if she was asleep. She called out "Second Girl". Gu Xiyan didn't move, and Mo Ju walked out quietly.

After hearing Mo Ju's footsteps, Gu Xiyan opened her eyes slightly, staring at the blue and white plum vase in the room and became stunned.
Chapter completed!