Chapter 127 Silkworm Kissing Ceremony

"I invite the imperial concubine to go to the mulberry garden and bow to the mulberry." The official of the Ministry of Rites stepped forward and said.

Concubine Mu Gui held a yellow basket and led her wives inside and outside, singing mulberry picking songs while picking the youngest leaves on the mulberry branches.

She is dressed in Ju clothes, her color is like Ju dust, and she is like a mulberry leaf that is just beginning to grow. She shuttles among the mulberry forests, and she is as fresh as a spring bud on a branch, full of vitality.

After the mulberry picking was completed, Concubine Mu Gui led everyone back to the silkworm room, washed and wiped the picked mulberry leaves, dried them in the shade, chopped them, and fed them to the silkworms.

So far, bowing to sangli is considered complete.

In the afternoon, a silk reeling ceremony will be held, and silk will be drawn by hand.

There is also cloth weaving ceremony.

The silkworm kissing ceremony lasted all day and ended in the evening.

April is the season when mulberries are ripe. The mulberry trees in the mulberry garden are picked and tended by a special person, and they grow very well. The purple-black mulberries hang between the branches and leaves, and they look plump and attractive in the sun.

Concubine Mu Gui carried a basket and went to pick mulberry fruits in the mulberry garden.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites hurried forward to stop them: "Your Majesty, no!"

"Why not?" Concubine Mu Gui asked softly with a smile, "The silkworm kissing ceremony is over, but is there any etiquette that expressly stipulates that it is not allowed to pick mulberries?"

Officials from the Ministry of Rituals were speechless. In the past, silkworm ceremonies were held in March. At that time, the mulberry leaves first sprouted and the mulberry fruits were not yet ripe. Naturally, no one went to pick the mulberry fruits.

But this year, due to the spring search, the silkworm kissing ceremony was not held as scheduled, and it was delayed until late April, which is the day when the mulberries are ripe.

"Look at these mulberries growing all over the branches, they are plump and pleasing. This is a bountiful harvest when the weather is good." Concubine Mu Gui smiled pleasantly, and her voice was unhurried, "This is the fruit of Your Majesty's benevolent governance, and the virtue of the world. "

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were greatly impressed: "What the imperial concubine and empress said is very true."

Seeing the imperial concubine picking mulberries, everyone joined in with baskets.

Jiang Fuguang was a little curious: "Mother Concubine, what are you doing with so many mulberries?"

"Make mulberry honey ointment," Concubine Mu Gui paused before saying, "Recently, your father occasionally suffered from headaches, and mulberry honey ointment can relieve headaches."

"Is it serious?" Jiang Fuguang was a little worried.

"The imperial doctor said that it is caused by perennial fatigue. You should avoid overwork, think less, and rest more." Concubine Mu Gui also knew that her majesty had headaches every time she went through this period. , The headache has been relieved a lot these days."

Jiang Fuguang felt relieved.

"Pick some more, and make some mulberry honey wine," Mu Guifei laughed again, "in summer and autumn, drinking mulberry honey wine nourishes yin and blood, nourishes body fluids and moisturizes dryness, and can blacken hair and nourish skin. Although you are still young, you can Take good care of your body, don't work your body out like your father."

Speaking of this, her tone was a little low.

The so-called prosperity of the Southern Dynasties was that His Majesty stayed up all night, approving memorials until dawn, and was diligent in government affairs. She should really let go of many things.

"Yes," Jiang Fuguang held the arm of his mother and concubine, smiling happily, "I take orders."

Emperor Nanxing stayed in the palace and waited until evening, but still did not see Concubine Mu Gui coming back, so he brought his guards to the Xiancan Altar in person.

The officials guarding the silkworm altar quickly knelt down on the ground.

Until the sun was about to set, the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the sky and the earth golden.

Emperor Nanxing suddenly heard a burst of laughter from Yingyan, and he looked up——

Concubine Mu Gui came out from the first silkworm altar, dressed in bow clothes, in the golden sunlight, like fresh and tender leaf buds, standing on the branches, talking and laughing with Jiang Fuguang beside her, the picture of mother's kindness and daughter's filial piety is very beautiful.

"Your Majesty," Concubine Mu Gui smiled slightly when she saw him, "You are here."

Emperor Nanxing strode forward and held her hand: "Did the ceremony go well? Why did you come out so late? But the Ministry of Rites didn't do their best?"

When the following officials from the Ministry of Rites heard this, cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Concubine Mu Gui blamed, "The silkworm kissing ceremony naturally went smoothly. This is because His Majesty is virtuous, and the heavens have spirits. Even the mulberry fruits in the mulberry garden are extraordinarily plump and sweet. I picked a lot. It's late."

She picked up the mulberry fruit in her hand, and Emperor Nanxing quickly took it: "It's getting late, you've been tired all day, let's go back to the palace first."

The two emperors and concubines walked side by side. As His Majesty's most beloved youngest daughter, Jiang Fuguang was completely ignored from the beginning to the end.

Ji Ruxuan leaned over, quickly took a mulberry fruit from the basket, threw it into his mouth and ate it.

"The mulberries haven't been washed yet," Jiang Fuguang opened his eyes wide, "it will ruin your stomach."

"Not dirty, you won't get sick if you eat it," Ji Ruxuan bent her lips, "It's so sweet."

"What kind of fallacy is this?" Jiang Fuguang glared at him angrily, "If you like to eat, when you return to the palace, order someone to send you a plate."

Ji Ruxuan took the basket in her hand and walked side by side with her.

As the sun set, the female relatives were smiling and sharing their harvests. They had held silkworm kissing ceremonies for many years, but this time, it seemed to be a little different. There was less solemn and solemn atmosphere deliberately created, and a little more fun.

On the third day of the field tour, His Majesty and the imperial concubine turned into a pair of ordinary couples who came out to have fun, wandering around the village near the southern suburbs.

Habayashi was broken into pieces, lurking in a hidden place in the village to protect Shengjia.

Jiang Fuguang also took a break.

In the evening, Jiang Ningrou came to look for her, and said with a smile, "Uncle Rongjun, there is a polo meeting at the polo field in the palace, let us sisters go to watch the game."

Jiang Fuguang asked: "Sister Sanhuang going?"

"Her," Jiang Ningrou couldn't help but chuckled, "When she arrived at the palace, she was like a runaway horse. She couldn't see anyone all day long. I heard that it was dark today, so I made an appointment with a few generals." The young lady of the family borrowed a few guards from the Imperial City Department and went hunting in the mountains."

There is a special hunting ground in the southern suburbs, which is much safer than the Xishan hunting ground.

If the weather wasn't too hot, Jiang Fuguang would also like to go hunting: "No wonder I can't see her in the palace."

Being idle is also idle, Jiang Fuguang agreed: "I'll go change my clothes."

In a short while, Jiang Fuguang, who was dressed in a jasper skirt, came out from the room, looking delicate and glistening, like a lotus floating in the water in early summer.

Jiang Ningrou looked at it for a moment, then said in a gentle voice: "Seventh Emperor Sister, she has a beautiful face, she doesn't need to dress up, and she can compare with others, but she is going to have fun, isn't she too plain?"

"During the field tour, it's better to be plain." Jiang Fuguang sat in front of the mirror, and Shan Shan was dressing her up.

"You're so plain, it makes other people feel uncomfortable." Jiang Ningrou shook her head, stepped forward to take the boxwood comb from Shan Shan's hand, and combed her into a small bun.

The small mountain bun is shaped like a haze peak, with a beautiful beauty of overlapping peaks, which belongs to a kind of high bun.

Jiang Fuguang wanted to stop it, but after thinking about it, she was right, she must not make others feel uncomfortable.

Feng Lan slightly towered, leaning on the top of the hair, Shan Shan held a seven-story tower-shaped jewelry box, and each floor had four sides, and each side had small drawers. The drawers were opened, and exquisite jewelry was placed inside.

 Author: The noses are all touching, and you actually showed me this? !
  Ji Ruxuan: I am very pure~
  I got promoted again today, the monthly ticket list is 91st, thank you friends for your monthly ticket support, oh, the ranking is a bit low, everyone work harder?
  
 
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