Daughter of aristocratic family

There are Han people in Weitian, and there is also light in the prison. The Weaver Girl stands on her knees, sleeping seven-fold all day long. Although Qixiang is not a newspaper. When he is holding a cow, he will not serve it in a box.

The myth and legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl arose from this. The Chinese Valentine's Day became a day for the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to meet. It was also the day for folk men and women to meet. The moon was on the willow branches and people made appointments after dusk.

In the morning, the melons and fried fruits carved by Song and Yuan Dynasties were delivered to the Zhao family.

Mrs. Zhao Cui looked at the flower melon and said with a smile: "This flower melon is so beautifully carved. Look at the pattern, it is so finely carved."

"The carvings are meticulous and lifelike." Zhao Li agreed.

"Am I not good at carving?" Zhao Wangshu asked deliberately.

"Good carving, my family is clever and clever." Mrs. Zhao Cui coaxed her granddaughter with a smile.

In the afternoon, Yao Shanzhi came to Zhao Wangshu and said, "In the evening, you and your Master Yun will spend the Chinese Valentine's Day together. In the afternoon, you have to accompany me."

Zhao Wangshu smiled, "I'll accompany you, where do you want to take me?"

"Follow me, don't ask any questions." Yao Shanzhi said mysteriously.

"Okay, let's go with you. That's where you take me."

Yao Shanzhi took Zhao Wangshu to the front door. The colorful shed had been set up, and many flowers and melons were placed on the begging table, with various patterns carved on the melons.

Yao Shanzhi took Zhao Wangshu into the colorful shed and came to the begging platform, "Look, which of these flowers and melons are carved well?"

Zhao Wangshu glanced at these flowers and melons, and stopped on one carved with a picture of Huansha living in the mountains. "This one is well carved, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the houses are clearly visible. The girl Huansha looks fresh and graceful, and is suitable for both movement and stillness."

Yao Shanzhi pointed to another flower melon and said, "This one is not bad either."

Zhao Wangshu looked over and saw that the flower melon was carved with a lady playing the harp, "This one is pretty good too. The lady is elegant, the sound of the harp is melodious, and it has a unique artistic conception."

"There are flower melons over there. Would you like to carve one and put it on the begging table?" Yao Shanzhi asked.

Zhao Wangshu shook his head, "My craftsmanship is average, so I won't humiliate myself."

"Then do you want to bet on which Huagua your Majesty will choose to be the leader?"

Zhao Wangshu pointed at the far-reaching yarn melon in Shanju and said, "I bet on this."

Yao Shanzhi stretched out her right index finger and shook it, "Yue'er, don't make a conclusion too quickly, there are still many flowers and melons that haven't been delivered."

"Then you asked me if I wanted to bet." Zhao Wangshu glanced at her.

Yao Shanzhi pulled her to a stall with a smile. The stall was filled with all kinds of Qiqiao Festival gadgets, such as wax birds and fish, and bonsais made of grain boards.
She picked up a sachet embroidered with hundreds of birds facing the phoenix, "This sachet is well embroidered and has an auspicious meaning."

Zhao Wangshu took the sachet and looked at it carefully, "This sachet is indeed well embroidered."

Yao Shanzhi picked up another clay figure and said, "This clay figure is also very cute and lifelike."

Zhao Wangshu looked at the clay figure and said with a smile: "This figure is indeed very cute. It should be the painted face in the play."

The two of them strolled around the front door. Not only did they buy various gadgets, but they also tasted all the snacks. They couldn't walk anymore and sat at a roadside tea stall to drink tea.

"This tea stall has been here for decades." Yao Shanzhi took a sip of tea, "When I was a child, my grandmother would come here to drink tea and eat Qiaoguo every Chinese Valentine's Day."

Zhao Wangshu nodded, "It gives people a very safe feeling here."

The two of them chatted and watched people coming and going at the front door, some in a hurry, some leisurely.

At the beginning of the Youshi period, the two separated and went back to their respective homes.

As night fell, Yun Hao came to pick up Zhao Wangshu. Zhao Yin had already gone to the princess mansion to pick up Song Yuanqu.

Zhao Wangshu stretched out her nails that she had dyed with impatiens flowers yesterday and asked him, "Does it look good?" Her fingers were as sharp as bamboo shoots, and her red nails made her hands as white as jade.

Yun Hao's eyes were full of admiration and doting, and he praised: "Your hands are so beautiful, and the color suits you very well."

Zhao Wangshu smiled and said: "Thank you for the compliment, you are also very discerning."

The two of them got into the carriage and arrived at the main street. The street was already bustling with lights.

Zhao Wangshu and Yun Hao went to the river to put out lanterns. There were already many lotus lanterns floating on the river. These lanterns shone faintly in the night, as if stars had landed on the earth.

They put down their lamps and watched it slowly float away with the current.

"Let's go to the front door." Zhao Wangshu took Yun Hao's hand.

Qianmen Street became more lively with people coming and going. Zhao Wangshu and Yun Hao walked hand in hand among the crowd, feeling the excitement and warmth.

When we arrived at the front door, the colorful shed was hung with lanterns of various colors, lighting up the entire night sky. At this time, the Queen Mother, the Emperor, the Queen, the princes, and the civil and military officials were sitting on the begging platform.

The begging platform was also surrounded by people. A burst of gongs and drums sounded, and the eunuch announced loudly: "The Qiao Qiao Festival results, flowers, and needle and thread competitions begin now!"

The stage immediately became lively, and girls came on stage one after another to show off their talents, and some recited poems, "The mist in the sky is faint and the moon is pale in the sky, and the autumn of the Han Dynasty is the same throughout the ages. A few joys and sorrows are combined in this night every year."

Someone sang, "On a good night with two stars, I am lazy in plowing and weaving, and I should be jealous of all the immortals. Sister Juanjuan has full eyebrows, and it is even more helpless that the new joy cannot offset the old sorrows, but adds new sorrows to her return."

There is a person playing the piano, and the sound of the piano is melodious, like the flow of spring water.

Zhao Wangshu watched with great interest and clapped his hands from time to time, while Yun Hao looked at her with a smile, his eyes full of doting.

Results, flower competition, needle and thread competition, every competition is carried out nervously and orderly.

During the competition, the table was filled with all kinds of fruits, including red apples, yellow pears, and purple grapes, which were mouth-watering.

During the flower competition, the girl with skillful hands made various flowers, including delicate peonies and fresh and elegant sea clothes.
"They are really amazing. Fortunately, I didn't think about going up to compete in talent competition." Zhao Wangshu sighed.

Yun Hao comforted her and said, "Of those people who played the piano just now, none of them played the piano as well as you."

"Really?" Zhao Wangshu asked, squinting at him.

"I won't lie to you." Yun Hao said seriously.

Zhao Wangshu smiled and said, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

While talking, the female official of the inner court ordered the girls to go to the stage one by one to float needles and beg for skills.

Before the Chinese Valentine's Day, soak wheat and beans in an earthenware vessel, and the sprouts will grow six to seven inches, which are called clever sprouts.

On the day of the Chinese Valentine's Day, the girl pinched wheat and bean sprouts, placed them on Meng's water, and said she would float the needle to test her skills.

Seeing the shadow of the needle as the tip of a pen or the sole of a shoe, I thought it was a coincidence.

This time, bean sprouts were used for the bleaching needle test. The girls held the bean sprouts in their hands and carefully dipped them into the clear Meng water.

There were ripples in the water, and the girls waited with bated breath, staring at the bean sprouts in the water. The tiny roots of the bean sprouts spread out in various shapes in the water.

The eunuch holding the pamphlet walked up to Meng, read them one by one, made a note in the pamphlet, and then presented the pamphlet to the emperor.

The emperor flipped through it casually and said, "Let's announce it."

What the eunuch wants to announce is the girl who wins the begging banquet. Each of them will be rewarded by the Queen Mother and the Empress.