Powerful

Chapter 45

(Thanks for the single and double mermaid's safety talisman, thanks to lunarjoe for the peach blossom fan, thanks to the sachet of the fairy Xiaopangmiao, thank you everyone! Keep asking for more!)
What Gu Wei and Gu Chongting said in the Yutang courtyard, Gu Yan had no way of knowing, she waited for the arrival of the flower viewing feast with a cautious heart.

The flower viewing banquet has been a tradition since the early days of the country. It used to be just a meeting of a few officials and girls to play, and then it gradually became a grand event integrating entertainment, acquaintance, and marriage.

The flower viewing banquet can be divided into big and small. The small flower viewing banquet refers to the event that ordinary people go out to enjoy the flowers at the beginning of March every year. The large flower viewing banquet refers to the flower viewing event held by the imperial court and invites the children of the family members above the fifth rank official to attend.

For a family like the Gu family, the flower viewing feast mentioned naturally refers to the grand flower viewing feast.

Before the first emperor, the grand flower viewing banquet was scheduled for the beginning of March, when the flowers were in full bloom and the temperature was suitable, which was the best time for viewing flowers.Since the reign of Chongde, the flower appreciation feast has been delayed.

Among all kinds of flowers, Emperor Chongde loved peony only, and praised it as the beauty and fragrance of the country.Everyone in Jingzhao admires the peonies, so the flower appreciation feast is postponed until mid-April, in order to wait for the peonies to bloom.

Moreover, during the reign of Chongde, most of the flower appreciation banquets were held in Guishanyuan in Guishanfang.Without him, there are not only famous pavilions and pools in Guishanyuan, but also hundreds of thousands of peonies, which have become more prosperous over the years.

A celebrity once described the grand flower appreciation banquet in Guishan Garden, and he praised it: "Open the curtain, list the famous flowers, and orchestrate them. The ladies in the city can swim without fireworks. When the flowers are blooming, the haze is like the sky on earth..."

Gu Yan has read the garden tour notes of this celebrity, and knows what he said is true.Although she did not participate in the nine-year flower viewing banquet in Chongde, after marrying into Cheng Guogong's mansion, she was a guest every year to adorn the girl's hairpin for the flower viewing banquet.

She is no stranger to Gui Shan Yuan.

Of course, the Flower Appreciation Banquet in the [-]th year of Chongde was held in Guishan Garden, and this year's host was Mrs. An Guogong's wife, Mrs. Guan.

When Gu Yan followed Mrs. Fu to Guishanyuan, he was not as cautious as others——Guishanyuan hadn't changed much until the 18th year of Chongde.

Gu Yan looked at Gu Wei at the side, with a sense of probing.After leaving the door, Gu Wei was very quiet, listening to Mrs. Fu's arrangements and instructions, looking very well-behaved.

It would be best if Gu Wei was always so obedient.Even if she has other plans, she is not afraid, with Shui Lu following her, she follows her step by step, and it is difficult to make mistakes.

Because Shui Lu was sent to follow Gu Wei, Gu Yan let Yuebai accompany him for this flower viewing feast.Yuebai is not as stable as Shuilu, but it is superior in ingenuity, which is highly valued by Gu Yan.

Stepping into Guishan Garden, you will be greeted by the clear, thick and quiet aromas of peonies. Looking around, you can see all kinds of peonies blooming in full bloom; , the female relatives are in the west, and the male guests are in the east.

Until the banquet is held in Youshi, the female family members and male guests will gather together in Yixiaolou.

There are beautiful flower-appreciating people near and far, all dressed up in splendid clothes, adding three points to the beauty of Guishan Garden.

Looking at these scenes, Gu Yan couldn't help but think of the flower viewing feast a few years later.The flower viewing banquet at that time was not as grand as it is now.

Because of the accident of Mr. Changyin at the flower viewing banquet, and because the marriages of several princes were settled one after another, it was inevitable that the flower viewing banquet during the Chongde years would gradually decline.Looking at it now, the nine-year flower viewing feast in Chongde was the most prosperous one.

It has been nine years since Emperor Chongde ascended the throne. The blood that seized the throne at the beginning has disappeared, and the throne has been consolidated. At this time, Jingzhao is showing vitality, and the flower viewing banquet in Guishan Garden especially reflects this.

Hundreds of thousands of peonies, delicacies and fine wines bestowed by the emperor, many powerful families, and the expressions of joy and enjoyment on their faces can only appear in the year of peace.

Although there are all kinds of injustice hidden under the peace, Guishanyuan at this moment really seems like heaven.

Gu Yan felt that he had died once and had already become a ghost. When he saw this heaven for the first time, he always felt a sense of distortion.Under such circumstances, she met those people from the past one by one.

The first ones to greet the Gu family were the family members of Fan Taiyan, Minister of Rites, Mrs. Fan Ji brought her daughters-in-law and granddaughters to greet Fu.

There are so many family members in the Fan family, it takes a lot of time just to greet and salute.After exchanging pleasantries, Gu Yan's eyes fell on Fan Yi, who was only eight years old.

Fan Yi is Fan Taiyan's granddaughter, she has not grown up at this time, her face is plump, and there are two cute little swirls on her cheeks, she timidly follows Ji Shi, as if she is afraid of strangers.I don't know what Mrs. Fan thinks, bringing such a young girl to the flower feast.

This kind of Fan Yi can't see the slightest imposing manner in her whole body. It's really hard to imagine that such a little girl will be the mother of the world in the future. It's really unpredictable.

Thinking of this, Gu Yan frowned, the greatest joy of living a new life is to know what will happen to these people—if the trajectory remains unchanged.

As if aware of Gu Yan's scrutiny, the little girl Fan Yi looked up at Gu Yan, then quickly lowered her head, shy.

Seeing Miss Fan Yi like this, Gu Yan's smile deepened.

With the comparison of the little girl Fan Yi, Gu Yan was very calm when he saw other people later.From the west side of Guishan Garden to the north side, she was smiling all the way.

It wasn't until she met a few girls at the Huazhu Pavilion in the northwest corner and heard their words clearly that her smile faded.

Gu Yan recognized these girls, and the leader was Zhang Miao, the granddaughter of Zhang Guiling, Minister of the Household Department.The Zhang family is powerful and rich, and Zhang Miao himself is on good terms with Princess Anchang, so she has always been arrogant and seldom shy in words and deeds.

What they are talking about right now is about Han Wu, the granddaughter of Tai Changqing Han Shiyuan.

"You don't know, I heard that Han Wu knows sorcery, and she will do harm to anyone who doesn't like her. It's scary to say it..." A girl in green said.

"Not only that, I heard that Han Wu grows fangs and claws at night, and she eats all the maids around her!" The girl with the dragonfly hairpin inlaid on her head agreed.

The rest of the girls all spoke bad things about Han Wu, and described Han Wu as a monster with all kinds of evils.

"Hmph! It's a good thing she's dead, otherwise such an evildoer would have to be hacked into pieces! Only the Han family can produce such an evildoer!" Zhang Miao said sarcastically, her voice was sharp and thin, and Gu Yan felt like Like scraping a bone.

Gu Yan looked at Zhang Miao with eyes like sharp knives, unable to hide his anger, he said, "The matter of the Han family is settled by the emperor. The dead are dead, you girls should keep some morals!"

evildoer?What kind of evildoer is Han Wu, she just said what she knew, why was she burned to death? !It's too awful!
Even if Zhang Guiling and Han Shiyuan disagreed in politics, Zhang Miao, a little girl, couldn't slander a dead person like this!
At this moment, Gu Yan was really angry, and felt empathy. These words were spoken on behalf of the dead Han Wu, and even more for herself.

Perhaps Gu Yan's eyes were too sharp, Zhang Miao and others were speechless for a while, and then someone blushed.

"What does the matter of the Han family have to do with you?!" Immediately, Zhang Miao came back to her senses and retorted.

She recognized who Gu Yan was, the granddaughter of Gu Zhan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.Then she remembered that her brother wanted to find a job in the official department, and she stopped when she wanted to say something more harsh.

Gu Yan's anger still persisted, and she was about to say something, but was lightly patted by Mrs. Fu.

Gu Yan's heart was shocked, and she immediately remembered that it was the flower viewing feast, she shouldn't talk too much, it was a loss of composure, after all, her cultivation was not enough.

All this fell into Gu Wei's eyes.She raised her eyes and looked at Gu Yan, as if she had thought of something, before she could think clearly, all the girls suddenly looked behind her.

In the distance, a large group of people surrounded a lady in fine clothes, and they were slowly approaching Huazhu Pavilion.

(Outside the chapter: I feel pretty good about myself in this chapter, hee hee~ I blush)

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