Rebirth of the second ex-husband

Chapter 108
The annual Flower Appreciation and Poetry Competition was held as scheduled this year.The Flower Appreciation Poetry Competition is also known as the "Hundred Flowers Festival". The "Flower Appreciation Party" was just a folk gathering in the Liuli Kingdom. It is held in sequence every March, April and May, so that all kinds of flowers can be arranged In front of people's eyes, last year it was ranked in April, this year it will be ranked in May, and of course next year it will be ranked in March.

Originally, in the warm spring and when the flowers bloom in March, everyone gathered at the Temple of Flowers, bringing flowers raised by each family, and offering sacrifices to the God of Flowers.Many young girls and boys also took this opportunity to communicate and choose their favorite object.

Later, more and more literati and inkmen participated in it, forming a grand meeting of literati and inkmen fighting with each other, so it is also called "Flower Appreciation and Poetry Meeting".

Later, it was manipulated by the Chamber of Commerce of the Liuli Kingdom, and it became an annual event, and the dates were changed to March, April, and May every year.Later, it was loved by the royal family of Liuli Kingdom, and princes, nobles, and dignitaries also participated in it.

The chamber of commerce suddenly felt that there were boundless business opportunities, so it invited nobles and wealthy businessmen from all over the world to participate. The Flower Appreciation and Poetry Competition became more and more prosperous, and many romantic and famous people also came here admiringly.

The Flower Appreciation Party will still be held at Xiangyun Villa. Xiangyun Villa is the villa of Xiao Su, the richest man in the capital of the Liuli Kingdom and the president of the Chamber of Commerce. He has served as the president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Liuli Kingdom for 20 years. Virtue and prestige, statement inside and outside.

For this year's Flower Appreciation and Poetry Contest, Mrs. Xiao has an idea. The Xiao family has only three generations, and the population is small. His son died of illness many years ago. The Xiao family had nothing to do with it.

The richest man in the capital of the Xiao family, how could he do without an heir?Now that Xiao Su is getting older, his only wish right now is to have a great-grandson to hug him.

Old Mrs. Xiao thought about choosing another concubine for his grandson during the Flower Appreciation and Poetry Competition. With this idea, Mrs. Xiao became interested. Instead of entrusting everything to Xiao Nianyou like in previous years, he started to do everything by himself. One month before the Flower Appreciation and Poetry Competition, Mrs. Xiao had already sent people to tidy up Xiangyun Villa, and the envoys from the Liuli Country Chamber of Commerce had already gone to various countries.

This year's flower viewing party is even more grand than ever. Xiangyun Villa is decorated with lights and festoons, red carpets are laid from outside the villa to three miles away, and teahouses are set up along the road to rest in elegant homes.

There are still more than a month before the flower viewing party, and many literati and inkmen have come here admiringly, and the three-mile-long post house is almost full.All the expenses of these inn buildings are borne by the Xiao family, but those who live in must have an invitation card from the Liuli Chamber of Commerce, or someone with outstanding literary talents.

In the beginning, the Xiao family only built the Three-mile Long Street. However, the Flower Appreciation Party was held on time every year. Gradually, many businesses moved in near the Three-mile Long Street. It is named after the flower viewing party - Flower Street.

Next to the long street is the Temple of the Flower God, which has also been renovated. The current Temple of the Flower God has been expanded several times, and its grandeur is not comparable to that of the past. , with a solemn and kind demeanor that people dare not look directly at.The walls of the Huashen Temple are full of various poems left by literati, either in praise or in lyricism.

Inside and outside the temple, there are all kinds of flowers presented by devout men and women to the God of Flowers.

Today is the first day of the Flower Appreciation Conference, just after dawn, Sanli Flower Street is already bustling with people.The sound of hawking, the yelling of carriages and horses, the sound of greeting each other, and the sound of laughing and talking, rang together.

Flowers of various colors have been placed on both sides of the long street, and flowers are also placed in front of the post houses. The flowers are matched with bright clothes of various colors, and the whole sea of ​​colors is dazzling.

The maids and nurses of each family also accompanied the young lady to go out early, walking through the crowd.

The Changjie Flower Fair usually lasts for three days. The first day is to worship the God of Flowers, enjoy the flowers, guess lantern riddles, and comment on the flowers.The second day is the themed poetry competition, the winner will be the oiran.The third day is a flower sending party. Everyone can give the flowers they get to others at will, or to someone they like. There will also be a bonfire party in the evening.

The third day is really a paradise for young people. Men and women, prepare your own flowers and give them to your favorite object. If the other party is willing, you will also give your own flowers to the other party. This method is called Huameng. After the flower alliance, the two families can propose marriage to each other and make a marriage.

Early in the morning, the Palace of Yongfu became lively. Liangchu knew that Princess Linghua was going to participate in the Flower Appreciation and Poetry Contest, because the princess had been carefully reading books and practicing calligraphy during these days, and even the Grand Tutor praised Princess Linghua for being surprised. improvement.

Liang Chu expected that the princess would not be wearing a palace dress to participate, so she put on an ordinary maid's attire with ease. She was wearing a green lace dress. The short clothes fit very well. A lavender hairpin is inserted in the middle, a green bead hangs down from both ears, and the earrings sway when the head is moved, it is very clever and cute.

When Princess Ling Hua saw Liang Chu's outfit, she couldn't help smiling: "You little clever ghost, when you hear that leaving the palace is like a bird out of a cage, come and help me dress up too."

As soon as she sat down, Princess Yuning came in and muttered, "Sister, what do you think I should dress like?"

"Sister, it's your first time going to this kind of place. No wonder you don't know how to dress up. Don't worry, come and sit down. I have a good dresser here." She looked at Liang Chu as she spoke.

Hearing the princess's praise, Liang Chu obviously enjoyed it very much, with a color on his face.

Seeing Liang Chu's attire, Princess Yu Ning looked like a little maid from a wealthy family, and couldn't help admiring in her heart: "Liang Chu, how do you think I should dress up?"

Liang Chu looked left for a while, looked right for a while, and was busy around Princess Yuning for a while, changing her clothes. Princess Linghua's casual clothes were just right for Princess Yu Ning, and they were about the same size.

After a while, Princess Yuning was dressed up by Liang Chu, and a charming young lady from a rich family appeared in front of her eyes. Princess Yuning looked in the mirror and was very satisfied, but she couldn't appreciate it, which made Liang Chuhong face.

Today's capital city seems to have woken up too early, yesterday's dust has not yet settled down, and the streets are showing some twilight, but if you look closely, it is the morning light reflected by the sun that has not yet emerged.

The stalls on the street have already been busy, and the flower sellers are busy arranging the flowers in front of the stalls, trying to make them look beautiful. There is a little heat from the food stalls, and the heat is mixed with aroma Tangy.

As soon as Chen Shi arrived, there was already a sea of ​​people outside the Temple of Flowers, incense candles everywhere, and the sound of firecrackers. Men and women knelt outside the Temple of Flowers and prayed to the God of Flowers.According to the management over the years, the gentry, nobles and elders will gather in the inner courtyard of the Huashen Temple, burn incense and pray to heaven, and bless the young people.These three days are relatively free, and the elders will not have too many restrictions. All adult men and women can participate in this Hundred Flowers Festival.

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