On the third day of March, Shangsi Festival, there is a long history. The most known to later generations is the Lanting gathering of Wang Xizhi and others in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

After entering the Tang Dynasty, this festival was also called one of the official ritual activities. For Wu Zetian, Shangsi Festival had another special significance, that is, through ritual activities, the motherly side of her female body was demonstrated.

There are several important contents in Shangsi Festival, namely suburbs, sacrificial sacrifices, and feasting. Among them, suburbs are sacrifices to high-spirited people, which is a god in charge of marriage and childbirth. Therefore, the Shangsi Festival also has the meaning of courtship and childbirth.

After dawn, all officials and their families, especially the wives from various families, entered the Dragon Scale Palace to meet the Holy Emperor, and then went from the Holy Lord to Ningbi Pond in Shendu Garden to hold a suburb sacrifice.

As for all officials, they followed the imperial heir and practiced their fortunes on the south side of Ningbi Pool, that is, they were bathed in the water. Of course, it was impossible to take off all the naked water and swelled into the water. They just sprinkled the orchid soup and wet the clothes and robe, which meant it.

Li Tong led Zhu Bei to stay with the Lu Bu Leimen, but he did not need to participate in the ceremony. He could not see the situation where Wu Chengsi and others followed the emperor to make the ceremony, but he thought that his face would not look very good.

But no matter how unhappy the Wu family is, there is nothing we can do about it.

Whether it is the Kings of Wu or Li Tong, no matter how he is messing around in the current situation, in this kind of ethical relationship that is related to basic family ethical relationships, they are not as good as the royal heir Li Dan. The mother and mother are the closest relationships in the world, and they can only blame themselves for not being from the belly.

Of course, even if it comes out of that belly, there is nothing to be proud of. Although the emperor has to attend the ceremony today, his wife and children are still missing. The ones who follow the rituals of the priest are Princess Taiping, Prince Yong, Princess Yong, and Princess Qianjin of the goddaughter. Princess Wu Chengsi of Wei did not have a true concubine, and Princess Liang was born too low and was not favored by Wu Zetian, so he had to go back.

Today, the Wu kings were in charge of their families. Li Tong saw that although Wu Chengsi and the others were more than teenagers Li Dan, their children were about the same age. His eldest son Wu Yanji was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and later he was a series of slack children.

This is not surprising. When the kings of the Wu clan were demoted when they were young, they lived in fear every day and were in danger of peace. Naturally, they had no conditions to marry and have children. It was not until the small trumpet of Helan Minzhi was abandoned, so they could protect the clouds and see the bright moon and go online, so they all married and had children late.

This also led to the fact that among the royal relatives of the Li Wu family, except for the Li Tong brothers, there was no adult, and there was no one who could fight. So when he saw the royal heirs and his party heading to Ningbichi, Li Tong felt that his second brother Li Shouli stood out in the team and was extraordinary in the heroic spirit.

Gao Ji had different images in different periods and regions, but this was not a problem for Wu Zetian, and it was just a sacrifice. So when the cultivation of Ningbichi was held on the south bank and the ministers followed the emperor to the north side, the sacrifices here had just been halfway.

Li Tong saw his little sister Li Youniang attending the ceremony as a zhai girl, dressed up in a colorful manner, holding a flower basket in her hand, but she was not at the ceremony, so she frequently turned her head and looked at the beast clan guarded by the imperial guards not far away.

There are birds such as hawks and harriers, and beasts such as tigers and leopards in the beast pen, but the most eye-catching are several huge elephants.

This group of elephants was tributed by Linyi Kingdom during the Tianshu period and had been tamed very docile. The elephants were guardian beasts among monks, so the thick elephant skin and thick ivory were also painted with many Buddhist patterns, which was very eye-catching.

It was only after noon that the long ceremony was finally completed. The sun was shining in the sky, making the scenery in Shenduyuan even more vivid and beautiful. The emperor's heir came into the palace and asked the Holy Emperor to move to Ningbi Hall. Then the drums and music sounded, Li Tong wore embroidered armor and led the people to the stage, joining the Jinwu Guard to bring the bow and dance.

At the same time, the eagle houses and beast railings were also opened, with eagle slaves whistling, flying eagles, tigers and leopards and other beasts roaring on the ground, each roaring. As for the most eye-catching elephants, they were lined in two rows, arched from the front of the side of the holy carriage, which further highlighted the majesty and solemnity of the holy carriage.

"See you? See you, my brother dares to dance in front of those fierce things, he is so brave!"

Li Youniang walked in the team, stretched her neck and looked forward to perform. When she saw her brother dancing heroically several feet away from the elephant, she looked surprised and full of pride and showing off to her left and right.

Zhu Zhai Niang was not very old. When he heard Li Youniang's show-off, he also expressed his envy. Who wouldn't want his father and brother to be heroic?

But there were also disharmonious voices. Li Youniang was still showing off here. There was already a girl in a green skirt next to her and snorted coldly: "What's so great? Those big beasts just look at the viciousness. The ferociousness has been pulled out long ago and will not hurt anyone!"

When Li Youniang heard this, her eyebrows raised and she squinted, sneered and said, "All the people have verbal words, so they can speak easily, so that your brothers can compete in the front!"

After hearing this, the girl in the green skirt was a little speechless, and after a moment, she curled her lips and said, "There are so many people dancing ahead, and no one can show off. She keeps bragging about small things, which makes people feel annoying!"

"I'm talking to myself, I blame you for your long ears and tongues, and I can't listen. Get out!"

The team was already a little scattered when they walked, unlike the strict shifts before. Li Youniang said, and the flower basket in her hand was already swung toward the other party. The girl leaned back and avoided her, her skirt tripped her ankle, and she fell directly to the ground, feeling that she was ugly, so she simply sat on the ground and started crying.

Seeing this scene, Li Youniang was also a little panicked. She took back the flower basket, looked around and said, "I haven't met her. You ladies want to testify!"

The vegetarians were not far from the saint, and the riots here soon attracted attention. A female official rushed in and found out that it was two county lords who were quarreling. The one who cried on the ground was the beloved daughter of the King of Liang. She felt that it was a bit difficult to deal with, so she hurriedly pulled out and ran forward.

Not long after, Princess Taiping, dressed in a well-dressed manner, came near and said in a deep voice: "What's going on?"

"Mr. Changxin did evil and smashed me with a flower basket!"

The lady on the ground put away her crying, got up and pointed at Li Youniang and said resentfully.

"I just flicked, she was making a mistake!"

Li Youniang also made anger, while Princess Taiping grabbed the flower basket in her hand and raised her hand to smash it on Wu Sansi's daughter: "Did you fall? Do you know what occasion? You have to be dignified and straight, what kind of upbringing does your mother have to develop such a clumsy attitude!"

While talking, she pulled Li Youniang out of the queue and headed forward to the team. Li Youniang followed behind and couldn't help but sigh: "Auntie is so majestic!"

Princess Taiping laughed after hearing this and pulled her back: "If you are reasonable or not, my wife will be strong! If you are still angry, turn around and continue to deal with her!"

Soon, the team arrived at Ningbi Hall. Ningbi Hall was different from the ordinary halls, but a corridor-like building complex. There was an open main hall in the middle of the north, and the two veranda were connected in a circle, circled an open square in the middle, and all the veranda were in the center.

The ministers and wives from various families ordered their wives to follow the Holy Emperor and the Emperor's heir to enter the main hall, while the rest of the family members went to the left and right wings to sit. According to Wu Zetian's usual style of conduct, he was naturally inevitably awarded the title of great masterpiece.

The main content of the Fengshuo is to target a group of foreign women.

Among them, Princess Taiping has added 300 households, and the previous one has reached an unprecedented 1,700 households, far exceeding the princes including the King of Wei. Perhaps because of the lack of maternal love, even the daughter of Princess, the daughter of Princess Anding, now Princess Anding, has also added the title of Princess Dachang, and has added 250 households in total.

In addition, the mother and wife of the third rank of civil and military ranks, who are over 65 years old, and are also given the title of the country's wife. If the fifth rank is over 70 years old, they are given the title of the county's wife to commend them for the country's education. All the women in the rank of ranks, each with their own gifts of hairpins and garments. After the rewards are given, they will naturally be given thanks for their gratitude.

After the ministers in the palace were given thanks, Princess Taiping went in front of him and said, "The family has a rude rest, and the family is full of things, and the great faith is eager to be a good marriage. I visited the Siyong King to guard the court and the young sister Changxin, the emperor's clan Lanzhi, and the beautiful lady grew up. With this Jiachen, I hope to make a marriage and strengthen the family!"

Shangsi Festival has a tradition of ancient courtship, and it is appropriate to discuss marriage on this day. Last year, the princess of Qianjin proposed to her son to the daughter of Wu Chengsi, King of Wei, and was granted a marriage to the Holy Emperor.

But after hearing Princess Taiping’s proposal, there was a lot of discussion in the hall. Princess Taiping’s saints and relatives are obvious to all, and the King of Dai is now in the limelight. If these two families get married, their respective momentum will undoubtedly be more complementary.

Wu Zetian smiled and nodded in the hall: "The children grew up, and the marriage is in line with the times. The two families are close to each other. Now they have a relationship with each other. It is better to be beautiful when the families of the family testify. Yangle congratulate you. You two families have their own rituals and a minister will participate in the meeting!"

As soon as this said, Li Shouli and Concubine Fang in the palace also left the table quickly and thanked the emperor with Princess Taiping. As for Li Youniang, she had known that this would happen. At this time, several female officials in the forbidden area were hurried into the palace, replaced the colorful skirt of Zhainiang, and then returned to the hall after some decoration. She was wearing a bright red dress, which looked very festive.

There were cheerful sounds outside the hall, and the actors and dancers appeared one after another, and each performed in sequence according to the name. However, the occasion in the hall was solemn, and the ministers were all thinking about their own plans, and few really paid attention to the performances outside.

Soon, as the music of the outer hall changed, it was time for the King of Dai to perform "The Legend of the Immortals".
Chapter completed!