From the birth of a son to the separation of Nuwa and her path to becoming a god

He has two daughters and one son, all of whom are older than Meng Liu and Meng Dingfeng, so they have to call them cousin too.

My two cousins ​​are twins who just turned sixteen this year. As they have reached the age to get married, they are not allowed to go out of the house. If it weren’t for the Lantern Festival, I don’t know when they would be able to go out and get some fresh air.

As soon as they saw Meng Liu, they took her hands, one on each side. "Cousin, tell us how the palace banquet went. I heard that all the dignitaries in the capital are going to attend."

"How is it? Is there really nectar and dew as they say?"

Meng Liu was both amused and confused: "Where did you hear that? It was almost the same as a family banquet, only on a larger scale, with more exquisite food and drinks. And when we entered the palace, we saw that they were all women from high-ranking officials' families, so we didn't dare to say much."

When the eldest cousin heard this, she patted her chest and said, "Good boy, fortunately my father is not a high-ranking official, otherwise, with my personality, I would definitely not be able to hold back my words after entering the palace, and it would be inappropriate to cause trouble for my family."

Meng Dingfeng smiled and said, "It's not as exaggerated as my sister said. What's wrong with just eating and drinking?"

"My cousin is right. There are too many concerns when doing things in the palace. It's better to relax at a family dinner." Cousin Li echoed and looked at Meng Liu deeply.

"Come on, let's go to the front and guess riddles." The eldest cousin pulled her away excitedly.

The group squeezed through the crowd and went to the busiest stall.

The second cousin called in her ear: "Wow, cousin, look at that lotus lantern, it's so pretty, but you have to answer ten questions correctly to get it."

Meng Liu looked at the two cousins ​​as if they were children, and asked lovingly, "Do you want it? I'll get it for you."

"Yes, yes, yes. If I can't do it, you must be able to do it, cousin!"

The vendor smiled and called everyone to come forward.

When planting flowers, you need to weed, and each person has to do it.

"change."

January 1st is not today.

"bright."

The body is disabled but the mind is not.

"interest."

......

Meng Liu answered all the questions correctly, and everyone around him applauded.

Soon we arrived at the last question.

The title is just one word: edit.

Meng Liu held his chin and thought for a while, but still had no clue.

Cousin Li at the side took a step forward and asked, "But the word 'stupid'?"

The shopkeeper smiled and congratulated: "Congratulations, young lady and young master, you have answered all the riddles correctly. This lotus lantern is for you."

After taking it, Cousin Li bowed and thanked him. Holding the lantern, he didn't even look at his two sisters, but walked up to Meng Liu.

"Here, a beautiful lamp for a beautiful woman."

Meng Liu took it in a daze. Didn’t he hear what she had just said to her two cousins?

The eldest cousin scolded, "Well, little brother, you won the lantern but didn't give it to your two sisters. You are only thinking about your cousin!"

The second cousin also agreed: "Who says it's not true? With my cousin around, how can he even look at us two sisters?"

Meng Dingfeng also laughed out loud. He knew what cousin Li felt for his sister, but he thought it was harmless. Besides, they grew up together, so if his sister really married cousin Li in the future, it would be a good marriage.

Being teased by these three people, Cousin Li's face immediately turned red.

Meng Liu felt like he was holding a hot potato in his hand, and the atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous.

She pressed the lamp into her second cousin's hand and said, "Here, this is what you wanted."

The second cousin hastily refused: "I can't have it. My younger brother fought for it for you. Take it."

She didn't answer, and Meng Liu had no choice but to hold the lamp himself.

This lotus lantern is indeed beautifully made. Although it cannot compare to modern assembly line products, it is still excellent for this era.

The group walked along the street again.

To thank his cousin for getting a lantern for his sister, Meng Dingfeng spent money to buy three strings of candied haws for his two cousins ​​and his sister.

Meng Liu held the lantern in his left hand and the candied haws in his right hand. While eating, he asked, "Brother, don't you want to eat?"

Meng Dingfeng waved his hand: "It's just that you girls like to eat sweet things. We two grown men don't like to eat those."

Cousin Li nodded in agreement: "Do you want to try other flavors?"

Meng Liu hurriedly shook his head: "No, no."

She is not a child anymore and doesn't like sweets that much.

After buying many fun things with my two cousins, we headed to Guanyan Terrace to watch the fireworks.

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As soon as the palace banquet ended, Gu Zhige hurriedly ordered his servant to find out Meng Liu's background.

The legitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official, she is still unmarried at the age of 14.

Her status was a bit low for him, but he always married wives of lower status, so this was nothing.

Her young age doesn't matter. He is willing to wait. It will only be a year before she reaches the age of 15.

Apart from his parents, there were almost no obstacles. Gu Zhige was in a good mood and reproduced on paper what he saw that day.

I had just stopped writing when the servant outside came in to report.

"Master, the lady wants you to go."

Gu Zhige placed the portrait he had just painted in a safe place and said, "Give orders that no one can touch my study."

"Yes."

He walked with his head down, thinking about how to talk to his mother.

Princess Pingyang's face was thin and pale, her eyes revealed a coldness and sharpness, her thin lips were tightly pursed, as if she was criticizing everything around her. Only after Gu Zhige arrived did her demeanor soften a little.

"Gor? Come here quickly."

"Mother." He called softly.

Princess Pingyang pointed to the stack of papers on the table and said, "Look, you are not young anymore, you should get married and start a family. I have mentioned this to your uncle, the King, and I will assign you a job after the Lantern Festival."

Gu Zhige took a quick look and found that almost all the people on the paper were daughters of officials of the third rank or above, so his sweetheart was definitely not among them.

He stood up with red cheeks and knelt down: "Mother, don't worry about me."

Princess Pingyang looked at him for a moment, but did not ask him to stand up. Instead, she drank a sip of tea slowly. After finishing it, she slowly supported his right arm and said, "What are you doing? Get up quickly."

Following her force, Gu Zhige stood up again.

"Does this mean you have a crush on someone?"

"Yeah." It was the first time that Gu Zhige told his mother about this kind of thing, and he couldn't help feeling a little shy.

Princess Pingyang gave a not-so-nice smile: "Oh? Which family is this girl from? Tell me about it."

"She is... the eldest daughter of the deputy envoy of the Salt Transport Department."

Princess Pingyang didn't remember this family, and the maid beside her stepped forward to explain with great tact.

"I remember that the deputy envoy of the Salt Transport Department seemed to be a fifth-rank official. I heard that his surname was Meng and he was close to King Cheng."

Just one sentence explained the whole situation.

Although Princess Pingyang was the emperor's eldest daughter, she had no brothers from the same mother, and her mother was only a concubine of lowly rank and had passed away a few years ago.

The emperor had too many children, so she was not favored.