The time has come to mid-August, and this day coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the backyard of the palace, Zhang Mo stood at the door of the room, watching Mei Niang busy arranging the incense table and tributes. She frowned and suddenly remembered the allusion of 'Diao Chan worshiping the moon'.

She looked up at the sky. A bright full moon had just risen. The surrounding area was clean and there was not a single cloud.

"Madam, you are still standing there stupidly. Go get dressed up quickly. The moon worship is about to begin."

Although the Mid-Autumn Festival has been popularized in the Han Dynasty, it is not an important festival. As the saying goes, "men do not worship the moon, and women do not worship the stove." Moon worship in the Mid-Autumn Festival is only an activity at the daughter's house, and the palace currently only has a female hostess, Zhang Mo, who worships the moon.

The incense table was naturally placed in her own yard.

"Why do you have to dress up to worship the moon?"

Zhang Mo walked to the incense table and knelt down on the futon. She wanted to see if any clouds would drift over and block the moon.

Mei Niang hurriedly pulled her up, "Wait a minute, the mooncakes you asked Mei Xiang to make haven't been served yet."

Then he shouted to the kitchen, "Meixiang, are you done?"

"Okay, okay!"

Mei Xiang ran out carrying a plate.

"This mooncake looks delicious. I never knew the dough could be ground so finely. It will definitely not scratch your throat when you eat it."

Zhang Mo said, "It's just a matter of grinding it a few times. By the way, pack a portion and send it to the front yard for your adoptive father to try. Then take a few more to Zhang's house, and give the rest to An Ren, A Chu and the others."

"Okay!" Mei Xiang responded and went to deliver the mooncakes.

After the things were arranged, Zhang Mo followed Mei Niang's instructions, lighting the incense burner, offering wine, and reciting blessings. It seemed complicated, but it was actually completed in a short time.

Just after completing a series of sacrifices, Wang Ding suddenly visited and said excitedly, "Sister, let's go, I will take you to the lake to enjoy the moon."

"Lake tour? Just the two of us?"

"Of course there are others. I think you don't have many friends in Jinyang, so I will take you to meet some people. My sister will also attend a gathering of noble girls in the future. Sister Ari from Li Changshi's family is the same age as you. You can go with her first.

Get acquainted.”

Wang Ding said and handed her a bundle, "Go put on the custom-made dress for you and dress up properly."

Zhang Mo had no interest in visiting the lake and wanted to refuse, but looking at the baggage on hand, her third brother had prepared all the clothes for her, so it would be too disrespectful not to go.

Back in the house, Mei Niang helped Zhang Mo change into her dress, and gave her a bun with a flying hairdo. She divided her hair into two strands and tied the hairpin at the top so that it would hang down naturally.

A moon-white plum blossom is tied into the hairpin.

"A lady is naturally beautiful, and with just a little bit of dressing up, she is already stunning. When she goes out, she will surely make many women jealous and men admiring her."

Looking at the beautiful figure in the bronze mirror, Mei Niang smiled so much that her crow's feet wrinkled.

"It's not that exaggerated. I'm only eleven years old!"

Mei Niang said, "You're not young anymore, I'm tall."

She smiled and glanced at Zhang Mo's slightly bulging chest, "It's also growing here. It looks like it's twelve or thirteen years old. In a year or two, the person who wants to marry will be afraid..."

Speaking of this, Mei Niang suddenly sighed softly, "It's a pity that for such a good person like you, in the future... I don't know what the head of the family thinks. There are so many beautiful women in the world, why do you have to make me an actress? Mei Niang

Even though I haven’t read the book, I can still see that my wife is someone who does great things, which is a pity..."

"No need to sigh, Mei Niang, who can say for sure what will happen in the future."

Zhang Mo dressed up and went to Jinhu with Wang Ding. Mei Xiang came to Zhang's house carrying a basket of mooncakes.

Lu Bu was reading a book in the room, but he seemed a little absent-minded. If there was any movement outside, he would look up and look out.

Seeing Mei Xiang coming from the Moon Gate, Lu Bu's eyes lit up and he dropped the bamboo slips. He stood up and took a step. After thinking about it, he sat down again and continued reading with his head down.

Mei Xiang stood outside the window and saluted, handed the basket through the window sill and said, "These are mooncakes made by my wife. I specially asked my slave to bring them to my benefactor to taste."

Lu Bu glanced at the basket and asked, "Did she make it with her own hands?"

"That's right, I taught my slave how to do it."

In the next room, Wei Xu heard the noise and opened the door. When he saw the mooncake on the window sill, he picked up a piece and threw it into his mouth. While chewing, he said, "This cake is well made, delicate and soft, and it melts in your mouth."

As he spoke, Lu Bu stretched out his hand again. With quick eyes and quick hands, Lu Bu scooped up the whole basket with his long arm and said, "Just eat one piece. Amo made it for me."

Wei Xu smacked his lips and rolled his eyes at him, "Stingy!"

Seeing Lu Bu's expression as if he had found a treasure, Mei Xiang secretly smiled and said, "If there's nothing else to do, I'll leave first."

"Wait!" Lu Bu stopped her, "What is Amo doing?"

"My wife and your third son are going to swim in the lake."

"Wandering around the lake? Just the two of them?" Lu Bu frowned slightly. The third young master Wang has a monster face, and Amo and him are not related by blood. Could it be...

Mei Xiang said, "No, there are others. The Third Young Master said he would bring the lady to meet some friends."

"I know." Lu Bu waved his hand towards her, eating moon cakes and reading at the same time, but the more he read, the more irritated he became.

He stood up and opened the door and went out. As soon as he reached the door, he turned back and changed into a black cloud-patterned brocade robe that spread all over his body, and called Wei Xu to go swimming in the lake with him.

Wei Xu was naturally happy to go out and play, so the two of them walked towards Jin Lake while admiring the moon without riding horses.

He was originally out for a walk, but Lu Bu seemed very anxious. Wei Xu joked, "Brother-in-law, you don't want to go to the lake, you want to go find Amo!"

After his thoughts were exposed, Lu Bu admitted generously, "So what?"

Wei Xu looked gossipy, "Brother-in-law, you really like that girl?"

Lu Bu nodded, "Amo gives me a different feeling from those other women before. I feel particularly comfortable with her."

"Amo is a nice person, and I feel very comfortable being with her..."

Before he could finish his words, Lu Bu suddenly slapped his forehead with his finger. Lu Bu warned, "You are not allowed to have any inappropriate thoughts about her."

Wei Xu covered his head and shouted, "How dare I? I'm not afraid of being beaten to death by you."

Lu Bu snorted coldly, "It's good to know!"

The two came to Jin Lake. Lu Bu searched all the way along the lake. Less than half way there, he saw Zhang Mozheng and a young man standing alone under a big willow tree in the distance, talking.

Lu Bu's face suddenly darkened. He walked over a few steps, pulled Zhang Mo up, and said coldly, "Did you forget that you have a fiancé?"

Zhang Mo:......

juvenile:……

Lu Bu didn't give them time to react, so he turned around and left with Zhang Mo.

"Hey, what are you doing? When did I have a fiancé?" Zhang Mo came back to her senses and looked at him inexplicably.

Did this person take the wrong medicine today?

Lu Bu pointed at himself and said, "From today on, I am your fiancé. You are not allowed to hook up with other men, otherwise I will beat each one on sight."

"You, what did you say?" Zhang Mo was stunned, what's going on with this guy?

Lu Bu was afraid of scaring A Mo, so he didn't want to express his feelings so early, but now that he had said it out loud, he didn't hide it, and said directly, "I like you very much, I like you, and I want to marry you in the future."

You are your wife, and from now on, I will be your fiancé."

He glanced at the end of his eyes and saw that the young man was chasing after him with a few servants. He directly picked up Zhang Mo and said to Wei Xu, "Axu, teach that boy a lesson."

"As you command!"

Wei Xu rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight. Zhang Mo recovered from the surprise of being confessed and said hurriedly, "Stop, you can't fight, you can't fight!"

Lu Bu's eyes turned cold, "Are you protecting him?"

"No, what are you thinking about?"

Zhang Mo glared at him angrily and whispered, "You are still a wanted criminal. Don't cause trouble for me. If your identity is discovered, Jinyang will not be able to stay here."

Hearing what she said, Lu Bu relaxed and said, "For my sake, let him go today."

Zhang Mo turned to the young man and said, "Brother Li, I have received your apology. You can go back. This is one of my own."

When the young man heard what she said, he knew that he had misunderstood. He looked at Lu Bu strangely, bowed his hands and led the way away.

One of our own! Lu Bu smiled with satisfaction, hugged Zhang Mo and was about to go back. Zhang Mo said hurriedly, "My third brother is over there in the carriage. You put me down, and my third brother and I will go back to the palace."

Lu Bu continued to Wei, "You go over and tell the Third Young Master, and I will send Amo back."
Chapter completed!