Zhao Mo really planned to pull Qin Hanzhen and visit several famous lantern festivals in the inner city.

It's just that the lantern festival didn't have so many characteristics in ancient times. In addition to the style of the lanterns, different stalls have their own styles, almost all large-scale lantern festivals are similar in form, pattern, and activity type.

Around the Lantern Festival this year, a wave of cold air came from the north, and the weather was colder than usual, let alone at night, and even snowed on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Even if the snow has stopped after dark, and someone has already cleared the snow on the road to keep the road from being too muddy and difficult to walk, the cold weather is enough to make people unbearable.

On the night of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Qin Hanzhen had already visited the lantern festival over there with Zhao Mo, and the lantern festival there also had a unique bookish atmosphere, which brought them a lot of surprises. Today, when she came to the lantern festival of Longfu Temple, looking at the lanterns and quizzes around her that didn't look particularly interesting, she was a little interested, and whispered to Zhao Mo: "I seem to be a little cold, why don't we find a place to sit and have a cup of hot tea?"

Zhao Mo originally wanted to find a pair of "couple lamps" with special meanings to come out and add a little fun to the two of them, but he didn't expect Qin Hanzhen to say this, and said busily: "Is it cold? I have already asked someone to book a private room in the teahouse over there, and I also sent someone to burn the tea stove." Let's go over here, and there will be hot tea to eat at the door. As he spoke, he took off the gloves that Qin Hanzhen made for him, and wanted to pull Qin Hanzhen's hand, and tried the warmth of his hands, but it was actually just a little cold, so he was a little relieved.

He smiled at Qin Hanzhen: "Don't you think it's boring? I also think that this year's lantern festival in Longfu Temple is not as interesting as yesterday's Liuli Factory." Even if it is the same guessing lantern riddle, the lantern riddle on the side of the glaze factory is also particularly chic. ”

Qin Hanzhen pursed his lips and smiled, feeling very happy that Zhao Mo could guess his thoughts. She whispered, "Don't do it, I just think the lights over here are ...... It seems to be similar to the usual ones in previous years, nothing particularly interesting, styles, patterns, colors...... None of them are innovative. ”

Zhao Mo took Qin Hanzhen's hand and said with a smile: "The rich man behind the Lantern Festival in Longfu Temple has changed this year, maybe it is because of this reason that he is not outstanding in everything." The new rich man is probably not as clever as the old rich man, right?"

Qin Hanzhen was curious: "Who is the new rich man, who is the old rich man, why did he change people?"

Zhao Mo smiled: "The new rich man has nothing to say, and the old rich man himself is not much wrong, but he used to be attached to the Chu family, and relying on the power of the Chu family, he was very prosperous in the capital." Now that the Chu family is unlucky, he naturally can't get up. Although the government will not wronged innocent people, it is not only the government that will have trouble with him. It was already his luck to be able to get out of the way, but only to lose some belongings. How could he still have the heart to hold a lantern festival and show his face to attract attention?"

Qin Han really understood and said with a smile: "It's nothing. Lantern Festival this kind of thing, see twice a year, Lantern Festival once, Mid-Autumn Festival, their respective themes are basically the same every year, only need to modify the pattern color, you can cope with the past. How many people who appreciate the lanterns will be as picky as us, thinking that they are not distinctive and innovative enough? In fact, looking at it, this year's lanterns are still very delicate and festive. Even more than in previous years, there are more of them, and the venue is larger, and it looks more pompous than in previous years. ”

Zhao Mo nodded: "The new monarch ascended the throne and it was a great victory in Liaodong, so it was time to celebrate." took advantage of the Chinese New Year to dispel all the bad luck of the old year. ”

This year's several major lantern festivals are indeed larger than in previous years. Although the new monarch didn't say anything, the emperor had already revealed that he hoped that in the first year of his son's succession to the throne, everything would go well, and the people would be more festive, and there would be fewer unpleasant things. No matter what this is implying to you, anyway, there are smart people among the people who accept the holy will and make the lantern festival beautiful first, and Enke must also be well prepared and not make a mistake. When the battle of Liaodong is won, the army returns to the court, and Beirong bows down to the court, it will be more able to add glory to the face of the new monarch.

In the New Year, the good news from Liaodong came one after another. The war has basically subsided, and both the king of Beirong and the chief general of the southern invasion have revealed their willingness to negotiate peace. Although there were still people in Beirong who did not agree to the truce and tried to lead an army to attack the border town of Dazhao from the flank and destroy the possibility of peace, the crisis was quickly eliminated because General Ma Lao discovered it in time, blocked the people, and almost wiped out the Beirong army that came to sneak attack.

With the successive meritorious contributions of the Cai family led by the Marquis of Yunyang and the Ma family army led by General Ma Lao, the battle situation in Liaodong is basically a foregone conclusion. After the Lantern Festival, the imperial court will be opened, and some officials will go north to start peace talks with the envoys sent by Beirong.

It is said that the Beirong Imperial Court originally had different opinions on Zhanhe, but after General Ma Lao's victory, the people who originally clamored to fight again became much more honest, and the lord and faction had the upper hand. Queen Beirong personally killed the two most ambitious concubines, hanged their biological mothers, quickly pacified the harem, forced King Beirong to bow his head, and promised to do his best to save his young son, even if it was a temporary submission to the Jokhang, it didn't matter. It's just that in this way, there will definitely be a knot between the king and the queen of Beirong. Even if the little prince of Beirong returns to China safely, the king of Beirong will feel pleasing to the eye when he looks at this son who has hindered his ambition, and he also said otherwise. For the descendants who stabbed themselves in the back, he must have even more complicated feelings.

Obviously, there will be another power struggle within Beirong, coupled with the successive defeats and great loss of strength, no one can say when it will be able to recover its vitality and rise to the heart of the south again. It's just that the secret spy department of the Jokhang Imperial City, which won the first battle, after tasting the sweetness, I'm afraid it won't be so easy for Beirong to have the strength to invade the south again, right? The Beirong secret spy can lurk in the Jokhang for more than ten years, secretly plotting shady deeds, who said that the secret spy department of the Jokhang can't use the other way to return the favor to the other?

In general, the war situation in the frontier is very good, the court is happy, and the people follow the celebration, and it is natural that the lantern festival will be more lively and larger.

Qin Hanzhen and Zhao Mo held hands and went to the booked teahouse room with a smile. Looking down from the second floor here, you can actually see the scene of the lantern festival quite clearly, and it is also interesting. The private room is warm, there is food and drink, and there is no need to walk, which is really comfortable. Qin Hanzhen sat down, he didn't want to leave, and turned back to Feng'er and said, "If you and the little sisters are interested, go down and have a look." Anyway, I'm staying here, and there's someone waiting. ”

Feng'er was a little eager to try. She has been following Qin Hanzhen's side, although she can't say that she is trapped in the inner house, and she has the opportunity to go out, but when she goes out, she follows Qin Hanzhen in the inner courtyard of the mansion gate, and the street scene of the market is almost rarely touched. She still misses the old days when she walked freely on the streets. Even if you can't go back now, it's a beautiful thing to be able to walk around the lantern festival freely. She had just made up her mind, and before she could speak, Lianshi and Lianyi were already looking at her with blank eyes, and whispered to her to nod their heads.

Feng'er looked at their expressions, smiled helplessly, and bowed to Qin Hanzhen: "The princess is kind, but the slaves and maids are disrespectful." Lianshi and Lianyi suddenly smiled happily and said, "We'll be back in a while." "Just take it around, two quarters of an hour at most. "We're bringing fun gadgets back to the princess!"

Qin Hanzhen smiled while drinking tea: "Okay, since you are so hearted, Feng'er has silver there, and whatever you buy, just report it to the public account." ”

Feng'er was also happy to say this, and she took out the purse stuffed in her sleeve: "What the princess said is true? Before you went out, you told me to bring ten taels of silver! Ten taels of silver can buy a lot of things!"

Qin Hanzhen waved his hand: "Go, go, remember to bring a guard with you, so as not to encounter someone who is not long-sighted to harass you." ”

Ah Shou smiled and said something in Zhao Mo's ear, Zhao Mo nodded, and Ah Shou stepped forward and said, "I'll accompany the girls." They don't go out much, they are afraid of buying things and don't know the market, beware of the hawkers!"

Feng'er said angrily, "Am I so stupid? You say as if we haven't seen the world!"

Feng'er is from the people, and she naturally has experience in small stall vendors. But they ...... In the end, he was born in a family, even if he didn't live well in the past, he didn't necessarily know what was going on in the market. They tugged at Feng'er's sleeves and told her not to raise the bar. What a good thing to have such a kind and shrewd person as the Shou Steward to accompany him!

Feng'er had no choice but to acquiesce to Ah Shou's company. Ah Shou smiled from beginning to end, and had a good temper and accompanied them downstairs.

Qin Hanzhen saw that Ah Shou had taken away the two guards, but he didn't call Ah Xing and them, so he asked Zhao Mo in a low voice, "Why don't you let Ah Xing go shopping too?"

Zhao Mo said: "When Ah Xing accompanied us to the glass factory yesterday, he had already shopped. Besides, I have to keep people with me, and I can't let them all go. Others don't understand my mind as much as Ah Shou Ah Xing. ”

Well, although Zhao Mo is also very kind to the people below, many of his thoughts are really different from Qin Han's. Qin Hanzhen didn't get entangled, and only smiled: "It's a pity that Lianrui and they want to stay and watch the house today, and they can't come with them, otherwise Feng'er and they can be more lively." After going back for a while, Lian Rui must be angry if she knew that Lian Shi and the others went to the Lantern Festival, but they didn't count her share. It's better to ask someone to bring her a snack back, which can be regarded as compensation for her. ”

Zhao Mo didn't care about these little things, and went with Qin Hanzhen.

Qin Hanzhen walked to the glass window to look at the street scene below, and saw Feng'er and his party talking and laughing around a lantern stall from a distance, and they also showed a knowing smile. She looked a little farther away, but couldn't help but be stunned: "Brother Mo, come and take a look, that person looks familiar." 2k reading network