Chapter 9: Taking the Stage

On the Shangyuan Festival, it is customary for the female dependents of officials to take the stage on the north side of Panlou Street to enjoy the lanterns. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

But this time, Zhou Qin didn't plan to go again.

If she wasn't in the stands on Panlou Street, she wouldn't have met Princess Wei, and the next thing wouldn't have happened again.

Not only did she not want to go to the lights, but she didn't even want to go out again.

She then excused herself with a headache.

Mrs. Zhao disagreed, "I think I slept late last night, take a break at noon, and come back early in the evening." After speaking, he asked Zhou Qin to go back and rest.

Mama Meng accosted on the side, "It's just the beginning of the morning, and now the sun is out late, and it's still gray outside, so I can't sleep better." ”

Zhou Qin had no choice but to go back to rest.

Not long after, Mama Meng came over and asked Haitang about Zhou Qin's daily life, and brought Dr. Tian, who was customarily invited by the Protector's Mansion.

Dr. Tian checked her pulse and said that she was in good health and had no problems, but she usually had to "move more and walk more". I only prescribed one dose of medicine when I went out, so I only had to take it twice.

I can't even pretend to be sick!

Zhou Qin regretted it very much, he knew that he should have found an opportunity to break away from the girl last night and go out to blow the cold wind.

For a while, Mama Meng personally brought the medicine over and watched her drink it. Thinking that the medicine had a calming ingredient, it didn't take long for her to fall into a deep sleep. When she woke up, it was already afternoon, Haitang served her for lunch, and a little girl came over with the new clothes made a year ago, so she had to change her clothes and go to see Mrs. Zhao.

Old Madam Zhao was talking to Zhou Yanzhi, and when she saw her coming, she looked up and down for a while, and sighed: "Aunt Xian is a big girl." ”

Zhou Yanzhi saw that she was wearing a light green gown, an ivory-white skirt, pinched teeth on the side of the skirt, and a few pieces of orchid embroidered on the corners of the skirt, which looked very elegant, so he couldn't help but nodded, "The lantern is about to look good in light colors, but you need to add a thicker one." ”

Zhou Qin reluctantly smiled: "Take the begonia with you." ”

She was worried about something, and her face was a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, the hour was not too early, Mrs. Zhao was busy changing into the life wife's dress, a product of flowers and hairpins, and the coachman prepared the horse and vehicle, Zhou Yanzhi rode beside him, and the three of them took the servants and maids to go straight to Xuande Building.

Although it was half dark, the lights on the side of the street were lit all the way, and they were brightly reflected. As soon as the carriage drove out of the alley where the Protector's Mansion was located, there were all kinds of market cries and hawking. Although the car was surrounded by thick satin, it was inevitably whistling in the cold wind.

Before arriving at Xu, the road was already full of stalls, Zhou Qin picked up the corner of the curtain to look at the snacks and crowds on the roadside, and Mrs. Zhao said to her, "It's not cold, be careful that the wind blows your head." ”

Zhou Qin smiled and lowered the curtain.

She just glanced at it casually, and there were soldiers patrolling the three or four streets she passed. She really felt strange why the princess of Wei in her previous life disappeared in front of everyone.

All the way to stop and go, and was blocked for more than half an hour, when they arrived at the Xuande Building, Mrs. Zhao took her two grandchildren to the lantern viewing platform, and there were already familiar officials and eunuchs who surrounded each other, and everyone greeted each other, and Zhou Qin was pulled aside by He Suyu.

"Why didn't you reply to me when I sent someone to deliver a letter to you!" He Suyu pouted and muttered unhappily. She was small, wearing an off-white trimmed gown and a scarlet cloak, which looked even more petite and cute in the light.

"Susu!"

Zhou Qin couldn't help but take two steps forward and grabbed her arm.

"Don't think I'm going to forgive you like this!" He Suyu turned his head and snorted with his cheeks puffed, "I knew I was going to please me now, why bother to come with me in the first place!" ”

Zhou Qin couldn't help but laugh out loud and begged for mercy in a low voice.

He Suyu wrinkled his nose and thought for a while, and said, "If you call me a good sister, I will forgive you." ”

Strangely, Zhou Qin's heart suddenly relaxed, and the tangled worries of the past few days and nights gradually subsided.

Since God has allowed him to live again, what should come will always come, and it will not change because he has been tense all day.

Well, just coax the child.

"Good sister Susu......" she elongated her final note and exclaimed tactfully.

He Suyu turned his head and covered his face with his hands, his shoulders shook, and he was actually snickering.

"Okay, you dare to snicker!" Zhou Qin smiled and reached out to pinch He Suyu's cheek.

He Suyu broke the score immediately, and turned around with a smile and begged for mercy. The two laughed for a while, standing and gossiping. Zhou Qin saw that the people around him were sitting or standing, and no one paid attention to his side, so he took He Suyu to the edge of the fence under the pretext of watching the lights.

The grandstand at the foot is three stories high, with a shelter on top and a fence around it to prevent anyone from accidentally falling.

Looking down from above, the dense headlights and small lamps on Panlou Street are displayed under the buildings, such as flowers, birds, insects and fish, pavilions and pavilions, or like double dragons flying away, winding on both sides of the road, and the lights are brilliant as far as the eye can see, which is lively and peaceful.

It is only one step away from the Xuande Building where the emperor watched the lanterns, and several large booths were set up for the prime minister, the deputy minister, the privy envoy, the six Shangshu, the dignitaries and their families to take the stage.

Starting from Xuande Lou to Renhe Restaurant, you have to pass through four streets, go south from the Imperial Street to the south, until Jingling East Palace, this road is guarded by soldiers sent by the Kyoto Prefecture, once the time passes, the holy car returns to the palace, the royal street will be blocked, and the guards stationed will also be dispatched to other lively and prosperous places to patrol the streets.

After the state bridge west street, it is to the east of the South Gate Street, turn the corner of the street is the sour jujube gate, and then go forward is the Daxiangguo Temple, opposite is Renhe Restaurant.

This way, usually the Yamen patrols the streets, and only on important festivals such as the Lantern Festival, the forbidden army is temporarily arranged.

The place where the accident happened in the previous life was at the corner of three or four miles away from the sour date gate, where there was a yamen patrolling the street in front of it, and the forbidden army was on duty, and it was very convenient for both sides to go over, so there were only a few guards at the door, and it was a dead end.

The princess of Wei traveled in microclothes, and she was in the inner city, and the honor guard was not big. Two coachmen, two palace maids, two maidservants, and a dozen or so guards are all the configurations. Because he was in the princess's car, only a big palace maid was left in the carriage.

No one would have expected that someone would dare to kidnap the princess in public.

After that, it was forbidden to run horses in the streets of the inner city, because the guards did not ride horses, and they were engaged in the sour jujube gate where the car was found, and if the guards were running wildly, it would take about a quarter of an hour.

It was in this quarter of an hour that the princess disappeared inexplicably.

The road is not a wilderness, but a crowded market. The princess's carriage lost control and ran all the way, and no one witnessed anyone approaching the car.

Could it be that a big living person can disappear into thin air in a carriage?