Chapter 3 Qiang National Flower Festival
May flowers bloom, a sea of roses.
The flowering period is long, waiting for the gentleman's car to come.
The national flower of the country is the rose.
From the beginning of May to the end of September every year, roses are in full bloom.
For half a year, the country is shrouded in a sea of purple and red flowers, and at the end of May, there is a grand and special flower festival.
Led by the royal family of the Qiang Kingdom, almost all the female family members of the civil and military ministers in the court will receive a post with a faint incense.
In the past, it was the queen of the harem who sat in the harem, but since the death of Empress Xuande, the emperor of the Qiang Kingdom did not mean to choose the queen from the concubines in the harem.
Moreover, the son and daughter left by the first queen have been canonized as the crown prince of Qiang Kingdom, and the title of the eldest princess of Qiang Kingdom, the righteous son and daughter, and according to the current emperor's favor for these two children of Qiang Kingdom, the next emperor of Qiang Kingdom should be the crown prince.
Therefore, the ministers in the court are not good at strongly asking the emperor to choose another queen, after all, they are also afraid not to be hated by the next emperor.
The history of the Qiang Kingdom is only 100 years or now, but the original emperors were still conscientious when they were in power, and the territory of the Qiang Kingdom is wide, the soil is fertile, and there are many merchants and tourists who come to enjoy the annual flowering season, although it is not the most powerful among the five vassal states, but it is the most popular one, and it is also the richest one in the country.
Moreover, the annual flower festival is a festival that everyone from the Son of Heaven to the people are very happy and looking forward to, and it is celebrated for five consecutive days.
On the first day of the parade, the royal family members of the ministers sat on incense carts and white horses, and paraded along the main road of the Qiang Guo'an Mausoleum City to show the royal majesty.
On the second day of the royal sacrifice, the emperor led hundreds of officials to the temple of Qiang Guo to pray for the blessing of Qiang Kingdom.
The third and fourth days of flowering praise, from this day onwards, the Anling of the Qiang country will be unusually lively, bringing together the literati from all over the world, virtuous ladies and ladies, generally to think that they have a little knowledge in their stomachs, and then write poems and words as endowments, and finally evaluate this year's flower festival name, is a chance to move the fame, if you are lucky, by which powerful lady fancies, it is also a unique beautiful talk.
The fifth day of the flowering period of the Chamber of Commerce, this last part is the merchants from all over the country to get together to drum it out, there was no, but the monarch and ministers of the Qiang country are still open-minded and tolerant, looking at more and more businessmen every year, business opportunities are also endless, and finally simply let the main road of Anling out for a day, this day the long main road will be full of exquisite small stalls, if you go shopping from the beginning to the end, it will take almost a day.
It's the beginning of May, but the Ministry of Rites has been preparing for all matters early.
Baili Baoshu leaned slightly on the wide couch resting in front of the window, covered with thick fur, exuding a faint and quiet vermilion.
The sun is shining warmly on the body, pitch black as ink, and the long hair that is smooth as silk is draped on the side without any restraint, revealing half of the white jade cheeks, the diamond lips are cherry color, but it is very similar to the pink rose, the beautiful eyes are closed, and the narrow and thick eyelashes cast a shadow under the skin.
The magpie has been watching, and only when Baili Baoshu is asleep did he lightly move a plain light gauze screen in front of the window, and the sun is also a little bigger today, and his eldest princess can't get the sun.
As soon as the magpie here put the screen away, a small head was revealed at the door of the Yuqiong Palace, and the two first-class maids guarding outside were already used to being strange, but I don't know which Taifu's class His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took this time.
"Magpie," Baili Baoyou shouted into his mouth, but the magpie really turned his head.
"Your Highness, why are you here, the emperor said ...... a while ago." The magpie whispered, his face tangled.
"What else can my father say, isn't it just to complain to Sister A? He didn't look at whose side Sister A was on", Baili Baoyou said here and raised his eyebrows very proudly, "Sister is asleep now......", Baili Baoyou stretched out his head and looked inside, and said with a little regret.
"Just fell asleep, the princess is a little tired these days."
"Or is it about the flower festival? I'll go and tell my father, no matter who I throw it to, I can't be tired of my sister anyway." Baili Baoyou shouted in a low voice, on the side of Yuqiong of Baili Baoshu, Baili Baoyou wants to call Baili Baoshu 'Sister' like ordinary people, even Baili Yao acquiesced to this, as long as he didn't lose his manners outside, no one dared to say anything behind his back.
"His Royal Highness the Prince", the magpie stopped Baili Baoyou, who was about to leave, and also knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could really go to the emperor to make trouble as he said, but this time the flower festival matter was also taken by the princess on her own initiative, although she was the eldest princess of the Qiang Kingdom, but Her Royal Highness the Princess was still young after all, and several ministers in the court had been worried that the princess would not be able to control the scene, but I am afraid that it would still break the face of the Qiang Kingdom or something.
If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is saying this at this time, it may not be known what kind of trouble it will bring to the princess.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not unaware, the princess doesn't like the people in the West Palace, since the princess has already inherited this flower sacrifice this time, if His Royal Highness goes to the emperor to say it again, he will definitely give the people over there a reason to laugh with the princess."
Baili Baoyou is no longer a three-year-old child, he will be an adult in two years, and he is only a prince in the palace of Qiang Kingdom over the years, so the position of the crown prince undoubtedly falls to him, the eldest son, and Baili Yao will also take him with him, listen to his homework, and ask him his views on some state affairs.
Of course, he knew that...... He didn't care about those battles in the harem, but if his sister was bullied, he wouldn't be able to.
“…… Is Sister Feeling Better? Although Baili Baoyou was unwilling, he also knew that he would not make trouble for his sister at this time, so he looked at the magpie with a little aggrieved and asked.
"Your Highness don't worry, the princess's health is already well."
"Even if it's good, it's very weak, don't think about it, Concubine Qi, beg my father to let the Baili Feifeng who harmed my sister be released now."
"Yes, yes...... What His Highness said was ", the magpie echoed on the side, as long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could figure it out.
When I woke up, it was already the afternoon when the sun was about to set, and the red light shone on the pink and white roses, and the delicate petals reflected a colorful luster.
Baili Baoshu ate a little glutinous and soft pumpkin porridge, changed into a bright yellow palace dress, the water sleeves and clothes were swung down, and a large piece of rose flowers was embroidered with silver thread, and a beautiful jade jue and a talisman were hung on the waist, and the long hair was carefully made into a simple and comfortable bun by the magpie.
Baili Baoshu looked at the rows of hairpins for a while, and finally chose a pair of hairpins inlaid with yellow gems and yellow cloud beads.
"Our princess is really getting better and better", the magpie praised Baili Baoshu for fixing the hairpin, and the two first-class palace maids dragging the jewelry plate looked at each other and smiled.
"What are you laughing at, our princess is the most beautiful princess in the world", the magpie glared back at Guerlain and Jiaorao, and said with a sneer.
"Yes, our eldest princess is incomparable", Guerlain and Jiao Rao laughed again.
"Look, princess, these two little hooves must be itching again."
Baili Baoshu turned around and stood up, with an elegant grace in his luxurious figure, and there was an indescribable ...... in his gestures Majesty?
The magpie feels that it is a little different only from the princess waking up this time, but there seems to be any difference, it is still her own princess who is so good that it is in the sky.
"You guys can just play around like this for the past two days, and the next few days will be tiring", Baili Baoshu also had a smile on his face.
"Doing things for our princess, I am willing to die of exhaustion", the more cheerful and cheerful coquettish answered.
"No taboos, no taboos...... There are so many unlucky words there, you little hooves are pulling in front of the princess like this, be careful that I let Guerlain tear your mouth", the magpie waved in front of Baili Baoshu.
Baili Baoshu stood behind the magpie, watching his three personal maids playing, even if he was sure that he was really back, but sometimes he was a little scared when he woke up one day and stayed alone in the bleak and deserted Changle Palace.
"Come out with me, magpies," Baili Baoshu said after watching them fight for a while.
The scenery in the imperial garden is already full of flowers, and the white cobblestone paved path stretches all the way to a deeper place, looking at the scenery of this garden, the depression and fear in the heart of Baili Baoshu seem to have been washed away by these beautiful scenery stranded in the imperial garden.
The magpie followed behind Baili Baoshu, followed by Guerlain and Jiaorao, and then there were two guards assigned by Baili Yao himself.
One is called Feng Ci and the other is Nian Yao, according to the official rank, they are already from the fifth rank of the guard with a knife, and they can already reach the official rank of the guard, and the two of them are not from ordinary families, and they both have a family relationship behind them.
The Feng family and the Nian family, Baili Baoshu in the previous life didn't care much about these court officials, first, she didn't need to care, since those serious illnesses, Baili Yao basically protected her completely in the palm of her hand, and second, she was not very interested in these things.
But after experiencing the collapse of the country and the collapse of the family, Baili Baoshu is now very interested in these military attache families.
The Yuqiong Hall of Baili Baoshu is not far from the imperial garden, and there is no one to arrange a sedan chair, so he took a few people in his palace out for a walk.
However, she had unintentionally come out for a walk, but before she had taken a few steps, she heard a burst of talking in the pavilion in front of her.
Listening to the voices, it turned out to be these harem warblers Yanyan, Baili Baoshu raised her head slightly and glanced at the burning clouds that had begun to dissipate in the sky, she was in a good mood today and really didn't want to be destroyed.
"Okay, let's go back to the palace first", as soon as the words fell, a somewhat passionate and shrill voice suddenly came from there.
"It's also that Sister Concubine Qi is generous enough and is willing to give it to a child, this flower festival is a major event for the whole country, Sister Concubine Qi has been doing it for so many years, if it is ...... this time."
"Oh, Mrs. Zhi is really worried, since the emperor has made a will, these people below us just need to listen, and Sister Qi must also have her own troubles."
"Yes, Princess Feifeng is still in the ancestral hall, it's been so many days, isn't the princess over there already awake? I'm already ready to run the flower festival, and my body should be almost better."
"Is the body of the palace almost good, but the concubines of several fathers and emperors are very concerned in private", Baili Baoshu walked out from behind the clusters of flowers with a few people in his palace.
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