Chapter 111: Lantern Festival (1)
In front of the palace, after the winter solstice of the previous year, the mountain shelter began to be built. The erected timber is facing the Hung Tak Building, and since then various acrobatic troupes have begun to gather on the Royal Street where the Hung Tak Building is located. The rehearsals are endless, the music is noisy, and the sound is heard for ten miles.
There is another market in the past of Yujie, all kinds of molds have been built, and the lamp mountain is ready, just wait for the fifteenth day, and light the lanterns.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it was dark early in winter, and when Zhuang Minhua and Meng Jinghan went out, it was already dark. When you arrive at the lamp market, the lanterns of the lamp market at this time are colorful, splendid, splendid, and reflect each other. All kinds of lanterns are all over the market, and people are dazzled to see them.
The sound of the royal street in the past of the lamp market shook the sky, and the sound of various rap instrumental music came over, and at this time, the people in the market were gradually dense, and the guards needed to desperately block it, so as not to let those people squeeze to Zhuang Minhua and Meng Jinghan's side.
In just a quarter of an hour, the lamp market became crowded. After walking for a while, Zhuang Minhua felt a little hot. But this person is crowded, although he is protected by Meng Jinghan and the guards, how can he compare to this huge flow of people. Zhuang Minhua was inevitably squeezed and touched a few times, seeing that Meng Jinghan's face was pale, and the temperature around him fell even more. In this way, Zhuang Minhua's cloak and hood cannot be taken off.
After walking around for a while, Zhuang Minhua already held a jade rabbit lamp in his hand, his whole body was snow-white, only a pair of red rabbit eyes, very delicate and cute. She looked at the dense crowd and was a little worried that if something happened and the crowd would be frightened, there would be a trampling.
Meng Jinghan wasn't too worried. Haven't all been like this in previous years? didn't see anything happening, so he comforted Zhuang Minhua, "Don't worry, there are people from the yamen to maintain order." ”
Zhuang Minhua had to keep her heart in her heart, because she was nervous, she tightly grabbed Meng Jinghan's robe. Meng Jinghan looked at the brocade robe that was wrinkled by Zhuang Minhua, and doted on Zhuang Minhua in his arms, blocking all the impact from the flow of people from his body.
The guards followed them closely, and from time to time they took a hand to the maids who followed them.
After walking around for a while, I felt that I still hadn't seen enough of these lights. But it's too crowded. Qian Hong and the others in the back were squeezed out of the team from time to time. If it weren't for the guards pulling it back, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to find anyone. In desperation, Zhuang Minhua had no choice but to restrain his heart of appreciating the lanterns and proposed to find a place to rest.
Meng Jinghan nodded. hugged Zhuang Minhua to the nearest restaurant. As soon as I entered the restaurant. A cry of surprise sounded, and "Sister Zhuang......" With the voice, a pink figure pounced in front of Zhuang Minhua.
When entering the restaurant, Meng Jinghan let go of Zhuang Minhua's hand. Seeing that Zhuang Minhua was almost knocked down, while stretching out his hand to support Zhuang Minhua, his eyes swept over Fang Yuzhen's face lightly.
Fang Yuzhen obviously felt the cold air, her eyes rolled, she smiled, took Zhuang Minhua's arm, and hid herself in a place where Meng Jinghan couldn't see. kept talking, "Sister Zhuang, there are so many of them." I didn't see you for a long time outside, and I knew that I would go directly to the county king's mansion to find you and set off with you. Fortunately, we have a good heart, and even chose the same restaurant for a resting place, otherwise I don't know how long we will have to look for it! ”
As soon as Fang Yuzhen finished speaking, someone over there also greeted Meng Jinghan, it turned out to be Fang Yuzhen's brother Fang Dan. Together with her new sister-in-law, He, plus Fang Yuzhen's sisters-in-law.
He brought those girls over to greet Zhuang Minhua, and said with a smile after seeing them: "It just so happened that when we came over, we occupied the last box, if the princess of the county doesn't mind, why don't we be together?" As mentioned earlier, Zhuang Minhua has participated in Fang Dan's wedding and has also seen He's, and now He's who has taken off his heavy makeup and put on light makeup is wearing an onyx valerian gown and a pink silk skirt, which is even more beautiful.
Fang Yuzhen also shook his arm beside him, "Sister Zhuang, let's go together!" The restaurant is full, and now even the downstairs is full. ”
Zhuang Minhua looked at Meng Jinghan, Meng Jinghan nodded at her, everyone went upstairs together, leaving the guards and maids outside, Zhuang Minhua and others entered the box, there were not many people and they could sit down, except for Fang Yuzhen's sisters, looking at Meng Jinghan's gaze, Zhuang Minhua was a little displeased, and the others were okay.
Zhuang Minhua and the others went upstairs, but they didn't know that the greetings of several people from time to time attracted the attention of several people on the table by the window downstairs. The phoenix-eyed woman in a red dress looked at the staircase with sharp eyes, and said in a low voice: "I didn't expect God to help me, and I actually met King Rongjun on the first day I arrived in Jinzhou." Now I'm going to have a good comparison with him, and I'm going to let you know that we're not so easy to mess with. But his wife is so weak that I can kill her with one finger. ”
The heroic woman next to her smiled: "Miss, King Rongjun will not allow you to hurt her wife." ”
"Hmph, then I'll beat King Rong Jun down first." The phoenix-eyed woman said nonchalantly, "I don't understand why my father values King Rongjun so much, it's just a little white face." ”
The heroic woman said lightly: "This little white face doesn't know how many warriors he killed our Northern Barbarians, and used the blood of our Northern Barbarian warriors to forge his name as General Shura." ”
"Bang." The phoenix-eyed woman slapped the table and stood up, the gray-clothed maid looked at the heroic woman for help, and several big men at the other table looked at the phoenix-eyed woman, and charged for her as soon as she gave the order. I only listened to the heroic woman's slow and logical words: "Miss, don't forget where this is, and don't forget how the master explained to you when you came." ”
The phoenix-eyed woman stood with her fists clenched for a while, returned to the table hatefully, poured a glass of wine and poured it down. The heroic woman couldn't bear to look directly, held a wine glass in her hand, looked outside, and admired the lights outside.
The gray-clothed maid carefully poured her another wine, and pitifully persuaded her, "Princess......"
"Miss!" The phoenix-eyed woman took another sip of the wine in the dry glass, and put it on the table with a "bang", "It's full." ”
It turned out that these people were Princess Naren and others of the Northern Barbarians, they hurried and hurried, and finally arrived in Jinzhou on the 14th, because no one had been contacted, Naren heard that there was a lantern festival on the 15th, and the Emperor of Daqi would also watch the lantern scene and juggle skills in the Hongde Building on the royal street on the other side of the lantern festival. Therefore, it was set at the fifteenth hour to see if I could fish in troubled waters. Unexpectedly, the lights are good-looking, but there are too many people, and it can't be crowded, so there is no way, so Princess Naren and the others hid in this restaurant, planning to rest for a while, eat something, save some strength, and then act.
The gray-clothed maid glanced at the heroic woman with a bitter face, and saw that she was looking at the lights outside with great interest. I had to fill it up again. "Miss, don't get drunk."
The phoenix-eyed woman, who is also Princess Naren, sneered: "Joke, you don't know how much I drink? How can I get drunk with such a drink that is like clear water? And only the liquor we have there can get me drunk. ”
"Oh? Does the young lady think that the drinks in the small shop are too light to get drunk? "The shopkeeper of the restaurant happened to pass by. Unconvinced asked.
Princess Naren lifted her pointed chin. "Not bad."
"Good. There is one of the strongest liquors in the shop, called 100 days drunk, which is a little expensive. I wonder if Miss has the guts to give it a try? The shopkeeper twisted his beard, and asked with a glint in his eyes.
Naren ignored the maid's dissuasion, and said boldly: "Even if you bring it, the wine money will be indispensable to you." ”
The shopkeeper smiled and invited a shopkeeper to go to the cellar to move wine. The heroic woman Ulan shook her head, and did not stop it, the light shone into her eyes, and it was clearly extinguished, and she didn't know what was hidden inside.
The princess of the Northern Barbarians and others arrived in Daqi, no one in Daqi knew, of course, Meng Jinghan and others didn't know, a few people rested in the box for a while, only to hear the drums on the side of Hongdelou, and all kinds of sounds that had been in the ears suddenly quieted, as if the heavens and the earth were quiet at this moment.
Princess Naren was stunned for a moment, then her eyes were full of fire, and she murmured, "Is this the majesty of the Great Qi Emperor?" It's so much fun. ”
The people in the box were also stunned for a while, Meng Jinghan stood up, and said to Fang Dan: "It seems that we have to say goodbye, Lord Xiaofang can come to me for a drink when he has time." Saying that, she pulled up Zhuang Minhua, Zhuang Minhua looked at him confused, but in front of outsiders, she still didn't ask much, but walked out with him. Meng Jinghan walked and said: "Hearing this drum, as long as everyone in the royal family is going to Hongde Tower, I think the emperor should also arrive." “
"Is there such a rule?" Zhuang Minhua was dazed, and Meng Jinghan smiled lightly, "It has always been like this, and there are no hard and fast rules, everyone will generally consciously pass." But it's really convenient to see the view, and you'll know when you go. He held Zhuang Minhua's hand and never let go.
Zhuang Minhua followed him ignorantly.
Behind them, in the box, Fang Yuzhen's sister-in-law, Miss Fang San, said with starry eyes: "I didn't expect King Rong Jun to be so good-looking, and so approachable, if I can accompany King Rong Jun, it is to be a girl to make a bed and quilt for him, and I am willing." ”
Miss Fang Si also said: "Yes, yes, if it were me, I would be willing." I've never seen such a handsome man. ”
Fang Yuzhen snorted coldly when she heard this, "Don't dream, just you, you are not even qualified to lick the face of Rong Junwang's shoes." ”
"You ......" Miss Fang San and Miss Fang Si directly turned red with anger and turned to Fang Dan, "Big brother, how can you see that the second sister can talk like this, after all, our father is a second-class member of the imperial court, why are we so lowly in the mouth of the second sister?" ”
Fang Dan glanced at his sister with a headache, and when he saw that he didn't care about holding his hands, he turned his head and reprimanded Miss Fang San and Miss Fang Si, "Your second sister is certainly inappropriate, but you are also too unreserved, can a girl talk like this?" ”
"But ......" Miss Fang Si was about to say more, but Miss Fang San grabbed her and whispered: "Second Sister is the younger sister of the eldest brother's sister, what are we." ”
Tears welled up in Miss Fang Si's eyes, and she hung her head and stopped talking. Fang Dan felt a little guilty in his heart, and remedied: "I asked someone to buy a lamp for each of you, what style do you want, just ask, big brother will give it to you today." “
Miss Fang Si immediately put away her tears when she heard this, looked at Fang Dan in surprise, and said, "I want that fairy lamp." Miss Fang San sneered in her heart, the eldest brother is always like this, hit a stick and give a sweet date, when she is Fang Si? So easy to be bought? Her heart was full of activity, and the third lady above the face also asked for a Eight Immortal Lantern by name.
It was Fang Yuzhen's turn, she was thinking that Zhuang Minhua could go to Hongde Building, and she was also very envious in her heart, so she asked for a goldfish lamp at random.
Princess Naren downstairs didn't notice the departure of Meng Jinghan and the others, and threw herself into the wine jar, but Ulan saw it, and only glanced at it lightly, so she looked away without care and continued to look out the window.
Meng Jinghan took Zhuang Minhua to squeeze through the crowd with difficulty, but after a while, there were more people on the street. It was easy to get to the entrance of Yujie, and the crowd began to thin out.
Praetorian guards in brocade robes blocked their way, and it wasn't until Meng Jinghan showed his identification that he let a group of them in. Walking along the royal street, you can see the singing and dancing operas have their own territory, one by one is nervously preparing, just waiting for the father-in-law of Hongde Building to read the list, and they will be performed one by one.
When entering the Hongde Building, everyone was stopped again, this time not only to verify the identity, but also to search the body to see if there were any unknown items carried. Although Meng Jinghan was displeased, he was also used to it, and Ren Banjun went through him. Zhuang Minhua and a few maids were also passed through by the palace maids, and then they were let in.
Meng Jing smiled coldly: "If you are so afraid of death, don't let everyone in." I come here every year, I can't do it if I don't come, I want to be kind and preventive, I am tired and panicked for him. ”
Zhuang Minhua had never seen Meng Jinghan sarcastically sarcastic so bluntly, and he couldn't help laughing when he heard this. This is how much I hate a person to make Meng Jinghan say such things. After Meng Jinghan spoke, he also realized what he said, and the roots of his ears turned red all of a sudden, even if he didn't say this in front of his mother, how could he show such a childish side so easily in front of Minmin?
Just when Meng Jinghan didn't know what to say to save his image, a voice saved him, "Too quiet......"
Meng Jinghan turned around and saw Mei Yan wearing a crimson gauze robe, holding a paper fan in her hand, and walking over with a shake. This romantic freehand made the maid of the young lady's palace next to her scream. Zhuang Minhua secretly said in his heart, "Saobao." ”
Mei Yan walked up to Meng Jinghan with a smile on her face, "snapped" and put away the fan, and said proudly: "How is it?" My brother's charm isn't covered, right? He arched his hand towards Zhuang Minhua again, "Cousin." Zhuang Minhua also replied, "Cousin Yan." ”
The corners of Mei Yan's mouth curled slightly, and soon converged.
Meng Jinghan had long been accustomed to Mei Yan's virtue, and he didn't care, "You didn't accompany your aunt above, why did you come down?" ”
When Mei Yan heard this, a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes, but her face was calm and calm: "Aren't I here to greet you, cousin." (To be continued.) )
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