87_87437 finished breakfast and got busy. First, Emperor Zhu Xian led the queen and the concubines to accept the congratulations of the hundred officials, and then entered the temple to worship.

The temple has a total of three walls, consisting of three halls in the front, middle and back. Outside the hall, the white stone road, on both sides is full of pine and cypress that the snow can't suppress. The main hall stands in the center of the entire Taimiao complex, with yellow glazed tiles on the top of the single-eaves palace, triple white marble Sumeru-style pedestal, surrounded by stone guardrails; The main beams in the hall are covered with agarwood, and other building components are precious golden silk nanmu.

The nave of the temple is nine wide and four deep, and the guò stone terrace connects the front hall, and there are two stone lamps on the left and right under the stone steps outside the hall. The middle room in the hall is for the ancestors, and the rest of the ancestors are divided into the mezzanine rooms. Outside the shrine, there is an emperor and queen chair with the same number of god plates, which enshrines the god tablets of emperors and queens of previous dynasties. The ancestral tablet in the hall is in the same hall and different rooms, and the shrine chairs, incense cases, beds, mattresses and pillows are furnished in each sandwich room, and the tablets stand on the mattress, symbolizing the ancestors' living and sleeping.

At this moment, the outside of the hall was full of people, all of whom were concubines, palace maids, eunuchs, and guards. And those who can enter the temple to worship are only the emperor, the queen, the queen mother, the prince Rui, the crown prince and the second prince. Even the second prince's biological mother, Concubine Shu, could only honestly kneel outside the hall.

At this moment, the hall was silent, the emperor presided over the sacrifice, and Prince Rui accompanied the sacrifice. The queen mother, with the queen, the crown prince, and the second prince, knelt on the futon. There are Tsing Yi and white whiskers in the ears, accompanied by the sound of bells and drums, the rhyme of chanting, carrying out the altar, reciting the mantra of heaven and earth, kneeling, repairing, cloudy, scattering flowers, offering tea, reciting the golden light mantra, saving the gods, Bugang, burning talismans to summon generals, Wei Ling, beating drums, lighting lamps, descending nine yellows, thanksgiving, vows and other rituals.

The ceremony was solemn, dreary and long. Nothing else is okay, only the second prince is too young after all, and there is no nurse around him, so he can't kneel after a long time, so he lay on the futon and cried loudly. The prince, who already felt very hard, also burst into tears. However, he was accompanied by his mother, and he still couldn't cry.

Zhu Xian scolded impatiently: "It's really useless, send him back to Concubine Shu." ”

"Yes." Zhao Quan, who was originally standing on the side with his hands tied, immediately stepped forward and picked up the second prince and quietly retreated.

Handed over the second prince to Concubine Shu, Zhao Quan turned around and returned to the palace. The nurse was not around, so Concubine Shu had to coax the crying second prince in her arms in person. However, the second prince still grabbed it relentlessly, and soon messed up her original meticulous long music bun.

Concubine Shun on the side said with some schadenfreude: "I originally felt that my sister was more blessed than us, young and beautiful, with a good family, and a second prince under her knees. Even if he couldn't enter the Taimiao Temple to worship, there was still a second prince who was qualified to enter, but he didn't expect that the second prince would worship the Taimiao for the first time today, but he was sent out so quickly. How do I remember the first time the prince sacrificed, but he was well-behaved, and he didn't make a sound at all from beginning to end. ”

Concubine Shu grabbed the little hand that the second prince was grabbing on her head, and said coldly: "Sister is too worried, let's give birth to a prince and princess seriously, and then worry about it!" ”

"You" Concubine Shun was furious, but Concubine Shu turned her head and ignored it. Her gaze was only feverishly fixed on the closed vermilion lacquer door of the Taimiao. She had only gone in there once when she was a concubine, and she was never qualified to approach it again. Smelling the faint sandalwood and listening to the ethereal chanting, she secretly swore in her heart: I, Jiang Rulan, will definitely have a dignified day

Finally hit the dark, the whole Chang'an city is full of brilliant lights, the streets are lined up with cities, up to the jewelry and jade, down to the pastry shop, cloth shop, silk village are all available, and there are teahouses and restaurants for visitors to drink and feast. Each shop is equipped with all kinds of lanterns made of silk yarn, roasted beads, bright corners, wheat straw and grass for people to watch. From time to time, the fire tree and silver flowers soared into the sky, exploded in the night, and scattered the earth like meteors.

Liu's carriage was already waiting at the gate of Huaishu Hutong, and as soon as Zhong Ziyuan got into the carriage, he saw Liu Yuqing waiting on the carriage with Caixia and Mingyue. Liu Yuqing wore a light blue brocade fox collar jacket with fine cherry blossom petals embroidered on the corners of the skirt. On her head was a jasper hairpin, with thin gold threads strung with tassels, swaying beside her cheeks, and her face was lightly routed. It looks gentle and moving, and has a unique romantic posture.

Zhong Ziyuan praised with a smile: "My sister is so beautiful today." ”

Liu Yuqing smiled and twisted her cheek, and said, "I know that your mouth is sweet, and I will take you to Piaoxianglou to eat their signature dish later." ”

Piaoxianglou is a restaurant, located in the most central location of Chang'an City, in addition to the best Piaoxiang duck, eight treasure rabbit dice, roast suckling pig, the biggest feature is that it has five floors high. In addition to the lobby on the first floor, there are private rooms on the second to fifth floors. The further you go, the wider the view. When you reach the fifth floor, you can overlook the scenery of the entire Chang'an City. If you want to say that the private rooms on the second and third floors can still be bought for silver, then the fourth and fifth floors are not a problem with silver.

Zhong Ziyuan asked with interest, "How many floors have you decided?" ”

Liu Yuqing covered his mouth and smiled: "The fifth floor was ordered by my father three days ago. ”

"Great." Zhong Ziyuan's eyes suddenly lit up.

Liu Yuqing laughed and said, "But the fifth floor is the place where my father has set up a gathering with your uncles, and our private room is on the fourth floor." ”

"Ahh Zhong Ziyuan said stupidly: "Sister Liu is getting more and more naughty now. In a blink of an eye, she was elated again: "But the fourth floor is not bad!" ”

The coachman waved the whip in his hand, and the carriage immediately moved slowly. Liu Yuqing and Zhong Ziyuan sat in the car talking and laughing, but it didn't take long to find that the carriage had actually stopped.

"What's wrong?" Caixia asked loudly as she lifted the curtain.

I heard the coachman outside say in embarrassment: "Miss Caixia, there are so many people outside that I can't walk." ”

Zhong Ziyuan and Liu Yuqing immediately opened the curtains and looked out, and sure enough, they saw crowds on the street, shoulder to shoulder. It seems that the people of the entire Chang'an City have taken to the streets. The lanterns of different shapes in front of the store are dazzling and brilliant. Far from being endless, it seems to be connected with the starry sky of the sky. Not to mention the carriage, it is a little difficult for people to walk through.

Zhong Ziyuan said: "Anyway, Piaoxiang Building is not far from here, why don't we go over!" By the way, we can also guess the lantern riddles for fun. ”

Liu Yuqing smiled slightly and said, "Okay! Just listen to you. ”

The two put on their conical hats to hide their appearances, and then walked into the crowd holding hands. Although it is a bit difficult to walk, it is much more interesting to walk around the shops, admire the lanterns, and buy some nice gadgets than sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. Even Cardamom and Indigo bought a lot of favorite gadgets.

"Miss, look at that." Cardamom suddenly pointed ahead and exclaimed. Zhong Ziyuan and Liu Yuqing looked over together, and saw a huge clay judge at the door of a jewelry store, and inside was a hearth, which was filled with coal and lit on fire. The judge was burned all over his body, and flames erupted from the judge's seven orifices, which was so beautiful that it attracted a large number of people to watch.

On the other side of the shop, there is a tall bamboo platform with several rows of bamboo racks hanging dozens of lanterns on the bamboo racks. There is also a red note hanging under each lantern, on which you can faintly see the words written on it.

"Wow, it's a lantern riddle, let's go and take a look." Zhong Ziyuan took Liu Yuqing's hand and wanted to go over. Who knew that Liu Yuqing's feet seemed to have roots, and he couldn't pull it. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister Liu, what's wrong with you?" ”

After a long time, I heard Liu Yuqing's weak mosquito voice coming out of the cone hat: "Prince Rui is also here." ”

Zhong Ziyuan looked carefully, and sure enough, he saw Prince Rui in the crowded crowd under the bamboo platform. He was wearing a blue Yunxiang rune bat pattern suit, with a rhino horn belt around his waist, and only a white jade pendant.

There is also a beautiful lady by his side, she has a bun and sideburns, a light sweep of her eyebrows and eyes, and her skin is as delicate as warm jade, soft and greasy. The cherry mouth is red without dotting, delicate and beautiful, and the two strands of hair on the cheeks are gently brushed with the wind, adding a bit of seductive style. He wore a moon-white brocade jacket and a light green skirt embroidered with a pattern of butterflies and flowers. The aqua green belt is tied around the waist, and the perfect figure is immediately visible. Dressed in a white coat, the snow-white fox fur on the hood mixed with snowflakes fluttered in the wind.

"It's her!" Zhong Ziyuan muttered to herself.

Liu Yuqing bit her lip, and finally couldn't help the curiosity in her heart and asked, "Who is she?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan said casually: "She is the Oiran of Meixiang Pavilion, Ye Meisu." ”。