Chapter 18: Jumping to the Moon

At the "Jumping the Moon" festival, the gods and goddesses from all over the world gathered in the heavenly court to sing and dance, and enjoy the party. Everyone gathered in groups in the square, around the bonfire, drinking and talking. Tianjun sat on a high position, squinting at the immortal realm under his rule, with a satisfied smile on his face. I sat down at the head of the Heavenly Monarch, and when I saw Jin'er standing behind me, yawning from time to time, chatting was boring, so I said, "Go and play with the immortals!" You don't have to wait for me. I'll go back to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion later. Jin'er listened to the order, and when she heard the amnesty, she jumped up and went. I looked at her jubilant back and shook my head with a smile. One side of my head met the gaze of the Heavenly Monarch, and I was shocked, I didn't know where I was indecent, and I wanted to attract the Heavenly Monarch to look at it so intently.

After a long time, Tianjun tugged at the corners of his lips and smiled slightly: "You're also boring, aren't you?" Then go to the moon jumping event! The world's 'moon jumping' festival is to tie men and women to be charming, the moon jumping festival in the sky is not the same, you go to see your own surprise. "When the Heavenly Monarch said this, I was moved and stood up to thank the Heavenly Monarch. After saluting, he quietly retreated. As soon as he turned around, he saw the moon god on the other side of the Heavenly Monarch. She was wearing beautiful clothes today, but she still looked cool and light when she sat there. Even if she managed to hold such a grand festival, she was not happy, I really don't know what she wanted in her heart. If I had successfully held such a grand event, I would not have been able to pamper and not be surprised, and I would have forgotten about it.

When I came to the square, in the fairy mountains and fairy seas, I saw Jin'er and her carp fairies singing and dancing around the bonfire, so happy, I watched from the sidelines, envious and very lonely. I didn't come forward to disturb Jin'er, and continued to wander around in the fairy mountains and fairy seas. Tianjun said that the "moon jumping" festival in the sky is different from the "moon jumping" festival in the world, I really don't know what is the difference between the moon jumping festival in the sky, in addition to not being able to pull Lang matching, it is nothing more than the form of eating and drinking, the purpose of laughing. Since the last time I bumped into Tianpeng and Chang'e, I don't have too many illusions about the fairy world, although they have attained the Tao, they may not be pure. Compared to mortals, they are just an extra guarantee of life and death. Mortals have birth, old age, sickness and death, and the fairy world has eternal prosperity and Taoism.

The ears were filled with the songs and laughter of the immortals, I walked away, bumped into a person head-on, I was about to apologize, looked up, instantly stunned, in front of me stood Shen Ying and a crane hair and a fairy with a childish face. It's actually Grandpa Sanshengshi! My nose was sour.

He Shenying led Grandpa Sanshengshi to avoid the hustle and bustle of the event, and we returned to Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Xiaoxiang Pavilion because the immortals have gone to participate in the "Moon Jumping" Festival, it is not noisy, and this will be even quieter.

Shen Ying raised the palace lantern in the courtyard as usual, and then attracted a group of fireflies to dance. I didn't dare to let Shen Ying go to Chixia Palace to get osmanthus brew, because of the lesson of drunkenness last time, I only put a tea set on the table, and invited Grandpa Sansheng Shi and Shen Ying to drink tea.

"A gentleman's friendship is as light as tea." Grandpa Sanshengshi smiled and took a sip of tea. Of course, the tea is an excellent tea, and the tea needle is a tribute to the gods of the earth rewarded by the heavenly monarch, which belongs to the white tea system, but the water used to make tea is provided by the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Jin'er collects the dew on the bamboo leaves in the bamboo forest every morning and puts it in the cellar to ice, tonight is the first time to use this dew to make tea, the white tea is fragrant with the smell of green bamboo, and the two elegant aromas collide, so that the tea drinkers are full of relish, refreshed.

"You can't drink such a good tea on the bank of the Lechuan River, it's just a pearl, you shouldn't drink more white tea if you have a cold body, or drink some black tea to warm your stomach and body." Grandpa Sanshengshi instructed.

My heart warmed and I toasted my grandfather with a cup of tea.

Shen Ying also raised the teacup and said: "Grandpa is in charge of the reincarnation of the three worlds of marriage, and Shen Ying also toasts grandpa with tea instead of wine." ”

Grandpa Sanshengshi clinked glasses with him, shook his head and sighed: "It's all crazy men and women, pitiful and pathetic." Then he stared at me and Shen Ying for a while, "If you two are mortal people, grandpa will definitely fulfill your marriage in the third world, but unfortunately, you are from the fairy world, so there is no play." Grandpa's words, I saw that Shen Ying's face was already crimson, and my cheeks were burning. As soon as I made eye contact with Shen Ying, I staggered in a panic, and the heart deer in my chest collided. Grandpa Sanshengshi saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help but laugh.

Late at night, Grandpa Sanshengshi got up to say goodbye, and Shen Ying and I sent him to the pavilion where the gods and goddesses of the Heavenly Court were entertained. I made an appointment, and I came back the next day to see off my grandfather. When the pavilion came out, Shen Ying and I walked silently on the long street. Countless meteors streaked by, leaving behind bright tails. Shen Ying stood suddenly, stared into my eyes, and said with a smile, "Jiangzhu, I think your eyes are so beautiful, like this meteor." ”

I smiled shyly, didn't respond, just walked briskly. Shen Ying stood in place and called out to me: "Zhu! ”

I stopped and turned to look at him, his eyes were as bright as stars in the night, and the breeze blew his clothes, and the clouds swirled around him, setting off his long and standing figure even more handsomely. He strode up to me, his eyes were shining, his cheeks were crimson, he took a deep breath, and asked, "If I am not the attendant of Chixia Palace, and you are not the concubine of Xiaoxiang in the heavenly realm, we are just two mortals, then are you willing to be a husband and wife with me destined for three lives?" ”

There was a faint pain in my chest, as if the waves were beating against my heart. Would I like to? Would I like to? I asked myself, but I didn't dare to let that answer come out. We just stared at each other in place. A wisp of wind blew a lock of my hair onto my cheeks, and Shen Ying reached out to pull my hair open, but her hand stopped in mid-air but did not fall on my face.

"I'll send you back to Xiaoxiang Pavilion!" Shen Ying said crampedly.

I replied, "No, let me send you back to Chixia Palace." ”

Shen Ying agreed, and we each carried our own little sweetness along the way, but we couldn't say a word. Before he reached the Chixia Palace, from a distance, he saw Yuemeng standing by the door and looking at each other. When she saw us, she walked up quickly and saluted me: "Yuemeng greets Concubine Xiaoxiang." ”

I hurriedly went to help her and said, "Sister Yuemeng, we are old acquaintances, and these etiquettes will be waived in the future!" ”

Yue Meng waved her hand and took a step back, "Concubine Xiang laughed, Yue Meng is just a little fairy in Chixia Palace, but she doesn't dare to forget the rules and mess up her dignity." After speaking, she pulled Shen Ying to the palace, and said urgently as she walked: "Shen Ying, why did you forget the palace master's instructions?" If you let her know that you have met with Concubine Xiaoxiang again, the palace master will be angry. ”

Shen Ying was pulled by her, just smiling gently, not defending. Before entering the Chixia Palace, he turned around and gave me a comforting and farewell smile. I waved at him in response. The palace door of Chixia Palace "babbled" shut, the figures of Shen Ying and Yue Meng disappeared, and I stood alone in place, not moving my body for a long time.

The wind sends a rich fragrance of cinnamon, fragrant and rich, and the smell of the flowers alone makes people drowsy. I suddenly thought of what Grandpa Sanshengshi told me, osmanthus is the old moon in the flower, but unfortunately, this laurel tree grows in the Guanghan Palace, and the fairy world does not allow children to have private affairs, so this old man is just a false name, and he wasted his reputation and responsibility in vain. I was sad, the sound of men and women laughing in the wind, the sound floated out from the palace wall of Guanghan Palace, I subconsciously pricked up my ears to listen, in the silent night, there were love words between men and women, I was shocked, hurriedly raised my feet and hurried away.

I could already tell that it was Chang'e and Wu Gang who were speaking. This Wu Gang was originally a guard at the Nantianmen, and after Tianpeng transferred Xi Chang'e, Tianjun specially dispatched Wu Gang to Guanghan Palace as a caretaker, who would have thought that a kind move would create another wrong thing? Chang'e is such a shrewd fairy, she can't stand Wu Gang's love words, maybe because Guanghan is lonely, or maybe because the love words are sincere, and people who listen to them will be powerless! I walked in a hurry, lest I be discovered and get myself in trouble. The incident between Chang'e and Wu Gang is a major incident that violates the rules of heaven, and I don't want to be pulled to correct it again. Although Chang'e is arrogant and has no one in her eyes, she has nothing to do with me. I certainly don't want to watch her punished by the Heavenly Monarch.

The more I walked, the more messy my steps became, and when I accidentally stepped on something soft under my feet, I was startled and exclaimed. The mass on the ground immediately made a "quack" sound, and it turned out to be a toad. In addition to the jade rabbit, the auspicious rui beside Chang'e is a toad, and I will try to distinguish the appearance of this toad in detail, and the toad has already jumped into the shadow of the ink tree, and it has disappeared in a flash. I looked back at the palace gate of Guanghan Palace wrapped in gold and jade, the two palace doors were still closed for a long time, and then I listened carefully to the conversation and laughter between Chang'e and Wu Gang in the palace gate, and I didn't notice my ears on the wall, I patted my frightened chest and left quickly.

Back at Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Jin'er hadn't come back yet, I didn't feel at ease, so I went to look for it again. The immortals on the "Jumping the Moon" festival have long since dispersed, and there is no Jin'er in the empty square, so I went all the way to Yaochi. Approaching Yao Chi, I saw nine beams of light intertwined and flashing in Yao Chi. Nine carp leap out of the water from time to time, forming various formations. It seems that the nine sisters of Jin'er are practicing. I had a faint doubt in my heart and turned around and went back to Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Lying on the bed tossing and turning until late, I never heard Jin'er come back. When I got up the next day, I saw that she had collected the dew on the Xiaoxiang bamboo, and was carefully holding the jade bottle containing the dew and running towards me with a smile: "Sister, are you awake?" ”

"Well," I nodded, and asked tentatively, "Jin'er, when did you come back last night?" ”

Jin'er looked like she had no trace, "I have already returned, my sister hasn't come back when I came back, so I went to sleep first." I took the morning dew to the ice cellar. Jin'er walked briskly away.

I looked at her back and thought: Last night by the Yao Pond, I saw an orange carp, could it be that I was wrong?

After the afternoon, the heavenly monarch sent the fairy child to announce that I went to the Guanghan Palace to see the driver, I wondered what was going on, faintly felt that it would not be a good thing, but I did not dare to slack off, hurriedly changed my clothes, dressed neatly and went to the Guanghan Palace accompanied by Jin'er.

As soon as he entered the palace gate of Guanghan Palace, he saw Tianjun sitting on a high level, with a canopy behind him, and a fairy maiden attendant. The moon god sat on the side, and Shen Ying and Yue Meng followed. Chang'e and Wu Gang knelt on the ground, their faces full of sadness. Behind them was a tall and thick laurel tree, probably the mother tree of the osmanthus wall in the Han realm of the Chu River. When they saw me, the two of them were even more gloomy. I was confused, and I was worried about whether it had something to do with last night's incident, but I heard the conversation between the two and didn't say a word to anyone.

I avoided Chang'e's hostile gaze and bowed to the Heavenly Monarch. Tianjun waved his hand and said with a sullen face: "Excuse me, sit." "Xian'e gave me a seat, and I sat down with fear, but it was like sitting on pins and needles.

Tianjun said: "Concubine Xiang, you tell me in detail what you saw last night. ”

As soon as Tianjun said this, my head buzzed, and I said patiently: "Jiangzhu is ignorant, I don't know what I saw last night?" ”

The moon god was on the side, smiled coldly, and said: "Concubine Xiang, you will tell the palace before, you bumped into the misdeeds of Chang'e and Wu Gang, and repeat it to the Heavenly Monarch in detail, you have heard it with your own ears, and you come to narrate it, which is naturally much more credible and detailed than the relay of the palace." ”

I was dumbfounded. Is that another game for me?