Huang E is also a family dispatch, including father Huang Ke, mother Mrs. Nie, eldest brother Huang Qiao, eldest sister Huang Wei, brother-in-law Wang Jin, second brother Huang ??、 younger brother Huang Feng.

Among them, Huang Feng was only three or four years old and was led all the way by Mrs. Nie.

Brother-in-law Wang Jin has long been admitted to the examination, and he is a fellow villager in Suining with the Huang family, and has been studying in Guozijian, and he has been named Sun Shan in two consecutive examinations.

The eldest brother Huang Qiao is worse, this product is already twenty years old, and he didn't even get in, and he is not in a hurry to get married. After his father returned to Beijing, he also worked hard, but unfortunately the main direction of attack was poetry, and it was useless to chant poetry all day long to give the imperial examination. However, he often went to participate in the literary meetings organized by Yang Shen, and became a sworn friend with Yang Shen, and his poetry achievements improved rapidly.

"Uncle Shi, aunt, the younger generation is polite!" Wang Yuan walked over to greet him.

Huang Ke said with a smile: "Last time, I didn't expect Ruoxu to make a great contribution again, and he deserves to be a talented person in the world." ”

Mrs. Nie looked at Wang Yuan carefully, and the more she looked, the more satisfied she became, but Song Ling'er was too much of an eyesore. Although the two are not holding hands at the moment, they are still very close, no matter how they look like a couple.

In the entire Huang family, only Huang E is a girl who has not left the cabinet, and she is the only one who wears a veil when watching the lanterns.

Seeing Wang Yuan at this moment, Huang E's heart was pounding, but it was inconvenient to talk to his sweetheart directly. She stepped forward and said goodbye, then took Song Linger's hand and said, "Sister Song, you also come to watch the lanterns?" ”

Song Ling'er pointed to Jin Lan behind her: "Sister Jin is also here." ”

The relationship between Huang Ke and Jin Gui was average, and he saluted respectfully: "Master Jin! ”

Jin Gui hugged his fists and smiled: "Huang Shilang! ”

Huang Ke is the right attendant of the household department, and he also supervises the money and grain. Jin Gui is the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, who seems to be similar to Huang Ke, but in fact, there is a huge disparity in status between the two.

Among today's court officials, Jin Gui is the earliest disciple who follows Li Dongyang, and he is also Zhu Houzhao's East Palace team, and Liu Jin has been drafting edicts for Zhu Houzhao since his death. This shows that Jin Gui is a person trusted by both the emperor and the first assistant, and he doesn't even need to look at Yang Tinghe's face.

It's a pity that the case of fraud in the imperial examination is on the stall, which is a stain that cannot be washed away for life, and it will definitely be taken out by political enemies at a critical moment.

The women soon gathered, watching the lights and talking privately.

The men also walked together, popping up a few lines of poetry from time to time, occasionally commenting on the lanterns along the way.

Finally came to the Donghua Gate, from here to the south of the noon gate, around the Forbidden City half a circle is full of Aoshan lanterns. This is a kind of headlamp that is several stories high, mainly for various departments and local feudal kings, and the inner government will also make some, each worth a thousand gold. During the period of Zhu Yuanzhang in history, there were Aoshan lamps that were more than 100 feet high!

Historically, the Qianqing Palace disaster in the ninth year of Zhengde was caused by the Aoshan lantern offered by King Ning, which burned a large part of the palace. In history, Zhu Houzhao pointed to the raging fire, and smiled at the left and right: "What a big fireworks!" ”

It can be seen from here that the historian was deliberately smearing Emperor Zhengde, and actually omitted the details of Zhu Houzhao's order to fight the fire, and portrayed him as a heartless and heartless image.

Only from the private writings of civil officials can we see Zhu Houzhao's account of disaster relief. This thing is really heartless, but he also knows that he will send someone to extinguish the fire first, and only after returning to the leopard room will he point to the skyrocketing flames to watch a good show.

"Wang Yuan, look, what a high lamp!"

Song Ling'er suddenly ran to Wang Yuan's side from the woman's side, regardless of etiquette, pointing at the Aoshan lantern and shouting.

Everyone didn't take her seriously, only Mrs. Nie and Huang E's mother and daughter, who obviously felt that something was wrong, and the two seemed to really have a personal relationship.

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "It's really high, it's not easy to make." ”

Song Ling'er pointed to the Aoshan lamp and asked, "Who are the Bodhisattvas on the left and right sides of the Buddha?" ”

"I don't know." Wang Yuan really didn't know.

Huang E's brother-in-law, Wang Jin, said with a smile: "That's Manjushri Bodhisattva and Puxian Bodhisattva. ”

Song Ling'er asked again: "Where is the Medicine Buddha?" Many of us there believe in Medicine Buddha. ”

This girl sees everything fresh, and she doesn't hold back, she has doubts in her heart and says it on the spot, and even drags Wang Yuan's hand around.

Huang E's heart became more and more depressed, she used to worship Yang Shen, but Yang Shen had a wife. Now I admire Wang Yuan again, Wang Yuan also has a childhood sweetheart, and he is also her close friend.

Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao appeared on the city tower, with great music and fireworks.

Clusters of fireworks rise to light up the night sky of the Lantern Festival, and even after the explosion, there are simple shapes.

This is very rare for the ancients, that is, civil and military officials, noble relatives, at this moment they all look up to the sky intently, for fear of missing any cluster of fireworks.

Only Huang E was in a low mood, looking at Wang Yuan's back obsessively, and had no time to care about the bright fireworks.

After the fireworks were fired, people looked at the emperor in the city tower, and many officials and citizens spontaneously shouted long live, and Zhu Houzhao also smiled and waved down.

Long live long live long live, this kind of super well-known line was also available in the Ming Dynasty. But only on New Year's Day, the winter solstice, the crown prince, the emperor enthroned and other big court meetings to shout, usually the court only needs to bow down, not every day to shout long live.

Moreover, it is not possible to shout together and shout indiscriminately.

When it is necessary to play ceremonial music, the ceremonial officer shouts "mountain call", the ministers follow and shout "long live", the ceremonial officer shouts "mountain call", the ministers shout "long live" again, and when the mountain calls again, that is, shouts "long live".

The Lantern Festival is also a big occasion, but it belongs to the festival of the subjects, so there is no need to pay attention to court etiquette.

Zhu Houzhao stood on the city tower, walking around and watching the lights back and forth. In fact, he really wanted to run to the city and get into the crowd to have fun, so that there would be a festive atmosphere, but unfortunately he was stopped left and right, for fear that something would happen to the emperor.

"Li Sanlang, did you say that Wang Erlang is down there at the moment?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

Li Ying, this kid, actually mixed up with the emperor, and said with a smile at this moment: "Back to Your Majesty, such a grand scene, Wang Erlang must be there." ”

Zhu Houzhao was playful, and asked again: "If you bring the iron horn of your training team and shout Wang Erlang's name to the city, do you think he can hear it?" ”

Li Ying replied: "I don't know about this. ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled: "Then try it, quickly bring the iron horn!" ”

An attendant eunuch immediately ran back to the leopard room, found the horn of the Keju team, and respectfully handed it to the emperor.

Zhu Houzhao picked up the horn, opened his throat and shouted: "Wang Erlang, come up and watch the lantern with me!" Wang Erlang, come up and watch the lantern with me! Wang Erlang ......"

Li Ying held his forehead with his hand, and was thundered by the emperor, and the other eunuchs just acted as if nothing had happened.

The noise under the city is so loud, where can you hear it?

But the people who watched the lanterns closest gradually heard the shouting, and actually shouted with the emperor. One by one, there were more and more people shouting, and finally the whole imperial city was shouting Wang Erlang to watch the lanterns.

Wang Yuan was made to cry and laugh, bid farewell to the Huang family and the Jin family, and took Song Ling'er to Donghua Gate.

Jin Gui and Huang Ke, the two waiters, could only meet and smile bitterly, and the emperor was making trouble again.