Chapter 22 Shangyuan Festival
[Or ask for collections, ask for flowers, and smash the extra flowers]
The Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, also known as the Shangyuan Festival and the Spring Lantern Festival, is a traditional folk festival of the Han nationality, but with the unification of the country, the Shangyuan Festival is not only a festival of the Han nation, but has risen to a national festival.
Among the traditional Chinese festivals, the Spring Festival has the heaviest status and the highest specifications, while the Shangyuan Festival is the most lively.
Legend has it that the Lantern Festival is set up by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty to commemorate "Pinglu", Emperor Wen deeply felt that the peaceful and prosperous era was not easy to come by, so he put down the fifteenth day of the first month of the first month of quelling the "Zhulu Rebellion", set it as a day of joy with the people, and every family in the capital put up lanterns to celebrate. Since then, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has become a festival celebrated by the whole world - "Lantern Festival".
"A song of sheng is like the sea in spring, and the lights of a thousand doors are like day at night." This poem is the best portrayal of the Lantern Festival.
This year's Shangyuan Festival is particularly different, because foreign envoys come to make a pilgrimage, and Emperor Yang ordered a grand party to be held to entertain guests and envoys from all over the world. The Lantern Festival celebration is very grand, the lanterns are lit up everywhere, the song and dance are played day and night, the performers reach more than 30,000 people, the musicians reach more than 18,000 people, and the stage is eight miles long. It is said that you will have fun all night long.
Early in the morning, Princess Nanyang ran to the house and asked Yang Yin to accompany her to see the lights at night. Yang Jun was a big man for a while, you said that you were already married to a wife, and asked me to accompany you to see the light, didn't that let me be a light bulb, Yang Jun resolutely refused, and finally couldn't survive Princess Nanyang, so he had to find Qinghui to accompany her, how do you know that two young women of average age, a young girl at first sight, only a moment to be familiar with something, sure enough, peers have a common language. In the end, Qinghui was dragged by Princess Nanyang to go crazy with her.
Without anyone to bother, Yang Jun can prepare for tonight's date, and he is ashamed to say that he is such a big person or a first date, and the standard big girl is on a sedan chair.
The first time the hero saves the beauty, a wonderful encounter; The second time we met inadvertently in the mountains, knowing each other's hearts; And this time it will be a date in the real sense, Yang Jian has to take it seriously, and his happy life may depend on tonight.
Before the time has passed, the sound of horse-drawn carriages passing by has begun to pass on the street, and it is getting denser and denser. For the ancients who had no entertainment at night, the night of the Shangyuan Festival was their best time to entertain. Of course, except for the Song Dynasty, it is also fully open, and the lights are different everywhere.
"Master, let's go and enjoy the lanterns too." Xiao Shunzi looked forward to it, when Yang Jun was decadent and didn't dare to go out in the mansion in the past, Xiao Shunzi and some people would sneak out to play. But now it's different, his master has become wise and martial, and no one dares to move, but they are looking forward to it in their hearts.
"Oh~, I forgot, you used to sneak out to play, and of course my heart itched today."
"Okay, anyone who wants to go out today can go out to play, but you must remember to come back at midnight, otherwise you won't be left behind." Just when Xiao Shunzi thought he was going to be scolded, Yang Yan suddenly said such a heart-warming sentence. A group of people were indescribably excited, and they were indeed amiable and wise masters.
"Today I'm going out to play by myself, you don't have to follow, you can play wherever you want, that's it, don't talk nonsense, I know you can't be alone." Yang Jun said to Xiao Shunzi
"Alright then, master, have fun by yourself." Xiao Shunzi said embarrassedly, but she was guessed through her mind.
"The fire tree and silver flowers are closed, and the iron lock of the star bridge is opened. The dark dust goes with the horse, and the bright moon comes one by one. As soon as he walked to the intersection of the West Market, Yang Jian saw a scene of lights and moons, tourists weaving, and lively and extraordinary. couldn't help but chant the poem "The Fifteenth Night of the First Lunar Month" by Su Wei. It's not that Yang Jian doesn't want to go in, it's just that the person waiting hasn't arrived yet, so he can only wait at the agreed place, men and women are dating, and men should arrive first, which is the most basic etiquette.
For tonight's date, Yang Yun deliberately dressed up, and the silver-white and pale yellow prince's robes were not suitable, so he changed into a white literati's clothes, in order to match the snow-white of Yin Mingyue's body. Don't ask Yang Yun how he knew that Yin Mingyue would wear white clothes, just think about it, black is not the mainstream color in this era, and Xiang Yin Mingyue, a woman like a holy lily, wearing white clothes is the best outfit. Yang Jun was still holding the special fan, which looked more like a handsome boy, so chic and handsome.
Gollum~Gollum~, Da~Da~
A carriage stopped beside Yang Yong, which Yang Mian had seen at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, and the coachman was also an acquaintance, who was the guard of the Yin family who was passed by Yang Yong.
"Has Brother Yang arrived?" A soft voice came from the carriage
"Miss Hui's words, the prince is already waiting." As soon as the guard's words fell, Yin Mingyue came out of the carriage.
The person is still the same person, and he still wears a scarf on his face. But in the night, under the moonlight and lights, it looks beautiful, and it is really like a fairy descending to earth. Yang Yan couldn't help but be stunned.
"Brother Yang~" Seeing Yang Mian's eyes looking at him, Yin Mingyue called Yang Mian embarrassedly.
"Eh, I'm sorry, Mingyue is so beautiful, I can see that your brother Yang is a little distracted." Yang Yan said shamelessly
After saying this, Yin Mingyue's face turned even redder, but fortunately, she was wearing a veil at night and was not seen. "Brother Yang is really, he said it so bluntly, there are people next to him, but I like it so much."
"Since the bright moon is here, let's go and enjoy the annual night view of Daxing City."
"By the way, you go back first, your young lady's safety tonight will be handed over to me, and I will send her back later, so you don't have to pick her up." After Yang Yun finished speaking to Yin Mingyue, he turned around and thought about the guard
"This~, okay, then I'll go back, and the safety of the young lady will be handed over to you, the prince." The guard also knew that Yang Yong was powerful, if something happened that even Yang Jin couldn't solve, he wouldn't be of much use, not to mention that the taste of being a light bulb was very unpleasant.
The moonlight lights fill the imperial city, and the incense car treasure overflows the thoroughfare. The lanterns of the Shangyuan Festival have a long history and are on a grand scale. There are lights without a moon, and there is no moon without lights, and there is no spring without lights. When spring arrives, people in the world are like jade, and the lamp burns the moon and the moon is like silver. The streets are full of pearls and green spring girls, and the gods of the Sheng Song Race Society are boiling. If you don't smile, how can you spend this good day
Yang Jun and Yin Mingyue shuttled between the lanterns everywhere, because of the crowd, Yang Jun had to hold Yin Mingyue's hand to protect her safety. The two walked together, really like a pair of golden boys and girls, and they were unusually matched.
"Brother Yang, let's go put the lights on too, shall we?" Yin Mingyue saw that many people were putting out lights, so they also wanted to put one, the most important thing is that it is said that men and women put a lamp together, and pray at the same time, then they will love forever, and this is what Yin Mingyue wants most.
"Okay, I haven't let go of the lamp either, so let's go buy one and put it on." After speaking, he pulled Yin Mingyue and walked towards the place where the lanterns were sold.
The lamp seller was an old woman, and there were a lot of people in front of her. When it was Yang Jun's turn, there was basically no one behind.
"Do you want to buy one or a beam? I think the two of them should be an unmarried couple, so I suggest that the two of them buy a lotus lantern. Lotus, which means that they are connected together, the two look so compatible, I wish you all love to the white head. "That old woman seems to be more suitable to be an old woman, and the yin and bright moon face is hot.
"Then buy one, Brother Yang?"
"yes, okay." Yang Jun paid for a lotus lantern and left in the eyes of the old man.
"Brother Yang, what wish did you make?" After releasing the one in their hands together, Yin Mingyue asked Yang Mian with a tone of hope in her tone.
"Then what did Mingyue wish?" Yang Jun asked without answering.
"Brother Yang should answer the girl's words first before he can be considered polite."
"Well, well, I promised that every day would be like this." As he spoke, he looked at Yin Mingyue expectantly.
It can be seen that Yin Mingyue is a little embarrassed, but she is very happy. Yang Jun was waiting for her answer
"Brother Yang, let's go over there and see the lantern couplets and lantern riddles." As he spoke, he walked to the other side.
Yang Jun touched his nose in embarrassment, the woman's mind was really elusive.
Lantern riddles are there in the Spring and Autumn Period, at that time it was called "hidden language", and it was only called "riddle" in the Han and Wei dynasties. These are the main reasons why people come out at night.