Chapter Twenty-Nine: Spring Ploughing and Sacrifice to the Heavens
Liu Yuyao muttered dissatisfiedly: "Look at what!" I didn't eat early in the morning, and I sweated with these dozens of pounds of things, you weren't hungry! β
The prince snorted coldly and did not answer, but just followed the footsteps of today's son into the temple.
The ceremony of telling the ancestors was solemn and solemn, when the emperor and queen knelt down, the crown prince and princess followed, and then several princes, like other concubines and princesses, they could only kneel at the door.
And the civil and military officials can only salute in the square in front of the palace, with clear levels and orderly master and slave.
The Emperor finished reading the prayer and burned it in the treasure pot in front of him, and then received the incense stick, and offered the incense, and then it was the queen's turn.
When Liu Yuyao followed the example of the prince and inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner in front of the tablet, she couldn't help but take a look at the fruit pastries on the table, one left and one right, pinched a piece of Fushou cake and a big kumquat and stuffed it into her sleeve.
Seeing that the shadow standing aside didn't notice it, she couldn't help but feel proud, and she didn't look at what she had been doing since she was a child.
"It's over, it's great, liberated, I'll go back to the East Palace in a while and make sure to strip off all these clothes! Eat another pot of rice! Liu Yuyao muttered to Langying in a low voice, and followed everyone briskly down the stone steps of Chang'an Palace.
Langying helped her and whispered: "No one else is hungry, but you are hungry, how much can you eat." β
Liu Yuyao didn't get angry this time, but smiled without leaking her teeth, looking a little sneaky, and the hand hidden under the wide sleeves couldn't help but clench the piece of pastry and a big orange, and she could sacrifice the Five Organs Temple on the sedan chair back in a while!
However, what Langying said immediately made her steps extremely heavy, and Langying said: "It's still early, this is the comfort of Taimiao, and you have to go to Shennongtan for spring ploughing in a while, you are hungry!" β
"Huh?!" She exclaimed, drawing sideways glances from several people nearby.
The prince looked at her fiercely and said, "I'm shocked, can you stop a little?" β
Raise your hand to cover your mouth and nod silently.
Just go, just a little regret that I didn't steal more just now, but it's better than nothing, be content.
"Driving ββ!"
Liu Yuyao fell completely on the jade chariot like mud this time, and she still didn't move even if she played several melon seeds with her pictures.
At this time, she was annoyed because she couldn't eat, seeing that the oranges had made her soften, and there were dozens of pairs of eyes staring, giving her a hundred guts, she didn't dare to eat it.
Stealing things from ancestors to eat is also a big or small sin among the people.
Since being carried into the palace by a sedan chair, Liu Yuyao is still out of the palace for the first time, and the familiar smell of freedom outside the palace has made her cheer up again.
But this so-called out of the palace is not as good as being free in the palace, she can't run or jump while sitting on the jade chariot, and there are countless palace guards around her.
Originally, there was not a single common man on the most prosperous main road in the capital, and the streets and alleys were under martial law by officers and soldiers.
"Honey Yuanxiang's candy seeds!" Liu Yuyao's eyes were sharp, and at a glance she saw the famous Jingnei signboard on the street, and looked over there with the jade chariot.
The prince crossed Erlang's legs and said, "The saliva has flowed all the way, do you dare to wipe it?" β
Liu Yuyao wiped her mouth, and saw that there was no saliva at all, it was a joke between the prince and herself, and she couldn't help but get angry, "What's the matter with you." β
"It's my business to embarrass Prince Ben!"
Liu Yuyao snorted coldly, "That's the candy you haven't eaten Mi Yuanxiang, do you know, this candy is a must-have in the capital!" The most important thing is that it is delicious and not expensive! You can buy a pack with two copper plates! β
"Two copper plates?" The corners of the prince's mouth pursed a sneer, and once again emphasized: "Don't talk about two copper plates, even twenty taels of silver are embarrassed to get to this prince, your Liu family is so diligent and thrifty, and the pampered eldest lady of the Liu family has actually seen copper plates?" β
"Two copper plates will give you enough to eat! Why haven't I seen it?! β
As soon as Liu Yuyao's words fell, she felt another pain on the back of her hand, she almost screamed, and glared at Langying dissatisfiedly, and Rongying also looked at her coldly, but she was the first to catch the confused gaze of the prince today, and turned her eyes back to walk with peace of mind.
The crown prince Li Che looked at Liu Yuyao who was blowing his nose and glaring at the shadow with interest, "What's wrong?" What did you see delicious? Is it enough to eat a copper plate this time? β
Liu Yuyao touched the back of her hand and lowered her head, forget it, I still don't say it, it's too wrong to say, Shennong's Altar hasn't arrived yet, don't be swollen by the shadow on the back of your hand.
All the way to the Shennong Altar in the northwest corner of the capital, the Ministry of Rites has already prepared a guard of honor, colorful silk, and bright yellow pennant.
The solemn music was played, and the people of Qin Tianjian recited the "Thirty-six Words" that have been handed down from the previous dynasty to this day.
"There are three kinds of strawberry white and yellow, the millet is strong and fragrant, the millet is big and long, and the five soybeans are full of fields!"
This time it was finally the turn of the officials to come out, when the prime minister Liu Sheng and the Gyeonggi Prefecture Yin Yi left and right followed the Son of Heaven to ascend the Shennong Altar, the queen stood in front of the steps, and the crown prince and the princess led hundreds of officials to surround the altar.
Liu Yuyao touched the food in her sleeve, and snorted, "What is a four-character idiom called?" Is it to quench your thirst. β
"What? Are you thirsty? The prince's gloating voice rang in his ears.
Croaking and croaking, the latter said dissatisfiedly: "I'm still hungry." β
The prince bowed his head meaningfully, glanced at her clasped hands and said, "Show this prince." β
Liu Yuyao hid her small hand behind her, "What are you doing?" β
"Bring it!" Without saying a word, the man pulled her hand over, and on the back of his left hand, there were red marks, which were clearly visible.
"What's going on?" The prince frowned in displeasure.
Liu Yuyao retracted her hand, covered it with her wide sleeves, glanced at the shadow standing in the distance, gritted her teeth and said, "I was bitten by a wild mosquito!" β
"Heh, you haven't seen mosquitoes when this prince is the prince? Can a mosquito bite be so big a bag? β
"How can't you! I'm talking about wild mosquitoes! Wild mosquitoes in the barren mountains and mountains! Specializing in sucking the blood of animals, the skin of cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs can be bitten through, and the bite will be returned! β
The prince was in a good mood and laughed: "Your ability to make up stories is worthy of the title of a talented woman, you are really the prince who is not diligent?" Are there mosquitoes this season now? You grab one, and the prince will buy Mi Yuanxiang and give it to you! β
Liu Yuyao's eyes lit up, she swallowed and saliva, and smiled ill-intentionedly, "Really? β
"Seriously!"
"Good! I'll show you when I get back tonight!" β
"If you can't catch it, you'll die!"
The latter glared at him fiercely, letting her die? It's not so easy, after so many grievances and unsatisfactory, I finally got through it, why do you say that you will die!
The two of them were still fighting under the altar, and the emperor on the altar had already finished telling the sky, and Prime Minister Liu Sheng began to cultivate the one-third of an acre of land with the plowshare.
A long whip wrapped in a bright yellow ribbon sounded in the air and landed on the ox, and the king of a country drove the ox pear to plough it.
It was already past noon, the small piece of land was quickly sown, and the ceremony of spring ploughing and sacrificing to the sky was nearing the end.
I also listened to the chief channel of the internal supervisor: "Please the queen, His Royal Highness the prince, and the princess and concubine to the altar to tell the heavensββ! β
The queen led in front, followed by Li Che and Liu Yuyao.
It was just nine steps, but it was like going over a mountain and a mountain, and Liu Yuyao, who was walking, bent down several times and was out of breath, and then saw the queen's steady steps in front of her, and her back was straight.
She sincerely sighed, this queen is really not everyone can be the queen, and similarly, the crown princess is not everyone can be the princess!
For example, she's an impostor, that's not going to work.
Finally ascended to the Shennong Altar, and under the cheering and singing of the ceremonial officials, the queen took the crown prince and the crown princess to complete the last ritual of sacrificing to the sky.
After the ceremony, Liu Yuyao finally breathed a sigh of relief, moved her neck left and right, and heard the sound of a step-shaking hosta on her head.
The queen slowly walked down the Shennong Altar and stood side by side with the emperor to speak, with kind eyebrows and eyes, and really had the demeanor of a mother.
Liu Yuyao couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "I have decided, the queen mother will be my role model in the future!" I want to learn from her! β
The prince turned his head to look at her meaningfully, only to see the bright spring sun spilling down from the clouds and falling on this pair of men and women who seemed to be the darlings of heaven, like golden boys and girls.
I often hear people say how to hire Ting Xiuya in this Liu Yuyao, but now it seems that it does not match, but it is a little more pretty, Emei is lightly swept, fragrant skin and jade skin, and the red lips are slightly opened, with a little excited attitude.
However, Rusi Meiren felt very obstructive in Li Che's eyes, "Be a queen? You dream, even if one day the crown prince will reign in the world, this queen's position is not something you can do. β
As soon as Liu Yuyao reacted, the man began to walk down the Shennong Altar with a brisk pace.
She was suddenly anxious, and walked two steps quickly: "Who is going to be the queen!" I said I was going to learn from the Queen! The hardships of eating are the best people! Ahββ!h β
With a scream, the crown princess of the Dachen Empire fell on the Shennong altar without dignity, and at this moment she realized that although this dress was beautiful, it was also cumbersome.
Everyone on the Shennong altar panicked when they saw this, but they were all men, how could anyone dare to step forward to help.
Fortunately, the emperor and queen under the Shennong Altar were surrounded by hundreds of officials, and they didn't notice her embarrassment, her first reaction was to hide the kumquat that rolled out of her sleeve, and she wanted to get up with her hands and feet, but the dozens of catties of things on her body suppressed her.
Grabbing the hem of the prince's robe, she said fiercely: "Pull me up quickly!" β
Li Che almost laughed out loud, pulled up his robe and said, "It's not this prince who wants to make you ugly this time!" Ask for your own blessings! Let go! β
"Don't let go!" Liu Yuyao saw his tough attitude, and then smiled: "Pull me and you won't drop a piece of meat!" β