Although the early spring has arrived, the cold wind is still cold, the inland river of Luoyang is still thawed, the river water is flowing loudly, the sound is crisp and loud, some painting boats are still cruising in the river, and there is the sound of ancient music of silk and bamboo. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In the eastern capital, lanterns are hung in front of every house, some are big and some are small, with different patterns and shapes, bright or dark, colorful.

In the past few days, the whole city has lifted the curfew, the door of one hundred and eight miles is not closed, the people can enter and exit freely, suddenly, it is very lively, and many streets are ready to stay up all night to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

As the saying goes, the fire of thirty, the light of fifteen, it is really true, the Spring Festival has passed for half a month, and now it is the Lantern Festival, the festive atmosphere is thick, the flow of people in the city is surging, whether it is the residents in the city, or the merchants and tourists who come to the capital from all over the country, or the foreign business travelers and missions of Fanbang, all began to take to the streets.

During the day, on both sides of many main streets, ropes have been pulled between the trees, lanterns have been hung, and many vendors have set up stalls on the streets, some of which make rice cakes, shortbread, fried melon seeds, gourds, all kinds of sweets, pastries, etc., as well as all kinds of handmade utensils, lanterns, rouge gouache, etc., are sold.

In the afternoon, there are more crowds, and the people have eaten early and start shopping.

In the past, the ladies also came out, the maids held lanterns, wore neon clothes, walked and swayed in the cold spring breeze, the aristocratic daughters smiled shyly, wore luxurious dresses, with veils, and were afraid that they would be looked at by others, which was a characteristic of the Sui and Tang dynasties, many young and beautiful girls, when they reached the age of leaving the pavilion, when they went out, they often wore veils, and did not easily show their appearance, married women and little girls, but did not comply.

The sons of the gate lord clan who are looking for spring, holding a small fan in their hands, traveling with their families, looking at the women coming and going from time to time, looking very chic.

The Confucian scholars of Tai Academy also went to the streets, ready to guess lantern riddles and drink and have fun.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, which is known as the Shangyuan Festival and is also commonly known as the "Lantern Festival". According to custom, the Spring Festival does not end until the Lantern Festival is over, at this time it is the beginning of the year, when everything recovers, people who have been dormant for a winter begin to go out for activities, and the weather is warmer, more lively than the day of Chinese New Year's Eve.

Dusk comes, the willows on the moon, a full moon slowly rises into the sky, the bright moonlight sprinkles to the earth, extraordinarily bright, soft as water, the land of the eastern capital, it is like a layer of silver-white light veil.

"Rock sugar gourd—"

"Chen Ji Crisp Fruit!"

"Wu's Cooking Cakes-" The vendors cried out endlessly.

The eaves of the building in the city fly the pavilion, the lanterns are hung high, the street is full of traffic, there are lanterns everywhere, people come and go, rubbing shoulders, surging like the tide.

Many pedestrians are carrying a small lantern in their hands, children are laughing very much, of course, there are also some wealthy ladies and ladies traveling, or some powerful people, domestic servants and Wu Ding in front of the road, pushing the people to give way at will, making a lot of complaints, and there are two powerful people who do not give way to each other, and the family members are fighting.

In a luxurious carriage, Princess Ruyi sat in a carriage with her sister Princess Nanyang, happily looking at the lantern scene outside, smiling.

"It's so beautiful, there are so many lanterns, this year's one is especially beautiful!"

Princess Nanyang shook her head and smiled: "In my opinion, you are in a good mood this year, so you love the house and Wu, and you are happy to see everything." ”

Princess Ruyi was told the central matter, and smiled shyly: "Hehe, maybe, this year Zhaoyun is back, of course I'm happy, sister, you don't know, in the past few years, I have been tortured miserably, like I have lovesickness, I stay in the palace all day long, looking at the palm-sized sky, Sijun doesn't see you, it's too tormenting." ”

"Today you went out of the palace, saying that you miss the imperial sister and me, and accompany me to make Lantern Festival, in fact, you are Xiang Zhuang dancing sword, intended to be Pei Gong, and you have already met your sweetheart."

"Well, since I heard that the literati and writers of the Eastern Capital, and some famous talents have entered Beijing, and they want to hold a poetry and literary meeting, they will be held in Yanyu Building, talking about elegant things, how wonderful is this, how can you miss me? Besides, Zhaoyun will also participate, with his talent, write a few wonderful poems, if you can't see him conceive and write on the spot, what a pity? ”

"In the future, when you marry into Luofu, there will be many such occasions, and you will have to grind him all day long to write poems for you."

Princess Ruyi said with a serious face, "How can it be the same, so many talented literati, leading the way in front of him, I am happy for him when I think about it." ”

Princess Nanyang said speechlessly: "This is not compared, you are sure that he can win, maybe he will not be able to write poetry after three years of fighting." ”

Ruyi retorted: "That can't be, he can do it in the barracks, and he is very high-quality, but he doesn't let it be exposed, so only I appreciate it, and you can't see it." ”

Princess Nanyang said strangely: "It's really strange, since he is so talented, other literati and ink writers can't wait for their works to be passed on to future generations, how can he cherish himself, for fear that others will know his poems." ”

Princess Ruyi has been with Luo Zhaoyun for a long time, and faintly guessed some of his temperament, and said: "Maybe, I don't want to be too sharp, now his all-round talent in civil and military affairs has made many people in the court jealous, if he is in the limelight again, I am afraid that some people will make a fuss about his poetry and find faults, for example, what is that Yuwen, I really don't understand, your mother-in-law's family, why can't you get along with Zhaoyun." ”

Princess Nanyang said: "This, I don't know, the battle between the DPRK and China is often a conflict of interests, maybe Luo Zhaoyun hindered them from getting the benefits, but your brother-in-law Yu Wenshi and he are not involved in his family's affairs, so you can rest assured that he and I will not have a stiff relationship with you because of Luo Cheng." ”

"That's good!" Princess Ruyi relaxed her heart a little, lifted the curtain, looked at the lanterns outside like day, and thought that she could see the wonderful performance of her sweetheart tonight, and she was suddenly excited. (To be continued.) )