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Riding a horse obliquely through the Zhangtai willows, the wind and the waning moon are shy of flowers.

After the return of Guanshan Wanli.

Nothing to ask for, no sorrow.

Drunken Baihuazhou!

The grand scenery of Chang'an City lies in the spring and autumn. In spring, the flowers bloom, the grass turns green, the Baqiao blows the willows, and the fishing boats sing late, which is a good scenery of the year. And in autumn, the fallen leaves are scattered, and the city is full of golden armor. However, now it is the end of winter, and what I see in front of me is nothing but gloom.

At night in Chang'an, there was nothing to see. On the riverside that runs through the city, it is a little lively. It's almost the end of the year, and tonight is the fifteenth day, and some ordinary people put the lotus lanterns they have made into the river here, and let them drift away with the water. Pray for blessings.

Although the weather was a little cold, when Emperor Liu Che walked here, he seemed to be very interested in this folk custom, and he couldn't help but stand on his feet and watch. The guards immediately dispersed and were on guard. Princess Suxi's little face was a little red from the cold, but she was full of interest, and she was a little eager to go to the river and release it herself.

Yuan Zhao felt a little surprised, this kind of activity of "releasing river lanterns" near the festival did not expect to have it at this time, he originally thought that it would only prevail after thousands of years. It can be seen that the culture and folk customs of China have a long history, starting from a very early stage.

In fact, what he didn't know was that the ancestors living in the Central Plains had already begun to send blessings and prayers on the water. Its history can be traced back to the fishing and hunting era of primitive societies.

At that time, people were limited to the limitations of their understanding of nature, and for a long time, they believed that fire was the source of all things, and the image of burning flames was regarded as a totem of worship, a symbol of auspicious warmth, and a god who defeated cold and hunger. Those who went into the lake on rafts to fish in order to avoid the damage of storms or dangerous waves, they made small boats out of wooden planks and bamboo, lit torches, placed offerings, and put them in the water to drift to pray to the god of water for safety.

Later, this form of water prayer took place in several ways. Among them, there is a written record, it is the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Duke of Zhou assisted King Cheng in the capital Luoyi, and held a banquet on the Qushui to celebrate, the flowing water was overflowing, and the feathers flowed with the waves. Night and day, light the lamp on the edge of the wine cup, and drink and feast in the river. This is also the origin of the idiom "Qu Shui Liuzhen".

Then to the later Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the wars between countries continued, especially in Wuyue and other places in the south, water wars were frequent, in large-scale wars, often with fire ships to attack the city, after the war, the dead soldiers would be buried in water, and it has become a common practice to place flowers on the raft to light the lights.

By the time of the Qin and Han dynasties, it gradually evolved into this form of "releasing river lanterns". Whenever the festival is approaching the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, when the night comes, people light up a river lantern and put it into the river or lake, let it drift down the river, in order to pay tribute to the ancestors, express the feelings of remembrance, express the prayer for happiness and peace, and hope that with the eastward flow of water, remove the disease and disaster, and the children and grandchildren will be happy and healthy!

Princess Suxi looked at the flowing lanterns in the river, all in the shape of lotus flowers, as if the stars in the sky had fallen to the world. Her eyes were already shining. After all, Emperor Liu Che couldn't resist her request, so he could only smile and promise her to go down to the river to put the river lantern in person.

For the princess's request, the guards naturally couldn't bear to disobey it, and they had already tried to get a few river lanterns. Su Xi smiled, looked at his father, and secretly glanced at the person next to him with his eyes, but he stopped talking a little twisted.

"Yuan Zhao, I released you so quickly. But it's all for the sake of Su Xi's intercession. Go, accompany her to finish the river lantern. Do you still have to do such a thing myself? ”

The emperor glared, looking at the indifferent appearance of Yuan Zhao who was following behind, and couldn't help but feel angry in his heart. I don't have a lot of eyesight! Could it be that by now, you kid still don't understand Su Xi's thoughts?

Yuan Zhao smiled a little bitterly, of course he understood the meaning in Su Xi's eyes, and he could also understand the affection in it. But the Emperor, you're too obvious, aren't you? And a whole bunch of guards! Although these people have serious expressions on their faces, they don't necessarily have to smile in their hearts. I didn't see that Feng Yan's eyebrows trembled like a mouse's tail, and they were about to fall off.

"Uh...... Your Majesty, this ...... Okay, okay, go now! ”

Yuan Zhao was just about to say a few perfunctory words casually, but when he saw that the emperor's eyes were not good, he hurriedly agreed. Isn't it just a river lantern? This is the best, it is guaranteed to be bright and stable, and it can't be turned over if you run along the river to the East China Sea!

This river through the city is not very wide, although it is still winter, spring is still a day, but the river surface is not frozen, because the flowing light actually makes people feel dreamy in this night. At least in the eyes of the current Princess Suxi.

From the afternoon to the present, Su Xi's emotions have experienced huge waves. In order to intercede for Yuan Zhao, she did not hesitate to abandon the reserve and pride of her daughter's family, and cried on the ground for him. Although he is facing his father and mother, it is embarrassing enough.

Fortunately, everything is dangerous. His father finally agreed to his request, pardoned Yuan Zhao's guilt, and personally released him from the edict. At that time in Jianzhang Palace, under the inquiry of her father and the gaze of her mother, she endured great shyness and nodded to admit that she liked him. Although it was the most daring thing she had ever done in her life, she believed that she would not regret it.

Su Xi didn't think much about how his father would deal with this matter. Anyway, he has already said what he likes in his heart, and since he has promised it, he will not regret it! My father is the emperor, and he speaks to the subjects of the world. treats his daughter, of course, even more so that he can't break his word!

Every time she came out of Weiyang Palace, her mood was very happy. Maybe this outside world is the real world! Su Xi held the smallest lotus lamp in her hand, and the love in her heart was like a blooming petal, listening to the footsteps around her, blooming petal by petal. If the river could be weighed, then she wanted to overflow the whole river with her good mood!

"Yuan, Brother Yuan...... Will the wish pinned on this river of lights really come true? ”

The stars in the river and the bright stars in the deep night sky seem to be connected at this moment, and the sky and the earth are dust-free. In those sparkling eyes, the clear and flawless seems to be just a drop of water, and the affectionate ones seem to be unable to see the bottom.

Yuan Zhao nodded slightly, he lifted up his robe, squatted on the ground, put a few lamps in his hand at his feet, and watched the woman with green silk put the lotus lanterns into the river one by one, and then folded her hands between her chests, her eyes were lightly gathered, and her red lips like peach petals were whispering something, with a pious expression.

"Suxi, you don't have to do so much for me. Yuan Zhao is an ordinary man, how can he be so ....... ”

Several guards consciously stayed away from the river, and they couldn't hear what they were saying, and before Yuan Zhao's words were finished, they were interrupted by that tactful and affectionate gaze. Su Xi covered his mouth with a white jade-like palm, and then quickly took it away and took it back, at this moment, she didn't know why she was suddenly so bold, in the night, there seemed to be a small flame flickering in a pair of bright eyes.

"Don't say these unseemly things! Brother Yuan, do you know? In the afternoon, when I suddenly heard the news that you had been sent to prison by my father, how panicked and frightened I was...... I don't know what to do if, if it really gets out of hand this time...... Fortunately, it turns out that my father didn't want to do anything to you. Brother Yuan, I like it so much...... Like you. Since that night with my relatives, when you took me out of the Yang Palace to see the night of Chang'an, I just, I ....... ”

Seeing her sweetheart come out of the edict unharmed, and there was no unresolved mustard between her and her father, she had already relaxed all her worries. The excitement finally gave her great courage to say what she liked in front of him. Speaking of which, the bravery that came under the cover of the night was still insufficient, and he lowered his head shyly, and his voice was almost like a mosquito.

Yuan Zhao felt that somewhere in his heart was deeply touched by this timid confession. The bright galaxy in front of him was not the part of his original world, but this light did not diminish in the slightest. The reincarnation of the earth, the reversal of time, the vicissitudes of mountains and rivers, the great changes in the world, everything will change its appearance, and the only thing that will not change may be the sincere emotions between people!

Yuan Zhao stretched out his left hand and held Su Xi's soft and boneless little hands, but he didn't say anything affectionate, just smiled softly in her ear and asked, "Then what wish did you make just now?" Let me know and help you make it happen. ”

Su Xi's body trembled, feeling the temperature coming from the palm of his hand, and tears burst out of his eyes in an instant, which was a huge sense of dependence and security. These hands had carried her through the tall walls of the palace and taken her to the world of the night. also once took her to crisscross the army of thousands of horses, and the Huns rode like nothing...... In the years she was in the Weiyang Palace, she had imagined countless times what kind of future they would have, and her endless thoughts were full of her prime, and now he finally took the initiative to hold her hand, she would rather time stand still at this moment, and let him take her wherever she went, and never be separated again!

"Don't tell you! A wish made tonight...... I will definitely do my best to achieve it! ”

"Oh? So you're such a powerful princess! It seems that I have been thinking wrong, and I thought that you would only grow flowers and cultivate grass. Hehe! ”

“…… You! Dislike...... I'm going to hit you...... Hum! ”

Although he knew that Yuan Zhao was deliberately defusing the atmosphere between the two, lest she be too shy, Su Xi still pretended to be a little angry, and was a little reluctant to pull his hand out of his palm. Because, she saw that her father was impatient waiting over there, and walked over here.

"Boy! I'm not giving you this opportunity and time, but I'm not trying to make you slip your tongue. Say, my eldest princess, what are you going to do? Explain it to me now! ”

Under the double majesty of the emperor and her father, Princess Suxi lowered her head obediently at the moment, blushing and holding her breath, wanting to hear what Yuan Zhao's answer was. But I didn't know that someone was already crazy in their hearts at the moment...... Nima! How can anyone ask such a question! How do you choose?!