Because the emperor supports the entertainment activities of this year's Spring Festival, it is said that the temple fair outside the Donghua Gate in the capital started early.

The temple fair of the capital, in fact, is the folk market, the temple fair has many goods, the variety is complete, the precious ones have gold and jade satin, the cheap ones have coarse bowls of scrap iron, the elegant ones have calligraphy and painting books, the daily snacks have flavored snacks, cloth silk and corn corns, insects, birds, flowers and plants, there are more windmills, noodle people, window flowers, empty bamboos and other local characteristic products and department stores are complete, there are everything.

The temple fair is an entertainment place, the theater and teahouse in the capital are expensive, not the ordinary people can enjoy, but the temple fair is full of stalls and stalls, a hundred operas are actually displayed, acrobatics, martial arts, opera, playing, drama, there are no wonders, folk artists perform on stage, make a unique job, the common people spend very little money, or even spend no money, they can appreciate it.

Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the cabinet during the Wanli period, once wrote a poem, which wrote about the grand occasion of the temple fair: the forbidden city is all the way through the long qu, in the lights of the nine doors and thousands of households, the flowers are timid, the spring cold brings the fire, the horse rushes the fog and the clouds, the string pipes are sandwiched by the road, where the visitors do not meet, the lace dew washes the carved saddle wet, and the wind returns to the pearl and the green fragrance.

The temple fair and the lantern festival are integrated, the temple fair is the temple fair during the day, and the lantern festival is the lantern festival at night.

This year's situation is even more unusual, the imperial court allocated silver, and the troupes who performed at the temple fair could be paid, and there was no need to consider the problem of eating and drinking, so the temple fair was unprecedentedly lively.

The temple fair of the Spring Festival generally lasts for a month, starting from the twentieth day of the lunar month to about the twentieth day of the first lunar month, but this year's temple fair, the time has been extended, and the temple fair has begun to be lively since the tenth day of the lunar month.

The temple fair is also a place for officials to enjoy the same name, and officials will bring their families to visit the temple fair and lantern festival to experience this excitement.

Starting from the wax moon. The troupes of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, and Sichuan began to enter the capital, and Tianfu made special arrangements to designate inns for accommodation, and the accommodation was very cheap, and the government gave a certain subsidy. As for the troupes in the capital, they can directly receive subsidies, and the treatment is better than that of the troupes in other places.

The addition of these troupes has made the temple fair outside Donghua Gate unprecedentedly lively, and it has become the most prosperous place in the capital.

Of course, the merchants wanted to seize this opportunity, and all kinds of transactions were carried out here, and the goods here were complete, and everything could be bought within easy reach. Food, clothing, use, you name it.

The temple fair outside Donghua Gate, when it was the most lively, continued for two miles, but this time, the shed of the temple fair continued for more than four miles, and it was more than doubled.

Of course, the happiest people are the people. Visiting the temple fair with the whole family, a year of hard work and unpleasantness. In this lively scene, it gradually dissipated.

Zhu Xianxin had already been prepared, waiting for Su Tiancheng to lead his family to visit the temple fair.

Even Gu Hengbo, who was extremely careful about the child in his belly, decided to go to the temple fair, and the attraction of the temple fair was huge, whether it was ordinary people. is still a dignitary, they all want to go and see.

Su Tiancheng must have taken his family to the temple fair.

He has heard of the temple fairs in the capital many times, but he just didn't have the opportunity to see the Spring Festival in these years. He spent all his time outside and couldn't spend time with his family, so this opportunity was very good.

Twenty-fourth of the lunar month.

This day is Chinese New Year's Eve, every household has to be cleaned, on this day, all the gods and goddesses went to the Jade Emperor, cleaning the house, there are no taboos.

The sanitation of Su Mansion has already been cleaned, and when the time comes, the family is ready and waiting to go to the temple fair.

Su Tiancheng was wearing a brocade silk cotton coat and a bowl-topped cotton hat, he looked like a rich son, he wanted to look ordinary, but it was unlikely, he had been in a high position for a long time, and his temperament was completely different, and the majesty faintly revealed seemed to be an important person in power.

Go to the temple fair, it's not Su Tiancheng who can take Zhu Xianxin and others, every lady is around, there are people who specialize in serving, two sons and two daughters, and there are special people around to serve, and Su Tiancheng's identity is different, Ji Liao Governor, the court from the first product, safety is also very important, Wang Dazhi with a hundred personal soldiers, plain clothes around around, to protect the safety of Su Tiancheng and his family.

Such a huge team made Su Tiancheng just shake his head, and he went out in a mighty way.

Zhu Xianxin is responsible for arranging everything, don't underestimate Zhu Xianxin, although she was born in the royal family, but after marrying Su Tiancheng, her ability was fully displayed, and she managed a huge family in an orderly manner.

After not going out for a long time, Su Tiancheng was tired and out of breath.

Su Mingjie rode on his shoulder, this was riding a horse, Su Mingyue was in his arms, always asking him to hug him, and no one would agree.

Su Mingjie is almost four years old, he eats well on weekdays, he looks white and fat, Su Mingyue can't find out where he is, he will be three years old soon, and his weight is not light.

Those who can ride on Su Tiancheng's head, except for his son and daughter, the rest of the people should not think about it.

Although he felt very tired, Su Tiancheng still gritted his teeth and insisted, and it was rare to be with his son and daughter for a year.

Su Mingjuan and Su Minghui, who were more than a year old, also wanted to climb up, Su Tiancheng really had no choice, he didn't have the ability to pick up the four little guys, but fortunately, Wang Furong and Liu Ru had been following closely to comfort Su Mingjuan and Su Minghui.

Zhu Xianxin is very smart, if Su Tiancheng has been holding Su Mingjie and Su Mingyue, Wang Furong and Liu Ru will definitely be a little uncomfortable, although they won't speak, so in the middle of the way, let Su Mingjie and Su Mingyue come down for a while, and Su Mingjuan and Su Minghui will go up.

This made Su Tiancheng even more bitter, there was no time to rest, and he always had to hold the child.

Wang Dazhi walked beside him, he could only stare dryly, he couldn't help with such a thing, it was Su Tiancheng's family, among which Su Mingjuan was his niece, even if a few little guys pulled Su Tiancheng's hair, he could only watch.

Su Tian originally wanted to go outside the Donghua Gate, but then he couldn't stand it, so he had to sit in the carriage that had been prepared for a long time.

More than an hour later, the team arrived at the temple fair.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Su Tiancheng's eyes were a little straight.

There are too many people at the temple fair, you can't see the end at a glance, the sound of gongs and drums, the sound of selling, singing and opera, complementing each other, there are people smiling everywhere, and more children are scurrying around, holding sugar gourds in their hands, or holding noodles.

This kind of scene made Su Tiancheng very emotional, before crossing over, he also vaguely remembered such a scene, it was very young, and during the Spring Festival, he could wear new clothes, eat well, and play crazy.

Seeing such a lively situation, Su Mingjie and Su Mingyue's attention immediately began to shift, including Su Mingjuan and Su Minghui, who no longer asked Su Tiancheng to hug them. It is impossible for children to play with adults, their interests are completely different, so the group quickly separated.

Su Tiancheng took Wang Dazhi and ten personal soldiers, and began to wander around the temple fair, he mainly wanted to see the situation of the temple fair, feel the lively atmosphere, Zhu Xianxin and others, are going to accompany the child, that is, the pregnant Gu Hengbo, who is also very fond of children, Gu Hengbo once heard Zhu Xianxin say that when she is pregnant, she will have more contact with the child, and the child born in the future must be very beautiful and smart.

Most of the pro-soldiers are to protect Zhu Xianxin and others, and each of Su Tiancheng's wives is surrounded by more than a dozen pro-soldiers, and these pro-soldiers are the top soldiers in the Jiangning battalion, no matter what kind of situation they face, they can be properly handled.

After walking out of a mile, Su Tiancheng's attention was completely attracted by the temple fair, and the troupes were almost one after another, including Pu Opera in Shanxi, Jin Opera, Bangzi on the North Road, Bangzi on the North Road, Bangzi on the Dang Bangzi in Shanxi, Sichuan Opera in Sichuan, Lantern Opera in North Sichuan, Puppet Show in North Sichuan, Qin Opera in Shaanxi, Henan Opera in Henan, Lu Opera in Shandong, etc., of course, the most in this is Peking Opera, which is also the favorite drama of the people in Beijing.

Wang Dazhi beside him began to show nervousness, and many of the personal soldiers who followed Su Tiancheng also had this feeling.

Su Tiancheng is very strange, there are people coming and going in the temple fair, and not many people know him, besides, his own dress, ordinary people will not look for trouble.

"Daji, what's wrong."

"Adult, small feeling, as if someone is following."

Su Tiancheng shook his head.

"Today is the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, Chinese New Year's Eve, don't think so much, it is necessary to strengthen vigilance, don't be suspicious, there are so many people in the temple fair, everyone is walking around, who will notice us, besides, some children follow, begging for some copper plates, it is also very normal."

Wang Dazhi smiled in front of him.

"Adult, this is a small feeling, but I haven't found a specific goal yet, even if I play with confidence, I can play with confidence, everything will be paid attention to."

Su Tiancheng wanted to continue to say something, but when he saw Wang Dazhi and a few pro-soldiers talking to each other, he knew that it was useless for him to say too much, Wang Dazhi and others came out with him, their task was not to visit the temple fair, but to protect the safety of themselves and their families, and their minds were not on the temple fair.

Thinking of this, Su Tiancheng was not ready to say anything.

At noon, Su Tiancheng felt hungry alone, so he casually found a stall and sat down, and ate a bowl of chaos.

Su Tiancheng's pace of wandering around is very slow, in front of each troupe, he will stop for a while, watching the actors on the stage perform seriously, although he is not very familiar with opera, and he is not interested, but watching people sing seriously, there are not bursts of applause below, it is also a very comfortable thing. (To be continued......)