Chapter 123: The Festival of the Flower God
February 12 Flower Dynasty Festival, commonly known as the Flower God Festival, for the birthday of the hundred flowers, this day, every family will sacrifice to the God of Flowers, the woman in the boudoir cut the five-colored paper, took the red rope, knot the colored paper on the flower tree, said to appreciate the red, but also go to the Flower Temple to burn incense, in order to pray for the blessing of the God of Flowers, bless the flowers and trees are luxuriant
At night, the "flower god lamp" is hung on the branches of the flower tree, and the lights and the red flowers and green branches reflect each other; Young men and women stroll among the flowers, enjoy the flowers and talk about love; The literati and artists touched the scene and wrote poems...... For florists or flower lovers from all over the world, it is a good time to show off their craft.
The Flower Dynasty Festival is to commemorate the birthday of the hundred flowers, because in ancient times there was a saying that "the flower king is in charge of the fertility of the world", so it is also a festival of fertility worship, in this agricultural era, the more people can show the strength of the productive forces, so people worship the god of flowers and pray for the reproduction of their descendants.
The worship of the god of flowers is held by the queen and the noble lady and the lady, and the unmarried daughter's family naturally comes to enjoy the flowers.
A large number of self-proclaimed 'talents' rushed forward to talk to beauties, hoping to form a beautiful marriage at this flower god festival. Everyone drank and wrote poems in the scenery and flowers, laughing and laughing, and continued. Accompanied by planting flowers, carrying trees, picking wild vegetables, worshipping gods, etc., all walks of life of the people are in a happy and harmonious place.
After Zhao Xian became the left commander of the Imperial Forest Army, he thought that this was the boss of an official, but as soon as he took office, he found out that his mother was a gatekeeper.
It's just that this time I looked at the palace gate, and there were just 100 more people under my hands, but I still had to listen to the orders of the president, and I didn't have the freedom to be the prince's guard at all.
Today, the queen of the Flower God Festival came to the west of the city to pay tribute to the god of flowers, and Zhao Xian also came to the west of the city with the side of the honor guard.
Early spring and February are the season of a hundred flowers, apricot blossoms, pear blossoms, peach blossoms, etc., which make people dizzy, and the dry winter earth is caressed by the gentle spring breeze, dyed with colorful colors at a very fast speed.
Zhao Xian looked at the surrounding scenery absentmindedly, but his eyes were looking for it in the crowd on the side of the road, the flower language people are as their name suggests, they like flowers the most, I don't know if such a beautiful festival will come, she doesn't take the initiative to look for Zhao Xian, Zhao Xian really can't find her.
It's a pity that I didn't see the figure of Huayu for a long time, but Yijun called out from behind.
Mrs. An is from the An family, and she will definitely attend such festivals, and Yijun saw that Zhao Xian was on an errand here, so she was not interested in coming over, sat by the carriage window of An's house, and raised the curtain probe and beckoned to Zhao Xian.
Zhao Xian glanced at the forbidden army left and right, coughed lightly and drove the horse over, hugged his fists and said, "Miss An'er, what do you have to call Zhao?" ”
Zhao Xian and the An family have not officially recognized each other, and it is not good to be too close in front of outsiders, and they can only call Yijun a young lady.
"Don't call me Miss Two, I'm not Two." Yijun has been with Zhao Xian for a long time, and she also understands what 'two' means, so she can't help but glance at Zhao Xian lightly.
At this time, a small table was placed in the carriage, on which tea was being boiled, and Mrs. Ann and An Birou sat at the table, fiddling with a bouquet of orchids, chatting with each other about the business of the jewelry store.
Yijun sat on the side and couldn't interject, so he could only call Zhao Xian over, and said with a smile: "Commander Zhao Xian, sister, I... No, this girl is boring, tell me a joke. ”
Telling jokes? Zhao Xian saw that she was really bored leaning against the window, so he couldn't help but shake his head and smile, looked around left and right and was about to speak, when he suddenly saw a group of special people on the side of the road.
These people are all dressed in ordinary robes, but they are extraordinary, and the leader is an old man, and then there are also several old men.
Isn't this the emperor's old man and the prime minister and a few other big guys, there is also that Liu Gonggong in the back, Zhao Xian was shocked after seeing it clearly, this group of old immortals is really not afraid of death, and if something happens here, he will lose his head as a guard in charge of security.
Zhao Xian hurriedly called the disguised forbidden troops on the left and right to come over, and asked them to go around these people to guard, and only after explaining clearly did he turn around, looked at Yijun who was looking forward to it, and thought for a while: "Miss Yijun, listen well, it is said that there was a city in the past, there was a palace in the city, and there was a Gonggong Liu in the palace..."
Mrs. An's ears moved slightly, she took her eyes away from the pot of orchids she was looking at, looked at Zhao Xian who was looking at the window, her eyes revealed a trace of doubt, and said secretly: "Gonggong Liu is a celebrity around the emperor, Zhao Xian suddenly mentioned him, is it to imply that I can't do anything?" ”
An Birou also raised her eyes and glanced lightly, and suddenly felt that Zhao Xian was now wearing white face and black armor with a red cloak, coupled with a serious expression that did not smile, and he really had a bit of a heroic taste, so he lowered his head again and listened to Zhao Xian's joke with the teacup he was fiddling with.
"Down?" Yijun saw that Zhao Xian had been brewing for a long time but didn't speak, so he couldn't help but ask curiously.
Zhao Xian's serious face disappeared immediately, and he said badly: "There is no more below." ”
“……”
The three pairs of beautiful eyes all showed doubts, and then Yijun reacted, his face turned red and scolded lightly, "you, where is this, chew the root of your tongue", and after speaking, he hurriedly closed the car window, lowered his head and looked at the two opposite.
"Ahem!" Mrs. An's face changed red and black a few times, and it was not easy to say clearly, so she could only assume that she didn't understand, but Miss An raised her head curiously and asked, "Mother, what does he mean, why is there no more?" ”
"Ahem, cough, cough..."
Zhao Xian's shoulders kept shaking, and when he heard the coughing sound one after another inside, his heart was very happy, he shook his head and stopped teasing them, and followed those big guys to walk around.
In the early spring of February, the breeze blows the willows, the wild flowers are everywhere, the blue waves are rippling, although the spring rain stops, but there are warblers and swallows everywhere, red, red, green and green, there are really a lot of people who step on the spring. The small pink and bright flowers on the roadside mountain, moistened by the spring rain, are all charming and fragrant, competing for beauty, and they are very good-looking.
The young lady on the side of the road was happy to pick wild flowers, some of them were bold, but they had abandoned the barrier between men and women, and they fought with each other in pairs to write poems and make some innocuous jokes, and the laughter and laughter rang all the way, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Zhao Xian comfortably inhaled the smell of earthy aroma, sure enough, it was the "spring" day, and it was the season of animal mating.
Zhao Xian rode on the horse, looked at the countless men and women around him who were chanting poems, and suddenly a burst of poetry surged in his heart, shook off his long flowing hair, and slowly groaned: "The bright moonlight in front of the bed, two pairs of shoes on the ground, when you wake up, you will have fun together, and the children will suddenly become a line, good poetry, good poetry!" ”
"Oops! Brother Zhao is talented! As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a man's voice next to him, very clear, with a thick nasal voice that caught a cold at all.
My God, there are still people in the same way, Zhao Xian looked up, and saw a group of men and women standing not far away, all of them were brightly dressed and human-like, it seemed that everyone heard the yellow section he just chanted, the woman's face was red, and the man covered his mouth and snickered.
One of them is an acquaintance, and he hasn't seen him for some days, Zhao Xian shouted happily: "Ouch, isn't this His Royal Highness the Prince, I haven't seen him for a few days, and he looks more and more handsome, why, bring so many people out to call spring... No, stepping into spring? ”
"Vulgar! "Before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could speak, one of the people next to him interjected.
Zhao Xian glanced at it, and saw that this person was white-faced and beardless, and his expression was very arrogant, it turned out to be Xu Ziqing.
Zhao Xian smiled and said: "Who should I be, it turned out to be Brother Xu, a dog raises a dog!" ”
"Brother Xu, don't be angry," the fat prince said with a smile: "This is the first general of our Daliang Youth Faction, General Zhao Xian, Gu admires him a lot, and I really want to see which of you is higher and which is lower." ”
"I'll see." Zhao Xian jumped off the horse and gestured with his hand, Xu Ziqing just touched his nose, half a head higher.
"You... Hum! Xu Ziqing hurriedly took a step back, in fact, his height is already very good, but Zhao Xian was born a general, and his strong genes determine everything, coupled with more than ten years of unremitting exercise, Xu Ziqing can't compare, and there are few people present who can compare.
"He is Zhao Xian" Everyone was slightly surprised: "That young general in Jinling, is that you?!" ”
The matter of Jinling is too exciting, but the news spreads slowly, and it is not until the news is revealed from the palace in the past few days that everyone knows, and in just a few days, it has spread to all corners of the capital, and it is spreading to several provinces of Daliang.
Zhao Xian didn't deny it, and smiled slightly: "It's Zhao." ”
"Zhao Xian, why are you here?" A woman's gentle voice sounded, with a hint of surprise, Zhao Xian glanced at it, and it turned out to be Ye Sha standing next to the fat prince.
She is wearing a lilac dress today, with her crystal skin, which is quite beautiful, because it is the first time she wears women's clothes in front of Zhao Xian, Zhao Xian didn't recognize it for a while, and she was stunned for a moment before she reacted.
"Hey, Miss Yesa, you're here too." Zhao Xian waved at her, his expression on his face remained unchanged at all, and he chuckled: "I also came out to call... Spring. ”
The fat prince glanced at Zhao Xian, and laughed: "Not to mention stepping on spring, Zhao Xian's little poem is also interesting and tight, which is unforgettable." ”
As soon as these words fell, all the men standing behind him burst out laughing, and several women were also ashamed, Ye Sha's eyebrows were flushed, and she hurriedly lowered her head.
"Zhao Xiangongzi, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you are becoming more and more impressive." Zhao Xian was chatting with the fat prince, when he suddenly heard a laugh like a silver bell, and when he looked back, he was stunned, and said in surprise: "Miss Shen Yu, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”
"yes!" Shen Yu bowed slightly, she still said a green gown today, and the green silk hung straight down and walked among the flowers, beautiful and Lin Daiyu, slowly walked not far from Zhao Xian, and chuckled: "Zhao Xiangongzi, you can deceive me so hard, you just said last time that you were a rough person, a very rough and rough person, and you didn't want to enter the court as an official, why did you suddenly become a guard in the palace now?" ”