Although the victory in the Central Plains was a huge burden for the imperial court, the victory itself brought infinite encouragement to the Sui army and people, coinciding with the Zhongyuan Festival, which became a festival to celebrate victory.

In Taiyuan City, not only the rivers are full of water lanterns, the sound of oars is rippling, the waves are swaying, and several main rivers of Taiyuan City have become colorful.

Not only the river, but also every household hung up lanterns on the night of the Yuan Dynasty and put out the bon to celebrate the victory of the Sui army in this way.

At night, countless small traders poured on Jinyang Street, they had a keen sense of smell, found the arrival of business opportunities, and the gathering of small traders also attracted more people to go out.

The fire trees and silver flowers, the entire Taiyuan City has become a night sky.

On the street, groups of children are running happily with water lotus lanterns, and each stall is crowded with customers, although this is not the Shangyuan Festival, but for children, happiness is the most important thing.

Girls also play in groups on the streets, surrounding stalls selling jewelry and fat powder, picking out all kinds of cheap small jewelry.

In front of a small stall selling copper jewelry, two young girls huddled together to choose copper jewelry, and hundreds of dazzling kinds of jewelry dazzled their eyes.

The two maidens, one about fourteen or fifteen years old, and the other only about eleven years old, were both bright and beautiful, and they wore long dresses made of fine linen, and wore short shirts, and their hair was combed into a double-ring bun with Mochizuki, and their skin was as white as jade.

Despite their simple dress, the two of them were overshadowed by their otherworldly temperament.

However, the two girls were extremely beautiful, but no one dared to attack them, and beside them, there stood four or five female soldiers with swords, with strong figures. The gaze was cold.

It is normal for female soldiers to appear on the streets of Taiyuan. It's usually female guards, and everyone was not used to it at first, but now they are used to it. However, these female soldiers are really fierce, they don't feel like women at all, and they are stronger than men.

But they were exceptionally protective of the two girls. It seemed careless, but no one approached the two girls, and even the stall owner felt that the girl's identity was unusual.

The two girls, the older one is Yang Fangxin, the princess of Danyang of the Sui Dynasty, and the younger one is Yang Bing, the eldest daughter of Yang Yuanqing.

With the strict family rules of the Yang Mansion, the two naturally had no chance to go out, but Yang Fangxin took Yang Bing out under the pretext of visiting her mother.

Such a lively and prosperous night of the Midyear Festival. If you don't come out to play, you will simply live up to the girl's youth.

Fortunately, Taiyuan has strict public security, and there are troops patrolling the streets everywhere. The average ruffian prodigal son is rarely seen. It's not that there isn't, it's just more convergent. or petty theft, or squeezing around a woman to touch her buttocks and breasts when there are many people, blatant flirting and robbing women almost never happens.

Therefore, although the two girls are extremely outstanding, like a delicate lotus in the water, they have attracted the attention of countless people, but there are no boring disciples to harass and tease.

"Sister, look at this copper hairpin......"

Yang Bing was interrupted by Yang Fangxin before she finished speaking, and she said in a low voice: "Didn't you say it earlier?" Don't call me Sister, call me Auntie, why are you so good in the house, and you change your name when you come out? ”

Yang Bing was a little aggrieved, and pouted, "There's no way to call you aunt in the house, and it's not okay to come out and call sister?" You used to make me call that. ”

"It used to be before, but now it's going to talk about the rules, I don't want to hear you call me Sister again, it's messed up, if you shout again, I'll move to Jinyang Palace."

Yang Bing's snort! Di laughed, "Who are you coaxing, you don't want to go to Jinyang Palace, you said that it is like being a nun there, or you are free in my house, or you move there, I will call you Sister." ”

Yang Fangxin's face turned red, and she said coquettishly: "If you mess around again, I won't take you out to play in the future." ”

Yang Fangxin's words were a killer feature, Yang Bing didn't dare to say anything for a while, and only muttered after a while: "Okay! Auntie is aunt. ”

Yang Fangxin smiled, "That's right, what did you just say?" ”

Yang Bing suddenly had a spirit, and hurriedly reached out and pulled out a double phoenix copper hairpin from the stall, and in the middle of the copper hairpin was a pearl the size of a soybean.

She held the copper hairpin in her palm and smiled, "You know what? My mother also has a copper hairpin that is exactly the same as this one. ”

Yang Fangxin was a little surprised and took the copper hairpin and looked at it, the workmanship was very exquisite and lifelike, "Your mother actually has this?" ”

"Hmmm! Hidden at the bottom of her jewelry box, packed in a small rosewood box, but as a baby, last time I took it out, she scolded her. ”

Yang Fangxin rolled her eyes and laughed, "It must have been bought by your father for your mother, didn't you say that your parents grew up together since childhood, I heard my father say that your father went hunting to make a living when he was a child, and was met by my imperial grandfather, so this must be your father's love for your mother, so your mother put it away like a baby." ”

"Hmmm! I think so. ”

Yang Bing was aroused by her words, and hurriedly asked: "You said that my father went hunting when he was a child, why didn't I know?" Tell me if my dad has any other fun stuff! ”

Yang Bing admired her father very much, she was interested in everything about her father, and her big eyes were full of desire to explore.

Yang Fangxin smiled: "You stupid girl, you just know if you ask your mother, she knows better than anyone else, why are you asking me?" “

"My mother never told me that."

Yang Bing pulled her back and said coquettishly: "Okay aunt, just tell me!" I'll call you Auntie. ”

Yang Fangxin stretched out her slender jade finger and poked it on her forehead, and said with a smile: "What a stupid girl, I still ask outsiders about my father, I can't do anything with you, okay!" I'll tell you another day, there's a lot of stories about your father. ”

At this time, the stall owner stepped forward and smiled: "Have the two girls decided?" ”

"Hmm!"

Yang Bing had already picked out five or six copper hairpins, "I want these, auntie, what about you?" ”

Yang Fangxin hesitated for a moment, but pulled out the double phoenix bead hairpin, and said with a faint smile: "This hairpin is good, I'll buy it." ”

The vendor wrapped them up with his hands and feet, and said with a smile: "Two girls, a total of two dollars." ”

Yang Bing took out a small piece of silver weighing three or four coins from her small handbag, which was the pocket money she had saved, and handed it to the vendor: "I only have silver, okay!" ”

Silver is hard currency, one or two pieces of silver are worth ten hangings of new money, her piece of broken silver, at least four hangings of money, the hawker hurriedly took it, looked at it, it was really silver, and said in a loud voice: "Of course you can, I still have to find the girl two hangings." ”

"Don't look for it, I'll reward you!"

Although Yang Bing doesn't have much money, she is as bold and generous as her father Yang Yuanqing, which makes the hawker happy, "Thank you girl, it's just.... What's so embarrassing about that? ”

Yang Bing smiled: "It's okay, it's not easy for you to do business, just buy something for your daughter." ”

The peddler's heart was moved, and when he saw that there were no lights in the hands of the two of them, he took out two water lotus lamps from under the table and handed them to them, "These two are for you, go to the river and make a wish to put the lanterns!" ”

"Thank you, uncle."

Yang Bing took the lamp and gave Yang Fangxin a lamp, and the two walked briskly towards the river with joy, and the five female soldiers immediately followed them, only a few steps apart.

The peddler looked at them and shook his head, and said to himself, "This is the daughter of a high-ranking official, there are female soldiers to escort her, but she is still wearing a hemp skirt, incredible!" ”

As soon as the peddler turned around, he suddenly covered his mouth in horror, he knew whose daughter it was......

Jinyang River is the most important river in Taiyuan City, runs through the whole city, at this time the government put more than 1,000 water lanterns in the water, arranged neatly, and dozens of other small boats arranged lanterns, the water light is reflected, a thousand postures, dazzling.

Two lighthouses are erected by the river, called the Soul Tower, which is erected by the Yuantong Temple in the city, which is brightly lit and will be lit overnight, and the lamp oil is also donated by each family.

At this time, the lighthouse was crowded with ordinary people who lit lamps, and the scholars and women were chopping, making a lot of noise, lighting a lamp, making a wish, floating away with the water, and finally the dead relatives could receive their wishes.

The river is also crowded with maidens with lanterns, and another custom says that an unmarried girl can make a wish on this night, and the lamp will go with the water, and her wish will be fulfilled.

The girls' wish is naturally to find a wishful man, they roll up their water sleeves, show their wrists, put the water lotus lantern into the water, slowly, the lamp flows with the water wave to the center of the river to form a spectacular light array.

In a slightly secluded section of the river, Yang Bing and Yang Fangxin lit water lotus lanterns, and the female soldiers guarding them carried flints and fire folds, so there was no need to go to the lighthouse to join in the fun.

In fact, there are a lot of people in this area, and a group of scholars from the country are putting lights not far from the side.

"Auntie, what do you want to make?" Yang Bing asked excitedly, today was the first time she put on the lights, and she was full of curiosity about everything.

"Me! Of course, it was to say a few words of greeting to my father. ”

Yang Fangxin saw her excited, so she smiled and said, "Did you make a wish to find a wishful husband?" ”

Yang Bing's face turned red, and he stomped his feet and shouted: "If you talk nonsense again, I will ignore you, and people also want to wish Daddy a safe and sound and triumphant return as soon as possible." ”

Yang Fangxin saw that she was as anxious as an angry duckling, so she smiled and said, "Okay! Good! I'm not kidding you. ”

Yang Fangxin found a clean grassland, covered it with a handkerchief, knelt down on her knees, rolled up her sleeves, revealing a jade lotus-like wrist, held the water lotus lantern in both hands and whispered a wish, and then put the water lotus lantern into the river.

Yang Bing also silently made a wish to his father, put the water lotus lantern into the water, and the two water lotus lanterns converged in one place and slowly floated towards the river.

Yang Fangxin looked at the two lights walking side by side, and she couldn't help but sigh lowly.

Not far away, a group of Guozi bachelors noticed them, and the transcendent temperament of the two girls made them fall in love, among which Yang Bing was still young, but Yang Fangxin attracted their attention.

Everyone turned their heads to each other, whispering, you pushed me, and finally a scholar stepped forward and bowed to Yang Fangxin, "Xiaosheng Zhang Zhi, from Xihe County, may I ask the girl's name?" ”