Chapter 223 [The Fifteenth Day of the First Lunar Month] (II)

Wu Jingshan and Wen Boyuan glanced at each other, but saw that Hu Xiaotian had already walked in, it had just snowed outside again, Hu Xiaotian slapped the falling snow on his body after entering the door, and stomped his feet, shaking the ice and snow on his feet to the ground, and when he finished these things, he sighed and said: "I persuaded for a long time, but the princess still insisted on watching the lanterns, how should this be?" ”

Wu Jingshan and Wen Boyuan looked at him quietly, and said in their hearts, you can act, everything was done by you, pretending to be innocent in front of us, who are you fooling?

Hu Xiaotian saw that neither of them spoke, and knew that they must have counted this matter on their heads, so he took a step away from Wen Bo: "General Wen, didn't you say that people should guard the courtyard where the princess lives, and the idle people are not allowed to enter, how did the princess learn about the Lantern Festival?" ”

"Uh......" Wen Boyuan always knew that Hu Xiaotian was despicable, but he didn't expect this guy to be so despicable that he would actually beat him up, Wen Boyuan snorted coldly and said, "Didn't Gonggong Hu just go?" ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "General Wen is suspicious of me when he says this?" I dare to swear to the sky, if I, Hu Xiaotian, take the initiative to mention the Lantern Festival to the princess, the sky will thunder and thunder, and the arrows will be scattered. "The Lantern Festival is really not what he said, in fact, even if he said it, he dared to swear that this thing never believed in evil.

Wen Boyuan couldn't help but be a little shaken when he heard him make such a poisonous oath, could it be that the princess proposed to watch the lanterns really had nothing to do with him?

Wu Jingshan said: "Father-in-law Hu, how can you make such a poisonous oath during the New Year, no one has said that you don't believe you, the three of us went to Dayong together, not with the same purpose, to send Princess Anping to Dayong safely, no one wants to have more branches." According to the old man's opinion, it is not as good as this, and Gonggong Hu will persuade the princess again to see if he can persuade her to dispel the idea of watching the lanterns. ”

Hu Xiaotian sighed and said, "I persuaded you." The princess doesn't listen, you don't understand, our princess Anping has a soft temperament on the outside and strong on the inside, once she decides something, the nine cows can't pull it back. ”

Wu Jingshan said: "If this is the case, we can only prepare early, and if necessary, we can let Tianbo City send troops to assist in the defense." Blockade of Mission Hills Street. ”

Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said, "The princess specially explained that she must not disturb the local people because she went to watch the lanterns. In my opinion, let's wait for the princess to go and return early after dark, there is no need to mobilize the army. He smiled at Wen Boyuan and said, "General Wen has strong martial arts, and his subordinates are as good as clouds, with you by your side, I don't think there should be any problems." ”

Wen Boyuan frowned and said, "Since the princess insists on going, we can only follow her opinion, so be it." I had people change into civilian clothes to protect them along the way, and I brought a few good hands to protect them. ”

Wu Jingshan said: "You really don't need to notify Tianbo City? ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "It is necessary to be vigilant, but there is no need to go too far, we are still on the territory of Dakang, the security of Tianbo City has always been good, we still have so many people to protect, just go to the lantern festival to visit, not to go to the battlefield." Lord Wu is thinking too much. ”

Wu Jingshan said: "It's always good to be cautious. said so, but in my heart I also thought that Hu Xiaotian had some truth in what he said.

Night has just fallen. Princess Anping Long Xiyue left the post house accompanied by Hu Xiaotian and others, and there was only a distance of more than a mile from the post house to Guanlan Street, because of the lantern festival that night, the residents of Tianbo City dragged their families and all went to Guanlan Street to watch the lanterns, and at dusk this road was bustling, if you take a car, it is better to walk faster. So Princess Anping decided to go on foot.

Hu Xiaotian and Zijuan accompanied Long Xiyue on the left and right. Wen Boyuan led two warriors to follow behind Long Xiyue, and in front of Long Xiyue were Zhan Peng and Zhao Chongwu, both of whom were masters of the Divine Ce Mansion Yan Group, and they were responsible for opening the way in front.

The group was all dressed in civilian clothes, and Zijuan was holding a snowball in her hand. Take this puppy out and see it too.

Hu Xiaotian left the post house, raised his eyes to look at both sides, but saw that all the streets were hung with lights and colors, a lively scene, the snow was not big, sparsely falling, falling silently, the red and white reflected more than a unique joy of the Spring Festival, sporadic firecrackers sounded from time to time.

Wen Boyuan's eyes fell on the roofs on both sides, there were more than a dozen figures leaping on the roof wall, those people were also his subordinates, responsible for guarding the high places, checking for possible dangers, it should be said that their precautions were very in place, almost foolproof.

Long Xiyue carried a palace lamp in her hand, the warm light illuminated the way ahead, looking at the bright lights in the distance like the Milky Way, Long Xiyue felt an unprecedented ease, the snowflakes in the air sometimes fell on her pretty face, and soon melted by her skin, bringing her a trace of coolness, she finally realized that she had left Kangdu, leaving the palace that was equivalent to a cage, although her future destiny was only from one cage to another, but at least now she was accompanied by her beloved.

The beautiful eyes looked at Hu Xiaotian, and inadvertently revealed a trace of tenderness. Hu Xiaotian didn't seem to see her gaze, carefully held her arm, and said respectfully: "Your Royal Highness the princess, let's go!" "How could he not have seen it? It's just that in front of so many people, I don't dare to have an obvious reaction.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the first full moon night of the year, representing the beginning of the new year, the rejuvenation of the earth, and the people celebrate such a night, not only to celebrate the continuation of the new year, but also to place the expectation of a better life in the new year.

According to the folk tradition of Dakang, on this beautiful night when the moon is high, people light up thousands of lanterns and run to celebrate. Go out to enjoy the moon, set off fireworks, guess lantern riddles, eat Lantern Festival, and have a family reunion.

When you come to the street, you will blend into the joyful crowd, see the lanterns of different shapes and shapes, and see the smiling faces of the people around you, and your mood will be infected and become happy.

Twilight has just fallen, because of the falling snow, there is no moon in the sky, every brick and tile, grass and tree in Tianbo City has become covered in silver because of the falling snow, and at the entrance of Guanlan Street, a gate made of lanterns has been erected, which is majestic and brilliant, and the lights are brilliant and colorful. The entire Guanlan Street is crowded with people, and it has become a galaxy of lights flowing in the world.

Walking into Guanlan Street, you will enter a world of lights, there are hundreds of flower lanterns, the Nine Lotus Pagoda lamp in the center of the road, the horse lantern, the jade rabbit lamp, the peacock open screen lamp, the Ziya Fengshen lamp, the three battles Lu Bu lantern, the havoc Tiangong lantern, all kinds of gods and Buddhas are around you, as if entering a bizarre mythical world.

Further on, gourd lamps, cabbage lamps, watermelon lamps, pepper lamps, and radish lamps are like walking into a vegetable garden full of spring. Everywhere there was the sound of singing and laughter.

Princess Anping grabbed Zijuan's hand like a child, pointing and laughing from time to time.

Hu Xiaotian looked at her delicate and incomprehensible face, in his memory, Long Xiyue rarely showed such happiness, maybe this is the real her. It should be an innocent age, but it is going to be reduced to a bargaining chip for the exchange of political interests, Hu Xiaotian lamented the unfortunate fate of Princess Anping and at the same time gave birth to the determination to protect her safety for the rest of her life, this time no matter what the price is, he will rescue Yiren from the tiger's mouth.

There was an animal lamp in front of him, a cat lamp, a lamb lamp, a dog lamp, and the snowball in the arms of the purple juan may have seen the same kind and screamed excitedly. The color lights are vivid, colorful, beautiful, and can be called ingenuity, dizzying, dazzling, and really a panoramic view of the world.

Wen Boyuan and several warriors in charge of security did not dare to concentrate on admiring the beautiful scenery around them, they were always vigilant against the people passing by, and they wanted to protect Princess Anping from being crowded by the crowd.

Princess Anping had previously learned about the Lantern Festival in Tianbo City, and she said to Hu Xiaotian: "The Lantern Festival in Tianbo City is said to be the largest in the world. These materials are transformed into vivid lanterns by the skilled hands of craftsmen. ”

Hu Xiaotian complimented: "The princess is really well-informed, and she knows everything about astronomy and geography. ”

Princess Anping smiled: "How can it be so exaggerated, I have only seen it in books in the past, and today it is the first time I have seen it with my own eyes." ”

Thousands of lights on Guanlan Street are shining, and the streets are crowded with people, the lights are flickering, and it is very lively.

There was a crowd of people in front, all of them gathered on the side of the road, but there were lantern riddles hanging over there, guessing lantern riddles is also one of the most enthusiastic activities of talented and beautiful women, Princess Anping is rarely so happy, she was so excited that she ignored the presence of so many people around, and reached out and grabbed Hu Xiaotian's arm.

Wen Boyuan has been paying attention to Princess Anping's every move, and when he saw her grabbing Hu Xiaotian's arm, her pupils suddenly contracted, bursting out with jealousy, but then she thought that Hu Xiaotian was just a eunuch, so why should she be jealous of a eunuch.

Princess Anping pointed to the lantern riddle above her head and said, "Only two people stay in the house and get food." After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Isn't it tofu?" ”

The old man who was in charge of guessing the lantern riddle over there smiled and said, "You guessed right, this girl, it's tofu!" He handed a cloth tiger to Princess Anping as a reward, and Princess Anping smiled: "Thank you, old man." At this time, Fang realized that he had been grabbing Hu Xiaotian's arm, and his pretty face couldn't help but turn red, and he hurriedly let go of his hand. Wen Bo looked at it from afar, and he was suspicious and angry, and it seemed a little strange to look at Princess Anping's shy appearance? Why would she look so good at a eunuch?

Princess Anping pointed to another lantern riddle and said, "Not happy? ”

Hu Xiaotian was stunned when he heard her suddenly say this, how could he suddenly be unhappy, and looked in the direction of Princess Anping's finger, only to know that she was reading a lantern riddle, and the riddle was unhappy. Princess Anping blinked her eyes and said, "Guess! "Looking at the way she looks, it's obvious that she's already guessed the answer to the riddle. (To be continued......)