A few years ago, Linlang asked Jinxiufang to make two more sets of clothes for the ladies and ladies at home, and led them to the shop to choose jewelry and prepare for the palace banquet. This year, the emperor was very happy because of the great victory at the border pass, and prepared to hold a banquet in the palace on the 15th Five-Year Plan, and the family members of officials above the fifth grade could attend the banquet, and the emperor wanted to enjoy with the people.

In order to have a good time this Lantern Festival. The emperor asked the ministers to brainstorm and come up with ideas before the year, and it was necessary to make this lantern festival happy and lively.

On the fifteenth day, the ladies of each room began to dress up and prepare to enter the palace for a banquet.

The king of the big room Ling Jun took Linlang and A Ning, the second room Ling Yuanhui took A Ke and A Zhu, and the old lady was accompanied by Xiao Wu. King Ling Jun and Ling Yuanhui rode horses, the old lady and Xiao Wu sat in a car, Linlang and A Ning sat in a car, and Li and his two daughters sat in a car. The Ling family went to the palace for a banquet.

There are a lot of vehicles on the road today, all of which are ministers who bring their families into the palace for a banquet, and they greet each other when they meet on the road. The sound of horses' hooves and the cries of hawkers came and went, and it was a lively one.

At the gate of the palace, people got off their cars and got off their horses. The ladies got out of the car and looked for someone they were familiar with.

Ah Ning saw her grandmother's family at a glance, and hurriedly went over to salute with Linlang. Ah Ning hugged her grandmother's arm with both hands and said coquettishly, "Grandmother, Ning'er misses you." ”

My grandmother poked her smooth forehead with her finger and said lovingly, "If you want to go back to live with your grandmother." ”

The eldest aunt on the side quipped: "If you want to see your grandmother every day, then marry back to your grandfather's house." Everyone laughed, and Ah Ning blushed.

It turned out that the uncles and aunts really had the idea of hiring A Ning as their daughter-in-law. Ah Ning has always grown up in her grandmother's house, and her cousins are very good and love her. Because her brother is not around, Ah Ning has long regarded all her cousins as her own brothers, how can her brother and sister get married in Ah Ning's heart. Therefore, Ah Ning must not let such a thing happen.

In the distance, Lao Wu and Li also found their maiden homes respectively. In this way, the people followed the eunuch who led the way to the lively place.

Just enter the palace gate, the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival is coming, only to see the palace everywhere hanging lanterns, every tree, the pillars are hung with all kinds of lanterns, etc., full of fire trees and silver flowers, very prosperous and lively.

This year's festival is jointly organized by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for spending money, and the Ministry of Household is responsible for paying for it. In order to make the emperor happy, the ministers really racked their brains and came up with ingenuity. Zhao Jiwen is in charge of purchasing, in order to be busy with this Lantern Festival, Zhao Jiwen has not had a good year for a long time.

In order to increase the festive atmosphere, this Lantern Festival is completely in accordance with the folk way. The palace also specially invited an acrobatic team, and specially opened up the teaching field in the palace, and invited dragon dance, lion dance and Yangge team from the people.

It's lively, but then comes the issue of security. You think, so many people entered the palace, and it was not impossible to mix in a few assassins. But the emperor is happy, and no one else has anything to do, and the safety of this palace must be followed. Therefore, in addition to the Royal Forest Army, Ling Yuanhang also brought people into the palace to stand by at any time. This time, even the king of Lingjun was not spared, and the emperor specially named Ling Yuanzhi and Guan Yunhe to accompany them, these two were once the main and deputy marshals of the Weizhen border pass. The emperor thought that this would definitely be a peace of mind.

When everyone came to the church, they saw Emperor Xianzong sitting in front of the main hall in full costume. All kinds of acrobatic performances in the audience show their abilities, including drill circles, brick shooting, monkey performances, handstands, etc., as well as gongs and drums, shouting and cheering, which is very lively. It's thrilling and exciting, and it's dizzying.

And the design of various lanterns is varied, which is dazzling.

In order to please the emperor, the ministers deliberately moved the scene of the folk market to the palace. The emperor, who was accustomed to seeing the grand scenes of the court, saw the folk street scene and felt that it was novel and interesting, and he felt that this was to have fun with the people. The merchant dressed as the eunuch and the palace maid in the audience shouted loudly, the merchant's car was full of dazzling, the top cover was hung with various colored lights, the car was full of various toys and snacks, and some palace concubines and princesses were shuttling back and forth, looking at the things in the merchant's car in a novel way. They took a fancy to something, so they bought it with copper plates, which was very lively, and the emperor was very interesting.

Ah Ning saw Yayi and Yaru here, so she said to Linlang and came over with Douhua and Tonghua. A few little girls watched the excitement together. Yaru inadvertently saw a tall and familiar back outside the crowd at this time, she was a little surprised, because this person was very similar to Ling Yuanhang, but she was not sure. She remembered that Ling Yuanhang seemed to have said in the Hou Mansion that day that he was going to enter the palace as a security guard on the day of the Lantern Festival, maybe it was really him. Yaru didn't ask Ah Ning and continued to watch acrobatics. At this time, a thin voice came from the side: "County Lord, that person is Ling Shizi." You see, right there. ”

As soon as Yaru turned around, she found that next to her, there was a pair of master and servants, and the maid was pointing out, whispering to the girl she called the county lord.

At this time, the acrobatics were in full swing, and there was a man lying on the table, with a thin pole on each foot, and two basins on the pole. The man turned the basin with his feet, and the faster he turned, the more he turned the basin into a cloud of light and shadow. The crowd applauded. The emperor was also happy, and shouted in his mouth: "Okay, look at the reward." Yaru also thinks it looks good, although it can't be compared with modern acrobatic arts, but it's good to be able to do this.

After the man finished performing, Yaru turned back to look at the county lord, but there was still the shadow of the group lord. Yaru always felt that the county lord and the girl were a little familiar, but she couldn't remember where she saw them.

A few people looked at it for a while, and then wanted to see the others, so they walked out of the crowd.

As soon as I came out, I met two girls, Yaru knew, they were Ah Jing and Ah Qin, cousins of Uncle Ning's family.

When these two girls first entered the palace, they saw Ah Ning, but Ah Ning disappeared as soon as she turned around after saying hello, Ah Jing and Ah Qin watched the excitement for a while, and then came out to look for Ah Ning again.

Yayi and Yaru met each other with Ah Qin and Ah Jing, and these two young ladies from the Ping Wangfu also have a thin waist of willow and pink cheeks, which are very pretty and lovely. Several girls were in one place, ready to go for a walk elsewhere, except for Yaru, these girls had all been to the palace, so they also had some impressions of some places in the palace, and several people walked and admired while talking and laughing.

At this time, there were also a few people in front, and it was Ah Zhu who walked in front. Ah Zhu originally came with Ah Ning, but when she saw her grandfather's cousin, she separated from Ah Ning and dragged Ah Ke away. The girls spun around and bumped into each other.

Among these girls, Ah Zhu and Ah Ke don't know Yaru, but they all know Yayi, Yayi is a concubine, and Mrs. Wang often takes her out to some banquets. Mrs. Wang is sometimes stingy, she is afraid that bringing Yaru out will take away Yayi's brilliance, so she rarely takes Yaru out. Yayi mentioned to her mother many times that she wanted to bring her sister out with her, but Mrs. Wang refused. However, Aru never cared about this.

Ah Ning introduced Yaru to Ah Zhu and Ah Ke, and Ah Zhu and Ah Ke both looked at the future sister-in-law. I saw a small face the size of Yaru's palm, the skin was white and smooth, without the slightest flaw, the eyebrows were curved, a pair of big apricot eyes like clear spring water, a straight nose, small lips, no powder on the face, a green jade hairpin on the head, a hosta on the left, a chrysanthemum-shaped silk flower on the right, and two small droplet-like earrings on the delicate earlobes. Although this woman's makeup is simple, she is already a natural beauty.

Yaru also looked at the two future sisters-in-law carefully. Azhu Liuye has thin eyebrows, a fair and tender complexion, a little powder, and a beautiful appearance, but from those beautiful eyes, Yaru saw a trace of disdain. The little girl has sparkling eyes, a straight little nose, and petal-like lips, but she is a little shy. Several people greeted each other.

After a while, there were more and more people on this road. These are all official dependents, all of whom are well-dressed. On the way, I met the three cousins of the Li family. Only one of the three cousins is a concubine, the daughter of Li's elder brother named Li Juan, and the other two are concubines, one is named Li Ran and the other is called Li Yun.

When Miss Li Juan saw that Yaru was just a concubine, she looked down on Yaru from her heart. When everyone was talking, Li Juan revealed it from her eyes and words, intentionally or unintentionally. Yaru continued to talk and laugh with Sister A Ning as if she didn't see it. Li Juan's father is just a right attendant of the Ministry of Rites. But Li Juan always felt that she was a concubine, and she always looked down on her concubine.

Usually, she always snorts and drinks to Li Yun and Li Ran around her. Especially Li Yun, her aunt has already passed away, she is always a little transparent at home, Li Juan brought her this time to her grandmother's will, after all, Li Yun has reached the age of marriage.

Yayi, Ah Ning, Ah Qin, and Ah Jing all saw it, so they deliberately didn't answer Li Juan's words and didn't look at her.

Ah Zhu and Li Juan can talk about going together, so the girls naturally split into two groups after a while. Yayi, Yaru and A Ning A Qin A Jing group, A Zhu and Li Juan a group, A Ke is a timid girl, she likes her cousin A Ning very much, and wants to go with A Ning, but she is afraid of her mother and sister-in-law. Ah Ning can understand this cousin who has few words, and when Ah Zhu is not paying attention, he patted her, and then turned to Ah Zhu's side. Ah Ke smiled gratefully at her cousin and followed Ah Zhu away.

Yayi, Yaru and A Ning, A Qin and A Jing are very compatible with each other, only A Jing is a little quiet among the few little girls, and Ah Ning and A Qin's personalities are cheerful. The four of them spoke without restraint.