Chapter 41 The fire tree and the silver flower never sleep
On the day of the Shangyuan Festival, the fire trees and silver flowers never sleep, and the capital Chang'an no longer has a curfew.
For three days in a row, from the dignitaries and nobles, to the peddlers and pawns, they carnivaled all night.
When the moon is in the sky, the blue sky is like washing, the willow leaves put a small number of bedrooms out, light the incense case and incense candles, and Fu Yuanzi put a bowl on the case.
Liu Ye didn't want to go back to the house to rest, and fireworks rose from the courtyard of the house from time to time.
The weather is getting warmer, and the willow leaves spread the quilt on the bluestone slab, and the lantern burns for a night.
She was wrapped in a cloak and sat on a bluestone slab for the night, sewing clothes while admiring the moon.
In Chang'an City, Li Nian and his friends enjoyed the lanterns together. The lights and moonlight complement each other.
Li Nian didn't pay attention to the glamorous world, his eyes looked at the bustling crowd.
"Brother, brother," Huang Ying cried softly, "Sister, Bao'er," Li Nian exclaimed, with a burst of excitement, following the voice.
A girl in front of her was wearing a cloak, her hair was stacked like a cloud, "Bao'er," Li Nian reached out and grabbed the girl's arm.
The girl turned around, her eyes big like frightened fawns. Not Boa.
Li Nian stood there in a daze, forgetting to let go. Boa, where are you?
The girl's brother hurried up and pushed Li Nian away. Where did he come from, a thin boy, who looks good, but he is a disciple.
He raised his horsewhip to teach Li Nian a lesson, but Li Nian was pushed back a few steps, his eyes still looking at the woman in a daze.
"Bao'er, Bao'er." He muttered to himself. "Forget it, brother." The girl dragged her brother away.
Li Nian's friend came over, and the girl's brother turned around and shouted at Li Nian: "Bai has a good skin, and he is a disciple." ”
"What's the matter, this is, who is that person?" Li Nian's friend wants to find the girl's brother to theorize.
"It's nothing, I seem to have seen an acquaintance just now, there are too many people, and I can't find it in a flash."
No one mentioned Li Baochuan's name in the Li Mansion, and this name is taboo. It's like a scar, scabbed, don't touch it again.
There are already rumors in the capital that Miss Li Fusan did not die early, but...
Some rumors say that the third lady was trapped by love and escaped into the empty door; Some say that talented and beautiful people live and live together.
Some say that the third lady eloped with someone and was tragically abandoned and committed suicide... Varied.
There are rumors in the market, and the Li Mansion has naturally heard of it. The people of the Li Mansion never mentioned Li Baochuan, so as not to be truthful.
It's as if the version came out of someone's mouth in the house. In order to avoid suspicion, Li Baochuan's three words have become a taboo in the Li Mansion.
Because of serious dereliction of duty, the young lady disappeared under their noses.
Li Fu remembered that the two of them kept to themselves on weekdays, and they were not lazy and slippery when they were on errands.
So the net was opened, and they were not handed over to Renyazi, and they were resold for the second time. The two of them are now rough maidens, in charge of cleaning the courtyard.
Miss's escape invisibly affected the two, but the two had no resentment towards Bao Chuan.
The two can't let go of Bao Chuan, Miss is pampered, how does she live outside? Miss doesn't know where she is?
The two of them remember Bao Chuan, but what can they do? Guizi and Huansha hang lanterns in the garden.
Last year, the three masters and servants were also happily playing and enjoying the lanterns. This year, Guizi turned around and sat on the porch chair, bowing her head and wiping her tears.
Huansha felt sad, and the three of them were like sisters. Seeing someone coming this way, Huansha hurriedly pulled Guizi, and Guizi raised her sleeve to quickly wipe her eyes.
The person who came was the big maid in Madame's house, "Hurry up and clean up, Madame will come here at night to admire the moon." ”
Huansha said: "Sister, don't worry, you can't make a mistake." Turning his head, he quietly reminded her: "Guizi, do you want the house to hand you over to Renyazi?" ”
"Jiren has his own nature." She comforted Guizi, but she was also comforting herself.
At the end of the winter training, the festival made the personal acceptance of the training results. The lieutenant ordered the flag to be raised, the war drums were beaten, the formation was rigorous, and the armor was clear and the flag was hunting.
Among them, those with outstanding martial arts were selected to serve as guards, including Xue Shang and Zhang Xing.
On the Shangyuan Festival, they were led by Wei Xiang, the nephew of the Jiedu envoy, who was responsible for protecting the young lady.
Miss Li sat in a canopy incense cart, and a group of guards rode tall horses to accompany her.
The lanterns of Yizhou City hang high, stretching for several miles. The lights and moonlight complement each other, and the whole glass world, people gather into a sea of joy.
The two maids helped Feng Jiao get out of the car, and Feng Jiao was known as the first beauty in Yizhou. The guards had also heard about it a long time ago, and they all looked at her secretly.
Feng Jiao wore a veil, revealing only a pair of bright eyes full of autumn water, and the sparkling flow was moving.
Her delicate and weak appearance makes people want to take care of her.
The traffic of people and vehicles was crowded and the road was jammed, and the guards led the horses behind them.
Incense lamps, paper folded lotus lamps, silk palace lamps, eight-knot lamps... The illuminations depict a variety of figures, birds flying, dragons leaping, and fireworks illuminate all night.
Many lanterns are pasted with lantern riddles, reflecting candlelight, and visitors have stopped. A group of people gathered around a hibiscus lantern and talked about it.
The guard said, "Get out of the way, get out of the way, sir." "People dodged and dodged a way.
Feng Jiao and the maid stepped forward and watched with interest around a set of riddles.
The riddle is:
The waist of the dance is slender, and the gold needle of the embroidery is oblique.
Returned to the cave room, ashamed to see the butterfly and the double warbler.
Know, know or not, life is born alone.
Xue Shang looked at the bustle of people, Bao'er Bao'er, he sighed in his heart, she spent this year alone, right?
He turned his gaze to the riddle, which was very fresh, and he was born to be alone, and as he read it, he blurted out that it was a wasp.
Feng Jiao was thinking hard, and when she heard someone say wasp, she couldn't help but look back at him
Xue Shang looked up at the lamp, and the light illuminated his eyes. His eyes were already as bright as stars, shining in the light.
There was a soft smile on the corner of his mouth, and he was dressed in a heroic and elegant manner.
"Is it a wasp?" Feng Jiaojiao asked in a coquettish voice.
"Congratulations, Miss," the shopkeeper gave her a souvenir.
"It's the son." Feng Jiao ordered the maid to give the double cicada embroidery bag to Xue Shang.
Zhang Xing pushed him, "Brother, you guessed right." ”
Xue Shang's expression was indifferent, he was still chewing his life and was born alone, his wife guarded the poor home, hoping that he would go back.
"Xue doesn't need this." The maid took it back again.
Xue Shang paid attention to the next riddle: painting the circle of time and writing the square of time; Winters are short, summers are long.
Feng Jiao had already guessed the answer to the riddle, and she turned her head to look at Xue Shang again. Xue Shang glanced sideways at her, and his gaze turned to the colored lights. smiled and said, "This should be a Japanese character." ”
The shopkeeper jokingly said: "I don't have to hang this riddle for three days, and the two nobles will solve it with a cup of tea." ”
Feng Jiao took the souvenir given by the store - a silk handkerchief embroidered with hibiscus flowers. It's a very popular kind.
Feng Jiao looked at Xue Shang, Xue Shang shook his hand with a smile and said; "Xue Shang doesn't need this."
Feng Jiao held it in her hand, and a pair of autumn eyes sparkled under the light. Wei Xiang saw that his cousin was happy, so he asked Xue Shang to accompany him.
Wei Xiang has thick eyebrows and big eyes, a burly figure, and he looks like he is big and has a flexible mind. Li Guyan originally meant to be close to each other.
Feng Jiao was very interested, and looked all the way. Stop-and-go, Xue Shang calmly followed.
The whole country celebrates the day, and he protects other women in a foreign land. Bao'er also hugged the lanterns in previous years.
Bao'er, when will the husband be successful and fulfill his promise to you? Others are here, and their hearts fly thousands of miles away.