According to the old calendar, every year on the occasion of spring plowing and autumn harvest, a ceremony to worship the heavens is held to pray for good weather and good weather.

For such an important festival, the person who presides over the sacrifice to the heavens is naturally very particular, and it has always been the emperor himself, and the second one needs to be replaced by the prince. Emperor Yuanhe's health has become worse and worse in recent years, and since the previous year, this ceremony has been presided over by Ji Chengyu, and this year is no exception.

The so-called ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens is actually to worship three times and knock on the altar at the west gate of the palace, light the beacon smoke, divide the Zhu Guo, and finish the ceremony.

Because the people firmly believe that the royal family is the dragon vein, and the emperor is the true son of the dragon, who is determined to be different from ordinary people and can communicate with the gods, so he can pray to the heavens and bless the people.

After that, the beacon fire on the altar of the sacrifice must be burned for three days and three nights, and it cannot be interrupted for thirty-six hours, so that it can be pious enough to impress the gods.

I don't know if it was because of some scruples, or if Concubine Lan's pillow wind played a role, and even King Jian, who was still grounded, was pardoned by Emperor Yuan He to participate.

No matter what happened inside, at least when Ji Sihong appeared in front of everyone with Concubine Song, he still held that invincible momentum.

Such a feast, the whole world celebrates, hundreds of officials and their families go together, and the people compete for the same fun, so it is not lively.

Bai Yanran was naturally among the invited, and she rode with her mother to the gate of the palace. It's a lively day, but today, a two-quarter hour drive, has been half an hour.

finally arrived at the palace, handed over the post, and was led by the palace people to the Lingxiao Pavilion where the banquet was held, and there was already a lot of people inside.

Because of the large number of people today, men and women have separate banquets. In the Lingxiao Pavilion, all the women of the family are married, and the queen is in charge of the banquet. The male guests are in the adjacent Qiankun Pavilion, which is only separated by a pond of lake water from the Lingxiao Pavilion, and there is a pavilion in the lake, and there is a path on the edge of the pavilion, connecting the two banks.

At this moment, the banquet has not yet opened, and the queen mother has already sat on the top with Princess Pingle. The ladies were still able to sit in the banquet and talk quietly, but the ladies couldn't sit still, and they gathered in twos and threes to laugh.

Qi Simin quickly came over, and Bai Yanran also went outside with her to breathe. She looked back, only Gu Yueyao was sitting next to Princess Pingle with a sinking face, and even Zuo Jinyun, Lan Yuanxin and the others who were surrounded by Su Ri were not there.

For no reason, she sighed softly.

Qi Simin took her to the lake with great interest, wanting to go to the lake pavilion to have a look, saying that the lake raised silver koi from outside the tribute, which was really rare.

But there might as well be a little eunuch standing in front of the trail and couldn't stop laughing: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, some boards on this path are loose, and the minions have forgotten about it when they're busy these days, so it's really not suitable to move forward, and please move the ladies elsewhere." ”

It seems that there are quite a few people who have this idea, but it is unfortunate. Qi Simin was a little disappointed, muttering that she would not come if she knew that she would not come, Bai Yanran comforted her: "Today's imperial dining room in the Heaven Sacrifice Palace must have put a lot of thought into it, don't you want to taste it?" ”

A word woke up the person in the dream, Qi Simin's eyes really lit up, and he immediately forgot about the silver koi. The two walked along the lake, and seeing that Bai Yanran was a little distracted, Qi Simin turned his head again and teased: "Seven days later, it will be the wedding day, how about it, Princess Zhun An can't wait?" ”

Bai Yanran's face flushed slightly, and she shook her head gently, but there was a little apprehension in her eyes, and she murmured, "There are only seven days left." ”

Qi Simin didn't notice anything wrong, and still joked: "My wedding date is in the spring of next year, if you move quickly, maybe I will already have a little nephew by then." ”

Bai Yanran said shamefully: "I will ignore you if you talk nonsense like this again." ”

Qi Simin immediately begged for mercy, but when she saw Bai Yanran's eyebrows frowning after being ashamed, her expression was a little dazed, and she said suspiciously: "Yanran, are you, are you...... Got worried? ”

Speaking of which, Bai Yanran was really embarrassed, in her previous life, she also sat in a sedan chair and prepared to get married.

Around that time, the person he married was Song Shiyang, the two knew each other, and Song Shiyang had a deep love for him, so before getting married, Bai Yanran was also a little uneasy in her heart. But it's just a reluctance to leave home.

But by mistake in this life, she actually wanted to marry Ji Lingyun, the person she had been studying for decades, and she was going to become her husband in seven days.

The wedding day in her previous life was the beginning of Bai Yanran's nightmare, and she even gave her her life. The marriage in this life is even more uneasy in her heart, she always feels that it is more like a dream, and when she wakes up, she may still be the cat who follows him, everything is just her imagination.

"Simin, what do you think...... Never mind. ”

Bai Yanran didn't know what she wanted to ask, but Qi Simin saw it, blinked her eyes and asked, "Yanran, you don't want to regret your marriage, right?" ”

Qi Simin patted her shoulder in understanding, and said earnestly: "To be honest, I have been thinking about regretting marriage every day since I promised His Royal Highness the Prince. For a while, I was afraid that I would have to face a bunch of intrigues and concubines when I got married, and for a while, I was afraid that I would not get along well with His Royal Highness the Prince, and I was afraid that I would have children. ”

She said for a long time, stopped to take a breath, suddenly changed her tone, and said helplessly: "But then I figured it out, anyway, I have to get married, and no matter who you marry, you have to face these problems." Just like you said that day, even if everything is bad, I am the rightful crown princess, and I will never make myself sad. ”

Qi Simin looked at Bai Yanran, patted her shoulder and said with a smile: "When you comforted me, what you said was the Tao, why can't it be your turn." ”

Bai Yanran had a hard time speaking, because she knew the development of her previous life. If Qi Simin does not marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, King Jianwang will not be reconciled.

Instead of being dragged into the water by King Jian, it is better to form an alliance with the crown prince, not only can the Qi family be saved. And Ji Chengyu is also a rare and wise person, and he will not treat Qi Simin lightly.

But she is different from Ji Lingyun, Ji Lingyun

In his previous life, although he married the princess and had a three-room concubine, Bai Yanran never saw what he was thinking.

He has no affection for Gu Yueyao, but respects each other like guests. I wanted to be a confidant to Shu Yue, but I didn't feel emotional. There is only the meaning of maintenance for Liu Xing'er, and there is no merciless love. As for Ruhua, although he was very fond of him, Bai Yanran never saw affection in his eyes.

In her previous life, Bai Yanran turned into a cat and accompanied Ji Lingyun for three years, coldly watching these four women intrigue with him, but she only felt sad.

People always covet what they can't get, but sometimes they know that even if they try their best, they can't achieve it, but they are still unwilling.

In fact, the bowl of poisonous soup that was picturesque at the beginning was also her relief, otherwise she didn't know how long she would have to suffer in that bondage. She was disheartened by Song Shiyang's indifference, and even more saddened by Ji Lingyun's indifference.

After being reborn, she thought about avoiding marrying Song Shiyang as before, but when the marriage really ended, she was actually relieved. At that moment, she clearly understood that she was unwilling.

But she never thought of marrying Ji Lingyun. Since she was given marriage, she still feels like a dream. As the wedding date approached, she became more and more anxious.

In the end, she just curled the corners of her lips slightly, shook her head, and said, "That's it, don't talk about that." It's almost time for the feast, so let's go back. ”

The two of them went back, not noticing that there was a sneaky palace man behind the tree next to them, and after the two left, they turned around and drowned in the crowd.

At this moment, everything is going on as usual on the altar, Ji Chengyu is wearing a Jiaolongji costume and walks up the steps, worships three times and knocks nine times, and the music at the bottom shakes the sky, and the hundreds of officials and people outside the palace wall kneel on the ground, all waiting for the beacon smoke to ignite and celebrate together.

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred, and Ji Chengyu blew the fire and threw it into the beacon smoke. The peak is full of fine beacon smoke, and it is also drenched with fire oil, which should be on point.

But when the flaming fire fold was thrown in, only a few sparks burst out, and then until the fire fold burned out, the beacon smoke did not ignite.

Ji Chengyu's face was slightly gloomy, and everyone below couldn't see what was happening on the high platform, but they couldn't help but be a little restless when they didn't see the smoke burning.

A cold sweat suddenly broke out on Xu Quanquan on the side, and his fingertips trembled slightly, wanting to reach out to the extinguished fire in Dingzhong. Without waiting for Ji Chengyu to stop it, Dingzhong suddenly burst into flames, and then the smoke burst into the sky.

The vermilion fruit enshrined on the altar was sprinkled, and the people rushed for a while. Only Master Yun'an came out of the crowd and disappeared into the streets.

After the sacrifice, the palace banquet begins. Silk and bamboo wind music, singing and dancing. Wine and food, staggered.

Tong also knew that everyone here would inevitably be restrained, and after a short time after the banquet began, he excused himself from being too drunk to escape. After she left, the atmosphere suddenly relaxed, and the ladies and ladies gathered in groups.

The Qi family and the Zhang family were talking together, and they couldn't stop talking about their daughter's marriage. Qi Simin was a little tired of eating at this time, and he also thought that there were noisy people here, so he pulled Bai Yanran outside.

Zuo Jinyun saw the two of them from a distance, glanced at Lan Yuanxin who was beside him, and walked straight over with a glass of wine in his hand.

As long as she sprinkled the wine on Bai Yanran, and then pretended to wipe the love letter that fell out of her sleeve for her, Lan Yuanxin would rush over and pick it up and read it out loud, and she would definitely splash the dirty water on Bai Yanran.

At that time, Bai Yanran will be difficult to argue, and the recent rumors between Bai Yanran and Song Shiyang are boiling, everyone will naturally know in their hearts who this love letter is from. In front of everyone's eyes, see how she still wants to face!

Zuo Jinyun was thinking just right, seeing that Bai Yanran was close at hand, but the figure of a palace man suddenly flashed in front of him. Zuo Jinyun couldn't close the momentum, and bumped into her, not only the wine glass in his hand fell, but even the love letter in his sleeve also fell.

Seeing that someone fell, everyone looked over, and the palace people hurriedly got up and clumsily went to help Zuo Jinyun. At this moment, a small hand picked up the letterhead, and the young lady who was eight or nine years old and didn't know who's house, opened the letterhead but didn't know a few words, so she went to ask her mother beside her.

The mother took a look at it and threw it to the ground like a hot potato, and said with a straight face: "Obscene poetry and obscenity are unsightly." ”

At this moment, the letterhead was wide open, and Zuo Jinyun was speechless in front of everyone's eyes, and he fled in shame and anger. Lan Yuanxin gritted her teeth, glared at Bai Yanran viciously, and chased after Zuo Jinyun.

Bai Yanran squinted slightly, looked at Lan Yuanxin's back, and then looked at the palace man with low eyebrows, thoughtfully.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of a flute outside.