With a "bang", the fireworks that ignited the fuse exploded in the air, and a burst of fierce cheers burst out among the officials present. In the past, the faces of the officials who did not change their colors were full of excitement, joy and joy.

Whether it's really happy or the excitement of having to bring up the spirit, at least the expression on this face has to be in place, as for what is said in the mouth, it is not so important.

"Every year it prospers and it is all this trick, and there is no change." Someone reached out to cover their lips and yawned.

Around the hour, it is the most sleepy time of the day, today to keep the New Year is not sleepable, originally wanted to take advantage of the fireworks to drive away a sleepy, did not expect this year to be prosperous and more boring.

"What about the big one?" There were also people who were worried about the big fireworks piles they didn't see, and muttered, "Why didn't you see the big ones?" ”

It's still big...... I can't wait to find a hole in the ground to get into the prosperity and the main thing, and the two old craftsmen hate to hide themselves. But the heavens don't fulfill people's wishes, but there are people who don't have the eyesight to see and are still shaking their heads to look for them, and when they see them, they are suddenly happy, and they shout at the top of their voices: "Hey, prosperous, what about the big one?" ”

Bigger...... The chief of Xingshenghe and the two old craftsmen twitched the corners of their mouths, and when they looked at the eyes of many officials who were idle and had nothing to do, they could only sigh weakly: "Big ...... Bigger...... Uh, it's putting it in! ”

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"Bang!" Although the moment he held the lead, he had already made the realization that this firework would explode people once it was lit, but when it came to ignition, there was still some retreat.

But it's not good to miss this hour, and a forbidden army guard urged, so the resolute forbidden army guard gritted his teeth and stepped forward, and lit the lead in his hand with trembling hands.

It stands to reason that a short lead burns until the fireworks are lifted into the air, but I don't know why, at this moment, the burning of that short lead has become extremely long.

Everything seemed to be like a year, and everyone in the Jackdaw Hall looked at the lead that slowly burned to the end without blinking, and unconsciously their hearts also rose to their throats with the burning of the lead.

"Bang!" The fuse burned to the end of the fireworks, and the fireworks, which had taken countless efforts from prosperity and the two old craftsmen, burst into the air.

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A scream exploded like thunder in the Jackdaw Hall.

The palace maid who suddenly broke into the Jackdaw Hall witnessed the moment the fireworks unfolded, and in a panic knocked over the plate with a few tribute fruits in her hand.

Unsupported, apples, pears, and oranges gurgled down, and the head that had risen into the air with the fireworks that had risen into the air not far away, and then quickly rolled down again.

The fireworks that have taken countless efforts are also sprinkled at this time, and the golden light rain of fireworks in the sky will also illuminate the dilapidated Jackdaw Hall as if it were day, but it is not only the rain of flowers that has landed in the sky, but also the blood flowers that have surged in the rain of flowers.

The situation of the Jackdaw Palace, which was illuminated as if it were daylight, was also clearly presented in front of everyone's eyes at this time.

The originally dilapidated Jackdaw Hall was blood-colored, and the guards of the Forbidden Army, who had been resolutely responsible for lighting the fireworks, were now stained red with blood, standing by the fireworks piles like bloody people.

Even Qiao Ran and the others, who were standing under the eaves and covered by the eaves, the hem of their robes was also red at this time.

After such a splendid and strange rain of blood, there was a dead silence in the Jackdaw Palace.

I don't know how long it took, but a girl's voice finally sounded.

"Who are you?" She said.

This sound suddenly woke up the guards of the forbidden army who were still stunned, and everyone looked at the girl's gaze, and saw that the palace maid, who was also dyed like a bloody person by the blood rain, was still holding the tray of apples, pears and oranges in her hand, and the panic on her face had not yet recovered.

"Who are you?" The girl who asked the question walked out from under the eaves, walked up to her step by step, and asked again.

It's Mistress Joe.

Seeing this, the little Heavenly Master of the Yin and Yang Division, who had scared everyone out to scare everyone about the haunting of the Jackdaw Palace, couldn't help but sigh with emotion: Sure enough, it is the person in Zhang Tianshi's picture, look at this courage, it is not comparable to ordinary people.

"I'm ......" the palace maid moved her lips, and a little dazed look could still be seen on her blood-stained face, "I'm just here to worship......"

"Worship?" The girl frowned, and a hint of surprise flashed across her face.

Even though she is wearing a dark official robe, the girl does not have a sense of oppression that makes people uneasy and afraid.

The maid moved her feet and took half a step back, but she didn't retreat.

The girl smiled at her, stood where she was, did not come closer, and said, "Don't be afraid! You can also see that the fireworks were tampered with, and we just want to see what the fireworks that have been tampered with are not discovered in time, and they will be ignited and exploded in the main hall. ”

The gentle and harmless smile on the girl's face relieved the palace maid, and she laughed too, and wiped the blood stains on her face that were sprinkled with blood flowers with her sleeve, revealing her original delicate appearance.

Facing the girl, the palace maid grinned, her black and white eyes looked very clear, and after she shouted "Lady Official", she poked her head out, glanced over Qiao Ran, and looked behind her.

The Praetorian guard, who was in charge of lighting the fireworks, was dyed like a bloody person, and at this time, the head that flew out together at the moment when the fireworks exploded was held up.

No wonder this fireworks pile is so heavy, it turns out that there is a corpse hidden in it, and this corpse has long been in a different place, but there is no smell of the corpse, it should be not long dead, the smell of the fireworks is enough to overshadow the smell of the corpse itself.

At this time, the head hair that rose into the air with the fireworks was already burned and curled, and although there were some sparks on the leather surface, the burnt area was not large, so if you wiped the blood on your face, you should be able to barely recognize your appearance.

"How could there be a person hidden in the good fireworks pile?" Although I was taken aback by this rain of blood flowers, but because I had prepared in my heart, and the people who came over were not small in courage, at this time, everyone gradually came back to their senses, and they walked out from under the eaves one after another, and gathered here.

"Do you want to arrest the people of Xingsheng and interrogate them?" The little heavenly master of the Yin and Yang Division, who had previously scarened everyone, probed his brain and looked at the corpse that was contaminated with blood and could not see his true face clearly, paused, and said, "If you light this fireworks pile in the main hall, wouldn't something big happen?" ”

A rain of blood fell on the national ceremony praying for good weather in the coming year, not to mention whether the elderly officials could bear it, but to say that this is a sign...... I really don't know how to explain it to be a good sign. What's more, this time it was not only their officials from Dachu who came to Dachu to participate in the state banquet, but also the Wusun people among the Xiongnu!

This made outsiders see this play, where does he have a big face?

When the time comes, I am afraid that neither Xingsheng nor his Yin and Yang Division will be able to get rid of it.

"It's unlikely that the people of Xingsheng He will do anything in their own fireworks," the girl said lightly, looking at the head that was still unrecognizable, and said, "But it is true that I want to ask the people of Xingshenghe, and see how many people this fireworks pass by." Anyway, let's find out who this person is, and then clean up the rest! ”

The female official sent by His Majesty also said "go back first to resume your life" at this time and left first, and the two little heavenly masters of the Yin and Yang Division also went back to change their robes first because they wanted to catch up with the sacrificial dance at the end of the ceremony for a while.

After all, it is obviously inappropriate to wear bloody robes at the national sacrifice ceremony.

After there were only a few forbidden army guards left, Qiao Ran turned her head to look at the palace maid hiding behind her, and asked her with a smile, "What's your name?" ”

The palace maid was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously blurted out to the girl's gentle smile: "The slave maid is called Xiaocao." ”

Little grass! Qiao Ran's smile became a little bigger, she took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped her face, then stared at her face, and then asked her, "It's been a long time since you lived here, what are you doing here to worship?" Aren't you afraid that the rat will steal your apples and pears? ”

These words woke up a few forbidden guards at once, it's not that they have too good memories or anything, but just before the fireworks were lit, the little heavenly master of the Yin and Yang Division who talked a lot said that this Jackdaw Hall has been inhabited for a long time, and it has been almost a hundred years of work, what else is there to worship here?

I'm afraid that this stupid palace maid is not deceiving people!

Xiaocao grinned when she heard this, and said happily: "Mama said, ghosts and gods can hear Xiaocao's thoughts, sincerity is spirituality, and I can eat after the ghosts and gods have eaten, hehe!" ”

With such a smile, it looked even more silly, and several forbidden guards couldn't help but shake their heads when they saw it.

However, Qiao Ran, who asked the question, didn't seem to care, only smiled and wiped her face, and then said with a smile: "Your name is Xiaocao, and I am also Xiaocao, but it is a lush grass." ”

The word ran, that is, the meaning of lush grass and trees, has the poem "Rana Qi fragrant grass, fluttering to break the canopy." It is an allusion to its meaning.

Xiaocao let out an inexplicable "oh" and asked her happily, "Then what's your name?" ”

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I'm afraid this palace maid is really a fool! The guards of the forbidden army couldn't listen to it anymore, didn't they see the Yin and Yang Division's official robes on Master Qiao's body? Calling "you, you, me, me" to a high-ranking female official, if she is a person with a bad temper and likes to take a posture, she must be punished for the crime of disrespect.

However, the Lord Qiao in front of him obviously has a good temper, and he is not the one who likes to have a high profile, so he only smiled and reported his name "Qiao Ran".

Xiaocao nodded, indicating that she knew, and heard Qiao Ran ask her, "What about Mama?" ”

Xiaocao pursed her lips, her clear eyes were instantly covered with a layer of mist, and she sobbed and said, "Mama is dead." ”

It's dead! Qiao Ran sighed a pity, and when she saw Xiaocao looking like she was about to cry, she hurriedly comforted her a few times, and asked her again, "Which palace do you live in?" Shall I come back to you next time? ”

As soon as she heard her say that she wanted to play with her, Xiaocao immediately became happy, and she didn't remember crying, afraid that she wouldn't remember, so she hurriedly said: "I live in the Void Star Palace, you must remember to come to play with me next time!" ”

Out of the corner of his eye, he swept the strange expressions on the faces of several forbidden army guards when Xiaocao mentioned the "Void Star Palace", Qiao Ran smiled and nodded at Xiaocao, asked her to go back first, and promised to come to play with her next time.

After receiving her promise and picking up the apples, pears and oranges that had fallen on the ground, Xiaocao went away happily.

Several Praetorian guards finally couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, not to mention that they were about to suffocate. Yes, as soon as Xiaocao left, one of the forbidden army guards hurriedly spoke: "Master Qiao, do you know what place that Void Star Hall is?" ”

Qiao Ran shook his head and said, "It's quite nice to hear the name, what is the Void Star Palace?" ”

Hearing her say, "The name is very good", the faces of several forbidden army guards became strange again, and after a long pause, one of them spoke: "That's a dump...... A place to pour night incense! ”

Pour night incense? Qiao Ran was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect it, but compared to the embarrassed faces of the guards of the forbidden army, she looked calm, paused, and said calmly: "The name of this place where night incense is poured is good. ”

"No matter how good it sounds, it's a place to pour night incense." A forbidden army guard sighed with emotion, and couldn't help but say a few more words, "Therefore, most of the palace people and palace maids are unwilling to do this." Except for those who guarded the Void Star Temple, most of them were on duty. ”

Because of this, as soon as this little grass said that she lived in the Void Star Palace, they knew that she should be a palace maid who guarded the Void Star Palace.

It's not that I'm afraid that the night incense will be stolen, but I'm afraid that there will be a night when I don't have long eyes and break into the Void Star Hall by mistake and kick over the Gong bucket, and when the time comes, won't the entire imperial city be stinky? How many heads are enough to cut off Your Majesty?

So, this is a quiet but avoidable position.

Qiao Ran smiled "oh", and after thanking the few forbidden guards who had explained something to her, she pointed to the head that was held in the arms of the forbidden guard, and said, "Clean up and take the fireworks stakes away!" By the way, don't forget to call the people of prosperity and harmony to come and recognize people. ”

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The sacrificial ceremony is still very exciting, but now the prosperity and the main thing that is being taken to the side hall and the two old craftsmen really don't have the heart to recall the sacrificial ceremony they saw before.

From the face of the Praetorian guard who "invited" them over, they saw a rare solemnity, and their hearts were even more uneasy.

I don't know which god has moved his hands and feet in his own fireworks, what hands and feet have been moved, and whether it will affect the prosperity and harmony.

In such anxiety, several people were invited into the side hall, and the bloody people standing in the hall made the three of them scream, and they turned their heads and were about to run out, but they only moved one step and were blocked by the Praetorian guards.

The "blood man" who was standing also spoke at this time: "How many people have been scared?" "Bloody Man" said with a little more mockery in his tone, "If that fireworks explode at the ceremony according to the rules of previous years, I'm afraid everyone present will become bloody people." ”

With these sticky things on your body, which one will be in a good mood? It's also human nature to complain.

Qiao Ran coughed, woke up the frightened Xingsheng and the three of them, and said, "Okay, now is not the time to pursue it." How many people might as well come and see if they recognize him? ”