Chapter 80: The Wind Rises (1)
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Not long after everyone stopped, the people below came to report that it was almost time to unveil the curtain, although the curtain of each booth did not need the master to unveil, but it was an honor for everyone to have the master of the house present.
Xie also asked Shang Sihao what he meant, in addition to the curtain of the main booth that he needed to lift, whether other things were needed.
After Shang Sihao and his sister 'Shang Liyuan' looked at each other, he ordered, "No need, let's go and see the rest, just let me come to the main booth." ”
"Yes." Xie Yi bowed and responded, "Then please move the master to the front now, the slave has prepared the best position to watch the lantern." ”
Shang Sihao and the others nodded with satisfaction, and followed Xie Yi to the front.
As soon as everyone stood still, the bell in the capital came, and for a time the whole capital was boiling, the lights were turned off in the whole city, the fireworks were set off, and the fireworks were finished, which was the moment when the curtain was unveiled and the lights were turned on.
The gorgeous fireworks are overwhelming, and the annual expenses of the imperial court on these festivals are also a lot of money.
After the fireworks, the remaining cold smoke, everyone doesn't care about the shortness of the fireworks, it is always beautiful. The fireworks-lit streets suddenly darkened.
Subsequently, all the mansions on the road opened the curtain together, and the entire capital was illuminated again in an instant.
The crowd gathered, and everyone began to appreciate the lanterns on the houses.
Every year, the lanterns in each house are similar, no different, and lack of novelty, and everyone is also to see a lively and festive picture.
But this year, when everyone walked to the lamp booth of the Shang Mansion, their eyes lit up and they were amazed.
Shang Sihao and the others were very satisfied when they saw everyone's reaction on the side.
And more and more people gathered in front of the Shangfu lamp booth, and Shang Sihao thought that it was almost time to unveil the finale.
"Sister, you see that there are so many people now, can you unveil the curtain and appear in our finale?" Shang Sihao asked what 'Shang Liyuan' meant.
"It's good that my brother is in charge, I don't have to ask my sister about everything." 'Shang Liyuan' gave the initiative to Shang Sihao's hands.
Shang Yao looked at the two Shang Sihao brothers and sisters who came and went on the side, and felt unwilling and bitter, she looked like an outsider among the two of them, and she didn't get attention in the house, and even Aunt Deng had a mind to use herself.
Shang Yao was thinking about what was on her mind, and her eyes were a little fluttering, and suddenly, Shang Yao's eyes lit up. It turned out that Shang Yao saw the traces of the princes in the crowd, as well as the princes and other famous sons in various mansions.
This shocked Shang Yao's spirits, she pulled her clothes a little nervously, touched the hair ornament on her head again, turned around and asked Ah Hui, "Hurry up and see, what's wrong with me?" ”
Ah Hui was a little confused, but she still looked at it seriously, and then replied, "No, Miss is so good." ”
Shang Yao, who heard Ah Hui's affirmative answer, gradually settled down, and then looked at Shang Sihao, and saw that they had already walked towards the dragon-shaped lantern booth, and also accelerated their pace to follow.
The eldest prince, the third prince and others in the crowd stood in different positions in the crowd scattered. Although they all came with a purpose, they were still surprised when they saw the lanterns of the Shang Mansion, and there had not been such a novel thing in the capital for a long time.
Xia Yan, who was beside Jing Yu, naturally did not miss the amazement in Jing Yu's eyes, and then said as if to please, "Childe, do you know that this year's lanterns in the Shangfu are undertaken by the eldest lady of the Shangfu." ”
"Oh?" Jing Yu cooperated with Xia Yan's performance, and secretly Xia Yi stared at Xia Yan speechlessly, with the 'Do you really think the master doesn't know?' The meaning is too obvious. Xia Yan didn't care, he didn't know if it was pretending or real.
"This eldest lady of the merchant mansion is really talented, this kind of innovative thing, I'm afraid only she can think of it." Xia Yan praised Shang Liyuan vigorously, while paying attention to his master's expression, he knew when he saw the master's expression that he was right.
Then he turned his head to the side and sent a smug look in the direction of Xia Yi.
On the other side, Jing Mo took Meng Kuan to hide in the crowd, looking at the position of the owner of the Shangfu lantern booth, that figure did not return to his senses for a long time.
Jing Mo doesn't know when Shang Liyuan came to his heart, it may be that he was neither humble nor arrogant when he was in 'Yuzhai', it may be a quiet virgin in the Chengguo Mansion, or it may be that the palace banquet behind him is a blockbuster.
Maybe it was fate that made Shang Liyuan inadvertently occupy Jingmo's entire heart.
Jing Mo's eyes followed the body of 'Shang Liyuan', and he asked, "This year's lanterns in the Shang Mansion were handled by the eldest lady of the Shang Mansion?" ”
Meng Kuan responded, "Yes, Mrs. Shang had a temper with the prime minister because of the matter of the Shang Mansion concubine a few years ago, and later the prime minister instructed Mrs. Shang to make this year's lanterns look better, saying that it was for the concubine." Mrs. Shang was already angry, but later because she was busy with other things, Miss Shang was just giving advice, but Mrs. Shang saw that Miss Shang was all about everything, so she simply threw it to Miss Shang. ”
"Miss Shang has not lived up to Mrs. Shang's entrustment." After Meng Kuan finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Jingmo, and then spoke, "I just don't know that Miss Shang has done this lantern exhibition so well, will Mrs. Shang be displeased when she finds out?" After all, the prime minister's original purpose was to make the lantern exhibition better for the sake of the concubine. ”
"She's so good, these things naturally can't be difficult for her." Jingmo praised.
"Besides, she held this lantern exhibition so well, the people below must have listened to her orders, even if they want to say it in the future, everyone will only praise the eldest lady of the merchant mansion for her exquisite thoughts, and will not think about the true purpose of this lantern exhibition, anyway, the lanterns are held every year." Jing Mo opened his mouth and said to himself.
saw that 'Shang Liyuan' and others were preparing to leave.
"Where are they going?" Jing Yu also saw the departure of 'Shang Liyuan' and others, his eyes did not leave, and he asked in his mouth.
"Childe, can you see the lanterns over there that haven't been unveiled yet? I heard that it is the finale of this year's Shangfu, just now when everyone gathered around to see the Shangfu lanterns, the people of the Shangfu are boasting: whether this year's lanterns can win the first place depends on this. Xia Yan poured out the news he had just gotten.
"Master, the third prince is here." Xia Yi suddenly appeared beside Jing Yu, said something in Jing Yu's ear, and then disappeared again.
Originally, Xia Yan was a little unhappy about Xia Yi, who suddenly appeared in front of people and grabbed words, but when he heard that Xia Yi was talking about serious things, he put away his thoughts.
Jing Yu and Xia Yan looked in the direction of Xia Yi's words, and sure enough, they saw the figure of the third prince.
"Let's go over. Always say hello when you meet it. Jing Yu's eyes darkened slightly, and then he walked in the direction of Jing Mo with Xia Yan.
Jing Mo wanted to follow the direction of 'Shang Liyuan', but under Meng Kuan's reminder, he noticed the eldest prince coming this way, so he also walked in the direction of the eldest prince.
Jing Yu and Jing Mo gave up directly following the steps of 'Shang Liyuan' at the same time, first the two brothers met, anyway, it would be the same to find someone from the Shang Mansion to take the two of them over after a while.
Especially Jing Mo, who was trained by Concubine Xue, is already a master of acting, and he will only be a little uncontrollable in the face of Shang Liyuan, such as now.
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