Whenever the sun was setting, I would sit at the window and look at the clouds in the distance. Look at them like red-hot coals, a little red and hot; Look at them too, a little bit as the evening breeze blows slowly cools down, and the gloom dissipates.

In this tranquil distance, the past is like a picture scroll, reflected in the sunset one by one. From blurry to sharp, and from clear to blurry. Like a clear yesterday, there is only a plot of love and hate, but no one can go back to the end of the world.

When the last red of the western sky was swallowed up by the earth, and the sky was lit up with stars, those who leaned back on their chairs and slept lazily saw the round moon in their dreams, and quietly climbed up the starry night sky.

The moon was so full that night that I had not seen such a beautiful full moon in many years.

Its abundant brilliance pours out the world gently. The lights on the ground are like day, the flow of people is like weaving, every street has endless shouting, cheering, this is the annual Shangyuan Festival of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is the most lively night in Luoyang City.

I remember that I was sixteen years old at that time, which was the age when I loved to join in the fun. Even though the ice and snow in the first month have not melted and the north wind is still there, it still can't resist my enthusiasm for playing.

For the program of the Shangyuan Festival, it is naturally the lanterns and fireworks that are the most exciting. The lanterns are beautiful, and there are lantern riddles to guess. The fireworks are colorful and full of dreamy romance.

But I like to go to the tea shop with my father to listen to books, especially on the night of the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, there will always be storytellers telling the story of Chang'e running to the moon, although for the listeners, this story has long been familiar to the heart, but because of the situation, the tea shop will still be overcrowded, and the guests will listen to the story while drinking hot tea, so they are not at ease.

It's just that the book I talked about this time is a bit interesting, although it is still a story about the moon, it has nothing to do with Chang'e, it is the story of Wu Gang and Gui.

The storyteller is also young, and he looks like he is in his teens, very delicate, but he doesn't recognize life. The mouth is clear, the words are accurate, and the voice is crisp because of the youth, but there is no sense of immaturity and timidity.

"Let's say that Wu Gang's wife, after learning that her husband was cutting laurel trees endlessly in the Moon Palace, was naturally ashamed in her heart, so she ordered her three sons to turn into toads, rabbits and snakes respectively, and go to the Moon Palace to accompany her husband Wu Gang......"

Speaking of which, there began to be a commotion in the tea shop.

"Hey, Chang'e and Wu Gang won't be a couple, right?"

"Why do you want to be a toad, a rabbit, and a snake?"

……

In fact, I am also very curious, because in the previous stories, Chang'e was the mistress of the Moon Palace, but according to this story, Wu Gang is the real master of the Moon Palace, and the Jade Rabbit is still his son, so what is the matter with Chang'e holding his son every day.

The young man picked up the bridge stone on the table and patted it, and then smiled slightly: "It seems that compared to Wu Gang, who is aggrieved, the officials still like Fairy Chang'e more!" ”

The young man's words made everyone listening to the book laugh in the tea shop.

The young man smiled and continued: "This story is so legendary, there must be a reason for him, since it is to redeem himself, sending his three sons to the Moon Palace, it should naturally be to accompany and help his husband." According to legend, the three sons went to the moon and helped their father build a palace and prepare musical instruments, so that Wu Gang was no longer lonely and bored. In this way, the Guanghan Palace where Chang'e lives may have been built by Wu Gang's toad's son, and Chang'e can be regarded as a dove occupying the magpie's nest. ”

"It's funny, it's actually strung together two stories." The father stroked his palm and praised: "I don't know whose son-in-law is so interesting." ”

While he was talking and laughing, suddenly Ah Fu, a subordinate in the house, ran over and muttered in his father's ear for a while, and the joy on his father's face just now instantly froze.

"Is there such a thing?" My father glanced at me with a serious expression, and told his personal guard Li Da a few words, and said very apologetically: "Xuan'er, my father needs to enter the palace to face the saint now, if you haven't had fun, let Li Da and Du Ruo play with you for a while, remember, don't go home too late." ”

I nodded, indicating that I would follow my father's orders. After his father left the guard Li Da behind, he left the tea shop with Ah Fu. There was an older storyteller in the tea shop, and a new story was introduced. It's just that because I didn't have my father to listen to books, I suddenly felt a little cold. After a few sips of hot tea, I left the tea shop.

The men and women on the street were carrying lanterns and looking happy. Du Ruo saw that I was not very interested, so he suggested buying a lantern to play with.

"Miss likes lotus flowers, why don't you buy a lotus lantern." Du Ruo pointed to a lantern seller not far away and said, "Look, there is one there." With that, Du Ruo hurriedly ran over there.

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly fell from above, impartial, and smashed right on the stall selling lanterns, including the lotus lantern that Du Ruo was going to pay, and all the lanterns were pressed under the man's body.

Du Ruo was so frightened that he hurriedly retreated, and the pedestrians around him also stopped to observe what was happening. I saw that after the black shadow stood up from the ground, he casually threw a tael of silver on the stall, and then turned around and disappeared into the sea of people. In a few moments, several guards chased after him.

"What about the Assassins? Who saw where the Assassins had gone?"

The crowd pointed in the direction, and several guards chased them out.

At this moment, suddenly the crowd began to make an uproar, and news came from the opposite Star Picking Tower that Taiwei Sun in the palace had been assassinated.

Hearing that there was an assassination, Li Da immediately clenched his waist knife and stayed by my side.

"Miss, let's go home, tonight's Shangyuan Festival, I'm afraid it's not peaceful."

After my father left, it wasn't interesting to listen to the book, I originally planned to go back to the house to rest, but I didn't want to encounter such a thrilling thing as assassination, how could I give up so easily. To know the plot of these assassinations, you have only heard of them in books.

"Li Da, why don't we also help chase the murderer."

My proposal almost didn't startle Li Da's jaw, his face was obviously a little flustered, "Miss, this assassin even dares to kill someone like Taiwei, he must be a very vicious person, we better stay away." ”

"Yes, Miss, let's go back." The maid Du Ruo took my arm and whispered, "It's too scary." ”

"Before leaving, the master also instructed to protect the safety of the young lady, and please forgive the young lady." Li Da actually saluted me.

In fact, in my opinion, this Tai Lieutenant has always had a bad reputation, and now that he has been assassinated, he is not necessarily a vicious person, but may be a chivalrous and righteous man. But seeing that they were all nervous, and saluting me as a person who had no official position, I couldn't put on a young lady's stand anymore.

I couldn't help but be a little disappointed: "Okay, let's go home." ”

Hearing that I agreed to go home, the two of them immediately got busy. Li Da called for the carriage, Du Ruo hurriedly stepped forward to help, and in the blink of an eye, I got into the carriage.

My night trip to the Great Zhou Shangyuan Festival ended in such a boring and hasty way.