Chapter 350: Releasing the River Lantern
After the emperor left, the banks of the Longshui River were completely in full bloom. Previously, because Su Yutian was here, they were afraid that their rash actions would attract the attention of the forbidden army, so the people on both sides of the strait all stayed where they were.
But now that Su Yutian saw it with his own eyes, everyone left in a hurry like headless flies, for fear that they would inadvertently get involved in something and be taken back by Zhao Ming and other adults for questioning.
Even if they weren't involved, it wouldn't be a good thing if they were led to the yamen to ask a few questions. What's more, all ordinary people will have an inexplicable fear of officials, lest it will be okay when the time comes, and they will be suspicious of their own nonsense.
Zhao Minggong sent Lin Chong and Pei Shuren to escort Su Yutian's convoy back to the palace to leave, and turned his head to let the forbidden army who stayed to help, as well as the people in the yamen, control all the suspicious people nearby.
But how could the people give Zhao Ming this opportunity to be arrested and recharged, they had already made a noise long before he gave the order. There was a lot of commotion everywhere, and even the cries of many people could be heard.
Presumably there are too many people, and everyone is eager to go, some people accidentally fall down in the process of going downstairs or transferring, and it is still a trivial matter to be stepped on by others, and if there is another carriage at this time, it will be extremely miserable.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Ming had no other ideas, let alone ask the officials to arrest people, so he had to let the forbidden soldiers help control the order first, so as not to cause a bigger mess or human lives.
Su Jingye stood on the edge of the pillar at the head of the Scales Bridge, the position was quite safe for the time being, one foot flew independently, and it was still a little chic at a glance, but the crowding of people on both sides of the bottom instantly made this temperament disappear.
On the flat ground, the situation was not bad, although it was crowded, at least there were no accidents. Su Jingye thought about going down to help, but unfortunately there was no place to stay at all, and when he raised his eyes, he happened to be facing Jiang Liuyu upstairs.
Because of the assassination case, the other people's wives had already been taken away by their own officials, and Jiang Liuyu was sitting in this place, close to the balcony, and the corridors and stairs inside were full of people at this time, so that she just wanted to transfer the night and had nowhere to start.
Fortunately, the room he was in was relatively empty, and several other people in the same room had already gone to talk elsewhere. The first time Mo Huaqing found out about the migration of so many people, he was suddenly surprised and surprised, stood up in surprise, and watched at the door of the room, taking a look at the situation by the way.
Jiang Liuyu glanced at Mo Huaqing, turned his head again, and found Su Jingye standing on the bridge, and both of them saw the meaning of relief and helplessness in each other's eyes.
Knowing that the other party was still safe, at least it could relax the nervous mood, Su Jingye lowered his head, the crowd on the side had almost been evacuated, and looking into the distance, Zhao Ming, who was hesitating at the mouth of the alley and couldn't move, looked extremely embarrassed.
Obviously, the number of people has almost dispersed, and they all went back to their respective homes to find their own mothers, but the position is deep and has never been vacant, Zhao Ming wants to show it and catch the other accomplices who responded to that play, but he has to give up because of the current situation.
But fortunately, after the incident, Shi Zhengzhi came in time, and led his subordinates to catch all the people in the troupe early and send them to the Criminal Department, so as not to let those suspects in the troupe take advantage of the chaos to escape.
Upstairs, Su Jingye was waiting on the bridge for Zhao Ming to arrange everyone's whereabouts, and Jiang Liuyu was upstairs waiting for him to come back.
The people at the door of the room were almost evacuated, and Mo Huaqing turned his head and was about to rush to tell Jiang Liuyu the good news, when he saw another person running in with a girl.
Jiang Liuyu turned his head when he heard the voice, and couldn't help but feel a burst of surprise. "Flowers, Jingshu, why are you here? I didn't find you when I came here, and I thought that the temperament of reading Jingshu didn't like such a lively occasion. ”
Xiang Fanhua was still proudly pulling Bao Jingshu with a ladylike posture and ran in, but a side face found Mo Huaqing, who was shocked next to the door, and the two of them immediately froze in place and forgot to move.
"Who is this?" Xiang Fanhua asked with a puzzled expression, Jiang Liuyu saw that at least Xiang Fanhua had not forgotten their politeness, and was afraid that Mo Huaqing would feel uncomfortable, so she hurriedly walked over to play a round.
"This is Miss Mo Huaqing, the steward of the pear orchard in the capital, because the previous case helped Jing Ye, so the two of us are sitting here and talking. Don't you often like to go out to the theater, why haven't you ever seen her? ”
"Maybe it's because I don't have a good memory, so I forgot about it." Xiang Fanhua smiled and fooled the past, but Bao Jingshu didn't forget to say hello.
As the steward of the pear orchard, he doesn't need to appear on the stage, and it is reasonable that Xiang Fanhua has never seen it. Mo Huaqing also returned the courtesy, and then thought that there was no need to explain this kind of thing in such detail, so he didn't say much.
Bao Jingshu got up and found that although Mo Huaqing looked a little peculiar, he was still very thoughtful in terms of etiquette, and couldn't help but think in his heart, people really can't judge people by their appearance, otherwise they will offend people in vain, and it will be easy to make pearls dusty if they don't say it.
After the two parties greeted each other, the distance between Bao Jingshu and Mo Huaqing also narrowed a lot. While speaking, Bao Jingshu inadvertently smelled a strange fragrance on Mo Huaqing's body, and couldn't help but feel a little novel, so he deliberately smelled it a few more times.
Mo Huaqing noticed Bao Jingshu's movements, on the one hand, he felt that her senses were so sharp, and on the other hand, he was in a hurry to get out, so he took a step back and spoke to Jiang Liuyu with a smile.
"Just now, I originally wanted to leave as soon as possible after notifying the princess, but now that Faye Wong's friends are coming, it is inconvenient for me to disturb me here, so I will leave first."
Hearing this, Bao Jingshu hurriedly restrained his movements, thinking that it was because he was abrupt that Mo Huaqing was dissatisfied, but Jiang Liuyu didn't notice it, and asked casually with both hands.
"Are you walking alone, it's so messy outside, what if something happens? Why don't you come with us? ”
"Don't worry, Princess, I also have friends waiting elsewhere, I'll call them with you in a moment. The princess, the two ladies, I will take my leave. ”
After that, Mo Huaqing carefully carried the hem of his clothes and went downstairs, Jiang Liuyu thought that maybe it was because she was not comfortable with too many people, so she didn't doubt it much, and only came to Xiang Fanhua with a smiling face.
"But then again, it's so crowded, how did you find it? It's so powerful, and I brought out the Jingshu as well. ”
"I originally grew up in the capital, don't I know what kind of customs are in the capital? Although I don't like to be noisy on weekdays, I always live up to such a specific holiday. ”
Bao Jingshu glanced at Jiang Liuyu helplessly, and actually spoke in advance in front of Xiang Fanhua, and also saved Xiang Fanhua and Jiang Liuyu from thinking of something to arrange themselves.
"It's a pity that there is such a thing this year, which is really unlucky, and I think many children will find it difficult to have fun."
Bao Jingshu sighed with some regret, remembering that when he was a child, he was also looking forward to this day the most, because only on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival can the family be truly reunited and happy.
In addition, when it is nightfall, people on both sides of the Longshui River will hold a river lantern in their hands, light it and write down their wishes, and release it into the river, so that the water will carry the blessings of each of them to the larger rivers and mountains.
At that time, a clear mainstream, with several small tributary ditches, all floated with sparkling lights, and they were even more shining than the Milky Way in the sky.
As people watched the light of the fire flowing out from under the city walls, it seemed that they could see what it would be like when the water met the heavens and the earth.
But it's a pity that this year I am afraid that it will not work, as soon as the emperor loses his temper, even the traditional folk festival has to be changed according to the situation. When he thought of facing a full moon at night, he couldn't see the bright lights, and Bao Jingshu felt a pity.
This is really a bit decadent, which makes the already lively days even more sad. Xiang Fanhua hurriedly laughed a few times, interrupting such a sad atmosphere, and happily pulled her and Jiang Liuyu to the table on the balcony.
"The princess doesn't have to be confused, only the place where you are is spacious and conspicuous, and I saw you here from a distance when Jingshu and I came down." Xiang Fanhua sat down unceremoniously, picked up the grapes on the table and sent them to his mouth.
There were so many people just now, she took Bao Jingshu to shuttle and wait in the crowd, it really took a lot of effort.
"If the princess is also powerful, who doesn't want to earn more money today, why is there only the two of you staying in the princess's room here."
Jiang Liuyu saw that Jiang Liuyu was really thirsty, and she was in a hurry to eat the sweet and sour grapes, for fear that she would not be able to quench her thirst, so she hurriedly poured two cups of tea and replied with some helplessness.
"That's not what I said, it was the person at the other table in the room who was polite and went to talk somewhere else to make way for us girls. But the others have already left, why didn't you go back with Master Shi? ”
After that, Jiang Liuyu looked in the direction of Jingshu again, "Especially Jingshu, you brought her alone, and there was no one else to protect you, presumably the two girls Hanyu and Yuhu must be in a hurry." ”
"Isn't this just because I'm afraid of an accident, so I took the initiative to ask to stay, and I'll come and talk to you by the way." Xiang Fanhua raised his hand and met Jiang Liuyu's slightly disdainful eyes head-on.