Li Song shrunk his neck and folded his hands, and walked tremblingly through the alley. Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and every household has hung lanterns, but it is not dark at all for him to walk. At the end of the alley, groups of children gathered together and didn't know what they were doing, and they hugged each other and covered their ears and laughed and scattered.

Before Li Song could react, a firecracker exploded in his ears. He was so frightened that he sat on the ground, listening to the laughter of the children around, Li Song couldn't help laughing and scolding, "A group of rabbit cubs!" Don't let me catch it, tell your family, you can't go back without a board! ”

He walked out of the alley, next to what seemed to be a theater garden. Li Song grabbed his hands and shrugged his shoulders, listened to it under the corner, and knew that it was "Ping Xirong" that was being sung in the children's theater garden at this time.

The play "Ping Xirong" was written by several famous opera troupes at the time of the Chinese New Year this year, and tells the story of Geng Yu, the eighth prince who is far away at the border pass, who fought the desert for the past month and scared the 48 parts of Xirong back more than 100 miles. Half a month ago, they babbled and sang in various big official mansions, and today is the first time that it has been performed for the people.

He also went to listen to one during the day, it was indeed a good show, there were many plays, and the lyrics were good, and after watching it, it made people's blood boil, and he couldn't wait to join the command of the Eighth Prince and fight on the battlefield with him.

Today, all the opera gardens are singing this play over and over again, and you can still hear old tickets applauding loudly at this time. Li Song shook his head and hummed a few words, and then went to the street.

The street is full of people, jugglers walking in the middle of the road, dragon dance, lion dance...... There is also a fire-breathing entertainer who can blow a long fire dragon in one breath. Li Song stood in the crowd on the side of the road with his hands in his hands and watched for a long time, only to realize that this person was actually playing the eighth prince Geng Yu. I saw him burst out with a mouthful of fire, and a papier-mâché horse with "Xijon" written on it was burned to ashes, and the black ash with a little spark soon flew away with the wind.

There was a burst of cheers from all around, and Li Song couldn't help but applaud.

He walked with the crowd and watched for a while, until his feet were really cold and unbearable, so he stomped his feet and turned into the teahouse on the side of the road. The teahouse was also full, Li Song squeezed for a long time, and finally a kind person was willing to make room for him. Li Song thanked him again and again in a whisper and sat down.

At the front of the teahouse sat a storyteller, who was learning the sound of thousands of horses whistling by. There are still seven or eight points like it, but Li Song didn't hear the previous situation, and he only felt that it was really a bit silly to listen to this paragraph alone. He couldn't help but be amused for a moment, and then he heard that Mr. Storyteller continued, "...... These thousands of troops are rushing towards the Eighth Prince! But the eighth prince did not panic, only to see him swing a silver spear, the fiery red cloak hunting in the wind, people are like arrows off the string, and like colorful butterflies through flowers, in the blink of an eye, hundreds of heads have been cut off, flying in front of the leader of Na Xirong! ”

Li Song: "......"

This is like an arrow from the string and like a colorful butterfly through a flower, what does it have to look like?

Li Song pondered for a long time and didn't understand, and Mr. Storyteller didn't have time to wait for him to figure it out, Geng Yu had already made a hundred and eighty moves with the leader of Na Xirong in his mouth, and then poked the leader of Na Xirong with one shot.

"Good!!" The well-wisher who had vacated a place for Li Song before was so excited that he almost stood up, and at this time, he clapped his hands vigorously with the full house, which frightened Li Song. "Good! All right! The man turned his head to look at Li Song, "The Eighth Prince is really a hero!" Model of the Seven Kingdoms! You say yes or no! ”

Li Song nodded again and again, "Yes, yes......"

Seeing Li Song cooperate like this, the man couldn't help but praise the Eighth Prince a few more words, and at the end of the year, he was still unfinished, "This year's New Year is really lively...... Thanks to the beautiful battle of the Eighth Prince, we ordinary people can have such excitement, isn't it all because he led a group of generals to fight hard in the border area? Hello Eighth Prince......"

Li Song couldn't help but nod again, "Isn't it...... This year's Chinese New Year is really lively. ”

As a native of Shake Light King City, he had never seen such a new year celebrated by the whole city, or even the Seven Kingdoms, in all these years. And these are hilarious...... It all seems to be deliberately revolving around the person who isn't here.

Li Song suddenly felt an inexplicable chill rise from under his feet, but was quickly dispersed by the warm atmosphere in this teahouse.

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"Queen Mother," the little palace maid said from afar to the figure sitting alone in the courtyard, "the feast is about to begin." ”

The woman sitting alone in the courtyard has a dignified appearance and a good demeanor, and a rich and complicated red palace dress makes her whole person more and more noble and beautiful. She lowered her head slightly, and looked at the small golden basin in front of her with a sad face, which contained some small paper-cut clothes, which were now burned and only some ashes remained. A few strands of hair hung down the side of her face, making her look a little more fragile and feminine.

Hearing the voice of the little palace maid, she sat indifferently for a while before slowly getting up, "Let's go." ”

Leaving this courtyard step by step, she put on a generous and decent smile again, and anyone who saw her would praise her for her motherly manners. Feng Yin went all the way to the palace where the emperor lived, but was told by the palace people that the emperor went to the concubine Niangniang.

The queen's face remained unchanged, "Swing Changming Palace." Then call someone to remind the emperor that the feast will start on time. ”

The song and dance in the Changming Palace was performed in the third scene, and the old emperor was late with the concubine. The old emperor sat down beside the queen and took the queen's slender hand, "Empress Lao has been waiting for a long time." ”

The queen glanced at the corners of the concubine's slightly reddened eyes, and pulled out her hand without a trace, "Where is the emperor, the concubine only hopes that the emperor will not blame the concubine for taking matters into her own hands and presiding over the overall situation." ”

"The queen has arranged it very well." The old emperor smiled and looked at the song and dance below, "What other programs will there be in a while?" ”

Later, hundreds of officials presented congratulatory gifts to the emperor. If the emperor still has taste, the fireworks show can also be watched. The queen pressed the corner of her lips with a handkerchief and said with a gentle smile.

"Oh? Congratulatory gifts from hundreds of officials? The old emperor became a little interested, "What is the matter?" ”

The queen smiled and said, "Xiaoba's expulsion of Xirong to the outside of the Yuelai Desert is a major event celebrated by the Seven Kingdoms, how can you not celebrate?" ”

The old emperor pondered for a moment, "...... But I forgot about Yu'er. ”

"Your Majesty," the concubine who sat at the bottom bent the corners of her lips, her voice was like a warbler crying, hooking people's heartstrings, "Little Eight or Little Four...... Your sons are still young, but they are all dragons and phoenixes. These all depend on the emperor, and you have taught your son well. ”

The old emperor stroked his palms and smiled, "Yes, I have a group of good sons. ”

A group of princes also took this opportunity to come forward one by one and pat the emperor's sycophants, which provoked the old emperor Long Yan Dayue, and it was another good reward.

"Your Majesty," the concubine leaned slightly in the direction of the emperor, revealing a little snow-white shoulders and neck, that posture was like a weak willow supporting the wind, and even the queen had to admit that she was indeed very beautiful. The concubine called softly, and the voice was far sweeter than her appearance, "Your Majesty, the second prince has worked hard to prepare this century-old ginseng for you......"

The emperor looked at the second prince standing below and snorted, "Didn't he give an order and let the people below find it for him?" Where is the effort? ”

The concubine called out again, "Your Majesty ......"

"Okay," the old emperor looked at the concubine and said with a smile, "You are not satisfied with the things I gave him?" And what reward do you want to get for your precious son? ”

"Where do you want any reward for the concubine?" The concubine beckoned and called the second prince to the old emperor's side, "The concubine just wants him to serve the emperor in person, this is the real great honor." ”

The second prince followed the words of the concubine, and the old emperor was coaxed into laughter.

The queen sat beside the old emperor, watching the three of them have a scene of family harmony and happiness with cold eyes, and just let out a shallow smile. Even if the concubine tries her best to make the emperor think more about the second child and forget Xiaoba? The events of that year, several people present knew it.

The concubine is jumping so energetically now, in her opinion, it is just to hide her panic.

Thinking of the grand celebration of the whole city that her henchmen reported to her today, the queen pressed the corner of her lips with a handkerchief. Her chess has already been laid out, as long as Xiaoba is more competitive, this position will not be the second child from the concubine to sit.

The concubine's eyes were like silk, and she was looking at the queen who was looking at her. The two of them looked at each other, and together they showed a polite smirk that did not reach the bottom of their eyes.