Chapter 1 The Broad Season
On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Lushui Mansion in Queensland is the most lively time of the year.
On the dock on the shore, there are three people-high colored doors, regardless of men, women and children, competing to pick green pine branches and leaves, some are scattered in the house, and some are inserted in the door.
The horns of the ox blew up, and everyone gathered around, and the priest Bi Pao stood on a high platform in the center of the city, and the shelves around it were full of five-colored ribbons.
Bi Pao spread his hands upward, then raised them up, bowed deeply to the direction of the sun, and shouted loudly: "Pray to heaven and earth for blessings." ”
Everyone knelt down in unison and bowed respectfully.
Bi Pao turned around and bowed to the altar again: "Worship the ancestors and worship the ancestors, and pray for blessings." ”
Others then bend down and kowtow, touching their heads on the ground as a sign of respect.
Bi Pao dipped the green pine branches and leaves in water and sprinkled them on the ground: "Seek the protection of Dagemar and drive away the gods and ghosts." ”
This time, everyone folded their hands and chanted silently.
Finally, Bi Pao grabbed a handful of rice from each of the five bowls on the altar, sprinkled it around, and said, "May heaven and earth have good weather and abundant crops in the new year." ”
"Pray for smooth wind and rain, and abundant grains." Everyone shouted together, and the sound shook the sky and penetrated the sky.
Finally, Bi Pao raised his hand and shouted, "The ceremony begins." ”
Everyone laughed and clapped their hands, and the young man and the girl danced hand in hand.
Five or six strong men carried a tall pine tree to the center of the field, and on its branches hung crossbow arrows and streamers embroidered by the best embroiderers in the city.
Under the tree, there is a large basket full of buckwheat, and around it are 12 small baskets of buckwheat and 12 jars of new wine, to symbolize the twelfth month of the year.
Bi Pao stood in the middle, praying for good luck in the new year.
Then, the music began, and Bi Pao and the twelve young men played the gourd sheng together, and the twelve girls with the best singing voices next to them sang joyful mountain songs.
Finally, the twelve jars of buckwheat wine are poured for everyone to drink, and after drinking, the broad season of the year can be regarded as the real beginning.
In the midst of this bustle, a three-story luxury ship slowly docked.
A bright girl at the bow of the boat looked curiously, the baby's fat face made the sun red fluttering, and the black and white eyes were cute. The girl is holding a strange flute in her hand, occasionally two fingers rotate skillfully, and there is a blue color wrapped around the body of the flute.
The big ship is gorgeous and extravagant, garrisoned by escorts, dressed in black and silver armor, holding a spear, and staring sharply ahead, which shows that this is an official ship.
Suddenly, there was a coquettish sound in the cabin, followed by the sound of chopsticks cracking.
The girl at the bow of the boat glanced back, as if she was used to it, and said with a smile to the back: "The eldest lady has lost her temper again." ”
A person walked out behind him, like a pale white cloud on the horizon, the wind was clear, and like Jingchuan Mingbo, with a warm smile on the corner of his mouth, he said: "Lushui Mansion has arrived." ”
The girl raised her hand and pointed: "Stinky Taoist, you see it's so lively in front of you." ”
"Oh, it's the fifth day of December, no wonder." Another woman walked out, in a pale yellow silk shirt, unspeakably beautiful.
The man in black jumped to her side with an arrow step, and raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong with the fifth day of December?" ”
Behind the two of them, a cold voice said: "The fifth day of December is the beginning of the broad season of the Lisu people. ”
With the voice, a white shadow fluttered out, holding a fiery red ball in his hand.
At this time, the boatman shouted and dropped anchor, and the shaking ship gradually stabilized.
The fiery red raised his head and wailed with a bitter face: "I have never dealt with the ship in my life!" ”
Everyone looked at her sympathetically, then chuckled in unison.
This group of people is Shen Lingjun and others who were ordered to escort Princess Jiadai to Nanzhao and her relatives.
After more than a month of sailing, Shen Lingjun had vomited and his face was sallow, his whole body was floating, and he walked by floating.
Everyone is also strange, Shen Lingjun is not afraid of heaven and earth, he is a very powerful person, why is he afraid of water?
Tang Tang stroked Xiaoqing with his fingers and asked, "Su Mutou, what is it in the broad season?" ”
Su Musha helped Shen Lingjun sit on the chaise longue at the bow of the boat, gave her a smooth breath, and took a pot of peppermint chrysanthemum tea for her to drink.
When squatting on the top of the boat, he held his face and said, "Ah Gua, Su Mutou has become an old nurse." ”
Luo Cheng shook his head sympathetically: "Sure enough, men become loyal dogs when they talk about feelings." ”
Kagura had just touched a handful of orchid beans from the kitchen, and chewed them rattle: "You mean our general?" ”
Liang Yue grabbed a few from his hand and threw them up, just falling into his mouth: "I see that it is true that you bachelors are jealous and jealous. ”
The other three looked over, and the look in that look meant: Aren't you also a bachelor?
Ye Qingzhi raised her eyes and looked ahead, and said with a light smile: "Broad time means the beginning of the year, and it is the most solemn traditional festival of the Lisu people, which is equivalent to the New Year of the Han people. ”
Tang Tang tilted his head to look at her, Ye Qingzhi has been in a good mood recently.
Shen Lingjun took two sips of tea, felt that the stomach acid was pressed down a lot, and closed his eyes to recuperate.
Su Musha leaned on the armrest of the recliner with one hand and nodded: "Well, during this period, it is officially the season of cherry blossoms, so every year when the cherry blossoms bloom is the day of the Lisu New Year." ”
Tang Tang turned his fingertip flute and said with great interest: "Stinky Taoist, let's go down and play." ”
As she was talking, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl dressed as a maid came over, her eyes were dripping, and she looked very smart, as soon as she came out, she blessed Zhao Qi and said, "General Zhao, the princess is unwell, let the slave ask Doctor Ye to take a look." ”
Zhao Qi looked at her dissatisfied: "Isn't there an accompanying imperial doctor on the ship?" ”
The maid glanced at Ye Qingzhi and said with a smile: "The princess said that her heart is uncomfortable, and it is inconvenient for the imperial doctor to see it." ”
Shen Lingjun opened his eyes and smiled: "I just saw a stomachache yesterday, why is my heart uncomfortable today?" ”
The maid saluted Shen Lingjun again: "Back to Lord Shen, the princess is not used to life on the boat, so she is a little unaccustomed to the water and soil." ”
Tang Tang sneered: "I see that there is no place in your body where this princess does not hurt, so it is better to let me go for treatment and keep the medicine until the disease is cured." ”
Ye Qingzhi looked at the front as if in a daze, and did not say a word.
Zhao Qi knew that Jia Dai was deliberate, and she was embarrassed by the Fa along the way, and everyone was not good at treating her because of her identity.
The maid smiled slightly: "The girl said she laughed." ”
"If it hurts, let her lie down, and then she will go ashore later, hold it." Zhao Qi said impatiently.
The maid was stunned for a moment, then saluted again, and insisted: "General, please don't embarrass the slave." ”
"I'll go take a look." Ye Qingzhi finally spoke.
Zhao Qi took her hand and frowned: "Girl......"
Ye Qingzhi smiled: "It's okay." ”
After saying that, he followed the maid into the cabin.
Zhao Qi thought about it for a while and followed in.
Shen Lingjun looked at this scene and said to Su Musha with a smile: "Zhao Qi is just too nervous, he forgot who Qingzhi is, is she a character who is easy to be bullied?" ”
Su Musha chuckled, stretched out his hand and scratched her small nose, and said, "It seems that the seasickness is better, and I still have time to care about these." ”
Speaking of this, Shen Lingjun complained, looked at the sky and said, "I want to get off the boat!" ”
Tang Tang glanced at the flirting over there, grabbed Shen Changfeng's clothes and got off the boat, shook his head and sighed: "This ship can't stay." ”
Shen Changfeng looked at her from the side, still the heartless Tang Tang, as if the gloom of that night was just his delusion.
On the top of the cabin, Luo Cheng echoed Tang Tang: "I really can't stay." ”
During the play, he poked Los Angeles: "Agua, I also want to get off the boat to play." ”
Kagura finished gnawing on the beans in his hand, clapped his hands, and slapped off the salt foam in his hand: "Go ahead, I'll be guarding with Liangyue, and when you're playing, remember to bring some delicious food for your brother." ”
Two black shadows swept out, and Liang Yue squinted at Kagura: "I haven't agreed yet." ”
Kagura hooked Liangyue's shoulder with one hand and smiled, "Isn't it just the right time to leave the two of us alone." ”
Liang Yue snorted three times, jumped away in disgust, and was three feet away from him.
On the second floor of the cabin, in the most luxurious room, the ground was in a mess, and the maid was trembling and kneeling to clean up.
On the chaise longue lies a pink young girl, with a delicate complexion and a slender and graceful figure, which is the most beautiful and beautiful.
The maid crawled all the way to clean up, just next to the chaise longue, just picked up a piece of porcelain, and suddenly the woman on the chair raised her feet and gasped, accompanied by a coquettish reprimand: "Get out!" ”
The whole person who was kicked by the maid threw herself to the side, and the broken porcelain pieces that she had finally picked up in the plate flew out, and her hand supported the ground, and suddenly a sharp pain came from the palm of her hand.
But the maid bit her lip tightly, but she didn't dare to exhale.
Ye Qingzhi lifted the bead curtain, raised her eyes and glanced around lightly, and walked inside.
Jia Dai sat up, her eyes were full of resentment, and her eyes were on Ye Qingzhi's body, as if she was going to burn her out of a hole.
Ye Qingzhi put the medicine box in her hand on the table, and said in a light voice: "Where is it uncomfortable?" ”
Jia Dai hated Ye Qingzhi, not only did she rob Zhao Qi, but she also suspected that her current situation was all done by this vicious woman.
Two months ago, when she came to her senses, the people were already on the boat, and she recalled the words she had told the emperor's aunt to ask for peace, and she couldn't figure it out, how could it be, she wouldn't say such a thing even if she died.
After calming down, Jia Dai analyzed that it must be Ye Qingzhi, who gave her the same medicine to herself, the same medicine as controlling Zhao Qi. Yes, it must be her, I still remember that night, she personally said that she controlled Zhao Qi by Gu.
Therefore, Jia Dai's hatred carries a kind of fear, Ye Qingzhi, this woman, is so powerful and vicious, no matter what she says now, others will not believe her words. What did she do to make Zhao Qi wake up and discover Ye Qingzhi's conspiracy.
Watching Ye Qingzhi take out the cloth bag in the medicine box, Jia Dai pursed her lips and said with a cold expression: "I know what you have done behind your back." ”
Ye Qingzhi lifted her eyelids and glanced at her, didn't bother to talk to her, and took out a needle in the cloth bag.
The maid who fell to the ground got up with great discernment, dragging the wooden tray with blood on her hands and quietly retreating.
Jia Dai's eyes stared at Ye Qingzhi fiercely: "What poison did you give me, and Zhao Qi, how did you control him?" ”