Chapter 245: A few families are happy and a few families are sad

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the flow of people on the streets of Hangzhou suddenly surged. The taboo of not going out on the first day of the new year has passed. Naturally, everyone wants to take advantage of this rare annual holiday to go outside, see the temple fair, and go out.

The children took the New Year's money given by their parents and elders, and lingered in front of the fragrant stalls, only hating that they had too little money in their hands, and hated that their little bellies could not hold enough things; Adults are in groups of three or five, admiring the lantern shops. Because after the Spring Festival, it will be followed by the Shangyuan Festival. The Shangyuan Festival is also the Lantern Festival in later generations, and in the Tang Dynasty, this festival was more grand than the Spring Festival. The lantern night market on the Shangyuan Festival is the most important scene in Datang!

&n~~~~bsp; In fact, in places like the Thorn Mansion, there are special craftsmen who will be used as supervisors to make lanterns. Every year on the Shangyuan Festival, the state capitals and county yas, too, will display some ornate lanterns made by the government at the entrance of the yamen, and produce some lantern riddles with low difficulty for the public to enjoy. There is a lantern riddle on each lantern, and the people who guess it can take the lantern and keep it for themselves. Some well-to-do ordinary people and well-known gentry will also hang some on their doorsteps, hoping that their homes will be prosperous next year......

Although the lanterns of the Assassin's Mansion have already been made by a special supervisor craftsman as early as a few years ago. But after discussing with her husband, she still felt that she should arrange some more in the name of a private person. But the young couple can't do it, so there is only one way left. Therefore, on the afternoon of the second day of the Lunar New Year, everyone in the Jiang family also appeared on the streets of Hangzhou.

Zhenguan is prosperous, the world is peaceful, and the people are rich and rich. So every year during the Spring Festival, lantern shops around the country can make a lot of money. As Shangzhou, Hangzhou is naturally prosperous in the lantern market. In the streets and alleys, there are lantern shops with or without fixed facades, and the front of each one is crowded.

Coming out of the Thorn Mansion, Xiaoxiao and Wu Huihuan walked in front of them arm in arm, and the two of them pointed to the very beautifully made lanterns from time to time, and exclaimed; Mrs. Li and the two aunts of the Jiang family walked side by side in the second row, originally there was no common topic between the three of them, but thanks to the mahjong that was tinkered with a little tinkering, now the three old ladies have a topic of exchanging experiences; Li Qin rode a tiger's head around his neck, and the two uncles of the Jiang family followed closely with a twin in their hands; On the contrary, Jiang Zhixuan's father was empty-handed, and he fell in the end with Xiaoshun......

"Uncle, I want that ......"

"Woo woo, uncle, Dan Dan also ......"

"Grandma, Yaya wants this ......"

From the moment they went out, the three little things were attracted by the dazzling array of snacks and toys on the side of the road, and they never stopped, constantly asking for this and that. Fortunately, these things are not worth much, and Li Qin has just gotten more than 1,000 New Year's red envelopes from his sister and brother-in-law. He is not stingy with these small things with a few big coins at most, as long as the three little nephews ask for it, he is satisfied one by one, and he does not even frown. On the contrary, when I was young, I looked back from time to time to remind me not to give the three little ones too many snacks, otherwise I wouldn't eat dinner again, and it was easy to eat bad health......

The group said that they came out to buy lanterns, but they passed by at least dozens of lantern shops along the way, but they never stopped at all, so they kept wandering aimlessly. After walking for a long time, Li Qinxian finally couldn't stand it and shouted:

"Sister, why are we coming out to buy lanterns, hurry up and buy them back, you are empty-handed and relaxed, but your precious son has been pressing on me......"

Xiaoxiao is in an extremely relaxed mood today, and a big stone that has been pressing on her heart for a long time has fallen to the ground, of course, she is relaxed. As soon as I was in a good mood, I was pleasing to the eye, and as I walked on this lively street, I became more and more interested, and I was a little happy. At this time, I heard Li Qin's shouting, and then I remembered the purpose of coming out today. So he turned back to Li Qin and smiled encouragingly:

"Hehe, Brother Qin, don't be impatient, it's almost fast, I remember that there is a very big lantern shop not far ahead, let's go there and pick it up......" As he spoke, he ignored him, and turned back to continue to talk to Wu Huihuan. Li Qin sighed and looked back, but saw that the child's father was also extremely irresponsible with his hands behind his back, and his graceful appearance made Li Qin's teeth itch. His cheeks bulged, and he stopped with a pale face, and when Jiang Zhixuan walked to him, he laboriously put down the tiger's head from his neck and threw him heavily on Jiang Zhixuan's neck:

"Whoever carries the son of the family is about to crush me to death, brother-in-law, you can taste this too......"

Jiang Zhixuan supported his son with the help of Xiaoshun and let him ride steadily on his neck, and then said happily:

"Didn't you say you wanted to hug it before, it's only a little longer......," he said, shaking his head and sighing: "I don't have any patience at all, I see that you are really not suitable for marriage from China, no, I have to talk to Hui Huan about ......"

"Don't do it......" Li Qin's face turned green when he heard this, and he hurriedly bowed: "Brother-in-law, people say that it is better to demolish ten temples than destroy one family, how can you do such a thing that lacks morality"

Jiang Zhixuan laughed: "Just kidding you, why are you so nervous, is it because I am unfortunate that Hui Huan often uses this to count you"

Li Qin was embarrassed, scratched his head, snorted "Ang", turned around and patted his ass and left. made Jiang Zhixuan laugh again.

I don't know if Xiaoxiao has really been there, or if she was wrong by mistake. Walking only a mile further, there is really an unusually large lantern shop, crowded with people, dozens of guys are busy back and forth, constantly introducing their lanterns to guests. Seeing this, Xiaoxiao and her group also entered the store with the flow of people. The scale of production in this shop must be very large, and there are at least thousands of lanterns placed in the store alone. All kinds of lanterns are in different forms, birds and animals, flowers, birds, fish and insects.

As soon as the tiger saw these very beautiful and exquisite lanterns, his hands began to itch. Struggling to jump off Jiang Zhixuan, he smiled silly and threw himself at a lantern that looked like a horse. The lantern was used for physical display in the shop, and it was lit with real candles. As soon as a few shopkeepers saw the tiger's head, they knew that this must be the children of a rich and noble family. Hurriedly ran over to stop him, and pleaded:

"Oh my little ancestor, you can't touch this thing, if you accidentally knock over the lamps and candles inside, these thousands of beautiful lanterns will be gone......"

The tiger head tilted his head and squinted at a few guys, his expression was very dissatisfied, his two little hands were crossed on his waist, and he looked like a little adult, as if he wanted to go crazy. Xiaoxiao saw the appearance of the tiger's head in the back. Hurriedly scolded loudly: "Jiang Haoyu, what are you doing to get the old lady over......"

The tiger head suddenly froze, made a grimace at a few guys, and then turned his head, his mouth was deflated, and he walked slowly to Xiaoxiao's side aggrieved. A few men saw that this lady was also dressed in silk and satin, and knew that this must be a big family, maybe it was the family of an official in Hangzhou. hurriedly greeted him with a smile:

"Madam, if you come to buy lanterns, please take a look, our lantern shop has been doing it in Hangzhou for decades. There are so many varieties of lanterns and complete styles, no one can match ......"

Xiao Xiao nodded, this shopkeeper didn't lie. At least as far as she knows, there is probably no bigger lantern shop in Hangzhou than this. Xiaoxiao is not very good at this thing at all, and looked back at the husband and mother's group, they have separated to find their favorite lanterns. So he turned to the fellows and said:

"The house is located in the downtown area, to the night of the first year, there must be a lot of people watching the lanterns, you for me to refer to the details, see if there are any good recommendations"

A few guys looked at each other, and it seemed that this was a big customer. So one of them bowed down and pointed to the back: "Madam, please see, the innermost row of lanterns is specially designed for large families." Just now, our Lord Changshi in Hangzhou asked someone to buy a few lights......

Xiao Xiao looked at the man's finger, and really saw that in the innermost part of the store, there were more than a dozen tall and gorgeous palace lamps. These lamps are much more beautiful than the ordinary lanterns outside in terms of shape and materials, and Xiaoxiao is also very satisfied, so he asked the price. Knowing that there were only sixty lamps, Xiao Xiao chuckled a few times, pointed to a few of them, and said: "Then I will buy these lights, you calculate the value for me, I still have relatives and elders to choose lamps outside, and I will pay you later......"

Several guys praised each other in their hearts, this lady is cool, unlike the person sent by the long history just now, not to mention the pounds, but also trying to get money. So he nodded again and again: "Okay, then I will ask Mrs. to visit around again, and the little ones will inform Mrs. in a while!" ”

Xiao nodded, and took the tiger head around looking for her husband and mother. It didn't take long for almost everyone to pick out a few lanterns they liked, and they called the shop guys to calculate the price. According to the last statistics, the lanterns selected by everyone add up, totaling more than 580. This is already the biggest deal for this lantern shop. Not one of them.

After getting the news, the owner of the store came out to greet him personally. After receiving the small flying ticket, the shopkeeper asked earnestly: "Dare to ask where the lady's mansion is, there are so many lanterns, and the carriage is inconvenient to transport." Later, the small ones will send people to use a flatbed truck to deliver these lanterns and palace lanterns to your mansion so as not to damage the ......"

Xiao Xin thought that the owner of this shop was thoughtful, so he turned his head to look at his husband. I was asking my husband for advice on whether to tell the shopkeeper. Jiang Zhixuan thought to himself, anyway, the money had already been given, so it didn't matter, so he took the initiative to speak:

"Then there is the proprietor Lao, please send these lanterns to the Assassin's Mansion for me......"

The proprietor of the lantern shop hadn't reacted before, and nodded in agreement. After a while, he was suddenly shocked: "Thorn ...... Thorn Mansion, you are ...... Stab...... Seeing Jiang Zhixuan smiling and nodding slightly, the proprietor jumped up as if his butt was burned by fire, hurriedly took out the six flying tickets that Xiao Xiao had given just now from his sleeve, and handed them over to Jiang Zhixuan tremblingly:

"Big ...... Adult, the villain has eyes and does not know Mount Tai, I don't know that it is the Lord of the Thorn History to visit the shop, so there is a lot of laziness...... Snubbing, Wan Wang's assassination of Lord Shi atoned for his sins, this is the silver ticket that Mrs. just gave, please ...... Please take it back, the villain will never dare to accept the silver of Lord Shi......"

When Jiang Zhixuan heard this, a gentle smile appeared on his face again: "Why is this, the proprietor must not be like this, as the parent official of this Hangzhou Mansion, how can he take advantage of the people under his rule, besides, today the official came to buy lanterns in his private capacity, if the proprietor does not accept this money, the official has to go elsewhere to buy ......"

The proprietor was stunned when he heard this, and at this time, Xiaoxiao also said next to him: "Boss, you can take those flying tickets with peace of mind, no need to say more." However, you must send someone to properly send these lanterns and palace lanterns to the Assassin's Mansion for us. It would be a pity if such a beautiful palace lamp was damaged......"

The husband and wife of the assassin sang, and the proprietor naturally insisted on it, so he nodded again and again at the moment. On the other hand, Jiang Zhixuan wanted to learn about some of the public sentiments and public opinion in Hangzhou, and see what his official reputation and reputation were in the eyes of the people, so he readily agreed!

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Jingshi Chang'an, Daming Palace Taiye Pool!

Countless palace people looked nervous, and they didn't even dare to come out. At this time, in the dormitory of Taiye Pool, there were bursts of angry roars, listening to the voice, it was the voice of His Majesty Li Shimin, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. This can't help but make people feel very puzzled, just after the New Year, what could make the calm Li Shimin look like this

A group of imperial doctors came out of the Taiye Pool, and the leader was Li Mengsheng, the head of the Tai Hospital. Seeing their group come out, the dozens of imperial doctors kneeling on the jade steps outside the Taiye Pool all raised their heads and looked at them with concern, and the meaning of inquiry in their eyes was obvious.

Seeing this scene, Li Mengsheng felt sad for a while, but after all, he nodded in frustration and chagrin. When the kneeling imperial physicians saw him like this, they all became more and more nervous and worried.

Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, there are only a handful of people and things that are worthy of making Li Shimin so angry. And the reason why Li Shimin is so angry today is because his beloved eldest grandson, Guanyin, who has been in the same boat with his husband and wife for decades, fell ill again. Moreover, the onset of the disease this time was violent and the condition was so serious that it was completely beyond the expectations of Li Shimin and all the imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital......

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Empress Changsun also accompanied Li Shimin, taking the couple's most important and beloved youngest son and youngest daughter to the Taimiao Temple to worship the ancestors. That night, Li Shimin even had a fight with the eldest grandson, Empress Wushan. However, early in the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Empress Changsun kept shouting that she was unwell, and by noon, she was unable to walk and was sick in bed. Without waiting for Li Shimin and the imperial doctors to react, by the afternoon, Empress Changsun was already like gold paper, and her anger was like a gossamer......

Li Shimin was anxious and naturally short-tempered. At his age, a bosom wife who has been with him for many years is even more important than his Tang Dynasty. It is precisely because of the bitter persuasion of Empress Changsun that Li Shimin has not changed the crown prince. Otherwise, with Li Chengqian's nonsense, I am afraid that he would have already moved out of the East Palace and been sent to other places to become a prince......

And when it comes to Li Chengqian, he is naturally very anxious at this time. As mentioned earlier, Li Chengqian himself knows that what he has done has long been intolerable by his pro-Laozi. The reason why he can still stay in the East Palace so far, on the one hand, is because he has done a good job on the surface, and everyone in the world still thinks that he is a wise prince; the second is because he has an uncle, the eldest grandson Wuji, who is the chief of the dynasty; Third, because he had a mother who loved him. Don't look at this in third place, but this point has become more and more important over time!

Now, this most important umbrella is critically ill, and Li Chengqian naturally panicked. Hearing that all the imperial doctors in the palace were helpless, Li Chengqian suddenly felt a burst of despair. This is not only because his mother has been trying to prevent his father from abolishing the crown prince, but also because Li Chengqian also loves and cares for him from the bottom of his heart!

At this time, Li Chengqian suddenly remembered that once a few years ago, the queen mother was also as critically ill as she is today. At that time, it seemed that the slut surnamed Xiao who was now in Hangzhou asked a doctor named Sun Simiao to cure him. It's just that now that Xiao slut is in Hangzhou, and the queen mother is in critical condition, it may be impossible to go to Hangzhou to find her. With such a calculation, Li Chengqian immediately instructed his subordinates in the East Palace to immediately notify the backbone of the princeling party to look for the miracle doctor named Sun Simiao in the entire territory of the Tang Dynasty. On the other hand, Li Chengqian himself bit his fingers, wrote a blood letter, and went to the Taimiao Temple to burn it to the ancestors and heaven, pious repentance and prayer, hoping to exchange his yang longevity for the safety of the queen mother!

Of course, his actions are sincere, and he hopes that the queen mother can be safe and secure. However, more of it was for his father, Li Shimin. He hoped to use this to remind Li Shimin that he was the biological flesh and blood of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, and he was also the eldest son......

However, in the eyes of Li Shimin, his actions were another thought: this disobedient son, I have never seen him so filial piety on weekdays. Now that Guanyin is critically ill, he is worried that there will be no one to do anything for him, so he is starting to be anxious..................