Chapter 51: Fireworks
The days passed day by day, and there was nothing to do in the capital. The people hung up lanterns and pasted door couplets lively, and the yards were full of New Year's goods.
Everyone is beaming, and they have to say congratulations when they meet. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the sound of firecrackers came and went, and families sat around and had a reunion dinner.
After Chinese New Year's Eve, it is the first day of the new year, on this day, the Taoist temple and Huguo Temple are very lively, and those who come to worship the Buddha and incense have stepped on the threshold.
These days, there are too many people in the view, and if Xiao Zhezhe wants to stay here for a while, he will be talked about by Ah Wan and Ah Ru, so he can only stay at home.
This year, visiting relatives and friends, Zhezhe didn't go out much, and the only place he went to was the Imperial History Mansion. The two families had not been in contact for more than two years, and suddenly they were moving around again, and they didn't have anything to say to each other.
Zhezhe didn't have much impression of this uncle, his cousin and cousin had only met a few times, and Wei Jin's attitude towards her was not very good before, and she didn't communicate with her when she went around.
Wei Jin didn't have much energy because of the medicine, except for the meal, he came over to say hello, sat down until the end of the meal, and went back.
Wei Shen was okay, and he was willing to say a few words to her, but the two of them didn't have anything to talk about, and when they got to the back, Wei Shen went to tease his younger siblings.
In the Imperial History Mansion, there are two little dolls, one is a nine-year-old Wei Nian, and the other is a five-year-old Wei Xian, both of which are from Wang Siqi's concubine.
The Zou family is kind, and Wang Siqi's two concubines also repay their duties and dare not make a mistake in the house. The two children, Zou also likes, and treats both of them equally and takes care of them as their own children.
Wei Shen was also very close to these two younger brothers and sisters, and the three of them ate and played with kites in the house, saying that they would fly kites when they were ready.
Zhezhe watched from the side, occasionally smiling, Ah Wan and Ah Ru were afraid that she would be bored, and brought her a book to read. She didn't read the book for a while before she fell asleep, took a nap, and then came back to her senses, the Zou family and the Wang family couldn't see the shadow, and Wang Siqi and Gongbo Shengde didn't know where they went.
Fortunately, Ah Wan and Ah Ru were still with her, and when they saw that she was awake, they went to get snacks and tea for her. Wei Shen took his younger siblings, who had already made kites, to fly kites in the backyard.
Zhezhe was still thinking about whether to go to Wang Weizhen's residence before his death to have a look, but before he could take two steps, he heard the maids mention Ah Xiang.
In order to listen to the corner of the wall, Zhezhe stubbornly lay behind the wall and stood for an hour or two, Ah Wan and Ah Ru were both pulled by her, and gave an order not to speak, and the three of them were behind the wall together, listening to the chats of the subordinates of the Imperial History Mansion.
Later, it was Wang's maid who came to invite, saying that it was not early and it was time to go back, so Zhezhe reluctantly took the two maids back to the house.
In the next few days, Zhezhe was in the house, and because of the New Year, many people came to the Taoist temple every day to pray for blessings, and he couldn't leave here, and he didn't have time to write letters to Zhezhe.
Yin Si's side, because he is celebrating the New Year in Wu State, although he is not from Wu State, the royal family of Wu State will definitely not let him stay alone like this, and he is dealing with the Ye family's royal family every day. Either to a banquet in the palace, or to visit the palace.
Not only Yin Si, Yan Nan, Li Chenliang, Zhao Rui is the same, this year's capital of Wu is the most lively year, the two princes of Wei, a prince of Qi, and a prince of Guogong, are all here to celebrate the New Year.
It's lively, it's also annoying, a few people made a fuss in Ye Qiongwen's house, and the palace knew about it, but the emperor was not in good health and didn't go to court much, and this matter has been inconclusive.
These princes and princes not only mentioned it to the Ye royal family, but also looked for the ministers of the Wu State to visit and please, and the gold and silver treasures were constantly entering the ministers' houses.
After a few years, he went to the court, and in this court, the original three factions of people suddenly became seven or eight factions, three or three, two by two, each group has a saying, and in an instant this court became a blind date venue.
A bunch of ministers, when they went to the court, had nothing else to tell about state affairs, but they were concerned about the marriage of the second lady of the Cheng family. The emperor is not in good health, and he can't sit too close in the court, because of this matter, he is exhausted every time.
In the end, the emperor could only say that he wanted to ask Gongbo Shengde separately to see what Gongbo Shengde and Gongbo Zhezhe thought, and he couldn't decide on this matter.
Zhezhe was in the mansion, but he was asked several times by the Wang family, and each time, Zhezhe shook his head, not knowing how to answer, let alone what to answer.
I wanted to go out to find my senior brother and make a decision, but I never had a chance to meet him, so I was so anxious that I stomped my feet in the house. I don't know if I said that if I didn't marry him, would this matter go her way.
Could it be that all this farce will come to fruition?
Zhezhe was anxious, but he still didn't dare to say that he would not marry easily, how did he and his senior brother know each other, Gongbo Shengde and the Wang family didn't know, even others, and few people knew.
If you talk about it suddenly, will it lead to any more trouble? Zhezhe beat a drum in his heart, neither dared to easily say who he was obsessed with, nor did he dare to say who he was unwilling to marry.
Speaking of which, this ancient time is still too tormenting, and if you don't want to say it in your heart, you can't say it directly. Especially women, they have to save face for men, Zhezhe is angry and depressed, and he is very anxious.
In this way, it was fifteen in a blink of an eye, and after eating the Lantern Festival, Zhezhe originally wanted to go out at night to guess the lantern riddles, watch the lantern festival, and watch the fireworks.
However, Gongbo Shengde and Wang's family felt that there were many people outside, and they were afraid that she would be in danger, so they didn't agree to let him go out, but only let her stay in the house, and let the little servants buy fireworks and lanterns and hang them in her yard so that she wouldn't be bored.
Zhezhe sat in the yard sulking, looking at the lanterns in the yard, and the maid who was pulled over by her mother and stayed here to accompany her, one by two stretched their necks to look out, their eyes were going to see through, but they still had to turn around and smile at her, coax her to be happy, and ask her if she wanted to play lantern riddles and set off fireworks.
"You all go down," Zhezhe only felt that it was not interesting, counting this year, she was here, it was the third New Year, she was locked up in the front, and now she was grounded again.
It's so boring, I don't let me go out to see this lively Lantern Festival, guess the lantern riddles, not only can't I go, but I also can't go to others.
Zhezhe hates this appearance the most, she is already very unhappy when she is alone, and if she tosses other people's moods all the time, it will be a big sin, so she drove out these maids.
"You two go too!" Zhezhe pushed Ah Wan and Ah Ru out of the courtyard, closed the door, and let them go out to play.
Today, Dali Temple sent a lot of people to guard outside her yard, originally thinking that she was going out, so she sent protection, but as a result, she couldn't get out, so she changed to protect the yard.
That's okay, Ah Wan and Ah Ru and the two maids can still go out to play, it's not lively outside, it's okay to wait for them to come back and tell her, since they can't go, then send two representatives to take a look, it's also good.
Zhezhe sat in the courtyard, pulling the hanging lantern, looking at the fireworks placed aside, and he didn't know how the fireworks in this world were different from the 21st century. Why don't you try to put one or two on your own?
Thinking so, Zhezhe went to the fireworks and squatted down, held them in his hand, looked at them again and again, twisted the cotton thread soaked in oil, and looked at it again and again in the light.
This is indeed different from the 21st century, Zhezhe tried to recall that in modern times, this primer is made of paper, that is, the kind that is easier to ignite, long, soft, gray strips of paper.
"What to do?" Zhezhe was thinking about getting a fire fold to order one, when a voice suddenly came out of silence next to her, which scared her hand and the fire fold rushed straight into her arms.
"Be careful," the person next to him immediately caught the falling fire fold and put it in the box, so that Zhezhe could see the person who came.
"Senior brother?" Zhezhe couldn't believe it, reached out and pinched the face of the person in front of him, today, Yin Si was wearing a lilac robe, tied with a crown of hair, and his face was unusually soft under the light.
"Reckless," Yin Si counted at the tip of her nose, originally thinking that she would go to the downtown area, but who knows, she was forbidden to go out. Fortunately, Liang Zhesi told him about it, and also intimately helped him dredge the guards outside the door.
The two of them came in from outside over the wall, and at this time, Liang Zhesi had already invited the guards to the side to drink.
"Why are you here," Zhezhe's eyes lit up when he saw him.
"I'm here to accompany you for the Lantern Festival," Yin Si is also busy these days, and finally got free today, so he naturally wants to accompany her, so he took out a rabbit lamp from behind him and handed it to her, "This lamp, do you like it?" ”
"Give it to me?" Zhezhe saw Yin Si nodding, and immediately took it, looked at it again and again in his arms, and his heart blossomed, it was so beautiful.
"Do you want to set off fireworks?" When Yin Si came, he saw her squatting there, firing fireworks, "I'll come, it's a little dangerous." ”
With that, Yin Si pulled her aside and went to light the fireworks by himself, these fireworks are all of the highest quality, and after they are lit, they explode into the sky and can spill a large piece. Colorful, like flowers in full bloom, lit up in the night sky.
Zhezhe was holding the rabbit lamp on the side, watching happily and excitedly, and when Yin Si arrived next to him, he only grabbed his arm and didn't let go.
After setting off the fireworks, Yin Si accompanied her to guess the lantern riddle for a while, until Zhezhe's sleepiness hit, and then he sent her back to the house to rest.
After seeing that she was asleep, Yin Si went out and rushed out of the city with Liang Zhesi.