Chapter 106: The Ceremony of Worshipping the Heavens
In the spring and summer of the early year of Xuanyi, the Shenwu Street in the capital, the guards under the lush trees on both sides blocked the crowded crowd, the people worshipped, and the emperor's sacrificial procession returned to the palace from the Temple of Heaven in a mighty way.
Next to the luxurious golden carriage, Nangong Yue rode on a horse to accompany her. He was wearing a dark yellow light-patterned robe, and under the red piping at the corners of his clothes, a pair of richly embroidered black boots loomed, revealing his slender calves. His chin was slightly raised, his expression was indifferent, and his temperament was noble but not arrogant. And his eyes are like a sea of stars, his pupils are smart, just looking ahead, it attracts countless admiring eyes.
The sky is clear and clear, and the sky is glazed. Shenwuzheng Street was bustling, and Liu Lexin and Liu Yiyi disguised themselves as men and mixed in the crowd. Today's emperor ascended the throne, the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky is quite spectacular, the national teacher is at the head, the shaman on one side wears a mask, holds the sword of the sky, and the dancer has treacherous swordsmanship. Eight graceful maidens, each holding a musical instrument, stand on top of the float in a fairy dress. Some people hold pipa, some people hold guqin, some people play the flute, and some people play the gonghou. Like fairies in the heavenly palace, surrounded by eight sounds, the gauze skirts on their bodies swayed in the wind, and the beautiful straight people were stunned.
The team was about to march to their side, the crowd suddenly moved, the surging crowd squeezed them forward again, Liu Lexin was somehow squeezed to the front, the guard looked at her displeasedly, stopped her with the hilt of the sword, and reprimanded her impatiently: "Backward, backward!" Don't squeeze any more, it's a capital crime to collide with the emperor! ”
She didn't bother to pay attention to it, straightened her hair crown, and asked in a rough voice, "Sister...... Brother, do you think the Moon Lord can see me? ”
Liu Yiyi didn't seem to notice that she was talking to her, still poking her head out to look at the sedan chair in the middle of the team, as if she was looking forward to seeing the emperor, the emperor would not show his face, and the heavenly sacrifice procession was still advancing.
"Brother!" Liu Lexin tugged at the corner of her clothes: "I talked to you, did you hear it?" ”
Liu Yiyi looked back unhappily, frowned, and before she could speak, the woman on one side sneered: "Yo, these two sons are also here to see the Moon Prince?" ”
Liu Le looked at the woman in front of him in surprise, and asked, "What, is there anyone else who came to see the Moon Prince?" ”
"It's not all!" After that, she pointed to a group of women with heavy makeup behind her, each of whom was wearing revealing clothes, scratching their heads and fiddling with their headdresses, eager to wear a jewel, which made the prince see it at a glance.
Liu Yiyi's brows furrowed, and she turned around disdainfully, not wanting to pay attention to it at all. Liu Le was stunned, looking at the dress of this group of women, I am afraid that the entire brothel is coming today. She smiled awkwardly: "Lord Yue is really popular!" ”
"Huh, isn't that right?"
Liu Lexin smiled very politely, but his eyes could not hide his disdain. The prostitute knew how to observe words and looks, and seemed to be aware of it, and snorted coldly: "This little boy has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he is also a rich kid when he is dressed, and he wants to come to see the Moon King for some reason, could it be ......" She covered her lips and smiled: "Broken sleeves?" ”
Liu Lexin didn't understand what the broken sleeve meant, so he nodded with a smile, causing a burst of laughter. Even the guards couldn't help but look sideways and smiled. Liu Yiyi dragged her over and scolded: "Don't talk to them, it's dirty." ”
"Yo, how can this handsome young man speak? Looking shy, I'm afraid I'm still a chick, why don't you ask my sister to teach you how to grow up? ”
"Shameless, disgusting!" Liu Yiyi's disdainful eyes seemed to be covered in sores if she said anything more to them, and she stopped answering and dragged Liu Lexin over.
No matter how those women laughed, Liu Yiyi still didn't pay attention to it, she was born from a good background and had always been arrogant, so she naturally looked down on those prostitutes. Although Liu Lexin was not disgusted, he also felt that the identity of a prostitute was indecent. couldn't help but look at the team not far away, and scolded indignantly in his heart, who kind of people did Nangong Yue attract all day long, and this charm was sprinkled into the brothel?
Nangong Yue rode a horse, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a group of red and purple women waving to him, he lightly hooked his lips and ignored it. But the guards couldn't persuade them no matter how they stopped them, some of them shouted the prince, and some of them threw flying kisses directly. Seeing this, the other women did not show weakness, and the cries rose and fell, Liu Lexin and Liu Yiyi were simply stunned.
"Chitose Wangye!"
"Blessed is the king!"
"Lord Yue, Lord Yue!"
Beside her, the hoarse sixty-year-old grandmother also raised her hand and shouted. The old man on her side angrily stretched out his hand to cover her mouth, but saw that the grandmother scolded angrily: "Dead old man, get out of the way, the prince is coming, I want the prince to hear and give him this basket of eggs!" ”
"You...... You are simply shameless, the family is unfortunate, the family is unfortunate, and the old face is lost! The old man sighed and stomped his feet. But Grandma is still like a cardamom girl, her face is full of joy, and her strength seems to be inexhaustible.
Liu Lexin looked at Grandma's wrinkled face, and then at the basket of eggs, her expression contorted to convulsions.
The original ceremony of sacrificing the sky and patrolling the streets suddenly became a grand occasion for all the women in the capital to call the prince, regardless of age or identity, and the atmosphere suddenly became chaotic.
Liu Yiyi's eyebrows were not stretched from beginning to end, and after a long time, she said unhappily: "This group of fools, what occasion is it today, such a fuss will only add trouble to the prince!" After that, she looked at the emperor's carriage with anxiety, the palace spikes of five colors on the golden carriage swayed gently in the wind, and she didn't know what kind of scene under the calm curtain.
Seeing that no one responded for a long time, she looked back, Liu Lexin was hooking her lips, looking at the prince in front of her, and smiled stupidly: "In the past, Brother Yue loved to wear a white dress, but today is the first time I have seen him wearing such a formal official robe, it is really beautiful." ”
"You're just as stupid!" After saying that, she subconsciously followed Liu Lexin's gaze.
In the majestic team, Nangong Yue had already seen them on horseback, and among a group of women with thick fat powder, they were the only ones who were particularly abrupt. At this time, the sun hit him like a layer of gold, and his expression was serene, and the corners of his mouth curved into the arc of a smile.
Liu Yiyi's eyes lit up, and she was dumbfounded.
On Shenwu Street, the crowd is still calling for the prince one after another, and in the luxurious carriage, the man in the dragon robe opens his eyes faintly, his inky black pupils are like a pool of death, bottomless.
In the early morning of the next day, Nangong Yue had something to do in the morning, and Liu Lexin came early and simply sat on the stone steps.
I don't know how long I waited, Nangong Yue just returned to the front of the house, and when she raised her eyes, she saw her here. He immediately jumped off his horse, handed the reins to the servant, and took her in his arms.
She rubbed her eyes sleepily, subconsciously wrapped her arms around his neck, and smiled: "You're back." ”
"Hmm. Why don't you go in and wait? ”
"I'll be able to see you for the first time while sitting here." Liu Lexin was spoiled by him, and he didn't realize what was wrong with being held by him at this moment.
Nangong Yue smiled and said nothing, carried her into the house, and asked her subordinates to bring a lot of delicious food and drink.
The pavilions and pavilions of the Moon King's Mansion are elegant and chic, and there is a lot less of exaggerated grace and luxury, which is a rare scenery in Beijing. There is a courtyard and a scene here, and the carved stone walls are extremely elegant, and each window lattice is like a different picture scroll.
It was slightly hot in the summer, and Liu Lexin, who had nothing to do, sat by the lake to feed the koi, and Nangong Yue accompanied her patiently.
"I'll come to bother me these days, Brother Yue won't hate me!"
"No, you're the only one here. When the Liu family encountered this major event, they were naturally busy. ”
"Yes, naturally busy!" Liu Lexin smiled happily: "My sister is going to marry into the palace to be the queen, there are many things!" The many rules and etiquette in this palace naturally dare not be neglected. ”
"Since it is the Queen Mother's mother, the Queen Mother will arrange it."
"Well, it's arranged, but there are a lot of people in the palace in the house, and my father is afraid that I will cause trouble, so he simply kicked me out." She put on an old-fashioned appearance, pretended to stroke her beard, and imitated: "Lexin, you girl is idle and willful, people in the palace have come recently, you have always been ignorant of the rules, don't wander around the house, it's okay to go to the moon prince to play!" ”
Nangong Yue was amused by her: "Your father has always been tolerant of you, as long as you don't cause trouble." ”
"Yes, my mother also said that it was good to have my sister, otherwise how could I be so casual. But it's okay like this, my sister does everyone's show for me, and I am at ease. She sighed: "Now the atmosphere in Liufu is depressing, and you have to do things in a decent way all day long, it's really tiring, it's not as comfortable as your palace!" ”
Nangong Yue leaned down, brought her face closer, and said softly: "Since you like it, then you can live here in the future!" ”
Liu Lexin didn't dodge, she raised her chin, stared at him and said, "Then what's the matter, I didn't have a ...... with you." ...... with you."
"What?"
Liu Lexin's cheeks flushed slightly, she paused, and still said happily: "Marriage!" Brother Yue didn't say that he wanted to marry me! ”
Nangong Yue looked at her, and in the next moment, she gently lifted her chin and kissed her. His lips parted, and he whispered in her ear: "Of course you want to marry, are you willing to marry?" ”
Liu Lexin seemed to be still immersed in Fang Cai's kiss, and didn't reply for a long time. Nangong Yue held her face, looking at her stunned appearance, she couldn't help but want to laugh. Liu Lexin came back to his senses and pretended to be angry and frowned: "Naturally, I want to marry, I don't marry you!" But ......"
"But what?"
Liu Lexin's face, which was still angry, instantly changed color, and she raised her eyebrows with a wicked smile: "It's too fast!" After that, she took the initiative to kiss it, Nangong Yue was stunned, and the next moment the corners of her lips hooked up and held her in her arms.
The servants were so frightened that they didn't dare to raise their heads, but they still couldn't help but peek, and the little maid's shy eyes didn't know where to put them.
In the picturesque scenery of the Moon King's Mansion, the people are more beautiful than the scenery.