Chapter 227: Floating Lantern Dance
In the river where the lanterns gathered, the originally crowded crowd suddenly split up automatically.
"Mother!"
Shangguan Yu's face was filled with excitement and joy, and he said loudly.
"What's that?"
"I know, I know!"
Situ was taller, and when he saw the situation in front of him, he said while waving the candy man.
"This must be the blessing festival dance of the Great Zhou!"
"Is that the festival dance to pray for good weather in the coming year?"
Shangguan Yu also read a lot of books when he was on the mountain, and the etiquette system was originally a compulsory subject in Taichen Academy, so he naturally remembered Xitu when he mentioned it.
Immediately, a hint of yearning appeared in his eyes.
"I heard that the people who can dance the sacrificial dance on the New Year's Festival are the heroes of the Great Zhou, I wonder if we can see it?"
Shangguan Li smiled.
"It's definitely not clear here, so I need to go to a higher place to see."
She pointed to the twelve pillars that seemed to have been erected overnight near the capital under the sky with Kong Ming lanterns floating in the sky.
"Say there, for example."
"That's the Feiluan platform that my mother said?"
Shangguan Yu's eyes twinkled with stars.
"Follow me."
Shangguan Li led the three of them through the crowd and then stopped on the banks of the Wuding River, where many people had gathered, including the forbidden army in armor to maintain order.
A makeshift fence separated the crowd from the stairs behind the Praetorian Army, and stood underneath and looked up. You can see a big red bird in the sky with wings ready to fly, covering half of the sky here.
That's Feiluan Terrace.
It is not allowed to have buildings higher than Yongding Gate in the capital on weekdays, and only in the two days at the end of the year, the Feiluan Terrace that can be freely retracted and released by the authorities can be released, becoming a great wonder of the capital.
Shangguan Li led people inside, but was immediately stopped by the forbidden army.
"Stop, this is the place where the king of Zhenbei is predetermined, and no one else ......"
Shangguan Li directly took out a red bird-shaped wooden plaque from his arms, which was a pass for Feiluantai, and the twelve pieces were different.
The forbidden soldier choked hard and quickly got out of the way.
"I don't know if the girl is from the Zhenbei Palace, please."
The corners of Shangguan Li's mouth twitched, although he knew that Uncle Sun was going to set this Feiluan Terrace, and he must have borrowed it in the name of Xuanyuan Ye, but the person who was called Zhenbei Wangfu still sounded weird.
"Hey, who's that? She's in! ”
"Didn't you say that this was decided by the prince? Is it ......?"
"Wait, don't you think that woman is very familiar?"
“…… It won't be the lord of Shaoyang. ”
As soon as these words came out, the pot immediately exploded, and I don't know how the county lord who is "famous in the capital" got involved with the king of Zhenbei, who is admired by tens of thousands of people.
Shangguan Li turned a deaf ear to those discussions, and the four of them slowly stepped onto the high platform along the stairs, and the wind became stronger and stronger, and the red Rob hunted overhead, but the field of vision could be wider.
On top of the high platform is a private room, and there is an open space outside for those who come up to enjoy the scenery of the city. The table in the room was already full of melons, fruits, pastries and the like, and there were several large jars of wine stacked in the corner.
"Wow!"
Shangguan Yu was still a child after all, and it was the first time for him to stand on such a high place, so he excitedly picked up the railing, and looked through the gap at the crowd like a small animal below.
It was Situ, whose face was a little pale, and went straight into the room.
"Are you still afraid of heights?"
Shangguan Li told Tuanzi to pay attention to safety, followed in, and began to check the things on the table.
It's not that she has paranoia about being killed, but the previous unsuccessful follow-up and the sudden vacant slot.
The two are added together. She thinks that things may not be so simple, and with Dango by her side, it is always right to be careful.
Xitu poured himself a glass of wine with a white face, his face suddenly turned red when he heard this, and he waved his hand.
"Just a little, a little, it's fine!"
Shangguan Li nodded and didn't say anything, and after a quick inspection, he picked out a few of those pastries, mixed a little Yunling powder, and handed them to Xitu.
"I should feel better if I eat it."
Situ hurriedly took it with the plate, and after taking a bite, he felt that his previous dizziness was much better, and he was almost moved to cry.
But before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Shangguan Yu's voice.
"Mother, the festival dance has begun!"
"Got it."
Shangguan Li replied and glanced at Xitu again, who refused with a face full of refusal. Just because you feel better doesn't mean you can face that high.
"Hey, isn't Aunt Situ coming?"
"She's afraid of heights."
Shangguan Li explained.
"It's a shame."
"Someone's coming."
Lian, who had been silent all the way, suddenly spoke softly, and as soon as she spoke, it was a very soft and glutinous child's voice, but Shangguan Li also knew that her age was probably much older than it looked.
This contrast almost made the corners of her eyes twitch, and she involuntarily glanced away from Lian.
With this stroke, I saw the person who shone brightly in the crowd.
The man stood on a float drawn by eight horses, wearing the mask of the legendary god of war, and his upper body was naked, revealing perfect muscle lines.
From the forearm to the waist, the intricate totems are drawn with red lines, which makes his whole person a little more strange that does not belong to the world.
He held a flaming torch in his hand, and every movement was full of power, like a god in the thousands of floating lamps.
Suddenly, his gaze swept over the high platform, paused, and then curled the corners of his lips and gave her a dizzying smile through the wall.
Shangguan Li was stunned for a moment.
"Regulus Night ......"
"Bang!"
As the stairs under the Feiluan stage were lowered, the fireworks rose into the sky of the capital, and like scattered stars falling, people's emotions were suddenly mobilized to the top.
But at that moment, Shangguan Li suddenly noticed a trace of unusual aura.
Her eyes lit up, and she leaned into the ear of the ball.
"Stay outside with Lian, take this well, I taught you how to use it."
Shangguan Li took off the small bag around his waist and stuffed it into Shangguan Yu's hand.
As soon as he saw this thing, Shangguan Yu's little heart suddenly pounded, although he didn't know what was going on, but seeing his mother like this, it must be dangerous.
He grabbed the pouch and nodded.
"Mother, be careful."
"Good."
After saying that, she glanced at Lian, who understood what she meant.
"I'll help you protect Shangguan Yu."
Shangguan Li nodded, stopped staying, and entered the room in a flash.
Behind the screen, the pastries on the table were still the same, only the jar containing the wine was broken, and the smell of osmanthus stuffed flowers filled the whole room.
Situ collapsed unconscious in a corner, while dozens of masked killers appeared out of nowhere staring at her.
Shangguan Li sneered.
"I'll just say why the smell is so uncomfortable, it turns out that there are a bunch of rats mixed in."