The darker the sky outside, the more it seems that the heart hall is full of light, like the grand scene of the heavenly palace.

The splendid jacquard armor and woven golden horse-faced skirt on Zheng Haizhu's body must be regarded as high-end ready-to-wear when placed in the rich families of Jiangnan in the land of cream.

But when it came to the night banquet of the Lu Palace, it was lined with those royal women who "took five hundred gold from a hairpin and several thousand silver from red Luo silver mink", which could only be regarded as "not chilling".

But it doesn't matter.

The businesswoman who started from the grassroots can make these parasite-like noble women condescend to look at it, and it is certainly not a few good clothes and a few brand-name bags.

Zhu Yipai's wife, Guo Shi, led Zheng Haizhu to meet with several county princes and county monarchs.

Guo's sentence "This is the Zheng girl who works for Father-in-law Liu of Suzhou Weaving", and the effect was immediate.

The nobles of the Lu clan were very sensible to put away the question mark face a moment ago, and praised some scenes like "young and promising, talented and beautiful".

After wiping their foreheads with the embroidery that Zheng Haizhu respectfully presented and returning to the VIP seat close to the throne, of course, these nobles couldn't help but whisper in twos and threes.

"It's the eunuch's niece or niece, right?"

"I look like wives and concubines outside the palace, and now many eunuchs have mansions outside the palace."

"No, no, a woman who comes out and runs around to buy and sell, and loses the face of her own man, even if she is a eunuch, she can't stand it."

"Hehe, Mrs. Jun is right, it should be a niece or something, I guess it's a little widow, and I'm not going to marry again."

"There is another kind, that is, the unmarried and unvirgin, who are already unclean, and no one will want them in the script, so they can't talk about their in-laws, so they just come out to earn some money."

"Ah, when you say that, I want to lose this forehead, how dirty! I read the legends, and if I see a woman who is unchaste, I will abandon it."

"The county monarch doesn't have to, Ling Zun hates the Japanese people the most, and every time he mentions it, he scolds them for committing me to Dengzhou, but I heard that Ling Zun spent a thousand gold the month before to buy a long knife made by a Japanese craftsman to play with."

"That's it, throw it away, you see, the begonia flowers on this forehead, how thin the silk thread is, and this stitch, we haven't seen it."

At this end, the noblewomen finished arranging the origin of the civilian women in a colorful way, and finally began to study the female popularity, and at that end, Guo was sending Zheng Haizhu to the Cunxin Palace.

As he walked, he whispered, "You have applied this fat powder today, and I almost can't recognize it. A few county ladies are also laughing at your cheesy makeup, and you can't see your true face."

Zheng Haizhu pursed her lips: "Then I'll be relieved." I wish the nobles felt that this face didn't even recognize their own parents and fathers."

But she quickly regained her serious expression: "The shopkeeper of my family, Wu, is mixed in with His Royal Highness's guards, wearing hats and helmets, and the gangsters naturally can't recognize him. After all, I sat with Zhang Changshi outside the palace, and I was the only woman in the pomp and circumstance of the eight divisions of the palace, and no matter how dark the sky was, it was always conspicuous."

Guo said, "Actually, if you pretend to be my maid, you can hide in the temple."

Zheng Haizhu said: "I have seen with my own eyes those charcoal households who are suspected of being the Smelling Fragrance Sect, if it is really them who are making waves tonight, and they are really using the method guessed by His Royal Highness, I am outside, than inside, I can distinguish clearly, and it is good to call the police a few minutes earlier." ….

Guo Shi was not exaggerated and moved on his face, and he was already secretly approving in his heart.

Although she was also born in Shandong, she was different from the princess Meng of Lu, who was born in a scholarly family, and was the daughter of a military general who was transferred to Yunnan to quell the rebellion a few years ago.

There is actually a psychological gap between the tiger girl who is so general and the group of noble ladies behind her who eat ancestral shade and show off their elegance, but are actually vulgar and useless.

Guo often persuaded Zhu Yipai to run the Grange Deer Garden in exchange for money to help the poor, because in her opinion, the more she did such things, the more she could relieve her depression that she had become a member of the sect.

And Zheng Haizhu and her companions, in several things, appeared brave and decisive, which made Guo feel kind.

Including the Wu who claims to be the shopkeeper to the outside world

Sir, Guo also felt that the cloth clothes that had practiced some fists and feet were not ordinary, but they were somewhat similar to those in his father's camp, although they were not dignified and majestic, but they were clever and skillful.

Guo Shi is looking forward to tonight's mystery being revealed and the crisis resolved, and having a good conversation with Miss Zheng and them.

……

Under the corridor outside the heart hall, the same exquisite withered sandalwood eucalyptus, leaning on the white marble trunk, is lined up in an orderly manner.

In order to prevent the subordinate officials of the palace from being cold, the chamberlains raised a few small copper stoves burning charcoal on the side of each food cube.

Zhang Yaofang, as the official of the Changshi Division, greeted and entertained with his colleagues from the trial office, the Gongzheng office, and the good medical office, and returned to his seat and happened to meet Zheng Haizhu coming out of the palace.

When Zheng Haizhu went to the southern yamen today, he had already informed Zhang Yaofang that he and Wu Bangde had won the blue eyes of Zhu Yipai and his wife because of the rescue of the little girl and the seizure of the evil gangsters of the Wenxiang Sect.

It was only when Guo entered the hall with Zheng Haizhu that Zhang Yaofang did not show any surprise.

But Zheng Haizhu concealed the matter of charcoal work from this subordinate official with old qualifications in the palace.

Even if the other party is Zhang Dai's father, a loyal and well-known official of the Lu Wangfu recorded in the official history, Zheng Haizhu will keep silent about him before the matter is revealed.

In the words of Wu Bond's education intelligence officers, talking too much is as taboo as informing.

At this moment, Zhang Yaofang shrank his hand in the wolf's sleeve and looked at the square in front of the palace with a smile on his face.

He was in a good mood, of course.

As the head of the nine subordinate officials, Changshi set the table for dining on the left side of the main entrance of the Cunxin Palace.

When watching the fireworks later, King Lu and the princess will definitely come out, and Changshi will be the closest subordinate to them.

Even though Zhu Shouhong, the king of Lu, often summons Zhang Yaofang, but standing side by side with the leader in front of everyone is the real highlight of life.

"Miss Zheng, our position is the best. It's a pity that your right-hand man Wu didn't come."

Zhang Yaofang said to Zheng Haizhu.

Slightly oily for successful men, however, within a tolerable range.

Zheng Haizhu held the tea cup and responded with a sigh: "Who said it wasn't, but he looked like he was infected with the wind and cold, and a good young man became like a plague chicken, and he had no eyes."

As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuchs in the palace sang: "His Royal Highness King Lu has arrived, and His Royal Highness the Princess has arrived."

The clan relatives and courtiers inside and outside the hall stood up and faced the direction of the throne in the hall. ….

King Lu and his wife, who passed through the garden from the harem and entered the Cunxin Palace, were dressed up gracefully, and after reading the congratulatory message written by the Confucian Mansion Yan Shenggong in Qufu, the auditor smiled and motioned for everyone to sit down.

The eunuch shouted in a sharp voice, "Open-play-"

The small fires outside the hall were reported one after another.

It was a moment, but I could hear the drums on both sides of the field, and in the hustle and bustle, the martial artists of the Yiyang dialect Fangjia class appeared one after another.

The characteristic of Yiyang dialect was originally "singing all harmony", and today's performance is the famous martial arts drama "Dingtian Mountain".

All of a sudden, with the great martial artist who played Xue Rengui as the center, there were people who turned their heels, played silver guns, whipped horses, and bent bows and swords.

Whether it is the clansmen in the Ludizong domain, the civil officials of the palace, and the majority of the vassals and elegance, they usually see all kinds of literary dramas that are Yiyi, chanting and singing slowly.

It's just that if you pay attention to it again, most of the "Tang Army" in this play really can't be called martial arts, at most they are dragon sets, and they are dragon sets with stiff movements.

The posture of the heel flip is not stretched, and the gun flower is not graceful enough.

Zhu Yi sent a seat next to him, and there was a clan nobleman who knew the temper of this little highness, shook his head and said, "General Zhenguo, this grass platform team, I don't know how much silver we have scolded, you have to check it when you go back."

Zhu Yipai snorted lightly: "Let's make do with it, this drama is mainly about Xue Rengui, next to it, you should be, see how lively the person is."

Stay until you play Xue Rengui and the slave chief

After singing back and forth in a high-pitched voice, "Xue Rengui" took the big bow used as a prop, and after "Tension" pulled the strings three times, the gong struck again, and everyone left the stage one after another, diverting back into the shadows behind the musicians' classes on both sides.

Therefore, the court musicians at the head of the palace, taking over from the musicians of the opera troupe, began to play silk and bamboo repertoire in a soft and graceful style, mostly an ensemble of zheng, flute and pipa, so that the guests could dine in a soothing atmosphere.

Lu cuisine, but the first of the eight major cuisines, the Lu cuisine at today's palace night banquet is the theme of Confucius Sage's "never get tired of eating, never get tired of fine".

Even in each section of the nine-turn large intestine, the sea cucumber and shrimp are embedded, making the intention of the old branch and white plum, and the impulse to show off their skills can be seen at a glance, and it is estimated that the next goal of the craftsmen on the stove is how to engrave a "Analects" on the large intestine.

However, Zheng Haizhu, who regarded herself as a foodie in her previous life, has no intention of tasting fairy food like Zhang Yaofang next to her at the moment.

She only used the fastest speed to kill half of the tender grilled chicken.

This thing is the best thing to replenish energy, and who knows what will happen later.

Zhang Yaofang, who was tasting the stuffed tofu with a hundred flowers, glanced at Zheng Haizhu obliquely.

This female doll is usually not pretentious, which is an advantage, but on the occasion at the moment, you have to chew it slowly.

Zheng Haizhu wiped his grease mouth with a silk towel soaked in flower dew in the palace, and somehow remembered the fish and meat steamed cake that he had eaten for his physical strength before exploring the treasure on Daishan Island more than a year ago.

I just don't know, there are a few bloodthirsty sharks tonight. ….

With the completion of the performance of "Autumn in the Han Palace", the eunuchs in the hall and the small firefighters outside the hall sang in relay: "Fireworks, lantern dance."

Soon, there was a "rest" sound, and the first fireworks flew into the dark blue night sky.

The star bullet rose to the middle of the sky, and immediately spread out "horn", and the bright silver lines that jumped out outlined a huge peony with rich charm.

The outline of the large peony has not completely disappeared, and several fireworks are flying into the sky.

Bright purple, rose, green, and golden yellow, respectively, depicting bunches of grapes, dots of red plums, clumps of green bamboo, and sparkling Ruyi.

In this magnificent scene of countless moonlit blooms, the bamboo flute masters of the palace began to play cheerful flute music.

Zhu Shouhong, the king of Lu, and the princess Meng, got up hand in hand, greeted the members of the left and right clans, strolled to the front of the steps outside the hall, and Zhang Yaofang and other officials of the palace enjoyed the lanterns in the fireworks.

I saw that from the east side of the carrying hall in the distance, there seemed to be a dazzling fire dragon, slowly coming.

After passing through the Carrier Hall and appearing in the square illuminated by fireworks in front of the Cunxin Hall, the guests finally saw that it was not the entire fire dragon, but an array of elephants, lions, tigers, camels, colorful phoenixes, and other birds and beasts.

These lanterns that were previously placed in the greenhouse under the city gate are now full of silk silk and are even more bright and bright against the double background of the candles inside and the fireworks in the sky.

Birds and animals are all set up under the lamp hollow wooden wheeled carts, each cart is at least three people, one person pushes the cart, two people stretch out their arms from the left and right, waving and holding fireworks sticks, so that the lantern procession seems to be marching in the brilliant galaxy.

The lights on the ground, and the fireworks in the sky, reflect each other, people are in the lamp, the fire, the fog and shadow, the light, like a dream, like a fascination.

Zhang Yaofang couldn't help but praise it, and asked Zheng Haizhu proudly: "Miss Zheng, this Lu Fan fireworks and lanterns deserve to be the best in China, right?"

Zheng Haizhu turned a deaf ear.

Her eyes were staring at the phoenix car that had reached the bottom of the stairs of the Heart Palace.

The man in the car with a fireworks stick in his hand had a very clear face.

It is clearly the hanging eye tip of Chai Tan Mountain.

How can a charcoal worker be a lantern master at the same time!

Zheng Haizhumeng turned around and went to find Wu Bangde, who was pretending to be a guard behind King Lu.

Wu Bangde also said in a deep voice to Zhu Shouhong, the king of Lu, and Zhu Yipai, the little highness, "In the phoenix, it is the charcoal workers of Chai Tan Mountain."

Just when Zhu Yipai and Wu Bangde were blocking in front of King Lu and his wife, the hanging eyes suddenly climbed on the wings of the phoenix, stepping on the trembling but not for a while

The broken lantern bamboo net shouted loudly, "King Lu robbery!"

In the lantern procession, there was a sound of broken bamboo and cracked silk one after another, and forty or fifty men came out of the hula among the birds and beasts, brandishing waist knives and swords, and rushed to the front of the Cunxin Palace.

The aristocratic men and women and the civil officials of the royal palace, in this sudden disaster, were stunned for a few breaths, and immediately like fireworks, they were ignited by the survival instinct, screaming and fleeing to both sides.

Among the members of the clan, only Zhu Yipai and his father, King Taixing, stayed in place, while Guo and two guards escorted Princess Meng to retreat into the depths of the Xinxin Palace.

In a cold light, the tips of the hanging eyes rushed to the front, grinning with teeth and a cruel smile on his face.

I didn't want to just go up the stairs and sparks flashed in front of me, and then a large pot of hot charcoal was slammed into my cheeks and neck.

The tips of the hanging eyes were burned and screamed, and his steps were sluggish, but he was finally still stiff and did not fall on the steps.

Zheng Haizhu threw the wolf sleeves of the charcoal basin and the gauntlet, and looked at it fixedly.

But seeing that in the darkness behind the musician of the Yiyang Cavity Fangjia class, nearly a hundred men with spears rushed out.

These men with oil paint on their faces are the royal soldiers of the Tang Army who have just pretended to be the Tang Army in "Dingtian Mountain".

Cold weapons are always an inch long and an inch strong.

As soon as the spears appeared, it was the regular army that came out again, and they crushed the robbers armed with short knives and short swords.

Soon, in front of the heart hall, miserable cries rang out one after another.

Zhang Yaofang, who had already fled to the side pillar, glared at Xu Xuan, and moved back a few steps step by step, and finally seized an opportunity to learn Miss Zheng's sneak attack method.

He didn't care about burning his hands, picked up a copper stove, rubbed it against the side of Langgan, and poured a pot of hot charcoal on the head of a bandit who was fighting with his own soldiers with his back against Langgan.

Like the hanging eye, the bandit was also burned and screamed, and the next moment, the tip of his soldier's spear pierced into his heart.

Empty valley rhyme