Chapter Ninety-Three: Unbelievable
The sun rises in the east, and the sun is three feet high.
Following an entourage sent by the Emperor of Chu to the high platform opposite, Situ Xi found that Zhong Lishu and the others were already sitting on the chairs here to rest.
The temple fair began immediately, after the opening of the flower temple, the interior became crowded in the blink of an eye, compared to this, this empty high platform is equivalent to a special seat for the ceremony, and there is a large open space next to it, which should be reserved for officials.
"Xianggong, are you alright?"
Zhong Lixuan had seen Huai Ke, and she had just heard that Huai Gonggong said that there was a noble invite, and she already knew who the so-called noble person was.
Seeing Situ Xi coming back at this moment, and seeing that the expression on his face was a little solemn, Zhong Lixuan felt a little uneasy in his heart.
"It's not a big deal, it's just that we might be moving again."
Situ Xi smiled bitterly at her for a moment, his head was still thinking about what Emperor Chu had just said, and he seemed to be involved in a very troublesome matter.
He couldn't understand why Emperor Chu chose him as his deputy, and he directly determined it on the spot, even the three princes had to compete if they wanted to take office, but it was his proton who was "favored" by Emperor Chu.
"Moving? Xianggong is talking about the mansion that His Majesty has newly rewarded? ”
"No, it's to Linwa City, and Your Majesty gave me an errand." Situ Xi shook his head, he had not yet gained a firm foothold in Xuan'an City, but now he was going to change to a new city, and he also had a headache.
But other cities also have the benefits of other cities, at least his life will be freer than in Xuan'an now, and maybe he will have a lot less worries about making firearms at that time.
"Linwa City, it's not far, and it's about two hours away by carriage."
"Really?"
That's really not far, it seems to be a city adjacent to Xuan'an, and it is also, after all, he let his son go through the training, and Emperor Chu will not let him run too far.
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Between chatting with Zhong Lisu, Situ Xi suddenly heard Zhong Limo snort softly, and a burst of gongs and drums resounded throughout the temple, and today's flower temple fair kicked off.
Several square pieces of silk about a foot in length spread out on the ground in the center of the temple garden, and a few helpers dragged them together to form a huge carpet.
Looking down from the high platform, the center of this pieced carpet is embroidered with a gorgeous picture of flowers.
A group of girls dressed in long dresses and hairpins of various colors stepped out from behind the archway on one side of the garden, and they danced in unison and danced lightly onto the carpet laid on the ground.
At this time, the people poured in from the doors everywhere, the pianos in the temples rang in unison, and a feast of singing and dancing to celebrate the spring and flowers began.
"The temple fairs in the Chu State usually start with performances, in which sacrifices can be worshipped, entertainment and play, and the most important temple markets are held after the performances......"
The first time Situ Xi watched the temple fair in ancient times, he felt a little fresh, Zhong Limo stood in front of him, explaining to him the general situation of the temple fair in Chu State.
When the colorful sleeves waved below, many officials on the high platform where Situ Xi and the others were gradually ascended.
Situ Xi was listening to Zhong Limo's popular science, but he inadvertently saw that Old Minister Wen was walking at the end of the team of 100 officials, walking alone.
After a closer look, the officials around Wen Lao seemed to be deliberately keeping a distance from him at this moment, and did not dare to approach him.
The two young officers in front of him glanced back in his direction from time to time, then turned their heads to whisper.
Situ Xi couldn't help but think of his somewhat frustrated appearance when he first met Wen Lao, it seems that Wen Lao's situation in his career is really not good.
Wen Qi'er was chatting with Zhong Lisu on the side at this time, she seemed to want to buy Zhong Lisu, and wanted her to blow the pillow wind to Situ Xi, so that he could agree to accept the apprentice.
And when she also saw her grandfather's lonely figure, she immediately couldn't sit still, and hurriedly got up and ran down the stairs to pick him up.
With all this in mind, Situ Xi turned his gaze back to the performance below.
The music paused, and the dancers below withdrew, replaced by a group of servants in soap suits, who stepped over the carpet and walked to the dozens of cloth-covered shelves in the open space of the temple.
Zhong Limo looked at the shelves, and then at the large screen on the wall, he leaned against Situ Xi with his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, after the song and dance, it should be time for our 'Xiangrui' to appear." ”
"The auspicious time has arrived, welcome Xiangrui!" When the bell rang, a middle-aged official walked to the platform in the middle of the garden, and he shouted at the top of his voice.
As soon as these words came out, the flower temple was boiling, and the onlookers were cheering, especially the shouts of some children in the distance, even Situ Xi on the high platform could hear it clearly.
The servants reached out and tore off the cloth on the shelf, and pieces of pure prisms appeared in front of everyone, shining beautifully in the warm spring sun hanging high.
The dazzling light caused an uproar among the people, and even Situ Xi felt a little amazed at the moment, it was not that he had never seen such pure crystals and glass, but when nearly a hundred triangular prisms of considerable volume were neatly placed in the sun, the light they refracted was really dazzling.
"Isn't it...... Brother-in-law, how much should this be? Zhong Limo was also shocked, but the question he asked made Situ Xi roll his eyes.
"This thing is called 'rainbow mirror', can be divided into rainbows, its production method is passed on to His Majesty by the immortal dream, the moon before Xuan'an rainy ......" The middle-aged officials on the stage looked excited, gushing to the people about the origin of this rainbow mirror.
At the same time, two young officials in green shirts walked out from behind him and came to the screen by the wall, and the two of them, one left and one right, lifted the screen together and put it in the place where the colored light gathered.
For a moment, the colorful light was more obvious.
The cheers were loud again, and some people lamented that this was a "miracle".
"It's beautiful!" Situ Xi's relatives also sighed.
"Great goodness!" Zhong Limo was also very excited to see such a scene, after all, this thing actually has his share of credit.
"Huh?" And Situ Xi also let out a loud surprise almost at the same time.
It's just that his exclamation is not to sigh at how beautiful these seven colors of light are.
Just now, when the colored light and everyone's eyes converged on the white screen, Situ Xi suddenly discovered something unbelievable.
He rubbed his eyes and looked at the two green-shirted officials on either side of the screen who were in charge of carrying them.
Familiar figures, familiar faces, familiar long beards.
There will be no mistake, one of these two little officials is the old fortune teller who has been in contact with him several times in the past......