Chapter Seventy-Three: The Oath Under the Fireworks
"Bang" –
A firework blooms, and brilliant colors shine in the night sky.
Tsunami-like exclamations of admiration sounded, and the city of Luoyang was already crowded with people.
Fan Dazhi bit a string of fried quails in his mouth, held a cup of almond tea in his hand, moved to He An's side, looked at Han Chanjuan on the side, dragged He An with some twisting, and said vaguely: "Xiao An, that ...... Can...... Give me a few more copper plates, I'm out of money......"
He An couldn't help but smile bitterly, this thing has never stopped since it came out, as long as he sees something delicious, his eyes will light up.
In the past half a year of studying in Zhixing Academy, the savings of the two have long been used up, but fortunately, they competed with Sun Biao at the beginning and won a hundred taels of silver, but now there is not much left.
He An touched his arms, Han Chanjuan on the side smiled brightly, flipped over her white palm, took out a golden bean, handed it to Fan Dazhi and said, "Na...... I have it here, the second brother is welcome, you can eat and buy whatever you want! ”
The golden bean weighs one or two, and it is one hundred taels when folded into silver, He An and Fan Dazhi knew that this eldest lady had always been generous, but they were still taken aback by her arrogance.
"It's too much, it's going to be ...... If it weren't for so much, Xiao An would better give me a few copper plates. Fan Dazhi scratched his head a little wryly.
Han Chanjuan couldn't help but stuff the golden bean into his hand, and said angrily: "It's hard to come out once, what the second brother likes, buy it casually, go ahead!"
Watching Fan Dazhi leave happily, Han Chanjuan's eyes smiled like crescent moons, this eyeless follower finally sent away.
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"Bang, bang" –
Huge fireworks bloomed in the sky above the palace, and the city of Luoyang was like daylight, and the streets were crowded with people, turning into a sea of joy, and as more fireworks were lifted into the sky, people let out a tsunami-like cheer.
Ding Wenruo walked absentmindedly, the beautiful scenery in front of her, the excited cheers, all this seemed to have nothing to do with her, and in a trance, the street seemed to be He An's shadow.
And unconsciously, the roots of love have been deeply planted, and the love does not know what to do, and it is deep......
Recalling the scene of getting along with each other since the two met, He An was kind and gentle to him, but also had a faint alienation, which deeply pierced Ding Wenruo's heart.
Gu Qingzhou accompanied him cautiously, for fear that he would not do well and make Wen Ruo unhappy.
The two walked side by side on the street, the man was handsome and graceful, and the woman was soft and flawless, as if a pair of beautiful people made in heaven......
Gu Qingzhou sniffed Wen Ruoruo's scent like an orchid musk deer at the end of her nose, and then saw that her shoulders were shaved, her eyebrows were light and her nose was straight, her slender waist was less than a hand, and there was no beauty in her body, and she felt pity in her heart, and said softly: "Wen Ruo, I don't know why you are unhappy today, but I ...... Willing to give everything for you, even if it is a sea of swords, it will not hesitate! ”
Ding Wenruo put aside the haunting thoughts in his mind, felt that he was very boring to do this, his heart was inexplicably a little bored, and his eyebrows frowned slightly: "Grandpa Guo is affectionate, Wenruo, I can't afford it...... I am tired...... Going back and resting......"
This street is not far from Dingding Prime Minister's Mansion, and after Ding Wenruo finished speaking, he didn't wait for Gu Qingzhou to speak, turned around and left......
Gu Qingzhou was stunned, and he didn't know which of his words offended her again, looking at the back of Ding Wenruo's appointment to Tingting, he put his hands to his lips and shouted loudly: "Wenruo, I love you and pity you, this love is unswerving...... Someday, you'll understand me! ”
Ding Wenruo didn't look back, his body paused slightly, he quickened his pace, the cold wind blew, and his eyes were already full of tears......
Back at home, the main room in the backyard was lit up, and his father should be taking care of his grandfather in the room at this time, Ding Wenruo leaned on the door frame, his head was heavy, and he had a faint headache.
She studied with her father since she was a child, and she knew a little about medicine, and her intuition was that she was suffering from the cold, and she didn't want her father to see her crying red eyes, so she tiptoed to the pharmacy in the back hall, ready to grab a few herbs by herself.
Pushing open the door of the pharmacy, the lights inside were bright, and the imperial doctor Hua Zhong, who was dispensing medicine under the lamp, hurriedly stood up and quickly stuffed a small paper bag into his sleeve.
Seeing that it was Ding Wenruo, he took a long breath, and said with an unnatural smile on his face: "It's so late...... The eldest lady does not rest, what are you doing here? ”
Ding Wenruo was secretly puzzled when she saw this, but she didn't think much about it, she asked for a few medicinal herbs such as ephedra, cinnamon branches, parsnip, and Qianghuo, and took them to the kitchen to make people suffer......
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On the gate of Yingtian, the continuous fireworks were set off, pushing the cheerful atmosphere in Luoyang City to the peak, and the tide of people shouted long live with the blooming fireworks......
Emperor Chen and the ministers sat upstairs, enjoying the beautiful scenery and bringing wine to the wind.
More than a dozen court singers wore ribbons and danced, the pipa was melodious, and the silk and bamboo orchestras were curling......
Emperor Chen seems to be in high spirits tonight, and frequently toasts to the ministers, the Shangyuan Festival, the whole world celebrates, the singing and dancing on the gate of heaven is leveled, and the monarchs and ministers of the Great Chen Empire are happy.
Wei Zhilin sat under Emperor Chen, holding his wine glass expressionlessly. He was invited to enter the palace at noon, but Emperor Chen was not summoned until the banquet began, and he saw the emperor according to the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, and sat down silently.
Emperor Chen smiled at the corner of his mouth, put down his wine glass, glanced at Wei Zhilin out of the corner of his eye, stood up and walked over slowly.
"Teacher, I am very busy...... Where the teacher is neglected, look at Haihan! ”
Emperor Chen said, leaned over and poured Wei Zhilin a glass of wine, and continued: "National teacher...... Is there any news? I haven't seen him in months...... I...... I miss it so much! ”
"There is no news from the teacher for the time being, thank you Your Majesty for your concern!" Wei Zhilin stood up and thanked him.
Emperor Chen beckoned, a small yellow door had already hugged Jindun over, Emperor Chen took Wei Zhilin's arm and sat down, and said: "A few days ago, because of the burning of the library building of Zhixingyuan, the officials of the court and China quarreled fiercely...... I've been crushed by me! ”
Speaking of this, Emperor Chen smiled slightly and said, "The teacher also knows that these officials have the right to hear about it, and they are responsible for it...... Teachers don't have to take it personally. ”
The music played very loudly during the banquet, Emperor Chen leaned forward and talked with Wei Zhilin with his head bowed, looking at the eyes of the ministers, the two were really close to each other.
Some people can't help but sigh secretly: Legend has it that the national teacher left Beijing and didn't ask about political affairs for many years, but the Zhixing Academy is still a saint!
Some people even secretly thought to themselves in their hearts: "Your Majesty treats Wei Zhilin, as always, the Zhixing Academy is on fire, and he refuses to condemn the crime in the slightest, respecting teachers and teaching, he really deserves to be a prosperous monarch!"
The ministers looked at the scene in front of them and whispered about it, they exchanged their heads and ears, secretly speculating, and there was envy, jealousy, eagerness, jealousy, and joy in everyone's eyes...... The noisy banquet of singing and dancing became even more lively.
"Nowadays, there is a lot of criticism between the DPRK and China, and it is becoming more and more intense...... Let me ...... It's hard to get started! ”
Emperor Chen's face was heavy, and he continued: "It coincides with the year-end evaluation of Longmen Academy, and they want to compete with Zhixing Academy, which can be regarded as mutual confirmation, I ...... That's it! It also saves those noisy officials from holding on to the matter of the library building......"
"Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness, and thank Your Majesty on behalf of Zhixing Academy!"
Wei Zhilin's face did not change color, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all.
There were fireworks that burst out, reflecting his calm face.
The recorder sitting at the end of the banquet, witnessed the grand occasion that was enough to go down in history tonight, Tao Taoran drank a glass of alcoholic wine, spread out the rice paper, dipped it in ink, and wrote down with a blazing candle flame: In the winter of the sixth year of Dachen Chengping, on the night of the first yuan, the emperor should respond to the gate of heaven, feast hundreds of officials, and enjoy with the people! During the banquet, the emperor met Wei Zhilin, the state was very close, and then came, and he seemed unmoved......
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"Bang bang bang" –
Fireworks bloom one after another in the night sky, and tonight's Luoyang City, fire trees and silver flowers never sleep.
He An and Han Chanjuan stood side by side, looking at all kinds of colorful fireworks, and couldn't help but admire: "No wonder the great poet of the previous dynasty once wrote the poem "Thousands of trees bloom at night in the east wind, and they blow down, and the stars are like rain", which is that there are countless lanterns on the night of Shangyuan, and fireworks are like stars and rains. ”
Han Chanjuan looked at the fireworks in the sky, looking intoxicated, and came back to her senses for a while, with a smile on her face: "Hey...... That Ding Wenruo, it seems that he likes you very much? You like her too, don't you? ”
"Where do you want to go?" He An couldn't help laughing.
"Did I say yes? Like is like, don't be duplicitous! ”
Han Chanjuan lowered her head and gently kicked a firecracker on the ground.
"You were competing in the ring that day, and the way she looked at you from the stage, even a blind person could see that she really liked you, hey, do you like her or not?"
Han Chanjuan grabbed the snow-white rabbit fluff on the brocade jacket with one hand, and looked up at He An with a pretty face.
"Wen Ruo's father is my teacher, and I regard Wen Ruo as a sister, how can I have the kind of thoughts you said. Besides, Brother Gu has been in love with Wen Ruo for a long time, and he has been pursuing it for many years, and the two of them are a natural pair! ”
He An couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, not knowing why Han Chanjuan was entangled in this issue.
"I think the two of them are a good match!"
Han Chanjuan smiled like a flower and grabbed He An's arm.
The two followed the crowded crowd to Lijingmen, and then walked to the moat, where tourists are relatively scarce, and many weeping willows are planted on both sides of the river, and the lanterns shine on the bare branches, like the green silk of an amorous girl fluttering in the wind.
"Bang" –
A light streaked across the night sky, and a huge firework bloomed, and the fireworks continued to shine and expand in the darkness, and the circle was like ripples in the water, which was incomparably gorgeous in the dark night......
"It's so beautiful......"
Han Chanjuan's eyes were obsessed, and her dream-like voice sounded in He An's ears.
The two sat on the high embankment, away from the hustle and bustle of the crowd, looking at this picturesque scene......
The fireworks were brilliant, but only briefly.
"Hey! You said...... If one day, I mean what if...... For some reason, such as the war between Da Chen and Xiliang...... Let's turn each other into enemies, you ...... Will you ...... Hurt me...... And my family? ”
Looking at the night sky in a daze, suddenly Han Chanjuan asked a little sadly.
"How is that possible? No, it won't! ”
He An shook his head, feeling a little funny, women are really strange sometimes, just now they were immersed in the beauty of fireworks, and in an instant, they thought of such an absurd question.
"Seriously, I want you to look me in the eye...... Answer me! ”
Han Chanjuan turned her head and stared at He An.
He An saw that she was extremely solemn, so he had to look at her bright eyes, and said in a sincere tone: "I won't hurt you...... Never, because you are the first girl I know who treats me sincerely, and, apart from Dazhi, you are the closest person to me! ”
Han Chanjuan lowered her head and smiled shyly, biting her lower lip with her white teeth, and for a moment, she stubbornly raised her head: "I want you to swear!"
At this time, the night sky happened to bloom with another firework, and the red light shone on her face, her eyebrows were like a crescent moon, and her face was like a hibiscus, bright and beautiful.
He An couldn't help but be stunned......