On the night of Qixi Festival, Fenglin Palace.

Shangguan Yuran secretly looked out the window from time to time, and looked at the empress from time to time, and his mind had already flown out of the palace.

Her small movements were all watched by the empress.

"Go, go."

Shangguan was stunned for a moment, but did not leave immediately.

"Your Majesty......"

Jiang Qingying waved his hand.

"With Gao Zhan here, you don't have to accompany me here."

Since she knew that Gao Zhan was a first-class master, her heart was much more steady.

Coupled with Li Aiqing, who leads the sky with one hand, looking at the world, she feels that she should be the safest emperor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shangguan Xuanran showed a look of joy on his face, bowed and withdrew from the main hall.

Looking at Shangguan's cheerful appearance when he left in an uproar, Jiang Qingying's heart was a little itchy.

"Wait a minute!"

Just when Shangguan thought that the empress was repentant, Jiang Qingying's voice came from behind him again.

"Send someone to send an edict to Li Yunsheng and let him enter the palace."

"Yes."

……

Lee's house, in the courtyard.

Little Taro put on her new clothes and waited expectantly to go shopping.

"Big sister, when are we going out?"

Wei Xiang looked the little taro in front of him up and down, and always felt that something was missing.

Under the corridor, Li Yunsheng, who was leaning on the pillar, could see at a glance that something was missing.

"There is still a lotus leaf missing."

After being reminded by him, Wei Xiang also reacted.

"Hmm, lotus leaves."

Cangchang.

Wei Xiang turned his fingers, and the short knife on his waist came out.

In the pond in the middle of the courtyard, lotus flowers bloomed, and as a short knife slashed, one of the lotus leaves in the water was cut off.

When the short knife was put into the sheath, Wei Xiang had an extra lotus leaf in his hand, and a pole was also attached.

Xiao Taro took the lotus leaf, and his eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile.

Jumping back with both feet, one hand supporting his cheek, and the other hand holding the lotus leaf above his head, bending slightly.

"Like it?"

In the courtyard, Li Yunsheng, Wei Xiang and Liu Quan said in unison: "Like! ”

Just as the four of them were about to go out, Haoyue walked into the Li Mansion with ease.

Seeing that they were going out, Haoyue first saluted Li Yunsheng.

"I've seen Li Xiang."

The little taro carried the lotus leaf and ran over to take Haoyue's hand.

"Sister Haoyue, let's go shopping together!"

Haoyue glanced at Li Yunsheng, and there was a solicitation in her eyes.

Li Yunsheng nodded slightly: "Let's go together." ”

In fact, the reason why he let Haoyue live next door was also because of Wei Xiang and Xiao Taro.

Wei Xiang grew up in the Li Mansion and didn't have any friends.

Although he has never regarded Wei Xiang as a pawn that can be discarded at will, Wei Xiang has been cultivated as a dead soldier since he was a child.

Wei Xiang originally chose Xiao Taro because he wanted to train Xiao Taro as her successor.

But Li Yunsheng didn't think so, he didn't need a dead soldier anymore, and Xiao Taro didn't have to be a second Wei Xiang.

It's good to grow up happily.

Therefore, when Haoyue's relationship with the two of them is getting better and better, he doesn't have too much rejection before.

It's just a little masochistic fetish, and it can't stop him.

Haoyue took Xiao Tao's little hand and saluted again.

"Thank you, Li Xiang."

A group of four people turned into five, and before they went out, they could hear the noise outside.

In the three or five days before the Qixi Festival, the capital division becomes more lively than usual, and the streets are full of people wearing new clothes.

As the festival approaches, the atmosphere becomes more and more lively, and there are more pedestrians and carriages on the streets.

Since the curfew was lifted, the bustling crowd did not gradually disperse until the second half of the night.

Wearing new clothes and carrying lotus leaves, Xiao Taro walked out of the gate accompanied by a group of adults.

On the street, children gather together, competing for whose new clothes are prettier, and the sound of frolicking is one after another.

As soon as he walked out of the gate, he met the chamberlain who came to deliver the decree.

"Li Xiang."

As soon as he saw the inner officer, Li Yunsheng roughly understood what was going on, but he still asked.

"What?"

The inner attendant was a little out of breath and bowed.

"Your Majesty has a decree to summon Li Xiang into the palace."

"Okay, I'll go." Li Yunsheng turned his head and glanced at the little taro who was looking up at him, "You guys go shopping first, I want to enter the palace." ”

Before leaving, he didn't forget to take out a silver ticket and hand it to Wei Xiang.

Having been here for so long, he is also used to the festival customs here.

The Qixi Festival here is also known as the Qiqiao Festival, which is not the same as the day when he remembered the Qixi couples going on dates and giving gifts.

Here, the beggar festival is more like a shopping carnival for women.

Xiao Taro was thoughtful and waved at Li Yunsheng.

"Childe, I'll see you later."

Liu Quan turned around to lead the horse, Wei Xiang and the three of them left first, and Hao Yue couldn't help but bend down and ask in a low voice.

"How do you know you'll meet Xiangye later?"

Little Taro said as a matter of course.

"Isn't Childe just going to go shopping with His Majesty, I'm sure I'll meet it later."

Ahem.

Li Yunsheng, who was standing at the door, heard it clearly, and coughed lightly twice.

This little girl is not big, but she knows a lot.

Hearing the coughing sound, the little taro shrank his head, but did not look back.

Gently shook the lotus leaf on his shoulder twice, as if waving his hand to Li Yunsheng.

In order to attract attention, the vendors on the street deliberately set up colorful tents to enhance the atmosphere.

The whole street turned into a colorful river, and with the bustling crowd, it formed a sea of joy.

He didn't go far before Xiao Taro let go of Haoyue's hand and ran quickly to a stall not far away.

Take a look left and right in front of the stall, pick up a grinding, and wave at Wei Xiang and Haoyue.

"Big sister, look at this!"

It can be called the mascot of the Qixi Festival, and on this day, both shops and hawkers have their place in the stalls.

This is a child-like clay doll, and its status is no less than that of Barbie dolls around today's children.

These small clay figurines are mounted on a beautifully carved and decorated base, and some are encased in sarongs made of red or green yarn.

Of course, there are also grinding and drinking music for the rich and noble, decorated with gold, pearl jade, ivory, and jadeite.

Whether it is a rich family or an ordinary person, they will buy the mascot to play with it to add a sense of festival ritual.

On the street, many children have lotus leaves in their hands.

Because, most of the grinding and drinking music is the shape of a child holding a lotus leaf.

On this day, people will go to the lotus pond in the city in groups to pick lotus leaves for the children and decorate them with the appearance of grinding and drinking.

And the Li Mansion itself has a pond, so naturally there is no need to go out to pick it.

The lotus leaf in the little taro's hand was swinging, as if it was exactly the same as the grinding and drinking music in her hand.

Li Yunsheng stood at the door and looked up, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this simple and comfortable life of the ancients is also very good.

Liu Quan came with the horse.

"Xiangye."

Li Yunsheng came back to his senses and glanced in the direction of the palace.

"There's also the Empress here, it's even better."

(End of chapter)