Yuanwu Lake is located in the outer city, the area is very large, divided into three parts by the five continents, the North Lake, the Southeast Lake and the Southwest Lake.

The Dragon Boat Festival Race is held in the North Lake, which is the deepest and largest in the lake.

Standing on the shore, it can be seen that there is an island in the middle of the lake in the North Lake, called Huanzhou.

There is a temple in the center of Huanzhou, and the plaque is written with three gilt characters - Baizi Temple, which is used to worship Bai Yue, the hero who saved the human race from danger.

Now.

There are people next to the ancestral temple who are lighting incense and candles, burning paper money, and the imperial court has also sent people to prepare chickens, rice, meat, fruits, zongzi, etc., with the above offerings.

There are several long pavilions along the coast of Huanzhou, and people can be vaguely seen talking and laughing beside the long pavilions.

Most of these people are royal relatives and nobles, standing in the lake around the island, you can better watch the race.

Ordinary people can only stand on the lakeside on the east side of the North Lake, watching from a certain distance.

At the end of the day, the lotus flowers are fragrant.

On the east shore of the North Lake, it is crowded with people and very lively.

Everyone is busy looking for the best place to see it.

In the crowd, Ren Pingsheng opened his arms slightly, blocked a small open space, and protected his sister-in-law in front of him.

The sister-in-law stood on the edge of the railing, looking at the lake, her eyes shining.

Before the end, the annual Dragon Boat Festival race was one of the few times she could leave the palace.

In the past, I used to sit in the long pavilion around the island, although it was also lively, but I always felt that something was missing.

Now that he came to the east bank of Beihu with Ren Pingsheng and stood with ordinary people, he knew that what was lacking in the long pavilion was fireworks.

Here, no one talks about the affairs of the DPRK and China, and no one mentions the ups and downs and difficulties of cultivation, let alone the false praise of each other and the poetry that she can never answer.

Some are just the simplest happiness, which is to stand with the person you like, enjoy the breeze and enjoy the beautiful scenery in the lake.

Although she has not yet found the person she likes, she also feels physically and mentally happy when she stands with her eldest nephew, and she is no different from the person she likes.

"Look, there's something fun there!"

Suddenly, Liu Yunmeng seemed to have discovered something, became excited, leaned sideways, grabbed the corner of Ren Pingsheng's clothes, and pointed to the sky in the distance.

Ren Pingsheng looked in the direction of her finger and saw a dragon-shaped paper kite floating in the clear blue sky in the distance, looking quite domineering.

Dragon Boat Race is a tradition that has been passed down for 3,000 years, so on this day, the imperial court will relax the control of dragon-shaped canoes and paper kites.

As long as you don't wear a dragon robe, whether you race a dragon boat, row a dragon boat, or hang a dragon lantern, it is not considered trespassing.

"After watching the race, this palace will take you to put the paper kite." Liu Yunmeng gently tugged at his sleeve, looking full of interest.

"Your Highness is happy." Ren Pingsheng's voice is gentle.

When Liu Yunmeng heard this, he turned his head to look at him and asked, "Are you unhappy?" ”

Ren Pingsheng didn't expect her to ask so suddenly, he was slightly stunned, and was about to answer, when he heard Liu Yunmeng say again: "If you don't like it, let's go play something else, anyway, it's not the first time that the paper kite palace has played." ”

After speaking, the smart peach blossom eyes blinked.

Seeing this, Ren Pingsheng felt a ripple in his heart, thinking of the relationship between the two, and quickly calmed down.

In the final analysis, Princess Yunhe has just reached the end of her life, she is not very old, except for a few royal brothers, she has never been in contact with other members of the opposite sex, and it is human nature to have a good impression of Ren Pingsheng, who often accompanies her.

It's okay for her to be ignorant, but not for Ren Pingsheng.

Unless one day, he can break the rules of the royal family and marry two princesses at the same time.

"As long as I am with His Royal Highness, I am very happy in everything I do." Ren Pingsheng coaxed softly.

After speaking, he felt a little numb and wanted to change his words, but he saw that Liu Yunmeng's good-looking peach blossom eyes were even brighter, and the smile between his eyebrows was almost overflowing.

It's just that she's happy......

Ren Pingsheng thought about it, but still chose to be silent.

Time passes.

The smoke on the surface of the lake gradually dissipated.

The willows and green silk on the east bank hang down, and people are next to each other, and people are crowded.

Affected by this, the distance between Ren Pingsheng and Liu Yunmeng is getting closer and closer, and before the race begins, they are almost together.

"Look, look, the championship is up!"

Liu Yunmeng stretched out his hand and pointed forward, and stomped his feet excitedly.

"Shhh

If you move again, it's not just the championship that will stand up. ”

Ren Pingsheng took a deep breath, calmed down, and looked in the direction of her finger.

Sure enough, I saw the so-called championship in the center of the lake, which was a long rod, wrapped in brocade and hanging colors, bright and eye-catching.

The Dragon Boat Festival Race at Yuanwu Lake is one of the grandest competitions of the Great Zhou.

Several small-scale competitions will be held in advance, and four dragon boats will be selected to participate in the final round on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, and the winners will have rich prizes.

The criterion for winning is to win the championship.

Speaking of which, Ren Pingsheng has lived in Dazhou for 20 years, and this is the first time to watch the Dragon Boat Festival, not that he is not interested, but there are few rivers and lakes near Yunzhou, so most of what he sees are dry dragon boats and dragon boats.

Thinking so, I suddenly heard a loud shout.

"Raise the flag!"

Forthwith.

At one end of the North Lake, four dragon boats each hold a flag, each with different colors and patterns.

Only then did Ren Pingsheng notice that the dragon boats that had already participated in the competition had already been in place.

The dragon boat is more than ten zhang long, seven or eight feet high, it looks not small, and there are sixty or seventy people on it, all of whom are extremely burly.

"It's time to start!"

A crisp and pleasant voice sounded.

Liu Yunmeng's delicate face exuded excitement and nervousness, one slender jade hand was placed on the railing, and the other tightly grasped the corner of Ren Pingsheng's clothes.

"Beat the drums!" Another shout.

In an instant, the deafening sound of drums resounded throughout the outer city.

The next second.

The four dragon boats rushed out like arrows from the string.

At the same time, the onlookers on the east bank also cheered, and the crowd was full of voices.

Under the influence of such an atmosphere.

Liu Yunmeng, who was shrinking in Ren Pingsheng's arms, ignored the image of the princess and shouted.

She was optimistic about the dragon boat closest to the east coast, because the dragon boat had a slightly pink flag.

The dragon boat travels extremely fast on the surface of the lake, and it takes less than a stick of incense to reach the end.

This time.

Someone in the middle of the dragon boat suddenly shouted: "The drum hits the spring thunder, and the smoke waves are broken!" ”

In the next second, a deafening drum sounded, with the dragon boat as the center, spreading out in all directions.

Like spring thunder, it struck the hearts of the other three dragon boats.

With the naked eye, the other three dragon boats slowed down.

In the next second, another dragon boat also began to recite poems.

"Ride the long wind, break the waves!"

In an instant, a long gust of wind hit, driving the dragon boat to move forward at a high speed.

This is the ability of the seven-grade Confucianism, and the export is a chapter.

In short, it is to achieve a variety of effects by reciting poems, articles, or words and sentences.

Time flies, and after half a burnt incense, the four dragon boats finally pull apart.

In the end, the dragon boat closest to the east coast won the championship.

The cheers of the people on the east coast reached a peak at this moment.

Ren Pingsheng protected his sister-in-law in front of him, looked around, and found that many men and women were excited to hug each other.

"The world is declining, and it is unbearable."

Ren Pingsheng complained sourly in his heart, and suddenly heard an excited shout in front of him: "Win!" ”

Immediately after, I felt a soft lump in my arms.

The waist was also tightly wrapped around a pair of slender jade arms.

“......”

Ren Pingsheng was silent instantly.