Chapter 17 The Shangyuan Festival is here~
In a flash, it will be the fifteenth day of the first month, the Shangyuan Festival, and the curfew will be delayed tonight.
The night is gradually sinking, the pedestrians in the city are weaving, everywhere is full of lights, it is not lively, and the door of every house is hung with a big red lantern.
On the most prosperous Suzaku long street in the city, the gongs and drums are noisy, the traffic is busy, so lively, several trains pull the lantern platform with glass and jasper as the bottom to parade on the street.
The dancing girl on the high platform waved the golden silk hanging on her arm, dancing with various flowers, and the band on the high platform also played and sang vigorously, bringing the capital into the climax of watching the lanterns.
After dinner, except for the old lady Shen, who is not old and does not like to be lively, the Hou Mansion of Ningbei went out to play.
The four long streets are crowded with people, but the best place to enjoy the lights is in Xuanwu Long Street, Qin Mingyu, who is the head of the Hou Mansion, specially summoned a few small carriages to travel.
On the last carriage sat the junior daughter of the Hou Mansion, Ye Lingwu and the second sister.
In fact, Jiang Lanshu also wanted to go out of the house to play, but thinking of Mrs. Shen's preference these days, in order to win back a little love, she had to give up the opportunity to play and accompany Mrs. Shen to celebrate the festival in Jinghetang.
Ye Lingwu specially wore a white fox velvet collar purple that he selected in Huarong Pavilion that day, and in order to meet the occasion, he put on a light red embroidered satin inside, which was unassuming.
The sisters in the second room seemed to have made an appointment, wearing the same color of the big coat, gold and red, which was very festive.
Speaking of which, Ye Lingwu was also very surprised, thinking that the daughter born to the aunt in the family should always be unwelcome, but he didn't expect that the Zhao family was very good to Shen Yue'er.
Since her biological mother died of dystocia when she gave birth to her, the Zhao family has been raising Shen Yue'er in her own hospital, and under careful care, Shen Yue'er is more like her than her own daughter Shen Pan'er.
With the comparison, Ye Lingwu realized that there is a gap-like difference between a talented woman and a jealous woman.
When I arrived at Xuanwu Long Street, the carriage stopped slowly, Ye Lingwu got off with a sleeve stove, it snowed for a day yesterday, and now there is a white breath in my mouth.
On the other carriage, Shen Ci got off with Shen Congwen and Zhao, also wearing a red satin brocade robe. Under the noses of his parents, Shen Ci is still obedient today.
When Qin Mingyu got down from the carriage at the front, he glanced lightly at the second-room couple who were talking and laughing over there, as well as the neat juniors, and his heart was stunned.
- When will Shen Zhan be able to do the same?
The travel of the Hou Mansion in Ningbei is low-key, and the carriage of the Taifu of the street building is quite exaggerated.
Not to mention the bells and jade ears hanging on the roof of the car, they attracted a lot of attention along the way, including Ye Lingwu After hearing the bell, he knew that Mrs. Lou's family was also on Xuanwu Long Street.
It's no wonder that Mrs. Lou was so anxious to kick Fan Kun, he really didn't look down on ginseng.
The most common lanterns hang on both sides of the street, and the shops are mostly lanterns, with bright red lanterns wearing a string of lanterns, which is full of joy.
Someone was performing a dragon lantern on Xuanwu Long Street, and the crowd slowly poured over there, Ye Lingwu was not tall, and he was squeezed by the crowd and scattered alone.
In fact, she is not the only one, the bouncing Shen Paner has long been separated, but she is not panicking, even if the sky falls tonight, she is now the biggest lantern.
Ye Lingwu is not as sudden as her, she has only been in the capital for a few days, and she is not familiar with life, so she can only carry her skirt and look forward.
"Lighting up~"
A shout attracted Ye Lingwu's pace, and she turned to look at the sound source of the high platform over there.
I saw that there was a "high platform" on the high platform, and the "high platform" on the top was made of thick wooden piles, like a ladder going up layer by layer, but it was steeper than the ladder, and it was ten meters high.
On the top hangs a blue-and-white lantern like a flying fairy.
"Whoever can pick the lantern first, can write a blessing on the lamp and send it to the heavenly god...... All wishes come true! The person on the stage introduced loudly, causing many people to stop and watch, achieving the purpose of the lantern shop to promote the lantern.
Ye Lingwu, who wanted to leave directly, heard that his wish could come true, and he suddenly became interested.
It's just unfortunate that there is only one wishing lamp, and all the people who compete on stage are men, and there is a huge disparity in strength between men and women, and they will definitely not be able to get it if they grab it.
I just wanted to give up, but I saw a weapon rack, knives, guns, clubs, bows, arrows, and whips placed on the side of the high platform.
In the crowd, Ye Lingwu gathered the thick velvet on his body and walked up.
There was an uproar below.
This is the first time I have seen a woman participate in this kind of competition.
The shopkeeper, who was also the host, was also stunned and said: "Is this girl in the wrong place, although there is no limit to men and women in lantern picking, but you don't have to worry about yourself." ”
Ye Lingwu said softly: "It's not bitter, since you hang out the wish lamp for people to pick, how can you persuade people to retreat because of the difficulties." ”
There was silence at the bottom, and so was the store.
The truth is this truth, but the woman in front of her is young, but it's okay if she looks stronger, but she is petite and well-dressed, she looks like a pampered girl from whose family, who is responsible if she bumps into it?
Seeing her resolute attitude, the shopkeeper said: "There is no way to let this competition, if the girl really wants to participate, she will have to be careful later, and don't worry if she can't get it." ”
Ye Lingwu said, "Got it." ”
Not far away, on the terrace of the pavilion with several marquee lamps, a man dressed in a mysterious, cold and immortal man took in the noise below. Behind him was a painting lamp depicting the lights of ten thousand homes, and the candlelight around him shone on him like a god in the sky.
Behind him stood five or six black-clad guards.
Yue Yang, who appeared out of nowhere, walked through the guards, stood behind the man in Xuanyi and said, "Young lord, the little county lord sent a post to the barracks yesterday, and asked you to meet in Huamanlou on Suzaku Long Street, shall we go over?" ”
Shen Zhan looked at the direction of the high platform of the lantern and said, "Don't worry. ”
Below was a roaring cheer.
The sound of the gong resounded through the night, and the whole body was moved, and more than a dozen men on the stage struggled to climb towards the ten-meter-high wooden ladder, chasing fiercely, attracting applause from the audience.
But only Ye Lingwu stood in place unhurriedly, looking up at the fierce scene of scrambling on the high platform, his deep eyes were like starry sky.
When the shopkeeper on the side saw it, he thought that she had retreated because of the difficulty, and stepped forward and said, "If the girl wants to quit now, she can go down directly, and there is no need to wait for the men to finish the competition." ”
Ye Lingwu glanced at him, deafly turned a deaf ear and walked towards the wooden frame where the weapons were placed, picked up the bow and arrows on the rack and looked at it.
The audience below didn't notice her at all, just staring at the scramble above. When the shopkeeper saw her series of actions, he was surprised and said, "Girl, is this going to shine the wish lamp down?" ”
Ye Lingwu said with a smile: "You only said that whoever can take the wish lamp is whom, but you didn't say what means were used, I shot it down with a bow and arrow, it doesn't violate the rules, right?" ”
The shopkeeper choked and smiled: "Of course it's not against the law, if the girl can shoot it down, this wish lamp is yours." ”
The twilight is vast, and the height of the platform is ten meters high, and a mere woman can really shoot the wish lantern with an arrow casually, which is also a strange anecdote, adding a color to this excitement.