Chapter 422: The Lights Are Gone
They walked forward, and in the center of the Vermilion Bird Street, there was a sudden sound of neat tapping and uniform folk songs, which is one of the customs of the Shangyuan Festival: stepping on the song, also called throwing foot and singing, has been handed down from the sacrificial songs and dances of the ancient period, and this form was formed in the Spring and Autumn Period, and it has developed to the peak in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Ke and they walked on the side of the street, in the center of the Vermilion Bird Street, at least thousands of people, they were not divided into merchants, peasants, and even some poor scholars, and people from small gates joined them, and they stepped in unison.
The singing voices come from the "Book of Songs" and the most simple songs of the local area, but the beat under their feet is quite rhythmic.
Everyone had a happy smile on their faces, and there were people around them who were constantly merging in, and people who were tired of singing were constantly exiting the whole queue.
At this moment, Chang'an City, densely packed with pedestrians, really did it, the people and the prince walked side by side, although some wealthy nobles would be separated from the people with family slaves, but it was just a personal wall, and their family slaves and their masters were also close together.
Because there are so many people.
Many Jin Wuwei walked in the crowd with difficulty, and today's crowd did not avoid them, because they really couldn't dodge.
Li Yan looked at everything around curiously, she came to Chang'an only a handful of times, but it was not the Shangyuan Festival, and although the local Shangyuan Festival was also lively, it could not be compared with Chang'an at all.
Yang Anning and the others are used to it, after all, they were the protagonists in previous years.
Li Ke's goal is to have a shopping mall located in Shanhefang, because today's Youjian shopping mall will have the grandest performance in the entire Chang'an City, not only fireworks, but also Li Ke's improved invention and spread in the Great Song Dynasty: Iron Flower!
Near the Suzaku Gate, the lanterns on both sides become more and more dense, and as many as a dozen lanterns are hung in series on high wooden stakes, forming a unique street lamp of this era.
When Li Ke and the others arrived at a shopping mall, a large area of the human wall that had been lined up by guards on the side of the shopping mall near Suzaku Street was vacated, and this was the intersection of Suzaku Street and Suzaku Hengjie, and the north side was Suzaku Gate.
The number of people here has gathered at least tens of thousands of people, because everyone wants to know what kind of performance is here today, and many people are waiting, there is a mall that is the property of His Royal Highness King Qin, and there is a mall that sells the most expensive things in Chang'an City.
Ordinary people are not denied entry here, but few people dare to enter, after all, they can't afford to pay if the things inside are damaged.
But everyone has a subconscious belief that the richer the business houses and shops, the better the lights will look today, and the more exciting the show.
Otherwise, what is the open space in front of the mall preparing for today? And in the center of the clearing, a wooden platform one or two feet high was built.
Li Yan looked around was already dazzling, all kinds of lanterns, dense crowds, countless people walking on songs, every business house is not closed today, many business houses have prepared small gifts at the door and various activities to guess lantern riddles.
At this moment, Chang'an City cannot be compared with any city in the world.
Walking to the main entrance of a shopping mall, Li Shimin and they are already here, and today's Li Shimin and they have all changed their regular clothes, dressed like an ordinary powerful person, and they didn't go up to the box, just stood on the street outside.
This is also an annual tradition, Shangyuan Festival, naturally to have fun with the people.
Empress Changsun, Concubine Yang, and Changle are all here today, and this is a huge team.
When Li Ke arrived, Li Shimin and they were all waiting.
"Yo, His Royal Highness King Qin has come down, and we are all waiting for you." After Li Shimin saw Li Ke, he said with a smile.
Li Ke: "......"
"Ke'er, are you going to pick up someone?" Empress Eldest Sun asked with a smile.
"Hmm." Li Ke nodded.
"What about people? Call it and show it to the queen mother. Empress Eldest Sun said with a smile.
Li Ke paused, but still turned around and beckoned to Li Yan and the others on the periphery.
Li Yan was stunned for a moment, but hurriedly took off her gloves and walked over, Yang Anning and the others would definitely not be able to come over.
"The courtier Li Yan has seen Your Majesty, and she has seen Her Royal Highness the Queen......" After Li Yan came over, she hurriedly saluted Li Shimin and the others, greetings.
"No courtesy, there are many people today, so you don't need to see them one by one." Li Shimin looked at Li Yan with some curiosity and stopped her from continuing to greet her.
I have to say that this kid is really like what Lao Tzu said, he is a master of flowers and grass, look at this appearance is really not bad.
"Yes." Li Yan replied again.
"Come, come and show me." Empress Eldest Sun beckoned to Li Yan.
Li Yan paused for a moment, but still stepped forward, and the eldest grandson queen did not shy away from it, but directly reached out and grabbed Li Yan's little hand, and said with some distress: "Look at this hand, there are frostbite, Ke'er doesn't understand the distressed person, this is still a little lady, you let her go in the wind and snow." Sister, come and see. ”
Concubine Yang next to her also came over and looked at Li Yan, especially when she saw the skin on Li Yan's face and the chilblains on her hands, Concubine Yang, who knew the cause and effect, was also a little distressed.
"Do you have gloves? Bring it quickly, this chilblain has to be kept warm, it's a good boy. "Concubine Yang is used to spoiling people, she loves Li Ke, and even Li Yan is hurt subconsciously, after all, what this girl does, who is not moved when she listens to it? There are a lot of things that men can't hold onto.
Looking at the scene over there, Li Ke was dumbfounded, he had somehow thought about it at this time, because the scene in front of him was too familiar, he accidentally brought an ordinary female colleague home for a meal in his previous life, and his parents almost did this.
Li Ke wanted to ask, but he really couldn't ask on this occasion.
"His Royal Highness King Qin, let's start, let them chat." Li Shimin next to him glanced at Li Kedao with a smile.
Li Ke: "......"
What else could he say, he could only look at the guard next to him and say loudly: "Quick, didn't you listen to what His Majesty the Emperor said?" Let's get started. ”
Li Chengqian next to him looked at his father and third brother a little speechlessly, one of you opened his mouth and closed his mouth His Royal Highness King Qin, and the other opened his mouth and closed His Majesty the Emperor, what is wrong with this?
With Li Ke's words, the drummers on both sides who had already prepared instantly beat the drums, and the dull drumming instantly quieted the surrounding crowd, and the iron players on the central wooden platform also quickly began to act.
When the first spoonful of molten iron was hit by the wooden plank, it instantly covered the sky like a sky full of fire trees and silver flowers, and everyone was stunned by the gorgeous scene in front of them.
Li Ke subconsciously glanced back at him, Li Yan and Yang Anning, who didn't know when he was called over by Empress Eldest Sun, were all standing not far behind Li Ke.
At this moment, under the light of the bright iron flower, Li Ke suddenly remembered Xin Qiji's "Qingyu Case": suddenly looking back, the person was in the lamplight.