Chapter 55: In the Weiyang Palace
Kyoto on Tanabata night is beautiful, the lights in the streets and alleys are in contrast to the stars in the night sky, and the fireworks in the night sky from the distant palace are impossible to distinguish whether they are the lights of the world or the stars in the night sky.
The rivers in Kyoto City are even brighter, both merchant ships and flower boats are brightly lit, and there are countless small lightboats that float slowly down the river, and the most famous Luoshui is almost covered by lightboats. There were many young men and women standing on the bluestone slabs on the shore, looking at the lightboats they had set off with their own hands, or silently praying or clapping their hands with joy, their young faces and gorgeous clothes illuminated by the lights, which was very glorious.
This is Qixi Festival - Chen Changsheng stood on the stone bridge, looking at those young men and women who loved each other, looking at the youth and budding love flowing slowly and silently between the river and the lightboat, silent, Luoluo was very happy, because his silence was also quiet.
The Qingteng Banquet was postponed for many days due to the participation of the Southern Mission, and it was tonight. In the past few days, Chen Changsheng and Luoluo practiced and studied in the National Education Academy, still ignoring external objects, which made Chen Changsheng a little helpless, he still failed to wash the marrow, and on the contrary, under his guidance and teaching, Luoluo's progress was rapid.
If those who knew Luoluo's true identity and realm strength found that she could improve at this speed, they would definitely be shocked by Chen Changsheng.
Luoluo felt that Mr. was a celestial, because of his ascension speed, and because Xuanyuan Po's injuries were improving at a speed that was visible to the naked eye. Chen Changsheng did things that too many people couldn't do, so she didn't lose her awe because she had too much contact with him and became closer and closer, but worshiped him even more.
The lightboat in the river under the bridge floated away like a firefly, and the faint light reflected on Chen Changsheng's face, which seemed a little cloudy, she looked at his side face, and suddenly asked, "Sir, what kind of master and wife are you going to find in the future?"
On this Tanabata night, Kyoto and even the entire Anthropocene world are immersed in the word love, and countless young boys and girls are either shy or brave to plunge into that completely unfamiliar field, looking at those face-warming pictures, it is normal for Luo Luo to think of these problems.
Chen Changsheng thought for a while and said, "I haven't thought about these things. ”
Luoluo thought to himself, if he really hadn't thought about it, why did Mr. think about it before answering?
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Weiyang Palace is a major palace in the front hall of the Great Zhou Imperial Palace, mainly responsible for state banquets or festival ceremonies on weekdays, the palace regulation is great, the lights in Kyoto City are bright tonight, this palace as the main venue of the Qingteng banquet is decorated as if the glass palace is general.
Chen Changsheng and Luoluo came to the outside of Weiyang Palace, took out the invitation, verified their identities, and walked towards the deep palace under the leadership of a eunuch.
To be able to illuminate the entire hall, how many night pearls do it take? Chen Changsheng thought silently, very shocked, but his face did not show any emotion, just like the tension in his heart now, and did not show the slightest on his face.
There is no doubt that the Great Zhou Palace is the center of the entire Anthropocene realm, whether it is the palace where the state religion is located or the Holy Maiden Peak and the Lishan Sword Sect in the south, it is impossible to compare with this palace group, if you must find a place equal to it, it can only be the Demon Palace in the old city of Xue.
Walking in the palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty, feeling the solemn atmosphere exuded by every bluestone and every glazed tile, it is completely different from the feeling when he sees the palace in the National Education Academy, no matter how steady and mature Chen Changsheng is, after all, he is only a teenager under the age of fifteen, and he is inevitably a little nervous.
Luoluo is not nervous at all, still as generous as usual, and his steps are brisk. There was no need for the little eunuch's guidance, she would hold Chen Changsheng's sleeve in advance, or look at him twice, and tell him how to go and what to pay attention to.
After Chen Changsheng noticed it, he asked in a low voice, "You often come here?"
Luoluo said: "When I first started in Kyoto, I lived here. ”
Chen Changsheng knew that her origin was extraordinary, but when he heard this, he was still a little surprised.
Following the long stone steps of the main hall of Weiyang Palace, the two walked up.
Walking into the door of the palace, the first thing that came into view was indeed a lot of dazzling night pearls, although none of them could be compared with the night pearl that Luoluo gave to Chen Changsheng, but so many night pearls together, it was still very shocking.
The night pearl is not an oil lamp or a butter candle, even if the night wind is strong, the light will not be shifted in the slightest, so the light in the palace is soft and bright, and the gaps between the gold bricks on the ground and the beautiful painted details on the beams and columns are all illuminated clearly.
And there is not a hint of wind at all.
There should be some kind of formation in the main hall of Weiyang Palace, and the autumn wind cannot enter.
There are many seats in the hall, and the teaching and training students of the Star Picking Academy, the Sect Worship Institute, the Heavenly Dao Academy, the Imperial Palace, and the Thirteen Divisions of the Qing Dynasty still occupy the best positions, and those students who have passed the preparatory examination of the Great Dynasty Examination are divided into scattered seats.
Many people had already arrived, and many others had arrived, including priests from the Patriarch's Office and officials from the Imperial Court Rites at the temple gate, and in addition to their voices, the hall was extremely quiet, and occasionally people got up to greet relatives and friends, and most of them were silent.
"The Anglican Academy arrives. ”
With the roll call of the cardinal priest, the hall suddenly became quieter, and then it was broken in the next moment, and countless whispers rang out, countless chatters rang out, and countless pairs of eyes looked at the temple door, falling on the young man and woman.
A few years ago, at the Qingteng Banquet, there was not even the location of the National Education College, but after the first night of the Qingteng Banquet this year, this college was remembered by many people again, and it is difficult to forget.
Everyone looked at Chen Changsheng and Luoluo at the gate of the palace, there was no curiosity and sympathy in their eyes, but vigilance and inquiry, and most of them looked at Luoluo's body, and those eyes were extremely dignified, with a lot of deep meaning and jealousy.
After that night, many people checked the National Education Academy, and knew the approximate origin of Chen Changsheng from the Sect Office, but still no one could find out Luoluo's identity, only that the little girl Lu Dao had appeared in the Tiandao Academy and the Star Picking Academy, and the dean of the Tiandao Academy, Mao Qiuyu, knew the origin of the little girl in the Heavenly Dao Academy, and some people found out that the palace worship had appeared with this little girl, and Xue Xingchuan, the imperial god general, warned the clansmen of the next generation in the Shenjiang Mansion a few words related to this little girl.
But can they force these big men to say something?
Luoluo's origin is still mysterious, but through these big shots, people at least confirm that her origin is extraordinary, otherwise it would be impossible to abolish the little monster of the Tianhai family, the National Religious Academy and herself can be safe, and the Heavenly Dao Academy's teachings will disappear without a trace.
Of course, what makes Luoluo the most striking figure in Kyoto City in recent months, in addition to her mysterious origin and looming relationship with the Imperial Palace, is also a very important point is the strength she showed that night - the little girl is so young and so powerful, or only Xu Yourong can beat her, but Xu Yourong is gifted with true phoenix blood, where did this little girl come from?
Compared with Luoluo, Chen Changsheng still no one cares, because everyone can see that this young man has not succeeded in washing the marrow, he is just an ordinary person, although people don't understand why Luoluo respects him so much, but they don't have to look at him differently because of her respect.
A priest from the Patriarch's Office walked to the front of the hall from the side and said to the teachers and students of the Sixth Academy of Qingteng and those students who had passed the preparatory department of the Imperial Examination that the southern mission arrived in Beijing today and would stay in the courtyard attached to the palace, and after receiving the blessing of the Pope's baptism, they would enter the palace a little later.
Hearing this news, everyone in the hall was a little displeased, and the strange thing was that the atmosphere in the hall was relaxed again, and it was obvious that the young geniuses led by Gou Hanshi in the southern mission had brought great pressure to the proud young people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Since there is still some time to wait, naturally we can't sit down, and the roll call continues, and the teachers and students of Tiandao Academy and other colleges get up one after another, greet the teachers and students of other colleges who are close or familiar with each other, greet each other, talk about the recent interesting things in Kyoto, and talk about how Gou Hanshi may behave later.
The location of the Anglican College is still in the corner, still deserted, and still unattended. It's just that in the past, the National Religious Academy was really forgotten by the entire World Realm, and now this World Realm deliberately neglected the existence of the National Religious Academy. The differences are subtle but significant.
Of course, this kind of deliberate forgetfulness is mainly because of the arrival of the southern mission, and many people don't want to make side effects-the two forces of the Great Zhou Dynasty seem to want to wrestle with the National Education Academy, if it is another time, there will definitely be many people who will test Chen Changsheng and Luoluo - not now, because more important things will happen in the Weiyang Palace tonight, which is more important than the confrontation between the new students of the National Education Academy and even the two potential forces.
Tonight's marriage contract is the most important event in the Anthropocene world at the moment.
Xu Yourong has the natural bloodline of the true phoenix, which is rare for a thousand years, and the Akiyama Jun has the bloodline of the dragon, which is also shocking, and the Holy Maiden Peak and Lishan are both important towns of the southern sect, counting them as brothers and sisters of the same sect, no matter from which point of view, they are a match made in heaven.
The Great Zhou Dynasty is also very willing to see this marriage succeed - it has nothing to do with the reason why people like to see perfect things more perfect, just because Xu Yourong will become the saint of the Southern Sect, which is the first Kyoto girl in history to hold this sacred position, and Akiyama-kun will become the protector of the Southern Sect's mountain gate, the state religion north and south, and the hearts of the people from the north and south, will be more united because of this marriage, and the war against the demons will have a better chance of winning.
The entire Anthropocene world is willing to see Xu Yourong marry Akiyama-kun.
Whoever opposes this marriage is against the whole world.