Chapter 214: Yinzhou Lantern Festival
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In a haze, Xia Qingcang opened his eyes and saw Princess Lingyue's anxious expression turn to joy, and happily grabbed his hand and shouted.
Xia Qingcang sat up, a sharp pain came from his head, he gasped, holding his head with both hands, and bursts of cold sweat broke out from his forehead.
Seeing this scene, Princess Lingyue hurriedly called Lang Zhong on the side to come forward to check.
After Lang Zhong finished the examination, he said that he may have hit his head when he fell, and he had a slight concussion, and he would recover after a few days of rest.
Princess Lingyue slowly helped Xia Qingcang to lie down, and instructed with concern: "Brother Xia, you should take a good rest in the past two days and don't run around." ”
After lying down, the headache subsided, and Xia Qingcang asked, "What the hell is going on, how did you find me?"
"Speaking of this, it is really your great fortune, it happened that a refugee passed by Donglin and saw you fainting on the ground, so he hurriedly entered the city and came to the yamen to report. Princess Lingyue explained.
"Is there another corpse at the scene?" Xia Qingcang asked lightly.
"Yes, but that corpse bleeds from seven holes, and the death is very terrifying, and Xu Zhutou will come to ask you about the corpse later. Is he the person you're looking for when you go north this time?" asked Princess Lingyue.
"Yes, he is my mentor, but unfortunately, he fell into the devil's path. After speaking, Xia Qingcang closed his eyes and didn't want to talk more.
Princess Lingyue sighed softly, thinking that it seemed that Xia Qingcang also had a sad past.
In order not to disturb Xia Qingcang's rest, Princess Lingyue quietly closed the door and left the room.
Seeing Xia Qingcang wake up, a big stone finally fell in his heart, but another stone hung in his heart.
A woman in green clothes appeared behind Princess Lingyue and whispered, "Princess, the emperor has been looking forward to your return in the palace, and I ask you to leave as soon as possible." ”
"I see. Don't worry, I have promised you, I will definitely do it, and when Brother Xia recovers from his injury, I will go back with you after saying goodbye to him. I hope you don't disturb my life during this time. Princess Lingyue was expressionless and said lightly.
"Yes. After saying that, the woman in Tsing Yi jumped onto the wall and disappeared.
After another two days, under the careful care of Princess Lingyue, Xia Qingcang's injuries gradually improved, and he finally recovered from the headache and resumed his usual movements.
But in the past two days, Xia Qingcang found that Princess Lingyue seemed to have changed a little, not as lively as before, but he couldn't find a suitable opportunity to ask.
On this day, Princess Lingyue took the initiative to invite Xia Qingcang to visit the lantern festival with her. Xia Qingcang thought that it was just right for her to distract herself, so she readily agreed.
Lantern festivals are usually held on the night of the Lantern Festival, but in Yinzhou, a large lantern festival is also held on this day every year to commemorate the important day of the signing of the peace agreement with the Turks.
Although the haze of war has been hanging over the heads of the people of Yinzhou in recent days, this annual event still arouses the people's pent-up enthusiasm, so tonight's Yinzhou is particularly lively, and almost all the people in the city have taken to the streets to have fun with hip-hop. Coupled with the influx of refugees from other places, this lantern festival is unprecedented.
"Brother Xia, hurry up, it's already crowded outside, and if it's any longer, there will be no place. Princess Lingyue shouted loudly, taking Xia Qingcang's hand and running desperately into the street.
Xia Qingcang was not used to large gatherings with so many people, and he was a little overwhelmed.
And Princess Lingyue was very interested, she had participated in the Lantern Festival several times in Zhongzhou before, but every time the servants were hugging each other, and there was no freedom at all, which also made her interest in visiting the Lantern Festival drop greatly.
But today is different, today she is an ordinary person, and she can devote herself to playing.
Lantern riddles are indispensable for the lantern festival, Princess Lingyue pulled Xia Qingcang to guess the lantern riddles one by one, Xia Qingcang has not read many books since he was a child, so every time Princess Lingyue asks him for advice, he can't answer, which often attracts Princess Lingyue's laughter.
However, Princess Lingyue was well-informed and knowledgeable, and she guessed continuously, which attracted praise from the surrounding crowd.
"Miss Yueling is really smart, Xia admires. Seeing that Princess Lingyue frequently solved puzzles easily, Xia Qingcang arched his hand.
"These small dishes are stacked, and it was much more difficult for the teacher to test me than this before. Princess Lingyue had an innocent smile on her face, and pulled Xia Qingcang up and walked forward.
The two of them had fun and fun along the way, and happily finally squeezed into the square in the center of the city, where a large party was being held.
The city's most famous theater troupe is performing plays. At this time, what was being performed was a famous battle in which Emperor Shengping defeated the Turks in the Yinfeng Wasteland outside Yin Mountain.
Legend has it that the battle lasted for three days and three nights, with countless casualties among the soldiers on both sides, and the entire Yin Feng Wasteland was sprinkled with the blood of the soldiers of the two countries, and the corpses and severed limbs were piled up like a mountain.
This drama is the one with the largest number of performers, and almost the entire troupe is on the stage, some are playing generals, and some are performing ordinary soldiers.
The audience often burst into applause, and applause came and went.
When she came here, Princess Lingyue was unusual, she didn't speak, she didn't cheer, she just watched quietly.
Just when Xia Qingcang felt strange, Princess Lingyue asked lightly: "Brother Xia, will the families of these soldiers who died on the battlefield miss them?"
Xia Qingcang turned his head and looked at the girl in front of him strangely, and said with a smile: "How can people miss their relatives?
"I think these surviving relatives are so pitiful, why do you say you want to fight?" Princess Lingyue stared intently at the stage and asked lightly.
"Hey, what about the common people who like war? Today, the people of Yinzhou are still gathered here to watch the play, and if the war breaks out tomorrow, I don't know where they will be? What do you miss in your heart? Xia Qingcang sighed and said.
"Well, if you don't fight, you won't fight, that's the most important thing, right?" Princess Lingyue pulled her gaze back and looked at Xia Qingcang and asked.
Facing Princess Lingyue's eyes, Xia Qingcang suddenly had an indescribable feeling in his heart, this is a look of despair and hope?
Xia Qingcang avoided Princess Lingyue's eyes and said with a smile, "That's for sure." ”
After the play, everyone flocked to the mother river in the city to put lanterns, and Princess Lingyue also made a lantern with her own hands, gently put it on the water, and put her palms together on her chest, closed her eyes and made a wish in her heart.
"Brother Xia, I believe that the wish I made today will definitely come true. After making a wish, Princess Lingyue smiled and watched as the lanterns slowly floated out of the city along the river.
Early the next morning, after Xia Qingcang got up, he wanted to find Princess Lingyue and prepare to say goodbye to Zhao Zhutou and leave Yinzhou, but when he opened the door, the room was empty, leaving only a letter on the table.