night

The sky was a little dark, covering the stars, and it was dark. The main gate of the palace was dotted with colorful lanterns. The largest was the two dragons playing with pearls, which reflected a bright light.

It is rare to celebrate with the people. All the lanterns with poems and riddles are hanging in the corridors of the city, with a lot of emotion. The most important thing is that even in the city, due to the ground dragons and the heat, you can see the lanterns and the people without getting cold. Some princes or princesses are guessing riddles, enjoying the fireworks in the distance, and looking at the streets below.

Every five steps on the wall, there is a guard. Today is festive. Although these guards wear knives, they all wear big infrared jackets, which looks festive.

"The Emperor is here!"

As an old eunuch without a white face shouted in front of him, the sharp voice rang out, and the noisy crowd immediately quieted.

The eunuch was wearing a big red robe and carrying a lantern to guide the way. Behind him were several small eunuchs playing lanterns, followed by the emperor, middle-aged man, wearing a golden robe and a big red cloak, and there were dozens of sword-bearded guards following him.

The emperor appeared, and the princess, princesses and princesses, who were playing and playing, all calmed down. The leader of the noble concubine took a step forward: "See Your Majesty!"

Everyone in the venue knelt down and shouted: "Long live long!"

"Flat!" The emperor asked everyone to get up. Seeing that the time was almost over, he ordered: "Stop!"

"Respect the order."

Suddenly, three cannons sounded, and the guards rushed out in their armored clothes, and immediately intercepted three hundred steps from the city gate, which was less than any crossbow.

Even if you celebrate with the people, you must still have royal dignity and security.

Thousands of viewers below suddenly calmed down, and saw a sudden burst of joy at the city gate. The dragon flag was dazzled by the sight. The guards were even more majestic and majestic. In the middle, the eunuch hugged the yellow throne and stopped on the city.

The lights are bright, and although they are hundreds of steps apart, you can still see the man next to Huang Yu, wearing a pearl crown and a golden dragon robe, smiling slightly. Although he is over fifty years old, he looks healthy.

In an instant, the crowd bowed down like a large piece of wheat, and the mountains roared and thundered: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

After the ceremony, the emperor waved his hand to return the ceremony. He saw the city hustle and bustle, and the sky darkened. The emperor glanced at the prince, princess, and concubines, and smiled: "You don't have to be polite, go and play by yourself. I won't blame you today."

These princes, princesses and princesses then got up to play. Some little princes only five or six years old quarreled with the princess, which was more lively and more humane than usual.

The imperial city looked around and saw a large square. The eunuchs and guards in the palace were driving ox carts and carrying fireworks. Later, the emperor could set it off with the order.

There are rows of streets in the distance. At this time, big red lanterns illuminate the night view of the capital. You can clearly see the streets, lanterns, fireworks, and lively crowds coming and going in the distance.

Although these are interesting, they are just like this after watching too much. The emperor only looked at the city for a while and turned around to admire the lanterns on the city. This year, there are a lot more lantern styles than in previous years, and the riddles are also interesting. The emperor nodded while the eunuch was smiling as he watched the scene.

The emperor was walking along the way, and he had no queen or queen. At this time, the concubine had the highest status as the concubine who was the queen. From time to time, there were concubines who continued to talk, and they were not warm on weekdays. Just as they were happy, the emperor suddenly remembered someone and asked, "Where is the eldest princess?"

A eunuch came forward tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the eldest princess has led the little princess to take the guards outside to enjoy the lanterns, and the young one dare not stop him."

Hearing this, the emperor's face changed: "How can the royal nobles easily go to such a lantern festival? If something happens, what should we do? Call it back quickly."

As the emperor finished speaking, the eldest princess's voice came: "Your Majesty, why bother to get angry? I'm just going out for a lantern and I'm back."

The eldest princess came with her princess beside her, while the little princess was holding a lantern and couldn't let go of her.

When he saw the eldest princess, the emperor scolded with a stern face: "Why are you so careless?"

This is his only young girl. She died of a battle because of her own great deeds and only had one daughter. She was mostly worried. She was not really scolding her. The eldest princess smiled and said, "Brother, I just went out for a fun party. With guards, what are you still worried about if I have something to do with me?"

"Call your Majesty!" Hearing the eldest princess' words, the emperor felt helpless and said with a stern face.

My young girl is mostly favored by her. After getting married, she has a good relationship with the horse. Since her husband passed away, her personality has become a bit unpredictable. She uses her identity to do things and add some extra money. She can tolerate it without involving major issues. After all, she only has one sister.

"Brother, don't scare me on this holiday." The eldest princess pretended to be frightened, and was already middle-aged, and she looked like a little bird dependent on others.

"I really can't do anything to you." The emperor looked at it and smiled bitterly. He couldn't scold him anymore. He asked with a stern face: "Princess, you've been going out for enough trouble. What's the good thing about coming back happily?"

"Your Majesty, there are naturally good things. Look at what I am looking for." The eldest princess handed over a manuscript, and the ink fragrance. She had just written it. The emperor said, "I'm looking for something good to offer to me."

As he said that, he took it and started to read it.

"The smile is filled with fragrance, and I look for him in the crowd. When I look back, the man is in the dim light."

When I first thought about it, I still smiled. When I was looking for him in the crowd, I suddenly frowned. When I was young, I met the queen and met her. The warmth of serving her plain hands, the slender hands of serving her soup, and sometimes I reviewed the documents and suddenly came to my senses. I found that the queen was still sitting embroidered, and the tenderness that looked at her...

For a moment, the emperor became infatuated and stunned... It seemed that the queen's voice and appearance seemed to be yesterday. When she remembered that she was determined to rebel, she looked calm and said with her eyebrows down: "How can I interfere with the big thing that my husband decided? If my husband can succeed, I will only enjoy the happiness. If it fails, I will naturally have to follow you."

Everything happened, and in the blink of an eye, it was drizzling and dusk. She reluctantly looked at her last look... Five years have passed in a blink of an eye. He deliberately forgot these heart-wrenching past events, but with just a reminder, it was immediately so clear that it made him cry immediately. He wiped it quickly and turned around: "Princess, let's go there alone!"

The old eunuch stepped forward: "Your Majesty, no."

The emperor said with a stern face: "Can't I talk to the eldest princess alone? Is there anyone else going to assassinate me here?"

The imperial concubine was on one side, and some gods looked at the eldest princess for no reason. The emperor's indulgence and respect for the eldest princess was really enviable. She even looked at the document she had brought up. The emperor's dream expression just now shocked her.

After walking a few steps, the emperor asked in the book: "Whose work?"

"Pei Ziyun, Jieyuan, Yingzhou." The eldest princess answered softly. The emperor's expression of confusion just now fell into her eyes. She knew that this word had touched the emperor's heart. For some reason, there was no joy at all, but a little sad. The emperor is actually a kind of love, but it seems too luxurious for the profession of the emperor.

"Pei Ziyun, Pei Ziyun, but Pei Ziyun who is about to drink in Yingzhou?" The emperor thought about it and then began to think about it. He had also heard of Pei Ziyun's name.

"Yes, it's this person. I met this person just now, pointing at the riddle and asking him to guess it. After a while, I guessed it. I pointed to the dim lights and wrote a poem. After three steps, it became this word. I also seemed to see Zhenlang. This person was really quick-witted." The eldest princess said.

"This person has such talent and has arrived in the capital before the spring exam. He must have been here to take the imperial examination. He may have been here to take the imperial examination. He would have been here to ask the eldest princess to take a shortcut. In fact, with this word alone, I will win, and there is a three-legged armor." The emperor seemed to be true and hypothetical. His face was hard to see clearly, and he only listened to his tone. He was in a very good mood, but he seemed to be bad.

"Hehe, I'm afraid you can't get it anymore, Your Majesty. This time I came here to ask me to do something, but it's not an imperial examination..." The eldest princess said openly without hiding it.

The emperor looked around and said that when he said this, his feelings were gone just now, and he interrupted his words and pondered for a while, saying, "Tell me after the banquet. Now, I'll have fun and enjoy it, and I won't talk about it."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The eldest princess gave her a tribute.

With the emperor's order, fireworks bloomed in the square, and the entire imperial gate turned into a sea of ​​fireworks, red, yellow, blue, purple, and beautiful fireworks filled the sky.

A little princess was held in her arms by a concubine, looking at the fireworks in the distance, and whispered: "It's so beautiful, I want to watch it every day."

A slightly older prince replied: "Sister, this is only once a year when the lights are on, it depends on whether it is waiting for the next year."

"Mother, I'm not, I'm not, I want to watch it every day." The princess grabbed the concubine's clothes and acted coquettishly. The concubine touched and coaxed her helplessly.

The Lantern Festival is an annual grand scene. With the fireworks rising in front of the imperial city in the capital, the crowd who were originally admiring the lanterns looked into the sky.

Pei Ziyun was going back along the street, looking up at the fireworks in the sky, as if he had returned to the earth, but he was speechless. After a long time, he shook his head: "The eldest princess has agreed, and tomorrow morning, a thousand taels of gold will be given to him, and as well as Ji Shigong's office, he will also offer him a hundred taels of gold."

"The remaining gold will be exchanged for silver notes." Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun left behind his inexplicable melancholy and headed towards home.

After the fireworks were burning, the eunuch stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, I hope your Majesty will move to the banquet."

As the rituals and music sounded, the emperor stood up and everyone stood up and entered the palace.

At this time, the palace maids and eunuchs took turns serving dishes, keeping the temperature to avoid getting cold.

The eldest princess followed the emperor's side and led the little princess to sit together. The banquet was held at the emperor's order. It was lively and festive. From time to time, the emperor would evaluate the adult princes, poems, and articles, just casually, and he would not criticize him if he was wrong. If he answered well, he would be rewarded.

After the banquet, the emperor took up his way and entered the imperial study room. Later, a little eunuch handed over the sobering soup. The emperor entered the desk. A stack of Pei Ziyun's information was piled on the desk. He picked it up and read it. Later, he said: "Princess Xuan comes in."
Chapter completed!