high official

Chapter 471
"Of course I'm not dreaming." Wang Xian put his arms around his wife's thin shoulders, carefully looked at her small face, and said with great distress: "Qing'er, you've lost weight again."

"The official is..." Lin Qing'er hugged his waist tightly, buried her head deeply in his strong chest, and refused to lift it up again.It took a while before he said shyly: "Officer, I lost my temper..."

"Hahahaha..." Wang Xian laughed loudly and said, "It doesn't matter, everyone is not at home anyway."

"How does the officer know?"

"Otherwise, the lady can be so bold?"

"The officials made fun of my concubine..."

The couple who had reunited after a long absence naturally had a lot to say about themselves. The two embraced and returned to the inner courtyard. Lin Qing'er personally helped Wang Xian wash his face. Wang Xian smiled and said, "Even Little Jasmine is not at home."

"The whole family went out to play, and Jade Musk stayed with me for a few days. I couldn't bear to see her pitiful face scratching her head, so I let her go out with Yinling and Lingxiao." Lin Qing'er said with a wry smile.

"Then why don't you go out?" Wang Xian asked after washing his face and changing into a clean brocade robe.

"The official is not at home," Lin Qing'er said shyly, "I don't have the mood to play..."

"So I came back in a hurry. Tonight is the last day of the Lantern Festival. Let's go out and have some fun." Wang Xianchang laughed, got up and said, "My lady, how about you wear this coat?"

"It's all up to the officials." Lin Qing'er was elated, she didn't go out too much, otherwise how could she get the chance to live with the officials?

A moment in the Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold, how precious is the time of the Lantern Festival?The young couple dressed neatly and went out to the Qinhuai River.Although Jinling City is bustling everywhere, and there are lights everywhere tonight, people are still used to crowding to the busiest places.The most prosperous place in Jinling City is of course the Shili Qinhuai River.It was just getting dark at this time, and the painted buildings and flutes and drums on the Qinhuai River could not wait to light up all kinds of lanterns. The colorful lights reflected on the soft Qinhuai River, reflecting gorgeous colors, which was very charming.Row upon row of shops by the river are not to be outdone, and the lights are turned on, such as car lights, cockroach lights, lance silk lights, sun and moon lights, poetry brand silk lights, mirror lights, character lights, horse riding lights, phoenix lights, and water lights. , glazed lamps, shadow lamps, all kinds of glass lamps, all kinds of artful lamps, Pingjiang Yushan lamps, Luobo lamps, sand play lamps, red lamps full of characters... The residents of the capital have held back their creativity for a year , all the brains poured into the Shangyuan Festival, there are all kinds of lamps you can think of here, and there are also things you can't imagine.No matter how big or small the financial resources are, or how high the craftsmanship is, people try their best to decorate and decorate their own lanterns, just to compete in this Lantern Festival!Add luster!
It seems that the stars in the sky flipped to the ground and turned into thousands of lights, twinkling and shining everywhere, everywhere.In this brightly lit, nightless sky, people are playing to their heart's content, a flurry of colorful fireworks blooms in the night sky, the sound of flutes and drums resounds on the ground, and thousands of gongs and drums come out from nowhere, The dazzling will gather into a long dragon.There are people walking on stilts, dancing dragon lanterns, rowing dry boats, doing tricks, and doing somersaults. The huge scale and variety of tricks make the viewers who stand side by side dazzled.But what are more popular with the public are the floats made by the brothel and music workshop. Not only are the flowers colorful and colorful, but also the fragrant and glamorous girls are standing on them like fairies.The girls either played the piano and sang, or danced lightly, or even just stood there and showed a sweet smile to the crowd, which was enough to make the audience mesmerized, and the crowds surged with the floats.

"Grandma is a bear," Wang Xian was also dumbfounded. "Compared to the capital, Taiyuan is his mother's country! I won't go anywhere, I'll just stay in the capital!" Although a hundred people agree with his words , but Lin Qing'er is still coquettish and reluctant to listen to the official's utterance. The official is a master. If people hear you speak like this, wouldn't they laugh out loud?She never gave up her efforts to transform her man into a modest gentleman.

Usually, Wang Xian would argue a few words, but today he has a very correct attitude, admits mistakes and promises to make corrections, which surprised Lin Qing'er, put her arms around his shoulders and said coquettishly: "Officer, I'm hungry..."

"Are you hungry? Is this okay?" Wang Xian immediately looked away from the flower boat and said loudly, "Shall we go to the restaurant for some food and drink?"

"Today," Lin Qing'er stood on tiptoe and whispered shyly in his ear, "I want to try the food on the street."

"Haha, yes." Wang Xian saw that street vendors were peddling snacks such as lactose balls, crystal sticks, leek cakes, candied fruit, raw fried, lotus root boxes, and grilled fish. Under the yellow lights, the vendors Arranging these dazzling arrays of food in piles looks very attractive, guaranteed to make you drool. No wonder even Lin Qing'er, who pays attention to light and healthy diet, is tempted.This also shows how excited she is.

Wang Xian took out a bunch of copper coins and squeezed them into the crowd. After a while, he came out with five or six food boxes in his hands, including seafood balls with soup, lactose balls with stuffing, and golden rice balls. The yellow roasted tripe... made Lin Qing'er drool so greedy.Seeing the official looking at her jokingly, she hurriedly covered her mouth with ropa in embarrassment.

"Haha, my lady, the Lantern Festival bento is to let off steam." Wang Xian laughed and said, "Didn't you see those girls?"

Lin Qing'er followed Wang Xian's gaze, and saw groups of girls in groups, with various kinds of jade plums, snow plums, snow willows, bodhi leaves, moths and bees on their heads, all dressed up, talking and laughing as if no one else was around. Noisy, screaming with joy.What's more, they winked with the wandering young men who followed them left and right, and even held hands directly, shoulder to shoulder, and even walked away directly on their backs. How could there be any defense between men and women? !

This is the Lantern Festival!There are no etiquette and rules, and the human nature that has been suppressed for a year will naturally erupt like a volcanic eruption!It is the scorching heat wave like volcanic lava that makes this Lantern Festival so dazzling and fascinating...

Lin Qing'er finally let go completely, took Wang Xian's arm, wandered in this sea of ​​joy, opened her mouth to eat anything she wanted to eat, let her husband insert a stick into her mouth, and yelled when she saw something exciting Shouting, jumping up and down... Ever since she was a child, she has never been so forgetful.

Wang Xian only looked at his wife dotingly, his eyes were full of guilt and apology, when Lin Qing'er was full, he threw away the food boxes, and suddenly leaned down and said, "My lady, I will carry you for a while too." let's go."

Lin Qing'er's eyes rolled, her face flushed, she was already drunk even though she hadn't drunk, and she nodded tremblingly.Wang Xian then imitated those floating youths, put Lin Qing'er on his back, and carried her like a fish swimming through the Lantern Market.

Lin Qing'er was petite, and she felt that the crowds in all directions were covering her like a forest, so she dared to act recklessly. Now she was on Wang Xian's back, and her eyes widened immediately, but she felt that there was no cover. It seems that everyone is watching.He hurriedly struggled to get down: "Officer, let me down quickly, I'm so ashamed."

"Don't be afraid, who knows who!" Wang Xian laughed loudly.

"The officer is tired..."

"You are so light, I can't even feel the weight." Wang Xian laughed and said, "I won't let you down today, so let's enjoy the lantern on the official's back." Go to the place where the lights are the brightest and the voices are the loudest - Yuqian Street.Although there are not as many lights on Yuqian Street as along the Qinhuai River, they are more exquisite, grander, and more expensive... The reason is very simple. The emperor would enjoy the lights and feast with his concubines on the Meridian Gate, and enjoy himself with the people.The best lamp, of course, must be shown to the emperor...

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Lin Qing'er had no choice but to continue to lie on Wang Xian's back shyly, looking at the lights around her, and found that her vision was better than ever before, and finally she could fully see the 150-foot-tall lamp, which was lit up for hundreds of feet, and the light surpassed the moon. There is also the [-]-room-wide, [-]-foot-high lantern mountain "Western Bliss" with pearls, jade, gold and silver tassels hanging, depicting dragons, phoenixes, tigers and leopards.Tens of thousands of lights are shining on the mountain of lights, resplendent in gold and green in all directions, and beautiful and beautiful.Some lanterns are painted in the shape of Manjusri Bodhisattva straddling a lion, Puxian Bodhisattva riding a white elephant, etc. What is particularly surprising is that the arms of the Bodhisattva can move freely, fingers can spray water, spray beads and jade, wonderful and colorful...

But what is more attractive is the Aoshan lantern.Aoshan Lantern is an ingenious combination of lanterns and fireworks.On a mountain of lights made of lanterns of various colors, there are phoenixes, golden dragons, mountain monsters, birds and beasts... At this moment, the sound of the phoenix flute is moving, the light of the jade pot is turning, the fish are wagging their tails in the water, the phoenix and the golden dragon are circling in the air, and the mouth of the dragon is spraying water. The clouds spit out fog, while the phoenix is ​​full of fireworks.When the dragon and phoenix flew to the highest point of Dengshan Mountain, there was a sudden loud noise, and countless fireworks rose into the sky, illuminating the dark night sky.

Together with the emperor's concubines on the Wufeng Building, all the people raised their heads and opened their mouths, staring blankly at this extremely gorgeous scene. After the fireworks cleared, the people hadn't woken up from the shock, and the sky was still red.

"The water is gone, the water is gone!" A shrill cry suddenly sounded, and people followed the sound in a daze, only to see a raging fire ignited by a lamp mountain at some point.The fire spread in a blink of an eye, burning from one lamp mountain to another, and ignited the shops on the street. The fire soared into the sky, dyeing the night sky red.

"Hurry up and put out the fire!" The emperor on the top of the city was stunned, but his ministers reacted and shouted loudly for the water dragon team prepared in advance.But there were at least 10 people on Yuqian Street, shoulder to shoulder, and those cumbersome water dragons couldn't get close to the fire.However, the fire spread rapidly, threatening to engulf the entire Yuqian Street!

The people watching the lanterns were in complete chaos. Some wanted to fight the fire, while others wanted to flee for their lives.Husbands couldn't find their wives and children, servants couldn't find their masters, parents couldn't find their sons, crying and screaming one after another, the scene was horrible...

(End of this chapter)