Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Golden Wind and Jade Dew

"Boom!" A burst of joyful firecrackers sounded suddenly, exploding large expanses of white snowflakes on the flat ground. In the streets and alleys, countless children laughed and fought, covering their ears and playing the relatively cheap "Yi Lei Cannon", which was loud but had no sparks. ", I had a great time playing. The twenty-fifth Shangyuan Festival, when Emperor Gaozong of Daxia came to the throne, finally came amidst the rumble of cannons.This day is also the fifty-seventh birthday of Emperor Gaozong Zhao Zhengde, and the whole country is full of deliberate joy. The firecrackers provided by the government for free to the people of Zhenhuang City have successfully added to the momentum of this joy. Adding bricks and tiles, the owner of the Shengjin Palace appreciated the practice of the governor of Kyoto very much, and issued a happy news overnight, rewarding Wei Shuyou, the governor of the imperial capital who was born in the Wei clan.

Amidst the rumble of cannons, the Zhuge Mansion also stepped up preparations for this important festival.On this day, Zhenhuang City was filled with heavy snow, and the snowflakes were falling like goose feathers all over the sky. The old people in the city said that this year's heavy snowfall was a bit strange, but it was just frost at this time in previous years. Chu Qiao was wearing a newly made light pink gown, covered with a fox fur cloak, a small face as white and tender as jade shrunk in the snow-white fox fur, her cheeks were pink, her big eyes were round, and the snowflakes falling on her On the tip of the child's nose, the child's little nose is slightly wrinkled, looking very cute.

"Xing'er, the young master is calling you." The new little maid, Huan'er, came rushing over, panting like a bull with her hips on her hips, panting heavily while shouting. Chu Qiao turned around slowly, seeing that Huan'er's temples were disheveled, she walked up to her naturally, stood on tiptoe to stroke her hair, and said calmly: "Look at you, won't you slow down?" What's the big deal, you want to come here in such a hurry?" Huan'er is already eleven years old this year, but for some reason, she always feels that she is a child in front of this little one who is less than eight years old.Obediently bent over to let Chu Qiao tidy her hair, she said, "Xing'er, hurry up, the young master is waiting for you."

Chu Qiao put down her hands, nodded, and said, "Let's go." She walked in the direction of Guanxuan, taking small steps in a steady manner, not in a hurry. Huan'er frowned and looked at it for a while, then shook her head and hurriedly followed. Compared to Chu Qiao, Zhuge Yue was a slower person. When he opened the door of the pavilion, he saw the fourth young master of Zhuge's family sitting on the warm couch and carefully watching a game of chess, frowning slightly, looking very attentive. Chu Qiao counted the things that she needed to bring with her for the meeting, and handed them over to the other attendants in a low voice. After finishing everything, she poured a cup of tea, gently placed it beside Zhuge Yue's desk, and sat directly on the incense burner Before him, he rested his chin and waited quietly.

Time passed by slowly, and the attendants outside the door had come in and looked at it many times. Finally, Zhuge Yue pushed the chessboard and stood up. Yuebai dark blue and white gown, covered with a big fur made of fiery red fox fur, the child under thirteen years old has a maturity that cannot be ignored. "Let's go." Zhuge Yue said in a low voice, and went out with a group of subordinates.In front of the gate of Zhuge's house, a row of fine horses stopped. Due to Zhuge Yue's delay, the other young masters of Zhuge's mansion had already left first.A servant bowed his head and knelt on the ground, Zhuge Yue walked forward calmly, stepped on the servant's back, turned over and got on the horse.

After getting dressed and ready to leave, Zhuge Yue suddenly turned his head to look at the maid of Qingshan Courtyard who was standing at the door to see him off, and said, "Xing'er, have you seen the Lantern Festival during the Lantern Festival?" Chu Qiao was taken aback for a moment, and quickly shook her head.Zhuge Yue nodded: "Come up, I'll take you there." Chu Qiao was stunned for a long while before she understood what Zhuge Yue meant by "coming up", and quickly said, "Master, this is against the rules." Zhuge Yue frowned, and just about to say something, Chu Qiao stepped forward and said, "Xing'er can ride a horse by herself."

Zhuge Yue glanced up and down at Chu Qiao's small body in doubt, the suspicion was very obvious. "The young master gives Xing'er a pony, and Xing'er can ride it." Zhuge Yue smiled slightly when he heard the words, and nodded to Zhu Cheng, his entourage. After a while, a bay red pony was pulled out. It was small, but it was still much taller than Chu Qiao.Everyone's eyes were on Chu Qiao, seeing that she was not as tall as a pony's legs, they all gloated at her misfortune. The child circled the pony twice, and could only touch the pony's back by raising his hand high. Zhuge Yue's eyes flashed a look of amusement, and he was about to ask someone to help her get on the horse, when the child reached out and grabbed her. With a little force on the rein, the horse turned over and climbed up, the movement was surprisingly neat.

Immediately there was a burst of exclamation from the crowd, Zhuge Yue turned his head and saw the child was all white, like a ball of snow, but riding on the horse with his chest up and his head up, he couldn't help chuckling, turned his head and beat the horse away. Of course Chu Qiao knew how to ride a horse. Although the current body was inconvenient, fortunately this pony was very docile. When other horses left, they obediently followed them. There is no curfew in Zhenhuang City. Today is the Lantern Festival, and the streets are becoming more and more lively.It's almost evening, the sky is getting dark, the lights on the street are flickering, the fire trees and silver flowers are blooming, and the fragrant wind is leisurely.Looking up, I can see that the Jiuwei Road passing through the city is full of exquisite lights.On both sides of the road are two rows of red lanterns like long dragons, and countless buildings have become stages.Singing and dancing, juggling, acting, and noisy music all gathered together in one place.The night of the city lit up by lanterns and fireworks is as bright as day, and countless small merchants and peddlers are shouting on the streets to solicit business.Selling shredded wine and tobacco, tea, food and clothing, fruits and vegetables, household utensils, fragrant medicines and flowers, cosmetics, fireworks, and all pleasing gadgets are all available.The night scene of the prosperous age is like a brilliant brocade that suddenly shakes away. All the magnificence and brocade that the world can imagine are mixed together in a chaotic way, twisting and turning, you enter and I block, sprinkled splashes on the north-south latitude and longitude of Zhenhuang City. Overwhelming luxury.

Chu Qiao sat on the horse, looking left and right, looking at this rare ancient night scene. Zhuge's family is an aristocratic family, wherever they go, pedestrians always give way.Walking past a gorgeous building, I saw many brightly colored lanterns placed on the stage, with strange styles, various lovable animals, and fairy flowers and plants, which are very novel and unique. Seeing that Zhuge Yue had stopped, the stall owner immediately ran forward with a big golden dragon lantern, full of pleasant and auspicious words.Zhuge Yue acted as if he had never heard of it, and pointed to a lantern on the high platform, and said, "Bring that here."

The stall owner looked back and saw that the fourth son of the famous Zhuge family was referring to a snow-white rabbit lantern, so he couldn't help being stunned. Holding the lantern in his hands, a rare smile appeared on Zhuge Yue's usually indifferent face, and he handed the lantern to Chu Qiao before saying, "Here you are." Chu Qiao was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously reached out to take it, forgetting to even thank her.Zhuge Yue's face was calm, he turned his head and beat his horse and continued on his way, as if nothing had happened.The surrounding attendants had strange eyes, carefully passing Chu Qiao's body, secretly carrying a hint of speculation.

Chu Qiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she really treated her like a child. I saw that the rabbit lantern was very exquisitely made, its whole body was pure white, and its eyes were red. Chu Qiao stretched out her fingers and tapped gently on the rabbit's mouth. A small tongue made of pink colored paper suddenly stuck out, which startled her. . At this moment, a chuckle suddenly sounded.Chu Qiao turned her head, and it happened that a team of colorful lanterns had just walked in front of her, blocking her view. Golden dragons, colorful phoenixes, jade butterflies, white fox fairies, water gods, fragrant grasses, orchids and osmanthus had everything that one could expect, their eyes were dazzled, and the bustling crowd was coming and going , the busy traffic is walking on the main street of Jiuwei, the lights are brilliant, and the jasper is dazzling. I don’t know how long it has passed, the time seems to be very long, but also seems to be very short, the light team slowly dispersed, I saw the other side of the long street, the frozen Chishui Lake is covered with snow, the willows are drooping, the snow is hanging on the tree, and the black horse is leisurely. Standing aside, the young man in green shirt folded his arms and leaned lazily on the tree trunk. He looked at her brightly, with a faint smile and black eyes like jade. There was a loud bang, and everyone immediately looked up at the sky, only to see fire trees and silver flowers all over the sky, and fireworks blooming, like a goddess dancing with long sleeves, and like a beautiful sunset glow, dazzling and intoxicating. At this time, some naughty child suddenly threw a firecracker under Chu Qiao's horse, and the little red horse was startled when it was the first time to go out. The servants of the Zhuge Mansion exclaimed, but unfortunately there was a large crowd of people separated from Chu Qiao, and they couldn't rush over for a while. Seeing the young man under the tree, he got on his horse with a whoosh, jumped up with his whip, and hurriedly chased in Chu Qiao's direction.