Eastern Palace Chapter 16: Chunrong (6)

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Ten Miles of Lights, Nine-City Ques, Eight-Fang Fireworks, Seven-Star Pagoda, Six Squares, Five Temples Ringing Bells, Four Gates Gaoqi, Three Mountains, Two Ways, Two Ways, One School of Peace: It's the Shangyuan Festival in Beijing . There are still a few days before the Shangyuan Festival, and every square in the city will be busy with colorful lanterns, even Shili Zhuque Street is no exception. Those lights are amazing, three steps and one scene, five steps and one change, birds and beasts, characters and landscapes, From big to small, all kinds of colors, piled up hills and filled the sea, dazzled, can be called a wonderful work. And that night, Beijing couldn’t help but fireworks, especially at the Seven Star Pagoda. Because it is a brick tower and the terrain is high, there is always the most famous fireworks workshop. Fireworks are displayed on the Seven Star Pagoda in turns, called "Dou Hua". , Almost can be seen in half of the capital city, the most dazzling. And on this night, the Gongqing family who lived in Shangliufang couldn't help the female family members Yuye. That night, the women in Hecheng almost came out to watch the lanterns and the lantern men. Then the Taiping Bells of Wufu Temple sounded, and the gates of Zhengnan, Zhengbei, Zhengdong, and Zhengxi of the upper capital were opened, and they could not help entering and leaving, so that the villagers could enter the city and watch the lights. The Sanyin Mountain is the place where the red line is sought. Legend has it that the Taoist temple on the Sanyin Mountain is the marriage temple. Any single man and woman who seeks the red line on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty is not ineffective. Shuangwei Shuanggui is an old custom in Beijing. If a woman is already married, she must watch the lamp with her husband and son-in-law on this day to pray for the new year and the beauty. As for those who have not got married but have a lover, let alone, This day is a private rendezvous, and it is also allowed by etiquette.

During the last year's festival last year, Adu and I went to Sanyin Mountain to watch the lights, and even the shoes were squeezed out. It is said that there were thousands of pairs of shoes that were squeezed out that night. Later, the Taoists who cleaned Sanyin Mountain packed up these shoes and donated them to the poor, and loaded them in several large carts before pulling them away.

I made up my mind early this year to tie a cowhide string to my boots so as not to be stepped on by others. Of course, I have to get together for such a lively day!

On the fourteenth of the first lunar month, the chaos of the feast I saw finally came to an end. I can also dodging and sleep in the East Palace for a full night's sleep, so that I can keep enough energy to survive the Spring Festival. But when she was sleeping soundly, Yong Niang called me up again.

I was so sleepy that I yawned and asked her: "What happened again?"

"A peach wood talisman was found under Xu Baolin's bed. It was said to be a witchcraft thing, with Zhao Liangdi's birthday character on it. Now Zhao Liangdi has taken Xu Baolin and is waiting outside the palace, asking the princess to send it off. "

I was tired, sleepy and angry: "What a big deal, is a wooden sign worth making a fuss about? It's not over this year! Xu Baolin won't be so stupid, let's just carve a wooden sign Can Zhao Liangdi be cursed to death? Zhao Liangdi is still alive and well!"

Yong Niang straightened her face and told me: "Witch Gu is a taboo for me. The Crown Princess may not know that Chen Zheng was demoted to death because he was arrogant and cursed the sacred witch ten years ago. And wiped out the whole family. At the beginning of the founding of my kingdom, Empress Wu was also abolished because of the witch Xu Concubine, and was deposed as a commoner. Even her son was not allowed to be crowned king..."

I feel a headache. I am most afraid of Yong Niang telling me about a few hundred years ago, so I got up obediently, asked the palace staff to change my clothes and hurriedly clean up. Yongniang said: "The Xubaolin Witch Gu is very strange. The princess must be careful not to fall into the trap."

I asked her simply: "What do you think I should do?"

Yong Niang said: "The princess could have shied away and handed it over to the Queen’s decree, but now the central palace is empty and it’s time for the festival. It’s not a good thing to say. The slave and maid thought that the prince might as well leave it to the prince’s ruling. ."

I don't say anything. I think if this matter is left to Li Chengyin, Xu Baolin will definitely be convicted.

Zhao Liangdi is Li Chengyin's sharp-eyed eyeballs. Regardless of whether he is indifferent, he will definitely be furious, and then Xu Baolin will be out of luck. Xu Baolin was so pitiful, and Li Chengyin didn't like her. The last time she went to see her in the palace, she would only cry. This time, she must be unable to argue with anything like this. I thought and thought, but I just couldn't bear it.

Yong Niang saw that I was not talking, and said: "Niang Niang, this is a pool of muddy water, Niang Niang should be alone."

I said loudly: "What do you do alone, tell me to ignore Xu Baolin and leave her to Li Chengyin to deal with, I can't do it!"

Yong Niang still wanted to persuade me. I adjusted the whole clothes and said: "Passing on Zhao Liangdi and Xu Baolin."

Whenever I act like a princess, Yongniang is always helpless. Yongniang remembers the rules of the palace firmly and has decades of education, so she can't help but promise me respectfully.

When Zhao Liangdi saw me, he was very respectful and bowed to the rules. I kindly asked Yong Niang to help her up, and then asked her to sit down.

Xu Baolin was still kneeling on the ground, with red cheeks and red eyes, as if he had just cried.

I asked left and right: "Why don't you help Xu Baolin get up?"

The palace people didn't dare not listen to me, and quickly helped Xu Baolin up. I started talking nonsense: "The weather is really good today... Are the two younger sisters here to pay me a New Year greeting?"

One sentence made Zhao Liangdi's face red and white, white and red.

According to the rules of the East Palace, they should wear Juyi to bow to me on New Year’s Day, but for the past three years, Li Chengyin was afraid that I would be unfavorable to Zhao Liangdi and never let her come to where I live alone. So this ceremony was abolished. So when I said this, Zhao Liangdi thought I was mocking her. In fact, I was busy with the Yuanchen ceremony in the palace that day, and I didn't return to the East Palace until late at night. Wherever there was kung fu to make these imaginary texts, even Xu Baolin did not come to bow to me.

I didn't expect such a level, but Yong Niang secretly told me afterwards. I thought that Zhao Liangdi's face was a bit unsightly, and thought she was because I was very polite to Xu Baolin, so I calmed Xu Baolin a few words, and then asked the wooden sign to come and see.

Because it is an unclean thing, the wooden sign was placed in a tray and held by the palace man. Yong Niang would not let me reach out for it. I saw the so-called birth date engraved on it, and I couldn't see the clues from the side. I remembered a question: "Why did you suddenly remember to search for Xu Baolin's bed?"

When I asked, Zhao Liangdi's face suddenly became difficult to look.

It turned out that Zhao Liangdi’s raised 猧er was missing. The palace people looked around. Some people saw that they had entered the yard where Xu Baolin lived, so Zhao Liangdi’s people went in and asked for it. But Xu Baolin said that he didn't see any Wei'er. How convinced the people under Zhao Liangdi's hands, they clamored and looked around. Unexpectedly, Wei'er didn't find it, but found the Wuer Gu.

Zhao Liangdi said: "Please call the crown prince for me."

I asked Xu Baolin: "Where did this thing come from?"

Xu Baolin knelt down again: "The concubine really doesn't know, please check it out."

"Get up." I hate people and knelt at every turn, so I said to Zhao Liangdi, "The things in this world have causes and effects. Xu Baolin has no reason. How can you witch you? I think this It’s not that simple..."

Zhao Liangdi said indifferently: "There is such a strong proof, that the princess intends to favor Xu Baolin?"

She speaks unceremoniously, and her eyes are even more aggressive. Without waiting for me to speak, Yong Niang has already said: "The princess only said that she wanted to examine the reasons, but she didn't mean to be partial. Liangdi, please be careful."

Zhao Liangdi suddenly left his seat and bowed to me, saying: "The concubine waited for the prince to observe the matter, and hope that the situation will come to light soon, and the prince will naturally give the concubine an explanation." After speaking, "The concubine will retire first." Without saying more, and without waiting for me to speak, she took her away.

Yong Niang was angry, and said: "It's unreasonable, it's arrogant to this point!"

I have nothing to say, Zhao Liangdi should hate me, and I don't like her anyway.

Xu Baolin was still kneeling there, looking at me timidly. I sighed, helped her up personally, and asked her: "You told me what happened today, from the beginning, what is going on."

Xu Baolin seemed to be in shock, until Yong Niang asked someone to pour a cup of hot tea for her and ate it slowly, and then she said the whole thing.

It turned out that Xu Baolin lived in a remote place. These days it is the Chinese New Year, and the palace has rewards as usual. Those things are nothing to me and Zhao Liangdi, but to Xu Baolin, they are rare things. Xu Baolin is a gentle temper. The two maids who I sent to wait on Xu Baolin treat her well on weekdays, so Xu Baolin handed over the cakes to them. Since the gift items cannot be given to others without authorization, they closed the courtyard door quietly to prevent people from seeing it.

It was at this moment that Zhao Liangdi's people suddenly knocked on the door. They were flustered and guilty. They answered the door while hiding the cakes. Zhao Liangdi’s people went into the yard and searched everywhere. Xu Baolin was guilty of himself, where he was willing to let them walk around at will, and the people sent by Zhao Liangdi were not polite. The words were at odds with each other, and they quickly became noisy. Doing nothing and endlessly, I started to rummaged in the room. Unexpectedly, Wei'er didn't find it, but found the mahogany talisman under Xu Baolin's bed. Naturally, he stabbed the hornet's nest. Zhao Liangdi's people went back to report to Zhao Liangdi, and they put Xu Baolin and the two palace members under house arrest. When Zhao Liangdi saw the Taomu Fu, he was trembling with anger. Without saying anything, he brought Xu Baolin straight to see me.

"The concubines really don't know where this thing came from..." Xu Baolin said with tears, "please see the princess and concubine..."

What are you observing clearly... The two of them insisted on talking about me in the cloud, but I couldn't understand it, but this kind of thing will never fall from the sky. I asked Xu Baolin: "It's under your bed, don't you know who put it in?"

Xu Baolin thought that I was asking the guilty teacher, and he was so frightened that he knelt down again with a "plop": "Manny, the concubine knows her fate, she has no intention of fighting for favor and boasting. How dare you to blame and curse Liangdi... "

I saw that she was so scared that she quickly said, "I didn’t mean that, I mean, it’s not that easy to put this thing under your bed. You don’t go out all the time. A palace person is also there every day, have any suspicious people been to your place these few days, or have any suspicious clues?"

Xu Baolin slowly calmed down after hearing my words, and concentrated on thinking about any suspicious clues.

She thought for a while, but after all she said to me: "The concubine can't think of any suspicious people..."

Forget it, this Xu Baolin is like me, a person who is not half distracted.

I gave her a few words to comfort her, so I told her to go back first. Xu Baolin was still half-believing. I said: "It will come out naturally for a long time. What are you afraid of? I will talk about it after the festival."

She saw that I was confident, she thought I was sure about it, so she politely saluted me before going.

Yong Niang asked me: "What are the best ways for the princess to find out the real culprit in this case?"

I yawned: "What good policy can I have, I can't find out this kind of thing." Yongniang was dumbfounded, and asked me: "Then how does the princess plan to explain to Zhao Liangdi?"

I rolled my eyes: "I didn't put this mahogany talisman under her bed. Why should I explain to her?"

Yong Niang couldn't laugh or cry at what I said and talked about persuading me. I had long been fascinated and stared at me, and fell asleep without hearing it for a while.

I slept soundly until I was picked up from the bed. To be honest, I was still a little confused. Although Yong Niang often ordered people to drag me up from the bed, it was a hug, not like this. People are so rude.

My eyes opened, hey! Li Chengyin! He not only picked me up, but also said, "You can still sleep!"

It's over, it's over!

It must be Zhao Liangdi who sued him, so he came to Xingshi to ask the crime. I said loudly: "I can't sleep! What happened to Xu Baolin hasn't been found out, it's useless if you yell at me!"

"What happened to Xu Baolin?" He looked at me, his eyebrows frowned.

Huh? He doesn't know yet! Zhao Liangdi didn't complain to him? As soon as I turned my eyes, I smiled flatteringly at him: "Uh... it's okay, what can you do with me?"

"Tomorrow is the Shanghai Yuan Festival!"

"I know." Nonsense, otherwise I just slept for a whole day today, just to keep my energy tomorrow night, so I can watch the lights.

He saw that I had no reaction, and said: "Tomorrow I will go to the Vermilion Tower with my father, and have fun with the people."

"I know." Of course I know that your Majesty and him will appear at the Chengtian Gate every year on the Yuan Festival, wave their hands at Wanmin, and listen to the sound of the "Long live" mountain, which is known as having fun with the people. I stand for half the night in the cold wind. Fortunately, the royal women don’t have to go to the station. Otherwise, I have to freeze me into an icicle.

"Then what did you promise me?" He stared at me with an angry look.

How do you say that sentence, the companion of the monarch is like the companion of the tiger, the power of heaven is unpredictable. This is true. The emperor’s son is like a little tiger. It’s also unpredictable. I can’t guess what he is thinking. I can only ask with a guilty conscience: "What did I promise you?"

Seeing that I will refuse to admit it, his voice has increased: "You really have forgotten everything! You promised to take me to the kiln."

Be good! How can you shout these words?

I rushed forward and covered his mouth: "Keep it down!"

It happened that at this time Yongniang knew that Li Chengyin was coming, so she was worried that we might quarrel again, so she went into the hall in person, but when she looked around, she saw me like an eight-legged crab. Li Chengyin was not only disheveled, but he was also holding his mouth tightly. Because Li Chengyin picked me up from the bed, he was still holding my waist with both hands...

I was like a monkey climbing on a tree. In short, our postures were more ambiguous and ambiguous, how suspicious and suspicious... When she saw our situation, she shrank her head and disappeared.

I feel very angry. Last time it was Adu, this time it was Yongniang, why they can always pick this kind of time to bump into.

Li Chengyin was very enthusiastic: "Get up, I even ordered people to prepare the clothes. After the Spring Festival, there is no such good opportunity."

I thought that after he reconciled with Zhao Liangdi, he forgot about this matter, but I didn't expect him to remember it.

Sure enough, he prepared a large pack of new clothes. I have never seen Li Chengyin wearing civilian clothes, and I just feel uncomfortable to tell. But it's not ugly, it just doesn't look like his usual.

"Would you like to put a fake beard on?" He excitedly turned over the fake beard in the package to show me, "This way no one can recognize us."

"Would you like to bring a night gown?" He excitedly turned over the night gown in the parcel to show me, "There is absolutely no problem with it."

"Would you like to bring Mongolian sweat medicine?" He excitedly turned over the Mongolian sweat medicine in the package to show me, "There is no problem with turning over ten or eight in this way."

……

I really can't stand it anymore, Your Highness, you are going to the kiln, not killing people and setting fire to rob the grain shop ticket number...

I couldn't bear it: "Just bring enough money."

Needless to say, Li Chengyin was really rich and generous. As soon as I said that he had enough money, he would pull out a pile of horseshoe gold from under his burden. Tsk tsk, he could buy the whole Mingyufang.

Li Chengyin kept laughing after I changed into the men's clothing, until I threatened viciously not to take him, and he could hardly hold back his smile.

I was about to call Adu to be with us, and Li Chengyin refused to take her to death. I said: "Adu is not by my side, I will not get used to it."

Li Chengyin said with a straight face: "It's enough to have me by your side."

"But in case..."

"Do you not believe that I can protect you?"

I sighed, who was stabbed by the assassin last time, was stabbed to death and almost couldn’t survive... But when I think of the assassin’s sword, I feel a little guilty, so I don’t. Persist, but quietly gestured to Adu. Adu knows what I mean, she will follow us in secret.

So, Li Chengyin and I sneaked out of the East Palace without knowing it. Yongniang must have thought that Li Chengyin and I were in the inner hall, and no one else had discovered our whereabouts.

I'm still very happy, because I like to sneak out of the palace to play, even if there is Li Chengyin today, I still feel happy.