rebirth will be hard to find

On the fifth day of May, the weather was fine and the wind was smooth.

No matter how reluctant Cheng Zian and Li Lin were, they still saw Chu Yi in casual clothes outside the gate of Qiyunxuan early this morning.The two looked at each other, their eyes full of helplessness, and in the end they could only watch helplessly as she took the token given by His Royal Highness, took a group of guards arranged by Zhang Dai, and followed them out of the palace.

It was the first time for Chu Yi to simply go out of the palace to play, except for business matters such as offering sacrifices to heaven or hunting in autumn.She followed Cheng Zian out of the palace gate, and felt that the group of guards behind her was really an eyesore, so she sent people to guard the surroundings from a distance, not letting them get too close.But even so, this group of people is conspicuous enough walking on the street.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the capital is very lively, and there are too many young masters and ladies who have met to go out to play, but the one with so many guards is the only one.Both Cheng Zian and Li Lin felt a little uncomfortable being surrounded by passers-by, but Chu Yi had long been used to the attention of all the people, so he didn't feel uncomfortable at all, and looked at the small stalls on the street with a look of high interest. .

It is also to join in the excitement of this festive season. Most of the stalls on the street sell some special things during the Dragon Boat Festival, such as mugwort and calamus, realgar wine, and sachets filled with herbs. Of course, there are must-eat specials on this day. Food - Zongzi.

At this moment, Chu Yi was standing in front of a small zongzi stall watching people making zongzi.The owner of the stall was a middle-aged woman in her 40s and [-]s. She looked very friendly. Seeing that Chu Yi had no intention of buying, she just smiled and continued to make zongzi with her head bowed.

"What's so interesting about this?" After standing in front of the stall for a cup of tea, Li Lin finally couldn't help complaining in a low voice.

Xu Shi heard this complaint, and Chu Yi finally looked away and turned her head, then she looked at Li Lin and Cheng Zian, and finally asked Cheng Zian: "The bag she made...is it a zongzi? ?”

With a "poof", Li Lin couldn't help laughing, and then consciously raised his hand to cover his mouth under the cold eyes of His Royal Highness.

This person looked at other people's stalls for a long time, but he was not sure that they were making zongzi? !Cheng Zian was also stunned for a moment, but she quickly realized - it is said that Her Royal Highness was still in the cold palace more than half a year ago. Although she didn't know much about that place, it was not a good place to go. People will celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.

Thinking of this, Cheng Zian unconsciously looked at Chu Yi with a hint of sympathy.Fortunately, she quickly realized that the identity of the person in front of her was not something she could sympathize with, so she quickly restrained her expression, nodded solemnly, and said, "Yes, that was making zongzi, and there are already wrapped and boiled rice dumplings here." Okay, Dian...would you like to buy some to try?"

As Cheng Zian said, he stretched out a finger and pointed to a string of freshly wrapped rice dumplings hanging on the stall. The rice dumplings were bright green in color, looking like freshly grown fruits.After Chu Yi turned her gaze, she pointed to another string of boiled rice dumplings. The color of this string was much darker and darker. It was far less beautiful than the previous string, but it was faintly enough. I can smell the fragrance of zongzi.

Chu Yi looked at the two strings of rice dumplings curiously, then nodded slightly.In fact, it's not that she has never eaten this food, but the meals in the palace are all exquisite. The rice dumplings sent to her in previous years were all peeled off the leaves, and carefully cut into small pieces that are palatable.Not to mention this kind of freshly made zongzi, she has never seen a whole zongzi before!

Compared to Cheng Zian who knew how to hide his emotions, Li Lin looked at Chu Yi with sympathy.Seeing her nodding, Li Lin waved his big hand with a sense of superiority, and said to the stall owner, "Boss, here you have one...no, three of each kind of zongzi!"

The middle-aged woman who was making zongzi responded, and put down the zongzi leaves and glutinous rice in her hand with a smile. After washing her hands, she took the scissors and cut three of the strings of zongzi hanging on the stall: "This string is white rice dumplings with only glutinous rice inside, this string has peanuts and red dates added, this string has red bean paste added, this string has chestnut osmanthus..."

The owner of the stall is very honest. The zongzi she prepares are big and the zongzi are not too small. Although there are only three of each kind, the total amount is quite considerable.Cheng Zian's head grew dizzy looking at the pile of zongzi, and he rolled his eyes at Li Lin.

Li Lin was very happy when he spoke, and he was unambiguous when he gave the money, but when the rice dumplings were finally cut, he was a little dumbfounded.After being stunned for a while, he asked Chu Yi blankly: "Your Highness, how much do you eat?"

"..." How many more, are you trying to save money for lunch? !

Seeing Li Lin's stupidity, Chu Yi felt a little helpless. In the end, he only kept one red bean paste, and asked Cheng Zian and Li Lin to choose their favorite flavor to keep, and gave the rest to the guards who followed—— At this time, she was a little thankful that she had come with so many people.

It was the first time I tried peeling zongzi by myself, but the experience was not very good, because the sticky feeling of glutinous rice sticking to my hands was really annoying.Chu Yi became impatient after only peeling half of it, but when she looked up, she found that Cheng Zian had already peeled it off, so she unceremoniously took the zongzi from Zian's boy's hand, and then took her half-peeled stuffed rice dumpling. Passed over: "Requisitioned."

"But Your Highness..." My white zongzi didn't add anything.

Halfway through Cheng Zian's words, he saw Chu Yi turn around and leave.From the back, she could see that she raised her arms and ate the zongzi, but she didn't dislike the dullness of the white zongzi. Instead, she continued to eat at a leisurely pace, so she swallowed the remaining half of the sentence.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's really different." Li Lin gnawed on the rice dumpling, and suddenly said something aside.

Cheng Zian turned around after hearing the words: "What's the difference?"

Li Lin raised his eyebrows at her and smiled meaningfully.But he didn't explain anything, he just finished eating the zongzi in his hand in two or three mouthfuls, then clapped his hands and stepped forward and said, "If you don't chase after him, you will go far away."

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There are many customs of the Dragon Boat Festival, but when it comes to excitement, there is nothing more than the dragon boat race.

Chu Yi has lived for more than [-] years, but he has almost only seen this activity in books.Of course, festivals in the palace are also very lively. There are never fewer Dragon Boat Festivals. Some palace people used to hold dragon boat races on the Taiping Lake in the palace for fun, but the dragon boats were only rowed by servants. Dare to make noise, so this nondescript dragon boat race is only boring.

Of course, the dragon boat race outside the palace was very different from what Chu Yi had seen at the beginning. Let alone other things, the crowds of people on the two shores have already set off the lively atmosphere very much.No matter how cold and calm a person is, in such an environment, he can't help but feel a little turbulent.

There are many people, of course it is lively, Chu Yi also likes this kind of atmosphere, but it hurts the guards around Chu Yi - there are too many people here, let alone whether the princess will be crowded and trampled, inside And whether there are any dangerous people mixed in, even if one is inattentive and loses people, it is enough to cause headaches.

Cheng Zian and Li Lin were equally worried. Seeing that Chu Yi was still going into the crowd, Cheng Zian hurriedly stopped him, and persuaded him in a low voice: "The son of a daughter can't sit down, Your Highness, you shouldn't Go further."

Chu Yi raised his eyes and looked around, and saw that the guards had already blended into the crowd.She raised her hand to make a gesture, and the tense guards finally relaxed a little, and began to slowly surround Chu Yi, and then helped her open the way to disperse the crowd in front of her.

Before Cheng Zian let go of her blocking hand, Chu Yi grabbed her palm, led her forward and said with a smile: "In this way, you don't have to worry about getting separated, and Zian will also protect me. Isn't it?"

The girl's palms are slender and soft, but not as soft and boneless as Chu Jingmo's, because her palms and fingertips have some thin calluses, which are the marks left by writing and practicing riding and shooting.

Cheng Zian felt a little strange and couldn't help but turned to look at Chu Yi.She always felt that His Highness treated her too intimately, but the other party always acted as if it was natural and natural, as if all her guesses and worries were just superfluous.

"It's about to start, let's go faster, it's too far outside, we can't see anything." Chu Yi led Cheng Zian through the crowd, because the guards opened the way, the group quickly squeezed to the bank of the river .

Cheng Zian led her forward, but his eyes were not on the lively river, but he lowered his head and stared at Chu Yi's hand.But before she frowned, the two had already reached the bank of the river, so Chu Yi let go of his hand naturally, and talked to her about the dragon boat with a brisk tone and some expectation.

It's like this every time, her intimacy seems to be always natural and to the end, making people feel that they are supercilious if they want to think about it.What's even more frightening is that Cheng Zian thought she was quite vigilant, but after these months of contact, she unconsciously accepted this kind of intimacy, just like what Chu Yi showed, it was natural and natural.

The sound of the "dong dong dong" drum spread throughout the river, and the noise on both sides of the river seemed to be interrupted for a moment by the drum sound, and then became more intense, making people unable to think anymore.

Cheng Zian looked up, and saw about twenty dragon boats in the distance had finished offering sacrifices to the dragon gods, and the riders and drummers had already boarded the dragon boats.

Seeing a real dragon boat race for the first time, Chu Yi was obviously a little excited. She turned around and asked Cheng Zian, "Zian, tell me, which dragon boat will win?"

Cheng Zian pursed his lips and looked at Chu Yi. After a while, he turned his head to look at the dragon boat race on the river that hadn't started yet. He finally shook his head and said, "I don't know."

While the two were talking, the drums on the river sounded again, and with the sound of gold ringing, the crowd on the bank suddenly became excited.Someone yelled "It's started" loudly, and the invisible people behind also became excited. Some jumped up to see higher and farther, and some began to push forward.

Someone hit her hard on the back, and Cheng Zian took a step forward unexpectedly, so the person who was only a step away was embraced by her.

The author has something to say: Chu Yi: Hugs, I don't mind!