dream through ancient and modern

When Li Zheng came together in the morning, the inside and outside of the Forbidden Palace were already covered with red ribbons, it felt like he was married again.When changing clothes, the empress wore a sacrificial robe with black background and black border and black embroidered dragon for him, and even the crown was made by Wujin.That's because on the day of Tian'en Festival, Li Zheng, as the emperor, led all the officials to the Temple of Heaven to worship the heavens. One is to thank the heaven for blessings, and the other is to seek good weather for the people and common people in the coming year.The procedure of offering sacrifices to heaven is not complicated, but the battle is very powerful.In the front is the golden statue of Heavenly Mother and Heavenly Father, followed by the royal family led by the emperor and empress, followed by the royal family, followed by the officials, and behind the officials are the court ladies and eunuchs carrying sacrifices.The long line was endless, and the Temple of Heaven was very close to the Forbidden Palace. The Emperor Ming and Empress had all arrived at the Temple of Heaven, but the maids and eunuchs who were holding the offerings had not yet left the gate of the Forbidden Palace.

Li Zheng sat on the dragon chair on the altar and waited for the sacrifices to come. From time to time, he watched the eye contact between his two favorite concubines, the newly-proposed Concubine Zhuang who was mad at him, and sitting on his own. By your side, the queen who looks at her nose with her eyes and her heart with her nose.Although no one spoke, it made him feel very lively.Last night, he stayed in the Queen's Palace as promised, and spoiled her with a little bit of alcohol, but the guilt of being unfaithful to Xu Xue and the flustered feeling that had not subsided in his heart when he got up in the morning made him uneasy , and didn't look good towards the queen.

It didn't take a long time to offer sacrifices to heaven. Emperor Ming stood on the altar and recited a long section of the sacrificial speech, and then offered sacrifices. All the officials knelt down to the sky, and it was over, and the time to go back and forth was only an hour.At noon, most of the people in the capital gathered under the outermost tower on the east side of the Forbidden Palace. Li Zheng stood in the middle of the tower, holding a golden gong in his hand. There was a continuous sound of firecrackers in the city.The location where Li Zheng stood was designed for sound amplification. He only needs to shout out and his voice can be heard throughout the capital. This kind of design is beyond the reach of people in the 21st century.

After drinking the celebration, there was supposed to be a banquet for all the officials, but Emperor Shuwen died less than three years ago, so he was also exempted.In the Huangji Hall, Li Zheng took off his sacrificial clothes and lay down on the dragon bed to rest.

"Wangfu, Xu Cairen, who was conferred yesterday, is in which palace now?"

"Your Majesty, the queen assigned Xu Cairen and the three of them to Ziying Palace."

"Go announce her, and ask her to bring the clothes she wore before entering the palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Fu stepped back

"Qianxiang, go and find me a casual dress made by the royal family. If I want to come out of the palace, you and Wangfu should go with me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The court ladies and eunuchs usually have business out of the palace, so they will prepare casual clothes, but Li Zheng's prince's clothes are hard to find, so Fu Xiang had to find the clothes worn by Emperor Ming when he was a child, and asked the Weaving Bureau to change them now.Taking advantage of the time to change the size, he also changed into casual clothes, and when he led the changed royal clothes into the Huangji Hall, Xu Cairen and Wang Fu had already changed and were waiting in the hall.

This was Li Zheng's first time out of the palace after he became emperor. He couldn't say he was very happy, but he just wanted to take Xu Xueer or Xu Xue's substitute around.Xu Xueer is still wearing a white skirt today, but she has changed into a simpler bun with no hairpins or pendants.After leaving the palace, the group went straight to Tianxiang Pavilion for dinner.In the past, Li Zheng also liked to come to Tianxiang Pavilion. The spicy food here made him more appetizing than those prepared by the royal chef in the palace.Xu Xueer was sitting opposite him, Wang Fuzhenxiang, the commander of the imperial army and two guards were at the other table in the private room, and the shadow naturally would not appear in Mingli.

"This crispy fish is a little sour and a little spicy, but it's very appetizing. I wonder if you can get used to it." Li Zheng took a piece and put it in Xu Xueer's bowl.Xu Xueer never looked directly at Li Zheng from the beginning to the end, nor took the initiative to talk to him. Although she didn't feel cold and rejected, she always rejected Li Zheng thousands of miles away.

"Mr. Xie, I can eat some spicy food when I'm at home." Xu Xueer picked up the fish piece and tasted it "That's good. If you are not used to anything at home, just tell Wangfu, and he will give it to you." Arranged."

"Yes, sir."

"Do you have brothers and sisters in your family?" Li Zheng took a bite of the sweet and sour taste of the fish, which made him raise his brows uncontrollably.

"I still have a young brother in my family." Xu Xueer replied with her head still lowered.

"Are you frightened by those foster mothers? You dare not look at me from the beginning." Li Zheng laughed. I don't know if she is too obedient or really afraid of him.

Xu Xueer didn't answer, but just ate the food in the bowl.Li Zheng didn't force her, he just ate and looked at the crowds celebrating Tian'en Festival on the street outside the window.During the parade/parade of Tianen Festival, half of it is juggling during the day, and the other half is for girls who play the role of the Queen of Heaven. At night, it is a lantern parade/parade.There is also a Lantern Festival in the south of the city. Like the Lantern Festival, affectionate boys and girls will meet there, or wait for encounters.

"Have you ever been to the Lantern Festival during the Lantern Festival?"

"Is there a Lantern Festival? I have never been there before." Xu Xueer asked

"That's right, the daughter of a scholarly family will naturally not run around like a crazy child!" Li Zheng said that the crazy child is himself. He has liked the Lantern Festival since he was a child, and who doesn't like stories about romantic men and pretty women.

"No, it's just that I don't remember being there." Xu Xueer took a sip of the soup and licked her lips. Li Zheng was a little taken aback, and couldn't stop feeling sour.

"No, I don't remember, why?"

"Because my concubine was mischievously pushed by my younger brother at home a few days ago, and hit the back of the head. After waking up, I forgot many things." Xu Xueer said lightly, her fingertips turning white.

"Is it all right? If there is something to do, you must ask the doctor at home to take a look." Li Zheng frowned, what kind of brat was willing to bump his sister into this.

"It's nothing serious, thank you for your concern." Xu Xueer bowed her head slightly and saluted.

"Well, that's good. After dinner, it should be getting late. Let's go to the Lantern Festival."

"Okay." No words since then

When Li Zheng and his party came to the Lantern Festival in the south of the city, the lantern festival was already full of people, and all kinds of lanterns fell to the ground like stars and moons, shining brilliantly.There are children on the street following the hawkers who make sugar figurines and the artisans who sell painted sugar.Boys and girls stood under the lanterns, or guessing lantern riddles, or whispering softly.

"There are two rows of trees standing on the side of the mountain, and the boat is flowing horizontally. Can Xueer figure out the answer?" Li Zheng walked to a lantern in the shape of a rabbit and glanced at the riddle.Xu Xueer raised her head and smiled without speaking.Li Zheng looked at her profile, a little dazed.She must have guessed it, but she just wanted to save Li Zheng's face and didn't want to say it before him.

"Let's go ahead, I won't blame you." You are so thoughtful at such a young age, won't you be tired?

"My concubine's guess is a word of wisdom." Xu Xueer turned her head to look at Li Zheng, and saw that the emperor was squinting at her, she quickly lowered her head, her face turned cold again.

"Boss, my wife guessed it was a word for Hui, right?" Li Zheng took down the lantern and asked the boss.

"Young Master's young lady has a good literary talent. It is a word of Hui. This lantern is yours, Young Master." The boss handed over the lantern, and Li Zheng secretly put a small piece of silver into his hand.

"My lady, this is the rabbit you won. I will hold it for you first, son, and then I will give it to you when I get home." Li Zheng put the lantern in front of Xu Xueer in advance, and said, "Thank you, young master." Xu Xueer finally looked up at Ming The emperor, looking at Li Zheng, who is an emperor but playing tricks like a child, is very funny, but he dare not laugh out loud.

"No thanks, no thanks, let's go, I will take you to Ronghuazhai to eat green sand cake." Li Zheng took Xu Xueer's hand and walked forward quickly. "Ronghuazhai will close in half an hour, we have to hurry over there."

Xu Xueer was dragged away, trying to break free from Emperor Ming's hand, but she couldn't break free no matter what.Looking at the guards who could no longer keep up with them, as well as Wang Fu and Qiu Xiang who had been pushed away by the crowd, Xu Xueer said to Li Zheng: "My lord, Wang Steward and Li Huwei are gone. Young Master’s safety, Young Master and I should wait for them!” Hearing what she said, Li Zheng hurriedly looked back to find Wang Fu and the others, and when he saw that they had really disappeared, he stopped and stood where he was. Taking the opportunity to shake off Emperor Ming's hand.Looking at the empty hand, Li Zheng understood that he was not afraid that he would be unsafe, she was obviously looking for an excuse to shake off his hand, she is really a petty woman, just like Concubine Hui, she is not at all as cute as Xu Xue from his family.

It was already midnight when Li Zheng and the others returned to the palace.Li Zheng took Xu Xueer out of the palace. Although his suppressed mood felt better, it was impossible to forget that Xu Xueer was still waiting for her on the other side.Seeing that it was already very late, Li Zheng just changed his clothes, washed up briefly, and went to bed.

The author has something to say:

Actually brought the newly-sealed talented person out of the palace to play, Xu Xue wakes up, please punish her to kneel on the keyboard.