Great Zhou Empress

On the second New Year's Eve, the most important activity during the day is the court Nuo opera at night.

Early in the morning, Xiao Liege woke up. Although he slept and played a lot last night, he was thinking about the Nuo opera? He wanted to get up even if he yawned.

Don't see? It was not until New Year's Eve that the two of them started to get busy with the New Year's ceremony. That's because there were too many things to do in their positions. This is among the folks. After entering the twelfth lunar month?, the atmosphere of the New Year is already very strong.

In other words, the market in Wan Guo City has long been filled with goods from Wan Guo for the citizens to purchase. In addition to the necessary food and beverage items, there are also many shops selling new clothes and new calendars. Of course, there are also shops selling door gods, peach charms, etc. A shop for essential necessities for the Chinese New Year.

Every Chinese New Year, every household has to "replace old talismans with new peaches". Peach talismans, one is to use the branches of a peach tree to carve two small wedges, on which are engraved two? "The name, then? Buried in the ground at the door to exorcise evil spirits.The second is to engrave couplets on the two peach wood boards to pray for blessings and exorcise evil spirits.

But in the palace, New Year's Eve and the first day of the junior high school are the times that are most full of New Year's flavor.

Xiao Liege ate breakfast and made preparations, while Xue Zhijing changed into a fine attire. After handling today's government affairs, he prepared to watch the Nuo opera performance.

She is a person who only half believes in mysticism, so the exorcism drama that everyone thinks should be taken seriously is here, but it is just a performance.

All the ministers also arrived and gathered outside the palace hall.

The outside of the main hall was covered with lights. Xue Zhijing went to sit on the throne, and the rest of the ministers? Those who had seats sat, and those who did not stood beside them.

The Nuo opera performance officially began.

From the far right of the square below the main hall, gradually came out some colorfully dressed people. They all wore various scary masks painted with blue and red paint, and they? "Weapons" include "golden" guns, "silver" halberds, wooden swords, five-color dragons and phoenixes, five-color flags, etc.?

They came out with the rhythm of the drums and sang witchcraft libretto full of ancient styles and charms, making the entire palace space soaked in a feeling of being baptized by witchcraft.

Until they reached the middle of the square, a person wearing a blue mask stood in the middle and began to dance.

When Xue Zhijing saw it, he knew it was her Xiao Liege.

To be honest, she hasn't watched the whole thing until now? I don't know about the dance of Xiao Liege's Nuo opera? I don't know if Xiao Liege wanted to show it to her when he went to her study last night. After all, she was Wearing the current mask probably has a meaning of showing off.

Xue Zhijing's eyes kept falling on Xiao Liege in the middle of the field, with a smile on his lips.

The dance of Nuo opera is not soft and graceful, but has a strong sense of power of war dance.Xiao Liege has practiced martial arts since she was a child, and this kind of dance is made by her, and it has a certain power to shock the world.

Even people like Xue Zhijing who don't believe in mysticism will feel that such dance and soundtrack will indeed bring people a feeling that can make evil people retreat.

With the end of the court Nuo opera, it was getting late, and it was time for the New Year's Eve banquet.

There was no other way. As an official of the imperial court, New Year's Eve could not be kept at home and had to be spent in the palace. Xue Zhijing felt that this was a good time to communicate with his courtiers at the end of the year, so he did not change it.

When the banquet was about to start, Xiao Liege returned after taking a bath and changing clothes. She saw that her skin was white and her lips were red, full of vigor.

Xue Zhijing was sitting behind the throne chatting with several courtiers around him, seeing Xiao Liege walking into the banquet hall, she put down the courtiers and got down from the throne.

The courtiers have long been used to their Majesty's behavior. It seems that the so-called traditional emperor's etiquette is not worth practicing here. There has always been a feeling of equality between emperors and empresses.

Xue Zhijing grabbed Xiao Liege's hand in the middle of the hall, brought her to sit on the throne with her, and leaned into her ear and said, "I'm still wondering if someone will ask you , why don’t you come, for a while? Your favorite roast lamb is about to be served.”

"The shower took a little longer." Xiao Liege said with a smile, "Did I perform well just now?"

Seeing her childish appearance begging for a reward, Xue Zhijing really wanted to grab her hand and kiss her lips a few times, but he also knew that this person was the best face, so? In public, if he She would be annoyed to do such an intimate thing.

As a last resort, Xue Zhijing only gently squeezed Xiao Liege's hand under the court case, and said softly, "Naturally, it's very good. The dance you dance seems to communicate with everything in the world. , we? The whole? Great week will be smooth and rainy."

Xiao Liege thought why? There was such an exaggeration, but at the same time felt that these words sounded pleasing to the ear.So her expression naturally brought some pride, as if she felt that she was really great.

Xue Zhi? Jing Zhi? Knows that she has always been like this? It's easy to be happy when you say something nice.

At the banquet, there were many performances, but this kind of performance was the same every year, just to add to the fun. When the wine was full, the courtiers kept coming to toast.

They are all lively scenes, and some of them dance around in the middle of the main hall after drinking a little too much. Generally speaking, this kind of impromptu dance should be led by Xue Zhijing, at least the emperors of the previous dynasty loved to do it. This kind of thing? It doesn't matter if you dance well or not, what you want is the atmosphere.But Xue Zhijing really didn't develop such a "good" habit, so the courtiers did it for them. A bunch of tall, short, fat, and thin people, whoever wants to jump, can jump, and no one laughs.

Xue Zhijing pushed Xiao Liege, "Would you like to dance twice, this is different from your Liao Kingdom's dance."

It was probably because I watched Xiao Liege participate in the Nuo opera this year, so Xue Zhijing asked this question.

But Xiao Liege shook his head, "No, it's so ugly, I haven't even practiced before."

"What kind of practice do you want?" Xue Zhijing squeezed Xiao Liege's hand, "This kind of dance at the banquet is purely lively. Look at that? Your face is flushed from drinking, and you're floating when you dance. Didn’t see you either? He’s shy, if you want to have fun, go ahead.”

"do not want!"

This arrogant and face-saving master? Ah.

When the banquet is at its busiest, it is the fireworks show.

Naturally, the firework show was going to be on the square outside the main hall, so everyone went out of the main hall. Xue Zhi, Jing and Xiao Liege sat down in their seats, which was also the best place to watch the show, and the rest of the ministers had Sitting and some standing.

The lights everywhere were turned off first, leaving behind a deep night background, nice? Fireworks.

The fireworks that soared to the sky first were the fireworks of "East Wind and Thousands of Flowers and Trees at Night", which bloomed like five-color flowers in the sky.

Fireworks are really something that makes people happy. Xue Zhijing turned his head to look at Xiao Liege, and saw that her face was full of excitement, even more excited than drinking in the hall just now. She liked it very much.

Deep down in Xiao Liege's heart, he still has some innocent youthful heart, and he just loves such excitement and freshness.

Then, what came up was "a frame of fireworks", which is to arrange the fireworks on various wooden shelves, and ignite them with the fuses, which is exquisite, forming the effect of "fire trees and silver flowers".

When the palace set off such fireworks, it was natural that dozens or hundreds of them were set up. Suddenly, the entire square seemed to be lit by fireworks.

Xiao Liege couldn't help clapping his hands and applauding, and said to Xue Zhijing, "It's so beautiful, even better than last year's. I want to reward the actor who set off the fireworks."

"Okay."

Then, after the performance of "Cheng? Fireworks" is over, it is the performance of the rotating "gopher mouse" on the ground. In the dark square, I can see? One after another? The lights are spinning around on the ground. Running, it looks like some kind of small animal with light is turning, which makes people smile when they see it.

It's just that these "ground mice" are sometimes not very obedient. One of them suddenly flew up and came straight towards Xiao Liege. Xiao Liege's reaction was extremely fast, and he jumped onto the chair he was sitting on. There were courtiers around who backed away in fright, and there were also guards who came here to escort them, but it was Xiao Liege who was in the midst of danger, who was not afraid at all, and looked excitedly at the "ground mouse" in front of her. The large tables and chairs were spinning around in circles and seemed unable to get out.

An arm quickly embraced her. It turned out that Xue Zhijing carried her off the chair, and then retreated a few steps. Xue Zhijing's worried voice came from beside her ear, "It's okay." ?Bar?"

At this time, the fireworks of the "Gopher Mouse" will be considered finished.

Xiao Liege was laughing happily in Xue Zhijing's arms, and said to Xue Zhijing, "It's all right, it's this 'gopher mouse' who knows I like them, and came here to play with me, you see ?, what's the matter with me? Nothing."

On the contrary, Xue Zhijing was a little scared. She knew that fireworks were good-looking, but also dangerous. The position of the flame outlet could sometimes reach hundreds of degrees.

"Is there really nothing wrong? I asked Miaoer to come and take a look?"

Seeing Xue Zhijing being so nervous and hugging her very tightly, Xiao Liege twisted unnaturally, "Oh, I'm really fine, don't hug me, there are so many people."

The actor who set off the fireworks just ran over, and he was so frightened that he was about to confess, or Xiao Liege waved his hand, saying that such things are trivial? In the future? Just pay more attention.

Such an episode made Xue Zhijing unwilling to watch the new year with everyone until dawn. After the time passed, he toasted to celebrate the arrival of the new year, and let the courtiers go back. If anyone wants to watch the new year in the palace, She was watching the new year in the main hall, and she was going to take Xiao Liege back to the bedroom.

After returning to the dormitory, Xue Zhijing stripped Xiao Liege.

Even the ground heat in the bedroom caused Xiao Liege to shiver for a while.

"Oh, I said it, are you all right? I didn't get any fireworks on me."

Xue Zhi looked back and forth at Jinglai, touched it several times, and was finally sure. His skin was smooth and smooth, and he was really not touched by fireworks, so he was relieved.

"But it wasn't me who said, when that 'gopher mouse' came towards you, why didn't you run farther and just jump on the chair? What's the point? Show your lightness, okay?"

Xiao Liege smiled, and wrapped his slippery arms around Xue Zhijing's neck, leaned into her ear and said warmly, "Isn't this, you know, you will take me away?" .”

Hearing what she said, Xue Zhijing was very angry, and felt that he was trying to play tricks on her? He had no choice but to pat her most fleshy, "Next time If you don't pay attention to your own safety, the family law will take care of you."

"Family law?" Xiao Liege bit Xue Zhijing's ear, and asked with a smirk, "What family law?"

"you guess!"

What a ? With a hot New Years Eve.