The cannon fodder through the book will live to the end

Fireworks exploded in the sky one by one, brightening the sky with reflection.Although there are only some simple designs, Tao Anran still looks at them with great interest.

Emperor Jinde saw that it was getting late, so he announced: "It's getting late today, let's stop here for the family banquet. I'm tired too, you all go back to rest early."

After Jin Dedi finished speaking, he got up and walked down the high platform supported by Wang Lu and Mei Fei, ready to leave.

Everyone saluted and sent Emperor Jinde off together, and then they all prepared to leave.

Tao Anran was about to walk with Xiao Jingyu, but saw him sitting down again with his head down.Knowing that he drank a lot tonight, probably a little over the top, Tao Anran wanted to sit with him for a while, and then ask someone to bring some tea over to sober him up.

Xiao Jingci came over to say hello, seeing this situation, he left first.The remaining Cairen and Xiao Jingping seemed to hesitate for a moment, and came over to let us know.

That talented person seems to be surnamed Wei, he doesn't look very old, and he is also timid.He only dared to stand two feet away and pull Xiao Jingping to salute and say goodbye.

Tao Anran hurriedly returned the gift, and seeing Wei Cairen's flattered look, she quickly waved her hand and backed away.But because Xiao Jingping was too fat, they didn't walk fast.

Tao Anran could still hear Xiao Jingping innocently saying: "Mother, tonight's Lantern Festival is really delicious. You can only eat delicious food during the festival. It would be great if you can celebrate the festival every day."

I didn't hear what Wei Cairen said in the follow-up, but it seemed to be some words to coax the children.

Tao Anran sighed a little. He took a closer look just now, and found that the clothes and jewelry on Wei Cairen's body were very ordinary or even simple.As a prince, Xiao Jingping's clothes are slightly better, but he is absolutely incomparable with his elder brother.And listening to what he said, I am afraid that life is not easy at ordinary times.

This palace is really a place where people cannibalize, life is hard for those who are not favored.If in the future...

Tao Anran shook his head, shaking off the pessimistic thoughts in his mind, he should believe in Xiao Jingyu.

A court lady came over with warm tea, and Tao Anran quickly took it.He patted Xiao Jingyu's hand lightly, and shouted: "My lord, are you dizzy, drink some tea first?"

Xiao Jingyu raised his head and opened his eyes, rubbed the center of his brows, and drank a cup of tea with Wang Hao's hand.When the princess wanted to pour another cup of tea, he stopped him and said, "I'm much better, so I don't need to pour any more. It's getting late, let's go out of the palace first."

Tao Anran quickly stood up and helped him walk out of the hall together.The carriage is outside the palace, and they have to walk a long way to get outside the palace.

Tao Anran was a little worried and said: "My lord, can you still hold on? There is still a distance to go outside the palace."

As soon as the cold wind blew, Xiao Jingyu woke up.He looked at the worry in Wang Hao's eyes, and replied: "Don't worry, I'm sober. Let's go out slowly."

Tao Anran's face was full of doubts, just like a person who has drunk too much always says he is not drunk.He couldn't help asking: "My lord, why did you drink so much wine today?"

Xiao Jingyu took Wang Hao's hand and said with a smile: "Today is the Lantern Festival, and it was our clean-up banquet, so I drank a little too much. But don't worry, this little wine is fine, I'm not drunk."

Tao Anran became more and more suspicious.However, his gait is normal, not crooked, his eyes are clear, his speech is logical, and he doesn't seem to be drunk.It really confuses him.

The two walked slowly all the way, but they soon reached the gate of the palace.The carriage stopped at the gate of the palace, surrounded by guards.Seeing them coming out, the coachman quickly opened the curtain and took out a low stool to let people get into the carriage.

After Tao Anran and Xiao Jingyu got into the carriage, the carriage started to move.

It was still quiet in front of Mingming Palace, but when the carriage passed through the street in front of the palace and came to another road, it could hear noisy voices.And as the carriage moved forward, the sound became louder.

Tao Anran couldn't help but lifted the curtain of the carriage curiously, and looked around.At a glance, the street outside was almost as bright as day, and the crowds were coming and going.What a lively scene!

Tao Anran noticed that the carriage seemed to have stopped, he turned around and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Why did the carriage stop?"

Xiao Jingyu smiled and said: "Today's Lantern Festival, the outside is the most lively. It can be said to be 'Fire Trees and Silver Flowers Close, Star Bridge Iron Locks Open'. And there is no curfew today, people can party all night. Going back home like this is a bit boring, I will take you out of the car Go and see."

Tao Anran was a little moved, but he was still worried: "Is it okay for us to go down? After all, you drank a lot, you should go back to the house to rest."

Xiao Jingyu took Wang Hao's hand and said, "I'm fine. I remember that today there should be acrobatic performances such as lion dance, dragon lantern, cockfight and horse fighting. And there will be all kinds of strange lanterns, which only appear once a year. For people to watch. If you miss today, you won't see it."

Tao Anran was completely moved, and he replied: "Then let's not go far, let's take a look nearby. After we have seen it, we will go back."

Xiao Jingyu nodded, and the two got out of the carriage together.

Tao Anran didn't feel that there were many people until he actually walked on the street.He held Xiao Jingyu tightly, watched the singing and dancing on the street together, and applauded like everyone else.They also crowded in the crowd to admire all kinds of gorgeous and peculiar lanterns.There are not only small and delicate revolving lanterns, but also lamp sheds that need to be carried by dozens of people.

In a crowded place, if Xiao Jingyu hadn't been protecting him, his shoes would probably have been trampled off.Tao Anran was dazzled by various performances and beautiful lanterns.

There was a light shed in the distance, Tao Anran and Xiao Jingyu avoided the crowd this time and walked to a quiet place, ready to appreciate the colorful lights on the light shed.

The two moved with the lantern shed, Tao Anran looked at the colorful lanterns with blushing cheeks, and asked suddenly, "My lord, how many lanterns are there on this lantern shed?"

Xiao Jingyu looked at the lamp shed that was several feet high, and replied: "There are usually as few as a thousand lamps, and some as many as tens of thousands. Judging by the size of this lamp shed, it is estimated that there are thousands of lamps."

Tao Anran had a surprised expression on his face, "There are so many, it's amazing!"

Seeing Wang Hao's expression, Xiao Jingyu couldn't help but smile.

Tao Anran looked at the lamp shed, and wanted to say something, but suddenly stopped, looked at Xiao Jingyu and asked in a low voice, "My lord, did you hear anything?"

Xiao Jingyu also stopped when the princess stopped, and then protected the princess in her arms, looking towards a dark alley behind her.

In order to avoid the noisy crowd, the two of them deliberately walked on a quiet path to watch the lantern show.Unknowingly, I came to such a secluded place.Looking around now, there is silence, only the dark alley in front of me is moving.

Xiao Jingyu frowned, and led the concubine gently to the shadow, secretly observing what happened.

In the alley, the moonlight shone down, making the wall half in light and half in shadow.At this time, in the half-light and half-darkness, two groups of people were confronting each other.One side is a young man, and the other side is a few big and three thick men, and there is a faint tendency to besiege.

The young man had a clear voice, and opened his mouth to curse: "Hey, you are really shameless, not only stealing other people's things, but now you want to bully the few with more, you really have no shame."

A big man laughed and said: "Brat, it's their honor to take their things. I advise you to mind your own business. You hurt my brother today. You can't do without hundreds of taels. Hurry up and pay, and then If you kowtow to the young master to make amends, the young master will let you go."

The young man was obviously angry, sneered twice, and said: "You don't take a piss to take care of yourself, and you dare to ask me to make amends for you. And blackmailed in the street, do you still have the law in your eyes?"

At this time, another big man said: "Boy, don't toast or eat fine wine, we are Wang Fa here. Not to mention, your boy looks so good-looking, you can't be a brother. Boss, you are not as good as us. ..hehehe..."

The burly men laughed lewdly and began to rub their fists, thinking about some rubbish in their minds.

The young man was obviously furious, he stepped forward and made an uppercut, hitting the chin of the big man in the middle, and there was a burst of toothache.The big man covered his mouth, spit out a mouthful of bloody saliva, and shouted fiercely: "Hit me, I will break his hands and feet, and make him worse than beggars on the street."

The rest of the men were frightened by the unexpected attack, but when they heard the boss's shout, they rushed to do it together.The young man was completely fearless and faced the enemy alone.

Several men held wooden sticks as weapons in their hands, and it was hard for the young man to deal with it with bare hands.However, he quickly won the stick from a big man, and the two sides handed over the sticks, and the fight was in full swing.

Those guys are obviously just local ruffians. Although they have weapons, they have no rules and can only wield them indiscriminately.And the young man is obviously experienced, a wooden stick dances vigorously in his hand.

Seeing that the young man is about to defeat these big guys with one enemy.These big men played a dirty trick, grabbed a handful of sand from the ground and raised it up, fascinated the young man's eyes.The boy didn't notice for a while, and got hit a few times.

Tao Anran followed Xiao Jingyu and watched in the corner for a while, seeing that the young man was at a disadvantage, he couldn't help but grabbed Xiao Jingyu's sleeves.Seeing this, Xiao Jingyu gently grabbed his hand to comfort the princess.Then he picked up a few stones from under his feet and ejected them forward.

The boy narrowed his eyes and tried his best to defend himself, thinking that he was going to capsize in the gutter this time.The stick in front was coming, he raised it to block it, but another stick hit him from the side, just when he thought he was going to be hit again, the stick was deflected, and he took the opportunity to shrink out of the encirclement.

Then he was like a god, the stick that the opponent wanted to hit him could always miss, but his stick actually hit the opponent.After several times like this, both sides knew that there might be someone else in the dark.

Those big men looked around suspiciously, and finally put down their harsh words and left.The boy let out a long sigh of relief.He looked around, bowed his hands and said: "I don't know which brother is helping, please show up and see."

Xiao Jingyu helped the princess out of the shadows, and said, "Next time something happens, it's safer to report to the yamen."

Seeing the two of them coming out, the boy hurriedly took a few steps closer, and replied: "I am Shen Yun, I am being reckless this time, thank you for your rescue. The tea room in front is not closed yet, why don't I invite you to have a cup of tea?" , thank you."

Xiao Jingyu looked at the princess, and Tao Anran replied: "It's just a matter of raising your hands, there is no need to drink tea. Besides, it's getting late, we have to go back to rest. If the girl is alone, go back to rest earlier."

Shen Yun was startled, "How do you know I'm a woman?"

Tao Anran was also surprised, isn't this obvious?He couldn't see it in the dark before, but now he can see it right in front of him.He also didn't expect to meet a heroic woman.

Now that it was discovered, Shen Yun said with some embarrassment: "I was wrong just now. My name is Shen Yun'e, the daughter of Marquis Dingyuan. Thank you for saving me. I don't know your names, so I will repay you in the future."

Xiao Jingyu frowned, and replied: "So it's the daughter of Marquis Dingyuan, and I still have to bring my attendants with me when I go out at night. Otherwise, I won't be so lucky to meet the king and concubine again."

Shen Yun'e was not stupid, and immediately deduced from the words that the people in front of her should be King Zhenbei and his concubine who had just returned to Beijing.She hurriedly saluted and said hello.

Xiao Jingyu received a salute, and then said to the princess: "Let's go back."

Tao Anran nodded, and after bidding farewell to Shen Yun'e, the two left first.

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