Wang Zhijing

It is the big day for the daughter's coming-of-age ceremony.I brought her here for everyone to see, this little girl is about to become a big girl. "

Yun Dan's face was plain and clean, but at this moment, his face was stained with fat, he lowered his head and called softly: "Mother Emperor..."

Someone in the audience booed: "Your Majesty, the princess is sorry!"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, after the ceremony, the princess will become a big girl, and it's time to get married!"

Emperor Yun smiled and said, "Yes, it's time to get married."

Yun Dan's face became more and more red, and he gave the guy who was booing under the stage a hard look, and turned his back, "I hate it!"

"Hahaha!" More people laughed, "The princess is shy! Shy!"

At one moment, the drums of the celebration on the four pagodas were played, and there were laughter and laughter from all around. Emperor Yun took his daughter and walked towards the crowd to accept everyone's blessings and celebrations.

This is the princess's 15th birthday ceremony.

There are no complicated ceremonies, no special halls, and it is simpler and more sloppy than ordinary nobles and princes in the country, but it is more lively and blessed than the coming-of-age ceremony of any princely girl.

"Brother Su, are you surprised?" Yun Qing's thoughtfulness is always everywhere, and she is also familiar with the differences between Qi State and Beiyu, and will always explain it at the most appropriate time.

Seeing Su Yun nodded, Yun Qing smiled and said: "Actually, don't say it's Xiaodan, even the Crown Prince Yunying's crowning ceremony is nothing more than that. For a hundred years in the imperial capital, the common people and the royal family are like a family, and happy events are shared with everyone. Fun together, without so much red tape, simple but grand."

"Indeed."

Su Yun nodded deeply.

Simple and grand.The emperor loves the people like his own son, so it is no wonder that the people are as genuinely happy when they see the princess as they see their own daughter growing up.

At the time of Haishi, a bunch of sparks shot straight into the deep blue sky amidst the screaming sound.

With a "pop", sparks flew in all directions, and countless bright stars scattered on the sky.

The people in the imperial capital all know that this is the time to worship the sky lanterns.

The people watched their king ascend the top of the North Tower again.There, the first magic lamp leading to the sound of nature will be set off.

It is said that this is a ceremony for the lord of the world to communicate with the gods. Every emperor will write his prayers into the sky lanterns and let them fly up to pray for the blessings of the gods.

The empress slowly let go of her hand, and the shining brightly woven lotus lantern rose from midair.Everyone raised their faces and watched the sky lantern slowly rise towards the endless cliff of the sky, getting farther and farther away, getting smaller and smaller, until only a little light remained from the huge light.

Scattered applause sounded from all around, and more people still raised their heads, clasped their hands in front of their chests, and prayed silently in a pious posture.

Emperor Yun turned around, "Dan'er, let's release the second sky lantern today."

Yun Dan blinked his ruby-like bright eyes, "But according to the usual practice..."

The sixth elder brother Yunyi who was standing beside her interrupted: "Xiao Dai also has the word 'convention' in his mouth? It's really strange!"

"Huh!" Yun Dan pouted and stepped on it, "Sixth brother, you are a bit serious!"

Yun Yi pretended to be stepped on her toe, and jumped up in pain, "Hey? You actually talked to me seriously? It can be seen that the big girl is getting married!"

When Yun Dan heard the word "married", her face turned red with embarrassment, she lowered her head and stopped talking.

Her elder brother Yunying smiled and made a relief: "Xiaodan, today is your day of ceremony, and I will let you release the second lantern. If you have any wishes, you can tell the gods to help you fulfill them."

Yun Dan still lowered his head, and he didn't know what he said, but Yun Ying and Yun Yi didn't hear clearly, "What?"

Emperor Yun was closest to her, but he smiled: "Of course. Xiao Qi, come here."

She handed the handkerchief lamp to Qi Xuan who came forward, and said with a smile, "Xiao Dan said that he wanted to light the lamp with you."

Qi Xuan was slightly taken aback.

The ceremony of releasing sky lanterns has not yet ended, and only the royal family can set off sky lanterns to pray to the sky during the ceremony. People who are not from the Yun family can send lanterns to the sky in the future, but it can only be an act of worshiping the sky and worshiping the gods. Reach the effect of heaven.

"It doesn't matter." Emperor Yun looked at him lovingly, "You are already my child, and..." She stopped speaking with a smile, but pushed forward the girl beside her who lowered her eyebrows and lowered her head.

"Hurry up, the hour is about to pass."

Yun Ying reminded her later, Yun Yi clapped her hands and smiled: "Little Dai, don't be shy, Brother Six will hardly recognize you."

Yun Dan turned his head and gave his immoral sixth brother a hard look. In the blink of an eye, he glanced at the young man beside him, his face was as bright as a cloud dyed red by the lights.

"Brother Qi..."

Qi Xuan smiled slightly at her, took the girl's hand and placed it on the side of the lantern.The two walked to the railing of the tower corridor.

"Are you ready?" Qi Xuan asked.

"En." Yun Dan nodded lightly.

"Let it go."

The four hands were released at the same time, and a lamp swung straight up, leading everyone's eyes to the sky far away.

At their feet, all the people shouted in unison, and the applause was thunderous.

Suddenly, the sound of colored cannons signaled that the time for the ceremony had passed.

In the next moment, thousands of lights were lit up all around.

Countless lanterns flew out of their hands devoutly lighting them up, and they rose with the wind with prayers and praises.

Light the lights, set them off one by one, and rise from all directions.Looking up, it seems that countless stars are shining in the sky, and it seems that the Milky Way has fallen into the world, overflowing with splendor.

People were shocked by the beautiful scenery in front of them, admired, exclaimed, and looked forward to all the good things in the coming year.

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Withholding his gaze from looking up at the top of the North Tower, Su Yun hesitated for a moment before saying: "Xiaoqing, it's better if I don't go."

"Why?" Yun Qing was surprised, not understanding why he suddenly changed his mind after the lighting ceremony.

"because……"

Open your mouth but don't know how to answer.

Why?Inexplicably a little irritable, the very strange emotion made him want to escape involuntarily.

To escape, to escape far away, without having to look at certain people or certain things.

"Look, they're here."

Yun Qing pointed to the corner, and along the corridor, the lit candles lit up the originally dark tower.

The north tower on the opposite side is the place to salute, but the south tower where they are located is the place where palace banquets are held.

There were footsteps on the stairs, and there was a sky corridor connecting the four towers, but Su Yun never expected that the Empress and her party would come so quickly.

"His Majesty."

The palace servants in front of the palace saluted with smiles, and the royal family headed by Emperor Yun waved goodbye to the people under the tower while stepping into the corridor of the south tower.

The corridor door was closed, the hustle and bustle of the imperial city was instantly blocked, and the hall was instantly silent.

Someone laughed and said, "It's finally clean, once a year, it makes me dizzy."

"The sixth younger brother escaped once last year." Yunying looked at Yunyi with a gentle smile, "If he doesn't come again this year, the Empress will definitely not follow him."

Yun Yi had a bitter face: "It's not because Xiaodai is talking too much, otherwise the ghost would know that I didn't come last year."

Emperor Yun took his seat at the head of the hall, ordered the left and right to seat for everyone, and said with a smile: "If you don't want to come, it's okay, just follow your elder brothers and go to guard a feudal kingdom, and I will spare you from having to salute every year. .”

Yun Yi's bitter face became even more bitter: "Mother, if you want me to govern the country, you are not afraid that I will spoil the good wind and good water there? Well, I'd better look up to Xiaodai and just pretend to be good."

"Bah!" Yun Dan snuggled into his mother's arms, spat, "Who pretends to be good?"

"You." Yun Yi smiled and pointed at her nose, "Everyone has seen you, when you put the lights on the tower just now..."

Yun Dan suddenly said "Hey" and interrupted him, "Sister Qingqing, where have you been? I've been looking for you for a long time! Ah, Weichen, you didn't leave?"

As soon as she said it, everyone turned their eyes to the side of the door.

Yun Qing smiled and said: "There were so many people just now that we didn't go there. This is Mr. Su Yunsu from the Qi Kingdom."

Everyone followed her guidance and looked at the man in the blue shirt behind her.

Su Yun felt slightly embarrassed.

The entire hall here is full of descendants of the Yun family, or the nobles of the country who are close to the royal family like Qi Xuan. Everyone is dressed in palace clothes with flowing clouds and dark patterns, and only you have nothing to do with this family banquet. Hair looks out of place.

"It turned out to be Lord Su." Yunying stood up first, and went forward to salute Su Yun, but it was also a gift from the Qi Kingdom, with a warm and friendly face, "I have heard that this time I followed Xiao Qi into the capital. It is a great honor to meet a close minister who did not expect to meet here."

It was clearly just the first time they met, but Su Yun was so kind and courteous regardless of his tone and expression, Su Yun was slightly startled, and then he was relieved for a moment, and the embarrassment he felt just now disappeared invisible.

Emperor Yun smiled and said: "It's still Xiaoqing who has the ability to persuade the guests to stay. Su Yun, since you are here, you don't have to be restrained. You should understand that this place is different from your home country. It is easy to enter this palace gate. There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority, and so is your lord."

Su Yun looked to the right of Emperor Yun, Qi Jue was seated safely, his eyes cast and met, he just nodded slightly, there was no surprise, and he didn't say much.

Su Yun lowered his head: "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Sit down." Emperor Yun ordered another table to be set up, and looked at Yun Qing with a smile, "Xiao Qing, Mr. Su is a guest, so I will take care of you."

Yun Qing happily said: "Yes, Aunt Lin." Pointing to a place in the table, she said to Su Yun, "Brother Su, how about we sit together?"

Su Yun is already used to the enlightened customs of the Northern Territory. It is normal for men and women to swim and sit at the same table, so he just nodded: "Okay, thank you."

"Brother Su." Someone laughed lightly, with a playful tone, and Yun Yi whispered to his cousin Yun Li, who was sitting beside him, "You can see who our young beauty treats so well?"

His voice was soft but clearly intended to be heard, and the children of the royal family at the tables around him all laughed.

Yun Qing is more experienced than Yun Dan, and has long been used to her sixth cousin's open mouth, she smiled gently and said, "A Yi, the child's hour is almost here, where is the gift you prepared for Xiao Qi?"