fake emperor

As the days passed, Qin Zuo himself admitted that he was a stingy person, and his self-esteem was hurt by Su Suyi's words that day. Although they met every day these days, he was unwilling to speak first.She sent Wang Jin to inquire about Qingyao, and Wang Jin looked up the records excitedly, and found that this time Shuanghua Palace was accompanied by a palace maid named Qingyao, but she was dispatched a few days ago back to the palace.

Qin Zuo felt that Su Suyi must have asked her to go back, but she couldn't figure out why Su Suyi did this.Just thinking that I won't see Qingyao in the remaining half a month, I feel lost in my heart.

These days, she played her petty temper and ignored Concubine Su Gui, but Wang Jin whispered in her ear from time to time: What temple did the empress go to today, what kind of Bodhisattva did she worship... Today Wang Jin began to think about it again and again. , Hearing that Qin Zuo's liver hurts, is this going to worship all the Bodhisattvas in the temple?How much incense money does that have to add!The treasury has been very empty recently.

After thinking about it again and again, she felt that she had the responsibility to stop such extravagant and wasteful behavior, and advocate thrift in everything.Putting down the memorial in his hand, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of two little fellows stepping in from the door, holding hands, showing off their sibling affection.

She hugged each other with a smile and asked, "Where did you go to play today?" I don't know if it was because I was suppressed for too long in the palace, but now I am outside, I am very playful, and she is still supportive. The two little guys are really playing crazy.Climbing trees, picking out bird eggs, slingshots, catching crickets... Anyway, the little guy played all the things that should be played and shouldn't be played, and completely disturbed this Buddhist place. No one dared to speak of them. Su Suyi, who was in charge of taking care of them, was overwhelmed with worry.

"Father, I went to pick flowers in the back mountain today. You see, I made this up." A Chou shook the things in his hand triumphantly, and Qin Zuo saw a round wreath in her hand, which was a bit strange. Lavender flowers are dotted on it, very pretty, she gave a thumbs up and said: "Your Highness is awesome!" Ah Chou giggled, handed the wreath to her generously, and said with a smile: "Then I will give this as a gift." Give it to the emperor."

Qin Zuo took it with a look of surprise, and said, "Is it only the father?"

Ah Chou shook his head naturally, pointing his little finger at his chin and said: "And mother, mother's flowers are red, mother likes red."

Qin Zuo secretly wrote it down in his heart, but deliberately showed a look of disappointment on his face, and said, "I thought only father had it."

Ah Chou rolled his eyes, changed the subject and said, "Royal Father, Ah Shao also has something for you." She was also one of the people influenced by Empress Dowager Zhu, so she changed her name to 'Ah Shao'.

Little Qingniu was eating cakes with relish, and sprinkled Qin Zuo's cake crumbs all over. At this time, when he heard his imperial sister's name calling, he still couldn't respond, and looked at Qin Zuo blankly.Hearing Qin Zuo's question after a while, he realized that he had been cheated by the emperor's sister. He handed over the pastry he took a bite of in his hand, and stammered, "Father, do you want to eat?"

Qin Zuo took a look at Ah Chou, laughed and cursed: "Little naughty ghost..." and ate the pastry in Xiao Qingniu's hand in one bite.Ah Chou was smart, and when he saw Qin Zuo's expression, he knew that she was not angry, put his arms around her neck and smiled coquettishly, and said: "Father, I heard from my mother that today is the Sky Lantern Festival."

Qin Zuo's eyes lit up. The sky lantern festival is said to be a king of the Zhao Kingdom in the past. He was fatuous and lustful and wanted to marry his sister.The younger sister insisted, however, on the pretext that she would not be able to get married unless there was a miracle of stars all over the ground on the ninth day of March.The king ordered the people around Chang'an to light lamps in every household on the ninth night of the first lunar month, and those who disobeyed the order would be executed.On the evening of the ninth day of the lunar new year, my sister went upstairs and saw lights all over the place, and mistakenly thought that there were stars falling on the ground, so she threw herself into the river and committed suicide.In order to commemorate this unwilling woman, the common people light up the lanterns every ninth day of March, commonly known as the Sky Lantern Festival.

This is a day of national celebration comparable to the Lantern Festival. Qin Zuo likes these festivals the most. Not only are they lively, but there are always some good people, big families and so on who will give away some copper coins or pastries for food.However, times have changed, and although she has become a person capable of distributing copper coins, she still likes to join in the fun.

But on second thought, Empress Dowager Zhu was still devoting herself to worshiping the Buddha in the temple, so it didn't seem so good to just focus on having fun, right?Regrettably suppressing this thought, he said softly, "Why don't we take Grandma Huang with us in the future?"

Xiao Qingniu stayed beside Empress Dowager Zhu since he was a child, so he was naturally very close to Empress Dowager Zhu, and today he followed Ah Chou to hear Concubine Su Gui talking about the grand occasion of the Sky Lantern Festival, and his heart was itchy. , vaguely said: "Boy, call Grandma Huang."

The little short legs walked fast, leaving Qin Zuo and A Chou staring at each other, and then they all laughed, A Chou laughed when she saw her laugh, but Qin Zuo was laughing at him, was he a bit too bad?It was clear that it could be stopped just now, but he just watched Xiao Qingniu go to ask for a word that he can travel with peace of mind.

Sure enough, within a short time, the young man came back and said Grandma Huang asked us to go by ourselves, hanging his head, presumably Grandma Huang was not happy to accompany him, but when Qin Zuo ordered the car to be prepared, he laughed again , eyes full of anticipation.Qin Zuo watched and shook his head, this poor child has never been out of the palace since he was born, and he will be bored if he grows up a few more years.

When the car was ready, Ah Chou had already pulled Concubine Su Gui over. As soon as Su Suyi saw her, she said: "The queen mother is still worshiping the Buddha, so don't be too obedient to them."

Now that she speaks first, I'll respond graciously to her, Qin Zuo comforted himself, grinning and said: "I have asked my mother for instructions." Su Suyi didn't say any more, and there was a faint joy in her eyes.

On the contrary, Wang Jin and the guards got busy. After they drove down the mountain, the guards changed their clothes and mixed into the crowd, guarding and protecting them from near or far.Qin Zuo still left Wang Jin with a sad face, she thought he was too effeminate, and when Lan Hua pinched him, everyone could tell that he was a father-in-law.

The carriage arrived at the foot of the mountain and entered Chang'an City. After walking a few steps, it stopped moving.During the Lantern Festival, every family comes out to enjoy the lanterns, the roads are so crowded, let alone a horse-drawn carriage, it is quite strenuous for people to walk.Qin Zuo felt a little regretful at this time, thinking that he didn't care, how could Su Suyi and the two little guys go down and squeeze?Wouldn't she feel sorry for her if it was crushed?

On the other hand, Su Suyi saw the bustling scene outside, yearning for it, and said: "The carriage cannot pass now, let's go down for a walk, and call a few more guards to protect us."

Qin Zuo thought it was reasonable, since they are here, we can’t just look at the crowd in the carriage and go home, he shook his head helplessly and said: “Let’s go, it’s just that there are many people outside, and the guards may not be able to protect them well. We must come together."

A Chou and Xiao Qingniu couldn't wait a long time ago, and now seeing Qin Zuo let go, they immediately opened the curtain.Because there were no palace attendants, the two guards stepped forward and carefully carried one on their backs. Qin Zuo and Su Suyi came down one by one, looking at the scene in front of them, feeling dazzled.

There are lanterns hanging everywhere, and people come and go, each with a beautiful lantern in their hands.There are even some rich children, who are surrounded by dozens of servants, and each servant is holding a lantern of different sizes, ostentatiously passing through the market, very foreign.

Qin Zuo looked at the dozens of serious-looking guards around him, and he clicked his tongue twice. He didn't have the smell of dog legs around those dudes at all, and it didn't make him want to pretend to be a romantic man to enjoy himself, but this would give him a sense of security.

A turbulent flow of people rushed forward, and the guards were strictly guarding, but Qin Zuo subconsciously opened his arms to protect Su Suyi.After realizing that she was unnecessary, she smiled embarrassingly, and Su Suyi glanced at her with a smile, and said, "Let's go buy two lanterns too?"

"Okay, okay..." Qin Zuo was delighted when she heard that she said "we", and agreed repeatedly.

"Father..., I also want to..." A Chou suddenly remembered what Qin Zuo told her in the carriage just now, not to call the word "Father Emperor" outside, so he reined in the precipice, but it did not prevent her from saying the next sentence.

"I want it too." Little Qingniu added weakly.Qin Zuo waved his hand and said proudly: "Buy them all, five for each person!"

Su Suyi covered her mouth and smiled softly, "Why buy so much?"

Qin Zuo looked at her meaningfully, and said, "I have to satisfy whatever you want."

Su Suyi stopped talking, her ears were red and she began to look at the surrounding lanterns, revolving horse lanterns, jade rabbit lanterns, gourd lanterns, doll lanterns, and peacock lanterns, all of them were so lifelike that anyone who saw them would be amazed. But now she is just putting on a show and doesn't pay attention at all.

Qin Zuo snickered in his heart, grabbed her hand, and walked forward without looking sideways.Su Suyi looked around and saw the crowd blushing, and couldn't help struggling slightly.

Qin Zuo said seriously: "Okay, there are so many people, don't get lost."

Su Suyi glared at her lightly, but she didn't struggle anymore, seeing the smiling faces of the two little guys looking around, she felt at peace.

With a few "bangs", several bright fireworks pierced the darkness and bloomed above the head.People stopped and looked up one after another, Su Suyi also looked up, with the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.

Qin Zuo looked sideways at the fireworks blooming in her eyes, and felt that the beauty was overwhelming, and no other beautiful scenery could compare to these eyes.Feeling hot in my heart, I am afraid that I am willing to watch her like this and guard her for the rest of my life.She suddenly thought of something else, her heart ached, tears welled up uncontrollably, and she quickly wiped them away before no one noticed.

After the fireworks were set off, Su Suyi lowered her head, and saw the people beside her looking at her with a smile, the reflection in their eyes was all her, making her in a trance for a moment.

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