The long street is brightly lit, and the lights are like dragons. According to the practice of the Jin Dynasty, the lights will be turned on in the late summer and early autumn, until the fifteenth day of July, for a total of five days. The city will perform dragon and lion dances, and the people in the city will stay up all night.

On the lake at Tingchao Pavilion, lanterns representing their respective wishes were put down. The water rippled and the sparks illuminated the lake.

The night of the Lantern Festival is lively. The people of Jin Dynasty will get leisure from their busy days and focus on spending time with their families, celebrating with relatives and friends, eating delicious food, guessing lantern riddles, visiting the night market, and then, Shanshan comes to listen to the trend.

Put down lanterns on the lake surface of the pavilion and make your own wishes... Various gatherings about poetry will also be held on the painted boat on the lake. This night

It is often the students of Taiyuan College who fight against the representatives of other academies. As substitutes for officials specially trained by the imperial court, their strength is undoubted. They often kill their opponents and throw away their armor. However, the disciples of other academies will not give in, but instead

The more they fight, the more brave they become. Every year they are invited by Taiyuan University and they must come. This is a romance that belongs to scholars and has little to do with the common people.

In short, many things will happen on this night, and most of them will be dominated by the festive atmosphere of the Lantern Festival.

After nightfall, everything was bustling. The bells of Haishi rang. Shen Ning, Ying Xianhui and King Qi were at the food stall on Zhuque Street, eating delicacies from all over Jin Dynasty. They were surrounded by lanterns with various lantern riddles.

The street market is plunged into a sea of ​​mild red.

Originally, Shen Ning wanted to call Gu Yanwu, but when he saw that Ying Xianhui and Prince Qi were both dressed as ordinary people, and there were no guard maids hiding around them, she immediately didn't want to call him, and even wanted Prince Qi to return to the palace early.

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"After visiting Zhuque Street, we will go to the Tingchao Pavilion to put on lanterns." Shen Ning made a simple arrangement for the itinerary, "It's already getting late after these things are done, you two should go back."

"Yes." Ying Xianhui walked beside Shen Ning and responded gently.

Of course, Yingdang would not object to anything. He looked around the streets with interest. He rarely left Qi Prince's Mansion. At this time, he was naturally in a good mood when walking on the streets. Occasionally, he would walk on the streets like ordinary children.

I bought a few bunches of candied haws and tasted them carefully, showing a satisfied smile, and unknowingly walked ahead of Shen Ning and the others.

Ying Xianhui acted like a little daughter and pulled Shen Ning to various lantern riddle stalls.

"Brother Ning, how do you solve that lantern riddle that is small but worth over a million?"

"Literally, it should be one word for one."

"Brother Ning, what's up, north, down, south, left, west, right and east?"

"Haha, these are some common word puzzles. "Nan Wang" refers to the lower part of the character "Wang", the word "王", "Lone Star" refers to a point, and "Mei Yue" refers to the moon at the beginning of the month, like a stroke."

"Add it to the left of the word "王", and "dot" above the word "王". The combination of the three parts becomes the word "Zhuang"."

"So that's it! Brother Ning, there is a difficult situation here. Mandarin ducks are playing in the water, and butterflies are falling in love with flowers. I have thousands of tender feelings. Who can I blend with in this life... This

What is it......"

"How...how do I know."

Ying Xianhui was a little disappointed, "It turns out that Brother Ning doesn't know everything."

"Have you asked for the answers to the previous riddles?"

"Brother Ning, that's right."

"Come here and try the Chaos here... After eating it, I'll tell you, it's love that lasts forever."

"So that's it." Ying Xianhui sat next to Shen Ning thoughtfully.

For the noble princess, Shen Ning really couldn't lose his temper. After eating Huan Chaos, he moved on to the next restaurant. The almond tofu from this restaurant was Ying Xianhui's favorite. He ordered a small bowl and ate it slowly while the flower lanterns dazzled. , and after a while, he said without thinking: "Brother Huang should have left the boundary of Jingxi Road now."

"Well, with monks escorting us, our marching speed will be much faster."

"Actually, Brother Huang has never had a good look at the Lantern Festival in Shenjing City. At this time of year, he is either practicing magic or studying the Four Books and Five Classics. Occasionally... he will stand beside his father. Looking at the people of Jin Dynasty from the city wall."

Ying Xianhui's mood was a bit low. She and Ying Qin had always had a good relationship. "Brother Huang likes Yaoyao very much. Unfortunately, he had agreed with Yaoyao to visit Shenjing City together, but Beimang suddenly went south, and now it's... Broken appointment."

Shen Ning thought for a while, "Yao Yao should be the eldest daughter of the prime minister's family. I heard that she has a gentle and virtuous personality. I think she is a woman who understands justice and will understand your imperial brother."

"Brother Ning, what about me?"

That little face was a little serious, and Shen Ning couldn't help but pinch it, "Of course you are also an excellent woman, otherwise why would I be by your side."

Ying Xianhui blushed. She didn't know if it was caused by Shen Ning or because of shyness. She pulled his sleeves and walked among the crowd. The wind was blowing, but it wasn't cold. The whole street felt like it was in full swing. Dragon Dance There were lion dances, lantern show acrobatics, and the heat rising from the stoves of various vendors. Neither of them could eat much, and before they knew it, they came to Tingchao Lake.

Although Ying Dang has a child's mind, he is much more mature and steady than most children, so he did not stay too far away from Shen Ning and the others. Instead, he bought three lanterns and said, "Sir, sister, let's put on the lanterns."

Ying Xianhui was very happy on this extremely lively day. She took the lantern from her brother, lit it, put it on the lake, folded her hands on her chest, and made one wish after another, although she didn't know whether it would come true. , but my heart is still full of expectations.

Shen Ning also placed a lantern, but he did not make a wish. After all, in this world abandoned by gods and Buddhas, who are the wishes for? However, this lantern still carries Shen Ning's beautiful expectations. It floats farther and farther on the lake.

The stars and lanterns on the lake all carry the best wishes and expectations of the people of Shenjing City!

"Sir, what wish did you make?" On the way back, the lively crowd still hadn't dispersed. Ying Dang was curious about what kind of wish the usually serious-looking gentleman would make, and whether he looked like him. That way, the world will be peaceful...everyone will have food to eat and clothing to wear.

Ying Xianhui's bright eyes looked at Shen Ning, obviously curious about what kind of wish her brother Ning would make.

Shen Ning didn't care about their inquiries and replied with a smile: "Since it is a wish, it won't work if you say it."

"But...but what you said, maybe I can help you realize it!" Yingdang tilted his little head and said sincerely: "Although I am still a child now, I am also the king of Qi who was personally appointed by my father. Many things will be possible in the future.”

"Really? Then later..." Shen Ning stopped, and the bustling and bustling sounds of the crowd could be heard around her. Under the bright lanterns, Shen Ning frowned slightly and looked at her left hand in confusion. There is a bright red color on the outside of the thumb, and it is still sticky. This is... blood.

Where did it get...

I looked back in confusion. The streets were brightly lit, people were coming and going, and there were all kinds of noisy sounds. At the end of Zhuque Street, a yellow dragon danced with the sound of gongs and drums. , the bustling Denghua Street was as usual, with several Qingyi Si Xingsu mixed in, as if they were looking for something.

The next moment, blood suddenly bloomed in the crowd...

Shen Ning looked back and saw a scene in the crowd more than ten meters away that no pedestrian could have imagined.

At this time, there were already many pedestrians on the street. Although the dozens of meters wide street was not crowded with each other, the various sounds were indeed noisy. It was a scream of "ah——" because it was too shrill. The shouts tore through the sound waves. As she happened to turn around, Shen Ning happened to see the scene in front of her.

Among the people who got out of the way, there was a monk wearing the uniform of a Jokhang Temple monk. His face was pale, and his body seemed to have lost its skeleton. He stood limply. A large amount of blood flowed from his six orifices. A pale ghost hand broke open the monk's body. The head protruded from it, the crowd screamed in fear, and the originally bustling street fell into panic for a while.
Chapter completed!