There are many shops on both sides of the light market, and various lampstands are set up in front of the building.

After dark, the lights were turned on in unison.

For a time, tens of thousands of filament lamps, five-color yarn lamps, silk paper lamps, sheep's horn lamps, and ice lamps were all lit, full of colors, like brilliant stars.

Visitors wander in the meantime, just like walking in the Tianhe River in general, that kind of shocking scene, look at it and never forget.

"How's that, how's that?" Li Mingyue jumped and jumped excitedly, and said excitedly: "You can't see such a scene in the building, you can only walk in the meantime." ”

Zhang Xiaojing is also the first time to see this kind of landscape, in previous years, she followed her parents upstairs to watch the lights. It's just pleasing to the eye, and I can't help but peek at Zhao Hao, who is talking and laughing with Li Mingyue, and finally can't help but whisper:

"Zhao Gongzi, this situation and this scene should be written with a poem, don't live up to the good day."

But he saw Zhao Gongzi shaking his head and said: "There is a scene in front of me, and Lao Xin's inscription is ahead." ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nod secretly, and said in their hearts that it was true that there was a pearl and jade of 'Thousand Trees Blooming on the East Wind Night', and no one could write a better Shangyuan view of the lantern words.

Xu Gongzi had the intention to squeeze Zhao Hao, but he was worried that the little county lord was already dissatisfied with him; Second, he is also afraid of humiliating himself, after all, people have "First Sight Collection" there, and he is still the master of science who founded the sect, what couplet lantern riddles, chanting poems are opposed, it is estimated that everyone is twisted together, and he is not his opponent.

Actually, Zhao Gongzi is really not good; At about this time, any literati can kill him.

After all, he's just a false poet.

~~

Fortunately, soon, the Aoshan lantern was lit.

The so-called Ao Mountain is a mountain shape where thousands of lanterns are stacked. Since the Tang and Song dynasties, it has been a reserved program for the royal Shangyuan Festival.

During the Xuande period, Emperor Xuanzong ordered the Dong'an Gate to be opened during the Shangyuan Dynasty and allowed the people to enter the forbidden place to watch. There were too many people who came to see it later, so they moved to the street outside Dong'anmen.

Aoshan, which is in the center of the street, is thirteen floors, which is higher than Dong'anmen. After being lit, the small bridge flows water, which is really like a fairyland in the sea, with fairies and fairies in fluttering clothes, lifelike cranes and fairy deer...... The endless variety of lights made the people who looked up under the lamps unable to find any other words to describe the shock in their hearts than to keep exclaiming.

When the drums played on the Dong'an Gate, the people knelt down to the city and shouted long live the emperor.

It was Emperor Longqing's family who climbed the platform and came to enjoy with all the people. When the emperor ordered the people to be at peace, the Gunpowder Bureau of the Inner Court began to set off fireworks.

The fireworks are set up in the Dong'an Gate, on the square between the Donghua Gate and the Donghua Gate, and the little eunuchs set off in turn, and the fireworks and salutes resonate. In the sky above the whole Dong'an Gate, all kinds of fireworks form different patterns, there are peonies, chrysanthemums, lotuses, ingots, and stars.

In the light market, there is also a wooden frame with a height of a few feet, on which fireworks boxes are placed in five layers. There are all kinds of fireworks in the box, such as longevity belts, grape trellises, pearl curtains, and Changming Pagoda. After ignition, the light and shadow are noisy and colorful. The whole lamp market has really become the 'fire trees and silver flowers' on the street as Lao Xin said.

The carnival officially began, in the sound of the ritual music of the Bell and Drum Temple, the people shouted excitedly, jumped and jumped, holding various colored lanterns, around the Aoshan lanterns, twisted the Yangge.

Li Mingyue pulled Zhang Xiaojing with one hand and Zhao Hao with the other, joined the carnival team, and jumped and jumped with the people.

Li Chengen, Xu Yuanchun, and Zhang Jingxiu also let go of Miss Gongzi's reserve, and twisted a simple and cheerful Yangge with the common people, and their excited voices were hoarse

On the street corner in the distance, Zhao Shouzheng and the eldest princess wore snow hats that covered most of their faces, snuggled up to the Luohan bed, looking at the glittering beauty of the prosperous world in front of them, and wished that this moment would be eternal.

~~

There is no curfew in the Imperial City tonight, and the revelry will not end until the second half of the night.

When Li Mingyue's brothers and sisters were sent home, Zhao Hao and Gao Wu returned to Chunsong Hutong and found that Zhao Shouzheng had returned.

Seeing that his father seemed to be asleep lying on the kang, Zhao Hao was going to pretend to be confused and finish the calculation, so he tiptoed off his boots and prepared to burrow into the quilt.

Who knew that Zhao Shouzheng opened his eyes and asked, "You saw it all?" ”

"Uh......" Zhao Hao's heart was weak for a while, and he secretly said that it seemed that I was the one who was the thief? He nodded and said, "Sort of." ”

"It's good to see it, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable hiding it from you." Zhao Shouzheng seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but asked nervously, "Isn't it unexpected?" ”

"Not unexpected." Zhao Haoxin said, there are still some surprises.

"Oh, you already saw that?" Zhao Shouzheng sat up in surprise and looked at his son.

Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Then the jade pendant is still the ...... I gave you back."

"Yes, you kid goblin." Zhao Shouzheng smiled bitterly and lay back on the pillow, sighed and asked, "Do you blame me?" ”

"Nope." Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "My father has been alone for so many years. ”

"Hey, my son is so sweet......"

Zhao Shouzheng breathed a long sigh of relief and put down the big stone in his heart. He was really worried that Zhao Hao would come back and turn his face with him, saying something like you are sorry for my mother, it would affect the parent-child relationship too much.

Without waiting for Zhao Hao to ask, he took the initiative to confess:

"That was eighteen years ago, when your grandfather was an official in the Ministry of Industry, he took his father with him to study. But he often has to go on business trips, so I took the opportunity to play around, that spring, in the small Penglai behind the Baiyun Temple, I met a little girl crying under the peach blossom tree, she was for some reason, out of the palace to live in Ning'an......"

'How old was my mother then?' Thirteen or fourteen? Beasts ......' Zhao Hao silently complained.

"I didn't know her identity at the time, who would have thought that the princess would live in the hall if she didn't live in the palace?" Zhao Shouzheng gradually immersed himself in memories and said:

I saw that she was crying sadly, so I comforted her a few words and gave her a candy man. She seemed to be very lonely, and asked if I would come. ”

Zhao Hao heard it, and said in his heart that his mother was still so pitiful, no wonder he would be unswerving to his father, it turned out that Zhao Erye took advantage of the weakness to enter......

So I went to see her often, bringing her good food and fun, and all kinds of books, and telling her about things outside. Finally one day, she asked to go out and have a look, so I took her out the back door and slipped out of the little Penglai. I later found out that it was the first time she had walked out of that place in ten years......"

"I took her to travel all over the capital, to Yuyuantan in the spring to enjoy the flowers, in the summer to the Tonghui River to cool off, in the autumn to Xiangshan to see the fallen leaves, in the winter to Shichahai ice skating...... Before she knew it, she finally came out of the shadows and became cheerful and lively. The two of us gradually developed feelings. Unexpectedly, one day, a decree was sent down, and the first emperor restored her status as a princess......"

"Before parting, we carved the pair of jade pendants in Shichahai...... I plucked up the courage to tell the old man about it, and wanted him to propose marriage to the first emperor, but the old man was furious, beat me half to death, and then sent back to Xiuning's hometown, and became close to your mother...... Later, she was also given to marry Li He by the first emperor, and we have been separated from each other since then, and we have never seen each other again......"

Facing his son, Zhao Shouzheng naturally couldn't say it so sensually. After briefly explaining the ins and outs of the matter, he hurriedly argued:

"Actually, I didn't plan to meet her again this time in Beijing. When we met later, I didn't think anything would happen again, after all, her identity was there, and if something happened, it would be bad for everyone. But who knows that day by day, day by day, hey, the old love is rekindled. ”

"What are you going to do in the future?" Zhao Hao asked the key point.

"...... in the future" Zhao Shouzheng sighed faintly: "How can my eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty have a reason to remarry?" It's good right now, she has me in her heart, I have her in my heart, and I can often meet and talk, and I will be content. ”

"So, if my father can't be a concubine, he still has to take the imperial examination?"

"That's natural ......," Zhao Shouzheng nodded with a flushed face.

"Then hurry up and go to sleep, tomorrow the retreat will begin." After Zhao Hao finished speaking, he blew out the lights with confidence.

Well, as long as it doesn't affect my son's thighs, it's fine.

ps. Don't tell everyone, I had a little headache yesterday, and finally took ibuprofen, and I was groggy until the evening. I only slept for three hours last night, and then I got up again to code words, and finally completed the fifth watch. It's the last few days, so ask for a monthly pass to encourage you......