Chapter 45 On the Shangyuan Festival
It was night, coinciding with the Shangyuan Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Jinghua City became a sea of colorful lanterns overnight.
Lu Chengfeng, Wu Jingmo, Zhui Feng, and Tian Zifang evacuated from the Prime Minister's Mansion in despair.
Outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, the busy streets in the east part of the city have already been crowded with people, and the various lanterns are dizzying.
The lights are overflowing, and fish and dragons dance all night long.
It was the first time for Lu Chengfeng and Zhui Feng to spend the Lantern Festival in Jinghua City. They felt that Jinghua City was really prosperous and grand. Even the types and colors of the lanterns were better than what they had seen in the past ten years since they were young.
The formats add up to much more!
Zhui Feng had long been dazzled by the sight, wandering in the sea of lanterns and unwilling to follow Lu Chengfeng back to his crown prince's west mansion.
"Hey! Hey! This lamp is beautiful!"
Zhui Feng pointed to a cute little parrot-shaped lantern with one hand, held Lu Chengfeng's arm with the other and praised it loudly and enthusiastically.
"You are said to be the King of Pigeons, but you really are! You have such an indissoluble bond with birds! You even choose a bird lantern to watch a lantern!"
Lu Chengfeng smiled slightly and said jokingly.
Seeing his gaze fixed on his face, he took out a few scattered copper coins from his arms, waved his big hand pretending to be heroic and said:
"Do you like it very much? If I like it, I will buy it!"
Lu Chengfeng had just handed the portable parrot lantern to Zhui Feng, but Zhui Feng's eyes were immediately attracted to other new and interesting gadgets.
"Chengfeng, there is a candy blower here! When I was a kid, my master would bring a few of them to us when he went out to the mountains. I am really greedy after talking about them!"
Zhui Feng had already moved to a small booth of a candy blower, and saw a large group of children surrounding the small booth, all of them staring attentively at the bulging cheeks of the old candy blower.
Within a few seconds, all the newly blown out and lifelike candy figures were snapped up by the children.
Zhuifeng naturally picked up a dragon-shaped candy man from the stall, pointed to the road beside Chengfeng, and smiled at the old man blowing the candy man as if nothing had happened:
"He gives money!"
After that, he turned around and ran away jumping.
Lu Chengfeng looked at his sullen back, shook his head helplessly, took out a little bit of silver from his arms, and said to the old man sincerely:
"Old man, your skills are really wonderful!
Such a good candy man must be spread all the time! There is no need to look for this little money!"
The old man took the broken silver in his hand and said with a smile on his face:
"Yes, yes, that young master just walked away, young master, why don't you hurry up and chase him?"
"Hey, he's just a gust of wind. No matter how I catch up, I don't care about him!"
Lu Chengfeng waved his hand and said disdainfully.
It's a pity that although his words are dismissive, his steps are quite honest.
In front of him, Zhui Feng trotted away and disappeared. Lu Chengfeng couldn't help but craned his neck and looked around to look for him.
The Lantern Festival is the only festival in Dajing that does not impose a curfew for one day and one night. The streets are crowded and lively.
Men, women, old and young all over Beijing Huacheng came out in droves to set up lantern sheds, set off lanterns, guess lantern riddles, and enjoy lanterns. There were lanterns and colorful decorations everywhere and they were full of joy.
Rumor has it that if you want to find your long-lost relatives, there may be no better opportunity than the Lantern Festival.
However, Wu Jingmo was used to seeing all kinds of lively and prosperous neighborhood scenes in Jinghua City.
After coming out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, his handsome little face had always been pale, and now he was even more dripping with heat and sweat.
What's more, he was a weak scholar, so he couldn't keep up with the physical strength and pace of a martial artist like Lu Chengfeng, who had some kung fu. As for the light kung fu master Zhui Feng, he could only look at his back and couldn't catch up.
Not to mention the extremely exciting pace of chasing the two of them, he already felt a little tired just from squeezing around.
Duan Fang's demeanor has long been unsustainable. If Tian Zifang hadn't been accompanying him all the way, one of his boots would have been almost stepped on, and even the pipe straps on his head would have been loosened.
Seeing that he was struggling, Tian Zifang raised his voice and was about to yell in the direction of Lu Chengfeng, but was stopped by Wu Jingmo:
"Brother Tian's kindness is appreciated by Jingmo. It's just that in this busy neighborhood, the sound of His Highness will inevitably attract people's attention. In this crowded place, there is no guarantee that some thieves will not take the opportunity to cause trouble. It's better not to expose His Highness.
As for his status, let him live a good life and enjoy the happiness of the people."
"Master Xiao Wu is still thoughtful! Why don't I go over and say hello, and we should go back to Jingzhao Mansion first. I don't think Master Xiao Wu is a person who likes liveliness, so why not study quietly? At this moment, I'm afraid my heart
Have you already flown back to the golden house in the book?"
Tian Zifang
He cupped his fists, grinned, and said with a simple smile.
Although he had only followed Wu Jingmo for a short time, he was almost inseparable from Wu Jingmo day and night in Jingzhao Mansion.
Perhaps it was due to fate that he had a clear understanding of Wu Jingmo's character and temper.
Without waiting for Wu Jingmo to nod, he took three steps at a time and then strode towards Lu Chengfeng.
A big hand was attached to Lu Chengfeng's shoulder from behind and said:
"I will send Mr. Xiao Wu back home to study. Your Highness and little brother Zhui Feng will have some fun! It is said that the show is yet to come tonight! The largest and most beautiful lanterns in Jinghua City are lit last.
! Just watch and enjoy today!"
"What? Isn't this the biggest and most beautiful one?"
Zhui Feng appeared out of nowhere again at some point, stuck his head out, and pointed with both hands at a huge dragon flying in the sky along the lantern path that was being watched by numerous people.
The big dragon-shaped lantern was two feet long, like a giant dragon by the Yinghua River, about to fly into the sky.
The eyes of the big dragon lantern that had just been lit were lifelike. Lu Chengfeng glanced at it, fearing that the giant dragon in front of him would be like the dragon in the classic story of Mr. Ye. Once the finishing touch was put on, it would come to life and fly away under the attention of everyone.
"It's really lifelike! Look at those claws! Those eyes! And the whole dragon's flying posture! Including the location of this lamp, chosen by the river, isn't it just a dragon flying from the bottom to a flying dragon in the sky? What a piece of ingenuity
What a lucky move! I don’t know who made it!”
When Lu Chengfeng saw it, he couldn't help but marvel and praise it.
"Want to know?"
In the crowd, a slim and graceful young man with an outstanding temperament stood holding a paper fan, his hands hanging down, his back to him, and he answered the question abruptly. His tone was arrogant and unhurried.
"Oh? Master, do you know the story behind this lantern? Or do you know the craftsman who made this lantern? I am willing to hear your details!"
Lu Chengfeng humbly and politely imitated Wu Jing and Mo Pingsu's gentlemanly manners, and spoke in a refined manner.
"That's natural!"
The young master with an extraordinary temperament turned his face leisurely, with a smile between his delicate brows, and said:
"To be honest, this lantern was made in my home."
Chapter completed!