In Zhuquemen Square, the lanterns of the homes of senior officials of the royal palace are busy being installed, but the appearance of each lantern is not yet known. Because in order to maintain a sense of mystery, the area of each home is surrounded by curtains.
Outsiders are prohibited from snooping in. Perhaps in the eyes of some people, this Shangyuan Lantern Festival, which enjoys the joy of the people, has also become an arena for competition and eye-catching, and they also want to defeat all parties in this matter.
Even so, there are still some clues. For example, the lantern area of the Royal Family House located in the middle of Zhuquemen Square. Even if it is surrounded by a curtain, you can still see a giant lantern peeking out from above the curtain. It can be judged that it is a palace.
The huge pagoda lantern is eight or nine feet high. In the booth of King Guo Mianfu of Jin Dynasty, a huge dragon pillar lantern is mostly exposed. The dragon's head is held high, and its teeth and claws are spread.
When Lin Jue saw this, he not only sighed secretly. This was just a lively lantern festival. The reason why Lin Jue agreed with this was because he believed that the lanterns did not need to consume too much financial resources, and he could have fun by spending a little money.
Being happy is not a bad thing. But fairy, it is obvious that this is beyond the scope of spending a small amount of money. The production of the Nine Lotus Lanterns in Lin Jue's home cost about three hundred taels of silver. But look at the pagoda that is seven to eight feet taller than his home.
The lantern, the Panlong Lantern, must have cost a huge sum of money. In such a difficult situation during the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was really a huge waste to spend so much money on this lantern festival.
But no matter what, the matter has come to this and cannot be undone. The only consolation is that the people seem to be very happy. Everyone in the streets and alleys is beaming and talking excitedly about the lantern festival at night. For this reason, maybe the money
Well worth the money spent.
Everyone in the Lin family had dinner early. They dressed up carefully and headed to the square inside Zhuquemen under the escort of dozens of guards. Luwu specially picked up Qianqian, and Lin Jue and Qianqian had never been in the passenger car since that time.
We haven't met each other since the incident. Qianqian was extremely shy when we met at this moment, and Lin Jue also remembered the ferocious thrust from the doggy style that night, and his face turned red, which was quite embarrassing.
But this embarrassment was soon diluted by the lively scene on the street. From the moment I left my house and arrived at Bianhe Street heading east, people were already crowded and bustling. The night after the snow was bitingly cold.
, but this does not hinder the enthusiasm of the people at all. Although only a few can enter the Royal Street to display their own lanterns, there are no restrictions on viewing the lanterns. You only need to pass the inspections at each checkpoint to enter the Royal Street and Zhuque Gate.
Go to the Inner Square to participate in tonight's event.
Thousands of people poured into the Royal Street from all directions through dozens of checkpoints. Soon, the ten-mile Royal Street, the widest in the capital, which was more than twenty feet wide, was filled with water. People called for their children, and called their daughters.
We came here together with the young and the old, waiting for tonight's grand event. Because the crowds came in too fast and too fast, at the beginning of the Youshi period, the imperial guards in front of the palace received orders and began to restrict the entry of people to ensure the smooth flow of the Imperial Street.
and the maintenance of order. After all, the highlight tonight is the emperor and the empress taking their concubines and princes on a parade. Too many people coming in will make the scene chaotic and difficult to maintain.
People who were banned from entering crowded at the entrances of various checkpoints and were extremely disappointed. Women scolded their men, blaming him for not taking active actions.
As for the delay in not being able to go in to see the lights. I finally put down my housework and fatigue, put on new clothes and put on makeup and went out to play, but I couldn't go in to see the lights. It was really a waste of time. I kept talking.
Feeling sorry for marrying a useless husband, thinking about the daily hard work, disheveled appearance, and the shattering of her dreams as a girl, the resentment gathered and became uncontrollable. The men were speechless, scratching their heads and comforting, and stretching their necks to ask questions.
When the imperial guards could enter the checkpoint, what they received was a merciless rebuke from the imperial guards, which made them extremely depressed.
But no matter what, they couldn't get in, and they could only wait in the surrounding markets for news of the release of people. Fortunately, it was not just the Royal Street that had lanterns, there were shops on both sides of the streets and people's homes.
There are lanterns hung in front of the door, so you can enjoy them to relieve your boredom and chat to relieve your disappointment.
At three quarters of the hour, Lin Jue led his family, children and nursing staff to his area of Zhuquemen Square. After everyone quickly made preparations, they waited for the moment when the lanterns were lit. At the right time, there was a full moon.
It had already been hung above the head. All the lanterns lighting up the street were extinguished. Then, a bunch of colorful fireworks rushed into the sky, and countless colorful sparks burst out like a goddess scattering flowers. At the same time, the sky cannon also exploded. That was the lantern festival.
Open signal.
At the same time, all the lanterns were lit almost at the same time, and for a while the colored lights were flowing and singing was flying. The ten-mile long street from Zhuque Gate to Daqing Gate became a sea of lights. The whole long street was filled with light and beauty.
It has become like a fairyland on earth.
The people cheered and shouted, and applauded like thunder. They began to watch the lanterns, guess riddles, and laugh along the long street. They left all their worries behind. This is the most joyful moment of the year. Faced with such a grand occasion
Beautiful scenery, everyone's heart bursts with joy.
The lantern viewing team of the Lin family girls also began to prepare to go out. Lin Jue and the little princess led the team, Lvwu Baibing, Xie Yingying, Qianqian Fang Huanqiu, her mother and daughter, Lin Hu, Zheng Nuanyu and others, Sun Dayong led forty nurses to escort them.
A large lantern viewing group was formed to act collectively. In order to ensure safety, Lin Jue requested that everyone not act alone and must follow the group closely. Fortunately, the security measures for tonight's lantern festival are relatively effective, and everyone who can enter the lantern festival area
They are unable to carry any weapons. This also greatly reduces the risk. Besides, the emperor and the queen are coming to participate in the lantern festival tonight, and Lu Zhongtian and the others may not have the courage to make a big move at this time. But even so, after warning,
Heart is indispensable. Lin Jue brought the firearms in along with the carriage carrying lanterns in the afternoon, and Bai Bing also pinned her seemingly harmless green flute to her waist, just in case.
A group of people can only move in the heavily guarded Zhuquemen Square. They cannot go on the long street because there are too many people and they are too dense to move. There is a forbidden army checkpoint at the entrance of the square, and only 500 people are allowed to enter at a time.
After viewing the lanterns in the square, you need to leave after a stick of incense. The only people who can come and go in the square at will are the wealthy families and officials and their family members. To put it bluntly, the square is not a place where ordinary people can wander around at will.
After just a short stroll around, everyone in the Lin family was stunned and speechless. Compared with the lanterns in the square, the Nine Lotus Lanterns at home were simply too shabby. The treasures they saw in the daytime
The tower lantern was originally a lantern belonging to the family of Guo Gang, Prince of Kangping County. This lantern is eight or nine feet high and is completely modeled after the Xiangguo Temple pagoda.
Hanging is a small glass wind lantern. The whole body is in the shape of a revolving lantern, and the colors on the eight towers change. It is really amazing.
There is also the dragon lantern in Guo Mian's Mansion. The huge red lamppost is three feet high. A giant dragon is hovering on the lamppost, with bright mouth and eyes, its whole body is crystal clear, and its scales are made up of small lamps. Even more wonderful.
What's more, the dragon's mouth opens and closes, the dragon's eyes open and close, its claws dance, and its scales flash like waves. It's like this dragon is alive.
The lantern of Guo Xu's house is not inferior either. It is a Pegasus lantern riding on huge colorful clouds. Although it is not very high, the clouds and the wings of the Pegasus occupy a distance of fifteen feet. The colorful clouds are a bunch of glazed wind lanterns gathered together.
The glass pieces show colorful colors, like huge auspicious clouds unfolding. The Pegasus on the clouds kicks up and down, seeming to make a neighing sound. Two huge wings slowly go up and down, and every time they flap, the lights on the wings change. It's simply
Lifelike and ingenious.
The lamps in Lu Zhongtian Mansion are a pair of qilin auspicious beast lamps. The two qilin beasts are tall and ferocious, and are lifelike. The beauty is that the two qilin beasts can be separated and combined, showing different postures as the lamp base moves. When separated, they step forward with their heads held high.
Shaking their heads and wagging their tails. When they are together, they are rubbing each other's necks in a very intimate manner. It can be seen that this is not just a lamp, but a skilled craftsman from a combination of good and obscene techniques. It can be imagined how much manpower was spent on it.
and financial resources.
Everyone in the Lin family was dumbfounded after looking at these lanterns. They thought that their Nine Lotus Lanterns were extremely beautiful, but compared with these lanterns, they were insignificant and incomparable.
Fang Huanqiu whispered to Lin Jue: "Brother, I'm sorry. My lamp is really bad."
Lin Jue chuckled and said, "I don't think so. Lanterns are just playthings. The original intention of the lantern festival is to have fun with the people. The way these people do it goes against the original intention of the lantern festival. We don't learn from them and waste so much money."
On these lanterns, it is not worth it. These guys, when they were helping each other, they cried out that they had no money, and gave some like toothpaste, but they were not stingy in using it on these lanterns. This is called being rich and unkind.
Each of these lanterns may cost tens of thousands of taels of silver, and they will become useless after tonight. What’s the point of just fighting for the face of this lantern festival tonight?”
After Lin Jue said this, everyone was relieved. After walking around for a while, they saw several pairs of cavalrymen flying towards each other in front of the palace, shouting everywhere.
"Please return to your respective tents. The Emperor and the Queen are approaching and have already left the palace. No one is allowed to move around until the Emperor arrives."
Lin Jue and others hurriedly turned around and returned to their lantern shed, chatting about their previous experiences and waiting quietly.
If the moment when the lanterns on the long street are lit is the climax of the lantern festival, then the time when the emperor and queen go out to patrol the lantern festival with their concubines and princes is another climax of the lantern festival. When Guo Xu's huge honor guard and escort group appeared on the imperial street,
The people on both sides knelt on the ground like ants, shouting long live like a roaring tsunami. The scene was extremely spectacular.
