The way Chai Qianyuan looked at her was almost cannibalistic.
Of course Tang Shijin smiled as innocently as a white lotus...
Anyway, no matter how she smiles, it is still provocative in Chai Qianyuan's eyes, so she just needs to smile for others to see.
After midnight, the palace banquet ended and everyone returned to Prince Wei's Mansion.
All the way back on horseback, there were lights everywhere and the sound of firecrackers never stopped. It felt like celebrating the New Year.
In Prince Wei's Mansion, the guards have lit fires everywhere, and the whole courtyard is brightly lit. Fan Taozhu, a young naughty boy, is enjoying the fireworks with the guards.
In this dynasty, there were already very interesting fireworks, and there was also a kind of fireworks acrobatics called medicine puppets, which were made of bamboo poles more than ten meters long. Fireworks were installed in the compartments. Once lit, they would spray out layer by layer.
It sets off gorgeous sparks and drives the puppet show, which is so fun to watch.
Tang Shijin took off his cloak and ran out to play with them.
The military generals escorted them in the style of a military camp. If they wanted to have fun, they would just put a pot on the fire, grill the meat and warm the wine. When the mood came, they would bang their knives and sing a long song. It was very atmospheric.
Tang Shijin also became interested and asked someone to set up a pan, pour oil on it, fry the dumplings on the fire and eat them.
Fan Taozhu saw it, stretched out the bamboo pole from afar, and formed a fork.
As a result, I couldn't eat it for a long time after forking it, and two of them fell out one after another.
Tang Shijin looked at it and laughed so hard that he imitated him and found a clean bamboo pole, which was four or five meters long. He forked one and said with a smile: "Do you know how to eat this?"
She casually raised the bamboo pole across the fire to Shangguan Tumi's mouth: "Eat it like this! Selfish people can't eat it!"
Shangguan Tumi glanced at her.
She was totally in tune and turned around to tell Fan Taozhu the story about using long chopsticks to distinguish between heaven and hell. Shangguan Tumi lowered his eyes, smiled, and opened his mouth to eat.
When Shen Yiyi saw it at a glance, he immediately walked around and stood next to Shangguan Tumi: "Master, let me do it too!"
Tang Shijin carefully raised his long chopsticks, looked through the pot, and picked a cooked one: "Here."
Shen Yiyi couldn't wait to open his mouth and burned it. The dumplings fell into the fire. Tang Shijin couldn't help laughing: "What's the matter with you?"
Qi Yaoling happened to be sitting next to him and chuckled: "Pretend to be crazy and act stupid."
The next moment, Tang Shijin brought the pole over: "Ling'er comes first!"
Qi Yaoling: "..."
Shen Tanhua looked at him with a look on his face, and then the majestic senior brother silently held the head of the pole and opened his mouth to eat the dumpling.
A group of people fed me and I fed you, laughing and joking, and actually finished a whole basket of dumplings just like that.
The compartment here is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and there is laughter and joy.
Over there, the cobwebs are covered in dust, and the shadows and shadows hang side by side.
An Ning Hou Mansion is as quiet as a pool of stagnant water.
There has been no one to live in and take care of it for several years. The Ningning Hou Mansion, which used to have carved beams and painted buildings, is now in ruins.
Yan Baiwei sat cross-legged on the ground.
There were several spiritual statues placed in front of them, reflecting the pale moonlight and glowing with a cold and faint light.
The sound of firecrackers and laughter outside the window make this place even more lonely.
Because he could not return to Beijing publicly, he did not even dare to light any candles in the mansion, nor did he dare to have any smoke. Only the three pillars of incense in the incense burner gave off the wisps of smoke.
Yan Baiwei raised his hand, poured the sake in the cup and slowly drained it onto the ground:
"Mother, uncle... I'm sorry, Hong'er has let you down..."
His voice was soft, almost erratic: "I already have a home, a family, and the most beloved person...Mother, she is really good, she is the best and best little lady in the world,
I can't even tell you how good and cute she is, she is my little fairy..."
He choked up and said: "She was very good to me. All the sweetness in my life was given to me by her. When she looked at me and smiled at me, I was really satisfied and asked for nothing more...
...I wanted to get married with her, have children with her, and grow old together. She had already promised me, but I did something wrong, I did something wrong..."
He choked up loudly: "I am really stupid, Queen Mother, I am really so stupid, Queen Mother, why am I so stupid... I should not have come to this world in the first place. My father despises me, and everyone despises me."
, everyone is looking forward to my death. I should have died ten years ago. I really shouldn’t live an ignoble existence and survive to harm my little Jin’er... If my little Jin’er, she, she had never met me, then
No matter who she meets, she will definitely not be as stupid as me, and she will definitely not treat her like I did..."
His tears slipped into the wine, and he gradually became incoherent, "But, I have already met her, and she has fallen in love with me. I wish I could kill myself and beg her for forgiveness, but I am also afraid that she will be sad if I die...
...Mother, even if she is sad, she hides it all in her heart. I feel very distressed when I think about it. My Jin'er, my little Jin'er... She promised me three years, but I can't wait any longer. I'm very sad.
I miss you, Jin'er, I really miss you, have you missed me? It's New Year, I want you to be by my side, accompany me, I don't want to spend the New Year alone, Jin'er, Jin'er..."
The shadow guards guarding outside the house couldn't help but have red eyes.
No one knows better than them what kind of life he has been living this past year.
Renyi wiped his tears with his sleeve and whispered: "Even if you go to jail, you will have a life!"
Yan Liu suddenly gestured to several people to be silent. When everyone listened, there was suddenly no sound in the room.
Yan Liuji looked out of the window and saw that Yan Baiwei had fallen to the ground and fainted.
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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people like the old prince and Tang Shijin all need to go to the Great Court.
This is one of the most solemn court meetings of the year. All officials in Beijing must go, local officials must send people or go in person, and subordinate countries must send envoys.
Then Tao Xiang will lead hundreds of officials to recite New Year's verses and receive congratulatory messages from officials from other places. After this messy ceremony, my legs will feel sore.
When he came out, Tang Shijin also saw Han Liuguang, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
She greeted him with a smile: "Mr. Han! Happy New Year!"
Han Liuguang hurriedly saluted: "I don't dare to be called this. I don't dare to call you this. May the New Year be auspicious to you, Lord Marquis."
Tang Shijin grabbed the old prince's arm and asked him as he walked out: "I posted a message for you a few days ago, why didn't you reply?"
Han Liuguang coughed: "I... my official is not in the capital because of something."
"Ha!" Tang Shijin said: "Who are you trying to fool? You, a Hanlin bachelor, still have nothing to do to leave Beijing??"
Han Liuguang coughed in embarrassment.
Tang Shijin smiled and said: "I understand. You have been afraid of well ropes for ten years. What do you think is true or false? We are not all the same..."
Even the old prince turned to look at him, and Han Liuguang said anxiously: "I have no such intention."
Tang Shijin didn't even stop, and continued with a smile: "...Associating with Prince Wei's Mansion will damage your good reputation..."
What is the reputation of Juxing?
When the civil servant next to him thought about it, he burst out in anger.
Han Liuguang had already experienced her iron teeth and bronze teeth. He held his forehead and silently gave up the struggle: "Master Hou, please stop talking. I know my mistake. I will follow Master Hou home now and ask for a drink."
Is it possible to drink wine during the New Year?"