The prince's personal bodyguard

The fifth day of the eighth month in the nineteenth year of Tianbao was the Qianqiu Festival of the State of Zhao.

When the last emperor of Zhao was in power, the people's lives were getting better, and the trend of celebrating birthdays swept across the country. One year, on the fifth day of August, the emperor celebrated his 40th birthday. He not only accepted the congratulations of his ministers, but also personally hosted a banquet for the ministers, got drunk with everyone, enjoyed singing and dancing, and held various activities. The officials had a great time and immediately proposed to designate the fifth day of August every year as the "Qianqiu Festival", which meant wishing Zhao a long and prosperous future.

The late emperor was very happy and agreed. He asked the Ministry of Rites to stipulate that every year there would be a three-day holiday for the Qianqiu Festival, and the people of the whole country would celebrate together, which was equivalent to the National Day. Thus, the first "National Day" of Zhao State began. The second year of the "Qianqiu Festival", the Ministry of Rites issued a document in advance and gave three days off before and after. Officials took a vacation, folk operas were performed, and local officials sent representatives to Beijing to pay tribute and present congratulatory letters and birthday gifts to the late emperor. The late emperor hosted a banquet in the palace to entertain his close ministers, drinking and watching artistic performances. The program was also wonderful: sword dancing, wrestling, fire breathing, tightrope walking, and the Jiaofangsi also arranged for people to hold a dragon boat race by the Mochou Lake in Kyoto.

People also hold activities such as throwing pots, kicking balls, and playing chess. In some places, there are bullfighting, dog fighting, cockfighting, cricket fighting, etc. Anyway, if there is a fight, there is a fight.

Gradually this custom has been passed down to this day.

The streets became lively three days before the Qianqiu Festival. For a time, there was an endless stream of people buying and selling, shouting, singing, storytelling, selling candied haws, fortune-telling, making clay figurines, watching shadow puppet shows, performing acrobatics...

Suddenly there were huge crowds of people and heavy traffic.

Bai Xinyin told the prince, and after breakfast, they came to Tianyi Pavilion and called everyone to go shopping. Last time they went shopping, Zixuan unveiled the imperial edict, and everyone didn't enjoy shopping. This time, everyone agreed not to unveil anything. For convenience, several people dressed as men except Meijiu and A Luo.

"It took me more than a thousand years to finally become a stunningly beautiful lady. Every day I am intoxicated looking at myself in the mirror, so I don't pretend to be a man. I want to enjoy myself, enjoy myself." Mei Jiu said.

Ah Luo also said: "That's right, I don't want to pretend to be a stinky man."

Bai Xinyin didn't force it. First, they were under the emperor's feet. Second, with the skills of these people, ordinary people couldn't do anything to them, right? A few people went out on the street with laughter. When this group of people went out on the street, the rate of turning heads was extremely high. Handsome men and beautiful women, too beautiful to be taken away, too eye-catching.

A few people were happily eating a string of candied haws on the roadside. Suddenly, they saw two people coming from the opposite side. When the two people saw this group of people, their eyes immediately lit up.

The leader, wearing a pink robe, was the fat son of the Minister of Works, named Bu Shiren. He looked unruly, big-breasted and brainless, and waved a fan in his hand. The thin man with him was Wu Li, the prince of the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion. He was wearing a gorgeous robe and looked sarcastic. He usually gave bad advice. The Pingyang Marquis's Mansion looked prosperous from the outside, but it had actually been in decline for a long time, but the appearance was still there.

The two men spent their days in debauchery, doing all kinds of evil, bullying men and women. Usually, Wu Li would come up with ideas and instigate, and Bu Shiren would take action. People called them the scum "Heng Ha Er Jiang". It is said that at Wu Li's instigation, Bu Shiren had taken possession of no less than twenty young girls and young women. People hated them when they mentioned them.

Everyone was afraid of the tyranny of the Minister of Works, so they dared not speak out. The brave ones were forced to file a complaint, but it seemed that Bu Shiren had not changed. They went to the government office for a formality. They arrested Bu Shiren for two days and then released him. When he came out, he threatened to kill his whole family, so many people fled to other places and could not return home. Many young couples were separated from their wives and children, and their families were destroyed.

Bu Shiren was eighteen or nineteen years old. At such a young age, he already had twelve concubines in his family.

When people saw the two of them, they avoided them as if they were the plague god.

These two men haven't seen a beautiful woman for a long time. Today, seeing that there are many people on the street, they come out to find something exciting to cheer themselves up.

Suddenly, they saw a group of handsome men and beautiful women coming over, and among them there were two peerless beauties. They were immediately fascinated and bewitched. So they flirted with the two beauties in the street.

Wu Li said to A Luo with a playful smile: "My dear, how do you think of my gorgeous robe? Why don't you come home with me and have a look?" Then he took out an exquisite fan and fanned it in front of A Luo's eyes. A Luo frowned when she saw this and pointed at him: "Haha, your clothes are so tacky, they are only fit to be used as clothes for our little dog. Why are you still wearing them?" Wu Li blushed and stood aside in embarrassment.

The crowd ignored them and continued walking forward.

Seeing this, Bu Shiren rushed to Mei Jiu and said loudly: "My dear, you are so beautiful, why don't you come back with me? I...I will take you as my thirteenth concubine, and I promise to let you live a carefree life! Will you follow me?"

Mei Jiu laughed so hard that her body shook with laughter. She stretched out her slender jade finger and gently pointed at Bu Shiren's forehead: "Oh, it's rare that someone likes me. I like you today too."

This finger almost aroused Bu Shiren's sexual desire.

He has never seen such a beautiful woman before? And he said that she fell in love with him. I am dying, I am dying, please pinch me. Is this true?

"Is... is that so?" He stuttered as he saw that the beauty was not rejecting him.

"Really?" Mei Jiu didn't seem to be lying, and smiled charmingly at Bu Shiren, "How about you let me be your wife?"

Bai Xinyin and the others did not try to stop her, they just stood by and watched Mei Jiu tease Bu Shiren.

This smile made Bu Shiren laugh so hard that his soul came out, and his eyes were fixed on Mei Jiu.

"Become a wife?" Bu Shiren was a little hesitant. His first wife was the daughter of the Minister of War chosen by his father. There were many benefits to the marriage between the two families. Although he was lustful and frivolous, he understood the interests of the family. "But this, I don't think I can make the decision. I have to go home and discuss it with my father."

He also didn't like the rigid daughter of the Minister of War, who was old-fashioned and boring.

"If you can't make the decision, why are you looking for me on the street?" Mei Jiu said, pretending to leave.

"Don't go, don't go, my dear sister, my dear wife. Wait for me, wait for one day, I will go back and discuss it with my father..." As she spoke, her mouth was about to drool. What a disgusting mother who opened the door to disgust - disgusting to the extreme.

Mei Jiu looked at her disgusting appearance, rolled her eyes at him, snorted and left.

A few people walked in front, and Bu Shiren and others followed behind.

"Who's that? What's your name?" Mei Jiu was annoyed to see Bu Shiren always following him.

"My surname is Bu, and my courtesy name is Shiren." Bu Shiren answered cautiously.

Who asked your last name?

"'Not human', is it?"

"Yes!"

"Well, 'not a human being', go back and discuss it with your father. Let's discuss it. Three days later at twilight hour, go out of the west city gate and go three miles west to find Liushugeda Village. The first family with the surname Hu at the head of the village can propose marriage. Don't follow him all the time."

"Okay, alright!" Bu Shiren was really bewildered this time. With drooling eyes, he went back home to discuss things with his father, looking back every few steps.