The grass in the factory should be plucked

Captain Xu also came forward with a big smile on his face: "My Lord, thank you!"

He cordially invited Jiang Li and Lord Xie into the venue. Mo Qilang trotted over and said, "Little Sixteen, Lord, come and take a look at our Longmen's Aoshan Lantern!"

Jiang Li and the others saw the three-story-high Aoshan Lantern from afar. The Aoshan Mountain, which was made up of tens of thousands of colorful lanterns, was constantly rotating in the fairy mist.

On it, jade trees and white flowers are in full bloom, countless rare birds and beasts are running and flying, and there are even gods and fairies, some riding on clouds, some strolling in the mountains, some playing the piano, and some playing chess, in all kinds of poses and lifelike.

It is exactly "Overseas there are fairy mountains, floating in the clouds, between the towering palaces, fairies spread their sleeves wide."

Jiang Li exclaimed: "All the lanterns here are moving!"

Mo Qilang was very proud: "It's just a trivial trick. There will be more exciting things at night!"

Jiang Li felt itchy after hearing this and wished it would be dark right now.

He then took Jiang Li and the other two to inspect the lanterns made by various businesses in Longmen. There were all kinds of colorful lanterns, which were unique, exquisite and ingenious.

The most eye-catching thing is the ice lanterns at the Longmen Boat Banquet. An ice-carved dragon boat looks vivid and lifelike, with people in different postures on it!

"Very good, very good, the jackpot for this year's Longmen Boat Banquet has been secured!" Jiang Li praised.

Mo Qilang felt quite regretful because Longmen Tiangong was responsible for the royal Aoshan Lantern and could not participate in Longmen’s internal evaluation!

"Okay, okay, Brother Mo Qi, I'll treat you to a Longmen boat banquet to make up for it."

Mo Qilang was overjoyed. He called a few Mohist disciples and told them to do the inspection. Then he followed Jiang Li and Xie Changan.

The Longmen boat banquet was packed, but the boss of Longmen naturally had his own exclusive pleasure boat.

When the owner of Longmen Boat Banquet saw his boss coming, he hurriedly and respectfully invited them into the pleasure boat.

Jiang Li encouraged him a few words, and the shopkeeper was so happy that he smiled and expressed his determination again and again: "I will definitely live up to your expectations!"

Jiang Li ordered Mo Qilang's favorite Longmen puffer fish, a hot pot of fish fillet, some river dishes, and a jar of Lanling wine, which made Mo Qilang very happy.

"Xiao Shiliu, if you hadn't treated me, I wouldn't have been willing to eat like this!"

This table of food and wine must have cost several taels of gold! A pufferfish alone cost one tael of gold!

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Eat more, you won't be able to eat for a long time in the future."

Mo Qillang understood what she meant. After the New Year, the army would be assembled and would head to southern Xinjiang!

It would take at least one or two years to bring Southern Xinjiang under the control of Great Chu before they could return to the capital.

Jiang Li asked Qingfeng to invite Shen Muchun again.

"Why didn't you inform me in advance when you were having a delicious meal?"

Shen Muchun rushed over panting.

Xie Changan smiled and said, "I heard that you were seeing Miss Cui today, so I don't want to disturb you."

It turned out that Lord Shen had arranged for Shen Muchun to meet the noble lady of the Cui family, to whom he was engaged, today. When he heard that Jiang Li wanted to invite him to dinner, he left the girl behind and ran out.

Jiang Li chuckled and said, "How is it? Is Miss Cui beautiful?"

Shen Muchun scratched his head: "It's okay. I was just too shy to say a word for a long time."

He was worried that he would be speechless with his wife after marriage.

Mo Qilang laughed and said, "This is how noble ladies are. You think everyone is like Xiao Shiliu, who is very friendly and treats everyone as brothers."

Jiang Li kicked him angrily: "Are you praising me or insulting me?"

Xie Changan held her hand and said softly, "Don't pay attention to them. I like you like this."

He was once again given the cold shoulder by Mo Qilang and Shen Muchun.

A few of them chatted and laughed, and after dinner, they walked towards the Meridian Gate together.

At this time, the lights are on, decorations are hung everywhere, and firecrackers are ringing.

There were crowds of people outside the Meridian Gate, and the Royal Aoshan Lantern Festival officially began!

The tall Aoshan Lantern was shining brightly, and the tens of thousands of colorful lights that moved and changed colors attracted everyone's attention.

Surrounded by clouds and mist, with rays of bright sunlight, gods and fairies appear in the sky, what a fairyland scene!

The lanterns of various government offices and shops are distributed on all sides of the Aoshan Lantern. Tourists flock in and out among the bright lights. The bustling and bustling world makes Jiang Li dazzled and reluctant to leave.

Mo Qilang and Shen Muchun didn't want to see them show their affection anymore, so they went to "accidentally meet" their fiancée.

Xie Changan held Jiang Li's little hand, with the little eagle squatting on his shoulder, and walked slowly.

The perfect couple attracted a lot of people's attention under the bright lights.

On the city wall, the bell and drum department played festive music, and the dancers from the music bureau danced gracefully. Nangong Qinghe, Zhang Wanwan and Lu Meiyi sat in the imperial tent on the city wall, looking at the colorful lights and the bustling crowds below, and couldn't help feeling happy.

Cui Jin was in confinement after giving birth and Empress Dowager Zhang caught a cold, so the only people who accompanied him to watch the lanterns were Zhang Wanwan and Lu Meiyi.

Zhang Wanwan looked at the towering Aoshan Lantern and couldn't help but exclaimed: "The Mo family disciples are indeed worthy of their reputation!"

At this time, Lu Meiyi spotted Jiang Li and Xie Changan in the crowd and giggled, "Aren't those Marquis Jing'an and General Xie? What a perfect couple!"

Nangong Qinghe also walked out of the imperial tent, stood on the city wall and looked down, only to see Jiang Li and Xie Changan swimming hand in hand, smiling.

Under the shining lights, the smiles on their faces are even happier and sweeter.

Nangong Qinghe was in mixed emotions and sighed secretly, "A'li, I'll be relieved as long as you are doing well."

When the people under the city wall saw the emperor appear, they all shouted "Long live the emperor". Nangong Qinghe smiled and waved to them.

The Mohist disciples activated the mechanism, and saw fireworks blooming on the Aoshan Lantern, hundreds of birds flying together, and colorful Kongming lanterns rising slowly, with words such as "Eternal Stability of the Country", "Long Live the Emperor", "Peace and Prosperity for the People", and "Good Weather and Harvest" written on them.

The crowd cheered loudly, and Nangong Qinghe couldn't help but praise: "This year's Aoshan Lantern Festival is indeed unique! Pass on my decree, Longmen Tiangong will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold for hosting the Lantern Festival!"

At this moment, something unexpected happened!

Jiang Li and Xie Changan suddenly flew up like birds and ran out of the crowd!

"What happened?"

Nangong Qinghe was stunned and asked Yuanbao to find out.

It turned out that Xie Changan saw with his sharp eyes that in the crowd, there was a woman in her forties and a man in his thirties, each holding a child in luxurious clothes, and they were quickly squeezing out of the crowd.

The Lantern Festival is the best time for beggars to take action.

Every year after the Lantern Festival, many families would go to the government office to report lost items, either children or young girls or wives.

These two people holding the children might be the kidnappers.

Xie Changan pulled Jiang Li and said, "Catch up with those two!"

Jiang Li was startled, then she understood what he meant, and immediately flew up and chased after him with Xie Changan.

At the same time, he informed Hei Yao and the others through the contract in his mind: "Come here quickly, there is a kidnapper!"

When the two men saw someone chasing them, they immediately plunged into the crowd, trying to escape in the chaos.