Qizhou

"Aura of the Son of Heaven!" Ci Nian widened his eyes, "Is there really such a thing? Does it have a color? Does it have a smell?"

Ye Huaiyu said with a smile: "I don't know, I can't see it, but that day when Xizhou brought His Majesty who was the sixth prince back to the tent, it was already daylight. Along the way, Qizhou told him a lot, specifically What, I don't know. It's just that since that day, His Majesty has not been as panicked as when he first seized the throne. Every step he took was extraordinarily steady. Occasionally seeing him go out to visit the palace, he would hold his head high, neither humble nor overbearing, indeed He looks more and more like a son of heaven."

Resigning from the Nian said: "Then...he really became the emperor."

"That's right." Ye Huaiyu said, "The emperor attaches great importance to Qizhou. Before the emperor ascended the throne, he stayed in my house as a book boy. He would not tell me where he was when he went out occasionally. I know that every time he goes out, the sixth prince will also go out of the palace, but the two of them will either watch a play or drink tea, Qizhou will never enter the palace, and the sixth prince will never come to my house... Sure enough, the two Years later, the sixth prince, whose road became more and more stable, successfully ascended the throne and became the current emperor."

Ci Nian satisfied his curiosity, and nodded thoughtfully: "Then Master, do you think it is because the Taoist priest told him that he has the spirit of the emperor, which gave him confidence, so that every step went smoothly? Or is it because he is the emperor, It's a real dragon, so fate should go well?"

"It's up to people to plan things, but it's up to God to make things happen." Ye Huaiyu laughed twice, "Let's go, go to the kitchen and see if our pot is ready."

"it is good!"

During the [-]-day New Year's Eve, the biggest achievement of resigning from the New Year was getting to know He Qizhou's master, Ye Jianzheng, who is over half a century old but has an old heart.Regardless of how old this master is, he still has to compete with the juniors for meat when he eats the pot, which is really not what a master should be like.During the next annual vacation, He Qizhou took the year of resignation to pay New Year's greetings to Qin Ge. In terms of age, the year of resignation could be regarded as everyone's elder, but he had a young face and was shorter than He Qizhou, So wherever he went, he was treated as a junior, and the red envelopes were even more generous.

On the morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Ci Nian woke up.He knew that today was Shangyuan, and there must be a temple fair on Suzaku Street, and there might be a lantern festival!This early in the morning, Ci Nian went out with his New Year's money in his pocket. After He Qizhou practiced his sword and washed up, he also came back with his package.

When Xi Nian saw He Qizhou coming from the backyard, he jumped onto the roof and slipped away from his eyelids. He Qizhou clearly saw such a big movement, but he also pretended not to see it. Go around and go to the study.Ci Nian hid for a while, and seeing that he was nowhere to be seen, he hurriedly slipped down the roof and quickly got into the bedroom.

He Qizhou hid in the study for a while, and then went to the kitchen to make a Lantern Festival. If he didn't have this food today, he would be in trouble again.A quarter of an hour later, Mr. He, the pillar of the country, appeared at the door of the bedroom with two bowls of steaming Lantern Festival.He couldn't spare his hands to open the door, so he asked, "Little God, are you inside? Open the door for me, let's eat Yuanxiao."

There was a sound from inside, and after a long time, Ci Nian said: "Wait a while!"

He Qizhou smiled and said: "How long is it? This Lantern Festival is so heavy, my hands are sore, if the little fairy doesn't open the door, I will have to use my feet..."

Ci Nian shouted at the door again: "Just a little while!"

Afraid that he would be teased, He Qizhou hurriedly responded: "Okay, just a moment, that little fairy is done with work, quickly open the door and let me in."

Sure enough, after a while, the door of the bedroom opened, and there was no farewell to the year beside the door. Is it difficult to get a little fairy for such a small matter of opening the door?With a wave of his hand, the door opened by itself.He Qizhou walked into the room slowly, looked around for a while, but saw no one.He put the tray in his hand, walked slowly past the screen, and walked around to the bed.

Unexpectedly, just as his foot stepped over the screen, a glowing red figure rushed over in front of him, He Qizhou was shocked, why did outsiders enter this room!He hurriedly backed away, but who would have thought that when he took a step back, the figure would take a step forward, and the two circled around the bedroom for quite a while before the man raised his head and glanced at him: "It's me!"

He Qizhou took a closer look, who else could this be!Isn't it just his little fairy who didn't go through the gate early in the morning, insisted on climbing over the wall, and sneaked around in the house for a long time!

She was wearing a shawl with fringe, which was bright red, but the embroiderer was so ingenious that she embroidered a few white plums on the red cloth. Under the shawl, there was a long red dress that could withstand the severe cold, which was well cut , the emerald jade pendant is a bit playful, no matter how you look at it, it is a superior craftsmanship.

It might be more appropriate if... Ci Nian didn't wear this messy hair.

He Qizhou smiled and sighed: "Defense by day and night, it's impossible to defend against. Without Mr. He's money bag, you still went out and bought the skirt yourself."

Ci Nian stuck out his tongue at him, and made a grimace again: "I just asked you if you look good!"

He Qizhou nodded quickly: "It's beautiful, very beautiful!"

Ci Nian raised the red plum hairpin in his hand: "I don't know how to comb my hair, can you help me..." He originally thought that when this problem came up, He Qizhou would feel troubled no matter what, after all, this omnipotent Mr. He No matter how ingenious and ingenious, he shouldn't still be able to make such a daughter's handicraft, right?

"Okay, sit down." He Qizhou took the hairpin and said confidently, "Go to the mirror."

Ci Nian was stunned: "You... you will do this too?!"

He Qizhou brought him to the mirror, picked up a comb and straightened his messy hair: "Yes, why not? Why don't you guess what I can't do?"

Ci Nian has fallen in love with combing hair since he met him. With such a good opportunity, he is of course very well-behaved: "You can do everything! The Taoist priest is the most powerful."

He Qizhou said: "Why do you want to wear this properly? It's just Shangyuan, you have to learn from those young ladies to put up lanterns?"

"There will be a lantern festival at night, I want to go." Ci Nian smiled brightly against himself in the mirror, "I want to go with you."

"Where are you going to play, can I not take you, why do you still have to wear a skirt?"

Ci Nian solemnly analyzed: "It's different. Think about it, there must be many officials coming out to play tonight. If they see you, they must have some greetings. If they find that you are with me, I will go into the night." Even wearing a bamboo hat, how strange..."

He Qizhou said: "Well, it makes sense."

"Also, if they see you shopping alone, they will definitely ask again..." Ci Nian suddenly said in a sharp voice, "Oh, Mr. He, why did you come out alone? Is there a girl you like? I don't know." Alright, let me tell Master He about the matchmaking, a good girl is one in a million, you have to seize the opportunity!"

"Hahahaha!" He Qizhou laughed so hard that his eyes narrowed, "I can't tell, so proficient?"

Ci Nian said: "There are too many people like this in Zhuxi Village! I have seen it for hundreds of years, and every generation has it. This shows that people like to match others."

"Why do you care so much about me being called a matchmaker?" He Qizhou combed Ci Nian's hair in a bun, and cleverly hid his two pointed ears with the help of hair and hairpin flowers.He suddenly narrowed his eyes slyly, and quietly approached Ci Nian's ear, "Don't want me to know someone else's good girl?"

Ci Nian was very frank: "I don't want to."

He Qizhou deliberately said: "If a good girl comes back, how many people can comb your hair for you, and buy skirts with you, isn't it good?"

"No! There is no bed at home, and there is no place for the girl to sleep. The girl can only sleep in the yard, exposed to the wind and the sun. If you treat her badly, her parents will beat you!" Ci Nian didn't even think about it, "The guest room No way, neither is the kitchen, it’s all mine, and you’re mine too. If it’s mine, no girls are allowed to come back and share it.” At the end, he muttered for a while, and then added loudly: “Young Master, you can’t do it anyway! Just not!"

He Qizhou was so amused by these words that he couldn't stop laughing. He put Ci Nian, who had changed into a dress, into his arms, and comforted him: "Okay, okay, no, there is no girl, no young master, only you. The bed in the bedroom is only you Can sleep, only you can sneak in to steal delicious food in the kitchen, only you can feed the chickens in the backyard, and me, I only have you.”

After hearing this, Ci Nian was satisfied, and the short-term gloom on his face dissipated instantly. He hugged He Qizhou for a while, then walked around the screen with his skirt: "Eat Lantern Festival!"

On the Lantern Festival, night falls.The Lantern Festival on Chang'an Avenue is slowly kicking off.

Before going out, Ci Nian wiped the rouge on his face for a long time in front of the mirror.The lip balm was applied several times to achieve the desired effect.But before going out, He Qizhou took a look through the lantern, and was laughed at by Ci Nian's face as red as a monkey's buttocks. The two hurried back to the house, wiped off the heavy rouge with a handkerchief, and After spraying face powder several times, it achieved the effect of "the face is like a peach blossom" that Ci Nian had been thinking about.

Ci Nian gave He Qizhou a thumbs up: "Master Daoist! You are amazing!"

He Qizhou smiled and said: "If you go out on the street like you did just now, anyone who sees them will have to introduce the girl to me! Let's go, it's still early, and the lanterns are still being arranged, let's find a teahouse first, find a place facing the street to sit , when the lanterns are lit, we will be condescending, and we can still see the exquisiteness of the whole street."

Ci Nian was so excited that he almost jumped up, but when he jumped, the hairpin and bun became unsteady, so he waved happily, took He Qizhou's hand and went out: "I remember, I remember! Sanqin Tea House! Let's go!"

Fortunately, when the two rushed to the teahouse, there was the last private room facing the street.On the last day of this year's festival, many dignitaries in the palace will come out to join in the fun. With the protection of their buns, they are no longer afraid that their ears will be exposed and scare people. He Qizhou ordered Xiao Er to order food at the door. Later, he was lying by the window, taking advantage of the last twilight of the sunset, watching the busy people light up the wicks one by one.

He Qizhou didn't lie to him, the city of Chang'an is really square, with small grids inside the big grids, you don't feel it when it's dark on weekdays, but when the lights are lit, thousands of households are lit up with candlelight.It was completely dark, and the last lamp on the main road was lit. Pedestrians carried various lanterns and walked into the market amid the shouts of hawkers. The city of Chang'an was actually brighter at night than in daytime.

He Qizhou went to Ci Nian's side, watched with him for a while, and said: "There will be lantern riddles later, when it gets more lively, we'll go and watch."

Resigning Nian said: "Lantern riddles... I can't guess it right, it's something you scholars play."

He Qizhou said: "When the time comes, let's go to the side of the stall and watch other people play. If there is a gift you like, please let me know. As a scholar, that's the only use for me."

Ci Nian clutched the hairpin on his head and nodded vigorously: "Okay!"