Yin Jiyu couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.
The rare Lantern Festival was ruined after all.
Ning Chengzhi stared at Yu Fu from the beginning to the end, and when Yu Fu was about to speak, Gu Shubai reacted in time and stepped forward to salute, "I have seen Your Majesty."
Only then did the crowd come to their senses, saluted and greeted them, and put away their panicked expressions.
Ning Chengzhi seemed very happy, and he couldn't see the crowd's disapproval at all, "There's no need to be too polite, I'm going on tour today in a low suit, and I want to go to watch the lanterns with you. Yufu, you won't want to accompany me to watch the lanterns." refuse?"
Gu Yi curled his lips, and knew that Ning Chengzhi had a ghost in his heart. In the end, he was still trying to make Liyu his queen.
Gu Shubai frowned, and was about to speak, but this time Yufu was ahead of him, "Of course not, but since His Majesty is going on tour in modest clothes, it might be inconvenient for us to go out in the streets with so many people, why don't we go separately?"
Ning Chengzhi wished he could be alone with Yufu, and when he heard her say to leave separately, he naturally agreed, "Okay, it's up to you!"
Gu Shubai smiled and said: "The minister and the third younger brother will accompany His Majesty, so as to protect the safety of His Majesty and Yufu."
Ning Chengzhi didn't want to go with him, with him around, could Yufu still see him? But when he heard the word "safety", he hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded, "Okay, you are very skilled in martial arts, I can trust you."
Gu Shubai turned his head to Gu Jiuge and said, "Miss Yin is a guest, so let's be accompanied by my second younger brother, fourth younger brother, fifth younger brother and sixth younger brother, don't go too far."
He quickly arranged the crowd, and Yu Fu gave him a grateful look, knowing that he understood his intentions.
First, Gu Jiuge and the others didn't want to be with Ning Chengzhi, and they couldn't watch the lanterns as much as they could with Yujia, which ruined their interest; second, if something happened, everyone in Guhou's mansion would be by their side. blame.
Gu Shubai took advantage of the situation to create opportunities for Gu Jiuge and Yin Jigui, and asked Gu Wenqing, who has always been sensible and calm, to take Gu Xiang and Gu Yi with him to prevent them from getting into trouble.
The crowd walked in three directions, slowly getting lost in the dim lights.
Since Ning Chengzhi was a prince, he has always been honored and honored. He has never tried walking through the crowds of ordinary people. He finds it novel and interesting.
"No wonder you like to walk to watch the lanterns. You can see more clearly with your feet on the ground. Not only are the lights, but also the beaming smiles of the people."
As an emperor, he can't talk about caring for the people, but he subconsciously regards their joy as his own credit—
Under the rule of Mingjun, the prosperous world is peaceful, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment.
Yu Fu accompanied him, thinking that they went out to watch the lanterns together on the Lantern Festival last year, and they also met Ning Chengzhi, watching the lanterns at a high-rise building with an excellent location on the side of the road.
No matter how good the view is there, the scenery they see is as unpredictable as a mirage. It would be better if they walked on the road and could touch the lanterns hanging on both sides of the long street with their hands.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help reaching out and touching the fringe of a Ruyi ingot lamp on the side of the road, and the fine tassels brushed past her fingertips.
Seeing this, Ning Chengzhi thought that she liked the ingot lamp, so he winked at Eunuch Chi, and Eunuch Chi immediately stepped forward, "The slave will take down the lamp for the eldest princess."
Yu Fu was taken aback for a moment, the lamps hanging on the side of the road were arranged by the government, they were not bought and sold by peddlers, how could they be taken down at will
She hurriedly waved her hand to stop it, "No, I don't want this lamp, it's just for fun to touch, it's arranged by the government and can't be taken off."
People passing by have already looked towards them, but Ning Chengzhi acted as if he didn't see it, "What's so difficult about the government's arrangement? The world belongs to me, and I can't get a lantern?"
Yu Fu was filled with remorse, originally Ning Chengzhi was just trying to curry favor with her, but now he insisted on taking this lantern for the sake of the emperor's dignity.
She patiently persuaded, "Of course Dongling belongs to His Majesty, but Your Majesty, take a look, there are lanterns hanging every two feet on the long street, if this one is taken down, there will be an empty place, wouldn't it be perfect?"
Ning Chengzhi looked along the direction of the long street, and sure enough, there were a certain number of lanterns on both sides of the road, not too far or too close, and they complemented each other to form a nightless city.
"Forget it, since you asked, I won't take it."
Everyone continued to walk forward, and when they saw a stall selling lanterns, Yu Fu suddenly remembered the little white dog lantern that Gu Shubai bought for her last year, which was exactly the same as Fat Jiu.
I don't know if there is a little white dog this year, is it the old man from last year who tied the lanterns
"Your Majesty, look, this stall is guessing lantern riddles. You can guess once for five cents. If you guess correctly, you can take away the lantern."
Eunuch Chi went forward to inquire first, and came back to report after inquiring clearly. Ning Chengzhi shouted interestingly, "Yufu, you are so smart, you must be able to guess the lantern riddles correctly, why don't we go and guess?"
Yu Fu only nodded in agreement, and looked back at Gu Shubai, thinking that she didn't need to guess such little things as lantern riddles by herself, Gu Shubai would definitely guess a bunch of them right, leaving her with nothing to pick up.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help laughing.
Ning Chengzhi noticed the direction she was looking at, frowned, and felt very displeased. Eunuch Chi pushed the crowd away, "Master, please come this way."
The people who were squeezed out were dissatisfied and complained in their mouths: "What's going on, I don't understand what's going on, we just squeezed us out just as we were guessing!"
Someone persuaded: "Let's say a few words less, do you think this group of people are from ordinary families, they are either rich or noble!"
The person who complained in front was dissatisfied: "So what about being rich? Brother Wen's stall is based on literary friends, how can he bow down for the rich and powerful? The lanterns he made are so good, let alone five cents, it is worth selling five taels of silver!"
These words aroused the curiosity of the crowd, Yu Fu tiptoed to look inside, and was suddenly led into the crowd by a pair of hands, turned around and saw that it was Ning Chengzhi, she immediately took two steps back.
The crowd was too crowded, no matter how hard she retreated, she was still beside Ning Chengzhi.
Gu Hanmo raised his brows upside down, wishing he could chop off Ning Chengzhi's hand with his sword, but Gu Shubai reached out to stop him, and whispered in his ear, "That's Your Majesty."
Gu Hanmo pushed the sword into its sheath, "Brother, stop pretending, I know you want it more than I do."
Gu Shubai didn't speak.
Of course he didn't want to see other men supporting Yu in front of him, but if they didn't want to, Ning Chengzhi was also His Majesty.
He was silent for a moment, and said in a voice that only Gu Hanmo could hear: "If you can't bear it, you will make a big mess."
Conspiracy
Gu Hanmo's eyes suddenly lit up.
Yufu looked at the lanterns on the stall in the front, it was indeed different from the lanterns in other places, the lanterns here were all square, without any peculiar shapes.
The beauty is that on the lamp wall surrounded by white paper, there are paintings of landscapes, flowers and birds, and various inscriptions. Both the painting and the calligraphy are unique.
A closer look at the content of the poem is even more amazing.
A young man wearing a square scarf stood up, his face was white and beardless, and he looked like a scholar.
He bowed his hands to the crowd, "These lanterns were all made by me, and the inscriptions and paintings on them were also written by me. There are a few lantern riddles, and you can guess once for five yuan. If you guess correctly, you will get a lantern made by me. .but-"
He smiled slyly, "Which lantern to give is up to you to decide. In the lower channel, the society will look at your face and give you the lantern that suits you best."
The onlookers laughed and said, "It's nice to say, I'm afraid it's good for those who are talented, and ordinary ones for those who are poor, isn't it?"
It was a joke, but the scholar nodded in agreement, "That's right, that's it."
His honesty set off another burst of laughter.
Ning Chengzhi winked at Eunuch Chi, and the latter took out a silver ingot and put it on the stall with a rather haughty attitude, "This is ten taels of silver, enough to solve all the lantern riddles in your entire stall."
Some people frowned, thinking where did the rich and powerful come from such arrogance, don't you know that poor scholars hate the rich and powerful who bully others the most
I don't want the scholar who set up the stall to still smile, "Okay, then you can guess."
Eunuch Chi picked up a lantern riddle from the stall, opened it and handed it to Ning Chengzhi, who looked at it for a while, "A little loyalty to Zhuge Liang, Lu Bu Liu Guanzhang in the third battle, Sima Yi who said he had nothing to do, Zhao Yun general who has made great contributions, type one word. "
The people around heard him recite the riddle, and discussed in low voices, "This question is difficult, there are so many historical figures!"
Ning Chengzhi originally wanted to show his prestige in front of Yufu, but he didn't expect to encounter such a difficult problem, so he had to pass the riddle to Yufu and the others, "See if you can guess it."
Anyway, he couldn't figure it out.
Yufu took the riddle and handed it to Gu Shubai to read together. The three brothers and sisters gathered together and discussed while watching, very harmonious.
Ning Chengzhi suddenly had a feeling that he was superfluous, thinking of the joyful appearance he saw in front of the Guhou Mansion, he finally realized that he had disturbed their joy.
This doesn't make him feel guilty, on the contrary it makes him feel angry and annoyed that Gu Shubai is dominating Yufu and living with her under the same roof in the name of his elder brother, so he is naturally closer than others.
He had to find a way to separate the two.
"Your Majesty, I have guessed it."
Gu Shubai said softly, quickly handed him the riddle, and raised his voice: "It's a trick."
"count?"
Ning Chengzhi hadn't reacted after hearing the answer, but he heard the scholar surnamed Wen clapping his hands loudly, "This young master answered correctly! It's just a trick!"
"Brother Wen, where did this answer come from?"
There were also doubts in the crowd, Gu Shubai looked at Yufu with a smile, and Yufu said politely: "Actually, Zhuge or Liu Guanzhang in this riddle are all deceptive tricks. The really useful information is those numbers. Said is the first word in every sentence. One point, three, and mouth are the words next to the word, and ten is added to it, which is the word for strategy."
"So this is ah!"
Everyone suddenly realized, "This young master and this young lady are really talented people, they guessed the answer so quickly!"
Gu Shubai and Yu Fu looked at each other and smiled. From the eyes of others, they were a match made in heaven, but to Ning Chengzhi, they were an eyesore.
It just so happened that someone who was squeezed away by Eunuch Chi just now was sneering and sarcastic, "Some people with power and power are just idiots, what are they doing if they don't have the ability to guess riddles? Make fun of them!"
These words immediately elicited bursts of laughter, Ning Chengzhi blushed, and Eunuch Chi shouted, "Bold!"
"Forget it, you don't have to tell them the details."
Ning Chengzhi wanted to show his identity to scare the grassroots to death, but firstly it was not safe, and secondly he was afraid that the market would rumor that he had no talent, so it would be better not to mention his identity.
He whispered to Yufu and the others: "The Yushan Building is ahead, I will wait for you over there, come quickly."
Yu Fu remained calm, "Alright, Your Majesty is going to have some snacks first, you should be tired after walking all the way."
Ning Chengzhi took Eunuch Chi away in despair, and the scholar who became Brother Wen came up with two lanterns he had made himself, and handed one to Gu Shubai and Yufu each, "I am lucky in my next life to see the two lanterns. There is a dragon and a phoenix among people. The faces of the two of you... are indescribably precious, indescribably precious!"
Gu Shubai accepted the lantern with a smile, "The young master who just left, can't you see his identity?"
To say that it is unspeakably expensive, who can be more expensive than the emperor
The scholar Wen surnamed said disdainfully: "Although he is precious, he is very vulgar, so there is no need to mention him. Please take a look at the lantern that Xiaosheng gave you, do you like it?"
Gu Shubai lowered his head and took a closer look, only to see that his poems and paintings are different from those on the Yufu lamp. His lamp is a phoenix bathing in fire, with brilliant literary talents. The poems on it are:
See Yuyi by the fence of Jinjing, and sleep on a cold branch of a plane tree.
The prince of Wuling pity Wencai, painting and embroidering clothes with beautiful women.
Drink and peck at the top of Pengshan Mountain, and smoke fly down the Forbidden City in autumn.
Once Nongyu was returned to the cloud, Jin Sui opened the twelfth floor obliquely.
Gu Shubai savored the implication in the poem carefully, this poem was about the return of the phoenix, and there was a hint of sadness in it, and he had a strange feeling in his heart.
He couldn't figure it out for a while, so he looked at Yufu's lantern, which was more brilliant and exquisite than his own.
The painting on it is the golden dragon coming out of the clouds and occupying nine heavens. The inscription is as follows:
The title candle shines in the quiet capital, and the chapter contains the imitation of the phoenix chick. The West Qin drinks the Wei River, and the East Luo recommends the river map.
Move the fire to Xinglu, rise to the clouds and leave Dinghu. I hope that every saint walks, and the courtyard is approaching in the morning.
"Good poetry!"
Gu Shubai couldn't help but praise, the poems are magnificent and magnificent, people can't help but imagine the elegance of Qin and Han Dynasties, but...
On his lamp is a phoenix, but on Yufu's lamp is a dragon. Is it reversed
The scholar surnamed Wen laughed heartily, "I have devoted my whole life to these two poems, and I have been waiting for you two, and today I finally got you two."
After finishing speaking, he straightened his clothes and bowed respectfully to the two of them three times, making the two of them puzzled.
The onlookers smiled and explained to them, "Don't worry about it, brother Wen has always been so godly, he has no evil intentions, don't be afraid!"
"Yes, yes, he always says that he is a master of Taoism, who would believe him?"
Yu Fu looked down at the two lanterns carefully, "I think he has his reasons, not pretending to be a fool."
Wen Xin ignored them after paying homage, and closed the stall on his own, while others yelled, "Brother Wen, we haven't guessed yet, why did you accept it?"
"I'm happy to meet you tonight, and I'm in a good mood. I'm going to have a drink or two. Are you going with me?"
"Go together, let's go together, let's go!"
There were a few young people in the crowd helping him to clean up the stall, so Gu Shubai and the three walked towards the Yushan Building, and within two steps, they suddenly heard someone shouting from behind, "Wait a minute, you three!"
The three of them turned their heads and saw that the scholar surnamed Wen brought up a lantern and handed it to Gu Hanmo. He said with a smile, "I'm too excited down here. I forgot my son. I'm so rude!"
Gu Hanmo raised his eyebrows slightly, "We only answered one lantern riddle correctly, but you gave me three lanterns, what's the point?"
The scholar surnamed Wen raised his chin, turned around and left, "I am happy if money is hard to buy!"
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In the afternoon, the second watch is irregular, and the dragon and the phoenix are reversed. If you are interested, you can read Gu Shubai's poem, which has profound meaning.