Chang'an Youth Tour

In fact, Yan Junyu never guessed that the Lantern Festival banquet in the palace would be so difficult, he just vaguely knew that Xiao Jingyan would not have a very easy first month.What's more, Yan Junyu just wanted to see him after being yelled at by the boys, right now, he couldn't wait for a moment, he ran directly from the East Palace to the Mingguang Palace, the cold wind made his face hurt, but he understood at this moment What Luo Heng said is to move forward without hesitation.

Although the past can be remembered, he wants this present, at this very moment, to see Xiao Jingyan, to see his eyes, to hold his warm hands, to take him to places he cannot go, to make himself the happiest His memories are also shared with him.

But he didn't expect that Xiao Jingyan was really willing to go with him, and he didn't hesitate.So much so that he was a little unresponsive, and the two left the Mingguang Palace and went straight to the East Palace.When he got into the carriage, he was still a little dazed, and was at a loss for a moment.

Instead, His Royal Highness sat in the car and smiled at him quietly: "Didn't Xiaoyan want to take me away?"

This carriage was brought by Yan Junyu from home. It came in a hurry, and I didn't care whether it looked good or not. There were often such carriages in the old Marquis's mansion in central Beijing. Very, also considered rustic and old-fashioned.But when he sat inside, it was like a bright moon entering the room, and the old wood was also thickened by his light.Like stealing a bright moon out of the palace, there is nothing more daring and reckless than this. In this little hesitation, Nie Biaoyunlan chased after him, and did not dare to persuade him. He just winked at Yan Junyu with a warning look of disapproval .

But Yan Junyu was so bold.If he was really allowed to break into the palace door every day and act domineeringly like Rong Hao, he wouldn't, but when it comes to this time, ten Rong Hao probably don't have his guts.

"Okay." He replied, then got on his horse and went straight to the palace gate.Yun Lan didn't expect that the matter would really develop to this point, and she was angry and anxious, but Nie Biao was not as decisive as her, and asked, "Do you want to tell the higher-ups..."

"Above, which one is above?" Yun Lan stopped him with one sentence, and the Duke of the East Palace acted recklessly, and there was no one else to tell except the present Majesty.Besides, Emperor Qingde probably had already received the news. Although she was anxious, she remained calm: "We didn't expect it to happen so suddenly, and probably no one would have expected it. His Highness has been followed secretly all year round, so I'm not afraid. Mostly Xiaoyan wants to show His Royal Highness to see the lanterns, maybe there is also a night market. You follow from a distance, don’t disturb. Qiu Ling, send a message to various places in the capital, wait at the intersection of the Lantern Festival and the night market. .”

In fact, she was doing well here, Yan Long was the worst, the little Marquis of Huaiyuan had just been promoted to the right general at the beginning of the year, and the garrison changed defense. In order to sympathize with the soldiers, he let them go out for a walk, and guarded the palace gate for half a month by himself.Changed defense in the evening, just heard that Yan Junyu had just broken into the palace gate, regretted not being able to tease him well, and saw this guy coming in an old carriage, immediately became interested, and was not in a hurry to open the door.I personally went down the city gate tower, went over to stop him on purpose, and asked him: "Yan Junyu, is the infantry bed crossbow array you mentioned last time useful? You have to explain it to me today, or you won't let me go. "

This fellow Yan Junyu was carved out of the same mold as Ao Ji. He has a dog temper, and he will turn his face whenever he says he wants to. He usually has a good temper. Speaking angrily, he hurriedly said, "I'll tell you in a few days that I'm not free today."

Where did Yan Long get so angry, he immediately laughed angrily: "Well, you Yan Junyu, what did you say when I was discussing the blueprint of the Liannu with me last time, and today I saw my brother and you got angry?"

He saw that Yan Junyu was rushing out of the palace today, deliberately trying to provoke him, so he threw his spear at his horse to prevent him from leaving, pulled Yan Junyu's horse by the bridle, and teased him: "You can't even do this horse! , are old, go out and lose many people from the Eastern Palace. My brother taught you how to recognize horses. As the saying goes, one yellow, two white and three flowers, Delu, do you know? The horse with the white forehead is the worst..."

While he was procrastinating, Yan Junyu's ears turned red, possibly anxious, and his eyes seemed to be burning. Yan Long was about to tease him for at least a quarter of an hour before letting him go, but unexpectedly, the curtain on the carriage window suddenly After being lifted up, a voice said with a faint smile: "What's wrong with the white forehead horse? I'll listen too."

I don't know which firewood house Yan Junyu dug out such an old carriage. The sons of princes and princes in Beijing love fresh clothes and angry horses the most. The spring breeze is proud of the horse's hoof, and they can see all the flowers in Chang'an.The curtain of the carriage was dark brown, there was no light in the carriage, and the city wall was dark. Nine kerosene lamps hung high above the palace gate, and the light fell on the man's face, showing a luster like beautiful jade.His face is very beautiful, handsome and majestic, his temples are like ink, and the collar of Zhai Qingji's clothes is embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon, and there is a gentle smile on his lips.

With a bang in Yan Long's head, he almost lost his grip on the gun, and quickly knelt down.Some of the guards at the back had met the saint, and some of them had never met the prince of the East Palace, but seeing Yan Long like this, they all knelt down immediately.Yan Long reacted quickly, and confessed: "The general will be convicted..."

"Responsibility depends on the armor, so there is no need to be polite." Xiao Jingyan smiled quietly: "Xiaoyan, let's go."

Yan Junyu took Xiao Jingyan out of the inner palace, then out of the imperial city, found a tailor shop, bought two pieces of clothes, and walked for nearly ten miles before finding a secluded place on the outskirts of the city and parked the carriage in an old willow tree Next, wait for Xiao Jingyan to change clothes and come out.

"Yan Long was frightened." Leaning on the carriage, he told Xiao Jingyan in a low voice: "Actually, I can say it myself, but it will take some time. He is just bored and wants to talk to someone."

"I know."

But Yan Junyu knew that he was showing his face to let everyone know that what happened today was not only his own responsibility, but also Donggong himself acquiesced, just like he didn't want him to show his face for the same reason.

The reputation of the Eastern Palace is as bright as the moon in the sky, and there is no room for any flaws. Rong Hao and the others are willing to be shadows for this, and so can he.

But I still want to take him out of the palace.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seldom changed his clothes by himself, but it was unexpectedly fast. After all, the dresses in the palace were often cumbersome and took less than half an hour. He changed them quickly and opened the curtain.Yan Junyu reached out to shake his hand, his eyes lit up.

Compared with the gorgeous and complicated dresses in the palace, Yan Junyu always thinks that he looks best when he wears the white underwear, because the whole person seems soft and approachable, so it turns out that he looks better in the sky blue shirt, like someone's elegant son , warm as jade.

"Where is this place?" Xiao Jingyan looked around, it was dusk, the villages in the distance were brightly lit, and heavy snow covered the fields.This place seems to be not far from the base of the city wall. You can see vendors pushing their carts entering the city one after another. Paper lamps are piled up higher than people, and some people are looking at their carriages from a distance.

"This is the South City Gate, look there." Yan Junyu pointed to him.

A team suddenly appeared in the field, but dozens of people, old and young, all carrying bright lanterns in their hands, most of them were fish, there were also lanterns, and some rabbits, all wearing bright new clothes.

"Every year during the Lantern Festival, people around the capital will go to the city to watch the lanterns." Yan Junyu dragged him to run down the city wall: "Let's buy two too."

A bunch of vendors gathered under the city wall, most of them were selling lamps, some were selling food, and some were from unidentifiable stalls.Yan Junyu knew that he liked fish lanterns, so he took down the largest golden carp from a pile of lanterns, with a thin bamboo skeleton covered with a thin layer of paper.It seemed to be a cloth ball soaked in oil, exuding a pungent tung oil smell. Xiao Jingyan held it in his hand and was looking at it seriously. The vendor over there said to him, "Twenty cents each."

He was about to find a purse to pay, when Yan Junyu said to the vendor, "Five dollars."

"Fifteen dollars."

"Five dollars, or I'll make one myself when I go home."

The disheveled yellow-toothed vendor thought he was unlucky and looked distressed, but he was quick to collect money.It was the first time Xiao Jingyan saw this kind of market habits, and he just found it interesting. He lowered his head and saw that the merchant's youngest daughter, a five or six-year-old girl with disheveled hair, was eating a bunch of candied haws, staring at him intently. .

"Do you want candy?" Yan Junyu asked him seriously.

Xiao Jingyan couldn't help laughing.The sugar seller over there heard this and immediately started to solicit business. When it got dark, the surroundings were full of yelling. Yan Junyu thought that he was too noisy if he didn't talk, so he took a lamp and led him into the city gate. Going, said: "There is nothing to see in this place, let's go to the night market for fun."

After entering the city, the square market began to look familiar, gradually corresponding to the blueprint of the capital in the imperial study room, the night market in the south city, merchants were heavily taxed, and the Ministry of Households requested to open an official house to rent to merchants. They seemed to come alive in front of them.The crowd gradually increased, and everyone was carrying a lamp. This is the place where Yan Junyu grew up. The young man in the old red robe looked like a fish in water, leading him through the crowd.Clothes shops, medicine shops, sesame oil shops, longevity materials shops, and paper man and paper horses are also selling lanterns... Birth, old age, sickness and death, the life of the people of Dazhou seems to be spread out in front of them.

A huge team, about hundreds of people, seemed to be about to dance the dragon lantern. They came forward in a mighty manner, holding a rough dragon and walking towards them. The crowd avoided them. His Royal Highness, the first It's so natural to make way for someone for the first time.Yan Junyu dragged him to the side of the street under the rain eaves, it was a silk shop, and even put out purses and handkerchiefs, a few brightly dressed girls were buying purses, seeing them, they suddenly shoved and shoved, Covering his face with a handkerchief, he laughed.

"Why does Xiaoyan want to take me out?" Xiao Jingyan asked suddenly.

Yan Junyu was waiting patiently for the dragon lantern team to pass by, when he heard this, he froze for a moment, and frowned as he remembered.

In fact, he didn't need to say it, Xiao Jingyan knew it too.

In fact, he didn't just have to stay in the palace, hunting in the paddock, offering sacrifices, and he always went out of the palace all year round.It's just that no matter where he goes, there are guards of honor on the imperial chariot, with layers of followers, isolating him from the world.Like a small cage with him, he will always be a prince, and he has never exchanged a look with the people on the street like today.

But today is different, today he is just Xiao Pang, the prince cannot be seen, but Xiao Pang can.What everyone saw was Xiao Huan, a handsome and elegant young man, even if he had an air of dust, he was still a mortal in the crowd, with no more arms or eyes than anyone else.He can stand quietly in the crowd, use his eyes and ears to see, listen, and feel the cold winter wind, everyone who is walking towards him, and the world of mortals.

No twigs, that would be so heartbreaking.Xiao Zhu is also free, even if only for one night.

"What is this?" Xiao Jingyan asked suddenly.

Under the rain eaves next door to the silk and satin shop, there was a strange load parked, with a stove on one side and a small table on the other, with many wooden sticks hanging on it.

"Ha, so you also have something you don't know." Yan Junyu suddenly felt complacent, and told him, "This is for repairing umbrellas."

"Replenish the umbrella? Why?"

"Of course it's because it's rotten. It's a pity to throw it away. It can still be used if you mend it. There are also mending pots, barrels, and even bowls..." Yan Junyu told him proudly that he had been in the city since he was a child. Shijing, consciously understands everything.

"Which family is this rich young man who doesn't even know what to mend?" The woman looking at the burden suddenly laughed.It was a chubby middle-aged woman, most of the small business people were enthusiastic, seeing that he was handsome, she asked, "Your surname?"

"Surname Xiao."

"It's a strange way. The night market in front is the busiest, and there is also a lantern festival. It's rare for you to go out, so you should take a good look."

This was the first time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou had a conversation with his own people. It was not the sympathy and compassion of the subjects taught by the Taifu, but plain as water.The 30 residents of the capital turned out to be real people. Knowing and seeing are always different.

After that, it was all about playing, Yan Junyu took him to watch the Lantern Festival, it turned out that this is the world where Xiaoyan grew up, the legendary folk unfolded like a scroll in front of his eyes, some lived and worked in peace and contentment, and some were poor and beggars.There are many smiling faces, including a shy young couple, a child riding a big horse on his father's neck, a little girl in a bun with a small windmill, and an old woman who came back from offering incense. His people are also his people. There are fireworks in the world, and thousands of households are at peace.

He taught Xiaoyan what scheming is, and Xiaoyan taught him what sentient beings are.

At the end of the walk, it is the biggest lantern of the Lantern Festival. The lampstand is several feet high, and it is not as bright as the whale oil burning in the palace. But maybe the crowd around cheered too enthusiastically, and it is as dazzling as a dream. It is the east wind mentioned in the poem. Flowers and trees bloom at night.At the end of the night market there is a small shop for buying masks, maybe there are too many handkerchiefs thrown under the feet, Xiaoyan must take him to buy one, Xiao Jingyan rarely did not laugh at him for knocking over the vinegar vat.

"This one is too big, this one is a bit heavy, why is this Yaksha so green..." Yan Junyu carefully selected in front of the bunk. The three sides of the bunk were bamboo frames, and cloth was hung on it, and the masks were all nailed to the cloth.Xiaoyan's face was reflected in the shadow of the lights, and it was really fun to choose carefully.

Xiao Jingyan stretched out his hand and took off the nearest Zhong Kui's mask to cover his side face. He stood like this in the busy city and kissed his Xiaoyan quietly.