Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 281 What? Are you going to heaven?

It is not yet certain when the Mid-Autumn Festival began, but the earliest record was in the book "Zhou Li".

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was the order "Instructing the Shangshu to guard Niuxiao, and on the Mid-Autumn Festival evening, he and his entourage went on a boat trip on the river in disguise."

Since Li Shimin ascended the throne, Mid-Autumn Festival was designated as a fixed festival, which later became popular in the Song Dynasty.

Although the Mid-Autumn Festival at that time did not have too many fancy activities and was not as exciting as in later generations, thanks to the large population of Chang'an City, this day was very lively and the people of Chang'an City celebrated the festival one after another.

Civil and military officials also had time to rest.

Officials went to the palace to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, and wealthy merchants and gentry took to the streets to sell goods...

Even the rich ladies and daughters of officials, who were rarely seen on ordinary days, were dressed up beautifully and traveled in groups of three or five.

"Don't miss it if you pass by. These are the top-quality crystals sent from the Western Regions..."

"Unique skill passed down from our ancestors... Ladder to Heaven!"

"Snake charmer, snake charmer, the rich ones support with money, the poor ones support with their presence..."

On the streets, various shouts can be heard everywhere.

All kinds of rare and extraordinary skills were moved to the streets at this time.

In addition to these eye-catching skills, there are also some games such as riddles that attract scholars.

The main focus is on excitement.

"Brother Su."

Li Jingheng's voice came from the front.

When Su Chen looked over, he saw Li Xueyan wearing a decent light pink silk dress and a pair of pink shoes embroidered with peony flowers, walking towards Li Jingheng.

"Brother Jingheng."

"The county lord."

Su Chen greeted with a smile, "Why don't you see Jingren?"

Li Jingheng smiled and said, "The prince is holding a banquet in the palace today, and Jingren begged his father to go with him to the palace to see the excitement."

"How could he know that there were only those songs and dances in the palace, nothing to see."

Although the prince held a banquet in the palace and invited most of the officials to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together, there are many rules in the palace. Apart from some simple performances, what else is worth paying attention to?
Even the meals that the palace was proud of were not as numerous as the various snacks in the city.

It's just that Li Jingren is young and is more curious about this matter. Most people of Li Jingheng's age would not go along unless there is a mandatory requirement.

Su Chen smiled and said, "The city is bustling today, shall we go around together?"

Li Jingheng glanced at Li Xueyan and said with a smile: "When I came here just now, I heard a lot of hawking. I'll go buy some cakes first."

"How about this, Brother Su, you and my sister go first, I'll catch up later."

After saying that, Li Jingheng did not give Su Chen a chance to refuse. He winked at Sun Qiang, left Li Xueyan behind, and turned away.

Seeing this, Sun Qiang immediately grinned.

Li Jingheng is really a cunning guy.

He said he was going to buy some pastries, but in fact he just took the initiative to throw Li Xueyan to Su Chen.

As for the look in Li Jingheng's eyes when he left, Sun Qiang saw it, but he did not choose to leave.

Although the remnants of the Lu family were cleared out, the identities of those assassins were not found out.

No one can be sure whether those people hiding in the dark will suddenly take action when no one is around Su Chen.

"Princess, please."

Li Xueyan smiled sweetly and walked side by side with Su Chen.

"I heard from my father that when they were setting up a trap to capture the remnants of the Lu family, a group of people went after you?"

"Did the prince tell you this?"

Su Chen frowned. Did Li Dao Zong tell Li Xueyan about these things?

"I overheard it."

No wonder then.

Su Chen smiled calmly, "They are just a group of rats hiding in the dark."

Li Xueyan: "People like this are often the most dangerous."

Su Chen smiled and pointed at Sun Qiang who was standing beside him. "If these people weren't there, believe it or not, when Brother Jing Heng left just now, he would have left too."

"Maybe."

Li Xueyan's cheeks turned red and she responded pretending to be ignorant.

Sun Qiang looked left and then back, and didn't hear what Su Chen was saying at all.

Su Chen did not point it out. Seeing someone selling crystal persimmons in front, he walked over with Li Xueyan.

"Mr. Su likes to eat crystal persimmons?"

"It's not bad."

Su Chen smiled and said, "I'll give you one too?"

Li Xueyan hesitated and shook her head: "It's too cold."

Seeing Li Xueyan's eyes fall on the mixed cake, Su Chen smiled and said, "How about a portion of mixed cake?"

"I want red dates."

"it is good!"

"Boss, give me two crystal persimmons and a serving of red date mixed cake."

"Okay, wait a minute."

The boss responded, called the woman beside him, and took out the crystal persimmons and mixed cakes that he had prepared in advance and handed them over.

Crystal persimmon is made of persimmon, but the original one is fuller than persimmon, orange-yellow in color, looks crystal clear, and tastes sweet and cool when you suck it into your mouth.

After just one time, Su Chen fell in love with this thing.

Especially when paired with mutton soup, it is very refreshing.

If he hadn't been bothered by trivial matters, Su Chen felt that he might have traveled all over Chang'an City, tried all kinds of snacks, and written a book about the Tang Dynasty on the tip of his tongue.

Relatively speaking, miscellaneous cakes are much more common, mostly made with pork starch as the main ingredient, with added spices such as fennel.

For example, the mixed cakes made with red dates and other ingredients are said to have certain nourishing effects, but those who know the effects know that they are just more attractive in appearance. "The Immortal Rope, the Immortal Rope, can reach the nine heavens and the underworld..."

At this time, a chorus of voices came from not far away, followed by bursts of exclamations.

When Su Chen looked, he saw a long rope extending straight forward, like a weakened version of the golden hoop.

"Come on, let's go and take a look."

This is the lost divine rope, I must take a look at it.

Li Xueyan also followed Su Chen curiously and moved closer.

Under the performer's control, the rope finally stopped when it sank into the clouds.

The performer is an old man with white hair and beard, and his clothes are all patched, but these patches look weird, giving people a mysterious feeling.

"Who wants to go up and try?"

The old man looked around with a smile on his face and said, "As long as you follow this immortal rope of mine, you can enter the immortal palace."

"real or fake?"

"You're just bragging."

"I don't believe this rope can really lead to the Immortal Palace. Let me give it a try!"

After hearing the old man's confident speech, the onlookers couldn't help but talk about it. Some even went forward and pulled the rope, but the rope didn't move at all.

"Hey, hey, hey, if you want to get on the immortal rope, you have to pay the heavenly fee first."

The old man stood up in a hurry and stopped the busybody who wanted to climb up. "It's not much, not much, just ten cents."

"Ten cents?"

"to make!"

A man took out ten cents and threw it to the old man. Then he grabbed the rope like a clever monkey and tried to climb up.

However, as he was climbing, there seemed to be some special force pulling him and preventing him from moving upwards.

Soon, the man could no longer hold on and fell off the rope.

Fortunately, the height I climbed was not very high, so my feet just felt a little numb when I fell, but I was not injured.

"That's awesome."

Li Xueyan was amazed. "What kind of magic did he use to make the rope stand upright and withstand the climb of that person?"

"I don't know."

"really do not know?"

Li Xueyan looked at Su Chen doubtfully.

Su Chen smiled and shook his head, "We are just trying to find out something new. We want to study how it can fly up into the sky and withstand the climb of others."

"Once the mystery inside is solved, what's the point of the Immortal Rope?"

Li Xueyan nodded thoughtfully, watching like a curious baby.

Sun Qiang touched his chin and his eyes fell on the bottom of the rope. Perhaps there was some mechanism inside that made the rope so strong and straight.

"Who else wants to try?"

The old man shouted with a smile on his face, "If you can climb up, you may be able to see the gods in the sky!"

Just as everyone was amazed and ready to go up and give it a try, a mocking voice sounded, "If there are gods in the sky, how could they be spied on by mortals like you?"

The old man looked over and said, "Who is this young man?"

"An ordinary person."

Wei Zhao shook his head. "It's just a trick to fool people. There is no real talent or knowledge."

Old man: "..."

Su Chen was immediately happy. They were just trying to make a living, but did you want real talent and knowledge?
What.

You're going to heaven.

The old man was not angry, and said with a smile: "It seems that this young master has extraordinary eyesight. He saw through my tricks at a glance. Please be merciful."

As he said this, the old man handed the ten cents he had just received to Wei Zhao.

Wei Zhao shook his head and took out a silver ingot. "I just think your trick is too superficial. Do you have any other good tricks?"

"If you have a really good trick, show it to me, and this ingot of silver will be yours."

"This……"

The old man sighed, "Although I am very tempted, this is the only trick I can do."

"That's all."

Wei Zhao shook his head, took the silver, turned around and left, "I advise you to stop this trick of fooling people."

"If there are too many people climbing, your magic rope might break and kill someone."

Hearing this, everyone's expressions when looking at Shenxiansuo changed slightly.

We are all here to join in the fun, not to cause trouble.

At one time, many of the onlookers dispersed.

The old man sighed, cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, I'm sorry, this is the end of my performance today."

Li Xueyan thought for a while, took out a silver ingot and placed it on the old man's tray.

"girl……"

"You just performed very well."

Li Xueyan smiled and said, "This is the first time I've seen it."

"But this silver..."

"Take it."

The old man took the silver and wanted to say something else, but Li Xueyan smiled and left a word, then turned around and walked to Su Chen's side, saying with a smile: "Let's go look somewhere else."

"……it is good."

(End of this chapter)