My queen does not compete for favor

Chapter 259

Wan Chengxiao couldn't help but take another look at the name of the town: Lu'an.

When Gu Qingcheng saw Wan Qixiao put down the booklet, he also just finished eating and put down the spoon.He rubbed his swollen temples and said, "Every place is dry, but there is one place with abundant rainfall. It's really unsettling..."

"Don't worry about scarcity but inequality, and don't worry about poverty but anxiety." Wan Qixiao said softly.

The two looked at each other and smiled again, thinking of going together again.

The authorities pay attention to the art of imperial control, and they are not afraid of the poverty of all, but they are afraid that everyone is poor but there is an exception suddenly, which will cause contradictions.All the droughts in the southwest region can be attributed to God's will. The ruler can reduce the tax appropriately to alleviate the conflicts among the people, but now there is a town that has become an exception. Then, this town will become an idol that all the disaster areas yearn for. If it is safe The points are fine, but if there are any rumors to confuse the public, I am afraid that there will be a riot immediately, or even a peasant uprising.In the past two years, Southern Chu has been plagued by disasters, and the strong Qin Dynasty in the north is eyeing it like a tiger, and it can no longer withstand a large-scale internal uprising.

Seeing Wan Qixiao also frowning and thinking, Gu Qingcheng chuckled, grabbed Wan Qixiao's lapel, pulled her down, raised his hand to smooth the wrinkles between Wan Qixiao's brows, and said with a smile: "Xiang Cao What should you worry about, why do you and I get involved?"

Wan Qixiao laughed at this guy's irresponsible remarks.

Gu Qingcheng pointed to the brightly lit night view of the imperial capital outside and said: "Tonight is the annual Prayer Festival. It is very grand to pray for a good harvest in autumn. Let's go out and have a look?"

"Alright." Wan Chengxiao glanced at the pile of letters on the desk, and nodded in response.

The Qifeng Festival is a local festival of Southern Chu, which is quite a Southern Chu style.The Great Qin in the north was heavy on soldiers, and the Great Chu in the south was heavy on agriculture. The economy and people's livelihood improved, and commerce was naturally relatively developed.Therefore, Dachu can be said to be the leading economy in the world.All the way up the night market, there are a variety of commodity shops everywhere, the elderly, children, young men and women can be seen everywhere, and the street vendors are all dispatched.

In the night, unmarried young men and women came hand in hand laughing, or ate something, or picked up jewelry, and walked away hand in hand.Southern Chu is indeed open to the people.

Wan Qixiao pushed Gu Qingcheng's wheelchair and strolled around, looking around, seeing lanterns and festoons everywhere, drums and music clanging, he felt novelty.The narrow alleys and streets are full of stalls, such as snacks, antiques, folk customs, rings, jewelry, rouge, etc. Many people gathered in front of each stall.The main street of the imperial capital has been blocked by officers and soldiers, and the common people are all dressed in colorful clothes standing on the side of the road watching.

Wan Qixiao and Gu Qingcheng couldn't get any closer because of the crowds in front of them. They could only stand at the entrance of the alley and watch the drums and music clanging on the street. Hanging banners praying for a good harvest, drifting away far away.The crowd surged, and the officers and soldiers who were blocked were knocked to the ground several times by the crowd.As the sound of the drums became clearer, a group of large floats slowly approached in the distance, pulled by several cows.On the float that cleared the way, the women wore hairpins on their heads and danced in red silver-trimmed narrow-sleeved jackets, embroidered handkerchiefs in their hands twirling along with the cheerful music, all of them smiling like flowers.Several Shancai boys wearing big hoods kept waving to the people on both sides, and scattered the ingot-shaped pine nut candies in their hands, causing a series of fights.

The second float is Baihua Fairy, all kinds of clothes fluttering in the night, they dance on the spacious float, the purple hairpins and jade rings are too beautiful to behold.

Immediately after the third one is the Holy Maiden, and a taller three-foot-high platform is built on the tall float, with a height of more than ten meters, and all sentient beings can only look up.On the high platform, flags are erected at the four corners of the float, all of which are holy couplets. The saint, dressed in white, stands on the high platform and sprinkles it with willow branches dipped in holy water from a clean bottle, representing the heaven-sent rain water.Many young children were held high by their parents waiting to receive the blessing of the rain.

After the Saintess float passed slowly, there was a boat-shaped juggling float.There are all kinds of juggling performances on it, a matchmaker on stilts, a puppeteer manipulating six puppets, a fire-breathing entertainer, with seven or eight bowls on his head, a dozen vertical plates in his hands, and stepping on his feet. A juggler with a unicycle, and the Tongtian Pagoda stacked on top of eighteen arhats. A little girl in red turned over and jumped to the top of the tower with some help from her feet.

The last float ushered in is the statue of the God of Harvest.Every year in this Qifeng Festival, a new golden statue will be made, consecrated on the float, come out to accept the prayers of the people, and bless the people. Then it is believed that this has the aura of the gods, and a new temple platform is built to offer incense.

The lively floats passed by, and the night crowd became excited.The officers and soldiers on the other side of the road also quit their work and went to the alley to eat wontons. The crowd happily chased the floats, and some went shopping holding hands, enjoying a rare carnival night.

Tens of thousands of lights illuminate this bustling imperial capital, and Wan Chengxiao can't help but feel a little lost when he looks at it.The imperial palace in the distance is just a distant background, the vision of mansions one after another, and the lights one after another outline the prosperity and prosperity of the night.

His hand was pulled, and Wan Qixiao subconsciously bent down to listen to Gu Qingcheng's order, but someone quickly moved his head and inserted a hairpin.

Wan Qixiao turned his head and saw Gu Qingcheng's smiling eyes.She blushed, and subconsciously stretched out her hand to touch it. It was a jade hairpin ring, and it should be carved with a single-tailed bead spreading its wings. Below it was a round pearl embroidered with silk sash.It's not a high-quality jade, it should be bought temporarily from a street stall.She would definitely not want the best hairpin given to her, but it would be hypocritical to forcefully return such a cheap thing.

"Thank you for the medicated diet." Gu Qingcheng smiled softly, giving a valid reason.

Wan Qixiao wanted to pull out the hairpin and return it to him, so he stopped.Gu Qingcheng gave a legitimate reason to thank her, but she turned out to be disrespectful.Seeing Gu Qingcheng's scorching eyes felt a little uncomfortable, Wan Chengxiao had no choice but to cough dryly and said, "Let's go back."

Gu Qingcheng responded with a faint smile.The two returned to the Hejian Palace, and Qing Ruo was already waiting at the door.Both of them blushed at the same time, and then turned away from each other, pretending that they had nothing to do with each other, and hoped that Master Qingruo would not misunderstand.

Qing Ruo quietly rolled her eyes, and the hairpin ring on Wan Qixiao's head could tell at a glance that it didn't come from the valley and the palace. Such a cheap folk search must have been bought by a street lover to confirm his love.Still pretend!Hmph, pretend you guys!

(End of this chapter)