Great Tang princess

Chapter 368

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Shangyuan Festival.

The river of stars streaked across the night sky, but it was not as bright and dazzling as usual, because the streets and markets were filled with lanterns of different shapes in Dongdu, illuminating the whole Dongdu a lot.

Luoshui and the branch canals in the city are all floating with little river lanterns, floating gently along the water flow.

Among the pedestrians coming and going, many people will put their hands together and make a wish to the river lantern, asking for auspiciousness.

Thanks to the influence of a seemingly high-society couple a few years ago, many couples in the Eastern Capital City are now holding hands, and even a bolder girl is directly holding her husband's arm.

The happiness of the lower class is often very simple. As long as you can go out with your spouse to watch the lanterns and eat some snacks that you are usually reluctant to buy, this Lantern Festival is worth living.

Among the crowd coming and going, Li Yuechen walked on the street with two elder sisters in filial piety and Shangguan Wan'er, and they were also looking at the various lanterns around them.

Today's Li Yuechen didn't have a ponytail, but tied his hair behind his head with a moth hairpin, and his bangs on his forehead were thrown aside.

Although it is still not a hairstyle in line with this era, at least it fits somewhat in appearance.

In addition, Shangguan Wan'er insisted on putting flowers on her forehead, so now Li Yuechen also has a bright little flower on her forehead.

"His Royal Highness usually dresses up like a man, and Wan'er almost can't remember His Highness's female appearance!" She said with a light smile.

"What about it? With my looks and hairstyle," Li Yuechen said while raising his hand, revealing his nails that were stained red by flowers, "and these red nails... don't look like a woman anymore?"

Princess Xuancheng smiled suddenly: "In terms of appearance alone, Chen'er is naturally a first-class beauty. But when it comes to fashion, she looks like a man since she was a child!"

Princess Yiyang on the side didn't speak, but nodded in agreement.

Faced with such an evaluation, Li Yuechen shrugged and did not explain, anyway, let them think whatever they want.

"but……"

Shangguan Wan'er changed the subject, and said with a serious face: "Your Highness has been peeing like this since she was a child, very much like the protagonists in those stories. Just like His Highness said, it's very cool!"

The adjective cool was naturally taught to her by Li Yuechen before, but she never thought that one day it would be used to describe herself.

"That's right..." Li Yuechen smiled slightly, and continued to walk forward on his own, and said casually as he walked, "It's just as long as you like it!"

Shangguan Wan'er suddenly stopped, and looked at the back of Li Yuechen walking forward in a daze.

Her cheeks were slightly flushed, but fortunately, it was not obvious because of the dark sky, and no one around could see it.

"What's the matter? Why didn't you keep up?"

Li Yuechen, who had already walked out, suddenly turned around, "Do you feel unwell?"

"Ah, no, no!" Shangguan Wan'er made a haircut, and trotted a few steps to chase after her.

She stuck out her tongue playfully: "For a while, I didn't keep up with things, Your Highness forgive me."

"Let's go!"

Li Yuechen waved his hand lightly, and led her to continue walking.

Princess Yiyang suddenly stretched out her hand: "Chen'er, look at those masks, how about buying a few and putting them in the mansion to ward off evil spirits?"

Hearing her sister's words, Li Yuechen looked at the mask selling stall in front, and saw a lot of masks carved out of wood.

On it are simple facial makeups that have just sprouted in this era, with prajna, ghosts, and something similar to the Four Heavenly Kings...

There were quite a few people wearing masks in the surrounding streets.

Adults generally wear it on the back of their heads, as if they have a face on the back, and most children also wear it on the front face.

There are also some people who hang on the side of their heads...

Although Li Yuechen himself doesn't believe in any supernatural things, it's a good wish to keep some of the evil spirits at home.

"Okay, sister, just watch and choose." Li Yuechen nodded.

"It doesn't matter the style of the decorations." Princess Yiyang turned her head, "Xiao He, let's pick a few!"

Most of the things in the Princess Mansion are taken care of by Xiao He, and she knows best what kind of style is more suitable for the family.

Xiao He made a haircut and went to pick out a mask, while Li Yuechen looked at the snack stalls around him with emotion.

Although the taste of snacks in this era is definitely not as good as in the future, it should have a special flavor.

It's a pity, for her safety, it's better not to eat these things casually outside.

Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case. Once this era is poisoned, there is almost no solution.

I was thinking about setting up a barbecue stall in the Princess Mansion to entertain myself when I went back, when I suddenly heard a commotion from behind.

Everyone turned their heads curiously, and saw a lot of people surrounded behind them, among them were the voices of cursing.

Vaguely saw a figure sitting on the ground, it was Xiao He!
Li Yuechen frowned, raised his legs and walked over, Princess Yiyang and the others quickly followed.

Come over and see, it's really Xiaohe.There were tears in her eyes and a red handprint on her face.

Seeing Li Yuechen approaching, she quickly stood up and saluted respectfully: "Your Highness."

"What happened?" Li Yuechen asked while turning his head to look over.

I saw a few monks in casual clothes standing opposite, but they didn't look like Buddhists at all, but they all looked like hooligans.

Seeing Li Yuechen's graceful and luxurious demeanor, they knew it was not easy to mess with, so the monks turned their heads and looked back.

Then they separated, and a monk wearing a monk's robe came out with a smile.

As he walked over, he explained: "Oh, misunderstanding! Your Royal Highness, this is all a misunderstanding..."

Seeing this person, Li Yuechen suddenly sneered: "Yo, I'm still thinking, who is so bold that even dares to touch my maid... Pei Huaiyi, you are so courageous!"

The person who came was Pei Huaiyi, today's male favourite.

Relying on the Queen's favor during this period, it can be said that he was domineering, and there were a lot of gossip about him in Shangguan Wan'er's office.

At this time, he was not alone, and Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi were actually following behind him.

"Your Highness, I misunderstood! The people below don't have eyes..." Pei Huaiyi kept explaining.

After entering the palace for so long, he has a clear understanding of the division of power in the palace.

Princess Taiping is a person who holds real power, and she also has the last emperor's will, so strictly speaking, she can sit on an equal footing with the Empress Dowager.

He dared to provoke other people, after all, he had the backing of the Queen of Heaven.

But Princess Taiping is not one of them.

At this moment, a lot of people watching the fun had gathered around, and after knowing that this was Princess Taiping, many people showed a look of admiration.

There are too many legends about her, and she has a very prominent reputation among the people.

In the past few years, the story of fighting against floods and disaster relief has been circulated among the people. I don’t know how many people have set up longevity tablets for her.

While explaining, Pei Huaiyi kept kicking a monk beside him.

Seeing that the boss was terrified, a group of rogue-looking monks kowtowed and apologized, begging for forgiveness.

Looking at the monk Pei Huaiyi kicked, Li Yuechen turned his head: "What's going on?"

Xiao He immediately explained: "Returning to Your Highness, the servant was here to choose the mask just now. The people here came and said that there was a nobleman who wanted to pass, and the servant wanted to make way. Before the servant replied, he didn't immediately move away, so this person started to touch the servant ...I pushed him, and he beat the servant directly..."

Speaking of which, Xiaohe also eats and drinks well in the Princess Mansion every day, and is not tired from work, so her complexion and temperament are much better than ordinary people.

Putting it outside, it is also a first-class beauty, and it is expected that it will attract attention.

Li Yuechen looked down at the monk kneeling on the ground and kowtowed: "Is what she said true?"

"It's true! It's true!" The other party replied while kowtowing, "It's the villain who was blind and offended His Highness, please His Highness forgive me..."

"Just be true!"

Li Yuechen nodded, and suddenly growled: "Come on!"

Immediately, more than [-] hardcover men came out of the crowd of onlookers, and said in unison: "Your Highness!"

These people are bodyguards selected by Qianniuwei.

Wang Wuqiong was only on the surface, and these people were wearing plain clothes and mixing in the surrounding crowd. They would not show up if Li Yuechen was fine.

Li Yuechen pointed to the monk's right hand and said in a deep voice, "Chop off this hand for me!"

"Yes!"

Several Qianniu guards agreed, and immediately two people came over and pressed the monk to the ground, stretched out his right hand and placed him on the ground.

"Your Highness, forgive me! Your Highness, forgive me! I know I was wrong, Your Highness, please forgive me..." The monk struggled and shouted when he heard that his hand was about to be chopped off.

Pei Huaiyi was also taken aback. He didn't expect to do it now.

Didn't it mean that this princess has always been kind and never punished her servants?

At this time, a soldier reached into the hem of his clothes, pulled out a black axe, and slowly raised it towards the monk's wrist.

Those who can serve as Li Yuechen's bodyguards are those who have personally gone to the battlefield to kill people, and they will never be soft-hearted.

"Wait!" Pei Huaiyi yelled, "Your Highness, this is a mistake..."

But how could these Qianniuwei listen to him?
In the ideological education of the army, they are told: Soldiers, it is their bounden duty to obey orders!
So they ignored Pei Huaiyi at all, and the soldier chopped it down with an axe.

The screams were accompanied by blood splattering everywhere, and as soon as the two soldiers were sent away, the monk screamed and covered his severed wrist and kept rolling on the ground.

The spectators around took a step back, as if they were afraid of being splashed with blood during the big festival.

Pei Huaiyi obviously didn't expect these soldiers to ignore his words at all, and froze in place for a while, the second half of the sentence was stuck in his throat.

After being stunned for a few seconds, Pei Huaiyi suddenly sighed.

so what?A princess is a princess, so what if he cut off one of his servants?
He grinned and forced a smile: "On behalf of this ignorant person, I would like to thank Your Highness for not killing me. I will definitely discipline them when I go back!"

His implication is very clear, that is to say, this hand is also chopped off, and the matter is over.

But Li Yuechen didn't speak, just took a step forward, took the ax from the soldier's hand, and walked towards Pei Huaiyi.

Li Yuechen was about 1.7 meters and Pei Huaiyi was more than 1.8 meters. However, the two stood facing each other at this time, and the tall one seemed to be a head shorter.

The distance between the two was less than a foot. Li Yuechen leaned out his upper body slightly, turned his head and turned his ear to him, and asked with a puzzled expression, "Ah? What did you say?"

In the cold weather of Shangyuan Festival, Pei Huaiyi's forehead broke out in a thin layer of sweat.

He lowered his head slightly.Looking at the ax in Li Yuechen's hand.

The blood on it has not been wiped off, and there is still a layer of cold light on the edge of the blade.

He had no doubt at all, if he dared to repeat what he said just now, the princess would definitely raise her hand and slash at her without hesitation!

At this time, he suddenly realized that in the eyes of the princess, this matter is not over yet!
Pei Huaiyi groaned secretly in his heart, he had forgotten that although this princess was usually kind, she had a record of tearing people apart on the battlefield!

Having a good temper definitely does not mean being easy to bully!

Looking at the ax close at hand, Pei Huaiyi's breathing gradually became short of breath. He didn't know what to say next to ensure that the princess would not cut him.

Under extreme fear, more and more beads of sweat appeared on Pei Huaiyi's forehead.

Just when he was about to lose his hold, Wu Sansi behind him suddenly spoke.

"Your Highness, this is the work of that ignorant servant. Master Pei didn't give an order, so don't enter..."

"Oh?" Li Yuechen took a step back, "Cousin wants to protect him?"

Before Wu Sansi could answer, Li Yuechen nodded: "Okay, since that's the case, I'll give my cousin this face. It's just to repay my cousin's favor at the beginning."

As she said that, she handed the ax in her hand to the soldier: "However, if you let me know next time that these monks are bluffing and bullying men and women, then you will be welcome!"

Li Yuechen turned his head and took Shangguan Wan'er and the others back: "Although I am a Taoist priest, I can't see people who slander Buddhism like this... I wish the two cousins ​​Shangyuan good health and have fun!"

The two hurriedly saluted: "Your Royal Highness, Shangyuan Ankang!"

It wasn't until Li Yuechen's back completely disappeared that the two stood up straight and looked at each other.

The people who watched the excitement around also dispersed in a rush, and no one looked this way, for fear of being troubled.

Pei Huaiyi, on the other hand, relaxed his body and sat down on the ground, gasping for breath.

Just turning around from the gate of hell, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. In the winter, his clothes were soaked.

Then he hurriedly bowed to Wu Sansi and the two: "Thank you for your rescue, this kind of kindness, I will definitely remember it in my heart!"

The two looked at each other, and then quickly helped him up: "Master Pei, you are welcome, this is a matter of little effort..."

Although he said so, Wu Sansi regretted that Princess Taiping's favor was used for such a trivial matter...

Look at this guy in front of you, and then look at Princess Taiping... The difference is so clear at a glance.

But there is no way, the two of them can't hold Princess Taiping's thigh, so now they can only mess with Pei Huaiyi.

After all, the aunt sitting behind the bead curtain really couldn't explain her attitude towards them, but she definitely didn't like them!
On the other side, Shangguan Wan'er checked Xiao He's injury and asked, "Will your Highness' actions today destroy the queen's plan?"

"Don't worry!" Li Yuechen smiled, "This person is definitely not a person who knows how to restrain himself. Not only will he not correct himself, but he will even get worse in the future... he fantasizes that one day he will seek revenge from me."

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