Qingchuan History

Chapter 27
Mingguang Terrace is a wide and high platform on the southeast side of Daqi Imperial Palace.From the perspective of regulations, it is somewhat similar to the famous Chenxiang Terrace in Wei Palace, with eaves covering it and a huge space.It's just that the Mingguang Terrace is more exquisite, with intricate carvings from the pillars to the handrails, and the smooth bluestone floor is as bright as a mirror, and people can vaguely see their own reflections when standing on it.

In addition, Chenxiang Terrace only has a whole series of wide steps going straight up, but Mingguang Terrace needs to walk through hundreds of stone steps that twist and turn.And the stairs are narrow, only enough for two people to climb up side by side at the same time.

Diyan leads the way at the front.Since it was Ruan Xueyin who presented the gift, she walked beside Gu Xinglang.After that came Ji Wanling, Shangguan Concubine, Duan Xirun, Chunyue Chunfeng and several princes and their families.In addition to the attendants of each master, as well as the accompanying palace servants, there are hundreds of people.

Such a team went to Mingguang Terrace together, which naturally aroused He Gong's attention.So much so that the palace servants working near the Mingguang Terrace couldn't help but stop and stare.

The night sky is like washing, which is the usual summer night scene in southern countries.Mingguang Terrace is the commanding height of Qi Palace and the entire Jidu.Standing on the high platform, you can overlook the entire imperial city, and because the weather is clear, even the mountains in the distance can be clearly seen.The stars spread from the nearby sky all the way to the distant hills, as if someone collected a whole bottle of stars and poured them down.

"Madam Pei invited me to Mingguang Terrace, so I can enjoy the night view of Jidu, right?"

The night view of Jidu today is indeed worth appreciating.Because it is Tianchang Festival, the curfew is exempted, so even after Haishi, the city is still very lively.The streets and buildings that have been carefully decorated are now shining in the lights of thousands of houses, making the entire imperial city look extraordinarily bright and brilliant.

Everyone has stood still on the high platform, Gu Xinglang is at the front, and Ruan Xueyin is beside him.Diyan and Yunxi accompany the two sides respectively.The others are scattered in a slightly behind position.

On the way here, Gu Xinglang had already said that since it was a family banquet, this trip would be for a walk with the family, and everyone did not need to be formal.Therefore, at this time, everyone is relatively casual, either looking at the scenery, or chatting in twos and threes for fun.

Ruan Xueyin looked up at the night sky, where it was still peaceful and there was no movement.

"At this time of weekdays, Ji is completely dark, but today is really beautiful, and it is worth watching."

Diyan was stunned to hear that, Yunxi was a little nervous.

Won't you really let the king go and enjoy the night view?

But she continued: "Your Majesty has already seen it, can Xueyin be bold, please order to extinguish the outdoor lights in the palace and on the street, and it is best to keep less candles in the palaces and people's homes."

Gu Xinglang didn't know what she was going to do, and didn't want to guess, it was getting late anyway, so he turned to Di Yan:
"Order to go on. Everyone has worked hard on the festival today, so go home early and settle down."

"Xueyin is not talented. Firstly, she can't paint, secondly, she can't play the piano, thirdly, she can't dance well, and she can't collect worldly treasures to offer as gifts. I have to borrow a small gift from God, and hope that your lord will not blame Xueyin for being lazy."

Previously, Gu Xinglang was just staring at the distant night and the colorful lights in the city, but now he finally turned his head to look at her.

Borrowing from God, what kind of gift is that?

Her side face is beautiful, with delicate outlines, which is even more beautiful than her front face.The long eyelashes fluttered slightly in the night wind, and because of the close distance, even the light fluff on the snow-white cheeks could be seen.

She raised her head slightly, staring at a certain direction of the night sky very seriously, as if waiting for something.

Gu Xinglang was about to ask, but she heard her say calmly: "Your Majesty, please take a look."

Gu Xinglang turned his gaze back.

nothing special.

It's just that the lights in the previously bustling and colorful city have dimmed a bit, presumably the decree has been passed down.

But Diyan and Yunxi didn't need to turn their heads after hearing Ruan Xueyin's words, they just looked at the night sky, so they both saw the fleeting starlight.

Gu Xinglang was inexplicable and was wondering, when he suddenly saw a silver ray flashing across the pitch-black night, it only shone brightly for a moment, and then disappeared into the darkness.

He wasn't sure if Ruan Xueyin told him to look at this, he was slightly startled, and then saw a straight silver light slanting down.

Then there is the third way.

Fourth way.

"Penxing?"

"Yes."

Gu Xinglang raised his eyebrows.Of course Ben Xing needs luck, but it's just a few stars, she was the one who waited so long and asked for an order, congratulations?
"This is not the best time. But Xueyin didn't dare to ask Shengjia to wait until midnight. After all, it should be at this moment, so she boldly invited Junshang to come over. Please ask Junshang to wait for a while, it will be soon. "

As she spoke, her eyes were still fixed on the direction she had been looking at before, and her expression was calm.

Gu Xinglang was not interested in receiving gifts at all, and he didn't care what she gave her.But since it's here, let's settle down and see what kind of scenery it is.

He looked up at the night sky again.

Another one.It seemed bigger and brighter than the previous ones, and the lines were longer.

Then at the same time staggered across two.

At the same time, five of them were drawn randomly.

more and more.

Until then, no one among the people who had been chatting behind him noticed what was happening in the night sky.

"Ben Xing! How come there are so many!"

For a moment, everyone looked towards the night sky.Dozens of planetesimals were seen slanting down from the sky in the northwest, drawing silent but bright traces.The traces have not completely disappeared, and dozens of stars fell, more and more, faster and faster, and gradually connected into one piece. For a while, the entire Ji sky was full of stars, and the light fell like rain.

All the lights on the streets in the city have been extinguished at some point, and even the candlelight shining through the windows of every house is extremely dim, which makes the night look like ink, and the rain of stars is extremely dazzling.

The air became quiet.The faintly buzzing discussions under the Mingguang stage also disappeared.On and off the stage, everyone looked at the silver stars flying under the dark sky, shocked and speechless.

After almost half an incense stick, it seemed that King Ning's voice sounded:
"Dongfeng night puts thousands of flowers and trees, and even blows down, the stars are like rain. It is said that the stars are bright, but they can't bloom, so the world invented fireworks. Only when you really see the scene of falling stars, like rain and snow, do you know the hypocrisy of fireworks. .”

The quiet water-like air was finally broken by these words, and exclamations sounded from the crowd.Spreading from the Mingguang Terrace to the surrounding area, more and more people from all over the palace saw this picture.Everyone tried their best to control the exclamation, but the superimposition of extremely light sighs still formed a wave of sound like the sea.

Gu Xinglang didn't hear anything.

When everyone was quiet, he fell into silence; when everyone started to exclaim in admiration, he was still stuck in that silence.The stars were obviously falling silently, but he seemed to be able to hear the sound of them falling.

I don't know why I think of my mother later.

He was six years old then, and it was also a summer night.It was very rare that the third brother was not there, so he and his mother sat in the atrium of Chengze Palace to enjoy the cool.The sky is full of stars, just like at night, but there is no scene of stars falling like rain.

Originally just sitting, the mother and son chatted about recent interesting things, mainly he was talking.For some reason, at a certain moment, the queen mother suddenly became serious and said something to him:

"Xinglang, you are extremely talented, and the queen mother is very pleased. In the future, I will be like your brother and share the worries of your father. Xinglei is the crown prince. One day, you must help your brother like you help your father. You are both the queen mother Son, in the future when Xinglei inherits the throne, you must also be the most honorable prince of the Qi Kingdom. That's enough. You have to remember to always sit where you should sit, and don't forget the love you have with your brother. In this way, the queen mother can rest assured for the rest of her life."

(End of this chapter)