Reborn Noble Daughter and First Wife

Chapter 117 What a Lively Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, also known as the "Shangyuan Festival".In history, the Lantern Festival began in the Han Dynasty. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar. The ancients called the night "Xiao", and the fifteenth day is the first full moon night of the year, so the fifteenth day of the first month is called the Lantern Festival.Also known as Little First Moon, Yuanxi or Lantern Festival, it is the first important festival after the Spring Festival every year.

The classic "Journey to the West" once described the lively scene of the Lantern Festival. On the night of the Lantern Festival on the 15th, Tang Monk, his mentor and his disciples went to the city to watch the Lantern Festival.It's exactly: the Three and Five-Year Lantern Festival, and the Spring Festival in the Yuan Dynasty.Lanterns are hung in the busy city, and Taiping songs are sung together.I also saw the lights on the six streets and three cities, and a lesson in mid-air was rising.That month was like Feng Yi pushing a rotten silver plate, and this lamp was like a fairy weaving a brocade.When the lamp reflects the moon, it doubles the brilliance; when the moon shines on the lamp, it adds brilliance.You can't see the Iron Lock Star Bridge, and you can't see the lights and trees.Thousands of lights and towers, a world of clouds and smoke for tens of miles.In that wall, Suo Langlang and Jade Fly flew in; in this wall, incense chariots and chariots passed by.Look at the red makeup upstairs, leaning on the railing, across the curtain, side by side, holding hands, both beautiful women are having fun; beside the green water bridge, there are noisy, clusters of flowers, drunk, laughing, and playing with tourists.The flutes and drums in the city were noisy, and the music and songs continued throughout the night.It can be seen from this that in ancient times, compared with the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival was more important and lively.

At this time, it is the Lantern Festival, and the whole city is full of joy and excitement.General Weiyuan's Mansion was also decorated with colorful flowers and bright lights.But at this moment, Jingxinyuan is still deserted and deserted, and it looks even more desolate against the bustling and prosperous lights outside.

What a sad fate!
Gu Qinglian stood at the door, looking at the red sky illuminated by the lights, and sighed.

"Young Mistress, you'd better rest early." Fangxin said while looking at Gu Qinglian.

"It's so noisy, how can I sleep peacefully?" Gu Qinglian listened to the hawking outside the wall, the sound of laughter mixed with the beating of gongs and drums, and said with a depressed expression.Suddenly, her eyes lit up, she turned her head and said to Fangxin: "Why don't we climb over the wall and go out for a stroll?"

When Fangxin heard this, her face turned black with fright, "Young Mistress, this can't be done, absolutely can't be done!"

"What's the matter, I've been holding back for so many days, isn't it just to go out and have fun?" Gu Qinglian shook her head in frustration when she heard Fangxin say this, and went to the house to sit down. "Today is the Lantern Festival, and the whole country has to celebrate, why can't we celebrate?"

"Young Mistress, you forgot about the Laba Festival last time. The reason why we are still living in Jingxin Garden is because we went out during the Laba Festival last time and caused trouble?" Fang Xin came to remind her.

Gu Qinglian had an idea, and persuaded: "How about we disguise ourselves as men this time, so that no one can recognize us."

Fangxin still shook her head and said, "Young Mistress, let's play it safe!"

"We just go shopping, we promise not to cause trouble, no trouble." Gu Qinglian spoke eloquently.

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Fangxin said helplessly, "You must not cause trouble this time."

"I promise!" Gu Qinglian said with a smile on her face like a child.

Fangxin sometimes doesn't quite understand the master in front of her, sometimes she is fearless like a heroine, and sometimes she needs caring care like a child.

Fangxin and Gu Qinglian changed into men's clothes, and moved two stools to the remote and shorter place last time. With the experience of last time, they easily climbed over the wall and came to the street this time.

The Lantern Festival is the night when the earth rejuvenates and the moon hangs high in the sky. People light up thousands of colorful lanterns on the street to celebrate.There are all kinds of things on the stall, including jewelry, clothes, body accessories, etc. It is really dazzling. Gu Qinglian took Fangxin to walk around and enjoy it. It was really lively!

This is the first Lantern Festival that Gu Qinglian has celebrated since time travel. She used to read about the Lantern Festival celebrated by the ancients in books and on TV. This time she was able to experience it personally, and she was very excited.Pulling Fangxin to shuttle in front of various small stalls.

A bright flame flew towards the sky with a 'swish', and a 'bang' shattered the dark night sky, and almost everyone stopped in their tracks.Gu Qinglian put down the things in her hands and looked up at the sparks that exploded from the fire. It was so beautiful, it just lit up the starry sky.

For a long time, the fireworks show ended.The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder after the fireworks burned.

"Let's go see the social spark lights." Gu Qinglian pulled Fangxin to squeeze into the crowded crowd ahead.

The social fire lantern here refers to the entertainment activities such as drum music, singing and dancing, a hundred operas, juggling, and lanterns on the streets at night during the Lantern Festival.

Gu Qinglian managed to squeeze through the crowd and came to the front.I saw a lion guide standing in front of him. He was dressed as a warrior and held a spinning hydrangea.The lion dancer wears a lion quilt all over his body, and he wears green lion pants and golden claw boots of the same color as the lion's body. Its appearance is very similar to a real lion.One person stands and dances the lion's head, and the other bends down and dances the lion's body and tail.Accompanied by Beijing gongs, drums and cymbals, and teasing Ruishi.Under the guidance of the "Lion Lang", the lion somersaulted, jumped, climbed high, worshiped, and performed various movements, attracting bursts of applause from the crowd from time to time.Gu Qinglian applauded and cheered loudly as she watched the excitement.The lion dance team was followed by a row of people, including those walking on stilts, running dry boats, performing Yangko, and playing waist drums. It was really lively.

"Young Mistress, it's getting late, let's go back." Fang Xin asked worriedly.

"Why worry, I haven't visited enough yet." Gu Qinglian was in high spirits, so she was willing to go back.

"Let's go, let's guess the lantern riddles." Gu Qinglian ignored Fangxin's worries, and dragged her into the crowd.

"Walk on the top, sit on the bottom, hang in the middle, and bury on both sides, that's easy." Gu Qinglian looked up at a lantern riddle on a lantern, and said happily, "The word is soil."He turned his head and looked at the lantern riddle on the lantern next to him: it can make the demons terrified, and the body is like a bundle of silk and the energy is like thunder.A loud sound made people frightened, but looking back at the prime minister, it turned into ashes. "Isn't this a firecracker?" Gu Qinglian said proudly.I thought to myself why the lantern riddles here are so simple, none of them can trouble me.

"This young man is so smart," a person next to him stretched out his thumb and praised.

Hearing someone's praise, Gu Qinglian became even more interested, and looked at a lantern riddle: When the children under the steps are facing their backs, the Qingming makeup is the most appropriate.Gossamer is broken and weak, don't complain to Dongfeng for parting.She pondered for a while, her eyes lit up, hehe, I see, it's a kite.

Gu Qinglian was watching happily, Fangxin whispered again: "I have been shopping for a long time, and there are many people here, so as not to cause trouble again, let's go back to the house." The ancient maids only thought about the safety of the master, their own lives and so on. .

Seeing her worried look, Gu Qinglian kindly reminded her again, forget it, I've been shopping for so long, why don't I go back.She nodded and squeezed out of the crowd again with Fangxin.

(End of this chapter)