Chapter 184: Guide the Dog Emperor
"People in our country of Tianqi celebrate festivals and go to temple fairs to pray for blessings. Before noon, all the major temples will be bustling with activity. In the afternoon, people will gather on the streets to watch the flower god parade. There will also be many troupes performing acrobatics. After nightfall, all the major shops will set off fireworks, and the sound of the fireworks can last for an hour or two."
Song Yunchu described patiently to Jun Liluo, "The liveliness of the Flower God Festival is second only to the Chinese New Year, especially after nightfall, when the whole city is filled with fireworks. Your Majesty can indeed go out for a stroll and have fun with the people."
[Although the Dog Emperor is the Son of Heaven, it seems that he has never witnessed any folk festivals? ]
[Before he became an adult, he was an unpopular prince who could not enter and leave the palace at will. After he became an adult, although he had a mansion outside the palace, he never indulged in entertainment. He just fought with his brothers every day. He thought all festivals were empty. Now that he has become the emperor and reached the peak of his life, he can finally experience the fun he never experienced before in his spare time. ]
[He has lived for more than 20 years and has never set off river lanterns. He is also very interested in the candied haws sold at street stalls... Now he is asking me what is fun about the Flower Goddess Festival. Could it be that he wants me to be his guide?]
Just as Song Yunchu was thinking this, Jun Liluo actually spoke.
"It sounds interesting. I used to be confused about festivals, and I can't even remember the rituals of the Flower God Festival. I rarely go out among the people, and I'm not familiar with the streets, but you, Yunchu, must be familiar with them, right? Can you take me out to see them tomorrow?"
To prevent Song Yunchu from refusing, Jun Liluo added, "As long as it's interesting and you want to go somewhere, you can take me there. You don't have to worry about me being dissatisfied. I go out just to join in the fun. If I don't have a good guide, I won't know where to go even if I'm on the street."
If he were to arrange the itinerary, Song Yunchu would inevitably be unhappy, because he was not sure which places she liked to go. At that time, she might curse in her heart: It's so annoying to accompany the boss during the holidays.
In order to relieve her of her worries, he naturally wanted her to make the decision and let her go wherever she wanted. As long as he agreed with her more and didn't say anything to spoil her mood, she probably wouldn't curse.
"Since Your Majesty trusts me so much, I will make good arrangements when I return."
Jun Liluo had let her decide the itinerary, so naturally she couldn't refuse.
In fact, she felt that she didn't need to make careful arrangements. Anyway, the dog emperor looked like he had never seen the world when he went out of the palace. On the day of the Flower Goddess Festival, everywhere was bustling. She could just take him for a random stroll and see where they were led.
Seeing that Song Yunchu agreed, Jun Liluo smiled at her faintly, "Tomorrow morning, I will go to the Song Mansion to find you."
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The weather was very good the next day. Jun Li Luo got up early and left the palace with two personal guards.
One person acts as the coachman, while the other accompanies him in the carriage.
"Your Majesty, may I ask you a question?"
"ask."
"Your Majesty left the palace recently. Why didn't you take Lord Shen with you? Did he make some mistake?"
"He is too long-winded. I like quiet followers."
“…”
The carriage stopped outside the Song Mansion. When the guards outside the gate saw Jun Li Luo coming, they hurried forward to salute.
Jun Liluo asked, "Is Song Qing's family up now?"
"Your Majesty, you should be having breakfast at this time."
"Then there is no need to pass on the message. I will walk over there slowly by myself."
Jun Li Luo entered the mansion, walking slowly and leisurely, looking up at the layout of the mansion along the way.
The courtyard is filled with fallen petals, and the breeze is accompanied by a faint fragrance of flowers. Yun Chu is truly an elegant person.
Suddenly, he heard a familiar dog barking.
“Woof woof!”
Jun Li Luo's forehead jumped.
The voice was obviously that of the dog named Leader.
Sure enough, he looked up at the source of the barking and saw the brown puppy, whom he had only met once, running towards him from not far away.
The servant of the Song Mansion who followed him saw this and his face changed. He quickly explained, "Your Majesty, calm down! Although the leader barks fiercely, it just likes to bark and will not really do anything to hurt people, so it is not tied up on weekdays. I will have someone take it away right away."
Soon, two guards appeared, quickly put a dog leash on the leader, and took him away.
Jun Li Luo said nothing. He certainly would not argue with a dog.
But this dog's name... he gets annoyed every time he hears it.
Not far away was the lobby of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Song Yunchu was eating breakfast when he raised his head after hearing a dog barking. He saw his leader being tied up and taken away.
And Jun Liluo was slowly approaching her.
Song Yunchu raised her hand and pushed the cat on her lap, and the kitten jumped to the ground. She then stood up and prepared to salute, but Jun Liluo raised his hand to motion her to sit down.
"No need to be polite, just eat breakfast first."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Song Yunchu sat down and continued to eat the osmanthus soup in his hand.
As soon as Jun Liluo came in, he noticed the kitten at her feet, which was the one he gave her.
Just now the kitten was lying on Yun Chu's legs, which shows that she likes this cat very much.
"When I first saw this kitten, it was a little unruly, but now it seems much more obedient, which shows that you are very good at training it."
As Jun Liluo spoke, he squatted down and prepared to touch the kitten's head.
Unexpectedly, when the kitten saw him, it immediately ran back for a distance, and when it turned around, it bent its body to look at him, breathing at him, as if it was unwilling to get close to him.
Jun Liluo: "..."
Did the cat actually remember that he had chased it around the imperial garden?
When Song Yunchu saw this scene, he felt amused in his heart, but he consoled her with a face: "Diao Chan is not very friendly to strangers, Your Majesty, please don't be offended."
[Diao Chan and the dog emperor don't seem to be familiar with each other at all. I don't know where he got this cat for me.]
[But maybe the dog emperor just has a personality that is not liked by small animals. He dislikes cats and dogs.]
Jun Liluo was speechless.
Song Yunchu quickly finished his breakfast and went out with Jun Liluo.
"The streets are very lively today. Brother Luo probably felt it when he came here, right?"
The two were walking on a long and bustling street. Song Yunchu spotted a small stall with his sharp eyes, said, "Brother Luo, wait for me a moment," and quickly walked over.
Jun Li Luo saw her nimbly move through the crowd and walk to the street vendor selling candied haws. Soon she came back with a string of rosy and plump candied haws.
"Last time, Brother Luo said he wanted to eat candied haws, but it was already late at night and there were only a few stalls left on the street, so he could only find one at random. The candied haws here are not as good as the ones here today. The hawthorns here are big and sweet and sour. You should try them."
Jun Li Luo looked at the candied haws she handed over, a hint of joy rising in his heart, and reached out to take it.
Yun Chu still remembers that he likes to eat this...that's great.
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