Glutinous rice is hard to digest.
Chi Xingyue only ate three Yuanxiao and couldn't eat any more.
Pushing the bowl forward, Ling Jiheng understood immediately, raised his hand to scoop the Yuanxiao from Chi Xingyue's bowl into his own bowl, asked the proprietress to add some hot soup for her, and continued eating.
After a while, he stood up and continued shopping with Chi Xingyue.
There is also a lantern riddle guessing game here. Chi Xingyue pulled Ling Jiheng to participate. He paid dozens of copper coins but couldn't guess a single riddle.
She admitted defeat and looked at Ling Jiheng for help.
The man smiled and rubbed Chi Xingyue's head and asked her, "Which one do you like?"
Chi Xingyue pointed at the little goldfish above her head and said, "Hey, I want this koi lantern!"
Ling Jiheng nodded and signaled the boss to read the riddle.
"Grass and trees grow luxuriant leaves. Guess a word."
Ling Jiheng replied in seconds: "Shi!"
Chi Xingyue was at a loss, having no idea how he came up with the answer.
Ling Jiheng didn't explain and handed the little goldfish to her with a smile.
Chi Xingyue didn't bother, raised her hand and poked the little goldfish's face, thanked the boss, and pulled Ling Jiheng away.
She could feel that many girls around her were looking at her with envy.
If she hadn't combed her hair into a bun, she was afraid that someone would covet Ling Jiheng.
The two of them strolled around and saw many talented men and beautiful women meeting each other.
But it is a county town after all. The talented men are not as handsome as described in the picture books, and the beauties are not as slim as in TV dramas.
Even their clothes were just ordinary cotton-padded jackets, grey in color, and I had no idea if they were cold.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the northwest. Chi Xingyue turned his head and saw a grand golden chrysanthemum blooming in the sky.
Everyone was attracted by the dazzling light, and many girls exclaimed in admiration: "It's so beautiful!"
Although Chi Xingyue also liked it, he had to admit that after the technology matured in later generations, fireworks became colorful, varied in styles, and had various postures.
It is much more beautiful than the monochrome chrysanthemums of the Yong Dynasty.
Too bad she can never go back.
well!
When people are in great joy or sadness, it is easy to ignore what is happening around them.
For example, now, a lot of soldiers suddenly appeared on the streets, but people didn’t even notice.
It was not until the gongs and drums became deafening that everyone came back to their senses from the fireworks that had not yet burned out and looked towards the source of the sound.
County Magistrate Huang was seen standing on the platform with a serious expression. Beside him was a frail, pale-faced man who looked a bit effeminate.
Chi Xingyue glanced at him in confusion, then looked away.
In the Dayong Dynasty, people cannot be too curious, otherwise they will kill themselves and their families.
County Magistrate Huang coughed lightly, asking the street performers to stop playing their instruments and singing.
Then he shouted "kneel down", and all the men and women on the street knelt on the ground without any hesitation.
Chi Xingyue was stunned, but still followed the crowd and knelt down.
As a person, he who knows the current situation is a hero. Empty talk of integrity will only lead to death.
Although Ling Jiheng didn't like this feeling, he knew the situation. He squatted, not kneeling, with his cloak covering his knees.
In the night, with temperatures over thirty degrees below zero, the stone slabs were icy cold. Chi Xingyue felt a chill creeping up from her knees into her body, and her heart sank.
Turning to look at Ling Jiheng, I realized how cunning this guy was.
Although many people around her were kneeling like her, her cloak covered the area below her knees, so she could have been lazy.
Just as he was about to move and adjust his posture, he heard the man next to County Magistrate Huang reading the imperial edict in a shrill voice.
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims..."
Chi Xingyue didn't quite understand the classical Chinese, but he still managed to extract two key points from it.
First, when the old emperor passed away, his body was kept in the palace for 49 days before being buried. From top to bottom in the Yong Dynasty, no one was allowed to marry within 100 days, no entertainment within a year, and no wearing red or green.
Second, the Third Prince has ascended the throne, and the Ministry of Rites is preparing for the coronation ceremony. A general amnesty will be granted later.
Chi Xingyue couldn't figure out the order of the two events. He was just annoyed that the Third Prince, that bastard, actually ascended the throne. He was so lucky.
The young eunuch quickly finished reading the imperial edict and, without asking everyone to stand up, ordered the officers and soldiers to take down all the lanterns on the street and burn them.
The originally joyous festive atmosphere was like being poured with a bucket of ice water, and people knelt on the ground shivering.
The coldness in my heart is even worse than that in my body.
Even the common people knew that the Yong Dynasty was unstable.
Even if natural disasters continue and there are famines everywhere, the location of Shangjing City still has a fatal attraction for the emperor's descendants and nobles.
It’s hard to say whether there will be a mutiny.
The officers and soldiers who dismantled the lanterns were not only from the county government.
A large number of them came from Shangjing City. They were rude and would overturn street stalls if they were not satisfied, and would beat and scold the poor people.
Chi Xingyue felt distressed when she heard this, but she didn't dare to act rashly. She quietly smeared her little face with the paint, and lowered her head.
The lantern beside him was also trampled and crushed. Fortunately, it didn't catch fire, otherwise I would definitely be in trouble.
No one knew when the third prince sent people out. It was freezing and snowy, and the old emperor had only been away for half a month when the imperial edict arrived in Youzhou.
This speed is quite fast.
What Chi Xingyue didn't know was that the third prince sent his confidant and the eunuch Xuan paper to Youzhou as soon as he confirmed that the old emperor was dead.
The confidant brought two imperial edicts, one of which was blank. On the way, he received news from Yingshuan and completed the edict.
There was also one written by the Third Prince in the voice of the new emperor, which would be given to Zhou's army after the coronation ceremony in the capital.
By then......
In the dark night, Chi Xingyue's dark blue cloak was extremely inconspicuous. In addition, she and Ling Jiheng were kneeling in the corner, and once the lanterns were removed, they could no longer be seen.
Seeing that the people on the stage had no intention of letting them get up, Chi Xingyue quietly put two hand pads under her knees so that her body would not be so cold.
The young eunuch seemed to be deliberately making things difficult for them. After all the lanterns were dismantled, he spoke in a pretentious manner, "Your Majesty devoted his life to the Great Yong Dynasty, and he served until his death. We, the people of Shangjing, kneel and pray daily, hoping that he will soon be able to join the ranks of the immortals."
Chi Xingyue: "..."
This is nonsense, everyone knows what kind of character that bastard is. He is still a fairy, but if he is not fried in oil, it will not be enough to appease the public anger!
A gust of north wind blew, and the little eunuch sneezed loudly.
Clear snot flowed uncontrollably, and he muttered, "This Youzhou is truly a barren land. Even if it's cold in the capital, it's not this cold.
I don't know what you guys in this corner are so proud of, but you're actually holding a Lantern Festival. You're probably going to die!"
Chi Xingyue curled her lips and thought to herself, I can really tolerate you to death.
It's just an announcement. Do you really think you are superior to others?
No matter how high your status is, it is still incomplete. Only because Youzhou City has no big names, you dare to come here to seek a sense of existence.
Maybe it was because the weather was cold and the person caught a cold, so the young eunuch waved his hand and asked him to get up.
Chi Xingyue slowly got up with the help of Ling Jiheng, and then quickly hid in the alley next to her while no one was paying attention.
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