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Chapter 64: Stampede


Today, there is a lantern festival on the Shangyuan Festival.The first lunar month is the first full moon night of the year, and people light up thousands of lanterns to celebrate.Not only the capital of South Qin, but also all cities in the world, will follow the old customs, on this night will go out to admire the moon, light lamps and set off flames, guess lantern riddles, eat Lantern Festival together, celebrate the festival together, and enjoy it happily.The mansions of high-ranking families will hang all kinds of lanterns in the mansion, and the ladies and ladies will guess the lantern riddles and reunite with their families.And the people don't shy away from it so much, and most of them go out to enjoy the moon and watch the lanterns.Therefore, at noon on this day, the sun was still hanging high, and at the gate of the capital city of South Qin, you could see the endless flow of people shuttling in and out.On this day, the city gate of the capital city of Southern Qin was also removed from the investigation very generously, so that the people could enter and exit.Therefore, although Qin Zheng and Xie Fanghua both changed their appearances, they didn't even investigate, so they entered the city smoothly.The city was crowded.Qin Zheng didn't get off the horse, continued to ride on the horse, and without looking at the scenery along the street, he walked directly through the street.Walk from the north city to the south city.Xie Fanghua saw that lanterns were hung everywhere on Jingcheng Street, and all kinds of lanterns were overwhelmed.The hawkers also seem to be working hard to make a lot of money today, so there are all kinds of things.In her last life, because of her identity as the lady of the Marquis Mansion, she upheld everyone's beautiful lady, and the more days like this, the more chaotic the people became, so naturally she could only enjoy the lights in the mansion and never came out.Although I knew that the lanterns on the street would be lively, I had never seen it with my own eyes.And in this life, she went to the Nameless Mountain eight years ago, and that place of hell on earth naturally has no New Year's Festival, so let alone look at such a lively lantern.So, this is the first time in two lives to see with her own eyes, although it is daytime, the lamps have not been lit, and the various lanterns have not yet played the most extreme beauty, but the atmosphere of this festival is enough for her to arouse some interest.Xie Fanghua couldn't help but slow down the speed of riding on the horse because he saw it with taste.Qin Zheng felt that Xie Fanghua was not following, glanced back, reined in the reins of the horse and waited for her for a moment, and when he saw her follow, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "I like" Xie Fanghua smiled at him, "I've never seen it, it's strange." ”Qin Zheng's eyes flashed with a trace of distress, extremely fast, and disappeared in a flash when Xie Fanghua didn't find out, and said to her, "After all, this is the land of the Son of Heaven, and the people can't let go of it no matter how much they like to play."

The Shangyuan Festival in Pingyang City, which is 300 miles away, is much more fun than the Shangyuan Festival in Southern Qinjing City. ”Xie Fanghua looked at him, "Go to Pingyang City in three hundred miles" "Why don't you want to appreciate the lanterns, don't you want to appreciate the best." ”Qin Zheng raised his eyebrows.Xie Fanghua looked at Qin Zheng, thinking about it in her heart, if she had any ideas, she pressed them down.She nodded, "Listen to the instructions of the master, where you take the little one to enjoy the lanterns, and the small ones to enjoy the lanterns." ”Qin Zheng smiled suddenly, hooked the corners of his lips, "so well-behaved" Xie Fanghua's eyes flashed slightly."

Then let's go" Qin Zheng seemed to be extremely happy, turned around, and rode towards the southern city.Xie Fanghua didn't look at him anymore and followed behind him.When the two came to the main street in the middle, in the midst of the crowd, a carriage came from the opposite side, with the license plate of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion.When the people saw the license plate of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, they hurriedly retreated to both sides to make way for it.Due to the flow of too many people, the two horses that Qin Zheng and Xie Fanghua rode looked like they were meeting on a narrow road with the carriage of the Zuo Xiangfu.After Xie Fanghua recognized the license plate of Zuo Xiangfu, he glanced at Qin Zheng who was walking in front, he was the second son of Prince Ying's mansion when Zuo Xiang's carriage blocked the road, he could step on Zuo Xiang's carriage and pass by, now he has changed his appearance, not Qin Zheng anymore.So how can you step on the carriage of the left prime minister again, and you must retreat.But there are people on both sides, how to avoid the place where the two horses themselves stand.As soon as her thoughts came to her mind, she heard Qin Zheng suddenly turn her head and say to her, "Follow me, how I am, how you are." ”Xie Fanghua was stunned.Qin Zheng suddenly slapped his hand on the horse's buttocks, the horse was in pain, and immediately galloped wildly, and on the road that the people gave way, he ran to Zuo Xiang's carriage in a blink of an eye, and actually jumped from the head of the carriage.Xie Fanghua was stunned for a moment, but his hand still slapped the horse under him one step faster than his brain reaction, and jumped over in a similar way.The people on both sides suddenly burst out in unison and let out an exclamation.After Qin Zheng's horse crossed, he glanced back, and saw that Xie Fanghua jumped over with him in the same way, so he ignored it and galloped towards Nancheng from the road where the people got out of the way.This section of the road has just passed because the carriage of the left prime minister has just passed, and the people have not yet blocked it, and it is very smooth.In a short time, the two horses disappeared into the flow of people.Zuo Xiang poked his head out of the carriage, where was there a figure He had a blue face, and asked the coachman angrily, "What person" The coachman didn't see clearly what person was stepping on Zuo Xiang's carriage through the street, he only felt that his eyes were shaking, and the top of his head was dark, and then a gust of wind, and the top of his head was bright again, and then he repeated what he had just passed, and the two horses stepped on the top of his head, and jumped over the carriage of Zuo Xiangfu.He shook his head ignorantly, "The villain didn't see it clearly" "But Qin Zheng" Zuo Xiang asked angrily.The coachman thought for a moment, but still shook his head, "The subordinates only saw two figures, and they were two people. ”He didn't dare to say that he had been staring at the lanterns and stalls in front of him, and hadn't paid much attention to the front."

Waste" Zuo Xiang reprimanded angrily and said to him, "Stop the carriage and you go down and ask."

Let's see if the people can see who it is?"

The coachman didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly stopped the car to ask.The people on both sides witnessed this scene with their own eyes, and they were so shocked that they didn't come back to their senses for a long time.I didn't expect someone to ride so high that he stepped on the carriage without stepping on the carriage at all.The second son of Prince Ying's mansion once did this, but at that time, there were few people on the street, and few people saw it with their own eyes.So, it's better to see with your own eyes to be amazing and disgusting.The coachman of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion got out of the car and asked, everyone shook their heads in unison, they didn't know those two people, but they were sure that they were not the second son of Prince Ying's Mansion.Who is the second son of Prince Ying's mansion, as long as he appears on the streets of the capital of Southern Qin, no one does not know.The driver could only go back to the car and tell the left minister.Zuo Xiang's face was even more ugly, since it was not Qin Zheng, then who was so bold Could it be that after setting a precedent for Qin Zheng, could anyone step on the carriage of his Zuo Xiang's mansion and step on a horse He didn't want to summon a guard on the street too conspicuously, but this breath was really hard to swallow, looked in the direction of the south city gate, and waved his hand to release a summoning order.One of the guards immediately responded."

You are in the dark, can you see who is stepping on the carriage of the prime minister," Zuo Xiang asked in a deep voice.The guard lowered his head, shook his head and said, "Hui Xiangye, he is a person he doesn't know.The subordinates had never seen the faces of those two.But it is certain that one is a master and the other is a slave. ”"Even the slave's courage is so good that it is ruthless" Zuo Xiang was even more angry, "You are definitely not Qin Zheng" "It's not like the second son of Zheng in Prince Ying's mansion, after all, the second son of Zheng has always been undisguised and very public.Over the years, he acted in a way that did not change his name. ”The guard said, "Even if he steps on your carriage, he doesn't have to shy away from it. ”Zuo Xiang felt justified and pondered, "But what if he has other ulterior things to cover up his appearance" The guard thought for a moment and replied, "Once the second son of Zheng killed the first killer organization Tsing Yi Lou for a dog, it stands to reason that it is not appropriate to use officers and soldiers to destroy the gangs in the rivers and lakes for his own selfishness.Although the emperor does not like the gangs in the rivers and lakes to sit big, as long as they do not interfere in the court and shake the national politics, the government has always not allowed the government to exterminate the gangs in the rivers and lakes.But the second son of Zheng did it unabashedly.The emperor played ten boards back then.For many years, nothing greater than this has happened. ”"So, you're definitely not Qin Zheng anymore," Zuo Xiang said."

Six or seven out of ten are definitely not the second son of Zheng.He now accompanies the young lady of the Marquis of Zhongyong to live in the annex of Xie Yunji, the son of the Xie family's salt warehouse, ten miles behind the Fafo Temple. ”The Guardian Road."

The fourth prince is going back to Beijing, and he may not be able to sit still."

Left Xiangdao."

The holy decree has just been issued, even if the emperor has issued a secret decree to go to Mobei in advance, then the four princes will not come back so soon.After all, there is no time to catch up.On Chinese New Year's Eve, there was a mutiny in Mobei, and the fourth prince has been resolving the matter.Even if the wings are inserted, how can the four princes have to spend another ten days. ”The guard said, "The second son of Zheng has no reason to be in a hurry. ”"It's also" Zuo Xiang was angry, but he dispelled his suspicions about Qin Zheng and waved his hand, "Send someone to chase those two people to see if they have eaten the courage of the ambitious leopard and dare to learn from Qin Zheng." ”"Yes," the guard retreated.Zuo Xiang glanced at the crowd of people on the street, and there was a feeling of boredom in his heart, and he told the coachman, "Go home" The coachman did not dare to delay, and hurriedly waved the horsewhip, and the carriage went to Zuo Xiang's house.After the carriage of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion left, the people quietly talked about today's events in groups of three or five, speculating more about who was so bold.But there are so many people today, and there are so many things on the street, so no one pays attention to those two face-to-face people.They all guessed that they were probably people in the rivers and lakes, who didn't know the license plate of Zuo Xiangfu, and didn't understand the rules of Beijing, so they dared to do this.When Qin Tian, Cheng Ming, Song Fang, Zheng Yi, and Wang Wu came to the street, they happened to see the carriage of Zuo Xiangfu leaving.Since Qin Zheng was given marriage, Yan Ting left the capital in frustration, and after Li Muqing offended Qin Zheng for some reason, the small circle composed of Qin Zheng, Yan Ting, Li Muqing, Xie Mohan, Cheng Ming, Song Fang and others originally got together to play every three or five times, but now they fell apart.Since Qin Yu left, Qin Tian, who was like a fart, seemed to have suddenly grown up, and he was about to leave the palace.The emperor allowed him to leave the palace several times a month.Wang Wu and Zheng Yi, who were good friends with Qin Yu, often stayed with him in the past six months.This noble circle is already familiar with each other.Therefore, Cheng Ming and Song Fang, who had no playmates, were idle masters, so they played with Qin Tian and the three of them.The Shangyuan Festival was originally a lively picture, so the five of them were invited together and went to the street early.When a few people came, they heard that someone was stepping on the carriage of Zuo Xiangfu, and those two people were not Qin Zheng.It's all incredible."

Except for Brother Qin Zheng, who else has such courage is not afraid of Zuo Xiang cutting him off," Qin Tian sighed.Cheng Ming and Song Fang stayed together with Qin Zheng for a long time and said disapprovingly, "Zuo Xiang is not a person in Southern Qin Jingcheng who covers the sky with one hand. ”Wang Wu and Zheng Yi glanced at each other, thinking that even if Zuo Xiang was not a person who covered the sky with one hand, not everyone could jump over his head by stepping on his carriage."

This year's Shangyuan Festival is no different from previous years.It's not very interesting to watch. ”Qin Tian looked at the street scene and said boringly.Cheng Ming, Song Fang, Zheng Yi, and Wang Wu also felt the same way.Every year, as a son-in-law, they are naturally different from the daughters in the boudoir who are restricted, and they can come out to play in the house every year during the Shangyuan Festival.Over the years, there are no new tricks, which makes them feel bored."

Let's go to the banquet mansion to drink first and wait for the night," Qin Tian asked a few people."

Every day is a banquet building, even if He Yan cooks it himself, it doesn't taste good."

Cheng Ming said."

Where are you going" Qin glanced at the banquet mansion opposite, and sighed, "Hey, Brother Qin Zheng doesn't know if he will come to enjoy the lanterns tonight." ”"Miss Fanghua is said to be cured and may come."

Song Fangdao."

Not necessarily, after all, after recovering from a serious illness, Brother Qin Zheng is very precious to her.The listening girl who was holding it in the palm of her hand was thrown in the palace and fell into the plum house for several days. ”Cheng Ming said."

After all, her identity is the young lady of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, how can she compare with a servant girl, Brother Qin Zheng still knows."

Song Fang looked in the direction of Nancheng, his voice changed, and he suddenly said, "I heard that Yangping City, three hundred miles away, is very lively every year, and there are many tricks.This year, there seem to be twelve fairies worshipping the god of lanterns.It sounds much more interesting than in the capital. ”"I also heard that the twelve fairies who are said to have been selected by the government of Yangping City County are beautiful women, small jasper, daughters of rivers and lakes, and Hualou art skills.As long as it is beautiful, it will be tonight, regardless of whether it is high or low. ”Cheng Ming's eyes lit up, and he suddenly said with some excitement, "Let's go to Pingyang City" Qin Tian also felt that it sounded fresh, but he was embarrassed and said, "Although my father allowed me to leave the palace every three or five times, he didn't allow me to go out of the city."

If I go out of the city, I must report to my father. ”Zheng Yi and Wang Wu were also a little moved, but they were also embarrassed, "Although Pingyang City is very interesting, if we suddenly say that we will go, we must always talk to our families." ”"Pingyang City is only three hundred miles away from the capital, and if we go now, we will definitely be able to get there before we ride fast horses into the night.After a night of play, we rushed back, and we will be back by noon tomorrow. ”Cheng Ming instigated, "Usually we eat and drink and have a hangover, sometimes we stay outside, sometimes we live in the Yanfu Building for two days and don't go home, if we don't say anything when we come back, who knows that we will go out of the city to Pingyang City, three hundred miles away" "Can this work" Qin Tian played a little drum, "My father has a lot of eyes and ears, I'm afraid that he will know it as soon as he stepped out of the capital." ”"Isn't there a banquet in the palace tonight, you slipped out with the approval of the concubine.Where can the emperor take care of your affairs tonight, even if he knows, he will not blame us if he knows that we are a group of five together. ”Song Fangdao.Qin Tian was still a little undecided, but he was very excited about the excitement of Pingyang City."

You should decide on your mother-in-law and mother quickly," Cheng Ming said impatiently, "It's not too late to leave Beijing, and if it's too late, it's too late to see the twelve fairies worship the flower lantern gods, so we might as well not go." ”"What do you say," Qin Tian looked at Zheng Yi and Wang Wu.The two looked at each other, and although their father was strict, he was not pedantic, and although he usually taught them to be cautious in his words and deeds, to be polite and to uphold the backbone of the literati, he did not restrict them from having some fun.They haven't been out of the capital for many years, and they haven't been to Pingyang City, but they really want to see it.nodded, "If we come back before noon tomorrow, we will be fine, Eighth Prince, you can consider it yourself" "Then let's go" Qin Tian gritted his teeth.Cheng Ming and Song Fang were immediately happy.Immediately recruit someone to return home to lead the horse.Because it was impossible for Qin Tian to go back to the palace to lead the horse, Cheng Ming ordered someone to help him lead a horse, and after a short time, the five of them all rode on the horse and went out of Nancheng lightly.When the five of them left, it happened that a carriage from the eldest princess's mansion came to the street.Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, the county lord of Jinyan opened the curtain and glanced out, and said strangely, "What are the five of them going to do when they go out of the city at this time" Her maid thought for a while, and said softly, "The slave maid looked at the direction they left and went to Nancheng, I'm afraid they want to go to Pingyang City" Jin Yan suddenly said, "I heard that the Shangyuan Festival in Pingyang City in previous years was more interesting than the Shangyuan Festival in the capital, and there are twelve fairies to worship the god of flowers and lanterns tonight."

It must be interesting. ”"Yes, lord of the county, do you want to see it?"

asked the maid softly.Jin Yan looked in the direction of Nancheng, and seemed to be looking even more to the south of Nancheng, and after half a ring, he shook his head, "Cousin Qin Yu, even if he is fast, he will have to come back in ten days, and there is no him in Pingyang City, even if I go to see those twelve women, what is the point." ”The handmaid nodded, and said no more.Lord Jin Yan lowered the curtain.After Qin Zheng and Xie Fanghua left Nancheng, the mounts under the two of them were like wild horses on the loose, and they galloped like a race.The mane and tail of the two horses swayed at the speed of the gallop, and the only sound in their ears was the whirring wind.The people sent by the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion chased them out of the city, and where were the figures of the two people, only a wide official road was seen.I could only chase down the official road.After the guards of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, Qin Tian, Cheng Ming and other five people were accompanied, and they also hurried towards Pingyang City.Qin Zheng and Xie Fanghua naturally didn't know about the two groups of people who followed behind, but according to Xie Fanghua's guess about Zuo Xiang, they also knew that Zuo Xiang would definitely not give up.Against the wind, she glanced at Qin Zheng beside her, and saw that the man was squinting at the wind, obviously hurrying away, but he was like a soaring bird, and he had a sense of comfort.She thought that the flamboyance and arrogance in Qin Zheng's bones had been integrated into her blood.Even if he is not Qin Zheng and has changed his appearance, it is still difficult to change his natural temperament.Zuo Xiang estimated that he was so angry that his liver hurt and he didn't say anything all the way, and the two passed through two small cities, and arrived at the boundary of Pingyang City at two o'clock in the hour.Ten miles outside Pingyang City, Qin Zheng suddenly grabbed the reins of his horse and stopped.Xie Fanghua was stunned, she didn't understand why he stopped suddenly, the horse under her ran three feet away, she could hold the reins of the horse, and looked back at him with questioning eyes.Qin Zheng didn't look at her, his eyes fell on a tree on both sides of the road.A towering tree that has been chopped down by someone, to be exact.The trunk of the tree was stripped of its bark at a height of one man above the ground, and the trunk that lacked bark was dried by the wind due to some time.Cracked rough texture.Xie Fanghua followed Qin Zheng's gaze and saw the tree and squinted his eyes.Qin Zheng stared at the tree for a while, slowly turned his head to look at Xie Fanghua, and when he saw her eyes flickering, he suddenly smiled, "Someone once used this tree to offend me, so I ordered someone to rip off the bark of this tree."

Vowed to peel that man one day. ”Xie Fanghua's heart was bulging, and he looked at him with raised eyebrows."

But," Qin Zheng played with the horse's reins, and his voice changed, and he said faintly, "After seeing her later, I really couldn't do it."

I can only do it. ”Xie Fanghua turned his head, and the corners of his mouth seemed to overflow with a trace of curvature.Think about the beginning, when he followed her out of town, she tried desperately to get rid of him.But she didn't wait for the accident to happen along the way, she had no choice but to create an accident by herself, and it was also that time that she used Tianji Pavilion for the first time.But I was lucky to come that day, fortunately, it was Yan Chen who went out in person, if he was someone else that day, I am afraid that it would be the same as the current Seven Stars being pinched in Qin Yu's hands.He held it in his hand.At that time, Qin Zheng underestimated her, and she also underestimated this gentleman who was walking sideways in the capital."

Let's go" Qin Zheng seemed to remember something, his eyes darkened, and he walked forward with a horse.Xie Fanghua glanced at Qin Zheng inquiringly, some of the ideas originally felt incredible, but suddenly he felt that maybe they were the truth.She gathered her thoughts and followed him forward.There was no more words along the way, and you came to Pingyang City at three o'clock.At this time, the sun was setting, the glow was all over the sky, and the city walls of Pingyang City were bathed in the glow, pacing with a layer of fiery red light.On the city wall, there are many soldiers, all solemn, twice as many as ordinary soldiers defending the city.Obviously, Pingyang County Shou came forward to hold the lantern festival with officials, and made sufficient preparations for the prevention and vigilance in Beijing today.At the gate of the city, most of them were people who entered the city, and there were very few people who went out of the city.The soldiers at the city gate briefly checked the people who had entered the city, and let them in more generously than usual.Qin Zheng and Xie Fanghua entered the city smoothly.------ off topic------ it's tomorrow, what's that, I think, the dears who have saved up tickets can give me one in advance, well, tomorrow's chapter hasn't been written yet: