Chapter 218 Joy (Thanks to Na Lan Minmin for her monthly ticket~)
Emperor Wu was unscathed, but Xue Yao was hit by the arrow.
At that time, the first arrow of the three arrows that shot through the air was blocked by Xue Yao, who reacted very quickly and was right in front of Emperor Wu.
Xue Yao is also a master. He found the angle at that time. Although the arrow penetrated the flesh, after removing the arrow, the injury was not as serious as it seemed.
As for the remaining two arrows that followed closely, when the sound of breaking through the air came, Emperor Wu stood up and pulled out the Tang Dao from his waist. He waved the blade left and right very quickly, and cut off the arrows directed at her. Arrows shot from the front.
Cut it off right against the tail end of the arrow cluster (zú), so that the tip of the arrowhead hits the blade.
Emperor Wu has been practicing martial arts all year round, but in just a moment, with two strikes on the left and right, he blocked the two arrows that were aimed at killing her.
Everything happened too fast. By the time Wang Dajue reacted, Xue Yao had already been hit by an arrow. Emperor Wu also put away the blade of the sword and pointed the tip of the sword to the ground.
Xue Yao knelt down on his knees: "I am guilty, please punish me."
Emperor Wu had a serious face, his eyes looked back and forth in the audience, and everyone who made eye contact with him lowered their heads.
"Check."
"Yes."
Xue Yao saw that Emperor Wu's eight secret guards had come out of the darkness and came to Emperor Wu's side. Then he stood up and slashed with his sword. The arrow feathers on his shoulders were broken, and he turned around and walked out.
At this point, the palace banquet can only end hastily.
Emperor Wu was escorted by eight secret guards, followed by Wang Dajue, who left Taiji Palace and returned to Daming Palace.
Hundreds of other people in the hall, including King Xiang and Princess Taiping, bowed their heads and waited for Emperor Wu to leave before leaving one by one under the guidance of the palace officials.
The Minister of Rites was able to get up from the ground with the help of the young palace servants.
His legs were weak, and he could barely stand by leaning on the palace man. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and was thankful in his heart, "Fortunately, it seems that his life can be saved."< br>
As everyone left the square in front of the main hall, the smell of blood and burning tung oil hit their noses.
At this time, people discovered that the side hall of Tai Chi Palace was on fire!
Watching the soldiers of Jinwu Guard scooping water from the emergency tank to put out the fire in an orderly manner.
The Prime Minister first sent Princess Taiping back to her own bedroom in the harem, and then returned to his mansion outside the palace.
Before leaving the palace, he saw Jin Wuwei from a distance carrying several corpses to the prison. They must be the traitors.
In his mansion, the Prime Minister drank all the wine in the wine cup. He recalled in his mind the skill of Emperor Wu who swiftly drew his sword to block the arrow at the palace banquet. .
“She is fifty years old, but her skills are so fast. She may not be able to live for twenty or thirty years.”
Everything that happened in the Tai Chi Palace in the imperial city had nothing to do with the people in Chang'an City, and it did not affect the people's preference for no curfew tonight at all.
After watching the show, the Li family learned from the young man in the front row that fireworks would be set off in the imperial city at Xu time tonight (19:00~21:00), so they decided to play later tonight. Go home again.
Sister-in-law Li was a little worried: "Aren't you going to be on duty tomorrow?"
"It's okay, sister-in-law, no matter how late we play, it's just like eating late when we were at home in the past. It’s just a time to chat while eating, no need to delay anything.”
The West Market is really bustling with people today, with all kinds of dialects from all over the place.
Moreover, in the West Market, Li Sanniang discovered a small vendor selling red fruits.
This is the idea that Li Sanniang came up with Li Kui and Wang Gui in the soup cake restaurant. They asked them to wash the red fruits and string them into strings. They also learned how to make candies from Xianggui Ji and coated them with sugar liquid. Take it and sell it.
I stepped forward and asked. Three copper plates and two strings were neither expensive nor cheap.
Li Sanniang ordered a lot, and each person shared a bunch. There was still one bunch left. The vendor very thoughtfully wrapped it in oil paper so that he could keep it for Brother Li to taste.
“Isn’t this made from the big basket of fruits that Sanniang brought home?”
As soon as Sister-in-law Li got it, she could tell that this was the basket of mountain fruits that Li Sanniang took home that day. "Hey, sister-in-law, that's right.
I guess they spread out and hawked in the busy places of Chang'an City.
The price is higher than I expected. It’s even lower, I don’t know if I can make money.”
Li Dalang said, “Sister-in-law, you must be making money. Look at that person’s smile.”
Li Sanniang turned around and saw the man selling fruit, grinning very happily. After all, the pocket on his chest was filled with copper coins, which looked very heavy. There must be a lot of them.
“It’s good to make money, otherwise it’s not worth putting in so much effort and still not making money.”
Everyone walked around the West Market for a short while. There was so much excitement that my eyes could not see through it.
The sun was setting in the west as soon as I saw it.
So, everyone found a restaurant and set up two tables in the lobby of the restaurant, allowing more than ten people in the group to sit down.
Li Dalang carefully put the honeydew melon he was holding at his feet. He bought it specially at the Western Market so that he could take it home and keep it for Brother Li to eat.
“I knew I should have taken the two small baskets in the carriage. There would be room to put the things I bought.”
Sister-in-law Li looked at the honeydew melons that Li Dalang put on the ground. , said Li Erlang, holding several large pomegranates, and Li Sanlang holding a bunch of candy canes.
"Auntie, go to the carriage and horse shop in a moment to find our carriage and put it down. No need to delay anything."
The boy came up and asked what he wanted to order, and Mother Li pointed out Pointing at Sister-in-law Li, she said, "My wife is the master."
The boy then turned to Sister-in-law Li and reported the name of the dish. Sister-in-law Li asked in detail what seasonings were used before ordering a table of dishes according to everyone's taste.
As soon as I finished ordering, the waiter brought tea and refreshments.
“It’s barley tea.” Li Sanniang didn’t drink it yet, she just smelled it and knew it.
Father Li picked up the tea cup and took a sip and nodded: "The owner of this restaurant is also very thoughtful, and the tea is very fragrant."
By the time everyone had finished their meal, it was already over. It’s past curfew time.
While Li Sanniang was wiping Lu Zhuer's hands, she looked towards the door and saw that there were quite a lot of people on the street.
Thanks to Emperor Wu's birthday today, the shops and vendors in Chang'an City will make a lot of money.
“I just asked the shopkeeper that if you go to the second floor, you can also see the fireworks in the imperial city.”
“Aye, can you still go to set off river lanterns?” Go.”
Koshiro has been thinking about the river lantern that he didn’t put on when he fell asleep last time. He has told Brother Li three times about putting out the river lantern today.
Brother Li rubbed Xiao Shiro's hair and nodded: "Don't worry, after watching the fireworks, Aye will take you to set off the river lanterns."
Not everyone will watch the fireworks in the restaurant here. Yes, so it was almost Xu time, and with the shopkeeper's permission, everyone in the Li family went up to the second floor.
There are a lot of people on the second floor. Looking at it now, there are three or five families like the Li family. The whole family has come out, both old and young.
At midnight, Li Sanniang, who was holding Luzhu'er, looked towards the direction of the imperial city. Following a sudden sound, the most magnificent scene under the night sky appeared.
Of course, Li Sanniang, who has seen all kinds of fireworks displays in modern times, does not think that the single fireworks of two or three colors and patterns at this time are so exciting.
However, with his big baby in his arms and a family of flesh and blood beside him, how could he not be happy in his heart when he looked at the beautiful fireworks that lit up the sky?
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