Chapter 385 Princess Taiping
In the middle of the night, by candlelight, she prepared more than ten portions of the medicinal powder that Li Sanniang called "Shujin Powder", and then Li Sanniang sat down and rested contentedly.
The next day, the Lantern Festival, Li Sanniang got up and found Li's father, Li's mother, brother Li and brother Li who had gotten up early, as well as Li Dalang and Li Erlang, to come and take these things to relax. Divided out.
“The stuff in the paper bag is Shujin Powder, which can make the whole body sore and weak, and the stuff in the porcelain bottle is the antidote.
The antidote must be taken a quarter of an hour in advance, otherwise the medicine will If the effect is not fully realized, it is very likely that you will be tricked.”
Brother Li looked at the medicine bag and porcelain bottle in his hand and thought to himself, "This thing is good. It cannot be used when fighting with thousands of troops, but if you are fighting alone or with a few people, you have this thing, but It’s very useful.”
Everyone discussed it and decided to go to the West Market first and spread out. Those who wanted to see storytellers read stories, those who wanted to watch singing and dancing, and those who wanted to shop.
The bosses will gather together for lunch at noon. In the afternoon, the bosses can go watch a show or just wander around. There must be a lot of fresh things on the streets.
“I’m thinking of going to the supermarket again. The lard soap that my mother bought last time is very useful and not expensive. It’s good to buy some more to prepare.”
Sister-in-law Li said this, and Sister-in-law Li nodded as she thought of the lard soap with the floral scent.
"In that case, after watching the show, we can go to a restaurant to eat. Then after dark, there will be lanterns everywhere. If we have time, we can go to Anhua Gate to watch the lantern wheel."
< br>Brother Li is well-informed and has long heard from his neighbor’s aunt on the street that on the night of the Lantern Festival, there will be a light wheel outside Anhua Gate. “I heard that the light wheel is twenty feet high (1 (1 foot is about 33cm, 20 feet here is about 66m). Not only that, the palace ladies were arranged to dance under the lantern wheel, and women and young girls were also invited to dance under the lantern wheel. Singing.”
As soon as Li Sanniang heard this, the fear she had in her heart disappeared!
You know, after traveling for such a long time, although every time I go out to play with the Li family, I am very happy, but for people who have seen various entertainment programs in modern society, those things are still interesting. But she didn't feel astonished by Li Sanniang.
Oh, except for the circus troupe, which basically has no protection and only performs exciting beast performances, other activities such as storytelling, singing and dancing, juggling, animal training, etc. are just average.
But what Brother Li said about the lantern wheel and the song and dance performance under the lantern wheel really made Li Sanniang angry.
Everyone in the Li family is still discussing how to spread out such old people so that everyone can have more fun.
The Prime Minister, who had been banned for a long time, has now entered the palace.
In fact, the Prime Minister was fined for assassinating Emperor Wu with the Turkic rebellious people during the Longevity Festival, and after being confined at home for more than a month, he was already able to go out and walk.
Emperor Wu even did not directly deprive him of the things he was originally in charge of in the court.
But King Xiang had some small calculations in his heart and did not want to come to the palace to see Emperor Wu, so he did not enter the palace for a long time.
This time, the Prime Minister entered the palace to pick up his younger sister, Princess Taiping, from the palace for a meal and play date.
"Although the saint has asked you to leave the palace, it is peaceful and not necessarily safe outside. You must bring the guards you should bring with you. Don't dislike them for restraining you."
Xiang The king led Princess Taiping out of the palace in a carriage. This carriage was specially granted by Emperor Wu and could only be used by Princess Taiping today. It was Emperor Wu's love for Princess Taiping.
After all, it was a long way from Princess Taiping's residence to the palace gate.
Although he had not left the palace yet, Taiping was still very excited. Thinking about the interesting things outside the palace that his usual companion, the Eighteenth Lady of the Wang family, said, his heart was filled with joy. I'm just afraid that the time will come before I have enough fun and I have to rush to the palace. "Brother, I understand. My mother-in-law brought me a lot of guards, and I took them all with me."
The wheel march quickly left the palace and stayed away from the palace gate. Later, the noise in the market suddenly came to my ears. Princess Taiping lifted the curtain of the car curiously and looked out. The Prime Minister looked at the childish Princess Taiping with a smile on his face.
“Okay, okay, okay, just be obedient.
If you are obedient this time, the saint will let you continue to leave the palace next time. "
"Well, brother, let's go to the palace to see Saburo first. I wonder if he has grown up? ”
The two first returned to the Prime Minister’s Mansion and saw the three young men and five young ladies of the Prime Minister’s family. Princess Taiping gave a lot of gifts and enjoyed the thought of being an aunt and elder. , was sent to the Wang family.
This Wang family is the Wang family where Wang Dezhen, who was once the prime minister, lived. Wang Shiba Niang had already been waiting at the door, waiting for Princess Taiping's carriage to arrive in the inner courtyard. At the door, Wang Shiba Niang hurriedly walked over.
"Princess, you are here. My mother-in-law has prepared delicious cakes. Come and try them." ”
Princess Taiping followed her mother and got out of the car. As soon as she got off the car, Wang Shiniang grabbed her wrist and pulled her inside.
“Seventeen, don’t be rude!”
After Shiba’s aunt, the second wife of the Wang family, reprimanded Wang Shiba in this way, she led a group of girls to Princess Taiping greets her.
After all the necessary etiquette was done, Princess Taiping and Wang Shiba Niang went to Huayuanzi.
There are more than a dozen plum blossom trees in full bloom in the garden. As soon as Taiping entered the yard, he could smell the fragrance of plum blossoms.
"Your garden is so well done. You can smell the fragrance of plum blossoms from such a distance."
"Oh, my princess, what's so good about these flowers? Come on, everyone." I’m waiting for you.”
When Princess Taiping heard this, she followed Wang Shiniang’s instructions and walked in. As expected, she was surrounded by plum blossoms. Over there in the pavilion, more than a dozen girls wearing colorful costumes were already waiting.
Most of these girls are about the same age as Princess Taiping. The difference is only about two or three years old at most. Most of them are official girls whose fathers and brothers are officials in the court. There are four of them. The five of them are just like Wang Shiba Niang, they are also reading companions, but they are just the companions of the princess or the county princess in the clan.
After everyone greeted Princess Taiping, they sat around and started chatting.
Although it has not yet passed the cold winter, it is naturally still cold outside, but there are not only several charcoal pots burning in the pavilion, but also two new briquette stoves from Chang'an on the left and right.
The three sides of the pavilion are surrounded by thick windproof felt cloth, and it is actually not very cold inside.
More than a dozen girls chatted for a while and shared various experiences they had seen during the Chinese New Year. Wang Shiba Niang looked at the time when it was almost time to go to the restaurant and said quickly: "Okay. Okay, okay, let’s pack up and go by car. Come on, Jun. I’ve already booked the Peony Room, and after we’ve had a banquet, we can watch the neon dance.”
The description of the lantern wheel in the article comes from. "Chao Ye Qian Zai" (cháoyěqiānzǎi) is a collection of notes and novels written by Zhang Jue (zhuó) in the Tang Dynasty.
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