The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

After discussing with Jia Xu and Guo Jia, Xiao Rui went out to meet Xiao Yan. When he came to the main hall, he saw Zhuge Liuying and Xiao Qingqing chatting, and Xiao Yan was like the criticized brat, sitting there obediently, With a look of lovelessness.

Seeing Xiao Rui come out, with a different look on his face, he rushed over immediately and said flatteringly: "Brother Seven, you finally came out! I miss you so much!"

Seeing his expression, Xiao Rui really understood what flattery is!

"There are two beauties accompanying you, and you still look like you are in pain. It seems that you have a big opinion on Liuying and Qingqing!" Xiao Rui said deliberately.

Zhuge Liuying and Xiao Qingqing's gazes immediately fixed on Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan felt the cold wind blowing into his bones, and said righteously: "The two elder sisters are gentle, virtuous, beautiful and generous, how dare younger brother have any objections? Today is the 15th, which is the Lantern Festival, but Seventh Brother has something to do, so he left the two sisters alone, and I'm fighting for the sisters!"

Zhuge Liuying said softly: "We are willing to wait!"

"That's right!" Xiao Qingqing also nodded.

Xiao Yan already wanted to die, why did he come to King Xian today, he was looking for insults!

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Okay, I've finished my work, and I can start now. The sun is setting slightly, and the excitement of the Lantern Festival has just begun, and the time is just right."

"I've inquired about it. This year's lanterns in Beijing are very novel, and there are many wonderful games, such as guessing lantern riddles, playing iron flowers, playing dragon lanterns, walking on stilts, running dry boats, dancing Yangko dances, playing waist drums, and making appointments after dusk." Xiao Rui. Excited.

The Lantern Festival is the last important festival in the Spring Festival customs, and it is also a very high festival in the Great Xia Kingdom. Especially for the young people, the Lantern Festival is the most lively. As the saying goes: the first month comes in the first month, the fifteenth day of the first month is full of lanterns, the lanterns are yellow, the lanterns are red, and the snow is hitting the lanterns for a good year.

After the Lantern Festival, the following year will have a good year.

In his previous life, apart from being keen on celebrating the New Year when he was a child, Xiao Rui had almost no expectations for the New Year when he grew up. He also dealt with how to celebrate the Lantern Festival with a bowl of Lantern Festival. It seemed that after eating the Lantern Festival, it was over.

In this life, in an era when entertainment facilities are extremely scarce, you may be able to truly feel the liveliness of the Lantern Festival.

"Xiao Jiu, you just said that you will make an appointment after dusk, it seems that your drunkenness is not about drinking?" Xiao Rui joked.

Xiao Yan snorted, "Maybe I can meet someone I like! Sister Liuying, you have to keep an eye on Seventh Brother later, don't let him get into trouble!"

Zhuge Liuying smiled and said: "We have an appointment with Ruoxue and Ruoxi, we are going to put the lotus lanterns, so we don't have time to take care of His Highness King Xian."

Xiao Yan curled his lips, and muttered: "Women like to engage in this kind of grandstanding. Putting up lotus lanterns to make wishes and pray for blessings is worse than asking Your Highness."

Xiao Qingqing glared at him and asked, "What are you mumbling about?"

"No, nothing! My poor seventh brother has no one to accompany him, so I can only accompany him." Xiao Yan immediately explained.

Xiao Rui patted Xiao Yan's shoulder and said, "Xiao Jiu, I don't need you to be pitiful, so how about we play our own games?"

"Seventh brother, I was wrong! I don't dare to be stubborn again." Xiao Yan was crying.

"Since you know you made a mistake, let's go without delay!" Xiao Rui immediately gave the order to play.

Xiao Rui took Li Yuanfang and Li Kui with him in a carriage with Xiao Yan. Zhuge Liuying and Xiao Qingqing were going to pick up Zhang Ruoxi and Li Ruoxue from the Zhongyonghou Mansion and Li Mansion, so the four of them parted ways at the agreed meeting place.

The people living in the south of the city are all dignitaries, so it is not lively at night. The busiest place is Chengdongfang City. The merchants will hold a lot of lively activities in order to take advantage of the opportunity to make money, so the common people will crowd there, and there will be a lot of people. There is a lot of traffic, and it will be very crowded at the busiest time, and you can't even walk on the road.

The carriage stopped outside Fangshi, and then the four of them entered on foot and admired it along the street.

On the street, gongs and drums are noisy, bells are ringing and gold is struck, fragrant flowers and candles are hung high. All kinds of colored lights catch the charming eyes, and all kinds of pedestrians swim around. The street under the rendering of colorful lights is full of bright lights, the night slowly falls, the bright moon hangs high, the long street is bright, the voices are full of people, and the excitement is even more lively.

After all, Xiao Yan is only seventeen years old. He has a young heart, like a rabbit, and he can't relax. Xiao Rui's soul is no longer young, so he is not as lively as him, but he is also affected by the lively atmosphere, with a smile on his face.

A group of people came to a street, and saw crowds of people here, surrounded by several layers, it turned out that someone was performing a dance, Xiao Rui and Xiao Yan also stopped to watch, and saw:

Thousands of doors are unlocked and thousands of lights are lit, and the imperial capital will be activated in the middle of the first lunar month. Three hundred wives danced with their sleeves together, and for a while there was the sound of words in the sky.

"Brother Seven, what's so good about dancing? Let's go, I'll take you to an interesting place." At this moment, Xiao Yan pulled Xiao Rui away, seeing how excited he was, could it be that he was going to make an appointment with that person? Where after dusk?

The two walked around a few streets and stopped at a corner.

In front, there is a street more than two feet wide, with colorful lights hanging high on both sides, and there are stalls under the lights, selling all kinds of lanterns and gadgets, and of course there are stalls for guessing lantern riddles. Compared with the hustle and bustle outside, this place is quite quiet, but what is more distinctive is that the pedestrians on this street are all wearing masks.

"Adorn the mask with gold and silver, dress up with pearls and jade! Seventh brother, don't say that my brother didn't take care of you, the girls who are going to be in the boudoir today are all here, if you meet a beautiful woman, don't forget to ask her name!" Xiao Yan joked.

Xiao Yan looked at this ten-mile-long street, countless men and women walked in disguise, under the beautiful scenery on a good day, if you meet someone you like, it is indeed a matter of fate.

"It turns out that the Great Xia Kingdom also has such a custom." Xiao Rui couldn't help but read in his heart.

"Sui Shu·Liu Yu Biography" records: "Every time the first month is used to look at the night, the streets are full of blocks, and friends play together. Drums and drums are played, torches illuminate the ground, people wear animal masks, men wear women's clothes, and excellent acrobatics are advocated. Strangely shaped."

At this moment, Xiao Yan found two masks from nowhere, a tiger and a monkey.

"Seventh brother, which one do you want?" Xiao Yan asked.

Xiao Rui smiled and said, "I'll let you choose first."

Xiao Yan chose the tiger mask unceremoniously, and said deliberately: "The tiger does not show its power, and the monkey is called the king."

Xiao Rui ignored his nonsense, took the monkey mask, and immediately put it on his face.

To Xiao Rui's surprise, Li Yuanfang and Li Kui also brought two masks, which were bull-headed horse faces from hell. It was said that they were quite popular masks this year. The reason, of course, was the Hell King's night trial last year.

Xiao Yan didn't bother to accompany Xiao Rui anymore, he had already run into the street, Xiao Rui was afraid that he would mess around, so he asked Li Yuanfang to follow him, in case he couldn't find him, he would meet at the agreed place when the time came.

And he took Li Kui for a walk along the street.

"My lord, there are lantern riddles there. There are so many people. Do you want to go and play?" Li Kui pointed to a stall not far away. A fairy light or bauble.

Xiao Rui shook his head and said, "Forget it."

Continuing to walk in, there are many small games, such as hoops, dart shooting, etc. Young men and women play happily, laughing constantly, whether they know each other or not, wearing masks eliminates the rules of etiquette, and they have fun Enjoy the fun of the game freely, without having to follow the constraints of men and women.

The first communication between people is eye contact, which may be the original intention of Masquerade. Say goodbye to etiquette, say goodbye to identity, and find the person you like through the most equal and sincere eyes.

A feeling of pity and love suddenly arose in my heart, and in a glimpse of Zizai, maybe it was this pursuit.

Xiao Rui didn't miss it, and continued to walk in, and when he reached the deepest point, he suddenly became enlightened.

This is a large open space, with a tall tower piled up in the center, with a red hydrangea hanging on the top of the tower, and with the top of the tower as the center, colorful flags are drawn towards the surrounding buildings. Lanterns are hung on the colorful flags, and all kinds of lanterns hang down , creating an extremely dreamy place here. Moreover, the hanging lantern is more than two meters above the ground, and there are paper strips hanging under the lantern, which flutter slightly with the breeze.

Xiao Rui came closer and saw words written on the note under the lantern, each lantern is different.

"May I be able to stay with Shou Yu in this life."

"May you have three warm winters, no cold spring, umbrellas when it rains, lights at night, and the company of your beloved all your life."

"I hope that when I only have you in my eyes, you also have only me in your eyes."

It was only then that Xiao Rui understood that these lanterns were all floating bottles, on which were written the wishes or blessings of different people, without leaving their names or surnames, at this point in words, whether you can see them or not, all represent my heartfelt voice.

Of course, there are some ridiculous messages.

"The woman I like sent me the first sentence: a piece of clothing and water, the same ancestors. That's great."

"My father married the fifth concubine, who is the oiran of the Guichun Tower that I have been visiting for a long time. She looks at me now not quite right, what should I do? Worry and worry."

"My cousin fell in love with my cousin, but my cousin likes me, is it possible for me and my cousin?"

In addition to leaving a message, you can even reply. For a fee, you can buy slips of paper from the organizers, write your own comments, and hang them on the lanterns. Some rumors received so many replies that they were already hung with lanterns.

for example:

"May I be able to stay with Shou Yu in this life."

"Um!"

A simple reply, one word, seems to see two talented scholars and beautiful women who are in love with each other in my mind.

Also: "The woman I like gave me the first sentence: a piece of clothing with water, the same ancestors. That's great."

"Stupid! The girl tells you to go!"

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

The paper notes hanging all over the lanterns are all written with the word "secondary proposal". I don't know if the man who left the message will cry bitterly and be distraught?

Beyond that, there are many, many more.

Xiao Rui felt very cordial.

Just like swiping a drifting bottle in the previous life, watching other people's emotions, watching the laughter and cursing of the commenters, watching the world's various states, it has a strong sense of sight.

Suddenly, Xiao Rui found a lantern.

Very ordinary plain paper lanterns without any painting. A note hung under the lantern read:

"The crowd looked for him thousands of times, and suddenly looked back."

The handwriting is beautiful and elegant, and it must have been written by a woman.

Xiao Rui looked around, the flow of people was intertwined, looking for him, looking for him, where is the person?

On a whim, he asked Li Kui to buy a few message papers and come back.