The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 259 Xuande Gate

There are also jugglers and dancers on stilts on the streets, it's very lively.

In particular, the Imperial Street in front of the Imperial City, which runs from south to north through the entire Shangjing City, is the most lively.

The shops on both sides of the Imperial Street have put a lot of effort into hanging up home-made lanterns to bring good luck for the New Year.

All the lanterns are extremely exquisite, the most exquisite of all, and all kinds of strange and bizarre. There are squid lanterns, crab lanterns, lotus lanterns, and all kinds of auspicious patterns, all of which are lifelike.

Walking out of Xuande Gate, the entire street was crowded with people that night.

As they walked along, everyone was thinking of going to the square in front of the imperial city to see the emperor's true appearance and admire the lanterns at the city gate.

The street was crowded with people. Yuan Jiuer was petite and was squeezed here and there. If Yan Shouyu hadn't held her all the way, she would have been squeezed into a jerky.

Yuan Jiuer didn't expect that Yan Shouyu would come to see her on the night of the Lantern Festival.

After dinner, she was planning to pack up with Mother Shi and go out to see the lanterns.

Unexpectedly, when I opened the door, I saw Yan Shouyu standing at the door.

Mother Shi was particularly alert. As soon as she saw Yan Shouyu coming, she said that she was not feeling well and would not go out.

Yan Shouyu was sent to take Yuan Jiuer out to play.

The two of them walked along like this and arrived at the Xuande Gate.

Because this private residence is strictly guarded and is located in the downtown area, it is not far to walk here. After passing through two sweet water lanes, you will reach the main street.

In the square in front of Xuande Gate, there is a mountain of lights in the shape of a sacred tree that towers into the sky.

The entire lamp is as tall as a city wall, hanging in the air, with branches and knots decorated with dragon patterns hovering above the lamp, and a lamp lit at every joint.

When he walked to the city gate and took a look, Yuan Jiuer couldn't help but open his mouth.

"When I saw it from a distance just now, I thought it was a tree. It looks so majestic." Yuan Jiuer said with a smile, pointing at the lamp.

Yan Shouyu put his arm around her shoulders to protect her, smiled, and said nothing.

In fact, he had no intention of looking for Yuan Jiuer today, but after dinner, his fellow disciples called him out for a drink. He felt bored as he drank, and did not want to go with them and ask Nu Shi to accompany him.

So he found an excuse to go out for a walk, and as he walked, he arrived at the door of a private residence.

Yuan Jiuer happened to be about to go out, so the two of them walked to the square together.

In fact, tonight, not only the common people, but also the high-ranking officials like Yan Shouyu, participated in this grand event.

Many wealthy families had already reserved seats in the taverns on the streets on both sides of the square.

This way, you don't have to squeeze in with the common people. You can just open the window of the private room and have a bird's eye view of the lanterns in the square.

When the emperor climbs up to the city gate later, he will be able to have a panoramic view.

Yan Shouyu hugged Yuan Jiuer and walked to the front.

In addition to the mountain of lights just now, there are many lifelike lanterns in front of the city gate.

As the auspicious time approaches, more and more people come.

Yan Shouyu held Yuan Jiuer in his arms and stood at the very front. Due to his large size, the people could not push him away even though they were pushing him around.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a sound coming from the city gate, and suddenly there was a loud noise of gongs and drums, and everyone knew that the emperor had ascended the city gate.

The imperial city immediately fell into silence.

As expected, following the sound came the troops of Emperor Yongjia.

When Emperor Yongjia led his concubines to the city gate, the people in the square immediately knelt down and kowtowed, and greeted Emperor Yongjia in unison.

"Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!"

Emperor Yongjia raised his hand, and Zhu Wanxi shouted "Get up" loudly beside him.

The voice came along the city wall along with a row of eunuchs standing around, and then rang out in the square.

With this shout, the people in the square stood up.

Suddenly, life became lively again.

But some people were looking at the lanterns, while others were leaning their heads to look at the emperor on the city gate.

Out of curiosity, I thought it was really amazing to be able to see the emperor and his concubines.

It turns out that the legendary concubines are really so beautiful!

Some people who had never seen the emperor's true appearance were also shocked by Emperor Yongjia's nobility and majesty.

Today, Emperor Yongjia was wearing a white palace robe with dark gold dragon patterns, a black fox fur cloak on the outside, and a jade crown with gold and jade dragon patterns on his head. He stood next to a group of guards, and his aura and demeanor were still noble, making people look up and admire him.

The scene was quite grand, but Qin Liuse had nothing to do with it.

When she came out, it started snowing. Aunt Mingyue put a cloak on her and put on Zhaojun's fox hat, leaving only her little face exposed, wrapped in a circle of fox fur. Since she had a child, she was taken care of like a child even younger than herself.

Standing in the snow and wind, Qin Liuse also experienced for the first time how Emperor Yongjia looked at his subjects.

When Yuan Jiuer was talking in bed, she heard Yan Shouyu talking about some things in the past. Knowing that he was once a royal guard, she asked him with a smile if he had ever stood on top of it.

Yan Shouyu felt warm in his heart and said to her with a smile, "When I was your age, I stood beside the late emperor."

Yuan Jiuer smiled and looked at the place where Emperor Yongjia was standing, thinking that the tall and mighty Yan Shouyu should be just as majestic standing next to the late emperor.

……

At this time, Qin Liuse was standing in a row next to Concubine Ning.

Others were looking at them, and she was also looking down at the densely packed people outside the city gate.

The sky was filled with flying catkins. Those that were farther away, squeezed in the crowd, only had their heads showing; most of them could not be seen clearly.

But she had sharp eyes and saw Yan Shouyu standing in front of her.

There was really no other way. Yan Shouyu was tall and strong. Standing in the crowd, he stood out and was not difficult to recognize.

When Qin Liuse saw Yan Shouyu, he also saw the woman he was holding in his arms.

Qin Liuse had seen Shi Qiuwu before, so when he saw Yuan Jiuer for the first time, he recognized that this person was not from the mansion, and guessed that she was the mistress he had been keeping recently.

Since the concubines arranged by Shi Qiuwu for Yan Shouyu were all her own family members, those concubines would never dare to go out to watch the lanterns without telling Shi Qiuwu and Yan Shouyu.

Qin Liuse quietly turned her head and looked at Concubine Xiao De on the other side.

However, Concubine Xiao De didn't seem to notice Yan Shouyu. She was looking at the Imperial Street in the distance, where people were flowing like a dragon, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Qin Liuse wondered what she would feel if she saw it.

Everyone has their own thoughts. After tonight, the people in Shangjing City will definitely talk about the emperor in the imperial city and the emperor's women the most.

Qin Liuse also planned to find time to ask Concubine Xiao De.

After that day, it seemed that these topics could be discussed with Concubine Xiao De.

The bustle outside the city could never compare to that in the palace. Qin Liuse looked at the endless lanterns and bustle on the street in front of him, feeling a little melancholy.

In fact, she also wanted to leave the imperial city and play on the streets like ordinary people.

Unfortunately, these thoughts were all delusions, because they only appeared in this imperial city for a short while before they had to go back.

After a gust of cold wind, Qin Liuse returned to the palace and picked up a bowl of wontons to eat. As she ate them while they were hot, her whole limbs felt warm again.

Qin Liuse was eating with gusto when someone next to her suddenly shouted, "Princess Changle! Princess Changle, what happened?"