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This time the "Elephant Washing Festival" is supervised by Cheng Jufu[1]. Before, he ordered people to plant more southern Erythrina chinensis on both sides of the road from Shuncheng Gate to the moat at the south wall of the city.
Between the gaps between the flowers and trees, the common people were allowed to temporarily set up many tea sheds and food stalls. On June 6th, people can eat and play like they are going to a temple fair.
In order to better watch the beauties and elephants, the rich have booked the wine shops and teahouses near Huangchenggen early, and seized the best seats to feast their eyes on. After all, elephants are a rarity for people who have lived in the north for a long time; for beautiful women, it is even more rare! Since Mongolia moved into the Central Plains, men have only been at home to look after their wives.
[1] "Erythrina Flower" Wang Zhu. Poem
In the early morning, it is cool and warm, surrounded by smoke and mist, and Erythrina and hibiscus are competing to bloom. People and horses in cars and sedan chairs rushed over like a tide, and in an instant, the viewers were like ants.
After Cheng Jufu became an official, he also brought his friend Jie Xisi to Beijing.
This time, Cheng Jufu served as the commander-in-chief of the "Elephant Washing Festival", and he also asked Jiemusi not to be bored at home, but to come out to help him with things.
Jiexisi came to Shuncheng Gate first, and when he saw that the Erythrina from his hometown had arrived in the North Kingdom, he was very pleasantly surprised. The erythrina tree also seemed to see the people in my hometown, and it bloomed even more brilliantly-the red erythria tungli flower dared to compete with the raging fire, and dared to bully the vermilion hibiscus flower, even the erythria erythrina perched on the tree. The white crane mistook the flower for fire, fearing that its wings would be burnt to ashes, so it flew away in fright.
This scene made Jayces full of energy, and he couldn't help chanting aloud:
"Nan Guoqing and Yan Yuchen,
Erythrina lined with new flowers;
The forest tops are clustered with red clouds,
Don't feel energetic in summer.
Zong Ying fights fire to bully Hibiscus,
The roosting crane frightens and flies its wings, worrying about embers;
Straight suspect Qingdi to go in a hurry,
Cleaning up the spring breeze is endless. "
This poetic and picturesque recitation happened to be heard by Yu Tian, ??the second lady of the Yu family who was passing by in a sedan chair and went to the "Performance Institute" to participate in the parade. Seeing that it was a tall, fair and mature man, he smiled back.
[2] "Nanxiangzi. Where We Meet" Li Xun. Ci.
The place where we met, the night is sunny,
Erythrina flowers descend to the front of the stage.
Looking back secretly deeply,
Leaving Shuangcui, the man on the back of the elephant crosses the water first.
At noon, the elephant slaves and mahout trainers in the elephant house waved flags and beat drums to lead the elephants out of Shuncheng Gate.
On the back of each elephant, there is a bamboo armchair; around the armchair, there are bouquets of flowers; in the center of the bouquets, there is a girl in bloom.
As the elephants stepped out of the Shuncheng Gate with steady steps, people cheered. Especially those dandies, they seem to have never seen a beautiful woman in eight lifetimes, and they shouted joyfully.
It is no wonder that since Kublai Khan established Yanjing as the capital, due to the indiscretions of some Mongolian nobles, the women in the capital have been "deep in their boudoirs and no one knows", making this formerly prosperous Nanjing [accompanying capital of the Liao Dynasty] The city has become a man's world. Now seeing so many fairies coming down to earth, which man can't help being excited?
The elephant carried the fairies to the moat at the root of the south wall of the city.
? On the high place by the river bank, a shed was set up, and Cheng Jufu set up an incense table here, and was in charge of supervising the washing.
After the ceremony, the fairies on the elephants got off the elephants and stood in a row singing and dancing; the elephant slaves unloaded their armchairs and began to bathe the elephants. Then, the sound of elephants playing in the water, the sound of surprise and praise from the audience, and the yelling of small businessmen became one
Jiexi came to Cheng Jufu's side, where he could watch elephants from a distance and beauties up close.
But Jiexusi only stared at Yu Tian.
Yu Tian was a little embarrassed by his look, so he asked: "Are you here to see the elephant, or to see me?"
Jiexisi said, "Are you asking me again?"
"If it's not you, who else could it be?"
"You said I was looking at you? Where! I was looking at the mountains."
"Here, how can there be a mountain?"
"This elephant is as big as a mountain?"
"Am I on the mountain?" This rhetorical question means that I am not on the "Xiangshan Mountain". What kind of mountain are you looking at? Obviously looking at me!
"The green moth looks down and looks across the mountain." Jiexisi said that you stand in front of me and block my sight. If you can be shorter, I will pass you and see the Xiangshan Mountain.
"How can that mountain have the beauty of 'green moth'?" This sentence means that the elephant is not as beautiful as me.?
The two of them were talking happily, Cheng Jufu said: "Hey~, little girl, don't talk."
Jiexusi hurriedly left Yu Tian, ??and came to Cheng Jufu's side in a friendly manner.
Cheng Jufu asked Jiexisi: "What are you and the little girl talking about?"
Jiemusi made up: "I asked her, those elephant slaves only bathe elephants, don't they wash you?"
Cheng Jufu laughed "puchi", "You bad boy, it's because you want to take a bath with other girls!"
Jiexisi also laughed.
Cheng Jufu said again: "Let's wait until next time! Let me ask the Holy Majesty to add a 'Water-Sprinkling Festival' for you, how about it?"
[3] "That Romantic Event" Zhou Zhiping. Lyrics, Xianzi. Song
In the evening, the sky was clear and the sun was shining, and the flowers of Erythrina were still bright.
The elephant after bathing was ready to go back to the "elephant room". The next pair of green feathers, hurriedly climbed up the elephant, waded through the bustling moat, and left with the elephant herd. Jiexisi picked up the pair of emerald feathers lonely and followed the elephant.
[Song] "Moonlight and Xingzi Erythrina flower petals and rain, gentle vows, sweet dreams and lingering poems. Those past lives and afterlife are touching stories. What will happen to the distant unknown world of tomorrow?"
The elephants entered Shuncheng Gate, and the people left one after another. Only Jiexisi was left watching alone. He only heard a delicate voice behind him asking, "What are you looking for?"
Jiexisi turned around and saw that it was the fairy who accidentally dropped the green feather just now, so he stammered: "Look forfind" Suddenly he saw the green feather in his hand, "Look for the green feather"
"Cui Yu? Isn't Cui Yu in your hands!" Yu Tian rolled his eyes at Jiexusi, "It's really¡ªriding a donkey, looking for a donkey."
"NoI'm thinkingshewould there be more Cui Yufallfall"
"There is something wrong with your brain! Who else has so many emerald feathers to drop?" Yu Tian smiled, "Tell you, my elder brother is a famous doctor Yu in the imperial hospital. You asked your friend who is an official to invite me Brother, go to your house to have a look, you can't let your head be broken at such a young age" After finishing speaking, he turned and got on his own sedan chair.
Jiexisi watched the sedan chair leave hurriedly in disappointment.
[Song] "Lonely Shadow The name shouted in the wind, the sad melody tells the old past. The so-called vows are just young and ignorant, bid farewell to the happy face that went away yesterday, what is it like?
Is there any chance for that romantic incident to happen again? Floating in the days of spring and autumn, it is a painstakingly hidden thought. That romantic affair, since it will end, why bother to start it! You and I, who were once crazy and infatuated, sit on the two sides of love to watch the passage of youth. "
The rain is getting heavier.
"Do you really not like me?" Yu Tian's question brought Jiexusi back from his memory to reality.
Jiexi said: "I like it!"
"Then why did you marry my sister instead of me?"
"It's all your brother's fault."
"my brother?"
"At that time your brother said that he wanted to marry his sister to me. I thought it was you! But when I married into the house, I realized that I was wrong. It was your elder sister."
"You won't withdraw your marriage~"
"How can you go back on your marriage with the 'Three Books and Six Rituals'?"
[Song] "Moonlight and Xingzi, Erythrina flower petals and rain, gentle vows, sweet dreams and lingering poems. The so-called vows are just young and ignorant, saying goodbye to the happy face that went away yesterday. What is it like? That romantic thing, is there any? The opportunity to come again? Floating in the days of spring and autumn, it is a painstakingly hidden heart. That romantic affair, since it will end, why bother to start! Then you and I, who were once crazy and infatuated, sit on the two sides of love. The passing of youth."
Listening to the raindrops falling from the eaves, Yu Tian seemed to have returned to that night in late autumn.
"Remember, the night you found me in Lingzhou?"
"Why don't you remember!"
"I asked, do you like me? Why do you say, don't like it?"
"Before I came to you, your sister-in-law told me that you wanted to marry me as a concubine a long time ago."
"yes!"
"So, after I found you, how dare I say that I like you"
"Why not?"
"I've already married your sister, so how dare I set my mind on you again."
Yu Tian asked mischievously: "Really haven't you moved?"
"No way~"
"Huh, what do you mean by the poem you just said¡ªsleep together and listen to the autumn rain, and each of you is cold with a light quilt[2]?"
Jiexisi laughed "hehe" twice, recalling the scene of that day:
In the evening of that day, Jiexusi managed to find Yu Tian who had run away from home, and was about to hire a boat to return to Beijing, but the weather was not perfect and it rained heavily.
The boatman said that the boat could not be sailed, and let them disembark.
Yu Tian refused to disembark even if he died, so Jiexi had no choice but to persuade the boatman to leave the boat to them, and the boatman abandoned the boat and went home.
midnight.
The rain is getting heavier.
The ticking raindrops kept beating on the boat canopy. Jie Xunsi and Yu Tian lived alone, and the bamboo mats and quilts prepared by the boatman were extremely thin. They could only silently endure the cold? (Remember this website: www.hlnovel.com)"Huh, what do you mean by the poem you just said¡ªsleep together and listen to the autumn rain, and each of you is cold in a light quilt[2]?"
Jiexisi laughed "hehe" twice, recalling the scene of that day:
In the evening of that day, Jiexusi managed to find Yu Tian who had run away from home, and was about to hire a boat to return to Beijing, but the weather was not perfect and it rained heavily.
The boatman said that the boat could not be sailed, and let them disembark.
Yu Tian refused to disembark even if he died, so Jiexi had no choice but to persuade the boatman to leave the boat to them, and the boatman abandoned the boat and went home.
midnight.
The rain is getting heavier.
The ticking raindrops kept beating on the boat canopy. Jie Xunsi and Yu Tian lived alone, and the bamboo mats and quilts prepared by the boatman were extremely thin. They could only silently endure the cold? (Remember this website: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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