sbdcsierra Chapter 257 Is this a big deal?
Chapter 257 Is this a big deal?
Jiang An and Huo Changming were in the martial arts arena in the second half, and the result was even less exciting.
Unless some miracle happens at this moment and these two ancestors have diarrhea...
After the competition, students from several countries walked out of Songhu Villa one after another.
The moment the vermilion gate opened, the people who were waiting at the nearby tea stalls to watch the fun saw that the young men, who should have been full of vigor and vitality, had become very haggard.
Their faces were filled with sorrow and numbness, and if you didn't know better you would think they were being tortured!
The people were confused and unable to understand.
Until the Chongzhou students walked out with a relaxed look on their faces...
The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the young men who were arm in arm, and the warm light illuminated their smiles.
Laughter seems to infect everything in the world!
The people ate the fruits and nodded, this is the right thing to do!
This is the high spirits that a young man should have!
……
When it gets completely dark, it is the Lantern Festival in Chongzhou City.
Lanterns of various shapes and sizes were lit up on the streets, and people wearing thick cotton-padded clothes also went out into the streets.
According to the custom of previous years, Jiang Jichen and others went to the store again to place prayer lanterns.
When they went there, the stall was very popular!
People crowded here, vying for the wish lanterns made by the store.
A passerby who didn't know what was going on passed by and curiously patted the person at the end of the line, "Brother, why do you all come here to buy prayer lanterns?"
The man sweated profusely in the severe winter and said excitedly, "This is the prayer lantern that the prince and the young lady came to buy. It must be very effective!"
"really?"
"Really? Why would I lie to you..."
"Look, these are all people who come to buy! I won't talk to you anymore, they will be sold out soon!"
After saying that, the man who was passing by immediately took out his wallet from his clothes, squeezed into the crowd, and shouted to the store owner: "I want one... no, two!"
Xie Yunshan, who was listening silently in the back, crossed his arms and leaned towards Hu Yan. "Is the prayer lantern made by this shop owner very effective?"
Hu Yan unfolded his folding fan, revealing only a pair of fox eyes, "I don't know..."
"You'll have to ask the prince."
Jiang Jichen held his daughter's hand, expressionless, and pretended not to hear the crickets chirping behind him.
After all, Xie Yunshan didn't have the courage to ask.
In front of the stall, the shop owner was busy and his mind was buzzing.
He also didn't understand how such overwhelming wealth could have happened to him? !
"My lord..."
"The prince is here!"
"Miss…"
"Miss An An, this lantern is so beautiful!"
"That's not the case!"
"This is the first prize of the Yufulou crossword puzzle this year. The prince just won it!"
"The prince went to guess lantern riddles?!"
Their prince, who spent his days in the military camp and the palace, actually went to guess riddles?
"Your Majesty!"
The shopkeeper took some prayer lanterns and walked up to Jiang Jichen.
He first bowed, then handed the prayer lamp he had prepared in advance to the guard accompanying the prince.
"I have already prepared your prayer lantern..."
"Don't worry, they are all top-quality and will definitely fly high and far in the sky!"
In fact, he didn't know whether the prince would come to his stall to buy prayer lanterns this year, but he still prepared the best materials early.
What if the prince comes?
The Zhenguo Palace has been very kind to Chongzhou, and the common people like them are just preparing more prayer lanterns. Although it is beyond their ability, they are willing to do so!
Jiang An knew that her father was not a talkative person, so she took the lead in taking over the conversation.
She smiled brightly and looked at the shop owner, "Thank you~"
The little girl held out her palm, on which was a piece of silver. "This is the money for the prayer lantern."
The shopkeeper was terrified and kept waving his hands to refuse, "It's free!"
Jiang An frowned, "No, you need money!"
"To buy something, you have to pay money!"
Jiang Jichen also said: "Take it..."
The prince spoke in a low voice, with an air of authority that could not be refused.
The shopkeeper could only take the silver and said, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty...Miss."
Jiang An smiled obediently, like a little lucky doll next to her father.
"An An will come to buy the prayer lanterns you make next year!"
"Okay, then I'll keep the small one for you next year!"
After lighting the wish lanterns, they walked slowly along the street, looking at the lanterns as they headed back to the palace.
When they reached the gate of the mansion, Xie Yunshan looked at Hu Yan, who had no intention of returning to the barracks, and couldn't help asking, "Are you not going back?"
The day after the new year, this old fox returned to the military camp. Why did he suddenly want to stay in the palace today?
Hu Yan was playing with his folding fan, smiling, looking like a shrewd fox.
"Didn't I say today that something big will happen tomorrow..."
"Of course I have to stay at the palace!"
Jiang Jichen and Jiang An in front did not stop walking, and Hu Yan was also ready to move forward after saying this.
Only Xie Yunshan and Yun Yi behind him were still standing at the bottom of the stairs.
Hu Yan: "Why didn't General Xie leave?"
Xie Yunshan touched his nose and said uncertainly: "How about I go to Chunxinglou to sleep tonight?"
He always felt that this old fox and the prince were setting some trap for him!
Jiang Jichen turned around, narrowed his eyes dangerously, and said in a cold tone, "On the Lantern Festival, you don't go home, but go to the brothel?"
This looks like scolding a disobedient child.
"Uh…"
Xie Yunshan suddenly hesitated, "Then I go home?!"
Jiang Jichen was too lazy to look at him again, so he turned around and continued walking towards the mansion.
"Hurry and let the king come in!"
The little girl also said to Xie Yunshan: "Butler Sun also prepared glutinous rice balls for us~"
"If you don't eat it, An An will eat it all!"
"no!"
Xie Yunshan quickly ran up the stairs and started his daily bickering with the little girl again.
On the first day after Shangyuan, envoys from various countries left Chongzhou.
For safety reasons, these countries have traveled together over the years, except for Mobei, which was excluded every year, lagging behind other delegations and going to Beijing alone.
And Xie Yunshan finally knew what important matter Hu Yan and the prince were discussing!
He hid in the woods, half crouching behind a small hill, and looked back at the elite soldiers in black armor who were dressed as bandits, wearing masks or scarves, but their righteous faces could not be concealed.
He pushed the flimsy mask and continued to stare at the deserted path not far ahead.
He gritted his teeth, the sound seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, and said to Guan Yan beside him: "Is this a big deal?"
Pretending to be a bandit, robbing the envoys? !
Only the old fox and the prince could think of this!
Guan Yan was wearing a face scarf, holding the scimitar in one hand, and listening carefully to the sound of wheels approaching in the distance.
"coming!"
Xie Yunshan took a deep breath, raised his hand and gave a gesture of preparation to his colleagues who were also "bandits" behind him.
come on!
Anyway, he is here!
The delegation was led by Dongli. When the convoy was halfway along the trail, Xie Yunshan shouted in a hoarse voice.
"on!"
Black armor... No, the bandits received the order and all emerged from the snow, shouting, cheering, and rushing towards the delegation with their knives raised high.
Fight, fight!
In the eyes of the diplomatic envoys, their posture looked like a group of starving bandits who came to burn, kill and loot!