The carriage slowly rolled over the bluestone floor, making a crisp sound, causing the people crowding on the street to move to both sides.
There is no cliche plot in the story about blocking the road. Just based on the word "yin" on the carriage, no one in Fengxiang City can be superior to this carriage.
I don’t know what the situation of the women in the carriage is now. Li Jing rode the black horse Xiaobai alone, next to the carriage. Along the way, she just looked at the night view of Fengxiang City with great interest.
Since the Huangchao Rebellion, the curfew system that was strictly enforced everywhere has begun to gradually loosen. Today, some places have abolished curfews for certain periods of time.
Therefore, in Fengxiang City, even though the drumming has already begun at dusk, there is still a lot of popularity.
The streets we are traveling through now are equivalent to Fengxiang’s main road that connects the inner city to the outer city. Therefore, this level of spaciousness is extremely rare. It is twenty feet wide, with bluestone slabs forming a flat ground, extending to the end of the sight.
Shops, inns, restaurants, houses, etc. are lined up on both sides, and the lanterns hanging one after another are swaying gently in the breeze, projecting the light of illumination.
There were several horse-drawn carriages walking side by side on the street without any pressure, but pedestrians were bustling, blocking the speed of the horse-drawn carriages.
Li Jing gently held the horse's belly and sighed secretly.
There are not many scenes like this in Fengxiang City in today's world.
"Master Jing, come this way."
Li Jing was secretly lost in thought when Fanyin Tian's charming voice came from beside him, so he turned around to look.
As the name suggests, Tingchao Pavilion is a giant garden built around a lake, not beside the main road. To get there, you have to pass through a slightly spacious alley.
Li Jing glanced at the gorgeous carriage pulled by two pure black horses, then at the various carriages parked outside the alley, and asked aloud.
"Are we going to walk there too?"
The curtain on the side of the carriage next to her lifted up, revealing Chi Meng's little head, with a pair of big, flickering eyes wide open.
“So lively!”
Fanyintian smiled, shook the reins slightly, and the carriage slowly entered the alley. Li Jing touched her face and followed.
Looking in from the outside of the alley, I only felt that it was quite deserted inside. Only when I entered did I hear the sound of silk and bamboo orchestral music coming from the garden in front, as well as the clear and moving singing voice.
Several guards guarding the gate of the garden saw Huanyinfang's carriage from a distance, and hurriedly rushed towards it. At the same time, there was also a boy who was specially informed and immediately ran into the garden.
After walking through the alley, she discovered that there was a spacious area dedicated to parking carriages, and Li Jing suddenly nodded. Seeing those green-clothed guards, led by a middle-aged man, surrounding the carriage in a fawning manner, they didn't dare to make any unnecessary moves.
But no one cared about Li Jing, who was riding alone next to him.
Two large red lanterns hang at the entrance of the garden, adding another layer of charm to the already veiled Fanyin Tian.
The crowd that came out immediately had countless greedy eyes on her.
"I'm blinding you! Hurry up and open the side door!"
At this moment, another well-dressed middle-aged man came belatedly, wiping his sweat. When he saw the carriage that was almost blocked by people, his face twitched and he yelled at the guards.
This was the first time in several years that Huanyinfang sent people to participate in this so-called autumn poetry gathering. Even the owner of Tingchao Pavilion was very surprised.
Several guards suddenly realized this and hurriedly opened the specially built side door next to it.
They kept waiting for the people in the carriage to get down, and it turned out that they were about to drive the carriage in directly.
This was a bit beyond Li Jing's expectation. With a look that had never seen the world on his face, he slowly entered the garden with the carriage.
It turns out this is a privilege...
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Perhaps the well-dressed middle-aged man knew the rules, and no one bothered them until the empress and the girls got off the carriage.
The garden is filled with the fragrance of flowers, and there are osmanthus trees beside the gravel path. In addition to blooming flowers, the branches are also dotted with small lanterns that emit a faint light.
The empress did not deliberately dress up as a man today, and her face was covered with a gauze scarf. Wearing a pale purple skirt with flowers on the floor, paired with a red moire pattern on her forehead, and her long and attractive phoenix eyes.
The fairy in the painting is nothing more than that.
Chi Meng was used to wearing Miao clothing, and many tailors were found in Huanyin Workshop to customize many Miao clothes for her. With all kinds of silver-belled crowns, she is cute and smart, with a pair of sparkling eyes, she just wants to be loved.
Ranwen
Li Jing was in a good mood, walking tall and straight among the women, and felt the fragrance.
If a man can do this, he will have no regrets...
Chi Meng held the empress's arm, and the two women walked beside Li Jing together. Following behind were Ji Ruxue and Fanyintian who were silent.
"I have never been interested in poetry gatherings like this, but thinking that Chi Meng might have never seen such excitement, I wanted to come and have fun together."
Li Jing was about to take a step ahead when the empress' voice came to his ears.
Fanyintian behind him looked strange. If she hadn't heard that Li Jing was coming, she would not have prepared the carriage early.
Miss Chi Meng has always been a good excuse.
Li Jing smiled softly, teased the crown on Chi Meng's head, and joked.
"How about it? Do you feel comfortable with so many people accompanying you to this poetry club?"
Chi Meng raised her mouth in dissatisfaction: "You just don't want to eat the food I cooked, so you dragged me to this boring place. It's so dark, there's nothing fun about it!"
Li Jing laughed and raised her hand to point forward.
"That's it over there."
Chi Meng turned his head and saw that at the end of the gravel path, the lakeside was surrounded by a corridor and countless lights of various colors were lit.
The handsome young master, the beauties accompanying him, the servants and maids running around... it was extremely lively.
A small attic was built on the small island in the center of the lake. With Li Jing's eyesight, she could clearly see the three words "Tingchao Pavilion" on the plaque.
The beautiful sound of strings and bursts of cheers are all centered on this attic.
There are no passages to the small island in the surrounding corridors. There are only a few small boats, which are supported by people and pass one after another.
"Wow!"
The gorgeous light reflected in Chi Meng's eyes, making her scream in exclamation.
The empress showed a pair of calm eyes. She glanced at Li Jing, who looked very interested, and then nodded slightly.
When a few people stepped onto the corridor around the lake from the gravel path, countless eyes instantly turned to them.
The graceful figures of the girls, the outstanding looks of Chi Meng and Ji Ruxue, and the aloof and cold eyes of the empress all attracted the attention of all the men present.
And the charming figure of Fanyin Tian, who has an proud figure, is enough to make some irresistible literati come forward.
It's a pity that the tall young man in the middle of the girls is wearing a moon-white scholar's robe.
This would be very annoying!
