Maqiao and Lan Yiqing, the two childish people, fought with firecrackers, causing explosions. Princess Taiping, who had been watching from the sidelines, naturally saw it. She couldn't help but laugh at this scene. It seemed that wherever Yang Fan went, trouble would follow.
When the firecrackers started to explode, Princess Taiping was also surprised that the firecrackers sold by this merchant were so flammable and could make such a violent explosion, but she didn't think too much about it and didn't rush to escape. As a result, because of this delay, when she wanted to leave, it was already too late.
The firecrackers on the carriages crackled, and the fireworks rushed into the night. The people who were walking on the street to watch the lanterns heard the noise and squeezed over. The street was full of people at the same time. And the people at the scene, in order to avoid the explosion, were desperately trying to escape, so … there was a "traffic jam".
In fact, if Princess Taiping was really in a hurry to escape, she could still escape. As long as she was like those ordinary people, she could rush into the sea of people, break open her arms, and cut through the thorns, until her hat fell off, hairpin was lost, and her clothes were messy, she might be able to escape. But with her status, how could she do such a thing?
As a result, Princess Taiping was blocked at the scene. It was only because of her four powerful female bodyguards that she was able to stand safely and not be squeezed by the fleeing people.
At this time, the sparks from the bamboo poles ignited the colorful canopy on the street. The canopy was connected to the lantern house, so the fire spread to the lantern house. These things were tied up with straw, fine wood, silk, and silk cloth, which caught fire when it came in contact with fire, so the scene became even more lively.
"Water on fire! Water on fire! "
In the distance, a group of Marquis Wu hurried over with a cart. The cart was filled with big bags sewn from horseskin and cowhide, and each bag contained three to four hundred catties of water. It was inevitable for the lanterns to catch fire. Marquis Wu had been waiting by the roadside for a long time, but they didn't expect the fire to spread so fast. The cart was just pushed on the road when it was blocked by the crowd, and they were so anxious that they jumped up and down.
Those who rushed out and those who rushed in converged into a huge whirlpool-like wave. Although the four maids were extremely strong and all of them were sumo masters, they were still unable to keep up with the unending waves of collisions.
They opened their eyes wide, and exerted all their strength to resist the crowd from all directions, so that they would not bump into the Princess. But Princess Taiping's face showed a very amused, very amused expression.
Ever since she was young, she had never experienced such a scene. Although she was now a wife and a mother, she was only twenty-four years old. She was still a very young girl, so it was inevitable that she had the mischievous nature of a child.
"Hehe, this year's Lantern Festival is really interesting!"
Princess Taiping looked smilingly at the cars that were still exploding and spewing thick smoke amidst the bursts of flashes and loud noises. She looked at the colored buildings, colored squares and colored corridors that were burning for the first time. She really wanted to scream, cheer and run like an ordinary civilian girl, squeezing into the crowd and indulging her nature without concealment.
But she couldn't because she was a princess, a noble princess of the Tang dynasty.
She had obtained a noble identity and status that ordinary people couldn't obtain, and a good life. Correspondingly, she had to lose her freedom and herself.
Li Lingyue enviously looked at those women who were supported by the maids and protected by the strong arms of the men. They were struggling to squeeze out of the crowd. Although they were squeezed to the point that their clothes were disheveled, their hair was disheveled, and their faces were red, but in her eyes, it was a kind of happiness. She would never have the chance to experience this kind of happiness.
"Pa!"
Another cluster of exploding rods exploded, and a few exploding rods exploded in all directions. One of the exploding rods flew directly in front of Princess Taiping. The four maids were facing away from Princess Taiping with their feet rooted to the ground and their arms wide open. They were trying their best to fight against the crowd, so they didn't see it at all.
Princess Taiping saw a burst of sparks flying towards her, and her face couldn't help but change. She anxiously stretched out her hand to block it.
"Hu!"
There was a gust of wind in front of her, and a big sleeve slapped the burning exploding rod to the ground!
"It's too dangerous here, my dear brother, you should …"
Yang Fan stopped halfway through his sentence. He was tongue-tied as he looked at the charming face in front of him. After a while, he said in surprise: "Your Highness?"
"Boom!"
Another loud sound rang out. Yang Fan subconsciously shrunk his neck, and turned his head to look. He saw a colorful workshop falling down and smashing into the firecracker cart. The fire was even bigger, and the sparks were like billions of fireflies. "Boom!" They flew all over the sky, and it was a spectacular scene.
"Quickly take me to a safe place!"
Princess Taiping also found that it was not safe here. Her charming eyebrows slightly wrinkled, and she said to Yang Fan.
Her identity made her say this sentence with confidence, and she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it. Yang Fan also didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what Princess Taiping said. He waved his sleeve to brush away the sparks, and asked: "There are people everywhere, where is safe?"
Princess Taiping said: "This is something you should think about. I am a woman, how can I have an idea."
These words were a bit coquettish, and Yang Fan didn't notice it in his hurry. He looked around and suddenly saw the huge lamp tree standing on the street. He couldn't help but have an idea, and said: "Your Highness, please follow me!" He then ran towards the lamp tree.
"Your Highness!"
The four maids tried their best to stop the crowd from rushing towards the princess, and from time to time they would look back. At first, when they saw her talking to Yang Fan, the four maids weren't anxious, but when they saw that she wanted to leave with Yang Fan, they couldn't help but shout out.
Yang Fan said: "Why don't Your Highness ask them to come together?"
"If people always follow me, how can I be free? I don't care about them. "
Princess Taiping said with a smile, and turned back to wave at the four maids. Her face was full of smiles, and her lively appearance had a trace of mischievousness, like a little bird that finally escaped from the fence.
"Princess, this way please!"
The street was full of people running to and fro. Yang Fan raised his left arm to help her block the oncoming crowd, and made an inviting gesture with his right hand. Suddenly his palm was warm, and a soft and delicate little hand was placed in his palm.
Yang Fan was startled, and turned his head to look. He saw Princess Taiping looking in front, and said with a smile: "What interesting place are you taking me to?"
"Aren't we looking for a safe place? How did it become an interesting place? "
Yang Fan looked at the flower of Luoyang with a puzzled expression. Looking at her eager and excited look, perhaps she didn't care whether it was dangerous or not, but whether it was interesting or not, she was more attracted to it.
Although it was somewhat inappropriate to hold the princess's hand in his hand, fortunately, no one knew that this person was the princess, and the princess herself didn't care, so Yang Fan naturally didn't need to be pretentious. He pulled Princess Taiping's little hand, and quickly ran to the bottom of the tall flowering tree.
Princess Taiping stopped, and giggled: "Too fun, too interesting. This year's Lantern Festival is really more interesting than any other year."
Because of the explosion in front, it attracted a large number of people, and the tap dance had already ended. Many people ran to the front, and the number of people here was a lot less. More people were running from farther places, and also ran to the place where the explosion occurred.
Princess Taiping raised her small face that was slightly red from the cold, and looked at the huge flowering tree with a smile, and said: "So spectacular, I have never seen such a flowering tree in the palace!"
Yang Fan smiled slightly, and said: "This flowering tree was made by Master Xue, princess please follow me!"
Yang Fan walked to the bottom of the flowering tree, and fiddled with it, and with a 'squeak' sound, a small door opened.
Princess Taiping opened her eyes wide in surprise, and happily said: "There is a completely different world here!"
She looked inside, and eagerly asked: "Can I go in?"
Yang Fan said with a smile: "This flowering tree is made of iron and wood. When the craftsmen make the flowering tree, they climb up and down, and go in and out from here, so naturally we can go in!"
Princess Taiping was overjoyed, and pulled Yang Fan's hand, and said: "Let's go, accompany me in to take a look!"
The four maids saw that the princess was pulled away by a man, and quickly chased after them. Seeing the princess being pulled by the man, and with a willing look, they also guessed that the princess must know this man, and that he was not some Jianghu bandit. Now that they reached the bottom of the flowering tree, they saw the princess pulling the youth into the lamp tree, and the four maids stood under the lamp, and guarded the door.
The inside of the lamp tree was very rough, and it was impossible for the craftsmen to carefully polish these places. Everywhere was a mess of wood and iron brackets, thick and thin, long and short. Fortunately, Princess Taiping was not wearing a skirt, and this was where the craftsmen went up and down, so there was no need to worry about any sharp objects like nails. The two of them were like climbing a narrow tower step by step, until they reached the highest point.
At the highest point, there was a leaf made of silk cloth dyed green, and in the middle was a stamen. The stamen was spitting out flames. When looking from below, this flower was the same size as an ordinary flower, but when they reached the bottom of the stamen, they discovered that it was huge. Just the height of the stamen alone was more than one zhang high.
The space between the petals and the leaves was spacious enough for a person to stand or sit down. Princess Taiping stood under the stamen of the flower, raised her head to look at the flame above her head, and then stretched out her head to look down. She could not help but let out a sigh of admiration.
The whole flowering tree was decorated with all kinds of lanterns, and all of them were made in the shape of various fruits, emitting bright light. Looking down from above, it was a gorgeous and colorful scene.
This flowering tree was more than a hundred feet high, and standing here, not only could one have a panoramic view of the entire Ding Ding Street, but also the brightly lit Imperial Palace in the distance, and the colorful lanterns hanging high on the left and right sides of the street.
The commotion caused by the firecrackers on Ding Ding Main Street could not be felt from above. This was because the commotion was concentrated in one area. Looking down from above, it would at most make one feel that the area was crowded with the most people.
Looking into the distance, one could see that the whole of Luoyang was a sea of lanterns, a sea of people.
Princess Taiping looked around, and for a moment, she felt relaxed and happy. After watching for a long time, she held the 'stamen' and sat down on the wooden 'flower leaf' covered with green silk cloth. Her two legs were suspended in the air, and she gently kicked them. That leisurely and carefree appearance was like a cute little girl sitting by the stream playing.
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