Chapter 406 Lion Dance
Looking at the crowd rushing into the shop, Chen Xu stood at the gate of Qinghe Garden with his hands behind his back and began to wait. After a while, he heard a clear sound of horse hooves. A double-bridle carriage came along the street under the escort of several guards. Xu Fu was sitting in the carriage, wearing a jade crown and full of energy. There were two beautiful little girls sitting on the left and right side, not sure whether they were their wives or concubines.
"The Imperial Doctor Chief Xu is here~"
As a middle-aged manager standing far away at the intersection, singing loudly, Chen Xu smiled and went forward to meet him, while Huangfu Que, who was following behind, waved his hand and shouted: "Lion dance to greet him!"
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang
As a loud gong and drum sounded, two colorful and strange monsters rushed out of the gate of Qinghe Garden, and then began to jump and swell in the open space at the gate. They danced flexibly with the gong and drum sounds, and they also acted like fighting each other.
"Wow, what is this?"
At this time, the people who were still standing on the street watching the fun suddenly became violently turbulent again, and the screams on the street made all those who entered the store run out, and then they all began to watch this strange thing that they had never seen before.
These two monsters were not real at first glance, because as the lion continued to jump and dance, it was obvious that there were two people hiding inside to control the monster's movements. They were skillful in cooperating with the two, and their jumping and fighting movements were sensitive, and they looked very rhythmic with the sound of gongs and drums.
Xu Fu, who was the first to arrive, was originally smiling and preparing to get out of the car to say hello to Chen Xu who was coming up, but as the two monsters rushed out and started dancing, they were so scared that they pulled off several beards. The two little girls beside him screamed and arched into his arms and shivered. The driver who drove the car was frightened and fell off the car. He looked at the monsters that were jumping closer and closer at the two ends. He wanted to turn his head and run, until he saw the two people inside wiped the cold sweat on their foreheads with their sleeves and calmed down and quickly stopped the horse reins. Fortunately, although these two monsters looked ferocious, they did not have the aura of a beast, so the horses were not too frightened, but they kept snoring and breathing, and were very uneasy.
"Doctor Xu~Doctor Xu~"
Chen Xu stood in Xu Fu's carriage and shouted several times. Xu Fu woke up from his stunned eyes and quickly got out of the car and bowed to Chen Xu. At the same time, he said with a wry smile on his face: "Mr. Marquis, I almost scared me to death just now. Where are you doing this?"
"Haha, Doctor Xu came so early. It opened today, just for joy! Doctor Xu and his two wives invite him!" Chen Xu laughed and bowed.
"I'm afraid that the guests who come will faint after a while will be frightened and may be unlucky today's opening ceremony!" Xu Fu's words seemed very unique. Chen Xu's face turned half dark, and his face twitched a few times and said, "Doctor Xu has a grudge with whom the dynasty is now? I'll be fine if I'll scare you hard to scare you later?"
"Uh, I'm exempt!" Xu Fu wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
If any prince, prince, prince, and minister are really frightened, he will not have to stay in Xianyang if this sentence is spread.
"Doctor Xu went in to rest and have tea first. I will welcome and wait for other guests here!" Chen Xu led Xu Fu into the gate of Qinghe Garden.
"No, no, this monster dance is very good. Please don't worry about me. I'll stand at the door and watch it again!" Xu Fu's incident had completely recovered from his fright, and hugged the two little ladies and watched the lions dancing with interest at both ends shaking their heads and tails.
"Okay!" Chen Xu nodded and ordered the helper to lead Xu Fu's carriage and guards into the garden to settle, and then stood at the door with Xu Fu to look.
With the sound of gongs and drums, the two lions became more and more skillful and began to tease the audience around the open space, which also caused the audience to cheer, and even threw copper coins into the open space, making the scene more lively.
Today was Spring Festival, and the crowds on the streets were coming and going. Amid the noisy sound of gongs and drums and the increasingly lively cheers, the whole east of Xianyang City soon became more lively. People who didn't know what was going on ran to Liuxiangyuan, so soon people gathered up outside the streets.
"Didi~~" As bamboo whistles sounded one after another on the streets southeast, northwest and north, the imperial guards of the Lieutenant's Mansion were also alarmed. Teams of soldiers came along the street to drive away the onlookers. Finally, there were even a group of soldiers wearing armored and holding sharp soldiers to scatter the crowd at the entrance of Qingheyuan. The leading generals were originally going to scold and stop the two monsters that were still running wildly on the street, but when they saw the young man with brocade robe standing at the entrance of Qingheyuan, his face changed very cautiously, and he ran over and bowed with his fists: "The hundred generals of the Lieutenant's Mansion Zhao Mo have seen the Marquis of Qinghe!"
"No gifts are not allowed. You are here just in time. Help maintain order. Many adults are coming soon. Don't let the people watching the fun collide!"
"Here~" Zhao Mo quickly agreed, and then directed his men to start lined up along the street to maintain order.
"The Censor of the Provincial Supervision Provincial Censor, Lord Meng, is here~~"
Amid the sound of gongs and drums, a loud shout came from the street. A luxurious four-bridle carriage was guarded by dozens of warriors wearing armor and swords, and Meng Yi sat on the carriage. There was also a graceful young woman and a twelve or twelve-year-old girl. She looked pink and jade-like, which was 70 to 80% similar to Meng Yun. When she grew up, she would inevitably be a beauty who would harm the country and the people.
"Meet Lord Meng~" The people who were blocked by the soldiers on the roadside were all bowed and saluted.
"No gifts!"
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang
Amid the sound of gongs and drums, two lions fluttered happily and followed Chen Xu to meet him.
"Ah~ Daddy save me!" The girl sitting next to her suddenly screamed and arched into Meng Yi's arms.
Meng Yi, who was smiling with his beard, was frightened. He saw two monsters dancing behind Chen Xu's butt, and his feet were so scared that he almost fell off the carriage. However, when he saw clearly that this was just a puppet fake beast controlled by the two people, his face turned red and white, and quickly comforted his wife and children. After getting off the car, he also said a blessing to Chen Xu's face: "Horse Qinghe, you are making such a ghost thing, which scared me so much that my soul almost flew away. Remember to invite me to a few more banquets to suppress the shock!"
Well, among all the kings, princes and ministers, you are the most shameless.
Like Xu Fu, Meng Yi was very interested in these two monsters dancing happily. He asked the guards and coachmen to drive the carriage into the garden and began to stand at the door with his wife and daughter to watch the lion dance.
"Minister Ling Zai from the Ministry of Works is here~~"
In less than five minutes, a long shout from the street came from the receptionist.
"The Inner Historian Ling Qi is here~~"
"Minister Yin is here~~"
"Mr. Li, the Prime Minister of the Secretariat, is here~~"
It was approaching Chen Shi, and everyone who received Chen Xu's invitation came almost like a rush. Luxury four-bridle carriages came one after another. Those who came were all the officials of the dynasty, either the ministers or the marquis, and they were all with their families. Some brought their wives and children, some with their sons, and some with their two wives. Because today was a festival, they just happened to be taken out together to relax, not to mention free banquets and musical operas. If you don't eat, you won't eat them or watch them, because if you want to eat them next time, you will probably have to pay for them.
The food at the Qinghe Hou family is delicious and the wine is delicious. This is recognized by Xianyang City. It can be imagined that the food must be very expensive, because I heard that a meal at Qinghe Inn in Wancheng and Luoyang costs at least a thousand yuan. According to the nature of Qinghe Hou, the hotels in Xianyang are only more expensive but not the most expensive.
As more and more guests were invited, and they were all taking their families, the entrance of Qinghe Park was now full of men, women, young and old, and the noble identities were so powerful that all the onlookers retreated dozens of feet away and dared not approach.
"Dongdongdongdong~bangbangbangbangbangbang~"
The two lions were still churning and jumping tirelessly.
Although I had been watching for almost half an hour, everyone was still happy. They pointed and laughter resounded throughout the street.
"Take tread..."
As a neat and heavy footsteps came from a distance, the ground seemed to be shaking.
The noise of the onlookers in the distance quickly subsided, and it spread rapidly to the entrance of Qinghe Park like a plague.
"Woo~~" With a long and low horn sound, a loud roar came: "The emperor arrived, and the idle people were waiting to retreat thirty feet, and those who violated the order died!"
"Wow~" The crowd of onlookers instantly disappeared like a tide, and the entire street was empty in a blink of an eye, leaving only a team of soldiers from the lieutenant's mansion standing on both sides.
"Take tread..."
Accompanied by the sound of uniform heavy footsteps, a team of lieutenant's mansion wearing black armor appeared at the intersection of the street, with neat steps like a forest, and the rolling black flags swayed in the wind.
This team of imperial guards had 500 people. They walked straight through the entrance of Qingheyuan in neat steps until they reached the street exit at the other end and stopped to stand up a shield and set up a gun.
The lieutenant and imperial guards were followed by three hundred guards, and they were all equipped with black armor, with big swords and crossbows on their waists. One of them rushed directly into the Liuxiang Garden opposite, occupying the gate and walls, and no one was allowed to enter and exit.
Behind were hundreds of Xuanwu Guards wearing black masks and carrying long swords, guarding more than a dozen carriages. On the carriage led by Liuma, Qin Shihuang, wearing a black black suit and a black jade crown, sat upright.
The two lions were so scared that they hid in the garden. The helpers and guards were driven away by Chen Xu. Only more than a dozen welcome ladies and a group of princes, princes, princes, and ministers and their families were left at the door.
Chapter completed!