001 Taicheng Association
The sky is quiet and cloudless.
The streets of Taicheng are bustling again.
Today is the annual Nine Fairy Temple Fair in Taicheng. Legend has it that a long time ago, a beautiful, gentle and virtuous nine fairies once landed on the earth.
She landed in the mortal world. She was not greedy for the mortal **, but taught silkworm cultivation knowledge. In her spare time, she also went around to see the people, so that Taicheng Village, which was originally a small village, slowly developed into a prosperous town later.
In the country of SPL, the nine fairies are the gods respected by the Chinese people.
On the day of the birthday of the nine fairies, the people will hold a lively temple fair on the most prosperous Yunjie Street in Taicheng, the capital of Mingjing.
On this day, men and women, old and young, people from all parts of the country gathered together and came to Taicheng to participate in the temple fair. Even the princes and grandchildren in the palace, Jin Zhiyuye, were no exception.
There will be a total of nine days before and after the temple fair.
In these nine days, every day the streets are extremely prosperous, and there are bustling crowds coming and going everywhere. It can be said that they are sweating like rain and rubbing their shoulders.
The busiest street among them is the Hater Hutong on the northernmost side of Yunjie Street. Although Maoer Hutong is not long, it is very lively, and there are all kinds of treasures in it. Even foreign businessmen will come to participate in this temple fair.
The Nine Fairy Temple Fair was held for eight days in a row. On the ninth day, it was obviously not as lively as the other day. Whether it was a stall or coming to the temple fair, there were much fewer people.
But there are also some people who like to be lively are wandering around Yunjian Street, especially in Maoer Hutong, and there are all kinds of people, where there are not only agricultural workers and hawkers, but also officials and dignitaries in unusually bright clothes. Shout and bargaining come one after another, which can make people feel the prosperity of the Mirror Kingdom all the time.
"Hey, shopkeeper, how much does your white lotus folded blue and white porcelain cost?"
The questioner is a 17- or 18-year-old girl. She wears a white shirt, a shiny blue diamond hairpin on her head, and a bright moon earrings on her ears, set off her distant mountain-like blue eyebrows, smooth eyes, cherry mouths, and a white face, which are more and more beautiful as flowers. Unusal.
She was followed by a woman in light yellow clothes. The woman's long hair fell down and slowly fell on her shoulder like a waterfall.
Her eyebrows are faint, and her eyes are not very big. However, when she looks at people, it makes people feel involuntarily throbbing.
Although her face is not very beautiful, it makes people feel very comfortable. How can there be such a woman in the world!
Looking at every place on her, she is not born to the extreme. However, when they are together, it makes people feel that she is the most comfortable and lovely woman born in the world.
When she spoke, she whispered. At first glance, it was a lady, and the clothes worn by these two girls were very famous brocade, which was nothing more than relatives of the emperor's country. I'm afraid that dignitaries can't afford to wear them.
The woman who looked very beautiful and had some dexterity kept asking the stall owner, "How much does the white lotus folded blue and white porcelain bowl cost?"
The stall owner said endlessly, "This white lotus folding blue and white porcelain bowl has a great history. It is said that it was brought down by the nine fairies when they went down to earth. Many people wanted to get it. In the end, they didn't know why the baby fell into the hands of my ancestors. It has been passed down from generation to generation. When it came to my generation, I don't know how many years it has been passed on. Such a precious thing, rare girl, you like it today, and I don't have to bargain with you. I'll charge you a hundred taels. What do you think?
"One hundred taels?" The girl with very dexterous eyebrows couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing and said, "You praise this white lotus broken branch blue and white porcelain bowl that there is nothing in the sky, but now you only charge me a hundred taels of silver. Do you think I will believe you?"
"Girl, what do you mean? If you don't want to buy it, why bother me here?" The peddler stared at her and said angrily, "It's just a meal!"
"Don't be angry, I'm just joking with you. OK, then tell me, how much money will this white lotus broken blue and white porcelain bowl sell?
The hawker hesitated for a moment, then stretched out five fingers and said, "Fifty taels, if there is one or two less, it can't be done."
The dexterous girl looked at him, just smiling, and did not say buy or not to buy, which made the peddler a little embarrassed for a while.
The woman in light yellow clothes behind her whispered to her, "Yunyi, don't make any more noise. My father can't wait. Let's accompany my father to go somewhere else first!" It turned out that the extremely beautiful woman who was looking forward to Gu Shenghui was originally named Murong Yunyi.
After hearing the woman in light yellow say this, she stamped her feet angrily and complained to her, "Qinglu, it's hard to go to the palace. It's rare to find such a fun thing. Why don't you let me play enough?"
The woman in light yellow clothes makes people feel extremely comfortable. Seeing her is like a woman like a spring breeze brushing her face. Her name is Murong Qinglu.
Murong Qinglu lowered her head and pondered for a moment. She raised her head again and said to her word by word, "I don't want you to stay here any longer, but anyway, father's safety is the most important thing. We can't delay business because of these. Let's go with our father first."
After saying that, she gave up Murong Yunyi and followed an old man dressed in black brocade.
The old man looks about 60 years old, with blue temples and wrinkles on his face. His face looks extremely kind, and in this kindness, he has a motionless king's spirit, as if Mount Tai collapsed in front but the color remains unchanged, and the elk rises to the left without blinking an eye.
Such a graceful old man actually appears in this hat alley, which also makes people feel strange.
Although the Nine Fairy Temple Fair does attract all kinds of people, the identity of these people can always be judged by looking at them. Only this old man and two girls with their own characteristics make people look at them for a long time, and they can't see their origins.
Murong Qinglu followed the old man and whispered to him, "Father, please take your time, so that Qinglu and Yunyi can protect you."
"You two protect me?" The old man stroked his beard and laughed and said, "Am I so old in your mind?"
"Of course not." Murong Qinglu immediately lowered his head to lower his eyebrows and said respectfully, "Why do you have to say that, father? In our minds, my father will always live a long life, long live forever."
Although her voice was very light, every word still floated into the old man's ears.
The old man stretched out his hand, gently patted her on the shoulder, and complained and said strangely, "Qingluo, before I go out, I have told you that after going out, we only have father and daughter. Regardless of the king or minister, you are still so nervous. Don't worry, no one here knows my identity, no What will happen? What's more, you and Yunyi's martial arts are so strong that they are protected by you two. What else is there to worry about?
It turns out that this old man is not someone else, but he is the monarch of the Mirror Kingdom.
Murong Tianxia's diligent and conscientious efforts have made the Mirror Kingdom, which was originally in a corner, more and more powerful, and now it can almost compete with the power of the Yunhuang Kingdom.
Nowadays, there are three points in the world. The northernmost country is the Yunhuang Kingdom. The soldiers and horses of the Yunhuang Kingdom are strong, the people are extremely tough, and the Chinese people are extremely tough.
If you go further south, it is the Mirror Kingdom. The Mingjing Kingdom was originally an insignificant small country. It was about the same size as the Bodhi Kingdom in the west, and the power of the two countries was similar. They were both poor and weak.
Later, since Murong Tianxia ascended the throne as emperor, under his policy of strengthening the country and enriching the people, Mingjing Kingdom soon gained long-term stability.
Not only that, the territory and power of the Mirror Kingdom are also expanding day by day. After 30 or 40 years, it can almost compete with the Yunhuang Kingdom, and the Chinese people also love Murong Tianxia very much.
Now it is said that there is an infighting in Yunhuang Kingdom, and Emperor Fu Yueshui, the king of Changshan, almost manipulated the power of the whole court.
Naturally, the two sons of the Emperor Yunhuang refused to accept each other, so there was a dispute for a while, both under the court and the country were extremely chaotic.