After two days of busyness, it was already August fifteenth.

From the morning of this day, the entire Xianyang City began to be noisy and jubilant. Qinghe Garden, Liuxiang Garden, Tianjie Tianjie, and crowded with people began to gather at the entrance of Quyuan Houses all over Xianyang City. Because these places had already started to dance lions and dances, they started to celebrate festivals. Huaxia Money House even arranged a convertible float, with green trees and branches laid with colorful flags on the car. They drove back and forth on the streets in Xianyang City. From time to time, they would sprinkle some coins and candy biscuits down, attracting the people to watch and compete. Countless children even followed the floats and cheered. The atmosphere was so lively that it was indescribable.

After seeing the very creative float of Huaxia Money House, Shuishi Tea House, Fan's Winery, Bus Company, Jiangxi Ceramics and other businesses that have a relationship with Chen Xu were not to be outdone. Soon, several different creative floats appeared on the streets in the southeast, west and north. Even the playboys Meng Yun couldn't help but build a float with a gambling company plaque, and a few charming young women were swaying around the city on the car. A group of playboys shouted and rode a horse with a feather crown of the Indian chief followed, rushing back and forth, and a group of excited people.

As soon as the float came out, the streets were hustle and bustle. In order to see the charming little ladies in the car, countless animals were completely out of touch on the streets where the floats passed, which was even more amazing. Some Quyuans, which had relied on these women to attract business, could not help but start buying their own floats. In the afternoon, all kinds of floats with the names of Quyuans such as Qi Chu and Han Yan began to appear in groups. The little ladies in the car could also be more enchanting and waved, wearing thin gauze skirts, waved money all over the streets. Under the temptation of the waves of hip waves, the atmosphere of Xianyang entered the climax stage like a volcano eruption. The two crisscrossing central streets of Xianyang were already crowded, and floats were shuttled back and forth, completely igniting the first festival ceremony for the people of the Qin Dynasty to have fun together.

"The Marquis' method is really amazing. I didn't expect that there would be so many floats!" At the entrance of Qingheyuan, a group of women surrounded Chen Xu and stood at the door looking at the floats among the bustling crowd. Fan Caiying stood beside Chen Xu with a smile and said.

"I didn't expect that they were all so sexy, but that's fine. Hehe, this is the holiday. The more lively the better!" Chen Xu hugged Fan Caiying with one hand and Meng Wan with the other.

Liuxiang Garden and Qinghe Garden are opposite the gates. The two gardens are now the most famous Quyuan in Xianyang. Qinghe Garden takes the high-end route, and eat, drink, defecation and sensation are the most expensive in Xianyang. Therefore, the rich officials come from the route, while Liuxiang Garden takes the playboy route, with cocks, dogs, dogs, and horse racing. The gatherings are a group of rich second-generation officials from Xianyang. These two groups are the most representative classes in the Qin Dynasty. As for other Quyuan miscellaneous houses, they are all disciples of Hundreds of families and civilian merchants, as well as the never-night sky street, which is full of low-ranking officials, so the atmosphere they form is different.

A huge poster was hung at the entrance of Qinghe Garden with some patterns of immortals shrouded in clouds and mist.

"The first act of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea is drunk and enters the mortal world. The performance time is on August 15th, and please stay tuned."

Since Shui Qingrou sorted out the story of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, it aroused Wanwan's great interest. Several people often gathered together to discuss and revise the script during class at the Women's College. After half a month of preparation and rehearsal, the first act of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea will be officially released today.

Although the entertainment activities of the people in Xianyang are increasing day by day, with newspapers, Cuju, and the continuous compilation and publication of poetry collections, the people's spiritual life has changed greatly, but the musical and dance in Qinghe Garden is still the highest spiritual enjoyment. Although there are only classic plays such as the fairy, the Legend of the White Snake, and the Snail Girl, Xianyang has a population of millions, and there are tens of thousands of business trips every day. In addition, tribes such as the Donghu and Xiongnu Yuezhi also have caravans. Basically, the performances of the Qinghe Theater are crowded every day, and there are few opportunities for empty seats. Although there are several theaters in Xianyang, they cannot be compared with the Qinghe Theater opened by Qinghe Hou in terms of singing, dancing, fame and scale. When rich and wealthy businessmen treat guests, they must still come to Qinghe Garden to save face.

The poster of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea has been posted for seven or eight days, and the tickets for the premiere have been sold out. Even the tickets for the next ten days are basically not available, and they have been sold out by countless scalpers.

Scalpers have been around since ancient times. Chen Xu can't take care of them, and even the theater's managers can't take care of them. Some scalpers are very famous, such as Meng Yi, who asked for fifty tickets in one go and did not give them money, which made Meng Wan complain. When she saw her father rolling her eyes angrily, she said that the money was all her husband's. Chen Xu, who had her son Meng Wan's elbow, couldn't bear to see it. She criticized her hard on the bed several times before she made her admit her mistake.

The official premiere of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea was in the evening. Chen Xu didn’t want to join in the fun. He had to invite a group of familiar people to eat mooncakes and enjoy the moon at the mansion in the evening, so he decided to watch the complete rehearsal in advance.

The seats in the theater have long been neatly arranged, and to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, many lanterns and colorful flags were hung. Even the maids were covered with a colorful ribbon, and the atmosphere looked extremely lively.

"Marty and all the ladies, please do a moment in the private room, and the performance will begin soon!"

Bo Daocheng, the director of the theater, brought Shi Xuan, Wanwan and several major actors to pay homage to Chen Xu, Shui Qingrou and others. The maid put on various snacks, snacks and drinks and then retreated. Soon, with the sound of the music of the bells and chimes, and a few steam and smoke spread out from the stage. The huge curtain of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea slowly opened. The stage appeared. In a scene that looked like clouds and mist, the immortal palace was arranged with flowers, plants, trees, pavilions and towers appeared. Countless fairies in colorful groups were shuttled back and forth between the fairy palace banquets with various wines and fruits. During this period, there were still several students from the Women's Academy and Xing'er and Yu Ji, running around on the stage and excitedly.

"The fairy mountain is separated by the sea of ​​clouds, and the jade belt in the Xialing Mountains is said to be a celestial immortal outside the world..."

As the ethereal and gentle singing sounded, eight wine boys came out in a wine jar with fairy wine written on it...

Chen Xu, Shui Qingrou Ying Shiman Meng Wan Fan Caiying and others sat on the second floor of the private room while eating snacks and drinking wine, while chatting and laughing and enjoying singing and dancing.

"Husband, I find that Yu Ji is very talented in singing and dancing!" Shui Qingrou smiled at the stage with beautiful eyes.

"Xing'er is also good, she sings very well!" Meng Wan also said.

"Xinger and Yu Ji have noble identities. My husband should remind them not to perform on stage like this, otherwise they may cause criticism!" Ying Shiman said with some concern.

"Don't worry, life is rare and free, and you guys are the same. I think the dresses designed and made by Wanniang are very beautiful. Now many people praise the fonts of regular script and call them the characters of Fifth Princess everywhere. This is also a great honor, right? In addition, almost every song and dance in this theater is adapted gently, everyone likes them very much. Caiying also manages the Huaxia Money House in an orderly manner. You all have something you like to do, so you won't feel lonely and depressed. These are things that ordinary people want to do but cannot do. People from Qinghe Hou Mansion must not take too much into consideration the eyes of secular people, let alone they dare not say anything!" Chen Xu said domineeringly.

"What I said is that you are a disciple of the Immortal Family, so you are naturally different!" Ying Shiman nodded gently.

"I, a disciple of the immortal family, must have been picked up by Master on the road, so I didn't worry at all!" Chen Xu remembered the mooncakes and hugged Ying Shiman and looked depressed.

"Hehe, my husband is so unconventional, the Immortal Lord will definitely not care about us ordinary people. Don't be depressed. Today is the holiday!" Meng Wan hugged Chen Xu's arm and smiled, and Chen Xu's heart was itchy when she grinded two small steamed buns.

Small is small, but it has a unique taste in my heart. People who have never tasted it don’t know.

After enjoying the rehearsal of the first act of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, Chen Xu took a group of wives home. In the evening, the entire Xianyang City was already very lively. The streets were filled with people, and the houses and shops on both sides of the street were decorated with lights. In addition to the Mercedes-Benz buses, there were even some floats purchased by kings, princes and ministers on the streets. According to statistics from people who are good at making good use of them, there are at least one hundred floats in Xianyang. These floats that shuttle back and forth made the atmosphere in Xianyang lively to the point where they were about to erupt.

Around the square in front of the Xianyang Palace Chaogong Hall, hundreds of lanterns of various styles and sizes were hung. Under the protection of the lieutenant and imperial guards, hundreds of bachelors from the Lieutenant School were lingering in it to appreciate the various riddles they had come up with after a day and a night of racking their brains.

There were no riddles before, but the thing about riddles began when humans appeared. It was considered an entertainment activity that you saw in daily life. The activity you like was also the favorite thing for cultural people, and it was actually an opportunity to show wisdom and talent.

As early as the Xia Dynasty, there were songs with hidden metaphors. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, "slim words" were developed, which was actually a hidden meaning. When the nations were quarrel, many guest officials would use this secret words to advise the kings and princes who wanted to surrender. This was not only expressing their own governance strategy, but also a show of their wisdom, so as to give the king a mysterious inspiration beyond words.

"Mandarin·Jin Yu" records that "there was a Qin guest who resigned in the court, and no official could respond." It can be seen that these "repets" and "hidden words" at that time were the prototypes of riddles.

By the Three Kingdoms period, riddles had become a very common form of communication between celebrities and scholars. Then, slowly developing, Chinese people began to develop various habits of being obscure and difficult to understand. Many people had to understand each other's true meanings when speaking. Chinese people gradually became less refreshed and often understood various meanings in one sentence, which made Chinese more profound.

As riddles gradually flourished among the people, the construction of riddles gradually formed different styles such as the Southern School and the Northern School.

Therefore, when Chen Xu asked hundreds of disciples to compile riddles in the School of Literature, he received a great enthusiasm. He made hundreds of riddles a day and night, some guessing words, some guessing objects, and some guessing meanings. Anyway, everyone wants their own secret words to be outstanding at the lantern festival in Zhongqiu. The more difficult it is, the more awesome it is.

Because Chen Xu said that all those who participated in the riddles were not allowed to guess riddles, and they could not receive the prize even if they guessed it. Everyone was guarding their lanterns and waiting for the people who were playing to guess. If no one guessed it all night, the money in the lantern would be the person who made the riddles. In this way, all the guys who participated in the riddles were so excited that they wanted to strangle all the riddles to death, and they began to compete with each other. It was a pleasure to not guess it and get money, but it also meant that their riddles were very awesome and awesome that no one in the world could understand. This was a victory in wisdom and a sense of accomplishment. If a riddle was easily guessed, it was naturally not smart enough for people to show that the riddles were not smart enough.

In fact, the Emperor of Qin has been guessing a riddle, and this riddle will always make him anxious.

That is the overseas catalogue of "The Hu, the Destroyed Qin" presented by the alchemist.

The word "Hu" by the Destroyed Qin is very simple, but the meaning inside makes the emperor uneasy, and Chen Xu doesn't tell him the answer. Therefore, the emperor can only lie on the bed and tossing and turning every night, depressed and angry.

The people in Xianyang were very enthusiastic about participating in the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration, so the emperor was naturally very concerned about this opportunity that could show his benevolence. He celebrated the whole world and enjoyed the people. This is a sign of prosperity and prosperity of the Qin Dynasty. The more enthusiastic the people participated, the happier he naturally became.

Therefore, all the changes in Xianyang City in the past two days will be reported to the imperial guards by the imperial guards. The lanterns and colorful flags on the streets, the more and more various floats, the sonorous lion dances, and the arrangement of riddles on the Xianyang Palace Square made him feel novel and unusual. Even after Shen Shi, the emperor couldn't help but leave the palace and go around the square, watched some riddles and floats, and experienced the festival in advance.

At the end of Shen's hour, the sun gradually set. Although the sky was not completely dark, a large number of people could not wait to change into clean clothes and start parading with lanterns. The happiest thing was the children, the men and women chasing and playing in the streets like wild dogs, and they were so excited.

The Qinghe Hou Mansion is also very lively today. Around the Shen period, Bo Daocheng, Shi Xuan, Wanwan, Huangfu Que, Sun Shujiu, Ma Gan, Stick, Tang Ting, Gongshusheng, Zhang Cang, Zhao Qing, Chen Ping, Li Shun, Hu Kuan, Liu Bang and other groups of new and old acquaintances who were still in Xianyang were invited by Chen Xu to the Hou Mansion to taste mooncakes. After eating this novel and delicious snack, Chen Xu each gave some to take them back for his family to taste. After the guests had dispersed, Chen Xu arranged lanterns and candles and took his family out to participate in the festival parade.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, but lanterns were hung everywhere in the streets of Xianyang, and pedestrians were carrying lanterns. The streets were bustling with people, and the sounds of laughter and dancing gathered into a vast hustle and bustle. There was no curfew at night and the city gates were not closed. Therefore, not only the people of Xianyang City, but countless people flocked to Xianyang in nearby counties and towns, and enjoyed the unprecedented lively atmosphere of the king and the people together. The whole Xianyang was trapped in a noisy tide.

There are countless floats lined up and go back and forth on the street. In addition to the lanterns and colorful flags, there are also sonorous drums and music and singing and dancing. Groups of beautiful women sang and danced in the car, attracting the crowd to run and shout.

In addition to the two central streets crisscrossing, the vast crowds slowly began to gather in the square in front of Xianyang Palace. The bright lights gathered into two rivers, rendering the night of Xianyang into a city that never sleeps.

When Chen Xu brought his family to the square, he saw a brightly lit ocean of joy.

Qin Shihuang had already taken dozens of concubines and princesses to leave the palace under the protection of Xuanwu Guards and the Imperial Guards, staying outside the palace, looking at the bustling and noisy square.

"Your Majesty, Xianyang has never been so lively before!" Concubine Shu sat next to the emperor and said excitedly.

"Indeed, I never expected that the people would be so enthusiastic. Those floats and riddles opened my eyes!" Qin Shihuang nodded continuously with a smile on his face.

"Father, the Marquis of Qinghe is indeed a talented man. He was able to arrange everything so richly and properly in just two days. It really made the minister admire him!" Young Master Fusu stood next to Qin Shihuang's carriage and sighed. There was also a beautiful young woman next to him holding a child about ten years old, the eldest grandson of the Qin Empire.

"Dad, Master once said that it is better to have fun than to have fun alone. The emperor should share the same joy with the people to be supported by the people!" Ziying whispered.

"Young Master said it well. Ziying came up and sat beside me!" Qin Shihuang waved with a smile.

"Thank you, Grandpa!" Ziying saluted respectfully and then climbed onto the emperor's emperor's jade chariot with the help of the palace servants, sat next to the emperor excitedly looking at the flowing crowd of people.

Around Qin Shihuang, there were still a group of young princes and princesses. Seeing the emperor calling Ziying to the jade chariot, many people showed envy on their faces. Only Hu Hai's face turned quite ugly, hiding in the dark, clenching his fists but hanging his head helplessly.

His master Li Si died for more than a month, but in Xianyang he could hardly hear any talk about Li Si anymore. The powerful minister of the court seemed to be forgotten all of a sudden. The talks he heard every day were about Qinghehou. No matter whether he was in Xianyang or not, his reputation had never diminished.

The bustling lights in the distance suddenly scattered, and various excitement and surprise sounded. A four-bridle carriage slowly came from the crowd. On the carriage, a young man in gorgeous clothes was waving to the crowd watching.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Qinghe is here!" An imperial guard leader outside came to the emperor's jade chariot to report.

"Please!" Qin Shihuang stood up in a relaxed mood.

Soon the imperial guards on the periphery spread a road, and the four-brimmed carriage stopped outside the imperial guard circle. Chen Xu got out of the carriage with a girl, and followed Shui Qingrou, Ying Shiman, Meng Wan and Xing'er Yu Ji. Chen Xu and his family quickly walked to the front of the emperor's frame and put down Chen Xi to salute the emperor, "I'm late, please forgive me."

"Haha, it's not too late, the moon has just risen at this time, but I have been waiting for my beloved lanterns and riddles for my beloved, so I can't wait to leave the palace after the dinner!" Qin Shihuang got out of the car with a laugh.

Chen Xu waved to Ying Shiman and brought Chen Xi to greet the emperor and Concubine Yun. Shui Qingrou and Meng Wan also followed Qin Shihuang and a group of concubines, princesses and princesses. After a mess of greetings, Qin Shihuang picked up Chen Xi and teased him a few times before handing him to Concubine Yun. Then he held Chen Xu's hand and said intimately: "I have followed my beloved's arrangements tonight. Where are I going now?"

Chen Xu looked up at the full moon in the sky. At this time, the moon rose from the east and hung on the undulating Qinling Mountains in the distance. The night was as cool as water, the full moon was like a painting, and the osmanthus shadows on it were clearly visible.

"Your Majesty, my arrangement is to first set off the lanterns of prayer, then watch the riddles and float parades, and wait for the moon to be in the middle of the sky to set off the divine thunder and fireworks!" Chen Xu said with a smile.

"It's so good, I can't wait. Let's set off the sky lantern for blessing!" Qin Shihuang pulled Chen Xu and walked towards the center of the square.

Thousands of imperial guards moved in an instant, and soon surrounded an area in the middle of the square. Five hundred Xuanwu Guards were surrounded by the emperor, a group of royal families, Chen Xu and others and others heading to the open space. After arriving, Chen Xu ordered the craftsmen of the Academy of Sciences to take out all the Kongming lanterns that had been prepared to be distributed to the emperor and all the royal families who accompanied him, and each arranged a craftsman to carefully guide how to set them down. Chen Xu also took two and handed them to Qin Shihuang.

"Your Majesty, the Right Prime Minister and the Censor are here!" Just as Chen Xu personally pointed out how to set off the Kongming lantern, the leader of the imperial guards outside came to report again.

"Haha, please please!" Qin Shihuang squatted on the ground and waved his hand happily.

Soon, Feng Quji and Meng Yi also brought their families in, and Chen Xu ordered the craftsmen to give a Kongming lantern to both the bosses and their families.

"Qinghe Hou, this lantern has no bones or bamboo strips, and only a thin layer of silk. How can it fly up?" Feng Quji held the light Kongming lantern with two fingers and watched, his face full of doubts.

"Feng Xiang, don't worry, just light a piece of fire candle below, and when the heat gas fills the silk bag, the lantern will fly. I will demonstrate it to Your Majesty and you all first. It is very simple to set it up..."

While speaking, Chen Xu gently shook the Kongming lantern in his hand and pinched both sides to let the silk bags open. After that, he asked a craftsman to use a match to light a candle in a small hanging basket made of scrap newspaper below.

As the flames ignited, the thin silk began to shake slightly and soon swelled slowly. After a minute, Chen Xu felt that the forehead lantern in his hand had begun to have buoyancy, so he slowly let go of his hands.

In front of everyone, I saw that the thin silk lantern was indeed shaking gently and slowly floating off the ground.

"Wow, it's flying~"
Chapter completed!