Chapter 549： : Moon Sacrifice Ceremony

The palace banquet was held in Chenghui Hall. The night pearls and small-sized candles in the hall shone brightly, illuminating every detail in the hall.

When Shen Yizhi and Gu Xueting arrived, people were almost there.

Although today's Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet is a family banquet, the royal family has always been flourishing. Even though those who are eligible to attend the banquet today are relatively close royal family members, the number of people is still considerable.

There are many people in the huge hall.

Gu Xueting and Shen Yizhi led the three children towards their seats.

 Along the way, relatives from the clan came over from time to time to say hello or tease Qing Bao and the other three.

At this time, the banquet has not yet begun. Everyone in the palace did not sit in their seats in a disciplined manner. Instead, they moved around and gathered together in twos and threes to exchange feelings.

At Youshi (6 o'clock), a bright moon rose into the sky, and the Queen Mother stepped down from the phoenix throne above.

“Everyone, please follow me to the Zixiao Palace for the moon worship ceremony.”

The emperor and the empress took the lead to follow, and everyone else followed behind.

Shen Yizhi hurriedly called back Qing Bao and the others who were playing around the palace pillars, and led them out together with Gu Xueting.

Qing Bao asked: "Dad, what is the moon sacrifice ceremony?"

“It is a ritual to worship the night god, who is also the moon god, and pray to the night **** to bless us safely and reunite us.”

"Oh, who is the Night God? Have you seen him before? Is he good at making mooncakes?" Qing Bao continued to ask three questions in a row.

Gu Xueting was stuck and thought to himself: "You are so stupid. Didn't Uncle Gu say that the Night God is the Moon God? The Moon God must be the deity living in the Moon Palace. Uncle Gu shouldn't be able to see the deities in the sky, right?" "

“Nian Nian is right, we can’t see the gods in the sky.”

As for Ye Mingshen, is he good at making mooncakes?

Shen Yizhi: "The gods eat the wind and drink the dew and don't need to eat, so the Night God doesn't know how to make mooncakes." Right?

“Then where did the mooncakes come from?”

This question has a long history. It happened that Zixiao Palace also arrived. Shen Yizhi breathed a sigh of relief: "I'll tell you when I get back. Zixiao Palace is here. We have to keep quiet. Don't make noise in front of the gods."

In front of the Zixiao Palace, there is a huge osmanthus tree, more than ten meters high, with a cloud-like crown and a fragrant fragrance.

Under this tall sweet-scented osmanthus tree, a ten-meter-high silver-white damask gold-topped Yunlong Temple has long been erected, which is called the "Ye Ming Temple". The moon worship ceremony was held in this Ye Ming Temple.

In the center of the large window is a long nine-dragon hollow ink jade table. On the table is a shrine enshrining the "Ye Ming Seat" and a large pagoda-style moon cake. The bottom one is as big as a millstone, with nine floors in total. Next to it are several exquisite snacks and a bright red Dongting red Dafu orange.

Snow-colored silk is hung around the tent and on the ceiling, fluttering in the wind, and is extremely elegant. The moonlight shines down from the top, and everything in the tent looks clear, making those who step in feel like they are in the cold. wonderland.

After the Queen Mother led everyone to worship, she cut the mooncakes that had been sacrificed on the table into small pieces and distributed them to everyone.

 Pastries and fruits that have been offered to the gods are generally considered to be blessed with blessings, and you can also get blessings from the gods after eating them.

When the palace attendants came over with moon cakes, Gu Xueting suddenly noticed a trace of evil aura.

It's a pity that this trace of evil spirit is too weak, and he can't find any trace when he tries to trace it.

Qing Bao and the other three had been waiting for the mooncakes for a long time. When they saw the palace attendant coming, they spread out their little hands first.

The palace attendant smiled and picked up the mooncakes cut into small pieces with chopsticks, placed them in the hands of the three of them one by one, and said a few pleasant words of blessing.

Qingbao and the other three took the mooncakes they had received and were about to put them into their mouths, but Gu Xueting stopped them: "There will be a lot of delicious food later, and eating mooncakes will easily occupy your stomach. Daddy will help you put them away first, and wait until you get back." Eat again, okay?”

Qing Bao and the others were more curious about the mooncakes than they wanted to eat them. After hearing what he said, they handed the mooncakes to him obediently.

As soon as Gu Xueting closed his palms, the mooncake in his palm disappeared.

Shen Yizhi sent him a message: "What's wrong with this moon cake?"

Gu Xueting: "I noticed a trace of evil energy just now, but I can't find the specific source of the evil energy. It's better not to eat this moon cake."

Shen Yizhi felt his heart tremble.

The imperial palace is shrouded in dragon energy all year round. Ordinary evil spirits cannot get close at all. Once they get close, they will be shattered by the dragon energy. But now the evil spirit has actually sneaked into the palace?

It can only be said that the monster is unusually powerful.

Shen Yizhi and Gu Xueting looked at each other, and both of them secretly increased their vigilance.

After the ceremony, everyone returned to Chenghui Hall and the banquet officially began.

The price of the dishes comes up, and the various programs of music and dance are arranged, and the atmosphere in the hall is getting more and more hilarious.

As time goes by, the moon in the sky becomes rounder and brighter.

It just so happened that everyone had almost eaten and needed to go out for a walk to eat, or to blow in the wind to dispel the alcohol.

More, it’s better to go outside and enjoy the moon.

The moon on the night of August 15th is probably the roundest and brightest in the year. It would be a pity not to appreciate it.

There is a platform in the palace, which was built specifically for admiring the moon. It is several meters high and is the tallest building in the entire palace. From this platform, the entire imperial city can be seen.

Under the platform, there is a meandering Qinghe River. On the river, painted boats are swaying. Silver ornaments and colorful palace lanterns are hung on the boats. The palace people are playing and performing on the boats, and bursts of clear sound are rippling on the river.

On the river bank, the palace people set off fireworks and lanterns along the river. The sky and the river were all bright.

In this magnificent scene, the bright moon in the sky looks increasingly cold.

At this moment, a person appeared in the moon!

“Look! Someone is dancing in the moon!” Someone screamed.

Others looked up one after another.

“Isn’t that Chang’e in the Guanghan Palace?” someone asked foolishly.

The "fairy" in the moon flicked his sleeves and flew down from the sky, his clothes fluttering, like a fairy coming on the wind.

Everyone looked on in fascination, with dreamy expressions on their faces, as if they had fallen into a very beautiful dream.

Only Shen Yizhi and Gu Xueting remained awake. She quickly fed each of the three children a Qingxin Pill to keep them sane.

Finally, the dancing person descended to a certain height, and Shen Yizhi recognized her identity.

Zhao Fulan.

She was wearing a fluttering white dress made like the moonlight, exuding fairy spirit. There were bells on each wrist and ankle, which made clear and sweet sounds as she moved.

When she landed on the platform and saluted the Queen Mother and the Emperor, everyone woke up as if from a dream.

"Fulan is showing off her ugliness." Zhao Fulan lowered his head gracefully, revealing a section of his neck as slender as white jade.

The emperor was still immersed in the stunning aftertaste of the dance just now, and laughed heartily when he heard this: "Fulan, you are too modest. If this is all about showing off, how can you live with the dancers in the Music Bureau? By the way, what’s the name of this dance?”